5 Sight Fishing Mistakes You Need To Avoid! (Spring Bass Fishing)

[@frankh2213]

Thank you for the emphasis on fish care and handling during this time. I can't even count how many pictures or videos I've seen in the past few weeks of this being done completely wrong.

[@manueljustice1278]

i guess I'm quite randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream new series online ?

[@chadmarlow8679]

Great info! As always. For you guys who don’t agree with bed fishing. Tacticalbassin has other videos that show how the fish go right back to the bed after caught. That’s why Matt emphasized turning them loose close and quick. If it wasn’t right, Matt & Tim wouldn’t do it.

[@ramrod6570]

I caught 8 bass within an hour the other day from your tips. You👏🏽guys👏🏽are👏🏽the👏🏽freaking👏🏽truth👏🏽. This is the only channel I use for tips and tricks when it come to bass fishing. Y’all rock keep up the great content

[@johnmango6056]

if this is the only channel u watch for fishing tips you're missing out big time!

[@ramrod6570]

@@johnmango6056 I do watch other channels but these guys go in depth

[@johnmango6056]

@@ramrod6570 They are definitely the best but far from the only good one. So many great channels out there

[@ramrod6570]

@@johnmango6056 agreed

[@royfritz3621]

What other channels do you watch? If you don't mind ❤

[@fishwithoutfear8970]

Matt: your knowledge level is scary high. I learn something from you guys in every video I watch. Those tips on clothing, glasses, and the shallow side are pure gold. Many thanks.

[@ozzfest12349]

They're not even that old but they've got so much knowledge. You'd think they were 70 and had been fishing for 50 years.

[@coryhoopes4419]

As a guide down here in the ultra clear waters of Lake Havasu, I need to say that you are dead on about the amber lenses! My bed fish baits? Brown/black 1/2oz Arkie by TRT Custom Baits, trailer is my design called the HMB, also hand poured by TRT. The HMB is also fantastic for a dropshot rig! Thanks for the vid Matt. You guys are awesome!

[@ohiobassin94]

I swear Matt is the messiah of bass fishing. I wish I knew that much about anything, let alone fishing 😂

[@jeremiaheskridge8063]

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[@romyoverlandingandoutdoors2566]

Man, I love your videos. You guys are very thorough.

[@brandonhines9589]

Look at his face, wipe the weeds off your face😂🤣🤣

[@hematoma-6428]

You guys have been my absolute favorites since I started bass fishing 3 years ago. Hearing the natural colors and the exposed hook info when I already was in that mind frame made me stoked. Thanks for all the guidance over the years!

[@richvestal767]

Went ahead and pulled the trigger on one of your brand sunglasses in copper because we have really stained and muddy water here in Missouri. Can't wait to see how they perform when I get them.

[@ForrestGump96]

Been catchen em in stl

[@dcon9708]

Been watching the channel for a couple years, bass fishing has been so much more enjoyable, really appreciate the one on one feel, like I have two awesome guides tutoring me. I’m from Canada, not on the same level as Tim and Matt(on a good year I would be happy to catch one 5 pounder). Still don’t catch a lot of five pounders but hit seven pounds on sm last year and the year before. I no longer consider 5 pounders picture worthy and just toss them back in as if they were dinks. Goal is a 9 pounder, lake simcoe has them and I want them. Your show should be on tv.

[@TheWaterHopper]

'Tis the season!! I love this time of year. Who else??

[@heads_or_tales7364]

MMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :)

[@Sceptnado]

Present

[@yagyagan_]

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[@legionssb]

My favorite time of year is def pre-spawn to spawn fishing, it’s the time of year when they’re most aggressive and you can catch em on all the fun techniques!

[@TheWaterHopper]

@@legionssb you got that right!

[@mariochavez5583]

keep taking care of yourself. i always look forward to the wealth of knowledge you provide

[@tagg946]

I noticed the bandaid back on your cheek, hope all is well with your skin issues. Also, had no idea the new moon passed. Thats wild you predicted that. 2 days ago when the new moon phase passed is when ALL of the big bass around here started moving shallow and i was catching tons of fish, couldnt really figure out what triggered them. They were active even after a horrible cold front that dropped the water temps down 12 degrees overnight; I live a good distance north of you guys too. Thats wack, i used to never really buy into the whole moon phase thing, but i might need to pay more attention now.

[@theokieanglers2142]

So much good info, this is by far my favorite fishing channel! Matt always hits it on the nail

[@nigeldfishing8225]

Perfect timing video about to go bed fishing

[@TexasDigitalOutdoors]

Great vid bro. We been slamming them in TX this year - this Spring has just been crazy. Dropping some new vids soon of 8 and 10 lbers we been catching off beds. Crazy year for bed fishing. Great vid man.

[@BrdyFlys9474]

The Amber lenses are amazing! I bought two pair the other week. One being silver mirror the other amber. Couldn't be happier! when it was cloudy as all hell and misting rain on me. I thought who would put shades on right now? But I did amber is legit. Matt is right, the bottom just came out of no where. Cut the glare and brighten my day up! My water is 12ft clarity im seeing things in my lake ive never seen before! Perfect sunny days those silver lenses are killer! Lost an absolute giant last night at dusk. Can't stop thinking about it! Stuck at work watching TB to get me through my fishing withdrawals!

[@mikegardiner3934]

Terrific overview as always Matt!

[@debtheuniversityofgods2842]

I like the breakdown you give on the different lenses this. I didn't have this knowledge until now at dad. This is a old video I supposed to got this already

[@royfritz3621]

Love the tips on being nice to the fish matt!!

[@perryschnell5044]

Great boat control advice! Thanks guys

[@jayteefishing1543]

Great video. Awesome advice. Appreciate you Matt!

[@soldierofdirt81]

Can't agree more on treating the fish properly! The future offspring will depend on that. Great info and video again guys!!

[@brianlee9074]

Great video Matt. Totally agree with your thoughts on handling fish during the pre spawn. Let's pray the biopsy turns out to be nothing. Thanks man. 👍🎣

[@hillbillytarzan]

I just ordered green tinted Smith optics polarized lenses and a new pair of amber/green mirror. I have gray but almost never use them. You’re 100% correct on watching what you wear

[@toddwinegar7365]

Good to see you back in TN.

[@billymiller1328]

I really like a lizard on a stand up head for bed fishing.good video he covered a lot of good stuff.

[@jamesbailey5604]

I love watching your shows you’re awesome

[@cernioortiz9932]

Makes me want to be fishing right now

[@marckristopher9443]

" The reason why the jig is there is because it just plain works... I mean let's just get down to it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hartleydaniel2044]

Your hat actually blends in with sky pretty well.

[@donaldtouma2612]

That's true

[@jensen115]

Great information hopefully I get that ten pounder Tomorrow got a six and half today but the ten is kinda skittish and your information in this video I think helped me put the final piece to the puzzle

[@chrisboyd1408]

Excellent tips! Thanks for sharing. I have noticed fish do see us on the shore when wearing bright colors.

[@jaymccaughtry2295]

Thanks for another awesome video from Tactical Bassing

[@paulzoch3279]

I very much appreciate all the advice and recommendations you make Matt. Hopefully I am not out of place making a recommendation for you. Have had several Basil Cells removed from skin and yes it can be concerning. Changed to Banana Boat 50 Stick for the face and it has performed flawlessly. The bonus with the stick of course is your hands never touch it. Take care Brother.

[@Mjones8383]

As a tournament guy I have club tournaments during the spawn and I really hate taking these fish off the bed but the money invested is tremendous. I'm torn between what to do but I do try to take the big ones back to the area I caught them after weigh in. I just wonder if the stress of being weighed in makes them just dump eggs and leave.

[@drakeaamold7577]

God bless 🙏

[@jasonc3522]

Maybe you should get a group of like-minded anglers together and push for catch photo release style competition like we have on the kayak fishing side.

[@moisesramos476]

Definitely alot new anglers! I'm 1 of them lol. I started fishing 🎣 when this pandemic started last year.

[@ShowMetheHawgs]

Once again, excellent video with great info. Thanks!

[@legionssb]

This is exactly what I needed man! Somehow some of the bass here in central NC haven’t started spawning yet but sight fishing is definitely in order!

[@derrickclayton2544]

Have you ever fished lake Holt/ holt reservoir?

[@legionssb]

@@derrickclayton2544 yeah I have, I haven't fished there in a while but I never managed to get any bass. I only was able to bank fish, but maybe I'm missing something. Do you have any tips for that place?

[@kouvang590]

We just got snow in minneola but good stuff. Love watching u guys.

[@McFU61]

I'm glad to know I made the correct decision while trying to catch a fish on the bed. I of course was using a white creature bait but could never get the fish to eat the whole thing so there was a lot of pulling and stretching because the fish only had the non-hook end of the bait. I switch to a 2/0 circle hook and wacky-rigged a TRD and on the 2nd attempt, I caught the fish. Couldn't have done that without an exposed hook.

[@credit2020]

WOW, this guy is Really good. Very impressive!

[@LucidoMafia]

I think we're mid to late spawn over here in Japan. Great vid

[@ipnoteca]

@LucidoMafia which part of japan are you based?

[@LucidoMafia]

@@ipnoteca Kanto North of Tokyo

[@ipnoteca]

@@LucidoMafia any good places around there for bass fishing? i mainly go to chiba

[@LucidoMafia]

@@ipnoteca Ibaraki-ken Kasumi or Tonegawa is good. But I mostly fish pond and rivers in Tochigi. Tokyo has a couple of pay spots that I've heard are pretty good. Chiba I think tagakagi lake or dam is great

[@ipnoteca]

@@LucidoMafia cool i love fishing in ponds too, as soon as i see “tsurikinshi” i know is a good spot 😀 anyway thank you for your reply!

[@nikroux4823]

Literally just woke up to a tactical vid

[@bassfishingmaine6691]

Same

[@AGuyNamedRicky]

Good morning

[@SGTshankem]

Shit me to. Lol

[@kirkblackadar7299]

Same here. Love those morning uploads!.. its a sign to get out there 😄

[@jonnyw.2333]

That’s how it is

[@jmurphy68463]

Here in the Midwest, waters are still too cold for bass to be moving up. All of them are still out deep in their prespawn and wintering areas.

[@jamesh7469]

Well yea.... he said it’s spawn time for him in Tennessee. Use some common sense. It’s snowing today here in northern michigan. We had ice 3 weeks ago

[@jmurphy68463]

@@jamesh7469 He actually said "All over the Country." ..........You might want to use your ears, just a thought.

[@WizCudder1]

Easy you two. Bigguns are on the way for us all. Just a matter of time

[@jmurphy68463]

@@WizCudder1 😂🤣👌

[@QuadRicer398]

@@jmurphy68463 in pa normally its hella could but nope last month was 70 caught a 7 pounder

[@Smokiin_Jays_BBQ]

Thank you for the info man!! Really helpful!!!

[@fishingcolorado]

What a magical time of year🎣

[@ricktreon167]

Great information as always😃😃

[@michaelteaby1160]

Another great video! Thanks again guys

[@fourwinnsdummy]

I got a pair of the copper Eye Surrender glasses a couple of years ago after you recommended them in another video. I love them for the lake I live on. Last year they didn't spray the lake so the weeds and this scum stuff was thick everywhere. It was so bad that you couldn't even fish some weedless lures without pulling in a bunch of the slime the was growing on all of the weeds. Anyway great video and if these ones get lost of messed up I'm going to get a pair Tactical Bassin branded ones from Eye Surrender.

[@shortstikfishin7559]

Ponds around me have literally 10+ feet of visibility and i see tamks everywhere but i scare them off, this is exactly what I needed thanks!🔥👊🏻

[@Sceptnado]

same here!

[@barryjanzen]

Thanks for the insights Matt! TVA has decided to do the yo to water levels again this year right at spawning time and it's great to have an expert close at hand 😎😁. Maybe one of these days I will bump into you at Tanks store in town 🤔😁

[@jordantaylor1460]

Just ordered a pair of the amber glasses 👀im excited for the spawn here in Michigan

[@DevonHumpert]

I hear ya! Cold 10 days coming up so we might be waiting even longer.

[@jordantaylor1460]

@@DevonHumpert fr.....I was so hoping that this water would be getting warmer by the full moon at the end of the month....but don't seem like that's gonna happen

[@JeremySierra20]

I love the jig for beds!

[@shtty17]

Love the sunglasses guys, I compared them to the old Eye Surrenders and you can feel and see the quality. Love both and will continue to use both.

[@bassfanatics101]

Just bought me some badass shades thanks y’all!

[@friendlyfishingguy9556]

Too bad here in MN we aren’t allowed. Bass opener don’t open till mid May

[@markjones4358]

An old timer ran a tackle shop and recommended i use the brown lenses also. They're the only ones i use. If its clear or slightly stained i wear them. Muddy water makes them useless. My numbers increased greatly because of them. Not only see deeper, but see cover and structure better.

[@bankfishinglife9797]

. I didn't know that wearing bright color clothes determines how fish will bite or not. Great info! Thanks!

[@brandonhines9589]

😂

[@legionssb]

The magic craw color is a detail you legitimately should consider, def one of my confidence colors and I’ll throw some kind of craw/bug style bait, and then a Ned rig and if you piss em off for long enough, you’ll get em! The savage gear Ned salamanders are really cool, I’ll have to get some to try them out!

[@Dazza-u4z]

Great video just triggered my thoughts my grandfather told me many many years ago Just remember the fish have eyes to

[@ayaazismail8817]

Appreciate the skin caner awareness and prevention advice. One common skin cancer location is the feet which is often overlooked. Bob Marley died of melanoma that originated in his toe. While fishing in sandals feels great, so too does fishing in shorts and a T-shirt. So if we're going to protect ourselves from skin cancer, we should also consider the feet and keep them covered.

[@omardominguez3652]

great information, well said bro.

[@xxshevilxx]

21:28 I've got a question. If I need to have options and have only one or two poles, what's the best way to switch from bait to bait? Should I tie new leaders or use one of those clip swivels? Where do I put the swivel, at the bait or between my braid and leader?

[@matthewpetto8942]

Just go straight braid and use a sharpie to color the line black

[@420RyanBruce]

I wish you guys would make some sunglasses that either go over regular prescription glasses or a flip up version. A lot of people wear glasses.

[@shmack916]

Revant optics makes prescription polarized sunglass lenses for almost all brands/ frames with multiple color tints to pick from

[@user-bl6nl3zc8v]

3/8oz Black an blue jig has worked wonders for me. With a green pumpkin or watermelon green pumpkin trailer🤙

[@johnbutler307]

thank you for all the info

[@John-wt6nf]

What about the dark sleeper swimbait? You recommend that one in a one of the previous videos and man does that work. Thanks to that recommendations I was able to land a heft bedding bass.

[@fishingwitwade8992]

Notebook time!!!!

[@Shawn_Lai]

Nothing better than waking up to some tactical bassin on my phone!

[@macewindowcleaner2501]

Right after I watched this video I caught my pb (7 1/2) on the savage gear bluegill swim bait. Thx tactical

[@John-wt6nf]

Question 🙋‍♂️: why do some of my rod tip guides have indentations on it ? The inside of the tip of my guides are no longer smooth. Why does this happen ? I’ve only had some of these rods 7-9 months. The rods I use are spinning rods that run from $ 35-45.

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Excellent brother. Are you guys coming to fork this month for the pro stop.

[@georgepalmer4938]

Awesome video

[@JBtheFishingGuy]

What about in crappy mucky dark/brown/cedar water? I’m stuck with that anywhere I can fish within a reasonable driving distance

[@debtheuniversityofgods2842]

You guys, I have a question. How many different types of bass species are there. I caught one yesterday and it looks white as snow. But it don't look like a white bass. It has black markings on the very top

[@night_fishingtrips]

Where did you get that awesome dip net?

[@bayouburner281]

WELCOME BACK TO TAAAAACTICALLL BASSSSINNNN

[@andrewgonzales4278]

Any tips for norris lake in tennessee? I'll be there in a few days for 5 days? Thanks

[@hunterjarnigan7220]

I know Cherokee lake isn’t the same as Norris but it’s a little similar so I’ll let you know how Cherokee is and maybe it’ll help you figure some things out on Norris. Small mouth are on bed most of them any way. Water temp was 65-67 last week but with the rain we got Saturday it dropped the temp down to 61-62 largemouth are up shallow but still haven’t started bedding yet. Spinner bait and some top water if the water temp is right will work good for largemouth right now. Hopefully this might give you a idea of where to start

[@markshuler9373]

Going fishing in Hartwell Georgia next week will they still be spawning or will this be post spawn. What recommendations do you have

[@hunterjarnigan7220]

@@markshuler9373 if your asking me I have no idea man. I’m only talking about Norris because Cherokee is a neighboring lake just about a hour away

[@yagyagan_]

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[@rrrr635]

Prayers up.

[@user-by6yc8yl7v]

What's the coldest water temp pre spawn you'll dedicate time to targetting/finding bass?

[@justinmanter]

Have you guys stocked up on the duo realis cicadas yet? The hatch is going to be crazy on the chick this summer...

[@ironworkerjoewilliams1544]

I’m gonna need to step up to a 21’ boat to hold my gear lol Tackle junkies problems

[@joemarino9889]

Hey Matt and Tim quick question on your finesse presentations do you ever us high viz line and how long do you tie your leader line thanks

[@Ozz2024]

I wish I was in this time of the year here in Connecticut water temps are still in hight 40s low 50s fishing has been so tough we have had 2 tournaments and there has only been 1 largemouth caught 6 smallmouth and now there saying we could see snow on Friday I can't wait for this winter to end all I want to do is show these guys in my league what I can do but its been nothing but and empty live well and not a fish in sight 😢

[@Plasticcat56]

I am up in Wisconsin. Is the spawn time compressed because the warm hits later or is it kinda the same length for all lats??

[@guad512]

Wish more people would take your advice on fish care during the spawn. Too many guys putting em in the livewell trying to get that multiple fish pic....

[@raulmalfavon3347]

Hello fellow Tennessee'n I'm new to the state any tips for middle Tennessee bass fishing ? I'm about an hour south of Nashville area in Columbia.

[@honky-tonkthrowdown6354]

Can you go to Oroville lake Ca or Bullards bar Ca??

[@thiagomarcondesdeoliveria7437]

Im from brazil and you make me catch large mouth....thanks brow....im ready for the next job and use the yours methods....thanks master

[@ethanstiles7890]

What color glasses would you recommend for the TVA water. Not really clear about 3 feet of visibility but it’s that really pretty green color that’s not very dirty?

[@tacticalbassin]

I'd definitely go copper (that's what I wear out here if I need to see deep)

[@MoMan.88]

Good stuff!!

[@henryashbridge3141]

i can’t wait for bed fishing in oregon

[@robertrizzari3684]

I love when anyone says "oh you shore fisherman have an advantage here". That one occasional advantage out of the 99.999% time the fancy bass boat has every possible advantage over you!

[@matt-qx2kv]

Will a mirror finnish still be ok with the amber glasses?

[@missionfishing91]

thank you

[@jennifermurphy792]

What brands do you know that makes those colors

[@nigeldfishing8225]

I WATCHED THE VIDEO Listened go u guys and CAUGHT A PB thank you

[@ezekielcruz49]

Did I miss the video where they fished the Amazon or is it not out yet?

[@jackcoughlin3970]

Thank you so much