@@marvinsolis1445 eso es genial. Siempre he querido pescar pavón en Florida. ¡Me alegra que lo hayas disfrutado!

@@colindan1483 It was a lot of fun! The water was so clear, anything else was spooking them.

@@GeoFishing Thanks man. Yea I'm going hard on tournaments next year.

You're welcome! Love your jigs man

@@LaCameraDiSesso haha indeed

Never really saw the point in getting mad, it's all part of the game. My fault for trying to horse it in.

Maybe sharpen them hooks

@@iROXBEDDA brand new out of the box with mustad hooks. 100% operator error, not the equipment

Thank you! I really appreciate those kind words. Glad you enjoyed. Tight lines!

Haha Go Pack Go

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Thanks for watching! Tight lines!

It was a great day for me, but some days just produce smaller fish. That's just the nature of fishing.

Yea right

Yea right

@@coltonk9419 sorry man, not me. Currently in Hennepin, IL. But I would LOVE a good Louisiana largemouth 🤘💪🐊

@@tyghtlines good fishing down here bro!!

In the Bridgeport Neighborhood right off Loomis St.

@@homegrowncatch my biggest musky was a dink in comparison: 32" on the Des Plaines River by Joliet. Definitely becoming my favorite place to fish. That would be awesome, would enjoy catching fish with you anytime. Follow me on Instagram if you want, I sometimes post where I'm at

by chance how on earth did you catch that? I've only ever seen my dad catch a muskie and it was literally like 8 inches long.

I was targeting bass along a weed line with a chatterbait. Thought I had hooked a carp or large drum until it jumped out of the water.

@@timdavis3532 I call it a Nokyo Rig. It's a custom bait: take a VMC 2 Tokyo Rig and cut about 90% of the wire that holds your weight off. Then put your weight on close at you can, but still free swinging, to the split ring. Thread your ned bait on. It'll stand up just like a ned rig but since it's a light flipping hook, you can fish it totally weedless through rock, laydowns, grass. The best part is, you throw it on your jig rod (in my case a 7.2 medium heavy fast with a 8:3:1 baitcaster. Happy fishing and tight lines!

@@robertscott2885 I'm always having fun on the water

Caught a lot of good white bass. Had an excellent catch/cook with them. It's becoming one of my favorite places to go camping/fishing

@@tyghtlines yea glad to hear that

Got that right!

@@SageofTerpz-sz3jy Hey! 👋 Awesome meeting you two on the water and sharing stories. Hope to see you out again. Tight lines you two! 🤘💪

One of the weedier lakes for sure, because it's so shallow in most of the area. I'd recommend getting a weedless wedge blade for your trolling motor. It has a better time cutting through them all. Definitely take your time fishing the weed edges and mats. Bass love grass.

@@tyghtlinesI outfitted my motor with two ninja blades so I should be prepared. Last year it was frog fishing heaven with lilly pads and grass mats as far as the eye could see.

Great insight and awesome advice. I haven't heard of that tip from a swim jig. Have to admit, this is really the first year I picked up the swim jig, plenty of experience with a jig, but never really got on board with the swim jig. The chatterbait is my go-to moving jig which is an exposed hook. I'll have to try your tip out next time. I think I was letting my bias of the lake get to me and instead of picking apart areas I was in the "chuck and reel and you'll catch a fish at some point" mind set. What would you have thrown in those conditions?

Thanks for following up! You had mixed conditions as best I could tell, with mostly cloudy skies but not a ton of wind. Seemed to me you were anticipating the fall bite which isn’t quite here yet. You nailed the conditions under which it would happen (colder nights) but for me that means consistent 50’s at night which we’ve only had a hint of. I thought your best chance at catching them on a moving bait was the area that was funneling whatever wind you had. When that didn’t produce that would have been my signal to go back through and pound those lay downs off to the left. If you found them there, run that pattern but fish the weed lines a bit to see if the “tight to cover” pattern involved grass as well. More wind would have made the fish more active, but the complicating factor is always fishing pressure. You can have ideal conditions but if fish have seen every moving bait known to man (which is what most anglers use because it’s easy) you’ll still probably need to slow down. Busse gets pounded more than ever because of the kayak guys so the pressure on this old silted-in waterway is higher than ever. I got into swim jigs a few years ago but this year was when I really found my groove. Great subtle moving bait. I found a pond where I could catch tons of fish and had lots of practice at feeling bites and setting hooks. It’s an entirely different animal. Keep chucking it as the fall develops, but hold off like you would a frog bite. In those conditions I would have used a standard flipping jig near the wood, or maybe a swimming worm (pitch it in, swim it out). On the grass lines pitch a creature bait or toss a fluke. Flukes are versatile and can tell you the mood of the fish real quick.

Love the advice! Yeah, late summer/early fall is such a finicky time, but one of the best times to go out, and makes me constantly second guess my baits. I totally agree about using a flipping jig near cover, but I edited out nearly 30 minutes of me throwing my jig up and around the trees and other laydowns without a sniff. I found it interesting that all of my bites were on the shallow flats devoid of cover with a chatterbait, which made me scratch my head as to why they weren't eating the swim jig. Maybe the water clarity since you're right about the lack of wind, and they needed the noise and vibration to key in on the bait. Have you had much success there with a frog?

It’s been some time since I fished there but frogs will always do some damage there. On the other hand, they’re also an obvious choice that fish can get conditioned to. Interesting about the chatterbait bite. They generally work better in dirtier water and windier conditions. The more “active” the conditions, the more active the bait. If they were on any moving bait I would have bet money on the swim jig way before a chatterbait. But that’s fishing. 🤷‍♂️

Exactly right, that's why I was throwing the swim jig so much. Appreciate the tips! Tight lines, brother

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks!

That's the unfortunate truth about most of the water in and around Chicago. I wish the DNR would do more about it but I've only encountered them once in all of my years of fishing. Though it does make for a decent challenge if you're up for it. Happy fishing and tight lines brother

It was rough but was happy I still had a decent time at the tail end

I'll have to take a look. Frog fishing, eh? Going to have to give that a try

Busse and Skokie Lagoons have been very stingy lately. Historically, good bodies for water to fish. As of 2024, I have been skunked more than I would like to admit. The water clarity is the biggest culprit. The floods this year have really made conditions fluctuate to a point where consistent fishing is hit or miss. 2024 has been a rough year for bass fishing around me.

@@BassProtographer tried and tru black and blue isn’t a saying for no reason. 🫡🎣✌️ Black and blue frog or black and blue weightless worm. You WILL get bit. Fish along Arlington heights rd go up the channel into clear water bay. Happy fishing

@@BassProtographer whenever you go into murky water, use a dark color it stands out more than a white or chartreuse color would in murky water. Needless to say, regardless, the fish can feel the size speed and where your lure is, they know where to find it, but in murky water, a dark color allows them to actually see it. It stands out amongst all the other bright colors that many like to throw. Many people rely on whites, and Silvers and chartreuses. I typically always use earth tone colors. I start with black black to me, is the best color you could ever throw in any type of water. Go get them happy fishing

Exactly, such a beautiful place. And you're right, there are some lunkers in there, but this late into the season I'm sure they've seen every bait go by their face.

Thank you! What did you like the most? I want to continue improving

Haha, amazing. Wish I knew it while driving?

You know, that might be the best one yet

Glad you liked it. Anything else you think I should do?

@@TheKelseydogThanks! I'm amazed every time I fish the Chicago River, you wouldn't expect it to produce consistently

If I set out for a jig day, I damn well better have a good jig day! Haha 🤟🎣. Tight lines, brother 💪👍. Anything you think I should change?

@@tyghtlines Yes, I should be sitting in my yak next to ya 🫡✌️🎣🎣

@@tyghtlines Nope. I’ve had my KZbin since ‘08 And you’ve already surpassed it doing what you do. If anything I can take suggestions. 🤭🫡🎣 Happy Fishing 🎣

Hell yeah! 👍 Maybe I'll see you out there. Come say hi! 🙌

Thanks! The river always produces. The shirts feel good too. Got to be comfortable on the water.

Yea there's a city park there by Ashland. If you don't have a cart and need a boat ramp, there's on west of that on Western Ave

It was a ton of fun

Thank you! Tight lines

So nice

It was a great time. I spent way too long in that one spot but I couldn't stop haha.

@@tyghtlines Trust me I understand. Way to locate and slay! You don’t get em like that everyday. Have to take advantage. Very well done 👍

@@Timothy-pd5lc haha, wouldn't that be something. They were stacked up on the aerator.