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Soft Plastic Bait Making => Soft Plastic and Plastic Baits - How To??? => Topic started by: superharmonix on 06/29/12 12:27 UTC
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Hello gang.
My grandfather died in December after quite the battle with Parkinson's. Before he became ill, he and my grandmother took 2 3 week long trips each year (since 1970), to northern Minnesota hunting walleye, northern pike, and musky. When I was a kid I was fortunate enough to go on some of those trips with them. My wife and I just got back from grandma's house, and looking at all the mounts on the walls along with the pictures, and grandma's stories got me salivating. Anyway, grandma is heading back up to Minnesota this August along with a cousin of mine as a sort of commemorative trip for grandpa, and asked me for some special baits to hunt those walleye. I decided on the 3.5" swim shad in the usual walleye colors, but grandma typically fishes hard cranks, or a worm on a harness. As someone who has spent half his life on the west coast, and the closest walleye for me are 6 hours away, I need some help from my CCM buddies on how to rig these baits for grandma. (and me if I can ever get back up there!)
Thanks gang!
-Shawn
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Just use a weighted worm hook with a keeper at the eye . Then attach a worm rig harness that has a snap swivel end . I have several assemblies I use on my baits . Those baits are pretty wicked with a buzz bait rig.
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I live on the Mississippi River in Minnesota and I catch lots of walleyes (and smallmouth) on the 3.5" Swim shad on a plain old jig head... appropriate weight for the depth and current conditions. The other thing that works well for me is to use the jig head from a swim jig...w/o the rubber skirt.
The also work well on a floating walleye jig head fished "Lindy rig" style (you bass guys call it "Carolina Rigging").... casting the rig or trolling.
The are also work really well vertical jigging them on a heavy jig head. Pour them with some softener so the tails work easier for vertical jigging.
(see the discussions on "thump" vs. "swim" tails on this bait)
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Here are a couple examples:
(http://www.caneycreekmolds.com/assets/images/SwimShad_Baits_Rigged.jpg)
Jason
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Couple others.....
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/ballheadswimshad.JPG)
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/swimjigswimshad.JPG)
Jim
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Couple others.....
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/ballheadswimshad.JPG)
(http://www.ghostbaits.com/swimjigswimshad.JPG)
Jim
The swim jig is a killer setup!
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I live on the Mississippi River in Minnesota and I catch lots of walleyes (and smallmouth) on the 3.5" Swim shad on a plain old jig head... appropriate weight for the depth and current conditions. The other thing that works well for me is to use the jig head from a swim jig...w/o the rubber skirt.
The also work well on a floating walleye jig head fished "Lindy rig" style (you bass guys call it "Carolina Rigging").... casting the rig or trolling.
The are also work really well vertical jigging them on a heavy jig head. Pour them with some softener so the tails work easier for vertical jigging.
(see the discussions on "thump" vs. "swim" tails on this bait)
I couldn't find the link for the discussion on "thump" vs "swim"....Any chance someone could find it and post a link? Thanks.
Jeff