@@CreekFishingAdventuresI love how you put this in perspective, you mention multiple times in videos about how much time you get to fish also and how it’s you job!
I definitely want to get some of the helgrimite soft plastics. One of my favorites is the finese worm. Great video! You probably already know this but leaning your rods against the wall actually will put stress on the tips and cause them to break easier. Not complaining just a heads up. Great video again!
I find it interesting how every youtuber in the south seems to use Hellgramites, but I've never seen one person by me in Illinois using one! They look like a bomb bait!
Brother a jig is my GO TO bass lure. I start tossing them first and foremost when I start the day. Nikkos are are my close #2. Between the two I catch the majority of my bass. Love the videos and tight lines.
I'm mostly trout or catfish when fishing freshwater. I would like to catch sturgeon and I have hooked a few but never landed any of them. Striper is good eats and lots of fun. Now that I've been forced to retire I might get into bass fishing after I heal a bit more. I'm retired because of cancer. So I can't really answer your question but I can comment and help the channel.😎
Thanks for sharing what you like to use. I like soft plactics and top water for bass, rooster tails and beetle spins for sunfish. Never saw a video you put up that I didn't like. Keep em coming. God bless brother.
dude i legit not even joking. as soon as he said “thank you guys for clicking on this video” i instantly subbed i’ve had a rough couple days and that just got into my heart ❤️
I like your lure selection . I know they work cause I've seen you catch many fish with them . You forgot the crickhopper though . Thanks again for some great videos .
Caveat Emptor. John admits that through the magic of editing that you don't see the hours, sometimes days that he has days like the rest of us of very little action.
John, The $100 mark seems to be when rod quality goes up. If you shop Bass Pro or Cabella’s they sometime have some crazy deals. I have picked up $150 rods for $100 or less. Rods I could not afford otherwise. They all made a major difference in my fishing and are now my go to rods. Paired with a decent reel makes for a good day on the water. A balanced combo means less fatigue and more sensitivity.
I love creature baits , nikko hellgrammites, yum dingers, and i love crank baits ..i personally have not had good luck with ned rigging the ned worms but ned rigging every type of soft plastic but that has worked..lol idk why..thanks for your top 5 great video..god bless and keep it up john
Zoom Baby Brush Hog in Watermelon Candy, dip the tail in garlic chartreuse. The tail attracts the panfish, the panfish attracts big Bass! Thank me later this year. Waiting for Spring here in Kentucky.
Great video John once again John. Georgia definitely has the most species of black bass.. And my lure of choice to add to your top 4 would be a JIG w craw trailer.....I have always had good luck using a jig in calm pockets and in areas were the fish needed to be enticed to bite.
I would add a 2" to 3 1/2" Original Rapala or Shallow floating Shad Rap I use the Silver Chartruse , Silver ( Black over silver ) or Fire Tiger A trick is to paint a chartruse strip on the side for most over the length on the Silver Were the black meets the silver
Alabama has 11 of the 13 species of Micropterus, not all of which are native or common though. Notably we have the 6 redeye species, as well as smallmouth, Alabama, spotted, largemouth, and Florida bass in good numbers
Hey John up here in PA I love using the Z-Man Finese TRD grubs set up weedless due to all the limestone in the creeks feeding the major rivers in the state. I'm going to try the Nikko Hellgrammite you talked about...it should work fine our creeks do have a good number of them. Thanks and enjoy the Vids.
Your favorite bait story reminds me of me trying to catch a really nice perch in the creek next to our house in Stewart county Tn. I fished all year long trying to catch it, worms, crawdads, nope corn, crickets nope. The neighbor boy came over with a piece of bacon fat caught it with in 10 minutes :P
My top 5 Central Indiana Tippecanoe river baits Whopper plopper 75 6th sense 3.2” divine swimbait 1/4 oz rooster tail Nikko hellgrammite 4” senko weightless
Great video. I'm going to have to get a pack of those helgramites and weedless ned rigs. I'm gonna guess Georgia for state with most black bass. I think they have LMB, SMB, Coosa, Shoal, Spots and rock bass... if that last one counts? Favorite creek set up is a 5'6" St. Croix UL w/Quantum spinning reel. 6 lb mono. 1/32 oz white beetle-spin.
Your videos are great, thank you. I will caution you on braid. On rivers it can be dangerous if you don't have quick access to scissors or a knife. It can cut a finger off if you get caught up in trees or the bottom and it will not break off. I do still use it some with a leader but you should just let your viewers know who canoe or kayak that they need to be able to cut it off if the situation gets bad fast.
Man, John, after watching your videos for so long, I would have guessed your #5 lure would have been either a Bobby Garland swimbait or a Rooster Tail Spinner! Altho it seems no matter what you use, you always pull the fish out! Good stuff, brother!
The baby bull shad caught me a 5.23 pound smallmouth in the Menominee river in northern Wisconsin. You should try it out in calmer water and lakes, it’s a killer!
You pretty much nailed some of my favs . #1 Nikko hellgramite ( I fish it carolina rigged). #2 Crappie magnet slab curly. #3 Rebel craw/crick hopper. #4 Yum dingers. #5 Panther Martin spinners.
Love the tutorial and walk through. I did a video for setting up a pond fishing tackle box. It started off for my niece down in Adair County KY. It's like the FAQs people would ask at the Chicago area outdoor fishing shows. No Youtu.be back then so I wrote about it. Fav 5...3-4 inch craws on a weighted keeper hook, topwater popper baits, jointed Shad Rap craw colors, Rebel minnow, Rebel wee craw, weightless Fluke baits. Oops that's 6. Keep it up
Great video think maybe you should include the rooster tail or shyster to me that's one of the best spinners that there is always catches fish from a 3-in bluegill to 18-in bass I've only used them for 58 years or so haha got some new lures for Christmas Dominion anxious to try them out in the spring God bless you John you never have an uninteresting video always gets me to thinking about fishing in the spring
The wonderful thing about Helgramites is their skin is literally like leather!! We would carry a sain and rake with us as kids and fish all day with the Helgramites that we Sained from the same water we fished !!
Pretty good choices there I’d say. I bought a couple of those bull shad swim baits also to try out this year. We’ll see how that goes lol. But I plan on trying out a lot more stuff I’m not used to this year.
Awesome video man! I creek fish almost everyday here in Indiana. I agree with all your lure suggestions. I started using hellgrammite plastics last year. They work great! My bull shad I used multiple times however I couldn't but a bite. I will try it some more though. I use 15 to 20 lb red label. I mop up with a jig. This winter the only thing I can catch fish on is a jerkbait.
Road runner underspins will pull out a lot of fish in the warmer weather. When it's cold I tend to catch more creek bass on light weight to weightless small swim baits or something smaller like bobby Garland
Rooster Tails will catch fish (bass, sunfush, crappie, white bass, even catfish) when others fail. The 1/8-oz and 1/6-oz in brown, black, yellow, white, green, bumblebee... all killer. The biggest largemouth I've caught in creeks on one was 4.5 lbs. Smallmouth also like the crawfish pattern. Best creek smallmouth was 3 lbs 11 oz on Ft. Knox in Mill Creek while I was stationed there. VERY small water. (Edit: forgot to mention they'll also catch trout, and in larger sizes will catch big, toothy critters)
I almost always use Finesse Bulletz jigheads with my Nikko and Zman baits. What's the point of paying for the most durable soft plastics you can buy if you're just going to break them off on a snag on the first cast? You can skin hook the plastics if you're in real snaggy water, or just let the hook lie along the back of the bait for surer hooksets. Love the Nikko Hellgrammite and Zman's TicklerZ, HogZ and TRD. (I guessed Georgia. Too bad there's no prize.)
My number 5 is gotta be a strike king bitsy bug jig with a crayfish trailer. It catches rock bass and small/large mouth bass. The rest of your selection is awesome for creeks and other bodies of water. You need to try that bitsy bug jig. Especially right now when the water is colder. 👊👍
Interesting line up. I, in my 50+ years, have never been able to catch creek basses with those lures. My top three would be: 1). Worden's Rooster Tail 2). Panther Martin Fly Spinner 3). Johnson Beetle Spin I just don't have the luck you have with larger soft baits or any plug type lure on a creek. I have never tried the hellgrammite, but watching your results, I'm definitely getting that. Thanks for the ideas.
Your choices excel in normal conditions. My stand-by also. The hellgrammite or a 2-3” craw or double tailed grub on a jighead do really well in those low, hot, clean water conditions.
I'm a fan of the yum dingers 3"-5" although I cant get ahold of any plastic helgrimite, I've seen many of videos where your ecstatic about the helgrimite! #tightlines from #sanantonio #Texas
The best bait by far in a limestone bottom creek is a live crawfish (tail hooked). Put a 1/8 oz splitshot about 6in to a foot above it , and if there are fish in the area you will catch them.
My favorite for creeks is the Rapala classic coutdown. Especially good, when you want to fish the deeper holes. Depending on the depth I use 3 or 7 cm. Greets from germany
I use the rebel wee crawl and "tee" wee crawl all the time while creek fishing. I picked up some hellgrammites and can't wait to try them this spring. Hope to find a smallmouth like the one @5:30!
I was gonna quit watching if the nikko hellgramites were not in there j/k looking to give them a try on the Hiwassee friday hoping for a new pb smallie what's your opinion on nikko crawls? May throw one give it a try up there. But even if dont catch anything the river is like my church it's where get my soul and mind straight keep up the good work and ya ever need a fishing buddy I'm always down to fish
Great information, I have most of those baits and some micro baits that have been finding some monster bass that have been breaking me off as they go into the brush. Oh yeah I been using the ultralight setup
Thanks for your top 5(ish) lures! I’m excited to try all of those! I love small hard plastic jerkbaits as well, they would be in my top 5. I can’t believe the rebel tiny r wasn’t in your top 5!! Lol
I've noticed you hook your hellgrammite "sideways". That way when the hook lays flat the lure is belly down. Or is that just the way you grabbed it that day? LOL! And it has been said not to hook your lure in your line guide for fear of damage to the guide. Use one of the supports instead. Especially ( I would think) on a hundred dollar rod! Have you used in line spinners on bass. I know you've gotten trout but I can't remember if a spinner has worked for ya. And last but not least, what about a surface lure. Rebel Pop-R? As always, love the vids.
If you want to save money the bass pro shops xps flurocarbon is rebadged seagar red label. They make all of bass pros store brand fluro and ship it in the same boxes as the seagar stuff.
Just to let you know Because of your channel I've decided to go back to fishing I've not been in 6 years and I've only fished with live bait I wish you could take the time to show us how to set up the bait and maybe how to reel the bait in
You changed my creek fishing with the hellgrammite this past year. Caught my pb creek smallie on it that was 4.93lbs. It's my favorite lure!
how was it rigged? thanks
@@psalm91pv49 I tend to rig mine on a 1/0 offset worm hook weighted with a 1/16 or 1/8oz tungsten bullet weight depending on current.
A beetle spin with a creme black and blue grub with chartreuse tail slay in the creeks around me. The only lure I've been using for a minute.
John pulls videos out of his hat like a magician does rabbits!
I'm jealous of all those poles back in the corner
this is my job, i have been collecting for a while
@@CreekFishingAdventuresI love how you put this in perspective, you mention multiple times in videos about how much time you get to fish also and how it’s you job!
AMEN! I used to like the tube baits. But my favorite lure in the creeks has been the Rebel craws in various sizes. Or a square bill in craw!
I definitely want to get some of the helgrimite soft plastics. One of my favorites is the finese worm. Great video! You probably already know this but leaning your rods against the wall actually will put stress on the tips and cause them to break easier. Not complaining just a heads up. Great video again!
I find it interesting how every youtuber in the south seems to use Hellgramites, but I've never seen one person by me in Illinois using one! They look like a bomb bait!
They work well in northeast ohio
I have a hard time finding them.
@@karlwild4015 I'm pretty sure you can only get them online
Go to nikko website and use John's code to save you $$. Takes about one week to arrive. I wish they would sell at academy or BPS, but they dont.
We're smarter in the South....lol. Yankees...
Thank you for sharing. I need to see if the helgimmite lure will work here in Germany.
Good luck!
My favorite creek lure is a mepps aglia gold 1/8 oz undressed. The creeks I fish in no fish can resist it even carps lol
Mine are the wee craw and gulp minnows for creeks and small bodies of water, big water some kind of swimbait or spinner
Gulp minnows are crazy good for catching all kinds of fish. Even in winter here in Tennessee I can at least catch bluegills
@@1776PonySoldier right
@@Legallyblindoutdoors wee craw is my go to
@@crazyfish9523 yeah it's hard to beat
Zman crawls never fail with the zman hooks
I've had plenty of catches with the lunkerhunt craw, but will try the smaller zmann craw.
Brother a jig is my GO TO bass lure. I start tossing them first and foremost when I start the day. Nikkos are are my close #2. Between the two I catch the majority of my bass. Love the videos and tight lines.
Alabama
Lg mouth
Smallmouth
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Alabama bass (Spotted)
Cahaba
Shoal bass
Chatahoochie bass
Black warrior bass
Guadalupe Bass
Great small water stuff John. I am tempted to move from the Chesapeake Bay area to east Tennessee. Is that where you are near?
A 2 inch floating Rappala silver and black back, would be on my list for sure.
I use the 3 inch. The gold belly works well too
Zman is definitely my favorite lure company. You can’t beat the action, durability and colors especially considering the aren’t over priced!
I'm mostly trout or catfish when fishing freshwater. I would like to catch sturgeon and I have hooked a few but never landed any of them. Striper is good eats and lots of fun. Now that I've been forced to retire I might get into bass fishing after I heal a bit more. I'm retired because of cancer.
So I can't really answer your question but I can comment and help the channel.😎
John thanks for your help with lures ,reels& rods .
I fish lot of rivers and creeks in southern ky and the zoom ultra vibe speed craw is my favorite of all time
What color do you like?
@@roberthicks4794 green pumpkin, watermelon seed, watermelon red, black and red. This year I’m making them though and gonna try lots dif colors
Thanks for sharing what you like to use. I like soft plactics and top water for bass, rooster tails and beetle spins for sunfish. Never saw a video you put up that I didn't like. Keep em coming. God bless brother.
dude i legit not even joking. as soon as he said “thank you guys for clicking on this video” i instantly subbed i’ve had a rough couple days and that just got into my heart ❤️
Mine number 5 is a top water, especially in the spring. Nothing like seeing a bass slam a top water👍😁
I like your lure selection . I know they work cause I've seen you catch many fish with them . You forgot the crickhopper though . Thanks again for some great videos .
Caveat Emptor. John admits that through the magic of editing that you don't see the hours, sometimes days that he has days like the rest of us of very little action.
John,
The $100 mark seems to be when rod quality goes up. If you shop Bass Pro or Cabella’s they sometime have some crazy deals. I have picked up $150 rods for $100 or less. Rods I could not afford otherwise. They all made a major difference in my fishing and are now my go to rods. Paired with a decent reel makes for a good day on the water. A balanced combo means less fatigue and more sensitivity.
I love creature baits , nikko hellgrammites, yum dingers, and i love crank baits ..i personally have not had good luck with ned rigging the ned worms but ned rigging every type of soft plastic but that has worked..lol idk why..thanks for your top 5 great video..god bless and keep it up john
Zoom Baby Brush Hog in Watermelon Candy, dip the tail in garlic chartreuse. The tail attracts the panfish, the panfish attracts big Bass! Thank me later this year. Waiting for Spring here in Kentucky.
I love using those YUM dingers green pumpkin and black and blue are good colors for me
Great video John once again John. Georgia definitely has the most species of black bass.. And my lure of choice to add to your top 4 would be a JIG w craw trailer.....I have always had good luck using a jig in calm pockets and in areas were the fish needed to be enticed to bite.
I would add a 2" to 3 1/2" Original Rapala or Shallow floating Shad Rap
I use the Silver Chartruse , Silver ( Black over silver ) or Fire Tiger
A trick is to paint a chartruse strip on the side for most over the length on the Silver
Were the black meets the silver
My top confidence bait is the weightless 4-5 inch fluke. I did get more confident with the ned rig this past year.
Alabama has 11 of the 13 species of Micropterus, not all of which are native or common though. Notably we have the 6 redeye species, as well as smallmouth, Alabama, spotted, largemouth, and Florida bass in good numbers
Hey John up here in PA I love using the Z-Man Finese TRD grubs set up weedless due to all the limestone in the creeks feeding the major rivers in the state.
I'm going to try the Nikko Hellgrammite you talked about...it should work fine our creeks do have a good number of them.
Thanks and enjoy the Vids.
The yum crawls on a ned rig work really good might get alot more snags but they work
Your favorite bait story reminds me of me trying to catch a really nice perch in the creek next to our house in Stewart county Tn. I fished all year long trying to catch it, worms, crawdads, nope corn, crickets nope. The neighbor boy came over with a piece of bacon fat caught it with in 10 minutes :P
Like to know what favorites are I have used a couple of them excited to try the others
I use those Zoom flukes for stripers with like 1/8 and 1/4 ounce jigheads. Cheap and super effective in the tidal rivers I fish.
My top 5 Central Indiana Tippecanoe river baits
Whopper plopper 75
6th sense 3.2” divine swimbait
1/4 oz rooster tail
Nikko hellgrammite
4” senko weightless
Spoons are super underrated.
I do.really well with an orange rooster tail with the gold blade.
Great video. I'm going to have to get a pack of those helgramites and weedless ned rigs.
I'm gonna guess Georgia for state with most black bass. I think they have LMB, SMB, Coosa, Shoal, Spots and rock bass... if that last one counts?
Favorite creek set up is a 5'6" St. Croix UL w/Quantum spinning reel. 6 lb mono. 1/32 oz white beetle-spin.
Your videos are great, thank you. I will caution you on braid. On rivers it can be dangerous if you don't have quick access to scissors or a knife. It can cut a finger off if you get caught up in trees or the bottom and it will not break off. I do still use it some with a leader but you should just let your viewers know who canoe or kayak that they need to be able to cut it off if the situation gets bad fast.
Man, John, after watching your videos for so long, I would have guessed your #5 lure would have been either a Bobby Garland swimbait or a Rooster Tail Spinner! Altho it seems no matter what you use, you always pull the fish out! Good stuff, brother!
Good info brother!
The baby bull shad caught me a 5.23 pound smallmouth in the Menominee river in northern Wisconsin. You should try it out in calmer water and lakes, it’s a killer!
thanks i will
I know we have a ton of black bass in Alabama, but don't know if it's the most in nation. And one of my go to lures is always the Rooster Tail
Great video, John! Love your choices of creek fishing baits. Personally, I would add tubes baits and some type small topwater Rebel Popper. Blessings!
You pretty much nailed some of my favs . #1 Nikko hellgramite ( I fish it carolina rigged). #2 Crappie magnet slab curly. #3 Rebel craw/crick hopper. #4 Yum dingers. #5 Panther Martin spinners.
Love the tutorial and walk through. I did a video for setting up a pond fishing tackle box. It started off for my niece down in Adair County KY. It's like the FAQs people would ask at the Chicago area outdoor fishing shows. No Youtu.be back then so I wrote about it. Fav 5...3-4 inch craws on a weighted keeper hook, topwater popper baits, jointed Shad Rap craw colors, Rebel minnow, Rebel wee craw, weightless Fluke baits. Oops that's 6. Keep it up
Great video think maybe you should include the rooster tail or shyster to me that's one of the best spinners that there is always catches fish from a 3-in bluegill to 18-in bass I've only used them for 58 years or so haha got some new lures for Christmas Dominion anxious to try them out in the spring God bless you John you never have an uninteresting video always gets me to thinking about fishing in the spring
The wonderful thing about Helgramites is their skin is literally like leather!! We would carry a sain and rake with us as kids and fish all day with the Helgramites that we Sained from the same water we fished !!
Pretty good choices there I’d say. I bought a couple of those bull shad swim baits also to try out this year. We’ll see how that goes lol. But I plan on trying out a lot more stuff I’m not used to this year.
Awesome video man! I creek fish almost everyday here in Indiana. I agree with all your lure suggestions. I started using hellgrammite plastics last year. They work great! My bull shad I used multiple times however I couldn't but a bite. I will try it some more though. I use 15 to 20 lb red label. I mop up with a jig. This winter the only thing I can catch fish on is a jerkbait.
Road runner underspins will pull out a lot of fish in the warmer weather. When it's cold I tend to catch more creek bass on light weight to weightless small swim baits or something smaller like bobby Garland
You should try the Helgramite on drop shot ........believe me, it will be your go-to for light tackle.
Never fails for me here in SC.
Tube baits 3 to 4 inch watermelon seed or mustard color work great in Nwa..
Rooster Tails will catch fish (bass, sunfush, crappie, white bass, even catfish) when others fail. The 1/8-oz and 1/6-oz in brown, black, yellow, white, green, bumblebee... all killer. The biggest largemouth I've caught in creeks on one was 4.5 lbs. Smallmouth also like the crawfish pattern. Best creek smallmouth was 3 lbs 11 oz on Ft. Knox in Mill Creek while I was stationed there. VERY small water.
(Edit: forgot to mention they'll also catch trout, and in larger sizes will catch big, toothy critters)
I guessed Louisiana for the Black Bass. Wrong again! Informative vid brother!
I primarily use grubs, then swim bits. Bought some hellgrammites last Fall, but haven't thrown it yet. Will definitely do so this Spring.
I almost always use Finesse Bulletz jigheads with my Nikko and Zman baits. What's the point of paying for the most durable soft plastics you can buy if you're just going to break them off on a snag on the first cast? You can skin hook the plastics if you're in real snaggy water, or just let the hook lie along the back of the bait for surer hooksets. Love the Nikko Hellgrammite and Zman's TicklerZ, HogZ and TRD. (I guessed Georgia. Too bad there's no prize.)
My number 5 is gotta be a strike king bitsy bug jig with a crayfish trailer. It catches rock bass and small/large mouth bass. The rest of your selection is awesome for creeks and other bodies of water. You need to try that bitsy bug jig. Especially right now when the water is colder. 👊👍
My top 5 lures. Inline spinner, spinnerbait, spoon, lipless crankbaits, swimbait
I like zmann trd ticklerz because they float, but also like the nikko hergamite.
Ga has 10. Species to catch them all is the grand slam. My friend on fishing made easy just caught a 5.1lb shoal bass in west ga...
Interesting line up. I, in my 50+ years, have never been able to catch creek basses with those lures. My top three would be:
1). Worden's Rooster Tail
2). Panther Martin Fly Spinner
3). Johnson Beetle Spin
I just don't have the luck you have with larger soft baits or any plug type lure on a creek. I have never tried the hellgrammite, but watching your results, I'm definitely getting that. Thanks for the ideas.
Your choices excel in normal conditions. My stand-by also. The hellgrammite or a 2-3” craw or double tailed grub on a jighead do really well in those low, hot, clean water conditions.
Tube jigs for getting down in the water column and whopper ploppers for topwater.
I like tube jigs.
I would say a fifth lure you use a lot is a toss up between the Crick hopper and the trout magnet. Good stuff.
I'm a fan of the yum dingers 3"-5" although I cant get ahold of any plastic helgrimite, I've seen many of videos where your ecstatic about the helgrimite! #tightlines from #sanantonio #Texas
I've caught Large Mouth, Small Mouth, Coosa, Spot, Kentucky in SC.
But, what about the snacks?
For creek smallies a wbopper plopper 90 in bone slays !!
The best bait by far in a limestone bottom creek is a live crawfish (tail hooked). Put a 1/8 oz splitshot about 6in to a foot above it , and if there are fish in the area you will catch them.
Awsome video like always showing us the way
The Evans Shyster in line spinner and Little Cleo spoon work wonders in streams for me.
Oh yeah John almost forgot you got enough poles I only got about 20 myself hahaha feel like I've neglected some of them this past year
My favorite for creeks is the Rapala classic coutdown. Especially good, when you want to fish the deeper holes. Depending on the depth I use 3 or 7 cm. Greets from germany
Twister tail swim baits give me the most success.
Favorite bait of all time for fall and spring...suspending jerkbait
You already know I'm a Combat Jigs fan but also Z Man Crawz and the Rebel Craw are my favorite.
Thanks for the tips.
10 species in ga lg mouth ,, smallmouth, spotted, Suwannee, tallapoosa,, shoal, redeye, altamaha, and Bartram oh chatahoochie
I use the rebel wee crawl and "tee" wee crawl all the time while creek fishing. I picked up some hellgrammites and can't wait to try them this spring. Hope to find a smallmouth like the one @5:30!
Thanks for the info we don't have bass over here but good to know.
Thanks John,. Great info!! You have got me using them already..
I was gonna quit watching if the nikko hellgramites were not in there j/k looking to give them a try on the Hiwassee friday hoping for a new pb smallie what's your opinion on nikko crawls? May throw one give it a try up there. But even if dont catch anything the river is like my church it's where get my soul and mind straight keep up the good work and ya ever need a fishing buddy I'm always down to fish
Great information, I have most of those baits and some micro baits that have been finding some monster bass that have been breaking me off as they go into the brush. Oh yeah I been using the ultralight setup
I like the hellgrammite a lot. I also tie a marabou streamer on a weighted hook that catches a lot of bass for me.
Thank you for lure insight. I think that will come in handy for me!
You would have a fun time fishing for shoal bass in the Flint River in South Georgia.
i hope to this year
Great video. I usually use a chatter bait or plastic worm for my creeks
Lately, I been catching a lot of fish with a black beetle spin.
Thanks for your top 5(ish) lures! I’m excited to try all of those! I love small hard plastic jerkbaits as well, they would be in my top 5. I can’t believe the rebel tiny r wasn’t in your top 5!! Lol
Great video John. As always. You are king of videos
I've noticed you hook your hellgrammite "sideways". That way when the hook lays flat the lure is belly down. Or is that just the way you grabbed it that day? LOL! And it has been said not to hook your lure in your line guide for fear of damage to the guide. Use one of the supports instead. Especially ( I would think) on a hundred dollar rod! Have you used in line spinners on bass. I know you've gotten trout but I can't remember if a spinner has worked for ya. And last but not least, what about a surface lure. Rebel Pop-R? As always, love the vids.
I caught a 2.25lb bartrams bass locally in north east GA in 2020
If you want to save money the bass pro shops xps flurocarbon is rebadged seagar red label. They make all of bass pros store brand fluro and ship it in the same boxes as the seagar stuff.
Just to let you know
Because of your channel I've decided to go back to fishing I've not been in 6 years and I've only fished with live bait
I wish you could take the time to show us how to set up the bait and maybe how to reel the bait in
Nikko baits changed my fishing life lol!
FACTS
I've been using more shad lures here lately and 1/8 oz black n blue spinner baits
Wish my creek had more bass but it just doesn’t
Wish my creek had less ice in it.....
@@kingfisher7960 I hear that!
Great information.
Great Information, thank you !
Hey John quick question: When you use a mono leader, are connecting it with a swivel or do you just use a knot?
just a knott, usually flouro leader but sometimes mono
Great video man !!