I appreciate your interest! I keep the location private to help maintain the quality of the fishing experience for everyone. I will confirm that it’s not the St. Croix River - thanks for watching and commenting!
Love your vids man! I've tried 3 of these revolvers now and every one has broken so quickly. The hooks are also so close together that they get hung up on each other. Glad you had good luck with it. Tight Lines from central PA 🤘
hey, do you think the glide bates are good for the ponds now too? One of my local ponds has only Smallmouth bass and the water color is exactly the same with the river you are fishing. Thank you
Thanks! Yeah, you can certainly slow straight retrieve this glide. I thought the jerk and pause had good action too. I like to give it a few good rod jerks and let it hang for a bit and the repeat.
Hey, you gave me a list of things to consider when picking a fishing lure and I went fishing yesterday so I decided to choose a lure based on the things you told me to think and on the very first cast I caught a nice pike thanks for the help
Hey brother (Kevin Kettler-changed my name to my old police nickname). Crushed it as usual. Fishing has been very grim here. I haven’t gone in weeks. No point. The water is at record lows and nothing is biting for anyone. The Facebook group I moderate is like a ghost town lately. No one catching any bass. I feel like my season is basically over
Gotcha. It’s been the opposite here in MN. We’ve had so much rain and high water this summer. It’s finally dropping and clearing up. Hopefully things take a turn for y’all and the fishing heats up there soon!
@@dalafgaming7238 finding the fish is the biggest battle. Once you locate fish, then the rest is a lot easier. When choosing lures, I often consider 1) Water temperature (hot or cold? are the fish aggressive or lethargic?) If fish have the energy to chase, then maybe choose a moving bait. If the fish are moving slow, then maybe choose a slower presentation. 2) Water clarity (stained, muddy, clear etc.). If the fish can’t see very well, then I’d pick something like a chatterbait or plopper which makes a lot of noise. If it’s ultra clear then maybe choose something more subtle like a plastic. 3) Light conditions (sun rise/set, cloudy, sunny) Will the fish be able to see a bait on topwater? Is the sun penetrating the bottom enough to light up a lure that sinks? 5) Color of lure (I’m not a big color guy though) I typically stick with black or white…something to offset the water and light conditions. 6) Lastly I think about size. Bass and pike will hit all types of lure sizes. I don’t think small baits limit you to small fish, but I do think big baits eliminate small fish. I know this is a long answer because it’s a good hard question, but for me that’s what makes fishing so much fun. I hope this helps and good luck - catch some bass and pike!!! 🤙
love this video, this is like my 4th time back watching it. Was at bass pro in Ontario a week ago and they had the XPS comeback shads on clearance, picked 2 up for $2 a piece. excited to see what I can get with em
@@paulanderson724 I’ve only been using it about 50% of the time, mainly due to my various techniques but I’ve been very impressed with it so far. Ultra smooth retrieve, solid drag system, bomb casts, and comfortable for all day fishing! Longevity is what I’m most interested to learn about!
I purchased the rebel chopper because of price. $9.95, My neighbor purchased the original. $16 Both are almost same size and I can tell the difference just by the sound. The original whopper Plopper definitely makes more noise. I know you can’t compare apples to oranges, however my favorite chatter bait is the $16 jack hammer compared to there same brand, cheaper $7 bait. Color and trailer attachment and hook size is probably the only reason they cost so much. So far, my PB bass is 7.2 on a black rebel chopper. Great video 👍
Loose the swivel and go straight braid or use a heavy mono leader to keep the bait from going under. As far as hook sets go, let the fish take it and let the rod load up and lean back on them to set those trebles. Good luck
@@lsl1512 💯agree I’d love to use braid or mono leader to get the full benefits of the lure but it’s too easy for pike or musky to break me off, so I’ve gotta stick with the fluorocarbon to save expensive baits and fish. Thanks for watching and commenting - Much appreciated!! 🙏
Been using these for several years. For starters you’re already sitting super low to the water in the kayak if you were able to stand up or have a higher advantage point, you wouldn’t have to hold your tip as high. The hooks are too heavy for the bait, causing it to sit lower in the water, which is not gonna allow it to wake as well as the original hooks. this was specifically designed to be used at an extremely slow pace to put off a loud knock in the water. It’s a great bait. It catches fish. It’s just very much so tedious because you have to reel it so slow on the surface, the way it was designed to be fished… Aldo great for night time
@@fishingthe4102 thanks for watching! I’m curious, are you fishing in a river or lake or both? Did you find a difference between current and no current? And yeah, I could see this bait being really good at night!
Could you sometime try a Strike King® Shallow Hybrid Hunter Jr …make sure it’s the shallow version. A much lighter lure which I can handle better. I just got a few in to try for smallies this summer and fall and plan on using them on inshore reds and trout this winter. Thanks for all your excellent work and have learned a lot! High Noon
@@highnoon116 let me check into it and see what I can do. I have a few videos in the chamber right now so it might be towards the end of fall. Thanks for watching!!
It looks like you’re using a fluorocarbon leader, which I also use, especially when there’s pike around. This may be contributing to keeping the lure just under the surface. I get it though, Megabass lures are expensive. Either way, great video man. Thanks for sharing your adventures. 👍🏻
@@TAK-1127 Good eye! Yes, it’s definitely a tough balance between having a heavy enough leader to protect your lure and the fish while also getting the best out of the lure. Thanks for watching 🙏
I'm glad I didn't buy a Hobie Outback very expensive With the money I was going to spend I was able to buy a Pelican 130 with pedal and I also bought a trolling motor battery the Hobie costs 5000 canadian dollars I set up my setup with 3000 cad and I'm sure I can fish with it all day without getting tired and I can explore more places This is my second kayak, the trolling motor is a game changer. I love it, I don't use it all the time because fishing is also a workout. When it's time to go back or against the wind, there's nothing better.
Sota King.You every been fishing before ? Just a joke dude. Nice catches last year. How's it this year? Don't answer that question. I'm watching vids. Keep it up and safe.
@@jamesmadison6650 thanks! I’m hoping to do a lot more informational content over the winter. Have fun chasing smallies in TN - beautiful state and fisheries.
