The key to the Psychodad is the belly, it has a slot where you can insert a rattle.

Bait – Tosh has used all the punch baits available, but most of the time he sticks to one bait now, the Yamamoto Psychodad.

To see Tosh tie the snell, watch this video. The Snell knot allows the hook to “kick out” 90 degrees when the weight pinches on the hook eye on the hookset. It has a closed eye, which is necessary for the knot he ties.”There is only one knot you need to use when punching, and it is the snell knot,” Tosh said. Tosh uses a 4/0 Paycheck Baits straight-shank hook.

Hook and Knot – When you have 65-pound braid and a heavy-action rod, a heavy duty hook is a must for punching.

The punch skirt also helps the bait slide through all the vegetation easily and prevents the vegetation from getting wrapped on the bait.

Skirt – Tosh always uses a punch skirt because it not only adds action and bulk, but helps keep the bait from sliding down the hook.

Note: When using 1.5 ounces or heavier Tosh uses 2 Paycheck Baits punch stops to peg the weight. But with all weeds and cover on the Delta, he has used up to 2 ounces.”I Try and keep it as light as possible because when you start getting in the 2 ounce range, the weight sometimes punches out of the fishes mouth when you set the hook lowering your catch ratio.” Most of the time, Tosh tries to keep it as light as possible, his standard is a 1 to 1.5-ounce tungsten bullet weight.

Weight – The introduction of tungsten gave anglers half the size in the same weight.

“A high speed reel is necessary to pull those fish out before they get stuck in the vegetation, and it also helps me make more flips than most anglers.”

Reel – Both Rods are paired with 7.3:1 reels spooled with 65-pound test braid.

His 7-foot, 11-inch heavy action Genesis II Bub Tosh Punching rod is perfect for the technique.”Your punch rod needs to have a good back bone to get those fish out of the heavy cover, but also can’t be so stiff it rips the hook out of their mouth,” Tosh said.

Rod – Tosh was tapped to design the perfect punch rod for IROD.

Tosh has enjoyed tremendous success using the technique with numerous top 10 finishes and tournament wins on the Delta.

Tosh started Paycheck Baits to insure he and other anglers had the best tackle to perfect the technique. Having the privilege of also growing up on the California Delta, Tosh has perfected the art of punching. California professional bass angler and Paycheck Baits owner Bub Tosh is one of the pioneers of punching.

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