How To Start Soft Plastics Fishing (Beginners Guide)

[@MilesProwerTailsFox]

Finally a tutorial that actually is a tutorial and not just a video of a dude fishing

[@steveborland5401]

This is what KZbin needs! A how to video for people who want to learn, from a talented angler 👍🏻

[@willtrax71]

Debo’s Fishing and this yes… Devon is a true Renaissance Angler.

[@dead__wolf999]

Couldn't be more true, very helpful

[@freddyj5845]

Yes! No long annoying intro just get to the point and teach!

[@RafaelBorbaCostadosSanto-gt8mj]

hey guys, I'm a beginner. Do plastic lures work on muddy waters like in mangroves? The water where I live is quite murky

[@redeyestones3738]

I was thinking the exact opposite. Whatever happened to people learning on their own?

[@babaoreally8220]

I’ve been fishing for 70 years,and this youngster hit all the bases and nailed it.This is what I do,all the way down to the knot’s.I wish I could get those exact baits here in the US tho.Great advice Nev.

[@Wisey_83]

All availiable online bud. Try BCF Australia.

[@TheMasterMoto]

Ha ha was about to mention the same thing, bcc australia or directly from Berkley look for Gulp soft lures

[@samuelgeue999]

this guide channel is full of so many hidden gems, you should upload to it more nev! id love to a fishing knot how to

[@thecrakanot]

i went to bcf asking on how to use these type of lures and no one knew a thing. but you covered everything i needed to no. your a legend thanks mate

[@lemonsandaztecs3072]

What’s bcf? Better catch fish?

[@Traveller-nu4ne]

@@lemonsandaztecs3072Boating Camping and Fishing. Aussie chain.

[@itzybitzy479]

Been watching different tutorials. Your tutorial is SO good. Thank you! It’s nice to find a comment section that’s positive too. I’m new to fishing and I’m realizing how judgmental the community can be. Thanks, lad!

[@bernieadam1985]

I've been a lifelong live bait fisho. I've been trying and persisting with soft plastics for a few weeks now, I've caught one big tommy ruff for now but I'm still working on the technique. This video helps, thanks Nev!

[@crypwalkNZ]

Awesome guide my man.. Everything a beginner needs to know first up..

[@nickynickk1]

finally found a good video with clear instructions like this. Thank you sir. Greetings from Holland

[@PhilJadeNeho]

Excellent video bro! 2 months fishing and learning more and more from your channel! Keep it up

[@benc3214]

I want to get into soft plastics and this is exactly what i needed a all bases covered tutorial. Cheers mate

[@janetburrows137]

Love thank you. I’ve been fishing for years. Never had much luck. 🍀. But nobody taught me. It took me 3 yrs too catch my first fish. I kinda don’t mind not catching, cos it’s just so peas-full. But I need too start having a wee bit more success. Maggots are hard too come buy, so I was watching another KZbinr, throwing plastic baits. I was interested.. so thank you and I’ll keep watching, for your tips and explanations. Thank You love. ❤️ 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏❤️

[@lunadailylife88]

The quality of the produce is amazing!

[@griffothunda6621]

This makes me feel so much better about my first proper attempt today, a lot of ground covered over 3 and half hours and only 1 real nibble from something far to small to take my lil 2.5 curly tail. Changed up to a paddle tale on the way back down river but still no joy. I'll try the other bank next time, or maybe further up river

[@kevindefayk3618]

Fantastic video mate

[@nigelfoxall4610]

Excellent video for a first timer like me. Well done!

[@mattmadden777]

I’m late to the party, but this is such good content mate. I’m super keen on getting into Kayak fishing after watching your videos, would love a similar video on that!

[@El_Siervo]

Very, very detailed explanation. Thanks so mucho for sharing your knowledge.

[@stevenscott4035]

Thanks mate, bumped into you under the bridge yesterday, hope you were able to get onto the Perch. Appreciate all your videos.

[@nevsguidetofishing]

No perch unfortunately! Cheers mate, good luck on your next trip

[@ryandobermann6651]

What state in aus are you guys from ?

[@DM1977_]

Very good video , exactly what I was looking for, great explanation thanks

[@ItsFS7]

awesome video mate, every plastic newbie needs to take your techniques into consider

[@NasTimeAdventures]

The best guide to soft plastics for beginners. Well done mate.

[@Dracman75]

Very decent tutorial mate, thank you. Have a micro reel and rod and wanted to give jelly lures a go and found the perfect video. Subscribed and liked

[@HITARIX]

Very informative video. I’m a Dane sitting in Finland for a week trying the fishes up here. We are not used to lakes so this video really helped!

[@gregorygreene1624]

Mate thanks, I haven’t fished in years and now I have a couple of kids I want to teach them some things I did as a kid and fishing is top of my list. Never used soft plastics and you made it easy to understand cheers

[@hanoitripper1809]

Great tips! Can u dip the lure in tuna oil also if I don’t have scent?

[@WestOzCards]

Absolutely superb video mate. You're easy to listen to, very concise with the information and excellent demonstration. SUBBED!

[@greg0uk]

I'll never forgive Australia for giving us the wiggles.

[@stephendwyer4659]

Toot toot chugga chugga ....

[@TheMasterMoto]

Thank you for the tips on joining the fc to the braid, guess I won’t know if it’s done right until I hook a fish but I can’t pull it apart so pretty confident, appreciate your knowledge mate, TIGHT LINES

[@KukLinSky]

i like metric explanations, good channel, clear english :) good luck, i am in

[@atmm89]

thanks mate, great help, never caught a fish on plastic. will get the gear you mentioned and have a go, thanks

[@ianrawlings2546]

Where I fish, 4kg braid would get busted up real bad. I fish with soft plastics using the same set up as I use for squid. Slightly heavier outfit but a bit more versatile.

[@mrbigmel3]

thanks mate .....great advice for an old guy getting back into fishing subbed you

[@stevetobias4890]

Great tips, thanks for your time. Spinning is fun!

[@pilot9k553]

Another great vid mate

[@Whobinsay]

weapon video mate, well presented, easy to listen to. Earnt my sub!

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

Also - as a alternative to double uni. The Alberto or _'Crazy Alberto'_ is a great knot. I use this knot for 8-15lb braid to 8lb fluoro and providing you can synch it down super tight, It will *NEVER* slip. I use an old AA or AAA battery to pull the knot down tight. A few wraps of braid around the battery and give it a proper good pull. Once the knot is done and the tag ends clipped, its quite small as well and I have no problem getting it through the guides. This is with light braid and fluro mind you. The knot will obviously be a lot bigger with heavier lines due to the diameters but there is no reason why the knot shouldnt work for heavier setups. Just dont expect to crank the knot through the rod guides. Also. The Palomar or Double Palomar is a good knot for tying hooks and swivels. Super simple, Super strong and takes less than 5 seconds to tie

[@bobbyswann3753]

Great video. What happens if it’s weedy. Will you snag by doing this?

[@FOOL1G4N]

Great video mate use some Burley to bring the fish out from hiding and cast around where you have put the Burley

[@gerhardstrydom5249]

Great tutorial video!

[@supersteph3111]

Great video, it will help me so much.

[@nevsguidetofishing]

Good to hear :)

[@gavynfullerton6947]

Hi mate New to fishing and watching this video has been a huge help to me starting off. Great job mate. Hope to see more from you

[@unknownskyman2156]

Very interesting...thanks mate 👌

[@expandzxzx6721]

awesome vid nev

[@CarlWilliams-w1x]

This unhure labuor in toishal placement on is grounds is on the captain open funxtion min or mincrob plole . Toon happy🎉

[@HillK7]

Really informative, thanks bro. Well made video 🎉

[@shalsenburgerwhatsinaname1036]

great vid, im now comfortable on what to buy and how to use it!. well explained. might take me a while to master the knots tho🤔

[@franciscomoreno7627]

thanks dude! getting back into fishing after moving away from the family, thanks for the video

[@shauny2146]

Cool vid again mate . I join lines with a little barrel swivel ( just lazy or out of habit I guess! Think it’s us older fellas that never had braid back in the day learned to just use swivels and blood knots interested what your opinion Why a line to line with a uni is a better option ?

[@shauny2146]

Obviously cost of swivel is gone and a potential damage to rod tip if not careful! Just curious on other reasons 👍

[@jurepeternelj]

Harder to see knot vs. swivel? I keep my leader short(1m), but some people like it longer (5-25m) and will throw the knot thru guides, which is impossible with a swivel

[@timjohnun4297]

Using a 1 metre long leader, it has to be able to be wound through the guides. I'm an old fella and use wind on leaders on all my rods now, the only time I use a swivel is a 3 way one with a dropper for my bottom rigs. Tied onto the end of my wind on leader ;) I've recently switched from the double uni knot to the Albright knot, much neater knot. FG knot is better but I suck at tying it lol

[@tonydalmasetto7848]

Great video, Nev.

[@em3047]

Can you PLEASE do a beginner's guide to beach fishing! We LOVE your videos and am going beach fishing for the first time at Moreton @ the end of the year. HELP PLS

[@titmit6251]

Is this only suitable for river and lake fishing? Are soft plastics good for jetty fishing too?

[@dougbas3980]

Very helpful and very well done! Thanks😀

[@onlyfisho]

Whats the rod and reel brands you're using here?

[@MattsFishingEscapes]

Great content mate. 👌 I'm just trying to get into soft plastics

[@nevsguidetofishing]

Thanks mate, hope this video helps! :)

[@MattsFishingEscapes]

@@nevsguidetofishing it helps in understanding that it's not an immediate success. I caught my first Flatty (40cm) on Kangaroo Island. But it was a grind otherwise.

[@liamlw780]

Snook and a salmon after watching this and learning about the soft plastics, thanks you

[@happydaysdave]

Thanks mate.👌great video!

[@my67falcon]

Was taught to think of the retrieval as the town crier. Work the jig like the bell to get the attention, then stop so the people (fish) will grab onto what you are saying.

[@davidpiscopo3774]

Just started fishing age 64 lol. My question is this. How do u switch the bait given its tied right to the line? Do u have to cut the line each time?

[@zacheritson9066]

Yes, you cut everytime.

[@davidpiscopo3774]

@@zacheritson9066 Thank you.

[@donquixotedoflamingo619]

@@davidpiscopo3774you can use swivel if you dont want to cut it everytime you want to change bait

[@reanleas6438]

IDK if it's right to do it but my husband adds clips between bait line and line. So he just removes / changes clips with baits.

[@davidpiscopo3774]

No idea neither but if he's catching fish then it's good

[@mindofown]

Excellent tutorial

[@matthewparker4101]

great video Nev. I am a newbie, do these set ups not need a swivel? cheers

[@samuelwallace294]

Nah that don’t mate because when doing a line to line knot it does the swivels job with the added bonus that it can go through the guides

[@matthewparker4101]

@@samuelwallace294 cheers thanks

[@nevsguidetofishing]

Thanks! No swivel needed on this one.

[@deriserudder5098]

Well done mate wating to see your next one 👍

[@scourg-e-_-2936]

Thanks a lot, mate. Found your video very informative.

[@Lonhro]

Thank you so much i can't to return to fishing its been far too long. Cheers Gary 😀

[@Pastryarchy]

This was awesome, thanks mate

[@RedemptionTackle]

Another awesome video mate Some awesome tips

[@oday_babasehan]

great tutorial🎉🎉🎉

[@BiskyRubble]

Hey I have just started to get in to fishing and was wondering what everyone would recommend for a beginner

[@martinavci5095]

good stuff young man .thanks

[@smolpickenergy]

Neds Declassified Bait Survival Guide

[@jeffbaade8480]

Hi nev love your videos mate you might have made my fishing life easier can you please tell me something every body tells me I have to use a loop knot using soft plastics but I noticed you used a uni so is it ok to just use a uni knot ? Cheers jeff

[@samuelwallace294]

Personally I use a quick snap as I chop and change lures a lot and I would say if you get a small size (I use size 1 mustard snap) it doesn’t really affect the action but I used the uni knot for many years with much success

[@jeffbaade8480]

@@samuelwallace294 thanks so much Samuel

[@nevsguidetofishing]

Thanks! Defintely don't need a loop knot, a uni is just fine when starting out

[@jeffbaade8480]

@@nevsguidetofishing thankyou nev

[@davesherlock77]

Great vid cheers for sharing your knowledge.

[@shotbychristo]

Good presentation. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@tjhughes9099]

Awesome vid!

[@Batang_72]

Very clear tutorial 👍👍👍

[@ryandobermann6651]

Where in Australia are you from Nev ? Which state is this ?

[@faisalrafique6107]

Hi kindly advise for exact rod and reel used as i cant check the balance of combo physically. Thanks

[@bentran4575]

Would a 6ft 2-4kg rod get the job done? Everyone I look people recommend 7ft

[@discord2000]

It's fine, you just won't cast as far.

[@666percentfishing]

Great video mate.

[@DanDavidson-on1ix]

Great video, thanks mate 👍

[@vkotzath]

Very helpful.Thanks

[@soulfate2]

Brilliant what a great explanation well done!

[@shatteredsoul22]

Hey Nev, been loving your videos, this one is the best I could find on beginners soft plastics. A question for you (or anyone else who knows), do you back your braid with something like mono, or use a tag like electric tape to prevent slippage instead? I can't find info on whether backing it with mono is a detriment when using soft plastics and if you should just go straight braid?

[@timjohnun4297]

Dunno about Nev but I've fished with braid for years and have always used mono backing, tied onto the braid with either a double uni knot or more lately an Albright knot. I used to buy braid by the spool and then have to trial and error how much backing was needed to fill the spool. These days I just get my local tackle shop to do it lol

[@hodoljub450]

thanks man very good video

[@browntrout1156]

Thnx Nev, well done.

[@thesmarty6298]

great vid mate

[@GabrielB-mr7jp]

Good video.Thx alot.

[@Chook57]

Thanx for the vid mate, very informative to a newbie in soft plastics. May I ask a silly question.. Cud you attach a clip as you wud use on a sinker or hard lure to give quick change rather than tying knots again ?? My hands ain't nimble as they used too be lol. Many thanks..

[@EzraSwannellFishing]

You can use a clip as long as it isn’t to big, and if the fish are skeptical just tie a knot. Fish don’t like seeing your gear underwater.

[@AW-hg3pc]

i fish from a canoe, i put it just off the reeds on the edge of little islands in the lake and i am getting a bit frustrated with yhe behavior of the perch. Il be fishing my plastic like this and feel little tugs all the way. Then when i bring the lure to the surface il have massive perch follow it to the surface and break off pursuit. I tried pausing on my retrieval, they still break off pursuit. Why wont they take the bait but just tug the tail and follow it

[@Akinon74]

Thanks for the good tips ❤

[@dustinstanley9134]

The best tip i have is look up what your target eats and then learn everything you can about that food source. If it eats minnows learn everything about minnows. You can make your own lures that mimic whatever you need. Our ancestors invented fishing with wood and rope so its not as hard as we have made it.

[@neilwiththedeal]

Thanks from America 🙏

[@666Havers]

how do you avoid getting snagged on rocks and weed when you lure hits the bottom?

[@timjohnun4297]

Great video, one question, wouldn't tying the SP on with a uni knot restrict its natural movement? Would a loop knot be a better option? (Not arguing with Nev's logic here, he would out-fish me 100 to 1 lol)

[@FishAholic17]

Uni knot is fine. It makes little to no difference using a loop.

[@stefanisler1602]

Good teacher

[@nickserafin76]

ahhh so, all the small things add up and eventually, you will catch less fish... 15:37 haha, I knew it , thats why i never catch fish. Great vid man.. seriously 👍

[@TheTranquilEye]

Two questions if I may? Your rel is very under-spooled as I see it, which will hamper casting distance. 1/8 inch from lip is what I have always adhered to. The other thing, which is more concerning is that you recommend a leader BS as more than the main braid??? Surely, if you get snagged, the braid will go before the leader?

[@antonywardle]

Thanks for the video

[@grantlaredo9795]

Good info thanks!

[@jpavila9967]

what the name of the rod and reel on your light weight combo?