God is good Todd. Way to stick with it! Way to keep your head and stay with it. Great mental strength. This was an amazing lesson for myself and many others for fishing and life. You salvaged a tough day and water drop. Thank you for taking the time to speak to all Theo and explain. May God bless your next days on the water and keep hooking them man and God be with you at all times!
This a very interesting scenario and really making me think - about a lake I’ve fished for 50 years - and water levels in different parts of the lake - on the same day - especially from an east west perspective (on this specific pond). I’ll have to evaluate this some more - but having fished it for so long - I’ve always wondered how I can look like Bill Dance one day - and the next day - not even get a bite. Thanks for all the great content - good luck Mr. Todd!!!!!
Hey Todd, I live here in Ridgeland, MS and fish this lake. I'm originally from Scottsdale, AZ and I'm used to fishing clearer water in AZ lakes. This is the toughest lake I've ever fished. It's constantly muddy and going upriver north past the 43, is where the fish usually are. White Crankbaits, Black and Blue Zoom monster curly tail worms on a Texas Rig, White and Black and Blue Swimjigs, Buzzbaits, and Frogs, are the only baits that seem to work consistently, and even then it's really spotty. Sometimes I can catch them on a Shakey Head Junebug worm with a rattle in the tip, and other times they won't touch it. Lastly, it's stump city and you have to be careful and stay within the lanes or you're in real trouble. You should have gone farther east on that first day and fished in Pelahatche Bay. There's better fish there in my humble opinion. Wish I had known you were here, I'd have taken you out for some killer Soul Food. Maybe next time your here.
It has always been that way, i fished the opens from 2000 to 2005 and it seemed like every event we would have a front come through before day one..... It was always something.. Water level change dramatically or a front!
Way to hang in there till the end those that work hard get the rewards maybe not always what we want fully but just enough to get us through and get up and do it again and again and again good luck brother
Thanks for sharing Todd! Great to see you make it happen and salvage that day 1:-) We enjoy the productions even though I don’t always comment. Fun to learn more about TX lakes and strike king from you and Andrew. Love to go out on Roberts with ya some day if it’s possible; we live there. It’s not a very easy lake, but rewarding when it’s given em up:-) Just caught my first one (3-6) on your Hybrid Hunter Jr.-great bait for RR!
We smoke them on that bait there. We’ve done pretty good there in some TxTT and bass champs, even won a bud light championship there couple of years ago.
The water drop definitely caused my fish to do like yours. Only thing is once I figurned some things out the fish I did catch were small. Zeroed. Sad lesson learned on my very first Open but noted.
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 This is where those lighter aluminum boats will have increased use. On average I burn about a quarter of a tank less than my buddy because I have the Vexus AVX20 compared to his 20ft Glass boat.
Todd, Good video, I loved the commentary, I was wondering what camera mount you use on your boat, I have the Yolotek, but like the closeness of your camera, sorry to go off subject. ty
Good Video. Could you comment on how y'all choose lure weights? I notice pro's using 3/4 and 1 oz swim jigs and chatterbaits a lot .......... and even very heavy spinner baits when I have used 1/4 and 3/8 oz. While watching the Lake Fork tournament this weekend I saw Gerald Swindel(?) using a 3/4oz shakey head jig, I didn't even know they made them that heavy.
Ya, I'm with Rusty as I can't imagine you missing two on the frog. First frog bite of the year ? Ok, but ? It just doesn't happen. I was like ? What is going on ?
I’m not a pro, but I have been bass fishing for 47 years. The longer I can keep the fish under the surface, until it’s up to the boat, at which point I can land it, the more success I will have getting it into the boat without having the fish break the surface where it is more susceptible to head shake and throw the hook. And I don’t hoss 4lb+ fish, I lip them. I watched you loose at least three fish because what appears to me as lack of patience. It’s as if you have to get the fish into the boat from the time you set the hook in under 1.4 seconds, or it’s just not happening... I too, set every hook presuming it’s a 10lbr at the other end, I get that. But at some point, you need to be a little more forgiving, no? No disrespect , I just wanna know why I’m wrong? I’d like to hear it from a pro?
Because I’ve been frog fishing my entire life and when your in 2 foot of water or less they have no where to go but up. You can try and keep a fish down but it’s impossible if it wants to jump. Second it’s not patient it’s what the fish is doing is how I fight it. It’s on braid, big hooks big rod, I’ve boat flipped 8 pounders all day. I don’t know been doing it awhile and had a lot of success is the only thing I can say. Experience of fishing means nothing I my opinion, success on the water does. It means you have found something right somewhere along the lines of fishing
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 thanks for the reply. But bringing your rod tip down, while keeping your line tight doesn’t help to keep the fish from jumping out of the water, vs having your rod straight up and bent over to its max? It seems to me that the fish is being directed up, with a degree of force nonetheless... Heavy rod, big line, rod straight up, a fish doesn’t have a chance to do anything but to be dragged in the direction (Up) that your winching on it... And why would one want to even risk hossing in an 8lbr when it’s just as easy to bend over and lip it? I watched at least 3 fish come off your hook right at the boat... It just seems to me that everything you guys do has to be done in record time, which raises the risk factor to a degree that just isn’t worth the half of second your trying to save... Again, I’m not a pro, however, I do have my own Lake to fish on right outside my back door and I’m on it 3-5 days a week for 2-4 hours each day, so my time is being put in. I think that I can safely say that I spend more time actually fishing than any tournament angler. And again, no disrespect, I’m just trying to understand the logic from a competitors prospective. I have always had an interest in competing, but sometimes I just don’t understand some of the things that you guys do.
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 again no disrespect lol. I've been fishing for 30 years of my life, so please don't think I'm just talking just to talk lol. Just seems a little light. Good luck and stay safe. New sub btw.🤝
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God is good Todd. Way to stick with it! Way to keep your head and stay with it. Great mental strength. This was an amazing lesson for myself and many others for fishing and life. You salvaged a tough day and water drop. Thank you for taking the time to speak to all Theo and explain. May God bless your next days on the water and keep hooking them man and God be with you at all times!
Ross Barnett looks super fun dude. Gotta put that on the list. Cool video.
Love the commentary and getting to hear your thought process. thx!
This a very interesting scenario and really making me think - about a lake I’ve fished for 50 years - and water levels in different parts of the lake - on the same day - especially from an east west perspective (on this specific pond). I’ll have to evaluate this some more - but having fished it for so long - I’ve always wondered how I can look like Bill Dance one day - and the next day - not even get a bite. Thanks for all the great content - good luck Mr. Todd!!!!!
Great work, on the water and in your mind! Thank you!
Hey Todd, I live here in Ridgeland, MS and fish this lake. I'm originally from Scottsdale, AZ and I'm used to fishing clearer water in AZ lakes. This is the toughest lake I've ever fished. It's constantly muddy and going upriver north past the 43, is where the fish usually are. White Crankbaits, Black and Blue Zoom monster curly tail worms on a Texas Rig, White and Black and Blue Swimjigs, Buzzbaits, and Frogs, are the only baits that seem to work consistently, and even then it's really spotty. Sometimes I can catch them on a Shakey Head Junebug worm with a rattle in the tip, and other times they won't touch it. Lastly, it's stump city and you have to be careful and stay within the lanes or you're in real trouble. You should have gone farther east on that first day and fished in Pelahatche Bay. There's better fish there in my humble opinion. Wish I had known you were here, I'd have taken you out for some killer Soul Food. Maybe next time your here.
Thats where I fished
I stand corrected, sorry, it didn't look familiar to me. My bad.@@toddcastledinefishing5924
That weekend the bigger fish were eating up river off pipeline.
It’s never give up! Great video Todd
Good deal Todd. I like seeing you with your head together, even when it seems you are losing it.
I'll keep this in mind next time I'm burnt out and pissed off. Awesome video!
Thanks
It has always been that way, i fished the opens from 2000 to 2005 and it seemed like every event we would have a front come through before day one..... It was always something.. Water level change dramatically or a front!
Way to hang in there till the end those that work hard get the rewards maybe not always what we want fully but just enough to get us through and get up and do it again and again and again good luck brother
Liked this video 📹 Thank you for sharing 📹 👍
Head strong! Great job! It was a tough tourney with those conditions.
Love videos like this keep them coming great save
That some serious hook setting, the bass get whiplash!
Thanks for sharing Todd! Great to see you make it happen and salvage that day 1:-) We enjoy the productions even though I don’t always comment.
Fun to learn more about TX lakes and strike king from you and Andrew. Love to go out on Roberts with ya some day if it’s possible; we live there. It’s not a very easy lake, but rewarding when it’s given em up:-) Just caught my first one (3-6) on your Hybrid Hunter Jr.-great bait for RR!
We smoke them on that bait there. We’ve done pretty good there in some TxTT and bass champs, even won a bud light championship there couple of years ago.
Nice job Todd,loving the content,keep up the good work and good luck to ya👊
Guess the other guys didn’t pray the right way. Good on ya man, but this was all you. Lotta work. Lotta experience. You earnin it.
Love the format. Takes some editing...but it's awesome Todd. Good Luck My Friend.
your videos are the best, todd.
Perseverance mate, well done.
Opens 100% indeed do have a different feel than Toyotas. From practice and into the tournament. Not sure why but interesting to hear you say that
You been doing this long enough to know to keep your head in the game. A lesser angler would have been spent after loosing those two. Great recovery!
The water drop definitely caused my fish to do like yours. Only thing is once I figurned some things out the fish I did catch were small. Zeroed. Sad lesson learned on my very first Open but noted.
Not gonna lie...I would've spun out after the 2nd one.....nice job of putting a limit together after all that🐟
Man u keep your cool good win them big ones come off
Solid tournament content.
Idk how you keep your cool on a tough day losing fish like that...i wish i could keep my head on straight like that
The Rez is a pretty tough lake. Check out 4 trees and gilligans island next time. That weekend they were chomping up river.
2nd place came from where I was
Loving the on the water footage Todd!!!🤓"Let's be Honest"I'm thinking you ripping lips on some big blue gill😕But you still the living Legend!!!😁
You guys did good 💪
5$ a gallon gas didn't stop anyone from tournament fishing, you think 7.50$ or 10$ will? Great video!
Nope😎
As they say in Shawshank Redemption either get busy living or get busy dying. Gas prices suck but if you want to fish people will find a way.
@@rustyscopano2667 yes sir!!
It won't stop these guys but you'll see it across the country at the lower level. We already are seeing it.
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 This is where those lighter aluminum boats will have increased use. On average I burn about a quarter of a tank less than my buddy because I have the Vexus AVX20 compared to his 20ft Glass boat.
That was sick.
✔️
When I was watching the video I was trying to remember the last time I saw you lose 2 frog fish in one video. Then at the end you answered it for me.
I’m still a little pissed
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 Fully understandable especially when you do everything right and they just end up not in the boat.
Todd, Good video, I loved the commentary, I was wondering what camera mount you use on your boat, I have the Yolotek, but like the closeness of your camera, sorry to go off subject. ty
Killer video enjoyed
Good Video. Could you comment on how y'all choose lure weights? I notice pro's using 3/4 and 1 oz swim jigs and chatterbaits a lot .......... and even very heavy spinner baits when I have used 1/4 and 3/8 oz. While watching the Lake Fork tournament this weekend I saw Gerald Swindel(?) using a 3/4oz shakey head jig, I didn't even know they made them that heavy.
I have never seen anyone throw a 1oz swim jig
@@garywest2250 10-4, sorry for my confusion. I just watched the 5/31/21 video on this channel on swim jigs and it taught me a lot.
I see Coop Gallant cuts you off there at the start of this! Watch out for him he's one hell of a stick! 🇨🇦
No idea 😂
Ya, I'm with Rusty as I can't imagine you missing two on the frog. First frog bite of the year ? Ok, but ? It just doesn't happen. I was like ? What is going on ?
Is it me or does it feel like they wait til day 1 of a tournament to drop the lake?? Seems like it happens more and more!
I agree I think it happens 90% of the time like clock work.
Double hook set ?
What kind of swim jig are you throwing
Strike king but I’ll have all that info in the JUICE video that will come out Monday after i release day 2 Thursday
Oh OK thank you i really enjoy your chanel please keep it up
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I’m not a pro, but I have been bass fishing for 47 years. The longer I can keep the fish under the surface, until it’s up to the boat, at which point I can land it, the more success I will have getting it into the boat without having the fish break the surface where it is more susceptible to head shake and throw the hook. And I don’t hoss 4lb+ fish, I lip them. I watched you loose at least three fish because what appears to me as lack of patience. It’s as if you have to get the fish into the boat from the time you set the hook in under 1.4 seconds, or it’s just not happening... I too, set every hook presuming it’s a 10lbr at the other end, I get that. But at some point, you need to be a little more forgiving, no? No disrespect , I just wanna know why I’m wrong? I’d like to hear it from a pro?
Because I’ve been frog fishing my entire life and when your in 2 foot of water or less they have no where to go but up. You can try and keep a fish down but it’s impossible if it wants to jump. Second it’s not patient it’s what the fish is doing is how I fight it. It’s on braid, big hooks big rod, I’ve boat flipped 8 pounders all day. I don’t know been doing it awhile and had a lot of success is the only thing I can say. Experience of fishing means nothing I my opinion, success on the water does. It means you have found something right somewhere along the lines of fishing
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 thanks for the reply. But bringing your rod tip down, while keeping your line tight doesn’t help to keep the fish from jumping out of the water, vs having your rod straight up and bent over to its max? It seems to me that the fish is being directed up, with a degree of force nonetheless... Heavy rod, big line, rod straight up, a fish doesn’t have a chance to do anything but to be dragged in the direction (Up) that your winching on it... And why would one want to even risk hossing in an 8lbr when it’s just as easy to bend over and lip it? I watched at least 3 fish come off your hook right at the boat...
It just seems to me that everything you guys do has to be done in record time, which raises the risk factor to a degree that just isn’t worth the half of second your trying to save... Again, I’m not a pro, however, I do have my own Lake to fish on right outside my back door and I’m on it 3-5 days a week for 2-4 hours each day, so my time is being put in. I think that I can safely say that I spend more time actually fishing than any tournament angler. And again, no disrespect, I’m just trying to understand the logic from a competitors prospective. I have always had an interest in competing, but sometimes I just don’t understand some of the things that you guys do.
I don't like the bow in your rod man. Too much give on the hook set imo. Respectfully
Everyone I know fishes with a lighter rod than me frog fishing. The reason it bends so much is because of how hard I set it I promise
You would be the first person in history to tel me it’s to light of a rod
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 again no disrespect lol. I've been fishing for 30 years of my life, so please don't think I'm just talking just to talk lol. Just seems a little light. Good luck and stay safe. New sub btw.🤝
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 my favorite frog setup is a lews 6'10" MH Fast speed stick. I can walk a frog better than most can walk their dog