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Best Paddle Tail Swimbait Reel

Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Reels recommendations for using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.

Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL

$249.99 – $259.99

Reported by
Jacob Newton

Lake St Clair (MI)

Jacob Newton reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL on Lake St Clair. Additional comments from this report: "Mile road flats, finding any structure and hitting it a lot "

Reported by
Peyton Tourdot

Lake Erie

Peyton Tourdot reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL on Lake Erie. Additional comments from this report: "Slow rolling swimbaits on large boulders were the technique I used to catch the big smallies on Lake Erie. "

Reported by
Tom Smith

Canadice Lake (NY)

Tom Smith reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL on Canadice Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Fishing parallel to weed lines in 5-10 feet of water. Slow retrieve bumping bottom on occasion. Stop and go retrieve also worked. "

Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL

$209.99

Reported by
MarcusLitt

Lake Norman (NC)

MarcusLitt reported catching Spotted Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Norman. Additional comments from this report: "Tough bite for 4days... Been a hot summer. Night time is a good way to beat the heat. "

Reported by
Brad Cain

Lake Keowee (SC)

Brad Cain reported catching Spotted Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Keowee. Additional comments from this report: "The bait is starting to school up as the night time temperatures drop. The bait is concentrated but not yet in large fall time schools. The bass are very active and following the baitfish aggressively. Be sure to have on some topwater to cast to them and other baitfish imitators."

Reported by
Christopher Cox

Lake Michigan (IL, IN, MI, WI)

Christopher Cox reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Michigan. Additional comments from this report: "Casting close to cliff walls and allowing my presentation to fall on slack line produced bites. Also got bit on the retrieve. "

Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel

$304.99

Reported by
Lucas Humphrey

Tycoon Lake (OH)

Lucas Humphrey reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Tycoon Lake. Additional comments from this report: "It was a tough day even though it was great conditions. I tried running a under spin on a few lay downs and picked off a couple small guys."

Reported by
agoodman

Newton Lake (IL)

agoodman reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Newton Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Key bite came on offshore weed edges and finding bait balls in open water. "

Reported by
Kevin Delzell

Bangs Lake (IL)

Kevin Delzell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Bangs Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Underspins work well with swimbaits and swimjigs. "

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