Hi Debo, appreciate your videos and instructive content. I'm renewing fishing hobby after 30 plus year exodus and your channel has really helped me understand the techniques, equipment and bait/lures that did not exist back then. You're the best! Also, I agree with you re the Melee. I had problems keeping the lure in the strike zone. It kept rising quickly in column. Others told me to bend the blade, but that didn't help and the crevice for the blade kept getting blocked anyway. I'm actually glad it's just not me that had issues with it. I thought since I'm newer, I must be doing something wrong. Keep up great work Tim McC
I definitely agree with just about everything you had to say. Chatterbait and Ned have been my favorites the last 2 years. Some of your “worst lures” I’m glad I didn’t buy because to be honest I never found them all that intriguing. Great video brother! Keep cranking them vids out!
Really like the honest opinions in this video!!! Tokyo rig produced some good bites for me last spring, but not a whole lot since! Still can’t say for certain whether I like it or not but I’m gonna keep trying.
Great honest recaps, much appreciated! There’s a lot of things that simply don’t work for me, that other people smash bass on. For me, it’s chatterbaits and swim jigs. I can’t get a bite on a good day for anything. However, creature baits on a Texas rig and Ned rigs kill it for me all season long. Thanks for sharing Debo, can’t wait for the 2020 season of vids.
Another great video brother. I was looking forward to this one. Always good to hear an honest opinion instead of a reviewer saying everything is great.
I agree. I tend to be more confident with a jig or Texas rig when I can fish slow and know what cover I'm fishing. I'm working on building confidence on moving baits beyond a lipless Square bill and swim jig.
Ayyyyyyyy!!!!! I got a Debo shout out! Thank you brother. I really enjoy your channel. My best bait of 2019 was a Skinny Dipper on a belly weight. My worst were the WaHoo spinnerbaits at academy. Every one had bad swivels. Ain't a good spinnerbait if the bait don't spin.
My favorites and most used was the Texas Rig and the 🐸. I used to be able to fish a "nice" pond and had alot of luck with a rattle trap. All of the other farm ponds that I fish aren't deep enough and have so much soft bottom that deeper crank baits only frustrate and discourage me. I have become more adventurous and have tried drop shot, wacky rig, chatterbait and the spinner bait. Mostly just learning how to fish and expand my knowledge. Enjoy the insight and your personal experiences with them all. I really appreciate the advice because I think we fish alot of the same types of ponds and small lakes. Spring is on the way!!
I bought the Berkeley choppo on your recommendation and let me tell ya-Huge top water explosions! Great alternative to the pricey whopper plopper. I’ve never had an issue with the plastic cracking but what I did have was that the back spinning section actually bent a bit after a pickerel attacked it. Easy enough to bend back and it seems to work well enough now that I ended up buying a second in a bluegill pattern to match the hatch . Worth the money in my opinion
Hahahahah I'm glad it's not just me with the deop shot. I put a lot of time in with it this year and I'm a lot more comfortable. I really had to force myself to use it. I do think it has a time and place though.
I throw a dropshot about twice a year only on deeper lakes and I catch dinks with it but when I try that ned rig i just get snagged every cast and go to my good ole shaky head worm
Nice Debo, I actually started using chatter baits after you did a video on them caught a ton of fish one of my favorite confidence baits for sure. Great video thanks for giving your honest opinions on all of these lures..
Chatterbait was the ticket for 2019. Plenty of new lures to try this year; jerkbait, large swimbaits, the Dark Sleeper (lol), shaky head and others. Just got back into fishing after a 16 year hiatus. Keep those awesome vids coming Debo!
Debo thanks for the video. I need to work on the drop shot. I have no confidence in those. Texas rig is always a fav and then one that I really liked that you suggested was the Z-man Finesse Jigs that are awesome and work. Thanks again look forward to more videos and table top review on gear and what not.
You always keep it real Debo, I love it. Bank fishing is a whole other animal and most RUclipsrs just repeat the same bullshit they hear from everyone else. But I did have good luck with Tokyo rig last year. My favorite would be between the BD Jerkbait and Zmans Chatterbait.
Like you, I haven't had much luck with the Tokyo rig. I like the idea but gave up trying. I have had success with the Lunkerhunt spider running it over some cheese and it gets hammered. As far as the Megabass swimbait, I've just as much luck with it as a Reaction Innovations Skinny/Little dipper. Looking forward to the next vid!
I become a believer in the TRD ned rig with craws last year. Caught a crappie on accident with the Darksleeper and have got quite a few snagged out here in Kansas. Enjoy your channel.
I’m with you on those chatter bait customs from tackle warehouse...hands down one of my favorite lures and most used this year. Tied with the chatter bait would be the good ol pitching jig. Or any jig for that matter. Had a ton of luck on jigs this year and got addicted to the way fish bite them. Like you I’ve stocked up on many of my favorite lures and am looking forward to getting back out there! Awesome video bud👍🏻
They are the best bang for the buck when you hit the sale. Less than the price of the original with better options and hardware! I'm excited for open water man!
My PB came on that exact Terminator frog. 8.3 lbs. My hooks were good out of the package but I don't doubt that you had an issue. Dark sleeper....MEH... Looks so awesome and is a solid design but I too have had little to no luck with them. Tight line brother and keep up the great work!
Wicked video man! I agree with the spider, terminator, and dark sleeper. My spider got smoked by one bass and ripped. Second one same thing. I was done with it after that lol
Alex! Thank you very much for watching man! Yeah, I just struggled even finding spots to work the spider. Just gimme a daggum frog and let me swing for the fences! 😂 Appreciate you taking time to watch man👊👊👊
I like the end. Go practice foundational skills and get back to the basics when it’s a rough day.👍🏻 the pit boss Texas rigged was a good “if nothing is going right I can count on that bait” I want to get more confidence on chatterbaits next year hear to many good thing to not to!
Pretty much new to fishing in 2019. I tried a lot of different lures. You are so right about the Chatterbait. That thing slays. My backup was always a senko because fishing with one is almost like cheating and I like not getting skunked. So far this year I have been killing it on a jerkbait, but I feel it’s use it going to be specific times and/or bodies of water. I do have a goal of landing a fish on all my lures, up next is the frog. Come on spring!!!
Good video. The only florocarbon I've like providing I used it once was pline tactical. Had no problem with it what so ever. I was really nervous though because the last floro I used was absolutely crap had all sorts of problems with it and it was the Berkley Vanish. Will never get that stuff again. But will try the Pline tactical again. Most of the lures you showed I haven't used yet. But I can see your point about the megabass getting snagged too. I've seen those on tv a lot and once in the store and I look at them and think if a bass can easily show that hook then what stops a weed from showing the hook and getting snagged. But as always good job on the video. Some nice weather is coming up so I hope you get to go fishing soon. See ya next time.
Hey, Debo's! Thanks for sticking up for bank fishingmen. Not all of us can own a boat. Is it possible to go Pro being a bank fishermen? What's your opinion. I think your a pro at it! Great video! Putting your bait next to your hand is a very good idea. Shawn
No, I don't think they have pro bank fishing tournaments. I'm definitely not a pro! I'm a dude who loves to fish and share my story! Appreciate you watching my friend 👊
“The Tokyo rig bro?!” Lol that was me. I had a lot of luck with it last year. The melee jig on the other hand was absolute trash in my opinion. I had the same issues you had with two separate ones, to me the just don’t have the right action. Another nice viDebo 👍🏼
Debo, my favorites last year were the whopper plopper, a skinny dipper (which I don’t think get enough love), a joe’s fly in the black wooly worm, a reaction innovations flirt Texas rigged on a spinning rod and a googan baits drag n drop on a drop shot
Hi Debo. I live in Maine and fish a lot in vegetation. I fished the Terminator walking frog and fished it around Lilly pads really slowly. It worked really well if I just twitched it or moved it slowly. The fish usually hit it when it was still. My favorite was the black with yellow underbelly. I love your show.
Hey Debo, Amputee Angler here I liked your pro's box as far as your con's side, thanks for the heads up on some of those more expensive baits! Probably Gunna get some hate from ppl here but, those Dark Sleepers, I have 1 from the Wish App, way better than the real ones, the plastics a little more stiff, hooks nice n sharp, and the fin doesn't come open as easy, amazing paint n gloss too! They're supposed to be good sculpin or golby maybe a small panfish maybe perch profile instead of a traditional keitech
@@DEBOSFishing definitely! No offense to the big bait companies, but yes wish app has some good baits, but can be a hit or miss until you try it in water 😂
Thanks DEBO! I’m on the Chatterbait bandwagon. Great for me last year and just fun to fish IMO. Worst for me was the drop shot but that’s just because of lack of experience with it and confidence. Here’s to 2020!
Lovely video Debo I love these tipe off video's thanks for your help and advice 👍👊I had the same problem with the Tokyo I will stick to the Texas rig 😀
Great video Debo! My most productive and favorite lure of 2019 was definitely a black and blue jackhammer! Hands down a great lure for me. Keep up the great tips and advice buddy! 👍
Agree with the dark sleeper. Was excited to try it out after seeing Tactical Bassin recommend it and lost one first time throwing it. Way less weedless than expected
Debo, I purchased the Myagi after watching a video of you using it. Holy freakin' cow man. After a bunch of 1 pounders, that Myagi was hammering 2-4 pounders for the next 45 minutes. Better yet. they stand up to Texas Bass Abuse way better than any other swimbait I have in my tackle box. But what was odd, when they shut off, they were tired of it. Ain't that the way it goes though.
I just want to say that I appreciate your opinions and the explanations about how you arrived at your decisions. Empirical evidence is kind of your thing and I like it so I smashed SUBSCRIBE
Oklahoma's worst fishing gave you a shout out on his last video too💯 Debo's the truth✊ And I'd have to say the lure I didn't have any luck on was the swim jig. I don't know if I'm fishing it wrong or what but I couldn't dial it in and I caught zero fish. I'm definitely trying to expand my knowledge as an angler so I'm trying new stuff
Awesome! Oklahoma's Worst is a great dude! The thing that changed the swim jig for me was getting it in stuff and bouncing it off of things. Rocks, clipping grass, bumping wood, etc. Its very weedless so don't be afraid to put it in precautions spots!
Texas rigged pit boss/baby brush hog and football head jigs for bass. Crappie/trout magnet for panfish 👍🎣 caught my PB largie in a zman chatterbait tho, white w a kietech as a trailer. Good stuff here, great content 💯
Chatterbaits are tied with TX rig as my go to rig. have beast coast miyagi and owner hooks in my cart now! I love paddle tails, but want to branch out a bit. Thanks Debo!
My favorite was definitely the Booyah Pad Crasher Jr. It’s just a much smaller profile compared to regular sized frogs, and it seemed to get me a lot more bites, especially from pressured fish that have seen the larger frogs twitch over their heads before. I actually ended up catching my PB on it last year so it still gets big bites too.
I lost my first dark sleeper on the 2nd cast from the bank. I was so excited and that really put a damper on the day. I'm going to try them when creek fishing for smallies as I think they look like great sculpin imitations.
Picked up some skinny dippers on your recommendation in bad shad green along side some trokar swimbait hooks in 3/0 and I'm stoked to try them this summer.
Z-Man Project Z Weedless ChatterBait were an absolute hammer for me this year in the breaking bream color with a ktech swimbait as a trailer. Caught the 2 biggest largemouth of my life on them this past year
Rusted hooks generally mean the product was probably stored in a non-air conditioned warehouse for a long period of time. The problem with Ned rigs is that they have the highest percentage of gut hooked bass.
I use the Tokyo rig in a very specific way. I will retrieve it constantly while always maintaining bottom contact. Basically reeling as slowly as possible while still always keeping the bait moving. As far as plastics go I will use 4.3 keitechs in darker colors a lot of the time. With the constant retrieve that tail is always back there kicking. Creature style baits work too, I'll just slow down my retrieve even more allowing some pauses. I think that mimics a craw a little better.
Cant wait to try some beast coast miyagi, just ordered some from TW, all based on your recommendations man. Also got a few of the Dark Sleepers, as a Bank fisherman I am now worried, but hey who knows worth a shot in my neck of the woods 2019 traditional weightless T Rigged Senko or a Ned Rig were my 2 best, crushed Smallies with the Ned Not Favorite was Frog... I know tried countless times landed topwater with Plopper but never a frog...
Nice! Let me know how you like the Miyagi! Don't be worried about the dark sleeper because of me. Just didn't work in my situations but you may crush on it! Good luck!
Would you mind doing a video on pitching. I have tried it but got frustrated and gave up. I’d love to learn more about it. You’re an awesome help to my fishing. Thank you
Hey, Debo's My buddy was talking Carolina rigs. Have you made a cool video about this rig? If not could you show us how to do a Carolina rig your way. Or maybe a video on how to rig and fish it? Its going to be 62 and a little windy on Sunday 03/08/2020. Think I will try a craw colored jig with a Green Pumpkin Rage craw trailer. See ya at the Lake's. Shawn
Ok I found the Terminator Frog Video and I got one about 6 months ago and holy cow the Hooks are insane sharp so hopefully that was something that Rapala addressed after your review so truly thank you.
I had the same problem with the Berkley solutions fluoro. I broke off several times even just setting the hook. I switched to fluoroclear which worked pretty well for me.
I laughed 👏🏼! I need to get some of those EWG ned rig hooks. Had the same issue with the chapo’s tail breaking off. Love the whopper plopper though, I got my Pb on it!
You just got me into the Ned Rig. Now you're telling me there are weedless ned heads? I slliigghtly remember that but I thought ned were dumb. THEY ARE NOT DUMB!! On another note, still love the pit boss, still love the chatterbait, but I am VERY interested in the SK menace bug as a trailer. You're the second person this week I've seen using them and I think they are exactly what I've been looking for!
Favorite: whopper plopper....had a lot of luck with all size ranges of fish going after it. Least favorite: can’t pinpoint to one bait, this was my first season out so I’m blaming a lot to my technique. Excited to get out this year and give it ago!
Just went to Academy Sports Store and got a 90 Wopper Plopper White Chartreuse and blue top. Bought Havoc pit bosses at Wal-Mart for cheap Green Pumpkin with purple flecks. Texas rigged sounds awesome. Will try both soon. Went fishing 2/1/2020. 59 degrees and 15 mph winds. Used White spinnerbait Indiana and Colorado blades and Redeye shad. Not one bite . But had a whole lot of fun. Bought a Quantum ACCURIST PT S3 reel and a 6'6 Cherrywood medium heavy bait caster rod. Great combo with 30 pound braid. Cast a couple time 40 to 50 yards with the wind at my back. That reel is a killer. Thanks for the info Man! SHAWN
Tokyo rig is amazing! It’s a great alternative to Texas rigs and also it’s great to use in thick grass. I personally like to hook a brush hog on them or a craw.
I caught my PB last year on a Spro frog. Also did well with wacky rigged worms. I had some success with drop shot using all kinds of plastics - worms, creatures and even keitech paddle tails. Worst of the year was everything else!!
I bank fish 95% of the time and slayed fish last year with the dark sleeper. Cast and slow retrieve back. Did so well with it, it became my other go to confidence bait, along with a Texas rigged weightless stick bait. Best chatter bait trailer for me was bio spawn exo swim
I actually agree with all of your choices and explanation. If you are serious about a quality but slightly more budget friendly 100% Fluorocarbon line I would encourage you to check out the Bass Pro XPS 100% fluorocarbon. It is literally invizx in BPS packaging for about $5 bucks cheaper a spool. I was a long time invizx and sunline sniper user until I discovered this little secret, I don't even know how much I have saved since then.
The dark sleeper is one of my confidence baits especially smaller lakes and rivers. Definitely not a great weedless option but i think the fat body makes it different to similair paddletails. My most succes is to sight cast and pitch around laydowns. But can be a decent searchbait too...
I really like the rage tail for a trailer, and I know a few people who always have a few different chatterbait tied on because some days they won't touch the regular chatterbait but will hit the thunder cricket or others like it.
Totally agree on the megabass "weedless" swimbaits, far too expensive for what you get, plus you can replace them with many cheaper option that will catch the same amount of fish for cheaper.
That terminator frog especially that color is the best frog I've fished and i do lots of frog. But i never thought about them hooks, gonna have to look into it.
Best was a 10inch ribbon tail worm on a TX Rig. Worst was a Chatterbait, which I have never caught a fish on. I finally broke down over the winter and bought a Jack Hammer, hoping that a more expensive/well made lure will do the trick. Come on Spring!!!!!
The big worm is such a fish sticker. That's crazy, shows how anglers can be so different. The chatterbait was amazing for me. The cool thing is there's not a "right" way to fish 👊
DEBO'S Fishing That’s true. One year it’s a squarebill, next a spinner, the next year maybe a worm. That’s why we have to buy so much tackle. Gotta be ready for anything!! Love your channel. Keep it coming!!
I LOVE Lucky Craft squarebills. The silent LC 2.5 is my favourite of the Lucky Crafts. To be honest, tho; my go-to squarebill is the Yo-Zuri 3DB 1.5. I've caught more fish on those than any other shallow diving crankbait. I like to pair it with the Yo-Zuri 3DB wake bait and throw them intermittently along with the squarebill. They are both phenomenal
If I had to rank my favorite sqaurebills right now (not of all time), it would look something like; 1. Yo-Zuri 3DB 2. 13 Fishing Scamp (Brand new but AMAZING. Caught a ton of fish already and one of the bet looking baits on the market) 3. Megabass Z-Crank 4. River2Sea Biggie 5. Megabass S-Crank 6. Evergreen CH1 7. Damiki Brute (The new Damiki BTC will be on this list sooner than later, as well. Only thrown a handful of times so far) I like most of the Rapala Balsa baits. The Brat is nice. I think the new Big Brat will be better tho. LiveTarget make a few really good squarebills too. And, obviously Strike King make a bunch of decent baits.
I find the Tokyo rig really shines for me when fishing brush. Where I need to go 2+ ft into the pile. It worked very well for me. It is very use specific for me.
Am a tackle junkie so I got a lot of tackle delivered am still trying out some stuff still in the package I don’t care I just want to fish that’s all awesome video keep them coming
Favorites were Zoom flukes,pad crasher/crasher Jr.,Zman chatterbait. Also that little $1 spinnerbait is very nice for the price.I had a great day on one and bought a few spares.Least favorite was the KVD sexy frog. Tried two and both kept filling with water and the hooks would get stuck in the body. Love/Hate with the Red Eye shad. It was Annoying getting them to run true.I had more of an issue with the 1/2oz than i did with the 1/4s. I currently have no confidence in the 1/2s because of that.Ive been buying the Booyah one knockers in ghost red craw 1/4 and just got a few Booyah 1/2s i havent tried.Booyah seems to run better and sinks a tad slower for us bank guys around grass.
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Keep up the great work, Debo!
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Hi Debo, appreciate your videos and instructive content. I'm renewing fishing hobby after 30 plus year exodus and your channel has really helped me understand the techniques, equipment and bait/lures that did not exist back then. You're the best! Also, I agree with you re the Melee. I had problems keeping the lure in the strike zone. It kept rising quickly in column. Others told me to bend the blade, but that didn't help and the crevice for the blade kept getting blocked anyway. I'm actually glad it's just not me that had issues with it. I thought since I'm newer, I must be doing something wrong. Keep up great work
Tim McC
That's awesome to hear that you're back to fishing! Yeah, I only had one out of the bunch that worked. I was disappointed because they look awesome!
I definitely agree with just about everything you had to say. Chatterbait and Ned have been my favorites the last 2 years.
Some of your “worst lures” I’m glad I didn’t buy because to be honest I never found them all that intriguing.
Great video brother! Keep cranking them vids out!
Always appreciate you watching brother 👊
Really like the honest opinions in this video!!! Tokyo rig produced some good bites for me last spring, but not a whole lot since! Still can’t say for certain whether I like it or not but I’m gonna keep trying.
Yeah, I'm really intrigued by it. I'll test it more this year! Thanks for watching man 👊
Great honest recaps, much appreciated! There’s a lot of things that simply don’t work for me, that other people smash bass on. For me, it’s chatterbaits and swim jigs. I can’t get a bite on a good day for anything. However, creature baits on a Texas rig and Ned rigs kill it for me all season long. Thanks for sharing Debo, can’t wait for the 2020 season of vids.
Yes! It's always interesting to see how different it can be from one angler to the other. Thanks for supporting me into 2020👊
Another great video brother. I was looking forward to this one. Always good to hear an honest opinion instead of a reviewer saying everything is great.
Just my experience with the lures. I agree, it's always fun to see how others do with stuff. Anglers can be so different in confidence techniques.
I agree. I tend to be more confident with a jig or Texas rig when I can fish slow and know what cover I'm fishing. I'm working on building confidence on moving baits beyond a lipless Square bill and swim jig.
Ayyyyyyyy!!!!! I got a Debo shout out!
Thank you brother. I really enjoy your channel.
My best bait of 2019 was a Skinny Dipper on a belly weight. My worst were the WaHoo spinnerbaits at academy. Every one had bad swivels. Ain't a good spinnerbait if the bait don't spin.
You're welcome brother! Love the skinny dippers! I saw you doing work on that sungill color! Appreciate you supporting the channel my man 👊
My favorites and most used was the Texas Rig and the 🐸. I used to be able to fish a "nice" pond and had alot of luck with a rattle trap. All of the other farm ponds that I fish aren't deep enough and have so much soft bottom that deeper crank baits only frustrate and discourage me. I have become more adventurous and have tried drop shot, wacky rig, chatterbait and the spinner bait. Mostly just learning how to fish and expand my knowledge. Enjoy the insight and your personal experiences with them all. I really appreciate the advice because I think we fish alot of the same types of ponds and small lakes. Spring is on the way!!
Nice! Frog and T-rig are two of my favorites! It just takes a lot of time on the water and experience with the lures. Good luck this year!
Debo don't change a thing......the best !
I bought the Berkeley choppo on your recommendation and let me tell ya-Huge top water explosions! Great alternative to the pricey whopper plopper. I’ve never had an issue with the plastic cracking but what I did have was that the back spinning section actually bent a bit after a pickerel attacked it. Easy enough to bend back and it seems to work well enough now that I ended up buying a second in a bluegill pattern to match the hatch . Worth the money in my opinion
Yeah, it caught me my biggest bass of the year. The plop on it is great and it is a ton of fun watching those explosions!
Best: Ned rig with 2.75” TRD finesse worm
Worst: everything I’ve tried to dropshot
Same
Hahahahah I'm glad it's not just me with the deop shot. I put a lot of time in with it this year and I'm a lot more comfortable. I really had to force myself to use it. I do think it has a time and place though.
Jason Spangler bro!!!!!! 😂 I struggle with the drop shot my self.
I throw a dropshot about twice a year only on deeper lakes and I catch dinks with it but when I try that ned rig i just get snagged every cast and go to my good ole shaky head worm
The Ned rig has been awesome for me in clear, shallow water. If you don't want to snag; throw a weedless EWG Ned head.
Trickster 2 the way the bass responded to it was simply amazing. Thanks Debo for letting me know it existed. Bought 2 more for this year already
Yeah, I had a couple great days with it! Tight lines my man👊
Nice Debo, I actually started using chatter baits after you did a video on them caught a ton of fish one of my favorite confidence baits for sure. Great video thanks for giving your honest opinions on all of these lures..
Awesome, glad you found some on the chatter!
Chatterbait was the ticket for 2019. Plenty of new lures to try this year; jerkbait, large swimbaits, the Dark Sleeper (lol), shaky head and others. Just got back into fishing after a 16 year hiatus. Keep those awesome vids coming Debo!
I've never had a single bite on a chatter bait or spinner
Me too man, the chatterbait was a killer for me!
Just like anything, some work for Debo some don't. no harm in trying. 2020 tackle arsenal and new goals for next vid! tightline Debo
Yep, as you see reading through comments there is such a wide range of what works for folks. That's all part of the fun in finding what you like.
Debo thanks for the video. I need to work on the drop shot. I have no confidence in those. Texas rig is always a fav and then one that I really liked that you suggested was the Z-man Finesse Jigs that are awesome and work. Thanks again look forward to more videos and table top review on gear and what not.
I didn't either until I forced myself to work it this year. Definitely more confidence with it this year! Good luck man, hope you catch some biggins!
You always keep it real Debo, I love it. Bank fishing is a whole other animal and most RUclipsrs just repeat the same bullshit they hear from everyone else. But I did have good luck with Tokyo rig last year. My favorite would be between the BD Jerkbait and Zmans Chatterbait.
I'm just sharing my experiences man! I will be putting more time in with the Tokyo this year! Always appreciate you watching man 👊
Like you, I haven't had much luck with the Tokyo rig. I like the idea but gave up trying. I have had success with the Lunkerhunt spider running it over some cheese and it gets hammered. As far as the Megabass swimbait, I've just as much luck with it as a Reaction Innovations Skinny/Little dipper. Looking forward to the next vid!
Yeah, I'm really intrigued with the Tokyo rig. I'll give it more time next year!
I become a believer in the TRD ned rig with craws last year. Caught a crappie on accident with the Darksleeper and have got quite a few snagged out here in Kansas. Enjoy your channel.
Yeah, the TRD is just a flat fish catcher. Haha maybe sacrificing the dark sleepers to the fishing gods will bring us good luck 😂👊
Great video, I think we all have a box of lures that just didn't work for us so I hear ya. Keep it up Debo.
Yeah, gotta find what works for us and out style!
The Trickster!! You had some luck with that! Thanks for the video Debo
Yeah, I did have good luck on the black and blue!
I’m with you on those chatter bait customs from tackle warehouse...hands down one of my favorite lures and most used this year. Tied with the chatter bait would be the good ol pitching jig. Or any jig for that matter. Had a ton of luck on jigs this year and got addicted to the way fish bite them. Like you I’ve stocked up on many of my favorite lures and am looking forward to getting back out there! Awesome video bud👍🏻
They are the best bang for the buck when you hit the sale. Less than the price of the original with better options and hardware! I'm excited for open water man!
My wife gets excited about makeup, I get excited about tackle!
Same! Tackle nerds gotta stick together 😂👊
They just can't understand us!
That is funny
My man
Every time she buy makeup you buy a lure doesn’t, matter what price just buy something LOL
My PB came on that exact Terminator frog. 8.3 lbs. My hooks were good out of the package but I don't doubt that you had an issue. Dark sleeper....MEH... Looks so awesome and is a solid design but I too have had little to no luck with them. Tight line brother and keep up the great work!
Great video! I appreciate your honesty of what you did and didn't have success with. Keep up the great videos and good luck this year.
Just sharing my experience! Thanks for watching and supporting 👊
Wicked video man! I agree with the spider, terminator, and dark sleeper. My spider got smoked by one bass and ripped. Second one same thing. I was done with it after that lol
Alex! Thank you very much for watching man! Yeah, I just struggled even finding spots to work the spider. Just gimme a daggum frog and let me swing for the fences! 😂 Appreciate you taking time to watch man👊👊👊
Love the video man. One suggestion is to link your favorite rod and reel combos. Keep crushing it
I can start doing that. Thanks for watching man 👊
I like the end. Go practice foundational skills and get back to the basics when it’s a rough day.👍🏻 the pit boss Texas rigged was a good “if nothing is going right I can count on that bait” I want to get more confidence on chatterbaits next year hear to many good thing to not to!
The pit boss is still one of my favorites! Absolutely, never hurts to brush up on basics! Thanks for watching 👊
ViDEBO!! 🎣🎣🎣🎣🔥🔥🔥
Zoom Fluke was a killer for me last year!
I honestly need to toss the fluke more!
Pretty much new to fishing in 2019. I tried a lot of different lures. You are so right about the Chatterbait. That thing slays. My backup was always a senko because fishing with one is almost like cheating and I like not getting skunked.
So far this year I have been killing it on a jerkbait, but I feel it’s use it going to be specific times and/or bodies of water. I do have a goal of landing a fish on all my lures, up next is the frog. Come on spring!!!
Nice, I like setting a lure goal like that at the beginning of the year! Agreed, c'mon spring!
Good video. The only florocarbon I've like providing I used it once was pline tactical. Had no problem with it what so ever. I was really nervous though because the last floro I used was absolutely crap had all sorts of problems with it and it was the Berkley Vanish. Will never get that stuff again. But will try the Pline tactical again. Most of the lures you showed I haven't used yet. But I can see your point about the megabass getting snagged too. I've seen those on tv a lot and once in the store and I look at them and think if a bass can easily show that hook then what stops a weed from showing the hook and getting snagged. But as always good job on the video. Some nice weather is coming up so I hope you get to go fishing soon. See ya next time.
I haven't used the tactical yet, I'll keep it in mind. Yessir, can't wait for spring to get here!
Hey, Debo's! Thanks for sticking up for bank fishingmen. Not all of us can own a boat. Is it possible to go Pro being a bank fishermen? What's your opinion. I think your a pro at it! Great video! Putting your bait next to your hand is a very good idea. Shawn
No, I don't think they have pro bank fishing tournaments. I'm definitely not a pro! I'm a dude who loves to fish and share my story! Appreciate you watching my friend 👊
“The Tokyo rig bro?!” Lol that was me. I had a lot of luck with it last year. The melee jig on the other hand was absolute trash in my opinion. I had the same issues you had with two separate ones, to me the just don’t have the right action. Another nice viDebo 👍🏼
Hhahah yeah, I need to put more time in on that Tokyo rig. I like the idea of it, just struggled keeping it clean and free. Thanks for watching man!
dude 30 fish in an hour and a half is killin it...
It was a crazy night after work!
Iv never caught that many fish In one trip and I consider myself decent fisherman so he is slaming it
Most I've ever caught (off the bank) is 21 in 2.5 hours. I bet 30 in 1.5 hours is insanely good.
I’m psyched to get two or three off the bank in two hours
Debo, my favorites last year were the whopper plopper, a skinny dipper (which I don’t think get enough love), a joe’s fly in the black wooly worm, a reaction innovations flirt Texas rigged on a spinning rod and a googan baits drag n drop on a drop shot
Agreed, skinny dippers are straight up money!
Hi Debo. I live in Maine and fish a lot in vegetation. I fished the Terminator walking frog and fished it around Lilly pads really slowly. It worked really well if I just twitched it or moved it slowly. The fish usually hit it when it was still. My favorite was the black with yellow underbelly. I love your show.
Just started watching your videos Debo, and I absolutely love them. Keep up the hard work! I look forward to your future vids my man!
Thanks man! Always love seeing new folks in the comments! Appreciate you watching 👊👊👊
Hey Debo, Amputee Angler here I liked your pro's box as far as your con's side, thanks for the heads up on some of those more expensive baits! Probably Gunna get some hate from ppl here but, those Dark Sleepers, I have 1 from the Wish App, way better than the real ones, the plastics a little more stiff, hooks nice n sharp, and the fin doesn't come open as easy, amazing paint n gloss too! They're supposed to be good sculpin or golby maybe a small panfish maybe perch profile instead of a traditional keitech
Nice! I have had a couple other folks mention those! I may need to look them up 🤔
@@DEBOSFishing definitely! No offense to the big bait companies, but yes wish app has some good baits, but can be a hit or miss until you try it in water 😂
Good stuff dude, good picks. Fav: chatterbait. Least fav (in 2019) swimbait!
The chatter is such a beast. What type of swimbaits?
Usually just 4 and 5 inch soft ones, I tried some z man stuff, as well as strike king. I'll get some on then this year though, I can feel it!
Thanks DEBO! I’m on the Chatterbait bandwagon. Great for me last year and just fun to fish IMO. Worst for me was the drop shot but that’s just because of lack of experience with it and confidence. Here’s to 2020!
The chatterbait was definitely dominant for me this year. I hear ya with the drop shot...it's a love/hate relationship for me 😂
Lovely video Debo I love these tipe off video's thanks for your help and advice 👍👊I had the same problem with the Tokyo I will stick to the Texas rig 😀
Yeah, hard for me to take the Tokyo over the regular old Texas rig! Thanks for watching 👊
Great video Debo! My most productive and favorite lure of 2019 was definitely a black and blue jackhammer! Hands down a great lure for me. Keep up the great tips and advice buddy! 👍
Can't argue how consistent they are...definitely feesh catchers! Thanks for watching my man 👊
Agree with the dark sleeper. Was excited to try it out after seeing Tactical Bassin recommend it and lost one first time throwing it. Way less weedless than expected
Yeah, from the bank it disjt work great for me. From a boat I could see it going a lot better!
“Break, broke, breaked . . . Broke!”
Love the vids and my favorite lure has been a kytech fat impact. Been slaying them!
Can't argue the Keitech! Thaks for the support man 👊
Strike King bitsy bug with skinny dipper trailer saved me skunking out many times in 2019 👏🏼
Nice! I love the skinny dippers man!
Great u stick up fr US Bank anglers !! Ur right, some lures just don't work ! Lol 😎
Just saying how it was in my experience. Not saying the lures are bad, just didn't work in my specific scenarios.
Debo, I purchased the Myagi after watching a video of you using it. Holy freakin' cow man. After a bunch of 1 pounders, that Myagi was hammering 2-4 pounders for the next 45 minutes. Better yet. they stand up to Texas Bass Abuse way better than any other swimbait I have in my tackle box. But what was odd, when they shut off, they were tired of it. Ain't that the way it goes though.
I just want to say that I appreciate your opinions and the explanations about how you arrived at your decisions. Empirical evidence is kind of your thing and I like it so I smashed SUBSCRIBE
Good stuff Debo. Keep the videos coming bud. Big fan.
Thanks man, I'll certainly try to 👊👊👊
Oklahoma's worst fishing gave you a shout out on his last video too💯 Debo's the truth✊
And I'd have to say the lure I didn't have any luck on was the swim jig. I don't know if I'm fishing it wrong or what but I couldn't dial it in and I caught zero fish. I'm definitely trying to expand my knowledge as an angler so I'm trying new stuff
Awesome! Oklahoma's Worst is a great dude! The thing that changed the swim jig for me was getting it in stuff and bouncing it off of things. Rocks, clipping grass, bumping wood, etc. Its very weedless so don't be afraid to put it in precautions spots!
Damn I never thought about that! Kinda like how I fish a square bill! I guess I just swam it because it's called a swim jig lol you the man Debo
Texas rigged pit boss/baby brush hog and football head jigs for bass. Crappie/trout magnet for panfish 👍🎣 caught my PB largie in a zman chatterbait tho, white w a kietech as a trailer. Good stuff here, great content 💯
Yes! The pit boss is an oldie but still a goodie!
Handmade Buzzbait Debo...It did wonders!! Just tried out the River2Sea S-Waver the other day, the third cast I caught a decent one.
Nice man! I hope to find some on that s-waver this year!
“I need to whet my whistle” 😂....my man Debo 💪. Good video bro
Hahah appreciate you watching man 👊👊👊
DEBO, the Tokyo Rig, Bro! Lol 😆 I with ya man, the Tokyo Rig looks great but no go for me too 👍 Love your videos man 👊
Yeah, the concept honestly does intrigue me...I gotta mess with it more!
Chatterbaits are tied with TX rig as my go to rig. have beast coast miyagi and owner hooks in my cart now! I love paddle tails, but want to branch out a bit. Thanks Debo!
Those miyagis are money. Can't argue the TX Rig. That had caught me so many!
My favorite was definitely the Booyah Pad Crasher Jr. It’s just a much smaller profile compared to regular sized frogs, and it seemed to get me a lot more bites, especially from pressured fish that have seen the larger frogs twitch over their heads before. I actually ended up catching my PB on it last year so it still gets big bites too.
Nice! I'll take frog feesh all day. Congratulations on the PB!
I lost my first dark sleeper on the 2nd cast from the bank. I was so excited and that really put a damper on the day. I'm going to try them when creek fishing for smallies as I think they look like great sculpin imitations.
Yeah, I think you just have to be really careful with them!
Picked up some skinny dippers on your recommendation in bad shad green along side some trokar swimbait hooks in 3/0 and I'm stoked to try them this summer.
Nice! I love those things. Hopefully you find some biggins!
Z-Man Project Z Weedless ChatterBait were an absolute hammer for me this year in the breaking bream color with a ktech swimbait as a trailer. Caught the 2 biggest largemouth of my life on them this past year
I gotta try some of those weedless chatters to see how they do!
Lovin the Bio Bait plastics, we killed Walleyes on Lake Erie with the Perch pattern. Looking forward to using them for Bass.
Nice! I saw those. I need to pick some up to try!
Fun video brother. I like hearing other people’s opinions on baits.
I do as well. Always cool to see what other folks pick up!
Rusted hooks generally mean the product was probably stored in a non-air conditioned warehouse for a long period of time. The problem with Ned rigs is that they have the highest percentage of gut hooked bass.
Yeah, rusty hooks suck. What? I've never had a single bass ever gut hooked on a ned? Those folks need to try braid to a leader 😂
God is good
I use the Tokyo rig in a very specific way. I will retrieve it constantly while always maintaining bottom contact. Basically reeling as slowly as possible while still always keeping the bait moving. As far as plastics go I will use 4.3 keitechs in darker colors a lot of the time. With the constant retrieve that tail is always back there kicking. Creature style baits work too, I'll just slow down my retrieve even more allowing some pauses. I think that mimics a craw a little better.
Agreed, the MB Dark sleeper is NOT even close to being weedless, BUT I still love them.
Yeah, I just need to put more time in on them. They look good but hard for me to swallow losing two at $8 each 😥
Cant wait to try some beast coast miyagi, just ordered some from TW, all based on your recommendations man. Also got a few of the Dark Sleepers, as a Bank fisherman I am now worried, but hey who knows worth a shot in my neck of the woods
2019 traditional weightless T Rigged Senko or a Ned Rig were my 2 best, crushed Smallies with the Ned
Not Favorite was Frog... I know tried countless times landed topwater with Plopper but never a frog...
Nice! Let me know how you like the Miyagi! Don't be worried about the dark sleeper because of me. Just didn't work in my situations but you may crush on it! Good luck!
Would you mind doing a video on pitching. I have tried it but got frustrated and gave up. I’d love to learn more about it. You’re an awesome help to my fishing. Thank you
14.75%, was literally laughing out loud. Thanks for all the videos.
Hahaha you're very welcome man! Thanks for watching!
you should take a trip to Michigan this summer to catch some giant smallies!
i can take you out on my boat
I'd love to get up there and do that!
DEBO'S Fishing I would be so much fun
Awesome video debo definitely do those every year!!
Can certainly do these!👊
Hey, Debo's My buddy was talking Carolina rigs. Have you made a cool video about this rig? If not could you show us how to do a Carolina rig your way. Or maybe a video on how to rig and fish it? Its going to be 62 and a little windy on Sunday 03/08/2020. Think I will try a craw colored jig with a Green Pumpkin Rage craw trailer. See ya at the Lake's. Shawn
Ok I found the Terminator Frog Video and I got one about 6 months ago and holy cow the Hooks are insane sharp so hopefully that was something that Rapala addressed after your review so truly thank you.
I had the same problem with the Berkley solutions fluoro. I broke off several times even just setting the hook. I switched to fluoroclear which worked pretty well for me.
I had the same issues with mine
That stinks, sounds like that was the experience with most. Hopefully they fix it up!
I loved the buzz bait in 2019 definitely my confidence top water
That's a fun one for sure! I'm in love with any topwater really lol.
I laughed 👏🏼! I need to get some of those EWG ned rig hooks. Had the same issue with the chapo’s tail breaking off. Love the whopper plopper though, I got my Pb on it!
Those EWG neds are so good. Yeah, that hard tail is the only downside. Still like the choppo though.
You just got me into the Ned Rig. Now you're telling me there are weedless ned heads? I slliigghtly remember that but I thought ned were dumb. THEY ARE NOT DUMB!! On another note, still love the pit boss, still love the chatterbait, but I am VERY interested in the SK menace bug as a trailer. You're the second person this week I've seen using them and I think they are exactly what I've been looking for!
I told ya man, the ned flat out catches! Those weedless heads are money!
@@DEBOSFishing That's been my only complaint with the z-man heads. I'm a bit tentative to throw them around wood and heavy cover.
Favorite: whopper plopper....had a lot of luck with all size ranges of fish going after it. Least favorite: can’t pinpoint to one bait, this was my first season out so I’m blaming a lot to my technique. Excited to get out this year and give it ago!
The plopper is so much fun to throw! Good luck this year man!
Tokyo Rig is a major use for punching!! Also try it with two sinkers one down one up makes a cylinder. Creates a rounded side up catches less debris!
I heard that trick. I'll try it out!
Whopper Plopper, and texas rigged 4" Havoc pit boss! U already know mayne!! Cant wait to get into em again this year!!
Agreed man! We gotta get on a bunch sometime soon after the ice leaves. Spillways or something maybe?
Just went to Academy Sports Store and got a 90 Wopper Plopper White Chartreuse and blue top. Bought Havoc pit bosses at Wal-Mart for cheap Green Pumpkin with purple flecks. Texas rigged sounds awesome. Will try both soon. Went fishing 2/1/2020. 59 degrees and 15 mph winds. Used White spinnerbait Indiana and Colorado blades and Redeye shad. Not one bite . But had a whole lot of fun. Bought a Quantum ACCURIST PT S3 reel and a 6'6 Cherrywood medium heavy bait caster rod. Great combo with 30 pound braid. Cast a couple time 40 to 50 yards with the wind at my back. That reel is a killer. Thanks for the info Man! SHAWN
@@DEBOSFishing I'm always down brother! I tried the causeway over the weekend but nothing... I think it's a lil early.
Tokyo rig is amazing! It’s a great alternative to Texas rigs and also it’s great to use in thick grass. I personally like to hook a brush hog on them or a craw.
Fun vid Debo keep'em coming
Thanks man. I'll try to keep them going!
I caught my PB last year on a Spro frog. Also did well with wacky rigged worms. I had some success with drop shot using all kinds of plastics - worms, creatures and even keitech paddle tails. Worst of the year was everything else!!
Those are solid! However, I'll take anything on a frog 😂👊
Casting practice is always good.
Line= vicious fluorocarbon
Stick bait= bass pro stico
Kietech
Ned rig
Live target frog
Great video
My best lure is a Frog(lunkerhunt combat) and worst lure all crankbaits(I cant get myself to use then when bank fishing)
Try the squarebill in the shallows on rocks. They bang off a bit better. Man...froggin is so dang fun!
I bank fish 95% of the time and slayed fish last year with the dark sleeper. Cast and slow retrieve back. Did so well with it, it became my other go to confidence bait, along with a Texas rigged weightless stick bait. Best chatter bait trailer for me was bio spawn exo swim
That's funny, shows how different we can be as anglers. I should keep it away from chunk rock...it didn't do well there for me ☹
@@DEBOSFishing oh it will get stuck quick fast in a hurry in brush or rock...I fish it in grass usually or stumps
Now I have some lures to go throw thanks Debo👊🏽🎣
Thanks for watching 👊
Great video my favorite for 2019 chatter bait. worst was the storm spy bait
Love me some chatterbait action!
I actually agree with all of your choices and explanation.
If you are serious about a quality but slightly more budget friendly 100% Fluorocarbon line I would encourage you to check out the Bass Pro XPS 100% fluorocarbon. It is literally invizx in BPS packaging for about $5 bucks cheaper a spool. I was a long time invizx and sunline sniper user until I discovered this little secret, I don't even know how much I have saved since then.
Nice, I'll have to try some. I'm a huge fan of the seaguar red label!
The dark sleeper is one of my confidence baits especially smaller lakes and rivers. Definitely not a great weedless option but i think the fat body makes it different to similair paddletails. My most succes is to sight cast and pitch around laydowns. But can be a decent searchbait too...
Hey it’s been a while. Stopped watching fishing videos for a while but I’m back and getting geared up for the spring/summer
Better late than never! Thaks for the support man and good luck this spring!
I really like the rage tail for a trailer, and I know a few people who always have a few different chatterbait tied on because some days they won't touch the regular chatterbait but will hit the thunder cricket or others like it.
Yeah, those subtle differences could certainly do it.
Totally agree on the megabass "weedless" swimbaits, far too expensive for what you get, plus you can replace them with many cheaper option that will catch the same amount of fish for cheaper.
Yeah, I think it may kill in certain situations. However, I had better luck with other options around here.
That terminator frog especially that color is the best frog I've fished and i do lots of frog. But i never thought about them hooks, gonna have to look into it.
Best was a 10inch ribbon tail worm on a TX Rig. Worst was a Chatterbait, which I have never caught a fish on. I finally broke down over the winter and bought a Jack Hammer, hoping that a more expensive/well made lure will do the trick.
Come on Spring!!!!!
The big worm is such a fish sticker. That's crazy, shows how anglers can be so different. The chatterbait was amazing for me. The cool thing is there's not a "right" way to fish 👊
DEBO'S Fishing That’s true. One year it’s a squarebill, next a spinner, the next year maybe a worm.
That’s why we have to buy so much tackle. Gotta be ready for anything!!
Love your channel. Keep it coming!!
I LOVE Lucky Craft squarebills. The silent LC 2.5 is my favourite of the Lucky Crafts.
To be honest, tho; my go-to squarebill is the Yo-Zuri 3DB 1.5. I've caught more fish on those than any other shallow diving crankbait.
I like to pair it with the Yo-Zuri 3DB wake bait and throw them intermittently along with the squarebill. They are both phenomenal
If I had to rank my favorite sqaurebills right now (not of all time), it would look something like;
1. Yo-Zuri 3DB
2. 13 Fishing Scamp (Brand new but AMAZING. Caught a ton of fish already and one of the bet looking baits on the market)
3. Megabass Z-Crank
4. River2Sea Biggie
5. Megabass S-Crank
6. Evergreen CH1
7. Damiki Brute (The new Damiki BTC will be on this list sooner than later, as well. Only thrown a handful of times so far)
I like most of the Rapala Balsa baits. The Brat is nice. I think the new Big Brat will be better tho.
LiveTarget make a few really good squarebills too.
And, obviously Strike King make a bunch of decent baits.
Agreed, both are great! Thanks for watching 👊
Rod review time? Maybe a reel review? Buyers guide for the upcoming season?? Please
I can try to do some of those. I got a lot to get caught up on!
I find the Tokyo rig really shines for me when fishing brush. Where I need to go 2+ ft into the pile. It worked very well for me. It is very use specific for me.
Hmmm...you think that would do better than the standard Texas rig in brush? I need to mess with it more for sure. Thanks for the feedback!
Sends those Dark Sleepers my way!
Haha maybe I'll put them in a giveaway sometime soon!
Am a tackle junkie so I got a lot of tackle delivered am still trying out some stuff still in the package I don’t care I just want to fish that’s all awesome video keep them coming
I hear ya man. I love trying new stuff too!
The most success with
the Tokyo rig I've experienced was dragging or slow reeling on hard bottoms with a small swimbait.
Hahahah nice! I was just talking to a buddy about that technique with a swimbait. I'll definitely put more time in with the Tokyo!
Favorites were Zoom flukes,pad crasher/crasher Jr.,Zman chatterbait. Also that little $1 spinnerbait is very nice for the price.I had a great day on one and bought a few spares.Least favorite was the KVD sexy frog. Tried two and both kept filling with water and the hooks would get stuck in the body. Love/Hate with the Red Eye shad. It was Annoying getting them to run true.I had more of an issue with the 1/2oz than i did with the 1/4s. I currently have no confidence in the 1/2s because of that.Ive been buying the Booyah one knockers in ghost red craw 1/4 and just got a few Booyah 1/2s i havent tried.Booyah seems to run better and sinks a tad slower for us bank guys around grass.
Man, I really do need to toss the fluke more. Days when I think it will kill and don't get a single bite. Love the pad crashers too!