Advanced Swim Jig Tactics for More Consistent Bass Fishing

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Bill Lowen has perfected swimming a jig for bass through decades of trial and error fishing tournaments and fun fishing all over the country. He offers a lot of great tips for how to work a swim jig, choosing the right weight, using trailers to give it the right buoyancy, and a lot more.
Bill demonstrates a lot of what he has learned and will save you a ton of time if you are wanting to get better with a swim jig . He catches bass after bass on an early spring cold front day in south Louisiana while explaining many of the nuances he has figured out to catch more bass.
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@inigomontoya6968 5 лет назад

Nice feature W2F! Bill Lowen is one of the most underrated pros and yet he's one of the most consistent anglers on the tour. He almost always cash's a check and has quietly gone well over $1 million in lifetime earnings.

@user-sh2mk8ew4c 3 года назад

Yes he is underrated. I think I know why and it is a sad society we live in.

@jbjgibbons 4 года назад

I fish a swim jig 75% of time. Love it! Actually I use the SK Denny Brauer Structure Jig. Not sold as a “swim jig” but the cobra head wobbles and adds extra action. Plus you can instantly switch from swimming it to dragging through cover. 👍🏻

@fishingwithvin 3 года назад

I love me some jig fishing, LOVE IT! A buddy of mine swears by his spinnerbaits but I can best him with a swimjig but when they're not wanting that flash it can get ugly between us when I'm still catching them lol

@OhMyLarryFishing 2 года назад

The swim jig is elite plain and simple. Lets just say it works more times than it doesn't.... Great Video!

@oklahomacitybassfishing405 5 лет назад

Killing them with the swim jig. I like to use a swim bate trailer like a keitech.

@roberthopper7325 5 лет назад

I had some real success with a swim jig last season, here in Northern Illinois. I appreciate this video, and I remember meeting you a couple of years back at the Schaumburg show at the Fish Tech booth with Jimmy Templin.

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

@basschaser9356 5 лет назад

I like looking for active fish and a swimjig is always tie on one of my rods . Never fails

@JM-rp9qf 4 года назад

What power and action rod?

@xxxxxxx3760 3 года назад

@@JM-rp9qf I love my megabass p5 dark sleeper rod for swim jigs

@user-by6yc8yl7v 3 года назад

Gonna focus on throwing the swim jig this year.

@ChrisMiller0526 5 лет назад

Wow! Damn clinic. If he was in the Bass pro tour right there he'd for sure win

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Lowen wakes up with 12 pounds in his livewell. 😂

@OsamaBinDarrel 5 лет назад

Man that's some beautiful Louisiana water ! Proud to be from the Sportsman's Paradise !

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Louisiana is a special place! Love it down there! 😃

@sneakyandroid6887 3 года назад

Killin em!! Thx for the tips!!

@Wired2Fish 3 года назад

Thanks for watching.

@JamesMcCutcheon 3 года назад

I have been swimming a jig since 1982. Then Lonnie Stanley created a great Jig. It's till all I use for cover. Back then I could get GATOR TAIL WORMS to make it swim. I caught big fish all the time on that rig.

@kevinyoung947 5 лет назад

Did work on the swim jig yesterday, I’d be called a liar if I said how many bass I pulled up, I like the 1/4 ounce as well hook is thin enough I do work on my spinning rod

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Nice. We're jealous!

@bamadondon0495 4 года назад

I could watch hours of this

@davidscalf1 5 лет назад

Glad I watched this. I've caught alot of bass but the 2 lures I've yet to catch on is the swim jig and chatter bait

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

We've been trying to get on a good bite for a while with Bill to make a good tutorial like this because he's one of the best ever with it.

@marshmonkeys595 5 лет назад

def try a chatter bait. thing just catches fish

@marshmonkeys595 5 лет назад

@@davidscalf1 my fav chatter bait is the zman custom. color depends on water clarity, but most likely a bluegill, black/blue, or shad. the best trailer I have found is a craw style. my best luck has been with a zoom ultravvide speed craw, gene larew Hammer craw, or a strike king menace. Matt Allen with tactical basin ( youtube) has a very in depth video about chatter bait fishing

@xDx0xUxGx 4 года назад

I'm in the same situation as you, but I also haven't caught anything on spinnerbait...

@BassGeek 5 лет назад

Good stuff I need to get more proficient with the swimjig.

@jeffburke463 5 лет назад

You sold me! Dang dude have mercy on those of us stuck at work! Lol

@diggy561 5 лет назад

I love swim jig fishing 💪🏽

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Me too! - Jason

@mylesaway1549 3 года назад

Awesome video subscribed ! I feel you on the incidental learning of swimming a jig vs traditional fishing a jig I was in a tournament on mark twain lake i couldnt get hit on a spinner bait which is what i had done well on in practice so i put on a blk n blue strike king bitsy bug jig an chompers trailer also blk n blue with blue flk An started flipping it still no luck but on one cast once i got past my target i pitched to i started burning it back to the boat to hit the next peice of structure An out of nowhere boom ! 2lber smacks it So i throw back in there did the same thing but started reeling it sooner Rather than letting it drop an fall an work it like a standard jig n plastic or pork But ever since then I now use an actual swim jig with swim jig head style since the head can make a diffrence based on cover type

@bassintheburgh 5 лет назад

great video. Love that rage menace as a trailer.

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

That's one of Bill's favorites too.

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

It's money... So is the rage swimmer, rage bug and rage craw

@LastCastAdventures 3 года назад

This is great info - well presented and produced - thanks

@aaronholbrook7222 5 лет назад

I grew up on the Ohio River and found out about swimjigs as you did with a bitsy jig and a mistertwister grub.

@randynunez2569 5 лет назад

Making it look easy!

@riverrat988 5 лет назад

Bill rocks the swim jig

@NellysfishingAdventures 5 лет назад

This video was so cool, he's on a hot bite

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

We've been trying to get on a good bite for a couple years to get this tutorial done with Bill.

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

I like using 1/4 oz on main lake and low current creeks and 3/8 oz in harder current.

@douglasschmidt6873 3 года назад

It’s funny I used the cat analogy with my wife and daughter the last time on the boat while we were throwing swim jigs good stuff sir

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

@douglas schmidt- When I try to explain bass movement from one place to another, I always allude to a cat crossing a room full of furniture. The cat doesn't cross the center of the room- it goes from doorway to rocking chair to ottoman to sofa to the other doorway, using "structure" the entire way. Anyone who's had a cat has seen it.

@davenyu 5 лет назад

Your cameraman is the perfect Hype man!

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Thank you! I think. ;-)

@fishingwithvin 3 года назад

@@Wired2Fish lol

@aceboardtheangler5252 5 лет назад

Great video! Thanx for the wisdom.

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

@Motorcyclewindtherapy 2 года назад

I do love a swim jig...but the number of bass was killing me - UNTIL he said where he was! Yeah, private water is cool...but not like real life unless you pay to play. Bill is still a great guy and I love to watch him in tournaments.

@funkymojo111 2 года назад

Feel ya, I lost a lot of interest in Bill Dance videos because he hits hundreds of private lakes so his methods look easy. Lest we forget that some of these "sessions" are over a couple of days, not one afternoon.

@The_Bass_Stunters 4 года назад

Just started on the swim jig train and man I’m blown away at how effective this technique really is!! Love the bluegill imitations this time a year but hard to beat that black jig and June Bug color trailer. My fav is the striking menace or the space ape for maximizing action! Done well with the CatchCo swim jig by the Googan Squad.

@sawman460ify 5 лет назад

Great info, been wanting to up my swim jig game. But honestly didn't know what I was doing to begin with.

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

Focus on shad or bluegill colors, trim the skirts a little, dont use too big of a trailer, 3-4 inch swimbaits, menace grubs, and craw/creature trailers. Bouncing/popping rod tip with a short pause and vary retrieve speed based on water temps or time of year and hold on!

@dominiconate528 2 года назад

Bill Lowen put the hammer down on them bass 🔨

@Wired2Fish 2 года назад

He's a swimjig master!

@gypsygypsy7185 5 лет назад

I didint know I was swim jigging until now lol I don’t do it like that but switch up from traditional jig method couple cast and then swim j

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

That's how most all of us got started doing it.

@jeremyerdman491 5 лет назад

One of my favorite techniques. Typically I go straight braid... I was considering tying leaders this season. Not anymore...

@OsamaBinDarrel 5 лет назад

For years I've used a leader but after many knot failures I decided to try straight braid again and haven't noticed any decrease in strikes plus I feel like I hook more . I think unless you're in crystal clear water it doesn't really matter but that's just my 2 cents lol

@user-sh2mk8ew4c 3 года назад

Love that boat.

@vinfish4697 5 лет назад

Total slam fest on a perfect cloudy day Nice tips

@kyleskipper481 5 лет назад

man not gonna lie that does look like fun

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Right?

@slimquinn5692 6 месяцев назад

Great info

@dallasthebassrassler3621 4 года назад

My personal experience: The swim jig bite is very subtle for me. Almost feels like your bumping a lily pad. I often get em to “bump” it 1-2 times before they commit, but most times they are just “there”. As if you just feel their weight. It’s not like a crank bait or spinner bait where they seem to smash it. Also my experience, hook-up ratio is near 100% over course of 8 years. My difference with Bill, I have a smooth leaning hook set.

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

After 9 months of no reply, I'm going to assume none is coming. Your personel experience doesn't tell us where your personal experience comes from or what the water color and temperature is when you're having your personal experience. Since we have no further information, I'm going to assume (again) and say you are some distance North of where Bill and I are. Bass that are wearing long johns and overcoats don't typically get as aggressive as they do around here, as they are cold blooded creatures who's metabolism and activity is directly relative to the temperature of the water they live in. Then, again, they don't need to be as aggressive because everything around them is also moving in slow motion. When the water warms- around here it gets into the 90s- they can be quite aggressive and competitive or food. But they can also be lethargic due to the temperature's (and dying vegetation) depleting the oxygen in the water. If your hookset technique gets the results you say it does, there's no reason to change. As touring tournament competitors, we run into a variety of conditions that influence all aspects of the way we fish. The hard part is determining what the fish, on a particular body of water, want. Two bodies of water may be geographically near each other and vastly different in color, water temperature, forage availability, vegetation, etc. So you go there and take/make an "educated guess".

@vegasvato55 3 года назад

I like that he releases the fish immediately. A lot of these guys wil stand their and hold the fish for several minutes out of the water just to stroke their egos...

@BuckeyeBassMaster78 5 лет назад

"Im from Ohio near Cincinnati,ive fished the Ohio river most of my life,and yes the bite can be real tuff,but find'em and its well worth it tight lines"

@FishingFreshies 5 лет назад

FRESHIE!!

@cincinnatiking8008 3 года назад

I'm just starting out with bass fishing. I've been catfishing my whole life. Now I know why I can't catch anything except dinks on the Ohio River

@yustinaaron 5 лет назад

That ol' boy found a good pattern

@TheFishingMommy 5 лет назад

Well gawwww there’s no more fish to catch now, he done caught em ALL. 😂 Just kidding, this video was full of great tips for those of us who THOUGHT we knew how to fish a swim jig! Very well done. Thanks!

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

I'm sooo glad you were just kidding.

@formatr6 5 лет назад

smashed em

@pescaconJesús 5 лет назад

good video friend

@mikelanning5148 5 лет назад

What action and power of rod do you prefer?

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

7ft-7ft6 medium heavy fast action has worked well for me for years

@TFreshour08 4 года назад

Is he rigging this up standard or did I see some weedless action going on even with a weed guard on the jig? Sorry if that is a stupid question, I'm genuinely curious because the weed guard on my swim jigs makes it pretty weedless but definitely not snagless.

@xxxxxxx3760 3 года назад

What colors do work best for spring Summer an fall edit I’ve been told to not set the hook when fishing with a swim jig to just keep reeling an your have a better hook up rate

@benjaminsmith3284 4 года назад

Man my buddies always told me about this guy here Jacob Wheeler he really knows his stuff!

@thatlaxgoalie Год назад

Bro it’s me wowyourfavoritehuman

@taylormarcel1561 3 года назад

I’m from NY… Bill’s clean water and mine are a little different 😂

@roberthopper7325 5 лет назад

Bill, I use a MHF casting rod. What is your preferred power and action?

@SnipedXP 5 лет назад

Would a swim jig work well in clear 4~ft visibility water with the only structure being the occasional stump and docks?

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Very well. It works better than a spinnerbait at times especially in clear water around stumps and docks, shoreline grass, laydowns. In clear water it can be better than a spinnerbait or crankbait that is a little more obtrusive in clear water.

@johnsemar107 4 года назад

@@Wired2Fish especially when the fish aren't quite as active

@Eyesofthasouth 3 года назад

Good stuff. Noticed you’re throwin a black n blue in clean water. What’s the determining factor when to use green pumpkin or black n blue? Thanks in advance!

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

Most people would tell you it's the color of local forage.

@bamadondon0495 4 года назад

Would u throw one during the winter months

@tcheng6951 5 лет назад

What rod length/spec was Bill Lowen using ?

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

He was testing some new Lew's rods. He's going to help develop a swim jig rod soon. But in this video he was using the Lew's Mark Rose Ledge Casting Rod 7'3.5 MH Hair Jig (wired2.fish/LewsLedgeSeries).

@derek.pearson2 5 лет назад

Man does the color matter In clear water cause I noticed that u were using black and blue jig, usually people say to use the natural colors such as green pumpkin or brown. Pls reply. Thanks Nice vid👌🎣🐟👌

@jasonsims4029 5 лет назад

I'm nowhere near a great fisherman but I would guess he's mimicking bluegill or some sort of forage.

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

The strike king tour grade or hack attack swim jigs in bluegill with a bluegill/sungill colored trailer work well in clear water as well.

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

@@jasonsims4029 Is there something unnatural about black/blue? Have you ever seen the local mudbugs? Or, as Jason Sims said, Bluegill? I hear all these people with thier opinions about what colors work where and when and I'm reminded of a very old saying: ""Opinions are like assholes... Lure color is anotherne of the many things Moses forgot to write on his tablets, so it remans an opinion. For whatever reason, pumpkin seems to work in clear and black/blue or muddy water. All t hese opinions may be a good place to start your experiments. But nothig's a sure thing and sure things change from moment to moment.

@Wissahickonwild 5 лет назад

thats nice

@griffingeddie8305 3 года назад

Witch lake or river is this

@SuaSponte75 5 лет назад

"I always tie one on." 😉

@stevek8833 5 лет назад

You may not know this about me ... 😉

@teamskeet129310 5 лет назад

What boat is that? Awesome video btw!

@Wired2Fish 5 лет назад

Thanks! Xpress Boats X21 Pro: wired2.fish/XpressX21

@lsnead72 4 года назад

I like how wide the front deck is on that X21.

@lsnead72 4 года назад

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@christianbucci517 5 лет назад

uncle josh's are the best!

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

@Christian Bucci- The best for what? We're not living in the '80s anymore. Were you even alive in the '80s?

@christianbucci517 3 года назад

@@murphroberts4891 love using them as trailers and pig and jig. I have a ton of uncle Josh's from my father's old business. Some went bad but many are still kickin. And no I was not born in the 80's

@JoshKyleFishing 5 лет назад

I believe you have the wrong rod in the video description...which is unfortunate because that looks like the lews mark rose ledge rod...a rod that I am considering for a swim jig rod...does anyone have an opinion on the mark rose rod for a swimjig and what length/power? Wonder what the one in the video is...????

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

Yeah. It's over priced and unnecessary. It also pisses me off that these "Pros" get a couple dozens rods from their sponsors for free and then talk kids into buying $200 reels and $300 rods. Or whatever. Then you gotta have a rod for this and a rod for that and a few for something else. Have you spent your $2000 yet? What do you need a $300 flipping stick for when you don't even own a damn boat? Like I said: Overpriced and unnecessary.

@staccone69 5 лет назад

Fish release violation 2:00 penalty lol

@nickcavazos5718 5 лет назад

One of those baits all of the shallow water sticks have at the ready..

@ksanamo1 4 года назад

I wonder what part of Louisiana he in for this.

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

@Kelly Sanamo- If you were paying attention, he tells you the name of the water. If you can't figure it out from that, and your mom won't do it for you, try using the freaking computer in front of you and finding it for yourself.

@vangsworld3587 5 лет назад

Yeww!!!!!!!

@jdmcnugent6808 5 лет назад

Couple things I learned from this video is, bass Don't put up much of a fight and to never bass fish the Ohio river.

@EasyMoneySG 5 лет назад

30 pound braid and the drag set all the way up, you can winch em in.

@poststalone1496 5 лет назад

Lb for lb just about every other species will fight harder than a bass. The challenge is finding them and getting them out of cover. Can’t speak on the Ohio river.

@EasyMoneySG 5 лет назад

@Lane Seaman true, and river Bass fight harder than lake Bass.

@jonboatbassinohio892 5 лет назад

Hes wearing a Thick sweatshirt and a coat I'm guessing the water's pretty cold that's why they're not putting up much of a fight Just heard him say the waters 55ﾟ so That's why they're not fighting as much

@michaelhowell2609 3 года назад

That’s what you call a shallow water hammer.

@rosshall312 5 лет назад

Yea but swimm, chatter bait , spinner bt,. Bill Dance , the thing ,. Many us old timers may rember !!!!!!! Swimm jig ! Lol. Just something else to sell !!!

@LeatherNeck1833 4 года назад

No idea what you're trying to say here, but swim jigs work (as seen by the video).

@LeatherNeck1833 4 года назад

@Jerry Thomas Got my head spinning!

@Fishnfatman 4 года назад

In this video bill made the comment he needed to paint his line what was he talkin about ?

@LeatherNeck1833 4 года назад

He needed to darken his line in that clear water so that the bass wouldn't spook from it.

@ufolaoguy5240 4 года назад

u r lucky man the fish dont have fishing rod u will be like it

@user-gp9yd7yp5n 4 года назад

Im commenting just because I wanted to be the 100th comment on this video

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

And as always, you have nothing of value to say.

@shu281 5 лет назад

Bass is skipping across the water during those reels. That's lazy fishing. Drop the test on that line or where's the fun?

@LeatherNeck1833 4 года назад

He's fishing reed beds and heavy cover. He has matched his line to the cover that he's fishing through not to the fish he's catching. It's not lazy fishing, it's called "getting them to the boat so you can get the hook out without breaking it off in their mouth fishing".

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

@@LeatherNeck1833 Completely true,1833. Hooking the fish is pointless if he hangs you up in the weeds. After hooking the fish, you have to (A) prevent it from wrapping you up, or (B) drag it out of whatever it wrapped you up on. You don't do on 2# line. Bill said what he was using, but I've forgotten. All my level wind reels are spooled with at least 20# braided line. Most have mono leaders. My spinning rigs have mono line as light as 2#.

@LeatherNeck1833 3 года назад

@@murphroberts4891 Heavy cover and grass/weeds, I fish with 50# braid or 20# Fluro. Braid for vegetation and Fluro for wood and other hard cover.

@tracyrannow4007 2 года назад

Quickly lands fish ,less stress on fish for a good live release.No fun in playing outt a 2lber til it dead tired.Thr short bite window exist so why catch one or two vs 10?need more fishing time ,you 'll get it one day.

@cullman_outdoors Год назад

God loves you!

@murphroberts4891 3 года назад

A few things I came away from this video with: I think I do, but I'll concentrate on making those follow-up casts. Meanwhile, I'm separating out my 3:1 and other slower reels and dedicating my 5:1 and 7:1s to this kind of fishing. I also think sweeping a longer rod helps keep up with the fish. You mentioned your "Menace"- which I assume is your trailer. But you don't bother to elaborate. You also make the statement that you need to sit down and "Paint your string" but you don't bother to do it or explain the statement. I've blackened my line with a Sharpie or similar marker in clear (Colorado River) water, so again, I assume that's what you mean. The people who come to watch videos like this generally come to learn from them. If we were here strictly for entertainment purposes, it wouldn't be an issue. But you guys leave out a lot of an awful lot of stuff that would be extremely insightful. I don't mean y'all need to become another Bill Dance, and create a continuous commercial for your sponsor's products (one Bill Dance is more than enough).