Why Serious Anglers Are Switching to Mossy Head Swimbaits
Becuase this lure concept does something that no other lure can do; Put Real Bait “Inside” the lure. That bait can be fresh natural bait or artificial baits like Berkley or similar scent driven products. Fill our swimbait with bait, hook a curley or paddle tail plastic to the lure and your ready offer a “lure scent bomb” it looks real, swims like it is alive and is exploading with scent.
Built for Realism — Not Just Looks
Most swimbaits on the market focus on flash and color. We focus on life-like action and natural scent. Our swimbaits are made from a strong, translucent mesh that flexes and moves like the body of a live baitfish. The material allows water to flow through, creating a strong scent trail that trigger feeding instincts in fish — even when the bite is tough.
The Secret Weapon: Real Bait Inside
Unlike ordinary swimbaits, Mossy Head models can be filled with natural bait like bait fish, shrimp, or squid. This gives off a steady stream of natural scent — something spray-on scent can match. You can also use soft artificial baits such as Berkley Power Bait or Crappie Nibbles for long-lasting odor dispersion.
Because the mesh is translucent, it takes on the color of whatever bait you use. Shrimp is a light colored bait which means you can use it as or change the color with food dye and makethe bait whatever color you want. Here is a fishing video that shows you how to prep natural bait for this lure: Click Here How about anchovy flesh for a darker look. Click here for anchovy video: How about using artificial scents like Berkly Power Baits or similar products. Click here for that video That means every lure you fish with is unique — a perfect match for the water color and species you’re targeting.
Fish-Attracting Action in Any Depth
Whether you’re slow-rolling through shallow flats or vertical jigging deep structure, our swimbaits move like live baitfish. The soft plastic tail produces sound and vibration primarily through the rhythmic beating of the tail as it is retrieved through the water (Paddle Tail) or the flutter of the ( Curley Tail) as the lure is retrived. Our Swimbait’s body flexes and fills like a real baitfish and if filling with natural bait takes on the odor of a wounded minnow. You can fish it as a traditional swimbait or attach it to your favorite jig head for a Jig Jacket-style setup.
This versatility makes them deadly for:
Redfish, speckled trout, and flounder Snook
Bass, crappie, and walleye in freshwater lakes and rivers
Striped bass around bridges, current lines, or near bait schools
Really, it works on any predatory fish
What U.S Patent Offices Document says about spray on scents or lures impregnated with scent
✅ What the sources say
A U.S. patent document (US20040216357A1) states:
“Although most fishermen believe a liquid scent provides a ‘jet-trail’ of scent, the truth is that most of the scent, whether liquid, aerosol, paste, preformed or plastic, is dispersed almost immediately upon splashdown while what remains is quickly washed off.”
The same patent says:
“Scent-impregnated plastics … can only disperse that scent after splashdown which can permeate the plastic in which it is encased.”
And further:
“Plastics may only produce a scent space of approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm) at best according to recent studies.”
✅ What Outdoor Life Magazine Says
A trade-article:
“The problem is … scents must be water-soluble or fish can’t smell them… oil-based scents don’t work.” Outdoor Life+1
That indicates that even when scent is present, if it’s not formulated for water-dispersal, it will not create a meaningful scent trail.
Outperforms Scent Impregated Lures
Most anglers have tried scent impregnated lures. Which of these options would you want to cast? A lure imprenated with Anis Oil or Garlic or a lure filled with the flesh of the bait fish the fish are feeding on.
Outperforms Spray Scent
Our swimbaits hold odor for as long as there is bait inside the lure! That means your lure keeps sending out a steady scent trail while you fish — even after repeated casts, strikes, or bumps from smaller fish.
Choose Your Setup
Our swimbaits come in multiple sizes — from 1.5" for crappie and bream to 3" for redfish and snook. You can fish them on a jig head, use them weedless, or pair them with our Jig Jacket for an all-in-one presentation that swims naturally and smells irresistible.
Pro tip: By changing the lenght of the plastic lure you attach, you change the size of the lure without tying on another lure or changing from a paddle tail to a curley tail offers a quick change in how the lure works.
few quick tips:
Small swimbaits (1.5–2") → perfect for panfish and crappie near brush or weed edges
Medium swimbaits (2–2.5") → great for bass, walleye, and trout
Large swimbaits (3") → deadly for inshore redfish, flounder, and snook
Final Cast
If you’ve ever wanted a lure that combines the movement of a swimbait with the smell and taste of real bait, Mossy Head swimbaits are it. They give you the realism fish can’t resist — and the durability you need to fish hard all day.
Whether you’re chasing crappie in freshwater or redfish on the flats, our swimbaits put the odds back in your favor.
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