How do you fish and rig a FREESTYLE swimbait? Professional Angler Chris Zaldain has been wildly successful with Megabass swimbaits on Bassmaster Elite tournament trail, notching multiple top-finishes and heavy bags. Take a seat in Chris’ boat as he breaks down the Magdraft 6” and its new sibling, the MAGDRAFT FREESTYLE. Chris shares two of his favorite ways to rig this deadly new swimbait, and some of his favorite places and situations to throw them.
*Recommended hook size: 5/0 – 7/0
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The birth of Megabass in the U.S. is the stuff of legend, involving a cross-country trek in the early 90’s, in which the Megabass designer/CEO Yuki Ito challenged pro staff of local stores and area pros to one-on-one fishing duels. The rules were simple: if Yuki Ito won, the store had to buy his lures; if the U.S. angler won, then Yuki had to buy local tackle from the store. This “put your money where your mouth is” approach, combined with the quality and flat out fish-catching ability that was evident in Yuki’s handcrafted Megabass equipment, succeeded in convincing stores to take on this premium imported tackle.
Today Megabass still embodies that daring spirit. Each product is a painstaking marriage of handmade form and technological innovation. Megabass strives to capture the same care, quality, and attention to detail embodied by the handmade tradition. In a modern age dominated by CAD and mass production, every Megabass lure is based on a hand-carved Yuki Ito original. Each stage of the development process is closely monitored with exacting quality controls to ensure that the mechanical process of production does not whitewash the integrity of the original.
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Anyone know the specific rod he has ? A link for it ? I can’t find it
I rigged this with a 6/0 owner beast hook… and using the screw lock dead center on the nose, it just completely blows it out. you can see the coils busting out the side of the nose. it sucks. but I feel like a smaller hook would be pointless.
Throwing the freestyle this weekend. This is helpful!
WE WANT AN 8 INCH FREESTYLE!!
I will have to try these tips
Gonna have to get me some of these! I have the Trokar bladed and non-bladed hooks that I want to try now! Would love to get a new PB this year. Already broke my PB twice this year so a third time would be GREAT!!!
I love it. I have an original mag draft . Havn’t caught any thing on it yet. I’m trying to commit to it more this year .
Great Vid. The nail weight trick is clutch.