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Best way to fish a 4 inch soft swimbait?
The best technique for fishing a 4 inch soft swimbait can vary depending on the specific situation and conditions you are fishing in. However, based on the video context provided, I can offer some general tips.
First, it's important to choose the right weight for your swimbait. In the video, the angler mentions using a three-sixteenth weight for a larger five inch swimbait. However, if you're fishing a smaller swimbait or want to cast farther, you can try using a heavier weight. Experimenting with different weights can help you find what works best for you.
Next, consider the type of hook you use. The angler in the video mentions using a 4/0 hook for a 4 inch swimbait. Rigging the swimbait straight and ensuring the hook comes out the back straight is important for proper swimming action. You may also want to consider using a belly-weighted hook or an underspin to add flash and vibration to your swimbait.
When it comes to retrieving the swimbait, there are a few techniques you can try. One method is a steady retrieve, keeping the swimbait a few inches under the water. You can also vary the sinking time to determine the depth at which the fish are suspending. Another technique is to pop the swimbait up and let it fall, imitating a wounded or dying baitfish. This can entice bass to strike.
Remember, these are just general tips and techniques. It's important to adapt your approach based on the specific conditions you are fishing in and the behavior of the bass. If you have any more specific questions or need further clarification, please let me know!
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7 Proven Swimbait Hacks in 7 Minutes | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Now additionally, in my video I said my three-sixteenth
is my go-to. That was for that larger five inch soft plastic
swimbait. If you're fishing something smaller or you
want to cast just a little bit farther, you can always go with the heavier weight. Can play around with that, there's no right
or wrong way to do it. Up to you. I hope this helped you all. If you're not already subscribed to KastKing
channel, please do that for more informative videos just like this one. And until next time, keep fishing fun.
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The Best Swimbait You've Never Heard Of (But Your Friends Have) by TacticalBassin → can get away with throwing it on a spinning rod for you you bank fisherman you spinning rod fisherman this four inch is a great bait I rigged it on a four OTT hook this is actually the four watt flashy swimmer from owner but a little bit more flash to it the six inch and then the eight inch I want to talk about this 8 inch real quick because these baits they're sold the Aged sold individually I think it's like 18 19 bucks the six inches sold in two packs 14 bucks looking buxom like that but these baits are like I said before incredibly soft and we look at the action on these fins with that when you are catching fish you are gonna rip some fins you're gonna rip some rubber so always bring mend it with you mend it if for those you guys that don't know it's a it's a glue that helps put rubber plastics you know any any soft bait back together so I always carry mend it when I'm fishing these but it's the price you pay for having that unbelievable soft action now one thing that I discovered with the new 8 inch bait is this hook right here this is a 3/4 ounce 6 SOT hook by Bladerunner I'm gonna show you guys how I like rigging this if I'm fishing it in open water you'll edge fishermen you rock pile fishermen even the edges of tule stuff
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7 Proven Swimbait Hacks in 7 Minutes | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Number four is to add the underspin your arsenal. Now, a lot of people have heard of just the
standard fish head underspin, but they also make a belly-weighted underspin as well. Now this is one that I broke, but it would
normally have the underspin on it just like so. Now these are great to give your soft body
swimbait a little bit of flash and vibration. You can fish 'em just like you would a chatterbait
or a spinnerbait, but they're a little less intrusive. So if the water's, again, a little less stained,
a little bit more clear where they can see it a little bit better, I tend to go to something
like this over a big bulky spinnerbait, especially if they're keying in on forage bait like this. I love the underspin, it was one of my big
producers this year, especially when the bass are feeding up spawn. At at the fall transition, these things are
killer. Tip number five, when you fish the soft body
swimbait on a belly-weighted hook, the hook-up ratio is not always the best. Now, first off whenever you rig them on these
you want to make sure you rig 'em completely straight. The hook needs to come out the back straight,
otherwise your swimming action is going to be off. Now, normally when you rig these up, that's
all the hook that's gonna be available. The soft plastic is gonna stop it. That's all you've got to actually hook your
fish.
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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 → the...you know, a deep crankin' or a Squarebill
rod would have, but, like I said, with the sensitivity of the graphite. That's the rod I like to use with this swimbait,
and basically what you're gonna do with it is just to paddle...this is a Z-Swim from
Zoom, it's a 3/8. I got it on there and the way I like to work
this is mostly around rip-rap or floating docks, like, on a clear like, like a Smith
Lake for instance, or Lake Norman, Lake Martin, something like that where you're gonna be
throwing this down, you know, floats, so floating docks, marina docks, stuff like that. And you're just gonna throw it out there. I like to let mine, you know, sink kinda until
it's out of sight and just steady retrieve. I'll vary how long I let that sink just to
try and figure out how far I think the fish are suspending under those. You know, sometimes they're right up under
them, sometimes they're 3 or 4 foot down. You just have to kinda let the fish tell you
what to do. And basically, on the rip-rap and the sea
walls with this, it's just a steady retrieve, you know, kinda keeping it 6 to 8, 10 inches
under the water. And, you know, if you don't get your bites
doing that, let it sink a little bit. You know, just, it's more of a deal where
that's the retrieve and what you want to be doing, but you just gotta figure out what
the fish want that particular day.
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The BEST Technique You've NEVER Heard Of! by TacticalBassin → and now your bait hit bottom they'll sit there and look at it you pop it up and then let it do that fall again they just ease over and just suck it up it is the coolest thing so let's talk about the different ways to rig it so I kind of showed you how I was doing it back in the day had these custom weighted heads and uh we'll link all these these things down below in the video description the other way to do it you take your favorite 90 degree jig hook this bait right here is another one I won so much money throwing this guy right here this specific bait this is a Yamamoto four inch senko okay this bait has some weight to it so again if you're a clear water Highland Reservoir guy lowland Reservoir guy with big spotted bass and you like to fish marinas or docks or you are a fisherman that has Shad in your fishery you need to throw this set up right here okay so four inch yellow motorcycle this is called natural Shad that color right there electric Shadow be good too it didn't exist when we were doing this back then my two favorite colors back then natural shad and baby bass a little key tip with the baby bass you guys like throw a baby bass Cinco take the last half inch or so with a black Sharpie and color the tail black
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How to Fish Big Swimbaits in Deep Water by Wired2Fish → inch swim bait it's real flexible it's got a really good action the tails got a lot of movement I can crawl that thing at a real slow speed and know that my tail is still moving down there you know the bait itself is not going to move a lot it'll have a little bit of a roll to it so I'm winding it through where I know some fish are at that little tail kick and I'm just kind of scooting it along on the bottom and what will happen is that you know it'll it's digging around the most rocks it's kind of scooting it along it'll hit a rock and it will kind of catch for a second and pop off that run a lot of times that's what happens I think that change of direction sometimes not real abrupt change just a real subtle change of directions is enough to get one to bite as far as retrieving the swim baits and I'm trying to keep them pretty close to the bottom I like to use a you know he's like a six four to one reel the big strong handle something I can grip pretty easy I'm just crawling the bait along essentially I'm moving it but I want to still feel it on the bottom and if I kind of lose that contact with the bottom I'll quit reeling watch it hit and then I'll start reeling again
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