Scott got us a fresh box of Triple Trouts. Some new sizes, like 10″ versions of the SSB Herring and Bubble Gum Bass. And a new color, Baby Bass. Visit SSB Customs, by clicking the image below:
Triple Trout
Bubble Gum Bone Fire
The 7″ Bubble Gum Bone Fire
Triple Trout Bundle
$79.95
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$79.95
- Rigged with Owner ST-36 Stinger Treble Hooks and Owner Hyper Wire Split Rings
- Includes Spare Package of 2 Tails
I really appreciate Scott Whitmer. I appreciate all the guys I work with, but Scott has really come thru for me as far as being a business partner. Our relationship is simple and effective. I caught two nice Triple Trout fish this week, one was a bass and one was a brown trout. I am finding Scott’s baits to be excellent tools, the world over. 7″ Triple Trouts, as far as size, is a great compromise of size, swim, and buoyancy for a lot of tournament and trophy hunting. It’s the ‘one size fits all’ for me, one that I tend to always have tied on, when I’m not on a trout fed big fish hunt (10″ Triple Trout in that case), especially when it comes to mixing tournament and swimbaits. This is a good size bait for somewhere like Beaver Lake, where 15 pounds is a good sack, meaning, there are 3 pounders in there, and for sure 3s eat the 7″ Triple Trout up. But will catch 2 pounders and might get you a 4 or 5 pounder on a lake like Beaver.
Bigbaits are like ‘trick plays’ in football sometimes. At the right moment in time, under the right scenario, you can do something out of left field….for example, throwing a rat bait, around wood, or rocks, or shadelines on a crystal clear reservoir is a trick most anglers East of Arizona, probably weren’t super aware of, and was something Southern Trout Eaters shed some light on. That is a trick play, situational awareness (as Bill Siemental would say, which is a term I agree with him) come into play here, and of course, the depth and breadth of the anglers experience and ability to dig into a bag of tricks to pull something out. Think of the offensive/defensive/special teams coordinators in the SEC creating trick plays each week, and the access to information and video to study the other teams, and how trick plays can burn you and how they can be just the right touch at the right moment. Most times, it’s about the fundamentals (blocking and tackling), but at times, it can be about taking risk and making precision attacks at perfect moments in time to change the game.
The Bubble Gum Bone Fire Triple Trout is wild and loud. It’s a trick bait, and trick baits make for great trick plays, but shoot, I’ve shown you my bubble gum bass Triple Trout is a fundamental color I’m using, so don’t think bubble gum is just trick plays, it’s a staple go-to color too. This color could be a staple for someone who hunts spotted bass, smallmouth, or largemouth. Scott knows I like bubble gum and bone colors with my ‘non-trout’ tournament approaches, so he just made up these baits, and sent me some to test and fish and provide as part of our SSB Customs offerings.
Cross Over Fishing for Brown Trout
The SSB Herring Triple Trout
The SSB Herring
The blueback herring is not a blue bait fish. It’s way more dark green into black on top, purple/blue pin stripes and hue on the shoulders, leading into a silver body and white underside. I don’t care if this thing isn’t the absolute perfect blue back herring we’ll ultimately end on, this is going to be a solid ‘all around’ color for most guys who want a good swimbait, in a good color, that applies in lots of places. You don’t need herring in your lake or river to get excited about a green back and purple blue pin striped Triple Trout! This color reminds me of the Xmas Purple Weenie color from Robo Worm. Green plus purple or blue (think watermelon candy or green pumpkin blue in Zoom world) in soft plastics has proven itself time and time again for me. I think this is just a beautiful color that Scott has made available to us, and I know it’s gonna kill the herring eaters, but I also think the Ozark fish, and fish anywhere will eat this color. Notice how well this bait changes color and hues from various angles and perspectives. I like a bait that does that, especially in clear water:
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The 7″ SSB Herring Triple Trout Bundle
- Rigged with Owner ST-36 Stinger Treble Hooks and Hyper Wire Split Rings
- Includes a pack of 2 spare tails
$79.95
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The SSB Herring Photo Gallery:
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More Olive Juice: 10″ 3 Dot Olive Triple Trout Bundles Back in Stock
10/25/2012 15:50 PM CST
The southernswimbait.com 10″ 3 Dot Olive Triple Trout Bundles are in stock and available
Featuring:
- Owner ST-36 Hooks and Hyper Wire Split Rings
- Spare Set of Tails
$89.95
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The 6″ Bubble Gum Bass Triple Trout Bundle
southernswimbait.com customs presents:
The 6″ Bubble Gum Bass Triple Trout Bundle
Featuring:
- Owner ST-56 3X Strong Treble Hooks (#2 upfront, #4 in the rear)
- Owner Hyper Wire Split Rings (#4s)
- Spare Set of Tails
$74.95
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There is a quantum difference between all 4 of the Triple Trouts. I’m referring to the 6-7-8 and 10 inch Triple Trout, Standard Sink rate. They are all four very different baits. They all 4 have different swims, different attributes, buoyancy, etc. They don’t all 4 do the same thing, is the key thing to recognize. Always assume I’m talking about standard generally available sink rates, unless I specifically note a special heavy weighted (H) or floating (F) style of Triple Trout. The standard sink 3 piece baits is what I’m talking about here. Yes, it’s something I plan on dedicating a video and footage to the whole big story, but let me try and bring you up to speed and interject you in the middle.
The 6″ Triple Trout is significantly smaller than the 7″ Triple Trout (significant being the ‘key’ word, enough to matter, enough difference in volume and mass to make a difference to the fish. It’s not just an inch shorter, its much slimmer, much less footprint moving thru the water, etc). So, there are times, places, conditions, species and flow where it makes sense to fish significantly smaller (or BIGGER). Just know this. The 8″&7″ Triple Trouts are close in size. The 7&8 are closer in size and their is a far less dramatic difference betweem them, vs. the difference between the 6″ & 7″ versions. What does that mean? If you cannot get bit or touched or any love on the 7″, you probably aren’t gonna do any good on the 8″ either (there isn’t significant difference in size). However, the 6″ might be the trick you need to downsize because the fish are on smaller bait or simply not being triggered by the bigger offering, or perhaps in the case of smallmouth or spotted bass, downsizing your swimbait and bigbait approach just makes good business sense.
So, stay tuned, more to come on 6″ vs. 7 “, 7″ vs. 8″, and 8″ vs. 10″ Triple Trouts. So here is the 6″ Triple Trout in our Bubble Gum Bass color. You might call this bait smallmouth or spotted bass candy. You will like fishing our Bubble Gum Bass color. Clear, dirty, off color, it’s a good call. It only makes sense for us, (and because some of you asked for) to provide a 6” version of our Bubble Gum Bass Bundles.
ST-56
I’m into hook balancing, another topic I’ll be speaking more in depth on, but let me just tell you, I believe the Owner ST-56 Treble Hook has a special play here. I like the Owner Needle Point hooks, better, than the ST-41 cutting edge hooks, for a bait like the Triple Trout, where you want fish to get ‘stuck’ who come up and kiss it. The cutting points aren’t super sticky. They are great for load up on my bait (ie, 3:16 Sunfish) on braided line in grass, but I like needle point hooks for open water, and for smallmouth and spotted bass for the ‘sticky’ factor. You get a lot of short bites, slashes, kisses, and close enounters at the boat you need to be wise about that. I would normally recommend the ST-36 Owner Stinger Trebles, however, in the sizes I rig my 6″ Triple Trouts with (#4s or #2s at MOST) I know from experience, that with my 8 foot rods, heavy line (braid or copolymer P-Line) I can bend out small #4, #2 and #1 Owner ST-36. Anything 1/0 or greater, go ST-36. Anything below 1/0, I go ST-56 because I get the needle point, sticky sharp and 3X strong hook, so it’s perfect. I use the ST-66 for the Huddlestons. Why, that is the 4X stronger, and I use size 2 and size 4s and they need to be super small (to hide in the Huddie) and super strong (because 8-12 pounders happen, and teens too) on the Hudd. So, there you have it…see the progression in ascending hook strength/gauge? ST-36 Regular Wire great in all sizes with conventional bass gear. But once I get into 8 foot rods, big round reels, or Curado 300s, and heavy line ST-36s will bend out on the smaller sizes under the right conditions. Not always, but it’s a lighter wire, super sticky, hook, and on swimbaits, I tend to only use greater than or equal to 1/0 ST-36s….ST-56 3X Needlepoint are for small triple trout, the 22nd Century Bluegill, and other small hardbaits. The ST-66 4X Super Strong + Needlepoint for Huddie, but too heavy gauge for 6″ Triple Trout. I only use the ST-66 for Huddies (well, not entirely true, but as a rule of thumb). That is why I recommend the ST-56
The 6″ Bubble Gum Bass Triple Trout Bundle Photo Gallery:
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