This is The HOTTEST Technique in Bass Fishing Right NOW!

[@m14hh5]

It’s a jig renamed for the purpose of making it sound like something new in order to sell certain products associated with the “damiki rig”. People have fished similar jigs to catch walleye for ages but by giving it a different name you can now market your plastics as “damiki trailers”.

[@joelbuff3254]

You can’t call it a crappie jig or a walleye jig, a damiki jig costs way more, and it’s TOTALLY “not the same thing”

[@m14hh5]

@@joelbuff3254 it’s still a jig. It’s nothing new at all.

[@spintowinstradic6067]

@@m14hh5I’m pretty sure he was being sarcastic LOL

[@tbauer2521]

Anyone I know calls that a jig and plastic

[@m14hh5]

@@spintowinstradic6067 haha yep. Somehow missed that😂

[@ForrestStroup]

I've been fishing this rig since 1977 and always have one tied on. What was old is new. The baits got better over the years.

[@brianpenrod8493]

It's the same thing we've done for 50+ years. We started with Mr. Twister curly tail grubs. Just lots of different trailers now dsys.

[@DBWeathers1]

It's the same thing we used to do for crappie like four decades ago. This is just a larger crappie jig. The countdown method isn't new either. But now, all of a sudden, since someone applied it to bass fishing it's a "rig". I swear.

[@wraith0018]

I agree with you. Been using crappie baits for 50 years to catch multiple species from ounces to lbs.

[@m14hh5]

Walleye jig/crappie jig. It’s just a marketing ploy to sell specific jigs/plastics that are associated with the “new” technique over other ballhead jigs and plastics.

[@jasonclark3781]

I get what you are saying but to new smallmouth Bass people this is a good informative video.

[@markpalmer9254]

Gotta get that marketing hype going brother. It's fresh, exciting and well maybe not so new, but they will never know since they are mostly too young to know better

[@XaltLures]

Thanks for the Damiki tutorial. I will try this out on yellow perch, coming season in the Netherlands. Kind regards, Richie.

[@scottresch9912]

This video is great thank you. Its funny some grumps get bunched up thinking its old news. Guys like me just want new info to go have fun cause im starting to get into fishing. So thanks for the tutorial.

[@SeanR_Fishing]

I love a good swimbait bite. Might have to give this a try out here on the TN river. Thanks for the video 🤙🏼

[@PatrickFordyce-b7c]

I still fish the Mr. Twister on a 1/8 jig head been doing that since I was 18 years old and I am 65 years old now , new name for old school fishing , just to sell newer lures , well I will stick with my confidence lures .

[@Badkharma21]

I use the steaks smelt. It catches every dish we have in New Brunswick

[@Dingo0088]

Not that I need anymore baits, but I may have to pick some of those Great Lakes minnows up. Is it spring yet?

[@joepworther2284]

Thanks Nathan, for the 'calculation-tip', because I fish at a lake, which starts about 56ft up to 462ft and then it is important to count...

[@tbauer2521]

Unless it's trout or maybe pike, most fish you bring up in more than 25-30' are going die from barotrauma. Probably not right away, but eventually.

[@joepworther2284]

@@tbauer2521 Yes true !

[@MariellaCaruso-ki9fh]

Love to see a video on how you clean and store your rods and reels for the winter.

[@nathanquincefishing7122]

I can try!

[@toddblais3060]

I’m up in Michigan, looks like upper 30’s and 40’s this weekend. Giving the damiki rig a shot. I fished something similar and was hooking pike every other cast. Keep up the awesome content!

[@jon2464]

Jig and plastics been around for long time haha great technique. These guys walleye fish before. Pretty much everyone does here in spring for big walleyes

[@mate2nice]

This is how I caught my first ever bass. Was fishing a 1 inch jig for panfish lol

[@bryanmasters5423]

Thanks for the tips and videos!

[@kingofthepier]

The best jigs I've used are the Great Lakes Finesse stealth jig with their Gamis. Also using a 1/8 - even a 3/8 I would be using a 7'6 - 7'10 ML for any open water fishing. From shore it's ideal for casting distance. 3/16oz is by far been the best for me fishing Lake Michigan up to 25Fow. The 2.5 Drop minnow and Flat Cat by GLF caught 90% of my smallmouth last year. Also I highly recommend using atleast a 3000 size reel. I have found a 4K has been best for my distance and the drag pick up is so much smoother than a 2500. Keep that drag light and let it rip. The 7'6 TFO Resolve is a great rod and the 7'10 ML St Croix Victory. Basically any rod you would use for open water light maribou jigs. Also if you can find a rod with a longer foregrip I find it better for balance and feel by keeping your hand a little above that reel. Cool video

[@peanutskustomz2466]

Going to try this rig this weekend 💪

[@charlesshaffer5782]

I have been fishing that for over 15 years before forward facing sonar was even thought about it is deadly in ponds and lakes

[@Lemondrop675]

Gonna have to try this technique now.

[@colinmccarty530]

I dont have electronics so thanks for explaining how to use this set up

[@ripptydevibes2581]

Looks like the Delware river, im assuming this is the north east?

[@YakAngling]

That's my favorite general rig setup for smallmouth and walleye. It would be nice to pour my own rigs like you did. I'm a machinist by trade and have looked at designing and making something unique to prevent snags casting over rubble and logs. Great tips to try out in my videos!

[@tjlastname5192]

I don’t know anything about making the molds, but once you have a mold making your own is super easy. My dad use mold his own weights and jugs. I’ve been tempted to buy some molds.

[@danturley6250]

Totally agree damiki is Japanese for walleye jig. lol.

[@Badkharma21]

why do you not have 100k subs. your videos are great and i appreciate your common sense approach to fishing and to keeping costs low for gear purchases...

[@nathanquincefishing7122]

Thank you! I’m trying to get there!

[@Mimi016Le]

Great job brother, thank you 💪🔥🎣

[@kenoakesfishing]

Is that 86 in western NY by chance? That road looks really familiar…….

[@rl2109]

Everything old is new again... IF you're around long enough to see it!

[@Jessica37323]

Looks like a crappie jig to me lol

[@DBWeathers1]

That's all it is!

[@justinhensley3315]

What's the highest quality, best made crappie jig on the market?

[@daveengstrom9250]

I have been using jig heads and plastics for more than 60 years. Why is it now called a Domekie (sp?) rig all of a sudden?

[@leftmono1016]

Marketing 😉

[@johnemrey9877]

To sell more Jacob wheeler crush city baits

[@tjhagan8754]

Great vid and good explanation. Fished this on the Tennessee River all the time, way before it had a cool 😎 name. Also excellent for crappie, and sauger/walleye with very slight technique modification. Same rod/reel setup. Check out Charlie Brewer and Crappie Magnet baits, they make some excellent options for this method, for lots of different species 😁

[@scottvan6064]

good video, THANKS can you tell me what hook that is ?

[@CaptainDave_0]

If livescope is like using a power drill. Then being blindfolded and then told to put a screw in a stud behind Sheetrock with your bare hands is more equivalent to fishing without one

[@sonofafisherman743]

Great stuff thanks 👍

[@cable2021]

damiki rig is that what they call once they run out of making up name when its the same way u fish a swimbait or carppie jig with a soft swimbait.

[@bryananton1534]

My favorite go to Bait NEVER fails me , nice Video thanks for freezing your ass off for us lol

[@williecolon9678]

Just a big crappie jig with a fancy name. I been fishing small jigs for bass a long time. Not new to me.

[@davidbrown-55]

Nice fish. That honeyhole must be loaded all winter. Dye the tails ever?

[@nathanquincefishing7122]

I do not usually!

[@kennyhaworth9606]

Great video Any Florida Videos coming up

[@nathanquincefishing7122]

A bunch!

[@jonathancraig4296]

Was this at Honeycomb on Lake Guntersville?

[@mauriciocampuzano6828]

I hate how the Damiki baits smell but i love the baits!

[@advocacyrl8017]

What color Drop Minnow is that?

[@Joseph_Brown1986]

You got a new sub here bro 🙌

[@markpalmer9254]

LOL, this is crappie fishing 15 years ago for me. minus the stiff rod.

[@afout07]

So its a jighead with a soft plastic swim bait on it? i thought it was actually some kind of rig and not something that's already been in use for pretty much ever

[@joelbuff3254]

I like to call it a “crappie jig”

[@johnemrey9877]

Confusing for the bass?

[@mrwhoop9869]

I don't believe I could carry enough open hooks on my local lakes without loosing them. Stumps, trees, roots, lay downs, and general vegetation.

[@tommyrq180]

Charlie Brewer’s “Do Nothing” concept from the 1960s, pops up every decade with a different name. Fine with me. Regardless of what you call it, will always be deadly. Might work better with a slider head! 😅

[@davelindsey6890]

I don't get it. I've been rigging swimbaits this way, on a jighead and with a bare hook coming out of the top of the bait for inshore fishing as long as I can remember and that's going back to the 70's. What's so new about this?

[@gregtarris9057]

the name lol

[@dikoga]

Does this work in south Florida?

[@nathanquincefishing7122]

Never tried it

[@Malysandacz]

We have been fishing like that for years in Europe for European perch.

[@ericglasgow1616]

Been fishing with stuff like that my hole life

[@llllll-ux2lz]

This has been around forever. “There’s nothing new under the sun”

[@klfishing444]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@charlesking8542]

Next they will discover these can be suspended under a cork, like we did using Manns Grubs in the 60's!

[@StevenGianatasio]

It's just using a Jig that back in the day it was used for Finesse Flipping. Or just jigging. Nothing New just a different name.

[@thundley4]

Doesn't seem much different than using an Beetle Spin without the spinner on it.

[@naturalselection5999]

I wonder what they're gonna rename this in 20 years?

[@Sivart-508PIR]

Looks like a Jig with a Millennial name stamped over what we have been calling it for 50yrs. Got to pander to the new generation to get their money too. All us old fisherman are already broke. :D

[@alexm1841]

What’s the difference between a Dimiki jighead and a regular jighead… Nothing lol I’ve been fishing this rig for 30 years

[@brettiwanowicz3385]

When the fish rip the tails of your swim bait, you have this rig. Nothing new.

[@manko717]

It’s like spinning tackle. Do people know how many years tge pros never used spinning tackle. I always had mine with me. Now, they use it, and everyone else is too. Now, it’s a jig. What’s next, the Jitterbug. Was a great lure for decades. Nobody throws it.

[@kjsoutdooradventures7705]

Just throw a crappie jig..lol

[@NEWME4UNMEBOTH99]

❤

[@JJones-zi8mj]

Is this what fishing is now put a camera on them and drag different baits to see if they bite lol. Completely defeats the purpose for me.

[@mikemulberry2296]

It’s just a rip off of fish a tube

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

... Most of these "new" renamed baits and techniques are from the young anglers of past couple generations that got into the sport from a family member or off video's .... never doing the homework or research of methods and techniques from years past ,, so they think they are creating something new ... techniques ,, baits ,, knots haven't changed for decades ,, just been resurrected and renamed .... with hopes of marketing products for income .. some work ,, some don't ,, but if you've been around long enough to recognize them from the past ,it gets annoying to constantly hear the chatter of a failed product .. Lots of copies out there ,, still it's at least a creative way of reinventing the wheel ... just be sure to check for patents ...

[@SALMONSLAYER06]

noooooooooooooooooo. dam it

[@rickvann3489]

Ummm.... hot since 1995 that I know off

[@UnknownNorcalAngler]

It’s not new I’ve been using it since the 90s

[@bobhunter8992]

New technique? I’ve been doing this for decades with different plastics, or Berkeley Gulp Minnows.🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@OutdoorPeak2025]

This is just a typical finesse soft plastic style the rest of the world is using or Aji and now suddenly the American called Damiki...hahahah....they eating it because the fish is pressured that is why they prefer small presentation eg 2inch