Swim Jigs and Swimbaits - Beginner To Advanced Tricks To Catch More Bass!
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- Come learn the secrets that fishermen use to consistently catch fish with swimbaits and swim jigs! Learn when its time to set the swimbait down and upsize to a swim jig. Watch as Matt explains the differences between swim jig trailers and how some create secondary action while others are virtually dead in the water. He’s giving up all the tricks from small finesse Swimbaits for clear water that will still get bit on the worst days, all the way to heavy swim jigs with huge hooks for busting hydrilla beds in search of giant largemouth!
Finesse swimbaits are an incredible tool in every angler’s arsenal. The small keitechs have taken the industry by storm in recent years because of their incredible fish catching ability. Matt shows when to use the different styles and sizes and even shows how he and Tim rig the baits with micro hooks to maximize their bites on days when fish don’t want to bite. Color selection is key with these swimbaits as well so below in the description we’ve included color recommendations for every bait.
Swim jigs are a huge category by themselves. We could go on for hours about how to pair trailers, modify skirts, and use each hook style to your advantage. But if you’re going to take away one piece of information its that for every weight/style of swim jig, there is a perfect trailer to make that bait rock and shimmy in the water. No matter what bait you choose, do not settle until you’ve found the perfect trailer that creates secondary action for you.
Below are a breakdown of the baits, hooks, and even equipment we use when fishing swimbaits and swim jigs. The links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed descriptions and up close photos of each item. Matt has even included his favorite rods and reels for each bait category so you can really dial in your technique.
Swimbaits…
-Keitech Fat Swing Impact (3.8, 4.3, 4.8): bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Colors: Pro Blue Red Pearl, Electric Shad, TW Ghost Shad
-Keitech Easy Shiner 4”: bit.ly/2bxJK6H
Colors: Silver Flash Minnow, TW Ghost Shad, TW Pro Blue
Swimbait Heads…
-TacticalBassin Finesse Head: bit.ly/2Pqrq3n
-Matt Allen Swimbait Head: bit.ly/29RrTYN
-Dirty Jigs Guppy Head 1/0 Hook: bit.ly/2nyUJRS
Weedless Rigging and Bladed Heads…
-Owner Flashy Swimmer: bit.ly/2e8O4Y7
-Megabass Okashira Screw Head: bit.ly/2EpluSA
-Coolbaits Down Under Underspin: bit.ly/2boS7QA
Swim Jigs (Lightest Wire Hook To Heaviest)…
-Finesse Swim Jigs: bit.ly/2dr2933
Colors: Tactical Shad, Bluegill, Threadfin Shad
-Dirty Jigs Swim Jig: bit.ly/2dIVUMd
Colors: Chartreuse Shad, Dirty Shad, Bluegill
-No Jack Swim Jig: bit.ly/2d8qUCv
Colors: Dirty Shad, Tactical Shad, Warmouth
-California Swim Jig: bit.ly/2auXfmx
Colors: Alabama Bream, Citrus Shad, Tactical Shad
Swim Jig Trailers…
Finesse- XZone Swammer 3.5: bit.ly/2PogV0q
Mid Size- River2Sea D Walker 100: bit.ly/2NwqBmz
California- D Walker 120: bit.ly/2NwqBmz
Lazy Method- Keitech 4.3” Fat Swing Impact: bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Matt’s Favorite Tiny Swimbait Combo…
Rod- Expride Spinning 6’10” Medium Light: bit.ly/2osaj3q
Reel- Stradic CI4+ 2500: bit.ly/2gu84t7
Line- Power Pro Moss Green Braid 10 lb: bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- Sunline Assassin 8 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2h4LNjm
All-Around Swim Jig Combo…
Rod- G Loomis GLX 844C MBR 7’ Heavy: bit.ly/2gqziwT
Reel- Shimano Curado 150 DC HG: bit.ly/2yHtsp4
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 50 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 15 lb Mono: bit.ly/2ae97J9
Budget All-Around Swim Jig Combo…
Rod- Shimano Intenza 7’4” Heavy: bit.ly/2QADLTq
Reel- Shimano SLX 150 DC: bit.ly/2LWzw2Q
Line- Sunline Assassin 17 lb fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2h4LNjm
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TacticalBassin Reaper Hoodie: bit.ly/2TwBWs7
TacticalBassin Shadow Hoodie: bit.ly/2FVD9Rs
TacticalBassin Sun Shirt: bit.ly/2TvFMBD
TacticalBassin Hooded Sun Shirt: bit.ly/38cVi9G
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Equipment We Recommend...
Minn Kota Ultrex Trolling Motor: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Humminbird Solix 15 Electronics: bit.ly/2Hazsej
Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
Hot Foot Throttle Control: bit.ly/2ob4kgO
Loc-R-Bar Boat Security: bit.ly/2CMF1NP
Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/2fvjcFB
Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/2glE3eN
Hero8 Camera: bit.ly/37hVTX4
ElectroSamson Scale: bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Frabill Net: bit.ly/2FNdnQr
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A. 30 min swim jig lesson from tactical bassin? Sign me TF up!
As always, you killed it Matt. My favorite TH-cam videos are Matt Allen talking about jigs or Swimbaits
My favorite videos are Matt Allen talking about jigs or swimbaits too!
Amazing rundown as always! Thank you so much for spilling your knowledge. Tight lines!
Swim baits have become my biggest confidence bait simply because of your page. In MN I caught my PB of a 7.6lb. That's a monster bass up here. Thank you. You guys are for the angler that is just above a new angler that is really wanting to dial in their skills and you're the best on TH-cam.
Matt gets so pumped up talking about certain lures. You know he is passionate about this topic and you should be listening closely!
Thanks for the video. I am 67 and I have learnt so much from you and Tim. That I thought I knew. Keep plugging!
I love how you guys can do a video on a topic you have covered 15 other times and i still always learn new information... Or get reminded of something i should be doing. You guys are literally the best out there doing this. Thanks guys!
Even though I use the baits that you recommend, when you say that we could use any brand swim jig, I know you're just doing this to give us the best information you can, and not because you're beholden to any brand. Thank you, Matt.
I love how this channel isn't brand driven like a great deal of others. The beauty of TH-cam, these guys can make money and be objective about what they review without any strings attached.
Tons and tons of information here. Rewind 6 years ago I got told by an old timer to start at every lake with one or the other. (Swimbait/Swimjig) Always been a staple bread and butter for me. Sweet video man!
So informative and best of all he is not brand loyal just recommending googan baits or strike king. He actually does his homework and gives the best ideas that he can. ty mat for being the greatest.
really facinating how anyone can "un-like" any of these vids. all of the knowlege afforded here has taken me from green to the back of the boat for locals in a little over a year. there is no accessible fundamental knowlege resource for our sport that can remotely compare to what Matt and Tim give us. hail. i wish i could post the progression pics..but i stopped taking pics months ago
Pretty impressed. Was looking for info about swim jigs and swimbaits, saw your video and almost skipped it, 30 minutes was not the time I had to obtain simple information. Guess what, saw it all, and enjoyed it all. Very informative. Now I will go out and see if I can catch some snakehead or jungle perch. :-)
Awesome video! In the future I’d like to see more videos on breaking down conditions and building a pattern! It’s so interesting to watch you guys take conditions and think “”this is perfect for a small swimbait”” have one short strike a bait or follow it and you just know what to switch to that’ll put those fish in the boat it’s very interesting. Keep up the awesome content!
Amazing information from the best bass fishermen on the internet. Tactical Rocks. Thanks Matt. Excellent tips.
BEST WEBINAR EVER!!!! I’m a much better fisherman for having watched it. You totally rocked this topic. Thanks!
Matt, I completely agree with your observations on finesse swimjigs, in particular the thinned out skirt. My approach is I've swapped out the standard full skirts on my finesse swimjigs with the Z-Man EZ SkirtZ that come on my original Chatterbaits. The Chatterbaits look better in the water thumping with the extra skirt strands on the standard collared skirts. BETTER STILL, the paddletail swimbaits kick MUCH BETTER on my finesse swimjigs once rigged with the EZ SkirtZ and their single layer of skirt strands.
Those skirts are awesome! Phenomenal flair and action in the water
Best tip on 3/4 oz. swim jig thru heavy cover I have heard!! Soo many places to use that technique. Thanks Matt!!
Thank you Matt for an exceptional educational presentation. Until today, I had no tactical understanding of how to fish those baits. So simple; so fundamental.
Thank you for taking time to teach. Now I go fishing.
First class information! I love how you and Tim break down the science behind the madness! Awesome as always!
Got my pb 7lber and a 6.6 lber on the 1/8th ounce guppy head with a 3.2 keitech. Never would have considered throwing these if not for you guys great videos! Thanks for all you do and actually teaching fishing instead of trying to entertain us! Best channel on you tube!
Me: Watches tactical bassin
My wallet: ... no...no... please noooo!!!!
😂😂
Luckily I've been able to find the restraint to just put them in my wishlist.
@@jasonbowden7615 we have too.
I meant " to"
Lmao 🤣
Suggestion for another video - As you are travelling and trying new lakes place the camera in front of your electronics and explain/interpret what you are seeing and how it influences your decisions. Great video Matt, thanks
Just bought 100 of the 3.8 in bulk... and I don’t regret it one bit. Thanks for the great video Matt 👍
It's crazy how similar Matt & I fish! The Keitech Swing Impact FAT has been my confidence bait for years, & when they seem to be skiddish I drop down to the Easy Shiners! They're my bread & butter, I've caught quality fish all over Michigan & had the most amazing bass fishing of my life in Minnesota this spring-summer transition. Going to have to give the D walker & Swammer a try if Matt thinks they're better trailers than a Keitech!
I just caught my first bass with your recommended swim jig. It was amazing how good this lure went throw bulrushes line. Now I have a new option to target bass.
Thanks!!
You have made me such a better angler. The Swimbait and swim jig has been the most awesome baits for me. I’ve been putting that 6th sense divine Swimbait on my swim jig nice look. Thanks awesome video
Man I’ve been waiting for you guys to give some love to that Easy Shiner! You can throw it weightless on a 2/0 offset like a fluke and it has a DEADLY wobble twist on the fall. I’ve been catching fish on it from pre-spawn to bed fish to post spawn this year.
I fished my Kietech 4.8 for the first time this morning at first light on an owner flashy swimmer and it got hit like crazy, on a body of water I haven’t had much luck in here in TX! These videos are so great and incredibly helpful, especially for us new bass anglers. The TB Kool-Aid is for real and I’m having seconds! Thanks Matt and Tim!
Flashy Swimmers are The Deal. Any time I can get away with one, I will.
Please keep doing videos
Enjoy your information n tips
Really have passion for fishing
Thank you
Can’t wait hit the lake
Dude, I've got the fever real, real bad. I fished a lot as a kid and recently realized how much I've missed it. What a great channel!! I've been watching a ton of Bass fishing videos and for me, you're the standard. It's like cheating!! Great channel brother, keep it up!
Another great video Matt!
Thank you for sharing your wisdom! *"KEEP ON FISHING"*
Blessings and Aloha from West Michigan
One of the best vids you have put out. Your explanations are perfect.Keep em comin guys.
I love the videos. They cover a lot of areas. Sometimes to much. For us weekend warriors we can't always afford all the different baits that are mentioned. You guys have an arsenal. It gets confusing because of this. I bet I've watched a thousand videos but my fishing hasn't improved that much. Would love to see some videos on must have general baits. Maybe a video on the water from locating the fish, choosing a bait and catching the fish. A simple walk through fishing for dummies video. I think my head is jumbled with info that is hurting me more than helping. Thanks! You guys are awesome!
I used the 3/8oz Tactical finesse Tennessee shad with a 4.3 electric bluegill Keitech and caught my PB up here in Canada. Right at a ledge going from 6' to 13'. You guys are great and the best resource for guys really trying to hone in their approach. Great work as usual guys!
Couldn't agree more Keitech's..paired with the Matt Allen swimbait head..hell yeah!
Y'all are the best man. Thank you for teaching me the small details of bass fishing. Wish I could be a part of it.
Megabass Uoze and Spark shad is a KILLER swimjig with awesome action
Matt is one of my favorite in the business!!
Hey Matt, speaking of roboworm swimbait that's discontinued, I found two of them the other day in my plastics bag. I put one on my ouze swim jig. I'm pairing the other on a California swig jig. Thanks for the 411!!!
This channel is where I learned 90% of my bass fishing knowledge, and every year I still learn more. Thanks for the content. However, did anyone else notice that Matt is wearing shorts? Lol this might be a first for me. You know you fish a lot when your hands and face are a different color than your legs 😂.
Bwahaha you got me! I'm trying to branch out... it's not working 🤷♂️
Dude’s y’all are so awesome passing down all this info.
Up in the wisconsin cheese, all we throw is black and blue with a white trailer and we burn em through the thick brush, steady retreive, but when it gets caught up keep cranking, once it gets free, it darts out and creates some of the best reaction bites out there.
I still got a stash of Roboworm EZ shad, been pairing those up w/Cali swim jigs for a while now. That's how long i been listenin to TB... good stuff Matt
I've had a ton of success over the last year with the Megabass Uoze Swim Jig. A combo of an underspin and swim jig, it's been phenomenal for me. Seems to be a bit the best of both worlds
Matt “Keitech” Allen.
this made me laugh harder than it should have
I absolutely love this channel! The information is pure power and in-depth. Badass dudes for sure
💪💪 what more could you ask for,the complete guide,Thank you Matt and Tim 🔥🔥❤️👍
I have learned so much from this channel.thank you and god bless
I exclusively throw the Cali & No Jack, and have found that I get more body roll with the Keitech, which I only throw the 4.8in and bigger on the 1/2 & 3/4oz. I will definitely give the D Walker a shot though. And for those who use Keitechs and have problems with them staying on, just dab a small drop or two of supler glue on the hook keeper before sliding the swimbait on, makes a huge difference.
I have become a much improved fisherman because I watch your videos. Thanks a lot. I was wondering if you could do a video on propped hookset, by techniques, baits, hooks etc.. Thanks again for the videos.
I’ve been throwing Keitechs for 6 or 7 years. Definitely the best. But can’t help wishing they weren’t main stream. I’m glad for the company. But I hate that so many people know my secret now! 😂
Love this! Thanks for keeping it basic but still going in depth on some points! Keep up the great work! You guys inspire!
Love the underspin swim baits. Been my little secret this year
Yup my go to bait
Awesome vid! I second regarding the Keitech Fat. I tried other brands and they also catch fish but the Fat swing impacts catch more fish for me. I think it's all in the mind or it's all in the squid flavour =)
I agree. I also think it is the combination of kick, softness and scent that makes it very efficient in catching fish. Whatever it is, Keitech knows how to make ribbed swimbaits! Rage swimmer and menace are where my confidence lies in swim jigs but I would like to try that D walker next, Matt's the man for sure.
I would like the full unedited video of you guys fishing Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee with full commentary of everything you're doing
Dang, that was some good stuff. This will be one of your top videos.
Love the vid keep up the great work 💯🤞🏽
Another awesome vid from the best teachers on TH-cam!
Keitech used to have a color called dark sculpin and it’s a top 10 color for me. I have a few left but not a ton. Luckily I bought a ton of them a while back but they just get destroyed. I wish you and Tim would make a guppy head with a screw lock keeper. It gets so torn up with softer baits that the keeper just doesn’t hold long.
Here in Tennessee, we fish weeds with 1-1/4 oz or 1-1/2 oz Spinnerbaits, the same way you fish weeds with that 3/4 oz swimjig. Toss it in the middle, and rip it out instead of pulling through the lanes. Figured that out a long time ago👍
Great video again guys although we don't have large mouth bass your tips and tricks and a lot of the lures you guys use across the pond convert to the species we catch here in the UK perch, chub, pike and our European sea bass 👍🏼👍🏼
Couldn't agree more about that keitech 4" easy shiner. I get so many more bites on those then any other swimbaits. And I'm in FL where the big bass live. Gambler might be a close 2nd for me.
Love the passion for fishing and the knowledge sharing, thanks as always
Really started using XZone stuff a lot this year. Very under rated company. Thanks for the awesome tips Matt. Hope you guys have a good holiday weekend.
So glad I ran into your guys’s channel💯🤟🏽 very informative 👌🏽 hoping to see a video for us ditch bass fisherman😅
I want to see you guys breakdown a deep, vertical electro-reservoir. That is mainly devoid of underwater vegetation, but full of deep- surface timber and bluff type structure.
Two of my favorite baits and I fish the paddles tails on the Matt A swimbait heads all the time. My go to smallmouth bait.
I try to keep up with all the twists and tricks while my longtime fishin' partner throws/substitutes/adapts 3 worms in 3 different styles for any soft plastic situation; strait tail, curly tail, & ribbon tail, in 3 colors; Junebug, red shad, and purple, nay 4; he just recently added redbug, and out fishes me every time in our tannin-stained central Florida waters. I think i have more fun that he does though. LOL My dad also used exclusively a blue strait-tailed worm because that's what was available in the 60's, then when purple came out, he switched to that. He didn't know anything about the light spectrum and that purple (ultraviolet) is the last color to disappear in the water, but the lure developers apparently did, and purple became the new blue, and he too caught more bass than than i do now.
Really good informative vid...........These tactics really fit my style, needs, and methodology... Thanks for sharing......
6th sense divine swim bait is also a great swim jig trailer as well. Has that same roll do it as the d walker
I use these baits like clockwork I just got a 22 inch monster smallie on lake erie swimbait. Then canesus lake a monster largemouth swim jig the versatility is incredible can throw em anywhere
When would you throw a finesse swim jig vs a standard swim jig?
As always great video! Thanks Matt. I would like to add some thoughts on the Guppy Head. I feel that the bait keeper is way too bulky for the fragile, small 2.8 Keitech's. In my eyes Dirty Jigs would improve this swimbait head with some sort of fine wire keeper. Also I would love to see these heads with a 60° angle line tie (as with the Tactical Bassin Finesse Head) for a more unstable run. What do you think out there?
Matt... great video like all of y’all’s videos... I had a question on the finess jig with the RivertoSea trailer... do you trim that trailer up to make it fit the jig better... thanks again for all y’all do ... and if you’re ever down I-20 in Texas, you got a meal at my BBQ joint in Sweetwater Tx... Thanks
That 4" kietech is a killer, for sure.
Thanks for all the tips Matt, ur the man! I've been looking for a reason to use a few dirty jigs 3/4 ounce swim jigs I got on the cheap from ebay
Hay guys! Thanks for all of the information you share. It has made me a better (and poorer) angler. Any chance we could get a summer jerkbait video?
I should have watched this years ago lol been throwing California swim jigs exclusively! I need to try a swammer instead of keitechs!
Awesome info ! Matt you rock !
Matt Allen = “the Bobby Jones of the Bass World”!
Totally agree about the Easy Shiner!! I use it a bunch for Smallies up here in Canada. It gets smoked!!!!!
Like always informative thanks Matt
Man I love this channel
Amazing video man have been watching for ever love it when you say swammer lol
you da man I could listen to you talk all day long !
Amazing video as always! Cheers 🍻
Excellent as always. Thank you.
great vid! I wrecked em in the ozarks last weekend on the 4.8 fat swing and a owner flashy swimmer after watching some of your older videos on swim baits!
Matt, from what I've seen persoanlly the YUM Pulse Swimbait has EXTRAORDINARY side-to-side rocking. It also seems to be much tougher plastic than my Keitechs. So, is the YUM Pulse a good candiadte for being a swimjig trailer?
Put it on and see how it runs underwater
@@matthewcoulter3991 I will give them a try and report back. It's been very challenging for me to clear time to hit the water this year.
@@midwestfischerman how did it go?
@@amosu629 The YUM Pulse worked well as a swimbait trailer. The action was fantastic. I was on a weedy heavily pressured forest preserve lake north of Chicago. No catches to report, but Texas rigged worms are the go-to on that lake. It's a small sample size, but I can report GREAT action. Be wary of kinked baits though, the only drawback to the YUM Pulse.
@@midwestfischerman thanks! i have a couple bags lying around somewhere. if i can find them, I'll give them a shot this weekend. hopefully, we can add to that sample size.
Sweet video!! Matt, have you ever tried the Jackall i-Shad as a trailer on a chatterbait or swim jig? The action is crazy. I was cutting the tails off my keitech until I found the i-shad.
I've been out fishing with my kid. He was throwing an easy shiner and I was throwing a fat impact both in the same size and color. He was out fishing me 3 to 1.
Hey guys, I noticed in regards to trailers, you didn’t mention anything about the “Rage Swimmer” like last summers swim jig video? Have your opinions changed or just not a top two? I’m probably overthinking it. Just wanted to get your thoughts. Thanks 😎🎣
Love it! Lets go get’em!!
Gt searchbait has been good to me, love the rattle..wish they had heavier head
Great video brother! Learning a lot!
Who all comes back to old vids for refreshers
I remember back when you were first talking about working with Dirty Jigs to make the swimjig. Long hair, roadside canal video and all. If I remember correctly when guys first started talking about swimming a jig it was mainly pointed heads and the fastest gear ratios you could find (at the time it was about a 7:1) and simply burning them back in. Do you guys do this at all or are there other techniques you use for hyper fast retrieves ?
Flip the swim jig trailer upside down + it will kick + role , it's worked for me
I have an unopened pack of those EZ shad swimbaits.. Loved that bait, why would they discontinue it?