My memory is a little foggy to say the least but the first swimbait fish I can remember has to be a couple fish I got tubing at night probably around the late 90's. I had got a few good bites and lost some fish before I finally landed one. All I owned was a couple original Osprey talons that rolled on there side at any speed(before I learned the nail trick :-) ).

I still own this floattube :P

http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/d/3117-4/Trevstubebass2.jpg

Then I got hit with the Striper bug and had a good run for awhile on MS Slammers. Sporting the California Calico Extra heavy broom stick.

http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/d/3097-2/aau_sized.jpg

This my first and only LMB over 10lbs. I caught it in 04'. It was just shortly after the Huddleston Deluxe 8" baits started being massed produced and readily available, I still remember reading Brian's review of the bait after seeing it in the tank at the Fred hall show.

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=3951&mesg_id=3951&listing_type=search


http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/d/3129-3/Perris_swimbait_bass_11lbs.jpg

I still spend most of my time fishing swimbaits for Stripers but it seems the more I try for big LMB the less success I have. x(