Huk B.A.S.S Kayak Tournament on Clear Lake
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Still crazy to see how far Kayak fishing has come with organizations like B.A.S.S putting on Kayak Tournaments. Lucky for us, one of their stops was at Clear Lake, California. This video is the practice and tournament days.
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I’m glad I’m not the only who has the moments telling myself to slow down over and over.
Thanks for the ride... wish I can have a “bad” day like that... haha 😂
The posture change when you missed that frog fish KILLED ME ! You looked like and arrow 😂
Really enjoy your vids, my wife and I have recently gotten into kayak fishing and have been trying to learn about tourneys , the process, etc.. your videos have really helped us a lot.
Good guy Greg sharing knowledge to fellow anglers a day before a tourney! That is awesome!
Greg, you’ve easily become my favorite fisherman to watch on TH-cam. Your humble attitude and easy-to-watch videos are my absolute favorite. I hope you keep fishing until you’re old and grey, because that’s my plan too! Thanks for the content.
- Hunter
Thanks Hunter! i hope so too, cheers
Likewise.
Some great catches Greg!! Awesome weekend. I know your exhausted for that month but we loved it, thank you sir for the videos.
fishin is tuff some times and it will all ways be tuff but some times u got to be tuffer.....great vids keep up thne work .
Told ya in a previous videos.....Rus Snyder's is a STICK. Great job Greg
Rus is on a different level!
@@GregBlanchardFishing I live in Arizona now but I've fished against alot of guys you currently fish with. Carson Riley is also a helluva stick too
Rewarded! Great job. Heck of an August.
Dude, I have to say thanks. From watching your videos I finally went out and bought 5 Keitech football jigs and holy cow, they were slaying it. Same with a popper, haven't fished one in years, finally went and picked a few up and just catching so many fish. Keep up the vids, excited to watch this one.
That's so awesome man. Love hearing stuff like this!
Rodman has been good to me the last two weekends. The quantity has not been there but the quality was.
Greg you always kill it man!!!! AND once again theres Rus at #1 dude is the real deal
Rus is currently the GOAT with this run!
Greg should have so many more followers! Great content as usual, Greg! Thank you
Thanks Samuel! Man, I'm truly happy with the following and support that I have right now so all is good!
Can't get enough of these vids!
I love your tournament Vids. I was on the market for a boat but you have inspired me to get a kayak instead here in California boats have to be locked to certain lakes because of the quaga mussels, Kayaks arent restricted like this. You deserve more subscribers, you consistently put out great content.
Thanks Aaron! Been kayak fishing since 14' and loving every minute of it. Pros and cons to both kayak and boat but the kayak will also save you a lotta stress and $$$
Like always, awesome video! It’s good to see you share your tricks with fellow kayak anglers out there. You inspired me to start a channel of my own fishing kayak tournaments here on the East coast.
Greg another awesome video I felt your pain that’s been my year . Could not get them the yak. Grinding it out though it’s hard not to get in ones own head on days like that . Thanks for sharing all that you do .
Wish there were nice bass in Wisconsin like the ones you constantly catch in your videos
Love the videos!! Thanks for taking us along!
“DANG SUN” If 32:24 wouldn’t of happened your conclusion speech would of been sooooo different!!! Lol,,,, “get out of here MIKE”!!! Thxs for the great months sir!
LOL!!
haahahhaah
Mike Ensign if this is the mike I think it is,,, u need to get a channel or collaborate with ol greg! Appreciate your humor! Thxs
@@stacenhartland9777 ahahahahah thank You Tube is Gregs thing.I just have a great time on the sidelines lol.
Mike Ensign totally see that! Thxs for the reply, appreciate all of ya.
Always watch the practice fishing! Nice catch and the frog bite is always tricky for me too.
9:54 way to call your shot. awesome!
I was set on catching a frog fish last weekend. Only found 2 areas where they were blowing up on it. Missed the first one and had to move on. In the second area I prob missed him about 6 times including a couple of casts where he kept just popping it up out of the water. Let the spot chill for about 10min then went back and got him first cast. Pretty frustrating.
AS ALWAYS WAY TO STAY POSITIVE 👌
I've never fished out of a kayak and I'm watching you do this it would be so hard to get a good hook into a fish with a frog sitting down on a kayak. I got to give you props I think I'd lose about a hundred fish trying to do that it's hard enough standing up on a 17 ft bass boat you got to lay into them.
Greg you may already do this but why don’t you have a follow up bait when fishing frogs. Like throw the frog to find them if missed fish them throw the punch or weighted fluke back at that same fish.
Have I missed it or has there been now mention of Mike E's 2nd place in the last tourney? Boy got some dough in that one!
Mike has been crushing! Time to put him back in his place next month
Damn dude, that was rough. Way to hang on and fight to the end. Be safe bro.
How did you fix your seat? Good to see it didn’t break when you caught that TANK!!! 😆😆😆
Yumm baits are always so slimy.
Talk about a consistent bag for 1st place, damn. Big fish at 24.50 inches? Giants. Good ups though Man.
Rough start.... but that was mama at the end. I bet the ones that got away would push up in the ranks. Maybe could of won you in the tournament.
Hi Greg,
Thank you for another great video!
You have the ability to take people fishing with you also when they have to stay home!
I have little boat, no motor. Where do you suggest to lunch at clearlake that allows me to fish right away without going to far from the boat launch?
Man that's frog fishin.. some mornings they all seem to make it to the boat and others they just don't wanna stik
Way to stay after it!!! Sometimes trimming those "legs" a little shorter and running a stinger hook helps on the hook ups.
awsome content.
Super last catch. Lately I remember your ones that came off. Really, you should have finished first both times at Clear Lake. Good video, but I felt your pain because of the competitive nature of tournament fishing the joy of actually “catching” is lost. Just a thought.
Personally, I caught about 30 bass yesterday on the delta in my yak near Rio Vista, no giants until my last 5 pounder and I had fun just catching.
Cheers and enjoy the break of tournament fishing.
Some of those missed frog fish were beasts Bro, I miss a lot on a frog too same problem, I even let em eat but that grass is a bitch
I’d pass out if I’d miss that many in a competition
When are you coming down to San Diego, try out San Vicente? El Capitan?
Greg, random technical question. When you are standing to fish, does that mess up your camera angle on the back mounted camera? Or do you adjust it every time you stand? I’m assuming you block the shot, and just use Chest cam footage??
Bend your hooks up a little bit from the body of the frog. You will get more hook sets on it.
would it be better to fish a frog without the hooks during practice to mark them? maybe out cork or silicone over the hook?
At 20.52 he launches that 🐸🐸!
Love your videos bro, I live in the 707 and would love to fish with you and get some pointers. Just got back into fishing 2 months ago from a 15 year break.
Right on! That's awesome you got back into it.
Greg Blanchard I’m serious tho, I know I have to get a kayak to hang but when I do let me fish with you. I wanna learn from the best
Catching those tourney fish on practice day again.. LOL
You did mike dirty on the couch Greg lol
hahah
You should wait until your rod loads up on its own before you set the hook when frog fishing
Easier said than done. Everything is a piece of cake when you’re fishing standing. Not when you’re setting down. Have you punched in a thick grass/ 10 feet water sitting down before?
Ramir Maldepena lmao dude I have a ranger not shore banging or on a yak/tube 😂😂😂
I have hundreds of dollars in frogs, but the only one I can catch them on is a white booyah pad crusher.
I like your videos. You make a living from fishing or TH-cam?
What lbs Godline is that? 50lbs?
🤘
Get rid of that rod. Denali is one of my favorites get a faster tip rod. Wont make as accurate casts, but better hook ups.
Link to the Airbnb??
Is this a different tournament then the one you just posted at clear lake ... to tourneys back to back at clear lake?
It's a different one but yep, 2 Clear lake tournaments back to back!
@@GregBlanchardFishing myyyyyy man! Just what I needed. Love the content. Good luck in future endeavors!
Did you end up with big bass though?
Nope! someone caught a 24.50'' I believe!
Think you could add a few for ads for this video? Eleven doesnt seem like enough
Too many ads! One about every three minutes!
Try making your legs smaller on the frogs
You would think by this day and age they would have figured out a solution to those wildfires over there but nope government funding other BS is more important than california catching on fire every single year. Sad. We need those trees to breathe lol Sometimes I wonder if the PPL in charge know basic science man. Sorry for venting it just hurts my heart to see all that smoke like that. Great video though Greg, this has become my favorite channel for kayak bass fishing content. Great tournament, I plan on starting tournaments next year.
I think ur pulling just a little too early. Not feeling the weight before u set
I would trim the tail of the frog make it shorter then what u have it .....
I admit it, you have an awesome head of hair.
i wanna know who the hell dislikes your videos
good job Greg. you livin it bro. do me a favor i see you get real frustrated sometimes and i understand, it is a competition, you wanna win. but there are guys like me watching living in a desert with barely a fishin farm pond within 60-100 miles. and barely gas to get there with low end gear, where i make one rod i can use out of three or four busted ones i found or got as other people's trash, and i use rod tip glue to connect all the pieces into an ugly, yet functioning FRANKENROD! but i feel i am lucky to even have that. and use real worm cuz i cant afford senkos, which i am also very grateful for, because meeger gear is better than none.
embrace and relish your experiences. and stay in the moment. cuz guys like me that have a snowballs chance in hell just to see where you are fishing in person, let alone actually fish them. and even less of a chance to fish them in a jamma-lamma-ding-dong high end kayak, with fish finder, motor and high end gear and tackle. and fish a b.a.s.s. tournament with all that. and have time have money or sponsers for gas and accomodations food and gear and beer. please drink it in for the bass anglers never to feel, see, taste and experience that in our collective universe. and never take it for granted. because like i said bro, regardless of tourne results or what you or anyone thinks... know this, you sir, are LIVING THE DREAM!
I love the fact that Greg tells his competitors how he is catching them before the tournament begins. He's a class act 👍
I just watched a video where he Snag hooked a 20.5 by accident and didn’t turn it in. Good people right there
Genuinely a Good Man and A Great Angler!!
That was a crazy tournament. At one point in the AM, you had lost more fish than you had landed. One trick I learned a while ago....if the bass comes up and just "bumps" the frog (like knocks it out of the water) but doesn't eat it, it's like they are trying to stun it first (so that it can't get away). On those bites, I follow up immediately with a texas rig worm. Those bass will "stun" their prey and then come right back to see if that prey is just floating down through the hole they just made in the mat. And, because they are in "hunt and eat" mode (they just stunned some prey), they will hit something that falls down through the mat in the same spot. I've caught like 60% of those bass that miss the frog the first time, doing that trick. Just a thought. Great vid, as always. Thanks for posting!
Same!! I always have a follow up bait ready when they miss the frog and more than half the time they eat it!
I remember Greg use to do this in the Delta. Frog followed by wacky rig Senko.
Also, follow up bites are the coolest .
I saw him swap to a senko but he didn't have it on deck. He needs to have his follow up baits on deck ready to drop the frog rod immediately and cast out where the bass missed the bait. Follow up baits have to be quick, swapping between rod holders is too slow.
Agreed. I'll also swap from a frog to a popper if it isn't too saturated with grass.
Omg I'm in heaven almost 40 mins of pure enjoyment
I love his tournament vids!
@@ghamm32 every vid
Well your tourney vids never disappoint. Always some excitement. By the way I opened my hooks up on my booyah pad crashers a little bit and I hardly ever miss a fish now. I know in the replays some were missing it but the ones that did get it might of stayed pinned better. 👊👍
This is the reason I like watching ur videos! The raw emotions of anglers go through throughout the day. It seemed to be a slower day but u still managed to fish hard to the end and got a high finish ✊🏿✊🏿🎣🎣
For what it's worth my family has been fishing Clear Lake since the early 1960s and we have learned that to be successful catching bass with top water lures like the rubber frog 2 things come to mind. #1 is don't try to set the hook when they boil up on the frog, they are slapping at the frog to stun it they will come back to it if you leave it be then 1 twitch and biom, they will enhale it. 2nd is laser sharp hooks, you catch a ton of hydryllia but it will save your butt. Honestly we have used an old fashion Torpedo, medium size. A gentle , slow but erratic retrieve, pole tip side to side then down and all stop, let the ripples settle twitch it once then hold on my friend. Your a great fisherman but I thought I would pass along a little local knowledge if you want to try it. Good luck and good fishing. Good job on your content too by the way.
Exactly why I don't like pre-fishing you'll kill it on practice then won't catch them much on tournament day
I love that question;
How good is that beer going to taste lol
and it tasted great!!!
Man you got to let those bass hold that frog for 2-3 seconds then set the hook. Awesome video!!
Thanks to you, I was up at clear lake yesterday and fished some of the same coves, and your pattern killed it for me. Great videos man
Hey Greg, do you think it would have helped the frog hookup ratio to add a stinger? I've been using the lunkerhunt frogs with a stinger and my ratio is dramatically better
I think it is that he is setting the hook way too fast.
@@cadenyoung6288 yes he's not using the force with feeling the bite first
Caden Young yeah true but also some of the baits he had the fish would miss it
Well his record shows he’s a much better fisherman than any of us so how about we stop critiquing his every move
Adrian Padilla yea I saw those but in general
From the moment you get to the lake how long does it take you to get all your gear ready and setup on the water
Not sure why you didn't put on a trailer hook while you had all those short strikes.
20mins in and I'm loosing my mind. I have the same issues with frogging. my favorite style of fishing but, my hookup ratio is trash.
I’m no expert but frog fishing is my favorite as well. What helped my hook up ratio was: bending hooks out, waiting another second before setting, and always cast right back to a missed bite (sometimes they strike to stun bait then come back and finish it).
Greg Sigh Blanchard. Good video 👍
Greg!!! The way you set the hook when you’re using a jig is Exactly how you should be setting the hook with the frog!!
Hey man, love the video and always enjoy watching it! Tournament day causes all fisherman to fish a little faster than normal.
If you don’t already bend those hooks out some for a better hook up!! Frog fishing is a amazing thing yet so frustrating lol awesome video !!!!!
Frog fishing is one of the most rewarding bites but can be one of the most frustrating ones at the same time
I’m off today and I’m just letting all the tournament video play, about to go grab dinner and come back for some more.
Great videos as always.
***DUDE!!!***
I would've loved to see where you placed if you hadn't missed all those fish...
Not rubbing it in, being serious! Even better if you could've culled that 13....
That's how those tournaments go...i guess.
Either way, AMAZING content as usual! Can't wait for future uploads!
-D
Haha you're spot on. that 13'' killed me but I also have to admit that big one at the end was lucky too. I guess it goes both ways. Oh well, everything has to go right during these tournaments nowadays to get the W with as fierce as the competition is!
I like that you upload videos at around 0400. They're there when I get up in the morning. Thank you, sir.
Whatche you gonna do with that cow, already milked it......just pack up...that was the kicker!!!lol...
Nice editing on the releases! More MTV-cribs style editing also please hahahaha. Thanks for the video bro! Thanks for the info at the end of these videos. I love hearing you talk about chatterbait technique. Keep it up
Thanks man, will do!!
Hey Greg,
I know that you are going to the KBF Championship I was wondering if you already got a place to stay and if you needed anybody else too chip in on a place. I live in Florida but was raised in Salinas, Monterey Bay Area and love Sierra Nevada LOL. Please let me know I would appreciate it. THANK You
Looks like a fun tournament your fishing in this video keep up the awesome videos
Yo as a fellow fisherman that morning for the first day of the tournament was pain brother but way the power thru! I said loud in my room, "no Greg! Remember what you said at practice! SLOW DOWN!" Comeback completed
Best fishing channel on TH-cam. Gonna need to see you throw that S-Waver and Wade Hogg though.. 🤙🏼😂 tight lines brother, Keep up the great work with the videos..
Dude we have a lake here in Botswana that fishes just like Clear Lake!
BIGS ONLY!
I have a question. What kind of knot do you use the most? I can't tell you how many fish I've lost because of my knot tying.
I love your videos BTW. Learned I've been doing some things wrong for 30 years. I mostly bank fish but i'm looking into a cheap bass boat soon. I live in Oklahoma city and we have great bass lakes within driving distance. Keep the vids coming. Also, maybe you can do a vid about how you choose your gear such as line weights, reel ratios, how to spool line, stuff like that. You are good at talking to the camera.
Was worth the 40 minute watch. Weird you weren’t hooking up on all those frog bites. Saw a couple where they just either missed it or tapped it, but the ones that actually hook up or took the frog wasn’t fish on to the yak. Anyways keep them lines tight brother, keep it up. I’ll see you one day out in the waters.
I don’t enjoy anybody rushing and fighting circumstances that are often not controllable. Fishing to me should be enjoyable or else why do it? Why stress yourself out so much? Some anxiety may help performance but too much destroys it. ❤
Most tournaments don’t allow motors, nice to see them allowed here. I’m trying to rig up a motor (like the NK 180) using the Native’s existing steering and rudder system rather than put in foot pedals or use a tiller. It looks like Greg’s Torqeedo has a similar steering system using the native’s rudder to steer.
Frog fishing can be a gamble sometimes. Wild to see them just bump it in slow mo! I fish that same green frog you hooked up on; is yours the JR. or regular size? Tight lines -BK
Hey have you ever flipped in your kayak? Yes
Yep, twice!
Good job Greg. Man Russ Snyders is tear'n it up!
Rus is killin it and us lol
Hey man! Been watching a lot of your videos. I’m looking to get into Bass fishing out of the kayak a lot more this year. I did some last year but plan on getting a bigger more stable yak this year.
If you had to give my one good piece of advice, what would that good pice be as I’m just getting started?