I'm new to big swimbaits. I ordered the Bluegill as I fish Southern ponds and small lakes where bluegills and Bass live side-by-side.

I'm going on a trip to some phosphate lakes(Bienville Plantation in White Springs, Florida) next Thursday in hopes of hookin' my first double-digit Bass. These are clear water lakes with a maximum depth of 20-25'. We will be on a guide's Bass boat for the day(Friday the 13th ;) ).

I tried the Bluegill out on a small lake near home yesterday for the first time. I noted that when you drop it off the side of the boat, it free-falls, nose-down until it hits the bottom. My question is; how do you fish this bait? It obviously is not a topwater and would have to be realed awfully fast to get it to stay near the top and 'swim'. Do you throw it out, let it fall, and then "yo-yo" it back to the boat? Do you reel it rapidly, letting it find the depth it wants? I am taking other Bass baits too, of course.

Here is their http://www.316lurecompany.com/baits/bluegill.html site and the bait if you're not familiar with it.

Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.

Dan

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