floridaswimb8er Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 I read a great article by Matt Allen on Tactical Bassin about swim jigs and Roboworm EZ Shad. I've been having a tough time finding a big bait that I can just kill and have it sink at a good rate yet still remain kind of weedless. I suck at fishing the mission Fish. I thought I'd give the Dirty Jig/EZ Shad swimbait combo a shot. This is a 3/4oz Dirty Jigs Swim Jig, it has a 6/0 hook for the big boys. I matched this up with a 5.5" Robo Worm EZ Shad in Hologram Shad. I fished on a Dobyns 766 Savvy teamed up with a Curado 201........50lb Daiwa Samurai with a 10yd 20lb green P Line leader. Firstly, despite the heavy rod and weight of the jig, the tail really thumps the rod tip. I felt exactly what the bait was doing and even before I felt the weight of the fish, I noticed the tail just stopped thumping. This allowed me to reel down on the fish and pop her hard when I felt the weight. Anyway in my last "putting it up" post, I was talking about not getting any big bites....that finally changed with this 10-3 Florida bass. Hell Yeah!!!! looks like I'm stoned out of my gourd but this is a combo of this fish hitting around midnight and the monkey falling off my back. Next up, I am gonna put some time in with the Rising Son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadcrivello Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 WTG nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimbaitsatLMV Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Donk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassindon69 Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Nice! Way to get that monkey off your back Good luck on the next one. That fish looks long..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttaluns Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Save me one for when I'm down in a couple weeks man! Nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfish Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Thats a quality fish man. Great job and what I love about swimbaiting-persistence does pay off in the long run. JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Great fish Craig, congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Baiter Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Don't worry about what you look like...that DD rocks! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimbaitrookie Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 helluva fish man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comescrashing Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 awesome fish man. after reading sowbelly and being on these forums I can imagine what it would way out in ca. Giant head and long fish, way to get em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Ramen Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceaser Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 giant! Hell yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltrain Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Nice toad man! Gotta love the night. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huddslinger Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Nice Toad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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