Swimbaits (in the Southeast)

Is anyone in the southeast (particularly Ga) using swimbaits? I'd appreciate
any tips you can give on the technique and the bait. I've got a few that I
plan on using next year (in two weeks actually). At this point my
knowledge/technique is limited to toss it out and wind it back (which I will
do slowly). I bought some from a dealer out west that come pretty close to
matching local shad and other bait fish, but I do not plan on spending +$50
for hard bodied jointed baits. Anyway, I need some help and thanks in
advance to those who not only can help but are willing to do so.
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Depends on where you are fishing. Ryan at Lanier fishes them slowly
within 3 feet of the surface with an erratic action. He is trying to
make it look like an injured blueback herring. He does us a big bait
- 7 inches or longer.

I understand at Allatoona they fish them more steady on top or just
under the surface, kinda like waking a Redfin.

Some at West Point have had good luck fishing them like a jerkbait.

I don't think there is wrong way to fish them.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Here is one you might like - at a special low price!

http://www.usacproshop.net/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=789

I won't ever have one.

Ronnie

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Hey Ronnie, I haven't fished Lanier since the intro of the blueback herring.
Has that new food source made a real difference in the quality of the
spotted bass on Lanier ?

"Ronnie" wrote in message
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Depends on where you are fishing. Ryan at Lanier fishes them slowly
within 3 feet of the surface with an erratic action. He is trying to
make it look like an injured blueback herring. He does us a big bait
- 7 inches or longer.

I understand at Allatoona they fish them more steady on top or just
under the surface, kinda like waking a Redfin.

Some at West Point have had good luck fishing them like a jerkbait.

I don't think there is wrong way to fish them.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

I'll take a dozen, after I win the Lottery!

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Shelby Foles, Realtor
Property Systems Real Estate
Foreclosure Specialist; General Sales and Listings
Email:
Phone Direct 678-409-7891
Toll Free 1-877-522-5577, ext 8074
Fax 1-866-458-7444
"Ronnie" wrote in message
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Here is one you might like - at a special low price!

http://www.usacproshop.net/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=789

I won't ever have one.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Go to BFHP, reports, GA and look at Ryan's reports. He usually has some
pictures of blueback fed spots.

"BassMr" wrote in message
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Hey Ronnie, I haven't fished Lanier since the intro of the blueback
herring. Has that new food source made a real difference in the quality of
the spotted bass on Lanier ?

"Ronnie" wrote in message
...
Depends on where you are fishing. Ryan at Lanier fishes them slowly
within 3 feet of the surface with an erratic action. He is trying to
make it look like an injured blueback herring. He does us a big bait
- 7 inches or longer.

I understand at Allatoona they fish them more steady on top or just
under the surface, kinda like waking a Redfin.

Some at West Point have had good luck fishing them like a jerkbait.

I don't think there is wrong way to fish them.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

On Dec 31 2007, 6:46*pm, "BassMr" wrote:
Hey Ronnie, I haven't fished Lanier since the intro of the blueback herring.
Has that new food source made a real difference in the quality of the
spotted bass on Lanier ?

"Ronnie" wrote in message

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Depends on where you are fishing. Ryan at Lanier fishes them slowly
within 3 feet of the surface with an erratic action. He is trying to
make it look like an injured blueback herring. *He does us a big bait
- 7 inches or longer.

I understand at Allatoona they fish them more steady on top or just
under the surface, kinda like waking a Redfin.

Some at West Point have had good luck fishing them like a jerkbait.

I don't think there is *wrong way to fish them.

Ronnie

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Yes - five pound spots are caught in almost all bigger tournaments now
and four pounders are common. There is also a 14 inch size limit now.
Not only are they much bigger, they have changed their habits. They
will come to the top in the brightest sunlight to smash a topwater
lure. They seem to be more oriented to the surface now.

Ronnie

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