I can’t believe I finally actually found somebody on KZread that uses a left-handed real use a left-handed reel the last bass that he caughtmonster

That was dope. I have been so bummed fishing the same old shore line and docks that everyone else fishes. I always had the idea that big bass are in open water. Now I know how to crush.

Loving seeing the throwback with the coyote bait and tackle shirt!

Hey Chris is like to offer my sincere appreciation! I fished my first big tournament of my life as a boater FLW Toyota Series this year, I had something figured out but day 2 of practice u and John Crews releases his video of u talking bout the magdraft, I’ll b honest would have never ever tried it, it was just to intimidating to me! But I thought what the heck went and bought one and actually caught all my fish but 2 on it! Got to say would have never tried it if not for the video and so u helped get me 42nd.....and I beat Jacob Wheeler lol, thank u sir!

@wilsonalvin7606

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be so off topic but does someone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

@brodybrysen9773

2 жыл бұрын

@Wilson Alvin Instablaster ;)

@wilsonalvin7606

2 жыл бұрын

@Brody Brysen I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@wilsonalvin7606

2 жыл бұрын

@Brody Brysen it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much you saved my ass!

@brodybrysen9773

2 жыл бұрын

@Wilson Alvin you are welcome =)

Awesome video..... Great to see a pro living in Texas showing us how to catch giants.

That swim bait bite is really fixing to hit its peak on that certain lake you were on. Every year around this time it goes bananas

Really appreciated the graph and positioning info. Thanks for taking the time to make something so helpful. I got a few of em to try out in North TX. Roberts here we come!

Thanks Chris! Thanks for sharing real, usable information. So helpful

Chris is freaking out, and doggo is just standing point, calmly watching. Awesome vid

I use that curado 301 for swimbaits too.. Ive had it for forever but never realized until recently I had a great swimbait reel. Good to know it’s got your seal of approval as well 🤙

So glad I found this! I’m heading to Texas in April and bringing both 6” and 8” magdrafts!

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Swimbaits are a must.

Great information Chris!!!

I’ve been trying to learn swimbait fishing. Haven’t had much success . I’m inspired by watching Zaldain crush them on magdrafts. I got me some of the 6 inch harness and weedless versions. Hopefully I will get a few soon.

Legend mate! Love watching and learning from you down under 🙏🔥

Awesome!!!! My favorite angler

New subscriber here from ATL area. Thanks for the great video, it got me fired up to go fishing! And that's what its all about. Wishing you and your family the best. And good luck on tour!

Wow that was amazing and great info about boat position and bringing it back to the bank! Huge fish and a boat flip!

Love watching u fish big swimbaits. I’m a saltwater guy that fished calico bass in California. I use your ideas into salt and it’s awesome to see how it works and gets bite. I use the irod bailey swim 804 rod and it’s great for those baits. I only use the 6” in weedless most of the time since I fish in kelp a lot unless we are fishing a rock spot I’ll use rigged one. Favorite colors is white and perch kinda resembles a mackerel lol

Hi Chris. I am an old school 80s and 90s tournament fisherman and You got hooked on fishing swimbaits!! I am up here in UpState New York. Already been out catching some fish on 5" Spark Shads and some deep smallmouth on the Dark Sleepers. What a stinky riot it is. Your videos are very educational. Good luck when the Elite Series starts up again. Karl Tripple

Wow so good . I just started using these myself and the first time I used it . I caught a 4 pounder I know bigger fish are to come . My buddy joe showed me these . And they are amazing

Great video!!!

I used to fish against you when you fished in the kickboat. We fished Delta and Clear Lake together a few times. BnT and Scbbbc. It's awesome you have followed your dream. Right lines Zman

Caught a new PB largemouth last week on the 8" Magdraft, weedless mod with a 11/0 VMC HD willow blade hook. She was 23.00"long and 9.5lbs, from a disclosed location in SW Missouri. The 6" & 8" Magdrafts are my go-tos this time of year!

@joshmocny5375

11 ай бұрын

diclosed location would mean you will give the location

Great tip on storage!!! Thanks…

Awesome video. Thanks

Love them 301e tanks!

That's what I'm talking about ! Been getting more and more confident with my BIG swimbait. Been using 6.5 ,about to move up to 8" ! Getting fewer bites , BUT!! getting quality bites . Chasing (My Ghost) 10lb plus ! My current PB 6.5 ! Getting closer ! One day Baby one day !! God Bless Gr8t video

Sick video Chris! I will definitely take your advice and only throw the Magdraft some days to get my confidence up!

Great video Chris!

Thanks for all your knowledge you share. I loved your insight during the 3 day event at the Bass Master Red Fish Tournament in Port Aransas. 🔥🔥🔥

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Cannot wait to fish that event this year! Maybe we will film it this time.

Got my 8 inch magdraft on the way! Sweet mod! Can't wait to try it out!

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck Matt!! Let me know how it goes?

Epic video man - we fish the magdraft 10inch and 8inc here in Australia for Murray Cod. They dominante. Love the content man, keep it coming!!!!! Much love from the land down under

awesome tips man!!

Caught my 1st magdraft fish over the weekend 6.10 , was awesome ! Love the videos & all the tips & info. keep em coming , met you @ the expo Sunday was really cool

@Zaldaingerous

Жыл бұрын

Nice!!

Fishing a tournement next month , told my dad my fishing partner I'm changing styles, he thinks I'm crazy, he's right .love catching 3 and 4s but I'm looking for toads. Going to practice neighborhood lakes they produce plenty of 5 and 6s . Starting with a 9 foot surf rod and big spinning reel, have a month to tune up, thrown bait caster forever nervous about throwing so big ,trying spinning first. I'm so pumped ,more after watching your video, love the tips, seen one using Bobby pin for holding hook also. Might be divorced by end of month, changing Technics have energized me to the max, driving my wife crazy!!!!!

Great video

Just bought a mag draft thanks to you lol hopefully I can land some giants like you did! Good stuff brother!

Great video mate! I miss fishing over there!

Hey it was nice seeing you on bass TALK LIVE

Awesome!! Your the swimbait man!!!! Great action and BIG BASS!!!!!!!!

Friggin awesome!!! Love the tips thank you 🙏

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

Saludos desde España!!

That was awesome Chris!! I really like the tip about bending that hook out to keep the treble secured in the body. The magnet is nice but sometimes the lure will land funny or I'll skip it and that hook will pop out. Take care and tight lines!!

@BigBearFishing

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Zaldain 👊🎣

Awesome job bud thanks.

Awesome content. Regards from Spain Chris!

Badass man. Just found your videos tonight.

Great video buddy

Awesome video Chris! I learned more in these 10 minutes than I would've in a day of swimbait fishing on my own.

@stoneysdead689

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats time on the water imo- that said, his advice to treat it like a 3/8ths spinner bait is genius- never heard anyone else explain it that way and once you hear that- if you fish 3/8ths spinners much- you know exactly where, when, and how to throw it. It really simplifies it tremendously because everyone is familiar with the 3/8ths spinner and have fished them for years.

@petemitchell6788

3 жыл бұрын

Must have just got internet or you choked his wedding tackle for some reason.

Fricken awesome video about to give this bait a try!

Great video brother...short ,sweet and to the point! Hollar at me when your ready to fish lake o the Pines agian.

I like that vintage Coyote Bait & Tackle sweatshirt you had on Chris! Greetings from sunny Los Gatos!

Relating this to a 3/8ths spinner bait is genius Chris- very well done. That simplifies it tremendously for me- and somehow makes it much less intimidating to throw. I recently put hands to a 5 inch magdraft and I really recommend ppl getting one if they're like me and are a little intimidated by throwing the larger baits or fish where there aren't many larger bass. They get bit way more often than the 6 or 8 for me- of course, and yet you still are sizing up a bit and getting used to the magdraft- building confidence in it. They're really difficult to find- unless you're willing to buy over seas- but Hook Up Tackle has some, if they're not sold out already. You can remove the hook harness from this thing and it makes a killer swimjig trailer, you can rig it weedless, you can put it on a underspin, whatever you want.

I just bought a 6” & 7” magdraft im stoked to go try them.

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know if you catch any on them?? Good luck 👊

@Cortney_Whitecotton

2 жыл бұрын

Will do brother. Thank u. Good luck to u and Trait

I finally landed some nice bass on the magdraft!! Swimbaits for the win

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Nice 👌🏽

@NickTheAbbot405

2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya!!

Great info and video. Went fast watching it.

@Zaldaingerous

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

You's a BEAST!

U an Oliver have me investing in a swimbait combo an get to chucking...

@legionssb

3 жыл бұрын

Chris and Oliver as well as Tim and Matt from TacticalBassin got me into this... awesome!

@jeremyjohnson8243

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@The_Bass_Stunters

2 жыл бұрын

Man get you an old Abu Garcia 5500 round reel and heavy action cranking stick you good! No need to spend $800 on a swim bait setup.

@nickcosta88

2 жыл бұрын

@@The_Bass_Stunters tatula 300 an Megabass Levante Leviathan does the job pretty good thanks for the input brotha much appreciated

Great video.....lots of good stuff...wish you could make more trips to my neck of the woods ... THE MIGHTY CALIFORNIA DELTA good luck on the tour ... STOCKTON CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

We are planning a trip out West soon

Chris, I bought my 1st magdraft swimbait, 6 in freestyle. Im a bank fisherman and went out this weekend and worked it at my local lake. My question is, if I only throw this weedless version with Trokar swim blade hook are there times the fish wont bite because of the spinning blade but would bite the standard Magdraft with the treble hook system?

Great video Chris! I heard the BTL the other day and was stoked to see this one drop. If it wasn't for some snow here the SB bite would be just about to turn on in CO. Now the waters will be back down in the mid40's and I'll be dreaming of that magic 50 number for another week. What is the coldest water you've put a Magdraft fish in the boat, and yes the 6" counts here. LOL

Great video, thanks for the great details given about how to fish it. Do you speed up your retrieve in the warmer months or do you continue the slow and steady?

@GTX10

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zaldaingerous Thanks for the reply and helpful tips. Im looking forward to seeing more content, and seeing you compete. Good luck out there.

Let’s see it brother 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

Awesome video and info! Locking down the boat to fish the contour lines and keeping the bait in original packaging (wish I saw that sooner). I have a question if you have time, .How dirty is too dirty? I met you at Collinsville Illinois boat and fishing show. You were very gracious and we talked about wobble heads. You said you like 3" spark shad on them. I gave it a shot at Bull Shoals in March and they slammed it. Thanks Chris, all the best to you and yours!

This video is pure gold and offers such a wealth of information to those who are new to the big bait game. One of the key tips you mention is your casting angles on a point. Bringing that bait up hill will get you FAR more bites than pulling the bait from shallow to deep water. Also what I've found is fishing across the point if you pick up a fish bringing it up hill can help pick up an extra bite. Different angles are key! A question I have for you is color vs profile? When a bait gets to the size of the 8 inch Im less worried about the color as those fish can feel that water displacement from a big distance. Do you get hung up on several different colors or do you stick to only a few choices?

saludos from mexico amistad lake

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

Love Amistad 🇲🇽

Great info brother really appreciate the knowledge n teaching I’ve fished in Fla w K7e6ith Wilson and it’s a diff world he’s a good man as well 👍❤️

Great video! Im new to trying big swimbaits, unfortunately i dont have a boat and fish from the bank. But seeing your video maybe i can have success from the bank as u explained. I bought the 6 inch S Waver 168 because i was told it would be a good confidence building lure before i buy others and larger sizes. I live/fish here in northern california. Can u recommend a good lake to bank fish with these large swimbaits? Im an hour away from Pardee, New Melones, McClure if any of them are good for bank fishing tbese baits

Been looking for a new 300e curado for a minute now, where'd you get yours?

What do you look for in a reel to throw a large swimbait?

I love this video! Thanks for the tips. The fish are bigger than your dog! 👍😂

Lovely video where did you get the reels from thanks 👍

when you have a tournament were you are looking for five bites how do you practice? thanks

It looks like you have braid on one and mono on the other? what is your preferred line for the 8 inch magdrafts?

Might have missed it. What is the preferred gear ratio. Been fishing line on a 7.4:1 but I'm thinking something slower like a cranking reel might be better

New subscriber. Love the way you make points plain and simple. Really enjoyed it!

@Zaldaingerous

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

That bass looked like it go 12lb easy ,jeez what a fish!

There is something to be said for the swimbait market especially as a co-angler, the mag draft series really gets some attention if you know your around fish, casting to that deeper water has always been very productive with a lot of plastics but the mag draft is something special in doing so when specifically targeting those bigger bites, this is awesome content and I appreciate the share !!!

omg!!! awesome😂

Nice video! I remey meeting you and your pup at the last Elite Series event in Sacramento. You prefer the old green 300Es over the Tranx?

When do you use a flashy swimmer vs magdraft?

Hey Chris. When they gonna come out with the 8” freestyle magdraft 😉. I’m tired of modifying them 😁

What's the biggest bass you got on the 6 inch or 8 inch magdraft

New sub great video. Nice catch. Spot on Info. I'll be posting my swimbait fishing vids soon!

Which magdraft would you throw on tenkiller lake Chris ?

We need more vid DANGEROUS PLZ!!!

Was wondering how deep in the water column where u fishing the point when u where talking about boat poistion. Do you like it on the bottom mid-level. Just wonder? Thanks in advance.

Cool Chris U got me hooked dude I am a swimbait junkie and I need a fix Ha Ha🤣

What’s the best water temp , structure , and season to throw it

Chris is the bite always feel hard. I tried it for the very first time and didn’t get any hard bites but I did get a few ticks

Great video Chris! What is your reel speed choice when throwing the Megabass Swimbaits? It looked like you were using a Shimano Curado.

@scottmarshall5352

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Zaldain Awesome, like you, I’m a Seaguar guy, but they don’t make a CoPoly mono; what do you use and/ or recommend?

What is the best size and color magdraft for simply catching a fish? I'd assume it's the 6'' in albino pearl, but would the freestyle or the original be better, in your mind? I just need some dang confidence.

@drumandball

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Zaldaingerous Thanks, Zaldain! I'm gonna go buy one and make myself throw it till it gets bit.

Thanks Chris for this video. You're pooch didn't seem to impressed but I sure am. Thanks a lot. I have a question and maybe I just missed it in the video but how deep exactly were you fishing? Like what depth were you casting in to and how close to the bottom are you fishing that swimbait?

What size hooks are you using on the 6in and 8in?

Great video.can you give me some advice on what reel to use.?..you mentioned the rods.but not the reels.

@Zaldaingerous

2 жыл бұрын

300 size, 7:1 ratio... I've been playing around with the 13 Fishing Concept Z. What I was using in the Redfish Cup to bomb baits.

Chris what gear ratios do you prefer for throwing these baits ?

With that bottom hook are you bumping bottom with that bait?

Bruhhhhhhhhh good stuff lol 👍🎣💪😎

What kind of not do you use to tie to the trokar

absolute tanks! great video. #leftyreelsquad

I’m just starting to use a s waver glide bait what kind of knot should i use