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Best Soft Plastic: Tsunami Swim Shad Pros Very realistic appearance and swimming action Versatile Cons Bluefish and other toothy predators can destroy them Key Features Lengths: 3 to 9 inches Weights: 3/8 to 6 1/4 ounces Pre rigged Paddle tail Few lures can imitate a baitfish better than an internally weighted soft plastic swim shad

Reassurance came from a buddy named Denny Hall when he posted a picture of 4 of them he just purchased

There are four general colors I always have on the boat shad colors, crawdad colors, bluegill/panfish colors, and bright chartreuse colors

He rigs it weedless and almost weightless, inserting a small nail weight in the nose to make it sink a tiny bit faster