question for you guys

[snake River]

how many of you guys use swim baits. also what would like to know how many of you are using hand-tied jigs and are you buying them from a private source or should I say custom or are you hand tying your own.

question to the above on how many of you use either plastic baits or hand tied jigs 99% of the time. also do you use crappie nibbles or some other bait with the combination of plastics or hand-tied jigs.

[Redge]

Not sure what classifies as a swim bait. I use BGBS, and Slab Bandits. Also use a lot of hand tied jigs, tied by me. I use one or the other all the time. Nibbles once a blue moon.

[snake River]

Not sure what classifies as a swim bait. I use BGBS, and Slab Bandits. Also use a lot of hand tied jigs, tied by me. I use one or the other all the time. Nibbles once a blue moon.

question about the nibbles do you find them quite helpful when the fish are not striking how do you like the slab bandits. would you use a similar plastic bait to what you mentioned .

[Redge]

Haven't really noticed the nibbles helping. Slab Bandits are great a little tougher than a BG! I don't wear out a bandit I usually loose it.

[Brandon Jennings]

Use my own hand tied hair jigs. Use BG and Super Jigs plastics and I pump my super Jigs with crappie nibbles using "The Bait Pump" made by our very own Louisiana forum member Slab Hunter.

[Fatman]

Have some plastics that look like a fat minnow, don't know that they're considered a swim bait.

Yes, use a lot of hand tied jigs and I tie them myself. Split between hand tied and plastics are 95% hand tied , 5% plastics unless they're creaming plastics then the %'s change.

Once in a great while with hand tied I'll use a piece of night crawler, and with hollow plastics I'll stick a piece of Alka Seltzer inside get it working so it leaves a bubble trail behind the bait.

[snake River]

thanks guys the information is interesting keep all comments a coming.

["G"]

Yes....I use hand tied jigs, also gnats, and I do use crappie nibbles sometimes. Slab Bandits are tough...I like them a lot. Crazy Angler has some good baits.

[shipahoy41]

how many of you guys use swim baits. also what would like to know how many of you are using hand-tied jigs and are you buying them from a private source or should I say custom or are you hand tying your own.

question to the above on how many of you use either plastic baits or hand tied jigs 99% of the time. also do you use crappie nibbles or some other bait with the combination of plastics or hand-tied jigs.

I use the swim baits, jigs and spoons that I personally make. They are of the best and finest quality here on c.com and I personally approve of them. My favorite swim bait is very similar to the YUM Money Fry in black and chartreuse. My spoons are tipped with small squirts or the head of a minnow, wax worm or a crappie nibble. When using soft plastic I prefer to use YUM F2 attracttant or c.com slab sauce.

["G"]

I lke the plastic that the Slab Bandits and Crawler's are made of.....soft but tough.....you can catch 40-50 fish on the one jig befrore it even thinks about tearing.