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Joe CTue Jan-30-07 04:28 PM
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#3115, "Bluegill bait for swimming?"
Tue Jan-30-07 04:30 PM by Joe C

          

I want to get a bluegill bait for swimming.I have a couple of ?'s for some of you who throw them.
How deep can you fish these baits?I'm hoping to get to at least 20'
Would it be better to have a top hook or bottom hook? or both. I will be fishing around trees quite a bit.
Last I will be throwing it on a 7'6" rod with an Okuma 250 lx w/20lb Maxima.Is this to much Rod and line?
I don't believe the big bass here in az are going to hit this I'm thinking more along the lines of 4 to 6lber's.
Thank you for your help gentleman

Joe

  

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ronjonbassmanWed Jan-31-07 07:22 AM
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#3116, "RE: Bluegill bait for swimming?"
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I fish the Mattlures Bluegill, Babybass, and 6" Trout on a Okuma MH 7'11" guide select swimbait rod with 20lb P-Line. I find this setup excellent for these smaller baits, I can toss them a mile, plus I can feel every tick as I slow roll them along the bottom. Don't think that you wont catch any big fish on these small baits, I have caught my PB on the 6" trout, a nice 12.4lb fish. I have not fished the Shellcracker bait so I cannot comment on it. But by the looks of it I would probably throw that bait using my XH swimbait rod with 25lb test just because it looks like a bigger and heavier bait. As far as your setup, you may get a little more distance on your casts using a longer rod with a little softer action, but overall it should work fine, specially if your only going to be flipping the gills to bedding fish.

  

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