ICAST GEAR REVIEW: The Best Baits, Lures, And Tackle of 2024!

[@dustinwalker8152]

The Biwa Rig, now being called mid strolling, has been around for a little over a decade in Japan. It pretty much started with the Fish Arrow Flash J. I’ve been throwing it for close to 10 years now, long before live imaging. It’s been my go to clean up bait for schools and going behind people in highly pressured places. There are far more baits for this technique in Japan and not all of them are directly minnow shaped, the Keitech sexy impact being one of the best. The Evergreen bassenemy stick is the best for cover, it essentially has a chindo that makes it able to be rigged weedless. The Picasso tungsten ball head with the wire weed guard is a solid head as well. To get the true 90+ degree side to side rock, a ball head is necessary and flat sided baits are the key. The biggest mistake I see people making with it is using too long of a rod. 6’10” is pushing it in length. Solid tips help a ton, especially if using a rod over 6’5”. The short rods are the key to not having to spaz shake the rod like your tweaking your balls off. Short rods allow you to not shake so hard, and allow you to get super light weights to rock side to side instead of bouncing up and down.

[@clintsimpson4690]

Yeah there’s a reason MB rods have so many selections under 6’10”.

[@BigAlFishingAddiction]

Coolest thing happened while watching this video my fellow Utah buddy just posted that he met you both Today waiting for his tournament. Jordan Werner young awesome angler. You guys made his day. Thank you

[@tacticalbassin]

Awesome! We just met him a few minutes ago 🙂

[@BigAlFishingAddiction]

@@tacticalbassin Super cool kid.

[@leviathan8704]

This guy is the best bait salesman ever! we need you at the next icast!

[@joshguthrie8142]

Well I know what I’m spending my next paycheck on hahahaha that fully loaded bkk box is the best thing I have seen in forever

[@tacticalbassin]

Isn't that amazing?! What a great idea!

[@holdengamble]

it’s a great “idea”. but it will be a miss. people don’t have $300 at a time to spend on hooks alone. our economy is crumbling.

[@tacticalbassin]

I presume that's why they sell it empty as well 👍🏼

[@donkukawski8609]

​@@tacticalbassin I spend anywhere from 80-100 bucks at a time for BKK trebles for baits I paint..300 bucks really isn't bad. Love their hooks and split rings along with Owner.

[@jtotherog]

You ain’t lying! That’s sick!

[@andrewsales5417]

That Polly wog swimbait/frog is getting ordered today! And that "heart beat" I've always thought of making a lure like a popper but let water go through the body and came out the tail end (not the belly) and had a propeller on the back, call it the pop and prop. Do me a favor and make it a reality 😊

[@chriscavanaugh100]

I am also glad someone finally talked about how any FFS style bait will still work from anywhere, whether casting the bank, fishing from the bank or wherever. A good bait is a good bait

[@garylukas3476]

Thanks Tim love the enthusiasm !! Just like me !!!!

[@billtucker7728]

Just got back into fishing at age 50,love your reviews

[@calebriemer8763]

Thats awesome to hear it was a great show! I wanna go someday. Thanks for all your hard work finding and sharing the gems with us! Yall are the best!

[@Mr.RightPlace_RightTime111]

Man these dudes are awesome man, no wonder they have the number one tackle warehouse link purchases in the world!!

[@jakedelacruz1173]

Thanks! Now I have to wait months to spend tonz of money on tackle I really want because I live in Canada! There is like atleast 7 items here I wanted, and you convinced me to want more lol

[@KeleentProductions]

Matt, It brings me such absolute joy to see how absolutely passionate you are. It really shows when you talk about lures and branch off to stories from years and years ago. You'd be a dangerous person to share a 10 min beer conversation with because that will turn into a 10 hours conversation :D... Honored to have been a subscriber to you both for around a decade now. Thanks again for all you do and I'm happy this platform has blown up in a way to let you do what you love to do for a living.

[@johndynneson662]

Thanks for putting all this time. 👍👍

[@tacticalbassin]

You're welcome, we're happy to help!

[@CowabungaCal]

Been using a jig and minnows for years catching trout and crappie way before FFS was even use to catch bass. Agreed, that they do work without electronics on boats and shore.

[@everythingoutdoors-vl9bl]

When u see Matt that fired up about different products you know they are good!!!

[@toddpossum]

Thanks!

[@garyplowman5838]

Look like great new baits Matt thank you bud 🎣

[@chriscavanaugh100]

That BKK box is sick, no reason you couldn't make it a complete terminal tackle box as well, weights, snaps, whatever you use.

[@btzee5035]

Great video!!!

[@maxcole3930]

I've been throwing the 6" line through mullitron sense it came out for bass. Its one my favorite line through. Only thing I could say I would like an 8". I'm curious to see how the size of shad is bigger or just a taller body

[@joshsiock3813]

im also stoked for the revamped wiggle wog..... when i seen they where discontinued on tw i bought 10 of each color so they would last..

[@Bass_Fishing_101]

No way

[@justyngilliam4051]

My favorite yearly video

[@The_Bass_Stunters]

Can’t wait to buy that loaded BKK terminal tackle box!! FYI it’s about $330

[@pauldyeager8343]

Man I got to get a hold of that new Savage gear swimbait

[@SeanShanahan9]

Matt, I own a couple of the da spoon, I fish them in open water around bridges, where else do you guys fish them?I don't really have electronics, just old helix7. Thanks

[@MrSki-tyvm]

There is no way in hell you have fished the amount of lures, jigs, worms and everything else. Even if you fished every lure in your videos for 1 hour only, it doesn't add up to your age.

[@IgorReiantFishing]

The BKK terminal box is it waterproof? If not, it's garbage for terminal tackle storage.

[@ufcguruofficial]

Gonna order that BKK box. I thought Plano was coming out with the exact same style box.

[@matthewbramford6248]

What size hook will the BKK accessory boxes fit ?

[@Recyclopps]

Anyone know if BKK made a saltwater version of that storage box too? Would probably be a massive box but I'd love one.

[@bassman4201000]

Ordered my BKK box

[@onefourteen]

In Plano sizes, what size is that BKK box?

[@chrishartleyjr.5523]

Think a little poper with no back hook would work as a front runner ....

[@donovansaunders1616]

The video we have all been waiting for!

[@tacticalbassin]

Ha! Sorry for the delay!

[@donovansaunders1616]

@@tacticalbassin wasn’t a delay I know you guys have to sort through mountains of stuff to figure out what’s worth everybody’s money, and we appreciate it!

[@xDx0xUxGx]

Please tell me there is a plan to transfer all of the Tactical Mini Underspin colors over to the Tactical Underspin and the Tungsten Guppy Head 🤞

[@ILLUMINATHAN79]

No wonder why i can’t find any BKK Flippin hooks. They are all in your box.

[@thedadbodangler7784]

I like a lot of the finesse baits xzone put out, and I think you're sleeping on the tiny finesse jig GLF out out to pair with their snack craw.

[@tacticalbassin]

We're not sleeping 😉

[@michaelross5674]

What's the top water frog that has Velcro on top???? I forget what it's called

[@davidfelton3084]

It's called the Boom Boom Frog.

[@johndynneson662]

For me !!! In Minnesota was a. Northland thumper head. Gulp minnow doing that. Everything hits it. Just saying.

[@chrishartleyjr.5523]

Think the front runner should be a line through and us bobber stops.....

[@michaelross5674]

That snag proof frog looks like a green tadpole

[@itslegit7362]

I seen a bait on Jackals site... The slick bait, really need to know how to purchase them. And plz do a video on it, its crazy.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

There all sold out everywhere I have one on back order from plat

[@matthewotis3594]

As long as they have the og matt stefan guppy heads. What i fish my smaller swimbaits on. 6th sense screwlocks everywhere else. Except my a rigs then i use the Matt allen jig heads. Then cheap lead hog hunter ballheaded jig heads.

[@tacticalbassin]

The original guppy head will never go away, it's a proven fish catcher 👍🏼

[@LoadtheBoatwithZach]

Love jerkbaits as well! Have you looked at the action on the baitsanity with all the different inserts? Do you know if the inserts will be sold individually for when I lose them 🤣?

[@DonFinesseTV]

Daiwa 100 or 150 for a chatterbait/spinnerbait combo?

[@tonyparsley641]

Where do you get your pants from

[@tacticalbassin]

They're Aftco as well 👍🏼

[@Hatedepot]

$299.99 for 275 hooks is insane.

[@basschaser9356]

Nobody talk about bucca trick shad ?

[@thedude4044]

M. A. THE MAIN ASSIST

[@rockyporterjr4215]

He’s like here’s the cool part and I’m thinking damn the fully loaded bkk box wasn’t the cool part?!? Then I’m like shit that is fuckin cool.

[@edmelungeon2239]

Would be great if you could actually buy the rapala jowler. It doesnt come out until november (edit: december!!!). What the hell rapala????

[@tacticalbassin]

This is standard for a lot of the brands. Products are announced at ICAST, can be pre-ordered, but won't arrive until Winter.

[@DavidBronstein1961]

Great vid. One thing I don’t get: the frog bait isn’t gonna be ready till October, when topwater season is over. Which means most folks can’t fish it till 2025. Which means the excitement over iCast launch is a distant memory. They had years to refine and relaunch this bait. Why couldn’t they have the bait ready to ship now? Seems like bad planning to me. And December for the Z-man swimbait! C’mon, how does that make any sense from a marketing standpoint? I’m not in the fishing industry so maybe I’m missing something but in in every other consumer market I know of, you don’t promote a product as heavily as iCast does without the ability to cash in on the resultant hype with instant shipping. Just don’t get it.

[@tacticalbassin]

I 100% understand and agree. But I also know the answer, and it has to do with required timing by national big box retails to setup and order new products. You'll notice small brands typically launch with product, but the baits that may ultimately end up on shelves at Walmart, Academy, Bass Pro, etc... run on this timing, and there's nothing they can do about it.

[@Flintfishing]

Frog bite is pretty good in Alabama up to Thanksgiving, with a few good days all the way through to the next spring.

[@Bass_Fishing_101]

The wiggle wog actually catches fish into October and I’m in New York

[@dant8213]

1/96 nail weight=half of a thumb tack 😅

[@Matt_Boyce]

$8 for one Dirty Jigs Tungsten Guppy?

[@tacticalbassin]

LOL no, I'm glad you asked! I just called to confirm... Those are 3 packs, except for 3/8 oz, which is a 2 pack 👍🏼

[@Matt_Boyce]

@@tacticalbassin I was giong to say..."what the heck?!?!" hahaha

[@gewglesux]

The Knockoffs.... heard there were many..

[@tacticalbassin]

Honestly, nothing like normal. We felt it was a huge improvement over year's past. All in all a very positive show with little to no drama.

[@gewglesux]

@@tacticalbassin Well that's good news for a change. Hope it continues. No room for that.

[@19DESERTFOX91]

@@gewglesux there was a booth of nothing but pure knocks offs. literally just a china clone company they gave a booth to.. sadly imo at least nothing has changed besides the big companies didn't submit "original" ideas for best of show this year. or at least i didn't see one

[@gewglesux]

@@19DESERTFOX91 Thanks for the reply.. you would think that they would try to curb that sort of thing.i guess just guys trying to get cheaply made stuff. Better luck next year

[@krisramos7453]

Bonus video. Don't temp me with a good time

[@captainhunter_oubre1364]

Wasn't impressed with this icast. Besides literally 2 or 3 things, it was meh for me.

[@amontri3246]

ICAST = ICLONE

[@josephteague5945]

Hey I love the information that helps a lot hey I am a boat captain for my grandson's High School fishing team we are in need of some Electronics we do not have any and it makes it kind of tough fishing I would like to do good for my grandson anything you could do for us would be greatly appreciated thank you very much

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

ICAST = Indiscriminately copying Asians superior tackle

[@brandonsanford5173]

How else would we get it in the states?

[@potatosurfing6779]

you didnt show shit now we have to click the links