Understanding the Thermocline (How to find bass and baitfish)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- I was cranking the other day on the lake and ran across the perfect example of how understanding the thermocline will help you catch a lot more bass. In this video I'll show you how you can see the thermocline on your electronics and where the bass and the bait relate to it. Not only that I show you how you can catch fish related to it and when, where and how to look for it. One of funnest videos I've ever been able to make for you guys. I hope you enjoy it.
Hello Sir. I want to thank you so much for this video. ❤️ Your video information save the day for me today. I pay close attention to details on the thermocline as you about it. I won 2nd place today and big fish a 5.04 pounder😊 which landed me more money than 1st place. You're spot that there are no fish below that line. I fish only areas above the line and started getting bites. This was a weath of knowledge. Guys learn this information it will help you fish productive waters. Thank you again. 😊
Big Fan Todd! Keep them videos coming!
Fishing here in NTX was different this year. Between that freeze we had and the unusually cool and ridiculously rainy spring/ early summer, it was definitely a learning curve.
Another great video Todd! I like your straight-up approach you have. Keep 'em coming!
You bet
Great video Todd. I love the I'm gonna say what I feel attitude. Most channels are so worried about upsetting a certain group of people they won't say the controversial or hard things. Please don't change for anything or anyone. Love the attitude and confidence you bring. 💪💪
Silly ppl trying not to offend their fans- I mean what's next- common courtesy? How dare they....
Yes. Now we're talking. I really learn more from 'on the water' videos where we can see you applying what you talk about.
cool video Todd... you should try to get some under water footage of that thermocline...I spent a little time scuba diving, and saw a Thermocline or two.., they can look as definitive as any other structure or similar to where two bodies of water meet... and the temperature difference is just like putting your hand in ice water, its almost immediate, not gradual. it makes sense if bass hover above a very cold thermocline which explains why they didnt hit a worm on the bottom
I don’t know if my go pro would have enough light to capture it but that would be cool to see for sure
Great , informative video. I understood the thermocline and how fish relate to it, but this is by far the best video on the subject I've seen. You've kicked your videos into a whole new level lately. Can't wait till the next one.
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Good video answered some of my questions especially if the thermocline varies throughout the lake.
Awesome Footage!!
Great video. Probably the best video Ive seen talking about and showing how they relate to the thermocline. 👍
Awesome video Scott! I have been seeing the thermocline, but did not spend a lot of time graphing 🤦🏼♂️ I will spend time checking this out next trip. About the images we see, I’m glad to hear they are not reality! I can rarely get the award winning image. Summer is a crazy time, I found a little pocket (about 200 yds by 200 yds) with a small opening 12’ deep with bait everywhere. The thermocline is 15’ to 18’ There was a lot of activity, but couldn’t hook up. I changed to a 3/4 ounce Megabass double willow Spinnerbait and slow rolled on the bottom and caught 2 good ones. Your tip will help me next time out 👍👍👍
Excellent video, Todd. Every one of your videos are increasing in QUALITY!!!
Thank you
Never really understood the thermacline,this helped alot,great video,seeing it on the graph helps a ton,cant wait for more
Excellent! Very well described the whole thermocline thing. Thanks!
You bet
I’m new to your channel and thanks for this great video! You kept it simple by demonstrating the actual thermocline and targeting cast over the thermocline. Nice examples and the fishing was an absolute plus! I can’t wait to see the video on “Dialing in graphs being over rated”. I’m starting to see that as well.
This is a good one Todd, one of your best yet!
Cool video man. Awesome GoPro footage of you cranking.
Thanks
Great video .
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TODD !!!!
I literally just got my new Helix 12 in on Sat., been using a (999si 7" ) So yes, please bring on the graph videos, and this one was great too. I will see you at Texoma at the end of the month, maybe pick that brain a little.
It shows up REALLY GOOD on 2D sonar
This year has been different bro. Everything about it. Usually here in southeast Kansas will have the spring thermal Klein early summer thermocline and then we'll have our early fall thermocline and turnover. But this year on our legs we've almost had a permanent thermocline just finally did we have our lakes clean up like in the last 2 weeks I was out today and we didn't have a thermocline present that was noticeable that being said most of this year on my homework we had a thermocline at right around 15 ft and it varied between 10 and 15 and for the most part our fish have been shallow all year long even on the hottest days in the summer the fish were pretty shallow not where they usually are. No like you said in the video we had a lot of flooding in late summer which perpetuated that thermocline. Good s*** bro. Also what is that cranking rod you got in your hand i'm a cranking rod fanatic I buy him even when I don't need them LOL.
Great video I liked it I learned something thanks Todd
Great stuff T !
Great video, loved the one the water class from A to Z with the fish catch just in case we still didn’t believe lol I live on a deep lake (canyon lake TX ) and rite now the thermocline is 40’ I can catch a few dropshot and neko but it’s tuff I can see the fish but having tuff time getting them going . Just wondering what you would suggest trying to get some of the schools of fish going .
Keep up the great work , it’s so nice having someone I can relate to putting out great information stuff . Thanks
Liked this video a lot !
Great video can’t wait for the graph video, went to Rayburn the other weekend to try and figure out how to catch fish offshore and I didn’t catch anything very frustrating.
Awesome VideoThank You!!! Cheers!! :))
Awesome
Thanks
Thanks Todd.. so you weren't digging a ditch with that crankbait but cranking a few feet above bottom through the stumps and brush? You always here that if you're not deflecting off the bottom then you're wasting your time with a crankbait. Can you clarify?
You nailed it I was on bottom some of the time but I caught a lot of them not on bottom when it got deeper depending on how the bottom changed depth
Don’t spread that around lol I live on a deep lake and about %40 of my cranking fish there is nothing to bang off . So I put the bang on the bait myself speed up , slow down , stop and go fast , stop and go slow to fast . I try anything to trigger the fish most of the time it’s just a stop that gets them . Not that you wanted my opinion I just thought it was a great question and it’s true that say it so much grinding and deflection it will start making you thank that’s the only way but it’s not .
Good to know I’ll be up the next 2 weekends
Nice that just shows you can catch Bass year round in 15feet or less😕Just my opinion😬😬😬You still the TTT Legend😁
Really interesting, great tips Todd, thanks for sharing! Are the thermocline characteristics similar for both big water like Rayburn vs something smaller like Fayetteville?
I've used a 2'-3' leader on a drop-shot for some situations like this.
Awesome video man. Quick question on that last fish catch… How much do you take into consideration on how a bass is hooked? With those fish slightly suspended and how that fish was hooked under the jaw, do you think it was because the crankbait was below the fish and possible a slightly shallower running crankbait would have caught them “better”? Or do you think the color could have been more of a player for it being hooked under the jaw?
And do you find that pausing a crankbait when they are slightly suspended like that gets more bites compared to when they are bellied to the bottom?
Nope, I caught them every cast for awhile some they inhale it others they get hooked like that it’s just fishing.
On the water stuff was great
Todd when you are fishing the thermocline are you looking for where the thermocline depth meets the bottom and crank to keep bottom contact or if just say you are in 20 ft of water and the thermocline is 15 ft just cranking along the 15 ft range with no bottom contact?
I’d rather find where it meets the bottom for sure
Will this happen on smaller bodies of water like ponds and smaller reservoirs. Cause down here in AZ that would make a lot of sense especially since our weather is so inconsistent.
Could you say there is no thermocline or less if the water depth less than 10 ft? most of our water is pond. Thanks
Nice. That thermocline is screaming Spybait.
How effective would a counted down weightless fluke style bait be? Either MagFluke or normal size. Depending on wind an all that
Hey Todd I need ask you a question look I’ve lost 2 big bass flipping in trees I mean big ones there getting tangled up in the limbs I just can’t get them out if I got with high gear ratio I don’t know if they got the power could you give me some feedback on this
True dat
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Is that the New XD rod? If so do you have a date for them?
Do you adjust sensitivity or contrast to help see the thermo Cline easier?
Not really if it’s all set up it shows it on its own. However I’m going to do a video on this that might surprise you
Yea I ve thought that sometimes peeps show screen shots of simulator
Not really but I’ll show you for sure what reality vs non reality looks like
The only time u will see them go underneath the thermocline is when they are swimming down to eat something real quick or etc. but they never set there
Keeping it reel
What’s the intro song??
Put yourself higher in the frame shoot lower
(We need to see more of you)
What? What they're showing us isn't reality? You lost me brother- I don't get what you mean by that. I realize they're not showing us reality in real time- they can't really but- is that what you meant? Well- I guess they can- that's what live scope does I hear but- never had it or played with it. In fact I don't have anything- my brother does- I just work here, so to speak. I have a kayak, a paddle, some rods and tackle, and the overwhelming need to fish. My brother has a 80 thousand+ dollar Ranger and I fish probably about ten times more than he does. He takes me out on his big boat w/all the bells and whistles and I show him how to catch fish without them- because I don't know how to use them. But hey, neither does he and they're his- he payed for them.
By the way- if anyone is wondering about the moniker- Stoney isn't actually quiet dead yet- but I'm in the process of murdering him. He had some bad habits, as per his name- that were getting in the way of fishing.
You’ll see. What I meant is the reality of what pictures they show you on side scan or down scan. Why there is this big push to dial your electronics in. They show you this great picture but they don’t tell you how they got it. I’ll go in detail about it in a video
@@toddcastledinefishing5924 Thank you- I'll be watching and I'll get my brother to tune in as well.