How To Fish Swing Head Jigs For Summer Bass (Watts Bar Lake)

[@tonyboone3799]

I definitely appreciate you showing the spots on the mapping more often. This is something I've personally wanted to see more of. The bait demonstrations are great but seeing where, and why, you throw them is just as important. Keep up the great work guys.

[@SM-nv1jj]

Thanks for taking time to visit & fish the great state of Tennessee.

[@joshuawebb6586]

Watts bar is just below my home body of water of Fort Loudoun Lake. Fish it quite often. Enjoy seeing you drop in on water I fish and do something a little different than I do. Going to have to give this a shot this next trip out. Keep the vids coming. Love the trips across the country vudeos

[@martybarnes9330]

Watts Bar is my home lake great video wish i could have met you while you was there

[@mikegardiner3934]

Hey Matt, enjoy the video as always. Thanks for taking us along. Would love to see you come down here to Lanier one of these days or some magnum spots. LOL

[@carmentascione4802]

My favorite swing head jig trailer are 10" zoom ol'monster in June bug... Slays!

[@fredvanname4934]

Where have you been all my life Matt? I learn so much watching your videos. I wish I were a kid again gaining all of this fishing knowledge from you.

[@joejoseph8161]

Not only like the technique info, but especially appreciate the strategy insights. Thanks!

[@jamesbrannon6112]

Can you please do another video on watts bar on how to catch them in the middle of summer been subbed along time thanks!

[@chartrandoutdoors2336]

I used some of the baits on the swing head jig and caught a 7 pound bass. I would not have caught it without your tips, your videos are really informative keep it up

[@dominickeen6091]

Love the video caught my second largest fish over weekend on the nose hooked fluke with finesse setup and like you said it hooked right in the roof of the mouth!

[@CanadianBasserman]

Awesome!! Will definitely try this out in Korea!! This channel has definitely helped land more fish and show more techniques to anglers out here!

[@CanadianBasserman]

Stoney Lonsome Fishing out here is decent. Definitely smaller out here but still fun. Haha

[@dustinwalker8152]

The Dstyle truster is my favorite for a swing head. It's a little smaller (3.8") works great for smallies and heavy pressured fish.

[@wolf122168]

Glad to see you came up and caught fish. Always enjoy your videos and look forward to the next one.

[@billy7434]

Gave the swing head its first try on a local lake with deep water and alot of offshore ledges. Got 2 5 lbers using your tips. Never had much luck offshore, had alot of fun trying this

[@ptcscagu2878]

Myself, Brother-in-law and son make those heads. Totally awesome baits.

[@michaelyoung4733]

Always wanted to learn about these. Thanks for another great video!

[@mattolivo]

Fish calling skills are second to none.. Lol "Come on back come on" wam Got him...

[@jimwarden9617]

Thanks Matt. Looks like fun. I’ve had good success with the SK structure bug on a swinghead jig.

[@tonygarrett5672]

It is a beautiful setup I enjoy fishing with it I I won't never stop fishing with it thank you I really do thank you I am catching so much fish now more than I ever had thank you so much

[@kennethhamill4566]

I live in Tennessee and fish these spots from the last 3 videos, not exact one but areas. I wish so badly that I could have met you guys. I'm a huge fan and basically a student of your techniques. It is amazing I can watch your videos and go out and apply them, and they are helping me become a better angler. Hope to meet you guys one day. Maybe, you could do a contest for a chance to fish with you. Keep the knowledge coming. Thanks Matt!!!!!

[@gregmartin4414]

Any idea which ramp he launched from

[@joesharp2579]

I go to school in knox so I’m lovin these east TN videos. Great work

[@fisherofmen9897]

Great video! So much information on this channel head an shoulders above everyone else!

[@darrenibarra1466]

Im so impressed with your awesome video and catches Mijo!! Thank you and God bless you with many more videos!!

[@fatstrat64]

Again, always relevant and great information.

[@mattolivo]

You and Tim could do well in Tournaments I think... Yall catch good fish everywhere you go and that is amazing!!!

[@chasekennedy9581]

Keep following the Tennessee River north if you have time and check out Ft. Loudoun, Douglas, and Cherokee lakes. All are awesome fisheries. Great video!

[@jascobos]

Love the swing head, always catch fish on the Bar with it.

[@82khai]

"Come on back..." 2 cranks later, boom! "Got him". Amazing how Matt can call a fish back.

[@PonderousSage]

Literally just tried swingheads this weekend and slayed em! Such a fun bite!

[@HankAaronJoseph19]

I put a hurting on em this weekend with a swing head. Googan bandito bug on Gene larew swing head. Ding Ding

[@Gulb180]

Stoney Lonsome possibly if you have a boat go for deep deep offshore structure. The temps might not get as High down there

[@Gulb180]

Stoney Lonsome or fish night

[@davidnewcomb2431]

Come to Carter's lake in Ellijay GA....its a phenomenal spot fishery....but very tough at times!! Challenge thrown out there...hopefully y'all will accept....dont think it'll disappoint

[@oldmcdonald9582]

man you make fishing way more complicated than i have an understanding . watts bar is my home lake and i just go fishing. im sure these local tournament anglers get it ,but its just info overload for me . i can appreciate the effort tho.

[@PiperFishing]

I usually fish in the same way, except with a Tokyo rig. My lake gets really slimy on the bottom so the Tokyo helps keep the bait clear of vegetation.

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

A Man Bear Pig on a rugby swing head is always tied on this time of year!! Sweet video

[@jearldhillis7776]

Thanks for the video. Would like to see some video of centerhill and Tim's ford lakes while your in Tennessee. Both great Lakes plus could use the advice lol

[@C.Adams82]

I absolutely love a swing head, my go to bait when the conditions and where I'm fishing are ideal for it. The z craw is my first choice, also a rage bug and rage menace but for smallmouth I almost only throw the Gene Larew hammer craw. Very small compact bait.

[@spartagirlful]

If you're still in TN come a little west to Mitchell Creek on Dale Hollow.

[@MikeFosterOutdoors]

Matt if you come through or near Indiana I would love to take you out to a local reservoir loaded with 3-5 pound fish. Lots of creek channel swings near main lake points and chunk rock veins offshore. Thanks for all the awesome videos you and Tim do.

[@Bluezkat1]

Awesome vid Matt! Great info and knowledge, gotta get on a swing head bite now...

[@buckmountaintaxidermy7788]

Yep,Watts Bar has some hook benders!Believe me,I learned the hard way!👍Strong fish!Have to be able to turn them to keep them out of cover sometimes!

[@FishingThePNW]

I absolutely love swinging football heads! My PB 6.28 lb smallmouth came on a 3/4 oz bass patrol deflection jig with a watermelon candy baby brush hog!

[@projectj3494]

You should def come check out our Santee Cooper Lakes in your cross country tour!!!

[@jaywilley5708]

You guys know ur stuff ,learning alot from ya.

[@rschmidt587]

Please come up to Tellico Lake (the next lake up river). We would love to see you catch some fish on this lake where we live. I need all the help I can get and you are definitely the master of fishing. There are two public boat ramps in Tellico Village. See you there.

[@matthewbrummett3043]

Cool video! Thanks for the techniques and tips!

[@hooksethooligan6841]

Have fished watts bar my whole life. It’s an amazing fishery. The best part is you never know what you may catch. Tons of different species in that lake and big numbers!

[@Lee-lp8fd]

Have u gone to the cliffs

[@lhenrylhenry]

Hey! Glad you’re in my neighborhood! Show me how to fish the Tennessee River in the gorge area! That’s where I live!

[@RhettMashburn]

Same

[@mistygoley8494]

Great video if you get a chance you should try cedar creek lake in Kentucky it’s known for some big bass

[@davidjackson7985]

I agree on that very big bass

[@MyBubblez42]

I don't know if you have, but try coming to Pineflat Lake, I don't know if we still do, but it had the record for spotted bass at one time.

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Great video I will have to try on my lakes in Michigan

[@awoutdoors1995]

That’s my home lake. It has a numerous amount of 10 pounders. And triple digit catfish. Melton hill lake has Muskie if you’re interested in that. Or the clinch river below Melton hill dam. Muskie, smallmouth, largemouth, and striper. Good luck fellas

[@justjerkinit5249]

I fish that region a lot, primarily Nickajack. The spawn has been severely delayed due to the weather. I was still catching spawning spotted bass 2 weeks ago.

[@controlavirus9839]

I thought you were gonna say due to the corona

[@pablolopezfuentes7533]

Hi guys, love the videos! I learn a lot from you and always try to put it in practice and I've caught more fish! I just started to venture into using braid to a leader like you guys do, using the same connection knot, but I have lost many fish on the hookset at the connection knot. On this video I noticed that it sounds like the drag slips a little bit on your hooksets, my question is, do you back the drag a little? or what is the happy medium on hookset strength and drag? Any tips in this would help me a lot and possibly many other people watching your videos! Keep the great work on the instructional videos and tight lines!

[@shaunroberts9361]

Nice. Right on. Thank you for sharing...

[@coachlance1420]

Great Vid got my like👍🏼. All said you chose to bring the big baits (around16:50) you said I could've brought the smaller or medium and got more bites. My question is to Master Matt you're the best bait modifier I've seen. Why didn't you trim/ cut down your baits to get those extra bites you wanted? Just asking. 👍🏼👍🏼❤❤🎣🎣👍🏼👍🏼

[@robertdtimmerman6507]

You guys are in my part of the country. Stop in Louisville when you head north. Would like to meet you guys. I’ll buy lunch/dinner..

[@dannynichols5609]

Welcome to Tennessee! Where you can catch almost all species on any technique 🤜

[@jasonwalden5001]

Come on over to NC.

[@jordanbrown9059]

Hey guys I would like to see a video about tidal river fishing. There are very little videos about how to follow fish when the tides change.

[@robhand7205]

Matt are you coming to the Hartwell area? Im in upstate SC. Would love for you to do a video on out blue back lakes!

[@vinnylivoti9567]

Hi Matt what about using Tungsten Football Swing Jig Heads vs Lead heads? Some say you get a better feel of the bottom with a Tungsten head.

[@cullens165able]

Was wondering what a ledge looked like on a graph. U just pointed and said casting up on the ledge on the graph and boom, i know what it looks like. TB is awesome

[@kylelundy7870]

Caught my biggest fish on a 3/8oz swing head using rage tail space monkey. I tend to do really well in the summer with space monkeys in June bug color. great video

[@cteoutdoors5453]

You should try bay springs lake in Mississippi It is very inconsistent and the fish change daily but there are some giants

[@davidnewport8721]

Fishing my home lake man that awesome!!

[@xxdrexyxxyt3755]

David Newport me too glad he’s here

[@DHW448]

Hey guy's I just wanted to say how grateful I am for your video content. I've been a creek and pond fisherman all of my life. A two man pirogue with a trolling motor was all I ever needed. You know, just fishing banks. I've always dreamed about learning how/being able to fish deep. I just bought my first lake boat(because of your video's I've outfitted it correctly the first try. TY). What lakes do you choose on your summer trips and why? Now that I have a true lake boat. I might be able to travel like you. Ha! In your opinion. What lakes are worth a 300 mile trip? Please break it down by season. Thanks Jim

[@DHW448]

Break it down like you do fishing tackle. Dream/Vacation lakes by season and how you would fish them. If we could be you...?

[@robertbain2435]

Perfect timing. I just started picking these up. What do you think about buying the free swinging weights and attaching them to your favorite EWG? It’s a less expensive option, since I already have tons of hooks, but I don’t know how solid the hook-to-weight connect would be. Thoughts?

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

🙏🙏Awesome video Matt,I’m still praying the team will come to Rhode/Massachusetts area for a meet and greet 🙏🙏🙏

[@thechestnutking736]

Man I knew you were throwing a DC reel. I could here the supercharger inside the reel when you threw it and that catfish would have went home with me!

[@cmcoleman66]

Great vid as always. Thanks

[@SnakeBite-zb3db]

Watts Bar is roughly an hour from where I live. Love fishing that lake.

[@pensnut08]

I watch this channel and feel my wallet getting lighter as I place another order online LMAO

[@piratestudiosproductions]

Could you please do a dedicated video of bank fishing with swimbaits like kytex? I have a go to catch a bass on several new Bates, but I've never caught one on a swimbait and it never seems to work. Thanks so much

[@masoncage420]

Hey Tactical Bassin' you know what's good for crushing summertime bass..... The ManBearPig.... Just caught my PB on just a simple 3/0 EWG Hook with a Texas Rig ManBearPig and an unpegged 1/8 oz bullet weight fishing off the bank.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

As usual great video.

[@ubiquitousjp]

Can we get a mashup video of all of Matt’s beaver style bait imitations?

[@ericbowser5522]

Do you ever find yourself on a trip like this one, needing a smaller bait for instance. Running up to local marinas to grab a bag of smaller plastic to check your theory. Or will you just keep on keepin on with what you have?

[@premer15]

When you're coming through Arkansas, fish Bull Shoals where it's 35ft above normal pool!

[@avifreed5243]

I’ve never seen a drum caught in the same waters as a bass! You just blew my mind, next I expected a redfish.

[@michaelaweatherman7682]

I am local on Watts bar, drum and catfish will hit frequently here when fishing for bass

[@samgaither793]

You must not fish much lol.

[@avifreed5243]

@@samgaither793 Wow that's a pretty ignorant thing to say dude. I fish constantly but I come from a state called Florida and here you don't find drum and smallmouth together, don't even have smallmouth. But we excel at giant largemouth bass.

[@adrianbalentine1520]

You said you guys where going to Michigan. I’m headed that way the week of the 4th . Take me fishing.....

[@joshcope6190]

Matt are you all coming to lake Cumberland? I would love to meet you or fish with you that would be awesome

[@jorjiya777]

I am Alexander and I caught a 6 pound bass today. I am 7 years old.

[@sherrywilliams808]

Awesome cograts bet you had fun

[@garygriffeth7235]

Way to go Alex

[@garygriffeth7235]

I'm 72 and haven't caught over a 5 #

[@jbergquist0309]

I am Justin and I can't even catch a cold. I am 28 years old

[@toddwinegar7365]

In case yall read this now that you live in Tennessee know this the drum in the Tennessee river are absolutely stout and they will bite your jig. I love fishing the Tennessee river system and its lakes, and i think yall will too.

[@fallofmanbrand]

great video it was really entertaining

[@jorjiya777]

I caught a lot of fish this weekend at Castaic Lake.

[@coach3958]

So

[@jorjiya777]

Coach my 7 year old wrote that ... sorry it annoyed you.

[@coach3958]

I was just kidding, trying to get a laugh. The world we live in is so hectic right now. I hope you guys enjoy great fishing and fun on the water.

[@trevorkylesthingsarbon1195]

Awesome video

[@JoeyB7615]

Any ideas on when/if megabass is going to bring back the Levante series rods..Matt you guys should fish Cordell Hull lake it's a sleeper

[@seizedcarcass8440]

This is a top 3 technique for me. 1/2 ounce with and bandito bug or smilar and I’m set.

[@bturbo4812]

Hey guys completely off topic but.. did you new plano jig box melt the bands on your dirty jigs?

[@davidjackson7985]

If you want to catch really big bass come about an hour north to London ky it's a small body of water mabe 800 or 900 Acre lake but it has 10 + pound bass in it the name of the lake is woodscreek my favorite to fish .

[@dennisederer3594]

Thank you for an excellent presentation on a topic that I continue to struggle with. So much valuable information provided. Finally, watching you cast long distances with your strong upper body make me so envious with my 5’5” 160 lb lame frame. Your reel almost looked like it was smoking hot. Thank you again.

[@Turppa21]

I got the 2 pack of strike king tungsten, am I good w popping them on 4/0 superline gamys I already have?

[@chanceadams7043]

Question for Matt and Tim and anyone who wants to give advice, but when you were younger what was your strategy for asking to fish private ponds?

[@jbjgibbons]

I would use the county taxation website, or google, to figure out who it belongs to. And then send them a nice handwritten letter in the mail, describing why you love to fish and why you’d like to fish their pond. Maybe they will send you back a note with written permission.

[@matthewbeck4806]

How did you locate the first place you fished? Why did you stop there? What do you see on the graph that’s made you stop. This is always my problem. Thx

[@tcc882]

Matt are you randomly speeding up your retreive or when you impact structure are you speeding up that one turn on the reel hanndle?

[@edmelungeon2239]

I hope you got to put in more time on the 'bar. It flat has the fish. 20 to 25lb bags are common, usually a mixed bag too, because it has big brown fish & big green fish, 6+ pounders of either.

[@SirWebs]

Thanks for sharing

[@thewatcher4552]

Are you guys coming to the Carolinas?

[@paulcapella3965]

Do u ever fish large worms on the swing head? And if so do u find it works better at times than creature baits or the same

[@jonboattommy3421]

Would that work for river fishing for smallmouths post spawn?