Shout to all the dads whose little ones just want to help out when daddy’s doing something! Haha Your patience is priceless! Respect! Now, time to go tie on a top water! -D
*Lures looks very realistic even prunked my friends with it.Looks very durable **enjoyable.fishing** recommend sunk very good into the water.Cons: Storage package could be bigger.*
That youngster of yours is a riot! Your patience with him during the videos is without a doubt beyond the normal! He's definitely a daddy's boy! A good video. Love my Zara Spook and spook Jr especially!
Man I love that you just throw a vid out relatively unedited as a dad cause u know u gotta get the video done, but its raw so u get that real life garage feel. Love the content. Helped me a ton.
Walking style baits have been my favorite lure to fish for a long time. I fell in love with the original spook and super spook when I was a kid. Now I own walking baits from almost every brand. Recently one of my favorites to use is the Berkley Highjacker. I got on the plopper train late too but I enjoy the heck out of it. Every bait can be critiqued as a knockoff. I have several River2sea ploppers, several berkley choppos, and a revolver. The great thing about buying baits from different companies that are similar is typically I find small differences in how they retrieve and sit in the water. Ive fished a standard river2sea plopper and not gotten a sniff, then switched to a choppo that has a different profile and a lot more subtle "plop" and caught fish.
Great video! I agree with what you’re saying about the line choice it’s hard to pick but honestly I like a good quality mono for a popper better than braid. As long as you let them eat it and then lean into them good I don’t have any issues really. But at the same time I will throw it on braid as well if I have a rod with braid already on it that I need to throw it on. Kind of confusing I’m sure but really you just have to play with it to see what you prefer. A lot of new anglers use mono for everything to start and that will work fine for a popper.
Best dad ever! Not a bad fisherman either😉 Great getting pro info and watching you with your son. There’s always something we can learn from others. Thanks B lat!
Thank you for sharing! Don't do much topwater myself a I got back into fishing a couple yrs ago! Good luck on the Tournament Trail this year and be safe!!!!!
I love your reaction to everyone’s “googan is knocking everyone off”, well every company knocks off every company. No rules against it unless you are Z-Man and have a patent on your chatterbait. But even then other companies make bladed jigs, some good some bad. But to be honest Berkeley knocked it off first with the choppo, and it is literally the same design, at least googan put their own twist to it making a someone original bait! Everyone knocked off the original rattle trap, everyone knocked off the original Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver, that’s what makes company keep going, everyone has their brands of choice, and that is how they compete! Always keeping it real B-Lat, much love from central Illinois.
Hey bud, that 2nd cane walker that you showed us has a really bad bent back hook! Don’t want you to loose a biggin because of that! Awesome video as always B Lat 🤙
I've been having a great time fishing "the hound" from your dawgs at Googan. Even caught a 40inch musky on it last week off the dock. 6'7" medium on 14lb mono, still managed to get it to shore and save my lure. Felt like I was fighting a tuna on that rig.
yes please talk about small topwater plugs, im kinda set in my ways using only 2 or 3 topwater plugs. i have several different kinds i just use only 2 or 3. i mainly fish Lake Jordan here in alabama. would love to see a video on different types of plugs.
I see you had the revolver tied straight to your line with no swivel.. I have a super hard time with the whopper plopper giving me line twist. Does the revolver line twist like the plopper??
Just this morning bought a knock off plopper... revolvers both front n back. Its big too. Caught a big un within 15 mins had to go nearly 3. just not gonna pay $20 for a whopper popper n loose it first time I use it.....again. lol. Good luck man in next tourny
Hey man, love the content! Especially from a fellow SC guy. Looks like that Plopper at 11:35 got hold to a good one to straighten that hook out like that. Keep bringing the lessons.
30# braid to a 15# co-polymer leader on 7’ M/F casting rod is my set-up for poppers... caught a 7.25 lb post spawn largemouth last week at Ray Roberts... I suspect I’ll see a few pros at the Classic throwing topwater this week!
I would love to see some smaller water stuff...all i have to fish is a small river and creeks! But most of the fishing content i find is geared towards lakes and reservoirs!
Hello Brian that Googan lure "The Revolver" I have never seen that brand or style of lure here in Australia...I would love to get my hands on one of them...Googan is not sold in my country...Also I watch your videos regularly as I like how you like to explain your style of boating and fishing...When I fish top waters I like to run braid with a monofilament leader attached..Generally I run braid for everything but change between flurocarbon and monofilament leader attached to the braid...Just recently I have started fishing flurocarbon lines straight through...Anyways as said by others I like your way of presentation with your videos and the fact you involve your family as inclusions...A local boating business located nearby me are looking at importing Falcon boats and while they won't be the top of the line models I will still get to see them in real time...You can buy most other brands in Australia but since Carl Jocumsen hopped into a Falcon it has stirred a bit of interest here in Australia. Personally I make bladed lures and jigs and my best mate makes timber crankbaits maybe you might want to do a lure swap one of ours for that Googan top water that you have in possession...best regards Brian Bochow Australia...
B lat I noticed on some of your top waters the plopper epically the front hook had one treble bent out little more that rest ???? Does that help in landing more fish cause I loose ALOT of my top water bites .... Thanks b lat .. Love the channel and the content .
All the bass are switching over to topwater around here and I've been looking to get something for it. Thanks for the video. Would love to see your recommendations for some smaller water tackle! I do a lot of bank fishing in smaller waters and would love to know if things like the jitterbug or hula popper would actually work.
I have started using the Heddon's One Knocker Spook. It sounds different from the typical and the bass absolutely destroy it. I have two setups that I use, one is a 6'6" Medium rod with 30lb braid that I like when I'm casting to specific targets or around boat docks. The other is a 7" MH with 15lb mono for open water.
Dude, that son of your is out of control...makes me laugh everything I see him in your videos. He totally reminds me of my grandson, he loves playing in my boat and even tries to claim it as his own...lmao
For a popper I like braid with a med/heavy action rod 7’, seems to work for me but I’m nowhere near on the same level as you are my friend. Hope it helps.
Awesome video! I'm in southern Indiana and fish the Ohio. I would like to hear your suggestions on top water on rivers and smaller bodies of water. Thanks for all the great info.
I tie a loop knot on all my stick baits to give the bait more freedom to turn left to right on the pause. On my Poppers I take a dremel tool and trim about a 3/32 off the bottom lip them run a bead of super glue over the seam. This makes the bait a spitter more than a popper.
Hey man, I'm up here in Richmond. Saw you rockin around Innsbrook. I only kayak fish the rivers up here, Potomac, James, Chic. I'd love to know what you like for top water on rivers. Keep on keeping on dude.
I would like to hear anything thing you fish on river fishing 😂 I say that because I'm from Detroit and that mostly fish, ans now a got a kayak to get to some nice spots 🥳😂. So yeah anything with river fishing I'm all ears 🥃
Why do you change the hooks out on a Whopper Plopper? These are some of the best hooks I've seen on any bait. I can count on one hand without my thumb how many fish have come off a WP once they're hooked.
Shout to all the dads whose little ones just want to help out when daddy’s doing something! Haha
Your patience is priceless! Respect! Now, time to go tie on a top water!
-D
*Lures looks very realistic even prunked my friends with it.Looks very durable **enjoyable.fishing** recommend sunk very good into the water.Cons: Storage package could be bigger.*
That youngster of yours is a riot! Your patience with him during the videos is without a doubt beyond the normal! He's definitely a daddy's boy! A good video. Love my Zara Spook and spook Jr especially!
I like the all white spook jr
I love the way you treat your child you don't disrespect and and you acknowledge him. Keep up the good work B Man
Yes I’d love to see a smaller water topwater video. I usually fish ponds in my area since the lakes are pretty far. Love the videos btw!
Man I love that you just throw a vid out relatively unedited as a dad cause u know u gotta get the video done, but its raw so u get that real life garage feel. Love the content. Helped me a ton.
Thank you for all of the tips, tricks and for letting us into your world as a DAD.
Your interaction with your son is priceless. Thanks for all the great videos.
Walking style baits have been my favorite lure to fish for a long time. I fell in love with the original spook and super spook when I was a kid. Now I own walking baits from almost every brand. Recently one of my favorites to use is the Berkley Highjacker. I got on the plopper train late too but I enjoy the heck out of it. Every bait can be critiqued as a knockoff. I have several River2sea ploppers, several berkley choppos, and a revolver. The great thing about buying baits from different companies that are similar is typically I find small differences in how they retrieve and sit in the water. Ive fished a standard river2sea plopper and not gotten a sniff, then switched to a choppo that has a different profile and a lot more subtle "plop" and caught fish.
Great video! I agree with what you’re saying about the line choice it’s hard to pick but honestly I like a good quality mono for a popper better than braid. As long as you let them eat it and then lean into them good I don’t have any issues really. But at the same time I will throw it on braid as well if I have a rod with braid already on it that I need to throw it on. Kind of confusing I’m sure but really you just have to play with it to see what you prefer. A lot of new anglers use mono for everything to start and that will work fine for a popper.
I so appreciate your videos especially with your kids in it. You show how it is in real life with children
You are so patient with the kiddos. Good man!
Bloop bloop bloop...and then the laughter in the background. I love it....keep the content coming and keepin it real
Best dad ever!
Not a bad fisherman either😉
Great getting pro info and watching you with your son.
There’s always something we can learn from others.
Thanks B lat!
I love how you keep it real, even with the kiddos in the videos. Absolutely awesome man!
Thank you for sharing! Don't do much topwater myself a I got back into fishing a couple yrs ago! Good luck on the Tournament Trail this year and be safe!!!!!
I'm in Houston TX and we are definitely in summer time. Roasting myself under the sun as I'm typing
Thanks again Brian for all you amazing fishing help and suggestions
Youre the man! I just started fishing for the first time in my life and your lessons have been super helpful!
Little man is a hoot. What a character haha.
Hard YES to the small water topwater idea! Thanks and good luck this season!
I love your reaction to everyone’s “googan is knocking everyone off”, well every company knocks off every company. No rules against it unless you are Z-Man and have a patent on your chatterbait. But even then other companies make bladed jigs, some good some bad. But to be honest Berkeley knocked it off first with the choppo, and it is literally the same design, at least googan put their own twist to it making a someone original bait! Everyone knocked off the original rattle trap, everyone knocked off the original Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver, that’s what makes company keep going, everyone has their brands of choice, and that is how they compete! Always keeping it real B-Lat, much love from central Illinois.
Some people would be annoyed that your son is always in the video making distractions but I think it’s awesome that you always hang out with him
BLAT yo son stole the episode 🤣😂🤣😂🤣👍🏾👍🏾💯🔥🤙🏾🤙🏾👊🏾✌🏾
Hey bud, that 2nd cane walker that you showed us has a really bad bent back hook! Don’t want you to loose a biggin because of that! Awesome video as always B Lat 🤙
Your son is about to take over .....”move over dad!” Lol
Got my first whopper plopper 2 days ago because of your videos. Love it, works awesome. Pearl 110. Thanks for the vids and the knowledge brother!
I've been having a great time fishing "the hound" from your dawgs at Googan. Even caught a 40inch musky on it last week off the dock. 6'7" medium on 14lb mono, still managed to get it to shore and save my lure. Felt like I was fighting a tuna on that rig.
I use that too!!!! It’s a good one!!
yes please talk about small topwater plugs, im kinda set in my ways using only 2 or 3 topwater plugs. i have several different kinds i just use only 2 or 3. i mainly fish Lake Jordan here in alabama. would love to see a video on different types of plugs.
Would love to get your thoughts on small river top water baits.
Yea I’d like to see that smaller top water sweet stuff man
I see you had the revolver tied straight to your line with no swivel.. I have a super hard time with the whopper plopper giving me line twist. Does the revolver line twist like the plopper??
Just this morning bought a knock off plopper... revolvers both front n back. Its big too. Caught a big un within 15 mins had to go nearly 3. just not gonna pay $20 for a whopper popper n loose it first time I use it.....again. lol. Good luck man in next tourny
Brian this is my favorite fishing RUclips channel. What rod, reel, and line combination do you use for your whooper plopped style baits
I had no idea about your store bro. Just got my signed hat! Can't wait for it to come in. God bless bro. My favorite fisherman.
I can't believe how polite Brian is with his kids...kids piss me off too much lol
Nice to see baits you wouldn’t ordinarily think is effective but are actually deadly. I’ve been having lots of success with Berkley Choppo lures
My line set-up for walking baits and poppers is 30lbs braid to 15lbs p-line co-polymer. For my plopper and buzz bait it's straight 30lbs braid
Hey man, love the content! Especially from a fellow SC guy. Looks like that Plopper at 11:35 got hold to a good one to straighten that hook out like that. Keep bringing the lessons.
30# braid to a 15# co-polymer leader on 7’ M/F casting rod is my set-up for poppers... caught a 7.25 lb post spawn largemouth last week at Ray Roberts... I suspect I’ll see a few pros at the Classic throwing topwater this week!
Love it. Enjoy those little ones while you can. Next week they'll be 23 and you'll wonder what happened. Thanks for the tips!
Love the top water bites! The bone colored spook is my lure of choice and I recently got turned on to the shallow water wake baits.
Awesome fisherman a even better father
For the poppers throw them on p lines fluorocarbon coated mono, basically fluorocarbon no stretch but it floats
I would love to see some smaller water stuff...all i have to fish is a small river and creeks! But most of the fishing content i find is geared towards lakes and reservoirs!
Hello Brian that Googan lure "The Revolver" I have never seen that brand or style of lure here in Australia...I would love to get my hands on one of them...Googan is not sold in my country...Also I watch your videos regularly as I like how you like to explain your style of boating and fishing...When I fish top waters I like to run braid with a monofilament leader attached..Generally I run braid for everything but change between flurocarbon and monofilament leader attached to the braid...Just recently I have started fishing flurocarbon lines straight through...Anyways as said by others I like your way of presentation with your videos and the fact you involve your family as inclusions...A local boating business located nearby me are looking at importing Falcon boats and while they won't be the top of the line models I will still get to see them in real time...You can buy most other brands in Australia but since Carl Jocumsen hopped into a Falcon it has stirred a bit of interest here in Australia. Personally I make bladed lures and jigs and my best mate makes timber crankbaits maybe you might want to do a lure swap one of ours for that Googan top water that you have in possession...best regards Brian Bochow Australia...
Yes, show us some small river lures. Here in PA the Juniata is full of small mouths!!
B lat I noticed on some of your top waters the plopper epically the front hook had one treble bent out little more that rest ???? Does that help in landing more fish cause I loose ALOT of my top water bites .... Thanks b lat .. Love the channel and the content .
I like either the lucky craft Sammy or the gun fish. Gunfish is best in calm water in the mornings I think myself. Sammy better for evenings.
Ive had some success using loop knots with poppers since it leaves the bait a little more free
All the bass are switching over to topwater around here and I've been looking to get something for it. Thanks for the video. Would love to see your recommendations for some smaller water tackle! I do a lot of bank fishing in smaller waters and would love to know if things like the jitterbug or hula popper would actually work.
I have started using the Heddon's One Knocker Spook. It sounds different from the typical and the bass absolutely destroy it.
I have two setups that I use, one is a 6'6" Medium rod with 30lb braid that I like when I'm casting to specific targets or around boat docks. The other is a 7" MH with 15lb mono for open water.
I'd love to see the video on small body of water and baits thanks for the tip
Learned a lot from this fishing pro/guru channel
Bro let's get some kayak videos again! Those are still some of my all time favorite
Man that popper looks great. Thanks for the tips.
Great content. Love the son/dad interaction.
Love your informed videos even better with the boys involved 🤣🤣
I would like to hear about the river top waters, thanks!
Very helpful bro, I love your teaching moments
Dude, that son of your is out of control...makes me laugh everything I see him in your videos. He totally reminds me of my grandson, he loves playing in my boat and even tries to claim it as his own...lmao
I would like for you to talk about rods and reels, like how to match them up with line choice , please sir
Thanks
For a popper I like braid with a med/heavy action rod 7’, seems to work for me but I’m nowhere near on the same level as you are my friend. Hope it helps.
Hilarious watching/hearing little man cause havoc while filming!!!
Awesome video! I'm in southern Indiana and fish the Ohio. I would like to hear your suggestions on top water on rivers and smaller bodies of water. Thanks for all the great info.
The world is nuts, RUclips full of bad news, good to relaaaaaxxxxx with Brian
I tie a loop knot on all my stick baits to give the bait more freedom to turn left to right on the pause. On my Poppers I take a dremel tool and trim about a 3/32 off the bottom lip them run a bead of super glue over the seam. This makes the bait a spitter more than a popper.
You know they make poppers that spit instead of bloop...i have a couple Gary Yamamoto popper that spit nicely!
Storm Thin Fin Shads in Perch, Shad & Crawdad.... If you can find them... They old school and kinda hard to find.
I like 30lb braid with 3 bobber stops on walking baits at poppers keeps that front hook from getting stuck on the line
Great video as always. Thanks!
Love the video's. Good luck next year Brian.
What color would you suggest if fishing water without shad?
I didn't know you were a family man.i like you even more now. Right on man
Hey man, I'm up here in Richmond. Saw you rockin around Innsbrook. I only kayak fish the rivers up here, Potomac, James, Chic. I'd love to know what you like for top water on rivers. Keep on keeping on dude.
Thank you for your info,it always helps me a lot thank you
sounds crazy, but try that popR on straight fluorocarbon, doesnt sink as bad as you'd think
Some company had a tail spin top water close to 100 years ago. Most Bass baits are just new twist on old baits. The Sonic pre dated the Trap, I think.
I us 65 lb braid on a med rod for my popper and you be surprised how much better it is than 30lb test braid
I just caught top water bass on the night club blooper.
Did you say heavy rod straight braid hair for the walking bait ??
Amazing information like always you truly are my idol. Thanks again and keep up the good work brain.
The spook is my all time favorite lure for the summer time.
Ever try straight braid with lard or Vaseline smeared on the last 10’ to keep it buoyant?
Please do a small water top water. My son and I are primarily fish ponds some small lakes and some small rivers and I love top water
Here in north ga small rivers is what we do..sounds like a winner can't wait
That's a beautiful set up lol
Fun seeing you son in the video.
Can you make a video of what you used in the Potomac?
I would like to hear anything thing you fish on river fishing 😂 I say that because I'm from Detroit and that mostly fish, ans now a got a kayak to get to some nice spots 🥳😂. So yeah anything with river fishing I'm all ears 🥃
Your son laughing made this a special video.
Also, what about a prop bait like a Heddon Torpedo or a jitterbug? Do you ever fish those?
Thanks man.!! Awesome
Why do you change the hooks out on a Whopper Plopper? These are some of the best hooks I've seen on any bait. I can count on one hand without my thumb how many fish have come off a WP once they're hooked.
Ever tried that P-line top water? Good happy medium over mono
Great video, and bro...that beard is looking fresh as hell
Have you ever tried P-Line Copolymer?
I woul love to hear about small water topwater baits please...
Braid to 3-4 feet of of mono on a medium power fast action rod for plopper.
give us some info about small river topwater plz!!
Im blats son watching this🤣 BLUE?! Thats right buddy thats blue. Lmao
I wanna see some glide bait vids!
30lb braid to 20lb mono has never done me wrong for all walking and popper baits.