1. Get in boat 2. Turn on tracker and go-pro 3. Follow tracker 4. Fish at best spot located by tracker 5.upload video I mean, that's how I'd do it if I had a bass boat. Hint: I'd never get out except for batteries and fuel
I want to thank you for this video, I took what you said and caught my personal best 7lber today. Caught him on a Texas rigged Zoom June bug blue worm with 1/4oz bullet weight. Threw it directly at the shadiest spot with cover!!!
I can’t express to you and Tim just how much your channel has helped me at becoming a better bass fisherman. Before this year the biggest bass I had ever caught was 6.4 pounds. This year alone I have caught well over twenty bass over six pounds, with many in the seven and eight pound range, and the biggest being 9.2. This is on a reservoir that I have been fishing for the past ten years. Summertime has quickly become my favorite time to fish. All my fishing buddies quit fishing when June rolled in the heat here in central Georgia. I’m mainly catching them in 12’-18’ of water on either points or ledges with rock. Finding the rock in this depth range is the key for me. I have also been using a new rigging technique that no one else is using. It came to me through my observations of how predators react to prey. Almost every predator on Earth is an ambush hunter and prefers not to chase a meal down. They would rather conserve energy and have an easy meal. Chasing a bait wastes energy, and many times the chase ends up being unproductive. Bass learn this as the grow larger and wiser. I know the lures and rigs available to bass fishermen today work quite well at catching bass, but I have never experienced anything like my new rigging technique. I know that large swim baits have become quite popular at catching giants over the past couple decades, and I’m not going to deny that they occasionally catch some monsters. However, let me pose a question. Why would a bass chose to strike a lure that is designed to replicate one of the thousands of live fish that are already within the bass’s territory? Either the bass strikes on impulse, or the fisherman is experienced and knows how to impart “just the right action” to the bait to elicit a strike. Or the bass could just be plain hungry and there it is. There are three other principles that influence big bass to strike my rig even if they aren’t in a feeding mood. It usually takes me between 4 to 5 minutes to work my rig back to the boat. No impulse strikes involved, but rather a bass striking as a result of the four principles that every big bass learns to evaluate before striking. I hope to be able to share this technique with everyone else very soon. I keep hearing top anglers talk about some of these principles occasionally, including you guys. I have just connected the dots. It is my goal to help anyone looking to catch the biggest bass of their life fulfill that goal. I have photos of all these catches as proof, including an uncut or edited video of the very first cast ever with my prototype catching a 6.6 pound bass choking on it. The video is currently set to private, but hopefully one day I can make it public.
I love the confidence these videos give me after each one I watch!!Always pumps me up to go fishing! Even after I’ve been having a bad run. Thanks again tacticalbassin!!!!
I stay out in the heat of the day always! Everyone gets off the water by 10 these days. Get the whole lake to myself most of the time. Always appreciate the info!👊
@@TheWaterHopper I wouldn't mind as much if I wasn't fishing from a kayak, not a highly visible platform. But I did just get permission to put in from a land owner in a fairly secluded cove so I should be set for the rest of summer.
Thank you for doing these videos. I have learned how to catch fish, when before i couldn't even get a bite. Knowing I now have a chance to catch something makes it so much more fun to head out to the lake. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Really? Not one video on TH-cam i have actually been able to use the info given. Fishing is a joke i spent days watching hows tos on everything nothing helped me. Even when the fish were teasin me near the surface, chase them with my line and nothing but everyone else around me gets catches.
Hey Matt, I watched this video and then put the advice to the test. I went to a little neighborhood pond that I can usually catch a couple of fish in but haven't the last few times I have been there. I went to by a fallen tree and picked it a part with a shaky head worm. I caught 2 of the largest Bass I have seen in this pond and 1 little dink. Keep in mind this is in the middle of the day, hot and humid, and bright sunshine. They were exactly where I thought they would be based on your advice in this video. No wasting time fishing areas where there might be a fish, I only stuck to shade, or shaded cover and on my 2nd cast I got one.
advantage to a kayak on "HOT" days, after a while, I paddle over to shallow swimming hole at our lake and practice my "flipped kayak skills", I cool off and find out what wasn't tethered, lashed down or doesn't float... recover, climb in, heat problem solved. Shadow/grass does open my fishing areas, thnx. 😊😎
I live in south florida where it gets HOOOOOOOT. And yet, I caught an absolute MONSTER (my PB!) on my propeller leg frog!!! Right in my small neighborhood pond!!!
Great info......a friend of mine was ranked 3rd in indiana about 30 yrs ago.....he told me many times he won the big money on super hot summer days....thanks for the great video!
I've had my best days in the heat. 98 degrees high humidity, they were all but jumping into the boat! Just have to know where to cast! Great job Matt, you have the best fishing channel on TH-cam.
15 mph is pretty strong depending on how you fish. 12mph winds around a dam with fast moving water is a nightmare. not only casting is a pain but you can't feel bottom without a lot of weight.
This one popped up as one I’d already watched a year ago but a great refresher going into this summer. Thanks again! Always priceless information, much appreciated.
I like the format of this video. There is a clear idea/objective and a logical approach to address the idea/objective. Most importantly, this provides the opportunity to assess how well your chosen approach addressed your objective and what you learned. I like a lot of your videos but would love to see more with this format
Yep. I'm new to bass fishing and I was fishing a lake at 30 celsius, out in the open I never had a bite. Found a torn down dead tree overlooking the water and providing shade, casted a spinnerbait in there, and boom, nice 2lb bass almost immediately.
Keep it going guys been watching y’all from clear lake to Tennessee have helped me in tournaments and learning the newer bits as they come along…appreciate the videos
Bass season here in Ontario Canada is very short so my main fishing window is post spawn and in the middle of Summer. I love it, the hotter the better. Since I'm not a fan of waking up early on weekends I have a tan that lasts all year long. 😆 Great video as always Matt. You guys do an incredible job for anyone who loves to fish and have taught me so much! Thank you!
Tacticalbassin is the informational videos out there I'm addicted to the show when I get home from the job I'm on here in Pennsylvania I'm gonna buy a bass boat and hit the water because of u guys luv the show keep it going...
caught my PB, 10.5, on the hottest day of the year few years ago middle of the day. exactly like matt was saying, deeper water in the shadow of a small pump station on a 6 inch swimbait
@@stevemccormack8101 there are so many different conditions, you can use a swimbait like a swiss army knife. burn it fast, slow roll, half ass jig with it even. just start throwing it where u would usually consider using a spinnerbait or crankbait and go from there.
As usual another great video from the best bass fishermen on the internet. Thanks Matt and Tim for continuing to provide amazing instructional videos. TACTICAL ROCKS! God Bless you and yours.
Really liked this video . Challenge . Nice simple analogy of water clarity making a shadow line for fish to stack up on . Looked like a fun day of good fish minus the heat
Shade Pockets for the win!!! Tactical bassin always coming with the secret information!! I have been smashing them in shade spots. The darker the shade/shadow, the better the odds of a good sized bass being in there. If you have tons of Cheese in the water, aim for the darkest open areas in between the cheese. No grass but trees with shade? Hit the tree shade spots, or anything that has a shadow.
Fantastic video. You are a good teacher, man. I appreciate how much time you spend explaining the basics of finding the bass in this video, rather than just hauling in bass after bass. It's a beastly hot day in the middle of a heat wave and I woke up much later than I intended. I was kind of disappointed until I found this video. Now I'm excited. I definitely learned some things and am about to go try them out. Most people, myself included, are in the habit of sticking to the evenly shadowed shoreline or going deeper on a sunny, hot day. Fishing the sun-beaten shoreline and finding the few shadowed places is not obvious technique at all, so I'm glad you highlighted its value. That's good stuff. Also interesting to think of the light penetration creating one giant shadow running down the lake on either side. Never thought of it that way -- always thought about temperature differences from depth alone. I'm a teacher myself (music) and I recognize and appreciate your teaching skills - which includes your slower pace in these videos. Thanks again for the lesson.
Dig the light jig heads on big worms. Used to do that as kids, even weedless rigged, or open hook to fall slowly through suspended bass. Rubber skirt options too, super versatile. Heavy mono looped, tied to head, then kinked and attached to hook barb was a great weed guard as well. No money led us to some fun innovations that worked pretty well.
Thank you, this just made a few things click. Most of the reservoirs I fish are losing water come the heat of the summer leaving less and less shallow cover and as the season drags on I struggle more and more. Now I have some knowledge that’ll help make the deeper water click and how to get on and find my fish in water with a lot less blatantly obvious cover. I get the 50/50 split everyone talks about. But in all reality how is that going to work when there’s no shallow cover left for them to be on? Much appreciated, you guys have helped me up my game. And the PBs I’ve broken since I’ve been listening and working on this have been great.
Love the video. Thanks matt! Could you possibly make a video soon that focuses on bank fishing? I live in Florida and there are tons of ponds here and lakes too but I don't have a boat so I just fish ponds off the bank and it's a little different than what you guys seem to do
Matt, Great tips especially about fishing around grass and vegetation, like the base of Tullies, there is a bulb and a divit that they can hide in. These are concepts most of us do not think about especially when we are catching fish in bright areas and wondering what is holding the fish = hidden structure. Cover/structure is not just rock and wood. I like how you pointed out it can be predictable. Fishing for me is akin to hunting.
Truest comment I've ever seen on TH-cam. You see all these people catching fish easily, but when I go to any body of water I find on Google maps, I catch like 3 fish in a week...
HANDS DOWN 1 OF MY FAVORITE FISHING CHANNEL'S, I have learned soooo much from you two guys, i absolutely loveee you guys & I hope one day i'll be able to fish with you guys!! P. S. THANKYOU GUYS SOOO MUCHHH
Just wanted to say this is one of my favorite channels. Have learned so much about fishing techniques. Just wanted to say thanks Be Sate and God Bless ! #KnowledgeMe
I’ve fished clear for so long an never caught fish like this if I knew the info you just explained about shadows I would go more often an now I know thanks bro great video. Like Realy Great Video !!
It’s been 20 years since I’ve fished. It’s crazy how much time has changed fishing. I’m sure Pepperidge Farm remembers the time a boat wasn’t an essential in your startup fishing rigs.
check out his boat's autonomous trolling motor that has some kind of GPS and computerized stability assist that is attempting to hold his boat in place without an anchor.
Matt, thank you for a most insightful presentation on hot weather summer bassin. This video will help me to target bass better in the future. Thank you again for your continued bass fishing education.
Hey guys, love your videos, you guys really are awesome! Just wanted to share a couple of ideas of topics that I really really would like to see from you: 1) A video of how to fish when you have no Electronics on the boat (or just zero usage). 2) then the complete opposite, a 2nd video about getting the best out of the electronics, basing all the fishing of a day using everything on your electronics (sonar, vu, side view, real time, whatever). I'm sure you guys aren't running out of ideas or something bit just wanted to share my idea =). Thanks
Great video. I like the enthusiasm and details to how to catch bass in the heat and in shadows. Very informative and enlightening about how the bigger bass are in the better shadow areas. Makes sense, yet not something I have really considered. Thanks for opening my mind to considering catching bigger bass.
Perfect timing. Headed out tomorrow into a hot, North Carolina day onto a lake with no grass, no docks, no bluffs, so hope to grab a few deeper. Question - do you simple fish the right depth or do you find them first on your graph?
Went out to lake Sonoma today. Took wife and daughter. Didn’t expect to get in much fishing. Motor acted up and left us scrambling to get out of lake traffic and head for a cove. Just stayed in cove for hours. Executed your deep water techniques from this video. Stuck 1 on 6” g.p. Senko Texas rigged. Got 1 on shakey w/ g.p. T- Mac. Got last on 6x strike king blue/ green shad. Turned out to be ok day. Thanks
can you do a video specifically on summer bank fishing? I have not caught a nice bass since spring ended. I've tried the techniques mentioned from shore, but I've had little to no luck because of the water depth. I can only really seems to get on a predictable top water bite in the morning and night.
By no means am I Matt but I've been fishing from shore the last 3 months out at Folsom Lake in CA 2-3 days a week where the average bass on the lake is about 2-3lbs and I've caught a ton of 10-14 inch bass but also caught my PB on the lake at 6.1lbs and several 3 and 4lber's in the last month. I'd get out on the shore at 6am and I'd hit a top water fish here and there with a spook, senko or popper but I caught the majority of my fish when the sun came up on the water and forced the shallow fish into the trees for shade. I would walk about a mile from where I parked to the same trees over and over and the same pattern would emerge. A fish here and there before 8am'ish then when the sun came up I'd hit fish after fish in trees until I went home. It's almost like I had to weed out the smaller fish to get to the bigger ones. I'd drop shot the trees with pumpkinseed 3" reaper with some purple and red flakes in it or a smoke colored reaper with red or silver/black flake. I think the key to me catching the fish was that the trees were off the main body of the lake with quick access to 20+ foot of water about 25 feet from the trees. The trees were in about 5-10ft of water. Almost every fish I'd catch would be spitting up lil minnows so I tried to stick with baits that emulated the minnows. I caught several on Keitech's swimbaits, morning dawn worms and roboworms hologram curly tail worms. About half my walk to the deeper trees have trees in shallower water like under 3 foot and out of like 30 trips I've never got a hit in those trees and I fish them every time I go out. They look to good to pass up but I've never got a fish on like 60% of the trees along my mile long walk. I like to think of Bass as Ninja fish...where would a Ninja fish sneak attack something, by cover in the dark/shade. If you're looking at a spot and think there's no way a Ninja fish can sneak attack another fish then you probably won't catch something there. In the early morning before 8am'ish the best luck I've had was throwing a Keitech swimbait along a super rocky bank, like big rocks (2-4ft wide) that have tons on Ninja hiding spots and shade then around 8:30 or so I'd start moving towards the trees. Fish on brother!
D Bender where on Folsom do you fish? I also live in the area and have been wanting to try fishing Folsom but never know where to go cuz of how big the lake is and how many areas you can access from shore. I would love to know where to start.
Thanks for making such great educational videos...you really give a good understanding of tactics...as a novice ..I really appreciate it...can't wait to try some of the advice..on the water. !
What up guys I watch the episode on catching bass on a hot day today I use the frog .But there not take it. Give me a pointer what I should do next. Thank you guys your episode are always perfect I thank you again and stay safe
would love to see you and Tim do a bait breakdown of your two favorite baits(if you could only pick two) of all styles.so your two favorite squarebills,two favorite jigs,worms,creatures,swimbaits ect...fun to see how tough it would be for ya pick just two of each!
Excellent info, thank you! I think I can adapt all the info for use on Mead and Mohave, though we don't have a whole lot of tree-lined shores or private docks to fish under. But sheer canyon walls we got, and lots and lots of points and coves. I grew up on Clear Lake in the 60's back when you could actually eat the fish you caught. Oddly enough, I don't remember ever fishing for bass when I was a kid, just bluegill, catfish and the occasional crawdad. Thanks for the trip down memory lane with that shot of Konocti in the background ;)
Do you feel the shade is more important for the cooler water, concealment or both? Also would similar shady areas be worth checking out if we are forced to fish clear water under a full moon at night?
The squarebill has been my surprise summer bait...throwing it in creeks and ponds where I’d never throw it has produced way more bites than running a shakey head or jig thru the same water
Tom Leman I don’t know a fraction of what TB knows, but slow rolling a swim jig by longer expanses of shallow shade, like treelines, has worked exceptionally well for me on some of the hottest summer days here in TX. Usually don’t catch the biggest bass that way, but it’s helped me narrow things down in areas that are cover saturated. I go deeper into the cover where I caught fish on a swim jig with some type of flipping bait for the larger fish.
Great video.. Question.. Me and my husband just came from Pine Flat Lake. The water was 85 almost 86 Degrees. The lake is deep and not much cover. Can you give me suggestions on how to catch fish in the shallow 25 to 45 ft of water. Ya.
Fish only bite two times a day: Before you get to the lake and when you leave the lake.
Lmfao
Hahaha
Yoooooo Hahahahahahahahahaha Holly shite
LOL
epic redditor 🤯 you broke fishing
Would love to see a start to finish fishing trip. How you chose your spots and baits,how to fish them and what your looking for
That would be fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yea
Then we can all fish his favorite spots.
1. Get in boat
2. Turn on tracker and go-pro
3. Follow tracker
4. Fish at best spot located by tracker
5.upload video
I mean, that's how I'd do it if I had a bass boat.
Hint: I'd never get out except for batteries and fuel
Isn't that what he did?
Seriously tho
The fish leave when i go fishing
I feel you bro
pudL pirate fishing 😭😭😭
Don't I know it.
They run in fear
Haha haha id but thos oats
I want to thank you for this video, I took what you said and caught my personal best 7lber today. Caught him on a Texas rigged Zoom June bug blue worm with 1/4oz bullet weight. Threw it directly at the shadiest spot with cover!!!
That’s what I use! My most common bait and I’m gonna try this technique tomorrow and see how I do
Good catch man! A Texas rigged June bug worm is a lethal weapon against bass, particularly trophy-sized bass in my experience
Nice job
What pound braid you using ?
I can’t express to you and Tim just how much your channel has helped me at becoming a better bass fisherman. Before this year the biggest bass I had ever caught was 6.4 pounds. This year alone I have caught well over twenty bass over six pounds, with many in the seven and eight pound range, and the biggest being 9.2. This is on a reservoir that I have been fishing for the past ten years. Summertime has quickly become my favorite time to fish. All my fishing buddies quit fishing when June rolled in the heat here in central Georgia. I’m mainly catching them in 12’-18’ of water on either points or ledges with rock. Finding the rock in this depth range is the key for me. I have also been using a new rigging technique that no one else is using. It came to me through my observations of how predators react to prey. Almost every predator on Earth is an ambush hunter and prefers not to chase a meal down. They would rather conserve energy and have an easy meal. Chasing a bait wastes energy, and many times the chase ends up being unproductive. Bass learn this as the grow larger and wiser. I know the lures and rigs available to bass fishermen today work quite well at catching bass, but I have never experienced anything like my new rigging technique. I know that large swim baits have become quite popular at catching giants over the past couple decades, and I’m not going to deny that they occasionally catch some monsters. However, let me pose a question. Why would a bass chose to strike a lure that is designed to replicate one of the thousands of live fish that are already within the bass’s territory? Either the bass strikes on impulse, or the fisherman is experienced and knows how to impart “just the right action” to the bait to elicit a strike. Or the bass could just be plain hungry and there it is. There are three other principles that influence big bass to strike my rig even if they aren’t in a feeding mood. It usually takes me between 4 to 5 minutes to work my rig back to the boat. No impulse strikes involved, but rather a bass striking as a result of the four principles that every big bass learns to evaluate before striking. I hope to be able to share this technique with everyone else very soon. I keep hearing top anglers talk about some of these principles occasionally, including you guys. I have just connected the dots. It is my goal to help anyone looking to catch the biggest bass of their life fulfill that goal. I have photos of all these catches as proof, including an uncut or edited video of the very first cast ever with my prototype catching a 6.6 pound bass choking on it. The video is currently set to private, but hopefully one day I can make it public.
I love the confidence these videos give me after each one I watch!!Always pumps me up to go fishing! Even after I’ve been having a bad run. Thanks again tacticalbassin!!!!
I stay out in the heat of the day always! Everyone gets off the water by 10 these days. Get the whole lake to myself most of the time. Always appreciate the info!👊
I would be willing to stay out all day but after about 1030 the lake goes from fishermen to jet ski and ski boat central.
@@jasonc3522 I've seen that for sure
@@TheWaterHopper I wouldn't mind as much if I wasn't fishing from a kayak, not a highly visible platform. But I did just get permission to put in from a land owner in a fairly secluded cove so I should be set for the rest of summer.
Thank you for doing these videos. I have learned how to catch fish, when before i couldn't even get a bite. Knowing I now have a chance to catch something makes it so much more fun to head out to the lake. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Really? Not one video on TH-cam i have actually been able to use the info given. Fishing is a joke i spent days watching hows tos on everything nothing helped me. Even when the fish were teasin me near the surface, chase them with my line and nothing but everyone else around me gets catches.
I guess thats not fully true, i learned how to cast a bait caster but not catch anything
Hey Matt, I watched this video and then put the advice to the test. I went to a little neighborhood pond that I can usually catch a couple of fish in but haven't the last few times I have been there. I went to by a fallen tree and picked it a part with a shaky head worm. I caught 2 of the largest Bass I have seen in this pond and 1 little dink. Keep in mind this is in the middle of the day, hot and humid, and bright sunshine. They were exactly where I thought they would be based on your advice in this video. No wasting time fishing areas where there might be a fish, I only stuck to shade, or shaded cover and on my 2nd cast I got one.
You guys give the most sound information on TH-cam. I just want to thank you for your dedication.
Its 92 and it's still dark in south Louisiana. I'm staying in the a/c and watching tactical bassin videos.
hunter oubre yea it is soo hot down here
I’ve been wanting to get back out to Henderson, but not in this heat! They’re still catching em, tho!
I’ll take 92 over 114 any day 😂
LMAOO LEGIT SAME just a year later
hunter oubre lmfao same
Thank you so much for everything Matt and Tim! You guys are my truly #1 TH-cam channel! Again thank you for everything!!!
Totally agree! Great info!
advantage to a kayak on "HOT" days, after a while, I paddle over to shallow swimming hole at our lake and practice my "flipped kayak skills", I cool off and find out what wasn't tethered, lashed down or doesn't float... recover, climb in, heat problem solved. Shadow/grass does open my fishing areas, thnx. 😊😎
I always hop in along the banks when Im getting scorched 😅🤣
Yep, kayak fishing 🎣 rules!!
I live in south florida where it gets HOOOOOOOT. And yet, I caught an absolute MONSTER (my PB!) on my propeller leg frog!!! Right in my small neighborhood pond!!!
Been meaning to come down to FL from AR, you guys have some monstrosities in your waters.
Great info......a friend of mine was ranked 3rd in indiana about 30 yrs ago.....he told me many times he won the big money on super hot summer days....thanks for the great video!
I've had my best days in the heat. 98 degrees high humidity, they were all but jumping into the boat! Just have to know where to cast! Great job Matt, you have the best fishing channel on TH-cam.
I got to be honest I’m from Nebraska and when you said you’re expecting “strong winds up to 15 mph” I laughed my ass off for five minutes.
Oh we get winds A LOT worse but on Clear Lake that means 4-6 foot waves.
TacticalBassin I get it. Just the thought in general made me laugh. 👍
15 mph is pretty strong depending on how you fish. 12mph winds around a dam with fast moving water is a nightmare. not only casting is a pain but you can't feel bottom without a lot of weight.
In a bass boat too
It would be awesome if you did a video like this from the kayak, it’s sooooo many of us in kayaks now or fishing from the bank.
This one popped up as one I’d already watched a year ago but a great refresher going into this summer. Thanks again! Always priceless information, much appreciated.
I like the format of this video. There is a clear idea/objective and a logical approach to address the idea/objective. Most importantly, this provides the opportunity to assess how well your chosen approach addressed your objective and what you learned. I like a lot of your videos but would love to see more with this format
This is an excellent, informative, knowledgeable display for a viewer to absorb. Thanks guys! The best of the best!
Yep. I'm new to bass fishing and I was fishing a lake at 30 celsius, out in the open I never had a bite. Found a torn down dead tree overlooking the water and providing shade, casted a spinnerbait in there, and boom, nice 2lb bass almost immediately.
Keep it going guys been watching y’all from clear lake to Tennessee have helped me in tournaments and learning the newer bits as they come along…appreciate the videos
Bass season here in Ontario Canada is very short so my main fishing window is post spawn and in the middle of Summer. I love it, the hotter the better. Since I'm not a fan of waking up early on weekends I have a tan that lasts all year long. 😆 Great video as always Matt. You guys do an incredible job for anyone who loves to fish and have taught me so much! Thank you!
Tacticalbassin is the informational videos out there I'm addicted to the show when I get home from the job I'm on here in Pennsylvania I'm gonna buy a bass boat and hit the water because of u guys luv the show keep it going...
I love the detail you share in your videos. Always well presented. The way you analyze the bite is second to none
caught my PB, 10.5, on the hottest day of the year few years ago middle of the day. exactly like matt was saying, deeper water in the shadow of a small pump station on a 6 inch swimbait
gixxxer1k I'm trying to get into swimbaits. Any tips?
@@stevemccormack8101 there are so many different conditions, you can use a swimbait like a swiss army knife. burn it fast, slow roll, half ass jig with it even. just start throwing it where u would usually consider using a spinnerbait or crankbait and go from there.
As usual another great video from the best bass fishermen on the internet. Thanks Matt and Tim for continuing to provide amazing instructional videos. TACTICAL ROCKS! God Bless you and yours.
Really liked this video . Challenge . Nice simple analogy of water clarity making a shadow line for fish to stack up on . Looked like a fun day of good fish minus the heat
Love it! Always explains and takes his time doing so so that all anglers of any type can catch a mondo Bass 🤙
The knowledge that these guys have just blows my mind every video another killer 1 thanks guys
As a new fisherman in the Northeast this was a extremely helpful video. Thank you
Shade Pockets for the win!!! Tactical bassin always coming with the secret information!! I have been smashing them in shade spots. The darker the shade/shadow, the better the odds of a good sized bass being in there. If you have tons of Cheese in the water, aim for the darkest open areas in between the cheese. No grass but trees with shade? Hit the tree shade spots, or anything that has a shadow.
Fantastic video. You are a good teacher, man. I appreciate how much time you spend explaining the basics of finding the bass in this video, rather than just hauling in bass after bass. It's a beastly hot day in the middle of a heat wave and I woke up much later than I intended. I was kind of disappointed until I found this video. Now I'm excited. I definitely learned some things and am about to go try them out. Most people, myself included, are in the habit of sticking to the evenly shadowed shoreline or going deeper on a sunny, hot day. Fishing the sun-beaten shoreline and finding the few shadowed places is not obvious technique at all, so I'm glad you highlighted its value. That's good stuff. Also interesting to think of the light penetration creating one giant shadow running down the lake on either side. Never thought of it that way -- always thought about temperature differences from depth alone. I'm a teacher myself (music) and I recognize and appreciate your teaching skills - which includes your slower pace in these videos. Thanks again for the lesson.
Dig the light jig heads on big worms. Used to do that as kids, even weedless rigged, or open hook to fall slowly through suspended bass. Rubber skirt options too, super versatile. Heavy mono looped, tied to head, then kinked and attached to hook barb was a great weed guard as well. No money led us to some fun innovations that worked pretty well.
The quality of your videos is amazing. You are a phenomenal teacher and i appreciate your videos thank you so much.
This is awesome for Arizona most of the year!
Good Stuff down here in Orlando Fla,. It's like fishing on The Sun. Gonna work the shadows hard. Those Bass are in trouble ! All Of Them !
Thank you, this just made a few things click. Most of the reservoirs I fish are losing water come the heat of the summer leaving less and less shallow cover and as the season drags on I struggle more and more. Now I have some knowledge that’ll help make the deeper water click and how to get on and find my fish in water with a lot less blatantly obvious cover. I get the 50/50 split everyone talks about. But in all reality how is that going to work when there’s no shallow cover left for them to be on? Much appreciated, you guys have helped me up my game. And the PBs I’ve broken since I’ve been listening and working on this have been great.
Love the video. Thanks matt! Could you possibly make a video soon that focuses on bank fishing? I live in Florida and there are tons of ponds here and lakes too but I don't have a boat so I just fish ponds off the bank and it's a little different than what you guys seem to do
Matt,
Great tips especially about fishing around grass and vegetation, like the base of Tullies, there is a bulb and a divit that they can hide in. These are concepts most of us do not think about especially when we are catching fish in bright areas and wondering what is holding the fish = hidden structure. Cover/structure is not just rock and wood. I like how you pointed out it can be predictable. Fishing for me is akin to hunting.
Always the best techniques shown.
How to find bass: have a boat
Ponds are easier to fish than giant pressured lakes
😂 That's so true
Truest comment I've ever seen on TH-cam. You see all these people catching fish easily, but when I go to any body of water I find on Google maps, I catch like 3 fish in a week...
U need a skeeter
Such fax
HANDS DOWN 1 OF MY FAVORITE FISHING CHANNEL'S, I have learned soooo much from you two guys, i absolutely loveee you guys & I hope one day i'll be able to fish with you guys!!
P. S. THANKYOU GUYS SOOO MUCHHH
Thank you for the kind words! Tight lines bud 👊🏻
Just wanted to say this is one of my favorite channels. Have learned so much about fishing techniques. Just wanted to say thanks Be Sate and God Bless ! #KnowledgeMe
These dudes know their stuff !
God is good
I’ve fished clear for so long an never caught fish like this if I knew the info you just explained about shadows I would go more often an now I know thanks bro great video. Like Realy Great Video !!
It’s been 20 years since I’ve fished. It’s crazy how much time has changed fishing.
I’m sure Pepperidge Farm remembers the time a boat wasn’t an essential in your startup fishing rigs.
check out his boat's autonomous trolling motor that has some kind of GPS and computerized stability assist that is attempting to hold his boat in place without an anchor.
That's the Roland Martin pattern technique right there!
The best bass video I've seen! Very informative and thank you for listing the lures that you use awesome!
Matt, thank you for a most insightful presentation on hot weather summer bassin. This video will help me to target bass better in the future. Thank you again for your continued bass fishing education.
Y'all are badass thanks for putting tbis out to view for free.
I caught a 6 pound bass yesterday.
New pb?
Joey Foreman No i have caught a 10 1/2 pound bass, is my largest.
Joey Foreman and trust me i got lucky with that, The next biggest would be a little over 8 pounds.
U.S.A POWER that’s awesome dude!
jesus christ. i'm new to fishing my biggest is 2.75 man
Hey guys, love your videos, you guys really are awesome! Just wanted to share a couple of ideas of topics that I really really would like to see from you:
1) A video of how to fish when you have no Electronics on the boat (or just zero usage).
2) then the complete opposite, a 2nd video about getting the best out of the electronics, basing all the fishing of a day using everything on your electronics (sonar, vu, side view, real time, whatever).
I'm sure you guys aren't running out of ideas or something bit just wanted to share my idea =). Thanks
Thanks for the info.-It's hot here on the Delta-love learning new tricks
Great video. I like the enthusiasm and details to how to catch bass in the heat and in shadows. Very informative and enlightening about how the bigger bass are in the better shadow areas. Makes sense, yet not something I have really considered. Thanks for opening my mind to considering catching bigger bass.
I love how you guys teach how to fish cause I usually cast in the middle and nothing there
Thanks for my fix , I love you guys. Can u do a video on river smallmouth. I live in western NC and need some brownie love!
+1 i live on a fast-moving deep river and i struggle to find a pattern with the smallies...it's so frustrating lol
I live in Charlotte, NC and have always wondered where you can catch smallies in NC. I'd love to see a video on that.
@@Superfly263 the French broad river from Asheville to Tennessee is just full of bronze backs!
You guys rock. I am learning so much. It would have taken me years to obtain this on my own!
You're so good as this stuff man!! Almost couldn't even tell you was re lipping it. Keep at the most informative videos out there!
Thanks Matt, I'm heading out into the heat Sunday. Now I know exactly where to cast.
I've learned a lot from your videos guys. Thanks
Perfect timing. Headed out tomorrow into a hot, North Carolina day onto a lake with no grass, no docks, no bluffs, so hope to grab a few deeper. Question - do you simple fish the right depth or do you find them first on your graph?
“Those hot 90 degree days” 90 degrees is Heaven for summer in AZ
Kind of like the narrative over top of the video. You really do a good job of explaining why you are doing what you are doing.
Went out to lake Sonoma today. Took wife and daughter. Didn’t expect to get in much fishing. Motor acted up and left us scrambling to get out of lake traffic and head for a cove. Just stayed in cove for hours. Executed your deep water techniques from this video. Stuck 1 on 6” g.p. Senko Texas rigged. Got 1 on shakey w/ g.p. T- Mac. Got last on 6x strike king blue/ green shad. Turned out to be ok day. Thanks
Best fishing video I have ever seen.👍
Excellent demonstration and clear explanations.
Thank you
The old professor
can you do a video specifically on summer bank fishing? I have not caught a nice bass since spring ended. I've tried the techniques mentioned from shore, but I've had little to no luck because of the water depth. I can only really seems to get on a predictable top water bite in the morning and night.
Dan Stevens Been asking the same question lol. I’ll let you know if I find one.
By no means am I Matt but I've been fishing from shore the last 3 months out at Folsom Lake in CA 2-3 days a week where the average bass on the lake is about 2-3lbs and I've caught a ton of 10-14 inch bass but also caught my PB on the lake at 6.1lbs and several 3 and 4lber's in the last month. I'd get out on the shore at 6am and I'd hit a top water fish here and there with a spook, senko or popper but I caught the majority of my fish when the sun came up on the water and forced the shallow fish into the trees for shade. I would walk about a mile from where I parked to the same trees over and over and the same pattern would emerge. A fish here and there before 8am'ish then when the sun came up I'd hit fish after fish in trees until I went home. It's almost like I had to weed out the smaller fish to get to the bigger ones. I'd drop shot the trees with pumpkinseed 3" reaper with some purple and red flakes in it or a smoke colored reaper with red or silver/black flake. I think the key to me catching the fish was that the trees were off the main body of the lake with quick access to 20+ foot of water about 25 feet from the trees. The trees were in about 5-10ft of water. Almost every fish I'd catch would be spitting up lil minnows so I tried to stick with baits that emulated the minnows. I caught several on Keitech's swimbaits, morning dawn worms and roboworms hologram curly tail worms. About half my walk to the deeper trees have trees in shallower water like under 3 foot and out of like 30 trips I've never got a hit in those trees and I fish them every time I go out. They look to good to pass up but I've never got a fish on like 60% of the trees along my mile long walk. I like to think of Bass as Ninja fish...where would a Ninja fish sneak attack something, by cover in the dark/shade. If you're looking at a spot and think there's no way a Ninja fish can sneak attack another fish then you probably won't catch something there. In the early morning before 8am'ish the best luck I've had was throwing a Keitech swimbait along a super rocky bank, like big rocks (2-4ft wide) that have tons on Ninja hiding spots and shade then around 8:30 or so I'd start moving towards the trees. Fish on brother!
D Bender where on Folsom do you fish? I also live in the area and have been wanting to try fishing Folsom but never know where to go cuz of how big the lake is and how many areas you can access from shore. I would love to know where to start.
All your vids are good but this one is great. Maybe the best ever. And I actually enjoyed the "post production" voice over explanations.
Thanks for making such great educational videos...you really give a good understanding of tactics...as a novice ..I really appreciate it...can't wait to try some of the advice..on the water. !
We need more videos like this. Awesome stuff
MATT! do you ever NOT crush them LOL! ur unbelievable buddy, shows what hard work and time on the water does
Ive always had great luck with crank Bates. Awesome channel btw!
What up guys I watch the episode on catching bass on a hot day today I use the frog .But there not take it. Give me a pointer what I should do next. Thank you guys your episode are always perfect I thank you again and stay safe
Great advise. Your knowledge, experience and analytical skill are super tips. Lots of love from a fan.
Thanks Matt. Enjoyed it once again.
Amazing talent through all of your videos in every aspect, from filming, to narrating, to fishing and production. FISH ON
would love to see you and Tim do a bait breakdown of your two favorite baits(if you could only pick two) of all styles.so your two favorite squarebills,two favorite jigs,worms,creatures,swimbaits ect...fun to see how tough it would be for ya pick just two of each!
Greatest Summer Time video.
Great execution on hitting summer patterns 101👊👊☝️
I learned a lot, I'm going to try it! Thanks
Excellent info, thank you! I think I can adapt all the info for use on Mead and Mohave, though we don't have a whole lot of tree-lined shores or private docks to fish under. But sheer canyon walls we got, and lots and lots of points and coves.
I grew up on Clear Lake in the 60's back when you could actually eat the fish you caught. Oddly enough, I don't remember ever fishing for bass when I was a kid, just bluegill, catfish and the occasional crawdad. Thanks for the trip down memory lane with that shot of Konocti in the background ;)
very good tips on catching bass in the hottest time of the year
Great video, great examples thank you
Do you feel the shade is more important for the cooler water, concealment or both? Also would similar shady areas be worth checking out if we are forced to fish clear water under a full moon at night?
Great video! You guys are the best, most informational channel out there!!! Thank you for what you do 👍👊
Great video Matt , you always put a lot of great information on here, and what kind of bait you are using ,make and model’s 👍
When he pulled that monster out of the shadow...all I could do was smile...wow great fishing...i learned quite a bit
Amazing technical knowledge, I only wish I could remember it better. I have an old mans memory.
Thank you for helping us catch bass
Great tutorial video bro. Was literally on my boat and exercising these exact tips
The squarebill has been my surprise summer bait...throwing it in creeks and ponds where I’d never throw it has produced way more bites than running a shakey head or jig thru the same water
what bass boats handle the big water the best and what do you look for in the hull?
Thanks for the great information Matt. I learn a lot from your videos. Keep them coming!
Have you ever fished an old rock quarry? Have a couple out here in Pa. And want to know the best way to tackle it.
Thank you for this video !!! This helped me so much, keep up the great work man for real
Hey Matt, Another great video. Wouldn't a slow rolled swim jig also work extremely well in both scenarios (shallow shade and deep edges)?
Tom Leman I don’t know a fraction of what TB knows, but slow rolling a swim jig by longer expanses of shallow shade, like treelines, has worked exceptionally well for me on some of the hottest summer days here in TX. Usually don’t catch the biggest bass that way, but it’s helped me narrow things down in areas that are cover saturated. I go deeper into the cover where I caught fish on a swim jig with some type of flipping bait for the larger fish.
That tree shade frog fish had my heart going!
I like how u explain n show what your doing
Great video.. Question.. Me and my husband just came from Pine Flat Lake. The water was 85 almost 86 Degrees. The lake is deep and not much cover. Can you give me suggestions on how to catch fish in the shallow 25 to 45 ft of water. Ya.
Bro you did an awesome job voice overing yourself hahaha
That’s what it looks like