I fish from the bank at my home reservoir. Very shallow and lots of structure. I started realizing that only a few locations would produce fish, and ever since I eliminated the other areas I have a higher rate of success, bigger fish, and consistent bites. The process you’re explaining is exactly what i did last year. I broke my pb 3 times in my same lake and caught plenty of nice fish for NJ. This spring I plan on attacking the same body of water with my most successful tactics from last year, as well as a few new ones.
Good stuff Mike! RUclips is flooded with too many unboxing vids, bait reviews and generic how to vids. This is the stuff that makes a difference. That and time on the water... If you wanna fish some Motherlode lakes in NorCal hit me up. Always an open seat and place to crash.
Mike Gilbert is back baby!! Theories in swimbaiting is one of my top 3 swimbait videos(series) on the platform! So much knowledge for a guy just getting in the game like myself! Thanks for the refresher dude, so sick 💯🤘🔥
baremetric pressure is also a big one. This is also a contributing factor into where the fish are in the water colum it amazes me how many fisherman think or believe that it just luck right place right time. Although thay can apply. There is some science to continually catching big fish on many differant bodies of water.
Great insight and advice. Have read your article a few times, this was a great follow up and clarification on those points. Can we ever expected some follow up videos in this series?
Loved the “fish it as if it’s gone” vid you made that’s help tremendously. To me spending less on a bait to put it places most wouldn’t dare with a more expensive one or any lure for that matter is worth it. Things happen that’s the game we play. Money can be made. Baits can be purchased. The opportunity to stick that one fish you’ve been searching for all year, or even longer could be in that spot you’re too nervous to hit. just freaking send it!
I love this. So tired of seeing guys who just started out posting "collection" pictures with 30+ different baits because they think it will catch them fish. Thanks Mike.
Hate to say this is the best video because all of the videos in the theories in swimbaiting are all very important and useful and seem to have their place but this one I think is going to make the greatest impact on guys that do decide to take this route. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Hope to see more.
I watched this video a while back and decided to get back into fishing. WCZ was like the small nudge I needed to get me right back out there. lol. My boat had sat for a couple years and I had only fished a handful of times with others or from shore while it did. I fixed that Beezy right up and she's had me out on the water for a couple months now. I've taken it seriously and went down the rabbit hole. My waters are still trout stocked, so WHY TF NOT!?!?!?!? I took a few trips to the delta and after that I started going to 1 lake, no where else, Just 1 lake. I got a band to return and have been there since. It's the beginning of the breakdown. I will stick some pigs, and when I do it'll be on one of my own baits or a WCZ soft bait. Can't wait for that trout proto from your other vid to drop. Thanks for inspiring me brotha!
Really great video for a number of reasons that I can only agree with. I can see my knowledge of the lake growing exponentially over the year. Along with that when and how to use my equipment will expand making each trip more enjoyable. Everything you shared means thought process equals success.
Thank you so much I totally needed to hear this, a lot of the stuff is really basic but I need to drill it into my head, thank you so much I really appreciate all your knowledge and injecting simplicity into the matters of angling on our local bodies of water, again keep up the good work really like your channel, And love your baits when I can get them.........lol......George!
Absolutely phenomenal content, Mr. Gilbert. You're channel is the reason I got into swimbaiting this year. You share real insight, put out amazing quality video and you catch friggin Giants! Thank you for giving us all your insights. I and others are grateful to you for all that you do. I will be taking this advice, kind sir.....
🙏🙏🙏 please make a part 2-3-4-5 whatever,it's Incredible that this is free and I'm grateful,I'm going to do this this year,I'll keep you posted on here or on your Instagram 👊🏆🍻🍺
A whole lot of appreciation for these videos, especially this one cause never in a million years would I think anyone would give this kind of information out. You have a sub for life and please keep these videos coming.
First of all thank you for taking the time to make these videos. The quest for the cure article helped me a ton when I first read it years ago and it was nice to hear you explain it in detail. I am curious about how you and other successful trophy hunters feel about moon phases and moon position throughout the day. - josh
as always brother, love the content you are kind enough to put out! This is some of the most sound advise I've heard as far as bettering yourself in this game regardless if your throwing big baits or not. Really appreciate what you contribute to the community.
Words of wisdom! You are awesome man, can't wait to stick a giant on one of your Battle Shads(hopefully). I have committed to my home lake now for 3 solid years and didn't really realize how important the lessons learned were until listening to you just now. Now, I understand so thank you. I have learned so much and am starting to finally apply it very consistently i.e. knowing what lures to throw/color and where, high% spots at certain times, feeding windows, and just being able to produce what I feel are consistently good bags(for my lake). I'm getting close to sticking another PB out there(I can feel it), my last happened this past June and it seems for some reason that early June is one of those PB windows around here, Idk why. I live in NE Oklahoma and your videos keep me pumped to go out there and stay after it. I love your channel and your words of wisdom. Thanks
Great video Mike! A lot of useful information here. I have a really small lake near me that I could fish 3 days a week. It's heavily pressured and the biggest fish I have seen in there was probably a 5 pounder. Do you think that It would be worth putting my time in to try and figure it out?
Great Advice Mike. I couldnt agree with you more about commiting to one lake and figuring it out. Based on those principles, I had my best Big Fish years of my life last year and the year before. Broke my PB twice and caught multiple giants. Thx
I would think for your theory to be extremely productive, which I think it absolutely would be, two years makes more sense because the second year of just fishing one lake should be when you enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Pretty much 100% of the time I fish from the bank at bigger ponds/small lakes and over the last 2-3 years I have really stuck to 1 lake near me in particular and what your saying is 100% true ...I have learned so much about that specific body of water over the last couple years and it completely shows..my odds of catching quality fish are 10xs greater then at other local spots and its strickly due to time on the water like you said..I dont do as good at other places cuz I flat out dont put in the time to learn the water. Same is true for just having a handful of baits with you. I would drive myself nuts looking at swimbaits and then I just told myself"just cover your basis..top, middle, and bottom of the water column and start with that. I'm new to the swimbait game and only have like 5 or 6 big baits (citizen being one of them🤘) and I'm confident that my basis are covered. It was awesome hearing it in someone elses words, good shit man 🤘
Thanks I really had never thought of the one lake thing. Here in Nebraska I am still looking to find that one lake with the population of larger fish, so I have been hopping. I think this year I will focus on 2 or 3 lakes and then decide which one to make my home lake in the future. Thanks for the information
True! I just bought my very first Deps 250 from Japan. An injection molded mass produced lure priced at $200!! I got it stupid cheap over seas and STILL paid $100!
I've heard you mention approaching a spot from different angles in a few different videos, and this is something that I have focused on lately. Would like to hear you elaborate on that thought at some point. Do you consider just the angle, or do you consider the combination of angle/time of day/location of shadows or lack thereof, etc? Asking mostly because I personally have a tendency to complicate things when I start thinking about how far down the rabbit hole I could go in an effort to become a better angler.
I think your channel is awesome man big fan of these videos I'm really curious though how you moved into swimbait fishing I bass fish from a kayak and love it but started out fishing lakes with my dad out of a boat I'm really curious what set the drive for you to start grinding for those giant fish on a swim bait I do RUclips too my channel is yak krew keep the vids coming been checking for a while waiting for some new ones the battles vid you did was sick man really intrested in the way your desire to fish evolved into the way you fish now
I agree with you I would rather pay more for a hand made swimbait then paying a lot of money for some over priced Japanese swimbait thanks good video 👍
My home waters is A river system everything you say will still apply right.?Just started throwing big baits this Winter I haven’t been able to get a bite. just started throwing The battle shared I’m going to commit to the big swim baits.. Good Information thanks man
Bass are true predators who use underwater paths like ditches going to shallow water. The easier it is to catch food the better for them. 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water.
I really enjoy the part about the notes as I am completely horrible about it on my other pass fishing buddies were good with that but I always think I can remember I'm 42 and my memory starting to get shot so I think I better start taking the time to write it all down after a trip whether it's a grind Fest or I'm getting hit followed or actually boating chunks
watching wcz vids is like going to church. your level of knowledge is immense.
This is the best church I ever attended...
I fish from the bank at my home reservoir. Very shallow and lots of structure. I started realizing that only a few locations would produce fish, and ever since I eliminated the other areas I have a higher rate of success, bigger fish, and consistent bites.
The process you’re explaining is exactly what i did last year. I broke my pb 3 times in my same lake and caught plenty of nice fish for NJ.
This spring I plan on attacking the same body of water with my most successful tactics from last year, as well as a few new ones.
its tough here in Jersey, but catching a big bass here is worth it
Good stuff Mike! RUclips is flooded with too many unboxing vids, bait reviews and generic how to vids. This is the stuff that makes a difference. That and time on the water...
If you wanna fish some Motherlode lakes in NorCal hit me up. Always an open seat and place to crash.
Kenji Nakagawa Bass stocked with trout two produce records is like deer hunting behind high fences
Mike Gilbert is back baby!! Theories in swimbaiting is one of my top 3 swimbait videos(series) on the platform! So much knowledge for a guy just getting in the game like myself! Thanks for the refresher dude, so sick 💯🤘🔥
What are the other 2 in your top 3?
baremetric pressure is also a big one. This is also a contributing factor into where the fish are in the water colum it amazes me how many fisherman think or believe that it just luck right place right time. Although thay can apply. There is some science to continually catching big fish on many differant bodies of water.
Chris McCuaig I didn’t believe in pressure drop until I experienced catching my pb for the first time as a storm rolled throughout/past.
Great insight and advice.
Have read your article a few times, this was a great follow up and clarification on those points.
Can we ever expected some follow up videos in this series?
Loved the “fish it as if it’s gone” vid you made that’s help tremendously. To me spending less on a bait to put it places most wouldn’t dare with a more expensive one or any lure for that matter is worth it. Things happen that’s the game we play.
Money can be made.
Baits can be purchased.
The opportunity to stick that one fish you’ve been searching for all year, or even longer could be in that spot you’re too nervous to hit.
just freaking send it!
I love this. So tired of seeing guys who just started out posting "collection" pictures with 30+ different baits because they think it will catch them fish. Thanks Mike.
Appreciate the effort of editing out (assuming) dead spots. Saving us time and giving us the goods
Hate to say this is the best video because all of the videos in the theories in swimbaiting are all very important and useful and seem to have their place but this one I think is going to make the greatest impact on guys that do decide to take this route. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Hope to see more.
I watched this video a while back and decided to get back into fishing. WCZ was like the small nudge I needed to get me right back out there. lol. My boat had sat for a couple years and I had only fished a handful of times with others or from shore while it did. I fixed that Beezy right up and she's had me out on the water for a couple months now. I've taken it seriously and went down the rabbit hole. My waters are still trout stocked, so WHY TF NOT!?!?!?!? I took a few trips to the delta and after that I started going to 1 lake, no where else, Just 1 lake. I got a band to return and have been there since. It's the beginning of the breakdown. I will stick some pigs, and when I do it'll be on one of my own baits or a WCZ soft bait. Can't wait for that trout proto from your other vid to drop. Thanks for inspiring me brotha!
I never really considered just fishing the same place over, and over. I'd say this was as helpful as "consider it gone" well done Mike!
Really great video for a number of reasons that I can only agree with. I can see my knowledge of the lake growing exponentially over the year. Along with that when and how to use my equipment will expand making each trip more enjoyable. Everything you shared means thought process equals success.
Thank you so much I totally needed to hear this, a lot of the stuff is really basic but I need to drill it into my head, thank you so much I really appreciate all your knowledge and injecting simplicity into the matters of angling on our local bodies of water, again keep up the good work really like your channel, And love your baits when I can get them.........lol......George!
First time seeing a video from this channel and subscribe before seeing a second
Absolutely phenomenal content, Mr. Gilbert. You're channel is the reason I got into swimbaiting this year. You share real insight, put out amazing quality video and you catch friggin Giants! Thank you for giving us all your insights. I and others are grateful to you for all that you do. I will be taking this advice, kind sir.....
🙏🙏🙏 please make a part 2-3-4-5 whatever,it's Incredible that this is free and I'm grateful,I'm going to do this this year,I'll keep you posted on here or on your Instagram 👊🏆🍻🍺
great video mike, lots of experience obviously went into this
A whole lot of appreciation for these videos, especially this one cause never in a million years would I think anyone would give this kind of information out. You have a sub for life and please keep these videos coming.
Great advice ! ...makes perfect sense...funny, how I didn't think about it, til you explained the reasoning...well done ! Thank you
This is blessed knowledge Mike. Love the theory content and will be looking forward to more! thanks for sharing
First of all thank you for taking the time to make these videos. The quest for the cure article helped me a ton when I first read it years ago and it was nice to hear you explain it in detail. I am curious about how you and other successful trophy hunters feel about moon phases and moon position throughout the day. - josh
as always brother, love the content you are kind enough to put out! This is some of the most sound advise I've heard as far as bettering yourself in this game regardless if your throwing big baits or not. Really appreciate what you contribute to the community.
Words of wisdom! You are awesome man, can't wait to stick a giant on one of your Battle Shads(hopefully). I have committed to my home lake now for 3 solid years and didn't really realize how important the lessons learned were until listening to you just now. Now, I understand so thank you. I have learned so much and am starting to finally apply it very consistently i.e. knowing what lures to throw/color and where, high% spots at certain times, feeding windows, and just being able to produce what I feel are consistently good bags(for my lake). I'm getting close to sticking another PB out there(I can feel it), my last happened this past June and it seems for some reason that early June is one of those PB windows around here, Idk why. I live in NE Oklahoma and your videos keep me pumped to go out there and stay after it. I love your channel and your words of wisdom. Thanks
Thanks Mike. This really forced me to look back at my notes lol.
Straight knowledge stick to the basics and don’t over think. Thanks mike!! The Fundamentals.
The more i learn and know, the more i realise what you say is pure knowledge...thank u
This video is some real stuff man I’m going on I’m second year throwing big baits in ny and can’t wait to put what you said to the test this year 👍🏼
Some really awesome insights here. Stepping back from a well learned lake to learning a new lake is my biggest challenge by far
Looking better pal, was worried. Great tips
Love your videos. We all know your busy but please keep making more content! FOR THE PEOPLE.
Great video Mike! A lot of useful information here. I have a really small lake near me that I could fish 3 days a week. It's heavily pressured and the biggest fish I have seen in there was probably a 5 pounder. Do you think that It would be worth putting my time in to try and figure it out?
Great Advice Mike. I couldnt agree with you more about commiting to one lake and figuring it out. Based on those principles, I had my best Big Fish years of my life last year and the year before. Broke my PB twice and caught multiple giants. Thx
Hell yeah! Congrats on that and stoked to hear it.
Great info thx man
Thanks, that was my favorite article I have read it about 20 times!
I would think for your theory to be extremely productive, which I think it absolutely would be, two years makes more sense because the second year of just fishing one lake should be when you enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Pretty much 100% of the time I fish from the bank at bigger ponds/small lakes and over the last 2-3 years I have really stuck to 1 lake near me in particular and what your saying is 100% true ...I have learned so much about that specific body of water over the last couple years and it completely shows..my odds of catching quality fish are 10xs greater then at other local spots and its strickly due to time on the water like you said..I dont do as good at other places cuz I flat out dont put in the time to learn the water. Same is true for just having a handful of baits with you. I would drive myself nuts looking at swimbaits and then I just told myself"just cover your basis..top, middle, and bottom of the water column and start with that. I'm new to the swimbait game and only have like 5 or 6 big baits (citizen being one of them🤘) and I'm confident that my basis are covered. It was awesome hearing it in someone elses words, good shit man 🤘
Great knowledge man.
Well said
Thanks I really had never thought of the one lake thing. Here in Nebraska I am still looking to find that one lake with the population of larger fish, so I have been hopping. I think this year I will focus on 2 or 3 lakes and then decide which one to make my home lake in the future. Thanks for the information
Love it!
I hear you do a weedless hudd modification with a straight shank hook and it increases your hook up ratio. Could you please elaborate on this
This is gold
True! I just bought my very first Deps 250 from Japan. An injection molded mass produced lure priced at $200!! I got it stupid cheap over seas and STILL paid $100!
Thank you for this vid. Alot of people dont have a clue. And needed to see and hear this.
You the man Mike G!
Dude you’re a bad ass thanks for all the information it makes a newbie too the game like me get things rolling a little faster
I've heard you mention approaching a spot from different angles in a few different videos, and this is something that I have focused on lately. Would like to hear you elaborate on that thought at some point. Do you consider just the angle, or do you consider the combination of angle/time of day/location of shadows or lack thereof, etc? Asking mostly because I personally have a tendency to complicate things when I start thinking about how far down the rabbit hole I could go in an effort to become a better angler.
Excellent video mike !!👊🏼💥
I think your channel is awesome man big fan of these videos I'm really curious though how you moved into swimbait fishing I bass fish from a kayak and love it but started out fishing lakes with my dad out of a boat I'm really curious what set the drive for you to start grinding for those giant fish on a swim bait I do RUclips too my channel is yak krew keep the vids coming been checking for a while waiting for some new ones the battles vid you did was sick man really intrested in the way your desire to fish evolved into the way you fish now
I carve my baits handmade and I sell them cheaper than some production lures.
I do too and mine are way more effective because i match the hatch in my little island
Love the vids keep it up!!!
Hey bro, any way u can show us or tell us how u built the swimbait rack in the background? Looks sweet and would love to replicate it in my garage
Good vid man! Lots of useful info!!
Great Info.
when is the battle shad coming back in stock
Its also nice to see someone else that gets it.
@Jerry Thomas ?
Great stuff man. I agree wit you on the price of some swimbaits, its ridicules .
Dude really knows his shit
Do you pay attention to the Barometer at all?
Thanks for your knowledge Much Appreciated!!! Cheers!! :))
I agree with you I would rather pay more for a hand made swimbait then paying a lot of money for some over priced Japanese swimbait thanks good video 👍
Nice now I have a good idea what I’m gonna do all year
My home waters is A river system everything you say will still apply right.?Just started throwing big baits this Winter I haven’t been able to get a bite. just started throwing The battle shared I’m going to commit to the big swim baits.. Good Information thanks man
Hey I see that phoney Shad on your wall any opinion on that bait?
That hinkle trout on the wall tries to swim at :40...
What is a good beginner swim bait setup
You a G
Bass are true predators who use underwater paths like ditches going to shallow water. The easier it is to catch food the better for them. 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water.
You mean like the klash9 being mass produced and expensive
I hope I can get some good bites on my megabass mag swimbaits I have the 6 inch and 8 inch versions anybody out there have had any luck with em ?
2024 let’s go
Big UPS man thank you for your info as always good stuff
I really enjoy the part about the notes as I am completely horrible about it on my other pass fishing buddies were good with that but I always think I can remember I'm 42 and my memory starting to get shot so I think I better start taking the time to write it all down after a trip whether it's a grind Fest or I'm getting hit followed or actually boating chunks
5th lure from the right??middle row..
Word
Can we just get videos of you fishing please?
And just talking about You’re gear and boat.
Please?
Do you believe all yhe rumors about MIKELONG
Creek Chub what rumors?
Seems like dudes buy high end swimbaits more to have that high end swimbait not to catch that one fish
Definitely the wrong approach considering you can catch a DD on a chunk of hot dog
Your baits are always sold out 😭😭😭
Ill take ten of the backwall thanks your the best ........jk
Yes, the cause of it is amaters trying too hard.