SPRING BUYER'S GUIDE: Best Soft Baits And Plastics For Bass Fishing!
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- Опубліковано 21 бер 2023
- Welcome to video #2 of our Spring Buyer's Guide Series! Today we're check out the best soft plastics for Spring bass fishing! From senkos to Flukes, big swimbaits to Bait Finesse, we're talking all about soft baits!
The goal of today's video is to get you started on the right foot as we head into Spring. We've taken all the major soft bait categories (dropshot worm, creature bait, shaky head worm, ned rig, etc...) and chosen our favorite bait or baits for each category.
All the baits the guy's discuss are linked in the description below, in the order they appeared in the video. We've taken it a step further and included our favorite colors and sizes for each bait as well. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
TUBE BAITS...
•NetBait STH Tube: bit.ly/3zAsnf6
Color: Juvenile Goby, Green Pumpkin Blue
•Head For the 2.5 Tube: bit.ly/2NX7nYr
Size: 1/8 oz, 1/0 Hook
•Big Bite Baits Tour Tube: bit.ly/32e23VR
Color: Green Pumpkin Blue, Tilapia
DROPSHOT WORMS...
•Big Bite Smallie Smasher: bit.ly/3xEADuo
Color: Green Pumpkin Purple Copper, Bully
•Missile Baits Bombshot: bit.ly/2YYBipr
Color: Fishaliscious, Candy Bomb
•Roboworm 6” Straight Tail Worm: bit.ly/2asZyH3
Color: MMIII, Aaron's Morning Dawn
CRAWS AND CREATURES...
•Netbait 4” Paca Slim: bit.ly/3QhEpRe
Color: Tilapia Magic, Black Shadow Flare
•Zoom Baby Brush Hog: bit.ly/2bnpCRx
Colors: Green Pumpkin Blue, Tilapia Magic
•Missile Baits D Stroyer: bit.ly/2QiTTrM
Color: Copper Chopper, Super Bug
SHAKY HEAD WORMS...
•Netbait T Mac Worm: bit.ly/2jndwj9
Color: Tilapia Magic, Bama Bug
•Missile Baits 6" Magic Worm: bit.ly/3T7dHgB
Color: Blueback Secret, PB&J Time
STICK BAIT...
•Yamamoto 5” Senko: bit.ly/2axAmNS
Color: Electric Shad, Green Pumpkin Black Flake
SOFT JERKBAIT...
•Zoom Super Fluke: bit.ly/2aqys0H
Color: Smokin Shad, Albino, Electric Shad
BAIT FINESSE...
•ZMan TRD Bugz: bit.ly/2oiavEE
Color: Sprayed Grass, Green Pumpkin
•ZMan TRD Crawz: bit.ly/2U9vx6P
Color: Canada Craw, Mud Bug
•Micro Finesse TRD: bit.ly/3d8bmBm
Color: Green Pumpkin, The Deal
•Micro Finesse Ned Head: bit.ly/3QDdlw7
Size: 1/15th
NED RIG BAITS...
•ZMan Finesse TRD: bit.ly/2hs4RtR
Colors: TW Green Pumpkin Blue, Green Pumpkin
•Yamamoto 3” Ned Senko: bit.ly/3BIjwL2
Colors: Electric Shad, Watermelon Moondust
•Savage Gear Ned Salamander: bit.ly/3rSNi8g
Colors: Mojito, Green Pumpkin Purple Copper
SMALL SWIMBAITS...
•Keitech Fat Swing Impact: bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Size: 3.8" or 4.8"
Colors: Smokin Blue, Electric Shad
•Storm Largo Shad: bit.ly/3vxP0NB
Size: 3" or 3.5"
Color: Sexy Shad, Albino Shad
•XZone Swammer: bit.ly/2PogV0q
Size: 3.5", 4", 5.5"
Colors: Electric Shad, Sexy Shad, Chart Blue
•Basstrix Paddle Tail: bit.ly/2aiy7SR
Size: 6"
Colors: TW Candy Shiner, TVA Killer
•Megabass 3" Dark Sleeper: bit.ly/2TyR1GT
Size: 1/2 oz
Color: Haze, Wakasagi
LARGE SWIMBAITS...
•Megabass Magdraft: bit.ly/2mc8bfK
Sizes: 6” & 8”
Colors: Albino Pearl Shad, White Back Shad
•Megabass Magdraft Freestyle: bit.ly/3bRG3Wi
Colors: Albino Pearl Shad, White Back Shad
•Owner 8/0, 1/2 oz Beast hook: bit.ly/2ancP66
•Bacca Burrito: bit.ly/3p5SkiW
Size: 5" and 6"
Color: Tactical Shad, Who Dat
•Savage Gear RTF Trout (Fast Sink): bit.ly/33GROg1
Size: 8"
Color: Dirty Silver, Trout
TACTICALBASSIN LURE DESIGNS (AND APPAREL)
We have a variety of custom lure designs and apparel available! Everything from Swimbaits and crankbaits, to hats and hoodies! Its all available direct through Tackle Warehouse with fast shipping. See it here...
TacticalBassin Lure Designs: bit.ly/38YpPIz
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Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112: bit.ly/2vFQypW
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Camera- GoPro Hero 9: bit.ly/2KQ0VEI
*FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/3cLH0kl
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Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
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Even without an audience these guys would still make these videos and have fun. Thank you for the contagious energy!
Ha! Thank you!!
I have little to no audience but keep posting fishing videos because i love it and hopefully the big audience will come. I know my videos are great
I hope everyone reading this catches their pb this spring!
Clout demon
@@jnorman975 it’s literally his only comment. “Trying to grow the channel” smh FullTimeFaking
Love the videos guys ima a huge fan I love the in depth topics if your close to wheeler lake the fishing is a amazing it’s taking 27 pounds ti win a small derby
Thank you I actually did this weekend, I when from a 4lb PB to a new PB 7lb 4oz!! It was an amazing feeling!!!
@@rafaelbarreto8523 yeah dude! Getchya pull!🤘🎣
One comment - in addition to tiny light Texas rigs for the little TRD baits, don’t forget the free rig. Those little bouyant Z Man baits are incredible with a light downshot weight on a free rig! Definitely a technique worth trying while everyone else is throwing dropshot/t rig/ned.
You've videos are bad for my bank account. That said, thank you for feeding my obsession 😂
Ha! We're all in this together... thats why we started with the budget options 👍🏼
In 2 years I have learned more from these 2 guys than most people learn by exp in a lifetime. I started with small baits not knowing what im doing to being able to notice water clarity, wind and sun conditions and what the bass want in the water I am fishing. This knowledge is worth thousands of dollars in training and hundreds of hours of trial and error. Thak you both.
Thanks Tim & Matt! Great job. My favorite category.
Very well done guys! Thanks for the great content.
Thank you Matt and Tim for all your guidance in bass fishing! I’m very grateful for your guys insight and guidance as it’s helped me so much with catching bigger bass. You guys are the best and I hope to meet you guys in person one day to shake your hands and say THANK YOU!!!
Tom S
Northern Wisconsin
Thanks guys, it was very informative.
That Owner Blockhead Offset is a great weedless nedhead. Thanks guys! Love the buyer’s guide videos and why you guys like certain baits.
Those old fishing shows like Bill Dance and so on they would catch fish but never show what they were catching them on never show the bait these guys are cool and very informative luv it ❤️
Thank you both; very much appreciate all the hard work that you put into these Buyer's Guides. We've had a few days of what passes for cold weather down here in Florida, and I'm itching to get back out there after watching these videos. Have a great day everyone and good luck out there!
Good luck Bob! I'm sure they've been waiting for you 😁
I think the two BEST paddletail swimbait colors for Midwest ponds, natural lakes, and Great Lakes coastlines are the Perch and Bluegill Xzone Swammers. Both are OUTSTANDING!
this was awesome thanks
Consistent content legends 🔥
Love the educational videos
Thanks guys!!
Great video as always! You mentioned wanting to figure out a way to Texas rig those micro Zman baits. I know of a place in Lawreneville, Ga. A fishery where they sell tackle up front. They have some of the smallest ewg hooks I’ve ever seen. I guarantee that they would work. 👌🏽
Thanks very much for all the info..
You guys are still killing them with your videos. Got lots of notes for new plastics, thank the Lord they are not real expensive. If I watch all of this series I will definitely be broke . Y'all continue to make bassin more fun and we appreciate TB. Thank you.
Hands down, your channel is my favorite by far than any other fishing channel on UA-cam. This episode was fantastic. I 100% agree with the Zoom baby brush hog, and Yamamoto sensor choice. The Senko has caught me a lot of big bass on Lake Fork. I don't leave Oklahoma without them. One last thing, don't overlook the Zoom speed craw, it's a killer. Great job guys.
Great picks guys. Thank you for all the content you put out!
Thank you! And we hope you go out this week and stick a new PB too!
@TacticalBassin thank you guys! Actually got mine last Saturday on a finesse jig but hoping to break it again in April!
Reaction Innovation, Sweet Beaver 4.20, Tramp Stamp
You guys are AMAZING!!!❤❤❤
IMO, the absolutely most versatile soft plastic bait is the Z-Man Bang StickZ!!! These are VERY buoyant, unlike the ZinkerZ. So, you can cut a Bang StickZ in half and get a durable and buoyant Finesse TRD AND a TicklerZ! At full size Bang StickZ are AWESOME too! Thus, with one bag of six Bang StickZ you can fish the Ned Rig, the Neko Rig, the Tokyo Rig, and the Jika Rig!!! Heck, use Bang StickZ with a weedless wacky jig too, no O-rings needed. Bang StickZ are DYNAMITE!!!
Great Video Guys!!!
Thanks Hector!
the spring buyers guides are my favorite! are you guys going to be at the classic? i would love to meet you!
Yes, we plan to be there Saturday and Sunday.
Definitely love the floating plastics for texas rigs and neds, neutral buoyancy baits for dropshot lures, and sinking plastics for moving baits.
Love these videos
Thanks for all your hard work!
Thanks for being part of the Tactical Family!
Love the ned, the TRD but Matt you were spot on a couple yrs ago that salamander straight catches them!! My go to all day! Thx for the info guys!!
Thank you guys for all the info!!
It’s a great resource for knowing what works. That being said, I’d like to see more on-the-water catching fish, finding locations, and dealing with different conditions, etc from you guys. Your such a wealth of experience to learn from, I believe more instruction videos would be a big hit with your viewers, AND get you new viewers as word spread.
Just my thoughts and hopes, NOT a criticism. Thank you for the hard work and devotion of both of you, Matt and Tim!! 😁👍
Let’s get this going !!!
Now you talking my language soft plastic is a 365 hammer for me 😎
Great video
Everytime I see "Tactical Bassin Buyers Guide" I get so excited...glad I had on my baggie shorts
Saving cash and catchin' bass, thanks to these guys!
Losing cash & catching bass for me 😆
Awesome video!! Love the channel thank you!!!
Thank you!!
The best jig trailer is the 3.5” Pig Claw from Lake Fork Trophy Lures. It’s the only jig trailer i use.
Ive been putting a hurt on pond bass with the micro TRD in fire craw
I love these videos
I recently added a shakey head to my arsenal and the T-mac has been amazing
I caught my PB largemouth bass the other day. 18in 3.5lb with a lipless red crankbait just burning it.
I took your advice last year with nose hooking a fluke and ended up catching no less than 5 fish within 30 minutes.
I thought “what the heck, let me try burning a lipless”….and I caught 2 bass with the same length/weight above. I just wanted to say thank you very much.
Thats awesome Luke! Congratulations!!
Yes it’s like Christmas
Thanks
Thanks for another great video. Im really surprised that y’all didn’t have the swim sinko in this. Im in Central Florida and have one tied on just about year round. My favorite is the 5 inch watermelon/ black and red.
4” swammer on a dirty jigs swim jig is straight money plenty of secondary action. That combo kills for me year round.
That Dark Sleeper works great for trout as well. Last fall my 11 yr old daughter caught a 7 1/2 pound Cutthroat trout with one. It works great for river and stream fishing, especially for kids because it's very weedless. Nothing ruins a fishing trip for kids like getting snagged every other cast. They look so much like a sculpin, it's just a natural choice for folks using spinning and baitcasting gear for big trout. We smash the barb down when using them for trout as well. Tight lines y'all!
Fav savage gear to use for me is the salamander on an ewg ned and the ned goby on a missle baits ned ball jighead. Thanks for all the recommendations throughout the years!
Such great choices 👍🏼
What a gentleman, Tim kept that pinky out the entire time. Must have gone to finishing school and learned proper form drinking tea😂😂😂. Hope you heal quickly
Great video. Bassmd
Awesome video guys! Quick question, I have a trip to Santee Cooper, SC the second week of April. First time fishing/boating the lake. Low land reservoir. Any tips at all would be awesome! Thanks again guys!
Headed to chicamauga 1st week of may cant wait!
A couple of years ago I caught a 39 1/2 inch Northern pike on the 1/2 ounce Donko Dark sleeper. I couldn't believe I was able to land that fish! Dark sleepers work well here in Michigan!
My favorite creature bait is the mister Twister magnum sinsation.
Thanks!
🥇🎉🙌🏻🏆👏🏻🎣
@@midwestfischerman. Howzit ?
Bass Pro Stick-o second runner up
Love the magdraft freestyle paired with the BKK titan diver plus. The fact i can change the weight and run a blade or not makes it a huge plus
Awesome choice!
The bass assassin sea shad is something you guys should look into, the colors are amazing and their flukes are amazing to.
Tim you've had a rough go lately with your pinky and then the treble hook in your hand. Get well soon, and be careful lol. Love you guys and this channel. My absolute favorite, I'd like to see a video on how to best fish points from the bank, if you are ever needing a video idea. Thanks for all you do
Thank you Chuck! We appreciate you!
Hey Chuck. I wish point fishing from the bank were easier as I fish from the bank when I don't have enough time to launch my boat. That said, many times the "sweet spot" of the point is at the very end, especially if said point has a shelf on the end or drops into a main channel. It's possible to do well from shore when they're holding to the side of a point in current (or if there's isolated structure on that point), but unfortunately many times when I locate point fish they're out pretty far. Especially on those long sloping points.
I'm not sure if your home lake gets drawn down much, but one thing you could try (if you don't have any way to see the point with electronics) is go back on Google earth and see if there is a low water time that would allow you to see if there is something that would hold fish on said point. Here in Arkansas some of our lakes fluctuate 40+ feet, so you can visually locate rock formations and brush piles on G. Earth without graphing.
I'm certainly not on Tim or Matts level at all, but I hope this helps some.
I love Senko's and swimbaits, which is why i pour my own baits, some from AI Angling and others, but yea being able to pour my own baits is a ton cheaper in the long run, i get what i want and how i want it, mainly because i don't like salt and don't see any need for it, salt to me is filler and a way for bait companies to sell more baits because they rip and tear easier. But deffinately love seeing what works out there and the tips for different color pigments.
Oh, Hellgramites and other bug's i'm surprised more people don't use em tbh, can even get water strider plastic bugs that will sit on the top of the water, and fishing it with a baitcaster or a spinning reel AS IF your are fishing it like a fly fishing rod with light line. Its technical but fun.
My go to bug/craw plastics are the
Rage Bug and
Rage Craw
I have such confidence throwing them Texas style or in a back of jig and or a chatterbait.
Very durable and just a killer plastic!
U should try that Bandito Bug...works really good for those type of baits
@@andybales7318 Everyone hates the googan squad man, I’m not a fan of them myself, but I second that. The bandito bug has caught some of my personal best bass
@@joshuaunderwood6703 they don't bother me.....can't blame anyone for trying to make a living in the fishing industry.. I'm a lure junkie & I'm always buying lures 😆 I've bought a few googan baits...bandito bug is definitely my favorite for a creature/craw type.....the whopper plopper type lure works really good, too...
Man I love the sound of rustling plastic packages while Im watching a fishing video. If you guys could just always take the hardbaits out of the package during those videos too and make excess noise with those too, that would be awesome!
Thanks guys. Still bragging on the PB you guys got me on the D Walker 100 as a swim jig trailer!
Yes 🙌
What's y'all's opinion on the Zman minnowz? I feel like they have the best action of any paddletail. Plenty of body roll and tail movement, plus the ability to reel as slow as possible and still have the tail kick
What does everyone think about the BFE by Big bite baits that hallman designed?? IMO it's a great multi use bait with flipping to using it on a wobble head... I know it wasn't mentioned but I been messing around with it lately and doing great! Thanks tactical for all the help you guys do with the videos and info/tip's and it's definitely helped me out on the water! Tight lines guy's!
I love how y’all use so many rigs and I olny use Texas rigs and waki rigs
Tim little was just about go go into that story about the shakey head worrm lol
If you boyz really wanna go finesse make your own swing heads with tiny hooks and small swivels and rounded split shots. Take your smallest swivel take it apart keep the clip part,then take your hook put it on the clip, then take your split shot and pinch it on the clip in the center Thier now you have a baby swinghead. Now any style micro crawfish will be standing in fight position. Boys try it you'll catch the biggest and most finicky bass or any fish for that fact not to eat it. Good luck thanks for all you do. Michigan Saginaw bay rocks.
The ryugi inifini hobbit hook works for Texas rigging the micro TRD baits. I think i use a number three ewg size hook
Modified trd craw on a Vespa is amazing
Dark Sleeper is legit. Also, hack to storing them is use the Plano Edge Frog box, and you can hang them vertically!
Great to know! Thanks!!
I've been cutting finesse TRDs in half for years, I didn't know they were finally making smaller ones. I may have to look into that.
It’s spring boys! Get out on the water!
I’ve been slaying them on a storm 360 search bait on the holston river
net bait makes a tournament style tube aswell, have you guys used those? ive caught a few slabs on them last winter but i dont have much confidence with tubes. i will almost always throw a jig in its place.
Hey Matt, I think I have a solution for Texas rigging those micro finesse baits. The new VMC Redline Neko hooks with a keeper come in size 6 and size 4. Super small. I just ordered some. Hope this helps.
I like Carolina rigging worms, tell me that t-mac would be 🔥.
For the BFS lures, you have mentioned some great rods for them in earlier videos. I primarily use St. Croix. Have you come across any BFS-appropriate rods across their various ranges?
Have you guys been throwing the new zaldain swimbait at all??
Hey Matt, do you rig that head inside the 2.5" Netbait tube?
Ryugi Infini Hobbit or Decoy KG offset hooks in the small sizes will be able to Texas rig the micro TRD
Is there an ultralight baitcaster setup you’d recommend for crawling through mountain streams? Because I absolutely need one now
Would you guys put the go old slug-go in a soft plastic jerkbait? Still smash them on the Slug-go up here in Massachusetts
I was gettin smallmouth with the swammer on a zman texas eye
Thats awesome!
@@tacticalbassin 👍👍
Aaron's pro shad and Aaron's magic rip bro
The 3" Senko has smashed for me in spring. Throw it in dirt shallow pockets behind weeds & under trees. I've caught 6lbers doing that & 4" blue gill. They just don't think about it. It's not intrusive & doesn't make them warry.
Don't forget a Jika rig for those finesse and Ned baits.
What’s y’all’s opinion on the MagDraft Freestyle vs 6th Sense Sweep?
Ah the old, keep it simple adage true as always. As we seen another 47 new baits to contemplate buying. … I wonder how many have went broke or divorced because of these guys hahaha. 😂 I can say the keep it simple theory works in the stick bait category… or the good old “if I can only have one” works there too.
BFD might be a " newer" thing. Because of my limited income I will be using my light and ultra light spinning gear. Hasn't let me down over 40 years. Mule baits has some really great smaller stuff.
Do you guys throw the Bacca taco baits
Any chance you guys will review scales? Looking for a new scale for the boat this spring
They have their favorite linked in the video description. It's down towards the bottom. Good luck out there!
what hook u use for the Storm Largo Shad
Hey guys: just curious when fish are inactive or highly pressured fish why is downsizing NOT upsizing is a better option? Thanks
I need to set "Welcome back to Tactical Bassin" as my ringtone. As much as I love Senkos I'm starting to see them in new Yamamoto Baits packaging at my Wal-Mart and am disappointed that they are still quite expensive and they've reduced the count on the 5 inch from 10 to 7 to a pack.
What hook do you use for the Basstrix 6"
Did yall move to Tennessee a year or 2 ago?
What’s the color you had on the T-Macs?
Matt & Tim, I have to ask, you mentioned viewing the NETBAIT underwater. (1) Have you ever gone back and changed how you fish a soft plastic, you weren't impressed with, after noticing a baits action under water?
Hammer them on Carolina Rig using Destroyer on Hartwell....
Can you guys do one on big baits that aren't just glides and rats? Struggle to find large flipping baits like 5+inches
Any discount code or classic sale coming up on Tackle Warehouse you know of?
Nothing that we know of.