#9596, "RE: How deep have you caught swimbait fish?" In response to Reply # 0
All would say my SB fish have all been hooked in 25 feet or less. Who knows how deep they where when they started the follow the bait though, I will often cast into 40-70 when working a point uphill.
#9601, "RE: How deep have you caught swimbait fish?" In response to Reply # 0
I caught a 7lb hudd fish somewhere between 65-70'once. I thought I was casting in to about 50' of water but the line just kept spilling off the reel to an absurd depth. One crank and it felt mushy and the fish was on.
The deepest fish I've ever caught was at Don Pedro, drop shotting, at around 75'.
I've read interviews with Aaron Martens where he's talked about catching bass over 100' deep. I would imagine this is a localized phenomenon on certain clear, deep lakes--and very likely the fish at this depth are un-pressured, if they are fished for at all.
#9602, "RE: How deep have you caught swimbait fish?" In response to Reply # 6
I have caught salty bass on swimbaits in around 90ft but fresh water I would guess around 25 ft. I have caught some in open water that was 80-100ft but the fish were hooked in less than 20ft.
#9603, "RE: How deep have you caught swimbait fish?" In response to Reply # 7
I have caught bass at DVL in excess of 90' before while wormin'. I have marked them in 100-110' in the late summer. I didn't target them out of fear of killing the fish when bringing it up from that depth.
My deepest fresh water swimbait fish was somewhere around 50-60'
My deepest saltwater fish on a swimbait was around 250' (Lingcod) and 190' (Calico Bass!)