As a bank fisherman it's really hard for me to get to where the big winter fish are. Consistent skunks. I'll keep trying tho. I'd be interested in where you think ther fish are on one of my local lakes; around 50 acres, man made lake with a dam, pretty narrow, not any deeper then 8ft. Silty, junk bottom. Thanks
Find something different. An example. My favorite pond for a quick after work sesh has river rock and a lot of grass. There's one spot with some big chunks of broken up concrete along the bank and it's a relatively steep drop off. It always holds several large females year round.
I fish some areas like that. How’d I’d break down a lake like that is to wait for some heavy wind to start up and fish the areas it blows into. I’d keep trying that in as many different weather conditions (with wind) then maybe at night or early in the morning. Moon phases also don’t hurt. Hope I could provide somewhat of a different perspective👊.
Probably near the dam man. It can happen! My dad caught a 13.3 pounder from the bank on a small impoundment around the dam. He was fishing a point that came in next to the channel.
I broke my PB yesterday no i lie it was Monday evening. In the shallows , I cast at a tree pile slow rolling a Reaction innovations Little Dipper white trash on a Zman trout eye (I think that big eye made the difference cuz I been throwing swimbaits all month to no avail) it was golden eye short shank on the rocks I thought I hit a rock ripped it off and was like huh my rock is moving PB - was 4.27 now it’s 5.87
@@kenmccarthyfishing it was pretty awesome I just picked up a Shimano sustain 2021 2500HG after getting a twin power for inshore fishing on Black Friday I fell in love lol So I took it out immediately but all I had on me was my 2 piece 7ft Fenwick HMG in the trunk and it was the craziest bite and fish catch cuz I didn’t expect it. It was 2 hours in right when I was gonna quit
I've noticed and have done tests on jigs with big eyes and no eyes, and the big eyes catch way more fish and bites. So on most of my baits I try to have eyes on it!! Makes a difference. Tight Lines
Matt what a great video. I'm going to do my best to get out on the water this winter. I appreciate you advice and time you have given. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Seriously, sometimes I feel like your gift for teaching is almost wasted on fishing...then I remember the "truly" important things and come back to my senses
Where do biggest fish go on winter mid/south florida? December water right now is 69 degrees Harrison chain of lakes. Wanna target large bass but a lot of these videos don't pertain to me when Temps are so much higher than Northern lakes
You probably will not see this but here in Florida we do not have many deep ledges to deep crank, our main cover is grass so offshore hydrilla it’s really shallow.do you have any tips? Main forage is bluegill and shad
This winter 8.3 a7.5 and 6 over 5.these are Missouri bass,only because of T.B. thanks Matt and tim.always winter fished but you guys showed me things I would have never tried.my spots,long tapering points with a couple crappie beds on the end.money.this year got a chain saw making my spots for next year.lol
Going out today, wish me luck!! Got a lot of standing timber, no trout in this lake, so I’m going A Rig and DD 75…..if only I had true sticks to throw them on……🤷♂️🤷♂️🤣🤣 one day, one day….
I think Matt has no nerve endings in his feet, no man wears flip flops in the temperatures he does. Heck I'm wearing sweatshirts below 50 and he's flip flopping in 35 🥶
I have 2. They're bulletproof! Drag has never failed, insanely smooth, great casting distance. I use the regular 300K (4.7:1) for soft baits and the 300HGk (6.6:1) for hard baits like glides and Bull Shads/Triple Trouts. The only thing with them is the paint on the edge of the spool tends to come off and I baby my gear, but if that doesn't bother you, you made a great choice!!!
I want a budget rod for swimbaits and A rigs, but mostly A rigs. Is the 7’10 heavy fast st. Croix bass x rated 3/4 to 3 oz. enough rod? Other option is the St. Croix Mojo which is rated 1-4 oz? They’re both the same price. Any advice!?
I love the content. And I’ve learned an immense amount-and it has CERTAINLY made me a better bass angler. But-I don’t know how to word this otherwise-So please don’t take this as rude/or being an asshole; but I feel as if the same things are discussed year after year (minus the traveling and buyer’s guides).
Hey Matt .. I'm a neighbor of yours here in Tenn. I live and fish"bank fish" in Bean Station, fishing Cherokee Lake.. first question, is Cherokee a low land reservoir ?? Cherokee is at winter pool right now and they dropped the bottom out of it.. I'm fishing an awesome left behind pond.. it's got all the good spots you can name except for bluffs or docks.. lol can't catch anything., I'm setting up a kayak with a Garmin stvççriker 4 now, maybe after learning it I'll catch a few.. come on over and teach this old dog some new tricks.. you can catch the big grandma's out of my secret spot for trade of a little knowledge... Great video my friend.. I watch , I copy, I don't catch.. lol I just don't get it... Keep them coming I learn something new with ever video.. thank you guys for all the hard work.
Video suggestion. Make A series of videos that specifically targets parts of the country and time of year. So videos for southern/northern/east coast/west coast guys on how to catch fish at specific times times the year, what baits work best, where the fish go, ect. I'd love to listen to a video extremely specific to my area of Florida/Georgia and I'm sure guys would love it for their area too. In florida it's HOT, so many videos don't pertain to me and vice versa for guys all over the country. Love the content! Just something I'd love to see
Great Video! I am just north of you in Louisville KY. You don't look like as are we are the same, in the middle of winter. The water temps are in the high 50s at best. Bass are not responding as they normally do. What technique can I do to improve my size on these warm temps. It seems shallow may be a trick.
here in Spain where I usually fish it's not so easy to find them, they tend to be very spread out in that highland reservoir I go. A lot of potential hotspot, bluff walls, rock piles, submerged timber, you named it.... I'll need to spend much time with my cview and side imaging
I comment quite a lot on tactical. Doubt you remember me but I picked your brain once on the Huddleston in my clear highland lake. I was asking about the 8 inch being too much for my water. Big fish being 6-7lb. You said to go with the 8 inch but I was scared of it so I went with the 68. I wish there’s a way I could show you the pics of the fish I’m catching. Last one was a 14” smallie on the 68. Needless to say I’m getting the 8”. Hell maybe 10”!
My home lake doesn't fit into any of the traditional categories. It's like a xxl suburban pond meets lowland reservoir. No bluffs, one creek channel, with a couple places baby streams trickle in, one very deep hole on the opposite end from the damn, the damn actually sits in a seperate pond that's linked with a tiny shallow channel under a walking bridge and a road. The pond gets 40-60 feet deep, the main lake gets a HUGE super thick lily field on one end where there is big shallow flat and more lily fields on the other end where the creek channel comes in on both sides of it. It's also mainly mushy mud bottom. Spring and summer are not too hard to figure out, but here in the PNW the fall and winter are tricky, the lily fields disappear and the city drops and raises the water so much to control flooding, one day it's normal, 2 days later i can walk out 30-60 yards farther, than it's right back up again. It's like the bass just shut down or go deeper than i can reach from the bank. Plus there is not really much grass in the lake, maybe a little hydrilla, the grass is all up the creek.
Good info as usual, I've been fishing medium swim baits for year n half. I just recently started fishing larger 8"-9" baits this past summer. So I'll b out trying to remember to go slower than slows cousin slowly... THANK YOU for telling everyone to put these big girls back! Your absolutely right about the genetics & takes long time for one to get that big. I always put them back!!! Now days u can get a good replica made anyways. Just get some measurements & pics & u can have the trophy & she can go back into the water to breed & produce more big bass!
Hey Matt I know this question doesn’t really have to do with this video but do you guys fish the Gancraft 303, I’ve been thinking about getting one but I can’t really find a lot on the bait, I know you have a video talking about finding fish with it but is it an affective tool to catch fish at all or is it just to find fish.
In pa I always thought this time of year you catch smaller fish but we went and caught monster small mouth and a 8 pound bass and 6 pound bass which for PA is huge
Just an idea. Idk if you guys have or not I've been watching your channel for a long time now and haven't seen any content of this sort at least anyway but reel mantance like what kind of lube and oils you use it cleaning products to degrease and get the seaweed out of your reels or of you guys ever break a guide if you repair them at all. Love the channel hope you had a safe and wonderful holiday and happy new year. Keep up the amazing content!
“Winter is the best time.” You know after four years of throwing Swimbaits abs finally connecting you was right about it all clicking. I still have not got my Huddelston techniques down.
@@JonahJ18 go with the deepest you can get away (check bait depth rating to pond depth) with for speed cranking (reel and pause). Otherwise, try a flat shallow running crankbait (Berkley Flatside or Rapala “Ott’s Garage) with a slow straight retrieve?
Really awesome vid Matt. I've always been intimidated to try swim baiting, but you guys always pluck up my courage. Also really loved your comment about putting the big ones back. It breaks my heart to see people keep the really big ones
What about lakes that used to be pits or quarries? Steep sided - almost a bluff wall - all the way around the 20-50 acres of water. And what about small impoundments under 200 acres? Trying to apply speed cranking to a couple local locations, but finding rock bottom in 15-20 feet of depth is a challenge. I know the technique works on smallmouth rivers in Virginia though.
I'm surprised no jig and a jigging spoon. Jigging spoon isn't really considered a big bass bait but me and my buddy have both caught double digits on them. The big winter flathead cats like them also.
Just when I think it can’t get any better, you come up with this great video! Geez Louise! Lol. You just are simply excellent at doing this! You sit there, and you explain every little thing. Never rushing through it. Did you notice how slow you were explaining everything to us Matt? Lol. Seriously. Just like throwing the Hudd. Slllllloooooowwwwww. Lol😂. You really can dial us fishermen in mentally, before we even get to the lake, which I think is huge. It puts us one step closer to a big fish I think, by getting us mentally prepared how to approach winter bass. And it’s pretty simplified. Three baits! Love it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Thanks for all you do for us! Appreciate it!🙏🙏👍🏻👍🏻😉😉. Hey lastly, real quick answer please: Are you using any scent on these baits, and if so, do you mind telling us what that is? I’m curious to hear what you say you use, or maybe don’t use any. Thanks. Patrick👍🏻
Easy to see why you and Tim have been so successful. I’ve learned 80% of my bass fishing knowledge from you two. I’ve been watching you guys for about 5 years or so. Headed to Chick last week of March, staying at the mouth of Sale creek. Looking for bigs. Any tips???
Hey Matt, great video and happy holidays. I'm going to clear lake this weekend. Since you know that lake well, where's a good place to start? I'm staying at Indian beach and kayak fishing. Wanna catch a big one:)! Any help is awesome. Thanks.
Water temps here in central Florida are ~70 degrees, and the bite is less than stellar (for me anyway). Predominately a bank fisherman. Still throwing weightless stick baits and a chatterbait. I’m looking forward to a decent cold front moving in. Maybe I should try an A-rig and see what happens. Super informative vid as usual. Thank you.
Got a helix 10 and 12 for bow. Would you recommend helix 12 for 360 on top or helix 10 for DI/Map on top? I have no experience with dual bow mounting so not sure if ones better
Oklahoma City area lakes are hard to catch good bass during the winter especially without a boat. But big blue catfish are amazing during the winter here. I love yalls channel. Learned a lot watching y'all. Hope y'all have a great and blessed New Year!!
Triza Dragoon, Tactical DD to find the giants and a Defiant 210 to pick ‘em off. That’s my plan every time I go out this winter when there’s not ice on the water.
Can you guys make some night fishing guides? Best baits for smallmouth/largemouth/striper, and most importantly line. Really curious to see what you guys use while fishing of a night.
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As a bank fisherman it's really hard for me to get to where the big winter fish are. Consistent skunks. I'll keep trying tho. I'd be interested in where you think ther fish are on one of my local lakes; around 50 acres, man made lake with a dam, pretty narrow, not any deeper then 8ft. Silty, junk bottom. Thanks
Fish the deepest spot.
Find something different. An example. My favorite pond for a quick after work sesh has river rock and a lot of grass. There's one spot with some big chunks of broken up concrete along the bank and it's a relatively steep drop off. It always holds several large females year round.
I fish some areas like that. How’d I’d break down a lake like that is to wait for some heavy wind to start up and fish the areas it blows into. I’d keep trying that in as many different weather conditions (with wind) then maybe at night or early in the morning. Moon phases also don’t hurt. Hope I could provide somewhat of a different perspective👊.
Probably near the dam man. It can happen! My dad caught a 13.3 pounder from the bank on a small impoundment around the dam. He was fishing a point that came in next to the channel.
Interested in answer as well
I broke my PB yesterday no i lie it was Monday evening. In the shallows , I cast at a tree pile slow rolling a Reaction innovations Little Dipper white trash on a Zman trout eye (I think that big eye made the difference cuz I been throwing swimbaits all month to no avail) it was golden eye short shank on the rocks I thought I hit a rock ripped it off and was like huh my rock is moving
PB - was 4.27 now it’s 5.87
🔥🔥Congratulations Andrew,that’s awesome now reset the goal and break it again 🏆🏆🎊🎉
@@kenmccarthyfishing it was pretty awesome I just picked up a Shimano sustain 2021 2500HG after getting a twin power for inshore fishing on Black Friday I fell in love lol
So I took it out immediately but all I had on me was my 2 piece 7ft Fenwick HMG in the trunk and it was the craziest bite and fish catch cuz I didn’t expect it. It was 2 hours in right when I was gonna quit
Hell yeah dude
I've noticed and have done tests on jigs with big eyes and no eyes, and the big eyes catch way more fish and bites. So on most of my baits I try to have eyes on it!! Makes a difference. Tight Lines
@@michaelace4739 I agree with you 10000000 % Michael 👍
Hey Matt! Great tips, it’s finally off-season, a tournament anglers only chance to try and catch a trophy. Love ya brother.
When are you guys going to break down Lake Chickamauga!!? lol
Matt what a great video. I'm going to do my best to get out on the water this winter. I appreciate you advice and time you have given. Happy New Year to you and your family.
Seriously, sometimes I feel like your gift for teaching is almost wasted on fishing...then I remember the "truly" important things and come back to my senses
Where do biggest fish go on winter mid/south florida? December water right now is 69 degrees Harrison chain of lakes. Wanna target large bass but a lot of these videos don't pertain to me when Temps are so much higher than Northern lakes
You probably will not see this but here in Florida we do not have many deep ledges to deep crank, our main cover is grass so offshore hydrilla it’s really shallow.do you have any tips? Main forage is bluegill and shad
..bombs a hud' *hits ice* ...☹
This winter 8.3 a7.5 and 6 over 5.these are Missouri bass,only because of T.B. thanks Matt and tim.always winter fished but you guys showed me things I would have never tried.my spots,long tapering points with a couple crappie beds on the end.money.this year got a chain saw making my spots for next year.lol
My lakes in sc that are not herring lakes get muddy in the winter will the big slow swimbaits work then and will bass be able to find them
Going out today, wish me luck!!
Got a lot of standing timber, no trout in this lake, so I’m going A Rig and DD 75…..if only I had true sticks to throw them on……🤷♂️🤷♂️🤣🤣 one day, one day….
Mad Bro love for ya! Dude at the end when you talked about big bass and releasing them. I felt that in my soul!
I think Matt has no nerve endings in his feet, no man wears flip flops in the temperatures he does. Heck I'm wearing sweatshirts below 50 and he's flip flopping in 35 🥶
Can you help me locate my striped bass in a lake
Another great video. You guys ever come to Georgia? Particularly lake lanier?
Now we're talking!!! 8" Huddlestons!!!
Caught my PB (5.25lbs) on a Jerkbait (Vision 110) on 12/26/21!!
Congrats, I can't see myself spending that much money on a jerkbait
@@tims_always_fishing7117 I've had great success with them this year. About to order a few different colors!
Was given a gift card to cabeals and bought the new curado 300k for big fish! what’s tacticalbassin quick opinion on the reel?
I have 2. They're bulletproof! Drag has never failed, insanely smooth, great casting distance. I use the regular 300K (4.7:1) for soft baits and the 300HGk (6.6:1) for hard baits like glides and Bull Shads/Triple Trouts. The only thing with them is the paint on the edge of the spool tends to come off and I baby my gear, but if that doesn't bother you, you made a great choice!!!
You guys capture some extraordinary bass eats🤷🏻♂️👍😜 Happy New Year TB🎆😎🎆
I want a budget rod for swimbaits and A rigs, but mostly A rigs. Is the 7’10 heavy fast st. Croix bass x rated 3/4 to 3 oz. enough rod? Other option is the St. Croix Mojo which is rated 1-4 oz? They’re both the same price. Any advice!?
Im sure you have herd of the defiant Swimbaits. Have you tired them at all? If not there definitely something I would like to see you fish and review
Please, please talk a bit about the 8’ heavy+ expride! I haven’t heard ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
I love the content. And I’ve learned an immense amount-and it has CERTAINLY made me a better bass angler.
But-I don’t know how to word this otherwise-So please don’t take this as rude/or being an asshole; but I feel as if the same things are discussed year after year (minus the traveling and buyer’s guides).
Hey guys, what do you make of still catching 1 pounders on a small Berkley firetiger on Dec.30th
Hey Matt .. I'm a neighbor of yours here in Tenn. I live and fish"bank fish" in Bean Station, fishing Cherokee Lake.. first question, is Cherokee a low land reservoir ?? Cherokee is at winter pool right now and they dropped the bottom out of it.. I'm fishing an awesome left behind pond.. it's got all the good spots you can name except for bluffs or docks.. lol can't catch anything., I'm setting up a kayak with a Garmin stvççriker 4 now, maybe after learning it I'll catch a few.. come on over and teach this old dog some new tricks.. you can catch the big grandma's out of my secret spot for trade of a little knowledge... Great video my friend.. I watch , I copy, I don't catch.. lol I just don't get it... Keep them coming I learn something new with ever video.. thank you guys for all the hard work.
Video suggestion. Make A series of videos that specifically targets parts of the country and time of year. So videos for southern/northern/east coast/west coast guys on how to catch fish at specific times times the year, what baits work best, where the fish go, ect. I'd love to listen to a video extremely specific to my area of Florida/Georgia and I'm sure guys would love it for their area too. In florida it's HOT, so many videos don't pertain to me and vice versa for guys all over the country. Love the content! Just something I'd love to see
Brother, I live in Oklahoma and fish in eastern Oklahoma and SE Kansas...with our weather, you never know where the hell these fish will be!!
Hey Matt! Thank you for all your help. I do a lot of fishing on a power plant lake in Illinois. It is very pressured. Any tips? Thanks!
Matt how long is your leader of sunline FC100 when fishing the 8-inch HUD?
85 degrees in Louisiana. Water is 65+ I think they movin up 😂😂😂😂
Step #1: Go somewhere warm... It's 15F where I'm at right now. I'm not doing anything other than staring out the window and waiting. LOL
Great Video! I am just north of you in Louisville KY. You don't look like as are we are the same, in the middle of winter. The water temps are in the high 50s at best. Bass are not responding as they normally do. What technique can I do to improve my size on these warm temps. It seems shallow may be a trick.
Excellent video, thanks for always giving back and putting in the time for those of us that can't.
you still recomend 8 inchers up north where our fish top out at 5-6lbs?
here in Spain where I usually fish it's not so easy to find them, they tend to be very spread out in that highland reservoir I go.
A lot of potential hotspot, bluff walls, rock piles, submerged timber, you named it....
I'll need to spend much time with my cview and side imaging
I comment quite a lot on tactical. Doubt you remember me but I picked your brain once on the Huddleston in my clear highland lake. I was asking about the 8 inch being too much for my water. Big fish being 6-7lb. You said to go with the 8 inch but I was scared of it so I went with the 68. I wish there’s a way I could show you the pics of the fish I’m catching. Last one was a 14” smallie on the 68. Needless to say I’m getting the 8”. Hell maybe 10”!
My home lake doesn't fit into any of the traditional categories. It's like a xxl suburban pond meets lowland reservoir. No bluffs, one creek channel, with a couple places baby streams trickle in, one very deep hole on the opposite end from the damn, the damn actually sits in a seperate pond that's linked with a tiny shallow channel under a walking bridge and a road. The pond gets 40-60 feet deep, the main lake gets a HUGE super thick lily field on one end where there is big shallow flat and more lily fields on the other end where the creek channel comes in on both sides of it. It's also mainly mushy mud bottom. Spring and summer are not too hard to figure out, but here in the PNW the fall and winter are tricky, the lily fields disappear and the city drops and raises the water so much to control flooding, one day it's normal, 2 days later i can walk out 30-60 yards farther, than it's right back up again. It's like the bass just shut down or go deeper than i can reach from the bank. Plus there is not really much grass in the lake, maybe a little hydrilla, the grass is all up the creek.
Would you recommend 8” swimbaits for smaller bodies of water as ponds as well ??
In for an answer to this one too
5 fish on the S-Waver 168 this winter thanks to the Tactical Family ^^
Awesome vid. always nice to learn anything about fishing. To bad I live in MN where the ice is thick.
Middle of winter? It's 80 degrees In South Louisiana right now. Lol this weather down here is straight ridiculous.
I’ll be that guy in the comments. What about 8 inch mag spoons?
Good info as usual, I've been fishing medium swim baits for year n half. I just recently started fishing larger 8"-9" baits this past summer. So I'll b out trying to remember to go slower than slows cousin slowly... THANK YOU for telling everyone to put these big girls back! Your absolutely right about the genetics & takes long time for one to get that big. I always put them back!!! Now days u can get a good replica made anyways. Just get some measurements & pics & u can have the trophy & she can go back into the water to breed & produce more big bass!
Thank you soooooo much…..yep….I still need to go slower…crazy slow
Does a lipless crankbait work in the winter? Thank you and Happy New Year🎄
I love going out fishing with big swimbaits when they stock the ponds with trout here in Texas.
Hey Matt I know this question doesn’t really have to do with this video but do you guys fish the Gancraft 303, I’ve been thinking about getting one but I can’t really find a lot on the bait, I know you have a video talking about finding fish with it but is it an affective tool to catch fish at all or is it just to find fish.
On the trash fish the 1/0 beast hook probably miss print? 10/0 ? Or are those hooks sized funny
What do you suggest for Rancho Seco in cali? It has a lot of weeds on the bottom....super thick and hard to pull most baits thru.
Generally speaking on average how long are your leaders.? Asking mat and Tim not others…
Amazing that this information is free!! By far my favorite fishing channel on youtube!! Great job Tactical Bassin!
Hey Matt, it looks like you removed the passenger console on your Champion.
In pa I always thought this time of year you catch smaller fish but we went and caught monster small mouth and a 8 pound bass and 6 pound bass which for PA is huge
Do you anchor the boat when you are going that slow?
Just an idea. Idk if you guys have or not I've been watching your channel for a long time now and haven't seen any content of this sort at least anyway but reel mantance like what kind of lube and oils you use it cleaning products to degrease and get the seaweed out of your reels or of you guys ever break a guide if you repair them at all. Love the channel hope you had a safe and wonderful holiday and happy new year. Keep up the amazing content!
“Winter is the best time.” You know after four years of throwing Swimbaits abs finally connecting you was right about it all clicking. I still have not got my Huddelston techniques down.
Matt, would 65lb prowerpro with 25 flouro work as well as the 80 Quattro
They say if you want big fish you have to throw big baits. Thanks for the tips Matt. Wishing you all well in the New Year.
Love guys the best on how to catch monster. Happy new year to you and your family.
I dont know if you can but I am I west tenn but want to try chickamauga
Where do I launch to even find fish
Great video! How long is the leader when fishing the swimbaits?
Something tells me Matt would kill it in technology sales...lol
So with the DD and DeepX do you wanna keep in on bottom contact while speed cracking or does it matter with this technique
Love the vids and baits you guys but the thing is a I can’t get because I don’t have the money great vids by the way
How to catch the biggest fish? In your lake? Throw out a cut bait
Summer cranking in winter. I am going to feel like an idiot doing it but I'll try it.
What makes you guys choose a Savage Gear over a Hudd or vice versa?
12 inch worm??? I fish a lot of those in Florida in the winter time
Lost some of biggest fish it's my line I gotta get lost over 5 bass in yr over 10 lbs
South Dakota they would just bounce off the ice
You're a FISHING GOD!
Is speed cranking possible for people that fish small lakes and ponds that don’t have super deep water?
Heck yeah! You can perform the same retrieve with a shallow running bait and get that reaction bite! 👍
@@guad512 what shallow running baits work well in cold water
@@JonahJ18 go with the deepest you can get away (check bait depth rating to pond depth) with for speed cranking (reel and pause). Otherwise, try a flat shallow running crankbait (Berkley Flatside or Rapala “Ott’s Garage) with a slow straight retrieve?
Great video Matt. What is the hat you’re wearing?
Will any of these work in muddy water
What about big football jigs in winter?
🔥🔥Thank you Matt you killed it again ❤️👊🤙
Really awesome vid Matt. I've always been intimidated to try swim baiting, but you guys always pluck up my courage. Also really loved your comment about putting the big ones back. It breaks my heart to see people keep the really big ones
Natural lake fish locations?
What about lakes that used to be pits or quarries? Steep sided - almost a bluff wall - all the way around the 20-50 acres of water. And what about small impoundments under 200 acres? Trying to apply speed cranking to a couple local locations, but finding rock bottom in 15-20 feet of depth is a challenge. I know the technique works on smallmouth rivers in Virginia though.
this video got me hyped
The description says you use a 1/0 hook for the creeper. That can’t be right?
10/0... sorry for the typo!
Matt, get out of the sun dag nabbit!!
Man I have an A-Rig, DD75, Jig, Big Swimbait, jerkbait, ned rig all tied on right now, just haven’t had the opportunity for good fishing time
I'm surprised no jig and a jigging spoon. Jigging spoon isn't really considered a big bass bait but me and my buddy have both caught double digits on them. The big winter flathead cats like them also.
Heart of winter and its 81 where im at in Texas
Just when I think it can’t get any better, you come up with this great video! Geez Louise! Lol. You just are simply excellent at doing this! You sit there, and you explain every little thing. Never rushing through it. Did you notice how slow you were explaining everything to us Matt? Lol. Seriously. Just like throwing the Hudd. Slllllloooooowwwwww. Lol😂. You really can dial us fishermen in mentally, before we even get to the lake, which I think is huge. It puts us one step closer to a big fish I think, by getting us mentally prepared how to approach winter bass. And it’s pretty simplified. Three baits! Love it! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Thanks for all you do for us! Appreciate it!🙏🙏👍🏻👍🏻😉😉. Hey lastly, real quick answer please: Are you using any scent on these baits, and if so, do you mind telling us what that is? I’m curious to hear what you say you use, or maybe don’t use any. Thanks. Patrick👍🏻
Easy to see why you and Tim have been so successful. I’ve learned 80% of my bass fishing knowledge from you two. I’ve been watching you guys for about 5 years or so. Headed to Chick last week of March, staying at the mouth of Sale creek. Looking for bigs. Any tips???
Hey Matt, great video and happy holidays. I'm going to clear lake this weekend. Since you know that lake well, where's a good place to start? I'm staying at Indian beach and kayak fishing. Wanna catch a big one:)! Any help is awesome. Thanks.
What if your in Ohio an the waters are froze 😂😂😂😂😂
Water temps here in central Florida are ~70 degrees, and the bite is less than stellar (for me anyway). Predominately a bank fisherman. Still throwing weightless stick baits and a chatterbait.
I’m looking forward to a decent cold front moving in.
Maybe I should try an A-rig and see what happens.
Super informative vid as usual. Thank you.
Got a helix 10 and 12 for bow. Would you recommend helix 12 for 360 on top or helix 10 for DI/Map on top? I have no experience with dual bow mounting so not sure if ones better
Oklahoma City area lakes are hard to catch good bass during the winter especially without a boat. But big blue catfish are amazing during the winter here. I love yalls channel. Learned a lot watching y'all. Hope y'all have a great and blessed New Year!!
Come to lake of the pines ca!!
I got a 6 cent swim bait. How do I use it
Shaking an LV500???
Triza Dragoon, Tactical DD to find the giants and a Defiant 210 to pick ‘em off. That’s my plan every time I go out this winter when there’s not ice on the water.
I wish we didn't freeze
Can you guys make some night fishing guides? Best baits for smallmouth/largemouth/striper, and most importantly line. Really curious to see what you guys use while fishing of a night.
It's -5 F right now where I'm at. I'd be pissed if I caught my PB bass through the ice on a 1/32 oz jig 🤣