5 pro anglers share their secret swimbait tricks for slamming big summer walleye, bass & trout

Swimbaits have been around long enough now that most anglers have discovered their effectiveness in catching a wide variety of gamefish. It’s easy to get tunnel vision, however, and only use swimbaits in the same familiar situations, and with the same tactics. With that in mind, we asked five expert anglers, including Jeff Gustafson, Brandon Palaniuk and Jason Mitchell, to share their secret—and creative—swimbait techniques for landing more summer walleye, bass and lake trout. Here are their swimbait strategies…