Few anglers have invested more time and passion into the art of targeting big bass with swimbaits than Brandon Palaniuk. This video details Palaniuk’s approach to fishing glide baits and magnum soft swimbaits around laydown trees, docks, and other complex and hard cover.
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• SWIMBAIT – Storm Arashi Glide Bait: https://wired2.fish/StormArashiGlide
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• REEL – Daiwa Tatula 300 Casting Reel: https://wired2.fish/DaiwaTatula300
• LINE – Seaguar AbrazX Fluorocarbon Line, 20-pound: https://wired2.fish/SeaguarAbrazX
Big bass are dominant predators that live around the best available cover, with trees and docks near the top of the list. Large swimbaits represent a big meal and are ideally suited for triggering and revealing the biggest bass in any given system. Palaniuk explains how he positions his boat relative to the structure to make high-percentage casts that account for current, shade, and the shape of the cover.
Fishing big baits require rod setups designed for the task. Palaniuk shares his go-to rod, reel, and line combo for effective casting and keeping bass hooked. He uses the same setup in open water or when making targeted casts around cover.
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I bought one of these after seeing so many pros using them and I already hade Chad Shads, shine glides and others so I took it to the water to see how it glides and all I could keep saying was wow! It glides so well with little effort and one of the best glides I own,I am super impressed
nice boss..!!
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Excellent explanation and great visuals, and equipment share
I keep telling myself I’m going to start throwing big swim baits but just haven’t committed
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I think it's amazing how eerily similar to a real fish some of those swimbaits can be. I have several that if you didn't know it was a bait, you'd think it was a real fish. My two favorites to throw are a bluegill and a shad imitator. They've both done good work for me.
Thanks for this one, I've been on a big swimbait kick for a year now, it is THE most fun, but most fatiguing way to get bigs consistently. A lot fewer bites, but the smallest I've taken on a big glider was a 2lb'er. I fish primarily ponds right now and its fun getting the "man, are you fishing for sharks?" type comments. If they happen to witness a catch, it usually blows their minds. I've gotten my biggest fish of both this year and last fishing tight to the bank along cover.
Love it! I just started throwing BIG swimbaits just over a year ago. Out here in So Cal our bass get pretty frigin big! That said, I’m heading out to Tennessee next week on my annual fishing trip and plan on spending a full day throwing BIG glides and swimbaits! Personally, just throwing these huge baits around with the proper gear is fun in itself… when a true giant commits… cherry on top of the pie!
Good stuff Brandon! 🎣 👊🏼💯🇺🇸
Thanks for the tips my friend!