I will definitely be throwing more of the C-Mac worm after that pool footage! Even when the bait was still the tail never stopped moving. Incredible action. I really appreciate your humility about just getting started with underwater footage and asking for the viewers patience. As a long time FTM subscriber, that’s something I can certainly do and that in my opinion, Jonny has earned through his dedication to his viewers. Welcome to the FTM team. Keep em coming. 😀👍🏼
Great ! All popular baits... Lucy craft LVR (the drop) All flipping baits (Zoom Speed craw) we the angler don't get to see a bait fall much past 3ft. You with me. Great job super vid Zoom and V&M my go 2...
been a while since one of these vids came out. A cool test i'd like to see is the actual difference between braid/flouro/and braid to flouro on depth and casting distance for cranking. Like if i use a 12lb flouro vs a braid with the equivalent diameter to 1lb mono (i have 12lb japanese braid with 0.06mm diameter), do i actually have my crankbait dive deeper or shallower? Would be awesome to see it on livescope. Rather then the same old quip for the last 10 years "dont use braid it floats" from the fishing industry. Because i'm betting thin braid casts further AND dives deeper. There's less resistance from the super thin line.
Buoyancy is a function of a material’s density compared to that of water. A thinner line has less resistance cutting through the water, so it gives more freedom to lures such as crankbaits. But making a solid material thinner does not influence its buoyancy.
The most under rated worm out there is the 10" Big Bite Bait Kreit tail worm, I've done real well with the Tilapia color. If you want a big worm that the tail stands up try the Xcite bait Maximus which is a 10" straight tail that has caught me a lot of big fish.
LOVE these underwater vids. this is where things are truly proven. Just threw the Wild Thang on Saturday, so I had a vested interest in this particular vid.
Y'all should look into that submersible fish finder drone and that way you can really follow a retrieve for buzz baits and stuff. That would be really cool, to follow a bait for a full retrieve and catch how fish react, the action, blow ups, the whole nine yards man.
Best thing ever to watch because all my local lakes are stained and I don't have a pool. I guess I could go test them in the cow tanks haha! Big fan of the new term stand-up ratio aswell
Great info thank you. Looks like the T Mac and wild thing had a natural look more fluid. I would like to see any trailers (chatterbait, jig, spinnerbait,buzz bait and swim jigs) great work guys.
I would like to see a video using all the same length worms. This one had 10 inch, 8 inch and so on. I think it would be a better comparison having the same size baits. I would like to see a video on different jig trailers such as curl tails, craws and creature style trailers
Great idea for a series! As you experiment, watch for common characteristics. Then design your tests to measure. For example, how long does it take the main body to lay down, and how long does the tail take? Showing the action is a great idea. I suggest adding a fish tank so you can show close-ups.
V&M makes a great Lizard. I've landed soo many Largemouth throwing it around tall standing weeds beds. They almost always hit it on the fall. Bamabug is phenomenal june-Aug in stained waters. Anything from 5' or oess vis is perfect.
I wish you'd of added the PowerBait Power Worms(12") to the mix, actually, I'd like to see it compared to the Zoom Ol Monster & Netbait C-Mac, just those two would be good for me
These underwater comparison videos are great. If you do more color comparisons, it would be interesting to know details on water clarity and light intensity when you're shooting the videos. Something simple like a light meter app for your phone and a measurement of how far down you can see a 3" white lure or something for the water clarity. As far as other baits to test underwater action, I'd like to see how various skirt materials look (rubber vs hair vs ....).
@FishTheMoment - I would love to see you get footage of your rod technique simultaneously with the bait's action. Side by side of what you are doing with the rod to give it the action we see under water. Glad you joined the FTM team, love your take on things and style of approach. Thanks for a great vid! As for other baits... I would like to see any lure you choose on Texas rig vs Carolina vs pegged/unpegged. Like this video, do the same thing just show different ways to rig the same bait as well.
Underwater videos are very important. I believe you need a camera in the water perpendicular to your bait to really see how it moves. Hard to do it on my own. More underwater videos please this is awesome
I fish the Old Monster, Culprit 10" in grape. Gonna try the Zee rib tail s. Also the Googan slim shake. They're all about 7 1/2 inches. Maybe check them out.
They say plum ? And the reddish color worms can be seen the best in the deeper water !V&M are underrated baits ! Been throwing them for over 25 years !;
Good video. I think you guys used a pool that had a solid color (light blue) liner before which shows the bait a lot more clearly. I think that would be a big improvement.
Can you do a comparison between a EWG hook vs. straight shank wide gap hook with these big worms. May not roll over as much with a flatter hook. Cool video.
I think it is great that you guys are looking to do more with the underwater footage. It can be invaluable. You already have good content so I look forward to you guys building on that with the underwater footage. You don't need to be crazy like the hook & look channel just basic can be a lot. Seeing what different baits can do underwater I think is very important. Where i live there are not as many clear bodies of water so when I get to a body of water that is clear I use that as a chance to view some baits that I may not be familiar with. Definitely excited for thsi!
Test out jawtech sultan ribbon tail. Saw some tank footage from icast lots of action and stands as good as any ribbontail worm in my opinion. Keep up the good work.
I am very intrigued with " lunker city fin s shad" I nose hook the tiny one and drop shot. But the larger one I love the looks and tail action but can't Rig this thing to save my butt. Sure I can get hook in it straight im talking about the right hook where I don't lose bite depth. It is weird bait and tough yet tail is wiggles easily
Great video. Very interesting to see the how each brand performs and to see the different actions with similar worms. Hopefully you guys will be doing some creature baits in the near future. Great job guys.
Are there any ribbon tail worms that are advertised as floating? Zman does not make one. If there are those would be nice to see. Different jigs with different trailers. Football head, Round head, Arkie head and different trailers. That could be 3 episodes. Jonny did videos for Carolina rigs and Shaky heads. Maybe an update to those. I don't know if you need the lake water view. Not unless you can get clearer water. But if you do lake water views, how about giving the depth of the water you are throwing them in? That might be an episode in itself. What colors show best at different depths in different water conditions.
your voice reminds me of some of the old Realtree monster bucks videos lol. I would love to see maybe a chest cam angle just to see how much rod action translates to actual bait movement
Swimbaits, floating worms, soft stick baits! Some really cheap lures and baits compared to the researched and fine tuned options, would be really interesting and eye-opening for some, to furthermore prove that not all baits are created equal!!!
I'd like to see some comparisons of carolina or mojo rigged baits. Which ones float and glide the best. I think that would be interesting to see. Thanks for the videos!
You don’t mention the way you rig the worms. I have always rigged worms on the opposite side from what it looks like you have these rigged. There is a lot of people who rig worms differently. I would like to see a pool test on worms rigged on the top,bottom or the side too see which way has the most action. I use the hook on the side that the tail curls towards. It seems to get the most action. For an example I rig a curly tail grub with the curl downwards.
Jimmi, hope I spelled it right! First, relax on camera. You look alittle nervous we won't laugh, some of us Yankees might poke some fun at the accent but it's all in fun. My German & Spanish I get the same reaction. The content is good as always, the visibility underwater is a tricky thing. Different waters have different effects on on colors. There's clear, green, and different levels of muddy and even a coffee color to. Do you run two bobber stops, it helps give the bait some freedom. One stop above the weight and one below to save the knot and give some freedom to swing or float. I knew I like red for a reason. Zoom use to make a color called "tomato" And I loved it. I've been fishing for 45+ years and I think I have just about every color made. You and Jonny have a good day and keep up the good work.
Why do you say you'll throw the C-Mac worm "a little bit more than i did before" after seeing it perform better? What's the reason the continue using the Ol' Monster at all after seeing the evidence?
some of the baits out there are too soft and tear easily. Zoom stick worms are too soft and tear easily. Big bite baits make a tougher stick worm, last a lot longer!
I think 90 percent of your bites come on the fall and if your bait falls right in a basses face, color,style and action really doesn't matter. Its a reaction bite.
The selling point of some worms with zero salt, is they float or stand up better. 🤷🏻♀️ try them on your next video to give a comparison. The big Perm by Smash Tech mag crawler claims to stand up.
Unless its a senko style bait, salt should not be in them, salt sinks baits and kills the action and rust your hooks. I make baits and i never use salt and the action is amazing and they float up right.
I’d do away with the muddy water test because it’s hard to see the action. I wonder if doing the pool test early or late in the day would knock some of that surface ripple reflection down? The sun wouldn’t be overhead, or maybe shoot on the shady side of the pool when the suns low.
I will definitely be throwing more of the C-Mac worm after that pool footage! Even when the bait was still the tail never stopped moving. Incredible action. I really appreciate your humility about just getting started with underwater footage and asking for the viewers patience. As a long time FTM subscriber, that’s something I can certainly do and that in my opinion, Jonny has earned through his dedication to his viewers. Welcome to the FTM team. Keep em coming. 😀👍🏼
Small hops vs strokes. Dragging vs slow reeling. Twitching vs straight retrieve. All of these things on each lure video you do.
I legit had to check the channel to make sure I wasn't being catfished for minute.
🤣🤣me too bro
Cut that man some slack lol
Had the same thought but I get it!!! It’s tough to get all the script out efficiently! He will get it! Keep up the good content 🤙🏼
Catfished on a fishing vid lol...u a funny guy.
I'm stupid, please explain the joke, much appreciated, have great week, thanks again
Great ! All popular baits... Lucy craft LVR (the drop) All flipping baits (Zoom Speed craw) we the angler don't get to see a bait fall much past 3ft. You with me. Great job super vid Zoom and V&M my go 2...
been a while since one of these vids came out. A cool test i'd like to see is the actual difference between braid/flouro/and braid to flouro on depth and casting distance for cranking. Like if i use a 12lb flouro vs a braid with the equivalent diameter to 1lb mono (i have 12lb japanese braid with 0.06mm diameter), do i actually have my crankbait dive deeper or shallower? Would be awesome to see it on livescope. Rather then the same old quip for the last 10 years "dont use braid it floats" from the fishing industry. Because i'm betting thin braid casts further AND dives deeper. There's less resistance from the super thin line.
Buoyancy is a function of a material’s density compared to that of water. A thinner line has less resistance cutting through the water, so it gives more freedom to lures such as crankbaits. But making a solid material thinner does not influence its buoyancy.
The most under rated worm out there is the 10" Big Bite Bait Kreit tail worm, I've done real well with the Tilapia color. If you want a big worm that the tail stands up try the Xcite bait Maximus which is a 10" straight tail that has caught me a lot of big fish.
LOVE these underwater vids. this is where things are truly proven. Just threw the Wild Thang on Saturday, so I had a vested interest in this particular vid.
Great stuff, I would like to see Carolina rigs next personally. But I think drop shot would be helpful too.
Y'all should look into that submersible fish finder drone and that way you can really follow a retrieve for buzz baits and stuff. That would be really cool, to follow a bait for a full retrieve and catch how fish react, the action, blow ups, the whole nine yards man.
Swimjig trailers with various different weights. Fished with both the southern shake method as well as the northern chuck and wind presentation.
Love to see flat side crankbait comparisons
Net Bait C Mac is #1 in my opinion. Like the under water content. Keep em coming
Love these videos. It not only shows different brands but helps me understand the action on the bottom better.
Best thing ever to watch because all my local lakes are stained and I don't have a pool. I guess I could go test them in the cow tanks haha! Big fan of the new term stand-up ratio aswell
Great info thank you. Looks like the T Mac and wild thing had a natural look more fluid. I would like to see any trailers (chatterbait, jig, spinnerbait,buzz bait and swim jigs) great work guys.
I’d like to see buzzbaits tested for different sounds and water movement.
Glad to see this video style back in the lineup.
Tackle HD Hawg Monster is reaaaaaally cool. Y'all should look at that one. That and the C Mac are my favs now by far thanks to you guys!
I would like to see a video using all the same length worms. This one had 10 inch, 8 inch and so on. I think it would be a better comparison having the same size baits. I would like to see a video on different jig trailers such as curl tails, craws and creature style trailers
Great idea for a series!
As you experiment, watch for common characteristics. Then design your tests to measure. For example, how long does it take the main body to lay down, and how long does the tail take?
Showing the action is a great idea. I suggest adding a fish tank so you can show close-ups.
This RULES. Definitely want to see some jigs like this! Especially different weights and trailer styles!
The Ol Monster is my favorite!
V&M makes a great Lizard. I've landed soo many Largemouth throwing it around tall standing weeds beds. They almost always hit it on the fall. Bamabug is phenomenal june-Aug in stained waters. Anything from 5' or oess vis is perfect.
I wish you'd of added the PowerBait Power Worms(12") to the mix, actually, I'd like to see it compared to the Zoom Ol Monster & Netbait C-Mac, just those two would be good for me
This is going to be a great series, I really enjoy underwater lure testing videos.
This should be a series
Woulda like to see a Berkeley Power Worm. Other than that, great video!
Great work Jimmy!
Would like to see the straight tail worm underwater and the magnum trick worm aka shakey head.
These underwater comparison videos are great. If you do more color comparisons, it would be interesting to know details on water clarity and light intensity when you're shooting the videos. Something simple like a light meter app for your phone and a measurement of how far down you can see a 3" white lure or something for the water clarity. As far as other baits to test underwater action, I'd like to see how various skirt materials look (rubber vs hair vs ....).
I'd like to see the Strike King Anaconda worm underwater
Check out the Xzone blitz worm 11in,, they are re my favorites
I’ve got all my biggest fish on the Googan baits Mondo 10 inch worm! Texas rigged! Love your channel!!
@FishTheMoment - I would love to see you get footage of your rod technique simultaneously with the bait's action. Side by side of what you are doing with the rod to give it the action we see under water. Glad you joined the FTM team, love your take on things and style of approach. Thanks for a great vid! As for other baits... I would like to see any lure you choose on Texas rig vs Carolina vs pegged/unpegged. Like this video, do the same thing just show different ways to rig the same bait as well.
Agreed. Looks like only one hopping retrieve is used. Would like to see bait action across various retrieves.
Please make a video on how to work your rod when Retrieving the worms to give the Best PRESENTATION under water
great work as always, fellas.
Ive been missing these videos.
Underwater videos are very important. I believe you need a camera in the water perpendicular to your bait to really see how it moves. Hard to do it on my own. More underwater videos please this is awesome
Great job guys!
I'd like to see a comparison of the action of these same worms but tx rig and swing head to see the differences
I fish the Old Monster, Culprit 10" in grape. Gonna try the Zee rib tail s. Also the Googan slim shake. They're all about 7 1/2 inches. Maybe check them out.
Culprit in grape is $ for me!
The Netbait Cmac is a great worm... have caught alot of fish on em and netbait keeps the price pretty reasonable. 🤙🦀🌴
They say plum ? And the reddish color worms can be seen the best in the deeper water !V&M are underrated baits ! Been throwing them for over 25 years !;
Good video. I think you guys used a pool that had a solid color (light blue) liner before which shows the bait a lot more clearly. I think that would be a big improvement.
Can you do a comparison between a EWG hook vs. straight shank wide gap hook with these big worms. May not roll over as much with a flatter hook. Cool video.
I think it is great that you guys are looking to do more with the underwater footage. It can be invaluable. You already have good content so I look forward to you guys building on that with the underwater footage. You don't need to be crazy like the hook & look channel just basic can be a lot. Seeing what different baits can do underwater I think is very important. Where i live there are not as many clear bodies of water so when I get to a body of water that is clear I use that as a chance to view some baits that I may not be familiar with. Definitely excited for thsi!
Where’s the OG Berkley Powerbait?
Great stuff Jimi! Keep up the good work
Test out jawtech sultan ribbon tail. Saw some tank footage from icast lots of action and stands as good as any ribbontail worm in my opinion. Keep up the good work.
I am very intrigued with " lunker city fin s shad" I nose hook the tiny one and drop shot. But the larger one I love the looks and tail action but can't Rig this thing to save my butt. Sure I can get hook in it straight im talking about the right hook where I don't lose bite depth. It is weird bait and tough yet tail is wiggles easily
Could you compare some berkley worms
Great video Jimmi !
Great video. Very interesting to see the how each brand performs and to see the different actions with similar worms. Hopefully you guys will be doing some creature baits in the near future. Great job guys.
What I want to see is how you retrieve these worms when you're fishing them. Your Rod action.
thank you
Are there any ribbon tail worms that are advertised as floating? Zman does not make one. If there are those would be nice to see. Different jigs with different trailers. Football head, Round head, Arkie head and different trailers. That could be 3 episodes. Jonny did videos for Carolina rigs and Shaky heads. Maybe an update to those. I don't know if you need the lake water view. Not unless you can get clearer water. But if you do lake water views, how about giving the depth of the water you are throwing them in? That might be an episode in itself. What colors show best at different depths in different water conditions.
your voice reminds me of some of the old Realtree monster bucks videos lol. I would love to see maybe a chest cam angle just to see how much rod action translates to actual bait movement
Great video, I would like to see a test on the zoom baby brush hog & all the other hawg type baits👍
I would like to see a Zman magnum fattyz in plum color. It should stand up on the bottom every time and give great action even deadsticked.
I would like to have seen Creme's 16" Coachwhip on here.
This is great visual info. Thanks. Learned a lot.
I like the bait test, more of those will be great! Looks like I’m going to try the net bait because I’ve Been using zoom monster.
I def wanna see some jig trailers
Swimbaits, floating worms, soft stick baits! Some really cheap lures and baits compared to the researched and fine tuned options, would be really interesting and eye-opening for some, to furthermore prove that not all baits are created equal!!!
Thank you for broadening my verizon.
Love the pool test vids.
Berkley Power Worm
I'd like to see some comparisons of carolina or mojo rigged baits. Which ones float and glide the best. I think that would be interesting to see. Thanks for the videos!
Let's see various trailers on c rig
Love the channel. A little constructive criticism the baits are hard to follow in the multi color pool with ripples and the later water so muddy.
Great content as always!
I need to broaden my Verizon's too.
Lol
I use Zoom & Manns 12" worms. 2X the profile of a 6" worm, easier to see it. Works great on 4# + hogs.
No Culprit worm?
Creme Coach whip 16" worm?
Good stuff
You don’t mention the way you rig the worms. I have always rigged worms on the opposite side from what it looks like you have these rigged. There is a lot of people who rig worms differently. I would like to see a pool test on worms rigged on the top,bottom or the side too see which way has the most action. I use the hook on the side that the tail curls towards. It seems to get the most action. For an example I rig a curly tail grub with the curl downwards.
Good video
Uh, straight tails work better?
Jimmi, hope I spelled it right! First, relax on camera. You look alittle nervous we won't laugh, some of us Yankees might poke some fun at the accent but it's all in fun. My German & Spanish I get the same reaction. The content is good as always, the visibility underwater is a tricky thing. Different waters have different effects on on colors. There's clear, green, and different levels of muddy and even a coffee color to. Do you run two bobber stops, it helps give the bait some freedom. One stop above the weight and one below to save the knot and give some freedom to swing or float. I knew I like red for a reason. Zoom use to make a color called "tomato" And I loved it. I've been fishing for 45+ years and I think I have just about every color made. You and Jonny have a good day and keep up the good work.
Craw baits that have great floating claw action?
big bite baits B2 10"?
Why do you say you'll throw the C-Mac worm "a little bit more than i did before" after seeing it perform better? What's the reason the continue using the Ol' Monster at all after seeing the evidence?
Yall need indoor pool.
Even if a worm lays flat on the bottom, a bass can still inhale the bait...
some of the baits out there are too soft and tear easily. Zoom stick worms are too soft and tear easily. Big bite baits make a tougher stick worm, last a lot longer!
I think 90 percent of your bites come on the fall and if your bait falls right in a basses face, color,style and action really doesn't matter. Its a reaction bite.
The selling point of some worms with zero salt, is they float or stand up better. 🤷🏻♀️ try them on your next video to give a comparison. The big Perm by Smash Tech mag crawler claims to stand up.
Jonny looks different today... 🤔
Unless its a senko style bait, salt should not be in them, salt sinks baits and kills the action and rust your hooks. I make baits and i never use salt and the action is amazing and they float up right.
Let's Go.
Salt infused vs NO salt infused worms
Where’s johnny
The worms with salt will lay flat
Good vid love it
Who is this guy where is Jonny
Carolina rig it
googan baits
You guys approve to many adds 🤦♂️
That pool color sucks! Lol
I’d do away with the muddy water test because it’s hard to see the action. I wonder if doing the pool test early or late in the day would knock some of that surface ripple reflection down? The sun wouldn’t be overhead, or maybe shoot on the shady side of the pool when the suns low.