Randy, thank you for doing what you do. Sure appreciate your honesty and passion for the sport and for helping us part timers become better anglers and conservationists. Thank you sir
Think about it Randy. Muddy water provided cover and shade, so they didn’t need the cover of docks or brush to be comfortable. The were probably waiting for forage or just hitting the smaller lures as a reaction without hunger being a factor.
I'm reading a book by Robert Kiyosaki "Fake: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake assets - How Lies are Making the Poor and Middle Class Poorer" The Introduction begins with "Rich dad often said: "You cannot catch fish in clean water." .. Referencing an ancient Chinese proverb. The book is great - anyway Robert Kiyosaki is the Author of the International best seller "Rich Dad, Poor Dad." That book is still at the top of Financial best sellers more than 20 years after he first published it.
This is something I've seen my stepdad and his friend do several times while crappie fishing. The number of 4-6 lb largemouth they've caught long lining is very surprising. I've been out with them a couple of times and have been able to experience it. That fight on a 12-16' rod with 6lb test line is something else.
When things like this are encountered it brings out your curiosity and you want to do what you can to figure it out. Stuff like this stays with you and as you said makes it fun!! Thanks for sharing!! :)
New info is always cool! Speaking of learning, I was out on the lake today, using a zoom ultra vibe crawl...#2 straight shaft hook...3/8 black bullet weight, had the hook coming out of the creatures back...missed about a half dozen! Then I remembered what u said about hooking a worm just through the skin on its side...so I did that to the crawl...BAM!...caught 4 in a roll in the boat...thanks Randy...u r the man"
Randy, hey they just like it I’ve noticed the stripers in Raritan Bay saltwater do the same thing these are 7 to 20 pound fish and they hang out in it and won’t bite a thing
Randy I live and fish mostly in West Central Wisconsin. During the hot summer months we find big schools of panfish and small bass in the deepest part of the lake. The guy who taught me that technique told me that those fish are using the thermocline as thier cover and structure. I'm curious to know if there is a thermocline on Lake of the Ozarks?
Most likely there were some small schools of the latest shad crop scattered out near the surface in the middle of the cove. The spotted bass were simply following the little schools of bait fish around. Last year I was fishing the bank of a small cove with docks at Tenkiller. Water clarity was around 3ft, and 40-50 foot deep in the middle of the cove. With no signs of fish near the surface, a Bald Eagle grabs a 2 1/2 pound largemouth 45 yards from me in the middle of the cove.
I was crappie fishing with my mom at table rock 3 weeks ago way up the james , we were trolling tennessee shad wiggle warts and i easily had 17lbs. It would never happen in a tournament that way, but they were smallmouth, kentuckies, and largemouth. Water visibility was about 4 ft though. Fish do what they want when they want too.
Same last few weeks in our Virginia lake. caught 27 couple days ago on an old discontinued Rebel Double Deep Shad that runs about 10-12'. All smalls tho from 1-2 pounds. They been there like that last two weeks in 80* water over the 15' thermocline.
I'm near the 90 mm and it's been a strange year for fishing. Little rain, creeks low with minimal feed to the Osage, warmer temperatures, Truman dam generation light, and a short full pool season has everything off. Also headwater readings of lake level don't appear to historically match water lines on riprap and bridge pilings. I'm hoping for a better season next year.
I have this happen all the time where I fish at table Rock more on the spotted bass than anything where I’m in 40 to 60 foot water and trolling with a deep diver around 15’ average with no bait fish showing and away from standing timber. If I just want numbers I can usually rely on it but for size I need to find some kind of cover, standing timber close or lay down along the shore. I fish an area mostly bare shoreline but filled with docks and have never been able to catch anything out from under them in over 20 years of trying is why I have focused more on off shore fishing and not being a bank beater as I just don’t find the fish up close until pre-spawn to spawn or when the lake is up and flooded.
Reminds me of something that happened when i want to PNG chasing Black Bass (no relation to your bass). We turned into this random creek, that looked identical to every other creek, but there was this 40 foot section that was stacked with Black Bass. No structure, no bait, they were just there. Guide had no idea why, but said there is always fish there.
I wonder what conditions were as far as cloudy/sunny....calm/windy....you may have mentioned it, Im not sure but youre correct those fish should have had no reason to be out in the middle suspended like that, very interesting.
I used to live in central Illinois and on one Friday i fished in a massive lake and it didn't matter what lure i threw or really where I threw it. I caught bass, some small ones and big ones too! The next day I my wife came out and we could hardly catch anything. The Friday on the lake were very few boats and only person i knew was my Dad. Then we moved to Florida and caught some big big bass. Even caught bass in ditches in Clewiston right along the roads where people's homes were. Now live in Missouri and only been fishing 3 times. I guess we should have bought a house on lake of the ozark.
Randy it’s funny but the ky bass do the same thing in September at Cumberland, this time of the year I always have an AC shiner or old school rebel 2 inch ghost tied on, fishing in 80 ft of barren water and have a good old time, don’t know why they are if wolf packs at times with little or no baitfish but idc fun to catch
In Wisconsin it is common for summertime bluegills to suspend over deep water, feeding on zoo plankton. It also keeps them away from weedlines and docks, where larger predators cruise looking for a meal. Why the bass were there...? A wise sage from Minnesota used to tell his seminar audiences, "Never tell the fish where they should be, or what they should be doing". Gets us into trouble every time.
I was thinking the other day after watching some tournaments on the Lake Of The Ozarks. A lot of big Bass were being caught on do nothing banks, near docks. with as much preasure as they get there with guy's fishing docks, maybe, they just move out from under the docks and get in some shady water that isn't beat on to have some peace and not be hit in the head with 3/4 oz. jig heads all day?
Morning Randy...This is one of the reasons EXACTLY why I'm against FFS. I want to see professional anglers fish by skills, not by electronics. You learned something new and it really has no basis WHY they were there. Competitive angling should be 90% skill and 10% luck, or something like that if you understand what I'm getting at. GPS and 2D graphing should be the only setup allowed in competitive circuit. Keep fighting the good fight! I think FFS technology should have never been allowed in first place. Before I get flamed for that stance, I'm not saying the fish jump in the boat if you have FFS. What i AM saying is that without FFS, the angler doesn't know if fish are or are not piled up in an area. Once you KNOW the fish are there, you can try different lure setups. Yes it takes skill to catch those fish, but it takes far less skill to achieve those results using high-end electronics.
I get flames too. I ran across this pattern five or six years ago and use it most every year. It payed off for me last weekend in fact. They'll first stage at the mouth to trap the prey and move in to feed over the next few weeks.
@dsettleascii 2D may show what looks like them stacked up, it is not nearly the tool that FFS is. Without discrediting professionals and speaking in the most general of terms, an average angler with the knowledge of operation of latest technology, can stand a chance against a professional. Again, speaking in the most general sense. If I'm watching a tournament, I want to see a pro catching fish based on actual skill, not based on what FFS shows. You comparing 2D to FFS is ridiculous, they are worlds apart! With 2D only and all things being equal, I would bet any amount of money, a pro will 100% of the time make the average angler look stupid.
Our nights have been getting colder here. what water temperature do the bass prefer? Will they leave the shade of the docks that have a water temp of say 68 to Rome out in the open with let’s say 74?
I can only speak from my experience and spots tend to do some things that us as anglers think are unusual. There way more unpredictable then largemouth and smallmouth. My biggest spot 20.50 inches came on a cast I was just casting out a minor backless on a place I figured nothing would be.
I sometimes troll on my peddle drive kayak in deep water with a jerk bait or a swim bait and it NAILS bass left and right. But trolling is a no no in the kayak tournaments so I only do it out with friends on them slow days when you can’t get them to bite near structure
Could those bass be out there waiting for schools of bait to get close enough to feed on together? I know small bass will attack shiners in open water in Florida by ganging up. Maybe they were just waiting for the bait to come out?
Good Morning Randy. As to the depth for suspended fish, could it be related to how dark it would be in dirty water? Was the day cloudy? I am an ex-navy diver and have dove in some pretty dirty water (like 2" visibility) and it gets dark quick. May be the darkness at 20' was equal to under the docks. Just an educated guess though....
Is it possible that the fish he was catching were just in the process of transitioning to hard cover from grass? And he just happened to run across them?
Thats pretty awesome, he caught them by trolling :) keep in mind and something to think about.... the world record small mouth bass was caught how? Trolling
Maybe the bass are adapting to the new style and pressure of ffs and regular 2d graphs as well. Maybe they are tryin to out smart everyone and hangout in areas that don't get boat pressure often lol
I know you fish table rock all the time but 1 ft visibility isn’t “muddy”. Also not sure what you meant by “it was 40ft deep out there so they couldn’t use the bottom”😂 I’ve caught bass on the bottom nearly twice that deep.
I know it's possible for fish to truly act that way in nature but I often wonder if all the electrosmog we have in the air these days is altering the way wildlife behaves. Bee's,whales, dolphin, animals everything. Why do whales Beach themselves? It could be submarine signals that could be signals in that are making it into the water and affecting their natural navigation sensories.
It’s plain and simple Com’in Randy you cat say that you’ve never been on a strong pattern shallow. Then the water gets dirty and the fish disappear. Sudden dirty water always sends the bass into a suspending state. It’s not anything new I’ve experienced this same thing many many times
Not sure i understand the difference between learning about what those fish were doing by graphing over them with 2D/side scan vs FFS. You’re still using technology to understand what’s going on under the water ..
Randy is a photographer that sees everyone gravitating towards using video cameras and worries the sport is losing the magic of capturing that perfectly timed photo over a patiently choreographed movie scene
@@Crankinstien really? Do you own a FFS? I have used one for the last year and I can tell you most fisherman don’t understand the technology. The internet loves to focus on how pros use it to see a fish and then supposedly magically catch it but that’s not its actual benefit. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a bass on my FFS that I’ve cast to and caught. I use FFS to help tell me what the structure and cover out in front of me (where I will be casting) looks like so that I can stay positioned on a drop off or submerged weed line, etc; NOT to see fish. The days of having a traditional sonar mounted on your trolling motor so you see only what is directly below the boat in a 3’ circle are a complete waste of time unless you spend your entire day vertical jigging
@@randyblaukatintuitive I agree that there is no comparison between “traditional” sonar (and side imaging) and FFS. First time using FFS I realized that fish markings on Sonar are often false! Crazy! I actually think Hummingbird and Lowrance should be ashamed of the accuracy of their Sonar units. I am older than Randy and my total time on water looking forward is exponentially less than Randy’s time on water. I don’t live on or near lakes. FFS has taught me so much. It has not caught me more fish however. Until FFS, my best “schooling” has been on a small, spring fed, crystal clear pond where you can observe (and catch) smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and bluegills. Amazing. I focus my observation (from a raised elevation over the water) on the Alpha fish in the area and see how all the other fish will hold off on hitting a bait till the Alpha first checks it out. I watch how the Alpha will “test” other “almost Alpha bass” by side bumping the lesser fish. I watch how bluegills will beat up a slightly injured bluegill till a bass eats that bluegill! And coolest of all, I have watched (multiple times) minnows go after a few scraps of a hotdog just to be eaten by a small bass that is then eaten by the Alpha who had been trailing the small bass for a while. Often, when you see a fish swimming almost side-by-side a hooked fish, that second fish is figuring out if and how it can eat the hooked fish not trying to steal the lure in the hooked fishes mouth. The trailing fish will even bump (“test”) the hooked fish. FFS shows you how fish react in an environment below what you can physically see. It is worth repeating as this Truth keeps getting ignored: Just because you see a fish whether in clear water, on Sonar OR FFS, does not mean you will catch it. I still think Tournament Fishing on spawning beds is chicken shit fishing with the side effect of messing up fish populations over the long-term. I am sad for all the Hate and lack of open mindedness (Ignorance) by almost everyone. Doesn’t matter the Issue, there is too much Hate and not enough effort in understanding others. Oh, and I am no better than anyone else…..except that one guy who said….. Be well and Thank You for being so passionate. Love how your son strives to get in every video. Such a Dude!
I’m seeing arguments about his use of technology. He’s using technology like we use game cameras. It’s just a tool he’s using the “old school” way. I use graphs for depth and structure. Period! This argument will ABSOLUTELY go on forever just like beans or no beans in chili or spur strap buckles going on the outside or inside of your boot. There needs to be a fair set of rules in regards to electronics and fishing tournaments just like NASCAR.
Could it be that everyone is throwing to the docks? The fish get used to seeing the bait and move away. Is it not amazing how little you think you know, but really don't know anything. This just goes to show that electronics regardless of the type, sidescan downscan or FFs is not a cure all or that much of an advantage.
You are an expert. You should know, but you dont. The bottom line is Randy. A fish is a fish. They can and will do anything they want to in their environment. I heard a mlf fishing said. He couldn't believe that a bass he caught would be that shallow upon the bank. Fishermen's say dumb stuff when they know they are on tv.
Just goes to show you...there are no guarantees & nothing is 100% in bass fishing, or any fishing really...Fish aren't controlled by people & do what they want, any time/any place..
Randy, thank you for doing what you do. Sure appreciate your honesty and passion for the sport and for helping us part timers become better anglers and conservationists. Thank you sir
Think about it Randy. Muddy water provided cover and shade, so they didn’t need the cover of docks or brush to be comfortable. The were probably waiting for forage or just hitting the smaller lures as a reaction without hunger being a factor.
I'm reading a book by Robert Kiyosaki "Fake:
Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake assets - How Lies are Making the Poor and Middle Class Poorer"
The Introduction begins with "Rich dad often said: "You cannot catch fish in clean water." .. Referencing an ancient Chinese proverb.
The book is great - anyway Robert Kiyosaki is the Author of the International best seller "Rich Dad, Poor Dad."
That book is still at the top of Financial best sellers more than 20 years after he first published it.
This is something I've seen my stepdad and his friend do several times while crappie fishing. The number of 4-6 lb largemouth they've caught long lining is very surprising. I've been out with them a couple of times and have been able to experience it. That fight on a 12-16' rod with 6lb test line is something else.
Very interesting. Thanks for the share Randy
When things like this are encountered it brings out your curiosity and you want to do what you can to figure it out. Stuff like this stays with you and as you said makes it fun!! Thanks for sharing!! :)
Cool, & interesting. Thanks for sharing.
New info is always cool! Speaking of learning, I was out on the lake today, using a zoom ultra vibe crawl...#2 straight shaft hook...3/8 black bullet weight, had the hook coming out of the creatures back...missed about a half dozen! Then I remembered what u said about hooking a worm just through the skin on its side...so I did that to the crawl...BAM!...caught 4 in a roll in the boat...thanks Randy...u r the man"
It amazes me when I experience something crazy that bass do that I never would have thought they would do!
Randy, hey they just like it I’ve noticed the stripers in Raritan Bay saltwater do the same thing these are 7 to 20 pound fish and they hang out in it and won’t bite a thing
There may have been a horizontal muddy to clear line because of different water temperatures
Randy I live and fish mostly in West Central Wisconsin. During the hot summer months we find big schools of panfish and small bass in the deepest part of the lake. The guy who taught me that technique told me that those fish are using the thermocline as thier cover and structure.
I'm curious to know if there is a thermocline on Lake of the Ozarks?
Every lake has a thermocline this time of year. The water is hotter than the deeper water
@@motorcycleislife8296 That is what I was thinking, or a real early turn over (too far south for that) which makes for weird patterns.
Good Fishing in the tournament Randy and I thought that was your rig at the ramp and thanks for all the info you share.
Great little story. Nature always keeps us guessing....at least for me. ha
Just got home yesterday from Lake of the Ozarks, caught tons of bass trying to catch Crappie, but we were at Alhonna fishing off the docks.
Most likely there were some small schools of the latest shad crop scattered out near the surface in the middle of the cove. The spotted bass were simply following the little schools of bait fish around. Last year I was fishing the bank of a small cove with docks at Tenkiller. Water clarity was around 3ft, and 40-50 foot deep in the middle of the cove. With no signs of fish near the surface, a Bald Eagle grabs a 2 1/2 pound largemouth 45 yards from me in the middle of the cove.
The joy of fishing is in the process as much as the result.
I have graphed some tonnage of spots out on Lake Shasta in Calilfornia. The spots unlike largies just like to hang out in deep water in big schools.
There are always factors out there that we will just never know. Keeping the mystery of fishing alive!!
Sir Randall its always good
I was crappie fishing with my mom at table rock 3 weeks ago way up the james , we were trolling tennessee shad wiggle warts and i easily had 17lbs. It would never happen in a tournament that way, but they were smallmouth, kentuckies, and largemouth. Water visibility was about 4 ft though. Fish do what they want when they want too.
Same last few weeks in our Virginia lake. caught 27 couple days ago on an old discontinued Rebel Double Deep Shad that runs about 10-12'. All smalls tho from 1-2 pounds. They been there like that last two weeks in 80* water over the 15' thermocline.
I'm near the 90 mm and it's been a strange year for fishing. Little rain, creeks low with minimal feed to the Osage, warmer temperatures, Truman dam generation light, and a short full pool season has everything off. Also headwater readings of lake level don't appear to historically match water lines on riprap and bridge pilings. I'm hoping for a better season next year.
Loving the hat!!!🤠 cool New now Famous"Tackle Room" and Loving the story!!!🤓
Ye man love surprises on the water , cool story
I have this happen all the time where I fish at table Rock more on the spotted bass than anything where I’m in 40 to 60 foot water and trolling with a deep diver around 15’ average with no bait fish showing and away from standing timber.
If I just want numbers I can usually rely on it but for size I need to find some kind of cover, standing timber close or lay down along the shore.
I fish an area mostly bare shoreline but filled with docks and have never been able to catch anything out from under them in over 20 years of trying is why I have focused more on off shore fishing and not being a bank beater as I just don’t find the fish up close until pre-spawn to spawn or when the lake is up and flooded.
Reminds me of something that happened when i want to PNG chasing Black Bass (no relation to your bass). We turned into this random creek, that looked identical to every other creek, but there was this 40 foot section that was stacked with Black Bass. No structure, no bait, they were just there. Guide had no idea why, but said there is always fish there.
I wonder what conditions were as far as cloudy/sunny....calm/windy....you may have mentioned it, Im not sure but youre correct those fish should have had no reason to be out in the middle suspended like that, very interesting.
That's what I do in central eastern Texas. I catch 2 to 4 pounders every fall like that. The crappie and bass have loose Schools in wide coves.
I used to live in central Illinois and on one Friday i fished in a massive lake and it didn't matter what lure i threw or really where I threw it. I caught bass, some small ones and big ones too! The next day I my wife came out and we could hardly catch anything. The Friday on the lake were very few boats and only person i knew was my Dad. Then we moved to Florida and caught some big big bass. Even caught bass in ditches in Clewiston right along the roads where people's homes were. Now live in Missouri and only been fishing 3 times. I guess we should have bought a house on lake of the ozark.
All the theories in the comments make sense. Is there any chance that the muddy water was layered and clear beneath a few feet below?
Randy it’s funny but the ky bass do the same thing in September at Cumberland, this time of the year I always have an AC shiner or old school rebel 2 inch ghost tied on, fishing in 80 ft of barren water and have a good old time, don’t know why they are if wolf packs at times with little or no baitfish but idc fun to catch
My guess would be a thermocline enriched pocket. It's the only thing I can think of, especially this time of year.
This is why bass fishing is so great, youre always having to put that puzzle together.
In Wisconsin it is common for summertime bluegills to suspend over deep water, feeding on zoo plankton. It also keeps them away from weedlines and docks, where larger predators cruise looking for a meal. Why the bass were there...? A wise sage from Minnesota used to tell his seminar audiences, "Never tell the fish where they should be, or what they should be doing". Gets us into trouble every time.
Mr Randy do you think it could have been cause of a thermocline ? Don’t know if I spelled that correctly
I was thinking the other day after watching some tournaments on the Lake Of The Ozarks. A lot of big Bass were being caught on do nothing banks, near docks. with as much preasure as they get there with guy's fishing docks, maybe, they just move out from under the docks and get in some shady water that isn't beat on to have some peace and not be hit in the head with 3/4 oz. jig heads all day?
Morning Randy...This is one of the reasons EXACTLY why I'm against FFS. I want to see professional anglers fish by skills, not by electronics. You learned something new and it really has no basis WHY they were there. Competitive angling should be 90% skill and 10% luck, or something like that if you understand what I'm getting at. GPS and 2D graphing should be the only setup allowed in competitive circuit.
Keep fighting the good fight! I think FFS technology should have never been allowed in first place. Before I get flamed for that stance, I'm not saying the fish jump in the boat if you have FFS. What i AM saying is that without FFS, the angler doesn't know if fish are or are not piled up in an area. Once you KNOW the fish are there, you can try different lure setups. Yes it takes skill to catch those fish, but it takes far less skill to achieve those results using high-end electronics.
I get flames too. I ran across this pattern five or six years ago and use it most every year. It payed off for me last weekend in fact. They'll first stage at the mouth to trap the prey and move in to feed over the next few weeks.
Downscan and sidescan are capable of showing fish being stacked up.
@dsettleascii 2D may show what looks like them stacked up, it is not nearly the tool that FFS is.
Without discrediting professionals and speaking in the most general of terms, an average angler with the knowledge of operation of latest technology, can stand a chance against a professional. Again, speaking in the most general sense.
If I'm watching a tournament, I want to see a pro catching fish based on actual skill, not based on what FFS shows.
You comparing 2D to FFS is ridiculous, they are worlds apart! With 2D only and all things being equal, I would bet any amount of money, a pro will 100% of the time make the average angler look stupid.
Why is that suprising? Welcome to offshore livescope fishing lol
Do you also have a channel called "The Fishing Teacher with Randy Blaukat"? I was recommended it the other day.
Maybe there are springs with cooler water in that area, where they rest up then go back to open water
They don't have to battle for food out there
And the flicker shad or any crank bait goes deeper trolling depending on how much line you have out
If you had not seen him catch one I woulda said he was messin with you, Wow.
Our nights have been getting colder here. what water temperature do the bass prefer? Will they leave the shade of the docks that have a water temp of say 68 to Rome out in the open with let’s say 74?
Maybe the dirty water was their cover and they were waiting on the bait fish to arrive. Could you catch any on a #5 shad rap or spy bait?
I can only speak from my experience and spots tend to do some things that us as anglers think are unusual. There way more unpredictable then largemouth and smallmouth. My biggest spot 20.50 inches came on a cast I was just casting out a minor backless on a place I figured nothing would be.
I sometimes troll on my peddle drive kayak in deep water with a jerk bait or a swim bait and it NAILS bass left and right. But trolling is a no no in the kayak tournaments so I only do it out with friends on them slow days when you can’t get them to bite near structure
Could those bass be out there waiting for schools of bait to get close enough to feed on together? I know small bass will attack shiners in open water in Florida by ganging up. Maybe they were just waiting for the bait to come out?
My thought to the reason they were there… so nobody would mess with them! Pressured fish will set up where there’s no pressure.😊
How did you determine that the water was muddy the whole depth?
Good Morning Randy. As to the depth for suspended fish, could it be related to how dark it would be in dirty water? Was the day cloudy? I am an ex-navy diver and have dove in some pretty dirty water (like 2" visibility) and it gets dark quick. May be the darkness at 20' was equal to under the docks. Just an educated guess though....
Just a guess.The food is super small those bass were feeding on. And they were spred out.That is the reason you couldn't gaff em?
classic case of the fish zigging when were zagging
Light penetration? Fish are running it like a shade line. Walleyes on lake of the woods do it quite a bit.
Light penetration. Walleyes do it quite a bit on lake of the woods. Run it like a shade line.
Is it possible that the fish he was catching were just in the process of transitioning to hard cover from grass? And he just happened to run across them?
I wonder if it has something to do with the oxygen levels in the water? Doesn’t the thermocline start to go away this time of year?
They may of got out there to get away from some big catfish. The catfish were probally moved in on there areas. Where you were normally fishing.
Fall transition! They are roaming
That is the same way my grandfather would fish every time.
Thats pretty awesome, he caught them by trolling :) keep in mind and something to think about.... the world record small mouth bass was caught how? Trolling
Maybe the bass are adapting to the new style and pressure of ffs and regular 2d graphs as well. Maybe they are tryin to out smart everyone and hangout in areas that don't get boat pressure often lol
What time of year was it again? I wonder if oxygen levels drive them there?
You still learned it with technology.
I know you fish table rock all the time but 1 ft visibility isn’t “muddy”. Also not sure what you meant by “it was 40ft deep out there so they couldn’t use the bottom”😂 I’ve caught bass on the bottom nearly twice that deep.
That's what FFS gets you, learning anyways.
Maybe they were sunning themselves? Trying to digest quicker? They are cold blooded after all.
Transitioning? Watched Michael Neal at grand do same technique..he was Slamming the bass.
I know it's possible for fish to truly act that way in nature but I often wonder if all the electrosmog we have in the air these days is altering the way wildlife behaves. Bee's,whales, dolphin, animals everything. Why do whales Beach themselves? It could be submarine signals that could be signals in that are making it into the water and affecting their natural navigation sensories.
FFS will teach you what those spots are doing out there. Bet it’s small bait that’s not showing up on your side and down scan
Schools of big cats may have been herrasing them around cover?
Lets go FFS!!
It’s plain and simple Com’in Randy you cat say that you’ve never been on a strong pattern shallow.
Then the water gets dirty and the fish disappear. Sudden dirty water always sends the bass into a suspending state. It’s not anything new I’ve experienced this same thing many many times
The Bass might have been hiding out a way from otters
Not sure i understand the difference between learning about what those fish were doing by graphing over them with 2D/side scan vs FFS. You’re still using technology to understand what’s going on under the water ..
No comparison bud.
Randy is a photographer that sees everyone gravitating towards using video cameras and worries the sport is losing the magic of capturing that perfectly timed photo over a patiently choreographed movie scene
@@Crankinstien really? Do you own a FFS? I have used one for the last year and I can tell you most fisherman don’t understand the technology. The internet loves to focus on how pros use it to see a fish and then supposedly magically catch it but that’s not its actual benefit. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a bass on my FFS that I’ve cast to and caught. I use FFS to help tell me what the structure and cover out in front of me (where I will be casting) looks like so that I can stay positioned on a drop off or submerged weed line, etc; NOT to see fish. The days of having a traditional sonar mounted on your trolling motor so you see only what is directly below the boat in a 3’ circle are a complete waste of time unless you spend your entire day vertical jigging
There’s no comparison between two dimensional, Sonar and live imaging
@@randyblaukatintuitive I agree that there is no comparison between “traditional” sonar (and side imaging) and FFS. First time using FFS I realized that fish markings on Sonar are often false! Crazy! I actually think Hummingbird and Lowrance should be ashamed of the accuracy of their Sonar units.
I am older than Randy and my total time on water looking forward is exponentially less than Randy’s time on water. I don’t live on or near lakes. FFS has taught me so much. It has not caught me more fish however.
Until FFS, my best “schooling” has been on a small, spring fed, crystal clear pond where you can observe (and catch) smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and bluegills. Amazing. I focus my observation (from a raised elevation over the water) on the Alpha fish in the area and see how all the other fish will hold off on hitting a bait till the Alpha first checks it out. I watch how the Alpha will “test” other “almost Alpha bass” by side bumping the lesser fish. I watch how bluegills will beat up a slightly injured bluegill till a bass eats that bluegill! And coolest of all, I have watched (multiple times) minnows go after a few scraps of a hotdog just to be eaten by a small bass that is then eaten by the Alpha who had been trailing the small bass for a while. Often, when you see a fish swimming almost side-by-side a hooked fish, that second fish is figuring out if and how it can eat the hooked fish not trying to steal the lure in the hooked fishes mouth. The trailing fish will even bump (“test”) the hooked fish.
FFS shows you how fish react in an environment below what you can physically see. It is worth repeating as this Truth keeps getting ignored: Just because you see a fish whether in clear water, on Sonar OR FFS, does not mean you will catch it.
I still think Tournament Fishing on spawning beds is chicken shit fishing with the side effect of messing up fish populations over the long-term.
I am sad for all the Hate and lack of open mindedness (Ignorance) by almost everyone.
Doesn’t matter the Issue, there is too much Hate and not enough effort in understanding others.
Oh, and I am no better than anyone else…..except that one guy who said…..
Be well and Thank You for being so passionate.
Love how your son strives to get in every video.
Such a Dude!
They were hiding from the parade of fishermen and lures around the docks on LoO.
I’m seeing arguments about his use of technology. He’s using technology like we use game cameras. It’s just a tool he’s using the “old school” way. I use graphs for depth and structure. Period! This argument will ABSOLUTELY go on forever just like beans or no beans in chili or spur strap buckles going on the outside or inside of your boot. There needs to be a fair set of rules in regards to electronics and fishing tournaments just like NASCAR.
Could it be that everyone is throwing to the docks? The fish get used to seeing the bait and move away. Is it not amazing how little you think you know, but really don't know anything. This just goes to show that electronics regardless of the type, sidescan downscan or FFs is not a cure all or that much of an advantage.
Yeah they’re probably hiding because of all the pressure I think bass behavior is changing.
Pretty Normal behavior for bass here in the PNW
My best guess would be there probably scared for their life and just trying to survive
What do you think about Chris Zaldains husband wanting you to be on their pod cast?
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Chris zaldain has a wife
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I would love to be on their podcast. They have a great show.
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another crazy story
stripper fisherman on murray
clarks heart a them lakes
say they catch more black bass than strippers
Might have been better therma cline out there Ya never know.
Maybe they were just taking a swim!
The fish were just hanging out
Group therapy
FFS is the greatest teacher ever!
You go ahead and learn by accident....not me!
Its called individualism or personality... there is not much logic why a sane human would do meth and purposely be homeless...
You are an expert. You should know, but you dont. The bottom line is Randy. A fish is a fish. They can and will do anything they want to in their environment. I heard a mlf fishing said. He couldn't believe that a bass he caught would be that shallow upon the bank. Fishermen's say dumb stuff when they know they are on tv.
Just goes to show you...there are no guarantees & nothing is 100% in bass fishing, or any fishing really...Fish aren't controlled by people & do what they want, any time/any place..
School of small bass purposely suspended in muddy water outside coves.. think like fish.
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Well, there is one thing that's 100%...Livescoping isn't fishing
Sounds like pressured bass. Ambush points are just target points for thousands of anglers. Fish behavior is changing. Gota adapt.
Maybe theyre getting smarter to avoid anglers
But you learned about it by using your electronics , kinda of hypocritical of you .
classic case of the fish zigging when were zagging