Rare UNDERWATER footage! How BASS REACT TO LURES | 2 hours unedited 

It is a waterwolf 2.0. I had to grade it a bit to pull out the detail

Your more than welcome

Thanks mate… yup I’m planning exactly that

Thanks really appreciate you doing that

Thanks mate

Thanks Dan, yes the small rings and leader knot is a thing. I have recently converted from improved Albright to the FG knot.. which is thinner (guide friendly).. but I use shorter leaders now so the knot stays outside of the top ring when casting

@@theoccasionalangler6956 Ah, yes! 👍🏻that’s how I started. I used the leader as a ‘disguise length’ so the lure looks more natural. I’ve been watching others who use the leader as a casting aid - like heavy shore fishing - to avoid the sudden cast momentum snapping the line. I tried this - which is why it catches through the last few tiny rod rings. I wasn’t really sure which version to use. Marc Cowling uses the same as you I think. Which I prefer but with a £20+ lure on the end I sometimes feel scared to cast as hard and as fast as I can. So also glad to see that ‘trawling’ which I use sometimes does actually get as good a result. Amazing how they ignore it sometimes and other times smash it from nowhere !!! I’ll sometimes think I should try to trawl 2 at once, one shallow, one deep. 🤷🏼‍♂️ I’ll get out there in the coming weeks and give it go. Great vids thank you. 👍🏻

It’s my normal leader (20lb fluoro) … I will say I had considerably less hits than I usually would without the camera… the camera is only 2-3ft from the lure and it’s presence did affect their normal behaviour imo

Thanks 🙏 really appreciate your feedback. Yes it is fascinating. My take is this, the fish that trail, tend to be interested… the takes seem to be first reaction from fish that have just found it… that said occasionally one of the trailing fish plucks up the courage to stike

Am taking notes as i watch through. Some Interesting moments where fish follow at the same depth then go off line to strike. Was thinking they are a bit like mackerel in that if one is hooked they all want in ! @@theoccasionalangler6956

I’m thinking of doing loads of different lures to see how they react (inc soft plastics).. thanks for watching

A little, speed variations are definitely down to paddling into or with the wind. There is no doubt in my mind… I always get more take on crankbaits with a faster retrieve and on sub10cm crankbaits … to the point I will not get any takes on a 13cm crankbait , but will get a fish a cast on a 9cm

Thanks mate, the more you look the more you see

Thanks mate, no it is an old Yo Zuri floating crankbait

I also use Yo zuri or strike pro for trolling when I am in Turkey or Greece for bonito. I got Mahi Mahi and amberjack as a bonus couple of times :) I catched seabass only with soft plastics while trolling.@@theoccasionalangler6956