BUYER'S GUIDE: Swimbait Fishing | Best Hard Swimbaits, Glide Baits, Wakebaits, Bluegill Baits!

[@tacticalbassin]

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[@jesseboyden3119]

THIS IS THE ONE WE ALL WANTED LOL

[@tacticalbassin]

Ha! Tomorrow will be fun too 👍🏼

[@greenpighunter6930]

@@tacticalbassin Bring it.

[@Basstimestwo]

Love the channel, watch it devoutly. One rod that is really underrated but is an excellent rod for throwing both hard and soft baits - the Megabass Destroyer TS Blackjack. It can throw baits as light as 1/2oz and is rared up to 4oz, but it easily handles 6-7oz baits like the Slide Swimmer 250. It’s the only Rod I’ve seen that can throw such a wide range of lure weights and do it so well. Unless you’re throwing massive stuff like the Mother or the Hinkle Trout the Blackjack can handle the job. I use it to throw everything from 5” Magdrafts and Burritos to Slide Swimmer 250s to ROF5 10” Hudds. It can do it all except for the biggest of baits and I don’t think it gets talked about enough.

[@dominicher1095]

Love this channel! Matt and Tim never advertise lures or fishing products that they don’t trust or use themselves.

[@brianrobinson9979]

I'm surprised that the Megabass Vatalion didn't make this video, but still a bunch of great options

[@soulsaint721]

Yall have helped me catch so many bass! Thank you!!!

[@ColsenTaylorFishing]

The content you’ve been pushing out has been very helpful, thank you!😊

[@BullShadSwimbaits]

Thank you Matt and TIm for the support :). Hope you guys have a great holiday season

[@MookSizzle14k]

Thanks for schooling me on the hard baits. Free Bass knowledge don't change please. I am a better angler thanks to you 2 GUYS

[@kevinclement9147]

Well done. Thank you. I’m relatively new to big hard baits and Those are baits I’ve been playing with. The rod/real selections were especially helpful

[@greghiday]

Great video guys. Just now getting into the glides and big swimbaits. Will be going with these great recommendations.

[@rl2382]

Two of the best glide baits I've used are shine glide ghost Gizzard 7" by Savage gear and G-rat glide bait sneaky peak.

[@FreedomFishing]

For those looking for budget line, I've been running the Runcl brand braid all year. Have had zero problems with it. My hook actually sheared on a hang-up before the 50 lb line gave out. 🤙

[@limpingfisherman1509]

Thanks so much guys. Awesome video. The review was great and explaining how to work the baits was even better. Thanks for your hard work. Truly appreciate it. You guys have really helped me catch so many fish.

[@tacticalbassin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@betavinasmokewolf9890]

YES!! 💪🏽💪🏽

[@shaunroberts9361]

Hell Yea.. You guys Rock...

[@tacticalbassin]

Thanks Shaun!

[@gusvillanueva4272]

Gotta check out that new SLX rod.Thanks for the great content as usual!

[@buddymccormack8668]

You need to make a #short of Matt saying, "burn,burn,burn,pause, burn, burn, burn, pause"....LOL

[@jeremypatrick5213]

The 1 I've been waiting for 🥳

[@Berto-1117]

You guys gotta give varivas shock leader a try. It is amazing stuff.

[@BravoJoe604]

Great video

[@greenpighunter6930]

Yes

[@MrCobb-rq8iv]

As usual, perfect.

[@chrischrist7982]

Awesome video

[@tacticalbassin]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tommypv2]

Need to put some of the Tactical Bassin apparel on sale! ! Looking at the Reaper hoodie.

[@tacticalbassin]

It should be on sale 👍

[@bcrew33]

Hey guys! Great video! I've always wondered what knot you guys use when going from braid to mono?

[@bassfishingasia]

Love your content guys! Super helpful.. I was curious if you guys still throw the BDB Shellcracker. It still seems unique as the only bluegill profile wake bait. I saw they're selling for a preimum these days, but no one talks about them (or the Lunker Punker for that matter!)

[@jamesh7469]

There is an excellent Shellcracker review from a swimbait review channel on YT, will tell you everything you need to know. It’s like 45 mins long

[@yaboyziyad]

Do you recommend the pistol Pete and the swaver 120 for smallmouth, I feel that the sneaky Pete and the 168s are too big

[@smallfish6355]

Surprised the Megabass vatallion wasn’t mentioned, just caught my pb at 6.26 on one. A few weeks later (today) I caught a 5.93 on a jackal gantral full size. Thinking about grabbing a bucca gill soon. Would have some shad ones but most of my ponds I fish are bluegill dominant

[@bennysupreme1]

When you are using braid to leader, what connecting do you use?

[@midwestfischerman]

First!🎣🛋🦵🎄🦌☃️🎅🎁 And how 'bout them Wolverines!!! GO BLUE!!!🥇🏈💪🏻🎉 I hope everyone has enjoyed this holiday weekend as much as I have!🙌🏻

[@poppy.fishing]

Looks like another house race. 🥇

[@midwestfischerman]

@@poppy.fishing Yes sir! Photo finish yet again!💪🏻🙌🏻

[@peterlong9629]

2nd cast on the Tactical Wake, and a 4 pounder tried to knock it into the upper atmosphere!

[@tacticalbassin]

That is AWESOME... well kinda lol! Thanks for chucking the Tactical Wake!

[@semtexnick]

how do you cast your braid to mono blood knot through your guides with a 4-8 ft leader?

[@sefboyardee7262]

What about a loomis IMX pro 965 ? Is that a good all around swimbait Rod ?

[@jasondemers8522]

Hey just curious guys what do you think about the trace hard swim bait?

[@billschroeder3005]

Hey guys. I've bought a decent assortment of these baits over the last year. I'm in Nebraska, and not around the giant bass like you guys are, so im not really expecting to catch much on these big baits, but they sure are fun to throw. I did however catch about a 2lb largemouth on my 1st cast with the s-waver 200, which really suprised me, and sometimes it's fun just to see the weird looks you get from people when throwing these things. I fish from shore a lot and was wondering if you have any heavier rod suggestions for casting the bigger baits, and trying to make really long casts. I have the loomis 966 and sometimes it just doesnt feel right when i try to bomb a cast with a real heavy bait. Ever go to a musky rod for this? Also any thoughts on the new st croixs with the grasp reel seat? Thanks, and good fishing!

[@jamesh7469]

Musky rods are generally kinda clunky and not super sensitive (musky bites are rarely subtle and sensitivity isn’t super important) The grasp seat is definitely a personal preference thing, but it is great if you are power fishing and want maximum hookset strength and ability to fight the fish extra hard to the boat. Also great if you are using huge reels that don’t palm well like a big round reel or 400+ Lexa/Prorex/tranx/ etc

[@troycote4503]

Go on tackle warehouse and look up Swimbait rods

[@bigmikefishingchonicles9950]

Great video I have a question I have the S-waver 168 and a slide swimmer 115 I live in MD /DC we are moving into winter can I still fish the 168 and my slide swimmer 115

[@nashuapoor2341]

Im just curious What your opinions are on the chad shad?

[@JoshB-Fishin]

What are your thoughts on the Daiwa Coastal-TWS Casting Reel for big swim baits? Applicable or not quite enough? It looks to have some great line capacity and the sv-tw tatula-esque brake system.

[@tylerpendergrass3602]

Do you use the flouro shock line for your spinning rod leaders ? (Drop shot,shakey head,Ned rig)

[@Eliteeedre]

How do you guys feel about the seaguar basix fluorocarbon?

[@starwars095]

Hey guys great content as always. I’ve always been intrigued by the BIG jointed swim/glide bait category because it amazes me that a bass will eat or more interestingly be able to eat something that big. You’d think these BIG baits would be exclusively meant for big saltwater fish. I guess as said many times fishing these day is all about showing them something different and unique. Thanks…🎣😎🐝

[@tacticalbassin]

Big bass love to eat a big meal. These baits just plain work 👍🏼

[@roberttalamantez4998]

How do you guys like the deps 250’s and the lunker punker?

[@CapnPink28]

I lost my sneaky pete…..time for an upgrade!!

[@Tylerbone96]

Matt/Tim do y’all think the squad 8’ extra heavy would be a good choice for a more budget soft bait rod?

[@MKyser-5]

I am curious to know what size hooks upgrade for the Tactical Wake? Because the stock hooks are too big and bulky.

[@tacticalbassin]

The stock hooks are GIANT! We stay with the 2/0 size but drop to the Owner ST-36 Treble. The bait will get much more reactive with this hook arrangement as well. 👍🏼

[@FaithNFishin]

What's more skip-able on the wake bait side of things?

[@williamhall9411]

Do you guys throw the g ratt baits rat any

[@robertmullins3321]

What’s the best budget rod for 8” Hudds? 806 XH squad?

[@MrCobb-rq8iv]

In your spare time could you come out here to the ranch and test the lures I make? A few spinners but those are a like kind to commercial. The ones I make are mostly crank and jerk or glider types with a few Lazy Ikes and flatfish thrown in: Elm, Ash and Western Red Juniper. I have moved away from treble hooks in an effort to improve weight and balance and action responses to speed and depth control. NO I DO NOT sell lures. Thanks in advance.

[@billlawrence9594]

What knot are you using when going from braid to leader?

[@maxwellholland5395]

Would you recommend the SLX 7’8 heavy over a rod like the dobyns fury 7’9 MH? Have been looking at both and want your opinion on a swimbait rod for approx. 2-6 oz swimbaits

[@tacticalbassin]

The new SLX swimbait od is great!

[@maxwellholland5395]

@@tacticalbassin 👍🏻

[@lawrencewilliams6923]

looking to get my first glidebait rod, im really considering the SLX, but i want a slightly longer rod and was thinking the tatula elite 8' with its moderate action would be perfect, but its rated for up to 9oz and i plan to throw between 2-6oz and im worried it wont handle the smaller 2 and 3 oz baits i have too well. i will also be doing 90% of my fishing from a kayak and some boat if that matters. any recommendations (under 200$) would be a huge help.

[@ChrisM_1525]

As a bank fisherman, I feel like I would like the 7’3 SLX rod for bigger swimbait fishing

[@19DESERTFOX91]

Anyone else having issue with S-wavers only swimming in one direction? a few reviews on tackle warehouse say the same thing. I've got 2 120 size that no longer work after month. and 1 of 3 168s same issue. the bait seems perfectly fine,clean and swings fine in hand but the second you put them in water they just wont bend in one direction. 120 works great in my pond so i love the bait but 3/5 working is just to much for me even at a sale price.

[@tacticalbassin]

I haven't had a problem in years but we used to get some bad ones... its always gunk binding the joint. Try to pick any bits of plastic from around the pin and then bend/flex the joint back and forth. Do it hard but not hard enough to break the bait. That used to be all it would take to free them up.

[@19DESERTFOX91]

@@tacticalbassin thanks for reply I'll try cleaning them bit more that way.

[@lamontgray6015]

@@tacticalbassin I have a problem with a HUD 68 I bought the dam thing swims side ways I boiled the taill to try to fix it but it didn't work makes scared to get more

[@BassFishingNEB]

Is a leader a must or would just the straight braid be ok?

[@tacticalbassin]

A leader is really important for two reasons... visibility to the fish and shock absorption. You need something to give when they surge at the boat. It typically won't be your drag because you need it tight to control the fish... so either the leader will stretch or the hooks will bend.

[@BassFishingNEB]

@@tacticalbassin makes sense. Thank you for the reply

[@jeffhughes750]

Hey guys when I upgrade my rods & reels should I upgrade my rod first or my reel? go from $200 to 300 .

[@xfrenchfrygreatx1]

how about a buyers guide video about sonar/fish finder. I'm sure im not the only one who's looking for a fish finder but has no idea where to start looking

[@dipster14]

Fuck yea bud! Been waiting for this one. I get antsy every year 😂

[@MKyser-5]

Do you stay throw Maxima Ultragreen? Also is there and 10' Swimbaits you'd recommend?

[@andybales7318]

If u are using a 10' swimbait, that will be a BIG bass to eat that...😆 I'm sure u meant 10" swimbait...try out the megabass 10" Magdraft, 10" savage gear are great 10" soft swimbaits...tackle warehouse has savage gear 10" floating soft swimbaits for like $8...used to be $25...was 1 of their 1st baits they designed & are a closeout item...I bought 4 a couple days ago

[@makcatchem9614]

Can't believe they are not talking about the 7'9 Dobyns Fury swimbait rod. That thing is a sleeper

[@mitchfarmer9509]

One last question for you guys pertaining to swimbait rods. Which swimbait rod choice would be the better fit to crossover into Striper fishing? The 795 Dobyns or Shimano SLX A Swimbait rod? I noticed the Dobyns states rated 1-5oz lures and the Shimano rated 2-8oz lures. Is the Shimano a good bit more stiff? Mind you I’m fishing a highland/Hartwell reservoir where a big large or spot is 5-8lb.

[@tacticalbassin]

I think the Shimano would be a better fit. The low end is similar but it has the ability to take more abuse from a big fish.

[@douglaswheeler3720]

Meant to ask, after the 1st video.....Who's running the Skeeter now?

[@tacticalbassin]

I got a new skeeter a few months ago. I still have the Champion. Its in the shop getting some work done - Tim

[@jasonbruno3483]

I'm surprised that you didn't mention the Shimano Armajoint 190 in this video... how has it been performing for you guys so far?

[@tacticalbassin]

It's been really good. You have to understand we're narrowing down HUNDREDS of baits into this video. There are a ton of really good baits that don't make the cut because this is the best of the best over years of throwing them. The Armajoint is a newcomer... no bait breaks in on day 1. 👊🏻

[@jasonbruno3483]

@@tacticalbassin makes complete sense... thanks for taking the time to reply... great video as always gentlemen 🤙

[@MrCobb-rq8iv]

Addendum: I have asked this before, no answer; unless you are both left handed why do you use a right hand crank baitcaster? When your spinner is left hand crank? Seems relevant to me since I switched to fight with the strong arm and crank with the weak side. YMMV

[@tacticalbassin]

We both grew up when those were the only options available. We learned that way and it became muscle memory. Now for me personally, I'm an oddball... I throw and catch with my left but write with my right. So I need that power hookset of my left arm. I'm able to use either or (I made a full lefty conversion for 2 years and hated it because lefty reels cost me too many fish due to weak hookset)

[@devinmathewson9564]

Anyone else been having problems with S-weavers? I’ve bought about five over the year and all don’t swim at all tried switching the hooks and split rings still no luck. Use to be such a good bait :/

[@c.shoefish]

Don't know if it's been asked yet, but who's boat is that? Thought you guys ran Champion 🤔

[@mattquinlan4629]

Tim got that new Skeeter.

[@tacticalbassin]

I got a new skeeter a few months ago. I still have the Champion. Its in the shop getting some work done - Tim

[@c.shoefish]

@@tacticalbassin gotcha! Skeeters are nice rigs, I was a bit worried you got rid of the champion. What's getting done to it? (Good video idea). Keep up the great vids man. I retire from the CG in two years and will be moving down to that area, I absolutely cannot wait.

[@gregoryjones9071]

Guys!... SPLIT RINGS!?!?thanks on the advice!.. one would think that these 20.00 - 50.00 baits would come with superior components like the hooks but ESPECIALLY the SPLIT RINGS!

[@tacticalbassin]

You would think but that is NOT the case. For all the time and money invested in pursuing a big fish, the few bucks to make sure the rings can handle the pressure is money well spent 👍🏼

[@gregoryjones9071]

@@tacticalbassin duly noted.....

[@noel3422]

Would love to "see" how these baits look in the water while "swimming". Lol......

[@oldmilk68]

No more SC 100 wow that sucks

[@Twangtown7]

Hey fellas, my wallet would like to have a word with you.

[@tressbassin]

It’s hard to watch the broken record videos sometimes. It’s pretty much the same every year. I love the videos but they are slowly turning into predictable adds.

[@gpg311]

Anyone ever troll with some of these baits?

[@lizardal3377]

Pb rat has rats for 20%off today

[@danielpemberton8310]

I know these guys are pros but I can’t help but cringe when I hear people say you need a 8ft heavy rod with 65lb braid to catch a bass..

[@poppy.fishing]

First

[@_moist_biscuit_1435]

What would be your go to rod for baits < 4oz?