I believed this LIE about SWIMBAITS For Years

Big swimbaits are really becoming one of my favorite ways to catch a bass!
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When it comes to fishing a big swimbait..sometimes the best thing you can do is lock a swimbait in your hand and go. In this video I did just that!
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[@graemekulas2784]

I never understood the "swimbaits are for clear water only" statement. Fish hunt with their lateral lines as much as their sight, they can feel the water displacement that big baits create just like they can the vibrations from chatter baits, spinners or loud cranks. I fish lots of tannic/muddy water and swimbaits are my go to.

[@BassFishingHQ]

100% you nailed it

[@alexjohnson5238]

Not too mention they provide a very large silhouette for them to zero in on.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

You should look into bass studies related to their sense of smell. Very interesting to say the least. You can block a bass ability to see and their ability to detect the earths magnetic field and 75% can still find their beds when caught during spawn and released 200 yards away, within 2 minutes. If you only block their sense of smell, only about 20% were able to find their way back to their nests. So sense of smell I think is really a bigger deal than most of us would have assumed. That could also be the difference in getting a bass that wants to follow a lure, to commit to it instead. When they follow it they could just be trying to smell the bait as they watch it because they can smell something is wrong about it, but still triggered by their sense of it from their lateral line and sight.

[@mrmidnight32]

Old buddy of mine told me to stop chasing colors, conditions and specific things with lures. He said “these lures are made to catch the fishermen, more than the fish”. Since I stopped buying different colors for conditions, every new and “must have” bait I’ve been catching just as many fish for half the price

[@dancegod1691]

Huge wisdom is this. It’s good that technology is making live bait less necessary but when bass eat some rubber tube thingy it’s hard to justify the ridiculous prices.

[@svengalt9546]

Gotta spread more good sentiment about our native bowfin. Certainly not great table fare compared to most other species we have, but they really should be considered a game fish with how predatory they act and how hard they fight. They are a beneficial species that was in North America tens of millions of years before humans were, and they will be here long after we are gone too. I caught a nice female bowfin today and it was a brutal fight. On another note, I rigged a 7" dieZel swimbait as a line-through to see how that fishes this year, so your timing with this video was perfect.

[@thinkcivil1627]

I have to throw a little love towards the bowfin as well. As a kid it didn't matter what the species was, it was a tug on the end of the line and a large bowfin not only fights hard, it will attack everything from live bait to musky plugs. Bass fishing is still a lot of fun for me, so please don't take this the wrong way and I'm not looking to start a thread.

[@BurqueMD]

Such a great series. Thanks!

[@ILhunter23]

Sweet video, it was super relatable. I just started fishing the 6in magdraft and I couldn’t believe how many bites I got on it . Same color same situation from the bank

[@kennightingale516]

Wow! That was great. I have been apprehensive about those big baits working anywhere but California. I am going to have to give it a try. Do you have a video on the combo you use for such a beast of a bait?

[@richardkeller6940]

That video was awesome and I like those over head shots you do. I don’t have a lot of time under my belt when it comes to skipping but I was skipping the 8 inch mag under docks and it was working great despite not getting bit lol. Thanks

[@richardkeller6940]

Oh and I bet that was your PB gizzard Shad lol

[@jeffgapen4522]

I need to try the something you just did with the swimbait, but I will have to take no other lures with me, so I am committed to using it all day, great video and thanks for being honest with your videos.

[@BassFishingHQ]

It was very hard to not pick up any other baits

[@jimbaumgardner1436]

I was up there Monday but went out for smallies. But I love fishing those harbors! Great fisheries

[@johnky100]

I like these 5 fish challenges. You should do more. Next bait: scroungers

[@wackygoogoo360_2]

Me and my uncle fished this last spring! I live like 20 minutes from where you filmed the last lake break and know exactly where this on is. Great video as always!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for the support. Maybe I’ll see you out there at some point

[@wackygoogoo360_2]

@BassFishingHQ Maybe, I'm not normally in Ohio, but we plan on going down to fish for smallmouth again someday. St. Clair is definitely really good right now if you are gonna come up to Michigan. Caught 130 smallmouth between the 2 of us on Sunday.

[@chiefs_way189]

@BassFishingHQ I might have missed this but could you describe your reel/line/rod setup for this or in the next one? Sorry if I’ve missed the details. Great vids and info!!🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@alash7147]

Awesome video! Thank you for taking time out your day to educate us. What's the gear ratio of the reel you were throwing the magdraft on?

[@BassFishingHQ]

Had it on a 7.1:1

[@jasonlopez4855]

I just got my biggest big mouth Bass fish with a 3inch storm swimm bait. They work in cloudy water or clear water. My go to one rod is only swimmer bait rod. Good video on swimming baits.

[@lowlifeangler]

With the Ohio muddy waters last couple weeks, I've only hitting them with a Big Joshy 3.25 Bullhead dark color swimbiaits w/ Jigmasters jig head hooks. Or maybe it's the FINN Fishing gloves I bought at Ohio Expo in Columbus lol😂 Awesome video dude

[@johnnyvermin6305]

Cool video. I’m in the south ( Louisiana ) so dirty water is the norm. A foot of vis is extremely clear on my home lake. One thing ffs has taught me is fish can see a WHOLE LOT farther in muddy water than I ever thought possible. And not just brightly colored baits.

[@ZacksRealAdventures]

It's one of the most versatile baits. I use Swimbaits and swim jigs for every color of water. Great content and good breakdown

[@brett7794]

What gear ratio do you like using for swimbaits and or glides

[@raygissendanner1476]

Great video it was helpful thank you

[@FullTimeFishing]

It seemed like as that sun got up higher in the sky your swim bait bite died. I’m sure you would have caught many more on that grass point with a different lure but it shows the big swim bait is an excellent tool in the right conditions. Great video!!

[@bobbyswain7049]

I was told way back in the early 90s that you had to have a least 4 inches of bait visibility....Ive used that rule with great success ever since. This came from a guy that had won the All-American early 90s. Nice vid btw

[@robertchadwick1552]

That was cool. I look forward to trying those larger baits. Looks like a steady retrieve did the job.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Yes steady retrieve but I caught quite a few bass by popping this bait out of the grass as well

[@robertchadwick1552]

@@BassFishingHQ Thanks. I appreciate all your hard work and sharing your skills.

[@crowe1974]

This is the time of the year to fish the 8in mag draft. Love the video!!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching. It was a fun one to make

[@efishnseetv2082]

Yo Tyler! As a right handed angler, how impactful is it to have a left vs right hand retrieve!? Ive had right hand retrieves my whole life and just recently bought my first baitcaster as left hand retrieve and cant help but wonder if I made the right decision. Would love to know your thougts !?

[@garyroberts7752]

Great video. The magdraft was definitely on.

[@adougslife]

Awesome video. I've been fishing the 6-inch version, but no bites yet. I know it's just a matter of time.

[@datdude_jcole9275]

Do you have any of your hats in fitted/flexfit?

[@myriammorrison9840]

Love the lake break 👍🏻

[@alexjohnson5238]

Was throwing the berkley cullshad 8" for tiger muskie, first cast get a fish. 3/4lber maybe 1lb largemouth, if it looks good or it's worked well, it will get hit.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Sounds about right! Lol

[@cknox797]

Where can I get a pair of those overalls ? Nice !

[@austinboggs]

You actuality fished through my campground on that harbor! I have done very well on freestyle magdrafts on flashy swinmers and 7 inch dangerous swimbaits on owner beast hooks in the grass like that. Got a pike on the 8 inch draft a few weeks ago in the same spot you caught one of the bass. I ve been watching your stuff for awhile and never expected to see you fish through my same spots with the same baits 😂 the universe is crazy

[@BassFishingHQ]

Awesome stuff!

[@itllkeal]

The biggest bass I've caught was on topwater in clear watee but I've caught most of my bigger ones in the wnd of dirty water. It's almost like they weave in and out to feed . I don't know however if i have wind blowing with dirty water against the bank I'm fishing that line everytime

[@rippin_lipps_doe.8006]

Anybody know the name of the song at 7:20 ??

[@jd8733]

Rare day of work tomorrow. Going to get out and throw the 6" & 8" Mags tomorrow. Only 2 baits I plan on throwing!!

[@Baldbino]

New video hype!

[@brandonfrye5213]

Made it my goal this year to get comfortable with jigs and big swims and glides. Caught 4 jig fish today and had dozens of followers on the glide, but no takers. Following the jig into where I had follows with the glide was money. Who needs sonar when you have a glide, am I right?

[@johnwolff1043]

A weedless version is possible. You cut out the harness, use some Mend It and install a 10/0 Beast hook. Plenty of youtube videos showing how to do it. I have made multiple but still no fish on them.

[@andybales7318]

Or just buy the weedless version 😂 seems easier

[@johnwolff1043]

@@andybales7318 They dont make an 8" weedless, ie freestyle. The Freestyle is only in 6".

[@andybales7318]

@@johnwolff1043 true, I have a couple 8" weedless Hudds I'd use if I needed an 8"

[@CritterTheBassGetter]

Thats how our lakes and ponds are here in oregon, lots of 1-3lbrs and 5 is a tank

[@LandonTuckerFishing]

I fished that same area when we were there with the NPFL a few years ago! Before you pulled the satellite up I was like that looks familiar😂

[@BassFishingHQ]

Popular area that always seems to produce some bas

[@raburns24]

What size line are you using with that 8in magdraft?

[@BassFishingHQ]

20lb fluoro

[@BredForBass]

Them bowfin becoming more and more common in those harbors past couple years

[@BassFishingHQ]

Are they?

[@randytroyer7738]

They've been there for years. We catch multiple every spring. They are cool looking when they spawn, fins turn florescent green

[@adammitchell3462]

I love catching off the wall,odd species...ive actually caught a few muskies while bass fishing.

[@BassFishingHQ]

It’s always a nice surprise except when you really want it to be a bass lol

[@macprince5667]

Mudfish will tear up your lures, especially spinner baits.

[@MrFishingohio]

Was just out that way last weekend, my buddy was killing them on his homemade swimbaits

[@Badkharma21]

It looked like a great day on water!

[@vizarddragon0757]

Definitely a few wake you up bites happening. HeyTyler , you should do a lake break of Ohio's largest spring fed lake, Nettle Lake. I live in NW OH. And don't find too many fisherman who know about it. It does have your OH average 2lb ers but I've seen a few that could be 5lb.

[@BassFishingHQ]

I’ll have to look into that. Actually have never heard of that one before

[@mikethetoolman8776]

what lake is this? buckeye??

[@carlosporras4170]

Is it a good practice to return the “prehistoric” fish back into the lake?

[@hobonickel840]

Why? They aren't a threat and in FL you can catch the huge bastards literally in ditches feeding the water to groves lol ...But I think they are offering rewards for Northern Snakehead at least in SC they were... always makes it interesting when a bowfin gets snatched.

[@randytroyer7738]

yes it is, they are native fish not invaders

[@emcee2603]

I thought it was a snakehead.

[@NeoFoxZeroZero]

Was the water temp a little warmer in the dirty stuff than in the clearer water?

[@BassFishingHQ]

It was colder in the morning when I first caught them in it….warmer in the afternoon

[@jessicaweir2232]

What line and strength did you have on that magdraft

[@BassFishingHQ]

20lb fluoro

[@ctired]

Not gonna lie, I fish my local river and the water he is calling dirty is good for me all day on swim baits. On a dirty day it’s completely brown or red with mud.

[@hobonickel840]

She said my lure is fine but i need a bigger rod

[@blind_eye_fishing]

I have no idea why people think big swimbaits need clearer water. It moves water with it tail and with the body roll thats picked up by the fishes lateral lines. It catchwes bigs in florida where the water is nasty most the time with minimal to almost no visibility. Bigger the profile the better can see it after they chase the disturbance in the water it has created. I fish dirty ponds and mirky small lakes and have caught some nice fish on 5" and larger baits lol

[@SMC4117]

Dirty water = warmer water more often than not… especially mid- late afternoon 🎣

[@rickvann3489]

White in that color of water was the ticket

[@dan776]

Fish the small bridge at the north end when the current is pushing through it.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Actually I did that on this very day. But nadda

[@Crankinstien]

So much for worrying about the protective slime on bass

[@arthurdirindinjr1792]

Your first fish is known in my area of America as a bowfin and they get over 8lbs by me

[@BassFishingHQ]

Yea I have heard them called that as well. They have a lot of different names. Funny how that happens

[@hobonickel840]

They get pretty big in the orange grove waterway ditches of FL If you are ever in FL and see a long ditch between the orange groves and road ...have a quick cast!

[@charlesknight3204]

Tyler … This video brought back memories of the one fishing trip I got to take the in the summer of 1972; I had just graduated from high school, and I had just finished the first half of the summer working two jobs … sacking/stocking at a local grocery store and doing clerical/file work for my physician father. My best friend had got permission to take three days off (for a Sam Rayburn Lake fishing trip) and I got Wednesday through Saturday off and didn’t have to come in on Sunday until 5:00 pm. My boss let me leave early (rare and unexpected) and we were on the road by 2:00 pm and on the lake at 6:00 pm. We fished hard (both day and night) from Tuesday evening through Sunday morning (around 10:00 am). We caught 2-4 pound bass (we called them peanut bass); we limited out each day (10 bass limit back then) on peanut bass plus; Larry’s largest was over five with several over four and my largest was 4.4 lbs. Any fish under two pounds, we released. We lived on beef bologna sandwiches, chips, dill pickles, Ding Dongs (real healthy), soft drinks, and water. Bottom line: we brought home about 70 pounds of boneless bass filets; 10 lbs for my boss for letting me go, 30 lbs for Larry’s family, and 30 lbs for mine. We were both very happy, very tired, and admittedly very proud when this trip was over; within an hour of my arrival at home, I was showered and on the job for my 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm shift. Yes, I was young once!!! Funny side story: within an hour of our return, my mother was on the phone to Larry’s mother offering to share half of the fish I put in the freezer. Larry’s mom laughed out loud, as she was going to make the same offer to my mom. Tyler, thank you, kind sir, for allowing me this 50 + year trip down memory lane!!! Until your next video and beyond, happy trails, best wishes, take care, be safe, the Lord’s peace, and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Atascocita, Texas. ✝️🎣👨‍🌾🦌🙏

[@wilobeto9393]

Dude, was that first fish caught was the invasive Snakehead? You should just make sure that thing is dead before throwing it back in.

[@hobonickel840]

It wasn't a Northern Snakehead ... Snakeheads have one long bottom or anal fin

[@randytroyer7738]

Bowfin and native to lake Erie

[@GenoGalfidiFishing13]

let's get a electronic setup video

[@BassFishingHQ]

I can possibly do that

[@aarongreen9013]

I have great success with big glides and swimbait's down here in South Eastern Ohio at the aep public lands. Ohio boys stand up 🤙🏼

[@andybales7318]

This is the only positive thing about FFS...all the bass fishing lures we've enjoyed for years are always in stock now..😂 weenie worms & spinning gear, forget it...strictly for video gamers

[@johngalt3568]

I hate Bowfins. They ruin lures, hooks and when they first hit, you think you’ve got something.

[@michaelross5674]

You said mud fish.... Is that a bowfin

[@eecm_]

Yes, common names can get messy

[@keithlawrence4952]

Swim baits are far and away my “go to baits” for bass..small or largemouth..

[@BassFishingHQ]

They are definitely one of the best lures a man can use

[@craigholland2274]

Must be fl with mudfish

[@BassFishingHQ]

I’ve caught them in Florida but this was Ohio

[@jakeb8856]

We have them up north too. I’ve caught them in Wisconsin. I’ve heard them called Burbot and Lawyer Fish as well. The first one caught bit the tip of my thumb off, so yeah, I learned. I hear they are delicious.

[@BassFishingHQ]

@@jakeb8856 dang I’m sorry about that. I have always wondered if they were good or not to eat

[@svengalt9546]

Bowfin (mudfish, grinnel, dogfish etc.) are native to roughly the eastern half of the country. They are not invasive snakehead, that is a completely different species that comes from SE asia and thrives in the southern states here. Bowfin are a completely natural and beneficial species here in the US.

[@eecm_]

Don’t think too many people eat bowfin, burbot are unrelated to bowfin and are actually closer to cod and people often eat them. Both of those are native to the US unlike snakehead which are invasive down south.

[@SamEichers]

Hate dog fish.

[@eecm_]

Love dog fish

[@SamEichers]

@@eecm_ why

[@eecm_]

@@SamEichers I really like the less common and weird looking fish, and they are fun to catch as long as you have the right stuff. I think it’s really prospective. Like if you were to target them for a trip the bass would be annoying with how many you catch. If you look at it differently you could really end up liking them

[@SamEichers]

@@eecm_ I live in an area that's got tons and tons of northern. As a bass fisherman I hate them for the same reason I hate northern. They're lure stealers.

[@eecm_]

@@SamEichers yeah I could understand that

[@Badkharma21]

You need to shave your head

[@BassFishingHQ]

Hahahahah no punishment on this one thank the lord

[@nodvick]

why have a pounds caught goal without a fish fry to follow?

[@j.christopherhickman2060]

Good video but , drives me crazy. That is a cap not a hat . That’s a bass , not a green trout .

[@skijaxxx]

AWESOME!👍

[@Oldbasshole]

I just bought one of those baits and am looking forward to putting some time in with it .

[@BassFishingHQ]

Heck yea! It’s a great one