Top 5 Baits For April Bass Fishing!

Bass fishing is at its peak in April! There is no better time to get on the water and catch a bunch of fish. You can typically find fish in all 3 stages of the spawn and it doesn't take a keen understanding of fish movement to predict where they'll be. Head for the shallows with this short list of baits and you're bound to catch a few fish!

Bass can still be caught on reaction baits, but you can also slow down and catch them on soft plastics. Whatever style you prefer, there will be bass to catch. When it comes to reaction baits, we put a lot of emphasis on standing out from the crowd. We're using baits with flash, vibration, and sound to get the bass' attention. When it comes to soft baits, its all about a natural presentation. We find that baits with a touch of blue in them will often out-produce the others. 

Below you'll find links to the exact baits Matt discussed in the video, including our favorite sizes and colors. We've also included some of the gear we use to fish these baits effectively. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.

SWIMBAIT... 

Bait- Keitech 4.8" Fat Swing Impact: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

Colors: Electric Shad, Pro Blue Red Pearl

SWIMBAIT RIGGING... 

Exposed- Matt Allen Swimbait Head (3/8 oz): http://bit.ly/29RrTYN

Weedless- Owner Flashy Swimmer (5/0, 1/4 oz): http://bit.ly/2e8O4Y7

LIPLESS CRANKBAIT... 

-Lucky Craft LV-500: http://bit.ly/2aAUUbd

Colors: Chartreuse Shad, BP Golden Shiner, Spring Craw

-Cotton Cordell Super Spot: http://bit.ly/2y3K210

Colors: Chrome Blue, Royal Red, Royal Shad

SHALLOW CRANKBAIT... 

-Spro Little John 50: http://bit.ly/2dDfuqt

Colors: Blood Craw, Fire Craw

SENKO... 

-Yamamoto 5" Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS

Color: Green Pumpkin Black Flake

SENKO RIGGING... 

Weedless- Gamakatsu Superline (3/0): http://bit.ly/2ac92XG

Wacky- Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap (1/0): http://bit.ly/2aKGmHM

SHAKY HEAD... 

Worm- Netbait T-Mac: http://bit.ly/2jndwj9

Colors: Tilapia Magic, Bama Bug, Green Pumpkin

Head- Dirty Jigs Shaky Head (3/8 oz): http://bit.ly/2aFOs0V

JIG... 

Bait- Dirty Jigs Pitchin Jig (1/2 oz): http://bit.ly/2amL3of

Colors: Brown Craw, Magic Craw, Go To

Trailer- Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver: http://bit.ly/29W3RZW

Colors: Flora Bama, Magic Craw Swirl, Soft Pappi

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Spring Buyer's Guide: Worms, Creatures, Neds, Tubes, and Swimbaits!

In video #4 of our Spring Buyer's Guide Series we're talking soft baits for Bass! Stick baits, curly tail worms, Neds, creatures, tubes, swimbaits, and more! We took the main bait categories for Spring, then assembled our favorite baits for each. These are baits you can rely on the next time you hit the water. 

Walk into any tackle shop and there are walls and walls of soft plastics. With 1000s of soft baits on the market, its impossible to know where to start. From a distance its overwhelming but if we focus on each style of bait, we can easily narrow it down to a few key baits that catch the majority of the fish.

Below you'll find links to the exact baits shown in the video. We've included our favorite sizes and colors for each to help you make the best selections. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of the different baits. 

STICK BAITS... 

-Yamamoto 5" Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS

Colors: Green Pumpkin Watermelon Laminate, Natural Shad, Green Pumpkin Blk

-Yamamoto 6" Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS

Colors: Green Pumpkin Blk, Green Pumpkin Watermelon Laminate

-Magnum Worms 10" Mag Stick: http://bit.ly/2KBhPWU

Colors: Black Blue, Green Pumpkin, Junebug

BIG WORMS... 

-Zoom Ol' Monster: http://bit.ly/2adPtjs

Colors: Junebug Red, JuneBug, Green Pumpkin

-Keitech Mad Wags Long: https://bit.ly/3dkFMLl

Colors: Junebug, Green Pumpkin Pepper, Plum

-Big Bite Bait Tour Swim: https://bit.ly/3ut2QR1

Colors: Purpletoma, 1099, Tilapia

DROPSHOT WORMS... 

-Roboworm 6" Straight Tail: http://bit.ly/2asZyH3

Colors: MMIII, Margarita Mutilator, Pro Staff Peoples Worm

-Big Bite Baits Smallie Smasher: http://bit.ly/2ZpCOCY

Colors: Grn Pump Org Blk, Purp prl, Chick Magnet, Green Pumpkin Purple

-Netbait STH Crush Worm: https://bit.ly/3s5BcIn

Colors: Smokin Joe, Green Pumpkin, LON Goby Pearl

NED RIG... 

-Zman Finesse TRD: http://bit.ly/2hs4RtR

Colors: Green Pumpkin, Green Pumpkin Goby, MudBug

-Zman TicklerZ: http://bit.ly/2mGyDAC

Colors: Green Pumpkin, Drews Craw, Canada Craw

-Roboworm 3" Ned Worm: http://bit.ly/2j9F0Xy

Colors: Desert Craw, TW Black Blue Pumpkin, Twilight

-Savage Gear Ned Salamander: https://bit.ly/3rSNi8g

Colors: Green Pumpkin Purple Copper, Mojito, MudBug

TUBE BAITS... 

-Big Bite Baits Tour Tube: http://bit.ly/32e23VR

Colors: Green Pumpkin Orange Firetail, Green Pumpkin Blue

-Netbait STH Finesse Tube: https://bit.ly/3aU0oeU

Colors: Juvenile Goby, Dark Melon Purple, Ten Point

PADDLE TAIL SWIMBAITS... 

-Keitech Swing Impact Fat: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

Colors: Pro Blue Red Pearl, Electric Shad

-Storm Largo Shad: https://bit.ly/3vxP0NB

Colors: Pro Blue Red Pearl, Sexy Shad, Tennessee Shad

-Gambler EZ Swimmer: https://bit.ly/2OLlyUf

Colors: Gold Rush, New Shad, Tennessee Shad

CREATURE BAITS...

-Reaction Innovations Man Bear Pig: http://bit.ly/2s51oIV

Colors: Hematoma, Magic Craw Swirl, Payback

-Big Bite Baits BFE: https://bit.ly/2Ce0tf7

Colors: Tilapia, Black Blue Flake, Green Pumpkin

-Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver: http://bit.ly/29W3RZW

Colors: Magic Craw Swirl, Green Pumpkin Red, Tramp Stamp

-Netbait Paca Slim: http://bit.ly/2M5cuGF

Colors: Okeechobee Craw, Green Pumpkin, Black Shadow

FAVORITE TERMINAL FOR RIGGING... 

Wide Gap- Gamakatsu Superline (4/0): http://bit.ly/2ac92XG

Oversize- Owner Jungle Wide Gap (4/0): http://bit.ly/2sBsR1Z

Wacky- Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap (1/0): http://bit.ly/2aKGmHM

Dropshot- Owner Mosquito Light (size 1): http://bit.ly/2zQVKx3

Ned- Swagger Flanders (1/10th): http://bit.ly/2KcIB6M

Tube- Blade Runner Inhaler (1/0): https://bit.ly/2NX7nYr

Swimbait- Dirty Jigs Matt Allen (3/8): http://bit.ly/29RrTYN

Weedless Swimbait- Owner Beast (4/0): http://bit.ly/2ancP66

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How To Catch Bass With Plastic Worms! **INSANE UNDERWATER FOOTAGE**

Want to become a better fisherman? There is no better way than to head underwater and study bass behavior! Come along as Matt teaches how to get the most out of plastic worms while studying footage of actual bass eating a ned rig, dropshot, shaky head, and texas rig!

We learn a ton about bass behavior when we head underwater, but we also learn about the lures we're using. From above, a ned rig doesn't look like much but when it hits the bottom it comes to life, and its obvious bass can't resist them! Did you see any stand out baits in today's video? Perhaps it was the way that Smallie Smasher shakes at even the lightest touch on a dropshot, or the way the shaky head sways on its way to the bottom. 

Below you'll find links to some of our favorite baits from each category. We've included our best colors and rigging components for each. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item. 

NED WORMS...

-Savage Gear Ned Salamander: https://bit.ly/3rSNi8g

Colors: Mojito, Green Pumpkin Purple Copper

-X-Zone Ned Zone: http://bit.ly/2mRiYhF 

Colors: 309, Green Pumpkin Purple

-Roboworm Ned Worm: http://bit.ly/2j9F0Xy 

Colors: TW Black Blue Pumpkin, Desert Craw

NED HEADS...

Tungsten- Swagger Tackle Flanders Head (1/10th): http://bit.ly/2KcIB6M 

Lead- ZMan Ned LockZ HD (1/15th): http://bit.ly/2kIgRYK

DROPSHOT BAITS...

-Big Bite Smallie Smasher: http://bit.ly/2ZpCOCY 

Colors: Grn Pumpkin Org Blk Purp Prl Bl, Smoke Purple Flake

-STH Crush Worm: https://bit.ly/3s5BcIn

Colors: Bang, Green Pumpkin, Smokin Joe

-Roboworm 4.5" Fat: http://bit.ly/2awYSxM

Colors: Hologram Shad, Baby Bluegill

DROPSHOT COMPONENTS... 

-Owner Mosquito Light Hook (Size 2): http://bit.ly/2zQVKx3 

-Swagger Tackle Pencil Drop Shot Weight (3/16 oz): http://bit.ly/2UY7cgx

SHAKY HEAD WORMS...

-Netbait T-Mac: http://bit.ly/2jndwj9

Colors: Green Pumpkin, Junebug, Texas Craw

-Strike King Fat Baby Finesse: http://bit.ly/2jqIGEJ

Colors: Morning Dawn, Magic, TW Green Pumpkin

-Missile Baits Quiver 6.5: https://bit.ly/2xehVgx 

Colors: Fishalicious, Bluetonium Green Pumpkin Core

SHAKY HEAD...

-Dirty Jigs Shakey Head (1/4oz): http://bit.ly/2aFOs0V

STICK BAIT... 

-Yamamoto 5" Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS

Colors: Green Pumpkin Blk Flk, Natural Shad

STICK BAIT RIGGING... 

Wacky- Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap (1/0): http://bit.ly/2aKGmHM

Texas- Gamakatsu EWG (3/0): http://bit.ly/2d07gvp

TEXAS RIG WEIGHTS... 

-Swagger Tungsten Vader (1/16th): https://bit.ly/3c28mks

HIGH END DROPSHOT COMBO... 

Rod- G Loomis NRX+ 822 DSR: https://bit.ly/2RB0oJP

Reel- Shimano Twin Power 2500: https://bit.ly/3df3hX5

Line- Power Pro 8 lb Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b

Leader- Sunline Super FC 5 lb: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

"BANG FOR THE BUCK" NED/DROPSHOT COMBO... 

Rod- Shimano Curado 7' Light: https://bit.ly/3FhEn6d

Reel- Shimano Vanford 2000: https://bit.ly/2gu84t7

Line- Power Pro 10 lb Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b

Leader- Sunline Super FC 6 lb: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

BUDGET FINESSE COMBO...

Rod- Shimano Intenza 7' Medium: http://bit.ly/2s7kaQn

Reel- Shimano Nasci FC 2500: http://bit.ly/2g278cC

Line- Sunline Super FC 8 lb: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

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4 FINESSE TRICKS To Catch BASS When FISHING is TOUGH!

This year has been tough for a lot of anglers! Increased fishing pressure and intense weather has made it difficult for a lot of us to consistently catch bass. Now isn't the time to give up! Some of the most exciting fishing of the year is just around the corner! If you're struggling to get bit right now, turn to one of these 4 proven techniques to catch more fish. 

When the going gets tough, its time to pick up the finesse rods! Power fishing is our passion so when its time to lighten up and slow down our first move is the finesse swimbait. Fishing these small swimbaits still gives us the feel and the fun of power fishing, but we get way more bites than we do on larger presentations. If the swimbait isn't working, its time to turn to slower bottom contact baits. 

Which one should you try first? This is where you fishing style comes into play. All of these are proven options and you really can't go wrong. If you ask Tim, he's probably reaching for a Neko rig. If you ask Matt, he's probably reaching for a tube. All 3 bottom contact presentations work incredibly well so make sure you've got at least one of them rigged up at all times. 

Below you'll find links to the exact baits discussed in the video. We've included the baits, the hooks, and our favorite colors for each presentation. We've also included the rod and reel combos we use with each presentation. If you prefer BFS to spinning tackle, we've linked that combo as well. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item. 

FINESSE SWIMBAITS...

-Megabass 3" Spark Shad: http://bit.ly/2XcLZk4

Colors: Real, Albino, Purple Haze

Keitech Fat 2.8 Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

Colors: Electric Shad, Pro Blue Red Pearl

FINESSE SWIMBAIT HEADS...

Non-Bladed- Dirty Jigs 1/8 oz Guppy Head: http://bit.ly/2nyUJRS

Bladed- Okashira 1/8 oz Screw Head: http://bit.ly/2EpluSA

NEKO RIG...

Bait- Yamamoto 5" Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS

Colors: Baby Bass, Green Pumpkin Black Flake

Skirted Weight- VMC Neko Skirt: https://bit.ly/2WRNgTM

Hook- Owner Sniper Finesse Neko (1/0): http://bit.ly/2kfdv37

NED RIG BAITS... 

-Z Man Finesse TRD: http://bit.ly/2hs4RtR

Colors: Green Pumpkin, Green pumpkin Goby

-Roboworm 3" Ned: http://bit.ly/2j9F0Xy

Colors: TW Black Blue Pumpkin, Desert Craw

NED RIG HEADS...

Tungsten- Swagger Tungsten Flanders Head: http://bit.ly/2KcIB6M

Lead- Owner Block head: http://bit.ly/2qL0A8n

FINESSE TUBES...

Bait- Netbait STH 2.5" Finesse Tube: https://bit.ly/3aU0oeU

Colors: Dark Melon Purple, Ten Point, Juvenile Goby

Head- Blade Runner Inhaler: https://bit.ly/2NX7nYr

Size: 1/8 oz with 1/0 hook

TIM'S BFS COMBO...

Rod- Shimano Expride 7'2" ML+ BFS: http://bit.ly/2nTq9FL

Reel- Shimano Curado BFS: https://bit.ly/2QGRVF2

Line- Sunline Super FC 8lb Fluorocarbon: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

FINESSE TUBE COMBO...

Rod- St. Croix Victory 7'3" Medium: https://bit.ly/2RPMkfV

Reel- Shimano Vanford 2500: https://bit.ly/2gu84t7

Line- Power Pro Braided Line 10 lb: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b

Leader- Sunline Sniper 7 lb Fluorocarbon: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

ALL-AROUND FINESSE COMBO... 

Rod- Shimano Expride 7' Medium: http://bit.ly/2osaj3q

Reel- Shimano Vanford 2500: https://bit.ly/2gu84t7

Line- Sunline SX1 16 lb Braid: http://bit.ly/2tn8EzQ

Leader- Sunline Sniper 7 lb Fluorocarbon: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

BUDGET ALL-AROUND FINESSE COMBO...

Rod- Shimano Intenza 7' Medium Light: http://bit.ly/2s7kaQn

Reel- Shimano Nasci 2500: http://bit.ly/2g278cC

Line- Sunline Sniper 8 lb Fluorocarbon: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju

WANT TACTICALBASSIN GEAR?? 

We have a variety of apparel items and custom lure designs available! Everything from hats, to hoodies, to crankbaits! Its all available direct through Tackle Warehouse with fast shipping. See it here... 

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