Shout Out To Megabass Dark Sleeper

[ghost]

Caught my biggest bass this year, this past Saturday; let's say an early Father's Day present to myself.

 

All I have to say is, the Dark Sleeper works! Used a 3/4oz clear chartreuse on my swimbait setup and hopped it a few times. Felt the hit set the hook and fought a beautiful 6lber.

 

Last pic is a few weeks ago first time using the Dark Sleeper in 1/2 on my normal setup, on the fall before it hit the bottom. A 2-3lb bass nailed it.

 

I'm still trying to find out what works best with the Dark Sleeper. Let it sink after the cast and hopping or slow roll. So far the fall and hopping has worked for me.

 

These lures are not expensive especially from Megabass. I have to say the Dark Sleeper is durable. So far it's been my favorite lure next to the Whopper Plopper 110.

[Bluebasser86]

I haven't tried one yet. Found some "blanks", of them and bought a couple though. They were $2.50 or $3 each I think? Way cheaper than a regular Dark Sleeper.

[Russ E]

I mainly use 1/2 oz in the haze color. It looks similar to a bluegill.

One thing I noticed with this bait, is the bass inhale it. Every fish I have caught with it was hooked deep.

The bait is fairly durable. The eyes fall off after a couple fish, but that does not seem to matter.

The one drawback of this bait is it hangs up in wood fairly easy. It works well around rock and weeds.

[Hammer 4]

I use mostly the 3/4 oz, and Yes they do catch fish.

 

Congratz on your PB..

[kayaking_kev]

I have thrown my 1/2 oz haze a few times and didn't get good hook sets when I got bites and kind of lost confidence and haven't thrown it since. It could of been my technique or that the bass were just too small.

[EzyEric]

I've been hearing nothing but good things so I picked up over winter too.
 

I have the 1/2oz in Haze and I have noticed it does not stay down deep as well as I expected so I just ordered a 1oz version (Haze was out so I got the Donko color)

 

I did catch a few fish last time I fished it though and both came on the fall instead of the slow retrieve.  So i fished it more like a jig/worm the rest of the day.  I really want to swim it along the deep weed lines in our clear natural lakes though so I am hoping the 1oz version allows me to do that better.  

[Tizi]

I agree, these are fantastic.  I caught 2.5 lber on 3/8 haze last weekend.  Had several followers.  I slow roll and bounce them on bottom.

[Dirtyeggroll]

This one wanted the Dark Sleeper so bad it munched it even with a gullet full of jig. 

[Bluebasser86]

These are the blanks I picked up. One of these days I'll remember to actually fish them ?

[Dirtyeggroll]

12 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

These are the blanks I picked up. One of these days I'll remember to actually fish them ?

The picture almost makes them look pearl. I know the perfect place for them right now, especially if fished more like a swimbait/swim jig.

You mind sharing where you got them?

[Revival]

For those of you that like the 3/4oz, do you prefer the 3” or the 3.8” size?

[Hammer 4]

I have both the 3 and 3.8 " . I tend to favor the bigger 3.8, but both catch fish.

[Choporoz]

On 6/21/2020 at 11:37 PM, Russ E said:

The one drawback of this bait is it hangs up in wood fairly easy. It works well around rock and weeds.

+1

No question they catch fish.  But most of my fishing is in wood, and there are much better options that aren't as frustrating 

[EWREX]

i have 3 in my box that i never use. i always tell myself i'm going to spend a day throwing them around and i never do. MAYBE THIS WEEKEND ?

[ghost]

In regards to the eyes falling off. What I've done is take clear nail polish and coated the eyes with a layer of clear. So far it seems to work that the eyes have not fallen off, even after a bass smashes the Dark Sleeper.

[Coonedawg]

Fantastic bait around floating docks and Bream beds. I agree about it not being a fan of wood. I catch a good many on it reeling it in like a wobblehead jig or a crankbait. 

[FishTank]

I think I have tried all of the available sizes and they all catch fish.  The weirdest so far has been a drum.  I caught several of these at 2lb or more.  They are fun but what a junk fish.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

On 6/22/2020 at 12:27 AM, kayaking_kev said:

I have thrown my 1/2 oz haze a few times and didn't get good hook sets when I got bites and kind of lost confidence and haven't thrown it since. It could of been my technique or that the bass were just too small.

Had one 1/2oz size one  3/4oz size each with a dull hook so check yours. I also have one 1/2oz that swims to the my right on retrieve as well thats a little annoying. Have around 10 others that I havent used/opened yet so dont know if any issues await with those.

 

 

 

[Luke Barnes]

Ive been eyeballing them because I want some weedless prerigged soft swimbaits. I had a LiveTarget or was it Lunkerhunt, soft segmented swimbait that the hook tucked into the top fin that I really liked but lost it on a terrible cast into cat tails.