Ballyhoo whats more important............

[pitch bait]

What do you think is more important when ballyhoo fishing? A perfect looking bait orange tail, no missing scales, nice blue back BUT it dosent swim perfect. Or would you rather have a not so good looking bait that swims perfect?

[zar2754]

a little bit of both,

but if i had to choose.


swimming perfect.

[jbones11]

I'll take the perfectly swimming vibrator as long as it doesn't stink and leave a sour taste in the pointy mans mouth once he picks it up

[Fish Hard Fear Nothing]

I would have to say "swimming perfect"...if it doesn't swim perfect there is NO WAY it can look natural. At least if its swimming well you have a chance

[pitch bait]

Swimming is important but what ever happened to the old skipping ballyhoo. I have seen, missed and caught alot of fish on a skipping ballyhoo. They seen to have gone away since the circle hook thing.

[DropinBack]

Swimming...

[rarhomes]

Anybody can make a bait skip, lots of people can make a bait swim but I like to give it a heart beat. I don't think a hoo or bill fish could give a hoot about weather a bait has a few missing scales, a blue or black back or an orange tail. Granted we all want a perfect swimmer that looks perfect too but if had my choice I would rather have my bait trying to out swim the boat than have a pretty looking spinner or side swimmer.

You always know that you have a good bait when you can't see it.

Capt. Rick

[floridadeckie]

give me a quality bait that will swim perfect. if the bait is crap, I'll pull plugs

[EMTAE]

Get your bait from the Big Rock Fishing Center and rig it right.Take the time to prep your bait and the rest is up to you.

[tunatamer4]

HMM! good question. Let me see how that Drone spoon or a cedar plug swims and I'll get back to ya if the ballyhoo needs to be "perfect"