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Hey guys just trying to prepare for my first spring fishing swimbaits. Mostly fishing Clear lake, Trinity and maybe the Delta. So my question is what is the best swimbait rod and what are the must have swimbaits and colors. I appreciate any advice.

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If you have an unlimited Credit Card. You need 3 Okuma Swimbait Rods that cover MH, H, and XH.

Hud in ROF 5 and 12
BBZ 1 in Floater and a Slow Sink
MS Slammer's in 7" and 9"
316 Wakebait Jr in Ayu
BassTrix (If you can find them) There's other companies that work, but the basstrix is the hot one.

This is just a starter amount of bait, LOL, .....The Rods you can get at the Hook, Line and Sinker and the majority of the baits above can be purchased thru www.swimbaitcity.com /////Don Osbourn preprietor.

Hope your not Married, if soooooo, let her buy ALL the SHOE's and purse's she wants.

Good luck

Rich Thiel

I am hung up on 3:16 lures and Hudds.
Don't forget a few kinds of lure retrievers. I have 3, they save you thousands

Don.

Matt Newman helped design a budget minded swimbait rod that looks pretty good and sells for $119 at Oroville Outdoors. It might be a start for you???

What length swimbait rod does everyone like in the Okuma series? 7' 11"? or 7'6"?

I designed all of them for a different purpose. This should help you out a little...

http://www.okumafishingteam.com/rods/co ... mbait.html

Stay away from em all together. Swimbaits are an evil, addictive, expensive habit. Once you start down the dark path you'll realize all that "other" tackle in the boat will never get used again. It makes me sad just to think about it..

Mark Rogers wrote:I designed all of them for a different purpose. This should help you out a little...

http://www.okumafishingteam.com/rods/co ... mbait.html

Thanks!

Why are you waiting till next spring to throw them? Start throwing them now!

Sean,

Your getting BDBR all upset know, He'll have too post he caught a 8+ on a Jig. He's right=I think he forgot in how to use a jig. If you ever have seen the SWB's that he has, it would make the Store Owners envy of his inventory of just setup's.

OK, know I have to go hide behind some tullies.

Stock up on MS Slammers, 316 WkBaits Jr's and BDon's Hud's.

Rich

Now, BDBR I know your stock in swimbaits are probably as large as mine.$$$$$$$

LIKE BDBR SAID THEY ARE A WASTE OF TIME!!!!!!!! THEY WILL RUIN YOU FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF FISING ONCE YOU GET HOOKED!!!!!!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD SAVINGS ACCOUNT CAUSE YOUR ABOUT TO DRAIN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phil, u dont need to scream every time you post. Most people understand that all capital letters online is screaming............

Thanks for the help guys, so i've bought some of the baits listed by you guys. You wern't kidding about spending lots of $$. Now I need a rod sounds like the Dobyns rods might be the way to go? Thanks again Rich!!

Rich Thiel's advice sounds good to me. Apply color to match body of water you will fish. I.E. Shasta, use trout, Delta use, White.

I have to agree with Mr. Theil and Big Daddy. Its expensive yet addicting.

I have to agree with Mr. Theil and Big Daddy. Its expensive yet addicting.

I find that now that I have had a bunch of swimaits, rods and reels, I spend less money now.
When you start up you spend a ton of money

Don