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Swimbaits

When it comes to swimbaits there is no wrong time to throw them! We have everything from hard body swimbaits to soft paddle tail swimbaits. If you are a bass fisherman or a walleye angler and anything in between swimbaits are usually a great bait to throw to catch fish. Fin Feather Fur Outfitters is a trusted online tackle store that offers swimbaits for sale from top brands like 6th Sense, Berkley, and Strike King.

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    Savage Gear Magnum Shine Glide Lure 9in Black Crappie

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    The Savage Gear Magnum Shine Glide Lure delivers everything you loved from Savage Gear's Shine Glide and just cranks it up a few notches. A finely tuned high-performing glide bait.Specifications and Features: Length: 9" Weight: 4-1/2oz Type: Slow...

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    6th Sense Panorama 5 4K Shad

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 5 4K Shad is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it perfect for panfish and finesse applications, while its larger...

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    6th Sense Panorama 2 4K Shad

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 2 4K Shad is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it perfect for panfish and finesse applications, while its larger...

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    6th Sense Panorama 5 4K Bluegill

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 5 4K Bluegill is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it an effective lure for various fishing techniques, including...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Shad Scales

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Shad Scales is a versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With its 4-piece body, it produces a life-like swimming action that mimics a real baitfish. The compact profile makes it suitable for use on...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Shad Burst

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Shad Burst is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. Its compact profile makes it suitable for use in different bodies of water. With three distinct models available, including floating, slow...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink 4K Bluegill

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink 4K Bluegill is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With its 4-piece body, it produces a life-like swimming action that attracts fish. The compact and bite-sized profile makes it suitable for...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Floating 4K Bluegill

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Floating 4K Bluegill is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With its three different models - floating, slow sinking, and fast sinking - this product allows anglers to choose the perfect depth for their...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink Shad Scales

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink Shad Scales is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With its fast sinking model, it allows anglers to target specific zones in the water column. The swimbait's compact profile and bite-sized...

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    6th Sense Panorama 6.5 4K Bluegill

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 6.5 4K Bluegill is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic the movement and appearance of baitfish. Its ultra-realistic design features detailed paint schemes and natural movement, making it an effective lure for...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink Shad Burst

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink Shad Burst is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With its fast sinking model, you can target specific areas where larger fish tend to congregate. The premium paint schemes and 3D eyes give...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink 4K Bluegill

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    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Fast Sink 4K Bluegill is a highly effective swimbait designed for catching bluegill and other panfish species. Its fast sink rate allows anglers to target fish at various depths, making it an excellent choice for fishing in both...

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    6th Sense Panorama 2.8 Ghost Pro Shad

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 2.8 Ghost Pro Shad is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it perfect for panfish and finesse applications, while its...

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    6th Sense Panorama 2 Live Gizzard Shad

    $9.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 2 Live Gizzard Shad is a highly realistic soft plastic bait that mimics the movement and appearance of a gizzard shad. Its ultra-realistic design and detailed paint schemes make it nearly indistinguishable from the real thing,...

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    6th Sense Panorama 9 Gizzard Gold

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 9 Gizzard Gold is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it perfect for panfish and finesse applications, while its...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Shad Scales

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Shad Scales is a versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. With three distinct models - floating, slow sinking, and fast sinking - this product allows anglers to target specific areas with ease. Each model...

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    6th Sense Panorama 5 Pro Blue

    $7.99

    The 6th Sense Panorama 5 Pro Blue is a highly realistic soft plastic swimbait designed to mimic baitfish with natural movement and detailed paint schemes. Its ultra-realistic design makes it perfect for panfish and finesse applications, while its larger...

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    6th Sense The Draw 9 4K Shad

    $74.99

    The 6th Sense The Draw 9 4K Shad is a highly realistic glide bait designed to mimic the movement and appearance of a large baitfish. Its wide gliding motion and fast-twitching action make it irresistible to big bass. With its swivel hook hangers, the...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Bone Pearl

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Slow Sink Bone Pearl is a highly versatile swimbait designed for fishing in various depths. Its compact profile makes it suitable for use in different bodies of water, from small lakes to large rivers. With its 4-piece body, this...

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    Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 5.25" Ghost Gizzard

    $19.99

    The Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 5.25" Ghost Gizzard is a highly effective lure that mimics the movement and appearance of a real shiner. Its unique design, modeled from a 3-D scan of an actual fish, allows it to swim through the water with an...

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    Bucca Trick Shad 6" Matte Shad

    $38.99

    The Bucca Trick Shad 6" Matte Shad is a testament to the company's expertise in designing baits that attract big bites. With high-quality components, this offering stands out as a value-packed choice for anglers. The Mustad Triple Grip hooks ensure a...

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    Bucca Trick Shad 6" Threadfintastic

    $38.99

    The Bucca Trick Shad 6" Threadfintastic is a testament to the brand's expertise in designing effective baits. This compact swimbait is packed with features that make it an attractive option for anglers. With its high-quality components, it's designed to...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Bone Pearl

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Bone Pearl is a versatile swimbait designed for fishing various depths. Its compact profile makes it suitable for use in different bodies of water. With three distinct models - floating, slow sinking, and fast sinking -...

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    Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 5.25" Ghost Gill

    $19.99

    The Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 5.25" Ghost Gill is a highly realistic bait that mimics the movement and appearance of a shiner minnow. Its unique design, modeled from a 3-D scan of an actual shiner, allows it to swim through the water with an...

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    Bucca Trick Shad 6" Glimmer Bone

    $38.99

    The Bucca Trick Shad 6" Glimmer Bone is a top-of-the-line swimbait designed by renowned expert Mike Bucca. Its compact size and high-quality components make it an excellent choice for anglers seeking to attract big bites. The bait's durable ABS hard...

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    Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 7.25" Ghost Gizzard

    $24.99

    The Savage Gear 3D Shine Glide Slow Sink 7.25" Ghost Gizzard is a highly effective lure that mimics the movement and appearance of a real shiner. Its unique design, modeled from a 3-D scan of an actual fish, allows it to swim through the water with an...

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    6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Shad Burst

    $24.99

    The 6th Sense Trace 5 Floating Shad Burst is a highly versatile swimbait designed for anglers who want to target various depths with ease. With its three distinct models - floating, slow sinking, and fast sinking - this swimbait allows you to fish the...

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    Bucca Trick Shad 6" Gizzard Magic

    $38.99

    The Bucca Trick Shad 6" Gizzard Magic is a top-notch swimbait designed by renowned expert Mike Bucca. This compact offering is perfect for targeting monster bass in shad-heavy waters. With its high-quality components, the Trick Shad has the action to...

Types of Swimbaits

When you are searching for swimbaits to fill your tackle box, there are tons of different options. There are three main types of swimbaits, that being hard body swimbaits, soft body swimbaits, and hybrid style swim baits. There are several subtypes of swimbaits in these parent categories that include:

  1. Glide baits
  2. Multi-Jointed Swimbaits
  3. Wake Baits
  4. Paddle Tail Swimbaits
  5. Hollow Body Swimbaits
  6. Line-Through
  7. Soft Plastic Swimbaits
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Depending on what type of swimbait you are using, you will want to fish it and rig it differently. If you are using a soft plastic swimbait it is very common to use a jig head with them. Rigging the soft plastic body onto a weighted hook, or swim jig is great for weedless fishing, cast & retrieve style fishing, and vertical jigging. I personally like to use a weighted hook or jig head and swim the bait through the water especially when using a paddle tail swimbait. Typically if you are using a glide bait or other hard body swimbait you will tie it up like you would most jerkbaits.

Swimbaits For Different Species

Swimbaits are one of the most dynamic multi species lures on the market. Swimbaits are typically used for bass, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and striped bass. I love tossing a soft plastic swimbait for largemouth, but if you are like me and LOVE fishing cold waters for pike and musky the swimbait is bread and butter. Tossing a trout or perch style swimbait can trigger some massive pike and musky bites. Swimbaits are also great for walleye, and using smaller soft plastic swimbaits can be a knockout strategy for bluegill and crappie. If you are one of our friends who lives by the coast or down near the gulf you can also use swimbaits to catch all sorts of saltwater species like halibut, calico bass, sandbass, and rockfish.

Species Best Swimbait Type Popular Model Recommended Size
Largemouth Bass Paddle Tail Soft Swimbait Keitech Swing Impact 3.8" – 5.8"
Smallmouth Bass Finesse Paddle Tail / Underspin Strike King Rage Swimmer 2.75" – 4"
Northern Pike Large Soft Swimbait / Paddle Tail Savage Gear Real Eel 6" – 12"+
Musky Magnum Soft Swimbait / Multi-tail Chaos Tackle Medussa 10" – 16"
Striped Bass Hard Swimbait / Glide Bait FishLab BBZ Hard Swimbait 4.5" – 6"
Walleye Soft Paddle Tail on Jig Head Berkley PowerBait Ripple Shad 3" – 4.5"
Speckled Trout Soft Swim Shad Z-Man MinnowZ 3" – 5"
Redfish Weedless Paddle Tail DOA CAL Shad 3" – 5"
Hybrid Bass Soft Swimbait / Umbrella Rig Storm WildEye Swim Shad 3" – 5"
Lake Trout Large Paddle Tail / Tube Swimbait Berkley Hollow Belly 4" – 6"

How To Fish a Swimbait

Just as versatile are swimbaits with multi species angling, they are just as versatile with how you can fish them. Many anglers will do a slow but consistent retrieve which will mimic baitfish swimming through the water which is about as natural as it gets, but people will also mix in quick turns or pops similar to a jerkbait. You can also incorporate brief pauses to trigger a strike. This strategy is known as the “kill”. Having depth control on your swimbait is important, you want to let the swimbait fall to your desired depth before you begin to retrieve the bait. Targeting structure is always a solid fishing strategy so pitch your swimbait towards structure and work the bait out / away into deeper water. Since swimbaits can offer such a realistic representation of bait fish it is one of the best lure choices you can have when attempting to “match the hatch” which of course is trying to accurately represent what natural forage is in the waters. Finally consider your weather, in early spring for example you want to use a big swimbait moving slower through the water when targeting hungry pre-spawn fish.

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Swimbaits For Sale Online

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Swimbaits can drive up your tackle budget if you are shopping for big swimbaits and glide baits, but they can also be extremely affordable if you use smaller soft plastic swimbaits like paddle tails. Now the more intricate, big, hard body swimbaits you want the more expensive they will be for ones that have multiple jointed bodies that look exactly like bait fish. However, there are still great affordable options in hard body swimbaits for sale. At Fin Feather Fur Outfitters we want to help you get the gear you need to catch big fish fast, so we offer fast shipping on orders to get you your swimbaits asap.

Swimbait FAQs

What is a swimbait?

A swimbait is a fishing lure designed to imitate the natural swimming motion of baitfish such as shad, bluegill, or trout. Predatory fish, especially bass, strike them because they look and move like real prey, and are one of the most fun lures to throw when predator fish are biting.

When should you use swimbaits for bass fishing?

Swimbaits work best when bass are actively feeding on baitfish. This would most likely be in the spring and fall with clear water so bass can easily see the realistic baitfish profile of the lure. Throwing big swimbaits can also increase your chances of hooking into a big bass as they are in heavy feeding periods in the spring and fall.

How do you fish a swimbait?

Fishing with swimbaits can be very easy, but very effective. Common techniques include slow rolling, bottom hopping, and mid-water retrieve which is my preferred method. For beginners, cast your swimbait past your target area, let is sink to the depth you want, retrieve it slowly and steadily so your lure will “swim” in the water, and occasionally pause, jerk, or change speeds to imitate wounded fish and trigger strikes.

Swimbaits From Fin Feather Fur Outfitters

At Fin Feather Fur Outfitters, we want to provide you with the best swimbaits, and highest quality fishing tackle. As America’s outfitters, we know you will love our big swimbaits for sale from top brands like Zoom, Big Joshy Swimbaits, Googan Squad, and 6th Sense. We have an incredible selection of realistic swimbaits that are guaranteed to match the hatch wherever you are fishing. If you have any questions on what swimbaits to buy contact our expert fishing team with decades of angling experience, we pride ourselves on serving you and are happy to help.

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