It was Queens University over here in Ontario! I got a chance to use the scent last summer in some super clear water and it was amazing to see how the fish reacted to the baits with the American baitworks scent vs without! So far its been good to me😁
Bait fuel was developed at Queens University right here in my hometown of Kingston Ontario Canada. Queens Biology department works very closely with our local tournament scene here that runs on Lake Ontario and The St Lawrence River. So it's been proven on our big clear water pressured smallmouth to work extremely well. I truly believe it's gonna be the game changer of the 2022 season.
I have ALWAYS been a fan of Berkley Powerbait. IMO scent infused baits are more effective than add-on scents because scent needs to be designed to disperse in water, but that very fact means the scent won't stay on a soft plastic for long. If the scent actually stays on the soft plastic cast after cast then how well is that scent dispersing???
(The OWNER HAYMAKER)... I was waiting on you to talk about the the fluorocarbon, and then you started talking about the HAYMAKER hook!!! TODD CASTLEDINE did a video on that hook and he broke it down literally by spec.. and it just made so much sense before he ever played any footage of him catching fish with it, when those fish bite whatever bait you have on that hook, THEY get it deep and they get it good.. that hook penetrates in the side of their mouth, the roof of their mouth, the corners so perfectly and so deep that they can't shake it.. the dude literally hooked like a six or seven pounder and just let it play just to see if it would shake the hook and it couldn't do it. I mean he was sitting there like "watch this this fish, he cannot shake this hook, I'm going to sit here as long as it takes and he cannot shake it" !!! And when he pulled it out of the water it's a 6 pounder and the hook is in the corner of its mouth about an inch down with the best penetration and so much hook hanging out because of the way they designed it.. there was a lot of intake from consumer to product on that hook and they took everybody's ideas and thoughts, sat down at the drawing board and Incorporated everybody's input into one hook and dude they hit a HOME RUN.. I mean they hit it over the fence out of the parking lot and into the next stadium!!! I literally was waiting on you guys to drop a video on that fluorocarbon and on THAT hook and you did it all in one video.. and my mouth is salivating because I cannot wait to order a handful of it.. I understand the lime diameter size and I've been fishing long enough to understand what you mean by diameter with pound test.. and I usually buy the big spools of the red label anyway just because I just don't care for the yellow, it really does not make that much difference to me.. besides my wallet.. but I bought one box of 15 lb test of that line and spooled it on to one of my light flipping rods and haven't even used it yet because I just wanted to see what everybody's opinion was and now I'm fixing to go out and lay the wood down and test it myself... but as far as it laying down on the spool like mono and it's so smooth and it doesn't come off the rod loopy like a lot of stiff fluorocarbon does, they literally hit that one out of the park too.... Awesome awesome video.. but duh, what do I take you for right? You know you guys bring so much value to the fishing community for all the hard work that you guys put into your videos, and I think it's so underrated that you guys don't even understand the appreciation that guys like me have for guys like you that link everything from A to Z.. this is where you can get it, this is where it's at, this is how much it cost, this is what I think about it.. no biased opinions, honest from the word GO... Great great video, thank you again for everything you guys do, it's getting warmer, so you know the weekend warriors are coming, lol, you guys STAY SAFE, best to the FAMILY and to TIM AND HIS and TIGHT LINES BOYS✌️✌️✌️✌️
I've been a huge fan of roboworm since 2006, when my buddies' dad brought them to Wisconsin from Arizona. I caught more bass on margarita mutilator than any other soft plastic. Still my go-to neko rig.
They are super popular in az. :) glad you got to use something uncommon in your area. Congrats on the fish you landed with them. They are an amazing soft plastic. If you ever find a brand called arizona custom baits try them as well.
Would love to see a bank angler video,baits for bank anglers,rods for bank anglers,walk the dog tips for bank anglers. Just think it’d be nice to see bank anglers shown some love.
I feel like there should’ve been an explosion in the background and a bald eagle holding a bass flying over head when he said “we take a very tactical approach to fishing, THUS THE NAME..”
IMO most types of scent out there aren't exactly to attract fish, but to cover up our own "human" smell on the bait. So far, the only ones that target fish directly are Berkley's PowerBait/MaxScent stuff and this.
, we have finally reached the outer limits of the Twilight Zone.. This is not science but a marketing gimmick. And for only $10 a bottle.. Just for the record I have purchased many of the products in this video and love the fact that you try To field test these products for us.
Roboworm on drop shot is no joke in the north, I caught a fish almost every cast even pickeral compared to the other 3 guys on my boat using a wacky rig, chatter bait, and regular drop shot worms and they had trouble even getting a bite.
whuttup whuttup whuttup :D hey mat was wondering if you have any time with the 6 sense sweep swimbait? if not would you be able to check it out and let us know what you think?
Power Team Lures Hog Tonic. Squirt it into the bag. It absorbs into the material. I've caught 15 fish on a dropshot worm and could still smell it, and it's STRONG.
I throw a lot a fluorocarbon line, I have tried a lot, I love all seagur lines , I use all brands, but the basix is Def a good quality line , and cheap is awesome
It was so awesome to see you pull out the Topspin. If you all haven't tried it, it works incredibly well and the slightest change from an underspin makes those fish come unglued! Also a HUGE fan of the BaitFuel. Thanks for the support!!!
I switched over to the seaguar basix not long ago and I really like it! Along with Matt I noticed the diameter size but really can't complain with the price point
Respectfully, I have to fully disagree with the basix seagar.. I have tried 4lb 8lb and 10lb and 12lb and it's very thick and brittle and lays poorly on the spool and casts poorly.. that was just my personal experience, I am super turned off on that line.. 🤷♂️
I didn't know a "cover shot" was already a thing. I've been doing that for a long time with my use of a drop shot while bank fishing. It helps a ton to prevent snags when using it from the bank. For hooks I've been using a thicker bait hook from H2O Express (Academy's brand). It's worked great for me, my go-to for bank fishing.
Hey Matt I'm looking for a shimano reel to put on my new dobyns 745. Any recommendations for a good flipping and pitching reel? Appreciate the help im a big fan!
man I wish we could get that bait fuel out here in Japan. our bass eat sculpin too btw so its fairly universal globally I think. seaguar is made by kureha the guys who first came up with FC and they make most of other brands FC OEM so I go with them for all my FC needs.
I use to fish quite a bit back in the 70's and 80's but the horse business kind of took away all of my free time, however, There wasn't all the gear back than as there is now but I ran into an elderly bass fisherman that was on vacation fishing on a small lake in Minnesota that I happened to be at and we became friends while he was there. Nobody used scents or even heard about scents but he told me that the bass can smell me on the purple worm that I was using and could also smell me on the line. Well, that made sense to me as I also used to hunt whitetail deer and you definitly know that they can smell you. Anyway, he told me to use this anise oil on my hands when I put a worm on my hook so as not to leave any of my scent on the worm. My scientific experiment was to go fishing with two of my buddies and not tell them about what I was doing and I would catch 6 bass to everyone of theirs. Now I am retiring from the horses and bought a boat to start fishing again (I am 75 years old) which means I have to start over with all the rods and tackle since its been over 40 years since I was on the water, and I got to tell you, going into Bass Pro Shop is crazy for me, I don't know where the H to start. I can't believe all the scents that are out there now and I didn't even see any anise oil. I am suppose to be getting my Ranger RT178 the first of June and I will keep you informed if I find any anise oil to see if it still works. I don't know why it wouldn't. By the way, I have been watching you channel since I got back into this fishing thing and I really enjoy yours. Thank you for doing this.
When y’all talk abt baits I think y’all should go more in dept with the movement of the rod and teach how to work the baits more in depth with showing how it looks from above water with the rod
I've been hearing good things about Smelly Jelly, which is a bait scent with the consistency of Vaseline so I doesn't come off. I haven't tried it yet, but I just ordered some (not really expensive at all, which was surprising) and when it gets here I'm going to give it a thorough test.
I have used them and can say they are definitely more snag free than a regular underspin. They come through wood and rock much better. You can skip them on spinning gear around docks too.
I've been running the 15lb BASIX for a bit now, really pleased with it. I normally run Sniper (on your suggestion initially) and while I wouldn't say it's as nice to work with, it's not bad at all. When you figure in the price difference... A lot of the competing lines are equal in diameter so I don't really hold that against it. I'm using it on my moving bait stuff for now, but didn't feel that it was as sensitive as the Sniper or InvisX. On moving stuff that didn't matter much so I'll probably keep using it and save the expensive stuff for more tricky strike detection. My main concern was break offs and I haven't had any despite some situations where it would have been warranted. *knocks on wood* so far so good.
If you like that Madbob you'd like the 6th Sense Munch 40 as well. Shallow diver, smaller profile, wide wobble. A bit of a slow roll retrieve with some good thump.
Based off your recommendation I bought a bottle of Bait Fuel.....and first time I used it I had one of the BEST days on the water that I have ever had....Water temp was about 60° on an overcast day so maybe I just got lucky but the Bait Fuel definitly didn't hurt!!! Will keep you updated over the next couple weeks...
lol top spin I've been making for about a year now. I got the Yo-Zuri 3DB Knuckle bait on sale for like $2 each while ago. some colors get follows but never bites. so I took off the ball and added a blade and now they get bites.
The Seaguar Basix line frays REALLY easily. Do not flip with this line or fish in any scenario where line fray is a possibility because the line will fray and you will lose fish. I rigged up the 20lb to flip light light light cover and lost a 5 lber. Re-tied, fished for about 5 more minutes and then casted my bait off. For fluoro I've stuck to Red Label and Abrasix (for heavier stuff) and never had a single issue. Had two issues with the Basix line within a couple of hours. I would not recommend saving a few bucks on this line at all. I really wanted it to be a great product because I pay a fortune on line a re-spool my rods frequently, but it's just not worth potentially losing your fish of a lifetime for a few $$$. Could be good for jerkbaits, open water cranking, or fishing a swimbait to a school of fish. Really anything where fraying is not a possibility.
Definitely a few things caught my eye. TW order is calling to me. We have some old Robo Sculpins still from like 15 plus years ago. Great bait glad to see it’s back. We use smelly jelly, I’ll have to see how it compares to BaitFuel. 😂
Im surprised you haven’t talked about the TN Skull Shell yet. Those Mushbobs are dope, the MR is good to. It does great on rocks, i love that roundish square bill design Jackall did. They hit a home run on this one! Are you guys on with American Baitworks?
I used that Seaguar. It caught my eye. 10 bucks. Why not? It frays way too easy. The first couple cast it’s pretty wild. For cheap line IMO Vanish is unbeatable at the price. I use Assassin when I can.
Hey Matt! Love the vids! The tips and tricks are normally spot on! I have the trouble of timing what baits you are recommending for a certain time of year being up here in the Northeast. I'm in Southeastern Massachusetts. I've found that we are a month to a month and a half behind you guys down south. Any advice as to timelines to really pinpoint what your recommending down there to uphere? Thanks!
Great video, I certainly hope you guys are being well compensated by TW or Product manufacturers. Great common sense products. Tackle junkies like myself are going broke watching your videos. LOL Glad I am retired and don't have to work, more time to watch TB.
That Basix fluro I like. I like it up to 15 pound test. The 20 is just too thick. It's not Invisx, or abrasx, but it is definitely great line for the price. I'm running it now. I have had some issue with the 6 pound on leaders fraying really bad. Way up my line.
Super fun video Matt! I had bags and bags of the sculpins in most colors that I purchased as a tourney angler in 2003-2007 and they were money in the clear lakes of San Diego and still are in your old NorCal haunts. You should have called me for some! 🤣. I am just now starting to run low so great timing by Roboworm. Also, the overspin is very similar to the old SK Rocket Shad which my competitors used to tease me about but I still catch a ton of bass on those. Especially bumping them through flooded willows and brush. Thanks again, great video.
thank you for showing the new super shallow crankbait. i do a lot of pond fishing with my kids and like to throw cranks. but to find good ones that will stay between 1 and 3 feet are very few and far between. thank you again for showing that bait and will be picking a couple up. keep up the great work and the amazing videos. would love to see you guys do a video fishing extremely shallow and how you go about it.
You mentioned fishing a lot of mono leaders, and running fluoro mostly as a main line instead; why is that? I fish pretty much exclusively braid to leader and 99% of the time I choose Fluoro as my leader material. I figured the abrasion resistance and light refraction qualities made Fluoro superior in pretty much any situation other than cranking or something where you want a little stretch. Do you have a strong opinion one way or the other?
Lol ... I'm a Tactical junkie as well !!! But don't have the money so I use 2nd hand lures or whatever I find outside on the ground or whatever I pull in from another's line or when I get stuff on sale from the store ! Don't feel sorry for me bc I do my best and still try to catch em lol . Love all your videos too .... their great ! Keep them up brother !
Good stuff Matt. As you were talking about the new Legend Series rod for cranking, I got to wondering. Have you tried the new Lew’s XD Series rods? I bought the 10XD rod to throw the 10XD but I haven’t been on a boat were I can test it out yet.
Loved the new 1ST GEN Top Spin. The underspin work great on the clear water of the Great Lakes and I will be trying these out very soon on St Clair, as soon as they arrive.
Has anybody ever heard of a bait that floats on top of the water looking like a dead Bait fish? I have looked high and low. The reason being that I have caught a lot of trophy Bass with dead floating minnows of some sort. More than live ones
I use seagar red label in 15 pound and it is like the exact opposite of the basix, but also cheap... kinda rigid (will shatter if not treated well) and very thin. The 15 pound diameter is equivalent to my 12 pound copoly. Wouldnt recommended going below 15 pound, as the rigid structure + thin line can lead to some sad times
Great video thank you.... I also like a EWG hook for flipping but most of the time i miss the fish because the bait slides down the hook. Any suggestions?
