That's not an L in my book brother. You fished your ass off, spent valuable time and learned a lot about that lake! That's just part of what we do! Thanks for sharing.
@@richardmitton4115 sometimes you learn more from the tough days than the good ones. I’m definitely grateful for the experience, just hate breaking off big ones
Its like Matt Allen said if your Bass are eating trout then go to where they stockem and the closest main lake point and that is where the biggest bass in your lake lives
trust me don't fish fluorocarbon on the mag always 20lb cxx the line sinks with the bait and you can put the steel to the fish with out a worry.. don't be afraid to add a belly treble to when fishing the bait up high like that or mid column just do a little size 4 x2 strong you'll be surprised how many 4/6lb fish smack the bait in the belly like that.
I’ve thought about adding the extra treble in certain situations. Probably won’t matter with the real big ones but it’d be nice to get some of those short strikers too
I didn’t have a dedicated rod for it. I was trying different rods in my arsenal, but I just picked up a Leviathan Alpha Remix XH and that will be my dedicated softbait rod
@@southwestfishguy you definitely get a lot of short strikes but I just like to think that the right fish, the ones I want to catch, will swallow it. The big one had it just fine, the line just broke unfortunately 😹
Think your line might have got snagged on an underwater branch? The fish could have also wrapped it around a branch when it first hit? These things happen. Part of the grind. Makes the ones you land even sweeter. Great video dude. You’re a legit fisherman and you produce quality content. Swimbait fishing is definitely a grind. I don’t have the patience for it. I will bring a rod and bait but bail after an hour or so.
@@krisbeasley6649 nah it was all clear of the branches. Just too much stress on the line, something had to give. She ate really close. I’ll be more prepared next time! Appreciate the kind words tho! I do my best out there. I can’t do the strictly swimbaits thing but it’s definitely become a significant part of my arsenal. Always learning
Oooff.. that giant at the end.. Today I had a huge bite on a ned rig... drag was set too tight, tried to run and bent the hook out of what might have been a pb. On a lake I've skunked 4 times in a row... yours looked bigger tho, rip
Maybe retie, idk if you did after those misses but like you said, have new line, been checking your line...other than that, thats just big lure game goes i guess, tight lines bro
Yeah i had just retied like 30 minutes before that fish after the other bites. Sometimes you can take all the precautions and still the fish wins. Live and learn!
what kind of rod and line were u using, i would run a 7' 4" heavy fast action with main braid to fluro leader to get a good hookset since braid wont stretch and the heavier rod will help drive the hook into the fish
In that situation braid wouldn’t help but mono would. When the bites are close you want stretch “shock” in the line or a softer more parabolic rod. It’s a balancing act you gotta figure out depending on your style of fishing
@@joe69trump69 yeah mono definitely would’ve helped in that situation. I always just think maybe if i had made a long cast instead of a short one would the line have broken. Would i have set the hook as hard if I didn’t see the bite. Who knows. So many what ifs
@@SteveSRandomStuff iMovie. Nothing fancy but it does the job for me. I don’t have a ton of time to get deep into editing and making higher quality projects so it’s worked well for me so far
Try to find a big ass magnet tie a string on it and troll the area you might just get it back and maybe other baits people broke off, ya never know 🤷🏻♂️ lol
@@bassinbilliards6279 i was using abrazx. Trying something new. Before that i used invizx and never had any real issues. Probably gonna just go back to that
@@nicholasmurakami9895 red label is far from trash, i literally pulled in massive ass log one time while i was using it and the line didn't even break.
I’ve had better luck letting the fish hold on to the bait before I yank on em, like that second tick or the watch the line move. Some of those will scare the hell out of ya though so I get it.
Bro, watching you lose BOTH the fish and the bait looked so disheartening! Trust me, I know the feeling! I have some tips for you... Which knot are you using? Are you using the Palomar knot? Palomar knot SUCKS for pretty much everything. It cuts into itself by the sheer nature of how it's tied. I ditched the Palomar knot a long time ago when I started losing jig fish on hook sets for no reason. Will never use that knot again. There are much better knots out there. It looks like you're using a knot that only goes through the line tie one time. You need to use a knot that goes through the line tie twice for a bait that size and weight for the extra strength and insurance. Palomar knot does go through the line tie twice, but like I said, it cuts into itself. Try the Fish-N-Fool knot, Double Pitzen knot, Double San Diego Jam knot, Double Uni knot or Berkley Braid knot. All of those knots go through the line tie twice and do not cut into themselves. My personal favorite knot for swimbait fishing is the Tornado HH (Half Hitch) knot. It's the strongest knot I know and a lot of swimbait anglers in Japan use that knot. It also goes through the line tie twice like all of the knots I mentioned above. Sunline has a video on UA-cam showing how to tie it. Slow it down in slow motion in order to learn how to tie it correctly. On the other hand, the Tornado HH knot is a very complicated knot to learn and tie. It also takes a long time to tie and isn't as fast compared to other knots. With that said, I still think it's a knot worth learning and investing your time in if you're going to be fishing swimbaits a lot more. 20lb Fluorocarbon is pretty thin for a bait that size and weight. 20LB fluoro is also pretty thin for fishing in the water conditions you were faced with and the heavy cover that you were fishing. That water looks pretty dirty. I would also agree with the other commenter and suggest bumping up to 25lb line at the very least for some extra strength and insurance. Since you're fishing such a large and heavy bait and since the water looks to be pretty dirty and stained, you can get away with the 25lb line just fine and still get bites. Trust me. Also, are you slack line hook setting or are you tight line hook setting? From my view/angle, it looks like your slack line hook setting since I don't see you turning the handle and taking up the slack before doing your hook set. With swimbait fishing, it's very important to do a tight line hook set. Slack line hook setting with fluorocarbon and a 5oz+ swimbait is a BIG NO NO. Fluorocarbon is very brittle and therefore cannot handle the 'shock' from a slack line hook set. Also, since the bait weighs so much, it puts a lot of stress on the knot and line when doing a slack line hook set. Which is why you need to take up the slack and do a tight line hook set with big and heavy swimbaits. You can't slack line hook set with swimbait fish at all. It's too risky, especially if you're using fluorocarbon line that is very light for the bait's weight/style and/or a knot that only goes through the line tie one time. Hope these tips help.
Thank you for all the tips and insight! I’m definitely still pretty new to the whole swimbait stuff and obviously am learning thru my experiences. I use the san diego jam, but someone else recommended i use a double on the heavier baits so I’ll definitely be doing that going forward. A lot of the lakes I fish are clear, hence the lighter line, and this lake usually is really clean too. I hadnt been here in over a year and when i got there it was pretty cloudy in multiple areas. Definitely could’ve gotten away with 25 if i knew. I wasn’t slack line hooksetting. I’ve been making a conscious effort to reel down on my bites recently. I watched that fish eat the bait but you can see my line jump and then there’s some lag in between where i’m still reeling up slack before the hookset. I think the fact that the fish ate so close to me was apart of the problem. I also think I got a little excited watching her eat it and put a little extra umph in the set. Those two things plus a big fish barely moving on the other end just put a lot of stress on that line and something had to give. I think the knot upgrade would’ve helped. Hindsight is always 20/20! It’s good to be able to learn from my mistake and get good feedback like this so next time she gets in the boat
@@_bassadd1ct_ That's good that you're doing tight line hook setting. I wanted to make sure since from what I could tell, it looked like you were slack line hook setting. With that said, there is no doubt in my mind now and I am 110% sure you lost that fish because of the single San Diego Jam knot. A single San Diego Jam knot with 20lb fluorocarbon, on a bait that big in size and weight is just too risky! I would never tie a single San Diego Jam knot on a Hawghunter going for large caliber fish. Like you said, something had to give. That single San Diego Jam knot was just too weak and couldn't hold on anymore and gave out on that big fish. I would definitely start tying the Double San Diego Jam Knot from now on. Honestly, if I were you, I would just start using the Double San Diego Jam knot for EVERYTHING going forward. Like I said, going through the line tie twice gives you more strength and a lot more peace of mind.
I use the double San Diego on all my big baits despite the much bulkier knot profile and three tag ends, but I'll still retire that MF every hour Knot is iron-clad in the short time I've used it, though
LOL, I have the SAME EXACT rod and reel setup for fishing 6oz glide baits like the Deps 250! Like you, I am rocking a Lefty Daiwa Tatula 300 on a Megabass Orochi XX Leviathan. On the other hand, I like to run braid to leader instead of running straight copolymer and/or fluorocarbon. I like running 65-80LB braid to a 6'-10' 20-25LB copolymer or fluorocarbon leader, depending on the water conditions, fishing situation, fish's mood and how deep I want my baits to run. With that said, which gear ratio Daiwa Tatula 300 are you rocking? What line are you running? Are you running 20LB Seaguar AbrazX here too? Please don't tell me you were using a single San Diego Jam knot on the Deps 250!? Dude, a Deps 250 costs more and holds its value a lot better/longer than a Hawghunter. Imagine losing a Deps 250 to that same big fish! I think I would have been more heart broken if you lost the Deps 250! I am rocking the 8.1 Daiwa Tatula 300, since I prefer the faster line pick up. By utilizing the higher gear ratio, I am making sure that I am not losing a lot of line pick up at the end of a farther than normal/average cast. That way, I can keep my glide baits gliding correctly in order to generate bites.
Yep that’s been the 250 setup that i’ve kinda settled on. Not sure if im 100% satisfied but it does a solid job. Braid to leader is a good idea, i just dont want another thing to have to worry about with the connection knot. I run the 7:1 Tatula. I was trying out that line so that’s what was on there, but i’ll be going back to 25lb Invizx. Have you had instances where the faster gear ratio made a clear difference in a fish catch?
@@_bassadd1ct_ Hmmm, An instance where there was a clear difference using the faster 8.1 in a fish catch? I believe so to a certain degree. For example, I used to fish glide baits on a 6.3 gear ratio reel and it felt really SLOW when I would reel my glide baits back at the end of a very far long bomb cast. It felt like I wasn't pulling enough line and I couldn't put enough slack in the line in order to make my glide baits glide wide enough side to side. After experiencing this and getting a 'light bulb' moment, I knew that I had to try out a faster gear ratio just to see how wide I could get my glide baits to go. I LOVE fishing glide baits so I decided to pull the trigger on a Daiwa Tatula 300 8.1 earlier this year. When I got it out on the water, I immediately noticed a big difference in line pick up. It made it so much easier to put slack in the line for each handle turn, in order to make my glide baits glide really wide. I caught my PB (5lbs) earlier this year on the 8.1 Tatula 300 fishing a bluegill glide bait. I was fishing a submerged tree, exactly like what you were doing. I believe the faster line pick up on the 8.1 made all the difference in getting that fish to react and bite. Based on how I was working the bait that day, the faster line pick made it possible to get the bait to glide far enough under the tree in order to entice that fish to react and bite. I totally believe that if I was fishing a slower reel, I probably wouldn't have been able to get that fish to react. On the other hand, that's just my theory though since like everything and anything in fishing, it's just guessing.
@ if the gear is getting you big bites then it’s doing its job! It makes sense to me what you’re saying. I’ve been fine with gear ratios in the 7’s but i can definitely see the benefit of an 8. I’ve kinda had a similar experience after upgrading my handles to a bigger size. Just picking up more line and able to control the baits so much better!
Great content man keep with the swimbaits. Looks like you might be close to sacramento area if you are send me a message i got a couple swimbait spots that fly under the raidar.
That's not an L in my book brother. You fished your ass off, spent valuable time and learned a lot about that lake! That's just part of what we do!
Thanks for sharing.
@@richardmitton4115 sometimes you learn more from the tough days than the good ones. I’m definitely grateful for the experience, just hate breaking off big ones
Its like Matt Allen said if your Bass are eating trout then go to where they stockem and the closest main lake point and that is where the biggest bass in your lake lives
@@lstaples007 Matt doesn’t steer us wrong very often if ever! Definitely held true in this situation
🤙
Dang brotha! Showed your heart out on your sleeve sticking to the game plan. Respect
@@EnlistedFishing that’s what it takes when you’re chasing giants! 🤟🏽
E for effort, it happens to all of us. 👍🏽👍🏽🇺🇲
@@galva777tx yes sir it does!
Big bait 🎣is not for the faint of heart
@@PedroHernandez-vi7ne not at all!
tuff break
@@BigBellyBassin apart of the game. Cant land em all
@@_bassadd1ct_ true that! The one that got away...
trust me don't fish fluorocarbon on the mag always 20lb cxx the line sinks with the bait and you can put the steel to the fish with out a worry.. don't be afraid to add a belly treble to when fishing the bait up high like that or mid column just do a little size 4 x2 strong you'll be surprised how many 4/6lb fish smack the bait in the belly like that.
I’ve thought about adding the extra treble in certain situations. Probably won’t matter with the real big ones but it’d be nice to get some of those short strikers too
Keep going bro you’ll get her next time when she’s bigger 💯💯 keep up the good work
@@eddiehfishing thanks brotha! She hasn’t seen the last of me, that’s for sure
Ouch..... there goes another thousand dollars on emotional damage. Depression + tackle stores=💸💸💸
Thanks for the video
Only cure for losing big fish and lost baits is more baits and catching even bigger fish 😂
Thanks for watching
What rod do you throw your soft baits / jig hook swimbaits on ?
I didn’t have a dedicated rod for it. I was trying different rods in my arsenal, but I just picked up a Leviathan Alpha Remix XH and that will be my dedicated softbait rod
Dang! That is so frustrating. Those baits are tough to fish, it’s like the fish has to engulf the thing to get a solid hook set.
@@southwestfishguy you definitely get a lot of short strikes but I just like to think that the right fish, the ones I want to catch, will swallow it. The big one had it just fine, the line just broke unfortunately 😹
Think your line might have got snagged on an underwater branch? The fish could have also wrapped it around a branch when it first hit? These things happen. Part of the grind. Makes the ones you land even sweeter. Great video dude. You’re a legit fisherman and you produce quality content. Swimbait fishing is definitely a grind. I don’t have the patience for it. I will bring a rod and bait but bail after an hour or so.
@@krisbeasley6649 nah it was all clear of the branches. Just too much stress on the line, something had to give. She ate really close. I’ll be more prepared next time!
Appreciate the kind words tho! I do my best out there.
I can’t do the strictly swimbaits thing but it’s definitely become a significant part of my arsenal. Always learning
i got the same exact big swimbait set up, dobyns 8'3 and tranx300 w gomexus handle but havnt used the rod yet. You like it???
Yeah i like it. I wouldnt throw big softbaits on it though. It’s more parabolic so it excels with treble hook baits in my opinion
Ouch!!! That Hurts 😮
Definitely does!
Oooff.. that giant at the end..
Today I had a huge bite on a ned rig...
drag was set too tight, tried to run and bent the hook out of what
might have been a pb.
On a lake I've skunked 4 times in a row...
yours looked bigger tho, rip
Keep after it! Figure out why you get the bite and replicate it 🤟🏽
Dang what an amazing video a nice buck to start off with to ending with a big shaker seeing it throw the hook is crazy
@@kennysee15 thanks for tuning in!
I feel your pain brother!
@@swimbaitninja4761 it’s a part of the game unfortunately! Just gotta learn from it and get better
At least you got a L and not a 0.
Definitely wasn’t getting any of these bites last year!
I had my first big bait bite there last spring on a hudd , came up and shook it 10ish ft from the bank 😭 probably 6-7 lber
It’s painful. The big ones are rarely easy to land
Maybe retie, idk if you did after those misses but like you said, have new line, been checking your line...other than that, thats just big lure game goes i guess, tight lines bro
Yeah i had just retied like 30 minutes before that fish after the other bites. Sometimes you can take all the precautions and still the fish wins.
Live and learn!
@_bassadd1ct_ i know, i went back and watched it again, this time I saw the captions, GL bro, keep grinding 💪
@ yep, i’ll be back at it on Sunday!
Tough break, buddy
Yep. Apart of chasing big fish!
At least you got bit 😢
That’s half the battle!
what kind of rod and line were u using, i would run a 7' 4" heavy fast action with main braid to fluro leader to get a good hookset since braid wont stretch and the heavier rod will help drive the hook into the fish
Dobyns 836 (8’3 Heavy)
20lb seaguar abrazx fluoro. I was trying out a new line and definitely didnt get the result i wanted 😹
In that situation braid wouldn’t help but mono would. When the bites are close you want stretch “shock” in the line or a softer more parabolic rod. It’s a balancing act you gotta figure out depending on your style of fishing
Thanks for keepin’ it real bro, we can all relate
@@joe69trump69 yeah mono definitely would’ve helped in that situation. I always just think maybe if i had made a long cast instead of a short one would the line have broken. Would i have set the hook as hard if I didn’t see the bite. Who knows.
So many what ifs
@@charlesnorton2441 no shame in losing fish. Only shame is not learning from it
Curious to know what software you used to edit your videos?
@@SteveSRandomStuff iMovie. Nothing fancy but it does the job for me. I don’t have a ton of time to get deep into editing and making higher quality projects so it’s worked well for me so far
brutal
Indeed
Try to find a big ass magnet tie a string on it and troll the area you might just get it back and maybe other baits people broke off, ya never know 🤷🏻♂️ lol
Yeah i might have to do that
Lake Berryessa?
No sir
Wowwww! Don't know what hurt more...losing the fish or 100$ lure
@@shaneomacski23 losing the bait sucked but honestly that mattered way less to me. I lose baits all the time 😹
@@_bassadd1ct_ for sure the fish hurt more..
I stick with Seagaur and I stick with 25lb. Haven't had a single problem in 3 years since.
@@bassinbilliards6279 i was using abrazx. Trying something new.
Before that i used invizx and never had any real issues. Probably gonna just go back to that
@@bassinbilliards6279 it was 20lb though
Red or yellow one?
AbrazX, the one he broke off on, is the dark red label. InvisX is the yellow.
Red label is the other red one but I've used it and it's straight trash
@@nicholasmurakami9895 red label is far from trash, i literally pulled in massive ass log one time while i was using it and the line didn't even break.
I’ve had better luck letting the fish hold on to the bait before I yank on em, like that second tick or the watch the line move. Some of those will scare the hell out of ya though so I get it.
Yeah it was kinda hard to wait considering i watched her come out and engulf it 😹
@ looks like a fun place to fish
@@chasevanover it is. A little different than the other lakes i fish but definitely some cool, fishy structure
Yeah setting the hook straight away I lose more fish also
Dam i feel ur pain bro! Wat lake is this?
Tough pill to swallow forsure
That HURT!!!!
Man, you’re telling me 😭
It’s been replaying in my head since it happened
Butch brown rig that thing!
@@tbone3148 ya know what, you’re probably right 😹
that fish looked cgi bro.. sorry you lost the hawghunter..
I care more about the fish than the bait 😹
NOOOOOO😭😭
Bro…absolute heartbreaker
Maxima ultra green!
I actually have some in the garage 👀
Bro, watching you lose BOTH the fish and the bait looked so disheartening! Trust me, I know the feeling! I have some tips for you...
Which knot are you using? Are you using the Palomar knot? Palomar knot SUCKS for pretty much everything. It cuts into itself by the sheer nature of how it's tied. I ditched the Palomar knot a long time ago when I started losing jig fish on hook sets for no reason. Will never use that knot again. There are much better knots out there.
It looks like you're using a knot that only goes through the line tie one time. You need to use a knot that goes through the line tie twice for a bait that size and weight for the extra strength and insurance. Palomar knot does go through the line tie twice, but like I said, it cuts into itself. Try the Fish-N-Fool knot, Double Pitzen knot, Double San Diego Jam knot, Double Uni knot or Berkley Braid knot. All of those knots go through the line tie twice and do not cut into themselves.
My personal favorite knot for swimbait fishing is the Tornado HH (Half Hitch) knot. It's the strongest knot I know and a lot of swimbait anglers in Japan use that knot. It also goes through the line tie twice like all of the knots I mentioned above. Sunline has a video on UA-cam showing how to tie it. Slow it down in slow motion in order to learn how to tie it correctly. On the other hand, the Tornado HH knot is a very complicated knot to learn and tie. It also takes a long time to tie and isn't as fast compared to other knots. With that said, I still think it's a knot worth learning and investing your time in if you're going to be fishing swimbaits a lot more.
20lb Fluorocarbon is pretty thin for a bait that size and weight. 20LB fluoro is also pretty thin for fishing in the water conditions you were faced with and the heavy cover that you were fishing. That water looks pretty dirty. I would also agree with the other commenter and suggest bumping up to 25lb line at the very least for some extra strength and insurance. Since you're fishing such a large and heavy bait and since the water looks to be pretty dirty and stained, you can get away with the 25lb line just fine and still get bites. Trust me.
Also, are you slack line hook setting or are you tight line hook setting? From my view/angle, it looks like your slack line hook setting since I don't see you turning the handle and taking up the slack before doing your hook set. With swimbait fishing, it's very important to do a tight line hook set. Slack line hook setting with fluorocarbon and a 5oz+ swimbait is a BIG NO NO. Fluorocarbon is very brittle and therefore cannot handle the 'shock' from a slack line hook set. Also, since the bait weighs so much, it puts a lot of stress on the knot and line when doing a slack line hook set. Which is why you need to take up the slack and do a tight line hook set with big and heavy swimbaits. You can't slack line hook set with swimbait fish at all. It's too risky, especially if you're using fluorocarbon line that is very light for the bait's weight/style and/or a knot that only goes through the line tie one time.
Hope these tips help.
Thank you for all the tips and insight! I’m definitely still pretty new to the whole swimbait stuff and obviously am learning thru my experiences.
I use the san diego jam, but someone else recommended i use a double on the heavier baits so I’ll definitely be doing that going forward.
A lot of the lakes I fish are clear, hence the lighter line, and this lake usually is really clean too. I hadnt been here in over a year and when i got there it was pretty cloudy in multiple areas. Definitely could’ve gotten away with 25 if i knew.
I wasn’t slack line hooksetting. I’ve been making a conscious effort to reel down on my bites recently. I watched that fish eat the bait but you can see my line jump and then there’s some lag in between where i’m still reeling up slack before the hookset.
I think the fact that the fish ate so close to me was apart of the problem. I also think I got a little excited watching her eat it and put a little extra umph in the set. Those two things plus a big fish barely moving on the other end just put a lot of stress on that line and something had to give. I think the knot upgrade would’ve helped.
Hindsight is always 20/20! It’s good to be able to learn from my mistake and get good feedback like this so next time she gets in the boat
@@_bassadd1ct_ That's good that you're doing tight line hook setting. I wanted to make sure since from what I could tell, it looked like you were slack line hook setting. With that said, there is no doubt in my mind now and I am 110% sure you lost that fish because of the single San Diego Jam knot.
A single San Diego Jam knot with 20lb fluorocarbon, on a bait that big in size and weight is just too risky! I would never tie a single San Diego Jam knot on a Hawghunter going for large caliber fish. Like you said, something had to give. That single San Diego Jam knot was just too weak and couldn't hold on anymore and gave out on that big fish.
I would definitely start tying the Double San Diego Jam Knot from now on. Honestly, if I were you, I would just start using the Double San Diego Jam knot for EVERYTHING going forward. Like I said, going through the line tie twice gives you more strength and a lot more peace of mind.
I use the double San Diego on all my big baits despite the much bulkier knot profile and three tag ends, but I'll still retire that MF every hour
Knot is iron-clad in the short time I've used it, though
LOL, I have the SAME EXACT rod and reel setup for fishing 6oz glide baits like the Deps 250! Like you, I am rocking a Lefty Daiwa Tatula 300 on a Megabass Orochi XX Leviathan.
On the other hand, I like to run braid to leader instead of running straight copolymer and/or fluorocarbon. I like running 65-80LB braid to a 6'-10' 20-25LB copolymer or fluorocarbon leader, depending on the water conditions, fishing situation, fish's mood and how deep I want my baits to run.
With that said, which gear ratio Daiwa Tatula 300 are you rocking? What line are you running? Are you running 20LB Seaguar AbrazX here too? Please don't tell me you were using a single San Diego Jam knot on the Deps 250!? Dude, a Deps 250 costs more and holds its value a lot better/longer than a Hawghunter. Imagine losing a Deps 250 to that same big fish! I think I would have been more heart broken if you lost the Deps 250!
I am rocking the 8.1 Daiwa Tatula 300, since I prefer the faster line pick up. By utilizing the higher gear ratio, I am making sure that I am not losing a lot of line pick up at the end of a farther than normal/average cast. That way, I can keep my glide baits gliding correctly in order to generate bites.
Yep that’s been the 250 setup that i’ve kinda settled on. Not sure if im 100% satisfied but it does a solid job.
Braid to leader is a good idea, i just dont want another thing to have to worry about with the connection knot.
I run the 7:1 Tatula. I was trying out that line so that’s what was on there, but i’ll be going back to 25lb Invizx. Have you had instances where the faster gear ratio made a clear difference in a fish catch?
@@_bassadd1ct_ Hmmm, An instance where there was a clear difference using the faster 8.1 in a fish catch? I believe so to a certain degree.
For example, I used to fish glide baits on a 6.3 gear ratio reel and it felt really SLOW when I would reel my glide baits back at the end of a very far long bomb cast. It felt like I wasn't pulling enough line and I couldn't put enough slack in the line in order to make my glide baits glide wide enough side to side. After experiencing this and getting a 'light bulb' moment, I knew that I had to try out a faster gear ratio just to see how wide I could get my glide baits to go.
I LOVE fishing glide baits so I decided to pull the trigger on a Daiwa Tatula 300 8.1 earlier this year. When I got it out on the water, I immediately noticed a big difference in line pick up. It made it so much easier to put slack in the line for each handle turn, in order to make my glide baits glide really wide.
I caught my PB (5lbs) earlier this year on the 8.1 Tatula 300 fishing a bluegill glide bait. I was fishing a submerged tree, exactly like what you were doing. I believe the faster line pick up on the 8.1 made all the difference in getting that fish to react and bite. Based on how I was working the bait that day, the faster line pick made it possible to get the bait to glide far enough under the tree in order to entice that fish to react and bite. I totally believe that if I was fishing a slower reel, I probably wouldn't have been able to get that fish to react. On the other hand, that's just my theory though since like everything and anything in fishing, it's just guessing.
@ if the gear is getting you big bites then it’s doing its job! It makes sense to me what you’re saying. I’ve been fine with gear ratios in the 7’s but i can definitely see the benefit of an 8. I’ve kinda had a similar experience after upgrading my handles to a bigger size. Just picking up more line and able to control the baits so much better!
Great content man keep with the swimbaits. Looks like you might be close to sacramento area if you are send me a message i got a couple swimbait spots that fly under the raidar.
@@michaelcole9712 sac is a little out of the way but not crazy far! I’ll hit you up
Looks like i cant message you. You can find me on instagram or facebook under the same name
Dang what an amazing video a nice buck to start off with to ending with a big shaker seeing it throw the hook is crazy
Thanks for tuning in! Glad you enjoyed it