Your Best Bet for a GIANT Bass
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Season 2, episode 4
No other artificial lure has caught more giant bass than the Arbogast Musky Jitterbug. This legendary bait - first manufactured in 1940 - is responsible for more state records and award winners than any other, and it’s remarkably simple to use. Follow the advice of our expert, Jimmy Zinker, and take your lunker fishing to the next level.
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Hello, I'm Jimmy's Mom. Let me tell you a little story about Jimmy. I think he was nine when we lived in front of a Lake. That summer Jimmy spent every spare minute fishing that lake. Twice that summer, when he jerked his lure out of the weeds, it landed on his head, Okay, time for a trip to the emergency room, twice. On the second trip to the emergency room Jimmy told the Doctor," Dr Hunt, I don't care what you do to my head, but that is my favorite lure, don't cut it." Precious memories.
That's a great story, Ms. Zinker! Thank you very much for sharing. You raised a terrific son. I'm a big fan. -- Ken
LOL!!! Oh man, that is funny! Thank you Mrs. Zinker! Terry
@peggy684 thank you Peggy for sharing and that just takes the story to a whole other level ❤
😮 True fisherman! Great story < I split my head open twice in the same night ! Leaning back on our barstools in our kitchen < mom& Dad were not happy < 😮
@@johnm2617 OUCH 🤕
Love to see this Epsiode Fellas! Jimmy is a plethora of knowledge when it comes to modifying and fishing the MJB at night! Cant wait to get out and put my "Zinker Bugs" to work this season! Great follow up episode Fellas!
Thank you, Jason! You and Jimmy are a terrific one-two punch! -- Ken
"Unofficial Mike Davis" of the Big Bass Podcast checking in. Always a joy to see this notification pop up of a new episode dropping. Thanks for the podcast fellas!
Thank you, UMD! -- Ken
Thanks Lil' Boom! Big Boom.
Well this was a treat to hear from the man himself and all the secrets,thank you Ken,Terry and Nathan and our special guest 👏👏👏👏 we definitely need a wooden Jitterbug back and PLEASE have an episode on the Rhode Island state record ❤️
Rhode Island is on our list of states to do! Thanks for watching Ken! Terry
Recently came across the podcast, it’s one of my favorite podcasts now! Keep up the great podcasts!
My dad and I back in the 80's faithfully threw the musky bug in black for night largie fishin' in MASS. We found the KEY to many of our big fish nights were that we painted the lip making the whole bug BLACK. We found on moonlit nights you would get no reflection off the lip into the water making the whole jitterbug one large, dark silhouette on the surface producing a higher number of blowups. Still to this day I use this technique even with jointed jitterbugs. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND making this simple modification!!! Nothing better than a TANK crushing a bug in the darkness!!! Sometimes it scares the crap out of you!!!
Sounds like a solid tip! Thank you! -- Ken
Great tip!! Thank you! Terry
Your welcome, Good luck!!!@@KenDukeBass
On my channel if you wish to check out, I have a few BIG LARGIES I caught at night on all black musky jitterbugs. Look for the video entitled vintage Massachusetts bass fishin'/ bass from the 1980's and 90's. Enjoy@@thebigbasspodcast
Nothing greater than that sound
I love this podcast!!!! I'm always excited to see a new episode drop !!!! Keep up the amazing work guys 👍👍
Thank you, John! -- Ken
agreed!
Great show Ken and terry , very interesting . Really enjoyed .
Every time I go to a fishing tackle show, I am surprised at all the swim bait makers. It would not take these lure builders much effort to create a modern version of the jitterbug. Great show. Thanks.
Not sure how I missed this one, fabulous guys, loved it. My Musky Jitterbug is maybe 30 years old but don’t believe it’s wood. Too bad for me, need to dig it out. Thanks guys
I had the honor of being able to fish with Jimmy one night on my local lake. What a great experience and unlike what Jimmy is saying I would go back anytime. I have not thought of doing anything else. I have purchased several musky bugs now and Jimmy will be the one to modify them. I have installed LED light bar for navigation along with GPS to find my places.
I’m so pumped this episode! Y’all really are the best! Thank you for all your hard work!
Great chatting with you, Neal! Thanks for watching. -- Ken
Thank you for the support Neal! Terry
A lot of good juice in this one! Black jitterbug at night is clutch. Awesome show as always!
Yes Sir!! Taking them to Orange Lake tomorrow for the weekend. A little early and threatening weather, but we’ll see.
@jameszinker that's awesome! I got 2 more months in the desert, then I'll be back to chasing them. Good luck tomorrow!
There is a company that makes basically what is a Jitterbug bait for saltwater stripers.
If i remember correctly the bait is made of wood and is a lot thicker and two or three inches longer than the Arbogast Musky model.
Favorite episode by far. My old mans PB is 8 on the black jitterbug at about 2am on a our home lake here in western part of upstate NY.
I had the same reaction to that article in the 80s.. soaking wood baits, crimping the lip edges.. turned me on to bait modifications
Bad ass podcast thanks dudes!
One of the "recent" changes to the Jitterbug, which I do not like, and nobody ever mentions, is the shape of the line tie (loop/rivet). They always used to have the wire coming out straight, then the loop would go up and around, like the shape of the letter "P". This allowed the rivet head to lay more flush against the faceplate. Now the loop is more like the shape of a "?" making it not able to lay flush with the faceplate unless you somehow bend it yourself. Maybe I shouldn't say this, but possibly someone got lazy, and the current rivet shape is easier and more popular to make that way. What do you think, Jimmy, Ken and Terry?
The problem I have always had was wear between the shank head and the face plate. With the old style it didn’t take much time for the connection to weaken to a point the line tie would pull through when a good fish was hooked. I know very little about the newer style except I stopped buying them even to be hardware donors because the current lips are so thin it’s hard to keep them in tune under normal use. If the line tie does not sit flush is seems to me this would cause faster wear.
This is exactly what I always complained about but you are the first I have ever heard agree...
My jitterbugs are deadly for 6-8 lb bass.
I love when you see the white water blow up when a bass hammers it at night....
Giving the thumbs up before I even listen to the entire podcast. Why? Because, how can you not get enough of big bass! Thanks guys. This topic reminds me of Pat Cullen and the black buzzbait. As always, thanks for the lessons and knowledge! About to throw Gpa’s ole jitterbug prespawn - fall.
Thank you, Eric. If you want to "meet" the man who built Pat Cullen's buzzbaits, check out tonight's episode of "Bass After Dark" at 9:00 p.m. ET. -- Ken
Thank you. Capt. Bert Deener with Bert’s Jigs and Things will sell you the set of 4 Buzz Baits he and Mr. Cullen designed. I used them and they are very effective.
Thank you Eric!!! Terry
@@KenDukeBassWhich episode? I'm trying to find it but can't.
@@bassandtreblefishing I was talking Bert Deener, who was on this show: ruclips.net/video/fYOy384Sb0Y/видео.html
Great episode. I can't wait for topwater season
It's already here ... if you're in the right latitude! LOL -- Ken
Excellent conversation. Thanks to you all. I love chasing the big girls in the dark.
Jitterbug! My dad used to like those. I remember opening up the tackle box and seeing a few. My dad also said fish it at night. I have caught a bunch of fish at night. Honestly I almost think it's better at night. My dads biggest bass 11 pounder came at night
Night time fishing can be great bass time. Me and my cousin used to fish every day. We used to fish this old sand mine. We even caught big bass in the middle of the night. Even on nights when we had freeze warnings and it would be in the low thirties I remember one specific night real cold we were fishing with cast net caught almost foot long wild shiners. And we caught them easily just as good as normal daytime weather. And another thing these high pressured lakes. Try them at night the big bass are more willing to eat
buying a new lure for parts. PRICELESS!
Ken, Terry absolutely unbelievable show. Simply can't get stuff like this anywhere else. I caught my first bass on a jitterbug probably over 45 years ago and still use them. However I'm more interested in the firefly product Ken mentioned. I saw their website but just wondering how good they actually are? If they work I know my night fishing will improve drastically. Any information would be greatly appreciated. God bless
James, I've never seen one in use, on the water, at night, but I believe it's a worthwhile product. I hope to get one and do some serious night fishing this year. -- Ken
Awesome podcast, just subbed! I saw a comment you guys said you have a Pat Cullen buzzbait episode, but I can't find it. Did i misunderstand something?
There is no Cullen episode. I just mentioned in the conversation that I use his Buzz Bait series with my Bugs. I have an 11-13 on one of his buzz baits this tear.
There is a comment below that they replied to referencing a Bass After Dark episode about Pat Cullen or Buzzbaits - likely both haha.
I just wanna know what Pat Cullen did to modify his Buzzbaits.
I live in MA, an 7/8 pound bass up here is almost twice as old as a 10pounder down south.
They chase double digits in GA and Cali and Texas, 8# is the bass of a lifetime up here.
I just wanna catch the bass of a lifetime before I die.
@jameszinker I appreciate your insight, just bought like 6 black Jitterbugs to mess around with.
I have one jointed one already that had about 20 strikes and 3 fish the other night - killing me with those misses.
How is ur channel not growing? Y'all should have 100 k plus. Some of these dumb channels have over 200 k. U tube is sucking. Y'all do a great job!
They barely have adds, you tube only promotes the Chanel’s with a lot of advertising, it’s all about money not about content
Love this show always great stuff
Thank you.
Thank you Darius!!! We appreciate the support! Terry
Night fishing is the best thing ever
I absolutely love slow waking a pb rat at night. There are things that go bump in the night, and they're called BIG BASS!
That's the only way we fish here from early April to first off September
Ken, Terry, I broke down and ordered about $100 worth of jitterbugs this past week. Several of each flavor, all of them in black. We'll see if it can compete with my current favorites, the black buzzbait and the black Berkely Choppo 120
I fish the buzz baits also at night. The Jitterbug is slow, it floats so it can “stop to rest” , it is great for times when the larger bass are lazy. It presents as an easy meal. The larger size draws particularly violent blowups. My theory is that because the Musky Bug is larger the bass tend to hit harder to stun their prey. I have had 7 and 8 pound bass hit the Bug numerous times before hooking up.
The Buzz Baits are great when bass are very active and striking aggressively. The biggest PRO to using Buzz Baits is their ability to work directly in dense moss cover. I have a special custom made black Buzz Bait that I use straight over moss and pads. It gets destroyed in some of the most violent blowups I’ve ever heard at night.
I was thinking about planting a bug in Ken’s ear for a Buzz Bait show. I have not sent him the pictures I have of Bass with Cullen Buzz Baits hanging from their mouths. We have hardly scratched the surface of what I can share on the subject of night fishing.
I think you will find, as I have, the the Jitterbug and the Buzz Bait are the perfect team. Two doorways into the same desirable room.
@@jameszinker I think that's a great idea. Over the past few years, during warmer months, I've found myself exclusively throwing topwater. I've had much success at day and night, on several local lakes. Both fun fishing, and in tournaments. My best fish over the past 3-4 years have all come on some sort of topwater; most on a black buzzbait, some on a black choppo, and a couple on a black one knocker spook.
I live in middle TN, and have found that topwater baits used throughout the day can win tournaments as well as put quality kicker fish in the boat for me.
I'll txt Ken today and suggest a buzzbait show as well. I've gotten into making my own, and have found several modifications that have worked to draw more strikes than the typical run of the mill buzzbait.
Thank you for your response sir, I appreciate it👍
I also use the Super Spook a lot with good success. I remove the three bream hooks the factory puts on them and put two sets of the same 4X 2/0 trebles I use on my Jitterbugs. I attach them with heavier split rings at the front and rear hook loops leaving the middle loop open. The lure action and hookup is terrific. I’ll never understand why they put those cute little hooks on there.
@@jameszinker I agree, I swap out the factory hooks, upgrade the split rings, and use a set of Berkley Fusion 19 hooks. I rarely fish a spook aside from the one knocker, so I've only got 2 hook places to begin with.
I'm also only fishing for about a 6 lb largemouth at most around here. I've been surprised at the sharpness and strength of the Fusion 19, even tho they're only made in a 1X
Love the night! Whole different water.
Yes sir! Thank you for watching! Terry
Excellent video good information. I was thinking about Mr Zinker. I believe he said his best night of fishing included 2 each 7 pounders. I believe he also said his best bass was 9 3/4 pounder. Both of these events are way better than anything I have ever achieved. But, I wonder if the current big bass populations in North Florida, South Georgia and South Alabama are way past their prime. L J was killing those double digit bass.
My best bass weighed was 10-2. She was caught at night but not with the Bug. I have caught one that was bigger when I was 19 but she was never weighed.
I believe there are still big bass out there. I think the key is in lake cycle. O H Ivey in Texas, Orange Lake in Florida are in big fish cycles right now. Lake Jackson dried down the the late 50’s and was restocked after filling back up. Brasher was doing so strongly there in the 70’s. Jackson is in drydown right now and I am told there are plans to restock her when the water level returns to fill pool. This will create another trophy cycle in Jackson over the next decade.
@@jameszinker I hope to fish Lake Orange in the next couple years. It would be neat to rent a home there in the winter months and bring my boat down. Thanks for the info. Also, I have been enjoying big swimbaits. There are bunches of individual artisan builders of these baits. I really think a modern red cedar muskie jitterbug would be an easy buildup.
Ken ,
I was wondering if you could get a company to make a Musky Jitterbug kit with an unpainted cedar body, heavy-duty hook hangers, and premium hooks? A company may be like Jann's Netcraft.
Not a bad idea.
Barlow’s Tackle sells the unpainted wooden bodies, the face plates, and all the hardware! - Ken
there are some Japanese baits that are similar to the Jitterbug; I plan to make my own. I personally like the style of the 5/8 oz rather than the musky one. Almost different baits regardless of size. Great show thanks!
Thank you, Kevin. -- Ken
The RAID Bull Tank is a good one
Yeap devil horse is another big bass lure. In Florida big top waters do attract the biggest in a lake
Just fascinating discussion. Love lure modification, and this is lure mod on steroids. Can't afford to buy an old, real Jitterbug, but I can follow Jimmy Zinker's example and carve one. Brilliant show, guys.
Thank you, Dave! -- Ken
Final thought: I too have waffled and doubted myself on calling the faceplate on the Jitterbug a "lip." But that's what I guess I go with because there's not a word with less syllables and the thing does kinda look like a set of lips when you look at it straight on. But for a guy who is into words and their meanings this one does unnecessarily bedevil me. lol
Dave, I'm working on that Bassmaster article and plan to use "faceplate" throughout, though I certainly don't fault you or anyone else for saying "lip." I'm occasionally the terminology police. Drives me crazy when people say "structure" but should say "cover." -- Ken
@@KenDukeBass I am a badge carrying member of the grammar and terminology force. But whenever I correct my wife she responds with "There, their, they're." to shut me up.
Always great stories
Thank you, Bobby! -- Ken
Thank you Bobby! Terry
Why wouldn’t a popper be just as effective at night?
Fished properly in the right place a popper should do well at night. It’s all in what you want to specialize with. Cullen did it with Buzz Baits, some guys today are catching tremendous fish consistently with swim baits. You could be the guy that makes the popper great again. It’s one thing to catch a big bass, but to do it consistently, that is no accident.
Another great show fellows
Thank you Rick! Terry
I love night fishing in Texas
Caught lots of good fish.
He is right dark is better
Thank you for watching Rocco! Terry
Has The Big Bass Podcast been discontinued? 45 days since the last episode...... I keep checking for new episodes only to be sadly disappointed.
I was wondering the same thing.
Nice!
Thank you Devin! Terry
I just went and got a black one I used to fish them a lot when I was a kid but I forgot how to make them walk right this one just don’t seem to do it right just gotta keep bending that lip I guess that’s what I don’t like about them
They will all produce a very similar action and sound out of the box. The bends I do to the lip are not intended to fine tune the factory setup. That is not needed. The bends I do change the lure drastically. If your changes are not equal on each side you will through the lure out of balance.
@@jameszinker thank you
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