Randy, please stop addressing the haters by mentioning them and giving them validity. Please stop! Ignore them. It’s not helping the brand that you’re trying to build for yourself. You give some of the most valuable bass fishing info I’ve found and I want you to succeed. However every time you mention them it gives them power and validation. We’re of different generations but I’m not exactly a spring chicken myself and technology is a new world to me. That being said, treat bullies (in digital) the same way. Don’t give them the time of day. Don’t acknowledge them because when you do they become more fierce and try to control you more. Ignore and dismiss and they go away. Difference is in the current digital world you may defeat one bully (that will probably loose interest and move on) but nowadays there’s a million more bullies to follow. Please stop giving them validity. Just my two cents. Love you and your content and it’s much appreciated. Just wish you could find a way to let it go. I think you should. Not for me but for yourself. You give up the juice but you’ll never satisfy everyone. You just can’t. That’s definitely 100% impossible.
Welcome back to all of the fans of the channel, welcome to all of the haters of the channel😂 you’re the man Randy. Keep stating your opinions brother. Learned a lot from you know there’s tons more!
The biggest problem I have is with the slight "TIC" I usually see my line move before I feel the bite. I'm learning the "FEEL"... Thank you for sharing 🍺 🎣
I had that problem for a long time. Then I spent a 12 hour night tournament fishing a jig all night. You can't see the line so you have no choice but to feel it. I used to like fishing a jig. Not love, because it was so slow moving and feel was a difficult thing. I will say, that night tournament was the first time I ever used my first high end rod. I finally understood what a light jig bite feels like after that.
From my experience, I agree with first two. Last one, not so much. If I'm using slower bottom contact baits, I will never let a fish swim off with the bait, unless I want to have fresh bass for dinner because the fish will be gut hooked. I find that once I feel the initial bite, I do a quick check and if fish is still there, I set the hook. I rather miss a hook set than gut hook fish. Just my take.
Randy you are such a great teacher. These are the real diamonds out of your video's, not sexy or flashy, but fundamentals and technique. This is one of the most important skills to develop if you want to be a better than average angler IMO. Now I by no means have mastered any of these but I have thought about this stuff alot and I am glad you brought this up(big trip tomorrow ) because its been a while since Ive focused on this. My hook up ratio has really went up over the past 2 years but I can always get better. Thanks Randy.
After 35 years of fishing, this past year I really tuned in on crankbaits. I feel a bit then pull slightly left or right while reeling, what a game changer. Randy is spot on with all of these tips, slow down is key
I hope you hit 100000 subscribers so it encourages you to keep making the videos. Keeps me thinking about fishing even when i’m not able to go. Keep em coming.
Great tips once again Randy! I intentionally use mono and a medium fast on my poppers so I have some line stretch and a little load in the rod so I don’t instantly rip the lure away from the fish…. This seemed to help me due to my impatience and not having the ability to wait sometimes🤣
Great points as usual. I appreciate you reminding us to focus on each cast It is easy to fish for a while without a bite and then hit the rod hard on a bite and loose the fish. I have noticed the Berkly Choppo catches a lot of bass by itself every time I use it.
Really got to thank you. I've been having great look catfishing over here in Mississippi but I've been having a huge issue setting the hook. I'm young. 14. So I'm not super experienced so I really have to. Thank you for the advice. I've been having much more luck catching these fish. Keep posting. I'm going to subscribe. Thank you!
Hey randy… Stay positive … I know you will…. Rise above the scum that is negative and hating… The bullshit about you smoking pot is slander and needs to stop…. Keep sharing your awesome knowledge… Much appreciate you and thanks for having this great RUclips channel that 99.9 percent enjoy daily
I got the top water and the jerk baits down but the the slow moving baits I'm going to have to work real hard on that one Thanks for all your knowledge and juice Randy
I’ve always heard and been taught that with a jig you don’t wait. You feel tick or donk, you rip those lips off. This is interesting. I’m sure there’s a time and place for everything as well. Good information.
That’s exactly right brother. And it’s never the same either. The bite is going to be different from day to day or place to place. But all you can do is go out there and fish. I’ve been fishing for years but I just recently got heavy into fishing a jig a couple years ago. I didn’t fish them often before because I didn’t know how. I took 4 rods on a weekend trip. Tied up 4 different jigs on each rod and that’s all I fished all weekend. A jig. That’s it. After that weekend I was so so so confident with a jig.
With the exception of topwaters, where I turn my vision to the line upon a strike and wait until the bow in my line moves before setting the hook. But back in the day, I think it was John Powell, who used to say that the first tap you feel is the bass sucking in the worm, the second tap is the bass spitting the worm out, and the third tap was him tapping you on the shoulder to tell you that you waited too long to set the hook.
Thanks for all the great info! I use a 4 inch Zman Diesel Minnow for LM Bass, Peacock Bass and Snook here in FL. I rig it Texas Style with a very light weight.....1/16 oz. I swim this bait on the surface through pads, floating vegetation and sticks. But when I find an open area or an edge, I slow roll it in 2 to 4 feet of water. Most of my bites come as I am just slowly reeling it in like a swim bait with some added action as I retrieve it. I have a lot of success with this lure but there are times that I am missing bites for whatever reason. So, even though it is a soft plastic......... it is hard for me to pause and let the fish take the bait a bit because I am moving it.
Randy...thanks for the thoughtful and reasoned approach. Would you please address what technique you would recommend when fishing texas rigged senkos and the bass simply engulf the bait and sit there and don't swim off...also please speak about t rigged Bubba shot bite detection and hookset. Thank you
Good video....but sometimes if I'm using a soft plastic worm texas rigged and wait too long after a bass bites it....the bass winds up swallowing it deep. There is definitely a certain amount of time and or footage to wait before setting the hook.... That magic number is hard to figure out. I think it depends on how aggressive the fish is and maybe the size of the fish. Each fish is different as far as the setting period. 😊
3:39 "If you've been fishing this topwater for three or four hours without a bite..." You should have put it away a few hours ago, and found something they would bite. Just pulling your chain, Randy. Good post.
I'll fish all afternoon with 15 lb Seagur Invisx, then when I switch to my senko rig that has 7lb Sunline Sniper which is a lot smaller diameter compared to everyone else, I'll still hit them with the Roland Martin hookset and break the first one off. It's become a tradition at this point. Other anglers must love me for leaving them trokar hooks in their next catches.
Use 15lb braid to a 2 foot under 10 lb mono leader. The slight stretch in a short length of mono will help with breaking off. Fluro is great but to delicate to burning up when tying. Easy to turn 20lb fluro into 2lb breakig strength.
@@dip30ful I use 8 lb slick v2 to a 7 lb sunline sniper fluoro. Sunline has much smaller diameter compared to other brands, so its breaking strength is much closer to its listed strength. I use it on purpose because its practically invisible due to the fluoro and the diameter. The problem is I'll spend all day jacking them on jigs, then keep the same lip ripping hookset when I switch to a neko or wacky rig. The problem is me not being focused enough.
@@twiggsherman3641 makes sense. I got tired of breaking off fluro so switched to 8lb braid to 2 foot 4lb copolymer leader or straight 4 lb high viz mono which got my biggest bass of 6.2 lb. I dont care to much about line visibility. Due to #1 being 4lb line #2 if bass see big metal spoons, inline spinners, and spinnerbait and still bite then I think it's marketing woo-hoo to sell $20 line vs $5 mono or copolymer.
@@dip30ful I think it depends on how pressured the fish are. But I agree, I don't think fluoro is as invisible as they say it is, which is why I'm also concerned about the line diameter.
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Longer rods have helped me stick a lot more fish, everything I fish is 7'2" or above with the exception of my jerbait setup and my shallow cranking setup which are both 7 ft.
Are you supposed to leave your bait still if you feel them tap it a couple of times? Or should you twitch it a little to make it look alive? If you leave it still, how long do you leave it still?
My problem was (was) with the Texas rig.. I now fish with slack line.. I am a line watcher ... I know when a bass bites it versus a bluegill.. When a bass grabs it ,I will let him have it and take out line with just two fingers holding as he starts moving sideways, I take up the slack and set it the opposite direction and that he was swimming.. Works for me.. The Frye Guy
My pb was on 8 pound line with a 1/0 round bend and I just let it fall and realized it was 10 foot off my cast then I pulled into it and thought it was a tree but it started coming torwards me and I slowely reeled to let it come yo me and when it got withing 5 foot I flipped onto thw bank I dont even think the fish knew It was hooked
I agree Kevin.....I've been bass fishing for 40 years and that's what I was taught. I started with worms and pretty much threw only worms for years. If you felt anything different, set as hard as you can.
I have found that when a smallie bites if you dont let him have it as soon as it bites you most likely aint going to catch it that is just a fact at least where I fish . and im talking jigs and soft plastics in moving water . I usually dont lose many on moving baits .
Living in Texas there is a lot of grass. During these summer months those bass will pull up there. Can you talk about heavy weight flipping details? What knot you use. And one of my biggest issues is knowing how to rig my soft plastic. Hook will either get ripped out after a few flips or hook will penetrate throw the plastic and always get hung up on grass. So maybe I’m using the wrong bait. So which do you use? Also are their certain spots you are looking for in a flipping area? Or is it more about quantity over quality?
A palomar knot or even a uni with heavy braid will never break. Assume you're texas rigging your bait, try a slimmer craw like a rage bug or something. If you're ripping the plastic off the hook, maybe try a flipping jig with the weed guard?
Any thing you do in life you must practice i develop a technique in which I don't set the hook i let the fish hook himself main thing is to have really sharp hooks you must keep your lures clean i rinse my lures every time I come in let them dry then I sharpen the hooks everytime before I go out !!!!!!!
So is this timing issue the reason fishermen years ago used to say that their hook setting percentages were much better with mono? The stretchy rubber band nature of mono was making up for fishermen who were programmed to strike too fast? The technology evolved faster than hairy primate with the opposable thumbs.
Are hook sets actually free,or what is the cost,the guy whom says I’ve never lost one because of my hook set,well let’s face it we’re not all that bright
Randy, please stop addressing the haters by mentioning them and giving them validity. Please stop! Ignore them. It’s not helping the brand that you’re trying to build for yourself. You give some of the most valuable bass fishing info I’ve found and I want you to succeed. However every time you mention them it gives them power and validation.
We’re of different generations but I’m not exactly a spring chicken myself and technology is a new world to me. That being said, treat bullies (in digital) the same way. Don’t give them the time of day. Don’t acknowledge them because when you do they become more fierce and try to control you more. Ignore and dismiss and they go away.
Difference is in the current digital world you may defeat one bully (that will probably loose interest and move on) but nowadays there’s a million more bullies to follow. Please stop giving them validity.
Just my two cents. Love you and your content and it’s much appreciated. Just wish you could find a way to let it go. I think you should. Not for me but for yourself. You give up the juice but you’ll never satisfy everyone. You just can’t. That’s definitely 100% impossible.
Well said...
yea hes kinda right, when he said that, my instincts told me it would be fun to start hating, even though i am a supportive person in general
after watching the whole video, I can say I learned a lot and gave a sub
Welcome back to all of the fans of the channel, welcome to all of the haters of the channel😂 you’re the man Randy. Keep stating your opinions brother. Learned a lot from you know there’s tons more!
The biggest problem I have is with the slight "TIC" I usually see my line move before I feel the bite. I'm learning the "FEEL"...
Thank you for sharing 🍺 🎣
I had that problem for a long time. Then I spent a 12 hour night tournament fishing a jig all night. You can't see the line so you have no choice but to feel it. I used to like fishing a jig. Not love, because it was so slow moving and feel was a difficult thing. I will say, that night tournament was the first time I ever used my first high end rod. I finally understood what a light jig bite feels like after that.
@@Milehighsnake98 yes nothing replaces time on the water fishing difficult conditions. Thank you for sharing... 🍺 🎣
From my experience, I agree with first two. Last one, not so much. If I'm using slower bottom contact baits, I will never let a fish swim off with the bait, unless I want to have fresh bass for dinner because the fish will be gut hooked. I find that once I feel the initial bite, I do a quick check and if fish is still there, I set the hook. I rather miss a hook set than gut hook fish. Just my take.
Thanks for the tips!!!👊🏻 You talked about positioning, how about a video on showing the proper position for seating the hook. Stay Safe & God Bless!!!
Randy you are such a great teacher. These are the real diamonds out of your video's, not sexy or flashy, but fundamentals and technique. This is one of the most important skills to develop if you want to be a better than average angler IMO. Now I by no means have mastered any of these but I have thought about this stuff alot and I am glad you brought this up(big trip tomorrow ) because its been a while since Ive focused on this. My hook up ratio has really went up over the past 2 years but I can always get better. Thanks Randy.
Been waiting years for this video thank you so much
After 35 years of fishing, this past year I really tuned in on crankbaits. I feel a bit then pull slightly left or right while reeling, what a game changer. Randy is spot on with all of these tips, slow down is key
I hope you hit 100000 subscribers so it encourages you to keep making the videos. Keeps me thinking about fishing even when i’m not able to go. Keep em coming.
Thx man
Great tips once again Randy! I intentionally use mono and a medium fast on my poppers so I have some line stretch and a little load in the rod so I don’t instantly rip the lure away from the fish…. This seemed to help me due to my impatience and not having the ability to wait sometimes🤣
I need to watch this every time I fish.
That opening was classic.
Great info. I don't mean any disrespect giving another guy glory on this channel but Richard Gene does a great job on video of this same advice.
Great points as usual. I appreciate you reminding us to focus on each cast It is easy to fish for a while without a bite and then hit the rod hard on a bite and loose the fish. I have noticed the Berkly Choppo catches a lot of bass by itself every time I use it.
Slow baits have been my challenge so far but this is good advice. Harder to do in real situation especially with bigger, smarter fish.
Really got to thank you. I've been having great look catfishing over here in Mississippi but I've been having a huge issue setting the hook. I'm young. 14. So I'm not super experienced so I really have to. Thank you for the advice. I've been having much more luck catching these fish. Keep posting. I'm going to subscribe. Thank you!
Hey randy…
Stay positive …
I know you will….
Rise above the scum that is negative and hating…
The bullshit about you smoking pot is slander and needs to stop….
Keep sharing your awesome knowledge…
Much appreciate you and thanks for having this great RUclips channel that 99.9 percent enjoy daily
I got the top water and the jerk baits down but the the slow moving baits I'm going to have to work real hard on that one Thanks for all your knowledge and juice Randy
Thank you Randy. Another excellent informative video.
I've gotten good at not having ninja reflexes when I'm fishing a frog. I couldn't tell you how many fish I used to miss doing that
I’ve always heard and been taught that with a jig you don’t wait. You feel tick or donk, you rip those lips off. This is interesting. I’m sure there’s a time and place for everything as well. Good information.
A big reason why a lot of people struggle learning to throw jigs is because they don’t kno when to set the hook
That’s exactly right brother. And it’s never the same either. The bite is going to be different from day to day or place to place. But all you can do is go out there and fish. I’ve been fishing for years but I just recently got heavy into fishing a jig a couple years ago. I didn’t fish them often before because I didn’t know how. I took 4 rods on a weekend trip. Tied up 4 different jigs on each rod and that’s all I fished all weekend. A jig. That’s it. After that weekend I was so so so confident with a jig.
With the exception of topwaters, where I turn my vision to the line upon a strike and wait until the bow in my line moves before setting the hook. But back in the day, I think it was John Powell, who used to say that the first tap you feel is the bass sucking in the worm, the second tap is the bass spitting the worm out, and the third tap was him tapping you on the shoulder to tell you that you waited too long to set the hook.
Randy
I can not Waite to try this I think I am suffering from premature hook setting. I’ve only been fishing for bass two yearS. Thank you Rori
Thanks for the tips as always Randy. Top water is the hardest for me
Thank you so much
I'm not that good at bass fishing. I appreciate your content.
Thanks for all the great info! I use a 4 inch Zman Diesel Minnow for LM Bass, Peacock Bass and Snook here in FL. I rig it Texas Style with a very light weight.....1/16 oz. I swim this bait on the surface through pads, floating vegetation and sticks. But when I find an open area or an edge, I slow roll it in 2 to 4 feet of water. Most of my bites come as I am just slowly reeling it in like a swim bait with some added action as I retrieve it. I have a lot of success with this lure but there are times that I am missing bites for whatever reason. So, even though it is a soft plastic......... it is hard for me to pause and let the fish take the bait a bit because I am moving it.
Excellent video Randy! Thanks!
Great vidio. I'm looking forward to the second half.
Thanks for all the great tips Randy, Love the channel!
Sharing with the high school guys I help with. Great stuff Randy.
Good video Randy, thanks.
Great show . Thanks for the information
Thanks for a great show
Good info Randy
Randy...thanks for the thoughtful and reasoned approach. Would you please address what technique you would recommend when fishing texas rigged senkos and the bass simply engulf the bait and sit there and don't swim off...also please speak about t rigged Bubba shot bite detection and hookset. Thank you
Good video. I agree. If you're paying attention, your hooksets will definitely improve.
Good video....but sometimes if I'm using a soft plastic worm texas rigged and wait too long after a bass bites it....the bass winds up swallowing it deep. There is definitely a certain amount of time and or footage to wait before setting the hook.... That magic number is hard to figure out. I think it depends on how aggressive the fish is and maybe the size of the fish. Each fish is different as far as the setting period. 😊
thanks for the tip randy
3:39 "If you've been fishing this topwater for three or four hours without a bite..." You should have put it away a few hours ago, and found something they would bite. Just pulling your chain, Randy. Good post.
Yay super helpful topic. For next video please do how to fight and land fish 👏
I'll fish all afternoon with 15 lb Seagur Invisx, then when I switch to my senko rig that has 7lb Sunline Sniper which is a lot smaller diameter compared to everyone else, I'll still hit them with the Roland Martin hookset and break the first one off. It's become a tradition at this point. Other anglers must love me for leaving them trokar hooks in their next catches.
Use 15lb braid to a 2 foot under 10 lb mono leader. The slight stretch in a short length of mono will help with breaking off. Fluro is great but to delicate to burning up when tying. Easy to turn 20lb fluro into 2lb breakig strength.
@@dip30ful I use 8 lb slick v2 to a 7 lb sunline sniper fluoro. Sunline has much smaller diameter compared to other brands, so its breaking strength is much closer to its listed strength. I use it on purpose because its practically invisible due to the fluoro and the diameter. The problem is I'll spend all day jacking them on jigs, then keep the same lip ripping hookset when I switch to a neko or wacky rig. The problem is me not being focused enough.
@@twiggsherman3641 makes sense. I got tired of breaking off fluro so switched to 8lb braid to 2 foot 4lb copolymer leader or straight 4 lb high viz mono which got my biggest bass of 6.2 lb. I dont care to much about line visibility. Due to #1 being 4lb line #2 if bass see big metal spoons, inline spinners, and spinnerbait and still bite then I think it's marketing woo-hoo to sell $20 line vs $5 mono or copolymer.
@@dip30ful I think it depends on how pressured the fish are. But I agree, I don't think fluoro is as invisible as they say it is, which is why I'm also concerned about the line diameter.
I sure do love me some beef jerky. So many flavors and the best snack for anglers and outdoorsman! Been Subscribed since day 1 ! Watch every upload!#RippinLipsInc.
I loved how you welcomed the haters in the intro
Longer rods have helped me stick a lot more fish, everything I fish is 7'2" or above with the exception of my jerbait setup and my shallow cranking setup which are both 7 ft.
Yea, I don’t like to go under 7 ft usually on any setup.
Haters on a fishing channel? Man, the trolls never take a break. Lol
I now know what I'm doing wrong. I am moving way to fast with my hookset. Thank you.
Are you supposed to leave your bait still if you feel them tap it a couple of times? Or should you twitch it a little to make it look alive? If you leave it still, how long do you leave it still?
Its awesome you say whats up to the haters
My problem was (was) with the Texas rig.. I now fish with slack line.. I am a line watcher ... I know when a bass bites it versus a bluegill.. When a bass grabs it ,I will let him have it and take out line with just two fingers holding as he starts moving sideways, I take up the slack and set it the opposite direction and that he was swimming.. Works for me.. The Frye Guy
I always had a question about how long to let a fish swim with a jig bite seems like I lose a lot of fish on a jig bite another good tip
My pb was on 8 pound line with a 1/0 round bend and I just let it fall and realized it was 10 foot off my cast then I pulled into it and thought it was a tree but it started coming torwards me and I slowely reeled to let it come yo me and when it got withing 5 foot I flipped onto thw bank I dont even think the fish knew It was hooked
Yeah, I wouldn't even address the haters Randy. I just don't get people. This is a fishing channel not politics or anything divisive.
I usually set mine in my tackle box
usually the first tick is the fish taking the bait the second tick is the fish spitting it out
I agree Kevin.....I've been bass fishing for 40 years and that's what I was taught. I started with worms and pretty much threw only worms for years. If you felt anything different, set as hard as you can.
I tried letting run with a worm and caught 4 fithteen inch fish and 3 of them gut hooked and died l only got to weigh 1 fish bummer!😭
I have found that when a smallie bites if you dont let him have it as soon as it bites you most likely aint going to catch it that is just a fact at least where I fish . and im talking jigs and soft plastics in moving water . I usually dont lose many on moving baits .
Living in Texas there is a lot of grass. During these summer months those bass will pull up there. Can you talk about heavy weight flipping details? What knot you use. And one of my biggest issues is knowing how to rig my soft plastic. Hook will either get ripped out after a few flips or hook will penetrate throw the plastic and always get hung up on grass. So maybe I’m using the wrong bait. So which do you use? Also are their certain spots you are looking for in a flipping area? Or is it more about quantity over quality?
A palomar knot or even a uni with heavy braid will never break. Assume you're texas rigging your bait, try a slimmer craw like a rage bug or something. If you're ripping the plastic off the hook, maybe try a flipping jig with the weed guard?
What about spotted bass on soft plastics, thier always "head shaking" it. I have to set immediately
What are your thoughts on a small swimbait on a spinning rod?
For topwater, I never look at the bait and wait for the feel before I set it.
Any thing you do in life you must practice i develop a technique in which I don't set the hook i let the fish hook himself main thing is to have really sharp hooks you must keep your lures clean i rinse my lures every time I come in let them dry then I sharpen the hooks everytime before I go out !!!!!!!
“Little they see, that their thoughts of me is my savior. And little they know, that the beat ought to go a little faster “…..Willie Nelson
I have that problem of setting to soon. It drive me crazy..
So is this timing issue the reason fishermen years ago used to say that their hook setting percentages were much better with mono? The stretchy rubber band nature of mono was making up for fishermen who were programmed to strike too fast? The technology evolved faster than hairy primate with the opposable thumbs.
Randy you’re a Goat 🐐 pardon my French and I apologize to all the loyal subscribers but *PHUCK* all you haters.
May I ask what region of the US you fish in?
if you look at the thumbs up to thumbs down ratio, many more fans than haters
Just show me!
Randy, you do realize that the majority of bass are born without arms and legs!
Are hook sets actually free,or what is the cost,the guy whom says I’ve never lost one because of my hook set,well let’s face it we’re not all that bright
Fish don't have hands,when they have it its in there mouth,hasn't failed in 50 plus years for me