{"title":"Swimbaits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Lake Okeechobee, a swimbait is a grass bait.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow-roll it down a hyacinth line, swim it through a lane in the Kissimmee grass, or wind it back along an outside grass edge and let the tail thump call fish in. When the water is stained and the wind is up, a hard-thumping paddle tail is one of the simplest ways to cover water out here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo shapes carry this category. \u003cstrong\u003ePaddle tails\u003c\/strong\u003e roll and thump on a steady retrieve and fish just as well hung off the back of a swim jig. \u003cstrong\u003eUnrigged snub-nose swimbaits\u003c\/strong\u003e come with a pre-cut belly and a recessed top groove, so you set them up your own way on a weighted screw-lock hook, keep the point buried and bring them through the vegetation clean — or drop one on a weighted head to work an outside edge or the rim canal. Sizes in this category run 5 to 6 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot sure which body, weight or hook size fits the water you are fishing? Come by the shop in Okeechobee or call us at \u003cstrong\u003e863-484-5113\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gambler-big-ez-swimbait-okeechobee-craw","title":"Gambler Big EZ Swimbait — Green Pumpkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 5.25-inch paddle tail that thumps hard and calls fish from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is your summer-and-fall bait when the Big O bass are pushing bait schools and stacking on offshore grass edges. The segmented tail gives it a lifelike, rolling swim that looks like the real thing coming through the water column. Fish it slow over the grass or wind it back to the boat past a school — it earns bites either way. Green Pumpkin is the do-anything color that covers you from clear water to stained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.25-inch paddle tail with a hard, water-moving thump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSegmented tail for lifelike swimming action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRig it weightless, on a belly-weighted or screw-in swimbait hook, or as a swim-jig trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Pumpkin — clear-to-stained confidence color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDialed for summer\/fall bass around bait schools and offshore grass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 5.25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: paddle tail swimbait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: Green Pumpkin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePack: 5 per pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions? 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