Geecrack Bellows Gill Techniques You Need To Try: Big Bass and Pike Fishing (New 2025 Color)

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In this video, I’m breaking down how to fish the Geecrack Bellows Gill 5.8 for serious bass and pike fishing action. If you enjoy big bait fishing, swimbait fishing, glide bait fishing, or JDM baits, this is a soft plastic you have to try!

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Baits:
Bellows Gill 5.8 - Muddy Gill & Horror Ebi Gill
Hooks: Owner Beast 8/0 - 3/8 Oz. OR 6/0 - 1/4 Oz.
Weight: Strike King Tungsten- 3/4 or 1 oz.
Rod: Medium Heavy Swimbait rod with fast action
Reel: 200 or 300 size with a slower ratio so you can slowly drag the bait without over working it. However, a fast reel gear ratio works as well if you want to pick up line quick to slam a hookset.
Line: 20lb Fluoro Seaguar Invizx

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How to retrieve it perfectly—showcasing rod movement, reel cranking rhythm, and depth control for that enticing reaction bite.

Tips for bass—using a finesse approach and soft-plastic action from all the ribbed bait movement to trigger aggressive hits from both largemouth and smallmouth bass.

Deep-water pike fishing strategies—targeting suspended fish with longer casts, slower retrieves, and subtle rod twitches to provoke explosive strikes.

If you're serious about fishing bass and pike with soft plastics that they most likely have never seen before, this is your go-to tutorial. Watch how the Geecrack Bellows Gill mimics real baitfish and learn how to make it irresistible in both shallow and deep water.

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