@@DEBOSFishing Hey Hello Debo, i really like to stick your videos. And just i'm thinking that i can buy lures (unboxed, used, old, whatever) from you. and you can buy more new lures to make more unboxing videos. :). i know it reads freaky. but it's true. what do you think Debo?
That live target sunfish I cut the tail off and if/when it fills up with water and it drops into the pads is when it gets deadly. I've had a bunch of fish strike on that fall
That Live Bait Sunfish looked good til you flipped it around and to me that BIG lead weight spot just ruined it. It looks so natural till you showed the other side that will be seen by fish. Wonder why they didn't conceal the weight inside the sunfish's body to not ruin the natural and realistic view. So that's the one I'll be looking for you to fish with and check out the results.
Awesome, I appreciate feedback like this. Yea, I don't think that spot will deter many bass. But if it consistently brings on water, I'll have issues. Will be fun to test!
I’m an old school angler .. but I sure enjoy your videos - your perfect for teaching the new - you do a better job in that arena the tactical bassin .. keep up the great work Debo .. your needed / appreciated I’m sure
Thanks man, that truly means a lot to me. The guys at Tactical Bassin are amazing teachers and on another level above me. I just try to show folks how I learned to help out anyone who wasn't lucky enough to have a teacher growing up.
Dont trim the poppin perch!! The jointed rap is a killer. Literally and figuratively. They'll eat it "often deep, deep". Its one of my heavily used but never mentioned lures especially late spring. Slow crank it around cover with speratic stops and twitches. Slow is key tho
On the live target blue gill the hook up ratios are pretty bad out of the box. The way they are weighted they sit high on the surface so when bass come up and hit it it pushes it out of the way. Pull out the weight in the bottom and put some split shot inside of it. Itll sit down on the surface alot better. Alot better hook up ratio.
Top water frogs with flexible tails draw strikes but fail hooking fish more than ones without a tail. The first hollow frog I used was Mann’s The-Rat designed by Lloyd Tallent around 1980. They had tails that made them worthless until you took the tail off. Few anglers use them because they cost six bucks and fishing heavy weeds and Lilly pads was not popular. They were soft as butter and had a short life span. I still have a half dozen of them, I never told anyone how amazing they worked because keeping it secret meant more fun for me. All hollow body frogs catch fish, some are better than others, try every color and size, and fish them all. Any lure made by Rapala will catch fish if you find its niche. They are so many models it is hard to find the one you are looking for. When you find one that slays fish buy a bunch and keep your secret to yourself. Terminator Spinnerbaits work great, T-1 titanium models are my favorite. Zoom Bubble gum Trick Worms work great for bedding fish and clear water smallmouth. Yo-Zuri Pins Minnows are great lures. I have a box of the tiny sinking ones that trout love. They are affordable and work good or better than more expensive ones. Megabass Dark Sleeper, Pow, Ka-Boom, Wham-O, toss one of these into a suspended school of deep water Hybrid-Stripers and hold tight to your rod. They may not hit for a few casts but once one does you can fill the boat. The bait often is deep inside their mouth; I suggest a good hook remover to prevent ruining lures and retie your line often. I use one with a V shape end that pops hooks straight out from the inside of the hook bend. I have no idea how they would work bank fishing but that is for you to discover. I have over twenty of them in my boat, does that tell you something. Keep it a secret if you read this far. If they don’t get murder before they hit bottom swim them all the way back close to the bottom they catch everything.
Yes! I'm excited to get some fish on the dark sleeper. I threw the terminator spinnerbait this weekend and I had a LOT of trouble getting it to swim right. I checked the wire and messed with it a number of times to make sure it was straight. It appears the head was a bit misshapen...I'll have to try the other color.
@@DEBOSFishing When I use small ¼oz or smaller spinnerbaits, I never use a trailer because it defeats the purpose of downsizing the lure. I bend the wire so the end of the blade is parallel or slightly short of end of the skirt. Small spinnerbaits sometimes require a slower retrieved speed; they tend to roll on a fast retrieve. The blades may be too big for the head weight to handle so a smaller blade size may work also. Line is another thing to consider they work better when tied to small diameter line. I sometimes bend the wire to make it track left or right so it swims into and under cover. If they are both duds, get your money back.
@@gizmocarr3093 yea, that's a good point about retrieve speed and line. I'll try downsizing and see how it does. If the stock blades give it issues, that's a problem. A company shouldn't sell something that is wrong out of the box. I'll do some experimenting. Thanks as always for your feedback, Gizmo!
@@DEBOSFishing I agree but some bargains turn out to be duds and some turn out to be wonderful discoveries. If you are looking for a small profile, killer search bait look for Strike King’s Rocket Shad. They sell them at Walmart, Cabela’s, Tackle Warehouse and many other places. They come in sizes 1/4, 3/8, and half ounce. You can reel them as fast as you can and fish clobber them. They work deep and shallow and they cast so far you will be amazed. Burn them back and cast out as fast as you want. They catch everything, use strong line and retie often. When they hit the water just reel like hell or let them sink to the bottom and then reel like hell. I was fishing one of these thru weed clumps in 10-feet of water from my Kayak. I would rip thru most of them easily but got stuck in one. So I pull up to the stuck lure and began pulling it free. It started to move and then all hell broke loose. A Musky launched out of the water the size of an ICBM missile. I saw my Blue Rocket Shad stuck on the side of its giant head. It landed on the other side of my kayak and the lure shot back and impaled my left shoulder. I wee-weeded a little in my kayak shorts, as the second splash doused me like a water balloon. There is a good reason they still sell this lure after all these years.
Them pink finesse worms work excellent in the right conditions. Weightless texas rigged with a 3/0 or 4/0 hook offset ewg (though I prefer straight shank instead of the ewg- I get more hook up ratio) They also work really well on the drop shot nose rigged with a wacky style hook 1/0 or 2/0. Tons of action.
@@BuckeyeRiver if using the pink bubblegum zoom worms I like to put the hook in and out of the bait just barely where the tip is sticking out than back it back into the worm so you can't feel the hook tip. Your more prone to snagging rigging it this way but when the fish hits it the hook is able to be set very easily. A cold front came through a few days back and I caught 13 large mouth, 6 of them I caught in a half hour on this same worm rig. Frogs catch some monsters 👍 I plan to throw a frog when it warms up a little (near later spawn season). I still have fun throwing my 20 year old top water zarra spook hedon in bullfrog color.
Dark sleeeeper! Popping worked best for me But also got some chasers when bring it back on a straight retrieve What I like about the tail is that it kicks fast and easy- great action Superglue your eyes..they will pop off after a few fish The hidden hook is not as weedless as I would like but no problems with hooking up
Yeah, I tested it a bit today. I was still grabbing vegetation. The action looks great but I didn't catch anything. I'll keep tossing it. Thanks for watching 👊
for anyone wondering what the dark sleeper is supposed to be, it's a sculpin. they are in a lot of lakes and rivers across the country. and whether they're in your waters or not, the dark sleeper catches fish.
Found a Chartreuse rooster tail on the bank at my local pond. Free lure.Tied it on to 14 pd low vis green. On my 6'6 Spin cast Ugly Stick medium action. Next 4 casts caught 4 good size Largemouth. Then got hung up and lost it. Spent the rest of fishing season. Trying to find one the right color and size. Just went to Academy Sports Store in Terre Haute Indiana. Found want I wanted and more. $100.00 was spent. Worth the long drive. Shawn
hey debo lets see those frogs,dead bluegill and the pink worms on videos. I keep seeing those frogs w/ long tails and i just purchased pink trick worms for my wife as she just got into fishing. Love the content brother. Fish on!
I've used the Live Target Sunfish, but it isn't as successful as a top water frog, and for it's shape, it doesn't cast as well as one might think. One thing I like to do with it, which I saw in a video, is to remove that plug, add a small split shot or 2, then put the plug back. It increases the cast distance, and also causes the lure to sit straight up in the water instead of just floating broadside on the surface, and seems to increase the hook up ratio. One of my fishing Buddies uses the Scum Frog, and it does just as well as any of the others. I've used many brands of frogs, but now mostly use the Snag Proof Phat Frogs, because of the inner tube technology, I don't have to squeeze out water as I do with others, which I call "making the frog pee", haha.
I've never seen those snag proof fat frogs. I'll have to check them out. Those are good tips on the sunfish, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching Russell!
Bought some Fireline on sale. Never used it before. I don't know if I got some bad line or what, but the line was sticky, the black came off on everything and the line was impossible to cast. I finally stripped it off of everything and now it is taking up space on the shelf as I consider how to use a sticky, messy, impossible to cast expensive line! Maybe mine was defective, but I wouldn't give it any stars at all!
On the Live target sunfish bend out and up the hooks will improve hook up ratio ... Most rubber frogs you can do the same and will help your hook up ratio big time just don't over bend and break the hooks!(i know old video but anyone who see's now can atleast try it)
Great finds Debo. I dont trim the tail on my popping perch. Tried it and I seemed to have more luck with the full tail. Weird I know. Wife and I went fishing with my uncle and grandfather today and got out classed by quite a bit so uncle told me to come over and i just left with 2 bags of lures that weigh about 5 pounds each and another for a friend that weighs the same. So I'm set for a long while now.
Debo, don't worry to much about the hooks on that Rapala topwater, it's my buddies favourite pike lure.hes had a ton of them all on the stock hooks. Trick is to keep them sharp. I cant wait to see you throw that for pike. You know pike are my thing!!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
Used my scissors to shred the tail on the Live Target Sunfish. Got a better hook up ration after that. Just cut it several times from the tail toward the body, but not too far up.
Take some scissors and make some cuts on the tail a bunch and make it kind of stringy like.. like the frogs have stringy legs.. make the tail like that an it makes the tail alot more flexible. That's what I did an it made my hook ups a lot better. But only if they try an hit it from the tail end. Some times they try an come up an hit it from the side..but cut the tail up.. also the dark sleeper is an awesome bait. U can swim it like s swim bait just try an maintain bottom contact.. U can also fish it like a jig for sure. And last the scum frog.. thumbs down for sure. I bought a hand full an literally threw them away.. but.. to each is on! Fish on tight lines
Awesome, looking forward to trying the sunfish. Tested the dark sleeper this weekend but didn't get any takers. I'll be testing the scum frog soon so we'll see. Thanks for all the feedback man!
I'd be interested in seeing those strike king bluegill topwaters. Btw, i hv 2 sizes and colors of the livetarget sunfish and all they've gotten is wet. Very disappointed - have had good luck with their other stuff.
Haha that's awesome dude! You're welcome, glad you found one on it! Hopefully we can all get out and fish in a vid together some day! Thanks for watching and tight lines!
The scum Frogs are amazing add the froggin hook to the back of the hooks on it and you will love it ! forget what there called but its like a stinger hook that goes on frogs!
I tried a couple split rings on each shank of the double hook connected to a trailer hook (as tex-posed as I could get it) through the tail of the Live Target sunfish. The hook up wasn't bad, but unfortunately I couldn't keep the weeds off it. Maybe you could tweak the idea a bit...
Those Dark Sleeper gobi lures are a decent imitation of a Hogsucker (both the Northern and Alabama species), which is probably why they're successful. I've tried catching them, by the way, with no luck!
Debo, as always, great video! You have enticed me to go out and go on the same quest and find new and cheap baits to try out. I also wanted to let you know that your videos like this are done quite remarkably; the hands on with great video quality and audio. Showing lures to the camera like the V-shaped hull on the pike lure you snagged definitely gives a great visual. Thank you for the channel and all of the great vids! Oh and shoulder update, might not have a torn rotator cuff, my chiropractor popped it and its much better. Im just a pansy and should be 100% in no time. Keep up the great work man! This is by far my favorite channel on CZcams.
I just watched this video....kinda snickered when you talked about the rooster tail. I've fished them for a long time myself. They are so simple yet flat out catch fish. I had tremendous luck this past spring fishing the bumblebee pattern. Caught tons of bass, a 3' pike and had an amazing evening when I caught 12 channel cats all between 4&8 lbs. Keep up the great content and if you ever feel like taking a road trip, give me a buzz. I'm located on the fox chain o lakes in Illinois.
Yeah, used them a ton as a kid. I'll get them out soon in hopes of getting on a good school of hybrid bass! If I'm over that way I'd definitely be down to wet a line with you!
in my experience the live target bluegill works better with some weight added to the inside, i havent done a lot of fishing with it tho. another thing for drop shots when i dont want to mess with wrapping the line around the rod i use a second hook keeper, the rod wraps get in the way how i transport my rods.
The Pin's minnow was my favorite lure for a looooong time. The bass live it, and 2 turtles loved it. The floating worked good for me but the (discontinued) suspending was money
I have the yo-zuri pin minnow in the black/gold color, paid $1.99 at Walmart on clearance and had a smallmouth bass hit it and I didn't set the hook good and it popped off
the yo zuri crank, twitch and jerk baits are deadly.. just saying.. I especially love the big hydro minnow for bigger corvina.. the skitters are fine.. and bright colors are great at night...
Feeshin friend, I just bought the exact same super 8 fireline and put in on my Shimano Stradic Ci4 Plus, in same color for my finesse setup. And it’s great. Take it easy feeshin guy
That's what I need is more frog's I'm down to my last one now..... I'm also seriously thinking about taking Flukemaster's advice and using superglue on the bottom of them to help keep the water out!
@@DEBOSFishing and actually check out the color options and sizes Academy has in their H2O Express sunfish hollow bodies, it's pretty good, from crappie to different gill.
DEBO'S Fishing, I know you have been throwing the Lew’s Mach Crush as of late. I am looking at getting another combo. I already got a matching pair SLX combo this year and love it. How does the crush stack up against the SLX?
@@Goiks man, a lot of things to consider here. Graphite frame vs aluminum. The crush and SLX both cast extremely well. Both are comfortable but I prefer the Winn grips on the crush. If you're using it for hard hook setting applications, I'd go with an aluminum framed reel. I've had no issues with the crush yet but I'll be doing a review soon!
Dammit Debo!!!!! I was planning to go to Canes Chicken for lunch for those awesome chicken strips. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO....Now I have to go to f@#ng Walmart and Academy to see if I can pick up some frogs and other crap I don't need instead!!! This is really putting a dent into my Craigslist escort fund. Damn you man !!!!
@@DEBOSFishing Well, It went like this Debo. I go to Academy and buy a couple frogs and some floating soft plastic shad kinda thingys. Then I start to fondle the reels. I end up with a Lew's Speed Spool LFS. Why? Cuz I don't have one, YOU like it and the wife is out of town for the week and won't see me come home with it. Then I go to Walmart and get a Scum Frog, a Storm Live Kickin' Shad, some Splenda and a 4 pk of Starbucks Doubleshots. You're killin' me man!
@@TheGoatMumbler hahahha oh man! I need to put a disclaimer in my vids! *** I won't be held responsible for marital disputes or altercations caused by individuals going on tackle runs because of my videos*** 🤣👊 Thanks for watching and let me know how you like the new LFS. I haven't used the new version yet!
I think its cause the bass try to eat those live target Sunfish head first like they do naturally causing the bait to get yanked outta the fishes mouth, and trust me I've actually seen that happen
Unless you’re mill’s fleetfarm! Dam their winter stuffs they just box them up for next winter and call it a day. Also it’s a hit or miss, their sales stuffs are hardly advertise Can’t wait to see topwater actions, it’s just catch n release at the moment for us in Minnesota
I want to see those strike king KVD frogs. I have fished the live target sunfish(frogs) and I have had good luck with them. I also used the live target mouse and have had good luck with those as well. Great finds. Now I need to go out and look for some deals for myself
I got a delivery coming Monday. 28 crankbaits, 12 spools of line, 12 packages of hooks, 4 flipping jigs, 12 packages of creature baits, 2 Kastmasters, one spinner and a package of weights. Less than $200 shipped. Can you tell I'm divorced? 🤣🤣🤣🤔 Fish that scum frog. I have a couple but never threw them. Great video btw!
i just picked up some of those livetarget sunfish. i"ve gotten some truly monster hits on that same one you bought but only able to land one 5lber. the smaller size on the other hand kicked ass today. i got two over 5 and 4 in the 3lb range. i'm going to try cutting slits in the tall and bend the hooks out on the bigger one before i try it again.
You use braid for drop shot fishing? Might have to try more braid as I've been out the loop with braid because my rule of thumb is no braid for any finesse but then I realized my REAL rule of thumb is I hate braid and don't use it. Then just now I realized that maybe I'm biased and need to revaluate my stance on braid. Usually I use sunline if I have the money or seagar red label. I'm very partial to red label and don't notice a difference with seagar vs sunline. There probably made in the same factory any way.
nice bargain bin tackle grad Debo! as far as the Live Target sunfish... great lure, and for me, I've had better success with the smaller 3" size. The bass seem to like to come up under and knock the lure up instead of eating the bait, so I like the smaller size for me, they seem to take it in their mouth better instead of trying to knock it away. Also the retrieve I use is very slow, almost a walk the dog/twitch in place, unlike the typical hopping or walk the dog forward retrieve. Good luck brudda!
I'm in Ohio and pull 5-8 pounders every so often but if u have SHARP thin wire hooks with a nice barb and u will never lose a fish... I have not lost a fish in 7 years... The reason ppl loose fish is because of a terribly strong hook set which allows the barb to not do its job due to "RIPPEN LIPS" Test it... perfect it and thank me later lol
I shouldn't say I haven't lost a fish... I've lost fish that only grabbed the bait... but never when I felt that hook softly and quickly puncture that lip
Yeah, all depends on what you're around. You're right, those thin wire hooks are great on a light setup. I've bent out a lot of hook when fish get in deep cover. That's when folks bump up to thicker hooks and heavier setups. But you're right, can't play the fish on a setup like that! Thanks for watching 👊
I got around $500 worth of tackle at Walmart for only $75. Tight Lines!!
Also, Frogggggggggsssssssss
Yes! That's freaking awesome man! Well done 👊
@@DEBOSFishing Hey Hello Debo, i really like to stick your videos. And just i'm thinking that i can buy lures (unboxed, used, old, whatever) from you. and you can buy more new lures to make more unboxing videos. :). i know it reads freaky. but it's true. what do you think Debo?
How did you pull it off?
That live target sunfish I cut the tail off and if/when it fills up with water and it drops into the pads is when it gets deadly. I've had a bunch of fish strike on that fall
Really? I've never heard of that. May have to give that a shot! Thanks for watching 👊
Exactly how I shop for tackle. On sale. There is sooo much out there, why would anyone ever pay full price?
I try not to unless I really need something specific. I wait for sales as much as possible. Thanks for watching man.
That Live Bait Sunfish looked good til you flipped it around and to me that BIG lead weight spot just ruined it. It looks so natural till you showed the other side that will be seen by fish. Wonder why they didn't conceal the weight inside the sunfish's body to not ruin the natural and realistic view. So that's the one I'll be looking for you to fish with and check out the results.
Awesome, I appreciate feedback like this. Yea, I don't think that spot will deter many bass. But if it consistently brings on water, I'll have issues. Will be fun to test!
I’m an old school angler .. but I sure enjoy your videos - your perfect for teaching the new - you do a better job in that arena the tactical bassin .. keep up the great work Debo .. your needed / appreciated I’m sure
Thanks man, that truly means a lot to me. The guys at Tactical Bassin are amazing teachers and on another level above me. I just try to show folks how I learned to help out anyone who wasn't lucky enough to have a teacher growing up.
I'm excited to see the poppin perch and the live target sunfish. I've been so curious about them but never bought one.
The popping perch has been money! Haven't caught any on the sunfish yet. Thanks for watching man!
Dont trim the poppin perch!! The jointed rap is a killer. Literally and figuratively. They'll eat it "often deep, deep". Its one of my heavily used but never mentioned lures especially late spring. Slow crank it around cover with speratic stops and twitches. Slow is key tho
Great tips man! Ok, I'll try the perch stock and see how it does. Thanks for watching!
On the live target blue gill the hook up ratios are pretty bad out of the box. The way they are weighted they sit high on the surface so when bass come up and hit it it pushes it out of the way. Pull out the weight in the bottom and put some split shot inside of it. Itll sit down on the surface alot better. Alot better hook up ratio.
Nice! I appreciate the recommendation on the modification. I'll definitely be testing it when topwater heats up.
Top water frogs with flexible tails draw strikes but fail hooking fish more than ones without a tail. The first hollow frog I used was Mann’s The-Rat designed by Lloyd Tallent around 1980. They had tails that made them worthless until you took the tail off. Few anglers use them because they cost six bucks and fishing heavy weeds and Lilly pads was not popular. They were soft as butter and had a short life span. I still have a half dozen of them, I never told anyone how amazing they worked because keeping it secret meant more fun for me. All hollow body frogs catch fish, some are better than others, try every color and size, and fish them all. Any lure made by Rapala will catch fish if you find its niche. They are so many models it is hard to find the one you are looking for. When you find one that slays fish buy a bunch and keep your secret to yourself. Terminator Spinnerbaits work great, T-1 titanium models are my favorite. Zoom Bubble gum Trick Worms work great for bedding fish and clear water smallmouth. Yo-Zuri Pins Minnows are great lures. I have a box of the tiny sinking ones that trout love. They are affordable and work good or better than more expensive ones. Megabass Dark Sleeper, Pow, Ka-Boom, Wham-O, toss one of these into a suspended school of deep water Hybrid-Stripers and hold tight to your rod. They may not hit for a few casts but once one does you can fill the boat. The bait often is deep inside their mouth; I suggest a good hook remover to prevent ruining lures and retie your line often. I use one with a V shape end that pops hooks straight out from the inside of the hook bend. I have no idea how they would work bank fishing but that is for you to discover. I have over twenty of them in my boat, does that tell you something. Keep it a secret if you read this far. If they don’t get murder before they hit bottom swim them all the way back close to the bottom they catch everything.
Yes! I'm excited to get some fish on the dark sleeper. I threw the terminator spinnerbait this weekend and I had a LOT of trouble getting it to swim right. I checked the wire and messed with it a number of times to make sure it was straight. It appears the head was a bit misshapen...I'll have to try the other color.
@@DEBOSFishing When I use small ¼oz or smaller spinnerbaits, I never use a trailer because it defeats the purpose of downsizing the lure. I bend the wire so the end of the blade is parallel or slightly short of end of the skirt. Small spinnerbaits sometimes require a slower retrieved speed; they tend to roll on a fast retrieve. The blades may be too big for the head weight to handle so a smaller blade size may work also. Line is another thing to consider they work better when tied to small diameter line. I sometimes bend the wire to make it track left or right so it swims into and under cover. If they are both duds, get your money back.
@@gizmocarr3093 yea, that's a good point about retrieve speed and line. I'll try downsizing and see how it does. If the stock blades give it issues, that's a problem. A company shouldn't sell something that is wrong out of the box. I'll do some experimenting. Thanks as always for your feedback, Gizmo!
@@DEBOSFishing I agree but some bargains turn out to be duds and some turn out to be wonderful discoveries. If you are looking for a small profile, killer search bait look for Strike King’s Rocket Shad. They sell them at Walmart, Cabela’s, Tackle Warehouse and many other places. They come in sizes 1/4, 3/8, and half ounce. You can reel them as fast as you can and fish clobber them. They work deep and shallow and they cast so far you will be amazed. Burn them back and cast out as fast as you want. They catch everything, use strong line and retie often. When they hit the water just reel like hell or let them sink to the bottom and then reel like hell. I was fishing one of these thru weed clumps in 10-feet of water from my Kayak. I would rip thru most of them easily but got stuck in one. So I pull up to the stuck lure and began pulling it free. It started to move and then all hell broke loose. A Musky launched out of the water the size of an ICBM missile. I saw my Blue Rocket Shad stuck on the side of its giant head. It landed on the other side of my kayak and the lure shot back and impaled my left shoulder. I wee-weeded a little in my kayak shorts, as the second splash doused me like a water balloon. There is a good reason they still sell this lure after all these years.
@@gizmocarr3093 I've never heard of the rocker shad? I'll have to see if I can find some. I really need to get out and target some muskie!
Them pink finesse worms work excellent in the right conditions. Weightless texas rigged with a 3/0 or 4/0 hook offset ewg (though I prefer straight shank instead of the ewg- I get more hook up ratio) They also work really well on the drop shot nose rigged with a wacky style hook 1/0 or 2/0. Tons of action.
LT Sunfish, I get plenty of hits on just stop using because the hook-up is much worse for me than frog.
@@BuckeyeRiver if using the pink bubblegum zoom worms I like to put the hook in and out of the bait just barely where the tip is sticking out than back it back into the worm so you can't feel the hook tip. Your more prone to snagging rigging it this way but when the fish hits it the hook is able to be set very easily. A cold front came through a few days back and I caught 13 large mouth, 6 of them I caught in a half hour on this same worm rig. Frogs catch some monsters 👍 I plan to throw a frog when it warms up a little (near later spawn season). I still have fun throwing my 20 year old top water zarra spook hedon in bullfrog color.
@@coloradodirtbike5930 yes! Great to throw on pressured waters too! Thanks for watching man 👊
I only wacky rig those pink guys. Need to try ither options but rarely need to!
@@mynameisnotcory if it's working, hard to change that up!
Dark sleeeeper!
Popping worked best for me
But also got some chasers when bring it back on a straight retrieve
What I like about the tail is that it kicks fast and easy- great action
Superglue your eyes..they will pop off after a few fish
The hidden hook is not as weedless as I would like but no problems with hooking up
Yeah, I tested it a bit today. I was still grabbing vegetation. The action looks great but I didn't catch anything. I'll keep tossing it. Thanks for watching 👊
for anyone wondering what the dark sleeper is supposed to be, it's a sculpin. they are in a lot of lakes and rivers across the country. and whether they're in your waters or not, the dark sleeper catches fish.
Yes! Thanks for the info man. I'm excited to catch some fish on it!
I catch lots of yellow perch smallies and pike using rooster tails there awesome try trolling them work amazing
I need to throw some rooster tails soon. Used to throw them a ton as a kid. Just haven't for some time now.
Found a Chartreuse rooster tail on the bank at my local pond. Free lure.Tied it on to 14 pd low vis green. On my 6'6 Spin cast Ugly Stick medium action. Next 4 casts caught 4 good size Largemouth. Then got hung up and lost it. Spent the rest of fishing season. Trying to find one the right color and size. Just went to Academy Sports Store in Terre Haute Indiana. Found want I wanted and more. $100.00 was spent. Worth the long drive. Shawn
hey debo lets see those frogs,dead bluegill and the pink worms on videos. I keep seeing those frogs w/ long tails and i just purchased pink trick worms for my wife as she just got into fishing. Love the content brother. Fish on!
I've used the Live Target Sunfish, but it isn't as successful as a top water frog, and for it's shape, it doesn't cast as well as one might think. One thing I like to do with it, which I saw in a video, is to remove that plug, add a small split shot or 2, then put the plug back. It increases the cast distance, and also causes the lure to sit straight up in the water instead of just floating broadside on the surface, and seems to increase the hook up ratio. One of my fishing Buddies uses the Scum Frog, and it does just as well as any of the others. I've used many brands of frogs, but now mostly use the Snag Proof Phat Frogs, because of the inner tube technology, I don't have to squeeze out water as I do with others, which I call "making the frog pee", haha.
I've never seen those snag proof fat frogs. I'll have to check them out. Those are good tips on the sunfish, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching Russell!
Bought some Fireline on sale. Never used it before. I don't know if I got some bad line or what, but the line was sticky, the black came off on everything and the line was impossible to cast. I finally stripped it off of everything and now it is taking up space on the shelf as I consider how to use a sticky, messy, impossible to cast expensive line! Maybe mine was defective, but I wouldn't give it any stars at all!
YUCK! I haven't tried this spool yet. Need to get a new spinning reel for it. I'll let you all know if I have the same issue!
On the Live target sunfish bend out and up the hooks will improve hook up ratio ... Most rubber frogs you can do the same and will help your hook up ratio big time just don't over bend and break the hooks!(i know old video but anyone who see's now can atleast try it)
Bubblegum has worked for me in rivers, catch a few each summer I use them but never a lot. Weightless Texas rig w the current.
Nice! I haven't used the pink color but I know the shock factor seems to get bit. Thanks for watching man.
Rooster tails for sure haha. I’ve only ever caught sunfish on them, but I’ve heard people get bass on them lol
Yea, I've caught bass, crappie, catfish, bullhead, etc. Lol something that just gets chomped. Thanks for watching!
Rooster tails are trout crack lol
Great finds Debo. I dont trim the tail on my popping perch. Tried it and I seemed to have more luck with the full tail. Weird I know. Wife and I went fishing with my uncle and grandfather today and got out classed by quite a bit so uncle told me to come over and i just left with 2 bags of lures that weigh about 5 pounds each and another for a friend that weighs the same. So I'm set for a long while now.
Hahah that's awesome! Put those lures to work man. Yeah, I'm excited to test the perch!
Used to fish exclusively with fire line, it is junk. Sufix is the only way to go.
I like Sufix too. That stinks about the fireline. I'll give it a go and see how it does. Thanks for watching man!
I love the scumfrog. I have em in black and that color you got. Good for feeshing
Yea, they have been good frogs!
That booyah pad crasher in that color is money for me, hopefully it works for you too
Yea, it seems like a solid lure. Just curious about the hook up ratio. Thanks for watching!
Looking forward to those pink worms. And you should copy that cool worm book for your feeshin' friends! Fun video sir.
Hahah yes, definitely going to put that baby to use! Thanks for watching 👊
Debo, don't worry to much about the hooks on that Rapala topwater, it's my buddies favourite pike lure.hes had a ton of them all on the stock hooks. Trick is to keep them sharp. I cant wait to see you throw that for pike. You know pike are my thing!!!! Thanks for sharing :-)
Yea, they are sharp, just not as heavy. Seems like it should do some work. Thanks for watching and I'm excited for some pike too!
Used my scissors to shred the tail on the Live Target Sunfish. Got a better hook up ration after that. Just cut it several times from the tail toward the body, but not too far up.
Nice video! My first frog fish came on a Scum Frog..the older kind with the single skirt tail. Killer!
Nice man! I'm excited to tey this one out.
Lookin forward to seein u throw em ALL!🤘😎
Yesss! I am too. Wish I had time to get out everyday!
Take some scissors and make some cuts on the tail a bunch and make it kind of stringy like.. like the frogs have stringy legs.. make the tail like that an it makes the tail alot more flexible. That's what I did an it made my hook ups a lot better. But only if they try an hit it from the tail end. Some times they try an come up an hit it from the side..but cut the tail up.. also the dark sleeper is an awesome bait. U can swim it like s swim bait just try an maintain bottom contact.. U can also fish it like a jig for sure. And last the scum frog.. thumbs down for sure. I bought a hand full an literally threw them away.. but.. to each is on! Fish on tight lines
Awesome, looking forward to trying the sunfish. Tested the dark sleeper this weekend but didn't get any takers. I'll be testing the scum frog soon so we'll see. Thanks for all the feedback man!
Big fan of the yum baby wooly bugs. Those inline spinner work great for white bass and wipers. Great haul and movie
Yea, those look like great craw jig trailers or even a finesse Texas rig. Thanks for watching man.
Zoom Trick Worm in the bubblegum color ftw!!
Hey man after watching your baitcaster how to's you are my Mr. Miyagi. Sure would love to learn about feeshin' with frogs.
Absolutely, can definitely do some frog vids this year. Thanks for watching 👊
@@DEBOSFishing Cheers.
Nice haul there buddy Feesh on!
Thanks for watching man! Definitely happy with that haul!
Water does get in the live target sunfish. I don't know about the hook ups. I never had a strike yet.. just have to squeeze it out.
Yea, I wondered if it would. Thanks for the feedback man!
I’m super pumped to see the different ways you fish those trick worms!
Yea, I'm excited to bring out the old school rigs! Thanks for watching man 👊
I'm wearing the same shirt you are in this video, same color and everything😄
Haha you have good taste brother 🤣👊
Rooster tail and pink zoom worms...now you're speaking my language
I'd be interested in seeing those strike king bluegill topwaters.
Btw, i hv 2 sizes and colors of the livetarget sunfish and all they've gotten is wet. Very disappointed - have had good luck with their other stuff.
Dang, that stinks! I really like the looks of the sunfish. Guess I'll see how it does. The popping perch/bluegill will definitely get a workout!
You had me at Dropshot 😉🎣😎👊
Ughhh....that dang dropshot 🤣👊
Nice bargain bin haul!
Thanks man, I was happy with what I found.
Thank you for the lure the other day. I pulled in a large mouth right as you were driving away from the pond in north liberty.
Haha that's awesome dude! You're welcome, glad you found one on it! Hopefully we can all get out and fish in a vid together some day! Thanks for watching and tight lines!
The scum Frogs are amazing add the froggin hook to the back of the hooks on it and you will love it ! forget what there called but its like a stinger hook that goes on frogs!
I tried a couple split rings on each shank of the double hook connected to a trailer hook (as tex-posed as I could get it) through the tail of the Live Target sunfish. The hook up wasn't bad, but unfortunately I couldn't keep the weeds off it. Maybe you could tweak the idea a bit...
Solid haul, brother! 👊
Thanks man, excited to get them wet!
Awesome video bubba tight lines
Thanks my friend, appreciate you watching!
Those Dark Sleeper gobi lures are a decent imitation of a Hogsucker (both the Northern and Alabama species), which is probably why they're successful. I've tried catching them, by the way, with no luck!
Nice! I didn't think of them imitating chubs or suckers. I tossed it today with no luck 🙁
Wind Grips are KEY
The Winn grips are great. Thought I would hate them but they're so nice. Wish they didn't cost so much for folks.
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Debo, as always, great video! You have enticed me to go out and go on the same quest and find new and cheap baits to try out. I also wanted to let you know that your videos like this are done quite remarkably; the hands on with great video quality and audio. Showing lures to the camera like the V-shaped hull on the pike lure you snagged definitely gives a great visual. Thank you for the channel and all of the great vids! Oh and shoulder update, might not have a torn rotator cuff, my chiropractor popped it and its much better. Im just a pansy and should be 100% in no time. Keep up the great work man! This is by far my favorite channel on CZcams.
Thanks man, appreciate the kind words. I know how that goes with shoulders, I've dislocated both of mine several times. Thanks for the support man!
I just watched this video....kinda snickered when you talked about the rooster tail. I've fished them for a long time myself. They are so simple yet flat out catch fish. I had tremendous luck this past spring fishing the bumblebee pattern. Caught tons of bass, a 3' pike and had an amazing evening when I caught 12 channel cats all between 4&8 lbs. Keep up the great content and if you ever feel like taking a road trip, give me a buzz. I'm located on the fox chain o lakes in Illinois.
Yeah, used them a ton as a kid. I'll get them out soon in hopes of getting on a good school of hybrid bass! If I'm over that way I'd definitely be down to wet a line with you!
in my experience the live target bluegill works better with some weight added to the inside, i havent done a lot of fishing with it tho. another thing for drop shots when i dont want to mess with wrapping the line around the rod i use a second hook keeper, the rod wraps get in the way how i transport my rods.
Yea, I've had a couple folks suggest that for the sunfish. I'll have to mess with it. Thanks for watching!
I love tackle!! I got 2 of those Megabass Dark Sleepers for my birthday
Nice! Yea, I'm interested to see how they will do. Tried them today but no luck.
Watched an old man with a zebco real in 4 big bass with those pink finesse worms. I prefer the birds while I patiently fish jigs.
The Pin's minnow was my favorite lure for a looooong time. The bass live it, and 2 turtles loved it. The floating worked good for me but the (discontinued) suspending was money
Nice! I should get that thing out soon!
@@DEBOSFishing I hope you do my man, I don't know what it is, but Yo Zuri has something right with their jerk baits that has never let me down.
GOOD LOOKING HAUL MAN,I'D SAY ULL DO PRETTY GOOD WITH ALL OF IT 👍
Yeah, I was happy with it. I hope to catch some on all of it!
I want to see how you do with the LT sunfish so I know whether or not I even need to try it! Rooster tails are awesome!!
Yea, I'm interested to see how it will do too. Yeah, the old rooster tails were hard to beat!
@@DEBOSFishing I'm the idiot that messaged you on insta with the tail hook idea.🙋♂️
@@johnhancock517 oh hahah awesome! Thanks man 👊
What are the 2 reels in the background of the video for? Are u going to do a review on them?
🤔 those may be coming in the near future 👊
You definitely got some great baits i always try to find the deals at Academy Dicks sporting goods and Wal-Mart
Yes! I wish we had an academy nearby. They seem to always have great deals!
I have the yo-zuri pin minnow in the black/gold color, paid $1.99 at Walmart on clearance and had a smallmouth bass hit it and I didn't set the hook good and it popped off
the yo zuri crank, twitch and jerk baits are deadly.. just saying.. I especially love the big hydro minnow for bigger corvina.. the skitters are fine.. and bright colors are great at night...
Yea, I'm excited to see how it performs! Thanks for watching man 👊
Feeshin friend, I just bought the exact same super 8 fireline and put in on my Shimano Stradic Ci4 Plus, in same color for my finesse setup. And it’s great. Take it easy feeshin guy
Yes! I'm excited to hear that. I've been procrastinating with the drop shot. I gotta step it up!
I feel ya on the hookset hitting the gopro.. Starting up a CZcams channel with my boy and I need to adjust my hook sets. Keep bumping my camera. lol.
Haha yep. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. Thanks for watching man 👊
The spro frog are amazing we use them for red fin perch and pike here in the uk
That's what I need is more frog's I'm down to my last one now..... I'm also seriously thinking about taking Flukemaster's advice and using superglue on the bottom of them to help keep the water out!
Nice! I've never tried that. Let me know how it works!
*A SCUM FROG!!* i have a black body one with black and yellow skirt, ill give you an update once frog season starts😎🤙
Lemme know how it does for you!
I've had pretty good luck with the popping perch, those live target sunfish you can get academies version on sale pretty cheap sometimes.
Nice! I'm really excited for the popping perch. I like the fan tail. I think I'll have to cut it down though.
@@DEBOSFishing might, mine hasn't seemed to be an issue, the material seems to droop just enough so it is easy for them to grab hold deep enough.
@@DEBOSFishing and actually check out the color options and sizes Academy has in their H2O Express sunfish hollow bodies, it's pretty good, from crappie to different gill.
@@bassnazi4713 dang. I don't have any academy stores around. I hear they have great deals though.
Love slinging frogs.
Me too man, it's an addiction! 🤣
DEBO'S Fishing, I know you have been throwing the Lew’s Mach Crush as of late. I am looking at getting another combo. I already got a matching pair SLX combo this year and love it. How does the crush stack up against the SLX?
@@Goiks man, a lot of things to consider here. Graphite frame vs aluminum. The crush and SLX both cast extremely well. Both are comfortable but I prefer the Winn grips on the crush. If you're using it for hard hook setting applications, I'd go with an aluminum framed reel. I've had no issues with the crush yet but I'll be doing a review soon!
I've never had a problem sticking fish with the LiveTarget Sunfish. They get hammered.
Ok! I'm hoping I have the same experience. It looks really good!
Epf had some good luck with the dark sleepers (in pink of course)
Nice! He seems like a really good dude. I have not caught a fish on one yet. I need to put more time in with them.
I would love to see you throw the rooster spinner🎣💖👀✍🏾💪🏾
I did just throw a johnson Min-O-Spin in a vid recently. Got some more spinners that I'll have to throw soon!
Dammit Debo!!!!! I was planning to go to Canes Chicken for lunch for those awesome chicken strips. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO....Now I have to go to f@#ng Walmart and Academy to see if I can pick up some frogs and other crap I don't need instead!!! This is really putting a dent into my Craigslist escort fund. Damn you man !!!!
Baahhahahah. Well, you can justify the chicken because of the money you save getting only clearance lures 🤣👊
@@DEBOSFishing Well, It went like this Debo. I go to Academy and buy a couple frogs and some floating soft plastic shad kinda thingys. Then I start to fondle the reels. I end up with a Lew's Speed Spool LFS. Why? Cuz I don't have one, YOU like it and the wife is out of town for the week and won't see me come home with it. Then I go to Walmart and get a Scum Frog, a Storm Live Kickin' Shad, some Splenda and a 4 pk of Starbucks Doubleshots. You're killin' me man!
@@TheGoatMumbler hahahha oh man! I need to put a disclaimer in my vids! *** I won't be held responsible for marital disputes or altercations caused by individuals going on tackle runs because of my videos*** 🤣👊 Thanks for watching and let me know how you like the new LFS. I haven't used the new version yet!
@@DEBOSFishing Now I have to buy a rod. :)
@@TheGoatMumbler easier to ask for forgiveness than permission...but you didn't hear that from me 🤫🤣
I would put on one of those frog hook extensions 🎣
"Back in the Day," yeah, we ALL had or used a rooster tail... It was da Bomb... lol 😎😋
Yea, fixing to bust them out for a day! Thanks for watching 👊
Rooster Tails are my go-to spinner for trout... brownies smack them hard!
Great stuff. When I go to the tackle store I look for the Clarence. Let’s c some frog videos. The sun fish style like to c how they work
I'll definitely have some frog vids soon! Thanks for watching!
Great vid, check out Zonas latest live, him and Clark Wendelet(mis spelled I'm sure) use the poppin perch. I don't think they trim them.
Oh nice! I'll have to try and find it. Zona would he such a cool dude to fish with!
Terminator spinnerbaits!
frogs for ever
I fricking love froggin man🐸👊👊👊
I think its cause the bass try to eat those live target Sunfish head first like they do naturally causing the bait to get yanked outta the fishes mouth, and trust me I've actually seen that happen
Unless you’re mill’s fleetfarm! Dam their winter stuffs they just box them up for next winter and call it a day.
Also it’s a hit or miss, their sales stuffs are hardly advertise
Can’t wait to see topwater actions, it’s just catch n release at the moment for us in Minnesota
Yes! They have good deals too. Got my 13 fate black 2 spinning rod there for 50% off!
Duuuude that choppo 120!! Such a good bait! Do some damage debo!
Phil Avon yeah I have one in a bone color and wanted to learn how to use it best. Would love a video on it or tutorial
@@Darkworldmonkey cast and reel it back in. Try different speeds. Its a very easy bait to fish
Awesome, I'm excited to put it to work. I'm hoping to catch some toads!
The LiveTarget Sunfish is booty. Good luck with that.
Yeah, I'd rather just throw a frog.
Fire line is really good I have it on my ultra lite
Nice! I'll definitely be giving it a go. Thanks for the feedback man!
I want to see those strike king KVD frogs. I have fished the live target sunfish(frogs) and I have had good luck with them. I also used the live target mouse and have had good luck with those as well.
Great finds. Now I need to go out and look for some deals for myself
Yea, I'm interested to see how the popping perch do too! Nice! The sunfish looks really good!
Awesome video man!👍🎣
Thank you, appreciate your support 👊
I got a delivery coming Monday. 28 crankbaits, 12 spools of line, 12 packages of hooks, 4 flipping jigs, 12 packages of creature baits, 2 Kastmasters, one spinner and a package of weights. Less than $200 shipped.
Can you tell I'm divorced? 🤣🤣🤣🤔
Fish that scum frog. I have a couple but never threw them. Great video btw!
Dude when I was in Illinois I went to a scheels and got one of the best crank baits I’ve ever found
i just picked up some of those livetarget sunfish. i"ve gotten some truly monster hits on that same one you bought but only able to land one 5lber. the smaller size on the other hand kicked ass today. i got two over 5 and 4 in the 3lb range. i'm going to try cutting slits in the tall and bend the hooks out on the bigger one before i try it again.
Nice dude! That's a dream day of fishing for me. Yea, I've had a few folks suggest that. Let me know how it goes!
Lost my phone so I gotta reply and comment all over again, good thing I love old debo vids, Randizzle for president
Dark Sleeper = my best Smallmouth producers last year.
Nice! I hope to target smallies more this year. I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for watching!
Most people drag them own bottom it swim lin go over rocks
Ok, I'll try that too. I tested it a bit this weekend. It looks great but no bites. I'll keep throwing it.
I've been to Fin & Feather!
Awesome! It's a cool store!
Nice haul of lures, now you got to use them all on video 🤣😂🤪
Hahah yep, I definitely have to get to work! Thanks for watching 👊
Watching this is 2023 and I live by the scum frog launch frog...best frog on the market
Rooster Tails - seriously under rated. Don't tell anyone.
You use braid for drop shot fishing? Might have to try more braid as I've been out the loop with braid because my rule of thumb is no braid for any finesse but then I realized my REAL rule of thumb is I hate braid and don't use it. Then just now I realized that maybe I'm biased and need to revaluate my stance on braid. Usually I use sunline if I have the money or seagar red label. I'm very partial to red label and don't notice a difference with seagar vs sunline. There probably made in the same factory any way.
I have that live target bluegill and it sucks. Water gets into it way more then normal top water frogs.
Dang, that's what I was afraid of. I'll give it a go still.
@@DEBOSFishing might work better going across pads
Just started watching your videos wished I would have along time ago Ben using some of your advice an Ben doing a lot better fishing!!
Awesome man, I'm happy to hear that. I'm glad my vids are helping. Have a good week 👊
I love the old scum frog packaging
nice bargain bin tackle grad Debo! as far as the Live Target sunfish... great lure, and for me, I've had better success with the smaller 3" size. The bass seem to like to come up under and knock the lure up instead of eating the bait, so I like the smaller size for me, they seem to take it in their mouth better instead of trying to knock it away. Also the retrieve I use is very slow, almost a walk the dog/twitch in place, unlike the typical hopping or walk the dog forward retrieve. Good luck brudda!
Ok, good to know man. Yea, the thing looks great, just curious to see how the hook-up ratio will be.
I'm in Ohio and pull 5-8 pounders every so often but if u have SHARP thin wire hooks with a nice barb and u will never lose a fish... I have not lost a fish in 7 years... The reason ppl loose fish is because of a terribly strong hook set which allows the barb to not do its job due to "RIPPEN LIPS" Test it... perfect it and thank me later lol
I shouldn't say I haven't lost a fish... I've lost fish that only grabbed the bait... but never when I felt that hook softly and quickly puncture that lip
Yeah, all depends on what you're around. You're right, those thin wire hooks are great on a light setup. I've bent out a lot of hook when fish get in deep cover. That's when folks bump up to thicker hooks and heavier setups. But you're right, can't play the fish on a setup like that! Thanks for watching 👊
plopper frog looks good...I'd trust that
Yea, I tested it today and I like the sound better than the larger ones.