Randy, when it comes to research I usually try to stay about a season ahead, so I appreciate you putting this video out now. I split my time about 50/50 in studying the current season with the upcoming season. The majority of content is dropped during the season which by that time I may have already missed out on some opportunities.
Randy, for grass lakes in Florida, those spawning flats are often in 2-4 ft of water, but you're correct in that they are usually near a creek or some access to deeper water...usually.
I just watched a video of you on my home Kerr Lake circa '89. Booty Shorts one day and Parachute Pants and high tops the second day... I was waiting on you to start Popping and Locking... It was awesome!
Great info! I've spent some years fishing New England waters and understand the value of water temperature cycles. Now that I am happily living back home in the great state of Florida. I understand it even more. When you state water temperatures between 52 to 57 degrees . Which triggers the pre spawn patterns. We must understand that this temperature range are for the lakes that get iced over during the winter. What I've learned is this. A 30 degree rise or drop in water temperature between winter to peak summer months. Remains the same no matter what state you are fishing. Florida for example. Peak summer main lake water temperatures hover in the 90s. Now the water temperatures are in the high 60s. Had one day last week of a warming trend . Lost 2 double digit fish, 3 miles apart. Cold front this week. Fish had shut down. Depending on the warming/cooling trends. Dictates when the fish down here will go into pre spawn. Same as up north. Ice out spring water temps are in the high 30's. 57 degree warming trend put it at a 20 degree increase
I know you been frustrated but keep the content coming. I just wanted to point out that some of us are more seasonable as far as watching fishing videos in the winter time. Just be patient in the views should come around when the weather is better for some of us. Great work and thank you.
Good video! I live up north so I've got a wait for prespawn but looking forward to it already. A chartreuse spinnerbait with a single copper blade is really a magical big bass bait for me
Randy, been a long time watcher of your videos. Watched your video about possibly not putting out this kind of content. Please keep up the good work. I find your videos to be informational and very useful. Subscribed yesterday to your channel. Thank you
How do you think pre-spawn conditions affect fishing success on Rivers in the Southeast, mainly tidal rivers ( i.e. Brackish because of mix of fresh water runoff and rivers current flows merging with brackish/salt water tidal flows...Should different lures be used?
Can you do a video about your thoughts on glass crankbait rods vs graphite crankbait rods. Which is better for what. Do I need one or the other or should I have both etc. Thanks.
Water around here was lower than I have ever seen. It rained this week and filled them up where I can get the boat in. Now an artic blast is coming through. Someone s mad at me. I shall be out there ASAP. I made some new lures and colors I want to try.
Ok Randy. I think it’s time to get some merchandise out. With your name on it. Let’s get ffs out of tournament fishing. Start a movement and see where it goes
I love it...Randy gives the FFS guys a warning at the beginning of the video. This ain't for you your not welcome here. Like a stray dog. "Go on now get"....
Catching during pre-spawn doesn't take fish off beds and expose eggs to predation, and doesn't reduce population. Especially since most of us catch and release.
@@wolverinex4243 only if they stick them in live wells and take them across the lake. Like I said, catch and release. This keeps them in their chosen area. They'll have more than enough time to recover before the spawn even happens.
I thought you had been complaining that you can't catch big bass anymore without livescope....? It's crazy the amount of people that fish today and going by your videos it's all downhill and the lakes have less bass......
Randy, Have you checked out the good environmental press on Onondaga Lake in NY? Formerly an aquatic heavy metal nightmare, a massive $1.5 billion cleanup effort has the lake at its cleanest in 100 years. Toxic heavy metals in fish have declined each year since the cleanup began. Can that be said for the fishing tackle you use and sponsor?
@kayakfishingforpredators9107. Not all. They did reclamation in specific areas of the lake. 2.2 million cubic yards of sediment (from 20 million total) were removed from select areas. Other areas were “capped” to trap contaminated sediment. The Hg levels in fish are still 4x the recommended levels, but significantly improved. Lots of community support. It was heavily contaminated with industrial Hg from the 40’s until the 80’s. Hg came from Hg cell chlorine production.
We need to ban bed fishing. Period. Just as big a problem as anything. Tournaments and fisherman who suck kill our bass populations during spawn. It’s such a lowlife way to catch a fish and ruin a fishery.
Prespawn is a great time to reevaluate your use and sponsorship of toxic Lead-based fishing products. Is that on your bucket list for life…to rid your tackle box of lead… or to at least not add Lead?
Randy, as a hypocrite who routinely complains about heavy metals in our waterways, but who regularly uses and actively sponsors toxic heavy metal Lead-based fishing products that end up there, do you have plans to eliminate Lead from your tacklebox in your lifetime?
For the lead alloys in fishing weights to be harmful in the water the PH would have to be so low all the fish would die anyway. It would have to be so low it would be akin to swimming in draino. That's why lead sinker restrictions make no sense except in places with volatile PH levels like the firehole river on the yellowstone.
@@truthsleuth271 Thanks for your comment. I'll show you where the pain is on a map of the state of Missouri. There you can stick in pins for each of the state's toxic lead Superfund cleanup sites (no fewer than 10). Then you can stick in some more pins for 4 of the top five US active lead mines located in the state. Read about the Big River basin in Missouri if you want some interesting facts. Thanks, again.
@@Scrub_Zero Thanks for your comment. You have your pH scale backward. Lower pH (neutral to acidic) is where lead corrosion ionization occurs whereas high pH (basic) limits lead ionization. Recall Flint, Michigan, a city with lots of lead in their water piping. Lead wasn't a problem until their water supply was changed from a high pH (8.0) to a lower pH (7.3). That being said, you are correct in what I interpret as the general point of your comment...that lead ionization in a lake caused solely by lead fishing tackle is insignificant. This is true. However, that's not my concern. My concerns are: 1) Significant levels of lead leaching from lead mine tailings. Missouri, Randy's home state, is the poster state for this with all its Superfund cleanup sites. Unnecessary lead mining increases unnecessary tailings. Read about the Big River basin and the other superfund sites in that state. Why mine lead for an end use in which other safer metals can be used 2) Lead ingesting by waterfowl is a known leading cause of death amongst some species. The leading cause of death of adult loons has been attributed to the ingestion of solid lead (not ionized lead in water) 3) Lead poisoning of humans, through various routes of entry, including lead vapor, dust, ingestion from mishandling, etc. Uncoated jigs don't fly in my book...why would anyone sell such a product? We've all seen Randy lick his fingers after handling it. What are kids doing with it?
Randy, when it comes to research I usually try to stay about a season ahead, so I appreciate you putting this video out now. I split my time about 50/50 in studying the current season with the upcoming season. The majority of content is dropped during the season which by that time I may have already missed out on some opportunities.
Randy, for grass lakes in Florida, those spawning flats are often in 2-4 ft of water, but you're correct in that they are usually near a creek or some access to deeper water...usually.
I just watched a video of you on my home Kerr Lake circa '89. Booty Shorts one day and Parachute Pants and high tops the second day... I was waiting on you to start Popping and Locking... It was awesome!
Real bass fishing knowledge, thanks for sharing
I always start on the NorthEast side of the lakes to watch for prespawn fish. 👍
Great info! I've spent some years fishing New England waters and understand the value of water temperature cycles. Now that I am happily living back home in the great state of Florida. I understand it even more. When you state water temperatures between 52 to 57 degrees . Which triggers the pre spawn patterns. We must understand that this temperature range are for the lakes that get iced over during the winter. What I've learned is this. A 30 degree rise or drop in water temperature between winter to peak summer months. Remains the same no matter what state you are fishing. Florida for example. Peak summer main lake water temperatures hover in the 90s. Now the water temperatures are in the high 60s. Had one day last week of a warming trend . Lost 2 double digit fish, 3 miles apart. Cold front this week. Fish had shut down. Depending on the warming/cooling trends. Dictates when the fish down here will go into pre spawn. Same as up north. Ice out spring water temps are in the high 30's. 57 degree warming trend put it at a 20 degree increase
Thanks Randy! Always spilling the juice 🧃
Never gets old hearing these tips, thanks Randy!
I know you been frustrated but keep the content coming.
I just wanted to point out that some of us are more seasonable as far as watching fishing videos in the winter time. Just be patient in the views should come around when the weather is better for some of us. Great work and thank you.
😮 I'm along way from pre spawn here in pa ! We got ice on the lakes here ! Skim ice !
Do you have snow too ?
I wish we could get some snow , for my kids and I , lol
@@SpookyRedz You can have all of mine < Lol alot melted ! The next 3 months are the worst < peace man !
@@johnm2617 lol , thanks ✌️be with you
Thanks for your video. It has some really good content and I hope folks watched it all the way through. 👍🏻👍🏻
Randy that was so informative for many reasons. That is the type of videos I look for from you! Thanks for sharing that information.
Thanks man unfortunately, nobody hardly watches the really informative videos lol
Thanks for the great information, can’t wait for Spring!
Thanks Randy . Good Vid , one for my Library .
Cheers
These are the ones I love. Thanks.
Great stuff Randy! I’m getting pumped up for prespawn! Thanks for all the great confidence building detail!
Thanks Randy. Gonna go back and take notes on this one. Pre-spawn would be a great topic over on the Advanced channel.
I absolutely can not wait to get out there in few weeks. Already know what's gonna go down
Good video! I live up north so I've got a wait for prespawn but looking forward to it already. A chartreuse spinnerbait with a single copper blade is really a magical big bass bait for me
I was just thinking about this topic, thanks randy
As always thank you randy!
Randy .... I wish ... Ice doesn't go out here in Wisconsin until late March.. Water doesn't warm up until a couple weeks after ice out.. 😢😢
Our prespawn doesn’t take place until basically the end of may
So you get ready after the hard water has left and fish the flats and shallows watching at the watertemp & sun.
Thank you for the info.
Great tips. Ty
Randy, been a long time watcher of your videos. Watched your video about possibly not putting out this kind of content. Please keep up the good work. I find your videos to be informational and very useful. Subscribed yesterday to your channel. Thank you
I have been fishing for years. I still see stuff he talks about and say Dang I never thought about that.
Great work Randy
Well said randy
Thanks for the info
How do you think pre-spawn conditions affect fishing success on Rivers in the Southeast, mainly tidal rivers ( i.e. Brackish because of mix of fresh water runoff and rivers current flows merging with brackish/salt water tidal flows...Should different lures be used?
Can you do a video about your thoughts on glass crankbait rods vs graphite crankbait rods. Which is better for what. Do I need one or the other or should I have both etc. Thanks.
Water around here was lower than I have ever seen. It rained this week and filled them up where I can get the boat in. Now an artic blast is coming through. Someone s mad at me. I shall be out there ASAP. I made some new lures and colors I want to try.
Bass. Ten to fifteen years ago, most were just getting out of Elementary School 😂
Ok Randy. I think it’s time to get some merchandise out. With your name on it. Let’s get ffs out of tournament fishing. Start a movement and see where it goes
I think in Florida we hope that the water actually gets down into the 50's .
Lmaorof . Real bass fishing.
I love it...Randy gives the FFS guys a warning at the beginning of the video. This ain't for you your not welcome here. Like a stray dog. "Go on now get"....
Many has Live Scope and few don't even know how to catch the Bass they see
Randy, are you affiliated in any way with Core tackle and their sale of toxic Lead-based fishing products?
I wish you were as passionate about sulfur dioxide and CO2 emissions as you are with lead
@@randyblaukatintuitive That's an incorrect assumption on your part. Why are you unwilling to answer the question I posed?
If you don't like to or don't allow fishing during spawning, should you also ban pre-spawn? That's a great question. It's like hypocritical to do.
Do you realize how many videos I put out telling everybody I don’t think we should have tournaments during the spawn? Probably like 50 of them
@@randyblaukatintuitive yeah, it should apply to pre-spawn too, no?
Catching during pre-spawn doesn't take fish off beds and expose eggs to predation, and doesn't reduce population. Especially since most of us catch and release.
@@nicholasroberts5826 But it shocks them...and it displaces them in tournaments?
@@wolverinex4243 only if they stick them in live wells and take them across the lake. Like I said, catch and release. This keeps them in their chosen area. They'll have more than enough time to recover before the spawn even happens.
I love the big single willow blade , must be a Hilderbrandt blade though
FLW or BASS MASTER CHAMPIONSHIP has yet to be Won. In the years to come maybe
Randy I say let's come out with some Tee Shirts on your channel.That say Im a real Bass guy Dont need Livescope.
I thought you had been complaining that you can't catch big bass anymore without livescope....? It's crazy the amount of people that fish today and going by your videos it's all downhill and the lakes have less bass......
Randy, Have you checked out the good environmental press on Onondaga Lake in NY? Formerly an aquatic heavy metal nightmare, a massive $1.5 billion cleanup effort has the lake at its cleanest in 100 years. Toxic heavy metals in fish have declined each year since the cleanup began. Can that be said for the fishing tackle you use and sponsor?
Did they remove the Silt and all the debris (rock, lead, glass etc) ALL together and what is the size of the lake?
@kayakfishingforpredators9107. Not all. They did reclamation in specific areas of the lake. 2.2 million cubic yards of sediment (from 20 million total) were removed from select areas. Other areas were “capped” to trap contaminated sediment. The Hg levels in fish are still 4x the recommended levels, but significantly improved. Lots of community support. It was heavily contaminated with industrial Hg from the 40’s until the 80’s. Hg came from Hg cell chlorine production.
MrRandy , we hope you are having a great day , sincerely
You can only weight five fish at weight in. An experienced Angler, it surely will help
Help. Embrace technology, it doesn't stop a avid Bass Angler from catching Bass
LOL. You love to push buttons. Stay on ‘em. Let’s get rid of live scope.
Tee Shirt.I Bass Fish I don't Lifescope.
Some young punk is trying to tell you who has fished and studied bass for 50 years lol Milliken don't know
We need to ban bed fishing. Period. Just as big a problem as anything. Tournaments and fisherman who suck kill our bass populations during spawn. It’s such a lowlife way to catch a fish and ruin a fishery.
Screw love scope. Keep on playing your 4000 dollar video games..
So now not only will spotlighters will catch big bass, but the poor people will too! No more big bass
Prespawn is a great time to reevaluate your use and sponsorship of toxic Lead-based fishing products. Is that on your bucket list for life…to rid your tackle box of lead… or to at least not add Lead?
Randy, as a hypocrite who routinely complains about heavy metals in our waterways, but who regularly uses and actively sponsors toxic heavy metal Lead-based fishing products that end up there, do you have plans to eliminate Lead from your tacklebox in your lifetime?
For the lead alloys in fishing weights to be harmful in the water the PH would have to be so low all the fish would die anyway. It would have to be so low it would be akin to swimming in draino. That's why lead sinker restrictions make no sense except in places with volatile PH levels like the firehole river on the yellowstone.
Show me on this doll where Randy hurt you. Lol!
@@truthsleuth271 Thanks for your comment. I'll show you where the pain is on a map of the state of Missouri. There you can stick in pins for each of the state's toxic lead Superfund cleanup sites (no fewer than 10). Then you can stick in some more pins for 4 of the top five US active lead mines located in the state. Read about the Big River basin in Missouri if you want some interesting facts. Thanks, again.
@@Scrub_Zero Thanks for your comment. You have your pH scale backward. Lower pH (neutral to acidic) is where lead corrosion ionization occurs whereas high pH (basic) limits lead ionization. Recall Flint, Michigan, a city with lots of lead in their water piping. Lead wasn't a problem until their water supply was changed from a high pH (8.0) to a lower pH (7.3). That being said, you are correct in what I interpret as the general point of your comment...that lead ionization in a lake caused solely by lead fishing tackle is insignificant. This is true. However, that's not my concern. My concerns are: 1) Significant levels of lead leaching from lead mine tailings. Missouri, Randy's home state, is the poster state for this with all its Superfund cleanup sites. Unnecessary lead mining increases unnecessary tailings. Read about the Big River basin and the other superfund sites in that state. Why mine lead for an end use in which other safer metals can be used 2) Lead ingesting by waterfowl is a known leading cause of death amongst some species. The leading cause of death of adult loons has been attributed to the ingestion of solid lead (not ionized lead in water) 3) Lead poisoning of humans, through various routes of entry, including lead vapor, dust, ingestion from mishandling, etc. Uncoated jigs don't fly in my book...why would anyone sell such a product? We've all seen Randy lick his fingers after handling it. What are kids doing with it?