How to Fish a Swing Head for Bass | Baits, Areas, Retrieves Explained

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How to Fish a Swing Head for Bass | Baits, Areas, Retrieves Explained

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Over the last 2 months, I’ve been consistently catching 30+ bass a day using a swing head on clear water lakes. In this video, I explain how I retrieve a swing head, the areas I throw it in, and the baits I use on it to put limits of bass in the boat every time I go to the lake. Hope you enjoy!
-Jonny
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@jbjgibbons 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa whoa whoa there! “Fairy Wand”?? Them’s fight’n words junior. 😂 Gotta keep at least one spinning rod in the arsenal. If not for anything else, a must have for drop shoting. IMO other than that...great video and explanations as usual. 👍🏻

@castaway6811 5 жыл бұрын

Just started fishing a swing head a couple of weeks ago when the bass geek did a video on it and I have to say it's proving to be a great tool to add to ya arsenal.

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

For sure! I think it's creeping into my top 5 favorite baits

@thehonestguyreviews4516 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a fairly new angler and I have found your videos with the must information possible without getting too deep in a subject, thank you!

@rogerscheuermann4409 5 жыл бұрын

I guess I will have to go buy some swingheads now. Good info. Best fishing channel on KZfaq. Thanks Professor

@michaelcraig7297 5 жыл бұрын

Pointing-out the exposed rock-pile on the shoreline and identifying it as the same thing you're seeking below-surface was a great call. I have always wished that video-producers would do that because it provides a vivid image as to what can be expected. Your videos are highly informative and incorporate the use of electronics---something we all struggle with. Enjoyed this presentation.

@allanhise4122 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! I love the swing head. I started using it about 2 years ago and it has almost replaced the C-Rig in my outings.

@sherlockhomesky 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm....I was wondering why I kept those in my boat this year, just waiting for Johnny to tell me how to use them! Great video! Thanks

@danjaquez1379 3 ай бұрын

"Fairy wands..." 😅😅😅😅 Love your vids. Thanks.

@slknic7 5 жыл бұрын

Jonny you are just killing it! I watch a lot of fishing videos to learn how to bass fish and you are just doing it! Very clear and easy to understand. You put out some good content! Now I just need it to stop raining on my days off! Heading to Ozarks this Sunday, so hopefully I will bring home a winner! Thanks again!

@jordanspalding6446 5 жыл бұрын

I could watch your videos all day !

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@burdettehoeppner1062 2 жыл бұрын

Another great learning video. Ive never fished a swing head jig. I ordered the jig heads and sizes to use this summer. Thanks for the teaching video and keep making these awesome fishing videos. I know if i incorporate all you video fishing techniques and electronic information into my tournament fishing i can win some bass club and local tournaments. THANKS for making em.

@TheFishingMommy 5 жыл бұрын

Wow every one of your videos is like a master class. I learn SO MUCH from you!

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed!

@clinthart6541 5 жыл бұрын

Great as normal thanks. Fished Table Rock Sunday and had a 20+ fish day

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Table Rock is on fire right now

@k-mparker 3 жыл бұрын

Just a simply awesome tutorial!!! Very comprehensive and informative!!! You are an outstanding professor!!! Randy toooo!!! Keep up the gooood work!!! Love watching u guys!!! Tried ordering your channel from my cable provider, they don’t carry it. I told them you need to start carrying it or I’m gonna cancel cable. There is nothing on cable worth watching anyway.

@danscholes9132 5 жыл бұрын

Jonny, Great instructional video! Please do similar videos on additional baits.

@andrewthomas4399 5 жыл бұрын

A swing head is my main bait on Greer’s Ferry. I fish it normally with a zoom ultravibe speed craw in the cinnamon purple color. It always seems to help me put fish after fish in the boat.

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Same here! It's been a game changer on Greer's for me

@kidiraq8381 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Jonny, I’ve been waiting on this one! The wobble head ended a 4 month skunking for me on a local lake, def my top 5! Side note:I went back out and threw a deep crank on that point you found for me during the 1on1... I can now say I have caught bass offshore!!!!!! Your a Jedi bass contour line whisperer lol!!👏🏻🤙🏻🤘🏻😎

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for sharing!

@purewaterswva.5409 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, I started fishing these last year, very good setup. You can fish behind other anglers and catch fish they missed.

@kerryschallon8879 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Johnny .

@thegloriousfall 5 жыл бұрын

I love throwing the rocker/wobble head. It’s also deadly with a magnum trick worm or a bull worm if you can find them with the bigger hooks.

@py8pointer 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, one of my favorite ways to fish, and using the same baits you are using

@mrjamesamorgan 5 жыл бұрын

man what a great video!! I like this format a lot!! see you tonight on the youtube live!

@diggy561 5 жыл бұрын

Great vids. I appreciate that you keep them informative.

@0017Bulldog 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Jonny. Learning from you every day.

@brucer9409 4 жыл бұрын

Just getting into the academics of this - can't wait to get into next fishin season! I've been reading & watching videos like crazy on this and this was a super informative & well presented instructional video - amongst a very small group of THE BEST! First of yours I've run into, but won't be the last! Consensus I was getting was that the MH, longer rod seemed somewhat more forgiving, or bought some time for the rod to load up, whereas you feel good about the heavy action rod? Probably going with fc vs. the braid puts a H action back on the table? Interesting that your compromise with a faster gear ratio to "catchup to those fish" on those go slack/mushy bites was to go with the somewhat slower gear ratio in order to force yourself to slow down and maintain that bottom contact necessary to success. Great job!

@mikeg5523 5 жыл бұрын

Great swinghead vid Jonny!!

@liprippingwithblake5613 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome content as always! What you need to do is come get on my ranger and show me how to use all these electronics. LoL

@craigcrossman1524 5 жыл бұрын

Great informative video, thanks! Loved the graph and map sections.

@racingpixel8237 5 жыл бұрын

great content.. all my bass fishing experience i have been fishing in shallow water, i just moved on to a new lake where there is no cover and its just like a basin with no trees just rocks n silth. they are in very deep water and i know this vid will help me out next time i go there. thanks

@kenrodman7620 5 жыл бұрын

Good information Johnny keep up the good work

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, as always, Ken!

@colelakely6525 5 жыл бұрын

Great video Jonny as always. You are the best 😎

@kevinwill8542 5 жыл бұрын

ur a good teacher .thanks again

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin. Glad you enjoyed!

@poststalone1496 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my exact reeling techniques using a boot tail swim bait and a keel weighted hook

@felipell 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome...as usual...

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Irishmule169 3 жыл бұрын

I sweep it fishing deep and slow crank if I’m fishing it shallow..won a ton of money in the last 5 years with the VMC swing head.. Use braid with a 10’ fluorocarbon leader.. making long casts you get a better hook set with that set up..IMO

@diggy561 5 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@SGT_Reid 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, pros used to use spinning rods to pitch and flip.

@chrisobrien6192 5 жыл бұрын

Good video. Very informative. Thank you

@mikewelter180 5 жыл бұрын

Another fine lesson taught and learned! Hey, my wife and I are headed to Table Rock after the 4th. What are some other good choices of lures that I might want to pack for this time of season. My son-in-law fishes a few tournaments there and really struggles. I would really like to catch a hog or two to rub it in, if you know what I mean lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you and keep up the great work you do.

@firemandan5959 5 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@davidbrownell5441 5 жыл бұрын

Great stuff ....

@aaronkusmits4718 5 жыл бұрын

great chanel , I have a question for the master. how would you recommend fishing a glacial pan lake that is shallow and not much cover except for weeds?

@TysonEdwardsFishing 3 жыл бұрын

I know you fish a lot of lakes. How well does a swing head do in a river situation? Would you lose more dealing with the current in conjunction with going through rock?

@1Rod1ReelFishing 5 жыл бұрын

SECOND FIRST TODAY!!!! 😅😅

@fisherman5678 5 жыл бұрын

1Rod1ReelFishing I was first

@kidiraq8381 5 жыл бұрын

1Rod, hope you brought at least 1 pen and 1 notebook, Johnny Boy is schooling again!!!!😎

@angleratlarge6787 5 жыл бұрын

Your Audio is great. What mic setup do you use?

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

I use a lav mic connected directly into my GoPro and then sync the audio between cameras. I use a Yeti Blue mic for my voiceovers

@andrewthomas4399 5 жыл бұрын

Fish the Moment what is a lav mic?

@angleratlarge6787 5 жыл бұрын

@@FishtheMoment Thank You!

@tommurray5786 5 жыл бұрын

can you make a video on fishing shell beds?

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! All the lakes with good shell beds are 10ft high in Arkansas right now so I will once the lakes come back to normal pool

@TysonEdwardsFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Are you using the menace or the baby menace grub

@tylerleachman4133 5 жыл бұрын

For me on my home lake, there are not many points that are long they all have very steep drop-offs so how would you fish that

@jacklollis3178 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny. Do you ever fish lakes like Hartwell or keowee in South Carolina?

@randydjr1 5 жыл бұрын

What's your take on using braid to floro leader to fish a swing head? Thanks

@patrickfahie8671 4 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on the strike king swinging swim jig?

@wahzhazhewahtsemoin5510 5 жыл бұрын

You ever fish worms like the 7” powerbait worm on the swing head? Is that a good idea?

@lamontgray1158 4 жыл бұрын

Get it whuld work

@rogerscheuermann4409 5 жыл бұрын

WHAT BACKING DO YOU USE ON YOUR REELS? BRAID OR MONO?

@Ocean_man83 2 жыл бұрын

how is this technique in smallmouth stained rivers

@byronargueta3331 4 жыл бұрын

Does this setup work in grass or wood?

@fisherman5678 5 жыл бұрын

Is that Greer’s

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Table Rock. But this is working at Greer's right now too!

@fisherman5678 5 жыл бұрын

Fish the Moment oh ok thanks

@TurdFerguson1000 5 жыл бұрын

I want to like the swing head but all I do is get hung up in the rocks. I've thrown the strike king head the gene larew head.

@FishOn1 5 жыл бұрын

Why point the rod at the bait?

@kentyler966 5 жыл бұрын

Will swing heads work where zebra mussel are present.

@thegloriousfall 5 жыл бұрын

Totally. I have them at my home lake and still catch plenty of big bass. You just have to use heavier line and be mindful of line fray. I use 15 # invizx like he suggests and just check every few casts in case I need to retie.

@wickedbassn 5 жыл бұрын

Looking for that ebay link for the swing heads! Lol

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

www.ebay.com/itm/10pk-1-2oz-Black-Money-Maker-Football-Swing-Jig-biffle-head-4-0-Gamakatsu-Hook/332416308779?hash=item4d658e562b:g:hDsAAOSw5WRZ1bHn

@FishtheMoment 5 жыл бұрын

Forgot to add it. There you go!

@anothersomebody8195 5 жыл бұрын

Just added you on Insta. You might add #catchandrelease to your instas.I would have added you sooner if I'd seen you under that. Keep up the great work! Us weekend warriors need all the help we can get :-)