Ha Ha Ha! That was me last year. I literally started over with rods & reels after seeing this series. I also doubled my lot of jerk baits, jigs & shallow water CBs. Yep, wife not happy. 😂
Thank you, gentlemen. I like the slimmed-down approach to the Buyer's Guides. You present the essential information quickly and concisely so as to lessen the risk of losing the non-anglers who may be looking in to get some gift-giving advice. I also liked the cuts to a close-up of Matt showing the differences in the hooks. I don't recall seeing this technique used much, if at all, in the past, but it definitely added something to the video. Thank you again for all of your amazing work!
As much as you talk about how much you love the Braillist I am shocked that it is in stock. Usually when you guys talk about something and almost immediately it is sold out. Thanks for all you do.
Great stuff guys as always! Really appreciate you walking through the differences between the various jigs and how to pair with the right trailers, I always learn something new from your videos and for me that's what it's all about!
Started using the dirty jigs swim jigs this past year because of your recommendations and love them. Started using the strike king structure jig and love it as my all around jig. I use the st Croix Mojo dock sniper for a majority of my jigs and the 7'1" MH jigbaits rod for my swim jigs and it's great for spinnerbait and buzzbaits.
@ 8:52 talking about smashing into cover I actually discovered doing that by accident with a short arm spinnerbait on Champlain with milfoil patches. I would get destroyed every time. Glad to see someone who’s an expert echo a similar technique ! Can’t wait to try it 😃 You guys are awesome!
As usual great video guys,very helpful and informative.Don't fish a lot for bass since I live in one of the Canary Islands without any lakes but go twice a year to the mainland and had quite a bit of succes thanks to your info.Great stuff
Dang, I feel like you guys missed out on the opportunity of tungsten jigs here. I love the Dirty Jig brand too but there are so many more out there that aren't talked about.
Looks amazing; if I was not so worried about the many hazards lurking along the Florida shorelines - and my Clumsy Nature - I'd probably be carrying one.
Tim and Matt, what would be helpful to me, and I believe most of your subscribers would be the lure selection for one 3600 size tackle box. What would you take bass fishing if you were limited to just one 3600 box. With Gratitude, Tom
Well, I finally did it. Just picked up the brailist from Fishtales and I honestly couldn’t be more excited to get this thing out on the lake. Will have a curado 150 mgl on it for now. Got my sights set on that expride now
That Gambler EZ is also killer on its own. Use weighted 5/0 swimbait hook and throw it in lanes between Lilly pads, along weed lines and hang on! Oh… and I caught a 5 lber on DJ swim jig and Dwalker 100 one day after hearing Matt mention it in a jig video last year.
6:19 ok guys if color is not to key for your jig trailer you can use the dry creek tubes twin tails and they hold up a little longer than the GYB twin tails
Love Jigs guys. For 3 years I threw 3 baits and had my best seasons. Jig, Swimbaits, and a frog. Bico makes some unique jigs taylored to New England. On TW, Check em out. Just saw a pro angler do a review on your channel. He did alright I guess. He knew the TB Army was listening. Lol It was Randy Blauket
Love this video!! My favorite thing to do is fish a jig! My question is when kinda of jig should I fish when the bass are in suspended in standing timber ??
This maybe a stupid question but why couldn’t you use the CA swim jig in place of the no jack flipping jig if they have the same hook and both should have more of a pointed head could you not kill 2 birds with one stone ? Thanks guys love the videos!!
this is my favorite series all year! for lighter flipping what rod would you reccomend, i love these videos!!! PS i have a brallist and i love that rod for jigs but i want something heavier that i can use for other flipping applications.
Just picked up a 7’5 Heavy Zodias and was surprised that it was a bit more moderate than I thought it would be, can’t wait to try it for jigs! Do you guys ever add rattles to your jigs?
Can you recommend a heavy punching rod for heavy cover in Florida please? I hope you do one of these videos for punching heavy matted vegetation. I’ve broken countless rods this year including the Expride B 7’6” XH 😢
I am curious what yall think about the 7' heavy expride. I bought one when the Expride B came out, because it was new to the lineup, and its been a fantastic jig rod. I was honestly surprised I didn't see it in the video.
So for the fast kicking movement trailer 50 degrees and up and for the dead action trailer below 50 would be a good rule of thumb. Would you agree TB ?
I'm in Florida should I get the expride 7'11 for pitching and also use it as a jig rod due to the grass or do I need to also get the Braillist? I'm fishing from a Kayak so, I'm only carrying 6 rods. I'm trying to get rods that can do multiple applications.
Hey guys what do you guys think about the divine swim jig & divine braid jig by 6th sense I am not a jig fishing guy but I was certainly going to try jig fishing this spring & summer. I just want one jig that does it all.. thank for your personal feed back when you guys get a chance. Happy new you guys. I do enjoy your videos.
I think that if you want one jig to do it all it needs to be an Arkie style head (pitching jig). Any other style, regardless of brand, is much less versatile.
Can you please do a comparison video for the Brailist between the Orochii and Levante lines? I've read a lot from people who have used both and have said that the Levante Brailist feels way different than the Orochii and isn't worth buying
Hey guys trying to get some advice. Best big jig spinning rod under 400$? Also... Wondering if I should bite the bullet and get a moderate casting rod? I can't seem to find many moderate action spinning rods
Thanks guys, lost my gear in the camp fire, have been replacing almost exclusively with expride. Thank you! Tried a glx mbr 842, love this type of action, want one for Oroville, i fish tons of hula grubs. Should I go with 843 or 844 .thanks Sean
I tried the Churro swimbait trailers and I have to say I was dissatisfied with the action, maybe the fish will prove me wrong but it seems like they just don’t kick on a swimjig.
I really like the strike king swinging swim jig, but hook is little to big for trailer i like using. Do you know of any similar type swim jig companies?
I have heard some people say the Braillist isn't the best rod for "slack line sensitivity", like when a jig is falling after hopping over a rock or other structure. Do you agree or do you think it still has great sensitivity in all conditions?
About to buy my first large crank rod. My price range tops out right around $150. Pretty sure I have narrowed it to a 13 Fishing Omen 3 at 7’11”, a 6th sense Movement at 7’11”, and lastly the Lew’s 10XD crank rod at 7’10”? All are roughly same price range. Been waiting for your guys opinion before spending on my last Christmas purchase.
So I’ve owned and fished both the lews and 6th sense rod you mentioned. And the 6th sense rod is by far better in my opinion and the customer service from the 6th is top not h
Hey Matt and Tim. Can you guys recommend me a really good all around rod either from shimano, megabass, or gloomis? That can be used for most techniques like a rod you would always have on hand on a kayak. I don't have a price limit. Thanks!
6’6” to 7’2” medium heavy to heavy fast action rod. Bitsy bug to 1/2 ounce arkie style jig. Faster retrieval from 7.1 to 8:5 baitcaster so you can burn the jig back to make more casts. Go watch their videos to figure which brand rod and reels you want.
You guys should get a camera for close ups. Just something to keep between the two of you to put baits, rods, and reels under to show us the colors and details.
Those jumps to Matt for the hook details were great. I am not well-versed in modern editing tools, but it looked like a "crop and zoom" shot taken from the base video. Multi-cameras are great, but proper framing and focus can be a challenge if there is no camera operator. I definitely agree that close-ups are awesome; it could possibly be done in a "B-roll" style: shoot the close-ups before or after the main video, and then pop that footage in at the appropriate time. No additional camera needed, but it does add to the production time. I was glad to see the close-ups in this one, and I hope TB stays with them...however they do it.
Caught my first jig fish (from watching TB’s awesome, in-depth videos) last last spring and got hooked (no pun intended 😂). Curious on the 6’10” versus the 7’4” on Tim’s rods. I’m 6’3” myself and typically like those longer rods, so why such a difference for the two? Is it because of the jig size, ability to really lean on em and keep them pinned? Thanks so much!
So I can also use the Brailist for dragging a football jig? Trying to get a couple of really nice jig rods because I want to really work on this technique this upcoming year. So if I order a 6’10 expride and the brailist will I be covered across the board?
My state record in connecticut is just under 13 pounds. Most people you hear get 4 to 6 pounders. I have heard stories of 8 or 9 pounders though. Really you never know anythings possible. Just like down south I bet there's 20 plus pounders. Peoples gear just might not be ready for it. Up hear I use nothing but 30 pound braid, I don't want any break offs
I asked them about it several months back and that's exactly what they suggested. I've used my iRod jerkbait rod which is a 6'10 medium and it works fantastic. I ended up finding a better rod that also works great for several other things, but the 6'10 M works great.
Budget FIsherman CA Motherload Lakes ( mainly melones ) 6' 9'' MH Fst BPS Bionic Blade #15lb braid #12 Pline 8'-10'' leader $40 Sougayilang 8:1 ..My own hand tied jigs 1/2 oz football w/smoke purple yamto. twin tail 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 my GO to Set UP 😎 .. very much enjoy your content and listening and learning to you guys share your JUICE BOX ...
Thanks again Matt and Tim. I throw jigs occasionally but they are not confidence baits for me yet. Ned baits and Neko rigs have worked better for me. I do like the Zman Crawz as a Ned bait though and it works well for me - I learned that one from you Tim ;-)
I wish you all would make a video about the stuff no one talks about, which knots you use for which baits and why, line maintenance. I stopped using anything but braid because I wad going through a ton of line a year and it's alot more economical to buy braid. Stuff like that. Reel speeds that I should run.
