Throwback To Our Favorite Video!

Thank you for supporting us as we've grown to over 40,000 subscribers on Youtube and 37,000 Followers on Instargram! We appreciate all of your support! This milestone got us a little nastalgic so we looked through our past videos and picked out our absolute favorite. 

This frog fishing video is our favorite for a several reasons. The finished product turned out incredibly well but more importantly, we had a blast getting all the clips! Frogging is one of our favorite ways to catch fish and we were on an amazing bite! 

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Gear used in this video...

Bully Wa 2 Frog: http://bit.ly/2axyR2a

Champion 736 Rod: http://bit.ly/2abq8nl

Curado 200 Reel: http://bit.ly/2acRpsK

65 Lb Braided Line: http://bit.ly/2ae93Ji

Camera Used: http://bit.ly/2iwZqqU

We'll be back on schedule with a new video on Friday but in the meantime enjoy the stroll down memory lane as we all dream about catching frog fish in February! Thanks again for watching and supporting Tactical Bassin!

Matt's Biggest Limit | 51 lbs with a 12 lb Kicker!

Catching a 51 lb limit for 5 bass is an experience of a lifetime. Doing it with a camera crew while filming for Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish was amazing! To top it off, the day before they had a 25+ limit of smallmouth bass! 

The number one question we get asked is can you see the show? It still airs from time to time but we don't have a hard copy of it. Be sure to record "Monster Fish" if you want to see it! 

What Gear did we use? 

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Spro BBZ-1 Floater: http://bit.ly/2cU1x5P
8" Huddleston Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2azFTon
Rod- Dobyns 807: http://bit.ly/2aivwYX
Reel- Calcutta 400B: http://bit.ly/2b6NX0d
Line- 80 lb Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader-25 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Scale Used: http://bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Net Used: http://bit.ly/2dh9xQP
Camera Used: http://bit.ly/2iwZqqU

We were so blessed to catch even one giant bass on a swimbait but to catch a huge limit, and in only 3 hours was truly amazing! Trev Gowdy also go the biggest bass of his life that day. If you ever get the chance to fish big swimbaits , give it a try, you just never know what could happen! 

Shimano Tranx 300 Reel Review

Shimano just released the Tranx 300 and 400 as new additions to their casting reel line up for fresh and saltwater applications. If you've been looking for a super strong reel to throw swimbaits, big baits, A-rigs, Crankbaits, or cross over into inshore fishing, this might just be the reel for you!

The Tranx 300 fits the big bait niche perfectly for us. We found that it paired very well with our swimbait rods and worked equally well with big softbaits and hardbaits alike.

The addition of a high speed version (7.6:1 Gear Ratio) is another awesome upgrade from previous offerings into this category. With a high speed option the effectiveness of reactive fishing with glidebaits, wakebaits, and other fast moving baits is very high. If you're in the market for a big bait, high power, or offshore reel be sure and check out the new Tranx casting reel by Shimano. 

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See the gear here...

Tranx Reel : http://bit.ly/2kYsvRw
Matching Rods: http://bit.ly/2emaKYZ

Baits We've successfully used with this reel...

Huddleston Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2azFTon
Osprey Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2bqsLS0
10XD Crankbait: http://bit.ly/2gHT4F0
Lucky Craft Magnum Crankbait: http://bit.ly/2l1RDDR
River2Sea S-Waver: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Gan Craft Magnum Glidebait: http://bit.ly/2l3bxgM

Top Baits for Locating Bass During the PreSpawn

Each of these lures will help you catch bass during the prespawn this Spring. The Key to catching big bass is to cover water and find the aggressive fish. Tim explains how to use the different lure styles to your advantage as you try to locate bass.

Once aggressive bass are located you can switch between colors and styles of bait to keep the schooling fish active for as long as possible. Switching betwen a squarebill, jerkbait, alabama rig, etc... will keep them biting long after they would have given up on a single bait. Apply these bass fishing tips to your advantage this Spring and you'll begin catching more bass right away!

Baits Shown In This Video...

Lucky Craft LV-500: http://bit.ly/2aAUUbd
River2Sea Biggie Squarebill: http://bit.ly/2ahCzvo
Lucky Craft BDS Squarebill: http://bit.ly/2blTVwI
Lucky Craft Staysee 90 Jerkbait: http://bit.ly/2dBzMmz
Megabass Vision 110 Jerkbait: http://bit.ly/2j31TKb
Matt's Swimbait Head (for the A-rig): http://bit.ly/29RrTYN
Bladed A-Rig: http://bit.ly/2bgDGNu
Finesse A-Rig: http://bit.ly/2j6F1Nz
Gan Craft 230 Glidebait: http://bit.ly/2fLjSnm
River2Sea S-Waver 168: http://bit.ly/2aiu8Sh
Keitech 4.8 Fat Swing Impact Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Owner Flashy Swimmer Hook: http://bit.ly/2e8O4Y7
Osprey 6" Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2bqsLS0