Fishing Cape Cod Canal Full Magic Swimmer Tutorial 

I'm actually shocked that this video doesn't have more likes and views after 2 years. You gave a complete set of instructions. Safety, presentation, etc. This is easily one of the best instructional fishing videos I've seen. Thank you. I've always been a largemouth fishing guy and want to get into striper fishing and I just bought some Sebile Magic Swimmers prior to seeing this.

Hi Jasper, back again. I reviewed your whole video this morning as I liked it so much. Your talk on SAFETY is great. Very important. I don't think a lot of fishermen realize what can happen until it happens. I once had a lure hung up on a rock. I cranked the drag and pulled hard. The lure let go and zzzZZZOW!!!! Shot by my face like a bullet. Maybe 2" from my face. I've been shot at so a know what a bullet sounds like and this was close. Out alone on my boat, I could have had multiple trebles in my face or in my eye. That freaked me out for sure, man. It's only natural when you're fighting a fish you're not thinking about safety. I am glad you reminded me to not have the lure come straight in. I haven't had a hook thru my thumb but I had a wood splinter through my thumb. I was pounding a stake with a 2lb hammer when the damn thing exploded. I didn't have gloves on - idiot. Right thru my left thumb. I tried to pull the splinter out with pliers. No way. Too much pain. Finally, I bit the bullet and went to get my heavy vice-grips, clamped them on hard, took a deep breath, and yanked! AAAAAG! They probably heard my scream in the next county, but the splinter was out. 2" long. No hospital. Didn't want to waste the time. I can't image the same thing happen with a barbed fish hook. Safety First! Hey - pardon my long comments. In my professional life, I was a technical writer. I also am also a storyteller. And fishermen trade stories, right? Most of which have SOME grain of truth in them-right? So I write.

Much appreciated for the code. I ordered 6 of them. 3 - 3oz. and 3 - 4oz. I'll be fishing the canal beginning of June and hopefully will catch some fish. Thanks again.

I’m not from USA and might never fish for a striper ever in my life but i watched this video and it made sense on so many levels. Thanks mate ✌🏻

Killer review man!! Watched the whole thing, super informative!

I love this video bro, keep up the good work! Looking forward for more videos.

Jasper you touch on alot of good points! Safety and technique are just a few, really enjoy the video. I have some of the sinking 17S SP minnows that I have sanded down and painted brite white and some in bone outfitted with VMC 4/0....can't wait to try these. Looking forward to more of your videos!

Subscribed. Thanks for the awesome tips and links. Planning my first trip to the canal this weekend!

Thank you for bringing up safety. I think some people forget especially when your fishing around others is SAFETY!

Thanks for the information! it defeinty helped us out! Refreshing for the break down. Don't get me wrong watching Stripers Kill top water bait is sick, but the break down step by step is so much more rewarding. Keep spreading that knowledge! And some friendly advice don't apologize about the delay, it keeps your fans on the edge of their seats, waiting and anticipating more tips and knowledge to bring them to the next level, and that much closer to catching a sea cow of their own!!!

hands down the best video how to use these I've seen literally got one as a present for my birthday today and I'm starting to get into fishing in the first video that pops up in my feed is this one and I live near the cape lol Leterally perfect thx man

Just received my 3 magic swimmers. Used your code for the free shipping. Thanks for the code. Looking to fish the CCC in June.

Hi Jasper. I think your video is great! Well done, detailed, informative. Your delivery is lively. Love it! I'm going to subscribe. I fished the canal 35 years ago when I first started surf fishing. I fished it 4 times. Back then I was primary a bait fisherman. I had real problems with the canal currents keeping bait on the bottom. I tried at night with eels which seemed better but no hits. So I gave up on the canal. However, I have to say that I hooked the biggest bass I ever hooked at the Marine Academy pier. Back then I had 20lb mono. there was no braid or even florocarbon line. The bass and I had a battle for a minute until the line broke. The last 50' of my line looked like someone took a potato peeler to it! Little pieces of it curled up everywhere. I have never seen anything like it before or since! That bass wrapped my line around every rock in the canal! Sheesh! I said. You can have this canal stuff. I went back to the Lower Cape and Wellfleet and Race Point where I was much more successful and pulled in some nice fish. Now the lower Cape is infested with seals eating all the fish. They have pretty much ruined the surf fishing up there. I see the technique of canal fishing has changed. Seeing your video (and others) is inspiring me to give it another go. Next year. I'm retired now so I have more time to put in learning the canal. So I will subscribe and bone up. I see your setup is pretty much identical to mine. I still have my 11' Penn surf rod which is so old that the 2 pieces fused together and now its a one piece rod! I have a Penn Battle II with 50 lb. braid. I've worn out 2 other Penn reels. And I also use Seagar 40 or 50 lb floro leader. Great quality line. A uni to uni know to tie them together. A guy I met 2 years ago told me how to fish soft plastics in the canal so I want to try that also. I've learned a lot about surf fishing in the last 35 years. Going back to the canal, I'd no longer be a newbie. I think it would be a whole 'nother ball game for me. Good luck to you. Thanks.

Thanks for all the work you did making the description

Great video You speak loud, clear. Good tips and instructions.

Thank you... just started fishing the canal.... very informative.

Awesome video! I learned so much I want to try; I've never had much luck at the Canal. Thanks!

Very good video. Picked up some helpful tips. Thanks

Dude I love the videos and love that you make your own lures. I have a feeling we probably live pretty close to one another and I've been super interested in trying to make my own lures. I'd love to either check out your shop sometime or fish the canal with ya. They're going hard right now

Thanks for the Very informative video and for stressing Safety!!! I just found your channel and I really like the way you do your videos!!!

love your videos man, subscribed and see you out there some time! tight lines

Great video. From experience, I have found everything that you said to be true, great for being confident in the techniques that I've been using with these lures. Never considered the safety tip though, good point! Will definitely be bringing that rod tip out to the side next time. And thanks for the eBay link!

jasper thank you for the fishing Technique I will be using your technique.

Incredibly helpful. Thank you

Very informative, thanks for sharing these tips.

Hey jasper thank you so much for this video I learn alot. At the cape cod canal what's the rules of fishing? How many fish can you take home and how big?

This was such a helpful video, I live in Maine & I’m planning a trip this summer to fish the canal. I have a bunch of questions that I’d love your input on if I could contact you in anyway possible! What month is a good time to catch decent quality fish? Thanks

Subscribed! Great video, Thank you for that tutorial! Like to see a video with how you rig them, tie direct or clips and how to set the drag? Thanks again!

When its nasty out that is when you SHOULD be fishing 👍

Hey Jasper thanks for the vid and all this great info and caution(s). Quick question, has anyone put in-lines on a Sabile if you know?

Will be back on Cape in June, family house is in Eastham, thinking I will bring my Magic Swimmers with me now and try my luck.

Very educational thank you, my question is how can you tell the difference between authentic & knockoff besides the price????

Solid video Jasper thanks man

Very nice thank you for all the information.

Thanks man, super informative. About to throw my swimmer right now at the herring run

I just watched this video. Thanks for the info. Question for you. How do you connect to the plug. Direct main line to the ring or swivel to the ring?

Word.....I'm out here right now 1st time out fishing and I picked up magic swimmer green mackerel because it was last second and there wasn't any black. Great, great, great video....🙏

awesome videos. Thanks. Will be there is October, do you do fishing guides?

Jasper, I am new to cape cod fishing and bought some 9" magic swimmers and large lures. What bag/tackle storage gear do you use for your stuff? The plano stowaway boxes are too small and some of the expensive over the shoulder bags have plastic tubes that look like 16 OZ beer mugs. I could use some advise as to what to use on the canal and surf to carry my gear without breaking the bank.

Jasper can u please tell me the model of trilajo you use for magic swimmers, thank you for any help

Lots of good info..When do mackerel typically show up?

By FAR, one of the best and most informational videos I've watched to date, especially with all the tackle and hardware info in the description. 2 THUMBS UP

Do the two 4/0 hooks get snagged on each other? I noticed they do. I use a 4/0 up front and 3/0 in middle.

Hey man great vid thanks for all the great info! I'm going up to the cape next week and I'm stoked to use my magic swimmer, hopefully the stripers are hitting. Is there any time of day that you would suggest going? is early early better than mid day? Anyway thanks for the information man, great advice all around very helpful

I subscribed to your channel. Great stuffs I can learn how to improve my chance on the canal.

good stuff man! just subscribed. you got any videos on making a canal bike? I'm gonna be putting together a canal bike for next season.

I haven’t caught nothing at the canal for at least the past 6 times maybe even 4 years I’ve been. I suck plain and simple. I’m researching how to be better and this was a great video thanks big dogg!

Thank's for the information 👍

Fantastic. Just starting out. Subscribed!

Slow swimmer worked great. Thanks.

Jasper, I came across your video’s yesterday, and love them. My question to you is, is it easy to remove the tail hooks in the magic swimmer?

What about golden shiner color? I'm throwing them for musky but I'm aware that stripers will hit them as well and there's also stripers in this lake

Just bought a pack of the unpainted magic swimmers. What paint do you suggest for getting the same look as the white/ chartreuse yellow?

do u like the soft plastic ones? do u guys fish them up there? i like them for the jetty in south florida because u can fish them around structure and they don't snag.

Awesome review, thanks for that. Do they still have the link for those magic swimmers?

Outstanding video! I don’t see the link for the knockoffs...help!

What do you think the best tide is to fish? I'm going to hit the early morning low, breaking tide fri or sat morn. Do you prefer low tide or high tide??

Awesome Awesome video man. VERY informative. I'm wanting to come up to fish the canal in a week or two but had some questions if you don't answering. I am a bass fisherman, don't sigh, haha so I have swimbait gear. I don't want to have to buy a complete new setup so I was wondering if I could get by with my swimbait gear. It seems like everyone is throwing spinning outfits too. The setup I want to bring is a 7'11" XH rated for lures from 8-16" paired with a Shimano Cardiff 300. I'll swap out the line but would this cut it? How come no one uses baitcasting gear? Baits of choice were going to be Megabass I-slide, Cl8 bait 9" trout swimbaits, and my 8" Lunker Punker. Again, these are all largemouth stuff but I think they would work? I'm willing to pick up other baits when I'm there too though.

Don't you miss a lot of short strikes without the tail hook?

hi Jasper I can't find the Knockoff Magic on E-bay ?any other place ?Thank you

Appreciate the heads up. Just subscribed.

I really enjoy your reviews. You recommend the Rosco #6HD split rings which are rated for 125 pounds, for the swimmer lures. In order to keep the lure hook rig more compact to reduce tangling, would toy recommend the new 4XXHD. They are rated for 140 lbs. Are they too small to accommodate the swivel and hook set up?

Jasper i bought the sebile at ollies the smaller one its 1 1/2 oz for 5 USA dollars i cought a 8 pound largemouth bass it is a good lure I'm going to go fishing for striper bass when it gets cooler I'm in Georgia by Agusta thanks for your channel

I'm headed to RI first week of July and would love to fish the canal. What size would you recommend?

What rod and reel and line are you recommend for fishing on kayak with this bait??

Great video, very informative! Can't find the link though, was it removed?

great video one of the best but did not see links for knockoff lures?

Best advice going to the canal first time

Nice video and just subscribed.

Have any of you guys ever had this lures nose ring break open on a fish? The metal piece is in the shape of an 8 and the lure side was opened do not know if that is a design flaw or the fish literally separated the piece on a 35-40” Striped Bass. Anyone?

What do you think about removing the back hook and using a barrel swivel to extend out the front hook? Will that mess up the action?

Hey Jasper cool video review. Just wondering what pound braid do you use or mono?

DUDE i HAVE SOME OF THOSE LURES AND WHILE i HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT MUCH THESE PAST FEW YEARS HEALTH REASONS, i KNEW THAT WHEN i SAW THEM THEY WOULD BE GREAT SO YOU HAVE GIVEN ME SOME VALIDATION, THAK YOU BY THE WAY DO YOU LIVE IN MASS NEAR THE CANAL?

Hey bro curious on what your setup is from tip to tail on the rod, do you use barrels and what knots do you use to connect braid to barrel then to the clip etc. thanks !

Do you fish with a 2 piece rod? Great vid!!!

Yo man sick video! Coming up from new york for the first time this saturday cant fucking wait! Subscribed

Where can I order the knock off version?? Thx! ✌

Hey man I can only find the 10 - 20$ sebile magic swimmers on amazon. Do you know where to find the cheaper off brand magic swimmers??

whats the model # for this lure?is it the slow or fast sinking?thx

Feather the line on the spool just before it hits the water. Helps to prevent hook fouling ! They're supposed to be twitched in short jerks, so it spins in a 180° semi circle, plus you have the bait in the strike zone longer !

What the hell,mine floats.I have the 9 (seems more like 9.5 - 10 inches) and it's a knock off but the saleslady told me it was made in the same factory.Are they supposed to float?It is white like the one here and has two treble hooks - one in front one in back and I love how it moves but I need to lower my rod tip down to the water level to keep it a few inches below the surface on retrieve.Anybody know anything about this?

Amen brotha! Got 8 in my tackle

What's a good rod for the saragosa 10k. 50pd braid for throwing poppers

The link does not seem to be working for the website

The use bolt cutters to Take that back hook off great info

Great tips. Could you use this lure in a rip? Also I noticed the knock offs are just as much as the sebile verision. Find us some cheap knock offs lol. Thanks again. Keep making the videos and good luck.

nice tips. we plan to come back to the canel next year. hope we run into each other.

So you reel it slow? Because some guys told me to burn it as soon as possible. Do you have to let it sink to the very bottom and then start crank? Does it make any difference at all if you using the canal version rather the original Sebile version?

How far do you have to throw it 150 ft to 200 ft ???

What size vmc hooks do you use for the magic swimmer?

I've Had Luck With The Magic Swimmer Soft,Gonna Get The Hard Magic Swimmer Soon

Jasper, In the video you mention that you leave the split ring on for better swimming action. Do you tie direct or are you using a TA clip? Also, you suggest a 6500 and a 10000 series size reel for the canal. That’s a big difference . My everyday set up for plugging is a 9ft st croix avid surf rod rated medium power / moderate-fast action / 10-20lb / 1-4 oz. I pair this with a Penn Slammer 3 5500 with 40lb Power Pro. I realize this does not provide enough backbone for the canal. I was thinking about buying the 10’ 6” St. Croix MOJO surf rod which is rated med-heavy Power / mod-fast action / 12-25lb / 2-6 oz Thoughts? I was planning on pairing it with either the penn slammer 3 6500 or the penn slammer 3 7500. While the 7500 is heavier it can hold significantly more 50lb test braid. Is 40lb braid not suggested?How many yards do you recommend ? My bait rod is a tsunami airwave 11’ rated 20-50lb with a suggested lure weight of 4-8 ounces. On this I have 8000 series baitrunner. Would this be better for the canal? Thanks.

Try fishing one hook with a split ring /barrel swivel /split ring /hook on the front hook eye. You won't be disappointed.

Didn’t see the eBay link for the cheaper sms? Thanks

Great Video !!!! +1 subscriber

I checked the ebay account for that 8 dollar knockoff swimmer in the 228 size and it turns out to be $29. Did he bump up the price?

Dont you know about the Storm kick stick? I use them @ $6ea. and mod them with shot for diff sinking rates, they come as a surface roller and swim as good if not better than the knock off sebiles. They also come with suitable hardware that doesnt need to be replaced for big bassin. Ill be posting a video in the winter of how to mod them, give em a try and grab some spray paint

It took you to the website but not the right page. I found it. Thanks for sharing the info. Saving $$$ and still catching fish is great!

where I can buy?

Jasper, came across this video and am fired up! Question for you bro... do you use the "floater"? We have stripers out west and I would love to try this lure, which you would you try?