I'd love to see more fishing type videos from this channel. Other rigs (maybe catfish) and of course the actual fishing/catches as well as clean and cook. I haven't fished in 6 or 7 years. Gave almost all of my gear away after the kids in my family grew up. I miss fishing. I'm going to dip my toe back in the water. lol
I actually love this video so much. My grandparents used to go fishin' a lot, but unfortunately, I was too young to retain their knowledge... So this video helps me out a lot. Thanks a lot, Eric, and have a gooder.
Bizarrely this video popped up in my recommendations the day I brought home a very similar rig. I went a little more on the rod with the St. Croix Premier 7’ medium power. I also went a bit lighter on the reel with the Daiwa Fuego 3000. I gotta tell you though that 20 lb. line is double the recommended strength for a medium light rod. I would keep the drag set fairly light on the reel to be safe. But in all honesty unless you hook into a real lunker in some heavy weeds I doubt you’re in any danger of breaking the rod.
Another great option for bass fishing is the fly rod. It takes quite a bit of learning, but a lot of bass have never seen fly patterns before and will absolutely hammer them. On lighter bass tackle, especially, (~6wt with 4X or 3X tippet), fighting a hog is a whole other experience- like off-roading with a stick shift vs. sticking to roads with an automatic transmission, vis a vis conventional tackle. They also excel in shallower water, making them great for bank fisherman in waters pressured by conventional tackle. :)
St Croix makes great rods. I run 10-15lb braid then attach 8-10lb fluorocarbon line on my spinning reels. You can never go wrong with Shimano or Diawa spinning reels in the $100-$150 price point.
Me and my son went out last weekend for the first time this year. It was super dead out there. 4 hours and not a single bite. It's still pretty cold up here in N Idaho so maybe another month and the bass will be ready
Nice to have a "local" Bass Pro Shop. The closets one to San Diego is 90 miles north. I guess we just don't do enough fishing in San Diego, we only have 60 miles of beach....
FYI: Mono is far more abrasion resistant than braided. Plenty of tests have been done, and momo and fluorocarbon are way more abrasion resistant when fishing around structures and debris... I mean, there's no comparison.
One lure I had actually never tried but had awesome repeated success, is a 1.5" - 2" latex/rubber seed pattern frog. It was hollow and rode top water. I used them pond fishing several times and especially in grassy and lily pad areas. Great luck. That big large mouth dove up and gulped the joker down and seemed like it was in slow motion ! There was a big ole beaver that swam around and hated it and would slap the water there lol ! I believe ill get out early one day this weekend and head down to the creek. Appreciate the videos Eric. 🐍🇺🇸
Go to Wal-Mart, buy an Ugly Stik combo, a few of the baits he mentioned, head to your local lake and pretend to fish. Your primary goal this first day is to talk to the other people fishing. Tell them you're a first timer, and most will be more than happy to offer advice and tips. A few questions to definitely ask; what type and color of lure to throw, retrieval speed, best times of day, etc. You'll learn more that first day than you would in an entire season of trial and error. Unless you're fishing in the exact lake/s Eric is fishing on, you're likely to need different lures, colors, or both. That natural colored shad rap Eric showed will catch fish where I'm at, but you'll have a much better day with a firetiger rap, and an even better day with a firetiger swim bait. The reason for that is we have turbid water, a bass has a more difficult time seeing a natural color bait, so we throw colors that really pop out against the water that looks like chocolate milk. There's a lot to learn but don't let that intimidate you, once you learn a little bit about bass behavior you'll find that you can look at a body of water, and you'll swear you can almost "see" them. Good luck, and most importantly, have fun.
Nothing better then a new video from you🎉 I made 2 new videos lately because fishing season just started and I am so hyped for all the tournaments, kayak fishing, and more! I just bought my first fishing kayak as well and bought my first car as soon as I turned 16!!
One plus for buying Shimano at least in the past is that they don't advertise that you can always return any Shimano real and upgrade to a more expensive one at any time and they'll give you the current MSRP or equivalent as credit towards your new Shimano reel. I have done this at least three times in the past.
An unexpected but nice change , I look forward to You putting one or two fish on the plate , maybe even cooking them up , just the way you like em . Cast Straight , Strike Hard and Tight Lines .And Don't forget to Stay Safe !
Theres a lot of difference in the gear you select depending on if you are fishing from the bank or on a boat. From the bank just fishing streams and ponds the spinning reel is fine. But once you start fishing on lakes from a boat 95% of my fishing is with baitcasters. The only time i use a spinning rod is when throwing super light/finesse baits. Every bass fisherman needs these baits reguardless of how/where you fish: jigs, topwater, spinnerbait, shallow/medium crankbait, and a texas rigged soft plastic of some sort (“6 worm or lizard). For soft plastics and jigs the colors that consistantly produce the most reguardless of body of water are green pumpkin, watermelon seed, and black/blues. If i had to pick just one color it would be green pumpkin.
I love that you did this man. I use do salt water off the jetty’s and I’ve been wanting to try to hit the little creeks in my are. Please do a Walmart build for us plebs. Awesome video man.
If you have not tried them yet, the Pflueger President reels are amazing for their price point ($60), they are better than a lot of more expensive $100-$150 reels as well. One of thee best reels that I own.
I'm an avid fisherman too, and inalways find it interesting to see another fisherman's thought process. Also, congrats on your first video in years that will actually be monirized!! lol (to be honest i wouldn't bbe supprised if our evil internet overloards see fit to demonitize it anyway just because you're a vocal 2A suoporter or some such nonsense)
Thanks Eric that was awesome great video love the format. Man looks hot and humid in the video just right for bass early as day breaks awesome times thanks again man
I need a top water combo, I want a 7'+ fast action rod, a nice fast ratio reel, and some 30 pound braid, I like throwing big 1oz top water lures, I just need a boat to cover more water faster, I top water in a kayak tight now. Get an electronic Shimano bait caster, no bird nesting
I live in north GA, used to love fishing for bass, but I NEVER CATCH ANYTHING in these lakes around here. Everything is overfished... Where can I go to catch some bass north of Atlanta?
I prefer spinning reels but my dad prefers bait casters, so we don’t talk much anymore… Just kidding. He just de-winterized his bass boat, hoping to get out on the water with him soon!
I worked at Bass Pro for 4 years. I wouldn't rely on any of our fishing guys to find their own pork sword with 2 hands and a map, much less recommend and set up a fishing rod for me.
It is like any other store. There are all different types of employees. From horrible, to bad, to average, to good, to great, all the way to exceptional. Home Depot is another example. Some of the old dudes there, who worked a year for 50 years, and just work at HD to fill their time. They are a wealth of information.
You should see the Cabela's. Although I believe Bass Pro and Cabela's merged. Las Vegas, NV has a big on and the original Bass Pro is in Springfield, Missouri. The original Cabela's is in Nebraska but the largest one is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania with a store that is over 250,000 square feet.
Yeah any of their buildings are an experience. There's a LOT of details in each and I've never been to one that's the same. The one in my town has an alligator pond in front. Another I've been to has a small lake in front. Both had a huge aquarium with local species in them.
@@robertmanley6102 I have googled the Cabela's and damn! Even tho it's bit different style, it's an amazing piece of wooden goodness. The interior is like adult version of Disney land.
Eric, what is the biggest bass you have landed? I know they get big down there in Georgia. I'm up in New England and I bagged a 7 pounder I can only imagine what you catch down there.
Wow. Kind of overwhelming with all the various parts. As someone who is looking into getting into fishing, would this setup work for general river fishing?
Pfluger president is about the best bang for your buck. Any sub $100 Shimano reel suck they were really good about 10 years ago but the quality has really went down.
I prefer my baitcasters all day long bass fishing but spinners do have their advantages. good eye. quality gear you're picking out. don't forget your wacky rigs
"baitcasters have their place" yes they do, on the pro fishing circuit! They are rather pointless unless you are on the professional level. Also anyone not tuned in should have fair warning before going with the braided line. It might not happen today or tomorrow but when it does happen the braided line tends to make some of the most unbelievable rat's nest possible!
I'd love to see more fishing type videos from this channel.
Other rigs (maybe catfish) and of course the actual fishing/catches as well as clean and cook.
I haven't fished in 6 or 7 years.
Gave almost all of my gear away after the kids in my family grew up.
I miss fishing.
I'm going to dip my toe back in the water. lol
Good idea for a vid... smallmouth season is just kicking off up north here, need to go thru my stuff as well. Tight lines!
I actually love this video so much. My grandparents used to go fishin' a lot, but unfortunately, I was too young to retain their knowledge... So this video helps me out a lot. Thanks a lot, Eric, and have a gooder.
Bizarrely this video popped up in my recommendations the day I brought home a very similar rig. I went a little more on the rod with the St. Croix Premier 7’ medium power. I also went a bit lighter on the reel with the Daiwa Fuego 3000. I gotta tell you though that 20 lb. line is double the recommended strength for a medium light rod. I would keep the drag set fairly light on the reel to be safe. But in all honesty unless you hook into a real lunker in some heavy weeds I doubt you’re in any danger of breaking the rod.
Another great option for bass fishing is the fly rod. It takes quite a bit of learning, but a lot of bass have never seen fly patterns before and will absolutely hammer them. On lighter bass tackle, especially, (~6wt with 4X or 3X tippet), fighting a hog is a whole other experience- like off-roading with a stick shift vs. sticking to roads with an automatic transmission, vis a vis conventional tackle. They also excel in shallower water, making them great for bank fisherman in waters pressured by conventional tackle. :)
ReelMen 8888! Glad to see new fishing content.
St Croix makes great rods. I run 10-15lb braid then attach 8-10lb fluorocarbon line on my spinning reels. You can never go wrong with Shimano or Diawa spinning reels in the $100-$150 price point.
bass x, med, Heavy baitcaster with a 60pound braid and a 7:1 gear reel is what i use for my flipping stick.
Braid won’t take abrasion
Shimano and St. Croix spinning set up, cannot go wrong!
Me and my son went out last weekend for the first time this year. It was super dead out there. 4 hours and not a single bite. It's still pretty cold up here in N Idaho so maybe another month and the bass will be ready
Nice to have a "local" Bass Pro Shop. The closets one to San Diego is 90 miles north. I guess we just don't do enough fishing in San Diego, we only have 60 miles of beach....
FYI: Mono is far more abrasion resistant than braided. Plenty of tests have been done, and momo and fluorocarbon are way more abrasion resistant when fishing around structures and debris... I mean, there's no comparison.
One lure I had actually never tried but had awesome repeated success, is a 1.5" - 2" latex/rubber seed pattern frog. It was hollow and rode top water. I used them pond fishing several times and especially in grassy and lily pad areas. Great luck. That big large mouth dove up and gulped the joker down and seemed like it was in slow motion ! There was a big ole beaver that swam around and hated it and would slap the water there lol ! I believe ill get out early one day this weekend and head down to the creek. Appreciate the videos Eric. 🐍🇺🇸
Just bought a new pole this year, a Saint Croix bass X baitcaster and a Garcia reel. cant wait to get out on the lakes here in NH.
Love me some bass fishin. Nice change of pace vid
I just decided today that I wanted to try fishing, not near many ponds in New Jersey, where I live. This was really helpful!
This was a great video!! Really appreciate you sharing what works 👍🏼
I wanted to get into bass fishing years ago but got overwhelmed immediately lol. This vid helped me tremendously!!!
Go to Wal-Mart, buy an Ugly Stik combo, a few of the baits he mentioned, head to your local lake and pretend to fish. Your primary goal this first day is to talk to the other people fishing. Tell them you're a first timer, and most will be more than happy to offer advice and tips. A few questions to definitely ask; what type and color of lure to throw, retrieval speed, best times of day, etc. You'll learn more that first day than you would in an entire season of trial and error. Unless you're fishing in the exact lake/s Eric is fishing on, you're likely to need different lures, colors, or both. That natural colored shad rap Eric showed will catch fish where I'm at, but you'll have a much better day with a firetiger rap, and an even better day with a firetiger swim bait. The reason for that is we have turbid water, a bass has a more difficult time seeing a natural color bait, so we throw colors that really pop out against the water that looks like chocolate milk. There's a lot to learn but don't let that intimidate you, once you learn a little bit about bass behavior you'll find that you can look at a body of water, and you'll swear you can almost "see" them. Good luck, and most importantly, have fun.
@@JohnnyKaw11B thanks for the tips sir
Nothing better then a new video from you🎉 I made 2 new videos lately because fishing season just started and I am so hyped for all the tournaments, kayak fishing, and more! I just bought my first fishing kayak as well and bought my first car as soon as I turned 16!!
One plus for buying Shimano at least in the past is that they don't advertise that you can always return any Shimano real and upgrade to a more expensive one at any time and they'll give you the current MSRP or equivalent as credit towards your new Shimano reel. I have done this at least three times in the past.
Chatter baits and beetle spins are my favorite.
An unexpected but nice change , I look forward to You putting one or two fish on the plate , maybe even cooking them up , just the way you like em . Cast Straight , Strike Hard and Tight Lines .And Don't forget to Stay Safe !
great job getting into fishing dude,great idea,love the channel,keep up the good work
Theres a lot of difference in the gear you select depending on if you are fishing from the bank or on a boat. From the bank just fishing streams and ponds the spinning reel is fine. But once you start fishing on lakes from a boat 95% of my fishing is with baitcasters. The only time i use a spinning rod is when throwing super light/finesse baits.
Every bass fisherman needs these baits reguardless of how/where you fish: jigs, topwater, spinnerbait, shallow/medium crankbait, and a texas rigged soft plastic of some sort (“6 worm or lizard). For soft plastics and jigs the colors that consistantly produce the most reguardless of body of water are green pumpkin, watermelon seed, and black/blues. If i had to pick just one color it would be green pumpkin.
Ditch the mono swap it for braid with a fluoro leader. St croix are a soild choice paired with a 3k sized reel.
He got braided. Did you not watch the video?
Always love seeing the fishing content
I love that you did this man. I use do salt water off the jetty’s and I’ve been wanting to try to hit the little creeks in my are. Please do a Walmart build for us plebs. Awesome video man.
If you have not tried them yet, the Pflueger President reels are amazing for their price point ($60), they are better than a lot of more expensive $100-$150 reels as well. One of thee best reels that I own.
Thank you for explaining about the braid and mono Something new I learned today Awesome video as always .
I'm an avid fisherman too, and inalways find it interesting to see another fisherman's thought process. Also, congrats on your first video in years that will actually be monirized!! lol (to be honest i wouldn't bbe supprised if our evil internet overloards see fit to demonitize it anyway just because you're a vocal 2A suoporter or some such nonsense)
Hey... What's the time where you are right now❗❓❓❓
Here it's 11:00 ( 1 hour until midnight )❗
Why no video on the DP-12????
Thanks Eric that was awesome great video love the format. Man looks hot and humid in the video just right for bass early as day breaks awesome times thanks again man
Braided line is great but you need to use a mono leader
Outstanding video as always Eric.
I need a top water combo, I want a 7'+ fast action rod, a nice fast ratio reel, and some 30 pound braid, I like throwing big 1oz top water lures, I just need a boat to cover more water faster, I top water in a kayak tight now. Get an electronic Shimano bait caster, no bird nesting
I live in north GA, used to love fishing for bass, but I NEVER CATCH ANYTHING in these lakes around here. Everything is overfished... Where can I go to catch some bass north of Atlanta?
Nice to see you mix it up! I love guns and bass .
Oh man my local walleye opener up here in Ontario isn't until may 21st. I can't wait to nail some monsters this year. Good crappie up here too!!
For the record, great vid man!!
No jig?
I'd love to see more fishing type videos from your channel.
I prefer spinning reels but my dad prefers bait casters, so we don’t talk much anymore…
Just kidding. He just de-winterized his bass boat, hoping to get out on the water with him soon!
I know basically all bass pro's resemble each other and that you're from somewhere around the Atlanta area but was this by chance the Macon bass pro?
Now lets see you hook some monster bass on it!
oh and also Eric were you in Louisville, ky on Saturday 4/26 by any chance? because I could swear that I saw you lol
All you need is Yamamoto Senkos or Yum Dingers as a cheaper alternative. Texas rig weightless and cast at cover and structure
Love it. Keep this type of video coming plz
Could you do a video showing how to use the trick worms and other baits. Would be a good video thanks.
I really enjoyed this type of video!!
Bionic Blade with a Pflueger Presidential. Gets um out of the water here!
Love the video. Can’t wait to see more bass fishing videos :)
A lot of people like the st croix rods & the spider braid are very popular
Awesome video brother
Heck yeah. Bass fishing.
Looking forward to it🎣
Hey love the videos hope everyone is doing well. Now do you think a big bore revolver has more felt recoil on the last shot
That's a sweet rig you picked up
Love the vid! Any chance we could get another one on how to set up the line and lure for beginners?
I like the stradicaster shamano
You’re are turning into ROLAND MARTIN 😂 ❤️❤️
Shimano is top of the line no doubt all I use is Shimano for saltwater fishing
Great video - I Wrk at the Cabelas/BassPro in Michigan
I worked at Bass Pro for 4 years. I wouldn't rely on any of our fishing guys to find their own pork sword with 2 hands and a map, much less recommend and set up a fishing rod for me.
Working retail gives a person zero personal experience on anything so...
I work at that Bass Pro now and I can promise you the two employees in the video are top notch.
It is like any other store. There are all different types of employees. From horrible, to bad, to average, to good, to great, all the way to exceptional. Home Depot is another example. Some of the old dudes there, who worked a year for 50 years, and just work at HD to fill their time. They are a wealth of information.
Ayeee havent seen one of these before im excited to watch!!!
Awesome stuff!
I would love to see some bass fishing vids
Like damn that's a good price for a st Croix rod such good quality and amazing customer service.
I love shamano, st Croix, and G Loomis great products
Look at that building! It's like some western cowboy movie out there - fascinating sight for me as a European :)
You should see the Cabela's. Although I believe Bass Pro and Cabela's merged. Las Vegas, NV has a big on and the original Bass Pro is in Springfield, Missouri. The original Cabela's is in Nebraska but the largest one is in Hamburg, Pennsylvania with a store that is over 250,000 square feet.
Yeah any of their buildings are an experience. There's a LOT of details in each and I've never been to one that's the same. The one in my town has an alligator pond in front. Another I've been to has a small lake in front. Both had a huge aquarium with local species in them.
@@robertmanley6102 I have googled the Cabela's and damn! Even tho it's bit different style, it's an amazing piece of wooden goodness. The interior is like adult version of Disney land.
More bass fishing videos!
More bass fishing vids🔥
I don't know shit about fishing and always wanted to get into it. Thanks for this video, I know its good info coming from you.
Eric, what is the biggest bass you have landed? I know they get big down there in Georgia. I'm up in New England and I bagged a 7 pounder I can only imagine what you catch down there.
I caught a nice 10 pounder a few years back. Fishing a black trick worm Carolina style near the bank in the month of February. Huge female
@@Iraqveteran8888 Nice, that's a Lunker in my book. The Gary Yamamoto senko 6 inch in green works well up here. Good luck this season.
No 2 liters were harmed in the making of this video… 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Please do more fishing stuff this was greT
Wow. Kind of overwhelming with all the various parts. As someone who is looking into getting into fishing, would this setup work for general river fishing?
Yes it would.
I’d love to see a fishing video
Pfluger president is about the best bang for your buck. Any sub $100 Shimano reel suck they were really good about 10 years ago but the quality has really went down.
Literally just came back from fishing at my local pond, Coincidental I think. Not! 🎣
Shout out from Texas!
I haven't fished in years, looks like things have changed as to where I can't afford to fish.
I prefer my baitcasters all day long bass fishing but spinners do have their advantages. good eye. quality gear you're picking out. don't forget your wacky rigs
I hope the fishing stuff doesn’t replace the gun stuff.
I miss the reelmen8888 channel!
Thats the bass pro shops near me
St croix are great rods I like the abu garcia's also with 12Ib braid for bass/walleye I like the spinners but mainly soft plastics great video tho!!!
Only two types of guys fish for bass. Rad dudes and cool fellows! So which are you bud?
Hey it's Virgil and Brad
When was this?
I really enjoyed this video please make one of you fishing and using it 😁
Went night fishing last night. Caught a 3.36 lb large mouth.
Me and you would have created two completely different animals in that store
So you don't go bass fishing w/ a Barrett .50?🙃
Love your videos
Hell yeah man
Eric go with power pro next time
Here’s a good video idea, guns to carry while fishing in the south east , snakes etc
all you need is a Zebco 33 and a Hi-Point... Come on man
"baitcasters have their place" yes they do, on the pro fishing circuit!
They are rather pointless unless you are on the professional level.
Also anyone not tuned in should have fair warning before going with the braided line.
It might not happen today or tomorrow but when it does happen the braided line tends to make some of the most unbelievable rat's nest possible!
I have a feeling that Chad is not involved with the chanel anymore. He has not been in the last several videos.
If this guy fishes as good as he shoots.. there's gonna be a lot of bass out there with sore mouths..
Keep it up
don't even know you like fishing too lol! fishing, shooting ,hunting ,lifting, make America country again!