Livingston Lures Venom 8 | Adjustable EBS Predator Swimbait

An 8-Inch Forage Profile with Adjustable Depth

The Livingston Lures Venom 8 combines a substantial baitfish profile with natural, slow-swimming action and EBS baitfish sounds. Designed for trophy musky, pike, stripers, and other predators, it offers a larger presentation when fish are feeding on oversized forage.

Livingston's Variable Weight System lets you configure the Venom 8 for topwater, subsurface, suspending, or slow-sinking presentations. Follow a bait school at its depth, then work the lure with a slow retrieve and an occasional pause to change the pace. Rugged 2 mm through-wire construction supports its predator-fishing design.

Key Features

• 8-inch baitfish profile with realistic finishes.
• Variable Weight System adjusts the lure's running depth and buoyancy.
• Options for surface, subsurface, suspending, and slow-sinking presentations.
• EBS Smart Chip produces natural baitfish sounds.
• 2 mm through-wire construction.

How to Fish It

Adjust the Variable Weight System to suit your intended depth, checking the lure's buoyancy and action beside the boat before casting. Use a slow, steady retrieve with occasional pauses, varying the setup as baitfish move through the water column.

Steve Herbeck pro tip: Target larger predators feeding on oversized forage. Match the lure's depth to the baitfish and add pauses to the slow retrieve, staying ready when a following fish reacts to a hesitation or change in direction.

Lure Specifications

• Type: Swimbait.
• Depth: Adjustable.
• Supplier-listed action: Glide bait.
• Weight: 4.17 oz. / 118.23 g.
• Length: 8 inches / 20.32 cm.
• Features: EBS Smart Chip and Variable Weight System.
• Hooks: VMC BN, 3X Strong 1/O F - 1/O, as listed by the supplier.