I salt water fish for speckled trout I use a 7 ft rod I used 10 lb braid on a spinning reel I can feel a fish if he touches that jig and I can catch a 20 lb drum with that same setup also use a swivel and I use a speed clip 20 lb monofilam drop line R15 tire speed clip to it and I can take jigs off and on quickly without time that's just my tip for the day I've been doing this for about about 10 years
Nathan. Its a year since you put video. My son and I fished the Divine Swimbait ProShad in 3.2” inch in 20 mph winds pn cold 54 degree day. Water temp was 50.1 F using a Lews Medium Fast-Action spinning reel with 15lb braid with leader- just like your set up. We as bank anglers casted this into the deep (120 feet from shore). He landed a monster bass in the weeds.
I accidently bought VMC thicker wire swimbait jighead and found out the same thing that you are much better off using a thinner wire ballhead jig. Absolutely agree with everything in this video. I use to hate throwing paddle tails but learned to love them. There is nothing like feeling that WOMP you get slow rolling a finesse paddle tail in smallmouth country!
That's some good feedback on fishing swimbaits. I just began fishing with finesse style swimbaits of all types. What I immediately noticed was that I caught more and better-quality bass, by throwing a swimbait w/an underbelly spin.. on the order of 5:1 when I slow roll the bait to allow the blade to make contact, whether gravel or chunk rock, letting the bait tick off the bottom while occasionally fluttering the bait to trigger a reaction bite..
Wow, I thought i was rigging them wrong My last fishing trip i had to reposition the plastic up teen times, Lock tight it is from now on. Brilliant Thanks Stevo Oz
The V.M.C Hybrid swimbait screw Lock heads are my favorites!! Thin wired and 3/0 hook.. in Alabama especially on my home lake we have these monster Coosa spots.. throw a 1/4oz with a small body swim bait usually a 3"to-3'.5" inch... I throw a 1/4 to 3/16 oz and slow roll it on the bottom and BANANZO!!! BIGGIN!!!! Love love LOVE those V.M.C Hybrid heads!!
You have a fan for life Best fishing vids I have ever seen or heard and I have watched countless 100s. Just so happen back when I did a yearly fly in Canada trip (back in the mid 80's to late 90's) I bought literally a pack of 500 1/4oz ball jig heads and 1k 1/8oz ball jig heads along with several 1ks Mister Twister jig tails as that was all you needed to catch all the fish you wanted These fly in lakes only saw a maximum of six fisherman a week from late may till late September and the owner of the resort company didn't allow any ice fishing so it was fishing like you literally dream about. My best trip I caught a 46" northern and a 36" walleye. 5lb walleye and 10lb northerns were common. Lots of whitefish also but much to my dismay I never knew how good eating white fish were until my last trip. Although not every day, It was common to catch a walleye on 1 of three casts. I find myself making a solid effort to watch as many of your videos as I can find. Best of luck and keep the great content coming.
The cirst reel shown looks like a Shimano SLX 150...It is an excellent reel especially for the price...I own several in the 8.1 ratio I also have the same reel but its a 70Slx and use the Shimano Talavera Slow Jig rod It is 6ft6in n and is available in a ML to MH Med Lt is rated at 200gm and Med Heavy is 300gm...they have incredible action and cast fantastic. The 300gm version is what i use offshore in 100ft for flounder, cobia, seabass...It handles these fish with ease Yet is Nimble enough that i cast for Largemouth at the Lake ! Its a great combo and multi versatile.
Thanks Nathan. Not a lure I have confidence in. I like your no non sense approach. You don't see the need for a under spin. It should be swimbait season I will try again to not grab a crankbait.
Glad to see you back. Awesome video of the ball head jig. Your spinning rod set up is a 99% match to mine. I like the Keitech tungsten jig head. Sometimes the swimbait doesn’t work so I put a longer ribbon tail worm on the same set up but I rig it weedless like a shakey head If I run out of swimbaits I put a small crawfish on. Be well my friend
Nice information. I have difficulty tying the braid to non-braid knots. But I do extremely well with straight copolymer line (8 lb) for swimbaits. I also find the VMC finesse rugby jighead is very effective without the snag potential. I find straight braid effective for certain situations. But for most Swimbait the straight copolymer is better, simpler, and less expensive. Not saying your approach won't work.
Use the double uni knot. Leave as much tag end as you need to be comfortable. Once both sides are tied, wrap main line and leader a few times around each hand and pull tight
i use the RP for braid to flouro, once you figure out how to wind back through before the cinch it gets easier. th-cam.com/video/gyR2scADvv4/w-d-xo.html
As per usual, leader knot selection depends ENTIRELY on the guages of each line. FG knot is a very good knot as long as you are pairing a much thinner braid compared to the leader like 10lb braid to 12 lb leader. This video makes some extremely crucial points that anyone who wants to use one setup for multiple functions NEEDS to know. Gosh, I can't tell how many times I broke a ned rig hook clean in half years ago when I was using a medium heavy jig rod with 20 lb braid. I didn't understand the relationship of forces between the hook, line, rod, and reel (drag). That equation has SOME wiggle room, but once you stray outside the tolerances you are GOING to lose fish. I wish I would have known this stuff 20 years ago...
3.8" and above is what I normally throw and I do use the swimbait jigheads but I'm fishing swift moving creeks and rivers so when they hit they hit that probably aids me in my hookset I imagine next time out I'll try a ball jighead and see if there is anything different I notice I also use baitfuel with most of my soft plastics/swimbaits... Great upload 👌
Basically, everything Nathan was talking about, except adding color, can be solved by just using a Nikko Winnow. There is no more action/finesse or cold water swimbait than a Nikko Winnow. They are still not widely known, so maybe that is why. Nikko Winnows can go over 100 catches and do not rip. No need for gluing either. They will last all day. You won't waste time changing out. Basically, everything Nathan was talking about.
Divine swimbaits will head wobble on a light enough jighead. I throw the 3.2s on a 1/16 oz shakyhead, and the head swings out almost as far as the tail 👍
I live in Florida and was catching 6-7 pounders Bank fishing in late August into September. However in October the bite was completely dead. What should expect moving forward into November? I'm not familiar with this pattern.
Nathan, .50 cents a piece for 604 Gamakatsu? Gotta shop around buddy! Owner is an awesome hook in the same size. Both are high quality hooks. Even at 50 cents a piece, you're saving a lot of money. I've had my same Lee pot for well over 20 years. They last forever! I like the tail dip method you did. Usually I just inject/pour the tails in different color. Your way is definitely faster.
nice vid...just one clarification question... at approx 0:54, you said "you basically want it to be a spinning rod with a casting handle". Are you just saying you want a casting rod that performs more like a spinning rod? Sorry, I played and replayed and was wondering why you were showing a casting rod with a casting reel on it and saying you want a spinning rod. So I'm thinkin' you mean you want your casting rod to handle like a spinning rod... more give? Still, good info in the vid. Thanx!!
see the bait junkie jig heads are the masters of the z---man material. with that new lock i now use a stainless bearing fitted to all lures and don;t they look good and make the z lures pop and i run double tow point as well.now ya can use any hook as well to with in reason to size of lure in question it will change the way ya fish hook set now is at 200% don;t miss now. enjoy.
@@nathanquincefishing7122 imo the Matt Allen heads are way better and you can keep an armor shad upright on them. The divines work with bigger swimbaits or impact fats but I still prefer the Matt Allen heads. Can't bead the 6th sense inbred jig though. Love that hybrid jig. But I can get a good jig with gami hooks with same head design for $2 off of my neighbor. He says they're flipping jigs but they have identical head design as the 6th sense jig heads and the hybrid jig. Guess the jig heads I had I ordered with too big a hook on em.
Tip: stop looking at your camera screen and look into the lense and talk to IT like it's a person standing in front of you. Looking at the screen gives the presenter an awkward aura.
I salt water fish for speckled trout I use a 7 ft rod I used 10 lb braid on a spinning reel I can feel a fish if he touches that jig and I can catch a 20 lb drum with that same setup also use a swivel and I use a speed clip 20 lb monofilam drop line R15 tire speed clip to it and I can take jigs off and on quickly without time that's just my tip for the day I've been doing this for about about 10 years
Nice!
Same, South La.
Do you purchase your leader with the speed clips on ready to go?
Thanks for your content! Your videos have helped me (a Dad) teach my son how to fish and fish well.
Thank you! I love comments like this!
Nathan. Its a year since you put video. My son and I fished the Divine Swimbait ProShad in 3.2” inch in 20 mph winds pn cold 54 degree day. Water temp was 50.1 F using a Lews Medium Fast-Action spinning reel with 15lb braid with leader- just like your set up. We as bank anglers casted this into the deep (120 feet from shore). He landed a monster bass in the weeds.
Awesome!
I accidently bought VMC thicker wire swimbait jighead and found out the same thing that you are much better off using a thinner wire ballhead jig. Absolutely agree with everything in this video. I use to hate throwing paddle tails but learned to love them. There is nothing like feeling that WOMP you get slow rolling a finesse paddle tail in smallmouth country!
Absolutely one of my favorite baits!
That's some good feedback on fishing swimbaits. I just began fishing with finesse style swimbaits of all types. What I immediately noticed was that I caught more and better-quality bass, by throwing a swimbait w/an underbelly spin.. on the order of 5:1 when I slow roll the bait to allow the blade to make contact, whether gravel or chunk rock, letting the bait tick off the bottom while occasionally fluttering the bait to trigger a reaction bite..
Wow, I thought i was rigging them wrong
My last fishing trip i had to reposition the plastic up teen times, Lock tight it is from now on.
Brilliant
Thanks Stevo
Oz
The V.M.C Hybrid swimbait screw Lock heads are my favorites!! Thin wired and 3/0 hook.. in Alabama especially on my home lake we have these monster Coosa spots.. throw a 1/4oz with a small body swim bait usually a 3"to-3'.5" inch... I throw a 1/4 to 3/16 oz and slow roll it on the bottom and BANANZO!!! BIGGIN!!!! Love love LOVE those V.M.C Hybrid heads!!
Awesome!
Fishing this setup this past week and I had sooooo many short strikes. Ever try the 6th sense treble head?
Not yet but going to this year!
I love your videos. You are conscience and to the point and have a great delivery. The most educational videos on TH-cam.
Thank you!
Very helpful. Well thought out and clearly explained. Thank you. Subscribed.
Thanks!
I put red finger nail polish on lead jig heads it really works great
Thank you man just getting into swimbait fishing definitely not fishing it the same lol!
You have a fan for life Best fishing vids I have ever seen or heard and I have watched countless 100s.
Just so happen back when I did a yearly fly in Canada trip (back in the mid 80's to late 90's) I bought literally a pack of 500 1/4oz ball jig heads and 1k 1/8oz ball jig heads along with several 1ks Mister Twister jig tails as that was all you needed to catch all the fish you wanted
These fly in lakes only saw a maximum of six fisherman a week from late may till late September and the owner of the resort company didn't allow any ice fishing so it was fishing like you literally dream about. My best trip I caught a 46" northern and a 36" walleye. 5lb walleye and 10lb northerns were common. Lots of whitefish also but much to my dismay I never knew how good eating white fish were until my last trip.
Although not every day, It was common to catch a walleye on 1 of three casts.
I find myself making a solid effort to watch as many of your videos as I can find.
Best of luck and keep the great content coming.
Thank you I really appreciate it!
Thanks for the video Nathan. Hang in there. Tight lines..
Thank you!
Nathan do you always need the florocarbon leader? thanks , bob
The cirst reel shown looks like a Shimano SLX 150...It is an excellent reel especially for the price...I own several in the 8.1 ratio I also have the same reel but its a 70Slx and use the Shimano Talavera Slow Jig rod It is 6ft6in n and is available in a ML to MH Med Lt is rated at 200gm and Med Heavy is 300gm...they have incredible action and cast fantastic. The 300gm version is what i use offshore in 100ft for flounder, cobia, seabass...It handles these fish with ease Yet is Nimble enough that i cast for Largemouth at the Lake ! Its a great combo and multi versatile.
Absolutely on the type of jig head. I like the Reaction Tackle Tungsten heads.
Nice!
It's almost smallmouth time at my favorite lake here in Colorado. I've never used swimbaits before so I can't wait to try them out.
Good luck!
Swimbaits work on Smallmouths very effectively. My son and I caught 90+ pounds over three days using these same swim baits.
Thanks Nathan. Not a lure I have confidence in. I like your no non sense approach. You don't see the need for a under spin.
It should be swimbait season I will try again to not grab a crankbait.
Good luck!
Glad to see you back. Awesome video of the ball head jig. Your spinning rod set up is a 99% match to mine. I like the Keitech tungsten jig head.
Sometimes the swimbait doesn’t work so I put a longer ribbon tail worm on the same set up but I rig it weedless like a shakey head If I run out of swimbaits I put a small crawfish on.
Be well my friend
Interesting thanks!
Thanks! As a newbie, I was wondering what could help me in this mid-late fall.
Thank you give this a shot!
Nice information. I have difficulty tying the braid to non-braid knots. But I do extremely well with straight copolymer line (8 lb) for swimbaits. I also find the VMC finesse rugby jighead is very effective without the snag potential. I find straight braid effective for certain situations. But for most Swimbait the straight copolymer is better, simpler, and less expensive. Not saying your approach won't work.
Use the double uni knot. Leave as much tag end as you need to be comfortable. Once both sides are tied, wrap main line and leader a few times around each hand and pull tight
i use the RP for braid to flouro, once you figure out how to wind back through before the cinch it gets easier. th-cam.com/video/gyR2scADvv4/w-d-xo.html
I’ve used straight before and it works! I use the Alberto knot to tie leaders
As per usual, leader knot selection depends ENTIRELY on the guages of each line. FG knot is a very good knot as long as you are pairing a much thinner braid compared to the leader like 10lb braid to 12 lb leader.
This video makes some extremely crucial points that anyone who wants to use one setup for multiple functions NEEDS to know. Gosh, I can't tell how many times I broke a ned rig hook clean in half years ago when I was using a medium heavy jig rod with 20 lb braid. I didn't understand the relationship of forces between the hook, line, rod, and reel (drag). That equation has SOME wiggle room, but once you stray outside the tolerances you are GOING to lose fish. I wish I would have known this stuff 20 years ago...
3.8" and above is what I normally throw and I do use the swimbait jigheads but I'm fishing swift moving creeks and rivers so when they hit they hit that probably aids me in my hookset I imagine next time out I'll try a ball jighead and see if there is anything different I notice I also use baitfuel with most of my soft plastics/swimbaits... Great upload 👌
Thank you I appreciate it!
Great video!!! Like the tip on highlighting the tail & head. No Mess!!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Thank you!
Excellent video tks
Thank you!
Great video! Thank you.
Basically, everything Nathan was talking about, except adding color, can be solved by just using a Nikko Winnow. There is no more action/finesse or cold water swimbait than a Nikko Winnow. They are still not widely known, so maybe that is why. Nikko Winnows can go over 100 catches and do not rip. No need for gluing either. They will last all day. You won't waste time changing out. Basically, everything Nathan was talking about.
Very clean and informative video my man! Keep grinding, doing great work.....
Thank you I really appreciate it!
Mans a monster in the game similar to the loch ness
Divine swimbaits will head wobble on a light enough jighead. I throw the 3.2s on a 1/16 oz shakyhead, and the head swings out almost as far as the tail 👍
Interesting!
Thanks for another great video.
Thanks!
I live in Florida and was catching 6-7 pounders Bank fishing in late August into September. However in October the bite was completely dead. What should expect moving forward into November? I'm not familiar with this pattern.
Florida shuts down a little then turns back on December January when they go to spawn!
This is the EXACT same tips Gene the fishing machine shared Years ago with his crappie jigs.
Interesting I’ve never seen it!
Keep the vids coming. Great channel. Any jerkbait tips for the three rivers?
Thanks! I never really fish them down there!
Does anyone know if the paints are available in the UK? I've not seen them before. Good tips btw.
Thank you but I am not sure on your question!
nice video .simple and quality
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. Very useful information.
Thanks!
nice video! thanks for the advise
Thank you!
All about personal preference
Awesome Video
Where did you get your jig mold.
Barlows tackle
Great info!! Subbed!!
Thanks!
Nathan...I wonder if have you ever spilled Spike-It! all over your boat? 😄
I have not!
@@nathanquincefishing7122 Hahaha..coulda fooled me
Nathan, .50 cents a piece for 604 Gamakatsu? Gotta shop around buddy! Owner is an awesome hook in the same size. Both are high quality hooks. Even at 50 cents a piece, you're saving a lot of money. I've had my same Lee pot for well over 20 years. They last forever! I like the tail dip method you did. Usually I just inject/pour the tails in different color. Your way is definitely faster.
I don’t know how much I actually paid for them haha
nice vid...just one clarification question... at approx 0:54, you said "you basically want it to be a spinning rod with a casting handle". Are you just saying you want a casting rod that performs more like a spinning rod? Sorry, I played and replayed and was wondering why you were showing a casting rod with a casting reel on it and saying you want a spinning rod. So I'm thinkin' you mean you want your casting rod to handle like a spinning rod... more give? Still, good info in the vid. Thanx!!
Correct you basically want a casting rod that would be a spinning rod if it didn’t have the casting handle grip
Yep you definitely need super glue gel to hold them swim baits on 👍🐟
Definitely!
? isn't using 15 lb braid line too heavy for a 12 lb pole ? are you saying I can put 25 0r 30 lb braid on a 20 -25 lb pole ?
Braid is way thinner than what it says. The line ratings are just a suggestion
This is for fresh water fishing right?
It would work for both!
Supposedly LMB cannot see fluorescent yellow. It’s said to look white to them.
see the bait junkie jig heads are the masters of the z---man material. with that new lock i now use a stainless bearing fitted to all lures and don;t they look good and make the z lures pop and i run double tow point as well.now ya can use any hook as well to with in reason to size of lure in question it will change the way ya fish hook set now is at 200% don;t miss now. enjoy.
Great video ++
Thank you!
Did he say spinning rod with a casting reel? I did not know you could do that
Spinning rod blank built into a casting rod
@@nathanquincefishing7122 ok thanks just checking
13 minutes to tell us you discovered super glue 😂
And?
First rod: A spinning rod with a bait reel?
Think he meant swimbait rod. Cuz that is a baitcasting rod
Yea I meant a spinning rod blank built on a casting platform!
guys just fish with 20lb mono
Bro solution name 11.25
What is the model number of the gamakatsu hook you poor?
604
They don't swim right either. Those 6th sense heads he showed . 4 inch divine swimbaits barely swim upright with those.
They do with the right swimbait!
@@nathanquincefishing7122 imo the Matt Allen heads are way better and you can keep an armor shad upright on them. The divines work with bigger swimbaits or impact fats but I still prefer the Matt Allen heads. Can't bead the 6th sense inbred jig though. Love that hybrid jig. But I can get a good jig with gami hooks with same head design for $2 off of my neighbor. He says they're flipping jigs but they have identical head design as the 6th sense jig heads and the hybrid jig. Guess the jig heads I had I ordered with too big a hook on em.
Tip: stop looking at your camera screen and look into the lense and talk to IT like it's a person standing in front of you. Looking at the screen gives the presenter an awkward aura.
Trying my best to get better with each video
Shut up stupid. If your uncomfortable go scream at yourself 2 inches from the mirror til you grow a pair.