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Title: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: Les Young on 03/08/25 19:30 UTC

 Easy shiner or swing impact style? Wanting to get into finesse swimbaits especially during summer. Depth would be from bank down to around 35 feet on bluff banks & open water with livescope? What do you guys think the best would be? Thanks

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: ctom on 03/08/25 21:02 UTC

What's your target species?

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: Les Young on 03/08/25 22:19 UTC

Quote from: ctom on 03/08/25 21:02 UTC

What's your target species?

Bass & especially smallmlouth

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: ctom on 03/09/25 08:50 UTC

Both are good baits. I'd add the Fat Impact to the collection as well.

I'd fish the 3" to 3.5" Easy Shiner, the 3" to 3.5" Swing Impact and the 2.8" Fat Swing Impact. The Fat Swing Impact has a bulkier profile and will drop slightly slower than the regular Impact when fished on the same jig and there will be times when the drop rate will come into play and the bulkier body can look more like forage than the thin one at times. The 2.5" and 3" Rippers are bulkier yet and often make a difference and both sizes are super good smallie baits.

When we start fishing largemouth bass in the late spring/early summer we use the 4.2" Fat Impacts and Quakin Shads. The Fat impacts are about a 2 bass bait while the Quakin Shads can land 6-10 fish when made with Essential and fished on weighted hooks.

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: anyfish on 03/09/25 11:52 UTC

I don't have live scope so may not be helpful, but I've been using the 2, 2.5, and 3" rippers and the slick shiner. I wish there was a smaller slick shiner.  I have the 3.5 ripper and Qshad but use those primarily as trailers.

I've looked at the rip shad and chaos baits from Fat Guys but haven't went that road yet. 

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: Les Young on 03/09/25 20:03 UTC

Thanks guys. I have had both the ripper shad & the slick shiner mold & got rid of both of them. I bought the 3'5"  essential series XL ripper  shad mold from Zeiners. I like having the individual injection ports way better than a single one &  I know I’ll be doing laminates anyway.? I'm going to really concentrate on swimbaits this summer & i really like the swing impact so why not get the closest thing to it.

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: Fishermanbt on 03/10/25 05:03 UTC

I would not overlook a fluke/jerk bait style minnow presentation especially if you’re using live scope. Angling AI Tracer Shad or Jacob’s Molds Silver Fish. Rigged with the Do It Hover Jig could prove beneficial in deeper applications at a specific depth. If they’re chasing closer to the bank then a simple nose hook with a twitching/pause should elicit some bits. A 90° jig or the Hover Jig would cover those fish holding off the bank or points in 10-15’ water with a cast and retrieve darting action.

Title: Re: Most common type swimbait used by baitmakers
Post by: Les Young on 03/10/25 07:48 UTC

Quote from: Fishermanbt on 03/10/25 05:03 UTC

I would not overlook a fluke/jerk bait style minnow presentation especially if you’re using live scope. Angling AI Tracer Shad or Jacob’s Molds Silver Fish. Rigged with the Do It Hover Jig could prove beneficial in deeper applications at a specific depth. If they’re chasing closer to the bank then a simple nose hook with a twitching/pause should elicit some bits. A 90° jig or the Hover Jig would cover those fish holding off the bank or points in 10-15’ water with a cast and retrieve darting action.

Thsnks I’ll be using a fluke style bait too.