The official RU-vid channel for Kim Stricker’s “Hook n’ Look” (Outdoor Channel). Award winning underwater videographer, B.A.S.S./FLW tournament trail veteran and National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Famer, Kim Stricker delivers informative fishing content and captivating visuals from a one-of-a-kind underwater perspective.
if this video was in 4k and up close to the lures the fluorocarbon would still be visible. in my opinion fluoro is just another way for people to make more money. if the fish aren't biting because of visibility then just downsize the line.
Yea cus a plastic lure with metal wires, clips, and dangling hooks is natural too. I use straight 65lb braid and catch everything from Bass, Walleye, Salmon, and finicky Trout 🤷🏻♂️
I love all of the so called "pros" making videos of best color line to use and they all have moss green for dark water... which is the worst color to use and can be seen if not next to some underwater grass....you fish with dark green bait in dark water do you not, and the fish can see that right.
I live three houses from the shore, two streets south of eleven mile. Early in the morning, I've seen so many bass boats at the foot of eleven mile that you could not count them all! A far cry from fifty plus years ago when keeping any fish from Lake St Clair was illegal. It was so bad, that for a while that they didn't even issue fishing licenses.
Its difficult to find spots that your lure willbstay on bottom on that river. The current is so fast that 3/4 ounce jigs won't even make it to the bottom especially when it's windy
A great lesson on eel grass. We have plenty in Florida. As you know most of the water is 4 to 6 feet. Early morning is the best time with top water. Later, deeper with weightless senko.
Switched over to berkley big game fluoro because of the price and it was supposed to be invisible, it's not. So i guess i'm going back to invisx, probably the best line i've ever used.
as a life long resident of Michigan and living near Detroit. We never fished and especially ate anything from the Detroit river!!! Do you know what's flowing into that river upstream? I hope your not eating any of that fish. Take a boat ride up stream into Lake St. Clair and into the St. Clair river and see what Canada and the U.S. has along the shoreline . I grew up never going near Detroit for fishing, we all went north of Pt. Huron to fish for clean safe fish to eat. Now if you only sport fishing (catch and release ) fine. BUT DONT EAT THE FISH!
Very similar thing going on with gobys in the great lakes and even lake simcoe. The fish have transitioned off of smelts and switched to gobies. This (along with many factors) has led to a massive increase in bass size over the last few decades and a major increase in fishing pressure. The fish have a readily availble source of protein but are also far more easily caught due to this. There are pros and cons to everything.
No joke….. This is how videos SHOULD be made! I’m sheepish when I admit, I binge RU-vid…. I watch nothing else. This was both high enjoyment factor, and well presented…simple and taught me something! As an avid bass man from Wash state! Many thanks! God bless your pursuits!
@Hooknlook The benefit and honor is mine. Good sir, keep up the excellent work! As this old sailor used to tell his crew in the Navy....Bravo. Zulu....that's Navy shorthand for job well done!
Many people do not have a problem fishing post spawn smallmouth beds but I have always been concerned for this fishing since removing the male bass guarding the beds (even for a brief period) allow predators like crappies and sunfish to attack the nests and remove fry. According to the Michigan Fish and Wildlife they have not seen any negative impact from this type of fishing. But are those studies really credible in the short term study? I have grown up fishing the Great Lakes (Lake Ontario) for 60 years and watched the fishing resource improve greatly during that time. It is something to consider.
Yea, normally bass aren’t made for eating, try catching some crappie or catfish, that might be better I don’t have a problem with it but it saves more bass and we love to try to have more of them
