Sasqwatch01 Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 First time out on a boat since ive started throwing swimbaits an took some glides an hudds. Kinda thrown for a tailspin when we fished 15-25 foot of water all day. Only thing i felt confident in throwing was a rof12 hud an even then i didnt like fishing that deep as ive always fished from the bank at ponds and small lakes. So my question is what depth is most conducive for glide baits? An those who fish glides in water that 15-25 deep how do you do so? Thanks su! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikenyounggun Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 How clear is the water? And are the fish suspending? I catch topwater fish in 50+ feet of water. I catch glide bait fish in 40+ feet of water. But these fish aren't chilling on the bottom, and the lakes also have generally clear water and the fish are suspended. Sasqwatch01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasqwatch01 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 5-10 foot of clarity depending on the spot an no the fish got pressed to the bottom due to some weather changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopdaloop Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Cruise over them with DI or Sonar and see what depth that are sitting at. Then countdown whatever glide you want to throw at them. What glides do you have? I really haven't been throwing glides and I'm in Texas also. Been tossing weedless stuff pretty shallow lately. Slammer has done well also. Of course hudds are always a good choice. Sasqwatch01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I watched a great YouTube video on fishing Swimbaits ,it's one of the best videos i've seen you guys got to check it out.But in it the guy said he fishes glides really deep using a 3 way swivel and attaches a oz to oz and a half drop shot weight,and drags it along the bottom with the glide up at least a foot up on the line.I haven't tried it but it sounds like it would work. Sasqwatch01 and fishaholic211 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopdaloop Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Called a swimshot rig. Boringgggggggggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Sorry for some reason it didn't post the link to that video I was talking about- Sasqwatch01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Why is it boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasqwatch01 Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I didnt have any weedless stuff at all, but just bought a few 68 weedless rof 12 so i can get down to them without being caught with weeds. They were sitting all pretty much at bottom 5 feet of the water column. I have gantarels, islides, swavers. Gonna pickup some 250s, was reading about suspend strips to maybe get them down deeper. Thanks for the vid! Will watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlant Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Why is it boring Like in another thread...some guys think anything other than cast and retrieve is not swimbait fishing...even if your using a swimbait...I for one have not had success on the swimshot yet but can't wait to try fishaholic211 and kayl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here is a good video on rigging the swim shot and also using heavy leaders with Swimbaits with toothy critters in your water.I think this video gives some good info.http://youtu.be/AL-0iuZGeSk Sasqwatch01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSlant Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yeah I have it rigged with a mattlures floating u2 gill...just haven't been to a lake deep enough to want to try...the place I fish mostly is only 6-10 feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Seems like it would be when bass our on beds too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoopdaloop Posted March 22, 2016 Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Like in another thread...some guys think anything other than cast and retrieve is not swimbait fishing...even if your using a swimbait...I for one have not had success on the swimshot yet but can't wait to try Ha, my apologies. I thought it was clear with the million g's in boringgggggg that I was joking. I have swimshotted, I did it with a 316 lil booger pegged. 1 1/2 foot leader and 3/4oz egg weight that you use for a carolina rig. It is very good when the fish are on a finesse bite and you can't get them to commit to moving baits. I used a flipping stick, 7"7 heavy and it worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasqwatch01 Posted March 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks highie for that vid, gonna try an swim shot a gantarel next time im out. Seems like a good way to go about these deeper fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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