Plastic swimmers: Differences, what works when

[surfstix1963]

Once you master fishing the plug it is deadly due to the sub surface action the plug has.

[storminsteve]

thanks surfstix!
Obi-wan-kenobi.

[DarkSkies]

Small and skinny bait is a good idea to use a small and skinny something or other to throw at the fish.
When the mullet and bunker are big and thick I start useing bigger stuff.

Most of the Bass I have caught this August have been on the 5 1/2" loaded Red Fin.
Very Skinny

Very good points, guys.




The SP vs the SM......for Fall Fishing....
First introduced to the public in Mid 2008 (Finchaser and friends were testing them in 2007)

Many of the threads out there have been about the SPs.....some like them because they are longer, a little heavier. You can get more distance from them and punch them out better if it's windy.

This video where I review and upgrade the Daiwa, is actually the DSM, the smaller one.



Have had a lot of success with that one with fish to the low 20# range.

To recap....
DSM, or SM:
4 1/3 to 5 1/4" long, weighing 4/9 to 2/3 oz...13F series said to be the most popular

DSP. or SP:
6" long, and approx 1 1/4 oz...15F series said to be the most popular

However, for most of the year, when smaller bait is around, I'm partial to the Daiwa SM, or DSM as some refer to them.
I'm upgrading the hooks and split rings, so that's no problem should I run into a bigger fish.
What I like the best about it, is the small profile.....

Realistically, many baitfish in the back bays at this time are 2-4"....hence my preference for that small profile.

[DarkSkies]

I just bought 7 Redfins, and 5 more Bombers, I'm going to load a few Redfins, and Bombers.

Vpass and the other guys make a great point here.....it doesn't have to be a Daiwa.

For me the focus this time of year in the back bay, late summer fishing for bass, blues, and other predators, is to fish something smaller that more closely resembles what they are feeding on.....Any small, skinny plug that you can get out there and work effectively given the weather conditions, should produce, The key is to have confidence in what you're throwing.

[basshunter]

x2 on the small plugs this time of year. When its windy they are a pita to throw. As long as it is calm it's all good. I like the mirrolures and the glass minnows I think they are like 3" long they are perfect size.

[Monty]

Anyone ever fish the wooden plugs that are similar in profile to these plastics, like the Greenpoints or a Gary2?
If so is there a big difference between them?

[buckethead]

I have fished G2s and greenpoints, they aren't bad. They swim a little higher in the the water column than theb plastic swimmers. Great to throw when the mullet start pouring out.

[fishinmission78]

Maybe its just my preference but I like small plastic swimmers for the back bays and sedges. When I throw wood its usually in the surf. My .02