Tactical Bassin VS Matt Stefan Swim Jig Challenge
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Today, I pick up a lure that I have ignored most of my fishing career, the swim jig. I purchased swim jigs from Tactical Bassin and Matt Stefan to figure out which swim jig method is better, boppin or swimming.
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Swim jigs are an art form. Matt and Matt both have great advice and lures that they've developed. But you have to have a deeper understanding of how and when and where to use them. The no jack is for big fish and braid. Busting through grass. Not over but straight through. Stephens swim jig is more open water type of stuff. Rocky banks etc. Hence the lighter wire hook you don't have to hit em as hard. Like I said in the beginning. It is an art form. It's an. All around all year bait. But it goes way deeper than just a couple of jobs and a couple of trailers. Ive been in the rabbit hole with swim jigs for a long time. It's my confidence bait for sure. I'll throw it first every time. And most of the day. But I make subtle changes throughout. I never shake my bait. I don't really like that. Straight retrieve let the bait itself do the work. It's very simple but not at the same time. Keep at it and you'll get it. Learn along the way. I never catch small fish on a swim jig anymore. It's always at least 2+ pounds usually in the 3-4lb range but you gotta learn how to do that.
Thank you for the info! I filmed this video about a month ago and have been loving the swim jig ever since. I agree that the straight retrieve has gotten the best results. Thanks for watching!
Watching this I realize If I ever tried to set the hook in a kayak I'm going in the water, and trying to pedal while reeling, LOL I"m probably falling in twice.
They’re actually really stable! Thank you for watching!
Me😂too!
Thanks for the video Aaron! Great catches.
Thank you for watching! Never thought I’d have a pro tuning in. Keep up the great work on your channel!
Great information. Some awesome catches.
Great video, as always! 🎣
I have very little confidence in both chatter baits and spinner baits but I love swim jigs! I think swim jigs are the finesse version of both spinner baits and chatter baits but honestly nothing beats fishing a paddle tail on a weighted ewg hook after you fished through with any of those follow up the area with a paddle tail and clean up all the ones that didn’t commit the first time around
I agree with you on the 3 levels of finesse. I like the spinner/chatterbait with cloudy windy conditions. A swim jig any time but still some clouds or winds. And then a standalone swim bait when nothing else is getting bit. Thanks for the information!
Swim jigs are deadly and usually catch some Biggins. I’ve got a PB with one before. I’ve never seen the swim jig with the underpin that looks super interesting. I have to check that one out.
Yeah they’re pretty neat! Still no bites on them yet lol. Thanks for watching!
I throw both of these swim jigs I love them they’re probably my number one bass catching lure!!
I also started using the Xzone swammer as a swimjig trailer on Tacticalbassin's recommendations. I love them I have never caught so many fish on a swimjig. I will be waiting for the review of the core tackle swimjig.
The swammer is so good! Looks great in the water and just gets bit. Thanks for watching!
I never had success and had no confidence in a swim jig until I watched the TB video and bought what they recommended. Ikes mini swim jig and a xzone swammer - Cali swim jig with a gambler ez swimmer. I now have a dedicated rod and reel for it.
Same here! I need to try the gambler on the cali swim jig. I’ve had a lot of success on the bigger swammer. Thanks for watching!
Core tackle swim jigs come in light and heavy hook styles
When I looked online, there was no heavy hook style. I also messaged Matt and he said there are no plans, as of right now, to make a 1/2 oz or heavier hook. Is not super thin but not as thick is a no Jack or California swim jig. Thanks for watching!
@@FullTimeFishing I actually have the 1/4 ounce in a 2/0 version which is a lighter hook than the 4/0 version.
@@jonbullard7074 that makes sense! I purchased all 3/8 oz in 4/0 but I’d like a thicker hook than the standard those come with.
@@FullTimeFishing fair enough
I’ve never been big on swimjigs either… but my dad has caught a couple 5lb+ bass on swimjigs. Never been a confidence bait for me. Nice video as always though 💪😎🎣
Same! It’s definitely found a place in my arsenal now. Works really well in heavy cover. Places where you don’t want to lose a chatterbait lol. Thanks for watching!
What is “Bopping Style”? Technique. Is that a version of the Alabama Shake?
It’s the same thing as the Alabama shake. Thanks for watching!
Nice video idea. A lot of different ways to fish the same baits. When it comes to swim jigs I like to pitch it to a target and swim it back to me. Never cared for that Alabama shake stuff a lot of people do.
I’ve been doing the same thing recently and it’s been working well. Thanks for watching!
Can’t go wrong with anything tactical bass’n says that will catch fish. But I love swim jigs! They catch big bass!
Yes, they are a wealth of knowledge! The swim jig has definitely found it’s place in my arsenal. Thanks for watching!
Alabama shake baby!
Nice! What’s your favorite jig/trailer combo?
The best swim jig I have ever used and been killing them on is the Beast Coast Gorilla swim jig and for finesse swim jig the Beast Coast Working man swim jig awesome swim jigs!
I’ll check them out! Do you have a preferred size and trailer?
Ya I saw an Alex Rudd video and he uses the gorilla jig
Alex said the Cajun crush color is money
@@richardkeller6940 those look really good! Do you have a preferred weight?
I haven’t used the Beast Coast swim jigs but I have seen Alex Rudd catching em on them.
I used to catch bass on swim jigs using a zoom twin tail grub but haven’t used them much for a few years because of all the other techniques you can use in bass fishing. But since watching Tactical Bassin from the beginning I too just bought a bunch of jigs and swimmers, largo Shad’s and will be using them more often. As far as weight I fish shallow so 3/8 1/2 oz.
I like how Matt talks about the right trailer giving secondary action to the jig, no bopping for me.
I like to swim my swim jigs.
Same here! I think boppin works better in early spring.
U have a net right there why not use it...
I typically only use the net for bigger fish. Maybe it’s just an ego thing lol. Thanks for watching!
So i throw a light wire hook most the time and run a menace grub rigged vertically anybody else like the menace
Nice! What kind of cover do you throw it around?
Pads above grass and off bluegill beds .