So basically what you're saying, be an open book when you need to be and prepare for what you're trying to accomplish. Not just good fishing advice, but life advice in general.
Good stuff... the one that resonates with me is changing gear after 3 attempts... as a youtuber... the painful challenges where I am tossing the same thing for 8 hours because I am determined to show I can catch a fish on even the most garbage lure... yeah... that 3 attempt life sounds good sometimes, hahaha.
@@OutofWORKoutdoors @OutOfWork Outdoors so actually, I took my boy out this morning and took your advice. Made a plan, rigged up four rods,( a topwater, a senko, a stand-up shaky Head with a hollow-body craw, and a lunkerhunt finesse craw with the nedhead. ) essentially I would do a series of casts with one technique for the particular bait I was casting, and then if I got no bites I would switch the technique with that particular bait,. And once I'd exhausted all the techniques and retrieves that I knew for that particular bait, I would switch to the next rod and style of bait. if I wasn't getting a bite, I would move about 30 feet down the bank or wherever the closest spot that looked like it might house bass. Then I got a fish! On blackaxx, with lightening rod medium; fast. On a shaky head stand up jig with a hollow body craw. (3/8 oz weedless, craw was hooked through tail out hollow part of mouth which allowed the craw to stand claws up, and also have a BUNCH of wiggle on the hook. ) When I got the fish, I stayed there longer. It was a pretty prime spot I think, nice big Shadow off of a bank, right at the drop off, with rock structure in water. so after a few more casts and no bikes, I did move, as I assumed there was no more bass. That was probably the big one in the area. So I really appreciate the tips and we'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more videos in the future!
@@OutofWORKoutdoors so the point, was in the beginning when you said that these are five things that have been proven to help no matter what, I'll have to go out more to be sure, but it sure felt like it helped. I felt like I had a more efficient day, even if I only caught one fish.
I literally try every thing, this morning I went to a bay on Lake Ontario and I had to have seen like 100 fish jumping and being active so I knew there were fish there and I tried everything like soft plastics jerkbaits cranks spinners spoons and I was walking all the way up and down the bank and didn’t even get a bite after fishing from 6-9:30 AM. what can you do in this situation because I spend countless hours fishing and just can’t catch anything unless I’m panfishing with a worm witch doesn’t take much skill. It wasn’t just this time either I go fishing a couple times a week and catch quite literally nothing.
@@OutofWORKoutdoors most of the time I try for bass and pike really depends where I’m fishing but ya most days i try for bass and pike. I would be happy with catching anything tho that isn’t a bluegill Thanks for replying:)
This is some really gd info, I'm new to bass fishing and I'm learning how to wrk my baits in swimming pools so I can see my technique but a video of how to use a depth/fishfindet would be great. I need to learn on how to read it and understand the difference between structure and exactly wat I'm seeing compare to where my boat is position
The things ive experienced from fishing on the jetties was. 1)if you have people all around you use live shrimp/mullet and you use artificials. They will get the fish first than you and if theres only a few fish thats coming you better load up on live bait. 2)every little thing eventually improves your chance on catching fish from how you do your line, rig and setup. 3)know the good spots and learn forecasting 4)always research and have the gear available just in case you need to change it 5)be open to learning new things
@@OutofWORKoutdoors to be honest I'm used to just going fishing (Fishing too slow) worm on a hook, or power bait, & sit. If I catch something I'm happy, if not I don't have anything to clean, & I'm good. I guess my question would be; how do you target bass, or walleye for example? If that question makes any sense.
When being educated about line from a professional fisherman, I would like to hear about tensile memory, braided vs monofilament pro’s cons, colors to use when, what kind of leader line, etc. Roland Martin is a very good teacher and excellent bass fisherman.
@OutOfWork Outdoors are you possibly jay jay who is always posting his catches on the Oklahoma fishing page? If you man you kill the striper and white bass.
I agree with most of this. I am bad about fishing slow and that’s something I’m going work on in the spring. You just earned a subscriber buddy keep up the good work!
This is how I got better at fishing and this is how I found you guys in the first place. Watching RU-vid videos from ALL different types of anglers. Great tips.
Good info, I’m new to fishing and definitely keep asking what am I doing wrong. Were bank fishing for now, so a little limited. As for the fish finder depth finder info, do they have portable ones? Any info is good info, thanks!
For bank fishing, moving around is a big key to success. It takes a little time and experience as to when to stay and when to go to the next spot. there are so castable depth finder out there but i don't know if they will help or not.
New guy here grate tips I have been fishing the central Florida lakes sens I was 8 and now at 41 I’m still trying to figure it out lol but I’m always studying the water and watching what it does a lot of people will tell me I’m wasting my time but it really makes a difference most of the lakes here in winter Haven r connected by under water locks that only fish and game or Florida water management can open but thay just about never touch them I no it may sound crazy but there’s always something different about the lake no matter how much I fish there. I hit sub like and the bell can’t wait for your next video
We also have a favorite lake too and every day it fishs different everyday. That's why we fish faster than normal to get something going quickly. Florida is still one state on our must fish. Good to know you enjoyed the video. What topics would you like to see next?
This might be a hard one but I would say the best lures to fish with off a dock I don’t have a boat and most of the lakes here in winter Haven have docks but it’s tricky because we have tons of grass and the water is under 6 feet deep where I fish I have tried everything form top water to zoom baby brush hogs and most days won’t even get a hit
focus on the edges of the grass or holes. The Senko worm is hard to beat if you fishing around docks. There are many ways to rig it too. Texas and Wacky are to more common ways but be creative.
Map the movement of the fish through the year, in 3 or 4 years you will know where and what they are doing. If you are serious about fishing the same impoundments this is the thing you do after the fishing quits making sense.
Loved the video! Great tips especially for a weekend angler like myself. I'm always trying to figure out how to outfish the guys on the lake. I mainly fish for largemouths but stripers are still as fun! California doesn't have a lot of biggens but the keepers are abundant. Keep up the great work!
There’s some Hogs in California. You just have to fish the right fisheries. New bullards Bar, Clearlake, Berryessa, Delta for instance. Some of the biggest in the country live here. Good luck out there bud. Go get a hog!
I can’t believe I spent 8 years in the army dreaming of going fishing after I got out only to have it be a waste of time every time, I hear all about peoples huge fish and catching 30 a day and every time I go I get nothing and then hear how it’s just bad that day, every day I go fishing it is always something and I get not 1 fish and I’m sick of it, I understand that it happens but it’s every single time and fishing shit isn’t cheap and it becomes a massive waste of everything
Timing can be everything. Same spot different day can be polar opposite results. Tru spending less money and more thinking about what happened on the those failed days. Try not to repeat those days based on the weather conditions.
Fishing is very rewarding once you figure it out. Its not the end results take makes us come back to this addiction. Its the journey that makes fishing fishing
I’ve been going out every weekend. With gas the way it is I go to the reservoir by my house. Not a bad one. Just like to say fish are jumping when I cast out o get absolutely zip, changing lures, mostly because others get messed up and so I have to cut and retie anyway. And I’ve gotten not one bite. Idk if it’s the rigs, or what. But I just broke a rod today.. there goes another 80 because I need at least two spinning. I tune my bait caster, birds nest. And no matter what technique. It flies and ends up birds nesting anyway. This is why I hunt and not fish. Today was probably my worst day, and a typical cuz not even a bite. Amd I’m getting reall really frustrated.
I’ve put in a lot of money into my stuff too. I don’t have the most expensive stuff; but I buy different baits amd lures for different situations amd rigs, and it’s like no matter what I do, I’m damned.
We're sitting in hog line in boats dad a I built for friend here in milkman hole,just below Oregon City Willamette River Falls behind! Looking left is huge CrownZellerback Paper co concrete retaining wall where clay barge was always tied. We use to tie off that clay barge an fish Chinook salmon 40-70+lbs (I'm not kidding) off the concrete wall on West side is deep hole, we know have huge surgeon hole (over 6ft have to release)! One day, George in next boat, up in bow peeing in bucket! Dad yells, 'Fish on George"! George says, yeah right an looks back to see his pole bouncing off transom! George jumps up, through anchor line into our boat an drift down river, tiring the huge salmon out enough to bring him on board! George motors back up steam to reset in our hog line an dad yells out to George, Yeah George, look down! George looks down to see his manhood hanging out for whole river to see! I never saw anyone turn red so fast! Ed, another of dad's friends Navy signalman taped out Morse Code an if I didn't get it right he hit me in shoulder. Another friend, Oscar, had a pet doe deer that lived with him, slept in his bed, an I spend many hrs playing with that deer! Remember huge strike from salmon holding pole in one hand while doing school homework in other hand! Good Times! Tim
New to fishing. I bought all the gear. I watched all the tip videos, but I’ve been fishing 5 days and only caught 2 eels. I live in Arlington VA and don’t own a boat. I feel like I can’t find any good spots. I’m getting frustrated. I have a lot of people that want to fish with me but I don’t want to waste their time. Piers aren’t working. The Potomac is overcrowded on the rail. Lake Anna piers and bank haven’t gotten me anything. I feel like I’m in really bad spots. Should I use a mobile fish finder? The job and swim bait aren’t best but I feel comfortable with all lures. I feel like the fish are farther out😞
Catch and release man smh. Imagine if every angler took home the fish they caught? You'd be making a video about you sucking and not catching fish. If you want fish go to h-e-b and buy some. I want my kids kids experiencing the thrill of catching their PB. Conservation man
its true that conservation can help with PB's. We have a friend that use to work for the Wild life department and is now retired. He has always told me that if you want to grow a big fish...you need to take out all the little fish and the medium fish. If you release everything, you will end up with a situation where there is too many mouths to feed and not enough good. Then the main population of fish you are trying to grow will decline. That is why we have trophy lakes and normal lake where the regulations are different between each body of water. I have fished Lake Fork before, I caught my Texas personal best from there too. But dang there like a million 12 inches for every 25 inch fish. Also, eating fish you catch is much much more inexpensive compared to the store bought. At 5.99 a pound, most people will likely look at you like you are crazy if you release a 3 pound bass. But as tournament fishermen, we release every thing even if it's deep gut hooked and bleeding out. This fish has a very little chance of surviving the next 48 hours. In the end, conservation starts with regulations.
I used to bass fish. I find what you're saying true. Structure and weather play a big part in my game. I fish for catfish bait is another big thing. Regardless of what species you're fishing for the fish will tell you what they want. And they'll also tell you what they don't want that's understandable. But I say structure and weather is huge in fishing.
I deal with "Nearly Impossible" every day, haha! Tim. I grew up on Willamette River an Clackamas River near an around Oregon City an below Oregon City Falls! You know Oregon fishing? There is a cable across river below falls that limits boats from getting closer to falls! But in past we had 60-70 lb Chinook salmon leaping into the boat between my brother an me! Scary, but exciting! First fishing hog line site below falls is called "Black Point". Second hole below black point is called "Milk Men Hole" (my father worked at Mayflower Milk Co in Oregon City. Dad an I build 6 wooden salmon fishing boats). Across on West Linn side is Crown Zellerback concrete wall were Salman an big Sturgeon hole, Cool Tim
your outta work and your telling me I suck at fishing... figures yeah (chuckle) I bet you did think you were in the top ten.. that is why us working losers suck at fishing right... 'cause we are not as great as you.. oh yeah tell us all about your tournament career (it's over now right?) oh that is great! you started to think about the things a fish would do.. wait is this a comedy routine? wait you never thought about changing your retrieve.. I thought you were thinking like a fish does? and you learned this coming form your top ten position to tournament fishing did you? if your not getting bites don't do it again.. oh damn I just can't watch any more.. my sides are just killing me.. this is one of the funniest video I have seen in years... I have read some of the comment and am shocked.. maybe I have just been fishing to long.. because I learned most of this stuff the first 10 years I of fishing I was 4 years old when I started and am 67 now.. I still think this was funny..
This video is for those people who need to get better at fishing. Some people don't realize what they are missing. Little important tips like this can have major outcomes. Thanks fir watching.
@@OutofWORKoutdoors Well ok.. But I still think it was funny.. Not to be rude.. I am not sure why, maybe I was just in a weird mood or something.. But I just could not stop laughing I couldn't watch the whole thing.. But I applaud your desire to pass on what you have learned.. more folks need to do this and I am sorry if I offended you.. Really it was not my intention.. I have always been a bit left of center.. I know this but do not know why.. People sometimes do not know how to take me even now at 67 I am still the same... Maybe I am one of those that was just born broken.. But I find humor every where.. people seem funny to me even when they are dead serious.. Yeah I did learn to fight early it was that or get beat up a lot.. have fun carry on and don't take things I say seriously..
Thanks!! Much of what you said really spoke to me and I'll be applying it next time I'm out. I really like the 3 cast idea and of course covering more water - I need to rely on my search baits a little more often.
Some times every one needs a wake up call to get them fired up and moving in the right direction. 3 casts will force you to make 3 most confidant cast and if they doesn't work. Move on to some thing else or change location. Share the video with someone who can benefit too.
Good advice. I’ve found that I have to force myself to break away from just casting the crap out of one small area and cover more water instead. Just had a decent day on a lake that I normally get skunked on when I forced myself to fish and move.
My pb channel catfish was caught of 6 pound fireline the fish was 16lbs. I had catfish gear with me but not the right rods or floats for topwater catfishing. The only rod that I had that I could set up was a 4'6" Ugly stik / Pflueger president size 30 and a crappie float. Good tips in your video!
Here I was feeling bad if I changed lures after 10 or 15 casts and here you are saying after three casts with varying retrieve styles and no bites consider moving location or change the lure. I will feel less impatient if I lose confidence in a bait after covering the area.
#4 Absolutely- I don't think I know that much, but a lot of people have asked me for advice. Every time someone says, "Can I just tie a bunch of regular knots?" I want to shove them in the lake.
@@OutofWORKoutdoors I like to keep it simple. Usually a uni/double uni knot. With braid or fluoro you just have to do two wraps around the hook eye (Fish'n Fool knot). Or a Palomar knot. Those two cover about 99% of my situations.
You gotta take this info with a grain of salt...Having confidence in what you're doing and having a game plan is a good idea but man, using the example of throwing a crankbait for a little bit and not catching anything doesn't mean the fish don't want a crankbait that day. Can't tell you how many times I've switched from a floating shallow running crankbait to a deep water or suspending crankbait or changed size/color or retrieve style and went from no fish to a limit with just simple changes. With crankbaits try to "Match the hatch" Match similar size and colors to what kind of bait fish are in your lake. Moving around a lot is a good thing? What about when fish aren't active? Sometimes you need to go to crawl speeds and abandon reaction baits and go to ned rig bait styles and just drag for those inactive fish. I primarily fish bass so that's what I'm referencing. Every day is different, my best tip if you're new to fishing is to just keep trying, watch videos especially tactical basin's channel. They show you how to fish just about every bait for every time of the year in every type of situation. This video is such a blanket statement on fishing and should be viewed as such. I've got 35 years of bass fishing experience and 20 years in tournaments and am still learning every time I go out on the water which is twice a week. Just like humans fish can differ day to day so educating yourself with videos on baits and times of the year and how the fish react to that time of the year will land you more fish instead of just trying to throw a line in the water, changing baits every 20 minutes and driving to new spots every 20 minutes. If you want more success catching fish go subscribe to tactical bassin's channel and check out their videos. Educate yourself instead of throwing everything in your tackle box, I think you may have better luck like that.
This video blanket statement for all anglers. Change your bait of change your location is the main point of this video. Different baits require different ways of presentation and retrieves. On blue bird days, most people would think fish slow with a worm or small jig. While some other people start stroking jigs and get reaction bites. Any then there the guys that will drop everything and start throwing slowing sinking jerk baits in the middle of summer. But you do have some good points here about baits. This video is more of the mental side of fishing. You being a veteran of the sport, you probably have 20 rods, lots of lures and fairly nice boat. Most of our viewers might only have 2 rods and maybe 5 lures types. In my experience, on any given day, covering water is always more consistent. Don't get me wrong, i don't throw crank baits to cover water all the time. On those hard days i lean towards a small swimbaits and NEDs but i still cover about the same amount of water as a regular day. Hope that clears up some things. -konerri
I’m wondering what I’m doing wrong I fish the same spot as a guy using the same ned rig on the same 6lb mono line (Trilene lo-vis XT). I tried all kinds of retrievals and can’t get a single bite, the guy next to me catching 10+ bass. He was there for an hour and I’ve been there for 3. (I tried a few spots before that specific spot). I also use a Palomar and Uni Knot I know that I really suck at fishing (like bottom 10% at least) and I get out-fished by first-time, beginner fisherman. I learn new tips and tricks and can’t catch anything. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong
I tried fishing for three days straight and I caught nothing, I’m not bass fishing like literally every single person Anyone can think of, I am fishing for fluke and bluefish, and my bait only disappeared a couple of times, and one time I actually got a big bite from a big keeper and I pulled up on the rod and reeled in and obviously it got away, today nip went fishing and I used every lure and every bait I had and not even a single nibble, fishing is for RU-vidrs who get everything they want, fishing is pointless because only the RU-vidrs get fish because they always get what they want, so I feel as it is just a waste of time
I think the main reason i dont catch fish is because my fishing spots are always overfished, people dont know how to dehook so theres always floating fish and zero signs of life where i fish
Seriously, I've fished with many people from many walks of life. Some of my buddies I have concluded they will never get fishing down to the point of ok. They are just too slow and don't care enough by personality or design. For these, I don't tell them anything until they beg me, then I show them one thing only at a time. For example, my big white buddy be reeling in swimbait too fast....so I tell him to slow down. When he does, he gets hung up and gets mad at me. Another example is I tell him to cast across next to the rail. He throws it over the rail so I joking made a comment. He blames me. I had to tell him, I told you to cast next to the rail, not over the rail. It's kinda like those people you teach a simple knot to and they can never understand it, but they love fishing.
I suck so fucking bad at fishing and am getting so frustrated. So much time spent trying to learn off the water, money spent on gear, gas getting to and from, and time on the water-- yielding painfully little. About to hang it up and just throw all my stuff on the ground or give them to someone who could actually make use of them.
While in general, these tips are good BUT some apply best to tournament fishing. For instance, you can't always fish to your strengths if you want to learn new methods. You've gotta regress before you can have progress. And in my opinion, the most versatile fishermen are generally the best fishermen.
I gave up…been fishing nearly four months and no bite no fish but I see other getting fish…I seen their lures and bought them and nothing got more fishing poles and nothing…today was it I sat there and haha grown man shed a tear. Change location change lures change bait change paste fast or slow and done
Fishing is hard, been fishing for a year and have been getting skunked alot. I tell myself that it is all part of the process. But my confidence has been really low.
I haven’t caught any fish in 5 years since o started fishing. I research the lakes before I go. I research the lakes around them to check the fish behavior but I am not catching fish. I just never catch fish, I really want to serve my neighbors fresh fish but I never catch any what can I do?
Great video! I use the Palomar knot on pretty much all my various lines and I use either P Line or Berkley Lines. What are your thoughts on the Palomar? Should I change and if so why? I also use snaps on all of my lines instead of tying straight to the lure or baits. Any thoughts on that as well? I appreciate you answering my question if you have time to do so. Have a great day.
the Palomar knot is the first knot I usually recommend to every new angler because its easy to tie. Palomar is to be avoided on fluorocarbon lines. There are many people including myself that have broken fluorocaron lines at half strength with palomar. but it is great on all other lines, just don't pull it down too tight because the line tends to cut itself by design. Leave a 1/4 tag and you should be OK. I personally avoid snaps at all cost because in my eyes its just another piece of equipment to carry and stock. I've also had snaps open up on me. There is only one snap that i do use and it is made by tactical anglers clips amzn.to/2MBE8ur.
I use the double eugene bend on everything. I only use braid and carbon now, but it has worked for me on everything i use. It is the knot to use on carbon. Difficult knot to learn but it's really the only knot you need to know. I use snaps too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_jclBNu-R54.html This is the best video on the deb knot. It starts at 4:00
I use improved clinch knot on everything. Hardly ever break off. I prefer seagur invisX line over everything. Pline tactical was good. But seemed to rot pretty quickly.
On point, excellent tips! Often anglers fish too slow - literally. At least in water that is not cold. Baitfish don't take their sweet old time escaping predators. When I was a kid we'd often make a bad cast, rip the lure in fast to make another cast -- and catch a fish! Didn't put 2 and 2 together back then. And when something *does* work -- trust the system. I've often said that -- just prior to getting a nice one. I've done knot testing using free weights, and a lot depends upon what one is doing. Musky fishing has odd situations, such as line that is much thicker than the snap or vice-versa, which calls for different knots than the usual. Hard to pass a 12 inch lure through a loop to tie a Palomar knot. What has done the best with big differences between the eye thickness and line thickness are variants of the Jansik special.
My number 1. advice....... tell them exactly what to use and how to use it. Most people won’t do what you say cause they automatically think your feeding them fish stories!
Some of this stuff he is saying really is not true... fishing too FAST is normally the issue. You need to slow down and concentrate on say a 200yd stretch if you’ve already found a consistent pattern.
yes once you find a good area. But first you must fish fast. Fishing fast does mean you fish your lures fast. Fishing fast but making the quick decision to go the next lure or location. You must fish the lures as they are intended. jigs = slow, jerkbait = fast.
Over the past two seasons and after a long hiatus from fishing (2.5 decades) fishing can be an entire relearning process. The soft plastics have really revolutionized the fishing industry. One thing I've noticed when fishing with my older experienced cousin is that your personal best catch locations for black bass seldom repeats itself. Black bass are terrartorial and if you do catch one at that location it doesn't mean that another nice size bass will be occupying that good spot in the future. Black bass are very picky and the lures you chose don't always work consistently. Having more than three or four rods with different types of lures saves time. I also don't like using the same type of lure as my cousin. Variety is the key and once you have noticed a trend, then fishing with the same setup will get those bites going. The same for the colors of your lures you choose holds true. I totally agree with you to stay away from the really expensive tackle, such as rods and reels. Focus on spending your money on diversification, variety, pratical reliabilty and maintenance costs. Newer doesn't always mean that it will make you automatically a better angler. Learn fishing techniques from a tried and true scientific level rather than the latest hot trends. Marketing catches naive and gullible fishermen, not fish. All I want out of fishing is to enjoy this hobby and to look forward to a cherished or memorable photo opportunity day for my scrapbook.
well said. newer technologies will deliver unique materials that may be lighter then ever. So don't always look away. But like you said, there are tired and true lures and equipment that will work. Example of this for us the black 10 inch worm, it worked 10 years ago and still works today. Glad i helped out a little. Thanks for the detailed response. I am sure many of the viewers will appreciated your response.
Question. I live in the Miami area and have never been able to catch any fish with all types of lures. My theory is that since these fish are fished daily they immediately know it’s fake and avoid them, can this be true?
Cover more water = if you dont have a boat, you're screwed. When are you guys gonna admit that having a boat alone has been a major factor in your fishing?
you have to compare bank fishing to bank fishing and boat fishing to boat fishing. Cover water on land can mean casting further then the other person. It can mean moving to the other side of lake/river.
Yo bro i just started my channel and these are some awesome tips im going to start to do! If you get a chance swing by and let me know what you see i should do, God Bless brother!
Step 1 is usually to learn your electronics and USE them. If there's nothing there, throwing a bait at empty water is obviously futile. You don't necessarily have to see the fish you intend to catch, but there should be bait in the area. No bait- = no fish.
bait is true for sure. But what if the fish are eating crawfish? you can't see crawfish on electronics right? use electronics to find crawfish habitat and fish it too.
Oh this is very true. that was one of biggest problems too. now we start there but give it up quickly if the bites are coming. When did you learn to give up your "favorite" spots?
I am saying these things from my own personal experiences as a tournament angler. Fish what you know and fish it effectively. Your own mind is your worst enemy or your best friend (learn how to control it!) Tournament time is the time for knowing, not learning. Whether in a high stakes tourney or fun fishing with the family, having a good time out on the water WILL catch you more fish than frustration!!! That's all!
No disrespect intended. Before you can get better you mist admit you suck. Plain and simple. We admitted it a while back and now we are starting to get better.
