![]() Where the Magdraft and Daingerous swimbaits are essentially solid chunks of plastic, the Cull Shad actually has a honey comb construction for the latter half of the bait. This has more to do with the design of the back half of the bait than it really does the material used. The Cull Shad is by far the most limber of these three baits. The Daingerous Swimbait is the stiffest, by a slim margin, with the Magdraft being second. ![]() The Magdraft (left) and Daingerous (right) have similar materials while the Cull Shad’s (middle) honeycomb tail makes it more pliable. While the Daingerous Swimbait weighs 1 ounce. And the Freestyle Magdraft weighs 1 1/5 ounces. To keep things simple, we’ll only compare the weights of comparable 6-inch baits. The weights are all over the place when looking at all these different offerings. ![]() The unrigged Magdraft is available in 6 inches and the Daignerous bait is available in 6- and 7-inch versions. The treble hook pre-rigged versions of the Magdraft and Cull Shad both come in 6 and 8 inches, with a monstrous 10-inch version also available in the Magdraft. There are a few differences when it comes to the sizes offered in these baits. All of this is possible as well with the Freestyle Magdraft. Or it can be rigged weedless using a large weighted or unweighted Extra Wide Gap (EWG) hook. It can be rigged with a treble hook, either above or below the bait. The Daingerous swimbait has more options when it comes to rigging. Both of these systems allow the hook to detach and swing freely during the fight, minimizing the leverage the bass could use to throw the baits. The Magdraft uses an internal magnet to keep the hook high and tight, while the Cull Shad has screw-lock clip twisted up into the belly of the bait that the shaft of the treble hook can be snapped into. The pre-rigged Cull Shad and Magdraft differ in how the hook is kept close to the body of the bait during the retrieve. An unrigged Magdraft is also available in their Freestyle version. The Daingerous Swimbait comes unrigged, as a simple soft plastic bait. The Cull Shad and Magdraft both come pre-rigged with an internal harness system that provides an external line-tie and hanging treble hook assembly. The most readily identifiable difference between these three baits has to do with their rigging. ![]() Megabass magnet hook keeper vs the Cull Shad clip keeper SWIMBAIT RIGGING COMPARISONS The profiles are fairly similar across all three baits, and they are each designed to be reeled along slowly at a steady pace so that their paddle tails can kick to and fro while the bodies of the baits wobble tightly top to bottom. They appeal to a big fish’s desire to stalk and eat a large meal. Though they differ in many ways, these are all baits that are to be used to mimic large prey in the hopes of drawing strikes from larger than average bass. WHAT THE SWIMBAITS HAVE IN COMMONĪll three of these baits land squarely in the swimbait category. The Bass Mafia Daingerous and Megabass Magdraft swimbaits share similar profiles. And while I don’t have that much experience with the Bass Mafia Daingerous Swimbait, I thought it would be a good idea to compare and contrast the three, to give anglers an idea of where they differ and in what situations one may outshine the other. I’ve also been throwing a Magdraft for a few years now. I was able to get my hands on one from Berkley. And then there’s the new Berkley Cull Shad, a bait that was “accidentally” released this spring and immediately became harder to get your hands on than one of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets. And while he’s received some criticism from the fans of the old faithful Magdraft for his offering being a little too similar to his first love, the Daignerous Swimbait is different enough to warrant its own spot in the swimbait fanatic’s tackle box. Zaldain has since designed his own swimbait. Chris Zaldain, and other professional fishermen had a lot to do with the potential and popularity of this bait being realized. The Megabass Magdraft was the first mass produced bait of its kind to gain the widespread notoriety among novice big bait anglers. What used to be a niche category of baits relegated to West Coast anglers and a few ambitious trophy chasers elsewhere, has become a mainstream mainstay the last decade or so. Large swimbaits have exploded in popularity among avid bass anglers in recent years.
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