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When money fish are all that matters, you can count on Yum's Money Minnow soft swimbaits to start a big-time feeding frenzy. In addition to the Yum Money Minnow's lifelike finish and proven swimming action, these effective swimbaits feature a unique belly slot allows the hook fit inside making the Money Minnow one of the more rigging-friendly swimbaits. The belly slot also means there is less material to pull the hook through on hook sets. A slow retrieve produces the realistic action required to draw strikes from bass, walleye and other predator fish.
When money fish are all that matters, you can count on Yum's Money Minnow soft swimbaits to start a big-time feeding frenzy. In addition to the Yum Money Minnow's lifelike finish and proven swimming action, these effective swimbaits feature a unique belly slot allows the hook fit inside making the Money Minnow one of the more rigging-friendly swimbaits. The belly slot also means there is less material to pull the hook through on hook sets. A slow retrieve produces the realistic action required to draw strikes from bass, walleye and other predator fish.
Select lure colors according to the color of the local baitfish and crayfish in the water that you are fishing.
Dirty/Stained water choose a bright or a high contrast color: like chartreuse, Red, or black. Clear water choice colors that match the cover or the bottom. More natural like watermelon, green pumpkin, browns, baitfish or craw colors.
No hooks with this one, sorry . Try the mustad hooks with the black spike to hold the head they work great . I use Berkley glue after the spike stops working .
i am going on a trip this summer to the saint lawrence river and i have never fished walleye. if they do work for them then what rig should i use? thank you.
I've heard walleye fishing has been really tough there. I just got back and we produced none, and had no luck at all catching anything w the money minnow. For smallest white spinners mepps #5 is great, wacky rigged worms watermelon, and pumpkin seed plastic crowded weightless all produced a large number of fish
Sure, these will work for walleye - you wold need to get them pretty deep and slow roll them for walleye - you would need to let out more line and add more weight.
yea they'll work for walleye. I do consider them to be a more of an aggressive bait however so if you've got sluggish or just finicky fish there are better options (jigs, live bait rigs). I rig them texas rigged on a weighted hook.
I would recommend Money Minnows because they are better quality baits. They have great durability and presentation. Powerbait swimbaits rip too easily. If you want to catch more fish using one bait the money minnow will last longer.
In Michigan we produces numbers on swimbaits of 6" or less the tops were, Spro BBZ, 3.5 money minnow but the best producer was the Aaron Martens Scrounger tipped with a 3.5 in jerk shad
Personally I like the money minnow. It's easy to rig, and the fish practically cant turn this thing down. caught my first 5 pound largemouth with it, however it is a little pricey and they dont last very long
I'd go with the money minnow just because of the price. I like the split body in the MM compared to the hollow belly better too. Also see which colors match your local forage better. Both have great action so which ever one you can find cheaper. Use the smaller size for SM
I have found that a 1/4 oz 5/0 weighted swimbait hook with a stinger hook at the bend of the hook works best around docks and open water. You may need to add suspend strips for more weight if you want to go deeper.
If you buy Gamakatsu swimbait hooks they are pretty easy to rig. There is a screw on the end of the hook which you screw into the nose of the bait. After you have it screwed in, the hook should be aligned with the belly of the bait( with the point of the hook facing the belly of the swimbait) then you just push the hook through the center of the bait and its ready. If you want it to be weedless, pull the hook point under the top of the bait a little.
You need the screw lock weighted swimbait hoohs i use gamakatsu screw the nose of the bait on the screw lock lay the hook beside the body of the bait put your fingers were the end of the hook starts to turn back to the nose of the bait then fold the bait and insert the hook through the slit in the belley penetrate were your fingers are and the do like you would on a texas rig worm and put the point of the hook just under the back of the bait but make sure the bait is straight with hook or it wont swim straight and the fish wont hit it if its rigged right hang on.
exact no but if you dont use a weighted hook or put weights in the body it will roll like crazy. I suggest 1/4 or 3/16 for the 5" you dont need a huge swimbait rod I use a KVD signature 7 ft MH and have never had a problem
I use the Moaner Hooks on my swim baits. Not OWNER, MOANER. They are screw in style hooks and well worth the money. Heck, they are more affordable than any other hook of equal quality on the market. the 1/8 oz should be plenty. Oh, as for size it is up to you, but generally you want the hook to exit in about the middle of the bait, so which ever sized hook fits that bill for you.
it is good for largemouths and im sure they be like most other swimbaits of its kind for smallmouth (in other words if the fish are bitting some other swimbait these will work great due to their lifelike action)
I was catching alot of small crappie with a 3.5" minnow with a #3 hook. But then again, I haven't caught any whites or hybrids, but I would say yes, to answer your question.