I love this type of content. I dont care how well u did or didn't do. Decision making, strategy, and mindset are the hardest elements of fishing in my opinion. Seeing how you think about things is gold. Not everyone is gonna grasp how to benefit from your content, but it has benefited me greatly
Funny how as you give your explanation about what you are doing, I find myself paying more attention to how you are working your bait. The way you work your rod with the popping perch just opened my eyes that I have been working it all wrong. Now I will have to go out and practice working it. Looking forward to day 2 recap.
Love this vid can’t wait for the second or day two . I love the fact you fish what you think based on practice , and just history with the popping perch that will get the better fish to bite knowing it’s impossible to catch every one that bites it gives you a chance to win or place high in the event
Hilarious how people say they would have done this and that. Easy to say after you watch. Nobody cares shut up and learn. Great job Todd thanks for doing these vids.
Hey brother. Your videos are awesome and your oversight in the bass workd is truly wholesome. Would love to be able to spend a day on the water with a great man and angler. Thank you for your videos truly awesome😊
I feel your pain, it’s like watching my state qualifier a couple years ago. 5lber chokes the frog an hour in and I proceed to watch 6 blow ups without getting another frog fish in the boat. Live by the frog die by the frog!
What's kind of interesting to me about the frog bites is I normally fish the cover and maybe a couple few feet past it then burn it back in to make my next cast. That's water that I would more then likely fish a walking bait or popper and never even consider a frog. Was their stumps or bushes underwater or was it open water?? Love the videos man you show the real side of fishing!!!
The fish were doin the same thing at Gibson Thursday morning, blowing up on a poppin perch and had a couple do it like half way to the boat or right when I was starting to reel in to make another cast. I got really frustrated and went and did something else that actually worked for a change lol
Just an old Fork guy, and would never second guess you, but with bite coming away from cover, wouldn't a spook or yellow Magic possibly increase hook up? Just .02 worth. Thank you for everything you share here. We learn....
Seems to me that the cloud cover had your fish out from the bushes an out prowling about. That being said you had to stick to you guns cause of your good practice. Good luck rest of season.
I fish truman lake missouri, and it gets tough as hell when the water drops. For years I still can't figure them out when it happens. For me it turns into junk fishing 101. Flipping seems to be the best way for me to get bit.
I think you fished it right from what i can see but i fish the same way for bigger fish used to worry about a limit now i fish for bigger fish but i also live on a slot lake
More of this Todd please. I'm usually one that keeps my finger on the advance 5 sec button to get through the fluff but I have to say I couldn't press it. Your insight through out your day was valuable to me. I don't tournament fish but I absolutely believe what's in your head will make me a better decision maker on the water. Cheers.
Theres a lake in West Texas that is dirty like that. I use a bright solid chartreuse spinnerbait with a small color a blade. That thing always gets bit. Just FYI. May work there.
You said you know it's not a color thing. My thought is that it could be a size thing. Like a Poppin Perch Jr or a Poppin Perch Magnum may have caught them
Fished a tournament Sunday there. I had 11 pounds all came off the old water line. On a rage bug BUT the winner was almost 20 pounds and a dang 9.1 was caught. Question where the heck do you think they came from and on what?? 199 boats in the tournament
Looked like a very frustrating day! Idk if you tried to throw a pop-r but I’ve seen them this time of year in Oklahoma can’t get a bite on a frog and they’ll eat a pop-r
I think white bass are the younger annoying cousins in the eyes of black bass. The white bass don’t run them off they just annoy them so much the black bass don’t want to be there 😂
I love this type of content. I dont care how well u did or didn't do. Decision making, strategy, and mindset are the hardest elements of fishing in my opinion. Seeing how you think about things is gold.
Not everyone is gonna grasp how to benefit from your content, but it has benefited me greatly
1000%! Couldn’t have put it better.
Some of the best tournament content on TH-cam. Thanks Todd!
I appreciate these videos detailing your thought process and perspective.
Funny how as you give your explanation about what you are doing, I find myself paying more attention to how you are working your bait. The way you work your rod with the popping perch just opened my eyes that I have been working it all wrong. Now I will have to go out and practice working it. Looking forward to day 2 recap.
Love this vid can’t wait for the second or day two . I love the fact you fish what you think based on practice , and just history with the popping perch that will get the better fish to bite knowing it’s impossible to catch every one that bites it gives you a chance to win or place high in the event
Hilarious how people say they would have done this and that. Easy to say after you watch. Nobody cares shut up and learn. Great job Todd thanks for doing these vids.
Solid content, Todd with the breakdown. This is the juice.
Hey brother. Your videos are awesome and your oversight in the bass workd is truly wholesome. Would love to be able to spend a day on the water with a great man and angler. Thank you for your videos truly awesome😊
Top notch brother! Love this content!
I feel your pain, it’s like watching my state qualifier a couple years ago. 5lber chokes the frog an hour in and I proceed to watch 6 blow ups without getting another frog fish in the boat. Live by the frog die by the frog!
keep it coming!!!
Sorry if missed it, which state, think two lakes same name. Thanks. (Thanks for what you do)
Great stuff. Love these videos. Did you try a flashy swimmer on a swim bait??
What's kind of interesting to me about the frog bites is I normally fish the cover and maybe a couple few feet past it then burn it back in to make my next cast. That's water that I would more then likely fish a walking bait or popper and never even consider a frog. Was their stumps or bushes underwater or was it open water?? Love the videos man you show the real side of fishing!!!
Stay tuned I good comment, I'll go over it. It's gonna be in there
Enjoyed it!
The fish were doin the same thing at Gibson Thursday morning, blowing up on a poppin perch and had a couple do it like half way to the boat or right when I was starting to reel in to make another cast. I got really frustrated and went and did something else that actually worked for a change lol
Just an old Fork guy, and would never second guess you, but with bite coming away from cover, wouldn't a spook or yellow Magic possibly increase hook up? Just .02 worth. Thank you for everything you share here. We learn....
I already got ya covered, stay tuned. Good comment
Seems to me that the cloud cover had your fish out from the bushes an out prowling about. That being said you had to stick to you guns cause of your good practice. Good luck rest of season.
Todd can we get a video about the wakebait you where throwing?
I fish truman lake missouri, and it gets tough as hell when the water drops. For years I still can't figure them out when it happens. For me it turns into junk fishing 101. Flipping seems to be the best way for me to get bit.
I think you fished it right from what i can see but i fish the same way for bigger fish used to worry about a limit now i fish for bigger fish but i also live on a slot lake
More of this Todd please. I'm usually one that keeps my finger on the advance 5 sec button to get through the fluff but I have to say I couldn't press it. Your insight through out your day was valuable to me. I don't tournament fish but I absolutely believe what's in your head will make me a better decision maker on the water. Cheers.
have you watched his Alabama waters series, it's fire
Theres a lake in West Texas that is dirty like that. I use a bright solid chartreuse spinnerbait with a small color a blade. That thing always gets bit. Just FYI. May work there.
For all the folks with the negative comments, hindsight is always 20/20.
You said you know it's not a color thing. My thought is that it could be a size thing. Like a Poppin Perch Jr or a Poppin Perch Magnum may have caught them
Missed fish. They knew it was tournament day.
I can’t help but ask…. Do you think a buzz bait could have worked in that situation ?
Never fished it but have drove over it a handful of times and always looked like chocolate milk
Fished a tournament Sunday there. I had 11 pounds all came off the old water line. On a rage bug BUT the winner was almost 20 pounds and a dang 9.1 was caught. Question where the heck do you think they came from and on what?? 199 boats in the tournament
Looked like a very frustrating day! Idk if you tried to throw a pop-r but I’ve seen them this time of year in Oklahoma can’t get a bite on a frog and they’ll eat a pop-r
Yep fishing to win
Would have fished exactly the same moving and trying to get the reaction bites. Tough lake to begin with.
Todd…what was the water temp when you fished?
72
Thanks…loved this type of video
Haha one of those days
U had the bites. They just weren't committing to it completely.
💎 drop at 10:00
No need to second guess you. You are in the Championship and you know how to catch your fish.
Fish Guntersville and I can't make myself put down the ned or whatever to just catch fish. Thus we get our eyes beat in. Need this.
How many did the guy in the back catch
2 smaller ones
My understanding overcast they rome more off bank 🤷
I think white bass are the younger annoying cousins in the eyes of black bass. The white bass don’t run them off they just annoy them so much the black bass don’t want to be there 😂