Quote Originally Posted by Basshunter82 View Post
1/4 once on the outside and 1/2 once in the middle
That could possibly be some of the problem. That seems a bit heavy for me. If I'm fishing deep water (20'+), I like two 1/4 oz heads on the bottom and then 1/8 on the other 3 heads. If I'm fishing shallower than that, I play around with either all 1/8 or a combo of 1/8 and no weights.

Fishing with lighter weights lets me slow the rig down and that's how I like to fish it. Some people may have other ideas that work for them, though.

As far as swimbait sizes, I like 3-4" on the outsides and a 5" in the middle that is a slightly different color than the other 4. They fish really seem to key in on that middle bait. For this reason, I use belly weighted swimbait hooks on the outside baits and an open hook jig head on the middle one. That keeps it a little more snag resistance around brush and timber.