I’m grateful for the opportunity to sit back and reflect on all that I’ve seen in my 75 years ant the wonderful times spent with family and friends in all pursuits. Then along came Matt and Tim to show me that my 50 years of chasing these green fish was sorely lacking in knowledge. I learn something new every time either by listening to them or just watching during their fishing only videos. My very favorite sight fishing lure was a 1/4 oz white jig tipped with just the tail end of a white Senko. Small compact and very visible. Everyone stay safe, sane and happy. We will be okay and on the bright side all of our gear will be clean,shiny and in order. The Bass better be enjoying this time off. Their day will come! Tight lines!
I'm grateful for the time with my wife and kid, it can be hard trying at times. I love it! It beats work any day. I have been fishing with my boy almost everyday after finishing school work. Nothing beats time with my family, the fishing is a big + plus. I mostly only get one day a week to fish. I get home most nights after dark. So this time to help out and teach my boy has been a blessing.
I'm definitely grateful for my wife and kids at this tough time. I get to enjoy my oldest son before he commissions this May as an officer in the US Army after completing his ROTC requirements and graduating from Marquette University. Your videos are so helpful as always not only for my fishing skills but to see someone out on the water! My favorite sight fishing bait is a finesse jig.
I live in Tennessee. TWRA have not closed any boat ramps. TVA closed the parks and ramps. I do not have a boat yet so I bank fish mostly from TWRA ramps and piers. Might sound silly, but I am thankful that I am getting to fish more than usual. My favorite bait if I think I'm on bed fish. I have 2 dirty jigs football with a sweet beaver. Go to and green pumpkin red. keitech crazy flapper green pumpkin fire. I started fishing last May. If it wasn't for y'all I probably would have quit by now. You guys are the best and keep me wanting to get better. We truly are a tactical family. Thanks guys.
I must agree being able to spend more time with my daughters actually had the time to teach them how to use spinning reels and they now love it. So I just went out and got them each their own and started teaching my oldest how to tie knots which we will be continuing on to perfect them has truly been a blessing amongst the chaos from this devastating time.
I’m grateful that where I live hasn’t restricted access to sportsmen. Hunting and fishing are on as scheduled and even encouraged. Thanks for these videos, this is a good place to come for a sense of normalcy and bass fishing pride.
Thank you for your kind words regarding teachers. I certainly do miss the kids and hope everyone is doing their best (in between the TX fishing) to keep learning! Thanks Tim
Love the raw footage, too. We enjoy teaching the kids to cook during this time together. Made pies, cakes, brownies, absolutely nothing healthy except a few scrambled eggs! Sight fishing in our dirty water means a D bomb (probably super bug).
I am thankful for the extra time with my wife and kids and doing things with them at home we normally don't have the time to do. Go to sight fishing bait is a 5 inch Yamamoto senko in green pumpkin magic. That gold flake seems to catch their attention while the green pumpkin color is subtle enough to not spook them.
Thanks guys for the excellent videos. Here in SC the public boat ramps are closed and I'm going stir crazy to fish lol. I love watching and getting all the tips. I'm 71 years old and hope to fish until I'm 100!
Nice trip at 73 I'm just biding my time and hoping last season wasn't my last and still learning and enjoying your techniqurs and tips and going thru the mechanics with you two young guys ! Keep up the good work and yes enjoy quality time with your family too ! Favorite sight fish bait is a jig / trailer combo !
I think this has caused families to realize what is important in life. For me it has been being home with my family cause I travel for a living. We have been enjoying the outdoors and my kids went fishing even though it was cold on the way out helped pick up trash to leave it better then when we showed up.
I am grateful to my father and grandpas for taking me out fishing when I was a kid. For sight-fishing, I usually use a worm and last year due to Tatical Bassin I discovered the "Wacky" rig and have used that a lot. This year I plan on doing a lot more jig and drop shot fishing.
You'll see your hauls grow exponentially once you learn how to consistently find the fis. My advice is to find a good pond around atleast 20 acres that you can fish atleast 2 or 3 times a month and go on days with different conditions and start out with different types of soft bait. You will start noticing when bass tend to go deep when they're at the dam, or when they go shallow on some flats and veg points. Note the details of the catches. Always have a bottom rig and a baitfish rig. Switch it up and you notice yourself thinking and theorycrafting more. You can take what you learned about fish behavior in that pond to any lake, its just on a larger scale. You'll notice after a few months that your skill is at a place you wouldn't think possible.
Positives About Being Home: I am choosing to learn a lot about things that interest me. Ex. This will sound stupid but I always had the bait shop spool my reels because I buy the line there. I’ve been fishing for 25 years. I’ve respooled all my reels for the new season myself. I’m crock potting dinner as much as possible so I can smell it when I work from home. With the extra hour per day I have by not commuting I more work done at home so I have more time on the weekend. God Bless and be safe Tactical Bassin dudes. You guys are on a whole other level.
I am a traveling computer tech that is stuck at home during this time. Being stuck at home has humbled me a good bit. I have really been enjoying the footage you all put out.
Both my wife and I are still working so we are blessed. Our kids are learning more about paying bills and responsibility by being home and helping out with chores. We "pay" them for each chore and the use the paper money we cut out to buy special snacks and towards their "bills". Im not in any way happy about this virus being here but at least with most of my local parks and river access closed Im not missing much fishing that I couldn't do anyways due to leaving my bag at a park.
Love the respect and love you have for everyone and passion for fishing and teaching! This time off for me has gotten me a lot better at airbrushing crankbaits and awesome time with family!
Thanks for share more than an hour of fishing, it's great for those who can't go because the lakes near here are closed for the pandemia. Great Job Tim&Mat and cheers from Monterrey México
Thanks Tim. Like this style. Like I'm sitting on the back end watching and throwing with you. Picking up pointers. Sharing the experience! Can't wait to get back on the water!
Why i love Tactical Bassin: just watched video of Matt fluke/jerkbait fishing then in depth fluke rigging video. After which i went to another link on spring lipless video out of curiosity. Not naming names, quickly found myself watching 3 ass slapping kids hi fiving on 2lbrs, grabbing the net and weighing 3lbrs all laughing like each catch or missed net was the funniest thing ever clearly panning to the camera. Id rather play video games with my 14yr old and his buddies than watch that junk. Fast fwd to this low key video of Tim kindly wishing us all well while appreciating teachers etc.. and his time on the water. TB always classy and most informative channel on bass fishing bar none. What i appreciate most Tim you will soon unfortunately experience urself and that is time with my teenage son who used to be my hunting and fishing best buddy until high school friends became a priority. Loving the extra time with my old buddy!! Sight fishing, cant beat flyfishing for bonefish on the flats in Mexico but as it applies here, dancing a little 2.8 keitech right by the nose of a big bass and watching it turn and grab it is pretty cool. Still trying to get on Matts radar for guided trip and look fwd to meeting you both in person. Again, best shot, always entertaining and informative channel on the web. Only gripe is yall have cost me a small fortune at TW even with my Veterans discount. Lol! Way to stay classy and real. Thx for well wishes and back at you guys! MM in Chicago
Good to see you out enjoying time on the water, Tim. It seems to me that the majority of Covid-19 cases are concentrated in cities where populations are more dense. In the rural county where I live by last count, there have been 83 cases and 1 death. I know that California's cities have been hit quite hard as have others in the country. Still, one can't be too careful. Stay safe and tight lines!
Amen! However, I like all videos they put out. I would like to see them branch out and do different types of videos though. Like wiring of electronics, outboard maintenance, fiberglass repair, etc.
This has been the most stressed I’ve ever been over a period of time as a police officer. From having to constantly deal with the public to the suspects weaponizing this to use against us as police officers. Coming home, sitting down with a cold one and watching you guys catch fish is the relaxing part of the day. Also these videos allow me to add to my “wish list” in tackle warehouse. So, keep them videos coming guys. It’s appreciated more than you know.
I'm definitely grateful to be alive and spend time with my family. And I'm definitely happy to be able to see you guys making great videos. I live in New Hampshire and it's still cold so I just enjoy learning from you and Matt. Thanks guys for always dropping knowledge I've definitely gotten better because of you two. God bless 🙏.
For me it’s been pretty stressful because my business is failing. But I love getting so much extra time with my son and wife. It’s an adjustment, but a lot of good has come from the time at home.
Tim - Great video! Thanks for making my lunch great again. To answer sm of your questions... My kids are older 12 and 15 and playing scrabble with them during this lock down has been hilarious as well as yard work. Best finesse / site fishing bait? weightless wacky for sure - blue gill pattern! thanks again for all you guys do - Tactical Bassin is the best bass fishing education ever. You all be safe - we will fish again soon!
Thank you Tim, great time watching along. I havent had any time off from work but my favorite sight fishing would be a texas rigged craw. Blue and black. I learned you are a teacher and wonderful profession. My son is studying to be a math teacher.
Love the uncut video. Positive- my wife has underlying health problems with major dietary restrictions. I’ve enjoyed dialing in meals and meal plans for her. Just knowing I’m here for her is a positive And watching yer vids😉
Stay safe Tim & Matt -- here in LA we've been locked down for a month. I can work from home, so I'm one of the lucky ones. I sure do miss fishing tho', since the ponds are all closed near me. It does give me a chance to do maintenance on my gear however, so I'll be ready when things open up!! 🐟 🐟 🐟 🎣
My favorite part of this has been cooking for the family. I'm usually off to work before they wake, and get home just in time to eat dinner- I rarely get to cook the meals.
I’m grateful for the time with family and the lake all to my self. But it’s still snowing in St. Paul mn. Been out crappies fishing couples of times. I’m a shore fisherman so. It’s kind of limited to covering water. Love y’all channel. Be safe out there
My favorite thing about being home is being with my family. I love my kids and wife. My parents always had to work and I remember that. Time went fast. I think being home is awesome. I think my kids are affected by it more then me. They actually want to go back to school. They miss their friends lol.
My favorite sight fishing baits would be a craw or beaver bait, a jig, and recently alot of great bed bites on the Megabass Hazedong Shad on a dropshot.
My favorite part has been being able to take the boat out and fish with my dad at least once a week and spend time with him. Regulations in Tennessee are pretty lax for now so I am very thankful for that.
My wife is a teacher of first graders, and they have said the one thing they like is the time with Mom and Dad. I also think it is rest! You just don't realize how tried you are most of the time. I feel rested,refreshed but I am not working. My wife feels stressed and maybe working more, sort of on call all day to answer questions.
Had some morning dawn roboworms that I had never tried and just caught a limit from the bank with them at Folsom lake after watching your video. Stellar advice!
This was a great video - I watched while doing some reading for school. It was almost like having another real person in the house with me. No complaints if you want to do more of these. As for gratitude, the best parts of quarantine have been getting to do classes (I'm in grad school) and work while snuggling with my cat or sitting on my balcony watching birds. I also haven't minded the ability to work these tasks around my body's natural rhythm - I'm getting a nice afternoon nap each day!
I enjoy every video you, Mat and your wives put out. These "Taking us along" video's you've been putting out that are an hour+ long are a great addition to channel I think. Keep those in the loop if at all possible. As far as sight fishing beds, my favorite bait is a 4" spinnerbait/buzz bait trailer. Something like a Mann's "The Classic". I'll take the old style Eagle Claw worm hook (a 1/0 or 2/0 for that size trailer) Texas rig it with no weight. The hook's I'm talking about can be hard to find these days also. But you talk about some action. Those type hooks give so much more action than the hooks out there today. I mainly fish it like a fluke. But for sight fishing beds its great too. It's slow to fall and any little movement of the line causes the"legs" to move. You reel that up to a bed and let it slowly fall right in front of a bass's face. They won't put up with. They will bite it. They can't stand it. I've actually (when I was a kid) caught the same bass multiple times in the same hour using/doing this. Thank you guys for what you do for us TacticalBassin. Tight Lines and Safe Travels to all of you.
31:50 Tim goes to pitch the drop shot out again to a school of 8lbers, says, “what am I doing?”, puts it down for the glide bait. I ask myself that question every time I’m out lol.
Im glad im able to be with my family im glad im able to fish this time off been wonderful i normally work 80 hours a week so this time of resting fishing when i can been wonderful
Be safe man. Thanks for putting out these awesome videos. Between the two of you it gives me something to do when I’m not on the water. I’m in the Northeast so you guys are a couple weeks ahead of us I’m sure weatherwise.
My favorite thing about the mandatory shutdown is a few things: 1) I'm still getting paid to stay at home from my employer.....Miami University - Oxford, Ohio. 2) I was in need of some much needed time off due to burnout. 3) I have quality time with my family and yes, Tim....I hear you about becoming an instant teacher! :) I have an 11 year old that is a pro at putting off schoolwork. 4) My wife also works for Miami University and we're both (as well as 99% of the campus) getting paid to stay at home during this time of uncertainty. 5) Plenty of time to do much needed maintenance around the house and to my boat. 6) Your training videos. You guys are awesome. If you have trouble with video ideas I'd love to watch some regarding transducer placement, different knots to tie, what are your thoughts about external antennas for more precise waypoint locations and do you feel it's worth the extra money for beginner to intermediate anglers?.....what are things to consider before buying one? and just anything else you normally don't cover in your videos. Maybe if you do any of your own maintenance to your outboard, fiberglass repair, etc. My favorite sight fish lure: I would have to say a Roboworm Texas Rigged. However, this is my first full season as a beginning angler since I was just a teenager (I'm 51 years old now) but I've pretty much watched every TacticalBassin' video on youtube all the way back to Matt's early days of 50 second videos. I have to say that the two of you are the perfect match for this channel. I'm sure it's not always easy to get along but at the end of the day, you're partnership is what makes so many anglers like myself glued to your videos.
Thank you for the video, always appreciated the info and escape. What’s good about our lock down? Have not lost any $18 lures, all my leaders are re-tied with newly learned blood knot, boat is clean and organized, yard is getting tons of attention, might even clean office. Naps!
Love the uncut video format guys, sadly I don’t get to be home with my wife and 2y/o as I am a paramedic working double shifts. Stay safe & healthy everyone.
Definitely enjoying all this family time we got out fishing last week the weather here in pa has been crap or we prolly would have got out more.. i honestly like sight fishing with a necko rig they almost have no choice to eat it lol
Appreciate the uncut video. Seeing you pitch 20 times to the same spot before getting bit shows me I fish way too fast. I'll give an area one or at most two pitches then move on.
Respect at the question in minute 27, i like fish ay humps and hydrila, and thw favorite bait it is GY senko , grubs (zoom) and baby brush hog (zoom) for LM bass,
Tim I would like to see you wear a chest go pro setup if you have one. I would like to see the areas that you are fishing on and maybe see the fish as well. I don't have a go pro yet that will be in the near future for sure. Here in my area of Stanislaus County all the lakes and reservoirs are closed and even the controlled parks that have a river like the Corp Of Engineering. The only area that I can fish is at Fox Grove Fishing Access on Geer Road in my county which is on the Tuolumne River. Thank for the video buddy. You have a great day. Skip from Riverbank, CA.
I'm on SSI so I can fish everyday, its July now, I must say here in CO, EVERYONE went and picked up a fishing licence, the line at walmart for them for 3 straight days back when we went into lockdown, I've never seen so many bank firshermen, kayakers, boaters, boat and kayak anglers, kids swimming everywhere LMAO I guess the good i see is the amount of job security in the fishing industry! They cleared Walmart Out! I couldnt believe it! lol everything sold OUT LOL! Glad everyone could get out a bunch and fish here in CO
I know that Arizona has shut down a lot of the lakes and Parks also. The fishing should be awesome when they re-open. The fish are getting a break too!
I’m grateful for the opportunity to sit back and reflect on all that I’ve seen in my 75 years ant the wonderful times spent with family and friends in all pursuits. Then along came Matt and Tim to show me that my 50 years of chasing these green fish was sorely lacking in knowledge. I learn something new every time either by listening to them or just watching during their fishing only videos. My very favorite sight fishing lure was a 1/4 oz white jig tipped with just the tail end of a white Senko. Small compact and very visible. Everyone stay safe, sane and happy. We will be okay and on the bright side all of our gear will be clean,shiny and in order. The Bass better be enjoying this time off. Their day will come! Tight lines!
I'm grateful for the time with my wife and kid, it can be hard trying at times. I love it! It beats work any day. I have been fishing with my boy almost everyday after finishing school work. Nothing beats time with my family, the fishing is a big + plus. I mostly only get one day a week to fish. I get home most nights after dark. So this time to help out and teach my boy has been a blessing.
I showed my wife, who is a 5th grade teacher, what you said about teachers. Made her smile! Thanks Tim for taking us along with you!
Thanks guys. Keep showing us that the world hasn’t completely shut down.
You can tell Tim is a hell of a guy. Thanks Tim and Matt for the knowledge and entertainment while we are stuck at home.
I enjoy the raw footage! MAkes me feel like I'm riding along in the boat.
Being able to spend that time with my family. Work is always going to be there but time with your children is priceless.
I'm definitely grateful for my wife and kids at this tough time. I get to enjoy my oldest son before he commissions this May as an officer in the US Army after completing his ROTC requirements and graduating from Marquette University. Your videos are so helpful as always not only for my fishing skills but to see someone out on the water! My favorite sight fishing bait is a finesse jig.
I live in Tennessee. TWRA have not closed any boat ramps. TVA closed the parks and ramps. I do not have a boat yet so I bank fish mostly from TWRA ramps and piers. Might sound silly, but I am thankful that I am getting to fish more than usual. My favorite bait if I think I'm on bed fish. I have 2 dirty jigs football with a sweet beaver. Go to and green pumpkin red. keitech crazy flapper green pumpkin fire. I started fishing last May. If it wasn't for y'all I probably would have quit by now. You guys are the best and keep me wanting to get better. We truly are a tactical family. Thanks guys.
My favorite lake. Great for bigmouth and smallmouth. Also for Crappie, Catfish, Trout, Coho. It's got it all. Good times.
I must agree being able to spend more time with my daughters actually had the time to teach them how to use spinning reels and they now love it. So I just went out and got them each their own and started teaching my oldest how to tie knots which we will be continuing on to perfect them has truly been a blessing amongst the chaos from this devastating time.
Just in time while I eat breakfast before work. Thank you Tactical Bassin
I’m grateful that where I live hasn’t restricted access to sportsmen. Hunting and fishing are on as scheduled and even encouraged. Thanks for these videos, this is a good place to come for a sense of normalcy and bass fishing pride.
Thank you for your kind words regarding teachers. I certainly do miss the kids and hope everyone is doing their best (in between the TX fishing) to keep learning! Thanks Tim
Love the raw footage, too. We enjoy teaching the kids to cook during this time together. Made pies, cakes, brownies, absolutely nothing healthy except a few scrambled eggs! Sight fishing in our dirty water means a D bomb (probably super bug).
I am thankful for the extra time with my wife and kids and doing things with them at home we normally don't have the time to do. Go to sight fishing bait is a 5 inch Yamamoto senko in green pumpkin magic. That gold flake seems to catch their attention while the green pumpkin color is subtle enough to not spook them.
Thanks guys for the excellent videos. Here in SC the public boat ramps are closed and I'm going stir crazy to fish lol. I love watching and getting all the tips. I'm 71 years old and hope to fish until I'm 100!
Nice trip at 73 I'm just biding my time and hoping last season wasn't my last and still learning and enjoying your techniqurs and tips and going thru the mechanics with you two young guys ! Keep up the good work and yes enjoy quality time with your family too ! Favorite sight fish bait is a jig / trailer combo !
I think this has caused families to realize what is important in life. For me it has been being home with my family cause I travel for a living. We have been enjoying the outdoors and my kids went fishing even though it was cold on the way out helped pick up trash to leave it better then when we showed up.
I am grateful to my father and grandpas for taking me out fishing when I was a kid. For sight-fishing, I usually use a worm and last year due to Tatical Bassin I discovered the "Wacky" rig and have used that a lot. This year I plan on doing a lot more jig and drop shot fishing.
You caught more fish in an hour than I have in several years. Thanks for making these videos, I'm glad I have them as a resource to learn from!
You'll see your hauls grow exponentially once you learn how to consistently find the fis. My advice is to find a good pond around atleast 20 acres that you can fish atleast 2 or 3 times a month and go on days with different conditions and start out with different types of soft bait. You will start noticing when bass tend to go deep when they're at the dam, or when they go shallow on some flats and veg points. Note the details of the catches. Always have a bottom rig and a baitfish rig. Switch it up and you notice yourself thinking and theorycrafting more. You can take what you learned about fish behavior in that pond to any lake, its just on a larger scale. You'll notice after a few months that your skill is at a place you wouldn't think possible.
@@gslang3489 thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Positives About Being Home: I am choosing to learn a lot about things that interest me. Ex. This will sound stupid but I always had the bait shop spool my reels because I buy the line there. I’ve been fishing for 25 years. I’ve respooled all my reels for the new season myself. I’m crock potting dinner as much as possible so I can smell it when I work from home. With the extra hour per day I have by not commuting I more work done at home so I have more time on the weekend. God Bless and be safe Tactical Bassin dudes. You guys are on a whole other level.
This is the channel where you hit the LIKE button and then you watch 👍
Thank you Alex!
that's what I do ! every time
Same
These guys are awsome no doubt
Most definitely @Alex C!!
I am a traveling computer tech that is stuck at home during this time. Being stuck at home has humbled me a good bit. I have really been enjoying the footage you all put out.
Thank you and hang in there!
It’s refreshing to watch an unedited video of someone fishing.
I just wanted to thank you guys for improving my fishing game a 10000%
Both my wife and I are still working so we are blessed. Our kids are learning more about paying bills and responsibility by being home and helping out with chores. We "pay" them for each chore and the use the paper money we cut out to buy special snacks and towards their "bills". Im not in any way happy about this virus being here but at least with most of my local parks and river access closed Im not missing much fishing that I couldn't do anyways due to leaving my bag at a park.
Love the respect and love you have for everyone and passion for fishing and teaching! This time off for me has gotten me a lot better at airbrushing crankbaits and awesome time with family!
Thanks for share more than an hour of fishing, it's great for those who can't go because the lakes near here are closed for the pandemia. Great Job Tim&Mat and cheers from Monterrey México
Thank you Tim very much.
Nice! Stay healthy, stay safe guys.
Thanks Tim. Like this style. Like I'm sitting on the back end watching and throwing with you. Picking up pointers. Sharing the experience! Can't wait to get back on the water!
Why i love Tactical Bassin: just watched video of Matt fluke/jerkbait fishing then in depth fluke rigging video. After which i went to another link on spring lipless video out of curiosity. Not naming names, quickly found myself watching 3 ass slapping kids hi fiving on 2lbrs, grabbing the net and weighing 3lbrs all laughing like each catch or missed net was the funniest thing ever clearly panning to the camera. Id rather play video games with my 14yr old and his buddies than watch that junk. Fast fwd to this low key video of Tim kindly wishing us all well while appreciating teachers etc.. and his time on the water. TB always classy and most informative channel on bass fishing bar none. What i appreciate most Tim you will soon unfortunately experience urself and that is time with my teenage son who used to be my hunting and fishing best buddy until high school friends became a priority. Loving the extra time with my old buddy!! Sight fishing, cant beat flyfishing for bonefish on the flats in Mexico but as it applies here, dancing a little 2.8 keitech right by the nose of a big bass and watching it turn and grab it is pretty cool. Still trying to get on Matts radar for guided trip and look fwd to meeting you both in person. Again, best shot, always entertaining and informative channel on the web. Only gripe is yall have cost me a small fortune at TW even with my Veterans discount. Lol! Way to stay classy and real. Thx for well wishes and back at you guys!
MM in Chicago
Thanks for letting me go fishing with you. I felt like I was fishing from the back of the boat. Really needed that!!!
Good to see you out enjoying time on the water, Tim. It seems to me that the majority of Covid-19 cases are concentrated in cities where populations are more dense. In the rural county where I live by last count, there have been 83 cases and 1 death. I know that California's cities have been hit quite hard as have others in the country. Still, one can't be too careful. Stay safe and tight lines!
This uncut vid, I watched while spooling new braid onto my reels and organizing some tackle. Thanks for getting us some on the water experience!
can we get more uncut video's love the raw content no camera tricks or bullshit just straight up fishing thats what im about
Can I get an amen?
Amen! However, I like all videos they put out. I would like to see them branch out and do different types of videos though. Like wiring of electronics, outboard maintenance, fiberglass repair, etc.
This has been the most stressed I’ve ever been over a period of time as a police officer. From having to constantly deal with the public to the suspects weaponizing this to use against us as police officers. Coming home, sitting down with a cold one and watching you guys catch fish is the relaxing part of the day. Also these videos allow me to add to my “wish list” in tackle warehouse. So, keep them videos coming guys. It’s appreciated more than you know.
I'm definitely grateful to be alive and spend time with my family. And I'm definitely happy to be able to see you guys making great videos. I live in New Hampshire and it's still cold so I just enjoy learning from you and Matt. Thanks guys for always dropping knowledge I've definitely gotten better because of you two. God bless 🙏.
For me it’s been pretty stressful because my business is failing. But I love getting so much extra time with my son and wife. It’s an adjustment, but a lot of good has come from the time at home.
Tim - Great video! Thanks for making my lunch great again. To answer sm of your questions... My kids are older 12 and 15 and playing scrabble with them during this lock down has been hilarious as well as yard work. Best finesse / site fishing bait? weightless wacky for sure - blue gill pattern! thanks again for all you guys do - Tactical Bassin is the best bass fishing education ever. You all be safe - we will fish again soon!
Coffee and fishing , nothing better!
Thank you Tim, great time watching along. I havent had any time off from work but my favorite sight fishing would be a texas rigged craw. Blue and black. I learned you are a teacher and wonderful profession. My son is studying to be a math teacher.
Love the uncut video. Positive- my wife has underlying health problems with major dietary restrictions. I’ve enjoyed dialing in meals and meal plans for her. Just knowing I’m here for her is a positive And watching yer vids😉
Godspeed man, NorCal native and family is still there so y’all are on the mind. Fishing helps more than people know 💯🙏🏽
Thanks for taking us with you today Tim! Love the raw footage!
Pretty late since I recently found your channel. Appreciate the teacher shout out. A lot of it goes unnoticed.
Love the content keep it up!
Stay safe Tim & Matt -- here in LA we've been locked down for a month. I can work from home, so I'm one of the lucky ones. I sure do miss fishing tho', since the ponds are all closed near me. It does give me a chance to do maintenance on my gear however, so I'll be ready when things open up!! 🐟 🐟 🐟 🎣
Love the way Tim thanks his fish
My favorite part of this has been cooking for the family. I'm usually off to work before they wake, and get home just in time to eat dinner- I rarely get to cook the meals.
I'm with ya...I have a 4th and 6th grader. I wish my kids were as good of students at home as they are in school!
Thanks Tim! My best "sight fishing" is pitching a creature bait to visible cover since our lake is murky to muddy most of the time.
Nice!
I’m grateful for the time with family and the lake all to my self. But it’s still snowing in St. Paul mn. Been out crappies fishing couples of times. I’m a shore fisherman so. It’s kind of limited to covering water. Love y’all channel. Be safe out there
My favorite thing about being home is being with my family. I love my kids and wife. My parents always had to work and I remember that. Time went fast. I think being home is awesome. I think my kids are affected by it more then me. They actually want to go back to school. They miss their friends lol.
My favorite sight fishing baits would be a craw or beaver bait, a jig, and recently alot of great bed bites on the Megabass Hazedong Shad on a dropshot.
My favorite part has been being able to take the boat out and fish with my dad at least once a week and spend time with him. Regulations in Tennessee are pretty lax for now so I am very thankful for that.
Love it!
That was awesome! Watched every minute. Keep 'em coming!
That’s awesome fellas! Thanks for the extra footage! 2 shows in one day! You guys rock!
My wife is a teacher of first graders, and they have said the one thing they like is the time with Mom and Dad. I also think it is rest! You just don't realize how tried you are most of the time. I feel rested,refreshed but I am not working. My wife feels stressed and maybe working more, sort of on call all day to answer questions.
Had some morning dawn roboworms that I had never tried and just caught a limit from the bank with them at Folsom lake after watching your video. Stellar advice!
Nice session I love Berryessa.. one of my favorite spots
This was a great video - I watched while doing some reading for school. It was almost like having another real person in the house with me. No complaints if you want to do more of these.
As for gratitude, the best parts of quarantine have been getting to do classes (I'm in grad school) and work while snuggling with my cat or sitting on my balcony watching birds. I also haven't minded the ability to work these tasks around my body's natural rhythm - I'm getting a nice afternoon nap each day!
Thank you Anna!
Positives of being home would be time with the family time for fishing and that pretty much sums it up lol thx for the vid and y’all stay safe
I enjoy every video you, Mat and your wives put out. These "Taking us along" video's you've been putting out that are an hour+ long are a great addition to channel I think. Keep those in the loop if at all possible. As far as sight fishing beds, my favorite bait is a 4" spinnerbait/buzz bait trailer. Something like a Mann's "The Classic". I'll take the old style Eagle Claw worm hook (a 1/0 or 2/0 for that size trailer) Texas rig it with no weight. The hook's I'm talking about can be hard to find these days also. But you talk about some action. Those type hooks give so much more action than the hooks out there today. I mainly fish it like a fluke. But for sight fishing beds its great too. It's slow to fall and any little movement of the line causes the"legs" to move. You reel that up to a bed and let it slowly fall right in front of a bass's face. They won't put up with. They will bite it. They can't stand it. I've actually (when I was a kid) caught the same bass multiple times in the same hour using/doing this. Thank you guys for what you do for us TacticalBassin. Tight Lines and Safe Travels to all of you.
31:50 Tim goes to pitch the drop shot out again to a school of 8lbers, says, “what am I doing?”, puts it down for the glide bait. I ask myself that question every time I’m out lol.
Great video up here in Connecticut my favorite bed fishing lure is chartreuse tube with red fleck.Smallmouth go crazy over it
I would like to see more of these kinds of vids! Great content!
i love how long this is, its like a fishing movie.
Love ya Tim. Love how you enjoyed your last hour out there.
#1 sight fishing bait is a weightless fluke , have caught tons of nice bass on them
Nice work Tim,
Im glad im able to be with my family im glad im able to fish this time off been wonderful i normally work 80 hours a week so this time of resting fishing when i can been wonderful
Be safe man. Thanks for putting out these awesome videos. Between the two of you it gives me something to do when I’m not on the water. I’m in the Northeast so you guys are a couple weeks ahead of us I’m sure weatherwise.
Thanks for another great vid Tim. Like the time stamps. Stay well
My favorite thing about the mandatory shutdown is a few things: 1) I'm still getting paid to stay at home from my employer.....Miami University - Oxford, Ohio. 2) I was in need of some much needed time off due to burnout. 3) I have quality time with my family and yes, Tim....I hear you about becoming an instant teacher! :) I have an 11 year old that is a pro at putting off schoolwork. 4) My wife also works for Miami University and we're both (as well as 99% of the campus) getting paid to stay at home during this time of uncertainty. 5) Plenty of time to do much needed maintenance around the house and to my boat. 6) Your training videos. You guys are awesome. If you have trouble with video ideas I'd love to watch some regarding transducer placement, different knots to tie, what are your thoughts about external antennas for more precise waypoint locations and do you feel it's worth the extra money for beginner to intermediate anglers?.....what are things to consider before buying one? and just anything else you normally don't cover in your videos. Maybe if you do any of your own maintenance to your outboard, fiberglass repair, etc.
My favorite sight fish lure: I would have to say a Roboworm Texas Rigged. However, this is my first full season as a beginning angler since I was just a teenager (I'm 51 years old now) but I've pretty much watched every TacticalBassin' video on youtube all the way back to Matt's early days of 50 second videos. I have to say that the two of you are the perfect match for this channel. I'm sure it's not always easy to get along but at the end of the day, you're partnership is what makes so many anglers like myself glued to your videos.
IV been still working...but ya I would say the same. The Xtra, little things with my kid and wife are the best
My favorite sight fishing bait is a weightless Texas rigged fluke in Sun gill rigged with a ringed 4/0 super line hook
Nice Job Tim, great Vid!
Master Tim at work.
Student 🙌
big bass...nice
I went to this lake and I could see every fish I caught and I caught so many bass... and then I woke up
LOL! Sounds like a good dream
Thanks Tim. The time off let's me reduce tackle that I carry in my boat and don't use. I don't sight fish, but maybe a yellow tube.
Thank you for the video, always appreciated the info and escape. What’s good about our lock down? Have not lost any $18 lures, all my leaders are re-tied with newly learned blood knot, boat is clean and organized, yard is getting tons of attention, might even clean office. Naps!
Thats awesome! We've had plenty of time to do all those to-dos that we always said we didnt have time for. Tackle is organized more than ever.
Flexin with the NRX. Got my like!
Love the uncut video format guys, sadly I don’t get to be home with my wife and 2y/o as I am a paramedic working double shifts. Stay safe & healthy everyone.
Thank you for all your hard work. Stay safe out there!
Come to Kentucky.... all of our lakes and parks are open. You guys stay safe.
Definitely enjoying all this family time we got out fishing last week the weather here in pa has been crap or we prolly would have got out more.. i honestly like sight fishing with a necko rig they almost have no choice to eat it lol
Favorite thing about this: i get to fish this prespawn bite more than i have ever have been able to
Appreciate the uncut video. Seeing you pitch 20 times to the same spot before getting bit shows me I fish way too fast. I'll give an area one or at most two pitches then move on.
Great tips. Enjoyed the new video styles
Favorite thing to throw when sight fishing: a big glide - seeing them eat a glide bait is so exciting
Respect at the question in minute 27, i like fish ay humps and hydrila, and thw favorite bait it is GY senko , grubs (zoom) and baby brush hog (zoom) for LM bass,
thank you
I am a teacher and I sincerely appreciate that. I miss my students.
Awesome video, thank for this one. Shoot some videos like this please
Tim I would like to see you wear a chest go pro setup if you have one. I would like to see the areas that you are fishing on and maybe see the fish as well. I don't have a go pro yet that will be in the near future for sure. Here in my area of Stanislaus County all the lakes and reservoirs are closed and even the controlled parks that have a river like the Corp Of Engineering. The only area that I can fish is at Fox Grove Fishing Access on Geer Road in my county which is on the Tuolumne River. Thank for the video buddy. You have a great day. Skip from Riverbank, CA.
Loving these live vids
Where did you launch....I thought all the ramps are closed.
Berryessa just closed recently, footage is most likely before then.
I'm on SSI so I can fish everyday, its July now, I must say here in CO, EVERYONE went and picked up a fishing licence, the line at walmart for them for 3 straight days back when we went into lockdown, I've never seen so many bank firshermen, kayakers, boaters, boat and kayak anglers, kids swimming everywhere LMAO I guess the good i see is the amount of job security in the fishing industry! They cleared Walmart Out! I couldnt believe it! lol everything sold OUT LOL! Glad everyone could get out a bunch and fish here in CO
I still have a bunch of wedge-style dropshot weights ...just open then up with some needle-nose pliers...ready to tie on.
I know that Arizona has shut down a lot of the lakes and Parks also. The fishing should be awesome when they re-open. The fish are getting a break too!