![Throwing a swimbait, and especially a big swimbait, can seem intimidating at times. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Steve Kennedy provides the right lures and steps to begin throwing a swimbait.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/a1_kennedy_sd_.jpg)
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![Kennedy begins with a deep 3700 Plano Box with no compartments inside.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4597.jpg)
![The first swimbait Kennedy grabs is a small Keitech swimbait.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4601.jpg)
![Kennedy chooses a Keitech 2.8 Inch Swing Impact Fat in a natural shad color. Typically he will rig this bait on a 1/4-ounce ballhead jig.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4602.jpg)
![A larger size Keitech is Kennedy's next choice.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4605.jpg)
![Kennedy likes to rig the 4.8-inch Keitech Swing Impact Fat on a belly-weighted swimbait hook. His favorite is an Owner Flashy Swimmer.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4607.jpg)
![Kennedy's next choice is a Little Creeper All American Trash Fish.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4610.jpg)
![Kennedy rigs the Trash Fish on an Owner Beast belly-weighted hook. The Trash Fish is a 6-inch bait, but they are also available in an 8-inch as well as a smaller 4-inch size.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4611.jpg)
![The Megabass Magdraft is Kennedy's next choice.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4613.jpg)
![The original Magdraft comes rigged with treble hook attached to a magnetic harness on the belly of the bait. They have since come out with the Freestyle Magdraft which is the same bait, but without the pre-rigged hook. Kennedy likes to use the same Owner Beast hook for the Freestyle version of the Magdraft.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4623.jpg)
![Kennedy grabs a glide bait as his next choice.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4626.jpg)
![This particular glide bait is a Sneaky Pete by G-Ratt baits. The smaller version of the bait is called a Pistol Pete.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4629.jpg)
![Another alternative for a glide bait is the S-Waver by River2Sea. Kennedy found inspiration to throw this bait from Tactical Bassin's Matt Allen and Tim Little.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4634.jpg)
![A closer look at the River2Sea S-Waver.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4637.jpg)
![Kennedy's final swimbait is a Triton Mike Bucca Bull Shad.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4643.jpg)
![The Bull Shad comes in multiple sizes ranging from 3 to 9 inches which allows an angler to match the size of bait on a local body of water.](http://www.bassmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/bass4650.jpg)
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