The Lake Fork Magic shad is a unique swimbait. This bait can be fished on a standard swimbait jig head or the weighted hook variety for a subtle swimming bait that gives off a little vibration in the water. The unique “cuts” in the baits design allow for a real slick looking swimming action.

This bait in my opinion excels though once you place it on the back of a traditional swim jig or a chatter bait. The Lake Fork Magic shad bait really comes to live with a well matched jig skirt the bait can imitate just about any bait fish in the ponds where you fish. The shaking of a chatter bait blade really makes this bait dance in the water and look like a wounded fish darting around and bumping into cover. I generally pair the medium sized bait up with a 1/2oz jig and I like to paint the blades to match the color of the jig, if I am fishing a darker color I do not like the bright silver or gold blades, so I generally paint them brown to help like a green pumpkin jig and lake fork magic shad keep that look. This combo is a great fish catcher. The colors of the lake fork shad’s allow for some great combination’s to make with your jig collection and go catch some toads on a big chatter bait and magic shad. I usually fish the chatter bait on braided line especially n the spring if the water is muddy, but will switch to a flourocarbon as the water clears up, especially when throwing the bait on a regular swim jig. This ends of being a more subtle approach and is a great technique around the docks and clearer water situations. With a light weight jig this bait will just float along slowly in the water when fished really slow and can entice a fish to come out and smack it.

Good Fishing

Tags: Bass, chatter bait, jig, lake fork magic shad, swim jig

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