Loving your videos. Next year it would be awesome if you did a demo on how you personally fish each type of lure, showing reel speed with how you work the rod etc. Just a (selfish) suggestion!
Great I will look forward to it. I have only started bass fishing late this summer and have had two successful sessions on live prawn and three blanks on lures, so a bass on a lure is my target for next year.... with as many tips as possible from your channel!
The best lure for a hungry bass is ANYTHING . I fell for all that expensive lure bullshit at the beginning, until my uncle showed me it's all about understanding the tides, knowing your locations and persistence. My uncle caught bass on a white shoe lace on a weighted hook. He only did that to show me that expensive lures are a waste of money and he was right. Now all I use is dirt cheap soft plastics on weighted hooks ... i catch a lot of bass on these in SE Ireland....
Yes, bass fishing is 90% finding the fish, and when the fish are 'on' they will take anything you show them.Unfortunately they aren't always on.Yes, soft plastics are great fish catchers- if the fish are within range. Yes, Chinese lures are a quarter the price of the originals, are well made, and catch fish. I buy the copies of any lure I'm likely to lose, ie sinkers. My floating and shallow divers are originals, some imported, some bought used, but not many at the silly money end. These lures go on forever, and each one will have its day. If all you use are soft plastics then you are limited to the marks, and conditions to fish them in- what do you do in a good blow? I don't like being a one trick pony, and I don't mind spending twenty quid on a lure that will reach the fish, catch them, and last five years. It's all about confidence mate- I've caught salmon on a lure made from a bent six inch nail, but only because I've been shown it can catch.It doesn't mean I don't want a selection of lures to cope with differing conditions.
A great video, I normally bait fish for my bass, mackerel head, mackerel in general or rag worm, I have been meaning to go lure fishing, I got the rod reel & some of the lures you mentioned, but every time I go out the door I leave it behind & go for the bait, I my try it this year & I shall let you know if I do,😀
Thats good to know , there’s pros and cons between bait and lure. Usually you will have a hunch that it’s lure time with bait fish around ... will be interested to hear how it goes let us all know
Great video, been waiting for this video.Don't do to mush Lure fishing, done more this year looks like I will be spending some more money after this video 👍great Quality video keep up the great work.
Its funny how your choices wre so different from us here in Portugal. We fish mostly duo 175 flyers bevause in sand bottoms you need the distance to reach the hot spots. Obviously your choices are great but many would be easly outclassed here 😋. Most popular lures here would be: 1- duo tide minnow slim flyer 175 2- Shimano silent assassin 160f 3- daiea tournament/saltiga 17f Still great to know yiur choices, and funny/interesting to compare. You guys in uk really fish smaller and shallow lures
Yes. An interesting comparison a mixture of venues. I like that shimano super assasion160 and it’s caught fish here in the uk. Dual tide minnow another that didn’t quite make the list too
Beautifully done, Sir! Subbing, cus this content is precious! The addition of a PDF to help me spend my VERY hard-earned pennies? Simple fooking GENIUS!!!!
Just downloaded your top bass pdf. I am from Clacton on Sea where the water is very murky most of the time would this be a issue at all. Really want to start lure fishing. Thanks Russell
Gutted Megabass have apparently discontinued the Zonk, plus a notable catch on WSF means they are going silly money at the moment - bit of a modern classic though. Surprised there was no black fiiish minnow. Saved many a blank for me
Saltwater Angler, I got the 130mm version in Clown on amazon, I think it came from Spain somewhere. Not sure on the weight but it moves great in the water 👍🏼
@@SaltwaterAngler Definitely need a few small lures at times, I like the transparent patterns because they are a bit more subtle, when that's required, even without going down a size.
I'm typing this from my garden shed after asking the missus if I can have 200 quid for lures! she'll come round........ eventually! lol Great video Matt though! ;)
High Matt, I know this one was 9 months ago, but, I'm not sure but one or two of them looked like barbless hooks ?? Do you use barbless trebles ? Or might you just crimp the barbs down for ease of unhooking ?? I do have a few largish lures and frankly the hooks are bloody enormous !! You could probably anchor a local coaster with them. Do you use the lures as bought 🤔 or do you change the hooks for something smaller and lighter 🤔. Found the bit about weedless hooks and jellys very interesting, will have to get some, do you weight the jelly ? Or just use it as is, I guess it must cast well on it's own. Cheers for now. Les.
Hi Les, yes to all those questions really because I’ll mix and match all sorts. Sometimes crimping hooks some barbless - I weigh hooks on a micro scale and replace with an equal weight. However they don’t always start off perfectly balanced so not always worth it. Weedless and weightless is good for soft plastics but that’s a localised thing , experiment.
Iv been slaying the bass with the launceR this year..didn’t think I’d find anything I like more than the patchinko125 but the launceR casts better n bass can’t resist it if u can find them..
Nice one ! I like those have one in white like a needlefish design. I don’t tend to use them here in Sussex but I’m due a trip west so will bring it along - I till I loose it first cast 😀
Megabass Zonk 120SW had landed 19.9KG Spanish mackerel in Abu Dhabi shore fishing tournament in 2017-2018 season. And it’s consistently landed 10kg plus throughout these years.
It really depends but for me here on the south coast I like a 2500 Shimano exage sort of level - we did a video on lure rods and reels on the channel to suit your budget. The favorite colbolt 9ft for me
Hi Matt, great video I’ve bought most of these following your advice. Please can you recommend the best type of treble hooks for replacing the ones on the hard lures when they get rusty - many thanks
This video makes me sad as I literally just walked back into the house after losing my Kimomo lure to my reel snapping shut mid-cast :( one of my first times using it too. $18 gone. Luckily, I live in Japan, so getting a new one isn't difficult, but it still hurts.
See i dont think that is a vole or chest hair i believe it to be a vole in some chest hair, brilliant video as always. I am going to go get me a couple of these as i think its about time to move on from soft plastics 😁
Hi mate if you would to recommend one of these lures for fishing into a estuary that is no more than 2 meters deep at MAX which one would you pick? Not prepared to spend 20 quid on a lure that doesn’t suit my conditions, for now😃
I’ve been told to get the savage gear and black minnow soft plastics and I have fished them for almost 1 year now and I didn’t get a bite on them I’m dying to catch a sea bass and I’m beginning to turn to hard plastics now I have the rod and all of the gear but the only lures in my tackle box are soft plastics and they are not working for me so is there a hard plastic that would suit? Ive tried to go out with guides also but I’m only 14 and they won’t bring me out so I’m on my own👍
Think about where the Bass expect to find their quarry . If I was you I’d fish somewhere and get to know it well rather than move around. What part of the uk are you fishing
I have fished a spot nearly 4 times now at night so I know it a good bit but the fish just don’t seem to be there so Im looking for a different spot now. I am actually living in Ireland I’m in south west cork by clonakilty if you know where that is I’ve found your videos the best of the best for a beginner like myself just learning how to do the simple things and now I’m looking at your more advanced stuff now
@@SaltwaterAngler Yes,yes, yes. White bass stick reeled in very slow with rod at 30 degrees got me a double figure fish in the dark a week ago.. Never been hit so hard, nearly fell over.In an estuary I would be happy with soft plastics alone, they are so adaptable.
All the gear you use is super expensive, can you do a video on cheap gear and see if you catch? and link them so people on a lower budget might do better!
It’s very venue specific but it’s Shimano reels for me - I love their front drag button so much better to use than daiwa for example. 2500 or 3000 exage or similar lure rods something around 10-30 gramme 9ft. I use a favorite as reviewed on the channel. I have a few different brands of fluro and braid.
So generally they are designed and weighted for three sets of trebbles . in terms of hook ups , landing the fish and action you should just leave trebbles on. However for fish welfare (this is a bit odd because your dragging it through the water! ) then crimping the barb as a small gesture ! Or even better switching to single hooks is better for retrieving hooks and fish release. So for me I do a bit of all three but will edge towards singles. Now.
@@SaltwaterAngler I tend to fish singles when I know the majority of fish will be juniors, in the estuary mainly . I just can't bring myself to do it elsewhere, because you most definitely lose more on singles and I don't want to lose the fish of a lifetime ( but i think I caught that last week, and am now being greedy). I've also lost a couple on pinched in barbs, in the wave, so I'm not too happy with that,either.I've had a couple of fish badly hooked on trebles, but they are the ones to eat. Thankfully I haven't had to kill a badly hooked big fish, but I've got long handled cutters to deal with that event.
Hi is your rod running guide bend inward intentionally or you just bent it and didn't notice ?? It was killing my OCD 😋 aside of that nice comprehensive review, cheers 😉
@@SaltwaterAngler my tackle box is currently full of conrad jointed plugs, Abu tobis & savage gear sandeels. These videos are pure temptation that I don't need 😂 i really do enjoy all of them though.
I've lost around 10 lures (wedges, Tobys and Supersprat) so far this season so I'm reluctant to splash out as I'm afraid 😁 is there any decent budget or copies around to try out first?
Yes have a look at axia lures or kingdom. Axia do a good patchinko copy as well as hound type lures. Hard Lures like kingdoms can be found on Ali express along with lots of unbranded soft shads.
Nice video mate, a lot of those lures I have been using too! If you can take a look at my latest bass fishing video and sub that would be great! Keep them up.
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The thought of that bib on the zonk bouncing off the beach stones had me wincing! I hope no damage was done to any of the lures! Great video 😊
Yea if seen it crack but generally they are pretty strong.
Great as usual Matt. Can highly recommend the Hunthouse version of the Duo Bay Ruf😊 Manic....just replace the trebles
Yozuri crystal minnow represents smelt and its a trolling lure. There is a casting version for spinning, its much heavier and it sinks
Loving your videos. Next year it would be awesome if you did a demo on how you personally fish each type of lure, showing reel speed with how you work the rod etc. Just a (selfish) suggestion!
Greg, I’ll do this early season. Thanks
Great I will look forward to it. I have only started bass fishing late this summer and have had two successful sessions on live prawn and three blanks on lures, so a bass on a lure is my target for next year.... with as many tips as possible from your channel!
Great have you checked the beginners guide to lure fishing we have ? It will come on lures, what part of the country do you fish
Cracking vid on lures Matt.
This year I've had over 20 bass on Tobys though. They never let down!
Tobys are great !
@@SaltwaterAngler But not so great on a shallow reef.
The best lure for a hungry bass is ANYTHING . I fell for all that expensive lure bullshit at the beginning, until my uncle showed me it's all about understanding the tides, knowing your locations and persistence. My uncle caught bass on a white shoe lace on a weighted hook. He only did that to show me that expensive lures are a waste of money and he was right. Now all I use is dirt cheap soft plastics on weighted hooks ... i catch a lot of bass on these in SE Ireland....
Yes, bass fishing is 90% finding the fish, and when the fish are 'on' they will take anything you show them.Unfortunately they aren't always on.Yes, soft plastics are great fish catchers- if the fish are within range. Yes, Chinese lures are a quarter the price of the originals, are well made, and catch fish. I buy the copies of any lure I'm likely to lose, ie sinkers. My floating and shallow divers are originals, some imported, some bought used, but not many at the silly money end. These lures go on forever, and each one will have its day. If all you use are soft plastics then you are limited to the marks, and conditions to fish them in- what do you do in a good blow? I don't like being a one trick pony, and I don't mind spending twenty quid on a lure that will reach the fish, catch them, and last five years. It's all about confidence mate- I've caught salmon on a lure made from a bent six inch nail, but only because I've been shown it can catch.It doesn't mean I don't want a selection of lures to cope with differing conditions.
A great video, I normally bait fish for my bass, mackerel head, mackerel in general or rag worm, I have been meaning to go lure fishing, I got the rod reel & some of the lures you mentioned, but every time I go out the door I leave it behind & go for the bait, I my try it this year & I shall let you know if I do,😀
Thats good to know , there’s pros and cons between bait and lure. Usually you will have a hunch that it’s lure time with bait fish around ... will be interested to hear how it goes let us all know
Great video, been waiting for this video.Don't do to mush Lure fishing, done more this year looks like I will be spending some more money after this video 👍great Quality video keep up the great work.
Great thanks it was fun to make ! Good luck with your luring let us know how you get on!
Which Lures for boat fishing? In the Solent
The Cristal minnows... you can get them as deep divers... must admit do like these. The deep divers are ideal for of the kayak....
Yup black minnows and HTO artic eels...
yea i have a fishing buddy that swears by those.
Its funny how your choices wre so different from us here in Portugal. We fish mostly duo 175 flyers bevause in sand bottoms you need the distance to reach the hot spots.
Obviously your choices are great but many would be easly outclassed here 😋.
Most popular lures here would be:
1- duo tide minnow slim flyer 175
2- Shimano silent assassin 160f
3- daiea tournament/saltiga 17f
Still great to know yiur choices, and funny/interesting to compare. You guys in uk really fish smaller and shallow lures
Yes. An interesting comparison a mixture of venues. I like that shimano super assasion160 and it’s caught fish here in the uk. Dual tide minnow another that didn’t quite make the list too
Beautifully done, Sir! Subbing, cus this content is precious!
The addition of a PDF to help me spend my VERY hard-earned pennies? Simple fooking GENIUS!!!!
Welcome !
Just downloaded your top bass pdf. I am from Clacton on Sea where the water is very murky most of the time would this be a issue at all. Really want to start lure fishing. Thanks Russell
I have a box of lures all brand new that I would like eto send you fo a video, how do I do that ?
Gutted Megabass have apparently discontinued the Zonk, plus a notable catch on WSF means they are going silly money at the moment - bit of a modern classic though.
Surprised there was no black fiiish minnow. Saved many a blank for me
Axia have similar version in Pearl just minus the confidence factor !
I’ve just bought a yozurri crystal minnow. No luck yet mind. Great video as always 👍🏼
Did you get the mini version I can’t find them only the bigger 12g
Saltwater Angler, I got the 130mm version in Clown on amazon, I think it came from Spain somewhere. Not sure on the weight but it moves great in the water 👍🏼
@@SaltwaterAngler Definitely need a few small lures at times, I like the transparent patterns because they are a bit more subtle, when that's required, even without going down a size.
@@SaltwaterAngler Glasgow angling center have them in stock I think.
Thanks Matt, great vid, been bass fishing properly this year bit of a black art but fun👍
I'm typing this from my garden shed after asking the missus if I can have 200 quid for lures! she'll come round........ eventually! lol Great video Matt though! ;)
I should do a line in fake lure price brouchers! Thanks malc
I have a cheaper alternative for you malc in a video coming up soon
@@SaltwaterAngler I'm waiting with "baited" breath lol
Thought You’d bight on that
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What rod would you recommend for this kind of lures?
Do you have your list of lures please?
Head over to the saltwater angler website i have put the updated list in there with links
Thanks. I now know which lure to buy!👍
Great
Whats the ideal lure weight rod please. There's so many to choose from. 🙈
From the beach a 9ft 6-28 will take care of 90% of fishing here on the south coast
High Matt, I know this one was 9 months ago, but, I'm not sure but one or two of them looked like barbless hooks ??
Do you use barbless trebles ? Or might you just crimp the barbs down for ease of unhooking ??
I do have a few largish lures and frankly the hooks are bloody enormous !! You could probably anchor a local coaster with them.
Do you use the lures as bought 🤔 or do you change the hooks for something smaller and lighter 🤔.
Found the bit about weedless hooks and jellys very interesting, will have to get some, do you weight the jelly ? Or just use it as is, I guess it must cast well on it's own.
Cheers for now. Les.
Hi Les, yes to all those questions really because I’ll mix and match all sorts. Sometimes crimping hooks some barbless - I weigh hooks on a micro scale and replace with an equal weight. However they don’t always start off perfectly balanced so not always worth it. Weedless and weightless is good for soft plastics but that’s a localised thing , experiment.
Some nice selections there alright 👍
Yes I’d feel pretty confident I. Most situations with these in shallow water
Iv been slaying the bass with the launceR this year..didn’t think I’d find anything I like more than the patchinko125 but the launceR casts better n bass can’t resist it if u can find them..
Nice one ! I like those have one in white like a needlefish design. I don’t tend to use them here in Sussex but I’m due a trip west so will bring it along - I till I loose it first cast 😀
Megabass Zonk 120SW had landed 19.9KG Spanish mackerel in Abu Dhabi shore fishing tournament in 2017-2018 season. And it’s consistently landed 10kg plus throughout these years.
Ah yes I saw that , top lure!
J13 great lure for pike aswel 👍
What rod and reel you recommend please
It really depends but for me here on the south coast I like a 2500 Shimano exage sort of level - we did a video on lure rods and reels on the channel to suit your budget. The favorite colbolt 9ft for me
Hi Matt, great video I’ve bought most of these following your advice. Please can you recommend the best type of treble hooks for replacing the ones on the hard lures when they get rusty - many thanks
I quite like the Vmc coastal blacks or the Berkeley fusions. I use lure fishing for bass for these. Size dependent on lure obviously
This video makes me sad as I literally just walked back into the house after losing my Kimomo lure to my reel snapping shut mid-cast
:( one of my first times using it too. $18 gone.
Luckily, I live in Japan, so getting a new one isn't difficult, but it still hurts.
Thats the problem with these lure isn't it , But hey Japan is the centre for them at least
From your latest post on Insta you are obviously happy to use copies of established lures but do you have a general view on originals v copies?
There’s a whole video about it on the channel if you go to the saltwater angler home page click on latest videos
See i dont think that is a vole or chest hair i believe it to be a vole in some chest hair, brilliant video as always. I am going to go get me a couple of these as i think its about time to move on from soft plastics 😁
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Hi mate if you would to recommend one of these lures for fishing into a estuary that is no more than 2 meters deep at MAX which one would you pick? Not prepared to spend 20 quid on a lure that doesn’t suit my conditions, for now😃
Oh I understand that . Why not the white sticks! Cheap and fish well in shallow water also good at night. That would be the one
I’ve been told to get the savage gear and black minnow soft plastics and I have fished them for almost 1 year now and I didn’t get a bite on them I’m dying to catch a sea bass and I’m beginning to turn to hard plastics now I have the rod and all of the gear but the only lures in my tackle box are soft plastics and they are not working for me so is there a hard plastic that would suit? Ive tried to go out with guides also but I’m only 14 and they won’t bring me out so I’m on my own👍
Think about where the Bass expect to find their quarry . If I was you I’d fish somewhere and get to know it well rather than move around. What part of the uk are you fishing
I have fished a spot nearly 4 times now at night so I know it a good bit but the fish just don’t seem to be there so Im looking for a different spot now. I am actually living in Ireland I’m in south west cork by clonakilty if you know where that is I’ve found your videos the best of the best for a beginner like myself just learning how to do the simple things and now I’m looking at your more advanced stuff now
@@SaltwaterAngler Yes,yes, yes. White bass stick reeled in very slow with rod at 30 degrees got me a double figure fish in the dark a week ago.. Never been hit so hard, nearly fell over.In an estuary I would be happy with soft plastics alone, they are so adaptable.
All the gear you use is super expensive, can you do a video on cheap gear and see if you catch? and link them so people on a lower budget might do better!
Most of the bass videos in the channel and vlogs have budget tips. Axia and drift lures for example. Also some cheaper rods reviewed and plenty coming
@@SaltwaterAngler thanks mate love your videos
A great video time for me to buy more bass lures.😉
Yes , don’t spend too much 😂😂
What is the size and weight of your yo zuri lure?
I think it’s 9g and it’s about 3”
Hi just subscribed ,really want to give this a try could you tell me what rod / reel / braid lbs you use would be so greatfull
It’s very venue specific but it’s Shimano reels for me - I love their front drag button so much better to use than daiwa for example. 2500 or 3000 exage or similar lure rods something around 10-30 gramme 9ft. I use a favorite as reviewed on the channel. I have a few different brands of fluro and braid.
@@SaltwaterAngler omg thankyou for getting back to me I'm grateful for any help I can't wait to get some kit and have a go
How do you rig lures that come with 3 trebles? Do you leave 3 on? If you just use 1 or 2 trebles does it affect the action of the lure? Thanks
So generally they are designed and weighted for three sets of trebbles . in terms of hook ups , landing the fish and action you should just leave trebbles on. However for fish welfare (this is a bit odd because your dragging it through the water! ) then crimping the barb as a small gesture ! Or even better switching to single hooks is better for retrieving hooks and fish release. So for me I do a bit of all three but will edge towards singles. Now.
@@SaltwaterAngler thanks, makes sense, I see inline single barbless hooks are available, so will try those 👍
@@SaltwaterAngler I tend to fish singles when I know the majority of fish will be juniors, in the estuary mainly . I just can't bring myself to do it elsewhere, because you most definitely lose more on singles and I don't want to lose the fish of a lifetime ( but i think I caught that last week, and am now being greedy). I've also lost a couple on pinched in barbs, in the wave, so I'm not too happy with that,either.I've had a couple of fish badly hooked on trebles, but they are the ones to eat. Thankfully I haven't had to kill a badly hooked big fish, but I've got long handled cutters to deal with that event.
Here's a challenge. Can you catch a bass on a lure before January's out? You know they are there.
I like it !
Some nice lures there go get them bass 🎣
Always looking forward to the next one!
Hi is your rod running guide bend inward intentionally or you just bent it and didn't notice ?? It was killing my OCD 😋 aside of that nice comprehensive review, cheers 😉
Yes it was good spot probably bent it in the car and so excited to get fishing didn’t notice ! Has been bent back !
I checked the prices before I watched the video and instantly swerved. I don't need this kind of spending influence in my life 😂
There are some cheaper alternatives on eBay and don’t forget soft plastics some of which are in the next video
@@SaltwaterAngler my tackle box is currently full of conrad jointed plugs, Abu tobis & savage gear sandeels. These videos are pure temptation that I don't need 😂 i really do enjoy all of them though.
Will you be doing any reviews on good bass rods?
There’s some on the channel and I’m doing another one for the giveaway next week
I buy aliexpress copy ima sasuke 13g 105 work wery good
Put a link thx
I've lost around 10 lures (wedges, Tobys and Supersprat) so far this season so I'm reluctant to splash out as I'm afraid 😁 is there any decent budget or copies around to try out first?
Yes have a look at axia lures or kingdom. Axia do a good patchinko copy as well as hound type lures. Hard Lures like kingdoms can be found on Ali express along with lots of unbranded soft shads.
The aixa search is a cracking lure there only 7£ caught tons of bass on it
Something I don't understand.You cast all this expensive lures on the beac full of rocks to see casting range.
The things i do for you guys eh !
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Anything to help the video !
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Another good method. Not so easy on some of my marks but I do that often.
Nice video mate, a lot of those lures I have been using too! If you can take a look at my latest bass fishing video and sub that would be great! Keep them up.