Tournament spoiler over at Headwaters if you can't wait to see who wins! Anticipation is fun when they are close for the viewers, nerve racking for Greg! Good stuff man and cool to see the prefish plan working out.
Weather, camera, and the phone taking a dump but the catching was on fire! Great job on maintaining your calm and concentration. You crushed the day one considering all the distractions. Get after it!!
Winner angler Greg Blanchard, of Seneca Falls, New York, credits his win to “doing something a lot different” than most anglers in the tournament. “I found a really good finesse-style jig bite on long tapering points, picking up reaction bites. I really had to snap the jig to work through the rocks and every time I’d get the snag out a fish would smash the jig. It was probably the best jig bite I’ve ever had. Every fish I caught in the tournament was on a jig,” says Blanchard.“The first day I caught 35 or 40 fish. On Day 2 I visited the same long tapering points and I was hoping to find a new wave of fish. The sun on the second afternoon brought out a bigger class of fish and I only had about 12 bites but the fish were definitely of a better, bigger quality. I changed from green pumpkin to a black and blue jig on Sunday to match the dirty water and that definitely did the trick,” adds Blanchard.
I can't wait to tournament fish this year. Been kayak fishing since March of 2018. I'm ready for some competition now! Maybe I'll get some good luck for a first timer.
Awesome man! My phone was dying on me at the last event and it was cold. But that happens when your taking pics of a dozen fish or more lol. Congrats on a solid day 1!
Hey man! You’re the like the best and I am trying my best to learn from you but if you could do me a favor and include what time of the year you’re doing these tournaments that would help me to understand why you’re fishing certain lures and how to fish them as well! You’re awesome keep it up bud
I’ve been throwing the jig heavy for the last week out here in Missouri too. Wish I would’ve started kayak fishing when I was stationed out there in NorCal!
Nice I’m born and raised in joplin, fished grand and Stockton mostly but table rock and james river some up your way, just came out to Arizona this year
Think someone found their groove with a jig. Cant wait for the next battle on the water. Great job and glad you got the worlds spot as I'm sure it will make for good videos. See if I cant join from the TOC battle ;) Congrats again you have def paid your dues and you were due!
Thanks Tim! Congrats again on your finish. Anyone of us could've won that event. Crazy how close it was and how it really came down to the last 30 minutes of the tournament. Looking forward to some more tournaments with you this year!
Low ambient temperatures. Cold wind. Yet another challenge, that especially applies to, whatever requires batteries. Keep the battery (s) "warm" somehow, and you'll be running like normal except for wearing gloves and winter gear, if I had to guess.
First I want to say I’ve watched your channel for a couple years now and loved it! I just recently got a titan 13.5 and looking on ways to set the depth finder up. I can’t decided if I need to mount transducer to the bottom of the boat or get the arm attachment. What’s your personal thoughts on it brother? I have a bass boat and i know I mounted those off the back but I’ve never had a kayak so not sure which would give me the best picture! Anyways thanks in advance and tight lines!
@greg blanchard....first off id like to say thanks for all the time you put in youre videos, i really enjoy watching you explore new places and i think youre kayak is super awesome...keep uploading content you have a great personality and you really make the viewer go on the voyage with you... However being a tournament fisherman myself, i feel sometimes youre overlooking the bigger picture when it comes to finding fish and establishing what people would call a winning pattern...for example those fish you were catching are GREAT fish for here in new jersey...but in Cali those fish wont get you very far....theres literallly probably tons of fish 6, 7 , 8lbs and better swimming around in that lake...if your catching fish almost identical or sub par in size off a point and you know that those fish are somewhat inferior or mediocre for that area...immediately in youre mind you should be thinking about what needs to change to get you tournament winning quality fish....those fish mostly looked like small males which are usually the first to move up...if youre not seeing any drastic upgrades i think the best bet would be to pull out deeper where obviously the heftier females are hanging out...its easy to get caught up on catching fish becahse after all who dosent lik to catch fish? But at the end of the day you only need to catch 5 of the right ones...if i was catching fish under 3lbs or just a tad over in california in a tournament...id be panicking like crazy...just my 2 cents...hope you had a good finish and maybe we can chat and theorize sonetime...cheers
Gary really like your videos keep up the good work. Can you tell me if you were able to fix your GP? I have a Hero 5 black that keeps doing the same thing? Was curious if you had a fix...good fishing! Thanks
Hey James! Cool to see you on here. I'm a huge fan of BASS and FLW so your name is quite familiar. I do have a fix. It's the GoPro Hero 7 lol. Good luck this season, looks like ole Sam was a grinder.
Been doing more UA-cam stuff and really am enjoying it. Appreciate the tip on the GP7 LOL! Like watching the tournament videos you put out...GREAT stuff!
Hey Craig. Motors weren't allowed for this tournament. probably because it's a hobie sanctioned event and they promote use of their mirage drive. Thanks for watching as always!
Wow... nasty conditions for sure. Did you figure out what was causing the rear gopro to shut down? They're so fickle sometimes. Off to a great start! Waiting for day 2 video.
I never found out. 2nd day reformatted the same card and no issue. probably should've done that from the start but maybe just a glitch with the camera. First time I've ever had issues!
Where did you guys launch? This is my backyard, too bad i didn't enter this tournament..my spots usually produce 4-5 lbers daily...i have couple secret killer lures n jigs i use also
Thanks man! The boundary boots are okay for warmer months. I've worm them all summer and never really had an issue. That being said, I ordered a pair of the NRS backwatershoes for this summer. not as tall and seems to be thinner material which should make them ideal for the warmer months while still being waterproof.
@@chrisfelipe7803 Folsom, Rollins, New Hogan, Nimbus, Delta, stumpy Meadows and a 25 acre pond. Fished three days straight this sunny weekend for nothing
For a 2 day tournament how do you decide when you should leave a spot for the next day? When you have your limit and you are only culling slightly every couple fish is it time to leave those guys for tomorrow or keep milking it?
Great question. this was a unique lake in that there were fish everywhere and lots of them. Day before this I was catching fish at the same rate. Bite would slow down after a bunch of fish but when I'd go back the spot would replenish. I actually wasn't worried about ruining the spots on day 1. I was more concerned with getting to 80'' but it never happened. That being said ,this is probalby one of the few lakes that has that many 14-15 inch spotted bass
My man back love starting the day this way wish you would drop one everyday maybe when we hit 100000 subs you can retire your job an go full time youtube fishing
Thanks man! Ah, probably won't ever retire from my current job since I really do enjoy it but maybe if I can do part time I could do uploads every 2 days! thanks for watching man!
well this tournament i couldn't use it since it was against the rules. normal tournament i use it to take me from place to place. usually cover 8-10 miles and don't feel exhausted at the end of the day. Whether they should be allowed in "kayak" tournaments is another story but so long as they're legal I'll use it. Totally worth it in my mind since I'll be fishing 15-20 tournaments this year.
@@GregBlanchardFishing I understand completely. I do not personally condemn anyone for using it since the strain on your body covering long distances can be rough sometimes and we aren't even in summer where the heat can really cause issues. I mainly was wondering if for the huge price tag if the torqueedo is worth it compared to a trolling motor mod or something similar.
@@bradleylangford6575 There is nothing wrong with a good trolling motor mod. Been using one for a while with awesome results. Those Torqueedo's are way pricey.
New bibs and rain gear paid off, just like that jig bite.
Very nice day on the water!!! The jig was putting in the work🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
Tournament spoiler over at Headwaters if you can't wait to see who wins! Anticipation is fun when they are close for the viewers, nerve racking for Greg! Good stuff man and cool to see the prefish plan working out.
Weather, camera, and the phone taking a dump but the catching was on fire! Great job on maintaining your calm and concentration. You crushed the day one considering all the distractions. Get after it!!
Thanks Maria! Day 2 was a good one!
Great job in less than ideal conditions. Bring on Day 2!
Winner angler Greg Blanchard, of Seneca Falls, New York, credits his win to “doing something a lot different” than most anglers in the tournament. “I found a really good finesse-style jig bite on long tapering points, picking up reaction bites. I really had to snap the jig to work through the rocks and every time I’d get the snag out a fish would smash the jig. It was probably the best jig bite I’ve ever had. Every fish I caught in the tournament was on a jig,” says Blanchard.“The first day I caught 35 or 40 fish. On Day 2 I visited the same long tapering points and I was hoping to find a new wave of fish. The sun on the second afternoon brought out a bigger class of fish and I only had about 12 bites but the fish were definitely of a better, bigger quality. I changed from green pumpkin to a black and blue jig on Sunday to match the dirty water and that definitely did the trick,” adds Blanchard.
Way to persevere! Fishing in those conditions all day is legit! The grit and determination from Day One ends up paying OFF! 💰 💰 🏆! Yeah buddy!
Thanks Chris! hope you guys whacked em on the Dirty D today!
Refreshing to see power fishing (a finesse jig) getting it done for you! I definitely enjoy fishing that way. Can’t wait to see how day two went down.
Hope you crush it this season Greg!
thanks man! gonna try my best!
That jig bite was awesome.
I cant believe it ended being a tie. But thank goodness you had the bigger 1 day bag! Keep it up bro.
Shasta reminds me of home !!! Beautiful lake beautiful spots awesome bite as well crunching the jig :)
You crushed it on that Keitech jig. That was some quality fishing.
Thank you! that jig has become my confidence bait as of late!
Can you share a link for that weight to get your lure back
Congrats Greg great job brother 👍
Killing it on Shasta!
🎣 Nice job Greg! There’s something to be said for a constant stream of hook-sets, even when they don’t all cull. 🐟
Spots are crazy
Nice👌
Killed it on the jig, good job dude!
I can't wait to tournament fish this year. Been kayak fishing since March of 2018. I'm ready for some competition now! Maybe I'll get some good luck for a first timer.
Looks like you had one hell of a day!
Man what a haul! Great vid.
Greg!!! You were in fire! Great Day 1. Absolutely enjoy your videos. Have a great week!
Mark
Great day of fishing. Congratulations
Great job on day 1 keep it going!
Congrats on the win!!
Man awesome way to start a tournament! U definitely got a good winning pattern. Don’t u just love how things fall slowly into place?? Keep it up man!
This is awesome. Kayak fishing tournament is so unique
Awesome man! My phone was dying on me at the last event and it was cold. But that happens when your taking pics of a dozen fish or more lol. Congrats on a solid day 1!
That jig bite was on fire! Cant wait to see the next one Greg!
Great job on day 1, I keep those small battery chargers in my vest just for those kinda days.
You should take a look at a battery power bank, there is one called “lit” it charges by sonar, and also by an outlet.
Killing it!!!!! 👍🙌 awesome videos!!! I love that u post what you use. Looking forward to getting a kayak this year!
Nice man! you'll love it!
Is a good solid day
Keep up the momentum I hope you placed in the top five👍🏼
Awesome video
awesome, cant wait for next video!
Some good fish! Great video!
Greg I know you won already. I said congrats on the hobie video but I will say it again here. CONGRATS!
Thank you Cassandra! much appreciate it!
What? for real! I am so happy for Greg! Been watching his channel for a while now. He deserves this one!
Good fishing Great job
Thanks Mike!
I hella missed the back GoPro... Good day on tournament day 1! love your content
Good work Greg!
That winning bag prediction of 164 would’ve got 2nd...you overachiever! LOL Congrats!
Hey man! You’re the like the best and I am trying my best to learn from you but if you could do me a favor and include what time of the year you’re doing these tournaments that would help me to understand why you’re fishing certain lures and how to fish them as well! You’re awesome keep it up bud
I’ve been throwing the jig heavy for the last week out here in Missouri too. Wish I would’ve started kayak fishing when I was stationed out there in NorCal!
Ryan Reed where at in mo?
Chris Pearce down in the Springfield area. I fish Tablerock Lake quite a bit. And the local rivers
Nice I’m born and raised in joplin, fished grand and Stockton mostly but table rock and james river some up your way, just came out to Arizona this year
Think someone found their groove with a jig. Cant wait for the next battle on the water. Great job and glad you got the worlds spot as I'm sure it will make for good videos. See if I cant join from the TOC battle ;) Congrats again you have def paid your dues and you were due!
Thanks Tim! Congrats again on your finish. Anyone of us could've won that event. Crazy how close it was and how it really came down to the last 30 minutes of the tournament. Looking forward to some more tournaments with you this year!
atta boy greg keep the good content rollin
Thanks HooperH! will do
Congratulations! Fun to watch it all!!! 👍😎🎣💦
Thanks Claudia!
Now, that's a fun day of fishing. Dang Go Pro. Tomorrow will be your day Greg. Good job dude.
Thanks Troy! It was a really fun day ropin' fish all day!
let go greg 2019 is your year
You fish at the most picturesque places!
Awesome video Greg!
My thumb got ripped up just watching. Lol
Low ambient temperatures. Cold wind. Yet another challenge, that especially applies to, whatever requires batteries. Keep the battery (s) "warm" somehow, and you'll be running like normal except for wearing gloves and winter gear, if I had to guess.
Dang G. You where out there tearing them up. Reminds me of a day I had out here in San Diego at one of my local lakes. Great video bro. Jig was on 🔥
Thanks Danny! Jig bite is so killer
great day on Shasta :)
nice video man! and good job at the tournament watched the last one fisrt before I saw the first ones! lol!
Atta boy
Sweet vid Greg
nice job Greg!!
To bad Berryessa didn’t fish like that! Hope nationals is good!
You did pretty good for day 1
Awesome video have you ever considered hobie kayaks? If not why
Can you make a video on how you got into kayak fishing and tournament fishing!?
Google, UA-cam, Time on the water.
I actually have a video on the channel that explains it. search on the channel "how i started kayak fishing".
First I want to say I’ve watched your channel for a couple years now and loved it! I just recently got a titan 13.5 and looking on ways to set the depth finder up. I can’t decided if I need to mount transducer to the bottom of the boat or get the arm attachment. What’s your personal thoughts on it brother? I have a bass boat and i know I mounted those off the back but I’ve never had a kayak so not sure which would give me the best picture! Anyways thanks in advance and tight lines!
Good vid Greg. What a day of fishing lol you probably caught like 4/5 limits haha
lol 4-5 limits around 75'' haha
beast ! good catches
Jig bit was on for sure 👌 laughing when you had sooo many time stamps in close proximity to each other and just whacked them the whole day
Crazy jig bite for sure! man, such a fun lake!
Do you have a link for the plug knocker?
Awesome Jig man Greg! Sitting good within striking distance. Deep diving jerkbait maybe.
@greg blanchard....first off id like to say thanks for all the time you put in youre videos, i really enjoy watching you explore new places and i think youre kayak is super awesome...keep uploading content you have a great personality and you really make the viewer go on the voyage with you...
However being a tournament fisherman myself, i feel sometimes youre overlooking the bigger picture when it comes to finding fish and establishing what people would call a winning pattern...for example those fish you were catching are GREAT fish for here in new jersey...but in Cali those fish wont get you very far....theres literallly probably tons of fish 6, 7 , 8lbs and better swimming around in that lake...if your catching fish almost identical or sub par in size off a point and you know that those fish are somewhat inferior or mediocre for that area...immediately in youre mind you should be thinking about what needs to change to get you tournament winning quality fish....those fish mostly looked like small males which are usually the first to move up...if youre not seeing any drastic upgrades i think the best bet would be to pull out deeper where obviously the heftier females are hanging out...its easy to get caught up on catching fish becahse after all who dosent lik to catch fish? But at the end of the day you only need to catch 5 of the right ones...if i was catching fish under 3lbs or just a tad over in california in a tournament...id be panicking like crazy...just my 2 cents...hope you had a good finish and maybe we can chat and theorize sonetime...cheers
Gary really like your videos keep up the good work. Can you tell me if you were able to fix your GP? I have a Hero 5 black that keeps doing the same thing? Was curious if you had a fix...good fishing! Thanks
Hey James! Cool to see you on here. I'm a huge fan of BASS and FLW so your name is quite familiar. I do have a fix. It's the GoPro Hero 7 lol. Good luck this season, looks like ole Sam was a grinder.
Been doing more UA-cam stuff and really am enjoying it. Appreciate the tip on the GP7 LOL! Like watching the tournament videos you put out...GREAT stuff!
Not too far off the lead, within striking distance if u can find some bigger ones!
Need those big ones on day 2 for sure!
Hey Greg why no electric motor ? And of course Good luck tomorrow. Thanks. Craig. Pa. Guy
Hey Craig. Motors weren't allowed for this tournament. probably because it's a hobie sanctioned event and they promote use of their mirage drive. Thanks for watching as always!
Wow... nasty conditions for sure. Did you figure out what was causing the rear gopro to shut down? They're so fickle sometimes. Off to a great start! Waiting for day 2 video.
I never found out. 2nd day reformatted the same card and no issue. probably should've done that from the start but maybe just a glitch with the camera. First time I've ever had issues!
Where did you guys launch? This is my backyard, too bad i didn't enter this tournament..my spots usually produce 4-5 lbers daily...i have couple secret killer lures n jigs i use also
Great footage! and what a day! Limit in under an hour???
Yessir! great day!
Is the seat you use a different seat form what comes with the kayak if so what is it called
same seat, just had someone add a riser and do some mods on it
Nice work, fun day, good luck. bought those gloves and bibs debating on shoes. What do u wear in the warm months? R they just spring and fall boots?
Thanks man! The boundary boots are okay for warmer months. I've worm them all summer and never really had an issue. That being said, I ordered a pair of the NRS backwatershoes for this summer. not as tall and seems to be thinner material which should make them ideal for the warmer months while still being waterproof.
I can't see how you can find active fish. I live in NorCal and haven't had a bite in 5 months
Fish & Disc where in NorCal are you fishing at
@@chrisfelipe7803 Folsom, Rollins, New Hogan, Nimbus, Delta, stumpy Meadows and a 25 acre pond. Fished three days straight this sunny weekend for nothing
What net is that your using I like it
net linked in description Brian
What time of year was this? Great video.
Did you throw anything else that day or stick with the jig?
What tether are you using? Also what phone? I need one
For a 2 day tournament how do you decide when you should leave a spot for the next day? When you have your limit and you are only culling slightly every couple fish is it time to leave those guys for tomorrow or keep milking it?
Great question. this was a unique lake in that there were fish everywhere and lots of them. Day before this I was catching fish at the same rate. Bite would slow down after a bunch of fish but when I'd go back the spot would replenish. I actually wasn't worried about ruining the spots on day 1. I was more concerned with getting to 80'' but it never happened. That being said ,this is probalby one of the few lakes that has that many 14-15 inch spotted bass
My man back love starting the day this way wish you would drop one everyday maybe when we hit 100000 subs you can retire your job an go full time youtube fishing
Thanks man! Ah, probably won't ever retire from my current job since I really do enjoy it but maybe if I can do part time I could do uploads every 2 days! thanks for watching man!
@@GregBlanchardFishing no thank you my friend i learn so much from you
What average depth were you fishing?
15-20''
What phone case are you using with the teather??
waterproof phone case is linked in the description
Greg, How much do you use the torqueedo during the tourney? Is it worth the cost?
well this tournament i couldn't use it since it was against the rules. normal tournament i use it to take me from place to place. usually cover 8-10 miles and don't feel exhausted at the end of the day. Whether they should be allowed in "kayak" tournaments is another story but so long as they're legal I'll use it. Totally worth it in my mind since I'll be fishing 15-20 tournaments this year.
@@GregBlanchardFishing I understand completely. I do not personally condemn anyone for using it since the strain on your body covering long distances can be rough sometimes and we aren't even in summer where the heat can really cause issues. I mainly was wondering if for the huge price tag if the torqueedo is worth it compared to a trolling motor mod or something similar.
@@bradleylangford6575 There is nothing wrong with a good trolling motor mod. Been using one for a while with awesome results. Those Torqueedo's are way pricey.
Steenveld you’re right. I was just thinking Wright difference.
Bro the shasta spots have crazy sharp teeth
it's crazy, i wish i had gotten better film but there were some spots I caught that had almost 1/8'' length teeth
@@GregBlanchardFishing dude i dont doubt it at all it litteraly feels like ur getting stabbed by them haha
God damnit greg you’ve been getting TOO much SLEEP. Catching TOO many fish
🤙
why is his fish finder always like flashing and stuff?
Well at least someone caught fish when they went out fishing lol.
I wonder who wins 😂
No dropshot this tourney?? 😆😆😆
finally!
👍🏻😂
My favorite yak channel! I gotta ask!!! What’s up the the porn stache? 😜
You're not likely to see this comment, but was wondering how deep were you fishing?
Kong her..
Feel less energy with mustache:)
When you find all the fish . They all the same size 🤦🏽♂️