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cant spend big bucks on top dollar swimbaits. what is the best swimbait for under 10?

Cabelas brand. $9.99.. that is the only hard swimbait under $10 that I’m aware of.

Give the Optimums a look - http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklestore/productlinesoem.cfm?ID=340#Swimbaits&SiteID=1485

Heres my opinion on the best soft swimbait in the price range. http://www.mattlures.com/babybass.htm

I know, with shipping your looking at even more, but as far as the finishes go, mattlures is the best in softbaits i think. His bluegill ones are even better but there $20. I have one bluegill one that i will only use in certain situations. I cant be buying them all the time either.

Hard or soft??

fishingboy14 - 17 February 2010 10:46 PM

Hard or soft??

Thats what she said!!!! 

Lmao Jake. I think the storm swimbaits (soft) are the best for under ten dollars but yum and manna make some good ones too

LilJakeC - 17 February 2010 10:55 PM

fishingboy14 - 17 February 2010 10:46 PM

Hard or soft??

Thats what she said!!!! 

haha I was going to say that!!

storm holographic wildeye. by far the best cheap soft swimbaits. i think like 4 bucks or something like that for a pack of 6. i use the chartreuse color for muddy/stained water when the sun is out. ive caught some good ones on em l8ly.

most of the storm ones are very good. My favorite ones that they have made are the kicken minnow and the storm paddletail ones.

Stevens - 17 February 2010 08:07 PM

Heres my opinion on the best soft swimbait in the price range. http://www.mattlures.com/babybass.htm

I know, with shipping your looking at even more, but as far as the finishes go, mattlures is the best in softbaits i think. His bluegill ones are even better but there $20. I have one bluegill one that i will only use in certain situations. I cant be buying them all the time either.

Give mattlures a try.  With swimbaits I prefer to stay away from those cheaper ones such as cabelas and such.  Just go straight to buying a few good ones such as the mattlures hard bass swimbait or hardgill.  IT’s $50 but well worth it in my opinion.

I had pretty good luck with Storm Kickin Slabs last year at $2.49 each. They are not all that great out of the box they need a little tweaking and modification to get them to swim true. Decent little swimbait for the price.

if youre thinking soft swimbaits, id go with either the yum money minnows or the berkely powerbait hollow bellies which are right around the 10$ range.  I like the ayu color for the hollow bellies and i use them for smallmouth alot.  i catch both 18+inchers as well as fish arond 8 inches, (which i dont know how they got that big swimbait hook in their mouth) but it catches fish of all sizes. also, they are pretty durable ive caught 5 or 6 fish on one bait that i still can use.