I LOST this TOURNAMENT in the 1st Hour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- I share my experience of fishing my first tournament of the year on the legendary Lake Guntersville. Despite a strong start, I came in 2nd place, and I believe I lost the tournament in the first hour. Join me for a detailed tournament recap as I walk you through the strategies, techniques, and gear I used.
From the Neko Rig, Carolina Rig, and Texas Rig to the soft plastic jerkbait (Fluke), I cover the various setups that helped me catch fish. 🐟 You'll also get an inside look at the types of lake structure and cover we targeted throughout the day.
Grab the lures, rod, reels and more:
Gambler Hover Hook bit.ly/3q1Qtyr
Berkley Maxscent Worm bit.ly/3qgQzmc
Duo Realis fluke soft plastic jerk bait bit.ly/3RS09GG
Daiwa Exceler spinning reel bit.ly/3FGhz2A
My Power Poles bit.ly/41sQM2e
Carolina Rig and Texas Rig kit bit.ly/4cn381M
My Precision Sonar mounts bit.ly/3CVPAty
VMC Crossover Wacky Rig system bit.ly/3HrEWhi
Baitsanity Chimera Glide Bait bit.ly/46BkEx1
🌊 Key Topics Covered:
Tournament recap and highlights
Breakdown of the Neko Rig, Carolina Rig, Texas Rig, and Fluke
Types of lake structure and cover fished
Lessons learned and what I’d do differently
#FishingTournament #LakeGuntersville #BassFishing #MikeybalzzFishing
You make me feel like I’m right there with you Mikey. Tough luck on the tournament.
THIS is how you do a tournament fishing re-cap.
You did finish second even with that rough start. Well done. You probably need to fish more events in order to be a bit more clear headed early. Great vid!❤️
Keep grinding ! your win is just on the horizon for you
Just got off the water, had a slow day myself but your mentioning of blowing up bunches of fish is good for me. I think I may do this frequently, because I do what you did in this tournament all the time. I find a school, one or two big ones, and throw something big (my glide) and seem to lose them all in minutes.
I haven't tried a hover rig or any of those finesse mid-column lures because I'm just getting into kayak/offshore fishing, but I think those suggestions are huge.
Still watching, but just wanted to say I appreciate ya. Good luck next time man! 2nd place is nothing to scoff at.
Great video. Helps explain while we did very little Sunday and Monday.
Dude, great break down of your day, great content.
Thank you Mikey for all you do !! No matter how good you are ...no one can win em all. Here's a hot weather tip and has helped me reel in some big bass here in southern Wisconsin on highly pressured lakes. Try flipping big worms like 10 to 12 inch ole monster zooms or big Mann jelly worms. I fish a lot of slop in warm water on hot days and these things produce big bites. Ill also make short target casts into far shallow pockets and drag the worms back across and drop them in pockets. You can cover water faster to. When all else fails the slower fall rates of these worms ( even with weights ) gets reaction bites. Also adding a tail blade to senkos and stick worms can produce some numbers and bigger bass. Less resistance thru the greenery make these lures efficient. Just my humble 2 cents worth bro. Tim Nelson
Enjoyed your talk about your tournament congratulations on your second place finish
Just keep swinging bud!🎣🏆💰
Great breakdown bro. Super solid finish n appreciate the honesty.
Loving the tourney breakdowns..good to see you competing again.I know that it's not the end all for you, but shoot if you can make a little extra cash doing what you love ....👊🎣
Good detailed description Mikey. Sorry you got 2nd, you poor little fisherman you!!!😂😂. Messing with you. I know, I’ve lost em by an ounce. It’s a bummer. But damn good tournament not to get on any of you spots. When tournaments deals you lemons, you try and make lemonade 😁👍💯
Love the channel man..great content !!
Very informative!! Thanks for sharing!!
Oh no! 2nd place 😜
Love your vids. I know you thought about doing the Opens before this year, but I think you'd do well on the ABT or maybe the NPFL as an option. You're definitely knowledgeable enough and a hammer on your own right. Tight lines!
My Core Tackle hover rig with a fluke is my go- to bait. More power to you, there's now way I can put up with all those boats and tournament presuure
Your one of the best fisherman been watching ever since I saw you in the johnboat in Florida ! I like the afternoon the best. First place is in your future 👍
Come ON 100k subs!
We're getting there, would be pretty stoked to hit that Mark!
Your always #1 with me. Top10 super cool. Things happen, just let it roll.
I like the sound effects!
Congrats man! Sucks about the lost fish. I recommend the oldschool EZ swimmer in the pads.
Appreciate your process!!! Making me think what I do up north here correct!! Thanks for the recap. That donkey sack will come if you trust the process!!!
Congrats on a great finish, not the one you wanted but good job. I found the Flex worms at Ollie's also $1.99 a pack, they have been producing for me too. Hope I can find some more. Delta craw has been good for me, along with green pumpkin.
Good job
Thx man!
I'm my eyes you were solid! Wouldn't have changed nothing.
Congratulations brother. We can't always be frist.but you had a good time an come home safe
Great video. Keep it up.
Thanks bud!
No, please don't. She's gonna do it. Yup, back flip of death. GAME OVER.
I found those net bait flex worms in the 7 inch and 5 inch at Ollie’s for $1 each bought about 20 packs. They work awesome 😎
Dang that's niiiiice
This is an interesting strategy as most tournament anglers go to first catch a decent limit and then spend the rest of the day looking for bigger fish. Given your knowledge of Guntersville and the fact that you are confident you can catch a limit this may not be a bad plan but it does put added pressure on you if you spend the first 2 hrs and don't put a big one in the boat. Depending on the reliability of your bigger fish areas this may be a good strategy since most likely everyone els3 is doing the opposite. Also, rarely will you ever see someone win an event who has had one or more big fish come off- you just have to boat everything you hook unfortunately.
Yeah that's 100% what burned me losing those two big ones in the morning.
EPIC" BREAKDOWN"-NICE WORK!!! THANKS for SHARING! B-LYK-MIKEY' IMO
Losing those big ones is painful. To win an event unfortunately typically requires that you boat every fish you hook
You like punching the mats, and you do it well... Hit them, then fish for the limit.
Can’t believe how people pull up and start fishing beside people. I used to live for ledge fishing now I can’t stand it. Use all my vacations to go up north and catch smallies now.
I have a bitch of a time getting those hover baits rigged up. I usually F up too many baits. Any slo-mo (I'm old and slow) videos/instructions would be much appreciated... keep up the awesome content.
I know old and slow takes me 15 minutes to tie a Palomar knot
Solid
Hey Bog!
NET use your NET. Great tournament anyways
Holy crap look at these comments 😂😂😂😂
Sorry Mikey. Although… I’d love to have one of your bad days. Just sayin…
Congrats on a great finish, not the one you wanted but good job. I found the Flex worms at Ollie's also $1.99 a pack, they have been producing for me too. Hope I can find some more. Delta craw has been good for me, along with green pumpkin.