The bottom channel isn't really deep enough for the bait to collapse over your hook, so if you want to fish the bait weedless, a wide gap hook of some sort is recommended. The Rage Swimmer features a shallow channel on both the top and bottom of the bait to assist you with hook placement. The back end of the bait is very pliable lending itself well The bait intrigued me well enough to try it on its own so I also fished it on an underspin and on Owner's bladed swimbait hook, the Flashy Swimmer. Real World Tests: I first started fishing Strike King's Rage Swimmer as a brand matching swimbait tail attached to the company's Thunder Cricketvibrating jig. The belly has a shallow slit to help guide hook placement They are thicker and more pronounced and are sort of backwards facing perhaps in an effort to create disturbance in the water to attract the attention of hungry bass. Currently available in four sizes and infused with the masking scent of coffee, the Rage Swimmer shares a similar profile to the Swing Impact FAT, but the rings around the bait are less like rings and more like ribs. Strike King is the latest to join theįray with the Rage Swimmer. It is the latter which is now subject of the fishing industry's sincerest form of adulation and flattery. A couple of years later, Keitech quietly entered the scene with their Swing Impact and later Swing Impact FAT.
The first is the size and shape popularized by Basstrix reaching its peak roughly a dozen years ago when almost every soft bait manufacturer had their own interpretation. There are two that currently dominate the market. Impressions: Strike King's Rage Swimmer comes in a very familiar paddletail swimbait profile. Introducing Strike King's Rage Swimmer paddletail What fish can't resist a tasty little morsel swimming around by its lonesome? Strike King recently introduced their interpretation of this bait type and their Rage Swimmer is the subject of our article today.Ģ.75, 3.25, 3.75, 4.75 inches (5.75 coming for 2020) This bait type is taking over the trailer market but they're also being used as search baits. Introduction : With each passing year it seems more and more paddletail swimbait options hit the market and more and more anglers use them to tip their spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, 'bama rigs, vibrating jigs, underspins, etc. Is Strike King's New Swimmer All The Rage?