Happy Holidays to the Tactical family and friends! Thanks for all you do for us and the industry as a whole. You guys are the OG and the GOAT of UA-cam fishing channels
Heading out to have a go at the bass, so will definitely check out this video when I return. Thank you, Tim and very happy holidays to you and your family. Have a great Friday, everyone!
Out here in the west at lake mead, the water Temps get down around 55 to 57 degrees. Not near as cold as where you guys fish. I'm not much on drop shot but so far this cold season my chatterbait jigs and similar lures have been getting results. I do slow it down by switching to a 5.2 to 1 spinning reel on an (don't 😅 too much) ugly stik elite medium pole. I can feel everything that even touches my lure. Anytime I throw drop shot it finds that exact place between rocks and locks right on in
Just got one more day of work to get through and I’m off all next week. I’m taking some vacation days and I definitely plan on doing some fishing. The bite has been very tough for me for about a month now so I’ll try to put some of these finesse fishing tips to use! Merry Christmas guys!!
You guys never fail to amaze me, just when I was struggling this winter and I’m going in the morning, you guys drop a banger! Thanks guys and merry Christmas 🎄🎁
I've been using that hula grub on a jig for a couple of decades. I'm not sure why guys dont tend to use it. As I've said in years past, the Z-man micro jig with the ned head on it, with a Missle baits drop craw on as a trailer. The jig in green pumpkin and drop craw in blue makes an awesome blue craw color, like the little softshell craws. When I can't get bit with anything else, on a calm bluebird winter day, thats what goes on. But its gotta be calm, cause theres very little weight to it, but it works! Smallies love em. As I've also said before, when the crappie are crackin the no see ums, that Karashi mid winter. When no see um minnows sun themselves mid winter on those warmer days, Ive killed the crappie on slow crankin/dead stickin the Karashi. This is when the huge 14, 15, 16 inch big girl crappie come out to play.
Sorry for the double comment. That Matt Stephan hover stroll rig with a Sixth Sense Juggle minnow has been fire for that mid column game for me. That middle bend it gets and shoots off in a wild direction. I have a pile of dimiki rigs, but the Matt Stephan rigs are hard to beat. Its got a wild glide and glides further than the Damiki. I do use the Damiki for ledge hopping bluff walls in the Ozarks though, and it can kill em. But doesnt glide like the MS rig. This technique cracks the walleye for me too, really well. I eat well during the winter!
Forced myself to throw a dropshot yesterday using a 2.8 gizzard panorama..3 casts later 4.5 lber. Bluebird skies slight breeze next to structure from the bank. Mosquito light hook got er done.
This is just the video I've been waiting for! Thanks for everything you guys do! What combo is that in the thumbnail btw? I love the matching matching 😂
Instead of the hula grub with the fb head hook you could use a BeastCoast OW Sniper jig it’s a finesse fb jig with a sticky finesse hook with so you could use any plastic you want, they have a lot of different colors plus they use a chipless 97% tungsten compound
Love the channel. Would love if you guys would do a show on Lake Mead. It's a very tough lake with a big bag being 12 lbs. But would love to see you guys Crack the code on America's toughest waters. Merry Christmas
I've been hitting lake mead forever...I finally found things that consistently work on mead! I went up to temple bar last week. Seen a lot of Rocky beds I think will do well in the spring spawning
@@corefishing4858 I just started hitting temple bar this last weekend. It's still a dirt launch with a mat. But I did study the under water geography and yes....I do believe I could kill it up in that part of lake mead. Especially in the spring time 👍
**TIM** You best make sure Matt is wearing his Christmas tree outfit !!!! Maybe you can get him to wear his hair down and jam a lil Metallica on the boat?????
Looking to buy a small treble hook swimbait rod around 1 to 3 oz baits was wondering what you thoughts on an 76 xpride Xtra heavy mod fast thanks in advance
Have you guys had any luck throwing dead action or “profile” trailers on jogs when the water gets near freezing or is the Yamamoto double tail subtle enough to get bit under those circumstances?
I like the micro/compact jigs with a baby paca, but my lake generally won't get below 40 deg. You might also try putting a ned bait on your football jig . Trim the bait shorter if necessary to keep it 3" or less and maybe trim back the skirt to the lower edge of the hook shank so that very low action ned tail is sticking out. Hope you hook em good !
Guys my wife has some nerve she asked what I want for Christmas with out a thought I say I wanna Shimano poison she Said poison I showed her she laughed well no poison this year lol
I think the main difference is mid strolling is exactly as described by Tim in the video....use std jig head with low action swimbait body, cast out, let bait drop to bottom or mid column, shake rod tip up /down on the retrieve to get the roll effect as you reel it back to the boat. For hover shot, I think it's more common for livescope/active target. It's generally a smaller ligher wire hook with slim body bait. Cast to fish using FFS (or where you think there's fish), and work it in a more shorter range / vertical presentation. The hover shot hooks have a vertical line tie and you rig a slim body low action bait with the line tie set back from the head 1/4 to 3/8 inch. If the hook is unweighted, add a tiny nail weight in the bait head to keep it as horizontal as possible. There's hooks out there with weight on the long arm of the hook so you can avoid the tiny nail weight. Work it slowly in the water column and try to draw fish upward for the bite. Do some searches on tact bassin website. They have done videos on hover shot with suggestions on hooks, baits, and nail weights.
@@tacticalbassin oh cool! I have a couple SLX XT and the previous version Curado 70 and prefer the smaller hand size of a 70 reel but wasn’t really sure my wife would put up with spending more on fishing gear this Christmas. And I really like the SLX models of reels. Thank you and Merry Christmas! God bless you and your families this year… 🙏🏻
Ive found football jigs, even micro jigs kick up too many particles off a lot of water in Louisiana. I think it puts the fish off. My record with the bottom jig is trash.
Literally just woke up to go fishing. Perfect timing on this video. I may come back with questions. Haha
Those DT hula grubs are highly slept on!
That Dirty Jigs football jig is 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you Tim for what you and Matt do for the Bassin community. We deeply appreciate you guys,
Happy Holidays to the Tactical family and friends! Thanks for all you do for us and the industry as a whole. You guys are the OG and the GOAT of UA-cam fishing channels
Heading out to have a go at the bass, so will definitely check out this video when I return. Thank you, Tim and very happy holidays to you and your family. Have a great Friday, everyone!
Out here in the west at lake mead, the water Temps get down around 55 to 57 degrees. Not near as cold as where you guys fish. I'm not much on drop shot but so far this cold season my chatterbait jigs and similar lures have been getting results. I do slow it down by switching to a 5.2 to 1 spinning reel on an (don't 😅 too much) ugly stik elite medium pole. I can feel everything that even touches my lure. Anytime I throw drop shot it finds that exact place between rocks and locks right on in
Just got one more day of work to get through and I’m off all next week. I’m taking some vacation days and I definitely plan on doing some fishing. The bite has been very tough for me for about a month now so I’ll try to put some of these finesse fishing tips to use! Merry Christmas guys!!
Merry Christmas, Matt and Tim! Hope you have a happy and safe holidays and see you in the new year! Greetings from iced out Vermont 😅
You guys never fail to amaze me, just when I was struggling this winter and I’m going in the morning, you guys drop a banger! Thanks guys and merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Winter bank fishing video would be nice. Plus winter wear that helps fight the cold.
Great video... Like to see how/what you wear/prepare for time on the water when its cold?
Good morning grab u coffee end get ready for the best fishing info thankz tim for sharing the knowledge
I've been using that hula grub on a jig for a couple of decades. I'm not sure why guys dont tend to use it.
As I've said in years past, the Z-man micro jig with the ned head on it, with a Missle baits drop craw on as a trailer. The jig in green pumpkin and drop craw in blue makes an awesome blue craw color, like the little softshell craws. When I can't get bit with anything else, on a calm bluebird winter day, thats what goes on. But its gotta be calm, cause theres very little weight to it, but it works! Smallies love em.
As I've also said before, when the crappie are crackin the no see ums, that Karashi mid winter. When no see um minnows sun themselves mid winter on those warmer days, Ive killed the crappie on slow crankin/dead stickin the Karashi. This is when the huge 14, 15, 16 inch big girl crappie come out to play.
Absolutely ❤️ my jigs and i totally agree with your recommendations.
I purchased myself the budget slx medium jerkbait combo with an mgl. I can't wait to get some time on the water this winter.
Sorry for the double comment. That Matt Stephan hover stroll rig with a Sixth Sense Juggle minnow has been fire for that mid column game for me. That middle bend it gets and shoots off in a wild direction. I have a pile of dimiki rigs, but the Matt Stephan rigs are hard to beat. Its got a wild glide and glides further than the Damiki. I do use the Damiki for ledge hopping bluff walls in the Ozarks though, and it can kill em. But doesnt glide like the MS rig.
This technique cracks the walleye for me too, really well. I eat well during the winter!
First like and comment. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thanks for the great information, Tim. I appreciate you sharing your tips. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Tim thank you for another great video! I'm going to give these techniques a try!
Another excellent video! Thanks for the tips
Forced myself to throw a dropshot yesterday using a 2.8 gizzard panorama..3 casts later 4.5 lber. Bluebird skies slight breeze next to structure from the bank. Mosquito light hook got er done.
Thank you Tim great little video I want to try a couple of these through the ice. I have a few spots mapped so I have wanted to try it
This is just the video I've been waiting for! Thanks for everything you guys do! What combo is that in the thumbnail btw? I love the matching matching 😂
Great content as always. I’m fixing to head to Santee Cooper next week.
😂😂 Tim took Matt his Steez AGS (The ONE) to the lake 😅😅 🎣😎👍 ✊😝🐟🐟🐟
That hoodie is straight fire man, do y’all sell them?
Merry Christmas and happy new year. Great information. Bassmd
Great info
Great content. Thanks for sharing.
Instead of the hula grub with the fb head hook you could use a BeastCoast OW Sniper jig it’s a finesse fb jig with a sticky finesse hook with so you could use any plastic you want, they have a lot of different colors plus they use a chipless 97% tungsten compound
Love the channel. Would love if you guys would do a show on Lake Mead. It's a very tough lake with a big bag being 12 lbs. But would love to see you guys Crack the code on America's toughest waters. Merry Christmas
I've been hitting lake mead forever...I finally found things that consistently work on mead! I went up to temple bar last week. Seen a lot of Rocky beds I think will do well in the spring spawning
@mikelangston7699 u think temple bar arm is better for large mouth? Structure, cover etc. Thx
@@corefishing4858
I just started hitting temple bar this last weekend. It's still a dirt launch with a mat. But I did study the under water geography and yes....I do believe I could kill it up in that part of lake mead. Especially in the spring time 👍
No trimming the jig skirts this time of year?
**TIM** You best make sure Matt is wearing his Christmas tree outfit !!!! Maybe you can get him to wear his hair down and jam a lil Metallica on the boat?????
Hey Tim, do you choose a scented ned rig TRD this time of year or does it not really matter with the cold temps and lathargic fish?
Hey Tim: Why is downsizing better than upsizing for inactive fish? Thanks
I have a random question. Is the 20 slx dc 71 a good reel to throw a jackhammer on?
Looking to buy a small treble hook swimbait rod around 1 to 3 oz baits was wondering what you thoughts on an 76 xpride Xtra heavy mod fast thanks in advance
Does a 90 degree line tie matter on strolling? Loop knot?
jus woke up and looked to see if i caught the vid as it came out va
Have you guys had any luck throwing dead action or “profile” trailers on jogs when the water gets near freezing or is the Yamamoto double tail subtle enough to get bit under those circumstances?
I like the micro/compact jigs with a baby paca, but my lake generally won't get below 40 deg. You might also try putting a ned bait on your football jig . Trim the bait shorter if necessary to keep it 3" or less and maybe trim back the skirt to the lower edge of the hook shank so that very low action ned tail is sticking out. Hope you hook em good !
I can’t believe Matt’s not wearing flip flops
Guys my wife has some nerve she asked what I want for Christmas with out a thought I say I wanna Shimano poison she Said poison I showed her she laughed well no poison this year lol
haha
What’s the difference between hover strolling and mid strolling?
I think the main difference is mid strolling is exactly as described by Tim in the video....use std jig head with low action swimbait body, cast out, let bait drop to bottom or mid column, shake rod tip up /down on the retrieve to get the roll effect as you reel it back to the boat. For hover shot, I think it's more common for livescope/active target. It's generally a smaller ligher wire hook with slim body bait. Cast to fish using FFS (or where you think there's fish), and work it in a more shorter range / vertical presentation. The hover shot hooks have a vertical line tie and you rig a slim body low action bait with the line tie set back from the head 1/4 to 3/8 inch. If the hook is unweighted, add a tiny nail weight in the bait head to keep it as horizontal as possible. There's hooks out there with weight on the long arm of the hook so you can avoid the tiny nail weight. Work it slowly in the water column and try to draw fish upward for the bite. Do some searches on tact bassin website. They have done videos on hover shot with suggestions on hooks, baits, and nail weights.
Is the SLX 70MGL the same size as a Curado 70 MGL?
Yes 👍🏼
@@tacticalbassin oh cool! I have a couple SLX XT and the previous version Curado 70 and prefer the smaller hand size of a 70 reel but wasn’t really sure my wife would put up with spending more on fishing gear this Christmas. And I really like the SLX models of reels.
Thank you and Merry Christmas! God bless you and your families this year… 🙏🏻
Burn burn burn burn pause. Burn burn pause.😅
I got 275$ in bass pro gift cards, might have to get a curado m this morning and some baits.
Can anyone do a video for those of us that have to fish off of a dock or the bank. Not everyone can afford a $70,000 boat with forward facing sonar.
All these applications still apply except for the mid strolling
Ive found football jigs, even micro jigs kick up too many particles off a lot of water in Louisiana. I think it puts the fish off. My record with the bottom jig is trash.
What do u think happens when crawfish move on the bottom?
Winter 😂 where is the ice??
Us west coast guy's can fish year round baby 😂
Threw a Googan finesse drag n drop the other day. Just let it sit there and they come out to play!