How Ott DeFoe Won the Bassmaster Classic with a Lipless Crankbait

Ott DeFoe went out with us the day after he won the 2019 Bassmaster Classic and put on a clinic on exactly how he fished and won the bass fishing championship on his home lakes of Loudon Tellico on the Tennessee River.
Key Bait - Storm Arashi Vibe in Red Craw: wired2.fish/Ar...
DeFoe walks through the unique approach he has with lipless crankbaits like his Classic-winning bait, the Arashi Vibe. While many other anglers might choose a lipped crankbait, Defoe favors a lipless crankbait when the water is in the low 50 degree temperatures.
He discusses line size, setup, reading current, how to approach smallmouth versus largemouth, river fishing considerations, using eddies to your advantage, and a lot more in this information-packed video. And oh yeah he catches a giant on the Vibe while filming!
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[@chasemccarter959]

Tell Ott wired to fish that he makes me so proud to be East Tennessean. 👍🏻

[@basschaser9356]

Glad you got the win in your hometown
Well deserved win . Congrats

[@johndoe-rl9gx]

Went to high school(jchs) w Ott. Always been class act. Pre calculus dayz. Congrats dude
Eddie g

[@treyferguson9393]

Hell yeah cool man

[@jmixitup]

Great Job Ott! Putting a toad in the boat is the best way to back up a presentation lecture!

[@perrymatherne2021]

Ott defoe is a class act, hats off to you ott, congrats cuz

[@subway5157]

I knew he'd get one, he's a BEAST

[@randybarentine5762]

Thank for sharing, congratulations to you and your Family becoming a Classic Champion. Ott you are a Great representative of the sport....
Continue having a Great MLF Year!

[@josephnywayfarer1345]

Grats on the Classic win Ott! Awesome tips on crankbaits, thanks.

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks Joseph!

[@gregc2621]

Good job Ott. Well deserved...well deserved!

[@garylukas3476]

I enjoy watching this channel. I'm also a fishing freak. Very emotional watching him win. Amazing to live through other pro's winning tournament's....

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks Gary and we agree. This Classic was very exciting and couldn’t have been won by a finer individual.

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great job ott,congrats on classic, I was pullin for you and wheeler,from ol Kentucky boy.

[@CB4basser1]

Excellent video W2F and Ott.

[@jeremiahgiles3593]

I've caught 16 bass over 5lbs so far this season. All Pre-Spawn, and many of them on a lipless crankbait. Some on a big Swimbait, but the lipless is my number one hardbait. Been crushing bass on them since I was a kid. My favorite Lure!

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks for adding this Jeremiah, sure to make some folks wanna get after it with a lipless this spring, some of our staff included!

[@FishingWithCotton]

Good job man look forward to meeting you again.

[@MisterTwister88]

Already back to work Ott 😀? Congratulations once again

[@MainlakeFishguides]

Thank you for sharing. Great fish at end too!

[@kevinsweet4491]

Good job ott, my buddy caught a 5 pounder Friday night on dougles on a crankbait.

[@JDxdger]

Very good video! Congrats on the big win Ott!

[@ufcguruofficial]

What a great man! Well deserved Otter! And wired2fish thank you for always putting out great content. The underwater shots and Otter catching the giant while you guys were filming is awesome. Was that a 8 or 7?

[@clubpresident9147]

Congratulations on the win, Ott. Hope to try that pattern soon on Lanier.

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks and good luck to you!

[@BassGeek]

Great info on the retrieve. I mean awesome. Good stuff as always guys!

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks BassGeek. Pretty fortunate to get a day on the water with Ott immediately after the Classic to put this together.

[@BassGeek]

@@Wired2Fish You guys Rock!

[@rangerryley3346]

Thank you for the tips, and congratulations on your win!

[@lumpkinangler3613]

Really wish I could find more of those grey and red crankin stick

[@stevenodaniel1916]

Thank you for the knowledge and hard work brother it is much appreciated!🙏

[@Wired2Fish]

Always Steven! Some good fresh, new content with Ott on the channel this last month, and plenty to come in the near future.

[@basshuntertnbassfishing4356]

Awsome video! I live for crankin! TN thing I guess. Keep up the gr8 work bud...

[@bb_rader865]

The lipless is one of my favorites on loudon, and Melton Hill.....

[@randynunez2569]

The Hunt Is On!!

[@khartoumwood4421]

Excuse me would you please explain how one would get underwater footage so clearly without your camera "missing",this is quite amazing and some really,great great content 🤔 ?

[@customrodsandbaits8620]

AWSOME! Congrats!

[@garyogrady8304]

Great video great job

[@pescaconJesús]

What good video friend

[@IntimidatorZC]

Great info from a great Champion

[@Wired2Fish]

We couldn’t agree more!

[@donnadolcimascolo3186]

GO OTT GO

[@dougwisdom1239]

I would like to see the pros on Tim's Ford Lake!

[@huntersmith5432]

Awesome man

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks for the visit

[@dannyyork3742]

The champ!

[@bradfordfields1079]

Congrats!!!
Little noise, that’s hard to do with a lipless.
If you hear and feel the vibration on your tip, its making a lot of noise..

[@Greaternickfishing]

Hi Ott. Are there any bass pro shops promo codes out there?

[@touaevang]

Are those crankbait rods discontinued?

[@robertlane370]

Was actually won on a Chart/white jackhammer with a zako trailer. But they are not a sponsor.....

[@hunterwalker4918]

And poof just like that lipless cranks and flying off the shelfs of every tackle store😂

[@edmelungeon2239]

Hunter Walker
Not in E Tn. Because everybody already has a box full of them. I know i have 50+ myself. Throw them alot. Esp the smaller sizes, a 3/8 spro aruka shad in ghost kills on clear water lakes.

[@nflisrigged1395]

Do I fish right hand or left .. If I reel with my left hand ...
I work the rod with my right, so I fish with my right...?

[@treyferguson9393]

Yeah I use left handed reels on all but a couple of my rigs. Cranking left handed, and flipping and pitching is where you get your benefits from. Cast then just start reelin. No need to swap hands.

[@jerryfarrow1935]

What color is that gold looking one

[@Wired2Fish]

Hi Jerry, we believe it's Rusty Craw.

[@pompibassfishing6511]

Reel ?

[@Wired2Fish]

It's listed in the video description.

[@pompibassfishing6511]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@slochillswell9491]

Noice 👍

[@jeremiahgiles3593]

Only thing with these Lures is they're snag magnets

[@jonathangraham4092]

actually the easiest baits to unsnag

[@ct9737]

With the help of Keith,sorry but that ruined it for me,Ott said on tv that he had run out of places and then came in and Keith gave him a spot,knot good and BASS needs to change their rules,that watered it down for me and I have always like Ott

[@TooFatToHuntOutdoors]

Awesome!!..a well deserved win!!👊