I am in the Richmond area. In between the rain, my son has been wanting to get out a few times. We were having no luck either with all the typical winter stuff until he decided to fish his "confidence bait" (he's just 9yrs old and only this year has switched from nightcrawlers to lures): a little 3" black single tail grub on a ball head. I didn't think it would work, but dang! if he didn't catch a few while I was still striking out. I switched up to the same after a few minutes, and lo and behold! I got a pretty nice 3 pounder. We were just barely swimming it back with lots of pauses. Three days later, the same pattern repeated itself. Just goes to show, for all of the fancy stuff we have at our disposal now, sometimes the stuff we used as kids still fools 'em.
We have the same situation in Maryland, and I feel your pain. On the first the water was cold and very murky, but I did get fish from the bank on the Ned: "yoga pants" and junebug TRDs both got bites. Nothing big, but at least I wasn't skunked to start the year.
Heck I was trout fishing this past spring and somehow got a carp on a rooster tail! Year before that caught a 6in lake trout on a night crawler when I was fishing for perch. This fall was salmon fishing and actually hooked a steelhead not a salmon line broke but all the yrs I’ve been going there and hear people saying how many steelhead and there I actually hooked one on salmon rig
Use a 1-32 ball jig with a yum minnow crappie gear is best for giants dark green or silver black pepper 8lb test medium fast pole open face it takes a lot to fish super slow like slow poke Rodriguez 5:3-1 is best bro.
Come to belews lake nc can catch some good ones off the FFS, last tournament we only had 10 something but 14 won it with a 6 pounder stays pretty clean and a few guys from Virginia normally come down here
An under spin with a paddle tail, and a drop shot with a 3 inch worm. But now that you’ve shown us how good those lures work, they will be tied on the next time I head out.
I throw a 2.8 and kind of fish it like I'm tight lining, just a slow fall, it catches them!! Only issue I have is those keitechs are usually good for one fish and you gotta put on a new one! Wish they were a little tougher
@SBFishing ya sir, why I keep buying them lol I'm assuming that's why the action is so good, that soft plastic, I've bought others and they just don't have the same action!
These days Keitech works best either on the fall or dead stick.... especially the latter...cast it out, let it hit bottom, do nothing, tap, set hook! Chuck and wind just doesn't get me many bites anymore. Guess bass have seen 3" Fat Impacts swimming past them too many times at this point 😂
Lipless has been crazy good for me Nov-Dec! Caught 70 in 2 days a few weekends ago. TN60 and LV150. When that starts not working I switch to a blade bait (no rattle) and clean up! I think they get conditioned to avoid the rattle after a while. Beyond that 2.8 and 3.3 Keitech either underspin or on a 1/8 jighead. Last but not least a Shad Rap in Helsinki Shad color. Find the shad, match the hatch, and get ready for fun!
This. Except I don’t start with the lipless. I go straight to the blade bait. The Damiki Vault or Megabass Vibration X. But I’m targeting mostly smallmouth in western North Carolina in 50 feet of water. Catch at least a 15 pound bag every weekend. Plus, you get some bycatch that goes straight in the live well and onto the dinner table: mondo yellow perch and walleye!
So far down here in South Carolina. Mostly just one fishing and catching bass on flukes. On the saltwater front, been catching trout and redfish on swim baits. We need to get you down this way buddy. 👍🏻😎. P.S. still good to see my OG sticker on your door! Good memories my friend. 😂
I fished like 6x in the last 2 weeks. The bite is super tough, still trying to put out content. This channel will always be about fishing, and I try to post more straight fishing videos than anything else. That being said, I have to uphold my end of sponsorship from anglers choice. It's not even that it's required, it's that I want to. You see this boat I get to fish out of!? I love it.
why would it matter? Guy's gotta eat like everyone else 🙄.if he's still posting about fishing wether its boats, lures,selling,etc it shouldn't even matter
@@dylanp153 we are iced over now but I was fishing like a dope and I was fishing larger bodies of water that had lots of depth changes . Water temps were in the rite before freezing stage
Blade bait, finesse under spin, flat sided crank baits are working in Fort Worth, Texas
Great vid! Here in Central Texas our water is 55º. Caught all my fish on 1/3/24 on the 2.8 Keitech SI Fat on 3/16 oz. Decoy darter offset jig head.
I am in the Richmond area. In between the rain, my son has been wanting to get out a few times. We were having no luck either with all the typical winter stuff until he decided to fish his "confidence bait" (he's just 9yrs old and only this year has switched from nightcrawlers to lures): a little 3" black single tail grub on a ball head. I didn't think it would work, but dang! if he didn't catch a few while I was still striking out. I switched up to the same after a few minutes, and lo and behold! I got a pretty nice 3 pounder. We were just barely swimming it back with lots of pauses. Three days later, the same pattern repeated itself. Just goes to show, for all of the fancy stuff we have at our disposal now, sometimes the stuff we used as kids still fools 'em.
I just bought a19 185'i love it huge front deck
We have the same situation in Maryland, and I feel your pain. On the first the water was cold and very murky, but I did get fish from the bank on the Ned: "yoga pants" and junebug TRDs both got bites. Nothing big, but at least I wasn't skunked to start the year.
I am hooked on using Goby style baits
What do you recommend??
@@SBFishing Megabass Dark sleeper, or the Zman Gobius.
I was patiently waiting…. 🫠🫠
4 days in, not too bad 😶🌫️🤘🏻
First!!
First comment of the year you’re the GOAT!
Speedcraw on a flashy swimmer in Texas , thank me later 🫡
Wa state. Nothing is working.
Heck I was trout fishing this past spring and somehow got a carp on a rooster tail! Year before that caught a 6in lake trout on a night crawler when I was fishing for perch. This fall was salmon fishing and actually hooked a steelhead not a salmon line broke but all the yrs I’ve been going there and hear people saying how many steelhead and there I actually hooked one on salmon rig
Use a 1-32 ball jig with a yum minnow crappie gear is best for giants dark green or silver black pepper 8lb test medium fast pole open face it takes a lot to fish super slow like slow poke Rodriguez 5:3-1 is best bro.
You’ve got to try the 6 sense 2.7” electric shiner on 1/8th oz 1/0 hook. Go heavy for deeper water but that’s what’s been doing damage for me.
Come to belews lake nc can catch some good ones off the FFS, last tournament we only had 10 something but 14 won it with a 6 pounder stays pretty clean and a few guys from Virginia normally come down here
In Chicagoland temps in the 20s and 30s. Been doing well on hard jerkbaits since November.
Swim jigs. Dirty Jigs finesse swim jig ( bluegill pattern ) with a 3.3 Keiteck Fat bluegill flash.
Megabass 110 +1 and +2 nothing else 5-10 second pause 12lb test. 47 degree water temp
An under spin with a paddle tail, and a drop shot with a 3 inch worm. But now that you’ve shown us how good those lures work, they will be tied on the next time I head out.
I throw a 2.8 and kind of fish it like I'm tight lining, just a slow fall, it catches them!! Only issue I have is those keitechs are usually good for one fish and you gotta put on a new one! Wish they were a little tougher
I agree, they don’t last all too long…but man they swim so well 😂
@SBFishing ya sir, why I keep buying them lol I'm assuming that's why the action is so good, that soft plastic, I've bought others and they just don't have the same action!
These days Keitech works best either on the fall or dead stick.... especially the latter...cast it out, let it hit bottom, do nothing, tap, set hook! Chuck and wind just doesn't get me many bites anymore. Guess bass have seen 3" Fat Impacts swimming past them too many times at this point 😂
Tactical Crank and Lipless have been yielding us some big bites the past 2 mos
"My two best baits..." and he holds up 3 .... hmmm ............. : ) I get it! Be Safe
Thank you for sharing what line and tackle you are using.
Yeah…. It’s all ice fishing here in S.E. Idaho. No bassin.
6 in robo worm on 1/4 oz Shakey head dropping straight down on em
2 weeks ago a 10 1/2 pounder on 9 inch KGB Chad shad
Dude we need a little rain i live on smith lake in Alabama and its to clear
Rapala rip stop perch clown so dang sweet
Hair jig and jig+fluke.
Lipless has been crazy good for me Nov-Dec! Caught 70 in 2 days a few weekends ago. TN60 and LV150. When that starts not working I switch to a blade bait (no rattle) and clean up! I think they get conditioned to avoid the rattle after a while. Beyond that 2.8 and 3.3 Keitech either underspin or on a 1/8 jighead. Last but not least a Shad Rap in Helsinki Shad color. Find the shad, match the hatch, and get ready for fun!
This. Except I don’t start with the lipless. I go straight to the blade bait. The Damiki Vault or Megabass Vibration X. But I’m targeting mostly smallmouth in western North Carolina in 50 feet of water. Catch at least a 15 pound bag every weekend. Plus, you get some bycatch that goes straight in the live well and onto the dinner table: mondo yellow perch and walleye!
Damiki Vault is awesome! @@RobShortonGooglePlus
So far down here in South Carolina. Mostly just one fishing and catching bass on flukes. On the saltwater front, been catching trout and redfish on swim baits. We need to get you down this way buddy. 👍🏻😎. P.S. still good to see my OG sticker on your door! Good memories my friend. 😂
Yup 👌👍🎣
K9
Still catching em' on a Dropshot 🎣 Those 6th sense Divine swimbaits are great too. Great video.
Dropshot/blade bait
Some very nice catches! Thanks for sharing some good info and bait choices. Keep up the good work buddy!
Be still my heart.......a SB video! I have not been fishing, i have been hunting!
Easy shiner is a very productive bait. Used it frequently up here in the Northeast!
Yes a new video! How has your tranx held up for glides? I’m looking to get the 300hg.
Yes it has! I think I’ve had it over 3 years and have absolutely abused it. The anti reverse just went out, but I’d still highly recommend.
A -rig, chatterbait here in Florida
Is SB about fishing or selling boats or lures now?
Man has bills to pay
I fished like 6x in the last 2 weeks. The bite is super tough, still trying to put out content. This channel will always be about fishing, and I try to post more straight fishing videos than anything else. That being said, I have to uphold my end of sponsorship from anglers choice. It's not even that it's required, it's that I want to. You see this boat I get to fish out of!? I love it.
that too@@jimb6683
why would it matter? Guy's gotta eat like everyone else 🙄.if he's still posting about fishing wether its boats, lures,selling,etc it shouldn't even matter
I fish a lot of pressured lakes, and I’ve found that the easy shiner out preforms the swing impact. It’s just a more finessey bait, simple
Blanked 5 trips
@@tylerfish6206 guess there not on baitfish then
@@dylanp153 we are iced over now but I was fishing like a dope and I was fishing larger bodies of water that had lots of depth changes . Water temps were in the rite before freezing stage
Haven't been out yet, spending my time getting the new boat ready for the season.
Awesome, what’d you get?!
@@SBFishing 2013 Lund Rebel XL. Needed something more multi purpose than my 1448 jon and I found a good deal, so we'll see how it goes.