Amazing Underwater Footage of 8 Big Swimbaits!

Come underwater and see why bass eat swimbaits! Are you fishing with the right swimbait this Spring? All 8 baits have completely different kicks and profiles. Some baits focus on realism, others focus on secondary action. Which baits are which and when should you use them? Today's underwater footage will give you the confidence you need to throw swimbaits for bass in the prespawn.

Today's underwater footage is broken into two segments. The first is what we call "wedge tail" baits. These baits are characterized by a slow, methodical kick with tight action and realistic paint jobs. The focus is on realism and relies heavily on a bass' desire to feed. The second is focused on "boot tails". These baits tend to have wider kicks, body roll, and vibration. Boot tailed baits are focused on triggering a reaction strike rather than eliciting a desire to feed. Both methods are incredibly effective at different times and should be represented in a serious swimbait angler's arsenal.

In today's video we chose these 8 baits because of their unique actions and appearances. Each of these baits are proven fish catchers and should be considered when deciding on the right option for your fishery. Below you'll find a breakdown of all 8 baits including the gear we use to rig them, the rods and reels we use, as well as color recommendations for each.

The baits (In order of appearance)...

-Savage Gear 4D Pulse Tail Trout: http://bit.ly/399bx97

Color Shown: Hitch

Other Great Colors: Trout, Ghost Trout

-Mattlures Hammertail Shad: http://bit.ly/2vM8cKF

Color Shown: Blue Threadfin

Other Great Colors: Purple Gizzard, Light Gizzard, Green Threadfin

-Huddleston Deluxe 8" Trout: http://bit.ly/2azFTon

Color Shown: Hold Over

Other Great Colors: Rainbow, Hitch, Ayu

-Keitech Swing Impact FAT 6.8: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

Color Shown: Shad

Other Great Colors: Sight Flash, Pro Blue Red Pearl, Electric Shad

Rigging- Owner Beast Hook 8/0 Weighted: http://bit.ly/2ancP66

-Scottsboro Tackle Co 6": http://bit.ly/2Oy7CKH

Color Shown: Mullins Madness

Other Great Colors: Ol Smokey, Tennessee Shad

Rigging- Owner Beast Hook 8/0 Weighted: http://bit.ly/2ancP66

-Megabass Magdraft 8": http://bit.ly/2mc8bfK

Color Shown: White Back Shad

Other Great Colors: Ayu, Brownie, MB Gizzard

-Alternative Bait: Megabass Freestyle Magdraft: http://bit.ly/3bRG3Wi

Great Colors: White Back Shad, Brownie, MB Gizzard

-Osprey Tournament Talon 7": http://bit.ly/2bqsLS0

Color Shown: Chartreuse Shad

Other Great Colors: Ghost Purple Trout, Gizzard Shad, Reverse Hitch, T.S. Bluegill

-Little Creeper All American Trash Fish 8": http://bit.ly/2hmXtg1

Color Shown: Chartreuse Shad

Other Great Colors: Just Shad, LC Hitch, Rainbow Trout

Rigging- Owner Beast 10/0 Weighted: http://bit.ly/2ancP66

Favorite Rod/Reel Swimbait Combo...

Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 966: http://bit.ly/2x9kxuS

Reel- Shimano Tranx 300 HG: http://bit.ly/2kYsvRw

Line- 80 lb Power Pro Maxcuatro: http://bit.ly/2clBRiQ

Leader- 35 lb Sunline FC-100: http://bit.ly/2O4UElB

Budget Rod/Reel Swimbait Combo...

Rod- Dobyns Fury 806H: http://bit.ly/2bGvlVV

Reel- Shimano Cardiff 300: http://bit.ly/2cvhtMO

Line- 80 lb Power Pro Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b

Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 30 lb: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

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Bass Attacking Big Swimbaits!! Epic Underwater Footage!!

Watch underwater as big bass ambush swimbaits and glide baits! Its amazing how aggressive these fish get when a big meal swims by. With Spring fast approaching Matt shares a few tricks about how big bass behave that will help you catch the fish of a lifetime during the prespawn. If you haven't added a swimbait to your arsenal, you're about to get an underwater view of what you've been missing!

New swimbait fishermen are full of misconceptions. The most dangerous to your success is an assumption that big bass will hit a swimbait really hard. While this MIGHT happen, it is far more likely that the bite will be a subtle but clear "tick". If you're waiting for a bone-jarring strike you will miss the biggest bites of your life. Pay close attention to this underwater footage and you'll notice that the biggest fish seem to calculate their strikes while smaller fish lash out aggressively.

Its also important to note that bass are far more likely to completely engulf soft baits while hardballs almost always end up on the outside of the fish's mouth. With this in mind, its extremely important to control hard bait fish as their aggressive head shakes are very likely to rip the hooks out during the fight. You have time to make a few more changes to your gear as well as to your mindset before Spring arrives. Take the steps to prepare and this will be the year you catch a giant bass!

Below is a breakdown of the baits in the video as well as some of our most consistent swimbaits for big, prespawn fish. We also included links to our favorite swimbait equipment along with some "budget" options.

Favorite Spring Hard Baits...

-S Waver 200 and 168 (Light Trout): http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh

-Baitsanity Explorer Glide (Trout, Shad): http://bit.ly/33bQyxY

-Storm Arashi Glide (Bluegill, Oikawa Mesu): http://bit.ly/2nHdrL1

-Jackall Gantarel (HL Bluegill, RT Spawn Gill): http://bit.ly/2adZI3R

Favorite Spring Soft Baits...

-Savage Gear Pulse Tail Trout (Trout, Hitch): http://bit.ly/399bx97

-Huddleston 8" (Trout, Hitch): http://bit.ly/2UVHiuQ

-Little Creeper 8" Trash Fish (Shad, Hitch): http://bit.ly/2hmXtg1

-Osprey Tournament Talon 6" (Chart Shad, Bluegill): http://bit.ly/2bqsLS0

Hook/Split Ring Upgrades...

-Owner Hyperwire Split Rings (Size 5 and 6): http://bit.ly/2aTH3f1

-Owner ST-36 Trebles (1X strength, sizes 1/0 and 2/0): http://bit.ly/2cWpeyw

-Owner ST-56 Trebles (3X Strength, Size 2 and 1/0): http://bit.ly/2cVg7xW

Favorite Rod/Reel Combo...

Rod- G Loomis IMX Pro 966: http://bit.ly/2x9kxuS

Reel- Shimano Tranx 300 HG: http://bit.ly/2kYsvRw

Line- 80 lb Power Pro Maxcuatro: http://bit.ly/2clBRiQ

Leader- 35 lb Sunline FC-100: http://bit.ly/2O4UElB

Budget Rod/Reel Combo...

Rod- Dobyns Fury 806H: http://bit.ly/2bGvlVV

Reel- Shimano Cardiff 300: http://bit.ly/2cvhtMO

Line- 80 lb Power Pro Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b

Leader- Maxima Ultragreen 30 lb: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

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10 Best Underwater Bass Strikes Of All Time!!

These are the most ferocious strikes you've ever seen! Giant bass eating swimbaits, running down jerkbaits, and exploding on topwater lures! This is the culmination of years of underwater filming of bass in their natural environment. You don't want to miss it!

There is so much to be learned watching how these bass interact with each other and with the baits. You can begin to spot the "triggers" that draw a feeding response and you can clearly see the impact that schooling fish have on one another. You can also see how minor mistakes made by anglers result in lost fish time and time again.

We're starting with number 10 and counting are way back to the most amazing underwater bite we've ever captured! When the video is done be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you learned, which bites were your favorite, or ask any questions that might arise.

Below are links to all of the baits you saw the bass targeting in this video.

#10- Pointer 100 Jerkbait: http://bit.ly/tbpointer

#9- Pointer 78 Jerkbait: http://bit.ly/tbpointer

#8- Keitech 7.8" Fat Swing Impact Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

#7- River2Sea Rover Topwater: http://bit.ly/2acSVea

#6- Whopper Plopper 110: http://bit.ly/2bsPbQV

#5- Whopper Plopper 130: http://bit.ly/2bsPbQV

#4- Lucky Craft Pointer 100: http://bit.ly/tbpointer

#3- Lucky Craft Pointer 100: http://bit.ly/tbpointer

#2- S-Waver 168 Light Trout: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh

#1- 10" Huddleston Deluxe Trout: http://bit.ly/2nztmdj

Upgraded Jerkbait Hardware...

Split Rings- Owner Hyperwire #2: http://bit.ly/2v8ArBX

Hooks- Gamakatsu Aaron Martens Finesse Nano Treble #5: http://bit.ly/2dWWAut

Camera Used To Film This Footage...

GoPro: http://bit.ly/2RsLpjB

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Underwater Footage Of A Teener! | The Biggest Bass We've Ever Seen Underwater!!

Have you dreamed about a TEENER largemouth? Here is your chance to see one up close! This UNDERWATER look at 13+ pound bass in her natural habitat is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Catching a bass of this size is life changing, we're incredibly blessed to have one interact with the camera so we can all enjoy her together!

Bass of this size rarely come without sacrifice. With this monster the sacrifice came at the hand of a fellow angler. This MONSTER bass was hooked on a swimbait earlier in the day by a good friend but she came to the surface and jumped free! Once he was sure he wouldn't get another opportunity to catch her he shared the location with us so we could bring you this epic underwater footage!

We didn't catch this fish, in fact we didn't even know she was there until Tim got home and went back through the footage. Tim did catch the male and it weighed 4.3 lbs. Keep that size in mind when you see the little male next to that GIANT bass! A bass of this size deserves to be honored and if you're a bass fisherman with a pulse, this is a video worth watching! A true teener in her natural habitat... amazing!

The Gear Tim used in this video...

GoPro Hero5 Camera: http://bit.ly/2iwZqqU

GoPro Jaws Clamp: http://bit.ly/2asYtBW

Tim's Sunglasses (Amber Lenses): http://bit.ly/2glE3eN

Huddleston 10” Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2nztmdj

Huddleston 8” Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2azFTon

Huddleston 68 Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2dj5apG

Stinger Hook Wire: http://bit.ly/2s0Mh23

Treble Stinger Hook (Size 2): http://bit.ly/2cVg7xW

Huddleston 10” Combo...

Rod- Dobyns 908: http://bit.ly/2aivwYX

Reel- Tranx 300: http://bit.ly/2kYsvRw