I don't know why I watch these videos. Because of you guys I have enough tackle to last me 3 lifetimes. LOL I do want to get some good raingear for this summer.
Love the fact that you remember the people that are scouring the clearance section. Thank you. One I'd like to throw in: Zoom Magnum II - 9 inch worm, comes in a 20 pack. Caught so many with these on a Texas rig and a shaky head.
Can we get a buyers guide dedicated to terminal tackle? Budget & favorite treble hooks, flippin hooks, shaky heads, drop shots, swimbait heads, ned heads, weights, etc. all in one video. Love all the buyers guides.
It just wouldn't be a Buyer's Guide without the Matt Allen Claw Kick Dance. 🙂 Excellent point about the Dinger having a slow sink rate; it's my go-to in super-shallow water for that very reason. The T-mac is a great Trick-style worm. Brush Hog is a classic; I've also had good luck with the Baby Mad Paca by Netbait. It's basically a Brush Hog profile with those Paca claws instead of flat appendages. Thanks so much for another Spring Buyers Guide, gentlemen, and I hope that finger heals fully and quickly, Tim!
Love the buyers guides! You guys turned me on to the man bear pig by reaction innovations a few years back and I’ve broke my pb 3 times with it! Thanks so much Matt and Tim
Chug bug ❤️ my very first popper. I have 1 left from my very first BPS order 25+ years ago. Lots of hook upgrades later and it still catches the snot out of em. Yes, love my MB PopMax but can’t say it actually outfishes the Chug Bug.
Big fan of the Budget Buyer's Guide. Thank you! I want to reiterate what you mentioned regarding Elaztech. Be careful folks as that stuff will "melt" up other plastics that it remains in extended contact with, including plastic tackle boxes and trays.
The Chug Bug is an absolutely legendary bait. That bait along with Rebel Pop-Rs (another super affordable bait) have caught me more big smallmouth than I can remember. Amazing for creek fishing. Also I would like to reiterate once again that you can replace whatever line-tie is on chatterbaits with Decoy egg snaps (very cheap for Japanese-made stuff, and the exact attachment used on the Jackhammer is a size 2 if you're wondering) to get Jackhammer action. Getting them on is a pain, but worth it to save 8 dollars.
As a beginner "Serious" angler, I'd love to see a vid where you show how you use everything in this vid. Which bait's go with which hooks, how you fish the different baits, what rods/reels you recommend (remember... budget), etc.
They put a "budget" option in just about all of their technique or bait -specific videos. Check the description. TB has a huge library of "how-to" videos that explain everything you're asking about. Do a search on the channel and you'll see what I mean. Good luck out there!.
Bass fishing is SO fun... I love the passion you guys bring to the table... hard to match my own passion for the fishing game... y'all definitely meet the qualifications... strong work fellas! You guys are awesome! 👊🙏🎣💪🔥💯👍
Alway love the buyer’s guide videos!!! But i have learned from y’all that you get what you pay for. I started like everyone else and now I’ve been heading towards more the higher quality gear all the way around from rods, reels, line, lures and to me its night and day difference between budget stuff. I use to throw the budget chatterbait and now I’ve been fishing the jackhammer and I getting more bites on it so the extra money for a more refined product is worth it to me
Yay, I love these kind of videos with my morning coffee. So many of today's 'Tubers get a few sponsors and forget us mere mortals have to purchase our own stuff and can't sneak 50 different chatterbaits past our wives -_-
Fishing season never ends Hear That ! Great video and after the first time you guys talked about Basics FC I have been using it to save money and it is great and very strong. Thanks Matt and Tim
Been using the Basix since it came out and absolutely love it. Holds a knot great, really good sensitivity, and comes off the spool great even if I hadn't fished in a few weeks. Bigger diameter then most but I feel confident using 15 instead of 17 to 20 and 12 instead of 15.
Matt, I’m in NE OH, we’re in what we call our 3rd winter, so pretty sure you guys already had your 2nd spring so hopefully the cold is from your last winter before real Spring! 😂
Can you guys make a video on hook-up ratios? Best and worst. Swimbaits, jigs, terminal hooks etc. It'd be cool to hear your opinions. Thanks for all the awesome tips! 🤙
Academy’s H2O express brand has really stepped their game up. They used to only make hard baits like jointed swimbaits & crankbaits but now they also make spinnerbaits, soft plastics, line, rods, reels, soft swimbaits & their prices are the cheapest by far. I’ve been a fan of their hard jointed bluegill & shad swimbaits for years but now I prefer their soft swimbaits over the competition such as strike king or keitech.
The other day I was telling my wife that TB should make a video with lures you can find on the tackle aisle at Walmart. Psychic powers were activated and here we are. THANKS GUYS!!! ✌🏾
Most of my deep cranking is the 6 to 10 foot range. That's considered deep on my lake. So that's what my deep cranking box is full of. I agree that range gets overlooked so much.
@@deebz22 WOW, I wish I were THAT LUCKY! My wife won't let me "grocery shop" at Wal-Mart because of the fishing section! I guess I shouldn't have spent 40 minutes looking for "milk and bread."😆🎣
I started using Zman when I got into inshore saltwater where almost everything has teeth and other baits would last 1 or 2 bites if I was lucky. Now I use them for everything that I can fresh or salt. They last forever, they don't stiffen up in cold water like plastisol baits, and they float instead of just laying down on the bottom.
Bonus spring buyers guide!??? I mean, don’t mind if I do. I will be sending straight to the wife/I think I have been a good boy this spring season ;). Thanks guys!
The zoom old monster catches monsters! Zoom is the cheapest soft plastic on the market and it’s the best brand. Best colors and most color options. I use plum apple, plum, june bug and South Africa special.
Zoom makes good baits; I think you'll find that the NetBait versions of the Trick and Ol' Monster (T-mac and C-mac respectively) are less expensive than Zoom, though. I throw both brands.
Another informative video and cheap 👌 I don't like to give out my secrets but yall need to include in the budget line is the zoom Fatalbert twin tail grub I have caught countless fish on it by its self or as a trailer it just catches fish.
I use Sufix 832 & Seagaur on almost all my reels. It works. I don't have e a ton of trouble with managing my line and I'm running it on nice high end combos. Like curado71mgl expride or 7'2"ml zodias and Vandford 3000 with no issues year after year. I've caught 1000s of fish the last few years. Great line for the money.
Whenever you do a gear review like baits I always wish you would do a close up view of each one if we have never see before be nice to see it then from far away. And at the end maybe a close up Pan of the group of lures or items in the video. Or held up to the camera closer. Thanks again!
I've been budget fishing and slaying Bass with Zoom for over 20 years... You can find Zoom products on clearance often times... still the best value when you consider price and quantity in each pack, durability... cannot go wrong with Zoom products 🔥🎣💯🤙
Used Basix for leaders all last year. I can say for sure it's great stuff. Slightly bigger diameter, but I don't think it's really going to matter unless you're fishing ultra clear water, which I actually do often, and I have no problems catching smallmouth.
Always, THANK YOU GUYS. Just wanted to know what knot you are using for braid to fluorocarbon. I am still using the blood knot for braid to mono, LOVE it, it works.
Great video. It does get frustrating watching all the fishing tip videos of people using stuff I do not have nor will never have because it is way out of my price range. If I fished jack hammers and glide baits, I would not be able to afford my boat.
Another great budget bait is the Zman TRD Crawz. Pair them with the Zman Finesse Bulletz weedless jig head. I have caput dozens and dozens of large mouth on this set up.
on the soft baits, ya'll mentioned 2/3 my baits from my yak. Also, I'm kinda partial to a Booyah "pond magic" spinner bait. I think EVERYONE carries a 1.5 squarebill in shad... Yep, ya'll covered it pretty good. 🎣👍😊🎣
My budget Z-Man tip; buy Bang StickZ!!! These are VERY buoyant, unlike the ZinkerZ. So, you can cut a Bang StickZ in half and get a durable and buoyant Finesse TRD AND a TicklerZ! At full size Bang StickZ are AWESOME too! Thus, with one bag of six Bang StickZ you can fish the Ned Rig, the Neko Rig, the Tokyo Rig, and the Jika Rig!!! Use Bang StickZ with a weighted wacky hook too, DYNAMITE!!!
For the super budget minded and minimalist guys: I wish you guys would have mentioned that with the 5" Yum Dingers when you tear them up on a texas rig, wacky rig etc, you can cut them down to use on ned rigs, jig trailers, and for casting hairjigs. Saves a ton of space, money, and catches a lot of fish! Almost eliminated my need to buy Zman TRD's.
I believe this was something the originators of the Midwest Finesse ("Ned") Rig actually did back in the day. Check Ned Kehde's video about how the rig came to be.
Strike king 1.5 catches fish. I always change the hooks to Gamakatsu . Hooks that come on them are not that great. Thanks for all the great videos 🎣 been a subscriber for years
Thanks for these videos. …. I’ve limited soft plastics to zman and one other brand. Two packs of a zman whatever plastic lasts an entire year. I used a single gp goat last year. I used it tr, jig trailer, spinnerbait trailer, wobble head and i still have that same goat. …. So I’ll go with zman and then one other brand that I like. For example zman palmetto bugz and then RI sweet beaver. Primarily use another brand if there’s a specific color I want.
I’ll echo the ZMan bait lineup. If anyone is on a budget or just tired of spending money on soft plastics, ZMan absolutely knocks ir out of the park when it comes to longevity per bait. Like others say, I’ve had ONE ZMan bait last me 30 or 40 fish before I have to put a new one on. Lots of soft plastics out there with better action, but bang for buck, I haven’t found any soft plastic that matches ZMan durability.
Matt and Tim, if I may offer some additional bargain value lures that ROCK but weren't included in your video: 1. Rapala Shad Rap RS Suspending Crankbait 2. Bomber Gen 2 Fat Free Fingerling Crankbait 3. Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4. Yum Crawbug 5. Z-Man Bang StickZ 6. Strike King Bitsy Flip Jig 7. Big Bite Baits Craw Worm 8. Mister Twister Double Tail (AND Single Tail) Grubs 9. Kalin's Triple Threat Crappie Jigs 10. Eagle Claw Pro-V Ballhead Jigs
@TacticalBassin The Fat Free Fingerling and the even smaller 2" Fat Free Fry have been ABSOLUTE OLD SCHOOL KILLERS in Chicago boat harbors in our gin clear water. I love the discontinued Suspending models even more, you can pulse and twitch them just as you would a jerkbait, THEY SLAY in clear water.
I pore, paint, tie my own jigs, buzz baits, bladed jigs and spinner baits. The equipment is a bit of an investment but baits end up costing 2-3 dollars each and I don’t have to go to the store when I’m running out. My buddy does worms again they come out to about 10 cents a bait. Lure Parts Online and other lure component companies sell painted blanks, unpainted hard baits and generic plastics so you can save assembling your own baits. You can make your own custom molds with high temperature silicone and create your own baits. You can use better/different size hooks than what comes on stores bought baits. The fish aren’t seeing/hearing what I’m fishing every day since nobody else has what I have. I make a really cool buzz bait that a couple Elite and MLF pro’s have me make them.
You guys you truly are the best man legends in my eyes but yeah that brush hog is a Classic man I remember the first pack I bought was from Mel Cottons in San Jose when I was 12 years old and I'm 24 now so yeah CLASSIC. I miss Mel Cottons and 1 thing this is to you Matt did you ever by any chance show up to Mel cottons and fish that big tank outside?
If possible when you talk rods later in the series, I'd like to hear a few words on what you guys think about baitcast reel gear ratios. I've used nothing but 6:31 : 1 my whole life. In what scenario (bait type / rod type) would you use a higher gear ratio reel, if at all?
2 days in a row I get Tactical Bassin with my morning coffee. Perfection.
You're going to enjoy this whole week! Every day including Saturday 👍🏼
Oh man thats exciting, I'm gonna be in heaven!
I felt the same way.
Love the content
Love the pinky up with the drink ☕️
Buyers guide series in spring?? Hell yeah, let’s go!!!!
It's going to be fun!!
It was amazing content as always guys! Great work! I can’t wait to see what you you out next. Tight lines fellas.
I super appreciate the Budget Buyer's Guide going first. Please make this Spring Buyer's Guide Series an annual classic!!!
I don't know why I watch these videos. Because of you guys I have enough tackle to last me 3 lifetimes. LOL I do want to get some good raingear for this summer.
A Midwest budget guy here can't say enough good things about you guys doing these videos really helps to become a better fisherman
Thank you! We're happy to help!
Love the fact that you remember the people that are scouring the clearance section. Thank you.
One I'd like to throw in: Zoom Magnum II - 9 inch worm, comes in a 20 pack. Caught so many with these on a Texas rig and a shaky head.
You guys knocked it out of the park again. You do it over and over and that's why y'all are on top of the bassin world. We appreciate your dedication.
Can we get a buyers guide dedicated to terminal tackle? Budget & favorite treble hooks, flippin hooks, shaky heads, drop shots, swimbait heads, ned heads, weights, etc. all in one video. Love all the buyers guides.
It just wouldn't be a Buyer's Guide without the Matt Allen Claw Kick Dance. 🙂 Excellent point about the Dinger having a slow sink rate; it's my go-to in super-shallow water for that very reason. The T-mac is a great Trick-style worm. Brush Hog is a classic; I've also had good luck with the Baby Mad Paca by Netbait. It's basically a Brush Hog profile with those Paca claws instead of flat appendages. Thanks so much for another Spring Buyers Guide, gentlemen, and I hope that finger heals fully and quickly, Tim!
Love the buyers guides! You guys turned me on to the man bear pig by reaction innovations a few years back and I’ve broke my pb 3 times with it! Thanks so much Matt and Tim
Spring Buyers guide!! Yes please! Great info guys. And a showing of true friendship. Tim to Matt…..“Will you open this for me ?” 😂
Chug bug ❤️ my very first popper. I have 1 left from my very first BPS order 25+ years ago. Lots of hook upgrades later and it still catches the snot out of em. Yes, love my MB PopMax but can’t say it actually outfishes the Chug Bug.
1. I love every buyers guide video, no matter what it is. 2. I want a buyers guide on best snacks on the boat
Thx so much for what you guys do and extra thx for this budget spring guide!! And thx for thinking of us budget guy's !!
Big fan of the Budget Buyer's Guide. Thank you! I want to reiterate what you mentioned regarding Elaztech. Be careful folks as that stuff will "melt" up other plastics that it remains in extended contact with, including plastic tackle boxes and trays.
2 days in a row plus a surprise spring buyers guide? Let’s go!
The Chug Bug is an absolutely legendary bait. That bait along with Rebel Pop-Rs (another super affordable bait) have caught me more big smallmouth than I can remember. Amazing for creek fishing.
Also I would like to reiterate once again that you can replace whatever line-tie is on chatterbaits with Decoy egg snaps (very cheap for Japanese-made stuff, and the exact attachment used on the Jackhammer is a size 2 if you're wondering) to get Jackhammer action. Getting them on is a pain, but worth it to save 8 dollars.
I hope everyone here catches their pb this spring! Just got mine Saturday on a finesse jig. 7.85!
Thats awesome!! Way to go! 🙌
As a beginner "Serious" angler, I'd love to see a vid where you show how you use everything in this vid. Which bait's go with which hooks, how you fish the different baits, what rods/reels you recommend (remember... budget), etc.
They put a "budget" option in just about all of their technique or bait -specific videos. Check the description. TB has a huge library of "how-to" videos that explain everything you're asking about. Do a search on the channel and you'll see what I mean. Good luck out there!.
Thanks Tim & Matt. I appreciate the budget buyers guide. Take care of your finger Tim.
Bass fishing is SO fun... I love the passion you guys bring to the table... hard to match my own passion for the fishing game... y'all definitely meet the qualifications... strong work fellas! You guys are awesome! 👊🙏🎣💪🔥💯👍
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Alway love the buyer’s guide videos!!! But i have learned from y’all that you get what you pay for. I started like everyone else and now I’ve been heading towards more the higher quality gear all the way around from rods, reels, line, lures and to me its night and day difference between budget stuff. I use to throw the budget chatterbait and now I’ve been fishing the jackhammer and I getting more bites on it so the extra money for a more refined product is worth it to me
Yay, I love these kind of videos with my morning coffee. So many of today's 'Tubers get a few sponsors and forget us mere mortals have to purchase our own stuff and can't sneak 50 different chatterbaits past our wives -_-
Happy to see Rapala in the guides! Their jerkbaits get overlooked a lot.
Aren't they like the oldest bait makers ever? I'd say they've gotten their credit lol.
Yea I am your 100 like. Nice video 👍👍👍
Thanks!
Always love seeing some good budget videos! The worst thing is loosing an expensive bait to a snag. If the cheaper version works, go for it!
Thats definitely the worst!
Loved this! Please make this an annual event.
This is neat to see a seasonal buyers guide series. Wish I could take advantage of it.
Dang you guys are pumping out the content this spring. Keep up the great videos!
you guys make everyone’s morning 100x better
thank you for all these videos
Fishing season never ends Hear That !
Great video and after the first time you guys talked about Basics FC I have been using it to save money and it is great and very strong.
Thanks Matt and Tim
Thanks guy's. Thanks for doing budget baits. A recession is looming. I don't want to break the bank. Especially when banks are breaking themselves...
Been using the Basix since it came out and absolutely love it. Holds a knot great, really good sensitivity, and comes off the spool great even if I hadn't fished in a few weeks. Bigger diameter then most but I feel confident using 15 instead of 17 to 20 and 12 instead of 15.
Matt, I’m in NE OH, we’re in what we call our 3rd winter, so pretty sure you guys already had your 2nd spring so hopefully the cold is from your last winter before real Spring! 😂
Can you guys make a video on hook-up ratios? Best and worst. Swimbaits, jigs, terminal hooks etc. It'd be cool to hear your opinions. Thanks for all the awesome tips! 🤙
Gotta love more buyers guides! Thanks guys for your hard work.
Nice work guys. Now, can we get some sun in Pennsylvania and warm this place up already so I can use these baits????
Love all of y'all's videos, but I really enjoy the buyer's guide videos. 👍
Academy’s H2O express brand has really stepped their game up. They used to only make hard baits like jointed swimbaits & crankbaits but now they also make spinnerbaits, soft plastics, line, rods, reels, soft swimbaits & their prices are the cheapest by far. I’ve been a fan of their hard jointed bluegill & shad swimbaits for years but now I prefer their soft swimbaits over the competition such as strike king or keitech.
Always love your buyers guides. Please keep doing them!
Guys! Thank you! Excellent buyer’s guide!
The other day I was telling my wife that TB should make a video with lures you can find on the tackle aisle at Walmart. Psychic powers were activated and here we are. THANKS GUYS!!! ✌🏾
I use most of this stuff year round!! Thanks guys!!
I love the chug bug! I love to pop walk it same with the chugging spook.
GREAT video guys! Thanks for all of the info!
Most of my deep cranking is the 6 to 10 foot range. That's considered deep on my lake. So that's what my deep cranking box is full of. I agree that range gets overlooked so much.
Tim needs to be doing a tea buyers guide along with taste testing
I like a yum dinger, but I love the Stick-o's from bass pro!!!
Walmart and Aldis have tons of great exclusive baits and colors.. especially when it comes to Bfs fishing
Aldi, really???
@@midwestfischerman yeah in New Jersey. They sell certain baits and certain colors and discontinued stuff..
@@deebz22 WOW, I wish I were THAT LUCKY! My wife won't let me "grocery shop" at Wal-Mart because of the fishing section! I guess I shouldn't have spent 40 minutes looking for "milk and bread."😆🎣
I started using Zman when I got into inshore saltwater where almost everything has teeth and other baits would last 1 or 2 bites if I was lucky. Now I use them for everything that I can fresh or salt. They last forever, they don't stiffen up in cold water like plastisol baits, and they float instead of just laying down on the bottom.
Perfect way to start my day. Thanks for the great content as always
@Tactical Bassin why you had to do this to me. Lol 😆 Great video and great buyers guide, I've always loved these videos.
Phewww!! Was afraid you guys weren’t gonna link the items in the description 😉 Great video as always.
Close one! 😂
Bonus spring buyers guide!??? I mean, don’t mind if I do. I will be sending straight to the wife/I think I have been a good boy this spring season ;). Thanks guys!
I love these videos 😊
Thanks for watching!
The zoom old monster catches monsters! Zoom is the cheapest soft plastic on the market and it’s the best brand. Best colors and most color options. I use plum apple, plum, june bug and South Africa special.
Zoom makes good baits; I think you'll find that the NetBait versions of the Trick and Ol' Monster (T-mac and C-mac respectively) are less expensive than Zoom, though. I throw both brands.
My PB was on a ZOOM 6" U Tale Tequila Sunrise
I really like how you two guys are a team you seem like brothercousins lol. Never break up, it’s better together
Thanks Jay!
@@tacticalbassin no problem, well deserved my friend
Gorgeous vid, thanks !!!
Great video! My pb was caught on a chug bug. Try to imagine a 12lb 4 Oz fish hitting a topwater bait.
Zoom lizard and trick worm. Cheap and have worked great for years. I wish I could find Netbaits at a decent price.
Another informative video and cheap 👌 I don't like to give out my secrets but yall need to include in the budget line is the zoom Fatalbert twin tail grub I have caught countless fish on it by its self or as a trailer it just catches fish.
I use Sufix 832 & Seagaur on almost all my reels. It works. I don't have e a ton of trouble with managing my line and I'm running it on nice high end combos. Like curado71mgl expride or 7'2"ml zodias and Vandford 3000 with no issues year after year. I've caught 1000s of fish the last few years. Great line for the money.
Whenever you do a gear review like baits I always wish you would do a close up view of each one if we have never see before be nice to see it then from far away. And at the end maybe a close up Pan of the group of lures or items in the video. Or held up to the camera closer. Thanks again!
Love it guys
3.5" and 4" Largo Shads are also great swim jig trailers.
Great video guys thanks for the info.
Take it easy on your hands Tim. You've been pretty rough on them lately! 😮 That hook buried in your palm was a good teaching moment but dang buddy!
Looks like a great week to come!! You gentleman show true dedication, thank you!! Any thought on the power-pro slick 8 braid?
I've been budget fishing and slaying Bass with Zoom for over 20 years... You can find Zoom products on clearance often times... still the best value when you consider price and quantity in each pack, durability... cannot go wrong with Zoom products 🔥🎣💯🤙
I feel like the Baby Brush Hog is such an underrated bait! Pretty much the only soft plastic I use any more.
Used Basix for leaders all last year. I can say for sure it's great stuff. Slightly bigger diameter, but I don't think it's really going to matter unless you're fishing ultra clear water, which I actually do often, and I have no problems catching smallmouth.
Always, THANK YOU GUYS. Just wanted to know what knot you are using for braid to fluorocarbon. I am still using the blood knot for braid to mono, LOVE it, it works.
Check the questions from yesterday's video - towards the bottom. Blood knot was the answer. Good luck out there!
The strike king 1.0 in tn shad is one of my best baits when they get tough on rivers
Great video. It does get frustrating watching all the fishing tip videos of people using stuff I do not have nor will never have because it is way out of my price range. If I fished jack hammers and glide baits, I would not be able to afford my boat.
Chug bug is GAS
Another great budget bait is the Zman TRD Crawz. Pair them with the Zman Finesse Bulletz weedless jig head. I have caput dozens and dozens of large mouth on this set up.
Champs! 🏆
Y’all should test the yo zuri topknot fluorocarbon mainline it is cheap also
on the soft baits, ya'll mentioned 2/3 my baits from my yak. Also, I'm kinda partial to a Booyah "pond magic" spinner bait. I think EVERYONE carries a 1.5 squarebill in shad... Yep, ya'll covered it pretty good. 🎣👍😊🎣
My budget Z-Man tip; buy Bang StickZ!!! These are VERY buoyant, unlike the ZinkerZ. So, you can cut a Bang StickZ in half and get a durable and buoyant Finesse TRD AND a TicklerZ! At full size Bang StickZ are AWESOME too! Thus, with one bag of six Bang StickZ you can fish the Ned Rig, the Neko Rig, the Tokyo Rig, and the Jika Rig!!! Use Bang StickZ with a weighted wacky hook too, DYNAMITE!!!
For the super budget minded and minimalist guys: I wish you guys would have mentioned that with the 5" Yum Dingers when you tear them up on a texas rig, wacky rig etc, you can cut them down to use on ned rigs, jig trailers, and for casting hairjigs. Saves a ton of space, money, and catches a lot of fish! Almost eliminated my need to buy Zman TRD's.
I believe this was something the originators of the Midwest Finesse ("Ned") Rig actually did back in the day. Check Ned Kehde's video about how the rig came to be.
Strike king 1.5 catches fish. I always change the hooks to Gamakatsu . Hooks that come on them are not that great.
Thanks for all the great videos 🎣 been a subscriber for years
Zman is definitely a durable product. Praying for fast healing for Tim's finger
Another great video! Just curious if you guys were thinking about doing a Bassmaster Classic release video.
Yes 👍🏼
I want to see you guys come to Iowa🤞🏼
Thanks for these videos. …. I’ve limited soft plastics to zman and one other brand. Two packs of a zman whatever plastic lasts an entire year. I used a single gp goat last year. I used it tr, jig trailer, spinnerbait trailer, wobble head and i still have that same goat. …. So I’ll go with zman and then one other brand that I like. For example zman palmetto bugz and then RI sweet beaver. Primarily use another brand if there’s a specific color I want.
I’ll echo the ZMan bait lineup. If anyone is on a budget or just tired of spending money on soft plastics, ZMan absolutely knocks ir out of the park when it comes to longevity per bait. Like others say, I’ve had ONE ZMan bait last me 30 or 40 fish before I have to put a new one on. Lots of soft plastics out there with better action, but bang for buck, I haven’t found any soft plastic that matches ZMan durability.
Matt and Tim, if I may offer some additional bargain value lures that ROCK but weren't included in your video:
1. Rapala Shad Rap RS Suspending Crankbait
2. Bomber Gen 2 Fat Free Fingerling Crankbait
3. Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait
4. Yum Crawbug
5. Z-Man Bang StickZ
6. Strike King Bitsy Flip Jig
7. Big Bite Baits Craw Worm
8. Mister Twister Double Tail (AND Single Tail) Grubs
9. Kalin's Triple Threat Crappie Jigs
10. Eagle Claw Pro-V Ballhead Jigs
Thats a great list! Those Bomber Gen2s are CHEAP but we haven't been able to catch on them yet.
@TacticalBassin The Fat Free Fingerling and the even smaller 2" Fat Free Fry have been ABSOLUTE OLD SCHOOL KILLERS in Chicago boat harbors in our gin clear water. I love the discontinued Suspending models even more, you can pulse and twitch them just as you would a jerkbait, THEY SLAY in clear water.
Man I just seen they megabass is coming out with the sleeper craw man did it look good
I pore, paint, tie my own jigs, buzz baits, bladed jigs and spinner baits. The equipment is a bit of an investment but baits end up costing 2-3 dollars each and I don’t have to go to the store when I’m running out. My buddy does worms again they come out to about 10 cents a bait. Lure Parts Online and other lure component companies sell painted blanks, unpainted hard baits and generic plastics so you can save assembling your own baits. You can make your own custom molds with high temperature silicone and create your own baits. You can use better/different size hooks than what comes on stores bought baits. The fish aren’t seeing/hearing what I’m fishing every day since nobody else has what I have. I make a really cool buzz bait that a couple Elite and MLF pro’s have me make them.
I've fishedy whole life and I've always been on a budget. Not saying that I don't spend big on my gear (rod/reels ,line and some baits)
Great video
You guys you truly are the best man legends in my eyes but yeah that brush hog is a Classic man I remember the first pack I bought was from Mel Cottons in San Jose when I was 12 years old and I'm 24 now so yeah CLASSIC. I miss Mel Cottons and 1 thing this is to you Matt did you ever by any chance show up to Mel cottons and fish that big tank outside?
Mel Cottons! I used to go there all the time. 👍🏼
I saw you when I was a kid Matt I knew it so awesome brotha
Yep I'll take this
Did Zman come out with a revamped version of the HellaCrawz? I’ve been using them for years. Great video guys!
my favorite do all bait is the big bites baits 5-inch fat grub in watermelon red flake.
I love watching these buyers guide videos. Which savage gear bluegill size do you like better. The 3" or 4"?
The 4 inch 👍🏼
If possible when you talk rods later in the series, I'd like to hear a few words on what you guys think about baitcast reel gear ratios. I've used nothing but 6:31 : 1 my whole life. In what scenario (bait type / rod type) would you use a higher gear ratio reel, if at all?