How to catch bigger bass from the bank, step 1- be in the Everglades step 2- know Gary Yamamoto personally... love you Roland long time fan here since I was a little boy just kidding around
Step 3- get permission to fish somewhere public access isn't allowed so all the fish are virgin... he's a great angler and obviously knows what he's doing, but a LOT of his videos catching big bass from the bank are on private / restricted waters... can't say it doesn't help
my grandpa was a fisherman also but I wasn't at a good age to learn from him when he was still here, This channel has taught me so much skills I know papa would approve of. Roland is kind of like all of our honorary fishermen grandfathers
I grew up watching you . Made me go out with my friends on bikes and fish in Socal growing up in the 80s as a African american :) TY for the good times .
Roland catches 8lb bass with a bag of worms in his pocket and doesn't have 800 lures in a huge tackle box like the rest of us. He may be on to something.....
It's pretty simple...he uses bait that WORKS! All of these companies are coming out with fancy new baits that have 18 spinners and obnoxious colors that may catch a couple of fish, but at the end of the day the Senko WILL catch fish. Stick to the basics and just have fun!
@Ricky Bobby I respect your response but I'm not saying he only uses a worm. I'm saying that he never moves away from less than a handful of well known, everyday use baits and catches good fish. He's a pro but sticks to the basics. I also agree with your response on pressured waters/rarely fished areas. When I see people I know catch giants in private bonds, I don't even look twice because those fish aren't difficult to catch. They think it's a trophy but it doesn't take much skill to catch a fish in those conditions.
Great lesson Roland, been watching you since I was a kid and I’m 42 now. Good to see your still helping us with great fishing tips. Looking forward to the next video!
Roland thank you for sharing how to bank fish. There are many of our youth that don't have access to a boat. This is a perfect example of you don't need a boat to enjoy fishing. Teaching the next generation how to fish...🎣🎣🎣
You, Sir, defined fishing for SOOOO many of us 👏. Love how you travel lite when fishing the banks. My tackle rule for bank fishing 🎣: If it doesn't fit in my "hip pack" then it gets left behind in my van or motor coach. You mastered "keepin' it simple".💕
Oh ya buzzfrog! Got em on the buzzfrog....the buzzfrog....Oh ya on the buzzfrog...buzzfrog.....buzzfrog buzzfrog buzzfrog buzzfrog 😆 😁 Love Mr Martin. Been watching for years
So my favorite senko colors are 996 BLK/blue, 194 watermelon/BLK flake and you got it watermelon 955 BLK/red flake. Roland I appreciate your videos sir, I grew up watching you , bill and Jimmy. There's always something to learn. Thank you sir.
I am truly happy I come cross your video i just started bank fishing. Around in the neighborhood quit a few Big ponds but if it wasn't for the understanding of. Seeing how you catch em theres probably alot of peaple that aint get the chance to understand the process of knowing the three basic ways of bass fishing every time iv ever felt that little snug on my pole i aint know what to expect but each vidoe iv watch. Shows me the same aggressive action when they get any change in the momentum or flow of the seko im fixing to line my reel with some heavy line and find me some real seko worms and bullet weights i hope the out come is different from the past times iv tried but im sure i got it now ..cant wait for the rush that comes from catching them ...enjoyed every min of this video ill leave a picture of the first. 3 i catch ik there. 5 .6. Pound bass an one of them for sure but now i got it figured out I knew somthing I was doing wasn't right
“ Son ! “ I say that whenever I catch a biggun, even if it’s a 7 3/4 bluegill. Here in Chicago, we got the Cook County Forest Preserves. Heavily pressured. Guys get excited with a 14” bass. Pitiful. Guys catch and release Carp here. They get excited with an 8 lb carp. Keys to 8,9 lb bass, 1. go to Florida 2. Go to somebody’s Private Lake. In Chicago’s 6 collar counties, we got 7-9 million people..... Find a private lake..... and then use a Senco..... Started watching you, Roland, on channel 26 in 1978 when I was 13 yo. on Saturday afternoon around 5:00. Got your book “Fishing with Roland Martin “ from Kmart here in Chicago. Watched “ Fishing With Roland Martin “ along with “ Midwest Outdoors” Always liked hearing you say “ Son !” and watching the bass jump.
I love bank fishing! It brings back memories of fishing in your youth once you get older. I like a finesse baitcaster with 20 to 30 lbs braid for precise casting. I use a wooden dowel (file handle) and wrap the line 8 times to pull out snags without packing grooves in the spool. A shorter rod and/or crouching helps when casting under tree cover. I also use a small size 1 VMC Touch-Lok 68 lbs rated snap for just about everything. Purists won't like it, but a snap let's you change lures in seconds when fishing with only one combo. A one shoulder slingbag is better than a backpack cuz you can swing it forward for access without taking it off. Cargo pants are good for keeping your most common single hook lures at hand.
Hey hey hey there they are!!! Mr roland you are the G.O.A.T hands down. I wish I had your luck bank fishing, Or just fishing over all for that matter. Haha
I wish I could bank fish where I am from, but sadly all areas where bank fishing is allowed tends to be over fished and never catch anything. Glad to see that some people can enjoy this sport from the bank and don't have to spend alot on a small boat.
When Roland was talking about the New Favorite Pro Series Rod there was at least a 8’ gator about 50yards behind his right shoulder just cruising along. Yes, they are a nice rod I have the 7’ matched with my Penn 3 3000 reel don’t use 50lb I use 30lb braid great combination. 👍🏼 Careful out there Roland
Excellent Roland tip about treaded lightly when near the bank, the fish can definitely sense heavy footsteps. I learned by watching herons stalk their prey.
There was a limestone quarry I used to fish here in Ohio, you had to pay a couple of bucks and the guy that ran it had a bait store right next to the water, it was like a 10 foot drop to the water. Every morning when he was getting ready to open he would skim the dead minnows off the tanks with a net and dump them into the water over the edge, the fish were there waiting for him, they seemed to know his footsteps. We tried fishing that spot and only seemed to scare the fish away as we approached it.
Please take this as positive criticism but I didn’t really hear many tip pertaining to bank fishing which i would love to learn from Roland. Thanks man!
I had to stop the video and back it up and listen and the back it up again and listen to make sure I really heard what I thought I did. You said you were 'not' fishing a green pumpkin senko but instead a different color. I couldn't believe it. Roland Martin fishing a color other than green pumpkin. Wow the world really is messed up this year. Lol
My wife wants to buy me a new center console. I just have too much fun knee deep out or bank fishing. A lot of times I’ll use my kayak. I just like the challenge and thrill of it.
Roland I've been watching you and Bill Dance since I was a kid. You still got the energy and haven't aged a bit. I've been getting back into fishing but I've been skunked the last 2 weekends in a row here at Lake Chapman in Athens GA. I've tried spinners, rubber worms, rubber fish, live worms, top fishing, bottom fishing all off the banks and shores without a single bite. Early morning, mid day to late afternoon. Any tips you can give me?
I ain’t no pro but I been fishing bass for most my life try to target shady spots in that summer heat hang overs under docks bottom of Lilly pads a bottom of pencil weeds etc etc skip it under them hard to get to spots or pitch them bushes all day long for some reason when I can’t catch any the ned rig never fails
Roland, I absolutely LOVE your channel! I used to be terrible at work fishing...hated it!! Never could really get anything done. But I watched you, paid attention to how you worked them....and listened to you. Now I absolutely love worm fishing!! We are going to orange beach in late July-early August. We wont have a boat with us. Do you have any recommendations on either a guided trip, or some really solid bank fishing spots? Again, thanks for making these videos....you've completely reinvigorated my love for fishing!
Hey Roland, maybe you can do a video on the reels your using and get close-up pictures and more details about them I was just curious to those reels you are using thanks…👍
when you bury the hook in the worm on a texas rig, does it have to be a little lose or all the way in the worm. I'm new to fishing and just worry that the bite wont always be enough to make the hook poke through the worm.
In st cloud, where exactly could you recommend We could drive to fish from the bank in the everglades. Wanna take a small road trip to check out where you do it. Thank you sir
All right. I’m in. What is a good reel and pole to get started with. I’m in California and when the riots stop I’m fishing. 50 lb braid with a slide weight and what size hook? Hook me up. Thanks!
I always enjoy your knowledge and quality catches!! Please forgive me for asking this, it’s probably a dumb question: are there peacocks in the Everglades? I would be afraid of the pythons and gators being on shore in the glades! I love how you have what you need in your pocket instead of a dragging a tackle bag/box out there...👍...buzz frog action...gator hit? And a bass? Ease along...I’ve tried telling my fishing partners to step quietly...nobody listens to me..what a beauty off the buzz-frog! My sincere apologies on using braid...I’m strictly mono...keep reel’n’em in!! BABAAM!!
How to catch bigger bass from the bank, step 1- be in the Everglades step 2- know Gary Yamamoto personally... love you Roland long time fan here since I was a little boy just kidding around
Step 3- get permission to fish somewhere public access isn't allowed so all the fish are virgin... he's a great angler and obviously knows what he's doing, but a LOT of his videos catching big bass from the bank are on private / restricted waters... can't say it doesn't help
Being in the everglades definitely helps. I
"That's a worm fish son" I instantly thought of my Grandpa when I heard him say that. Gave me the chills it sounded so much like him.
my grandpa was a fisherman also but I wasn't at a good age to learn from him when he was still here, This channel has taught me so much skills I know papa would approve of. Roland is kind of like all of our honorary fishermen grandfathers
@@waxpen3374 No doubt buddy, if Norman Rockwell painted a all American grandfather it would be Roland
Roland is proof fishing is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth :) Love seeing this guy still slayin em.
I grew up watching you . Made me go out with my friends on bikes and fish in Socal growing up in the 80s as a African american :) TY for the good times .
😂😂😂
Where in so cal did you fish 🐟
Been watching Roland since he and Bill Dance used to be on TV in Sunday mornings one after other. 40+ years. Never gets old.
I just love ❤the way he says
“Let’s go son “ . Absolutely a legend
Thank you sir for all your fishing videos.
Nothing like a good day of bank fishing.
Mattyjay88 yup nothin better that that for sure!! Tight lines y’all 🎣🎣🎣
Roland is exactly the same as he was 30 years ago....Love it... Rock on Roland....awesome job
Roland catches 8lb bass with a bag of worms in his pocket and doesn't have 800 lures in a huge tackle box like the rest of us. He may be on to something.....
It's pretty simple...he uses bait that WORKS! All of these companies are coming out with fancy new baits that have 18 spinners and obnoxious colors that may catch a couple of fish, but at the end of the day the Senko WILL catch fish. Stick to the basics and just have fun!
@Ricky Bobby I respect your response but I'm not saying he only uses a worm. I'm saying that he never moves away from less than a handful of well known, everyday use baits and catches good fish. He's a pro but sticks to the basics. I also agree with your response on pressured waters/rarely fished areas. When I see people I know catch giants in private bonds, I don't even look twice because those fish aren't difficult to catch. They think it's a trophy but it doesn't take much skill to catch a fish in those conditions.
Go to Florida.
has everything to do with where he's fishing
@Ricky Bobby Shake and Bake Ricky Bobby
I just love this guy watched him as a kid so happy to find them on RUclips still living the good life
My Father use to say "Son" ! I love to hear Roland say it! Shawn
I used to watch him when I was a kid and now I'm 45 I love bank fishing it's a lot of fun.
I've watched you fish for most of my life and I never stop learning something new. Thanks for an enjoyable video.
Amen Roland nobody has a better understanding of your back yard than you.Your awesome sir.
Great lesson Roland, been watching you since I was a kid and I’m 42 now. Good to see your still helping us with great fishing tips. Looking forward to the next video!
We must protect this man at all costs- that energy is contagious even through a video! 😂
Nothing beats a beautiful and secluded spot loaded with fish
Ya right Roland Can’t get any better than this. Fisherman’s first rule “always have a scale with you”. Nice catching Roland.
Roland thank you for sharing how to bank fish. There are many of our youth that don't have access to a boat. This is a perfect example of you don't need a boat to enjoy fishing. Teaching the next generation how to fish...🎣🎣🎣
Roland you are a blessed American gem.. I always learn so much from your you tube videos. Thanks for all you do.
You, Sir, defined fishing for SOOOO many of us 👏. Love how you travel lite when fishing the banks. My tackle rule for bank fishing 🎣: If it doesn't fit in my "hip pack" then it gets left behind in my van or motor coach. You mastered "keepin' it simple".💕
Oh ya buzzfrog! Got em on the buzzfrog....the buzzfrog....Oh ya on the buzzfrog...buzzfrog.....buzzfrog buzzfrog buzzfrog buzzfrog 😆 😁
Love Mr Martin. Been watching for years
The fish just wait in line for a chance to be caught by a legend......with me.....they just swirl after i fish the spot..mocking me Great video
These are the best kind of fishermen. Old school, no BS.
Mr. Roland, you're the best!!!!! Been watching you since I was a kid.... Mr. Roland you and Mr Bill Dance are true legends
I grew up watching your fishing show on TV and learned a lot of things from it. So glad to see you on RUclips. Love the videos.
Caught a 7lb yesterday. My best ever by a long shot!!!! I still cannot get over it and yes - from the bank but finesse fishing.
Using what
I caught a 5 pounder the other day, then a month later Bam! caught a 6. Can’t wait till I get a double digit
So my favorite senko colors are 996 BLK/blue, 194 watermelon/BLK flake and you got it watermelon 955 BLK/red flake.
Roland I appreciate your videos sir, I grew up watching you , bill and Jimmy. There's always something to learn. Thank you sir.
love watching you do bank fishing and showing new techniques with worms.
I love you Roland you and Scott are the GOAT s of bass fishing!
Great fishing !!!!!
Thanks for helping us bank fishers with sound fishing tips
I am truly happy I come cross your video i just started bank fishing. Around in the neighborhood quit a few Big ponds but if it wasn't for the understanding of. Seeing how you catch em theres probably alot of peaple that aint get the chance to understand the process of knowing the three basic ways of bass fishing every time iv ever felt that little snug on my pole i aint know what to expect but each vidoe iv watch. Shows me the same aggressive action when they get any change in the momentum or flow of the seko im fixing to line my reel with some heavy line and find me some real seko worms and bullet weights i hope the out come is different from the past times iv tried but im sure i got it now ..cant wait for the rush that comes from catching them ...enjoyed every min of this video ill leave a picture of the first. 3 i catch ik there. 5 .6. Pound bass an one of them for sure but now i got it figured out I knew somthing I was doing wasn't right
Love these videos. Nothing like a good evening of watching Roland put the smackdown on some hogs
Good job Roland your always good to watch
This gonna be me when I get older this dude has knowledge good video
Roland you rock!
Wish I was half as good as you.
Always a pleasure to watch!
i love watchin your videos. i have learned a lot within the past year that I have been fishin. keep those videos comin. We all appreciate you.
“ Son ! “ I say that whenever I catch a biggun, even if it’s a 7 3/4 bluegill.
Here in Chicago, we got the Cook County Forest Preserves. Heavily pressured. Guys get excited with a 14” bass. Pitiful. Guys catch and release Carp here. They get excited with an 8 lb carp.
Keys to 8,9 lb bass, 1. go to Florida 2. Go to somebody’s Private Lake. In Chicago’s 6 collar counties, we got 7-9 million people.....
Find a private lake..... and then use a Senco.....
Started watching you, Roland, on channel 26 in 1978 when I was 13 yo. on Saturday afternoon around 5:00. Got your book “Fishing with Roland Martin “ from Kmart here in Chicago. Watched “ Fishing With Roland Martin “ along with “ Midwest Outdoors”
Always liked hearing you say “ Son !” and watching the bass jump.
The last release had me laughing 😂
lol he said YEET!
It's cus he's a old white guy. If a minority did that, it'd be animal cruelty and how the fish should be released properly
Hey, watch this 6lb largemouth do a triple backflip! 😆
@@killakillasam why do you need to bring race into this?
@@killakillasam oh poor you. While you sit on ur phone and sip on a stArbucks.
I ready appreciate you sharing your years of experience and knowledge.
Roland you are the man ...Son..
I love bank fishing! It brings back memories of fishing in your youth once you get older. I like a finesse baitcaster with 20 to 30 lbs braid for precise casting. I use a wooden dowel (file handle) and wrap the line 8 times to pull out snags without packing grooves in the spool. A shorter rod and/or crouching helps when casting under tree cover. I also use a small size 1 VMC Touch-Lok 68 lbs rated snap for just about everything. Purists won't like it, but a snap let's you change lures in seconds when fishing with only one combo. A one shoulder slingbag is better than a backpack cuz you can swing it forward for access without taking it off. Cargo pants are good for keeping your most common single hook lures at hand.
Good choices
Good choices
I am literally writing down every thing from this legend
Good stuff Roland! 💯
Nice going Roland lots of nice fish. I enjoyed this bank fishing video for a change, didnt seem to slow you down much!
I love your enthusiasm for fishing.
It’s Worm Time 😀congratulations on that monster,We ❤️ya ,from Ct
Hey hey hey there they are!!! Mr roland you are the G.O.A.T hands down. I wish I had your luck bank fishing, Or just fishing over all for that matter. Haha
Great video mr Roland!!
Thank you for showing us that it can be done
Another good video and a lot of good information.
I wish I could bank fish where I am from, but sadly all areas where bank fishing is allowed tends to be over fished and never catch anything. Glad to see that some people can enjoy this sport from the bank and don't have to spend alot on a small boat.
Must be from ohio to 😔😫
"Wooo!" When he said that, he sounded like Richard Gene the Fishing Machine, another great channel.
The man,the myth,the legend
I gotta have one of those new Pro series rods ...Great video Roland Martin. Keep 'em common.
There great
When Roland was talking about the New Favorite Pro Series Rod there was at least a 8’ gator about 50yards behind his right shoulder just cruising along.
Yes, they are a nice rod I have the 7’ matched with my Penn 3 3000 reel don’t use 50lb I use 30lb braid great combination. 👍🏼
Careful out there Roland
He’s so use to catch 8+ pound bass he just casually throws it back with no picture or nothing ..
Damn that was a nice bucketmouth Roland!!!!
I wish he talked about the techniques he’s using to fish the worms and frog
A Roland and Gary Y. vid is overdue. Great stuff as usual.
Excellent Roland tip about treaded lightly when near the bank, the fish can definitely sense heavy footsteps. I learned by watching herons stalk their prey.
There was a limestone quarry I used to fish here in Ohio, you had to pay a couple of bucks and the guy that ran it had a bait store right next to the water, it was like a 10 foot drop to the water. Every morning when he was getting ready to open he would skim the dead minnows off the tanks with a net and dump them into the water over the edge, the fish were there waiting for him, they seemed to know his footsteps. We tried fishing that spot and only seemed to scare the fish away as we approached it.
14:07 that bass should be in the Olympics for gymnastics. 😂
Roland be thorwing the fish back like a frizzbe
Who is this man!??
He’s not a man, he’s a God
Love this, thanks RM
Please take this as positive criticism but I didn’t really hear many tip pertaining to bank fishing which i would love to learn from Roland. Thanks man!
The legend.
Roland is the Mick Jagger of fishing! :)
Bank Fishing yeah buddy 🎣
I had to stop the video and back it up and listen and the back it up again and listen to make sure I really heard what I thought I did. You said you were 'not' fishing a green pumpkin senko but instead a different color. I couldn't believe it. Roland Martin fishing a color other than green pumpkin. Wow the world really is messed up this year. Lol
I fish about a dozen dark colors!
Great video and tips
I keep thinking I am seeing alligators swimming in the background. Mr. Martin would probably just wrestle it into submission.
My wife wants to buy me a new center console. I just have too much fun knee deep out or bank fishing. A lot of times I’ll use my kayak. I just like the challenge and thrill of it.
Fish worm son!!! Then proceeds to make the fish do a triple Lindy 😂😂😂
Roland I've been watching you and Bill Dance since I was a kid. You still got the energy and haven't aged a bit. I've been getting back into fishing but I've been skunked the last 2 weekends in a row here at Lake Chapman in Athens GA. I've tried spinners, rubber worms, rubber fish, live worms, top fishing, bottom fishing all off the banks and shores without a single bite. Early morning, mid day to late afternoon. Any tips you can give me?
I ain’t no pro but I been fishing bass for most my life try to target shady spots in that summer heat hang overs under docks bottom of Lilly pads a bottom of pencil weeds etc etc skip it under them hard to get to spots or pitch them bushes all day long for some reason when I can’t catch any the ned rig never fails
I’ve been the last two weekends throwing a Texas rig and the only thing I caught was logs and sticks.
Looks like both the lures paid off. The early big bass got the Senko worm.
Roland, I absolutely LOVE your channel! I used to be terrible at work fishing...hated it!! Never could really get anything done. But I watched you, paid attention to how you worked them....and listened to you. Now I absolutely love worm fishing!! We are going to orange beach in late July-early August. We wont have a boat with us. Do you have any recommendations on either a guided trip, or some really solid bank fishing spots?
Again, thanks for making these videos....you've completely reinvigorated my love for fishing!
Sorry,I don't know the area but call the local Bass Pro Shop and ask for the he fishing dept!
@@RolandMartinOutdoors will do, thanks! And keep the videos coming! I love them.
Mr Martin, you still got it sir
6:00 anyone else see the big gator behind him in the other pond lake ?
Rock on Roland, love your channel......"hey fellow youtubers!"
4:15
Alligator?
NESSIE?? lol
Roland you almost got ATE
I use that exact rig with that senko but I use offset worm hooks instead of offset EWGs
Hey Roland, quick question if I may. What is a good way to determine bass depth from the bank?
Hey Roland, maybe you can do a video on the reels your using and get close-up pictures and more details about them I was just curious to those reels you are using thanks…👍
I believe he uses Favorite reels.
Soleus by Favorite
I live in KS and I the biggest I seem to catch is in the 4lb range. Wish I lived in Florida to catch this monsters.
Camera work on point. #props
Just wish I had some good places to go bank fishing. Where I'm from almost every place is fished out..
Grew up watching Rolland and ole Bill Dance but maybe it’s all the years catching up to you partner but 8lb was little generous for the first bass
Very nice
when you bury the hook in the worm on a texas rig, does it have to be a little lose or all the way in the worm. I'm new to fishing and just worry that the bite wont always be enough to make the hook poke through the worm.
In st cloud, where exactly could you recommend We could drive to fish from the bank in the everglades. Wanna take a small road trip to check out where you do it.
Thank you sir
I fish miles of canals in the holy lands, a-1, Saw Grass and Alligator Alley areas but I tell no one exactly where I fish!
The confidence of a fisherman can be determined by whether he decides to take the scale along or leave it back in the pickup.
I sometimes forget it
Did I tell you love bank fishing for fish of any kind is okay by me, love to fish from the bank. Catch and Eat - fish on.
Thank you sir
OG legend!
All right. I’m in. What is a good reel and pole to get started with. I’m in California and when the riots stop I’m fishing. 50 lb braid with a slide weight and what size hook? Hook me up. Thanks!
I always enjoy your knowledge and quality catches!! Please forgive me for asking this, it’s probably a dumb question: are there peacocks in the Everglades? I would be afraid of the pythons and gators being on shore in the glades! I love how you have what you need in your pocket instead of a dragging a tackle bag/box out there...👍...buzz frog action...gator hit? And a bass? Ease along...I’ve tried telling my fishing partners to step quietly...nobody listens to me..what a beauty off the buzz-frog! My sincere apologies on using braid...I’m strictly mono...keep reel’n’em in!! BABAAM!!
I know that exact spot!