The Best Affordable New Glide Bait On The Market? Spro X KGB Chad Shad!

Today, we are taking a quick overview of the new Spro and KGB collab Chad Shad! Is this the new best affordable glide bait on the market?
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[@tryptaman4315]

I have a resin poured bone chad shad, and was scared the Spro wouldn’t get bit as much, but I actually catch more on the Spro(probably bc of the color) than I do the original! Very impressed

[@LordCowbxyRDR]

Great video man, subbed!

[@davidsagastume3700]

This is a bait I’ve really been interested in. Very informative review.

[@crazybassfisher]

It’s a solid bait to have in the arsenal for sure!

[@CB4basser1]

Awesome review, we need more. See ya Saturday 😇

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching! I’m actually in Japan, last minute trip so won’t make it to TD4

[@catdogc5024]

You know it’s a good bait when Geoff says “it fuckin crushed it” lol

[@crazybassfisher]

Hahaha I hadn’t seen a big fish crush a bait that hard in awhile, got the juices flowing 😂

[@316bassin]

Next bait for sure!! Awesome review!! 🤙🔥

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching homie 🙏

[@BassRaider]

Thx for the video on it!🤙

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my dude 🤙

[@letun3481]

Thank you for the hint about the hook, original hooks are extremely sharp though.

[@christophershelton1735]

Stumbled on your channel. Love it. Subscribing.

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for subscribing to the channel! I really appreciate it!

[@ericpettyfishing]

I got a threadfin pattern comming. Im excited for it

[@ReelAZMatt]

Nice video Geoff!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching my guy🤟

[@mikehauck5832]

I always change my hooks out to owner on all my swimbaits. Thanks King 🎣☮️🙏😎

[@crazybassfisher]

Owner all the way!

[@Pennsylvaniatrapping]

Just got one and hope it works! Great video

[@morganvanschuyver]

Ive been hammering largemouth on the spro KGB. Its 🔥

[@secretbassrigs]

It's certainly not hype. And being practically impossible to keep in stock is no coincidence.

[@ScalesnTales_Media]

Horsing fish in could possibly be ny favorite past time.

[@crazybassfisher]

It gets my rocks off when I horse in 3lbers 😍

[@gismoogity]

Love making em do a little water skiing.

[@wilmerpruitt6324]

Love it, Caught a Virginia Citation Largemouth (24") first time I ever threw it. Got em all, but have only used the Bone color.

[@crazybassfisher]

Hell yeah! That’s a big one!

[@JS-oy6nn]

Been wearing bass out for the last couple months with the Spro chadshad fantastic lure for sure.

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s cool! Glad you have found success with the bait!

[@jurlinquist]

"Just f*ckin crushed it" had me dying

[@gewglesux]

Hey Bro.... love this one!!! Thanks for the upload. I have a LOAD of Spro frogs!!! they make great baits!

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching homie 🙏

[@gewglesux]

@@crazybassfisher Anytime!!

[@BerryOutdoors]

I've taken mine out 3 times and gotten bit 3+ times each outing, I was hesitant with it being a production bait for $60 but spro knocked it out of the park with this one

[@crazybassfisher]

Sweet! The bait just gets bites!

[@CT393]

Funny that they knocked off the Cover Scat and announced it the same day you posted this and talked about how they worked with the bait maker and didn't just blatantly knock him off. Seems like the soft plastics division missed that memo, unfortunately, but this bait looks really cool, thanks for the video.

[@crazybassfisher]

Haha weird how some companies will collab and not collab, maybe it’s a US verses American thing

[@skidemn]

I didn’t see a video on your boat setup. I think that would be a cool vid for us!

[@crazybassfisher]

I made one last year that went in depth on the build out!

[@haroldrogers6566]

I got three bone the other day. Having them painted to match is Tennessee gizzard. Can’t wait till he’s through with them and I get to throw em. 😁👍

[@crazybassfisher]

You’ll definitely stick some fish on them!

[@coty7228]

Man if they weren’t hard enough to get before this video dropped, a man will never get one now 😂

[@deebz22]

They have them at cabelas/bass pro shop. I got every color in 3 days. Tackle warehouse had everything backorder

[@coty7228]

@@deebz22 closest cabelas or bass pro is 2 1/2 hrs from me, I’ve kept my eye on TW but always says backordered. The joys of living in BFE 🤣

[@deebz22]

@coty7228 I live in New Jersey so is mine. 2 hrs to Atlantic city or 2 hrs to Pennsylvania. I ordered online. Was in the mailbox in 3 days. 2 days earlier than it said. I thought since it wasn't at Tackle warehouse bass pro shop was gonna send me a notice after I payed but nope it showed up

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah, it’s weird, hopefully Spro ramps up production!

[@garym2293]

Bought one just haven't fished it Great Review Brother. Cheers!!! :))

[@crazybassfisher]

Get out there and fish it! You’ll probably stick a giant on it!

[@garym2293]

@@crazybassfisher I will my problem brother is I have way way too many baits

[@law1831]

Goeff, if you were going to throw that for pike and musky, what hooks and rings would you put on? I want to try it in northern wisco but worry that those hooks and rings would get trashed quick....

[@doualor4574]

For $60.. I can't complain. Besides the hooks, colors are slightly off from display pics. But who cares, it gets bit! 🔥

[@crazybassfisher]

Hopefully the improve on the colors in the future😂

[@TiagoBizarro]

New subscriber bro I'm about to order one of these and try it here in Bermuda i just started a channel myself Raw fishing( saltwater) i been looking to try a glide and i might start with this. I do have a swimbait 9 inch sebile thanks for the vid bro

[@andybales7318]

Just ordered 1...being a lure junkie, i just had to have it 😂 will see about the hooks, as i only throw mono on big glides/swimbaits....can't trust Fluoro, unless i change it out weekly...and braid is a no go for me with big heavy baits w/trebles.....thinking the extra give with mono may make a difference with hooks not bending

[@20block.Pologroundz]

So is it like the darter from clutch co ? Same action

[@JonJonsOutdoors]

I bought 2 Bone color and am painting them into gill patterns. No idea why they don’t do a gill option for us Pond guys. I know he sells the Crappie and gill version but the collab could add that color and get a huge jump in sales. Thanks Geoff!

[@crazybassfisher]

Hopefully we see more colors come out in the bait in the future!

[@kenmccarthyfishing]

Thanks for the review ❤🤙

[@crazybassfisher]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@xBEERmonsterx]

How would the Gan Craft Dead Sword throw this and the Baitsanity explorer gill? Also what size Owner trebles? Thanx for your time!

[@holdengamble]

Love this bait! Had a 11-12 follow me yesterday and it was crazy.

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s a monster follower! Hopefully you get her to bite next time!

[@CODCritic101]

Sometimes you can get em with a senko or a jig after they follow

[@tryptaman4315]

Also, I have caught 22 fish on this bait just this month (Toledo bend. I keep a booklet of my swimbait catches) and 19 came from me just slowly reeling the bait in. I always mix up my retrieves and do a steady wind, then windxchop, then just chop it in the next time and I always seem to get bit just reeling it way more

[@LordCowbxyRDR]

How big were the fish you were getting? I’ve got a pond in my neighborhood that’s full of 2-3lbers but I want to draw out the 4s more often

[@inf_2174]

Hey man, a bit late but I was wondering if you could make a video on the tyrant from wcz and fish with it? I just saw the demo and I gotta say the action was so different from the other things I’ve seen and I haven’t seen anyone else fish it.

[@maxcole3930]

I almost bought a chad shad from a while ago but I didn't because I had just bought the K9 in Sake bomber color from last hookup tackle drop. I thought I should spend more time with that bait than splitting it up between a couple. Last Saturday I caught a 7.4 another 5.8 & then a 8.6 with k9 in glide mode. Was an absolute awesome day for me!!!

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s an incredible day man! That K9 does magic in the water!

[@secretbassrigs]

I treat my Chad Shad like a down sized finesse version of the K9. I get similar longer glides on the Chad by streamlining its profile and increasing its inertia with neodymium magnets (holding the hooks up and out of the way) and plenty of lead tape up front as counterbalance.

[@tryptaman4315]

I run 25 on any big glides. I’ve casted off several with 20

[@andyandersen863]

Could you please tell me where you got the handle for that reel? Thanks

[@Catchwhatbites]

What size are these hooks? I can’t find this is info anywhere, and the first time I used my Chad a 3 lber ate it and bent the hooks😅 need replacements!

[@FreedomFishing]

Are there any glidebaits that glide, chop, swim, and burn in, all very well?

[@SuperStation10]

what size treble do you prefer on this bait

[@WeeWoo93]

any chance you are gonna do a summer big swimbait video? been strugglin with the heat of the summer and am curious if that big swimbait bite just dies off in the heat of summer

[@crazybassfisher]

Maybe, it’s been kind of hard out here lately and I’ve been traveling a lot, hopefully I can find some time and do a video!

[@victorxavier9977]

My local bait shop got some in last week 😎👍

[@secretbassrigs]

And probably sold out already.

[@crazybassfisher]

Nice, hope you scooped some!

[@weekenddangler4490]

Just fuckin crushed it brah!

[@crazybassfisher]

Freaking crushed it😂

[@randybrodman3959]

Hey Geoff, A question if you don't mind. Saw you buzzing around Canyon lake last winter. We talked briefly over fishing near the marina. My son is looking at a 14ft flat bottom boat that has a 9.9hp motor. He's thinking of buying it but I told him the 9.9 is pretty small ffor the bigger local lakes, like Canyon,Sag. What size motor do you run on your boat? You seemed to get around pretty good. Appreciate your advice. Thanks.

[@crazybassfisher]

Hey, how’s it going, I’m currently running a 15hp Tohatsu 4 stroke, it pushes my rig with one person about 18-19mph and 14-17 with two

[@randybrodman3959]

@@crazybassfisher OK. Thanks for that information.

[@arnaudfishing]

To me it’s more a S action than a glide. I don’t understand why it got so much attention when a shine glide by savage gear cost 3 times less and is a real glide

[@timothythompson6549]

Geoff, how do you think this would do with muskie grade hooks and split rings?

[@crazybassfisher]

It’ll make that bait sink faster but you should still be able to achieve the chopping action!

[@ata1421]

Yeah catch two in two days fishing and less than 30min both quality 4lb and they are documented in SU. This is the best bait I am going to suggest to anyone want to enter glide bait word.

[@crazybassfisher]

That’s awesome! The baits flat out just get bit!

[@johndove2419]

First one smashed it within 15mins, it was over 5 and bent the hook out landing it on shore. Had an Osprey almost grab it too, that sucked. Have high hopes for some Stripers, with upgraded hooks of course.

[@crazybassfisher]

Nice! Glad you found quick success with the bait!

[@TheMaineAngler]

I just couldn’t pay $60 for a lure that if I lost it I’d be pissed lol looks killer though

[@kemetichandyman3233]

Just recently scored a white KGB crappie from Michigan waiting for them to drop the original black crappie version. Have you ever fished with that particular bait? If not could you try to get your hands on one and Do a review

[@crazybassfisher]

I haven’t fished one yet actually, been eyeing them for a little now and might pull the trigger on one!

[@swimbaitonaprairie9359]

been catching 2 to 5 lbs on it Nortthern bass Mono or FC? are you using?

[@crazybassfisher]

I only fish FC these days, 16-20lb is good

[@glee0425]

@ 1:30 lol. that made me laugh

[@crazybassfisher]

😂😂

[@johnjohnson5933]

I would if I could find one , their sold out everywhere 😮

[@crazybassfisher]

Curious on if Spro will make them more readily available or will keep the supply low to keep the demand high

[@wagrianswimbaiter]

yeah, those stock trebles are absolute garbage, they bend out just looking at them... but besides that, what a sick bait! plus I don't care about the stock hardware on any bait anyway, as I always swap it out...DRT Sharx #1 work great for this one! thanks for the video and thank you so much for all the great content and swimbait inspiration in general! cheers from Germany

[@crazybassfisher]

Yup, not great stock hooks, don’t know many baits that come stock with great hooks!😂

[@LasseLammert]

@@crazybassfisher truth

[@jeffpickett9730]

Hell ya, I’d love to have a few of those but I can’t find them any damn where!!! 1st!!

[@TheRealEricRose]

Bass pro has some right now

[@Mr_Phamtaztik]

I found some at a tackle shop an hour away from me. I found out through IG by following them. So far, they’ve had two drops and they didn’t sell out as quickly as I thought. I’d around to your local shops and check.They’ll drop without any notice most of the time.

[@crazybassfisher]

Spro needs to start pumping these things out, guys need them😂

[@TheHomelessFisherman]

One thing I noticed when I was fishing this bait is that Geoffrey is incredibly sexy

[@crazybassfisher]

That is a major appeal to buying one of these baits😂

[@_Lt__Dan_]

what size hooks do you replace them with?

[@crazybassfisher]

I put size 1 or size 2 hooks on the bait

[@davidohlert4754]

I wish they made the crappie color on spro one lol

[@Esnoe21210]

Can it be thrown on a heavy rod ?

[@ryanschembri4139]

how do you like that bantam for throwing small glides?

[@crazybassfisher]

I love it, super solid build and frame, smooth and stylish, everything I like in a reel

[@ryanschembri4139]

@@crazybassfisher been throwing mine with cranks and chatterbaits, might try it out for a lighter sb rod, that bigger handle lowkey crucial tho

[@heavy12inchsub79]

Just ordered 1 for stripe bass...

[@texoma_outdoors]

Its on my shopping list, if my boat will quit breaking down long enough to buy some new lures 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@crazybassfisher]

Boats man, always something going wrong with them I swear😂

[@secretbassrigs]

"We've come a long way baby!" The SPRO/KGB CHAD SHAD 180 collaboration is already being touted as one of the most successful and anticipated lure releases from both, industry and market perspectives. I believe SYD RIVES, National Sales Manager at SPRO Corp, really deserves a lot of the credit for being the perfect counter part to Kevin Brightwell, being as grounded and genuinely appreciative of the sport and its consumers that make their dreams all possible. In contrast to the treatment and mass market reception of the "original" big bait, "the Original AC Plug" (patented 32 years ago), the kind of collaboration between SPRO and KGB has been a very very long hoped for designer/manufacturer partnership result by the original generation of west coast big bait anglers that recognized and gave the breath of life to the phenomena it still is today, another true example of the American success story.

[@secretbassrigs]

@@Goatse-monogatari_no_homo it's a large class of fishing lures called swimbaits. They're designed to catch big fish and only big fish. The technique started in Southern California more than 30 years ago because they needed bigger lures to catch the giant fish that unpredictably appeared during the 80's and early 90's in their deep manmade reservoirs. The fish they were targeting were in the world class range in size, 40- 50 pounds, and were considered an anomaly at the time by environmental experts and angling historians, due to the unnatural origins of the habitat and everything that unpredictably found a way to thrive in them. The specific lure that is the subject of this episode is known as the SPRO/KGB CHAD SHAD 180, and is a wildly successful collaboration design that is the first of its kind to achieve such commercial success, after 30+ FUNKEN YEARS, my LOW IQ COMRADE SHITEN MOUTH NO NOTHING.

[@crazybassfisher]

You love to see it!

[@secretbassrigs]

@@crazybassfisher it's like everything I imagined could happen for any angler, but imagined decades ago when nobody heard of big swimbaits to catch big Bass. I know Japan has really taken advantage of the opportunity to innovate and build up the industry over the last decade and a half. And before that there were the pike fishermen, and their metal lipped plugs, and other oversized creations like the original whopper plopper configuration. The east coast surfcasting striper fishermen with large wooden swimming plugs, hand made by the Gibbs family. But Southern California always seemed so off the radar for freshwater game fishing. Then suddenly seemingly overnight So Cal became the place to be and the pioneers of a new way to fish. I was there when and where it all started, even before Bob Crupi was busy putting Castaic on the national map. I saw the original versions of garage baits for sale at the boat rental stands that were the most third world looking concessions stands anyone could imagine, especially at Pyramid Lake. A place still considered obscure today, but arguably the birthplace of the big swimbait industry specifically made for largemouth, that we all recognize today, back in the mid to late 80's, I wanted so badly to participate in it as I got older having intuitively recognized the future of a burgeoning industry through my teenage years. especially after finding out a person could charge $20 whole dollars for just one lure. But all I could do was fantasize and express my justifications, predictions and desires for what I really wanted to do for a living back then. But was ridiculed and discouraged by my own parents. It's a satisfying feeling to know you were always right. And the way Kevin did it was pretty much how we all imagined it could happen for anyone of us. But most of all, nothing like how the AC PLUG was commercialized like an imitation and how Allen Cole would end up being treated by industry and sports fishermen alike as an imitation himself. This is coming from a person that fell in love with bass fishing when I was about 8 or 9 years old, and discovered Jimmy Houston on an obscure Southern California UHF television channel, KDOC CHANNEL 56. Now that I'm retired

[@caseysaunders2137]

If you can find em in stock ! Been waiting 21 days on a pre-order

[@greenpighunter6930]

My two took 13 months to arrive.

[@caseysaunders2137]

@@greenpighunter6930 DANG ! I'm expecting 8 weeks or less but no idea. They sell out immediately

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah, hopefully Spro picks up production on them soon!

[@morganvanschuyver]

My biggest knock on the bait is it helicopters on the cast.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yes, I forgot to mention that, it helicopters a lot but still casts fairly well

[@AnimeNfish]

What size ST 45 hooks for this bait?

[@crazybassfisher]

I like to use either a size 1 or 2, the size 1 would probably be best!

[@AnimeNfish]

@@crazybassfisher thanks!

[@gbz-ninjaz9354]

Needs a glossy or clear coat... striper hit my chad shad and crack the plastic.

[@jeremyduncan9165]

Them dock fish at Lake of the Ozarks…..

[@crazybassfisher]

That just sounds dirty 🤤

[@alexw575]

Is this new? I thought these came out in 2022. Why were these at icast 2023?

[@victortrejo1133]

“And just kind of take and act like it’s their own idea” **spro literally copies the punker punker**

[@crazybassfisher]

It can be bad sometimes 🙃

[@garydennis5178]

What knot do you use?

[@justinstruyck9989]

Does anyone know of a bait painter in AZ? I was finally able to pick one up. They only one they had it in the perch color. Only used it twice and had 1 really nice follow. I got too excited and chopped it a few too many times and it lost Interest. I made 1 more huge mistake. I ended up getting a huge migraine throwing up, couldn't see out of my left eye with a huge headache. Ended up leaving it on my dashboard for the afternoon and the paint cracked Long story shorter. don't be a dumbass like me and forget you placed your bait on the dash,especially in this wonderful state of Arizona we live in.

[@crazybassfisher]

Not any painters I know out here to be honest, yeah, leaving baits in the truck in Az is a no go haha

[@Iamthereal_1]

Dang sold out already

[@crazybassfisher]

Hopefully Spro is making more soon!

[@chadrumsey7895]

That 8 pounder looked more like a 4 pounder

[@christopherromina5445]

Cool lure, but the price is bs

[@ReactionGiants]

Don't try to launch it bc it will helicopter 😅

[@crazybassfisher]

She’s a helicopter for sure😂 still casts fairly ok though

[@ReactionGiants]

@@crazybassfisher told my bro add a swivel to that thing 💀 the action is 👌

[@comfortablynumb9342]

$60 and the hooks bend out?! Yeah...no.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah, kind of a bummer on the hooks but I have fished baits 2-3 times that amount where the hooks were not good

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@crazybassfisher that's insane. I bought 4x strong trebles decades ago. Strong hooks exist and should be included with super expensive lures.

[@10-speedninja]

Chop , chop chop, chop chop chop

[@crazybassfisher]

Chop is key😂

[@dupont24x]

I remember you being apprehensive about it on an episode of THUT @ icast.

[@secretbassrigs]

Yeah, plastic material and mass production concerns that it would turn out to be an inferior imitation that could only become discouraging for people wanting to get involved in the big swimbait movement.

[@crazybassfisher]

Yeah, glad to see it in person and fish it and find that the bait is well made and catches fish!