This is everything you need to know about swimbaits! Glide baits, Soft baits, Topwater, and more! Matt covers rigging, techniques, locations, and baits, as well as some great underwater shots!

All links below go to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions.

*EASY BAITS…*
•Megabass 6″ Magdraft: http://bit.ly/2mc8bfK
Color: White Back Shad

•Savage Gear LT Gill: https://bit.ly/3pCRab7
Color: Bluegill

•R2S S Waver 168: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Color: Warden Hitch

•Jackall Gantarel: https://bit.ly/2adZI3R
Colors: RT Bluegill

*BOOT TAILS…*
•Megabass Magdraft (6″ and 8″): https://bit.ly/2mc8bfK
Colors: White Back Shad, Albino Pearl Shad

•JSJ Loose Caboose: https://bit.ly/43hpeyl
Colors: Spring Hitch, Tennessee Shad

•Bacca Burrito Swimbait (5″ and 6″): https://bit.ly/3p5SkiW
Colors: Tactical Shad, Tactical Gizzard Shad, Tactical Chartreuse Shad

•B5 Line Thru: https://bit.ly/3LLU4pm
Color: Blue Gizzard

•B6 Line Thru: https://bit.ly/3bw7lWR
Color: Sunny Shad

*WEEDLESS PADDLE TAILS…*
•Megabass Magdraft Freestyle: https://bit.ly/3bRG3Wi
Colors: White Back Shad, Albino Pearl Shad

•Scottsboro Tackle (6″ and 7″): https://bit.ly/2Oy7CKH
Colors: Natural Shad

•No Live Bait Needed K Tail (7″): https://bit.ly/4eG64Y9
Colors: Snow Bird

*SWIMBAIT HOOKS…*
•ZMan Diezel Eye Jighead: https://bit.ly/4db6LI2
Size: 6/0 Hook

•Owner Beast: https://bit.ly/2ancP66
Size: 8/0

•BKK Titan Diver+: https://bit.ly/3D5VNnJ
Size: 8/0

*SOFT BLUEGILL BAITS…*
•Savage Gear LT Bluegill: https://bit.ly/3pCRab7
Color: Bluegill, Ghost Gill

•Mattlures Hammertail Gill: https://bit.ly/2FsZhA3
Colors: Male Bluegill

•Megabass Sleeper Gill: https://bit.ly/3HPvgMT
Colors: Gill, Gillkko

•Savage Gear 4″ RTF Bluegill: https://bit.ly/2xx1zjH
Color: Bluegill, Ghost Gill

*WEDGE TAIL SWIMBAITS…*
•Savage Gear 8″ RTF Trout: https://bit.ly/33GROg1
Colors: Dirty Silver

•Huddleston 8″ Trout (ROF 12): https://bit.ly/2UVHiuQ
Colors: Rainbow Trout

•Mattlures 6″ Shad: https://bit.ly/2vM8cKF
Colors: Light Gizzard

•Huddleston 68 Trout (ROF 12): https://bit.ly/2dj5apG
Colors: Black Gizzard Shad

•ZMan 6″ ShadTron LT: https://bit.ly/46oXNoG
Colors: Blueback Herring, Threadfin Shad

*TREBLE HOOKS AND HARDWARE…*
•Owner ST–36 Trebles: https://bit.ly/2cWpeyw

•Owner ST–56 Trebles: https://bit.ly/2cVg7xW

•Owner HyperWire Split Ring: https://bit.ly/2aTH3f1
Sizes: 4-6

•Owner UltraWire Split Ring: https://bit.ly/3bQgswL
Sizes: 3-5

•Single Strand Wire: https://bit.ly/2IwNAiE
Size: 174 lb

•SuspenStrips: https://bit.ly/2YDQNUf

*LURE RETRIEVER…*
•Toothy Fishman XL Retriever: https://bit.ly/3A8370q
•Frabill Extendable Retriever: https://bit.ly/2TLTJc6

*SWIMBAIT LINE/LEADER…*
•Sufix 832 Braid: https://bit.ly/2ae93Ji
•Sunline Saltimate Nylon Mono: https://bit.ly/3WqDIJp
•Sunline Saltimate Tunageat: https://bit.ly/47MCfkR
•Seaguar Gold Label: https://bit.ly/3UqrUbi

*BLUEGILL HARD BAITS…*
•Jackall Gantarel: https://bit.ly/2adZI3R
Colors: RT Bluegill

•Baitsanity Explorer Gill: https://bit.ly/3F65FxK
Colors: Female Bluegill, Bluegill

•Bucca Bull Gill: https://bit.ly/2f1ASHn
Colors: Bluegill

•Megabass Vatalion: https://bit.ly/367AOxD
Colors: GG Gill

*OPEN WATER GLIDES…*
•Deps Slide Swimmer 250: https://bit.ly/2AfXQnF
Colors: Heavy Metal Trout

•Baitsanity Trout Explorer: https://bit.ly/33bQyxY
Colors: TW Steelhead

•River2Sea S Waver 200: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Colors: Rainbow Trout

*COVER GLIDES…*
•GanCraft Jointed Claw 178: https://bit.ly/2d5l48K
Color: Waka Ayu

•River2Sea S Waver 168: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Color: Light Trout

•Savage Gear Glide Swimmer: https://bit.ly/4eGJ5No
Color: Ghost Gill

•Bucca Trick Shad: Source Locally
Color: ThreadfinTastic

*GIZZARD GLIDES…*
•Spro Chad Shad: https://bit.ly/3AqivoQ
Color: Threadfin Shad

•Baitsanity Chimera Shad: https://bit.ly/44XiYvW
Color: Gizzard Shad

•Clutch OG Glide: https://bit.ly/3ZJfeyS
Color: Natural Shad

•Savage Gear Soft Shine Glide: https://bit.ly/3WE2eIP
Color: Gizzard Shad

*MULTI JOINTS…*
•22nd Century Triple Trout (7″-8″): https://bit.ly/2E8Up5P

•Bucca Bull Shad (6″-7″): https://bit.ly/2eJ8gWM

•Shimano Armajoint SS: https://bit.ly/3RsENjw

*WAKEBAITS…*
•River2Sea Tactical Wake 210: https://bit.ly/3aV6peA

•Spro 8″ Floater: https://bit.ly/2cU1x5P

•Baitsanity Antidote TUG: https://bit.ly/3Y0MhtS

•Bucca Wake: https://bit.ly/2yceVRt

*FAVORITE SWIMBAIT COMBO…*
Rod– G Loomis 966C SWBR: https://bit.ly/3ktZFnF
Reel– Shimano Tranx 300 (HG): https://bit.ly/2kYsvRw
Line– Sufix 832 Braid (80): https://bit.ly/2ae93Ji
Leader– Saltimate Shock (35 lb): https://bit.ly/47MCfkR

*SWIMBAIT RODS/REELS…*
•Shimano SLX 7’8″ Heavy: https://bit.ly/3QbMjvs
•Shimano Cardiff 300: https://bit.ly/2cvhtMO
•Daiwa DX Rod 8′ Med Heavy: https://bit.ly/3PKk8q6
•St. Croix Victory 8′ Heavy Fast: https://bit.ly/3f4tcEb
•Shimano Zodias 7’9″ Extra Heavy: https://bit.ly/2cgmMAe

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