1$ Swim bait? H2O Express Swim shad Review

I was walking through Academy Sports the other day and saw these Swim Shad swim baits. Well the colors on them looked great, I knew the perfect spot to really test them and at only $3 for a 3 pack I had no reason not to pick them up. Needless to say I was happily surprised when these little things started to get annihilated.

These Swim Shads come in a few different colors and sizes. I chose these Bluegill colored ones based on a few environmental factors to the pond I was fishing.

1) Clear water, the water at this pond is very clear, at least 3ft visibility so a nature color pattern is always mu go to.

2) Match the hatch, this small pond does not have shiners or other minnows as forage for the bass to eat so I went with the bluegill pattern to match what I knew the bass would be naturally targeting.

3) Size, I chose the smallest size I could get. I have never seen any monsters come out of these ponds so I chose a bait that would best fit the size fish in the pond. As you can see in the video I had a lot of hits that never got the hook, I think this is because the bass were just too small.

4) Temperature, it may have been February when I filled this but we had had a week of highs near and around 70 deg. The prolonged worm front helped put a little more life in these fish, making them willing to chase down there dinner.

[carterrichard]

Surprisingly those are actually pretty good for speckle trout and redfish. There’s a chartreuse and white color

[bernadettedriver]

I Love your passion for your sport! you get so excited! Makes fishing fun!

[lovetogun]

These things will definitely catch bass. Let me rephrase that...bass will definitely bit these things will hang up constantly in any kind of cover and will not come off without going to get it. Also, the hook needs to be bent out a bit to get good hook sets because the ratio of fish in the boat is in favor of the fish. I haven't used them in an open pond though

[Operor]

I use H2O express baits a LOT. They just work. I use crank baits more then anything. Braid is fine but from the sound you are working the reel hard. Use a faster reel and see. It will also help your hookup ratio.

[CA-slxw]

Thanks for the video! These swimbaits are sleepers... I slay em on it. It’s got a cheap hook, the key is to sharpen it first! Thx

[JnayJnellius]

These are on sale now at Academy here to see reviews before buying. Thx for the vid 🤙🏽

[BIGROB]

Nice video brother. I just passed by Academy and bought those same lures. you need to do another video something a little bit longer at a different location. I really would appreciate it. I have a feeling they are going to work.

[TiarraLyn]

Nice fishing, also dope pole. What kind is it?

[blacksheep]

it's your hook set bro set that hook ...
nice fishing tho keep up the good work...
got me some of those they work great ...