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Tactical Bassin’ is known all over the world as some of the top swimbait fisherman. Now they are sharing all their knowledge with you. Learn which swimbaits will get bit this summer and up your swimbait game no matter the season with this in depth guide to all things swimbaits.
Want to see inside our SWIMBAIT boxes? Wondering what baits we're really throwing? Take a tour of Matt's soft swimbaits and even a few glide baits in this tour. If you enjoy this video we'll do another soon!
The trouble with the internet is everyone has an opinion. Some anglers are highly educated, others just talk a good game. From behind a screen its very difficult to tell who is who, leading to a great deal of confusion. In this video we show the baits that have been devoured by bass over the years so you know you're getting real information that you can trust as you begin building confidence in swimbaits.
What are your favorite swimbaits? This is just the tip of the iceberg so let us know if you enjoyed this video and we'll take a look inside more of the swimbait, glidebait, and wakebait boxes in the future.
The Baits...
JSJ 6" Hitch: http://bit.ly/2amLhMc
Huddleston 6": http://bit.ly/2xKklSh
Huddleston 68 Special: http://bit.ly/2dj5apG
Huddleston 8": http://bit.ly/2azFTon
Huddleston 10": http://bit.ly/2nztmdj
8" Trash Fish: http://bit.ly/2hmXtg1
6" Trash Fish: http://bit.ly/2ixaEw2
6.8" and 7.8" Keitech Fat: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Rago BV3D Top Hook: http://bit.ly/2funZ8O
Rago BV3D Line Through: http://bit.ly/2dqhXbx
Imakatsu Stealth Swimmer: http://bit.ly/2xGR2hG
Smash Tech HeadHunter: http://bit.ly/2pc3ROF
Megabass 10" Magdraft: http://bit.ly/2mc8bfK
Mattlures Ultimate Bluegill: http://bit.ly/2aAuAz5
Mattlures 6" Tournament Series Swimbaits: http://bit.ly/2de1x2n
Osprey Tournament Talon: http://bit.ly/2bqsLS0
7" Basstrix Paddletail: http://bit.ly/2aiy7SR
Bull Shad Hardbait: http://bit.ly/2eJ8gWM
Bull 4x4 Wakebait: http://bit.ly/2yceVRt
Gan Craft Jointed Claw 178: http://bit.ly/2d5l48K
S-Waver 168 and 200: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Smith Baits Swim and Jig: http://bit.ly/2bfxaKV
Swimbait Hooks...
Matt Allen Swimbait Head: http://bit.ly/29RrTYN
Owner Beast Hook: http://bit.ly/2ancP66
Owner ST-56 Trebles: http://bit.ly/2cVg7xW
Chartreuse Dip'n Dye: http://bit.ly/2lJQAI4
Swimbait Storage Options...
Bass Mafia Deep Box: http://bit.ly/2gGGxpa
Plano Deep Box: http://bit.ly/2xjccls
Eye Surrender Bait Wrap: http://bit.ly/2idps7n
Videos...
Everything You Need To Know About Swimbaits: https://youtu.be/e0oXnvSosHE
How To Locate The Biggest Bass In The Lake: https://youtu.be/oLYxPdz7HLE
How To Rig Swimbaits: https://youtu.be/91EnJ0dGRXg
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If you are throwing the normal topwaters for summer bass and think it is too much fun you may not be ready to handle the excitement that comes when you have a double digit bass blow up your RAT! Matt Allen shows you everything you need to know to upscale your topwater game and throw rat baits to catch those hungry summer bass.
Clack, clack, clack, clack, KABOOM! You set the hook, the line stretches, the hooks dig in, and the surface of the lake erupts with an explosion of water, bass, and treble hooks. The battle is on and you're praying your knots, hooks, and line hold up to the fight. Moments later you're holding a huge largemouth, the large topwater still hanging from her mouth.
If you've ever experienced the way a bass draws out of cover, tracks, and erupts on a wakebait, you already have the sickness. Those bites are what makes us bass anglers get up at 3 AM, drink gas station coffee, eat pastries before sunrise, and launch our boats before any sane person would even consider shedding their sheets.
The trouble with wakebaits is simple, they're expensive! So what do you do? Do you buy them all, spend years fishing them, sell the ones you don't, take huge financial losses, all in hopes of finding the perfect combination of baits? Oh wait... I already did that for you!
A few of our Favorite Wakebaits
After all the years, the $$$, the dissapointments, and the surprises, I've weaned my collection of wakebaits down to just a few models. Even simpler than that, I have eliminated all but two "styles". From my time on the water I've found that if I can find a bait with a single joint, coupled with a diving lip and a double-jointed bait without a diving lip, I can cover nearly every situation that calls for a wakebait.
Better still, there are baits that fit both these categories that are both widely available, and fairly inexpensive. They are the MS Slammer (7" or 9") and the Spro BBZ-1 Floater (8"). I'm not saying they're the best or the prettiest but both of these baits catch fish in a huge variety of conditions and won't break the bank along the way.
If you're thinking of getting in to wakebaits or even considering pairing down the arsenal you already own, give these baits a try. You'll be surprised how well they work!