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When to set the hook for a swimbait?
The best time to set the hook for a swimbait is when you feel a solid strike or when you see the fish commit to eating the bait. In the video, the angler mentions that when a fish comes up and commits to your bait, it's more of an instinct to eat. So, when you see the fish actively going after the swimbait, that's a good time to set the hook.
It's important to note that swimbaits typically have a single hook, unlike baits with treble hooks. The angler in the video mentions that swimbaits have a pivot point, which means that the weight is concentrated in certain areas of the bait. This can make it easier for the fish to throw the hook if you play them too much. So, it's recommended to set the hook quickly and avoid playing the fish too long.
If you have any specific questions about setting the hook with a swimbait, feel free to provide more details or ask for clarification.
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Fishing Finesse Swimbaits for Deep Summer Bass by BassGeek → so experiment if you know the fish are there throw adam three four five times and experiment but don't spend all day on a single hole these fish on this hole they may not be biting right now if you're confident enough to throw a swim bait and a swim bait is probably going to be the first bait i'm going to try when i'm fishing them out deep then try two or three things and try try three or four casts through forecast speeds and three or four uh cast angles and then go on all right so the very next thing i want to talk to you about is when to set the hook okay guys i can't tell you if you want to play a fish don't don't throw a swim bait okay don't throw a swim bait if you want to play a fish a swim bait you're going to lose more fish on a swim bait than you catch and i'm going to show you why you don't want to play them okay even on this small bait we've got a pretty heavy wire hook but if you'll notice we've got most of the weight here and most of the weight here and that is a pivot point okay so when you catch a fish on a single hook swimbait and i will argue all day i know a lot of people are like i like a treble i like a line through
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The Best Summer Swim Jig Tips and Tricks - How To from Wes Logan | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Hey guys, Wes Logan here with Bass Resource. Want to talk to you a little bit about summertime
swim jig fishing, what I look for, how I work the bait, my set-up, the whole nine yards. Gonna give you guys the goods on all that. So, what's different about when you transition
from spring to summertime is gonna be where the fish are setting up and how their feeding
patterns are gonna change and all that good stuff. You know, in the springtime the fish are up
there, they're thinking about spawning, they're worried about making beds and all that. And a lot of times the fish that you catch
are actually, they could be guarding a bed, they could be guarding fry, they could be
just pulling up and getting one or two last meals before they actually get on the bed,
locked on. So, you're more of a reaction deal with that,
I think, to where when you get into the summertime when he comes up and commits to your bait,
it's more of an instinct to eat. So, I feel like your colors and the actions
of your trailers have to be more on cue than normally. So, with that, you know, going into what I
look for in the summertime, the fish could still be shallow. Not a lot are you gonna catch fish on a swim
jig in 15-foot of water. Not saying it can't happen, but the way that
I fish a swim jig is 90% of the time gonna be shallow.
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The Best Spring Swim Jig Tips and Tricks - How To from Wes Logan | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → You're gonna rip some big holes in their mouth
when that really all not necessary. So, that's why I go towards the medium-heavy
in that, and with that Ark Reinforcer, you know, the bend, the parabolic bend of that
rod goes down probably 24 inches. So, when I set the hook, that rod's loading
up a lot more than a heavy would. Moving on to the reel. I use a Lew's Pro-Ti. It's a 7.5:1. You know, it's a pretty high gear ratio. It's not as high as they make, but I feel
like that seven and a half, like, I said, that 7.5 is a good all around. You know, I'm still having to work it a little
bit, but I'm not wearing myself out throughout the day with, like, a six or a five gear ratio. You can't do it all day, and not get tired
doing that. So, with that 7.5, it really helps you out,
you know, keeping your stamina up and all that. The line. Ninety-nine percent of the time I'm throwing,
you know, Sunline FX2 60-pound. Hardly ever will I swim on 50 just because
I put so much shock on the line. A lot of times on the hookset, and I'm throwing
this in some gnarly stuff, you know, around bushes, grass, bank grass. It could be under boat docks, stuff like that,
and this is all in the springtime now. For pre-spawn, post-spawn, during the spawn. All this is going on in that March to, you
know, end of April period, February.
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How to Fish a Hair Jig for Summertime Bass by BassGeek → feeding but the other way and the most productive way seemingly for me is once it hits the bottom I'll give the I'll give two or three quick reels and stop I'll watch it as it flutters back down and settles to the bottom and then two or three quick ribs again and I'll do that all the way to the boat and a lot of times they'll hit it as soon as you start reeling now they'll see it fall they'll come up to it and nose on it and as soon as it takes off again they're going to come up and just slam it so be ready the hook set you want to hook set with a sweeping side hook set to the side not straight up you're not flipping you're gonna get a better hook up ratio this is a heavy bait and if you put the plastic in sometimes it's going to be you know a lot to get leverage on this hook to pull it out now the reel that I like I can go anywhere from a high speed rail which I would recommend for this something like a 7 1 or higher I'm fishing it today because I'm doing a couple of different things I'm fishing it today on a 6 4 to 1 and you can get away with that but sometimes when they hit it they're gonna come right at you and it's hard to catch
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Rigging a swimbait for better hookups with Chad Morgenthaler (CATCH MORE BASS) by Bassmaster → the treble hook that you're using to help accommodate you can also use it with heavier line up to 20 pound test works good or if they get a little finessy on you drop it down to 10 to 12 pound as and the neat thing is you can pretty much use it on the same rod a seven foot medium action medium heavy action rod allows for the right precise cast distance everything and the fish handling with it because you got to remember you're dealing with a treble hook when you're landing this fish don't get too carried away with a high speed reel because swim these swim baits tend to work better at a little bit slower speeds try this i think it's going to make you a happier swim bait fisherman and i know it's going to help you land more fish
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Catch 3X More Bass With These Swimbait Rigging Tips by Bass Fishing Declassified → that before this is another great option uh to making your swim base last longer so all right so those are my swim bait rigging tips I hope this helps you guys don't forget any of the products that you can get at lewernet.com you can use my coupon code cordiana 15 saves you 15 you get it cheaper there than anywhere else um but hope you guys like today's video we'll see you guys next time on bass fish and Declassified today we're going to be talking about summer swim days and I'm going to sort of show you my favorite setup the way I like to fish a swim bait in the summertime which is deep guys this is the time of year that if I'm an efficient swimbait it's not going to be high in the water column it's going to be deep close to the bottom so I'm going to show you how I fish it has set it up and everything so first of all let's talk about the setup the bait I use number one is the Mega bass spark Shad the four inch model spark Shad now they make three different sizes they make a three inch a four inch and a five inch but for the application I use in the summer time I really like this four inch size I think it really resembles a lot of the fish and the pre and The Bait fish the fish feed on this
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