About this piece
The Smith Bottom Knock Swimmer 35 is a compact bottom-oriented hard bait designed specifically for pressured trout in still and flowing waters. Its high-density tungsten weight concentrated at the front keeps the tail buoyant and upright on the bottom.
Key features
- Length: 35 mm, weight: 4.2 g
- Front-loaded high-density tungsten weight for stable bottom posture
- Tail-up resting stance thanks to concentrated tail buoyancy
- Works with bottom tapping, twitching, and steady retrieve
- Sways tail left and right on straight retrieve; darts erratically with twitch
Best for
- Native trout in pressured clear-water streams and lakes
- Bottom fishing tactics when trout ignore horizontal lures
- Steady retrieves and twitch-pause presentations in current
