Bass spend a good portion of the year targeting forage on the bottom which is why baits like jigs, drop shots, crankbaits and Carolina rigs are so effective (to name a few). Chris Zaldain takes the same approach with compact swimbaits like the Megabass Dark Sleeper – he explains how to fish this unique semi weedless swimbait over the bottom and through mixed cover areas to trigger bass by deflecting the bait off of structure and cover.
TACKLE & GEAR LIST:
• Megabass Dark Sleeper Swimbait, 1/2-ounce, color: Hanahaze: https://wired2.fish/DarkSleeper
• Megabass Destroyer USA Casting Rod, 7’5″ Javelin: https://wired2.fish/MegabassDestroyerCastingRod
• Shimano Curado 150 DC Casting Reel, 7.4:1: https://wired2.fish/ShimanoCurado150
• Seaguar Tatsu Fluorocarbon Line, 15lb: https://wired2.fish/SeaguarTatsuFluoro
• Humminbird SOLIX 15 CHIRP MEGA SI GPS (console): https://wired2.fish/HumminbirdSOLIX15-G2
• Minn Kota Ultrex i-Pilot Link Trolling Motor, 36V 112 lbs 60”: https://wired2.fish/MinnKotaUltrex
• Megabass Throwback Trucker Hat: https://wired2.fish/MegabassTruckerHat
Key to the bait’s effectiveness is its unique plastic molded construction, which encases a forward-positioned belly weight and a plastic dorsal fin that conceals a single hook from grass and wary bass. The bait’s design allows anglers to fish the Dark Sleeper similar to a weedless jig through areas that would otherwise fowl an exposed single hook jig and swimbait combo. Zaldain shares his 2 top methods for retrieving the Dark Sleeper, stressing the importance of regular bottom contact throughout the retrieve.
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Left hand gang!!
Small swimbait on a ballhead or football jig looks mo' better to me. Thin skirts can be optional. I can't believe the volume of publicity behind this thing.
Problem with these is they take forever to fall. Even with the 1oz trying to get one to the bottom in 50’. Not to mention they are known for losing fish. I’ll fish a small paddle tail on a jig head.
Or I guess a 🐠 wouldn't get in trouble if he kept mouth shut
Boy I am glad I am not a 🐠 all the new baits out there I would get caught
Thanks for the videos
What is the line set up for this technique … light braid to a flouro leader or straight mono? Thanks for taking the time to break it down. Love the videos
Love it it’s always tied on
I’ve got 3 diff colors of that swim bait but I haven’t had a single bite. I’ll have to try another technique with them
Как знакомый дед сказал – повтор врубает… ещё поймал – повтор, ещё – повтор…)))
Legend 🙏
These are great baits, but not snag resistant. It would seem like the hook would be protected by the dorsal fin, but the material is so soft it doesn't really do anything to protect the hook point. Fish a true weedless weighted swim bait hook for heavy cover and rocks.
I love these baits. Too bad they only hold up to a couple strikes. Gotta super glue it once the weight comes out of the head.
Спасибо за видео обзор!ЛАЙК!
yeah i stocked up on a few of these for the cold coming. so tempted to tie one now. would be nice to have access to cz's rod locker though
I just picked one of these up can't wait to try it out
Dark Sleepers slay. I take them with me every place I go.
I like throwing the sleeper in place of a football jig and dragging or slowly hopping it off the bottom it just flat out catches fish and they always choke it like in the video.
I lost this bait the first cast haha
using walleye techniques for bass, dont follow hypes and fish smart like this.
I've seen folks set a hook on 100+ pound tarpon with less force, as someone who grew up fishing saltwater I never understood why freshwater folks use so much force for every fish.
15+ years saltwater experience and 5+ freshwater, I've never in my life set a hook nearly as hard as anyone in these videos and I've never failed to set the hook. The biggest argument is bass have hard mouths, and bass fight so the force helps separate them from cover.
I don't believe either are true, I'm not saying it doesn't work for them, but the consistency and frequency folks do this is crazy. I have absolutely no problem getting good hook sets and I don't tear the basses mouth apart doing it. You can bass fish with ultralight gear well with little problem, I've yet to catch a bass that fought as hard as a redfish at the same weight either.
Amberjack explode on hookset, kingfish are notorious for their fight, dolphin (a different species of fish) fight forever, let alone shark, the list goes on and on … no bass ever fights anywhere near this and we use dramatically less force.
It's not needed for bass, they just don't fight…
Where's the ad hashtag? Just hook a swimbait weedles…
Nice to see when these pro explain it and catch one on it . I'm sold
That is a pretty good episode. I have actually used that technique with other swimbaits. First time I did it off shore I was pretty skeptical, but it works.