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Home Fishing Tips Bass Fishing Offshore With Swimbaits

Bass Fishing Offshore With Swimbaits

Walker Smith
Feb 23, 2016

The swimbait marketplace has become swamped with a huge variety of bait designs to cover nearly all bass fishing scenarios. Threading a soft body swimbait on a jighead however is a great way to simply the selection process, and is perhaps the most effective swimbait configuration for the widest range of situations. Elite Series pro Greg Vinson loves throwing swimbaits offshore… basically anywhere he’d fish a crankbait. Greg equates swimbait effectiveness to their versatility – they allow you to cover water fast and vary speed and running depth by simply swapping out jigheads. The other upside is that they often catch the biggest bass in a school.

Walker Smith

An accomplished tournament angler and former fishing guide, Walker Smith has been published in many national and regional publications for well over a decade. His articles and videos have been viewed by millions of people. He has a strong passion for teaching others about fishing while connecting with the human element of fishing as well. When he’s not fishing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and family, watching the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Bulldogs and hunting.