i throw both regular bass gear and swimbaits. i was using a swimbait and got only 1 tiny pickerel. i switched up to a texas rigged plastic and caught 7.5lbs larry!
but ive been in situations where swimbaits worked for the big bass and the regular bass gear caught nothing.
doesnt help much
but ive been in situations where swimbaits worked for the big bass and the regular bass gear caught nothing.
doesnt help much
can I buy an insurance policy in case I lose the lure? $40-65 a piece is pretty pricey. 
fishing big swimbaits with braid line is very risky, if you have a backlash you will lose your bait for sure. you need some stretch on your line. i go with either copolymer or fluro. im actually throwing glide baits instead. the swaver is a pretty good starting bait without breaking the bank.
How do you guy set your drag when fishing swimbaits? I throw mine on 50 lb. braid with a 30 pound fluorocarbon leader (about 8 feet). I have been cranking my drag as tight as it gets, figuring no bass is going to be able to do anything to my strong line, and having the drag down makes it quicker when I get stuck in a branch- not having to tighten t down and then set it again. Curious as to what you guys do?
Cool, I think the locked down drag works pretty well. And btw, how big was that one in the picture above? Very nice fish
Only 5-11. Pictures can be deceiving.
The locked down drag is crucial because you want to get large fish in the net fast. The longer you fight them and play them out the more chances they get to throw the hook, jump and spit the bait, break you off, etc. I also fish an 8.5' long rod so that will help absorb some of the short runs that big fish try to take.