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Um about the swimbaits at cachuma, at times they rule. I fish big hammers, and mainly in the 5 inch. During summer off of the drops i really like the Green back 'Chovie, Black Smith Pearch, and Pepper trout. I havent tried the Pearl color off of the drops yet but i have seen people catch on them. Also if you can get your hands on the new color, Steve's Shad, it could be a real good one. When i do throw these off the drops i usually use a 3/4 ounce head. Dont count out the 4 inch though, when the fish arnt hitting the 5 inch well if you move down to the smaller bait it can really turn them on, you can use those on a 3/4 or a 1/2 ounce.

Also when the grass starts to grow grab a 5 inch in any of those colors and throw it around the grass on a 1/4 ounce head. It rips through really well and you can get on a pretty good reaction bite that way.

Also one last thing to try during the summer when some of the bigger fish have moved off shore is to throw the 6 or 7 inch on a 3/4 or 1 oz head on a break in about 25 feet, and rip it off the bottom. If you get in to these fish there is a good chance you could have a shot at a whole bunch of 4+ fish. Its a good way to get some bigger ones when you are only finding 2 to 3 lbers. For me the times that i have found that to work the best has been when there is a good crank bite on fish in the 2 to 3 lb range in 15 to 20 feet, if you find that dont be afraid to move out a little deeper with the swimbaits and you could up grade your catch.

As for the Chartruse Hammers, i have mainly been using them since the fish have started to bed. The smallies seem to love the sand bass speical! Also try the Pearl color on the beds. I really dont think it is the color thats doing it though,i just try and use baits that i can see. Hope this info helps, and if you have any other questions about cachuma or swimbaits up there let me know, i have fish Cachuma a lot, and caught my share of swimbait fish.

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