Your knowledge and ability to explain Bass fishing is amazing. I notice how your face loghts up when you really get into the details. Thank you from an ardent fan!!!
Been catching almost all of my bass recently on a gold blade bait and they definitely are schooling right now. I had one morning where the drop shot did okay but almost all of my bass are killing a gold blade bait
For the past 3wks here in MN I've been crushing both lrg mouth & 6 to 8 lb walleye on chatterbaits started at 3/8 to 3/4 oz. But they where all caught at night. The lakes I fish don't have pockets or coves etc. Just piers a few boat docks that's it.. and I just found out that there aren't many if any shad in the lakes here as well..
You guys will have to let me know any weekend you can make it down to Hartwell. We just got brand new cottages at Tugaloo for you guys to bring your fams. Reason I say let me know is because I would be glad to feed you guys families a nice dinner at my family’s local restaurant. It’s named Gumlog Bar-B-Q & Fish Lodge. Highland heaven and most beautiful country.
I lived close to the Chester river in Millington , MD. And I hated to bass fish the river. But one thing I learned was that every Time I caught bass, was when the tide was coming in and in the shallows . I’ve caught some smallmouth bass too.
Same, I can’t figure out what they’re biting for some reason. I’ve tried everything, different retrieval, different baits, maybe one random fish out of a few hours of fishing. But, it’s also all bank fishing for me. Maybe I need a boat
Same here at falcon lake in Zapata, texas. I fish from the banks and I see them blowing up, but they’re not biting any lures. I’ve thrown the whole tackle box at them , and nothing. Could it be there is no moon. Well now there is but in September there wasn’t.
Spillways? Go bottom lures and bait, especially live bait. Also anything that you can stick on a bobber. Here in Kansas, all of our spillways are flooded with channel cats, blue cats, walleye.
Good morning matt.and Tim I live in southeast Texas in my subdivision we have 7 private lakes but my Maine lake out of the 7 is a 95 acre man made lake that is spring fed there's 2 major coves and a big area of laydowns and a bus loads of docks .the lake stays crystal clear year round. What baits would you suggest for me to throw. I have wore out my active target and my mega live image trying to find something they will bite on we have just gotten our first cool front it started last Monday I'm just wondering if the sudden change in barometric pressure has anything to do with the bass just shutting down. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I'm tired of not even getting a hit I've used top water jerk baits jigs etc. No luck. HELP PLEASE .AND WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO FISH DAY TIME OR EVENING OR NIGHT. ANYWAY GUYS THANKS FOR ALL THE INSTRUCTIONAL. VIDEOS MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND TIM AND YOUR FAMILY 👪. IN THE NAME OF JESUS. UNTIL NEXT TIME GUYS TIGHT LINES.
Thank you Matt for the great breakdown. For some reason it sank in this time after repeated beating it in the brain. I have a mix between highland and lowland on one reservoir that I fish. Steep banks with alot of laydowns yet no real breaks and 50ft to 2ft. Generally gets deeper closer to the dam. No humps or rock piles that Ive seen on the electronics. Cant find deep bait balls and not blowing up on the surface. Most of the fish are always suspended at 20ft. Man, Ive tried everything, including spooning. Very hard place to fish, any tips you could recommend? I will try more of the panfish method, savage gear wedge tail bluegill and crappie (small ones) considering that was mentioned.
I've had luck in Arkansas, with those stubborn suspended fish on bluff walls, that wouldn't hit spoons or crankbaits by swimming jigs past them. I don't know own if it's the secondary action of the skirt, or maybe the jig being quieter than other baits making it more attractive to pressured fish, but you may give it a go and see if it would work for ya. Good luck man!
I need to know where bass should be on a section of river that has been dammed up ( creating a fairly shallow long pond to best describe it). I have no shad in my local water and the main forage is bluegills, crawdad or now, small fry/hatchlings. Most of my water is mud/muck bottoms and most of the decent cover is root systems that grow along the bank from cypress trees. I’ve tried fishing the few brush piles, sections where the river bottom isn’t covered in muck and obviously along the roots to no avail.
I'd love to hear on how to target lakes that are FULL of shad, but not that many bass. I'm talking tournaments normally won with 6-8lbs and maybe only 1 or 2 teams in a field of 50+ coming in with a limit. But schools of thousands of shad everywhere! Haha
What are we doing wrong if we do everything you've suggested and still aren't catching fish. ANY fish. Well I caught 4 or 5 very small bass and my husband caught a few small bass also but after weeks of fishing 3,4,5 days a week at Morse Reservoir we still can't seem to locate the fish. Help! What are we doing wrong or is this just a lake that isn't well stocked? How do I find out? P.s. after asking everyone we come across on the lake, they all say they haven't caught any or maybe a few caught 1 or 2. I love to fish but I would like to catch something once in a while. Ya know?
Random question, what do you guys think about the Duckett rods if you've tried them. I have a few and personally love them, I have heard of quality issues, just never experienced any, so curious if you guys have any experience with them.
They sponsored my college team and its the only rods I buy now. They also have great customer service and warranty programs if you were to have any issues with them
What about coves on a major river system like the St Johns River, let's say for example. Some of them are kind of long and when they end they almost look like a pond rather than a lake (river)? Obviously we're not talking about lakes here, but something like that is it similar?
As an avid outdoor enthusiast/writer, people think I've always fished (this is only my second season). It only looks that way because I absorb every bit of content I can from this channel, and it pays off. Yesterday, I watched this and immediately put the knowledge to use on the shore of my local reservoir. The bate fish were exactly where you said they would be, and so were the bass. I hit my new PB on both largemouth and smallies using this info. Your presentation is great and the info is both accurate and very easy to apply. Keep it up.
very informative video like always. is there any chance you could explain a little on TVA lakes? i struggle the most this time of year on any lake on TVA
Great Videos Mat, Great info! I just wish you would turn down the sound volume. Ask Tim what his volume settings are. I listen to RUclips videos with my hearing aids and my TV. With this video I had to turn my volume controls on my TV and the app on my phone to zero, and still the volume was so high it gave me a headache. I really enjoy the Information you’re bringing I just wish it wasn’t so loud. I don’t have this problem when I watch Tim’s videos.
When you give the advice for each body of water for a given time of year, would you ever consider adding in an additional breakdown by species? For example, how do find and catch largemouth, smallmouth, and spots in the fall in each highland reservoirs, lowland reservoirs, natural lakes, ponds, tidal, and non-tidal rivers? The big three all have their differences in behaviors and I'd love to hear a more in depth take on this. Nonetheless, great video once again.
Speaking on the MB jerkbaits, the 110 Jr is great, but if you have bass chasing small bait fish, that X-Nanahan is really hard to beat. The trickdarter is a bit on the thick side at times though I like it too, but the X-Nanahan hits that sweet spot. It also comes in a standard and a +1. Try them you might be shocked. On a day when bass are hitting jerkbaits, but the action is a bit slow, tjat X-Nanahan can make all the difference.
I know the two of you doing separate videos probably really helps give each of you more time for other things. But, I'd like to see more of the two of you together again.
All the bait iam finding g are out in 45 50 feet deep when I find them the screen goes from nothing to just loaded with hundreds of fish suspended but they won't bite what iam throwing
Your knowledge and ability to explain Bass fishing is amazing. I notice how your face loghts up when you really get into the details. Thank you from an ardent fan!!!
Tried a red ear color swimbait to match crawdad and golden shiner two weekends ago. Caught 25 bass. Time of my life and got footage.
Been catching almost all of my bass recently on a gold blade bait and they definitely are schooling right now. I had one morning where the drop shot did okay but almost all of my bass are killing a gold blade bait
Same here.
Burn pause burn burn burn pause!!
Hop slack hop slack!!
Awesome!! Love it!!!
Demonstration is 👌🏻 💯
We need a live show!! 🙏🏻
Good work calling out the general fall paradigm about “backs of coves” and elaborating on this
perfect explanations! Easy info to take in and actually put to use.
Iv learned so much from your videos thanks matt
You guys need to cover glacial lake like we have in New England.
One of the best fall videos I've seen! Great content!!
Love the info. I would really like a on-the-water demo for some of these baits.
@@chuckchambers9565 I didn’t know that was a thing
thanks
And then there's the Jig. Fall fishing has it all.
So would u consider hartwell lake here in anderson sc a high or lowland ?
I fish there pretty regularly and I consider it a highland just like Keowee and Jocassee
For the past 3wks here in MN I've been crushing both lrg mouth & 6 to 8 lb walleye on chatterbaits started at 3/8 to 3/4 oz. But they where all caught at night. The lakes I fish don't have pockets or coves etc. Just piers a few boat docks that's it.. and I just found out that there aren't many if any shad in the lakes here as well..
Some of your info has helped me catch all those fish but honestly most colors you list don't work in MN..
You guys will have to let me know any weekend you can make it down to Hartwell. We just got brand new cottages at Tugaloo for you guys to bring your fams. Reason I say let me know is because I would be glad to feed you guys families a nice dinner at my family’s local restaurant. It’s named Gumlog Bar-B-Q & Fish Lodge. Highland heaven and most beautiful country.
I love Gumlog BBQ!!! Best “seafood” around! I live in Hartwell.
That’s really nice of you.
love gumlog bbq ate there during my state tourney
Tim I live on the Chesapeake bay it's tidal water where do the bass go.bassmd
I lived close to the Chester river in Millington , MD. And I hated to bass fish the river. But one thing I learned was that every Time I caught bass, was when the tide was coming in and in the shallows . I’ve caught some smallmouth bass too.
Good morning TB!!
As usual, another go-to video for learning the game! Love it guys!!!
These are excellent videos.
Thanks Matt!
In Florida for the last month I can’t find the fish for the life of me. I haven’t seen any action, no blow ups, bait literally everywhere
Same, I can’t figure out what they’re biting for some reason. I’ve tried everything, different retrieval, different baits, maybe one random fish out of a few hours of fishing. But, it’s also all bank fishing for me. Maybe I need a boat
Same here at falcon lake in Zapata, texas. I fish from the banks and I see them blowing up, but they’re not biting any lures. I’ve thrown the whole tackle box at them , and nothing. Could it be there is no moon. Well now there is but in September there wasn’t.
I’ve had the same luck on my kayak in Florida. I think the blowups I’m seeing are gar tho
Texas and Florida don't follow the same schedule as these guys. Fall bite September: too early. Spawn bite March: too late.
What about blue back herring lake, really hard to get
Matt are baby bass considered Bait fish ? That's what I see when I look all around the shoreline where I fish 3 and 4" baby bass .
👏👏 absolutely an incredible job Matt 👏👏
How would you fish a natural lake with lots of grass still growing
Y’all ever thing of doing a podcast? I’d love an in-depth educational fishing podcast
Much needed knowledge 💯 fished Saturday and Sunday all day and couldn't find anything over 2lbs 🤯
Oh TB, I use videos like this to pump me up, and I have a tournament this weekend 🎣😜 you know I am pumped😜💯🎣
Thank You Matt “burn burn pause” Allen 😂👍
Open??
Can you cover farming canals it’s just lines with 3-4ft depth. I find them only at the dams where there’s water flow. It’s got growth still on top.
Spillways? Go bottom lures and bait, especially live bait. Also anything that you can stick on a bobber. Here in Kansas, all of our spillways are flooded with channel cats, blue cats, walleye.
Good morning matt.and Tim I live in southeast Texas in my subdivision we have 7 private lakes but my Maine lake out of the 7 is a 95 acre man made lake that is spring fed there's 2 major coves and a big area of laydowns and a bus loads of docks .the lake stays crystal clear year round. What baits would you suggest for me to throw. I have wore out my active target and my mega live image trying to find something they will bite on we have just gotten our first cool front it started last Monday I'm just wondering if the sudden change in barometric pressure has anything to do with the bass just shutting down. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I'm tired of not even getting a hit I've used top water jerk baits jigs etc. No luck. HELP PLEASE .AND WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO FISH DAY TIME OR EVENING OR NIGHT. ANYWAY GUYS THANKS FOR ALL THE INSTRUCTIONAL. VIDEOS MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND TIM AND YOUR FAMILY 👪. IN THE NAME OF JESUS. UNTIL NEXT TIME GUYS TIGHT LINES.
Thank you Matt for the great breakdown. For some reason it sank in this time after repeated beating it in the brain. I have a mix between highland and lowland on one reservoir that I fish. Steep banks with alot of laydowns yet no real breaks and 50ft to 2ft. Generally gets deeper closer to the dam. No humps or rock piles that Ive seen on the electronics. Cant find deep bait balls and not blowing up on the surface. Most of the fish are always suspended at 20ft. Man, Ive tried everything, including spooning. Very hard place to fish, any tips you could recommend? I will try more of the panfish method, savage gear wedge tail bluegill and crappie (small ones) considering that was mentioned.
I've had luck in Arkansas, with those stubborn suspended fish on bluff walls, that wouldn't hit spoons or crankbaits by swimming jigs past them. I don't know own if it's the secondary action of the skirt, or maybe the jig being quieter than other baits making it more attractive to pressured fish, but you may give it a go and see if it would work for ya. Good luck man!
@@Tbowie13 I will give that a try. Not much grass except at the shoreline. Maybe 🧨 on a dropshot...🤣
@@vb9300 Lol...yeah that's always a surefire last resort! 😆
I need to know where bass should be on a section of river that has been dammed up ( creating a fairly shallow long pond to best describe it). I have no shad in my local water and the main forage is bluegills, crawdad or now, small fry/hatchlings. Most of my water is mud/muck bottoms and most of the decent cover is root systems that grow along the bank from cypress trees. I’ve tried fishing the few brush piles, sections where the river bottom isn’t covered in muck and obviously along the roots to no avail.
Thanks for another great video
I'd love to hear on how to target lakes that are FULL of shad, but not that many bass. I'm talking tournaments normally won with 6-8lbs and maybe only 1 or 2 teams in a field of 50+ coming in with a limit. But schools of thousands of shad everywhere! Haha
wait a couple of years and it will be full of bass! haha
What are we doing wrong if we do everything you've suggested and still aren't catching fish. ANY fish. Well I caught 4 or 5 very small bass and my husband caught a few small bass also but after weeks of fishing 3,4,5 days a week at Morse Reservoir we still can't seem to locate the fish. Help! What are we doing wrong or is this just a lake that isn't well stocked? How do I find out? P.s. after asking everyone we come across on the lake, they all say they haven't caught any or maybe a few caught 1 or 2. I love to fish but I would like to catch something once in a while. Ya know?
Random question, what do you guys think about the Duckett rods if you've tried them. I have a few and personally love them, I have heard of quality issues, just never experienced any, so curious if you guys have any experience with them.
They sponsored my college team and its the only rods I buy now. They also have great customer service and warranty programs if you were to have any issues with them
I look forward to every video you guys put out here!!! 👏 👏 👏
What about coves on a major river system like the St Johns River, let's say for example. Some of them are kind of long and when they end they almost look like a pond rather than a lake (river)? Obviously we're not talking about lakes here, but something like that is it similar?
Could of used this information yesterday haha
I love you guys for videos like these.
As an avid outdoor enthusiast/writer, people think I've always fished (this is only my second season). It only looks that way because I absorb every bit of content I can from this channel, and it pays off. Yesterday, I watched this and immediately put the knowledge to use on the shore of my local reservoir. The bate fish were exactly where you said they would be, and so were the bass. I hit my new PB on both largemouth and smallies using this info. Your presentation is great and the info is both accurate and very easy to apply. Keep it up.
That's awesome! Way to go Jason!!
How shallow are the shallow ones going? The backs of coves in my lake are 1ft deep or less this time of year...should I get that shallow?
Sam Rayburn and Toledo bend are awesome this time of year. The party boats go home and the shallow bite is HOT
Thank you so much for all the effort and $$ you put into the tactical bassin series. You literally giving us free knowledge
very informative video like always. is there any chance you could explain a little on TVA lakes? i struggle the most this time of year on any lake on TVA
Matt, any shallow running baits you like for speed cranking?
Great Videos Mat, Great info! I just wish you would turn down the sound volume. Ask Tim what his volume settings are. I listen to RUclips videos with my hearing aids and my TV. With this video I had to turn my volume controls on my TV and the app on my phone to zero, and still the volume was so high it gave me a headache. I really enjoy the Information you’re bringing I just wish it wasn’t so loud.
I don’t have this problem when I watch Tim’s videos.
When you give the advice for each body of water for a given time of year, would you ever consider adding in an additional breakdown by species? For example, how do find and catch largemouth, smallmouth, and spots in the fall in each highland reservoirs, lowland reservoirs, natural lakes, ponds, tidal, and non-tidal rivers? The big three all have their differences in behaviors and I'd love to hear a more in depth take on this.
Nonetheless, great video once again.
Smallmouth, and a few scattered largies, had schools of alewives pinned in 3-4 feet of water yesterday. It was a smash fest!
Lake Mohave is high or lowland???
Cut them fish is there lead weights in them hmmmm
Speaking on the MB jerkbaits, the 110 Jr is great, but if you have bass chasing small bait fish, that X-Nanahan is really hard to beat. The trickdarter is a bit on the thick side at times though I like it too, but the X-Nanahan hits that sweet spot. It also comes in a standard and a +1. Try them you might be shocked.
On a day when bass are hitting jerkbaits, but the action is a bit slow, tjat X-Nanahan can make all the difference.
I know the two of you doing separate videos probably really helps give each of you more time for other things. But, I'd like to see more of the two of you together again.
You kinda lost me in the topic of highland and lowland reservoir.
Highland = Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork.
Lowland = Basically all of Texas.
@@Milehighsnake98 thanks for clearing that up for me
@@Milehighsnake98 thanks for saying all of Texas 😂
"We are in full tilt fall"
California: Nah bruh
Wow hopefully the fish are active.no finesse type or dragging baits.
Great video…my wife got the house after our divorce and I don’t have anywhere to keep my fishing gear!
Boy you were born to talk fish into a camera.
All the bait iam finding g are out in 45 50 feet deep when I find them the screen goes from nothing to just loaded with hundreds of fish suspended but they won't bite what iam throwing