thanks so much my man! hope you're doing well and getting on some bigs!

thanks so much my man! Dude the Douglas swimbait rods are legit. Super light and incredibly well balanced. Great secondary parabolic action as well. Very impressed. hope all is well, man.

thanks so much bro. hope all is well.

100% chance it made it... I caught it the next year too!

I can’t believe you took time out of your day to leave this comment. Lol.

I agree with you for the most part but that is not the case with the Magdraft 10” and how the fish tend to eat the bait in this body of water. The fish in this lake are 7lbs and under. They do not engulf it from behind but tend to t-bone it like a large glide bait. If you see how the fish is hooked in this video, it’s an accurate portrayal of how they attack the bait 99% of the time. I’m not letting them eat it and it’s a quick set. Without the stinger in that location, there were too many missed bites. It was added through trial and error from a ton of time on the water in that location. If I was fishing for true giant bass in the DD range I would certainly reassess.

Of course it’s a night and day difference!!! It’s also way easier to catch a striper on the Megadog. That’s pretty much what the bait was designed for. To each their own my friend!

I generally prefer a ss in glidebaits however, you can easily turn a floating model into an ss with grendade weights or suspend strips. Both Glide 6 models are effective. It really depends on where you want to fish them.

That’s definitely a killer approach. The burn bite has its time and place for sure!

Absolutely! It’s such a versatile tool. I’ve done well cranking a Wade Hoggs as well in a similar fashion to what I discussed in the vid. Pretty sick!

Yooo. Thanks my man!!!! That was a fun time. That magnum worm bite is so freaking fun.

That’s a decoy ex snap size 4 rated to 150 lbs. I’ve yet to find a better designed / stringer snap. Good question!

@@BIGFISHSYNERGY my guy! Preciate it brother. I just snagged a used one of these off SU! Can’t wait to apply the techniques you showed in the video!

@@1800Clips that’s so sick, man!!! I’m stoked to hear that and I hope you smoke a giant. Keep me posted dude!

Thanks so much man! Dude the Spro 50 is one of the most effective rats of all time and outfishes many of the custom high dollar ones imo. I'm glad you like the fx and jokes!!! Love to here that! Got to poke some humor in there man!

Thanks man! I’ve fished prospertown a couple times. Definitely need a yak or canoe for that one.

Na man not prospertown.. jackson

Which lure? The studio composite?

@@BIGFISHSYNERGY any of them you seem to have alot of good stuff

@@BassHoleJt333 haha... way too much! I'm obsessed. Is there any one that you'd like to see in particular?

Thanks so much! It's crazy, right? I don't think a lot of them have seen that presentation so it drives them wild.

My man!!! Thanks so much. Rats are seriously one of most productive big baits ever conceptualized!!! so sick!

yo! Thanks so much brother! That's so awesome to hear. There is something about that undulating tail that drives them wild. Makes sense give how effective worms have been throughout the years. I agree with regard to the 3 piece. Definitely more stable and more consistent swim. Sometimes the erratic nature of the two piece fools them though! I still have yet to fish an illude but I know how quality they are! The pause is key man! Any directional change is money ...

@@BIGFISHSYNERGY yea 100% man I've sometimes noticed tho that not having the tail on the rat works great to. It allows for a harder knock on the bait but. I also think changing ur tail colors can help as well depending on water clarity. Black, Pink and white are my go to's purple as well sometimes.

@@SouthJerseyBaitReviews all excellent points. I agree with everything you’re saying. That natural crème worm does damage for me. I have the most confidence in that. However, I’ve also done well with white and black. The no tail definitely works too.

​@@BIGFISHSYNERGY dude that creme scoundrel is a good one.

thanks so much my man! Hope you're smacking some giants!

I can’t believe it! Rich told me. I’m in shock that it was on a swimbait. We need to target that area in the NEW BOAT! Let’s goooo. (Congrats by the way)!!!

Good information on a technique I tend to overlook. Well done.

@@christopherpettersen2359 Thanks so much my man! Really appreciate you checking it out. I know you are a rat maniac like me!

Awesome! Great Arsenal. I hear you man! It’s tough to dedicate time to all these baits.

I absolutely love it. What color? Keep grinding it hard. The bigs are coming!

Nope. I fish it stock. The hooks are positioned upward already. The only mod I can see doing is to possibly boil them to make the plastic softer. I’ve noticed on the newer ones that they went with a tougher plastic that’s harder to collapse. It seems like each frog is slightly different in terms of how soft it is. They break in after a while. I’ve been using the same three for four years and I keep repairing them with mend it. Lol.

Sweet I have mend it and put it on the magdraft eyes too

@@richardkeller6940 yes!!! That’s essential. I cost a lot of my bigger soft bait eyes with mend it. It’s a great practice to employ. It preserves the longevity without question. Awesome man.

Richard that’s amazing news my man! I’m so happy you connected to a big one! I’ve learned that lesson the hard way myself. The moment you give them an inch with a frog it’s over. Lock that drag, grind em and flip em. Great work though!!! You’ll get an even bigger one soon.

Thank you so much you have no idea how much I appreciate it and my frog confidence is up. I have caught donkeys before using spro frogs but I used the gavacho once and it worked already! I knew better but slipped up. Drag was locked down with 65 pound braid but I didn’t swing ugh ! Are you still doing KZbin videoed ? Thanks man and I am in SC so there will be more frog fish for me lol

@@richardkeller6940 that makes my day to hear! There is something about the gavacho that just gets them to commit. The third tail and really perfect walking ability combined with the cupped face provide amazing versatility imo. I just got back from South Carolina on a really tough fishery and the gavacho is one of the few baits that produced (in my latest video). If I had to pick three colorways it would be sungill (all around), black gill (sunny days) and white (cloudy / no sun). The damage I’ve done with those 3 is unreal. Can’t wait for you to stick a toad, man. Keep me posted!

Will do

Hell yeah, my man! I appreciate you checking it out and hopefully more to come soon!!!

My man! Always. I played in the scene forever!!!

Dude!!! That’s is absolutely INSANE!!! I’m glad you’re ok, man. I’ve gotta watch your vid in more depth. Thanks so much for checking it out. I really appreciate it! Hope you get on some toads this season!!!

Oh man! On the last batch it took 3 months to come in. I have several. It depends on whether or not he has them ready to go. Sometimes they will shop right away. Last time he was waiting on clear coat I think. Unfortunately there is never any indication on turnaround time which is extremely frustrating. However, when it arrives it will be worth the wait. You can try emailing and dm but responses may be few and far between. BDB beats to his own drum for better or for worse.

@@BIGFISHSYNERGY Thanks for the reply. You made me feel better. I’m in no rush I just want to make sure I get my bait lol.

@@WilliamWallace1297 no problem man! Jeremy isn’t the timeliest of baitmakers but your bait will arrive even if it is maddening at times! It may be worth it to drop him an insta message if it’s more than a month just to see but I’m telling you it will get there! Love the name btw!

My mannn! Thanks so much for the props. There’s something magical about chucking big baits in skinny water. The bites are heart-stopping! Much respect and tight lines!

Thanks so much for the kind words, my friend! Did you pickup a Workshop LDC or a Custom LDC? They are different blanks. The Workshop is a slower taper and I think it has more of a parabolic nature. I fish the Customs which either come in a mod fast or parabolic taper (not too much of a difference imo). I can’t speak to the Workshop but I know that in the case of the Customs, the XH can easily handle a Deps 250 which is right around 6 oz. I’m assuming that the Workshop blank is not much different. The LDC stuff is built on proprietary Phenix blanks which are amazingly versatile. They are certainly stout but really bend nicely when hooked into a fish. (I also prefer a more stout rod). You will be pleasantly surprised. I would say that the sweet spot is probably around 3.5 - 5 Oz and I think the range of baits you want to cover is perfect for the XH. It’s always nice to fish a power up on some of the lighter baits in that spectrum. It gives you more control on a fight with a big. I would most definitely fish a 301 on an XH. The Calcutta is an amazing platform and is absolutely bulletproof. Once you get into baits over 3oz, I feel it’s better to have something over a 200 size reel. I fish a Calcutta 400 which is obviously a bruiser but it’s all about the line pickup for me. The larger spool allows you to really control these giant baits and keep a nice even taper on each crank of the reel. You can also grind in the fish faster and more effortlessly. Best of luck with the LDC, man. Ben is great people and is an amazing builder. You will love the stick.

Thank you so much for the advice/info I am certainly looking into a 301 now Subscribed 🤘🏽

@@reelsmokeanglers3132 that’s so awesome! Thankyou and let me know how it goes when you get setup. That’s going to be a killer rig.

Dude that’s insane! Those trout eaters are sneaky man! They like to ambush right at the rip rap to cut down any escape angle. So sick. Was it a 10 inch TT? I absolutely love those baits. Scott is the man. I want to put some time in up in MA. There are true northern strain giants up there. Great work!

It’s a Nameless proprietary spiral split grip.

Nameless Custom Rods.

Lolol! The best piece of advice that I’ve come across with regard to this is from WCZ: “consider it lost!” Sometimes we have to make sacrifices to appease the fish gods in pursuit of giants. I’ll tell you though. Some “sacrifices” are PAINFUL! lol. Tight Lined out there!!!

@@BIGFISHSYNERGY I love that. “Consider it lost”. but I’m going swimming for my 30$+ baits if I can

@@wannabehick5221 amen to that, brother! I recently took a dip at a local res to retrieve a lunker punker that got stuck on a hidden submerged stump. Gave the locals walking the path a hell of a show!

Come to NJ. You will rethink that statement. Lol.