How To Locate Winter Bass + Fishing FAIL!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ต.ค. 2024
- Winter fishing... where do you even start?!? These simple steps will help you locate fish and quickly find productive water. There is nothing worse than fishing and fishing without knowing if you're even around fish. We've got your covered!
Bass will position in different locations and depths based on water temperature and weather. Most bass spend the Winter in deep water to insulate themselves from the cold surface temperatures. There are two circumstances that will draw fish out of the depths. Those circumstances rising water and warm afternoon sun.
In this video we'll explain how the fish move, why they move, and what baits you can use to efficiently locate and catch Winter bass.
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This makes me feel better!
Just awesome thank you once again
Awesome helpful video. Thanks!!
Thanks for watching
Love how informative all your vids are. Don't ever stop
Thanks!
Thanks for the advice Matt!
You are so right that attention to detail is so important!!! Buddy we have all had one of those days! Thank you for posting!
Ha! Thanks man!
Good video. Thanks
I watched your video this morning and went fishing...
Caught 7 winter bass using what i learned from you Matt. Thanks ...
Big time info! Thanks for having "one of those days" and giving us a mini seminar! TB is always the most informative channel on the tube! ✊solid
Ha! Thanks for watching!
THAT WAS HILARIOUS!!!!GO MATT!!1 MURPHIED" TOTALLY!
Been there! Great stuff.
This is information that people pay big money for, it's information that someone learns over decades of fishing and we absolutely take for granted how easy this information is to get nowadays.Thank you Tactical Bassin!
Drew Farmer exactly why I am here.
Thank you Drew!
Gosh bro.......I thought I had some bad days, but you just topped all of mine....HAHA. Keep them coming buddy!
Wish y'all can upload everyday. Love your videos.
+Wallstar 2 Thanks man! Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 3:30 AM Pacific time. 👍👍 We'd do more if we could!
love your videos
Thank you!
Great video! At least you put the plug in before you launched.
Looks like a great start to your day😂😂
Ha!
well, I hate those kind of days!! thank you again for making another great video.
Ha! It happens!
Good luck out there Matt, gotta love Monday’s c: Thanks for the great information!!:)
Ha! Thanks Shane!
I personally like the in depth videos these guys make to try and make us all better fisherman. I’m just a couple of years into it and still learning the sport and I have learned a lot from these guys. It’s all about what your looking for in a fishing video though. It’s fun to watch them catch big bass as well. There’s really not a whole lot of you tubers that go in great depth like these guys. Awesome videos guys! Keep it up!
THANK YOU Lindsay, we appreciate it!
Great in depth breakdown! I really like this type of info on condition-dependent fish locating. Personally I think it's the most important part to catching fish. Cheers and hope you guys do more of this for all seasons of the year!
Thank you!
But I’ll get back out there as soon as I can and I’ll definitely take what you said here and put it to good use. Thanks👍🏻🤘🏻👊🏻🐟🎣
😂😂😂😂 beginning is absolutely awesome
Great video Matt!!! Truthfully everyone has done it. we are all human & in the excitement have forgotten baits,keys,electronics,etc. Just happy to see I'm not the only person it's happen to before!!!! Thanks for always given me a good laugh in the morning to get my day started!! but really good information on the rest of your segment. Tight lines brotha!!!
Thanks Bud! Happy to share and glad your day started off with a laugh :-)
love the vids man! keep em going!
Thank you!
Good to see i am not the only one out there forgetting things. Forgot the keys one time and didn't realize until launch time, 4 hours from home on a 4 day "fishing" / camping trip, figured out how to hotwire my boat though. What is the impact with water clarity in the winter? It is not caused by run off, I mean like 1 to 2 feet visibility on a good day. Thanks for sharing, absolutely love the content so far this year!
I wouldn't mind fishing right now on the trolling motor with no electronics! Thanks Matt!
Ha!
Haha thanks for sharing!! The struggle is real! But still better than work!! Great video!
Ha! Thanks for watching!
Even a bad fishing day is better than a good day in the office. 😉
And in spite of the problems, you maintained your composure and successfully published a valuable video using fewer resources than usually available. Professionalism at its finest! Well done!
Thank you!
Hahahahahahahahahaha!! We all have those days once in a while but its nice to see you posting about it. The rest of info is still great though. Best video's going hands down. Have a better tomorrow Matt.
Ha! Thank you Rick!
Matt, the boat keys and the rain gear?!! LOL. That gave me a good laugh. Also your comment about the flip-flops. Always wondered if your feet ever got cold. I guess there is a point where they do. LOL
Ha!
Awesome thanks for sharing!!!!!
Always appreciate the valuable information!
Thank you Matt. This one helped a lot. We just had a little rain recently and my main reservoir went up a good amount and I’ve been itching to get out there but work and life has been getting in the way. ☹️
Really enjoyed this one. Truly helpful. Thanks a million!
Rookie mistakes great to share them we all have been there if you fish much. Enjoy your wealth of fishing tips that you share with the younger generation. Great job Matt and Tim. Remember Matt you are winter fishing you do not need to be in a hurry to get out there the good bite is afternoon. One good bite in the winter is worth a limit in the spring!!!!!!!!!!
+James Haas haha very rookie and all at the same time. I just got a new vehicle, apparently I've got a method with my equipment that I didn't realize, everything has a place... new truck, new problems.
Too funny Matt, we have all been there....Electronics, rain gear, charged batteries....and of course "The Plug"...Good stuff either way!
Ha! Not the plug, that's the worst!
Thanks!!:))
This is CRACKING me up! Perfect way to start a day that I’m not too excited about.
Ha!
Another great video! Winter can be tough for sure. Don’t get caught up watching the videos of Matt catching 10 fish and expect to do the same. He is a great angler and really knows his home waters. I fish 12 months a year and I can tell you my last 3 outings since NYE produced 6 fish total from me and two other people. Sometimes you catch 1, sometimes 3, sometimes zero. And don’t forget your keys! 😂
Ha! Have to remember those keys!
Dude, bravo on maintaining a good attitude--and still shoot a good video! I’d want to throw everything overboard and race home.
Ha! Thank you!
I dont know how I never saw this but holy moly is that good stuff. I am so glad you are human too Matt 😂
LMAO! Nice! I guess I’m not the only one. I now keep everything in the boat so don’t forget it.
Good plan!
Ha, you ARE human! Heading out on my first trip of 2018 and thought I'd see if you had anything new. Thanks for turning your bad trip into a great teaching video!
Ha! Happy to help :-)
Great video Matt. I keep a spare boat key on my truck key ring. That if I screw up which I have it's nor a wasted trip to the lake.
In all these years I've never gone to the lake without my keys... ever. Today... there is now a spare on my truck keys.
Brother I’m horrible in the winter!! I’m gonna take this and apply it! Thanks for the video. Oh, and I’ve goofed a time or two myself lol! It comes with the territory of being a fisherman!
This helps me out. Thanks Matt 👍🏼
Hey I really appreciate your guys videos. It’s nice to hear west coast tactics. You guys need a make a trip up to some of these spots up in Washington .
We've been up there a bit and intend to come back soon. Matt was actually up by CDA a few weeks back.
😂😂😂This is great. I needed a laugh this morning. Really appreciate the honesty and know we are all human not supermen like I always thought y’all were. Great video.
Ha! Thanks Derek!
Awesome video! I pitched recently without proper winter gear either. No good reason, just plain forgetfulness.
My last bonehead mistake was leaving the plug out when it was 25* outside and water temps in the low 40's.... had to strip most the way down and luckily i can reach my plug laying down on the back of my boat haha Great Vid as always!
Ouch!!!
Best video I've ever seen lol glad I'm not the only one!! Thanks Matt!
Hahaha!
I don’t understand why you don’t have 1 million subs??
Us too! But that's okay, one day at a time :-)
😂🤣😂🤣 It just goes to show even Matt and Tim can do silly things and be forgetful, still great information 👊👊👍👍
Love the tip. Keep it up.
Laughed so hard at your beginning... "How I didnt stumble over them.."
Ha!
Sounds like your morning was filled with a series of face palms. But we are all guilty of stuff like this at some point. And when it happens we make sure not to drop the ball like that again. Good video man.
Thanks Charlie!
Lol! That’s the first thing I noticed. No big screen TV on the bow. Sounds like you got all your trainwrecks handled in one outing. That’s a good plan bud👍🏽
Ha! Should be good for the rest of the year!
awesome video brother still sharing info on a day where you forgot everything 👍
i did this same thing fishing for monsters at night...you remembered that GoPro 😁
Damn Matt. It's like you knew what was coming for me. Haha. Threw one of your recommended finess jigs from the previous video in beryessa on saturday. Now, I only had 15-30min of plugging time because the old man wanted to haul some trout. Anyway, found a nice cove in one the southern fingerlings, half shaded with calm wind. Water was 54°. Threw the jig towards on of the banks and dragged it slowly towards the hollow of the cove ~15feet. Did that about 3 times and hammered a fat little chunk. 3lbs. Got my fix, old man got his trout. It was awesome. Seriously your tips have helped alot. Thabks alot.I think more so than anything it gave me a lot of confidence and that changes evertrhing for me. Thanks again.
Nicely done!
I’m a newer viewer to your channel Matt. Just wanted to say they videos are helping me catch more fish when the temps are below freezing. Maybe you might have covered this but how can I actually tell if fish are bedding when the water is murky. I fish from a kayak that does not have electronics. Thanks
Hey Eric! Thanks for reaching out. Tim and I did a bunch of videos around the spawn last year and will do more soon but essentially, you're going off of moon phase and fish behavior. If you're around the full moon and you start getting short strikes cast after cast to the same location, you're on a spawner. Keep in mind, there might be a female there too so don't just give up right away after catching a little male.
loved it.... : )
Thanks for the Monday morning laugh 😂
Ha! Glad we could help
Awesome winter videos! There’s just something about the way you guys present information that puts you in a league if your own. Take care.
Thank you!
Finesse flipping never herd of that before
I had those kinda days ! Still some good information ! Stay warm.
Thank you!
Man i know that feeling about forgetting my boat keys way more upbeat about it then i would of been. Hopefully the fishing makes up for it
Thank you!
Sorry to hear your day isn't going well. Hope it improves and a Pre check prior to leaving does benefit for sure.
It ended up just fine :-) Thanks!
I appreciate the fails, we’ve all done it. This information was great. I could have used it before I went out this morning. Does this work for rivers too? I fish the cape fear river in Fayetteville NC. Thanks
Dude I seriously have the exact same luck every time I go to sanoma lol
Ha!
Do you leave your boat in the water? Is that why you disconnect your graph? How did you get your boat into the lake without your big engine? Used the trolling motor?
Would you guys be able to do a prespawn top 5 baits for bank anglers??? Thanks guys and keep up the great work
We sure can
TacticalBassin this is why you guys are my favorite channel. Great info but still down to earth and respond to your fans no matter how busy y’all are. Thanks as always and I look forward to the vid
One time I left the extension cord plugged into my boat and it was dragging behind it all the way to the lake😂
LOL, I didn't use an anchor often, they work so much better when they are attached to a line and tied to the boat!
Ha! I hate to admit I've done that too! I didn't make it far but I found it up the street from the house :-)
I feel you're pain brother!
I have two questions I need some help with.
1. Do rivers "turn over" or is there a different transition for moving water?
2. If there are no major depth transitions what will hold the bass ?
Need more delta action,talks and tips 👍🏻
Funny stuff lol...my basscat would be a royal pain to load without the big motor..
Mine was brutal!
Lol 😂 good one Matt that’s hilarious. One time I me and my dad went fishing and I dropped the trolling motor down and broke my Brand new GLX. I cried.
That's brutal!!
I love the challenge of fishing without electronics. I'll map an area for depth and then shut it off and go find ''em. Dig the blue skivvies at 6:22...gotta work on that belt. :)
Ha! Sorry about that
Can you do a video on spinner baits
We sure can, give us a little time
Matt, can you do smallmouth tip videos in clear water for us? You should come up north of Lake Mohave AZ. To Cottonwood cove, big smallmouth clear water. I just would like to hear your tips.
This was a great and timely video for me. Thanks! It’s helpful since those things you forgot are things I never have anyway (ok, apart from shoes and a finesse rig). I rent boats and, here in CA where I am, it’s trolling motors only. I don’t have electronics or awesome rod choices (yet). Really makes me wonder how you did after the camera was off! Any fish?
It was actually a good morning session. Plenty of fish going down the bank...we'll put another video out in the coming week from that day. Which lakes are you fishing from a rental?
Thanks for responding. Great to hear that you succeeded! Looking forward to the video!
I fish at a couple of local reservoirs. Usually, I can only scrape together 3 hours max, so I stay nearby. Lafayette Reservoir and Los Vaqueros this time of year. Both are in Contra Costa County. I try some bank fishing from a couple of smaller ponds/lakes too. Lafayette Reservoir is my favorite. It’s small, trout stocked, and, I’m told, there are big bass waiting there for me. Um, they just haven’t managed to find me yet. ;)
Thanks as always! Really look froward to all your videos!
LMAO! Thought I was the only one that did those things. Hope tomorrow is better.
Ha! Thanks man!
So I’ve been trying to catch some fish all winter now and I’ve tried everything I can think of and listen to your videos and gotten some bites but haven’t been able to land anything since November. Most the fish I’ve seen on my cheap electronics are suspended I haven’t see any fish on bottom the lowest I’ve seen one was 5 foot off the bottom in 30 feet of water. I got that bite a drop shot after dead sticking and dragging it for a few hours. I was definitely fishing like it was summer for most of the winter till I realized how slow I needed to be drag or let the current take my bait and dead stick. I was just hoping to maybe get some advice on using cheaper electronics properly and how to catch suspended fish I need to put more time into the float fly you guys just talked about in a recent video but any advice would be greatly appreciated. I live in Northern California I fish lake of the pines in Auburn I know Tim lived in lake of the pines I actually met him one day with some friends when he was fishing one day before I started watching your guys vids and wish I knew who you were I woulda asked you a lot of questions. I hope you guys could give me some tips on how to catch these fish in the winter it’s been 2 winters of just struggling I could really use some help. I don’t know if I should drag or work bottom on these fish that are suspended at a lot of different depths. If you guys got some time to give me some advice I’d really appreciate it thanks!
hey guys, I recently got my first hudd fish, crawling it as slow as a possible, thanks
Yeah buddy! That's awesome!
88k. Nice!
Thanks Hunter!
So, Matt... if you didn't bring your boat keys, how did you get the boat back on the trailer?
+Herb Steiner Carefully 👎 Had to winch it on up
love the vids but there is a situation i need help on .. river spotties and largies from bank !! how ?? baits?? lines??
i would love some type of feed back on this ,thank you . love the intellegance in every video!😁
We did a video about "current smallies" this Spring. Search for it because what we're doing will apply to spots and largies too. Even though we're cranking you could be drifting it with slower baits from shore.
was throwing sinnerbait skertless with a walmart kvd padle tail .creeping bottom , it was working but once it got darker the bite died . what do u think about cranking from shore in current
also remembering were you put the hide a key with the spares on the truck
At least you remembered you sunglasses .. for a foggy day...
Hey when your talking “cold water”, how cold is that... lakes here in SoCal are 55-58 degrees.
For Socal, that's pretty cold. Its all relative.
im fucking rolling right now i thought i was having one of those days but you win hahahahaha
you guys talk about the Trash Fish often (well Tim more) have you tried the Berkley Sick Fish? looks real similar but little smaller in size. thanks for the morning laugh it was needed.
The sick fish is an exact replica of the original trash fish but its poured in a plastic that is much too stiff. You're wayyyyyy better off with the trash fish.
TacticalBassin thank you. Exactly what I was looking for.
First part had me dying😂
Ha!
Lol! To much caffeine this morning!
What about suspended fish in the winter time? I have stained water in a 53 acre lake and I mark fish in 24ft, but they'll be like 10ft off the bottom.
Hmmm... they may or may not be bass. Depends on what their forage is.
My worst one happen last summer. I unloaded the boat had it tied off to the dock idling no problem. I park the jeep. I then proceed to lock the door with the fob throw my key in the seat and shut the door.Thankfully I had a spare in the boat.
😂😂😂 classic..love it
Hey guys, I have a question I'm sure other anglers have too. If you only have one fish finder unit, which location do you think is better: the bow or console?
I guided with 1 for years and I put it at the console but on a swivel so I could spin it around and see if from the front. -Matt
TacticalBassin thanks for taking the time and replying. I know what I have to buy next from Tackle Warehouse (using your link, of course 😉)
maybe you should organize your fishing rod racks in your house and group the medium power rods together, the medium-heavy together...... that might make early mornings a little easier
LOL the irony is that's how they're done... these particular rods were off the rack after a trip a few days ago.