Low Water Carnage! Fall Bass Fishing From the Bank: VFJ34 

Thanks, JW G. So looking forward to being able to get back to my passion for the underwater world and fishing. Paul

Thanks, David. Nice to share it all with people who appreciate it. And, thanks... I was almost tempted to paint my truck green to match my float tube! :) Paul

Hey, Ben. Great to hear. All bass waters share a LOT. The one group that seem to wonder whether my stuff is relevant are big water fishers. Same stuff is going on behavior wise, but the real estate involved is more daunting. Paul

My home lake is 500 acres and the information I glean from your pond videos translates very well to my lake. I can’t tell you how many Bass I have caught from applying your insights. I have out fished my partner and for that matter, every person I have met at the lake by a long shot because I apply what I learned from your videos. Especially when it comes to locating areas where the fish are in “ circumstances and conditions “.

Great to hear, Ben. Thanks for letting me know. Cheers.

Nice feature. I always lamented that I couldn't do the fishing and fishing photography justice, until GoPro's came out.

Hi, BD. Glad you enjoyed it. Paul

Thanks, Morty!

Hi, RVf. Thanks. Good to hear. And thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I guess I should talk tackle a bit more in my VFJ's. I'm not terribly tackle focused, there being so much of that out there already. But I do make specific tackle decisions for each outing, so I should include that. Want to do it quickly though, unless there's something critical, bc my vids are already pretty long. I'll think about how to do that. Paul

Thanks, FME. Cheers, Paul

Thanks, JD. Much appreciated. Don't think they are for everyone. But that's OK. I like em! :)) Cheers, Paul

Hi, BN. Yes, those reservoirs will make you appreciate, and keep track of, current for sure. Yeah, fishing is more fluid than many people might assume. Certainly keeps us on our toes. And yes, go fishing whenever you can get away; Staying on our toes is healthy. Paul

Hi, Bruce. Yeah, that was just one stop during a bank fishing outing. It was too easy to pass up. Most of my time was spent with a more difficult scenario. Yes, bass tangled in weeds just stop trying to escape, as if they are hiding. And they may be, since they'll dive into cover for safety. I was surprised too. Mustn't have been too harsh a winter that year, although our CO plains winter's are generally mellow compared to the NE where I originally hail from. Paul

Hi, James and Samantha. Yes, pretty fascinating to see, and fun to be a part of that food chain! :) Cheers, Paul

Hi, Jonathan. Yeah, I've been hearing the NE is in drought too. Timely video then. Cheers, Paul

@@thenatureoffishing7591 absolutely. Never disappoints

Thanks, Brian.

Thanks, Bill. Cheers, Paul

Hi, Dominick. I've been hearing the NE is in drought too. Timely video then. Hope you are able to find some fish-in-a-barrel opportunities. Paul

@@thenatureoffishing7591 I'm actually fishing a reservoir it's a natural one naturally fed. They actually raised the top end of the lake by 6ft up and down. The lake is managed for largemouth bass trophy Bass. No private boats allowed in the lake. You can rent a rowboat from sunrise to about 2 in the afternoon in the summertime. But that's a short supplied is only about 15 boats. And you can only fish to shore from the east side of the lake the lake is 3 miles long. I've caught more Largemouth this year in the 4 and 1/2 + range than ever before. Right now it's getting chilly in New England very few people fishing it. The water temperature as of yesterday was still 56°. I know I'm going to pull something out of there probably in the 12 or 13 pound range easily sooner or later.

The coldwater period is the best time of the year to catch BIG bass. 56 is prime as they are still chasing. It's below 50 when things slow down. But, they are still catchable all the way to ice-up. And hey, you'll likely have it all to yourself. :) Paul

@@thenatureoffishing7591 thank you.

Thanks.

Hey, Daniel. Yes, often the bass just have a tough time getting at that prey. Droughts can change things for the good for bass. I've seen the same thing too. Paul

Hi, fw,t. Yeah, I love bank fishing. Love it all, but... the bigger the boat, the more complicated things get! Nice to get out and do some exploring.

@@thenatureoffishing7591 exactly

It's tough to make heads or tails out of the effect of colors. A lot of experienced anglers end up saying that color is last on the list of priorities. By "special", from a fish's side, means prey that is vulnerable to attack, and that has more to do with obscuring the fakeness of a lure and triggers applied to it by the angler.

@@thenatureoffishing7591 It is tough when it comes to color. I'm not a heavy tackle person either but every little bit helps.

@@brettben2337 I have my color preferences too. And I can cite some science too. But, in the end I really can’t tease out the role color actually plays. And there are too many instances where anglers have fooled themselves into thinking color played a significant role when it turns out it didn’t. That said, it’s often a color that gets me to say “oooooo!” while at a tackle shop. :))

Hi, Wil. It's a weedless (0-deg) swim jig, the Nichol's Mango. About as weedless as it gets. Paul

Hi, Kevin. Thanks. Be sure to share with friends. So, "red teeth", or turgid (blood-engorged) tooth pads, are a phenomenon I started noticing years ago, esp in winter caught bass. Although I, and friends who watch for such things, have seen "red teeth" at some level all year round, it's most common in winter by far, and is most intense in the coldest periods in winter, a brilliant scarlet red, like highly oxygenated arterial blood. In really cold water, it also shows up just under the skin along the belly, lower fins, and throat area. I have found no research so much as mentioning it. The common angler explanation -and that has reached mythic proportions- is that it’s from eating crayfish. It’s not, although the two may coincide. The most likely explanation I've heard so far came from an aquaculturist, who claimed it was a stress response to very cold water. But I’ve not found anything in the science literature to back this up. I’ve recently discussed this with a bass researcher whose done considerable work in bass physiology, including winter physiology. He’s in S Canada and has been ice-fishing lately -the perfect scenario, or so I would have thought. But he got back to me finding NO red teeth! I was, still am, very surprised. Possibly, a guess, is that far northern bass may be better adapted to such cold and are not stressed by it? Mystery remains. Thanks for asking. Wish I could tell you more, and what such an observation might be "good for". One things I'm pretty confident about, it ain't from eating crayfish. Cheers, Paul

@@thenatureoffishing7591 Thanks for the reply Paul! Very informative

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Hi FDY. I've seen Jimmy Liao's channel. Some neat stuff there. Paul

Lmao says every angler ever when seeing nice spots.

That said think he did say in an earlier vid that it is private.

Hi, Luke. I don't share exact locations, not bc they are special, in fact they are very average, even below average (like the one in this vid), waters. I don't share bc I don't want local anglers I share these waters with to be concerned that I'm advertising "their" spots. Again, these are very average public waters and there are a LOT of waters just like them all over. Part of my tack here on TNF is to purposely fish, and shoot UW video in, public waters, the kind of waters most of us fish. The waters closest to you are going to be just as good, or better. All the best, Paul

I was thinking alot of the spots your fishing are places that looked familiar just couldn't put my finger on it and wanted to know for my own reference... yeah I get why other guys wouldn't want you blowing the spot up... thx anyway

Hiya, Wade. ???

@@thenatureoffishing7591 Hey brother! Love the channel. I was making a joke about the first three fish you caught looking exactly the same. You're knowledge on the topic is amazing and I appreciate you sharing it with us. Thank you

Thanks, Wayde. :)) Yeah, all similar body condition. Fat! Each have different markings though, something that's pretty easy to tell with side by side photos. Bc I now shoot video for much of my fishing I'm able to compare individual fish and find that I do get recaptures, pretty commonly, sometimes a year apart. But not on the same day! :) Best, Paul

Hi, Brendon. Glad you like this kind of video. Cheers, Paul