Great video. I have caught some really big Cats while fishing bluegill baits. Especially a big Gilly on a skirtless chatter bait. Bass love it, but big cats do too
Thanks for the video. I feel like the fisheries that are primarily bluegill or do not have shad, get ignored a lot in tip videos, so thank you for the suggestions!!!
Got the Savage Gear pulse tail in dark gill at the end of last year on your recommendation. Got a 4.5 lb large on it in Nov. Can't wait to fish for a whole year with this. Really appreciate the vids.
The 10,000 fish Head Hunter is awesome soft bluegill swim bait and it’s weedless, the hook is in the fin and its held with a magnet and comes in 2 sizes
Yes! My cousin who I got throwing Swimbaits, got his PB in Massachusetts on a Ganteral. 7 14oz Thanks guys for sending me down the Swimbait path!! Lol cost me alot of money, but been having some of the best years of my life! Thanks Guys!!
My 2 favorite bluegill bait are the Savagegear Pulsetail LB bluegill with the hidden hook and the 10,000 Fishes Headhunter License to Gill color! The 10,000 fishes one swims great and when you kill it, it sits just like a bluegill on the bottom awesome lures!
I’ve had all those for a while. The trash fish sunfish is awesome. They eat them up. I got hold of one of the new savage gear pulsetail line thru from Fish USA before they sold out. Tie the small Savage Gear pulse tail gills (rtf and lb) with a loop knot or clip. They will stop leaning when retrieving.
I really like the Academy H20 Express swimbaits here lately. $6 a piece, so it doesn't crush your soul if you snag one, but I caught 9 in one morning off of a Baby Bass color pattern one.
Mattlures is the best, a bit expensive but worth it. Their shad baits are awesome. Last year I was running a mattlures shad abt 3-4' in a local river and something hit it, I missed it, but it felt big whatever it was.
Tim, you and Matt should try developing a puffy BG swim-jig! The swim jig is already a Tactical Bassin’ standout bait. Maybe a good BG pattern & swimbait will take the SJ to another level???
Have still yet to catch a swimbait fish. Been trying. Gonna throw them a lot more this year in hopes of getting that good bite. Mostly a pond fisher with lots of grass and lay downs so it's pretty difficult. Thanks for the tips!
Get you a 10,000 fish Head Hunter in the license to gill color, I prefer the smaller size it really small but it’s awesome and the hook is entirely inside the bait hidden in the dorsal fin and it’s held in by a magnet but when you hook up the hook detaches from the magnet so the bass can’t throw the hook very easily
Was just thinking I've heard you guys talk a ton on these SG Pulsetails... I don't think I've heard you guys mention the RATTLE SLOTS in the pulse tails! Hope you guys saw those for some sound or a dash of flava!
the only forage in my fisheries are bluegills and crappies. and bass fry. and some frogs and such. but I crush it on bluegill swimbaits every season. another good hard bait, that’s cheap are the fish labs bluegill glides and three piece baits.
@@dannycorsaro546 it all depends on what kind of bluegill bait i’m throwing. if it’s a soft bait, i’ll slow roll it on the bottom and hop it along. pause and twitch it, sometimes i’ll drag it. and for hard baits, burn burn burn pause. twitch it and pause, get creative with your retrieves.
Hey Tim, great video!! When you upgrade the hook on the Weedless SG Pulsetail what size and weight Owner Beast hook should I buy? Keep the great information coming. Thanks, Tony
I would LOVE it if Savage would hide that big gnarly line-tie eye on the front of their baits. It does make a difference I've found. The less visible hardware the better.
I did pretty well on the old Castiac hardhead panfish ( not the larger bluegill). It’s a shame it’s discontinued because it perfectly imitated a dumb young bluegill/redear just wandering near the surface.
Hi guys! I was wondering if you guys have ever looked at using llungen lures rattlin shad as a bait this time of year? I grew up in Wisconsin fishing for musky and wonder if you guys have ever looked at using "musky" baits for huge bass? The musky market has L-arm spinners and other baits that could target big bass/stripers. I'm also curious if you guys have been able to check out the musky innovations swimmin' dawg paddle tail bait? Thank you guys for all the info that you put out!
Tim, sorry if I missed it but what retrieves do you recommend for the Savage Gear Pulse Tail Bluegill? Great video for those of us that fish Northern natural lakes and ponds that have a lot of bluegill forage and typically no shad. Keep up the great work!
Some time ago I randomly toss a bluegill swimbait and got a bass reaction. The sad part was that it only a small bass the bait got slip of the mouth when it jump out of the water.
OK I have what probably will seem like a dumb question. Since I am still VERY new to this sport but am trying to watch, read and learn (AND SPEND LOL) as much as I can, Can somebody please tell me what anglers are doing when they reel in their fish and just when they get it to the edge of the boat, instead of reaching down to get the fish or lifting the fish out of the water, they instead lead the fish back and forth and/or around the boat to the other side, sometimes multiple times before then reaching down to get the fish? My only guess is they are simply trying to maintain tension on the line so as not to create slack and give the fish a chance to throw the hook but then again a lot of times it appears they could have picked the fish up sooner but instead lead it more before finally getting it. Is there another reason for this other than what i assumed or is it that pretty much the gist of it. I have seen some do it and they will lead a fish to the back or front of the boat before picking it up. Sorry if this sounds dumb but to me its a far to obvious and intentional act for me not to inquire about it. Thanks
vatillion never works for me It looks nice but man it doesn't get hit at all for me I'll keep trying. Any suggestions would be appreciated on how to fish it better
How important are the pectoral fins for stabilization on the 4" RTF top hook? I ordered one from TW and one of the fins is bent. Would it be an issue to cut them off?
Glad you made some footage while visiting your roots. So Tim, I am wondering if Bass ever target tiny Crappie in crappie lakes that don't have a lot of BGill? A few of the makers you mentioned have a great looking crappie imitation as well. Is it worth the time and $ to try these?
It works for me- I fish a lake with no shad in it- just bluegill, crappie, and shiner. I do better with shiner imitations but, crappie works sometimes- so does bluegill. All that said- bluegill eat bass eggs so during spring I do best with bg patterns because the bass are already watching for them and are generally pretty aggressive with them.
They kill the bluegill color around me! First time I noticed a pattern. Have you used the 10000 fishing head hunter? Just got a few of them to throw this season
I just bought some of the Savage Gear soft swimbaits. I have a 7-3 heavy flipping rod with 50lb braid on it. Will that work OK? That's the only heavy power rod I have and I"m not putting fluoro on it so braid will have to do.
I have the mike bucca blue gill and when I cast it the thing tends to spin in the air and twists my line up pretty badly am I doing something wrong? I do try to launch it to the moon though but..
Any tips on how to not catch walleye/northerns when bass fishing? It’s a good problem to have but I’ve lost several crankbaits to walleye and pike. It makes me a little worried to spend $20+ on a bait knowing I could lose it on my first fish
@@danielkinn782 personally I don’t have an issue with hookups but a lot of people do. However I have had them ruined without ever landing a fish on them
I'm totally new to swimbaits/glidebaits but I'm going to try to get into using them this year, starting with the smaller and more affordable ones. I just got one of the weedless Savage Gear pulse tail gills, and I also picked up a 6th Sense speed glide during the TW holiday sale. It doesn't have bluegill profile but I got it in a bluegill color. I also want to try the Mike Bucca Baby Bull Gill and 10,000 fish Head Hunter. Any other recommendations you would have for soft/hard swimbaits for a beginner?
Live target 3.5 inch bluegill with treble hook on the bottom is absolutely deadly. Without the hook on the bottom you ill lose a ton of fish. If you cant a treble on the bottom its junk.
