Chris Zaldain gives the scoop on the Dark Sleeper swimbait, sharing different retrieves, target areas and tactics to put key fish in the boat.
Subtle action, paired with weedless benefits allows it to be worked through dense cover often inaccessible by standard swimbaits. Try these tactics on your next trip to the lake, and see how Jig Fishing with the Dark Sleeper swimbait can get more bites for you!
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Dark Sleeper Swimbait – https://megabassusa.com/product/dark-sleeper/
Destroyer Javelin Casting Rod – https://megabassusa.com/product/destroyer-f5-75x-javelin/
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Bittersweet knowing zaldain left megabass
I got mine today I can't wait to try it out
That fish is amazing
Nice catch
Your videos are the best!!! I learned so much watching your videos and now I have purchased a lot of the MEGABass products that you have shown how to use. I can't wait to use them, I'm up here in the North country and I'm not able to fish right now due to a medical condition
Nice underwater action… more people should do videos like this!!!
Dark sleeper never fails me. Caught my pb largemouth and black crappie on a 3/4 oz dark sleeper.
Thd rod was megabass destroyer F4.1/2-71x ? thx.
Straight to the point, good tips, good content, love it.
Dark Sleeper is a great jig but not weedless 🙂
What kind of shades are those?
bass fisherman crack me up. they act like every bass even the small ones are giants. 😆
Hm fished deep, shallow, fast slow hop cold water warm water.0 yeah 0 fizh
Ive had multiple small rock ass manage to inhale the 38 3" lol love fishing it, bounces off everything
LETS GET A MAGNUM SLEEPER
Seen this bait seen this bait heard about this bait watched this bait watched videos about this bait yada yada ya get the point. I’m not one to jump on the hot new fad(not calling fads but most recent yrs: ned rig, gika/Tokyo rig, neko…) but not the last to add to or make a spot in the arsenal either. Well when I said i seen and seen I meant I seen and seen this bait kick my back side time and time over. Def 1 I wished I’d tried sooner! Being able to throw a swim bait where you usually would put heavy cover jig was kinda, yeah right, yeah right you can! Don’t mind breaking off or losing a jig here, a paddle tail there but def don’t like it. Much easier with sponsored baits no doubt (not to sound arrogant bc they all cost 💲 don’t like it but feel it’s part of fishing) grandpa always said if you ain’t hung up you ain’t putting the jig where it needs to be. So at $3.15/ea puts ya on the line of that’s part of it & gosh I hate it and drives me nuts! Super thankful for the break off retail bc it’d be diff no doubt! TW sells @ 💲6.99-💲7.99. Yet to hear or know of an angler that wanted to lose a jig, plug, crank, ____ bait. I’d be much more cautious putting em places for sure. But 🧼 📦, the best part is having a different presentation and swim bait at that to flip like a jig in nearly any cover, and take same bait and fish it any level of the water column most importantly the bottom, and keeping it on the bottom. Maintaining bottom contact w/swim bait has plagued these lure designers/makers for how long now… hope everyone has a healthy, great, and safe year on and off the water! Zaldain been deadly with swim baits forever!! Wonder when he made the transition from Zaldain to Zaldaingerous
What line size for what weight of lure?
What colors do yo throw the colors are just weird
If only they came in a smaller size like around
1-1/2 inches then they be perfect for trout fishing. That's for sure
What size line and is that a 7ft 5 medium heavy ?
So sick. Heavier line necessary since more exposure on your leader?
Ummmm….WRONG…Dark Sleepers will hook any and all wood that it even slightly brushes against.
Ladybass put me onto these a while back and the creek smallmouth here love them.
i guess they think it's a darter or something – can't stay off 'em.
Is There Gonna Be A 7 Or 8 Inch In This Bait!?
I wish yall would let Zaldain design a small jointed swim bait. Guys he is one of the best swim bait fisherman.
im going to try some super glue on the eyes, but other than that this lure has drawn in so many fish. Using the 2.4 inch.
I just started using megabass this year after buying an emtf rod I went out and got the perfect pitch and I absolutely love megabass I will never use anything else again. All my spinnerbaits are v3s and v9s, magdrafts and more. I'll never look back. 😆🤣
What is the best gear ratio you hv found for the dark sleeper?
I love my dark sleepers!
Absolutely love this swimbait
I just bought 2 of these and they absolutely smashed em. I was even catching crappie with it in the 3/8 ounce
For me swimbaits are the best of all baits especially for stripers. A swimbait also works best for lethargic fish. Thank you for proving my point