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(Editor’s note: The following article is from the February 2008 issue of BASS Times. Subscribe today.)
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Swimbaits currently account for two major BASS records. One is Byron Velvick’s winning creel of 83 pounds, 5 ounces at the 2000 California Invitational. The other is Steve Kennedy’s massive 122-pound, 14-ounce total at the Elite Series Golden State Shootout in March 2007.Although both records were set at Clear Lake with jumbo-size swimbaits, these Elite Series anglers use smaller versions to score big on fisheries outside of California. Learn how these two choose the right size, weight, color and look to use, as well as which conditions are best for swimbaits.