FLsharkman Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 One of the ponds I fish is about 20 feet deep and filled with giant snook and bass. The only problem is that the pond is filled with giant boulders that devour anything that I throw in there. Is there any way that I could fish a 7-8 inch big hammer swimbait weedless and still get to the bottom? Preferably with something that comes out to less than $10 a bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mml420 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 6.8 keitechs with a 10/0 beast or 8/0 weightless hook and use tungsten nails to get the desired sink rate the weight on the hook can wedge itself between rocks captainkris, JacksonF and CG_Fishes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Y Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 28 minutes ago, FLsharkman said: One of the ponds I fish is about 20 feet deep and filled with giant snook and bass. The only problem is that the pond is filled with giant boulders that devour anything that I throw in there. Is there any way that I could fish a 7-8 inch big hammer swimbait weedless and still get to the bottom? Preferably with something that comes out to less than $10 a bait. Fish big weedless baits and glides that you are confident that you can control the depth with. Maybe start with a suspending glide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Beast coast creep 6.5”, tons of colors, use whatever beast 8/0 hook you want to get it down faster or slower. $10-15 for a two pack keitechs like mentioned above another option megabass spark Shads come in multi pack For short $$ and the mag drafts come unrigged also look at TW (use the link on the page) and check out what they have for options for paddle tails, lots of options that won’t break the bank remember to get some scent/slime like SU bait slick or bait dynasty BigBassLife133 and Jonnybass64 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBassLife133 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Hudd 68 weedless CollinVo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 One of my favorite spots ever is super rocky with gigantic boulders mixed in...it sucks fishing there because of snags but it's also absolutely money because of the big rocks. Big rocks create structure and ambush points for fish. I started buying caffeine shads at Walmart and putting basic jighead's on them and using those a lot. I would try something like that. CG_Fishes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdoerfler Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Get a 44 Mag knocker. Best one out there, that will help with getting your baits out of those boulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmann86 Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 17 hours ago, FLsharkman said: One of the ponds I fish is about 20 feet deep and filled with giant snook and bass. The only problem is that the pond is filled with giant boulders that devour anything that I throw in there. Is there any way that I could fish a 7-8 inch big hammer swimbait weedless and still get to the bottom? Preferably with something that comes out to less than $10 a bait. Check out Warbaits slayer heads. The are a west coast staple in the saltwater. They range anywhere from 1/4-2oz. They would match well with big hammer swimbaits you mentioned http://www.warbaits.com/store-SWIMBAIT-HEADS.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLsharkman Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Is that style of weedguard any good for rocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLsharkman Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Has anyone had any luck texas rigging big swimbaits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLsharkman Posted January 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 The 4x4 head hunter jigheads look like they will do the job. Anyone tried them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevro1et Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 12 hours ago, FLsharkman said: Has anyone had any luck texas rigging big swimbaits? I've had lots of success with 6.8 / 7.8 Keitechs rigged weedless on Beast hooks in mountain creeks with big Chunky, snaggy rock. Jim137a and BayAreaAngler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azsouth Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 If you are not getting baits hung up your not fishing. Rdoerfler, Bassmann86, Jim137a and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevro1et Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 7:07 PM, Rdoerfler said: Get a 44 Mag knocker. Best one out there, that will help with getting your baits out of those boulders. Bait knocker is pretty much useless from the bank. Better off to go swimming for the lure if it's worth it. CG_Fishes and JustAnotherHookerInDC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdoerfler Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, chevro1et said: Bait knocker is pretty much useless from the bank. Better off to go swimming for the lure if it's worth it. Didn’t know he was fishing from the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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