>One thing about the Hudd at DVL.
>
>I really think you're better off throwing something bigger.
>While that may sound like a formula for less bites, look at
>those DVL trout. Big, full finned, and good looking, pretty
>much the opposite of what the Hudd is trying to immitate.
>Don't get me wrong, the Hudd is probably the bait I throw most
>and is just awesome, but think about the situation. Same thing
>at LMV. I can't buy a bite on the Hudd but bigger stuff with
>more action gets the job done.

that's a good point and i've actually thought about that, i've been contemplating getting a bigger raptor or the trout tool- i'm just not too fond of strictly surface swimbaits.

What alternate suggestions would you make for swimbaits bigger than the huddleston? I've only seen those soft pour castaic's outside of the Rago stuff, and those castaic's look low confidence compared to the realism of the hudd. I think the old Deluxebow would be the obvious choice, but those things seem impossible to come by.