I subscribe to to more than 100 fishing channels and, being retired, watch them daily. Many are anglers allowing you to observe them fish with some discussion of baits, locating fish, and techniques. Steve is one of the very, very few that teaches all those things plus ties it together with bass behavior; a critical concept. He is a gifted orator and an incredibly effective and interesting teacher. I am learning so much from him. Having seen so many channels, I am perplexed that this channel has so comparably few subscribers. Based on my perception of the content value, relative to the other channels I watch, Steve Rogers Outdoors should have >500K people subscribing, if not more. I hope Steve continues to produce content and encourage everyone to spread information about this channel to others.
So, when the fish sneak away with your bait, it could indicate that they are trying to avoid having their lunch stolen by other fish. That's first rate angling wisdom. That's why I watch your channel every single video. I have always been amazed at the range of strike intensity amongst bass. I can usually pick out a pike or musky before I see them (they're so fast, nothing else can run that), but bass fool me all the time. Thanks Steve, keep working those little bonus nuggets of wisdom into your videos. You've already helped me catch fish.
Great advice Steve. Growing up shore fishing quiet and clear ponds where the bass lived, I learned very quickly to be a "line watcher". Back in the days of the Mann's "jelly worm" ( the late 60's/early70's) I chased the bass with my 6 lb test spinning rig, my one and only rod and reel that I mostly used for trout in the mountains. I would sneak up on the bank, lob the unweighted worm out and watch the line stop when the worm settled on the bottom. Waiting for a finicky bass to pick it up and watching the line move off, stop to suck the worm in fully and then move off faster before I set the hook was a great part of the fun, even with tackle the serious bass fishermen would have laughed at back then. Having only monofilament to fish with in those days, the spot to watch was the section of line that would be floating in surface tension. I picked up a lot of bass that way. What they later came to call finesse fishing was just "sneak fishing" to me as a kid.
I fish a small lake with overhanging brush much like the lake in the video. It’s great to see a lesson in how best to fish these areas. Most of the brush in my lake is in 1-2 feet of water on a silted mud flat that extends out where I can’t get my boat too close. I can see I need to develop my pitching and skipping skills further! Also some of the shoreline has rip rap behind the brush, and a ditch about six feet deep where it appears they may have excavated. I fish these areas hard but usually with little success. I’ll keep trying though because I believe there are fish there just most often tucked in tight. Thanks again for your great lessons. As other commenters have said, your underwater footage and focus on bass behavior truly sets you apart. I totally agree your subs should continue to grow. Great work, great channel!
It definitely sounds like you are on the right track. It is amazing how far they can get under that overhanging brush. Let me know when you get them! Much success to you and thank you for watching. I appreciate it!
This video definitely hits my sweet spots and comfort zone, Steve, lol! Breaking down and fishing flooded brush is just such a fun and productive way to fish!
I use the tips and tricks from ur videos and i have to say it has helped me catch more fish but more importantly, it has made me think and execute better on the water.. thank u for doing these videos ...
I'm learning where grass edges are in one of my local lakes now I finally have some electronics on my kayak,l. One has very short thin almost slimy type of grass. I'm not sure what kind it is? I broke a really big bass of this weekend too & it still hurts! I didn't see it but I was fishing same area that a monster jumped & spit the hook on me week before that. It may be same fish? Idk how big it is exactly but it's noticably larger than the 8lb 6oz I caught almost a month ago now! I'm really trying hard to catch her! Thankfully this lake has very low fishing pressure, not barley anyone else goes there. Its full of 4-7lb largmouth
That is awesome! Those big bass are definitely a different animal. Everything is more exposed when trying to hook and land them. I bet your new PB is very close!
