hi all
we dabbled in the realm of swimbaits last year, though we do not spend as much time on the water as most, it took very little convincing for us to take a deeper look.
i am the biggest skeptic when it comes to anything in general, and would literally have to see it with my own eyes to believe it.
we caught our fair share of quality fish last year, and it was a vast improvement since it was our 1st year on the water. this year would be our 2nd. when in the swimbait game, you are pretty much after 1 single bite. last year we committed a specific day to finally put in that time. as frustrating as it was, we kept reminding ourselves that we were only after 1 bite. well, we got it... and thats how we got hooked.
now i am not only a believer, we have all jumped off into the deep end. being in the pacific northwest, seattle to be specific, i would easily say we are heavily invested. we have improved alot from 2 years ago, and just last year we would throw plastics like no tomorrow.
in all honesty, looking back, i would say i was a lure collector. i probably had a store on the boat, as well as at home [obviously you must have a backup or two]. yes there were even lures that were so pretty i didnt even throw, mainly because i was too scared to lose them.
i have since stepped outside the box, and stepped way outside my comfort zone. we have gone so far off, as to sell off all of our dead weight [lures we have just in case, and the other lures just in case the 'just in case ones' didnt work - lol]. simply put, if you were to ask me what a senko is now, i would reply with 'what is that?'
we have chosen to take the road less travelled.
5bagger - what swimbaits are you able to get your hands on? we are always looking for new and exciting lures.
hopefully we will see some of you on the lakes this year.