Blade Bait Tricks You Need To Try This Fall and Winter!
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Most anglers have no idea how to fish a blade bait effectively. They might know that its traditionally considered a cold water lure but they have no idea it can be fished shallow around grass, worked aggressively, and even substituted for a lipless crankbait. Blades have so many uses in Fall and Winter, you really need to experience it for yourself.
Traditionally the blade bait is hopped slowly along the bottom in cold water. It gives a slight vibration on the hop then "dies" and flutters back to bottom. Its remarkably effective for trophy smallmouth in frigid water but for the average angler, its applications stop there. That original cold water use is still effective and should be a part of your Winter arsenal but today is about expanding how you fish the blade bait. We use 2 retrieves throughout the Fall to get consistent bites.
When the bottom is free of debris we fish the blade on the bottom. We use the exact same hopping motion as we use for the LV-500 to trigger a feed response. While that application is very traditional, you might be surprised to find out we often do it in 2-10 feet of water. The blade is not just a deep water bait, its incredibly effective in the shallows as well! The 2nd retrieve is a burning retrieve.
We cast and wind the blade much like a traditional lipless crankbait, ripping it free when it comes in contact with grass or other debris. When fish have been pressured by tournaments or negative weather conditions, the switch to the silent vibration of a blade bait is deadly. Blade bait season is just beginning, you need to get out and give it a try!
Below you'll find links to our favorite blade baits along with the rods, reels, and gear we use to fish these baits effectively. The links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
Traditional Blades...
-Silver Buddy: bit.ly/2AcTelj
Preferred Colors: Silver Plated, Stainless Steel
-Blade Runner Blade Bait: bit.ly/2XMNoQj
Preferred Colors: Natural Shad, Chartreuse White
Custom-Style Blades...
-Megabass Vibration X: bit.ly/2R7FlvL
Preferred Colors: Ito Hiuo, Jukocho Shad, Craw, Gill OB
-Damiki Vault: bit.ly/2rnO7e2
Preferred Colors: Black Holo, Real Shad, Red Craw, Flash Gill
-Jackall Keeburn: bit.ly/2or8sy0
Preferred Colors: Clear Shad, Dera Shad, Red Tiger, Silver
Hook and Hardware Upgrades...
-Owner Hyperwire Split Rings (Size 2): bit.ly/2v8ArBX
-Owner STX-38 Treble (Size 8): bit.ly/2oNIeCD
Tim's Favorite Blade Bait...
Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 845 CBR: bit.ly/2og0BmK
Reel- Shimano Curado 70 MGL K XG: bit.ly/3jdrMqa
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 30 lb Braid: bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 12 lb Mono: bit.ly/2ae97J9
Matt's Favorite Blade Bait Combo...
Rod- Shimano Expride 6'10" Medium: bit.ly/2nTq9FL
Reel- Aldebaran 50 MGL HG: bit.ly/2uQ4oH8
Line- Sunline Assassin 12 lb Fluorocarbon: bit.ly/2h4LNjm
Budget Blade Bait Combo...
Rod- St. Croix Bass X 7'1" Medium: bit.ly/2r0xWAs
Reel- Shimano SLX 150 XG: bit.ly/2NfdOnk
Line- Power Pro 30 lb Braided: bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 15 lb Mono: bit.ly/2ae97J9
NEW Tactical Bassin Apparel...
TacticalBassin Hat: bit.ly/31EYB8W
TacticalBassin Reaper Hoodie: bit.ly/2TwBWs7
TacticalBassin Shadow Hoodie: bit.ly/2FVD9Rs
TacticalBassin Sun Shirt: bit.ly/2TvFMBD
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Equipment We Recommend...
Minn Kota Ultrex Trolling Motor: bit.ly/2vFQypW
Humminbird Solix 15 Electronics: bit.ly/2Hazsej
Minn Kota Talons: bit.ly/2F0QBSP
Hot Foot Throttle Control: bit.ly/2ob4kgO
Loc-R-Bar Boat Security: bit.ly/2CMF1NP
Favorite Storage Box: bit.ly/2fvjcFB
Favorite Pliers: bit.ly/2tfxFvw
Favorite Split Ring Pliers: bit.ly/2fT4Qw0
Favorite life jacket: bit.ly/2odXXIP
Favorite sunglasses: bit.ly/2glE3eN
Hero8 Camera: bit.ly/37hVTX4
ElectroSamson Scale: bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Frabill Net: bit.ly/2FNdnQr
Lure Retriever: bit.ly/2TLTJc6
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Thank you so much for sharing the tips on the blade baits. I just started fishing them this year. I pretty much just use a vertical jigging technique. It's been successful for crappie, but haven't been able to get on a good largemouth bite. I'll have to use more of the crank and retrieve you mentioned. I always use flouro, never thought about the benefit of what mono could do. It's super generous of you guys to just freely share so many secrets and tips to help make so many of us better anglers. It is greatly appreciated. God bless you my friends.
I love how distracted Tim is the whole video, just itching to drop a line in🤣🤣. Know that feeling. Get it after every one of their vidz
Here's a blade bait trick that'll make your head spin...invest in a RED SHARPIE marker, color in a pea-sized red dot on BOTH sides of the blade, just behind where the head protrudes near where the "gill" would be on the actual blade bait (on the flatter part of the blade bait). Your blade bait will catch a lot more fish with this simple modification. It's especially effective on solid color blade baits - silver, gold, etc. Try it out, you won't be disappointed with the results. I fish blade baits year round...they catch everything in the Great Lakes...smallmouth bass, walleye, freshwater drum, and trout. Super effective baits when hopped off the bottom. They get crushed on the descent back to the bottom.
I bought every bait in this video. I bought 2 from the last video and I caught bass on both. You guys are so informative and introduce baits I’ve never heard of. Keep it up please!
"Epic" and "lights out" are not words I'd use to describe fall fishing in SE New England. Luckily, TW had Damiki Vaults on sale last week, so I'm stocked up for winter. Thanks for the great videos!
Catching fish and how to properly take out the hook and properly release them! Such an important topic that people do not understand which kills many fish a year! Huge topic!
Like you, I keep a lipless crank bait tied on all the time. My PB largemouth came on a "real" Bill Lewis Rat L' Trap back in 2004 on a 1/2 oz copper colored one (only one I have ever seen) at Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, GA. Thanks for the tips for moving to blade baits when the lipless crank starts to go away. Learned something today.
Gotta love catching them on the blade. I've had good luck with bass pro brand.
@Michael A-1 to be fair nearly every brand is knocking off another at this point. But I get your point
Good job on the two retrieves.......thanks
Thanks Tim. Enjoyed this one.
Reminds me, I need to put those back into my box for late fall smallies.
Thumbs up Tim for the video, a bait you don’t see used very often.
The Englishman. ( Nigel )
Hey Tim that is a nice crappie for the frying pan Yeah buddy . Excellent blade bait video God bless you and Matt and your families your pal fisherman Mike from Missouri.
I just started using these bad boy and got my PB out of my local work pound with the Jackal and blade runner blade baits
All winter!!!! Two at a time!!! Have fun go light spinning!!!
Yes! Wanted a video on these, haven’t really started growing these yet so now I know how to! Thanks guys!
When you start growing them let me know 😆
@@anangrycustomer2913 Omfg I hate auto correct! It’s supposed to be throwing them! 😆😆😆
Thanks! Bought some blades, caught 5 fish by lunch, 4 on blades, the "dink" of the bunch was a 2lbr. 3 over 3lbs on blades! Would have never bought some unless I watched this video
Guys - Welcome to Tennessee! I've enjoyed your videos now for a few months, and I appreciate your knowledge and professionalism. I have to say, I'm getting a bit of "tackle fatigue", and I appreciate better your education on fish movements and location techniques. Hey, just input from one guy, and I know you have to make a living!
No worries. We'll get back to the rest when the TN River bite finally turns on 😂😂😂
Gotta love the blade baits!
I have really just started getting into throwing blade baits and I gotta say, I have already caught so many more smallies than I would with what I would normally be throwing and I am still in the early stages of learning it, can't wait till I really figure it out lol it'll game over for the smallmouth
Never thought about these for bass. I use them for walleye mostly but I brought in a monster large mouth yesterday on a blade bait. Completely caught me off guard
👍🏼👌🏼👍🏼👌🏼👍🏼👌🏼 always great tips from you guys!!!
Y'all always have great and informative vids but theses last few have been absolutely fire 🔥 🏆 🏆 so much more natural feeling
Lol..I can imagine its hard doing a video out on the water at a good spot with fish all around you. It would turn a 10 minute video into a 45 minute video because I would be casting every sentence.
Great video Tim. I just used a blade bait for the 1st time a couple weeks ago and burned em up.
Lovin' all the fall time bait videos. Ive had great luck on jerkbaits and lipless lately. Now I've got some blades and spoons to try.
Im not distracted at all when you go after schooling fish while talking. Gives me a chance to see how you're workin the bait. In fact, that's one of the things I'd like to see more of is actually working the rod and bait vs talking about it. Talking about it is effective but seeing it visually worked has more permanence.
I loved all the info here. I plan on taking that on my next trip out. Wish I could see you catching the fish more often
Good video Tim, But the Heddon Sonar is the original Blade bait, as it debuted back in the 1960s.
I tend to stick to the middle hole as well, lol.🤭
I've never tried blade baits well I guess I gotta try now!
I tried em for the 1st time just a couple weeks ago at Brookville Lake in Indiana and burned them up. Caught a ton of nice crappies, bass and a few walleye. It was fun. I found out I need to use slightly heavier line or a heavier leader because while vertical jigging i kept getting tangled in the trebles.
I've tried blades with no success but always have results with the Quake and snatch from 6th Sense
@@420RyanBruce or another tip is when you lift up to jig lower your pole a little slower than just dropping it. Allows bait to flutter but keeps line semi tight out of the way of the hook!
Fish on!!
Good ol silver buddy always works when its tough out!
These are killer cold water walleye baits as well, they also make a super sized silver buddy that’s a great jigging bait for musky
Great tips love to use them here in Michigan right now
I have tried some blade baits but I always resort to a lipless. Guess I have been fishing them wrong! Will have to give this a go. Thx Tim and Matt!
Nicely delivered info. Thanks.
The 10000 fish death stalker is so good. It’s a blade bait and tail spin combined and they seem to have a better action.
First time using a blade bait a couple weeks ago and caught a 19.5 in on the Damiki Vault Black Halo. Going to try using it ice fishing this winter.
On my last tackle warehouse order I came across a bait called the 'lunkerhunt hatch natural' and hatch spin. They're 1oz baits, not exactly blade baits but almost the same profile with super, super realistic paint jobs! Haven't tried it yet, but I highly recommend them!
thanks for the video....... would like to see some bonus video on how the fishing went after :) great job
Love watching! Some of the best info and tips! Wish you guys had come up to Lake Shasta and given us more excellent advice for our sometimes challenging lake. Two tips for your videos; please get a small white board or something to show the baits while on the boat and get a small lamp or light to improve the visual presentation. My only complaints about TB is that when baits are described and shown they are shown to quickly in darker lighting.
Congratulations on the success of Tactical Bassin'!!!
Try Cabelas mean eye in blue chrome! I’m telling ya best bait ever!
Love the blade... still prefer using it on spinning though!
Never have good luck with blades but 6th sense quake and snatch always give me hella results...gonna retry blades now ...gonna get death stalker
This video would have lasted 5:51 if I had made it. And no views as usual. Thanks for hanging in there for us, Tim!!!
You guys do a great job. Keep it up!
Great video thank you
Good stuff Tim! 💯
Please for us dummies, what is a TOC ?
It’s any clubs or organizations Tournament Of Champions, TOC, so a clubs last and biggest tourney of the year.
What size Damiki Vaults do you like best ?
Y’all should try throwing the bass assets Kracken. It’s a one knocker squarebill that sounds awesome.
Thanks for the tips and recommendations! I haven't used blade baits before but I'm looking to start fishing them this fall and winter so this video helps a lot. I'll definitely start with some of the baits you mentioned. Quick question: what are your thoughts on blade baits with tail spinners? Do you throw any of those at all? If so do you use them in different conditions than a regular blade bait?
Will give it a try used them 50years ago silver buddy and gay blades long time ago thanks
larry kerns caught that fish 19lbs on a silver buddy! lake success,ca.....my home waters...... the mount looks good in his barber shop!
What kind of snaps do you prefer?
You should try the death stalker, it feels like a thunder cricket, plus it has a will on the back
Amazing tips as usual! 🙌🏽
Here in Australia we have the eco-gear zx prawn blades with a pair of assist hooks... I recommend you guys track them down cause no other blades come close to the capture returns/rates...regards B.J.
Leave it to tactical bassin to mention the baits i was planning to stock up on the day I'm ordering and they are sold out now. Thanks guys lol
The snaps seem kinda crappy. Do you change those too?
The blade bait is huge where I live
@TacticalBassin saw a couple comments down below curious myself about the weights which you'd prefer and if there is a difference in action between the various weights?
What size is your favorite 1/4 ,3/8,1/2 oz?
3/8 for some current or deep water but shallow water no current 1/4
The link in the bottom for the 15" hummingbird Solix is broken. Just a heads up.
Good tips, but where I live bass are really really finicky never caught any bass on either lure. Change colors/retrieve pattern etc..
We need a seminar at pyramid bass pro
the master speaks again. thanks for all the great info, tim - love throwing a lipless, i gotta experiment with the blades !
What baits don’t you guys throw on that 6’10 expride...that rod is incredible and I’m getting one this upcoming season.
😂 We throw a TON on it thats for sure!
Must be nice to be able to fish lakes packed with bass crashing all over the place. Here in New Jersey you can fish a lake all day and throw everything you have at them and go home skunked day after day. Still, being out fishing is better than just about anything else, but I get so jealous watching these videos. :-(
Great video Tim !! What baits and colors would you use for Smallies and spots specifically or would they be the same ? Thanks again for your information.
Thank you new to the channel great information specially as a new fishing one question to you tie a loop onto bait? Thank you great vedio if you answer that question that will be great till next time here from Boston ma..
Squirrel 🐿. What was I talking about? Hahahahahahaha
Hey Tim I changed out the split rings and hooks like you advised I don't have a medium action is my 7ft med- heavy glass composite crankbait rod another option tell me what you think or do I really need to get a medium action bait caster . The blade bait I'm useing is a damiki vault blade in the 1/2 oz size . Hey Tim you wanna tell me how you guys fit all that great information in your head's hey Tim god bless you and Matt's family your pal fisherman Mike.
Awesome video tim thanks for the tips! Hey I was wondering what fishing bibs do you guys wear in the winter?
Should i throw blade baits on moderate fast action rod or fast action？
Someone has A.D.D.😁 squirrel
Anyone ever tried Freedom Tackle blade baits?
Love the blade but if it has ever stood true as many times as y’all have said it the hardware on them is junk especially the Damiki vault. Even the snap is crap but with all the negative out of the way I’ve personally caught my best 5 bag on that bait alone.
Nothing, I mean nothing out performs a blade bait when the water temps go below 42 degrees! Go ahead and drag a Ned rig around. Be my guest with a drop shot. Drag a worm if you like… I’ll have a blade bait, a tailspin and a 8” swimbait tied on in the dead of winter! How would I know this? Tactical Bassin said so… and it works y’all!
Guys I stopped getting email notifications when you moved to Chick. I see these by clicking on your FB posts. How come I stopped getting the emails? The notifications are not in junk.
It's UA-cam. UA-cam no longer sends email notifications for any channel. They claim that less that .1% of these emails were actually opened, so they stopped sending them. Search the internet if you want more details.
@@ryanfurlow9446 thanks Ryan.
Do you have to use them around grass? One of my favorite lakes doesn't have many weeds, but it's filled with shad. Any tips for fishing them in other situations?
What about a tail spin as far as a blade bait
What is the water temps that you are seeing at chick? Lake Norman in NC is about 70. I always assumed that water temps needed to be cooler to start in with blades.
would these same techniques apply to the 10,000 fish death stalker?
You guys ever try out the Binksy blade bait?
Do you change the snap and if so what do you use? Thanks!
Go ahead Tim, get fishing.
Do you have trouble with your leader connection knot going into your reel?
Would you still recommend a blade bait over a lipless if you're fishing shallow, open water and don't suspect a lot of lipless pressure?
Tim will you only throw them in grass lakes? Or would they be just as affective on rock bottom
Looks like he's fishing a Daiwa tatula elite.
Its not listed in his combo description
I’m yet to try these
How well do blades fish in/ around wood
They sink quickly, around wood you will have problems even around broken or chunk rock, it's getting the speed of retrieve that can help.
BAD
In highland CA reservoirs, what’s the deepest you will fish this on the hopping method? 50ft? 80 ft? 100 ft?
Can you fish this in the middle of a lake?
What size clips do you typically use on these baits?
What about the good old Johnson?
Have you tried the Rapala Rapv yet? Opinions?
Do you ever use the giant blade baits. I have a huge Silver Buddy I've never fished yet. Picked it up for $3 new. Got a deal on that one. They list price for much more. What is that black thing flying behind you at 10:55? Watch it as it about to disappear on the right. It stops twice and accelerates twice at amazing speeds. I thought it was a clitch in the camera but your speed or talking didn't change. Looks like a plane.
Hello Tim,
What size do you suggest for us bank fishing guy on the Damiki Vault Blade Baits?
Whats the length of leader the you use?????