Spring Swimbait Fishing For Bass: Everything You Need To Know!
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- Early Spring is prime time to throw the big baits! As we begin the transition into the prespawn, a swimbait is a key player in every serious bass fisherman's arsenal. Whether you're trying to catch better quality fish or you're hunting for the biggest bass of your life, swimbaits need to be part of your plan. Come along as we take an in-depth look at swimbait fishing for Spring bass!
"Swimbaits" is a giant category of lures and can be incredibly overwhelming. In order to simplify the conversation we've separated the baits into soft baits and hard baits. In the soft bait category we further divide the baits into Wedge-tail baits and boot-tail baits. For hard baits we separate them into multi-joint baits, open water glide baits, and cover glide baits. By doing this we can focus in on the handful of baits in each category that produce consistent results through the country.
Below you'll find links to all the baits in today's video. We've also included a favorite color or two with each. Additionally, we included our favorite swimbait combo as well as some great budget options. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
Soft Wedge tail Swimbaits...
-Huddleston Deluxe 8" ROF 12 - (Rainbow Trout): bit.ly/2azFTon
-Savage Gear Pulse Tail Trout *PRE-ORDER* (Trout, Hitch): bit.ly/33GROg1
-MattLures Hammer tail Shad - (Purple Gizzard, Threadfin): bit.ly/2vM8cKF
Soft Boot Tail Swimbaits...
-Osprey Tournament Talon 6” - (Chartreuse Shad): bit.ly/2bqsLS0
-Megabass Magdraft - (MB Shad, Biwako Shad): bit.ly/2mc8bfK
-Little Creeper Trash Fish Fat 6” - (LC Hitch, Shiner): bit.ly/2ixaEw2
-Little Creeper 8” Trashfish - (LC Hitch): bit.ly/2hmXtg1
-Scottsboro Tackle 6” - (Natural Light, Mullins Madness): bit.ly/2Oy7CKH
Multi-Jointed Hard Swimbaits...
-Bull Shad Slow Sinking 7” - (Gizzard Shad, Dirty Bone): bit.ly/2eJ8gWM
-Spro BBZ Slow sink 8” - (Rainbow Trout): bit.ly/3rDbKcT
-Sebile Magic Swimmer 145FSK, 165FSK - (Natural Shiner): bit.ly/3a6wofE
-Jackall Gantarel - (RT Spawn Gill): bit.ly/2adZI3R
-Jackall Gantarel Jr - (RT Spawn Gill): bit.ly/3pcIzvW
Open Water Glides...
-Gan Craft 230 - (Rainbow Trout): bit.ly/2fLjSnm
-Baitsanity Explorer - (Shad, Carp): bit.ly/33bQyxY
-R2S S-Waver 200 - (Warden, Lite Trout): bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Cover Glides...
-R2S S-Waver 168 - (Warden, Lite Trout): bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
-Baitsanity Antidote - (Trout, Summer Shad): bit.ly/2ztUk9z
-Storm Arashi Glide - (Rainbow Trout, Bluegill): bit.ly/2nHdrL1
-G Ratt Sneaky Pete - (Hitch, Gizzard Shad): bit.ly/2RYCPFe
-Ima Glide Fluke - (Bluegill, Natural): bit.ly/2xrMwo4
Line...
-Power Pro Maxcuatro 65-80lb braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
-Maxima Ultragreen Monofilament: bit.ly/2ae97J9
-Sunline FC100 System Leader Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2O4UElB
Our Favorite Swimbait Combo...
Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 966: bit.ly/3ktZFnF
Reel- Shimano Tranx 300 (HG): bit.ly/2kYsvRw
Line- Power pro Maxcuatro (80 lb Braid): bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline FC100 Fluorocarbon (35 lb): bit.ly/2O4UElB
Mid-Priced Combo...
Rod- Savage Gear Squad 8' Heavy Swimbait: bit.ly/3tT8bS2
Reel- Shimano Curado 300K: bit.ly/2HbZ3E4
Line- Power pro Maxcuatro (65 lb Braid): bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline FC100 Fluorocarbon (30 lb): bit.ly/2O4UElB
Budget Swimbait Combo...
Rod- Dobyns Fury 806 Heavy: bit.ly/2bGvlVV
Reel- Shimano Cardiff 300A: bit.ly/2cvhtMO
Line- Power pro Maxcuatro (65 lb Braid): bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen (30 lb Mono): bit.ly/2ae97J9
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Major Equipment We Use Daily...
Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Electronics- Humminbird Solix 15: bit.ly/35HuPRY
Anchors- Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
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Favorite Tools and Gear…
Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/3kngvEG
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/2glE3eN
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Let's face it, y'all should be at a million followers at least
I would bet there's well over a million regular viewers that simply don't subscribe.. I've been guilty of that with a few channels in the past. The reach of TB probably couldn't be properly measured by youtube metrics. Matt and Tim are legends!
They make the highest quality instructional and knowledge sharing content period, the issue is that not every fisherman cares to get detailed with their tackle or wants to learn technique nuances.
Googan has a million kids subscribed that mostly just want to see people yelling and drone footage, not learn the actions of 10 different swimbaits. It’s unfortunate but appealing to the lowest common denominator seems to be rewarded on most social platforms
The best way to counteract this is for all of us that really do appreciate what TB does, is to recommend them to our friends, like/share the videos, and use their TW purchase links to make them their well earned $
@@jamesh7469 Well said!!
blows my mind that each Googan has over a million subs and these guys dont.
Totally agree, this is by far the best fishing channel on you tube
You guys are the best. Im going through a really really tough time right now and you guys are legitimately saviors. Thank you so much tim and matt. Guys keep me going.
You guys are making me smarter every time I watch your videos.... I am a big fan right now. Thank you for your great and hard work.
A 50 min TB episode on swimbaits!?.. damn seems ill be caught up in 50 mins of traffic before work this morning 😅
There was just another hour long swimbait video during fall/winter!
You guy's ROCK. I live in the Hudson Valley in New York (West Point area). My PB is 71/2 large mouth..But my wife is a 10lb holder Kensico Res. I picked up a Dobind Fury 7 9 paird with a Tranx. This year is all about the double digits for me..You're videos gave me the confidence to try it out...I'll let you know my results. Thank you
Love that the first 2 baits he holds up are a hinkle shad and a kgb legend
400k subscribers because you guys are the 🐝 ’s knee’s!!! Keep up the great content, much love from Massachusetts
I just wanted to drop a thank you to you guys. Long time viewer. I watched this video as I do all your videos. Went out this morning and applied the information and went out of my comfort zone using a swimbait I haven’t used very much and stuck a decent fish. While I made changes due to conditions, I always have your information in the back of my mind, I kept thinking if it’s going to be one bite make it a swimbait bite. Thanks for dropping your knowledge.
Well deserved 400k subs!! Congratulations!! You guys have really helped me a lot in fishing!
YES YES YES! I the info i need! Happy spring anglers
I'm hooked on swimbaits and these videos! I probably looked stupid throwing a hudd on top of the ice, though...didnt get any bites either 🤣
LOL!
Congrats guys on 400k!! Feel honored to be a part of TB. I literally almost gave up on fishing, lost interest, discouraged because I was never catching anything or felt I was doing it all wrong. Because of your awesome videos and knowledge, fishing is my passion! So thank you guys. I do have a question about the jackall gantarel rt spawn Gill. When is it best do you feel is best to fish it? Time of day? Weather conditions? When are the better chances for hookups? Morning, mid day, night?
Thanks, Steve Ponce
I was glad to see this fall swimbait video. Every video i learn new techniques and of course some work and some dont but all have their place and time and its time for some fall swimbait fishing. Taking my neice and nephew out to the local ponds to use their new rods and reels. Thanks guys. You make fishing so much more fun. Ill keep bassin!!!
On another note, this video is awesome and very informative. Keep it up guys. We appreciate them.
Great video! As other people say, it's a mistery to me that you don't have more than a million followers... I follow you from the very beginning (here from Portugal). I found your blog when searching for information about swimbaits and fishing for big bass and it always has been one of my favorite places for information and great videos!
You should make more of these long videos about swimbait fishing! I'm just sad you rarely include a very important swimbait category (one of my favorites) which has many people using them a lot: wake baits! I guess you don't use them as much as these five categories you showed. I caught my PB Bass (northern strain) here in Portugal last year, a 6.23lb bass, using a glide bait: a Savage Gear Glide Swimmer 205 (8"). Two weeks later I caught my second largest bass ever, at 5.64lb, on a 6.75" wake bait (similar to an MS Slammer) made by me! Caught both bass from the bank, where I fish from, most of the time. I think you should talk about how good wake baits are for people fishing from the bank! I NEVER lost a wake bait, because they float, and the bill many of them have protect the trebles. They are great for low light conditions and for attracting fish from far away in the middle of the day. When fishing from the bank, in most lakes we will be fishing water less than 20ft deep (most of the time 10ft or less), so, even if we're fishing on top, the bait will pull fish from the bottom. Of course they do not always want to come from 15 or 20ft deep to the top, and that's when a glide or a soft swimbait will work much better, but wake baits are great baits for catching giant bass and a lot of them. I know a person in the northeast of USA who has had years with over 20 5lb+ northern strain bass in a year with at least 50% of those fish being caught on wake baits from the bank. I catch bass on wakebaits even in the middle of winter (climate where I live is maybe like Central California). I catch them year round. Hope you start including wake baits in these videos about swimbait types.
Keep up the good work!
Congratulations 👏 on 400k. I can't believe it took that long for your guys channel to blow up this big. I've been with you guys forever and have always wondered why you didn't have closer to a million but as big as fishing has gotten, I'm sure this year will blow up even more! Good luck and thanks for all you guys do to fill my live well and empty my bank accounts...lol
I bought my dad and I the Savage Gear 6 and 8'' and a couple S Wavers for Christmas, the weather and our work hasn't let us get out on the boats yet, but I have really high hopes for my PB and first DD this year(His pb 14lbs so that would be truly something).
Best part of waking up is tactical bassin with my cup ☕️
You can’t read that phrase and not hear the jingle ....
@yes i changed my name why did you change your name also and when?
gotta be a boomer to to understand that jingle. lol when your over the hill ya pick up speed! i can here the wind justa whistling through my eyebrows.......
@yes i changed my name danm that was quick
Been waiting for this one!! Congratulations on the subscription milestone been following you guys for 7 years now!
Awesome! Thank you for the support Hunter
All this cold weather I need a good swim bait video to help me warm up!!
I've had Muskie follow my R2S S-waver 168. Had one commit but several followers. Hard to do a good full figure 8 with a Glide Bait LOL. So, just a suggestion - if you're fishing these swimbaits in waters that you know have Pike or Muskie in them, be sure to use a good leader. They are very interested in many of these swimbaits Tim just mentioned! Just wanted to save you a little money.
Best part of my morning! While working haha
Great video! Thanks Tim
wow, I really like that Baitsanity carp pattern.
Good stuff Tim! 👊🏼💯🇺🇸
Thanks for the tips my friend!
Would love to see a video about your higher end bait choices. With so many great bait makers, I would be very curious why you would choose one over the other
Lite Trout really should have been called the Radioactive Banana...
I'd be interested in your take on the cal coast twerk minnows and the new jsj 9" trouts swimbaits. I know you read these. And buy baits to try.. I think these should be on your radar.
Would love to see a video on the expensive custom stuff to
Any thoughts on the Dobyns Champion XP Swimbait rods? I'm thinking about starting there with the 806 instead of the Fury lineup to avoid upgrading. Curious if the extra money is a noticeable difference.
Aw yes! This is going to take a while but I will enjoy it!
You guys love fishing soft baits. Check out Real Prey swimbaits. They are super realistic baits, different body designs from shad, to perch, to trout, shiners, even fallfish, suckers and carp. Made out of silicone, so super super durable. Also they have a tail like a hudd and the savage pulse tail. Subtle tail kick. Awesome awesome baits.
We've owned them for years 👍 I still have one of the first trout he ever made somewhere in my mess.
@@tacticalbassin that’s awesome dude! I love them. Hudd and real prey are my best soft baits! I have had giant chain pickerel come up an eat a 10 inch trout in flash herring.
Congrats on 400K!!!🥳🥳
What are your guy’s thoughts on the Megabass I-Slide 185???
I haven't spent too much time with the 185. Ive thrown the 262 a little bit
Guys thank you for all the good information. I’d be lost without having your channel to go to for this content. I’m new to this whole style of fishing and I’ve just bought a swimbait rod (Dobbins Fury 7’9” 795SB) what speed and brand reel would you recommend? Thank you again for teaching us newbies how to do it. I do all my fishing from the bank.
Hey Tim was wondering if you do videos of a spro BBZ-1 rat 50 top water
I LOVE your videos. I've learned and put into practice so much.
I've ask before and I"ll repeat myself. How do you store your soft plastic swim baits?
I've seen your videos about storage but nothing covers this area specifically.
What do you guys use? Thanks so much for your content.
Hi Tim great in depth video im getting into swimbait fishing this year thanks to u guys have bought a few of yalls favorites ready to.get out and put em to the test my friend caught a 8 lb 6 oz largemouth last weekend on an A rig his biggest fish to date we really appreciate yall videos and tips they really do help and give me a lot more confidence trying out new baits just one question what is ur favorite box to store ur big swimbaits?
Are belly rigged swimbaits more prone to possibly sticking fish in the gill rakers?
Still waiting for the HL Blugill in the Gantarel jr
When u guys talk striker where r u going for them? I assume not chickamauga ... just curious RE applicability of the baits when u talk striker. I only fish striper on Hudson River ... when not fishing freshwater bass.
An off subject question. What size of spinning reels do you use. A 20 or 30? 7 to 7-6 medium action rods. Thank you for a reply
Love the content! I was wondering if you guys have had any action musky fishing with the Bull-shad? Burning buck tails over weeds is a great way to trigger musky in the summer, just wondering if burning a bull-shad had the same effect.
How long of a leader are you guys using with a soft plastic swim bait normally in clear to stained water ??
What gear ratio do you recommend for a smaller soft swimbait and/or glide baits?
Has anyone removed the treble hook from the Savage Gear Pulse tail trout and just went with the jig hook?
How long of leader are you typically using?
What’s you opinion on the Daiwa Lexa 300 for a swimbait reel?
Hey Tim are you still in LE?
Do either of you own a Roman Mother??? As much as you two have allways talked about using extra LG swim baits I was curious
where do you buy these lures
Congratulations
I have many of these lures. Still haven’t caught anything, maybe this year. 😂
What kind of hardware do you use to replace on glide baits?
What size hook should I use with that 6” scottsboro
Don’t sleep on the Molix 178 glide
He said frozen tundra will I'm sitting here in North Dakota smh 😂
LOL sorry Nick!
I ordered my Savage gear pulse tail on cyber Monday deal an it still hasn’t showed up
Minnesota here, woke up to -25 degrees and about 3ft of snow in my front yard. I’d take poring rain and open water in Tennessee over this any day
Is it wrong that I get excited when I see the video is over half a hour long...😂😂😂
Hell no, especially when it’s Tim throwing pure knowledge at us. And again when Matt is alone sitting facing his camera on his boat. Those are your notes videos 🤓
Congratulations on hitting 400k!!!!
Thanks Kevin!
Yes! Congrats, that’s so awesome!
@@EliteNugz For sure! Great guys, excellent channel.
You're welcome!!!!
You guys put out great information and deserve the accolades.
One of the most informational and educational channels on TH-cam! Great work fellas.
I tried to throw a swim bait this week and it just bounced off of the ice.
😂😂😂 Is this the wrong time to say they're eating a frog in Florida? 🐸 😳
Unless you’re extending an invite, then yes it’s the wrong time!
LOL I'm 6 weeks away from open water up on the bay of quinte... I just knocked a plant over in my living room with a savage gear bluegill
Throw your swimbaits harder, eventually it’ll break through the ice.
well, the positive side is that you have GREAT skipping conditions
Need to slang some of those on Headwaters!!!
Congratulations on 400K!’
Love when I see a new swimbait vid up especially by tacticalbassin
Sweet video! Tried big swimbait for first time in years. Purchased a 7” glide for my local ponds. Had 3 hits and caught one under 3 lbs. Fun day for sure.
Springtime, where the silicone meets the road.
me a Northener
EaRlY SpRiNg FiShInG
oh how I wish that was the case
Congratulations on 400k guys! In case you guys ever doubt yourselves, this is one guy who has benefited from your videos over the years and you all along with a couple others have made me 10 times the angler I was 5 years ago. My knowledge has broadened tremendously along with my confidence. My tackle box has grown and I’ve thrown baits I never would have otherwise. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience and knowledge. It has truly helped me more than I can tell you guys. Let’s hit 1 million this year on the tactical bassin channel!
Thank you for the encouragement Jaytee! Its great to hear the success stories from all of you!!
@@tacticalbassin we all need a little bit every now and then. Keep it up guys!!
What is the issue with throwing straight braid with the S-Waver 168? Will it have a tendency to rip out of the fish’s mouth or bend out a hook? Why the mono leader?
honestly, id like to see them talk about the baits they like that are not easy accessible. I know they have to plug tackle warehouse for sponsor stuff etc. But i think this list would change if they could list what baits they like that are more rare/custom. For example i think the savage baits are okay compared to other big softbaits out there. Cheers tho still a great video!
Thanks for the awesome tips. I caught my first bass on a glide bait wasn't a big fish but it was awesome watching em come up and hit it.
I have noticed that you guys rarely show the use of basic spinnerbaits. And as a result, I have been trying lots of techniques I have never used before, which is definitely fun! But I also realized that I didn’t pick up a spinnerbait once last year. Isn’t springtime a good season for them? And what about other times?
You guys already know how much we appreciate your videos but hell it doesnt hurt for one more person to tell you. Great info and I need to get into the swimbaits a little more
Just put in an order for 8 Huddleston from tackle warehouse through your link. Really excited for them. Thanks for the videos
Love the early fishing videos!!
Been watching for about 3 years now.
Really paying attention this year 😂
Can't wait to throw swim baits this spring
Can't take my eyes off of the map on the wall. Love it, and love your channel.
Thank you James!
What leader length do you use with these various techniques? Thanks, and congrats on 400! Any help appreciated from folks:-)
TONS of different baits and different leaders in this vid. Any help would be appreciated if the lengths are similar (super long??) just lookin for ANY of you anglers with experience. Glides-Large SB . thanks all
I wish everyone would call swim baits, swim baits and glide baits, glide baits. A 2.8 Kytec shouldn't be classified the same as a 200 S waiver.
You guys should do a live Q&A
If I could sell garden worms for $700 apiece I’d be a billionaire.
Worms world wide are a breathing a sigh of relief.
Tackle is made to catch fishermen not fish.
Years ago I saw a very funny cartoon, it showed a fisherman walking out of a Bait shop with two black eyes. The sign on the Bait shop advertised “SHINERS TWO FOR A DOLLAR”.
You guys made me want to be a better swim baits fisherman good job guys. All time favorite fishing channel
I caught a 28 lb. sucker carp hybrid thing on a Hudd before. It was a grass carp but it had a down turned mouth like a sucker. And it sucked it up deep. Some homeless guy scooped it up with one of those nets with a 30 lb. scale built into it and it was maxed out. The guy reached his hand up in that big ol sucker mouth and pulled the Hudd out for me. I asked him if he used to deliver babies or something? It was disgusting!
It had ping pong ball sized eyes looking at us. I thought it was gonna start talking and maybe grant us three wishes to let it go. After the guy let it go he offered to shake my hand. I said "elbow bump" right on! And thanked him. (True story)
You guys deserve a million plus subs! Thank u for all the gems you and Matt give us!
My parents decided to MAYBE move to Tennessee for a better paying job so ill be interested to see where you guys fish and what you guys are using
Been waiting for another swimbait video!!
Gentlemen: Your information has been very helpful to me when I am able to get out to the lake. Great information; Great videos. As has been stated before: You should be at a million followers.... FYI: Summarizing a 24-hour period in Iowa one week ago today: Rain..., freezing rain..., sleet..., snow..., blizzard..., below-0 temps, below-0 wind chills. Uh, yea.... :) Counting the days to open water season....
One reel people should really check out for big swimbaits, 7-10 in baits, is the Dawia Tatula 200. It's bigger than other manufacturers 200 size reels. The Tatula 200 is the size of most other brands 300's. Super deep and wide spool, holds around 180 yds of 16 so it'll hold around 150 of 20, 120 of 25, fluro. With braid it'll hold a ton. And it's only $170, not bad for an aluminum frame, handle, and side plate. No cheap graphite
Can u make a video on the mag draft
Hey. I’m currently using a tfo mag heavy moderate action for my hard swimbaits. I plan on throwing stuff as small as a 168 S wave to as big as a 6in bull shad. (1-3oz range) As of now I’m using a 200 size super duty wide spool. Just wanted to know if buying a 300 size reel would be overkill for those baits.
i have the Savage Gear 4D Trout. Honestly I have yet to figure out what the best way to rig it is! Hooks below? Hooks above? How do I get that line through? How do I tie to that hook? Does the lure stand up when its at the bottom like the Huddleston (ie do I fish it the same)? What precautions should I have to minimize the chances of loosing that lure to a snag? So I would dearly love to see a video from you explaining all these. I should also point out I am a shore fisherman. Are there techniques, times and places where you might recommend swimbaits from the shore?
Tim your familiar with Lake Oroville. Would you even entertain the idea of throwing a huddleston of any kind (6inch,8in,68special) there knowing that spotted bass are over running that lake and the large mouth aren't very prominent there? If so what one if not what other option would you recommend throwing there
Tim, any reason why you don’t/can’t use straight braid? I purchased a bunch of swim baits based on your Christmas buyers guide but haven’t been able to use them yet (from NY and it’s cold and snowing). I’ve only ever used braid on all my poles/lures.
Hey Tim, have you fished the Jackal Dowzswimmer? I think that’s how it’s spelled...? Not part of your line up but I think I did her Matt mention it in the past. What are your thoughts on that bait?
For the glide baits(or really any of the smaller baits), would it be possible to get away with a 7’0” medium heavy fast action rod? Or do I need a heavier fishing rod? Reel is also a 6:6:1.
Did you guys have problems with floating versions being snatched by Eagles & Osprey in NorCal? I can’t seem to throw these here without being harassed by the raptors!, 🤔
First comment!!! This is the topic I was hoping to see!
I cut the tail off of one of my 6” Trash Fish and stuck on a Big Hammer tail and it gets destroyed. Those Scottsboro are money. I fish those more than any Swimbait I fish. I have 20-25 in different colors
Just gonna *throw this out there*... If you go from a circle that has a 10ft radius to a 30ft radius, you will increase your area by 7, not 3. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.