This new, “How To” series has been doing well for I’ve really explained the ABC’s of many techniques on how to catch more and bigger bass! Today the extremely productive swim bait is featured and gone into in detail! The swim bait has produced more quality bass for me for the last 3 years than any other lure! You have to get on the band wagon and I’ll help you along the way!
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Hi Roland, I am 63, I have been watching you since the 70s and now fish small tournaments. I enjoy watching you, Martin and Hillary. What great family values. Keep up the good work ya’ll as I learn so much from all of you. Thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing
Mr. Martin. What size weight do you use both on the hook and for the added weight?
Nothing like roland and his bass school….. thanks…
Thank u for all of your years and experience
Love you teaching all these tips. I usually don't throw into the grass or lily pads. I can't wait to try this technique. Thanks Roland!
This looks like Cecil Webb
Why don't you come out with black braided line?
The bass really like the smell of the sharpie lol
Lol! I absolutely laughed when I saw a Sharpie ad right when you were coloring your line! Lol that's great, the best part was that the ad was 5 seconds.
Thanks for the detailed swimbait lesson Mr. Martin, this is one bait that I find myself struggling to consistantly catch fish on!!!
I catch bass on swimbaits once in a while but it is far from a confidence bait for me. Next time I tie on on I will implement your tactics and see if I can get bit more!!!
Also I feel this will help me more with my saltwater inshore artificials as well.
You the man Roland…your my go to guy for fishing advice…stay up Roland…
Anyone know what brand of hooks they are I can’t find them haha
Another Great teaching video !!! Thanks for sharing … Keep'em coming …
Roland you know how to fish better than everyone … love a
"Thats a screw lock lil screw deal"
What to you is a long cast? 80 feet? 120 feet? 150 feet. Bait caster only. I know you can get further with a spinning reel, but I’m not very accurate with spinning on long distances .
Great show roland! Please keep them coming.
Hi Roland I enjoy your video as usual, but let me ask you by putting black colour on your line it makes visible while I am trying to use fluocarcon line to make invisible, that confuse me a bit what do think.
Love these tips! Been watching the channel and took our vacation on Kentucky Lake last week, caught the biggest fish on the Senko 297! I tried the Zako and lost one at the side of the boat 🙁 Cumberland is our next trip!
You can fix any swim bait to take more fish by melting lines on either side before the tail with a hot soldering iron so the tail has less rigidity and swims through the water more naturally, dont suck up the fumes from the melting bait or you will end up as silly as Jimmy Houston. It is/was a well kept secret of tournament anglers in Australia. Alternatively put the tails in boiling water can also loosen them up.
Not too many videos where you don't catch a fish .can't get them every time good information on that video
Hey Roland, here's an idea for a fishing video that no one ever makes. Explain how many casts you make in a given day. How to maximize your time on the water. Cast to strike ratios. How to be realistic about what to expect. People watch these fishing shows and think you are just pulling them out one after the other. And you probably are. Being one of the greatest fisherman in history! But for the average angler, they see these shows and can get discouraged when they don't see those kind of results.
Was wondering does the cusion on the butt of your rod change the balance at all
Another great video Roland this will be something else I am going to have to add in my tackle box. Thank you sir.
Hey Roland, I really love your videos on here and I always pick up some tips from them. Personally I'm just a beginner fisher using whatever is on sale at the store but I have got a pretty decent 6'6" Ugly Stick Spinning rod reel that I like. I'd love to get a baitcaster rod some day but first I'd have to learn how to use them (and afford a good one, buy once cry once). You have some great videos on them and so do other people on Youtube just wanted to say thank you for those videos, you really inspire me to be a better fisherman. Thank you for everything you do and have done for the fishing world.
You look very fit and young for 80 years old.
Love the videos
Thanks for the swim bait tips Roland I appreciate it. I fish a heavy action 7'2" rod and a 7.1 reel ratio. I just haven't had much luck here in southern Ohio with a swim bait but I will definitely try your tips out and see if it does any better. Thanks!
Im going fishing tomorrow and always watch your videos the night before for tips and tricks.
Keep Rocking it Roland!
I love this series. All have been good.
Until I moved to Florida, I used spinning gear more than baitcasting gear. Now, I rarely use spinning gear for bass. Most of the lakes I fish are shallow and choked with weeds. All have big bass. I use only braided line. I started coloring my line black based on a tip from you. I also have seen tests done with line colors in tannic water and black performs best followed by dark green and brown. For those who have not seen tannic water, picture a glass of medium brewed tea. It's usually clear water, just colored.
Great video. Thank you
42 years old and been watching Roland from day one. Big difference between Roland and the rest. The old school guys like Bill dance and Jimmy Houston fish in their own private lakes catching bass that haven't seen lures that would hit a soda can. Roland has always caught giant bass from highly pressured public lakes and anyone who fishes knows there's no comparison between the two. You're undeniably the goat Roland. Try to save a few nice ones for me when I come to Okeechobee. Peace man. ✌
our local lakes are not very good for these tec hniques . We just do not have the weed /grass cover . One little patch of lilly pad in about 2 ft of water . boat dock we got by the score , and the is the most likely cover in this lake . There is some riprap in a couple places and theat can be good at timesThe lakes are sort of shallow too not real good for wintering over fish . the average water depth is about six feey over a big part of the lake . there are a couple of deeper spots that got 15 -18 feet .The Water shed is in the process of dredgeing the lake to clear the silt out of it . I do not know how much depth that will add , but I think it will be in the range of 4-6 ft. I'm looking forward to fishing again when the dredging is completed . I love to watch all of your tips and tricks , and learned to tie uni knots from your videos , so it is time well spent to watch and I've learned many things from you . Juat wanted to say thank you for what you are doing .
Love your how to videos sir. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and information!!!
Great videos but the ads are killing the flow
Can we see you try out a jitterbug
Great video.
I got my brand new! Spro Frog and tied it on 50-pound test Diawia brait, and made my first looooong cast. So I was working it threw the Lilly pads and the hydrilla into open water, then across the top of a grass pile and as soon as my frog hit the water BAM!!!! A big ass Gater ate my Spro, Whelpp that was 10 dollars down the drain lol….