UnderSpin Tricks For Early Spring Bass Fishing! (Beginner To Advanced)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- The underspin is deadly on early Spring bass! Whether your fish are up in shallow cover eating big bait fish, hanging on breaks eating tiny shad, or suspending on outside structure, the underspin can be adapted to virtually any conditions. Like any technique, there are small tricks that make a huge difference in your success and today Tim is showing his best trick for catching fish that aren't ready to fully commit to the bait.
Underspins come in all shapes and sizes. Even with our "simple is better" approach to the technique we still find ourselves with 4 or 5 models on the boat at all times. Being able to adapt to changing conditions and different size baitfish makes a huge difference with this technique so don't be afraid to adjust your bait if the fish aren't reacting.
When in comes to fishing cover, the Flashy Swimmer is key. When the going gets tough, you can't beat a Cool Baits. And when the fish are ready to feed, the Blade Runner and Hog Farmer will give you a strong hook and consistent action to land the giants! All of the baits discussed in the video are linked in the description below. All of the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
Weedless Underspin...
-Owner Flashy Swimmer: bit.ly/2e8O4Y7
-Owner Flashy Beast: bit.ly/2gx3A54
Sizing: - 1/0: 3.3 Keitech
- 3/0: 3.8 Keitech
- 5/0 4.8 Keitech
- 8/0 For LARGE Swimbaits
Finesse Underspin...
Head- Cool Baits Underspin (1/8 oz): bit.ly/2boS7QA
Bait #1- Keitech 2.8" Fat Swing Impact: bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Bait #2- Damiki 3" Armor Shad: bit.ly/2KtPDAT
Bait #3- Keitech 4" Easy Shiner: bit.ly/2bxJK6H
Finesse Screw Head...
Head- Megabass Okashira Head (1/16 oz): bit.ly/2EpluSA
Bait- Megabass 3" Spark Shad: bit.ly/2XcLZk4
Full-Profile Underspins...
-Blade Runner Spintrix 3/8 - 1/2 oz (Anchovy): bit.ly/2oocg0a
-HogFarmer War Pig HD 3/8 - 1/2 oz (Albino): bit.ly/2pcQnRP
-Fish Head Spin 3/8 oz (Smokin Shad): bit.ly/2ZPzGhh
Underspin Stinger Hook Trick...
Hook- Owner Straight Shank: bit.ly/3bEX0Uv
Size: 2,1, or 1/0 to Match Blade Size
Split Ring- Owner Hyperwire #2: bit.ly/2v8ArBX
Favorite Colors By Brand...
Keitech- Pro Blue Red Pearl, Electric Shad
Damiki- RP Blue Pearl, American Shad
Megabass- Real, Albino
Finesse Underspin Combo...
Rod- Shimano Expride 6'10" Med Light: bit.ly/2osaj3q
Reel- Shimano Ultegra 2500 (Pre-Order Available): bit.ly/2PeNvUH
Line- Power Pro 15 lb Braid: bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- Sunline Sniper 7 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2p7fxju
Full-Size Underspin Combo...
Rod- Shimano Expride 7'6" Medium Heavy: bit.ly/2nTq9FL
Reel- Shimano Metanium DC (HG): bit.ly/2qrSZvs
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 40 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Sunline FC-100 16 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2O4UElB
Budget Finesse Underspin Combo...
Rod- Shimano Intenza 7'6" Light: bit.ly/2s7kaQn
Reel- Shimano Sahara FI 2500: bit.ly/2XhhM43
Line- Sunline Sniper 7 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2p7fxju
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The Okashira spin head caught me my biggest tournament limit last fall and cashed me my biggest check!
it's an awesome bait
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@@dirtlegchaser2424 🤣
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Friday morning tactical Bassin and coffee to start MY work week off, simply amazing to be a fishing American 🇺🇸
Well Said. Is this a great country or what !!!
Um, its friday....
@@zachshott7833 lmao damn man sorry 😂 I work Friday thru Monday, I get mixed up a lot!!! 😂 😆
@@pauleyplay yes indeed it is
@@TearItUpFixItTV that's hilarious, I'm sittin here at work thinkin I missed the weekend! Have a safe week bud
Tim, your comments at the end about leaders was really great. I appreciate knowing that you read through these (understand you guys can’t answer them all) and addressed the leader length issue for those of us who asked. Sincere Thanks to you, Matt and your wives; We Always enjoy and support the channel.
Literally my fav confidence and year around bait
I can't tell you and Matt how much I learn from watching these videos. Thank you so much. If you guys are ever at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, give me a shout. I'd love to go fishing with you all.
Aw Yeah! You guys got me on the underspin last year! Changed my year! hahaha landed tons of biggins on it through the year!
Nice to watch when your on the way to fish for the morning!!
Did you catch any?
@@mxbass1036 i did not but still nice to throw a line in the water!
Love the tip about adding a hook to the blade! Thanks Tim!
Back in the '80s we used to use a lot of blakemore roadrunners thanks to Jimmy Houston caught a ton of fish on those
Thank you Tim! The hook on the blade 🤯. Great idea.
Caught my PB on a Flashy Swimmer with a 3.8 Keitech last fall! Thanks for all of the time you guys give to help us catch more fish.
Great info Tim, keep 'em comin,' the ice has finally cleared, and the boat is almost ready to be woken (poor choice of words) up! The details on your vids is great.
CHI-Town Monk
One kind of video I've never seen from you guys is a swinging swimbait/swinging swim jig video! It has become my favorite way to throw a Keitech! My 1st swinging swimbait heads were the Hog Farmer "EWG Swingers" or "Swinging NED" & they caught me some nice bass & pike, & my first 2 musky! Now I'm playing with the Hydra Hybrid jig heads cuz of the patented hook changing system you can change the hook size or style to whatever you need! The Eco Pro Tungsten Swing Swim Jig has a split ring allowing me to do essentially the same thing changing hook sizes/styles like switching out to a flipping hook for an exposed hook! I have one rigged up with a light belly weighted hook on my swim jig to level out the fall rather that having it nose dive. The possibilities are endless! I would love to hear you guys opinions on them, give them a try & give us a video!
That’s a really cool tip! You guys & Randy Blaukat have inspired me to start innovating existing baits to fine tune the bite. Thanks for all you do to help us be better anglers!!
Tim I appreciate you and Matt thanks a lot you guys are the stuff at the show place both of your families are very good fishers as well watch Matt and CC the other day and she was on the net like superwoman thanks yall for what yall bring and 100% honest about all
Hell yes!! I’ve been looking for more baits I can use to fish for the big bass on a spinning reel. Idk why, I’ve just always preferred a spinning reel compared to baitcasters. My pb cameon an overhead spinner so it makes sense this method is just as effective.
Underpin is something else when you get it right in the rite place and time. Good vid.
I’ve been trying to gain more confidence with all types of underspins. I already know this is going to be a great vid!
Used an underspin for the first time last weekend and nailed some bass crawling it on the bottom ! Thanks to you guys for the tips
Hey Tim I’ve live on Cumberland and have been playing around with something lately. I’ll take the blade off my underspin and replace it with a sz4 or sz6 bladed treble hook. The blade is obviously smaller but it still gives you some subtle flash and I’m catching a lot more of the fish that just swipe at the bait. Anyway, great video and thanks to you and Matt for all the knowledge you share with us mere mortal anglers.
The sizing breakdown is super helpful. Thanks guys. 2/5 of my biggest fish last year came early spring on a 3.3 keitech and the flashy swimmer, slow rolled, shallow water, ~ 3 feet, stained to muddy water
The FG knot is also great for tying line to leader to go through eyelets and smooth casting
Agreed. I literally do an FG knot with long leaders and it goes in and out seamless
Finally this will help!! I bought one underspin last year to try it out, i used it quite a few times and never got a bite, and i can catch some fish
Up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Strike King Swimming Minnow is great.
Love underspin
I know it been said many times, but this is the best fishing channel on TH-cam period.
That wall atlas is dope
Here in Australia I manufacture a ball head underspin but I do not put plastics fitted to them...Instead I tie bucktail or Marabou in combination with feathers etc....I also fit Colorado or Indiana blades underneath as I like to hop them down steep banks etc...From trout to bass in fresh water and many fish species in saltwater will devour a well tied underspin jig...my sizes as follows; 1/16th ounce with size 4 hooks for trout but I will fit size 1 for bass...1/4 ounce with size 2/0 hook fitted...1/2 ounce fitted with a 4/0 hook and 1 ounce fitted with a 7/0 hook...All hooks are fine gauge black nickel Gamakatsu hooks...I adapt many fly tying recipes for my underspin bodies...All my underspins have the hook exposed and I fish finesse with light braids connected to monofilament leader attached as I believe mono stretches just enough to aid positive hook sets...regards bjscustombaits Australia....
LETS GET THESE GUYS TO 1 MILLION THIS YEAR!! Also u guys should do a video on rod tip action and gear ratios and what to use for what actions/ratios. Also have u guys used googan squad/googan baits?? If u have what do u think of them? If not U should.
I love using Underspins. Definitely gonna look some of these up.
I use the Alberto knot on all my unions, super strong but small union knot that goes through all the eyes of my rods and reels.
I don't know if you guys saw but inntuatuve angling listed his 5 favorite fishing channels. You were not in there. But the response s if looked like 9 out of 10 listed your channel. You guys are doing a great job teaching ( I have learned a lot) and your fans are everywhere and appreciate it
Thanks again for the hook & blade tip as a reminder from last year! Brilliant !!
Perfect I’m heading to bass pro for some shopping I’m more confident in deciding now thanks 🙌🏽🔥🔥great video
Sure you are. Till you get in the door ! Happy shopping !
@@pauleyplay lmao you got me there happens everytime 😂😂😂
Great video! I love throwing underspins. VMC has become my favorite. I like how Megabass modified the Northland spin jighead for walleye to create their Screwhead. You are correct. I am not disappointed. 😂
you boiz and Cobi got me on the Okishira train. Also picked up a Megabass Waze swimjig with underspin for those 5in spark shad!
One of my favorite ways to catch them
That flashy swimmer with the gold Colorado blade is a great redfish bait also.
the keitech + coolbaits got me fish last year!
Perfect video for me! My pond that is usually clear is now really stained. Had no idea what to Throw until this vid. Anyone else have any other suggestions what to throw in my situation? The pond has lots of grass still.
I’ve caught my most random fish while bass fishing with underspins. Caught a smallie. A walleye. A striper. A large mouth. And a crappie on a small underspin in the same cove one spring day last year. All in about 10 casts.
Down here in south Florida, the okashira screwhead is a multi-species fish catcher. Awesome video. 👌
I’m 14 years old and slowly going broke after watching these videos 😂🤣
I'm 41 and broke! Just slowly add baits, fish them, and gain confidence in them. You do not need to own everything to be able to catch fish. These guys have them all because it is their job.
I retired in 2015 and started fishing with my new free time. In 2018 my Wife told me I could no longer buy anymore fishing poles. I think the 5 bass I caught during that period of time each cost about $1500. But I had the most relaxing & enjoyment that I had had in years!!
@@drdon8725 that is exactly where i want to be in 15 years
I’m 57 and I’m going broke fast...
Same but 16 instead 😂
Picked some underspins and even the okashira spin heads lately. Cant wait to try them out!
AA makes perfect trailers for underspins. 3" + 5" sunfish are my best producers. I like gold blades mainly cuz everyone else throws silver.
Cool Baits just came out with a weedless version- haven't tried it yet but I'm looking forward to it. I love the normal cool baits for a 2.8 when you really need to down size but- it does get hung up quiet often. I bet I've lost at least 20 myself over the last couple years. That said- I think they're getting wedged in the rocks more than the hook is getting snagged- It seems tom work best when I slowly roll it over some rocks, so slow the blade stops spinning and just clinks against the rocks as you go over them. But that means every once and while you lose one cause the head is the perfect shape to wedge into a crack. If you're on a boat you can get it back usually but, if you're not- you're screwed unless you want to go wading.
They need to make a underspin with football shaped head and maybe replace the blade with one of those odd thingies that Teckel puts on the back of their frog- it's like a blade but it's hollow and has a bb in it. It clinks and makes racket as it turns- like the blade hitting rocks on the bottom. I'm gonna make one- bet it works.
I’ve downsized my baits quite a bit, made a big difference year around. Naturally I had to buy new gear for it😏. Trip to Florida is in 9 hrs, I hope weather is good. Driving 12 hrs this time, just to make sure I have most of my gear
I'm going to try the under spins for coho salmon we cast for them by the hot water discharges on southern lake Michigan 🐟🎣👍
Delivery came in yesterday! Thanks guys!!
The underspin did damage for me last year with 3.8 keitechs, I used berkley fusion underspins in 3/8 and 1/2 they worked great but I need to try out some of those weedless owner heads for grass
Weedless flashy swimmer is a game-changer. Slammed 'em last year on owner flashy and 3.3 keitech (electric shad). Moved to some weedless ned heads too - still like the original, but the weedless option actually did some damage.
Caught my pb on underspin. 6.5 pounds
Nice!!
Caught a lot of bass using 1/8th ounce roadrunners, they were a good lure for getting a quick limit of bass, and some good sized ones.
Great video
Can you please provide a schedule of when you plan to visit different lakes so fans can try to meet you guys?
Yessss plz
Really great tips 🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥
i still throw Beetle spins every time i go to a new lake
1/0 Flashy Swimmer NetBait Little Spanky in grass absolute fire.
My favorite rod for this technique is the dobyns fury 733 sometime I throw this on a spinning rod when I have the smaller 2.8,3.3,3.8 swimbaits tied on
I’ve said it before, the Decoy style blade fished in front of a swimbait or jighead “fly” is something few bass are seeing.
I've been crushing them the past few Tuesdays (my only day off) on that exact Coolbaits/electric shad 2.8 combo thrown on a Fury 702sf. Even landed a 6lb9oz on 2/16 on the same bait. Then this past Tuesday, they were GONE! Must be about ready for the spawn.
Im in nj and the keitech 4" easy shiners and the strike king rage swimmer work great thanks for the tips
Can an underspin be fished on a crank bait rod? Great video as always
A 6/O Flashy Swimmer on the new 6thsensefishing Whale is a straight Hog catcher. Similar profile to the spark shad and catches them Big Bertha Beauties
I just recently got a chartreuse coolbaits for smallies it looks killer.
Great video Tim
Genius, blade bites are half my strikes some days
I’ve had some of those fish head products. I’ve had the primal vibes and underspins and they rust too easy. Had to throw them all away so they wouldn’t rust out everything else. I do love the owner flashy swimmers. I may have to try some of the other open hook brands
I'm in CA and I'm the first to see this at 3:30am?! lol
It’s 5:30 here in Texas
It’s 7:56 here in Massachusetts
Great video man! Love it
Started using the okishira head last year and have caught a ton of fish on it.
You're the man!!!!!
Thank you Tim 👊
I know this may sound like a dumb question to all you who are far more experienced anglers than myself but how is the best way to find out what the "size of the hatch" is? I just recently rediscovered my love of fishing after more than 10 years away and before just did it occasionally and never really studied. So please forgive my ignorance LOL but how exactly do you "Match the hatch"? Thanks again for all you guys do!!!
Depends if ur trying to catch biggens then just go bigger. If it is a tough day or u just had a cold front u might wanna downsize. It’s as simple as that. By matching the hatch it just means if u have shad then you’ll want white but if ur trying to mimick a bottom feeding fish suck as sucker, catfish, etc or even bluegill you’ll want a natural green pumpkin kinda color.
Matching the hatch usually pertains to size of your bait. And a little bit of the color. For me, I would have to have eyes on whatever bait is being consumed by the bass feeding around. A hatch is basically a group or school of fish that were hatched around the same time. So matching the hatch is using the same or similar size bait as the ones being fed on at whatever fishery you are at, at the time. With an under spin, of course.
Many times when you boat a bass it will spit up what it’s been eating. That’s how I know what size baitfish they are targeting. In the fall, the bait school near the surface, and you can often see them. IMO, matching the hatch is one of the most important concepts of catching bass.
Thank you for the advice. I know the main place I fish right now has shad (or so ive been told) and a ton of Bluegill but I dont know what size the shad is. Since I have never actually seen them and given its a man made reservoir and its only 800 acres which is rather small for a lake, is it safe to assume the shad would be on the small side? I would like to become more knowledgeable before I take on a large populated lake such as High Rock lake or Randleman. Thanks again for the advice
@@charlesk1140 Until you’re able to get a look at the bait fish in your lake, you can’t go wrong with the smaller swim baits that Tim showed. My rule of thumb is to try more finesse baits first. You can always upsize later to see if you can find bigger fish. If you know you are fishing where the bass are, experiment with different sizes until you start getting consistent bites.
In the neck of the woods I fish at, I’m slowly seeing these swim baits and it’s rising up in popularity for me as I want to advance in the type of baits I like to use. My question would be for the smaller swim baits could you use with a spinning combo with like 8 lb line?
Can you do a video on fishing stained water (not muddy), I feel it would really benefit some people myself including.
Tim can you and Matt do an impressions video on Googan Baits I’ve been wondering what your opinion is on their baits. Great video, thanks.
Great video Tim always love getting up in the mornings and watching them before work one question ive made the switch to braid to leader when do u decide to use mono or flouro leaders
I've heard Matt and Tim say many times "mono leader" because it has some stretch, flouro doesn't have enough stretch and it could shatter when you set the hook.
Can you do a bedding bass video? I am in Florida so like you said, we are already in the spawn.
You're so far ahead, best thing to do is search "Tacticalbassin bed fishing" or "tacticalbassin spawn" and you'll find a lot of previous content that is very relevant.
Already in the spawn? This is bs. We just watched the ice melt off of our water two days ago.
We still have ice. Ur so lucky u get a full year of fishing
What about the megabass little swimbait that thing has awesome awesome awesome action foreal it's one if my favorites oh I seen you mention it with the spark shad with okashirah Swimbaithead
U guys should go up north and do some ice fishing
I can’t remember if it’s been on video. But I know Justin Lucas has posted photos of the stinger hook
Have you mentioned that thing about Daiwa TWS reels before?
We are starting to thaw out, here in NY. I went casting, ie fishing from the shore, to a nearby creek, of course, nothing. A connected pond has ice thick enough for ice fishing. But, thinking ahead, which techniques would you recommend for the FIRST time I go fishing after that ice melts? Advice for a noob, desperate, newbie, addicted fisherman please!
Fg knot all the way for braid to leader. You have to know it's there to feel it.
Ok, have you ever heard of or used a curly tail worm, grub or creature bait on underspin?
Tim great info but man do you guys need to invest in some lighting eq! LED panels are cheap and it makes the world of difference... you guys are almost at 500k, it’s time.
Great tips Tim, thanks! 8 inches of ice in PA 🤦🏼♂️
where i fish has a lot of green algae on bottom and it gathers on the blade to bad when i'm fishing the bottom and lots of submerged brush piles this time of yr so i use a 5/0 weighted ewg swimbait hook and the 3.75 ghost shad rage swimmer and they bite that good , should i try a green pumpkin color swimbait this spring or different colors ? it's tanic clear water what would you suggest on color other than ghost shad ? i'm going to order some skinny dippers 3.5 what color should i get ?
I was wondering about the Megabass bladed swim head, but what about the detachable beetle spin spinners for the 2.8 baits?
For the finesse under spin baits is the size for the kitech easy shiner supposed to be 4 in? Or 3 in like the rest of the finesse baits?
If I wanted a e6x for squarebills would you pick a medium or medium heavy?
Have you guys tried the 10000 Fish yoto worm on a chatterbait?
I have gizzard and thread fin and gizzard Shad I live in North Carolina and we get warm and then rainy and the water is really dirt and height what should I throw
you need to try the hog farmer T-spin...
Random, but what is you guys take on sealing cork handles ?
Pretty sure you guys briefly talked about this blade eater trick before.
Through an underspin for three days this past week in South Texas and didn't catch a fish on it.
Whats yalls thoughts on the Zero Gravity hybrid airdrop underspins?
What size matches the hatch at Lake Berryessa?
Love your videos. Do you still guide?
Tim little with a bfs rod and reel