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    Line through swimbait recommendation...

    I ordered a Top Shelf Original 4" from TW and it's a nice bait but not quite what I am looking for. Who makes something a little less bulky? The Top Shelf is a lot wider than I expected and a lot more rubber. I'm looking for a bait I can almost wake slowly over shallow point for cruisers.




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    #2
    Caught alot on a line thru 6"mission fish

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    #3
    I agree on the mission fish. Really great bait!!
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    Thanks for the 3:16 recommendation. I think the 5'' Rising Son, Line Thru is what I'm looking for. Wish they were on TW.

    Has anyone tried the Lunkerhunt Fetch?




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    #5
    The Optimum Boom Boom swimbaits have treated me well. They aren't 3:16, but they are easy to find.
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    #6
    The problem with a lot of line thru swimbaits is the treble hook on the bottom. Cant drag it slow on the bottom. If they are eating it up in the water column then fine. Ive watched 7-8 pounders crush a line thru with treble while bait is sitting still on bottom and never come close to the hook.
    Osprey line thru is also a good one.
    My go to for the last several years is a 6 inch Trash fish with a 8/0 beast hook and has caught more fish then all my other swimbaits combined

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    #7
    Magdraft isn't line through but it catches em!