Best Paddle Tail Swimbait Rod
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Rods recommendations for using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods
$190.00 – $210.00
Reported by
Walleye Sly
Lake Red Rock (IA)

Reported by
Aaron
Lake Gogebic (MI)
Aaron reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on Lake Gogebic. Additional comments from this report: "I was fortunate to get a couple nice fall days to fish in the UP with my Dad. Gogebic is well known for its walleyes and jumbo perch so the smallmouths are not just overlooked but shunned by many of the locals. With the mild fall temps, water temps were still in the low 60's. We started looking in the 15-20' depths around extended rocky points, and old fish crib structures. After covering a lot of water, we had only a few nice crappies for our efforts. We moved shallower as the sun got higher and fancasted swimbaits and rattle baits over the weed cover. We found a mix of pike and all sizes of smallmouths in and around the thickest weed patches we could find. Most productive depth proved to be about 6-8' but the biggest smallies were closest to the sharpest weed dropoffs. Smallies ranged from about 12 inches up to several in the 18-20" range. While you are on this beautiful water body, take a few minutes and grab some of the sea salt chicken wings from The Hoop! "

Reported by
Zoe Beausoleil
Fox River (WI)
Zoe Beausoleil reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on Fox River. Additional comments from this report: "The water is warming, and the bass are becoming aggressive. This 16in bass hit close to the boulder strewn shore, shortly after a missed strike. The Bellows Gill Swimmer will be a key bait to have tied on this spawn. "
Daiwa Tatula Elite Series Spinning Rods - 2018 Release
$179.99 – $289.99

Reported by
Matt Shene
Oneida Lake (NY)
Matt Shene reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula Elite Series Spinning Rods - 2018 Release on Oneida Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Found several nice smallies on the top of humps at Shackleton Shoals - the biggest over 5lbs. The fish were not incredibly active, so a lift and drop alternated with a slow retrieve was most effective at enticing bites. Depths of 6-11' were most effective, especially where rocks were present."

Reported by
Omnia Fishing
Oneida Lake (NY)
Omnia Fishing reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula Elite Series Spinning Rods - 2018 Release on Oneida Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Fish the edge of the shoals for post spawn smallies. I did best staying on top of the shoal and casting the swimbait off the edge. Key was letting the swimbait sink to the bottom or close and swimming it up the edge."

Reported by
The Chub King
Lake Moraine (NY)
The Chub King reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Daiwa Tatula Elite Series Spinning Rods - 2018 Release on Lake Moraine. Additional comments from this report: "Mid September. Found big schools of small perch in submerged vegetation. Slow rolling a bladed swimbait produced a limit plus a handful of shorts. Also found lots of perch up shallow but the bass were not actively chasing and corralling them yet. Water temps were still a little warm for the full fall feed. Found a few fish under docks on the frog too, but they weren't fully committing."
Duckett Fishing Incite Spinning Rods
$159.00

Reported by
Ben Hutchins
Chatuge Lake (GA, NC)
Ben Hutchins reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and Duckett Fishing Incite Spinning Rods on Chatuge Lake. Additional comments from this report: "I caught fish swimming a small swimbait on points. I let it sink to the bottom and slowly retrieved it."
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Walleye Sly reported catching Walleye using the Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) technique and St. Croix Victory Spinning Rods on Lake Red Rock. Additional comments from this report: "I landed this 10lb - 29” hog beneath the damn using a 1/4 jig head and 3” ripple shad. I was dragging across rocks using a super slow retrieval with 5-10 second pauses. "