Having fished the same pond for over 45 years. Your techniques are spot on. Tactical bassin got me into lake fishing at the start of covid & both of you have taught almost everything on that. Being the only person on a body of water is special also. Give someone the GIFT of fishing. Take them fishing. Thank both of you guys for taking us fishing with you.
Well done Tim. Thanks, I still fish the bank to this day, (72 yrs old) even though I own two bass boats. Some unpressured water provides unbelievable success.
I learned a lot in ponds - unfortunately, Amazon just killed an entire pond ecosystem to build a massive data center in Chantilly, virginia. I fished it for 3 years - it's was an oasis in the middle of an industrial area constantly surrounded by animal prints (I'd always see them because I used the trails the deer made - I've only ever seen so many hoof prints on a trail the deer used as a travel corridor in GW National Forest.. there was also a huge beaver who I said every year. Blue heron, Foxes, raccoons, etc., in the summer, every "best" cover had a 3lb-8pb bass on it.. It was by-far the healthies waterbody in the area - 2 years of searching and nothing even comes close to the population of large bass that pond had (it was technically a chain of pond and this one I described was an overflow for a vanity pond at an office that was just as productive/healthy until 2 winters ago, when over 300 fish died (then 1 year later Amazon cut down every blade of grass and drained the pond down to inches (office workers still need some type of overflow pond... it's ethically disgusting and my first time seeing how "progress" harms the natural world.. I read Leopold, Thoreau, etc., but now I see for myself how their fight is back for living Americans/the world today. I can see why kids are so easily misled into subscribing to radical ideologies
Shot man even Roland martin still bank fish's lol he's up there too in the years. Owns his own charter service and 4 or 5 new boats lol. He said sometimes its just better, easier and more fun to hit a canal, pond or lake shore. Load up a couple rods and a small backpack then head out lol. I don't have a lot of places to bank fish so I mostly use a jon boat and trolling motor but still simple and fun. Even Jimmy Houston, Hank parker and a fee other legends bank fish. Love watching the old school guys get out on a bank and slam some bass.
Great tip on the machete. I used to fish a big pond across from my Dad's house in my late teens and I used to always carry a machete for access to the best spots. Love your channel. Your in depth advice is the best I've seen on RUclips.
Gotta stress that shore anglers should invest in a quality reel that can get max distance on your casts. The difference on distance is getting that bait in the zone with your limited window. Cheers dudes
Actually a lot of shore fishing, for me, is short accurate casts to cover! I also do a bunch of bomb casting to get to schooling fish, but yeah. I do a lot of short casts.
Oh man I’m pumped and was nodding continually with a grin on my face watching this video made for “the rest of us.”. Your love of all types of fishing, from bank walking, float tubes, aluminum boats , kayaks, all the way up to bass boats really shows. I relate more to this video than perhaps any other. You touched on every fishermen’s story-certainly mine! I also liked you showing baits that I actually know and use! Thank you! Your tip on using the same 4/0 hook for multiple plastics has me organizing a Plano box using this concept. Thank you for sharing your roots and love of fishing with us!
Loved the video Tim. Wish y’all would do a pond special every month !!! I started bass fishing just over one year ago. I’ve landed 306 bass !!! My PB is 3 lb 14 oz. Most of them were caught on a senko worm, a few on chatters, a few on spinners, and recently the whopper ploppers have been hot. Thanks again, love the channel. Tight Lines 👍🏼🙌🏼🎣
hey i know ya'll get a ton of comments so you probably won't see this, but i jus wanted to say how thankful i am for this channel you have no idea how much it's helped me become a better bass fisherman. i jus started fishing a couple months ago and thanks to you guys i jus landed my personal best 8 and a half pound bass. my favorite channle by far thanks for everything
The mini max in bluegill is hands down my #1 confidence lure. I fish ponds mostly and when nothing else works it will get me a bite. If it weren't for fish getting conditioned to lures, I'd only fish 3 things. Mini max, popper and Texas rig. But we know that you have to have more tricks up our sleeves. Great video as always.
thanks you so much! I'm a shore fisherman since 8 , now 34, and newly owner of an inflated kayak, love all yours tips especially for nothern specie due to the fact that im living in Canada , I'm going to lake champlain around burton island in vermont this summer trying to get a taste of American fishery
Thank you for the great video. Fishing the bank has been a part of my life since I was five. The simplicity of a smaller pond, and knowing that you just have to figure out what they want vs what you want to fish. I have had several magical outings.
Agreed, my fav is top water for the blow-ups. I have several Walmart or Ozark trail lures from spinners, frogs, prop baits. Great content, shows me I'm not alone in several techniques I'm using in and out of my kayak.
Wonderful video. I wish there were more instructional videos like what you guys do geared toward bank/pond fishermen. That's really all that's available within a couple hour drive from where I am. The ponds around here fairly often get the snot beat out of them by folks fishing. I bet the little 1/2 acre pond down the road from me averages 6-10 people a day fishing it for 1-3 hrs each. That is *HIGH* pressure for a little pond.
Thanks Tim, great video. This is what I do now. Had a boat, have a kayak but can't sit in one for any length of time so shore fishing it is. I got a backpack and a lightweight chair so I can walk or sit as i please. I also narrowed it down to topwater, weedless swimbaits, and texas rigged craws and worms. It's down to basics fishing and I love it. Keep up the great work guys
Banjo minnow! I still have some. Man when those came out Holy crap they caught some fish. I've still got some Roland Martin helicopter baits. Those were the days
I am the same way. All I've been able to do was bank fish since I got really into fishing at the age of 10. I want to upgrade to a small boat or kyack when I am able to drive. (Very soon) I feel you on how you say bank fishing is in your blood. Thanks for the vid
What a great way to start the day, coffee and TB! I grew up in MD fishing everything from creeks to the ocean and everything in between. I grew up on boats, and I have boats now but you're right, there's just something special about beating the bank. Great video.
Lighter weights are better for ponds so when the lure hits bottom it doesn't get buried in the muck my favorite is a grip pin or just a weighted ewg best Hook for ponds not totally weightless but not too much also works great for buzz toads
My wife loves / swears by the Zoom Super Hog watermelon red flake for our pond fishing adventures. She kills it on that bait, she literally calls it old trusty when we head out to fish. Fished weightless on an EWG.
Super fluke is my #1 pond bait. Remember to mix up size based on forage fish and activity of bite. Sometimes the tiny fluke on a 1/0 hook is the only thing they will hit. Caught a 5 lber on a tiny fluke at a local pond that I was convinced only had dinks.
Nice to hear someone mention the banjo minnow. Of all the TV gimmick lures I've ever used the banjo minnow was the only one I ever caught more than just 1 or 2 fish on
Whopper plopper has worked wonders for me. Picked one up recently out of curiosity even though I’ve never caught a bass on topwater and managed to catch my pb on the second cast. And since then I’ve been catching more bass than I’ve ever caught on anything else.
I’d add a swimming worm. My fav is Gambler Burner Worm. Can T-rig it and sneak over and in between Lilly pads and weed lines and it flat out catches em. I use 6” for ponds on a 3/0 EWG hook to keep it simple since I already have those hooks for other presentations.
Tim great to see you do a pond video. Over the past 18 months, I have learned so much from you and Matt. I use to catch bass from my backyard on a senko first Texas rigged, then wacky rigged then Neko rigged. Over time, I think the bass got use to seeing my green pumpkin senko and I changed things up throwing a whopper plopper, lipless crankbait and a square bill (bluegill or baby bass color) but even these baits stopped working as the bass got use to them. Then I threw the Ned rig including the new Yamamoto Ned bait and switched to the Yamamoto d Shad Neko rigged (a technique I learned from you). Lately, I switched to fire craw Yamamoto senkos Ned rigged and especially margarita mutilator colored Roboworms on a drop shot. It’s a constant battle but keep up the tips!
Thanks Tim. Most of the bank of the small lake I fish looks like you background in your video, so absolutely no trebles. Also, one thing you do not mention is algae. By lake is loaded with it. I spend more time picking algae from my baits than I do casting.
Hey Tim, I'm just curious. How old are you? I'm 40 and I remember when Banjo minnows were the big thing. I still think the rubber band on the hook was a pretty cool concept. I grew up mostly bank fishing but then my dad had to retire from Ford early due to injuries he bought a house on a lake and a pontoon boat. We sucked at fishing but still had lots of fun. I think my dad didn't like to buy nice lures because he knew my brother and I would probably get them snagged and loose them. We didn't even know how to tie proper knots back then. I actually learned more recently how to do a lot of things in the fishing world and mostly through you and Matt's videos. I really appreciate all of the tips bud. I can go out now and catch nice bass and northern pike. It's something I really needed in my life.
Happy to see a swimbait hook being used on the fluke. When using a weighted 2 or 3/0 swimbait hook, it almost has a swimming action to it. But definitely changes the action.
Im a kayak angler so I fish alot of giant ponds/small lakes. I'm not sure where the line is drawn between the 2? But their perfect for kayak fishing & have a lot less pressure than these big popular lakes. One of my local honey holes I pulled out a 7lb 4oz, then a 5lb 8oz & then a 8lb 6oz including another 12 small bass all in less than 6hours. It was an absolute amazing morning for me! That 8.6 is my new PB largemouth. I'm trying to break the 10lb really hard. Actually lost a bigger bass today. Idk how big it really was but definitely bigger than my PB. It jumped about 15' from my kayak. Spit the bait & hook it 2 different directions. Then sway away & laughed at me... It still hurts! But I know theres big ones in there!!! I usually have it all to myself, which is even better! When I show people pics of my big catchs I tell them their from one of big popular lakes. Keep these hidden gems to myself as long as I can!!!!
Thank you, man. i might buy a machete. i carry gardening pruners for now.😂 i love the weedless jighead with the spinner recommendation you made because my bite has seriously slowed down and with all the laydowns, im struggling with finding a suitable lure for the middle water column. Also, im gonna try the popping frog, my pointed nose frog bites are nonexisting. Thank you.
For ponds with the shallower water, like say 3-8 feet deep I've been fishing the original chatterbait mini. It's 1/4 oz with a 3/0 hook. Hook is not as tough as the one on the mini max, but I am finding that the mini max has more issues than the mini. #1 the price is higher. #2 the blade is smaller and weaker. It bends really easily. #3 the skirts keep falling apart. But, if I want a more subtle presentation, the mini max does not vibrate as hard, so that is where I have been limiting my use of the mini max to. Otherwise I'm usually throwing the mini. I like it with an inverted 3.25" rage swimmer. It's small but big fish will eat it. I've caught a lot of 3+ pounders, a couple of 5+ pounders, and 1 which was 6.25. I've only been fishing this lure for about 8-10 months. I used to be all about the paddle tail swimmers, and the bigger chatterbaits. Not anymore. Love the chaterbait mini. The paddle tails work well through the weeds, but don't have the drawing power. The bigger chatterbaits just sink too fast, and are constantly in the weeds, unless you burn them so fast a fish can't catch it. You can do the sink and rip, but the lure gets too covered with weeds, and fish just won't bite on a ball of weeds. The mini, doesn't sink as fast, and you can just tick it off the tops of the weeds at a slower pace.
Just had the BEST fishing day I’ve ever had because of you guys!!! Thank you guys so much!! I’m curious what your thoughts are on fishing urban, heavily pressured ponds. Would love to hear your thoughts!
I was thinking of buying a bass powler to get my dad out on the water he's getting up in age and I can tell he wants to be out there because it's a grind on shore hopefully it holds up on the waves and he don't fall off on a windy day at the lake we need to do something though! I found a cheap motor and trolling motor online fingers crossed 🤞
Sometimes I wonder if I just need to treat every lake in CO like a pond. If you want a really good looking minimax, throw a Rage ned cut-R on the back.
Tim/Matt, I live on the Tennessee River 2 minutes from Wilson dam. The other night I was fishing a flat late in the evening and the hybrid stripe were boiling up and shredding shad balls. I lost count how many I caught between a whopper plopper and a square bill crankbait. My question is - what do I do to get to the largemouth through this swarm of stripe and are there even largemouth mixed in? Thanks for all the vids. Over the years I have learned a ton from you both.
growing up in my old neighborhood we had ponds all over the place within walking distance. it was so much fun and now that I'm older have a pond in my backyard. no need to ask permission for it because I own the place.
Thanks for the information, it's always good to hear that Iam using pretty much the same lures you are suggesting!! my to go lure instead of the creature bait it's the Zoom Speed Worm, so versatile! but 4 out of 5 ain't bad right? Love your videos, learn so much from them!
Thank you for doing this. Wish I had a boat but I don’t. I am primarily bank or lake boat rental so this content helps a ton!! Also have a question for ya. You said braid to leader on all except the frog. Are you doing straight braid on the frog?
When Tim said "make sure you have writen permission" i just chuckled a little bit. 90% of the residental ponds have no fishing signs besides for residents. Ever heard the saying some rules are meant to be broken? Ill fish until someone says something and most of the time in the past 6 years of bank fishing ive only have two or three people approach me and ask me to leave.
Interesting you have a paddle tail as the trailer for a mini max. In prior videos you have shown not to run a paddle tail with a chatterbait since it messes up the action.
I think maybe you guys grew up in poverty like most of us born in the 80's-90's America? Blue-collar families? I think that's why you and Matt are so honest and down to earth, that or you're just honest good men. You guys have helped me far more than just in bass fishing. I wont bore you with my sob story, but I am a child sex abuse survivor who was addicted to heroin from 15 to 27.. My son was born 6 years ago, also been bass fishing and learning from you and Matt for 1 year longer, so 7 years. Me starting bass fishing saved my life. I had quit dope, but I had dug myself such a deep hole during my hard times I was born into (still is a bit, but I'm making progress now), but I was still doing other drugs and making most of my income from violent crime and drugs... I have no mentors, no good or honest men in my life. Since childhood I have only known abuse and persecution from my peers and society. I have no one, because every friend died or went to jail or is still actively in addiction, so I stay away and alone; but bass fishing has changed my life - I learned how to be a good man, in part, from you and Matt. I do everything I can to pay back what I gained from bass fishing and you guys (seeing your families/wives was the first time in my life I had seen a couple legitimately in love who share hobbies.. In my town, I only ever knew dysfunctional families - a lot of my friend's parents were junkies just like us, it's no wonder we followed in their footsteps at such a young age. Anyway, I'm rambling - my point is this: you and Matt making these videos that seem to only be about fishing, are actually far more than that and they help guys like me, who have known nothing but pain and suffering, dysfunction and abuse, realize there is another way (because we see your character/personality - I have a few men like you two who I model my life/treatment of others and of the world around me after (because before I was a monster - at one point I faced 2 felonies that both carried 5-25 years - I can't trust my own past ethics or emotions). I owe you guys and your families a great debt and I would gladly jump in front of a bullet for anyone in the Little or Allen families. Thank you for being good, honest men and sharing your experience and wisdom with us. I'm not a junky criminal now, thanks to Jesus Christ + bass fishing and tacticalbassin, I'm a bass angler who has developed his skills beyond the average dude - just being alive and turning 33 in a few days is a miracle. Thank you, Tactical Bassin team.
This is so POWERFUL! Thank you for taking the time and having the courage to comment. I'm at a loss for words and looking for a tissue honestly…. I am so happy to hear that you are clean and making progress. It sounds like it has been an unbelievably tough and unfair road for you. I am glad you and your son are spending time together fishing. Those are memories that will last a lifetime for you both. Spending quality time with your son and being a good role model will help him later on. I watched my dad die when I was 15. For me, fishing was the only way to escape the world and cope before I got to know Jesus. Your story really hits home and I really appreciate you giving all of us a little insight into your life and how fishing has helped you overcome so much. Thank you for being part of the Tactical family and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything! - Tim
@tacticalbassin thank you for responding, Tim (and everyone else at Tacticalbassin). I had no idea about your father, he would be proud of the man you've become and how you've helped so many people. I'm sure there's other guys like me you all have helped greatly - most of us stay silent.. Thanks again, guys. Words can't describe how much you've helped me grow. I actually have my son this weekend - taking him to the Potomac once he wakes up. He likes you guys a lot too, I tell him all about you and he sits down and learns with me (he's only 6 and a bit of a class clown type, doesn't like school... but the in outdoors he pays attention!)
Do you fish a weedless swimbait or underspin right after it hits the water like a chatterbait or let it sink to or near bottom before starting retrieve?
Been a crappy topwater season for some reason...low water conditions perhaps.. this year's been all about the soft jerkbait...Googan Squad Dart has been my go to bait...sorry Googan haters, it's a great bait 😂..probably be a good pond lure, too
Unless you stay in a big major city, ponds are also super pressured. Most fishing done all around the world is bank fishing, not everyone have enough money to afford a boat
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Please keep it up with the bank stuff guys. We need love too!
Having fished the same pond for over 45 years. Your techniques are spot on. Tactical bassin got me into lake fishing at the start of covid & both of you have taught almost everything on that. Being the only person on a body of water is special also. Give someone the GIFT of fishing. Take them fishing. Thank both of you guys for taking us fishing with you.
It's always great to see your videos that are focused on ponds or small bodies of water. Hopefully you we'll start making more of them. 👏🏼
Well done Tim. Thanks, I still fish the bank to this day, (72 yrs old) even though I own two bass boats. Some unpressured water provides unbelievable success.
Well said!
I learned a lot in ponds - unfortunately, Amazon just killed an entire pond ecosystem to build a massive data center in Chantilly, virginia.
I fished it for 3 years - it's was an oasis in the middle of an industrial area constantly surrounded by animal prints (I'd always see them because I used the trails the deer made - I've only ever seen so many hoof prints on a trail the deer used as a travel corridor in GW National Forest.. there was also a huge beaver who I said every year. Blue heron, Foxes, raccoons, etc., in the summer, every "best" cover had a 3lb-8pb bass on it..
It was by-far the healthies waterbody in the area - 2 years of searching and nothing even comes close to the population of large bass that pond had (it was technically a chain of pond and this one I described was an overflow for a vanity pond at an office that was just as productive/healthy until 2 winters ago, when over 300 fish died (then 1 year later Amazon cut down every blade of grass and drained the pond down to inches (office workers still need some type of overflow pond... it's ethically disgusting and my first time seeing how "progress" harms the natural world.. I read Leopold, Thoreau, etc., but now I see for myself how their fight is back for living Americans/the world today.
I can see why kids are so easily misled into subscribing to radical ideologies
Shot man even Roland martin still bank fish's lol he's up there too in the years. Owns his own charter service and 4 or 5 new boats lol. He said sometimes its just better, easier and more fun to hit a canal, pond or lake shore. Load up a couple rods and a small backpack then head out lol. I don't have a lot of places to bank fish so I mostly use a jon boat and trolling motor but still simple and fun. Even Jimmy Houston, Hank parker and a fee other legends bank fish. Love watching the old school guys get out on a bank and slam some bass.
BOOM!!! They video that applies to the vast majority of us!!!🎣💪🏻🔥
Just found your channel. As a fisherman from Michigan who shore fishes a lot .you taught me some stuff I didn't know. Appreciate the video subbing
Great tip on the machete. I used to fish a big pond across from my Dad's house in my late teens and I used to always carry a machete for access to the best spots. Love your channel. Your in depth advice is the best I've seen on RUclips.
Gotta stress that shore anglers should invest in a quality reel that can get max distance on your casts. The difference on distance is getting that bait in the zone with your limited window. Cheers dudes
Actually a lot of shore fishing, for me, is short accurate casts to cover! I also do a bunch of bomb casting to get to schooling fish, but yeah. I do a lot of short casts.
Agree #1000
I thought that rod length determined the max distance of a cast no?
I bank fish with a Lew’s speed stick with a Lew’s Mach Smash,, keep adjusting to get further each outing
Also try switching to suffix 131 braid if you need to cast farther away
Oh man I’m pumped and was nodding continually with a grin on my face watching this video made for “the rest of us.”. Your love of all types of fishing, from bank walking, float tubes, aluminum boats , kayaks, all the way up to bass boats really shows. I relate more to this video than perhaps any other. You touched on every fishermen’s story-certainly mine! I also liked you showing baits that I actually know and use! Thank you! Your tip on using the same 4/0 hook for multiple plastics has me organizing a Plano box using this concept. Thank you for sharing your roots and love of fishing with us!
Love it! Thank you for the kind words!
Loved the video Tim. Wish y’all would do a pond special every month !!! I started bass fishing just over one year ago. I’ve landed 306 bass !!! My PB is 3 lb 14 oz. Most of them were caught on a senko worm, a few on chatters, a few on spinners, and recently the whopper ploppers have been hot. Thanks again, love the channel. Tight Lines 👍🏼🙌🏼🎣
That's a great idea! Thank you!
hey i know ya'll get a ton of comments so you probably won't see this, but i jus wanted to say how thankful i am for this channel you have no idea how much it's helped me become a better bass fisherman. i jus started fishing a couple months ago and thanks to you guys i jus landed my personal best 8 and a half pound bass. my favorite channle by far thanks for everything
The mini max in bluegill is hands down my #1 confidence lure. I fish ponds mostly and when nothing else works it will get me a bite. If it weren't for fish getting conditioned to lures, I'd only fish 3 things. Mini max, popper and Texas rig. But we know that you have to have more tricks up our sleeves. Great video as always.
What do you put on it?
thanks you so much!
I'm a shore fisherman since 8 , now 34, and newly owner of an inflated kayak, love all yours tips especially for nothern specie due to the fact that im living in Canada ,
I'm going to lake champlain around burton island in vermont this summer trying to get a taste of American fishery
Thank you for the great video. Fishing the bank has been a part of my life since I was five. The simplicity of a smaller pond, and knowing that you just have to figure out what they want vs what you want to fish.
I have had several magical outings.
Very nice my friend
Thanks for showing us shoremen some love👊🏾
Agreed, my fav is top water for the blow-ups. I have several Walmart or Ozark trail lures from spinners, frogs, prop baits. Great content, shows me I'm not alone in several techniques I'm using in and out of my kayak.
Yaass!! Thanks for thinking of us beating the bank! 💥🐟👊🏻💥
The ole Banjo Minnow, glad I wasn't the only one who had them.
Wonderful video. I wish there were more instructional videos like what you guys do geared toward bank/pond fishermen.
That's really all that's available within a couple hour drive from where I am. The ponds around here fairly often get the snot beat out of them by folks fishing. I bet the little 1/2 acre pond down the road from me averages 6-10 people a day fishing it for 1-3 hrs each. That is *HIGH* pressure for a little pond.
Thanks Tim, great video. This is what I do now. Had a boat, have a kayak but can't sit in one for any length of time so shore fishing it is. I got a backpack and a lightweight chair so I can walk or sit as i please. I also narrowed it down to topwater, weedless swimbaits, and texas rigged craws and worms. It's down to basics fishing and I love it. Keep up the great work guys
Banjo minnow! I still have some. Man when those came out Holy crap they caught some fish. I've still got some Roland Martin helicopter baits. Those were the days
I am the same way. All I've been able to do was bank fish since I got really into fishing at the age of 10. I want to upgrade to a small boat or kyack when I am able to drive. (Very soon) I feel you on how you say bank fishing is in your blood. Thanks for the vid
Dont do alot of pond fishing but im here Bassin Fam. Great content!!!
What a great way to start the day, coffee and TB! I grew up in MD fishing everything from creeks to the ocean and everything in between. I grew up on boats, and I have boats now but you're right, there's just something special about beating the bank. Great video.
Thanks for the video on bank fishing i am a bank fishermen 100% of the time
Lighter weights are better for ponds so when the lure hits bottom it doesn't get buried in the muck my favorite is a grip pin or just a weighted ewg best Hook for ponds not totally weightless but not too much also works great for buzz toads
I like guys who can understand the plight of the boatless
My wife loves / swears by the Zoom Super Hog watermelon red flake for our pond fishing adventures. She kills it on that bait, she literally calls it old trusty when we head out to fish. Fished weightless on an EWG.
21:05. We ALL had the banjo minnow in the tackle box as kids 😂❤😂
Super fluke is my #1 pond bait. Remember to mix up size based on forage fish and activity of bite. Sometimes the tiny fluke on a 1/0 hook is the only thing they will hit. Caught a 5 lber on a tiny fluke at a local pond that I was convinced only had dinks.
Thank-you so much for posting this! Would love to see more bank fishing videos.
Nice to hear someone mention the banjo minnow.
Of all the TV gimmick lures I've ever used the banjo minnow was the only one I ever caught more than just 1 or 2 fish on
Pond fishing can be really tough sometimes too..
And heavily pressured!
Yep. Kicks my butt here. So hard.
Glad to see this video for the guys that can’t afford the expensive bass boats
I r been killing it with whacky rigs I've caught 25 bass this year so far using that set up
Nice!! 90% of my catches have been on pumpkin green flukes this summer. Bass love those thangz
Whopper plopper has worked wonders for me. Picked one up recently out of curiosity even though I’ve never caught a bass on topwater and managed to catch my pb on the second cast. And since then I’ve been catching more bass than I’ve ever caught on anything else.
I’d add a swimming worm. My fav is Gambler Burner Worm. Can T-rig it and sneak over and in between Lilly pads and weed lines and it flat out catches em. I use 6” for ponds on a 3/0 EWG hook to keep it simple since I already have those hooks for other presentations.
If you live in south east mass. and have to wait till the weekend to take the ranger out.Cranberry bog ponds after work from shore are awsome.
Tim great to see you do a pond video. Over the past 18 months, I have learned so much from you and Matt. I use to catch bass from my backyard on a senko first Texas rigged, then wacky rigged then Neko rigged. Over time, I think the bass got use to seeing my green pumpkin senko and I changed things up throwing a whopper plopper, lipless crankbait and a square bill (bluegill or baby bass color) but even these baits stopped working as the bass got use to them. Then I threw the Ned rig including the new Yamamoto Ned bait and switched to the Yamamoto d Shad Neko rigged (a technique I learned from you). Lately, I switched to fire craw Yamamoto senkos Ned rigged and especially margarita mutilator colored Roboworms on a drop shot. It’s a constant battle but keep up the tips!
I tried the baby destroyer recently. Tossed it in and 2 seconds later boom. Thank you guys for what you do.
Thanks Tim. Most of the bank of the small lake I fish looks like you background in your video, so absolutely no trebles. Also, one thing you do not mention is algae. By lake is loaded with it. I spend more time picking algae from my baits than I do casting.
Big issue in my area too
O.S.P Louder 70 is the best popper. The (Bloop) sound is incredible. It's even better than the World pop.
Hey Tim, I'm just curious. How old are you? I'm 40 and I remember when Banjo minnows were the big thing. I still think the rubber band on the hook was a pretty cool concept. I grew up mostly bank fishing but then my dad had to retire from Ford early due to injuries he bought a house on a lake and a pontoon boat. We sucked at fishing but still had lots of fun. I think my dad didn't like to buy nice lures because he knew my brother and I would probably get them snagged and loose them. We didn't even know how to tie proper knots back then. I actually learned more recently how to do a lot of things in the fishing world and mostly through you and Matt's videos. I really appreciate all of the tips bud. I can go out now and catch nice bass and northern pike. It's something I really needed in my life.
i love this mans intro i be sayin it too TIM LITTLE...... WELCOME BACK TO YA FEEEL ME
L1 ,great ,succes is always my friend
Thank you Tim.
Definitely more bank stuff!
Love all your videos. So helpful
Happy to see a swimbait hook being used on the fluke. When using a weighted 2 or 3/0 swimbait hook, it almost has a swimming action to it. But definitely changes the action.
Love it!! Great great video!! Love the passion
The good ole days wondering the woods fishing the ponds
Early morning topwater poppers, works the best on the ponds I fish at.
I really like that color camo shirt, matches my kayak.
I use spinners, swimbaits, frogs,worms, and bladed jigs. Cant fo wrong with either of those
I fish small ponds exclusively and if you are similar, try the zman chatterbait flashback mini. I've caught bass, bluegill, catfish, and crappie.
Texas rig 3 inch yum Woolley bug or a pit boss are great choices.
Im a kayak angler so I fish alot of giant ponds/small lakes. I'm not sure where the line is drawn between the 2? But their perfect for kayak fishing & have a lot less pressure than these big popular lakes. One of my local honey holes I pulled out a 7lb 4oz, then a 5lb 8oz & then a 8lb 6oz including another 12 small bass all in less than 6hours. It was an absolute amazing morning for me! That 8.6 is my new PB largemouth. I'm trying to break the 10lb really hard. Actually lost a bigger bass today. Idk how big it really was but definitely bigger than my PB. It jumped about 15' from my kayak. Spit the bait & hook it 2 different directions. Then sway away & laughed at me... It still hurts! But I know theres big ones in there!!! I usually have it all to myself, which is even better! When I show people pics of my big catchs I tell them their from one of big popular lakes. Keep these hidden gems to myself as long as I can!!!!
Thank you, man. i might buy a machete. i carry gardening pruners for now.😂
i love the weedless jighead with the spinner recommendation you made because my bite has seriously slowed down and with all the laydowns, im struggling with finding a suitable lure for the middle water column.
Also, im gonna try the popping frog, my pointed nose frog bites are nonexisting.
Thank you.
For ponds with the shallower water, like say 3-8 feet deep I've been fishing the original chatterbait mini. It's 1/4 oz with a 3/0 hook. Hook is not as tough as the one on the mini max, but I am finding that the mini max has more issues than the mini. #1 the price is higher. #2 the blade is smaller and weaker. It bends really easily. #3 the skirts keep falling apart. But, if I want a more subtle presentation, the mini max does not vibrate as hard, so that is where I have been limiting my use of the mini max to. Otherwise I'm usually throwing the mini. I like it with an inverted 3.25" rage swimmer. It's small but big fish will eat it. I've caught a lot of 3+ pounders, a couple of 5+ pounders, and 1 which was 6.25. I've only been fishing this lure for about 8-10 months. I used to be all about the paddle tail swimmers, and the bigger chatterbaits. Not anymore. Love the chaterbait mini. The paddle tails work well through the weeds, but don't have the drawing power. The bigger chatterbaits just sink too fast, and are constantly in the weeds, unless you burn them so fast a fish can't catch it. You can do the sink and rip, but the lure gets too covered with weeds, and fish just won't bite on a ball of weeds. The mini, doesn't sink as fast, and you can just tick it off the tops of the weeds at a slower pace.
Green Pumpkin with Chartreuse tip is the trick for me
Boa captura que você capturou o peixe amigo👏👏👏👍👍
watch for gators!!
love the Popmax!! very effective!!
Just had the BEST fishing day I’ve ever had because of you guys!!! Thank you guys so much!!
I’m curious what your thoughts are on fishing urban, heavily pressured ponds. Would love to hear your thoughts!
Let's go🎣
Colorado blades as oppose to willow on underspin to mimick bluegills?
I was thinking of buying a bass powler to get my dad out on the water he's getting up in age and I can tell he wants to be out there because it's a grind on shore hopefully it holds up on the waves and he don't fall off on a windy day at the lake we need to do something though! I found a cheap motor and trolling motor online fingers crossed 🤞
Zmans popping frogz, my go too top water lately. Weedless & catches them really good, way better hookup than traditional frogs! & Cheap!
Sometimes I wonder if I just need to treat every lake in CO like a pond. If you want a really good looking minimax, throw a Rage ned cut-R on the back.
Tim/Matt, I live on the Tennessee River 2 minutes from Wilson dam. The other night I was fishing a flat late in the evening and the hybrid stripe were boiling up and shredding shad balls. I lost count how many I caught between a whopper plopper and a square bill crankbait. My question is - what do I do to get to the largemouth through this swarm of stripe and are there even largemouth mixed in? Thanks for all the vids. Over the years I have learned a ton from you both.
You guys should visit Charlie Elliott and do a Pond fishing video. It's a wma in Central Georgia
growing up in my old neighborhood we had ponds all over the place within walking distance. it was so much fun and now that I'm older have a pond in my backyard. no need to ask permission for it because I own the place.
Thanks for the information, it's always good to hear that Iam using pretty much the same lures you are suggesting!! my to go lure instead of the creature bait it's the Zoom Speed Worm, so versatile! but 4 out of 5 ain't bad right? Love your videos, learn so much from them!
Thank you for doing this. Wish I had a boat but I don’t. I am primarily bank or lake boat rental so this content helps a ton!! Also have a question for ya. You said braid to leader on all except the frog. Are you doing straight braid on the frog?
Yes, straight braid on the frog.
🤔🤔Hi Tim,when is the night fishing video coming?? I’ve been absolutely killing it with the Tactical 210 Wake,thank you Tim ❤👊
When Tim said "make sure you have writen permission" i just chuckled a little bit. 90% of the residental ponds have no fishing signs besides for residents. Ever heard the saying some rules are meant to be broken? Ill fish until someone says something and most of the time in the past 6 years of bank fishing ive only have two or three people approach me and ask me to leave.
do you have any recommendations on baits and techniques to use on high pressured ponds and lakes when shore line casting ?
Hey Tim now this is going back in time but you still gotta send Matt to a pond with a bag of what you put in it we didn’t get his yet
Interesting you have a paddle tail as the trailer for a mini max. In prior videos you have shown not to run a paddle tail with a chatterbait since it messes up the action.
I recommend whacky rigs
As always, another great video Tim 👍🏻 One question! Where can I find that little hook holder/organizer thing that you had?
What was that neat hook organizer you had?
I think maybe you guys grew up in poverty like most of us born in the 80's-90's America? Blue-collar families?
I think that's why you and Matt are so honest and down to earth, that or you're just honest good men. You guys have helped me far more than just in bass fishing.
I wont bore you with my sob story, but I am a child sex abuse survivor who was addicted to heroin from 15 to 27.. My son was born 6 years ago, also been bass fishing and learning from you and Matt for 1 year longer, so 7 years.
Me starting bass fishing saved my life. I had quit dope, but I had dug myself such a deep hole during my hard times I was born into (still is a bit, but I'm making progress now), but I was still doing other drugs and making most of my income from violent crime and drugs...
I have no mentors, no good or honest men in my life. Since childhood I have only known abuse and persecution from my peers and society. I have no one, because every friend died or went to jail or is still actively in addiction, so I stay away and alone; but bass fishing has changed my life - I learned how to be a good man, in part, from you and Matt.
I do everything I can to pay back what I gained from bass fishing and you guys (seeing your families/wives was the first time in my life I had seen a couple legitimately in love who share hobbies.. In my town, I only ever knew dysfunctional families - a lot of my friend's parents were junkies just like us, it's no wonder we followed in their footsteps at such a young age.
Anyway, I'm rambling - my point is this: you and Matt making these videos that seem to only be about fishing, are actually far more than that and they help guys like me, who have known nothing but pain and suffering, dysfunction and abuse, realize there is another way (because we see your character/personality - I have a few men like you two who I model my life/treatment of others and of the world around me after (because before I was a monster - at one point I faced 2 felonies that both carried 5-25 years - I can't trust my own past ethics or emotions).
I owe you guys and your families a great debt and I would gladly jump in front of a bullet for anyone in the Little or Allen families. Thank you for being good, honest men and sharing your experience and wisdom with us. I'm not a junky criminal now, thanks to Jesus Christ + bass fishing and tacticalbassin, I'm a bass angler who has developed his skills beyond the average dude - just being alive and turning 33 in a few days is a miracle.
Thank you, Tactical Bassin team.
This is so POWERFUL! Thank you for taking the time and having the courage to comment. I'm at a loss for words and looking for a tissue honestly….
I am so happy to hear that you are clean and making progress. It sounds like it has been an unbelievably tough and unfair road for you. I am glad you and your son are spending time together fishing. Those are memories that will last a lifetime for you both. Spending quality time with your son and being a good role model will help him later on. I watched my dad die when I was 15. For me, fishing was the only way to escape the world and cope before I got to know Jesus. Your story really hits home and I really appreciate you giving all of us a little insight into your life and how fishing has helped you overcome so much. Thank you for being part of the Tactical family and please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything!
- Tim
@tacticalbassin thank you for responding, Tim (and everyone else at Tacticalbassin).
I had no idea about your father, he would be proud of the man you've become and how you've helped so many people. I'm sure there's other guys like me you all have helped greatly - most of us stay silent..
Thanks again, guys. Words can't describe how much you've helped me grow.
I actually have my son this weekend - taking him to the Potomac once he wakes up. He likes you guys a lot too, I tell him all about you and he sits down and learns with me (he's only 6 and a bit of a class clown type, doesn't like school... but the in outdoors he pays attention!)
I will take all the pond content I can get
Do you fish a weedless swimbait or underspin right after it hits the water like a chatterbait or let it sink to or near bottom before starting retrieve?
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how long until we get a review on the new Curado M and Stradic FM?
Can you do a "updated close up" video on the blood knot bro. Thats the only connection knot I just can't get down 😅
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I fish these all year
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Do you fish the baby creature baits on a 4/0, or do you step down to a 3/0?
Been a crappy topwater season for some reason...low water conditions perhaps.. this year's been all about the soft jerkbait...Googan Squad Dart has been my go to bait...sorry Googan haters, it's a great bait 😂..probably be a good pond lure, too
What's the name of the 4/0 hook organizer he had?? Or is that how the Hooks are sold?
I don't have a boat I'm a true pond fisherman
What’s the ideal spinning rod and reel combo when fishing the fluke?
What’s that 4/0 little hook storage you showed?
Do you have any medium price spinning combos like 400 in total for the rod and reel for wacky rigging
That's way more than you need to spend. You can get a Penn Battle III combo for about $200.
Unless you stay in a big major city, ponds are also super pressured. Most fishing done all around the world is bank fishing, not everyone have enough money to afford a boat
What makes the texas rigged creature bait and texas rigged senko two different techniqes? 🤔
Texas rig creature bait doesn’t flutter down, and it much more closely resembles a craw or lizard
My family friend's pond had a 5 pounder that would only eat a Chartreuse Rooster Tail. It was kinda weird 😅
I always try to like the video before the guys say "welcome back to tactical bassin"