Why Bass See RED in the Prespawn! (Pro Tip to Help YOU Catch MORE and BIGGER BASS!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- The prespawn can be one of the very best times of year to fish. It allows you to catch bass as they move to spawning areas and typically those fish are the biggest they will be all year. One great debate is why fish eat red baits during this time of year. In this video, I break down what I think the reason is and a bunch of great baits to help you catch more of them. I really hope you like this video. If you have't yet, please SUBSCRIBE!
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Nice to see a pro talk about what helps him and be truthful. Thank you
Always will be!
So ready for Spring.
Me too!
this help me remember a trip to Lake Fork 30 yrs ago in the month of June. Everyone I talked to said to throw a red ratl trap, red ratl trap. i bought 6 of them to make the trip cause i figured i would lose some. Well after 2 days of not getting a bite I cut the thing off and let it fall in the lake. The last morning i put on a chome with blue back and caught 13 fish before noon and one even pulled the hock off my bait. Yes red does bring back memories.
Catching numbers are for spotted bass and small mouth tournaments to get a check also win it. But in a big bass lake tournament at some point you specifically got to go for the big bite instead of numbers.
probably one of he most intuitive and different videos ive seen on youtube in a while. great vid!
Thank you so much!
Awesome show. The orange ish and yellow hues get real good also. Especially if there's red ears in the lake.
Glad you brought up Hartwell. Seems like a lot of tip videos talk about fishing in grass and the heavy setups for doing that. Great tip on when to use red.
Thanks buddy. I try to open it up to people when I can.
Agreed... I fish Hartwell a lot and our SC herring lakes are a different animal. Most youtube videos don't really apply to how to fish them. I do know where some grass is on Hartwell and it always holds fish. But Ive only found 2 spots on the whole damned lake that have grass.
Red has always been really good late winter for us when the water temp gets to low 50’s after the cold winter temps
Hey bud i know this video has alrwady been out a while but still i enjoy watching and listening to you whether about baits or when ur fishing in a tournament i think ur one of the best bro been watching you for a while ur really consistent especially when you get into that rhythm thx for the info on the baits i usually throw a crank bait rhe color of shad and orange& green hope the best for you man
My favorite is cotton cordell Rayburn red. The price is unbeatable. Won lots of money on a $2.99 bait.
Thing is amazing
"I'm a human obviously"🤣 good stuff. I know everybody is looking forward to spring but I am not. There is going to be tremendous pressure when it warms back up. I'm only getting 6 or 7 bites a day right now but I've got the lake to myself and have been able to enjoy the peace and beauty of my fisheries.
Right? Lol you never know these days...and yea it will be exponentially more pressured too if the country gets shut down again.
I like that u dont edit stuff like a loogie hock and swallow. I actually am going to the fish market you triggered a craving in me for some oysters on the half shell.😋
Hearing about custom painted baits makes me want to start painting them again.
I have a buddy that I get some from every year. He’s extremely talented and paints most of mine.
Really love your vids Andrew. You make good content, I’ve Learned a lot. Keep it up!
Great video Andrew I think a lot of fisherman are like myself they look to mimic the forage and use a lot of realistic looking colors. I never had much confidence in throwing a color like red. I feel that is why it works,the fish are so pressured and so use to seeing the same color patterns they become harder to catch. Like you you touched on do something different than the norm is what will get you more bites,more bites more fish. I got schooled on this up inN.Y. while I was throwing jigs,and soft plastics "finesse fishing" my buddy schooled me mugging them up on a red hard bait. I have a ton of hard baits not much confidence though trying to get out of my finesse style of fishing it's so tough to do because I do so well. I always start out power fishing but just don't stick with it. Trying to get out of this rut. You are so down to earth. Thanks for the video. Hope you have a great 2021 fishing season👊🎣 God Bless
Thanks a ton Mike. Yea, I couldn’t agree more. 🙌
I did this last March. It was really cold I wasn't sure why I was going fishing. One and a half hours into throwing red lures, 4 Largemouths and a White Bass were caught. Orange works too. I'm pretty sure it's because they think it's a crawdad. It also helps that the fish just went through a long winter and are about to start spawning when the water warms up so they're eating for two reasons. Using red in the early spring really works.
Yes it does! Way to go buddy
New viewer.. great honest info…keep it up. Well done.
Thanks for the good tips! I fish Rayburn and moved there after retiring from the Navy. I have been struggling with catching quality (and quantity) fish this year. Maybe its the COVID and the fish are isolating and practicing safe distance. From Fisherman! Thanks for the tips on Red. Maybe it will help. We'll see this weekend. I subscribed.
You mentioned vibrating jigs, in which I am in the process of making some of my own, but you never mentioned spinnerbaits. That was a very in depth video and a good one at that. New subscriber.
I’m thinking about doing a very in-depth Spinnerbait vid
NIce Video AU... Spawn is comin fast out here in Cali this year......great info.. thanks for talking Gear ratio and not just baits... Keepin it Reel.. Fish ON ! .. MG
Thanks for watching Mike!
I have looked at the pre-spawn period as a time when the juveniles of many species are present in the ecosystem. The young crawdads I find show red shells. Trouts bellies always contain baby crawdads at this time here in the Big Sky.
I could see that!
Crawfish normally comes out during pre-spawn season. It's typically why bass are attracted to it.
Bass are keyed on Craws in late winter/prespawn because that's when craws are coming out from "hibernation". They are coming out of the rocks, the mud, the thick deep grass lines. They are also molting during the same time. They are going from the browns and green Pumpkin to pinks, oranges and red shades. Both are moving shallow to eat. They are waking up after winter and both are hungry.
I like the way you think
Appreciate the tips. Keep em coming bud.
Will do!
Love your channel bro! How bout a video on your favorite jerkbaits and how and when you fish them,
I like the idea
@Andrew when I saw the title of this video I got worried. I am working on a similar video but a little less focussed on the baits and more on the "Why" red works in Pre-spawn. I am glad you left that part open for me still. Good video. Keep up the good work.
Heck yea buddy. Get it!
The thunder cricket is more a hunter than the jackhammer. Thanks for providing such good contents.
Yes it is. I throw one more than I used to, I know that.
Concerning the jackhammer- I do the same and always look for something different.. But have learned sometimes you need to concede and go with what works.. There is a reason there are a hundred guys throwing the jackhammer.. They flat out work! Hard to say they've heard that sound then turn around and say I catch more fish on loud baits
But enjoyed the perspectives!
I throw a jackhammer some, but truthfully you would be surprised. You don’t have to concede too much.
Good stuff sir, enjoying the hard work ✊💪
Thanks buddy!
Dude you got a new subscriber! I’ve seen you in Scott Martin videos and knew you we’re an awesome angler. But what made me a fan was I saw on your channel you play Call of Duty Warzone! Lol love that game. Looking forward to more videos! Thanks for tips on this video
Heck yea buddy! Thanks for watching. And also, I’m streaming tomorrow night, come join us!
Great information, may change my tactics and see what works. Thank you for your passion and dedication. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Heck yea buddy. Thanks for watching. Let me know what worked
Great video...I know red performs In prespawn up here on our shallow tidal fisheries. Got a 6plus on a red 1.5 two springs ago.
Heck yea man!!
Had some really good luck with red from late Feb thru mid April...then it gets too warm... Big thank you for your opinions of all those different baits
Thanks for awesome info!!! Can't wait to get out and put those tips to use!!
Heck yea buddy!
Not hating, just some constructive criticism. I know your sponsored by Strike King but, this tip video comes off more as a infomercial. Still gave it a thumbs up, and thanks for putting it out.
Sorry it came off that way. Yes I’m sponsored by Strike King, but I do actually fish their baits. And I mentioned quite a few others that I fish as well. But thank you for the heads up.
My favorite crank is the strike king 1.5 in green gizzard shad been hauling red one for years and have never thrown it after seeing your video I'll be wetting it before long thanks for the great tips
That’s a great one
You the man G...I love fishing red colors too...especially in early spring and fall...Tight lines buddy...Dayton Ohio...😎
Thanks a lot buddy!
I Believe the reason why read works so well during pre-Spohn it because crawdads carry a lot of protein and nutrients in them which is very beneficial towards the bass Especially calcium in the shell it’s very good for there bones. also calcium strengthens their body in some kind of way. Calcium really helps the bass get ready to spawn since they get beat up. But that is my theory. let me here yours
This winter i been wearing the walleye out and smallmouth but sometimes these smallmouth want a light orange over the red also
The 1.0 in chili craw has become my favorite prespawn crankbait. Especially in tidal fisheries.
Heck yea!
Great informative video. Subscribed. Looking forward to more. Thanks
Thanks Keith!
New subscriber here and I’m super thankful I am...wow! So helpful and descriptive! Thank you for putting this knowledge in my tackle bag! Awesome video my friend! BABAAM!!
Thanks for subbing and watching!
Legendary Video!!! Thanks for the awesome tips!!!!
Thanks Tony!
Great video Andrew. Thanks for sharing! We live close to the smallmouth capital in South Africa, Clanwilliam Dam and I caught my first ever small mouth around 2010 and my PB for a good 6-7 years there on a Strike Kind Red Eye shad 1/2 in Orange Craw. Love the Sexy Shad color too and had great results in dirtier water with say 1-2ft of visibility.
Heck yes man. It’s a good bait and that’s one of the key colors
I'm with you on bait companies. I personally own a good $1,000 of Strike King baits in my stash. They're good baits around here. There's probably an equal amount from other companies in this pile, also. And, they are good baits, also.
Yes they are. I think a lot of companies make great baits!
ALWAYS change your round bends to EWGs on your lipless crankbaits.
ALWAYS!
I agree with this
Great vid! Can’t wait to see you in your stream tomorrow!
Heck yes buddy! See you there.
It’s interesting, but red is the first color to loose its color as you go down the water column. As a scuba diver you notice they make nothing in red because it turns to grey once you go down. I would be very interested to see how fish react to grey baits instead of red. A red bug worm thrown in 20’ of water on Rayburn will have zero red color to a human eye. Maybe a red trap in 4’-8’ has a shade of red but it’s going to be mostly grey.
That’s very interesting actually. I haven’t ever done scuba, but have always wanted to
Thats very true, red turns grey.
A lot off different animals hate red for example bulls frogs turtles and fish as well frogs and turtles will bite a red rag every time if u dangle it in front of them
My Rapala Demon DT6 in pre spawn is my favorite along with the Strike King 1.5 in Chili Craw. Thanks for the content from a subscriber.
That thing is deadly too
It probably has something to do with the suns angle and light intensity during the late winter / early spring ....... at least on sunny days .
Agree with that
Calcium for the egg growth is what i've heard. From the shell have not researched it but might make seance. Either that or craws are an easier target in the colder water.
I like that!
Hey Mr. Upshaw...I completely agree with you. I've never understood why RED works so well in the pre-spawn either. For over 30 years I've slayed bass on lakes like Lake Washington Banks Lake, Potholes to name a few here in Washington State. The KVD red eyed shad is a far the superior lipless than anything else on the market IMO! Also, why are there way more companies that make RED hardbaits and like zero companies that make RED soft plastic baits? I'm sure there's a few, but I've yet to find any!?! Yamamoto? Strike King? 6th Sense? Zoom? IDK? Maybe I'm blind? I can just imagine how well a pegged Texas rigged red craw, or a wacky rigged 3" or 4" RED Senko tied on around 4" up from a dropshot wt. could work bed fishin in late spring even!?! Greater vid brother! 👊👍🤙
Thanks a lot buddy. To answer your question, a lot of companies offer red soft plastics, you just have to dig a little. Zoom, Strike King, Gene Larew, Big Bite all offer red and some pretty good ones. And reeling soft baits work really well too.0
My friend I mean watching your video on fishing read free spawn you should think out of the Box what about a jointed goldfish for smallmouth bass Lake Clearwater that has regular bass, spotted bass and Brown bass
I don’t tend to throw red very often but there is some in my box. I will have to give it a go.
Heck yea!
I’m hungry for a (RED) boiled crawfish 🥴 thanks for drilling red in our heads. 👍
Heck yea!
Andrew I have a couple questions for you who knows maybe more. Anyway here we go. When I comes to Chatter Baits have you thrown the Googan Squad Chatter Bait? Also would you throw any of the baits that you showed on spinning gear? And if you would what line size, what action on the rod? I know this is hitting a lot of areas but one last question for you and I will try to quit thinking of them to ask you. Now if you have fished places like Lake Tarpon in Florida or Lake Seminole in Largo Florida what would be you hands down go to bait for these lakes. The reason that I ask is I am a Tennessee Boy moved down here and dang if I’m not having a rough time with these picky Florida Bass. And lastly thank you for a great video I learned a ton from it, and I am really glad that you are a Lews man as well. Take care, stay safe, and tight lines brother.
Ok, I’ll do my best to answer. 1) I have not used the Googan baits chatter bait. I’ve seen it in stores. But just haven’t thrown it. 2) I would and do throw Shad raps and flat side balsa baits on spinning rods. The flat side I throw on braid/flouro 10lb/10lb and on the Shad Rap I throw 10lb braid to 6-8lb fluorocarbon. 3) best rod size and action for those are a simple 7 foot medium action spinning rod. 4) baits for Florida, where you mentioned. First off, you can’t go wrong with a lipless crankbait, if the grass is shallow. Go to a 1/4. If it’s just too thick, make it more simple. Get you a 5” Ocho in black/blue or June bug and Texas rig it, weightless, and fish slow. You will catch some with it. Tight lines buddy!
Andrew thank you very much. I know that you are a very busy person. And I will give everything a go that you suggested. Right now anything is better than what I’m doing. Stay safe and don’t catch them all. Lol. Can’t wait for the next video.
Thanks Andrew, you might check out Cotton Cordell's 1/2 and 1/4 ounce Spot which was a two-pack at Walmart in the early 80's, endorsed by Jimmy Houston
. Of course ,Rayburn red.
Those are old school and fantastic!
That reminds me to change the hooks on the old red wiggle wort I found.
Always change them!
Does red work because everyone uses it or does red work because the fish prefer it? I would like to see a side by side comparison, red vs non red.
Thanks for the great tips. Tight lines and Semper Fi.
Thank you for your service brother!
Thanks for the tips!
Thank You Andrew for the tips !!! ✌🏼🎣
For sure buddy!
Good info! I fish Lake of the Ozarks most of the time. Sounds like it fishes about the same as Grand Lake. I'm gonna give the smaller RED cranks try. Thanks!
You should. Small red cranks work massively this time of year.
Great video! Live target makes a pretty cool craw shaped red crankbait. Its tough to get it to run straight though.
I’ve seen it but haven’t fished it
This is a great video Andrew, I'm digging your channel man I just subscribed today! You're definitely spot on about bass loving red in the spring.........they love it in the fall too shhh! But to your point about everybody throwing the popular bait and trying to set yourself apart, I throw red in the early spring just like everybody else because they eat it so well, but a few weeks into the pre spawn I'll switch to Orange and a few other loud colors because everybody is throwing red and they seem to get a little conditioned to it. Of course this is just a theory of mine and bass are gonna do whatever they wanna do regardless of what we think about it lol, but I seem to have some success with it from time to time. If you have any thoughts on this please let me know. I'm always trying to elevate my game and I'll definitely be watching more of your videos!
Thanks for subbing Tim. I really appreciate the insight to what you like to throw. I switch to orange and pink too sometimes if red is over fished.
I fish strike king and zoom for over 25 years and I get criticism for it but when I started fishing that's what you could get at Walmart and there my confidence baits
Exactly! I still fish plenty of Zoom stuff as well. It’s good stuff.
Thanks Andrew great video im gonna apply the information this prespawn 👍
Heck yes!
New subscriber. I've watched a few of your vids and have found them to be very informative so decided I should sub. I have to go back and dig out my exiled red baits. Going to give them a try this spring and will let you know how it worked up here. Thanks and keep the content coming.
Thanks for subbing and watching. Let me know how it goes!
Been using red since the early 80's. People thought I was an idiot.
I like your back drop.
Thanks buddy!
Great videos love the honesty
Wonder if big swimbaits in red would get the same response. Like a 5" bluegill repainted red... Maybe a 7" trout repainted red... Also maybe a red frog
I’ve tried it actually. The first time I did I was using an old 4-5” Optimum weighted swimbait that I dyed red. It worked extremely well. Then I stopped throwing it. Because I’m dumb like that sometimes! Lol
So if they are not biting red... what's your next color choice?
Well how i look at it for some doesn't have lot money or just want break into fishing. Strike king, cordell, og rattle trap are cheaper than lucky carft 500, jackall tn, mega bass vibration-x. You can pick up 2 or 3 more for price of one. Easer build your inventory up on qty of each color. Unless you have money drop go head buy bill, cordell, strike king, 6th sense, mega bass, jackall, lucky craft, duo, livetarget get 3 different red and 3 different shad/minnow color and 3 of each going run $1800-2000 easy lol.
What your favorite rod size, power and action using lipless, flatside, bladed jig, deep crank, shallow crank? Do you use same rod for different baits?
I use the same rod for lipless, Spinnerbait, Thunder cricket, Squarebill. It’s a Custom Pro Magnum Hammer by Lew’s. The Magnum Hammer comes in a few cheaper rod models too. But it’s a great all around rod.
Great content as always Andrew!! It is good to see your channel growing.
Any prespawn red favorites for Chickamauga?
Thanks a ton Martin. Chick has a lot of opportunity for Red cranks. I’m a fan of the Red Eye and a Dt 6 on that body of water.
I am in east Texas, and I am going to take ur advice on the red theme. Caught a few on a white z man chatter bate and lately they r really off the bite. So I’m going red ty.
Bet it works!
Love some red..catch alot on red all yr..thx for your tips
Thanks for watching!
Hey Andrew what trailer(color/style) do you like to put on a red vibrating jig? Good video!
A red SK Menace or a Speed Craw
Crayfish are red in the spring because they've been buried in the mud/clay for the winter, and because of this, they have absorbed a lot of the iron oxide that is in the iron rich clay. As the season warms up, they are less buried in the mud/clay and start to return to their "natural" green pumpkin state. Hope this helps.
For sure. Thanks for the input!
@@AndrewUpshawFishing Love the channel! Keep the great vids coming!
My red eye Shads paint started coming off within 2 minutes of throwing it into open water. One smallmouth and 90% of the paint was gone. I hope it was just a one off because I really like the sound and action of them.
I’ve seen that a few times with them. More so the chrome ones, but I know it isn’t every one.
@@AndrewUpshawFishing yeah it was a Chrome one.
Caught a many of donks on red crankbaits. Especially the lipless. Caught my 9lb PB last February on a red Googan lipless😎💯
That’s a giant!
Been trying to get my hands on a Hybrid Hunter since October! Been sold out everywhere I look.
eBay, but going to pay a couple extra dollars
I hope they are in stock soon. I need some more
@@AndrewUpshawFishing wait until mr. castledine post new video. Im going tell him that he needs share more of hybrid hunter juice with you and he needs stop hogging them for himself 😂
Got to this video late, but in S.W. PA. I feel I have some time. New sub, thanks for the content. Will look at the others.
Thanks for watching!
New sub here pal. Great video. Good to see you on the platform!
Thanks GMAR. Means a lot!
Excellent content Andrew, thank you!!!
Thanks Sonny!
The Bubba! I seen Castledine's video and it changed the way I looked at the Rapala's that have the same bill 👍👍
It’s very good. And so is that Rapala shallow diver👀
What water temp should I start throwing a red lipless crank up North?
Great video, would red still be your color in Mid April on St Clair?
Enjoy your videos a lot. I fish south Mississippi and south Louisiana which have oxbow’s with lot wood and mud bottoms. What red baits would you suggest? Thanks fir your thoughts.
I would say a Shad Rap or a KVD 1.5 Flat
thanks,i live on grand,i have no luck on grand with red..will keep trying though ..sexy shad 1.5 is my favorite
Keep trying! It really helps around more stained/dirty water for me there.
@@AndrewUpshawFishing thanks
Great video man! Love reds during pre spawn. Still trying to figure out what happen at min 23:00! Lol. Didn’t know if you were getting ready to hit the floor or what!!
Lmao! I had a choking fit and forgot to edit it out. Epic fail😂
@@AndrewUpshawFishing definitely Epic! Hahah. I wasn’t laughing at you, just thought it was a funny situation. Lol
Maybe at that time of year, when lakes are muddy to stained and the water reaches a perfect PH, red is most visible.
why the lip on a hybrid hunter verses a square bill. I've never thrown that style thx for all the great info!
I ordered 8 of them in October. I saw them and it slipped out on a video on TH-cam and it was a big secret. Still have not gotten them from TackleWarehouse yet.
Sounds good Andrew keep digging buddy Ol Scott knows you got on his trail lol 😂 good luck buddy
Will do buddy!
Andrew I love your videos also your information/pointers.I am fishing the Toyota series at Guntersville in February as a co angler can I get any pointers on how to fish the lake please
Fish a red eye, 3/4 ounce, delta red. Fish it extremely slow near the bottom on shell beds. Also a red flat side crankbait is killer too!
If you're throwing a red Thumdrr Cricket or Jackhammer in red, do you try to keep it close to the bottom, or does it matter?
I don’t think you have to keep it close to the bottom to throw red. I think it’s more about figuring out what kind of cover the fish are in and fish it effectively.
What action do you find most productive on these baits. Start stop, yoyo the lipless, ect.
For the most part what you said above
Is it just reaction baits in red or would red jigs and worms work to. Also for a highland lake whats your bait of choice in red. Great video man, just subscribed!
Can't buy the hybrid hunter. It's supposed to be in at tacklewarehouse since before Thanksgiving.
They were delayed. Hopefully there soon!