New Bait Alert! The Berkley Powerbait Nessie! A Soft Glide Bait!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ค. 2023
- I’ve heard about the Berkley Nessie for a while now but I finally got my hands on some. The action and price of this glide bait are impressive! Tackle warehouse has the 5” for $7.99, the 7” for $9.99 and the 9” size for $12.99. Great entry points!
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Tackle warehouse has the 5” for $7.99, the 7” for $9.99 and the 9” size for $12.99. Great entry points!
🍺Correct, but the $7.99 price for the 7” is only on the Burnt Bone color. All the other 7” are $9.99 at least they are from my end. Still a fair price. We will have to see if they hold up for any length of time.
@@heinrichkellogg7563 ohhh gotcha
@@MattStefanFishingI’m definitely going to get the 5” for smallmouth!
@@nameof8483 🍺According to Brett Ehrler it skips very well.
Tried to order some says they will not be available til Nov 15
Note- this is not the first soft glide bait on the market, there is a company called growdesignworks from Japan that has a glide bait almost exactly the same as this but the USA industry has to copy small companies on any new innovation
I’m pretty clear in saying it is “one of the first soft glidebaits on the market” and not the first soft glide bait. There have been several made in the past but most of those did not withstand the test of time. The Berkley sebile magic swimmer introduced in 2010 could easily by considered as on of the first. I’m sure there are lots more as well that I’m not aware of but just to be clear I’m not saying it’s the first by any means.
JDM Fanboy
Yeah but these are $7 or $13
I can mod and tune ali/ temu glides plus multiple jointed baits then slay monster barramundi on them for not even your usa dollars! Or upcycle recycled timber and make better baits then these poxy berkley skunk baits! 😂😂😂
I love the look of this bait and I will need to forward this to my Son as he loves the Glide Bait… thanks for showing us this awesome new bait!!!
You bet
A cool thing about this bait is there are slots for nail weights so you can add weight to get it down deeper. Ike went over this bait in detail, and it is awesome. I can’t wait to get my hands on em.
Good tip!
I can't wait to get my hands on a few of these. It's awesome that you have them oh, you're going to do this for us
Glad you like them!
We will see soon . Thanks Matt
Yep
Just ordered my 5" & 7" Nessie's and can't wait until I get mine!
I think you will like them
Can’t wait for some vids from you seeing this land some big boys.
This looks like it’ll be so fun. Great quality too
Can't wait!
Nice glide bait, Matt! The thing that caught my eye was the hook harness, which other similar swimbaits do not have. I will have to give it a try. thx!!
You bet!
Looks totally awesome, I need about 10 of those now !!!!
You and me both!
Nice bait. Having the bait turn around and look at the bass has worked for me when a smallmouth is mesmerized with the bait, tracking it but not committing. Stop and twitch it to get the turn and then hold on. 😊 Thanks for sharing the bait.
Good stuff!
Hope it's as good as the original Grow Design Works Flag 170. I just don't like the fact that Berkley advertises it like their own...
🍺$7.99 for the 5”, $9.99 for the 7”, and $12.99 for the 9”. Great price points.
Sick price points. Now they are definitely going to give us the crack treatment and up the price when we’re all addicted but it’s another awesome market entry play from Berkeley and I can’t wait to smash some spots on it
I was way off and TW actually has the 7” currently priced at $7.99 as well. Might be an error but it’s what I’m seeing on the TW site
@MattStefanFishing Ordered mine last night $7.99 for 5" & $8.99 for 7"
@@MattStefanFishinges, it's really "affordable". China is desperate for mfg exports. It's what the Third Reich really would have preferred too.
However, there's at least two reasons I can immediately think of that makes it a necessity to make the price point so "competitive"; first, there's the public reaction to it being a knockoff, second, the reality of having to also compete against made in China AND SOLD BY CHINA knockoffs on Amazon, especially the online retailers IN CHINA such as Wish and TEMU. There's no doubt innovation is taking a big hit from the Brain Drain.
I can't blame you Matt. You are Berkley' boy after all. The more normalized relationships are with genocidal regimes the less Berkley and other Megalo Corps have to worry about the Ill will and humanitarian ramifications. It's a narrowing line that Berkley is straddling. As consumers, we need to keep our demands of these "service providers" communicated. If we don't, we only become partners and participants to legitimizing the weakening of our Constitutional priorities. Once the US no longer stands for human rights, civil liberties, and real equality through transparency, it's going to become a very slippery downward slope for the entire world. I really hate to think all the sacrifices made with American lives since the Civil War only amounted to a hill of beans, in the near future.
Our honesty, integrity, and identity as Americans are the only things that can save and preserve the foundations that made our people and country so great in the first place. If we can't do it for ourselves, we should be doing it for our future generations.
Proverbs 17:16
"Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?"
@@haywardsautomotive6156 in the bible, it says it's okay to own slaves. In these modern times, it's much more "equitable" for us to contract that out too. 😅
How can we recognize each other if we can't recognize foreign assets pretending to be us? Serious question.
ALSO, are you ASE Certified?
One of my secret fishing holes is full of big golden shiners. I can't wait try that color on them. 3 weeks ago I caught a 7lb 4oz, a 5lb 8oz, then a 8lb, 6oz! It was an amazing day!!!
Nice!!
Super stoked for this bait. I hope the don’t have to recall the first couple batches of it like the CullShad. Would love to get my hands on this in October. That’s the perfect time to throw a glide bait again.
I think they are expecting a September release
Love the videos matt you've helped me to become a better fisherman so thanks for that. And I can't wait to watch you land one down by the river lol
Happy to help!
Can’t wait to get my hands on some of these and I’m pretty sure it has the slots for nail weights too to fish it deeper
It’s a nice bait!
I spoke to soon , I used your link have 2 of 9" on preorder! I'm looking forward to trying them out! I got hickory shad & golden shiner.
Awesome! Thank you!
I tried my 5” for the first time last week and will definitely go buy more.
Nice!!
🍺Thanks Matt. I saw these on Brett Ehler a few days ago. They actually come in 5”,7”,and 9”. Brett says it skips well also. The hook holders are very sweet. Berkley has that Patent from the cull shad.
No, it's not anything close to the Cull Shad. Sorry to burst your bubble. The Nessie is a knockoff of the Flag 170/255 by Grow Design Works in Japan. It's almost identical other than the brush tail and Powerbait plastic.
@@secretbassrigs 🍺”Sorry to burst your bubble “ really😂. I was referring to the hook holder on the nessie. It’s the same one that is on the Cull shad. I personally think it works great and I’ve been told it’s patented.
Thanks for the info!
I had a pretty big fish on with one of these recently…. Gave me 5 good shakes and a run and got off…. First time i used it….. so i will definitely use it again
Good stuff
I fish a lot of big glide baits & soft swimbaits. I seen a vid on this soft glide last week. I really want a couple 9" ones! I bet their gonna sell out fast so hopefully I can get my hands on a couple. I'm sure the smaller one are great too but in my exsperiance I've done best with larger profile swimbaits because they have more drawing power. So I hope I can get a few!
Thanks for sharing!
Very interesting bait and I like the action.
It’s nice!
Can't wait to try them.
Hope you enjoy
See someone else already mentioned it also comes in a 5" version. Good for finessing them. Looks like could be a great top water alternative. Pricing seems right too.
Thanks for the info!
I can’t wait to try these out 🤙🤙
Have fun!
I've got golden shiner hard baits on the boat that work real well at several lake's in the area. I think it's because they were used and possibly discarded by anglers from yesteryear. I think I'll be adding a couple of these to my arsenal and be great over submerged grass. Let me know if it works on walleye as well. I go after walleye maybe 20 percent of the time. I'm still trying for that PB of 12+ from Lake Erie. No better eating! I've only one 10+ lb bass to my credit from the South East US. No I'm not telling where!! But it came on a tequila sunrise power bait.
Give them a try!
Look's amazing for the low cost. Hope they hold up well.
Great price
Hey this seems great will definitely get some. If fishing for walleyes will braid the the lure be ok? Thanks for all the help. Been killing it on the money badger
i love the money badger!
Works pretty good without a split ring or snap just straight tied. Even though this is another bait Berkley knocked off I still need to try one😂
Thanks for watchibg
What I like about it is it looks like it could skip well and that it will be silent . I 've noticed on lakes that I fish frequently the I have to work a little harder for my glide bait fish than a few years back and I believe the clacking sound most of them make when they hit the joints have conditioned them some what and will at times make them wary . That said I don't see the 9" as just a Musky bait , as I've caught a lot of Bass on the 8" Magdraft and even the 10" . This bait looks like it folds a lot which will probably make it appear to be a little smaller than it really is . That said I don't have these yet and I appreciate your thoughts on this . I know I 'm excited to try it !
I haven’t tried skip it yet
That's a good looking bait. I can think of lots of ways to use it in the saltwater. A snook or cobia or tarpon should attack it immediately.
If you haven't tried the Z Man WillowVibes jig heads you should. I played with one yesterday and I've never seen a soft plastic act like that. It's a willow leaf chatterbait blade on a jig head for soft plastics. It should be awesome for bass. I think it's going to be deadly for flounder in my new area.
I want to see how it holds up to pike and muskie
@@MattStefanFishing please let us know because those fish should tell us how it would handle salty ones.
Once again excellent explaining. Can they be used for muskellunge ? Hopefully you Do a video for what you highly recommend tackle use. For that specific Game fish. The lures are astronomical in price. 🇺🇸👍🎣.
I would think so but could get sliced up a little
Had to order a few, very excited about these. The only ICAST bait that piqued my interest.
Awesome!
Great bait. Great action! Need advice how to add a little weight to sink faster without messing action up. Video idea or refer a video to help me on this? Thanks 😊
I’ll do a video
As someone who fishes glide baits & big swim baits a lot it appears to have the proper glide bait motions including the ability to do 180s and even 360s without moving forward much - this is a critical motion with guide baits and at $12.95 for the 9” its cheaper than a Jack Hammer! If they arrive as indicated on TW around mid Oct it will be prefect timing for down here …
I think these will be a big hit!
@@MattStefanFishing I love the idea of being able to throw these around thick submerged hydrilla edges and not worry about losing them since they are only $13!
I believe it also has a spot towards the tail and the front where you can put a nail weight .
It’s a good one!
I heard glide bait experts,Grae Buck and Keith Thomas say all action is imparted with the reel only.Funny when you were doing that is when a fish boiled on it
Reel handle is a great way to impart action but definitely not only productive way
Man, I've never fished much with glides, but I'm excited to try these. Plus they're affordable.
They are!
Out of the 4 new Berkley swimbaits which is your favorite? I like the Cull Shad and the new Shad designed like their Gilly.
Nessie
Looks great
It does!
🍺I ordered my 5” Nessies in Burnt Bone, Hickery Shad, and Rainbow trout.
I can’t wait to try the little one
looks awesome
Give it a try!
Matt, have you ever played with the soft plastic sebile magic swimmers?
The noses tear out very easily. Mend-it is needed if you want salvage them.
I have but haven’t had a ton of luck with it
What size mono you suggest for the 9 inch? I know you're probably gonna say floro but we don't get along very well. Good luck next year as well sir.
12 or 15 lb
I've been on a glide bait kick lately and even some of the cheaper ones can run $60-$80. I have a feeling this new Berkley bait is gonna do the same thing the Slobberknocker did last year.
I think they will sell a pile of them
Sorry I must have missed it but what size were you throwing down in the river?
7”
Matt, do you do any guided trips in the northwoods?
I put my guiding on hold this year
what lures do you recommend fishing in a river with heavy current, such as by a dam?
Lipless crankbait swimbaits and light bed. Rigs
@@MattStefanFishing thanks!
Too bad they didn't send you any of the 5in version. Those would be incredible for Smallmouth. I've seen a few videos and they have incredible action at any speed from reeling it literally as slow as possible to burning it across the water. And the fact that it has spots to add weights to it is also key
I will be ordering lots of 5”
Hope we can get these in the UK, they will hammer the pike!
I would expect it
Stay in your lane and stick to trash fish carp
Man, they know how to get us when we say we are done buying baits. Those look amazing and are on backorder only.
Agreed
Must have those!! 👍🏻
Yes you do
what have u heard about the cull shad being recalled?
Just that Berkley will replace them for you
Looks like a nice bait
Give it a try!
Tell Berkley to bring back the Sebile Magic Swimmer soft baits!
I never had much luck on those
i got the 5inch you think it’s still good?
Yep
For sure going to wrap some wire around that hook to get the bait down faster.
It has mail weight slots
how's the durability on these? do they rip in half after a while?
nope
thanks for replying on an older vid. appreciate that you reply to my, and other people's, questions and comments. youre a stand up dude for bass fishing and i think your channel will go far.@@MattStefanFishing
What’s that big rapala in the upper right corner? Is that a novelty or real?
Novelty
Durability will be the measure of if it is actually a good price point, because there are great glides for right around 20 bucks. mainly the S-Waver lol
Thanks for sharing
Matt, I had high hopes for the Nessie after seeing your video and one from Ike. I assume the 7 and 9” models are better but the 5” model just does not swim properly. It doesn’t really glide and the only way I get it to work at all is to add a light nail weight & fish it on a light-medium spinning reel with 6-8 lb FC. It can only be fished like a twitch bait or fluke and does not swim like a glide bait. I have heard this from others who just go their hands on the 5” model. Your thoughts? Have you fished the 5” model?
I have not fish a 5” yet. Only 7” and 9” and they were fantastic. I’ll have to get my hands on a 5” and test it. I hope you just got a funky one
@@MattStefanFishing see the reviews on Tackle Warehouse from others: Bought 5 inch and no action at all when reeled in. Tried every way possible to get it to glide but not success.
Shane - MD, United States
November 16, 2023 I'm hoping this only applies to the 5" model due to its short size, but the one I tried had zero action whatsoever. Before tying it on I watched a few TH-cam videos of people using it, and it is supposed to have a gentle, enticing "s" motion when retrieved slowly. It even zig-zags when retrieved at a high speed. My bait did neither of those two things - when I reeled it in it just tracked back in a straight line, with no side to side action at all.
Themtnghost - MD, United States
November 15, 2023
@@MattStefanFishing one other question, what knot do you use. I tried a palomar knot but realized it moved a bit better with a loop knot.
I just got the 7” and ordered the 9”, will try these out. I guess the hook set needs to be a sweep and then holding the rod down toward the water rather than holding it high to keep the fish pinned since the hook is underneath the Nessie and is mostly a bottom hook set.
what rod is that
custom MHX NMB-874
I bet a loop knot would really give a lot more action.
i dont think it needs more action IMO
@@MattStefanFishing I suppose it depends on the circumstance of the situation.
They are available to pre-order on TWH. 5" $7.99 7" $9.99 9" $12.99
Yep!
Hope they’re better than the cull shad cause I’ve talk to several people that are not exactly thrilled with their purchase.
There's an issue with the first batch of cull shad, Inconsistencies in the plastic or something so a lot of them don't swim right except for a certain steady speed retrieve. They announced a recall, people can request replacements for the cull shads they bought until the 31st of July, and they will get sent out sometime in august
I really like these
I’m actually designing something like this for my buesnes I’m starting wish me luck
Good luck
Sold out everywhere. Tackle warehouse😂 says Oct
its a preoorder at tackle warehouse. you can order them but they wont get shipped until the fall. www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Powerbait_Nessie_Soft_Glide_Bait/descpage-BNG.html?from=MSFG
When you first said it was a soft plastic glide bait I was worried about the joint. But I guess Berkeley thought of that with the mesh inside for added strength.
They said the mesh is one of the strongest points
This bait has got all the JDM Fanboys up in a roar. 🤣🤣
Matt my wife just brought me a phantom spider home. Have you used this bait? If so how did it work for you?
I have not
Some solid tech, gotta appreciate the work Berkley puts into their baits. Solid video Matt!
It's a knockoff of the Flag 170/255 by Grow Design Works. If they could have mass produced it, they would have. Berkley isn't anywhere near as respectful to the lure industry as SPRO. the least they could do is stop pretending they came up with the design organically. Just more gaslighting. The disgraces don't care what it does to healthy innovation in the sport.
You mean the tech they directly knocked off from Grow Design Works😂😂
😎Grow design works was first to market with this concept but theirs is bigger and 4-5 times more expensive. Patent🤷♂️. The big mighty Berkley will crush them.
@@heinrichkellogg7563 LOL
@@davidlucero7971 🍺David I’m not saying it’s good. I’m saying unfortunately Berkley being a big player in the market will likely hurt grow design. I was thinking perhaps some Patent protection but apparently that’s not the case and or Berkleys version is different enough.
Should have a top hook
Top hook would probably make it roll to much to either side
I’ll ask Santa to bring me a couple.
Better be good this year
You were high with your price . The 5 and 7 inch were listed at $8
.99 and the 9 inch was under $15.
I was way off
So its basically a flag 170
I haven’t used one
I wouldn't even need to catch a dang fish. Just hang the big Nessie up on the wall.
Haha! Check out the savage northern pike! It’s like 2ft long
Looking forward to buying cheaper Grow Works Flag swimbaits.😂
At least you acknowledge this is a knock-off...
100% knock off taking money away from a small company that only produces these types of swimbaits. RIP grow design works and shame on you Berkeley for the maliciousness.
It’s a great price point
@@MattStefanFishing Yes, it is much better price point. The one thing about fishing tackle industry is that if a company makes something good it will be copied and made by others.
@@tressbassinAnother JDM Fanboy on troll patrol 👎🏻👎🏻
Support the innovators of the original "nessie" flag 170 from grow design works a small business they stole this design from.
Thanks for watching
@@MattStefanFishing yeah of course, anything to help your channel grow because I have nothing against you. I just feel like the credit is due so I thought I'd just comment towards the innocent people who are being fooled.
Gimme gimme gimme
Tackle warehouse link in description
All the people saying that it's a knockoff bait are gonna be the same ones buying them by the truckload. Personally I've been in line for it for about 2 weeks already and it doesn't come out for a couple more months. But here I am camping at the tackle store waiting. Lol.
Thanks for watching
Send me 12 🤣🤣🤣
I with i had 12
Berkley is no better than tournament cheaters at least they caught there own fish before the scum added weights. Berkley went to the tournament couldn't find fish so they stole someone else's and got an award for it scum bags. At least SPRO had the morals to include the true innovator not accept awards for design they stole. Just my opinion but I am done with Berkley
These are G Flag's and they also don't work as good as the bait they knocked off.....please don't say they are the 1st soft glide baits. You know better than that being a tackle junkie...I usually love everything you say but to say this is one of the 1st and acting like it's new is disingenuous 👎
🍺undergroundbee. I hope all is well. It’s not “THE” first but it’s certainly on of the 1st and it’s also definitely new( from Berkley). I believe that’s what Matt was trying to convey. 🤠
I didn’t say the first. I said “one of the first”.
Evidently none of you are aware this bait is a total rip off of the original by grow design works. Shame on berkley for this
thanks for watching
Knockoff Nessie!
Thanks for watching
It’s not for a glide bait fisherman
I think it’s a great bait for someone to get into glide baits
Once again Berkley plagiarize another idea
thanks for watching
Have fun at ICAST.
It was hectic
So Berkley ripped off another company's lure design. The Flag by Grow Inc Japan.
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Berkley ripped off @growdesignworks. They came out with a soft glidebait before anyone. SMH, Just like they ripped off megabass...
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