What's the BIG DEAL about Fishing Swimbaits in Spring?

[@jonathanrivera6815]

Holy shit tactical bassin and mikeyballz in one video just lost my shit 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@braxtonchase8898]

Clicked on the video and did not to expect to see Matt and Tim, blew my mind. Gonna be a good video

[@wolfsbloodny]

Keith is the man. Been following him for a minute, and the dude consistently puts bigs in the boat.

[@carlosalvarado2160]

Keith needs a swimbait Chanel already!! Dope ass video Mike.. this is one of the best fishing channels on KZbin

[@evanschwartz2551]

Omg no way😁😁😁😁 seeing Matt and Tim out there is so cool, three of my favorite anglers, definitely didn’t have a complete fan boy moment 😂😂😂

[@791482]

I think a couple of us did lol 🤷‍♂️

[@FlippinOkie]

MIKEYBALZZ and Tactical Bassin!!! Hands down the best 2 channels in THE WORLD!

[@travisjackson3235]

You nailed it

[@joekuhl3500]

Check out, "Fish the moment". If you like tactical and MikeyBalzz then youll probably find, Fish the moments channel to be good as well.

[@FlippinOkie]

@@joekuhl3500 i watch "intuitive angling with randy blauket" and he's part of the fish the moment seminars so ill definitely check out fish the moments page! Thanks

[@michaelservedio2219]

I agree with you about the Tactical Boys, and their channel.. very informative, and a great resource especially when it comes to gear, and of course, the sub surface footage, but when you want to learn the ins, outs, and how to's, you go to a real teacher.. no BS, no pretense, and no being spoken down to.. You have become my #1 go to, head and shoulder above the rest... not to mention we fish alot of the same waters, and where else can someone go to for a BOG!!! Keep them coming sir.. BTW, throwing big swimbaits is my newest passion.. thanks for this latest one!

[@jason_ryan_fishing]

Holy shit, my heart sunk when Bog fell!!! OMG.

[@mikeybalzz]

yeah dude ate it! glad he was ok. next time he's getting a seatbelt!

[@jason_ryan_fishing]

@@mikeybalzz YT no longer emails me any updates on anything, just seeing your reply now. Totally strap that fucker in next time, jesus christ. Not even my dog and I was panicking like my grandmother fell off a 10 floor walk up. lol.

[@timrobinson3124]

tactical AND Keith, what a legendary day. Big fan of all y'all. Keep up the killer content!

[@seanodell5133]

Been a long time Matt and Tactical fan. Nice to see them rubbing elbows with Mr. Balzz.... Great stuff as always....

[@caseydangar1193]

I dont know how I've gone this long without noticing your channel. I watch all the fishing channels on KZbin and this channel is great. Your just so relatable in the way you fish and your personality.

[@jessehillis7830]

Mikey you gotta get this dude back in the channel! You two together would do some absolute damage! Love the uploads man keep doing what you do! #realfishing!!!!

[@joekuhl3500]

Thats what I'm saying!

[@uncledenzil3836]

Visited headwaters this past weekend. Had a great time and caught my PB.

[@rickhensley2251]

Take it easy on our boy bog!! Great video..

[@billljones979]

Been watching tactical for years, got me into watching you Mikey, two best channels on KZbin, love the part when he is like ok we are gonna wrap this video up , at the halfway point,

[@robertdouglas9345]

Quickly becoming my favorite bass channel! Keep up the good work!

[@rickyrodriguez9831]

I enjoy watching tacticalbassing a lot, especially now that they’ve moved to Tennessee! They’re guides also not hashtag pros! I like how you both go in depth with lures and techniques.

[@_bassadd1ct_]

My 2 favorite fishing channels by far. That’s so dope you guys ran into eachother

[@robertstephens4294]

OH, I hope Bog is OK from the fall. Bog gets so happy when you have a fish on.

[@FishingWithDL]

Mikey your hands down one of the chillest, funniest and informative dudes on KZbin when it comes to fishing bro. I love your videos. Keep rockin my dude 🤘

[@southerngurlfishing2561]

Literally my 2 favorite channels together in one video ❤

[@af4od02]

Excellent swim bait video. I can’t believe Bog got dumped off the boat at the ramp!

[@kerrysanders6668]

Dude is right on about big swimbaits. The key is patience, patience, patience and finding the right opportunities. Big glides are addictive all by themselves. Buying a new one, making it glide just right, and then jacking a tank on it. The best thing about big swimbait fishing is the sheer aggression of the fish. I was using a 7" 2.4oz bluegill glide down here in North FL the other day, and had a 5 pounder almost rip the rod from my hands. They hit these things like they want to annihilate them. You'll be reeling and all of a sudden it doesn't just stop, dude's right, the line will straight jump sometimes. When it gets warmer, you can burn them down weed lines like crazy and trigger super awesome reaction bites.

[@rogermoore3270]

You know it’s going to be a good day when Mikey posts

[@georgia2thaheart]

Awesome 👌and great to see you run into tacticalbassin

[@carlosalvarado2160]

Such a dope video.. I have way more confidence in the 7 inch.. it just gets bit for me.. waiting on my first battle shad to come.. instant fish catcher for me in sure

[@billyhaney6696]

Bog fell out of the boat wow , great info Mike

[@Mass_bigbaits]

You don't just have to be in cali,texas, or fla to throw these big baits. I'm in mass and I only throw swimbaits/big baits. Only time I'm not throwing them is when I'm frogging

[@johnmango6056]

whats your mass pb?

[@DamianMarshall5]

I do the same and I'm in ks, I'm from California tho so that's definitely what started it for me.

[@Mass_bigbaits]

@@johnmango6056 6lbs

[@EricLeetFishing]

Homie has the late 80s/early 90s Eazy-E style from the neck up! Killing it Cali style in Florida!

[@markdavis394]

Awesome vid man. Toying round with the big swimbaits also. Along ways from being confident with them tho. Lol

[@catsmasher83]

Watching that load up on the hook set... yesssir!!!!

[@vincebreuning9113]

Bunch of legends right here! Love it

[@TheCturner199]

Dude you are so right, lots of days crying and wondering. Oh but when you smash em where like u have 6 over 7 lbs an an 11 lb kicker. Best high ever..

[@bredtooshredoutdoors9013]

This is such an awesome video!! Keith is my favorite swimbait angler! Always sick to see those hook sets.

[@pelagicprincesses6123]

@tacticalbassin is by far the most legit channel. Sad to see them leave our home lake, Clear Lake. Funny cuz YOU and TB rarely use the G Word. "GIANT" unlike all the other Internet fishermen who rarely catch the quality fish you guys are smashing! Keep up the GREAT CONTENT!

[@booster4470]

Cool. That must of been Sunday or Monday 31st-1st because you had no wind. When we were there for the week the wind was roaring, except in the early morning fog days. Poor ole Bog!

[@grdfishing3326]

Mikey always bringing solid #realfishing videos🤘🏼

[@robertchapman7181]

I have that exact one... I’ve thrown it til my arm just about fell off on several trips - nothing so far, but it’s still exciting... I know when I do get bit it’ll be a tank.

[@rickyreynolds9056]

Sweet video brother!!! I would hate to hafta choose between yours and Tactical Videos but probably would pick yours for number one just for the old school!! 👍💪🏻🎣👌

[@bobwitt4939]

Anyone else having issues with being notified when Mikey posts his videos. I am subscribed and I have the notification bell on, but never got a notification.

[@dwmjr2253]

A Cracker Jack type video and Tactical Bass was the surprise! 🎣👊🏾💪🏾

[@cdoutdoors8090]

Another great vid by the 🐐. Tell bog I love him❤️😂🐶

[@hollerhavenfarms24]

Glad to see Bog is ok.

[@SmoovD408]

Subbed as soon as I saw you were Cool with TB! Tight Lines! Love the Fishing Community Vibes✌

[@ralphgarbiras5450]

Keith is the FL swim bait king!!!! 💪💪💪

[@kylemattix5561]

Nice! So hopefully be seeing a tactical bassin at fellsmere video! Love the vids mikey, keepem comin bro 🤙🤙

[@timmcmaster6435]

Keith!! Follow him forever great to hear him talk finally!! Awesome!! Funny to hear about the grinnell lol gonna break out my big swimmer next month 4sho

[@oscartec88]

I like his idea, leaving conventional at home. I do the same because it can get tempting to put the big baits down. BTW that dog knows exactly what a hook set it, it gets all excited.

[@mattfleming86]

I've got into swimbait fishing, soft and hard.. and in my experience the 5-7inch, often shad shaped, baits are the sweet spot because you do get a few extra bites to keep your grind going. And i've caught fat little 12" spotted bass so its still not too big of a presentation for a hungry keeper size fish. I also habe pretty fiesty carpal tunnel and those 2.5oz and under baits are a lot more user friendly. A little more forgiving on timing/environment. Hell I never even bought a dedicated rod I have a mojo bass frog rod that has thrown nothing BUT bigger lures and it just works for me.

[@ROSSCO7777777]

mullet on point. do more swimbait stuff. it gets bigger fish and its a style gaining a lot of popularity

[@hillbillytarzan]

I started big swimbait fishing in 2011 and you absolutely can’t take conventional gear unless you have a really strong will. Some days it pays big, but sometimes you’ll cast all day without a nip. You don’t fight the fish either. You winch just as fast as you can or it has a good chance to come off

[@jimwarden9617]

Cool guest. Cool content. I like that you want to expand our knowledge base. Thanks.

[@OkanoganSwimbaiter]

I threw the 9" battle shad up here in Washington state last year and had a ton of success. Lol I even managed to land a 1 pounder on it

[@JBfishing619]

Ayyy Matt allen her welcome back to tactical bassin! Dope!!

[@bamadondon0495]

U can tell bog loves the boat. The way he rides like a human is so funny n cool to me!!! I hope he's ok after that spill he took.. #bogboy

[@joekuhl3500]

Mikey rescued Bog so he is literally living his best life. Way better then locked in a cage for the rest of his life!! #Respect. Mikey is a real one.

[@kevinflabouyfishing5739]

Yea all I was thinkingis bog ok the whole time !! Dang my heart stopped

[@wolfgsooner5058]

I can watch your videos all day man!! I'm glad bog is okay he bit it pretty good😂

[@donpadawan]

Daaaang what a combo of 🔨 KZbinrs all in one video 🤯!

[@ninobrown8291]

Love ur vids.. i was just at headwaters for the first time on Monday...would be dope to meet you one day 🤙🏼

[@darrinminkiewicz6714]

Swimbait fishing is addicting I've got thousands invested in swimbait and glide baits Keitech swimbaits also work really well especially if you are new because they have them in practically all sizes all the way up to a 7.8 works great with an owner beast hook also creeping on the bottom they get bit ALOT!!!

[@victorarellano6249]

I need to know where you buy your swimbaits mine are so hard to find

[@markbrooks8472]

I really enjoy your show. It would also be helpful to touch on fishing friendly places to stay when you have a bass boat at the lakes you go to. Its difficult to find places to plug up to. I would like to go to Headwaters, but I'm not familiar with the area. What you find on line is a hit and miss sometimes.

[@toddsmith3418]

Poor BOG, that looked like it was gonna be bad, cool vid

[@kevinzap.fishing]

Keith is a hammer! Hopefully i can get a battles shad soon!

[@tonysalazar1475]

all my boys at the same place how cool is THAT !!!!

[@greenminnowbassfishingtips6883]

Awesome video as always thanks Mike!

[@johnmango6056]

I've actually been following keith on IG for a few month and he crushes it. Then u see tim and matt at the ramp... what are the odds of that lol? dope video my man.

[@michaelrector8307]

What lb test does he use on the bigger swim bait? 20 lb floro and up🎣

[@michaelcharlesleone]

Love that you had Keith on the channel. He’s probably the best big soft plastic swimbait angler in FL (most consistent for sure). I’ve been DM’ing with him for the last 9 months and he’s always been super nice and helpful. I’ve learned a ton watching his Instagram videos. Loved to see Matt and Tim as well. Great video!

[@fisheverything528]

There’s huge potential for swimbaits in Florida of all kinds. I mean of course there are some guys who are already doing it. But how there aren’t tons of guys throwing shad glides in shiner patterns is crazy.

[@solaydbak]

How do you set the hook on a large swimbait when the just wreck it. I've had big bass hit swimbait so hard my rod almost comes out of my hand. So I don't get a chance to let them eat it because my line is so tight.

[@stevec9889]

What’s a good substitute for the citizen6? Seems to be no longer available, and scalpers are selling on eBay for over a hundred bucks.

[@joshbirtchetfishing5196]

Balzz all the way, only Channel I watch💪

[@johnstarcevich2734]

You guys should do a show together or even a series. Tacticalbassin, mikeyballz and fish the ,moment are the best channels if you really want to learn about bass catching., IMHO.

[@jell-oputin8036]

Awwwww dude great video. Damn it stoked but it’s a negative 3 degrees outside . 🥶🎣

[@brandonbryant3548]

That was me Mikey who yelled your name at headwaters in the ocean boat this past week...also saw LUNKERSTV at headwaters

[@vuexiong6087]

Is Bog ok! OMG! I was about to say you should show them the hot spots lol. I literally was just thinking this yesterday. #MINDBLOWN

[@dixiefishin2956]

I love fishing swimbaits up here in the north east. The TK is a deadly cold water bait. Add suspend dots on it to make it suspend perfectly. Fish it like a giant jerkbait. Good luck getting one tho!

[@jaxattackfishing8496]

Poor bog but he built tough 💪🏼 glad he is good keep up the great content man 👊🏼

[@mikeybalzz]

no doubt - he got up and was trying to jump back in the boat within 30 seconds ahahhaha. 👊

[@brianhampton5200]

I love glide baits. We have a local man here in NC makes awesome swim baits....tater hog baits...his moonshiner is awesome

[@jerrodknapke7324]

I knew it was gonna be the TK!!! I HAVE AND LOVE THAT EXACT BAIT!!

[@bamadondon0495]

Is that Ctizen kinda like the Beast Coast Miyagi? Looks kinda like it but more beefier.. but I've been wanting to get into the bigger swimbaits game n I was going to start out with the Beast Coast Miyagi because a friend of mine recommended it to me. Whats thoughts on that? Would u start as a new bigger swimbaits angler would u go with the Beast Coast Miyagi or the Citizen?

[@SneakersAnonymousMatt]

I live in jersey and use big swimbaits or lures and catch 3 to 5 pound bass all the time. The bass doesn't have to be massive to eat pretty big baits bass eat fish that are like a 40 to 50% or more of there size so a 5 pound bass could eat like a 1 pound shad or half pound shad easy and thats a massive size shad. So yea and even in some states there are bass that eat baby stripers that get up to couple inches which exactly the same size as those swim baits or like a 6 inch mag draft or even the 5 inch or the 6 inch Huddleston or others I won't mention lol.

[@aarondavis8224]

Im in California and I throw swimbaits a lot. I dont make a ton of money so its tough to buy these baits. I invested in some molds and plastisol and now Im poring my own 8 inch baits in whatever color I want. The trout colors seem to work great at my local lake.

[@ramonahigh]

Are those mold hard to make

[@aarondavis8224]

@@ramonahigh yes, you need a $70,000 cnc machine and the knowledge to operate it plus a design for a bait that works

[@PinkPondPrincess]

Interesting Video! “Pink Pond Princess “ Stopped By To Say Hello 👋🏽😀💖👸

[@kayakfiend4436]

Yes I've been waiting for this saw u linked up on Instagram 🤙

[@slimetime4668]

What have been cool to see tactical bassin talk with you a bit, but they seem to be pretty lowkey guys...but I would take you for catching more fish then them in Florida any day honestly I think you got them most days anywhere but clear lake

[@janosczovek8524]

Excellent video really enjoyed it thanks 👌

[@5.7.0bassin2]

Dude what away to start off the day but to run into TB at the ramp you guys should have done a fish off a little 2v2 would have been epic

[@SanfordA87]

All this info free? He'll yes. Keith is the man down here for swimbaits.

[@C.Adams82]

When people think swimbaiting they usually think of west coast but I'll go as far and say that Western North Carolina and upper east TN may have the biggest swimbait culture. Every keeps quiet about it. There's a movie called southern trout eaters that you should really check out

[@makinbigbassmemories6450]

Great video tight lines gotta love Head waters

[@jeffmiller3765]

Great seeing Keith on your channel... dude ( plus his wife and son ) is just an absolute stick !!! The only downside to this video.... WCZ stuff is already absurdly hard to get as it is !!! Hope Mike is ramping up production !

[@791482]

absolutely love tactical bassin .... you're a close second

[@joekuhl3500]

Damn, Bog rolled right off the boat lmfao I hope hes alright. I got a Mikey Balzz and Bog shirt on the way!! I like this guy, I feel like yall vibe pretty well!

[@jamescaspersamanthalintner4767]

Hot dog tactical bassing and Mikey and bogg that's what's up and cheesey 80's swim bait music love it

[@dogvsraptor1980]

Keith is the hookset king. Boat flip champion.

[@SWCFLORIDA]

Good video Mikey. Love some Headwaters

[@grumpy4862]

Bogg is the best, like the content, swimsuit girl needs to do some fishing.

[@chrisboyd1408]

Thanks again for sharing

[@jamescaspersamanthalintner4767]

Besides brim and shellcracker what we call red ear sunfish and the occasional crappie shiners golden shiners wild shiners are all natural forage base I have found that my best crankbait colors in this part of the country are shiner colors that Tennessee shag color does really well here that's my number one go to color and I'm like you I believe the big bass are eating the 6 7 8 9 in shiners a lot in our part of the country