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How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:41 pm
by nickbell
I have been fishing with a storm swim shad and i cant get it to swim upright, it swims on its side and sometimes it swims almost upside down. How do i fix this?
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 5:50 pm
by T Dot
- boil it
- re-weight it
- make sure you hooks are centered / aligned
though your 1st step should have been not to buy them
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:17 pm
by fishnislife
Buy a higher quality swimbait. Never liked the run of storm baits. Poorly made.
fishnislife
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:58 pm
by panfisher
if its swimming upside down then put the hook upside down to make it right side up.:joker:
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:26 pm
by Trent Hale
Are you reeling to fast? This will cause the bait to swim sideways.
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:31 pm
by spindog
Trent Hale wrote: Are you reeling to fast? This will cause the bait to swim sideways.
I'm with you Trent, first thing I pictured was the bait being worked to quickly and it rolling to its side.
I notice that more with minnow baits and jerkbaits [hard baits] however. I dont own any Storm products so I cant comment on quality.
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:21 am
by YellowBear
Make sure your knot is in line with the hook.
I use an improved clinch knot, tye it down tight and pull it strait off the front of the jig.
Storm makes a pretty good bait (IMHO) I like the small Bluegill and the 4 inch Perch for Walleye and Bass.
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:52 am
by WCCT
Like previous posts have stated, some baits are not meant to be reeled fast. I know my Western Swimmer works better on a slow retrieve speed, unless a lot more weight is added. Just experiment with speeds and see if that helps.
RE:How Do I Ge My Swimbait To Swim Upright?
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:31 pm
by 2000subaru
T Dot wrote:-though your 1st step should have been not to buy them
NICE!:cheers: Wisdom from the man. How did Canadia do in the olympics this year T?