I knew this day would come…
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- What’s it like to fish a pond full of bass that have never seen a lure? This day pretty much captures it.
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“At least it’s not Florida” brah that hurts because i know the feeling. The moment i lose anything in our Florida water I’m like well it belongs to the gators now 😂
@Jake Park they useually leave you alone unless you mess with them. When it's mating season thats when you should probably stay away.
@Jake Park th-cam.com/video/jhzc5J1BJNU/w-d-xo.html
Dropped my hawg trough in the water Wednesday. Said well I sure as hell ain’t going in for it😂 consider it the gators
🤣🤣🤣
@Jake Park they stay out of the way most of the time, I stay aware when I'm fishing muddy/stained banks
This is a great place to take someone learn how to fish. It be fun to take a kid to take there to start out.
Your friend was calm and collected the whole time helping you
That was NOT A FISHING video...That was A CATCHING VIDEO. not even fair...super fun though! thanks for the share!
oh man that drone footage of the hookset was straight up *FIRE* and totally worth the dip for!
I would cycle through my entire tackle box and tie on all the lures I bought and had high hopes for but never caught a fish on.
I'd kill to have a pond with bass that hungry near me
Watched that part like 10 times 🔥
Man,….that episode is like a 100k subscriber reward for you and us. Beautiful cinematic elements, mood matching music, heavenly location, and humanity. Absolutely nailed it on every level. Heading to the merch table,…proud of you. I needed this episode today.
well said
I had access to a place like that a few years ago. A small private pond full of bass that no one ever fished. At first they would ravenously hit anything I threw at them. But I released them all, and they learned very, very fast. After about four or five days fishing the place, I had to be really inventive and start changing things up to even get a bite. I was impressed by how quickly the fish responded to negative reinforcement.
Calmness is power.
Discovered your channel a week ago! Love it! Don’t have bass in the Netherlands but plenty of weeds to go USA bass style trying catch some perch and pike👍 normally I avoid heavy weeds but it feels like a different world opens right now! Tight lines my friend🤙🤙
I luv it. Adventures in fishing 101. It's just not unusual in fishing for SOMETHING unexpected to happen, and I think it's part of the zen of fishing that it's in your best interest to stay calm and roll with it.
Mad respect for Eric for inviting you out for some epic fishing. And handling the situation well. And putting his butt on the line to show you a great time
That's awesome, my uncle friend has a pond like that! My wife caught a 2 pounder. She had a bigger one one and quit retrieving and it got off. That was a good way to handle the situation, u don't heat up the situation, u handled it correctly. I'm glad u got to swim and find ur air plane, I don't know what they are called. Thanks again!
Last Cast. One more Fish 😂 👍🎣
Greg... Now that's a fun day of fishin. No pressure, no need to travel 10/15 miles round trip. Just easy relaxing fun.
Btw, congrats on the 100K subscribers!
10-15? I travel 300 miles roundtrip on weekends to go fish 😶
@@1221Ralph That's alot dude!
@@kpnitrl38 I know but worth it. You can catch 70+ fish with average being 2 lbers. My PB 8 lber came from there. The locals catch double that.
Also, I wish I had a lake that was 10-15 miles ONE WAY lol. I live in Los Angeles. Closest lake is 26 miles one way. My favorite local lake is 70 miles away.
For me, all top water for fun and big swim baits to weed out the rats. Maybe S waver. Fun spot. Congrats on 100k. Looks like Native is finally showing some appreciation as well. ‘Bout time!!
Private ponds are perfect for practicing techniques. Awesome one!
I’m going to one in the morning and I hope they’re biting everything I put in the water like these fish were.
@@patrickhenderson2538 any luck?
@@eliaskruse6315 the bass wasn’t biting for nothing, we did however catch 33 pan fish, Shell cracker, crappie and bluegill for a lil get together fish fry. Thanks for asking
@@patrickhenderson2538 bummer bass werent biting but that sounds like a blast. Panfish on light setups pull hard.
@@eliaskruse6315 that is very true. I don’t complain too much lol I look at it like if one species ain’t biting fish for a different one.
Heck yeah what a great day with a great fella. He makes some awesome swimbaits and always a kind fella
those drone footage we're pretty badass.
I think you found bass heaven. I’d throw topwater all day. Frog, plopper, spook and have a blast all day long.
Thank you Eric and Greg for the shared experience. Definitely a great video.
Most excellent Greg!
Now that is a bass factory
Way to handle the situation
Greg: When landing your drone in sketchy areas, let it hover just above/near you and CAREFULLY grab from underneath. Once you grab a hold of it, press down on the stick to kill the propellers, and you're set! I learned this trick a few years back. I wouldn't do the auto landing on water as well. I heard it confuses the sensors? I also recently took my drone "swimming". They do pretty well being submerged.
Nothing but topwater. Love that kinda bite
"Every cast" pshht! Better than every cast. When you were talking about tractor dude (respect each other), and dangling the underspin, it was like kids that wouldnt leave you alone while grown folks are talkin'. Epic day.
Wow what a video. Fishing with a friend, numerous topwater bites, drone footage, drone retrieval from the water, confrontation "a moment" with a pleasant ending and home made baits (peace offering). Good luck topping this video Greg. 👍🍺🎣
This is something everyone needs to experience. I know of 2 places like this, and I have had multiple 20-30 fish days there. The normal spots I go to you might be lucky to get 3-5. Awesome stuff Greg.
Just started the vid and I’m beyond pumped for what’s about to come! The first 5 seconds got me like…..what in the blue hell happened Greg?! 😂
You should go live on that pond and have viewers call out what to throw. Can’t wait for Clearlake! Tight lines!
frog, buzz bait, shads, twisted tail worms, underspin, drone, Greg...you threw everything at that lake. haha
And then........ As if nothing happened, the dude goes back to fishing...... Some hero's don't wear capes 🤣
White "willow blade" spinnerbait w/white shad trailer & rapala minnow jerkbait. I'm basing it on catching as many as I can quickly. They can't resist these , especially on unfished waters. Great video Greg.
Yay, you retrieved your drone! 😊😊😊 I was rooting for you 😉
Glad you were able to recover your drone. Hope it's still flyable.
A public service story:
I once went fishing with a buddy on Nacimiento , CA in March; he was taking a few steps on his boat and had ALL his rods and reels in his hand, stumbled and fell in! He surfaced once still clutching his rods. Went under the surface came up a second time without his rods. The water was cold. I was able to grab him and with a lot of difficulty was able to work him around to the motor and he was able to climb back in. After he had recovered from the shock, we started throwing weighted treble hooks, dragging the bottom trying to snag the rods, where we THOUGHT they were, water was ~ 20 ft deep, but no luck. A very long and bummed drive home.
Seeing the difficulty he had getting back in the boat I ordered and installed a boarding ladder on mine. Went back to the spot three times with a mask, snorkle and fins to try to recover his stuff. No luck. Couldn't see more than a foot. On my fourth attempt now about 7 months later, I went back. The water had been drawn down below were we had been fishing. Beached my boat and walked to the area. Spent a lot of time walking around and finally discovered his gear. In the initial confusion of falling in and getting him back aboard, we had drifted significantly. Turns out we weren't dragging the right place. The rods looked no different than all the dead vegetation, covered in dead dry plants, very hard to see. You had to know you were looking for fishing rods to detect them.
Returned his gear. He was only able to salvage two of the rods. The reels had FILLED with mud and most of the corks on the rods had deteriorated. Ugly and sad story but true.
A few lessons learned:
- good idea to always have an inflatable vest on at all times.
- Good idea to have a way of easily getting back aboard and try using it before you are in an emergency.
buoy
brooo pooor greg, good thing you found it because " Ol Greg" runs the waters
I have an abandoned golf course about 15min from me thats all grown up and it has several ponds that are like this...very fun! But a TON of snakes out there! Its really weird out there because all the old fairways are grown up with weeds like 6' high but the paved golf cart paths are still there and they take you to all the ponds...
Every fisherman should experience a day like that at least once in their lives. It makes the grind worth it, and it adds that extra anticipation to each trip, making you think, "Could this be the day?"
Very funny your swiming, following you for 3 years Now, and the drone Make a god difference on the viewing. Thank again for showing us thèse image
this is exactly why I have the insurance on my drone. I'd dive in too. Even in FL. Just not down in the everglades. hahaha. What great little pond!
i love the music background, it feels like cowboys will show up grab ur gears then the sheriff shows up and starts a shootout with the cowboy bandits and in the end you recovered your fishing gears
That video had a lot going on. Your editing skills are exemplary. Setting the hook that many times looked like a workout.
Like bastrop in the old days!
Freaking ridiculously epic fishing!!! Tight lines.
that place looks like dream, it does need some culling though lol. has the potential to hold giants.
Seriously. I'm lucky to get 1 fish when I go to most of my local lakes/ponds
This video is rated R. Contains: Language, Nudity (😉🤣), Suspense and Action. Glad I’m old enough wouldn’t miss this for the world. 😂
Greg, I was deep down inside expecting you to come out of the water with the drone on one hand and a bass with the other hand. Great video!
Such a sick drone catch. Badass video Blanchard!!
I would throw the A-rig, multiple fish at once, guaranteed!! Congrats 100k 🐟 🐟 🐟, 🐟 🐟 🐟
This has to be the most epic episode ever! *drools*
Big swimbaits for sure!
Private farm ponds are the most fun I ever had fishing.
BRUHHHHH you jumped in!!! that was wild, well played.
Hey greg. learn the landing the drone in your hand technique. very easy. Just make a flat palm under it and it will land on your palm and you grab it. And it's safe and congrats on 100K...boom
Wow I would love to have a gem like this place to fish in. They all looked good and healthy too. Yal handled that confrontation very well. I'm glad you got your drone back. 👊👍
I so enjoy EVERY video that you present to us out here! Greg, you personify every good thing about what it takes to be gracious to others, and in so keeping, you are so enthused to be able to pass on to your kindred fishermen what techniques, and even the appropriate tackle for the moment! My hat is off to you, Greg! You are a TRUE gentleman and a scholar!
P.S....I see that you had everything you needed in your yak, except the appropriate scuba equipment! Well, maybe next time.... LOL! God Bless you, Greg!!
Congrats on 100k!! 🎉 been watching since about 40k and the videos have only gotten better and better! Keep it up!
1) Because you asked, I'd probably throw a chatterbait or underspin like you did. Something that's guaranteed to catch them and relatively easy to get the hook out.
2) I hope this was enough hook setting practice on your frog for the delta! No excuses anymore!
3) That drone footage was awesome! Would love if you could go a little higher and show the full cast, from boat to where the bait lands.
Great video man!
If you ever wanna do this in Texas hit me up man! We have a private 30 acre lake loaded with bass, crappie, and catfish!
I think I shed a tear each time you set the hook. Like I was dreaming..Great place to learn how to hook set for sure.. Friday is complete....lol
Awesome episode.
Awesome video sir excellent drone video and absolutely way to play down a hot situation 👍🏻🙌🏻👊🏻
Thumbs up for the plunge
I would keep throwing the frog, love the frog bite!
Epic redefined! The fish were coming in so fast that my 👀 were getting fuzzy just keeping up 🎉🥂.
LOVED IT, not a bad problem to have 👍🎣
Dude, private ponds are the best. Great video and loved the editing.
Great day , lake , friend !!!
Thanks Greg and Erik.... Fun to watch!
I remember one of your videos I was wondering how you only had 10 k subs. Congrats dude. Come a long way! Keep it up
This is unreal. You deserve 1M+ subs and more.
Somebody needs to do some pond management there and it would let the bass grow bigger, but hey catching 2,3 pounders all day isn’t bad either. Nice vid buddy.
I just realized you are at 100,000 subs, when did you hit 100,000. And congrats buddy, one of the best fishing channels on TH-cam for sure
At least you didn't fall into cold ass Seneca or Cayuga lake. So cold in the dead of summer still
Drone view was Awesome!
If only my local pond was fished like that. That's going to be one hell of a story to tell for years. Epic adventure. This video has it all.
Lol curse of the first cast! Drone takes a bath!!
The moment I saw you landing that stupid thing on the front of your kayak I thought, “he is tempting fate“. Just takeoff and land on your lap!!!!!!
All of those bass were within +/ - 2 inches of each other. It appears to me this is nothing more than an alien experiment being carried out in the wilds of Northern California. Both of you are lucky to have left that place without an abduction incident!!!!!!! In fact I think the guy in the tractor was nothing more than a distraction. LOL. Very surreal video Greg. Thanks for sharing.
When you just want to set hooks all day there’s nothing better than a good pond.
Loved this video, especially when you went swimming. 😝 at least it cooled you off and the sd card was still good.
Now thats an EPIC pond. I wouldn't care I would ware my are out there.
Nice recovery buddy!!! And a HELL of a trip!!! Congrats and God Bless all!!!👍🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏
I would definitely throw a popper! Love the pop bite!!
Wow what a great day!!! Hope your drone footage came out!!
The one time you actually wish you could have snagged something with your rod. The new DRONE LURE.
That was awesome!
I have a Country Club next to my neighborhood and they are real chill about me fishing. I try new baits and techniques there.
I could only wish for a like that. Nice recovery on the drone.
Wow now that's was fun , hope the Drone lived , thanks Greg great video, be safe Alex
I respect the fact that you say it’s a pond and it is easy to catch fishes there. Unlike some other TH-camrs who mainly fishes ponds like this and make all sorts of claims.
Me and my friend found this farm pond a couple hundred feet off the road. Right around another well known fishing spot in our state. One day while everyone was at the recreational spot fishing me and him snuck over to farm pond. He caught a 6 pounder and a 7.13 pounder his first 4 cast. I caught 2 5s and I couldn’t tell you how many 2s-3s. Untouched locations are better kept secret haha
Heck I bet I could even catch a fish there 😁
Texas rig(with a worm or crawl)
Chatterbait(with crawl or pattle tail)
Jig/swim-jig(with a crawl)
Insane day of fishing 🎣
Glad you got it back, that montage at the end was really cool!
"Greg strip and flexing." 👈 Should've been the title. loll. 😅
Reminds me of fishing the PG&E run off pond before it goes into the River system. Even the “Flying Lure” would work but Rooster tails are the best.
brah you're nuts landing that drone on the bow of your yak! haha awesome video greg! keep it up!
Look at the at least you were not on the delta or a deeper lake. You were able to get it back. On Amazon they sell foam landing legs (I guess that’s what it’s called) for drones. Maybe look into that for your drone. You could probably make your own.
Your boy Eric is cool. He handled it like a champ!!
Thanks for the videos. They are informational and encouraging.
Killer dude!
I was sketched out when I first saw him launching the drone from his kayak
I feel your pain friend!! Had to do the same with a mavic pro out of my lake!! Got it, disconnected the battery, dried it out for a few days and it started right back up!! 👍🤣🤣 Minus the battery it was a win!!
What a day! Sure beats those tough days on the delta when it seems like the fish just aren't biting on anything. But it seems that you don't have many of those anymore either! Learning a ton from watching you fish, from new baits to try out to hookset techniques for different lure types. Great stuff, Greg. Keep it coming!
Those private water bites are insane man. Nothing more exciting than a buddy saying, "I know a guy who lets me fish his place all the time..." Hoping you get invited as well haha!! Good stuff Greg, much love from Texas!
Reminds of some of the untouched farm ponds I’ve fished. Top water and big baits are my go to in places like this where they eat anything ya throw. That drone was wet way longer than it needed to be! Jump in and get that mofo Greg!