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Giant Bass Crushing Swimbaits
ShareWhat is it about the “tick” of a swimbait bite that keeps us coming back for more? There are a lot of other more productive things we could be doing but we find ourselves day after day, week after week, year after year, chasing big green fish around oversized ponds. Why? I don’t know what [...]
Continue reading...Night Fishing 101: Swimbaits
21. August 2011
ShareA few short years ago the word “Swimbait” was virtually non-existent on the web. Today swimbaits are a hot topic on virtually every bass forum and the interest continues to rise. With all of the information out there its shocking how little has been spoken about fishing soft swimbaits at night. While I may not [...]
Continue reading...Understanding Sink Rates
25. March 2011
ShareWhy does everything have to be so complicated? If it gets any worse our fishing lures are going to need manuals to explain how to properly use them. One of the topics that confuses a lot of anglers is sink rates. In this instance, the sink rate of various swimbaits and how that effects their [...]
Continue reading...Advanced Swimbaits Part 2: Hooking the Fish
14. March 2011
ShareSince fisherman argue about nearly every topic presented to them it should come as no surprise that they argue about how and when to set the hook on swimbait fish. What makes this particular discussion so interesting is that both of the anglers involved have proven their method’s effectiveness. I (Matt Allen) believe that a [...]
Continue reading...Beating the Bank for Giants: Part 2
2. March 2011
ShareIn recent years technology has really spoiled a lot of bass fisherman. There are 21-foot bass boats with 250 horsepower motors that are nearly whisper quiet at an idle, new electronics with ten inch displays that literally show you a scrolling picture of what the bottom looks like from one side of your boat all [...]
Continue reading...Early Spring Swimbait Fish
26. February 2011
ShareSpring is fast approaching the West Coast. In the Southern portions of the country its already arrived. If you’ve missed all the previous posts don’t miss this one: Its time to target big pre-spawners. As big bass move toward the spawning areas they become very vulnerable. They often follow distinct features like creek channels, breaks, [...]
Continue reading...Beating The Bank For Giants: Part 1
15. January 2011
ShareIt is with great pleasure that I introduce Adam Hinkle to the Tacticalbassin community. Adam is a close friend and a top-notch angler. He excels in the pressured lakes and reservoirs of Southern California and is known for his ability to adapt to changing conditions. One day you may see him on the boat, the [...]
Continue reading...Advanced Swimbaits Part 1: Skipping the big baits
13. January 2011
ShareThrowing a swimbait is not nearly as difficult as most people make it out to be. Anyone can go to the lake and throw a big bait and have a good shot at catching a big fish. However, if you live in an area where it seems like everyone is already throwing the big baits, [...]
Continue reading...Winter Swimbait Retrieves
1. December 2010
ShareSo you’ve decided its finally time to throw a swimbait. You head to your local lake and begin casting the bait around your favorite haunts. You visit a point or two, that break you caught those jig fish on last week, but its been 2 hours, 14 minutes, and 3… make that 4 seconds and [...]
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25. April 2012
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