A calm morning of Topwater Fishing

Can’t beat days like this out on the California Delta. Calm conditions with a fantastic topwater bite.
FULL CHOPPO SETUP
Bait (Bone 90mm) - bit.ly/3kGpoKb
Rod (7’0’’ Med) - bit.ly/3Ec9ErD
Reel - bit.ly/3XCO7lX
Line (50#) - bit.ly/30izSGp
FULL UNDERSPIN SETUP
Underspin (3/8 oz 2/0) - bit.ly/3Ju9L3P
Swimbait (3.8’’ HD black crappie) - bit.ly/3AZCtH6
Rod (7’6’’ MH) - bit.ly/3r6RfHO
Reel (6.7:1) - bit.ly/3Zss2GV
Line (17#) - bit.ly/3sqb6zP
Other stuff
Craft Jerky Stick (GREGB15 for 15% off) - bit.ly/3ypbyBt
Bait Covers - bit.ly/3rbOQcP
Rod Carrier - bit.ly/32iGt4
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MOTOR
Kayak Motor (USE CODE “BLANCHARD10” FOR 10% OFF) - bit.ly/45O8QGf
Battery (code “DARKHORSE” for 15% off) (bit.ly/3KfH9ME)
Rudder foil - bit.ly/3nyCxaJ
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Music Credit:
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - First bite
04:41 - Crucial bait change
10:36 - Up on the bank
17:06 - Another productive bait/area
22:35 - Bait Blow ups
27:41 - A kayak snack
29:38 - Best strike of day
30:30 - Outro

[@TheFishinMortician]

One of the best mornings you can have as an bass angler!

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

yessir!

[@jschang29]

As much as I love watching tournament fishing, the mood when you go out and just fish for fun, that's what fishing to me is about. The whole mood catching dinks is still fun and not frustrating lol.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

totally. Mindset is completely different. Not that I don't like the tournament mindset but it's nice to change it up

[@troutheadadventures6521]

I really like the way you break down your day at the end of your videos.

[@sakelleys]

And as a part of the coffee-drinking community good morning and we salute you!!

[@dangrady0311]

Greg! A suggestion for you. They make a polarized lens cap for GoPros. I’ve seen it on other KZbin fishing content. Works great for letting us viewers see the bass underwater. As always I appreciate and enjoy your content! Tight lines!

[@SuperBee039]

Morning coffee and a “tug”…nothin better. To be honest, I’m diggin the coffee connection more than the Pale Ale. We need to find you a coffee sponsor!!

[@TheHavasutroy]

Spring and fall when the temp begins to change the bass hug the rocks for the warmth.

[@fryeguy9939]

I was thinking that those bass you caught in the shallows were there because, that's were the bait fish are ! ! ! Like they say , find the bait fish and usually you'll find the bass ... The Frye Guy..

[@carolinabasshole7064]

☕️ Cheers to my fellow caffeine lovers.

[@SGT_Reid]

Cheers Brother!🫡

[@wadesoutdooradventures]

Cheers! ☕️

[@JulianRamirez-lf7lb]

Cheers! ☕️🫡

[@marcolizarraga7430]

I don't drink coffe but 🍺 cheers..

[@callingallbassmorgan339]

COME ON!

[@jfunk9005]

Here's to the just getting home from work and a cold beer peeps 🍻🍺

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

cheers🍺

[@ctgilcrest]

Threadfin shad. in that shallow slough. Thay get so thick down by the pumps they have a tanker truck that hauls them up by the Antioch bridge three times a day. On the east side of the bridge there's a two foot pipe that runs about seventy yards into the river. You can reach it with a long cast from the first benches east side of the pier. Or you can spot lock over the end of the pipe and Jig a spoon or white zoom fluke for a little while then drift with the tide over the school. The fish LMB & Stripers will be there every time. Just like someone rang a dinner bell.

[@jeufuyang6261]

Damn Greg your casts are on point! I would’ve left with a lot of cracked whopper ploppers. My lures be banging into them rocks instead or stuck on the shore line 😂

[@Casitascrawlers]

Great day out on the water & a beautiful day. I got out & caught a round 20 fish all no bigger then 12 inches I finally changed baits & then had no bits at all you would think eventually you’d catch a bigger one but definitely not the case.

[@jcann9632]

Another awesome video.👍🍻 Love when the fish are alive and aggressive.

[@dontnonowuno9953]

Dang man..Delta has turned into a private pond scenario in the last month or so!You have caugh ALOT of 12-14 inch bass..looks like a blast .. especially when you sneak in a good one and obviously know the monsters that lurk

[@chukchansi4272]

Nice! They've been hitting my top water baits too! Fun times!!

[@jasonjohn1978]

Gotta love that morning top water bite! 🔥🔥🔥

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

can't beat it!

[@anthonyvespia6662]

G.B. what a beautiful trip out on the Delta. That's a perfect day to enjoy all the fish you caught, the kayak, and just peacefu mother nature. Epic bro! 🌊 🛶 🎣

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

you said it! can't beat mornings like this

[@MooseKnuckle8]

Cheers to my fellow wake and bakerzzzzz

[@chrisruef9221]

Great edit, GB. It was a video game day!

[@Bassyakker85]

Blow-up haven 🎉. Awesome being able to watch that!

[@Jerms84]

What a great day on the water

[@SaefongOutdoors]

Breakfast and a GB video 🔥🤙🏽

[@paulziebell2479]

Dude...that was a blessed day. So many fish and enough bigs.

[@barrycates7360]

Wow it's great to have days like that. Just some fun bites !!!!!!!! Another great video Greg.

[@jaecubed592]

"Sometimes it's just fun to have a great wack fest no matter what the size." We are still talking about fishing correct? 😂

[@SGT_Reid]

Wow, just wow! That was awesome to watch. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Be blessed.🫡

[@northbaybassanglers1068]

Glad I’m not the only one that talks to my lures

[@MarkoMygun]

A yes coffee ☕️ and Greg,what a great combo. Thank you Greg , that was a great morning of fishing. And I would have gone to IN And OUT Burger anyways lol.

[@vinceh8730]

Morning Greg, thanks for starting my morning on the water. The top water bite was exciting to watch with alot of bass being caught. Thanks for sharing another excellent video, you are the best!😊👍

[@sandybowers5085]

He is the best! His attitude, his friendships, the music 🎶! I always look forward to seeing his videos! And I’m just a 60 year old grandma who used to be a “River Rat” when the Colorado was a quiet place my pops used to take me to when I was younger. Blue gill fishing on a raft with a stick👍🏼Oh the memories🥰

[@vinceh8730]

@@sandybowers5085I wish we could turn back time and relive those days!

[@stickenstafford196]

Great way to start the week cup of coffee and a gb video to enjoy it with

[@jeremypierce1607]

That rock line would have been an ideal time to throw a bigger wake bait. Something to weed out those small ones from hitting cause the big ones were likely right behind them off the shore.

[@Bryan-mp9tt]

Delta is a Amazing Fishery for sure.

[@Suhdude13]

Got my coffee and breakfast ready.

[@valleyshenanigans]

Great video. That double buzz is money!

[@tmkayakfishing8236]

Love that sunrise 🌅

[@johnolivas9984]

Thanks for sharing! What a day!

[@alwayz_be_cullin]

Can you do a follow up with a Fluke… this is one of the YAB homies asking. 😂 I watch these and I’m talking to the screen all the time saying: Fluke, please throw a Fluke Greg! Good video and tight lines man. 🇺🇸🎣🤙🏽

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

haha whats up anthony. I'm not lying when I tell you a threw a fluke a handful of times this day, just no love on it.

[@sandybowers5085]

Great video Greg!!! Always love how relaxing and beautiful the scenery is, too❣️❣️❣️

[@dragons502]

Love that top water action.👍

[@mesmerize2o9]

Greg found a cheat code along that stretch of the bank lol

[@johnhill2298]

What a fantastic day on the water! 🤙

[@hankcogburn2600]

Keep ‘em coming

[@taychamberlain7614]

loving the videos man 🙏🏽

[@oldschoolhawking8191]

A lot of action, love the video!😎❤️

[@vuexiong6087]

Awesome morning

[@ctgilcrest]

The dead bait fish was a baby American Shad from the Sac, Feather, or American River. They disperse widely until the first rains send them to the ocean.

[@hawktv4508]

Cheers with that dark roast boys!

[@ryanfrancis3625]

ahh yes one of the best things to wake up to

[@brucepreston3927]

I'm so ready for the bass to turn on here, it has been a brutal summer fishing where i live...great video as always! I have said it several times but I really need to make a trip out to CA and fish the Delta and a few other spots! I have never been out west before, it looks completely different to what i'm used to...

[@fryeguy9939]

Oregon is beautiful too ... I want to go back some day..

[@huelauj]

If you throw a fluke, I'm sure you'll catch a bass in almost every cast while fishing shallow. From 23:00-25:00 those areas looks so good to fish in 😃

[@LunkerHunter]

EPIC DAY!!!

[@davegarcia3822]

Thanks for another great video. Its nice see you just relax fishing. Are you planning on going to the new titian x after the season is over.

[@roroteam8395]

I would love to see u throw the Pompadour.

[@BassRaider]

Love those blowups! So much fun. Another great video man!😁🤙

[@kingkev2718]

Coffee, Greg, Work! Wednesday 😂

[@justintate4340]

Here Here ☕️

[@gilbertperez2135]

Now relaxing with my muddy ☕️water so consistent really appreciate you Greg Thank You 🙏😊

[@Usuario-23]

Good morning GB

[@IcatchTreePounders]

I’ve never really caught a fish there on top water I’m definitely going to try one now😳

[@ITRLOVER]

I ran out of coffee!!!!!

[@everettlane2864]

Morning all

[@Abe_Sinclair]

@0:13 GREG! HOW DARE YOU!!!! 😮

[@anythingoutdoorsgulfcoast7617]

Cheers

[@bliamyaj]

Nothing beats a top water blow-up. Have you try the Jackall Riser Bait. The movement is like a fleeing bait fish. The jackall riser bait 008 is perfect for bass. My to go top water bait.

[@carsonsteeley1039]

Hey Greg I have a real small aluminum and want to hit the delta. I’m sure you know of the yacht waves. What launch did you go from that I would be in an okay place for a smaller boat/kyack thanks Greg for the amazing videos alwaus look forward to them brother

[@BeastmodeSmooth]

Good stuff GB. Maybe you should start targeting bigger fish, that 90 size choppo and an underspin have never been known to generate better than average bites on the delta. It’s pretty simple out there, the same rotation of baits win most of the tourneys for a reason. If you’re catching rat after rat that’s probably not the area to be in at that time.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Totally agree! Sorta knew what I was in for with those baits but you're right, finding that specific bait that may not get bit as often but catches your better fish is the way to go to stand a chance in a tourney

[@dne3142]

Man, im jealous. I still haven't been able to get new pads and clips, so my roof rack will fit my new car. It's been a month since my accident. I just wanna get out on the water lol

[@grhodes3536]

Shade!

[@donpanico7708]

What’s better than topwater bites? Fun video

[@stephensturgeon9310]

Fun bite! I have noticed that you don’t seem to throw a buzz toad. Seems like that would be really good for throwing that close to the shore and it wouldn’t get wound up in the grass like a choppo would. I started using a rib it and a zman toad and had a blast with the top water bite this summer.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Ah, you got me. I have some and just need to bring them/tie them on. Agreed!

[@stephensturgeon9310]

@@GregBlanchardFishing When you are fishing shallow, weedy areas; I think you will be well rewarded. I hope this suggestion helps you secure your position in the AOY! Tight lines!

[@Jerms84]

A fish every cast

[@HangNFish]

thought it was a striper boil lol

[@devincampbell572]

u should try to fish bullards bar

[@user-qj5my9ce7r]

Greg you should do a video of all the back lashes and the non edited parts into a video

[@nickcosta88]

☕️🎣🤙🏼

[@tsjuno]

Great vid. Is this the North or south Delta?

[@cwg1313]

Epic morning wow! You seem to do just fine without Forward Facing Sonar. Are you still considering it on the yak?

[@bendover-uf9st]

🎉

[@thesociableloner6165]

I love your content. I just bought a Pa14. What kind of Lanyards or tethers do you use to secure gear?

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Nice! Rogue phone tether is the first and most important one.

[@drhambone1598]

☕️

[@ronnasonjr4857]

Great morning indeed Greg! Question for you, what is the graph in the upper right-hand corner of your fish finder?

[@LakeBeltonBassin]

First to the key!!!!!

[@AVHobbies2011]

Sup GB!!

[@elliottcutright]

☕

[@1RiceCrispy1]

Greg what goPros are you running quality look amazing

[@ochowongo2354]

GB, random question. Do you ever get backlash or is it just the magic of editing that cleans those up?

[@thegoodboys7733]

Good morning GB! Have you tried to switch to BFS ?

[@jamesturner8319]

Wondering what kayak your using

[@devinsfishing8996]

Where are the giants Greg?

[@brandonmerideth5450]

I wonder if they eat the choppo like that then they would eat a buzz bait that good?

[@alexbosinger5507]

I thought you would be focused on Berryessa🤷‍♂️

[@kevinpetrarca1136]

Native didn't give you that titan x you used in florida?

[@Danxiong]

Will you be at the food allergy tournament this year?

[@adobochicken]

Greg, when was the drawing for the kayak giveaway?

[@maxwellhoward3388]

you still havent tried weightless fluke. dead sticking and working it aggressively

[@maxwellhoward3388]

7" Zoom Magnum Super Fluke, Pearl White

[@Legallydangerous392]

Hey where do you launch out off

[@Deltakingca]

I think those baits are shads

[@CamVeioPDX]

Whack Fest.

[@rafabonati7757]

Tell the truth. Even though it was an epic day on the water, you still went to In-N-Out for lunch. No? Okay, then it was burrito day!