Come underwater and watch how bass interact with your lures! From the sheer speed of a largemouth, to the aggressiveness of schooling fish, let’s take a look at the world below the surface of your local lakes! Some of these fish are stalking their prey, others are defensive, and others are reacting to movement. It’s amazing what we can learn!
In today’s footage we’re watching bass in a variety of situations. From topwater to jigs, swimbaits to creatures, these bass are aggressive! Some of them stalk their prey, others ambush. Some are brutal hunters while others nip at passing food. There is so much to be learned from each of these clips.
Below you’ll find links to the exact baits and gear we used in the footage. We’ve listed the exact colors and components for each lure, in the order it appeared in the video. We’ve also included some great combos for fishing these presentations. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
*THE BAITS…*
•Megabass Kanata Jerkbait: https://bit.ly/2jG4Q85
Color: MG Western Clown GS
•River2Sea Whopper Plopper 130: https://bit.ly/2a7ipHL
Color: Terminator
•Bass Patrol 3/8 oz Football Jig: https://bit.ly/2Hbyf5x
Color: Brown Orange Silicon
•ZMan TRD Crawz: https://bit.ly/2U9vx6P
Color: Green Pumpkin Orange
•River2Sea Whopper Plopper 110: https://bit.ly/2bsPbQV
Color: Bluegill
•ZMan TRD Crawz: https://bit.ly/2U9vx6P
Color: Motor Oil
•ZMan NedLockz EWG: https://bit.ly/3OWdp9W
Size: 1/10 oz
•Jackall Rerange 110: https://bit.ly/2ge0qED
Color: HL Silver Shad
•Huddleston Deluxe 68 Special: https://bit.ly/2dj5apG
Color: Black Gizzard Shad
•River2Sea Bully Wa 2 65 Frog: https://bit.ly/2axyR2a
Color: Goliath
•ZMan TRD Bugz: https://bit.ly/2oiavEE
Color: Mud Bug
•ZMan Ned Lockz HD: https://bit.ly/2kIgRYK
Size: 1/15th oz
•Megabass 3″ Dark Sleeper: https://bit.ly/2TyR1GT
Color: Haze
•Savage Gear 4″ RTF Bluegill: https://bit.ly/2xx1zjH
Color: Bluegill
•River2Sea Rover 128: https://bit.ly/2acSVea
Color: Terminator
*BUDGET FINESSE COMBO…*
Rod– St. Croix Bass X 6’10” Medium Light X Fast: https://bit.ly/3xi0ren
Reel– Daiwa Fuego LT 2500D: https://bit.ly/2yDmdtQ
Line– Sunline Super FC 7 lb: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju
*BUDGET ALL AROUND COMBO…*
Rod– Shimano SLX 7’2″ Medium Heavy XFast: https://bit.ly/2L3wppO
Reel– Shimano SLX A 150 (HG): https://bit.ly/2NfdOnk
Line– Seaguar Red Label (15 lb): https://bit.ly/2LOVEwA
*BUDGET TOPWATER COMBO…*
Rod– Cashion 6’9″ Medium XFast: https://bit.ly/48w69eC
Reel– Abu Garcia Max Pro: https://bit.ly/3QKCQOG
Line– Power Pro Braid (40 lb): https://bit.ly/2aFg46b
*TACTICALBASSIN LURE DESIGNS (AND APPAREL)*
We have a variety of custom lure designs and apparel available! Everything from Swimbaits and crankbaits, to hats and hoodies! Its all available direct through Tackle Warehouse with fast shipping. See it here…
TacticalBassin Lure Designs: http://bit.ly/38YpPIz
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*MAJOR EQUIPMENT WE USE DAILY… *
Trolling Motor– Minn Kota Ultrex Quest: https://bit.ly/41RErpY
Electronics– Humminbird Apex 13: https://bit.ly/3pdaK1q
Anchors– Minn Kota Raptors: https://bit.ly/3iMUrEJ
Camera– GoPro Hero 12: https://bit.ly/3MwQToy
*FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…*
Favorite sunglasses: https://bit.ly/3cLH0kl
Favorite Pliers: https://bit.ly/3xJFwTu
Favorite life jacket: http://bit.ly/2odXXIP
Favorite Scale: http://bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Favorite Lure Retriever: http://bit.ly/2TLTJc6
Favorite Braid Cutters: https://bit.ly/35KSp3O
Favorite Split Ring Pliers: http://bit.ly/2fT4Qw0
Favorite Storage Box: https://bit.ly/3U9y4cl
Favorite Net: https://bit.ly/3kdZ3kA
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If you plan to do any shopping, using our links before doing your shopping at Tackle Warehouse is the single greatest way to support us! You won’t be able to even see a difference but they’ll know you’re one of us!
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So weird how bass can be so damn smart, but so damn dumb at the same time lmao
Awesome video!
If this doesn't get you pumped to go fishing I don't know what will!!
Love these underwater videos. The first bass was unreal.He was acting like a striper! I was throwing wakes at night in the dead calm, no wind , no sound, throwing different wakes, different speeds and nothing after over 2 hours. Put a loon 130 on and started doing a few different speeds trying to figure them out, when I decided to rip pause, let it sit, repeat second cast I got a 4. Less than 10 casts later, I got my 6. Still my biggest plopper fish.
more like this please. so informative.
Keep Doing What You Do Matt!! Always Great😁
Picture of the arapaima reminded me, are we ever going to get to see the South America footage you talked about a couple years ago or no…..?
The Bass attacking the bluegill bait is my favorite. It pretty much puts to rest the myth that Bass always hit bluegill head first to avoid the dorsal fins. It also clearly illustrates that if you were to have set the hook the moment you felt that bite you would have swung and missed because she didnt have the hook until the second gulp. Love the underwater footage!!
In some of the shots there are a few neutral bass just milling around and then 1 fish goes and detonates on the lure
Thanks for the great footage, I love the 7lber ramming the smaller fish, so aggressive!!
This is so cool!!!! Love it!!!! Helps me how to work the jigs also! Thank you!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
You guys invent a swimbait with the hook more toward the head and reversed. Never get stuck and catch the head shoters. Just call it the Duncan Allen with a smaller version, the Little Duncan. Genius!😂
A storm just passed here in NorCal. Are you able to make a content regarding how to fish post storm? Where these greenies might go? If not, I’ll take an answer here lol 🙌
Just excited to fish this post storm this coming weekend.
Nice video Tim and FYI if you ever scuba dive you will see no matter how fast you think you can retrieve a bait fish are so fast when they want to be.
Matt that was really neat to see the underwater footage! I find it interesting to see how they react to the baits! Thank you to you and Tim for all the videos!!
I LOVE these videos!!!!
🔥🔥Matt and Tim I absolutely love the underwater footage,thank 👏👏❤️
Thanks Matt for sharing this amazing underwater footage. It's so cool to see whats going on underwater when we get bit! What really struck me on some of the footage is how hard and fast the bass flee with the bait. I'm just amazed at how fast, powerful and aggressive, like the one T-boning the other, they can be.
I have only one word: Awesome! Thanks.
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Matt, Is it posible that the 7 pounder just learned a tactic of banging into a smaller fish that beat him to the bait?? Maybe he's learned that if he crashes into a bass that has a bait already, that bass may cough it up and make an easy meal of a wounded bait for the big bass? It look like the big bass was just waiting around to see if there was a spit up bait in the water. or maybe to see if his smaller buddy was caught (not). Either way 7 lb wins. That would make for an interesting adaptation.
Angry bass, Bully Bass or both?
Any thoughts?
I've enjoyed all year underwater footage throughout the years.
Great Video! You guys make my day
Love the clips. I went twice finally and I did catch 1 about 3# on an Alabama rig. But didn’t catch it on the main hook. It was on the left bottom trailer. The big main trailer was a 3.8and the others were the 2.8. I had two with no hooks on top, two on small worm hooks on bottom and on on a 1/2 oz VMC head. But I hung on a large stick in the water the second time and the hook broke off the jig head. I don’t understand that it was not a real heavy wire but it wasn’t a big stick.
Great job. You guys have to come down to Florida. As you can see with the Toyota series two weeks ago and the Bassmaster Open, the spawn is in full swing and records are being broken during this season already 😉
Underwater videos are the most exciting action shots and I could watch them all day. Great timing on a video to fire us up. Thanks Matt.
Really enjoyed this Matt. Tim and you have expanded my lures and methods to the madness. That would be fish crazy to you young n's. Thank you🎣
A buddy of mine found and caught a bed fish 2 days ago, I didn’t believe him so I went to see for myself. Sure enough there’s 2 fish paired up on a bed in the beginning of February 😮 This puts into perspective how there is isolated populations of bass, which means they don’t all start making moves at once. this is what makes the spawn season so fun because it could last longer than what we’ve been taught
It's so nice to watch a channel that doesn't clickbait, doesn't have cringe thumbnails, and isn't constantly trying to push a product. It's so rare to see youtube channels that actually care about the things they are talking about. You guys not only talk the talk but walk the walk as well and have since the very beginning!! NEVER EVER CHANGE!!! Not taking the easy way out and continuing to grind on the daily. You guys will always have my respect as some of the few people in life that aren't sellouts. Thank You for setting such an outstanding example!