Holiday Buyer's Guide Under $30

The Holiday Buyer's Guide Continues. Today we cover the best gifts for fishermen under $30. Matt and Tim put their heads together and came up with a bunch of baits and accessories that any angler would love to unwrap this Christmas. 

Whether the bass fisherman in your life needs a new lure, some fishing line, or some skin protection, we've got your covered. These gifts won't break the bank but will definitely impress the angler in your life!

Below is the list of products shown or discussed in the video:

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-TB Hoodies and Hats: Email tacticalbassinapparel@gmail.com
-River2Sea Whopper Plopper
-River2Sea Bully Wa 2 (Little Allen color AKA Little John)
-Keitech 4.8 Fat (Try Bluegill Flash or Crystal Shad)
-1/2 oz Pitchin Jig (Try "Go To" or "Okeechobee 420" colors)
-Sweet Beaver Jig Trailer (Green Pumpking/Black Flake)
-Matt Allen Swimbait Head
-Flash Mob Jr. Umbrella Rig
-Simms Sun Gaiter
-River2Sea S-Waver (Light Trout Color)
-1/2 Oz White/Chartreuse Spinnerbait
-Sufix 832 Braided Line
-Sunline Assassin Flourocarbon

Holiday Buyers Guide For Swimbaits!

The Holiday Buyers Guide is already a huge hit and today we're branching into Swimbaits! This video is dedicated to helping you make sense of swimbaits and swimbait gear.

Swimbait fishing can be incredibly confusing, especially for someone who isn't familiar with the technique. We're here to simplify it and make it simple for your loved ones to make educated purchases this holiday season.

Whatever your budget, we have a rod and reel combo for you. Don't rely on just the video either, we've included a few bonus links to extra gear in the bottom of this post. As for swimbaits, there are so many baits on the market these days to make your head spin! We broke it down to our favorite 5 baits that work from coast to coast and will help you gain the confidence to catch the biggest bass of your life. 

Products discussed in this video (All Links go directly to Tackle Warehouse):

G Loomis 956 Swimbait Rod (Huddlestons and Ospreys)
G Loomis 955 Swimbait Rod (Gan Craft and S Waver)
Dobyns Fury 795 Swimbait Rod

Calcutta 400B Swimbait Reel
Curado 300E Swimbait Reel

For the Budget Angler...
Cardiff 400A Swimbait Reel

Top 5 Swimbait Picks...

-Keitech Fat Swing Impact
(We recommend Pro Blue Red Pearl, Bluegill Flash, or Crystal Shad)

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-Osprey 6" and 7" Tournament Talon
(Chartreuse Shad, Light Hitch, TS Bluegill)

-Huddleston Deluxe 8" Swimbait

-S-Waver 168 and 200 Glide Bait
(Light Trout, The Warden, Bluegill)

-Gan Graft Magnum 230 Glide Bait
(Flashing Rainbow Trout, SE Ayu, Clearlake Hitch)

Preferred Swimbait Line...
Sufix 832 65 lb
Maxima Ultragreen Leader Line (20 lb for small baits, 30 lb for big baits)

Best Net for Swimbait Fishing

Best Scale for Swimbait Fishing
Best Camera for Filming your Swimbait Fishing

Holiday Buyer's Guide For Bass Fisherman

After years of requests from fisherman's wives we've assembled a Bass Fishing Christmas Buyer's Guide. This is for you anglers but its also for you to pass to your loved ones to help them make sense of all the fishing tackle that we fisherman would love to have. 

This first video is geared toward newer anglers looking to purchase quality tackle and increase their effectiveness going into 2017. On Friday the 25th we'll release our Swimbait specific Buyer's guide and will roll out a few others in the coming weeks. 

For the new angler we break down our favorite picks in both baitcasting and spinning tackle. Simply drop down the video description (or see below) for links that go directly to each product we discuss. 

Products in this video...

Baitcasting...

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Dobyns Fury 7' Medium heavy (704)
Shimano Compre 7'2" Medium Heavy
Shimano Caenan Baitcasting Reel
Shimano Casitas Baitcasting Reel

Spinning...

Shimano Compre 7'2" Medium and Medium Heavy
Shimano NASCI Spinning Reel

Tacticalbassin Hats and Hoodies: Email tacticalbassinapparel@gmail.com

Bait Recommendations for Newer Anglers...

Dirty Jigs Pitchin Jig ("Go To" color)

Sweet Beaver (Green Pumpkin/Red Flake Color)
5" Senko (Green Pumpkin/Black Flake)
Roboworm 6" Fat Worm (Margarita Mutilator Color)
Keitech Fat Swing Impact Swimbait
R2S Biggie Squarebill Crankbait
Whopper Plopper Topwater

Treble Hook Tricks For Crankbaits

Crankbaits get more expensive every year but the hardware on them seems to be getting worse and worse. Your best bet is to remove the stock hooks from all of your crankbaits immediately. 

You need to upgrade the split rings and hooks but what trebles should you use? Tim explains the benefits of different trebles and gives some key tips on how to align them to increase your bite to hook up ratio. 

The key to belly treble hooks is to turn them so that the hook lays flat against the belly of the crankbait while leaving one point completely exposed. On the back treble the key is to turn the hook so that one point is standing straight up off the back of the bait. This will give you your highest hookup potential. 

In addition to these quick tips Tim explains how to modify diving depth and the rate of rise by choosing different sizes and shapes of trebles. 

Components shown in this video:

-Strike King 6XD
-Lucky Craft RTO
-River2Sea Biggie

-Owner Short Shank Treble
-Gamakatsu EWG Treble
-Aaron Martens Finesse Nano Treble
-Mustad Triple Grip

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-Hyperwire Split Rings (Size 2 or 3)
-Split Ring Pliers

Tim's Deep Crankbait Rod-805CB
Tim's Deep Crankbait Reel-Curado 200

Tim's Squarebill Rod- CBR 845
Tim's Squarebill Reel- Curado 70