Top 5 Bank Fishing Combos (Bass Fishing for Beginners)

[@JoshM81]

Dude I know you just hit 100k but how you don’t have 10 times that baffles me you’re honest and personable. You relate so well to the mass fishing audience and provide great content keep it up 🎣🎣🔥🔥

[@danconway7685]

Appreciate the bank angler love Debo.

[@brianlee9074]

Great video Debo. For bank anglers like me, two combos work. One bait casting combo and one spinning combo. I do like that you provide options, a little higher end and a budget friendly option too. Your content is right on man. 🎣👍

[@turinx]

Debo, I personally enjoy this type of content. If I'm not fishing, I love talking fishing tackle. 🎣

[@frenchtoast963]

Dude post more destiny videos if you can I’d like to see them

[@BassGeek]

Totally agree 7 to 7.5 is a great balance of speed and torque.

[@ProjektONE]

Thanks for looking out for us Bank fisherman. I live in a community with 11 lakes / ponds and have been hitting them up daily trying to figure out this fishing deal.... Thanks for all you do and keep it up!!

[@derekclanton9509]

Lucky man!

[@fishnthecreek3238]

I just got back in the water and went out an grabbed a few spinning combos to get me wet again...after a few months I bought an abu garcia veritas PLX rod and revo s reel yo shake the dust of my skills......I haven't put it down yet, I love it. Medium power, fast action 7 foot rod does great at the creek and at the lake.

[@charlespolley5377]

Thank you for the bank fishing videos I’m a bank fisherman and enjoy your videos

[@petefasel]

Fantastic video Debo! Would love to hear more about certain gear combos for certain types of baits. Square bills are thrown on X, jerkbaits are thrown on Y, etc.

[@bobbyhempel1513]

It's really nowhere near as important as most of these KZbinrs make it out to be I fish everything on a 6 ft 6 lew's Xfinity spinning combo on a medium heavy rod.

[@Casting_not_catching]

You mentioned the shimano caius combo, I really like my sellus rod. It’s been awesome. I use a 6’6” rod from the bank a lot. The ugly stick gx2, to be exact

[@basswhisperer4803]

my go-to's are KastKing Crixus Armor X baitcasters paired with Duckett JW 7' MH. One w/ 40lb power pro braid and the other w/ 15lb red label fluoro. And a Pflueger President XT Paired w/ a 7'3" M Lews Carbon Fire w/ 15lb power pro braid w/ a 10lb fluoro leader. A backup left in the truck in case of top water bite. Same baitcaster combo, but with Trilene XL mono.

[@MIKE57208]

Great video. I’m liking the way you give options on rods and reels.

[@northeastgiants775]

I love my xfinity baitcaster had it for over a year I love the reel so much absolutely a beast

[@Fishing-wj7qj]

Again and again I learn something from your videos!

[@linguine-lamborghini7032]

Any tips or tricks to help us bank anglers is always appreciated Debo.. keep em coming please.. it’s been a real struggle from the bank up in maine this year.

[@colonelangus3826]

Love these kind of videos. I think you nailed the combos. I tell everyone basically the same. 1st combo should be a Medium spinning rod. It can do basically everything and easy for beginners. 2nd combo for sure a medium heavy baitcaster cause again it’s a great all around combo. 3-5 I would get a heavy baitcaster, a medium/cranking specific baitcaster, then a specialty for whatever you like most. For me it’s another spinning combo because I take a lot of beginners out and we can use a similar set up and they don’t have to have any gear of their own.

[@thomnedell430]

I bought the Lews Xfinity baitcaster combo and the spincast combo. I'm very impressed with both

[@bdecampc]

This is sooooo useful. As a passionate fisherman who has always been intimidated by the technicalities involved in purchasing rods and reels this is such a valuable resource in evaluating my current combos and figuring out what changes I need to make. *Hint* the big one is that I need to finally give in and figure out how to use a baitcaster

[@olivertanner252]

Here's some tips from my personal experience. I mainly fish spinning gear, but I know how to work a baitcaster. I would get something that's not going to break the bank and upgrade once your confident. (I'm running an Abu Silver Max- get something like a black max that's what I was trying to do. If your fishing for bass start with basic monofilament.(adjust lines as necessary if your fishing for other species. Mono is good because it doesn't break the bank if you need to change out(10-12 lb). When you get a backlash don't get frazzled just pull out the line as much as you can and use your fingernails to poke through the overlapping lines. When I change lures, I always adjust the tension to just when my lure is starting to trickle out. There is a knob under the handle where you can tighten or loosen (I call it the tension knob) the drag adjustment is the gear looking thing just inside the handle. Adjust that like you would for spinning. The dial on the side that doesn't have a handle is your breaks (like breaking to stop a car) you can adjust that to slow your spool when you cast. I would turn it to either the middle or the highest. I typically run the middle. But high would be best for starters. Don't forget the rod,and that's up to you for what lures you prefer to fish. Hope some of the info was helpful . Tight Lines!

[@thomac131]

It’s awesome that you provide real experience with multiple price points/levels of gear. You keep perspective, thanks!

[@alduro6505]

LOL, you are a fashion maven! Enjoyed the video. Yes 3000 is a good, do all size, but I actually prefer a 2500. Kind of a compromise. Thanks for the video!

[@peterheinrichs7634]

This kind of content is excactly, what I'm looking for, when choosing new gear. Awesome job! Thx a lot! :-)

[@willwhite2204]

Thanks for giving those bank anglers some love, for bank fisherman sometimes it’s tough finding fishing spots you know that will catch fish. Definitely like these vids, they have helped me out what rod and reels to use for certain applications or certain setups. Keep doing these vids. For another vid, do like a spinner bait or swim jig rod and reel setup and how to use and so forth. Would be great to be educated in that field of fishin.

[@fishingslcm]

Great info, great viDEBO! Definitely info perfect for a new angler! And we all appreciate the bank angler love!

[@rvfishingyet]

Brilliant stuff. This style of video is one of my favorites on your channel. Thank YOU Debo

[@kevinharris4017]

I really enjoy these types of videos hearing other Bank Anglers like myself & what they like to use there's one combo you left out I love Lews Myself but the Abu Garcia Black Max 6 ft 6 rod medium heavy and 6.4.1 reel one of the best I think

[@anthonyreeder8283]

Debo I enjoy gear reviews and stuff like that as a bank angler we have to always be thinking about how to be more efficient.

[@justinredden1729]

Love the videos geared towards the bank angler's!!!! Keep up the great content Debo

[@xxcaseyxxc]

I love these type of videos man keep them coming please. 👍🙏

[@TAStormChasing]

Been killing it wit lew's xfinity combo with 3/8s bladed jig. Catching many many fish. Highly recommended. Thanks for videos

[@chrisrus53]

I really like the gear/tackle videos. I typically have 6 rods in my vehicle and take 3-4 with me depending on conditions. Its worked pretty well so far this year. My go-to has been my new Lew's Tournament MP and 7'4" MH KVD cranking rod. Last year I really liked throwing chatterbaits and this has made it even more enjoyable.

[@cjscarborough83]

I do like my St Croix Bass X. It’s been a workhorse for river smallies and it’s not too expensive.

[@ROZDAB]

What size rod do you use for river smallies? I go to my local river and fish for em almost daily. My only gripe is the amount of time I hit trees or weeds or stuff trying to cast. I want to get a short rod so I can have better accuracy as I’m not casting far usually. Even with wading boots on I would like a shorter rod to get in those tight places and better accuracy.

[@cjscarborough83]

@@ROZDAB I use the 7ft medium fast.

[@bdaquatics7584]

I had a bad experience with bass X. Had a rod tip insert fall out on one so tackle warehouse sent me another and the one they sent me had a chipped insert. Then I got a Lews black tp1 and I'm happy with that one. I really love the lews speed sticks. Fuji guides on an im8 blank for 80$ is hard to beat

[@cjscarborough83]

@@bdaquatics7584 that’s sucks man! I have the Bass X baitcaster and spinning with zero issues.

[@robertholler7262]

I have Bass X cranking and jig rods. Best rods in my arsenal.

[@nathandenardis3999]

That paint job on the swim bait looks incredible. Keep up the great content.

[@jimcorbett4115]

A budget spinning combo that I absolutely love is a daiwa airdx rod and legalis reel. Can't beat em for the price. I got an okuma drop shot rod last year that looks like that last set up you showed, love it! Have it paired with a daiwa dominator reel and it's a fantastic mid priced combo.

[@stevenelmer4791]

Love the video. I literally have 4 rods with me all the time and they totally match your recommendations but just a bit shorter to fit in my car. I’ve come up with those from your recommendations in other videos. Thanks so much for your help us beginners truly appreciate all that you do to help us.

[@bigmikenicholson8596]

Very close to what I like to throw, I would like a video on cranking rods and reels maybe a kastking review or something

[@Rusty91.]

Great video always appreciate fishing tips! Anything from how much you like a specific gear to how to use it. I want to learn more about swim baits and frogging!

[@davidbendlin9321]

Thanks, Debo...really good information here! I recently bought a Tatula XT 7' med spinning rod, and love it. First time out caught a 32", 9lb tiger muskie!

[@kevinholm9572]

great stuff! I've been using a Revo SX for a few years with a 7' Veritas MH... mostly out of a Kayak... Busted a guide a few weeks ago in Wisconsin so I'm looking for my next rod. ☹️ Go Hawks!!! I mean Iowa... Not Prairie, I've got Linn-Mar kids 😆

[@willjunkin732]

Another awesome ViDebo. I think I will take 1 of each please. Let's see a spinner bait and bladed jig rod setups.

[@medhage]

Great channel... learned so much since I started watching in February. Having a great start to bass fishing!

[@tdeeb6359]

One more 💥💥💥🏆🏆🏆viDEBO!! Thanks buddy!!!!

[@MattVavrochFishing]

Seriously great info for beginners, its a tough sport to get into and having a solid baseline of information is key!

[@robertholler7262]

I bought an Abu Garcia Black Max combo for my son for about $85.00. It really is a great combo. The rod is 6’6” so I fish it out of the kayak. They come in 7’ as well. I have caught 10# striper on it. Solid entry level combo.

[@patrickl8743]

Nice video. My favorite combo this year is an abu garcia silver max medium moderate. It has been great for fishing crankbaits and poppers. Those are the lures I'm focusing on this year. Keep up the quality work.

[@ReelStoriesFishing]

Great stuff as always bro! My #1 would def be the spinning setup then casting gear when hitting the banks. The accuracy is phenomenal.

[@Ariahhi]

Awesome Video Debo!!!! I look forward to seeing your review on the xfinity combo. Keep spreading the knowledge brother...🎣🎣🎣

[@willtrax71]

That Lure is Sick my friend…It’s crazy nice..

[@adamhatty426]

Sounds like useful infor and a strategy I’ve followed, thought technique specific rods wasn’t a real thing but it’s makes a huge difference! 🍺🍻🍺

[@84FrankDaTank]

Good video man paint job looks good on that swim bait you did. I like to use my Abu Garcia Black Max rod for a jerkbait rod. It was only a $50 combo I've bought four or five years ago. It's still running strong. What I like about the Black Max rod is jerkbait fishing from the bank, I am smacking a lot of stuff so if I'm going to whack my rod off of things I want it to be cheap. Good video Debo.

[@tynakagawa6126]

Awesome video as usual! The next video I’d like to see is how you breakdown new water. Also that bass swimbait looked amazing!

[@Thargon10cookie]

Once again a great video. After having been watching you for a while I've swapped out the mono on my spinning combo for 10 lbs Spiderwire braid with 10lbs P-line flouroclear leader and even switched from 15 lbs P-line CXX to 20 lbs flouroclear on my allround combo. Love the videos of you feeshing cuz I've learned alot just from listening and watching how you use the lure(rod movent, retrieve and so on), but the reviews and unboxing stuff is equally great. I had my eyes set on the Abu Zata til I watched your review and realizesd that it wasn't really worth the extra money. Also atarted using a bunch of new plastic(reaction innovation) that I'd probably never had tried otherwise. I was kinda stuck on my Yum Dingers. And i even got some Z-man and Wareagle finesse jigs and realized how much fun they are once ya know how to use them. So no matter what your videos are about, they are always fun and I learn something new everytime. And being a bank angler it is amazing to see that what is probably imho one of the best fishing channels is geared mostly towards us bank anglers.

[@justinholloway1005]

I mostly use 6'6" to 6'0" black max reel or an okuma spinning reel. At times I will use my zebco 7'0" monster.

[@ukstorm2727]

Great video, love these types of videos, prefer watching someone get to the nuts and bolts of fishing, if I want to watch someone catch fish I'll just go fishing lol

[@ryanferrara2996]

Nice one of my combos made it to your list. I personally have the Lew's Xfinity and I haven't had a problem. I did notice a bearing feel but that's probably due to pulling in a 15lb channel cat in the Des Moines River.

[@jeremybreed7523]

Good stuff Debo!! Love your videos 👍

[@chiefaczino408psn4]

Loving this gear talk lots of info Debo so please keeep it going!🤭

[@jonhendrie3266]

Love the tackle video’s. Great looking bass paint job on that swimbait

[@paulgiannetto5317]

Great to have some bank fishing info

[@xFreshArts]

Perfect timing with this video was browsing around for a rod to pair with my daiwa tatula elite to do some texas rigging and senko fishing

[@sjones7400]

Another great informational vid👍. You had some sweet combos there. I use much of the same type setups as you do. I do prefer shorter rods though. 6’6” is my go to. ✌️

[@johnhildenbrand2642]

Those first two combos are what I recommend to every single person who comes to me looking to get into bass fishing. I have invested tens of thousands of dollars in fishing gear of one sort or another, and probably 90% of the bass I've ever caught have been on one of those two, I find a 30lb braid on the baitcaster is slightly more universal, but it's really not a huge deal, for a bank guy just starting out, two rods, a small backpack, and turn off the KZbin and go fishing, once you get pissed off and can't figure out what your doing wrong, come find Debo and then go fishing, you'll thank yourself later for keeping the gear minimal and putting in the time learning the fish

[@StardustADV]

Do you think a Medium/Heavy rod 60lb mono would work as a combo with a smaller hollow-body frog lure?

[@josephnywayfarer1345]

Some great combos in all price ranges. Thanks Debo

[@titoparedes6839]

Love the gear reviews. Great job buddy!

[@kdot2427]

Getting a dedicated Jerkbait combo was such a game changer for me. Yeah, you can get away with throwing a jerkbait on a crankbait rod but it REALLY just ain't the same.

[@trickytrav88]

Debo i just got the shimano BFS.. Its friggin unbelievable compared to the kastking zephyr.. You should give it a try great for bank and kayak fishing..thanks for the video we appreciate you bro

[@blakechristianson2931]

Always love the content! Thanks again Debo

[@coachmorgan1263]

Thanks for the Iowa bank fishing info.

[@Justin0765]

Debo! I have that exact swimbait combo and I love it!

[@Spiders2244]

I have the dobyns rod n a diawa tatula 150hs reel n its my favorite combo out of all the ones I have

[@daniels1293]

Okuma deadeye spinning combo, it's a walleye pole but It quickly became my main all purpose setup that I take with me. A ugly stick with a presidential xt reel would be a great setup setup for 100 bucks too

[@clyderussell6005]

Always learning new tips and tricks love the vids debo!

[@frankcornacchia8637]

Great video as always! Have you ever used a Rod Runner to wrangle those combos? I'm a bank fisherman and it makes it easy to haul up to 5 combos all along the banks. Thanks for all the great info you share! 🎣👊

[@bnasty2306]

Loving this video. !! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ssmart5701]

Curado (dc if you can..windy by me) and a Dobyns fury 704c. Done almost everything on it, cause I’m on the bank and don’t want to carry 4 rods

[@janosczovek8524]

Like the spinnerbait Debo what brand is it's thanks 👊

[@thomasbrown8713]

Thanks for the list. Solid job again.

[@andys1170]

This was helpful im looking g for a jig rod mh 7ft or a little more in the 100 dollar range. I'm torn between a dobyns or a Veritas. Open to thoughts

[@michaelstake7440]

I’ve got 4 spinning combos. Two on slx rods with lews reels. Hate changing finesse lures lol

[@poochguy6833]

Please Debo can you do a video on the CFL freedom chatterbait by Z-Man ? I can not figure out how to do the hook change.

[@bobbymiracle484]

Great looking swim bait very good video like the combo breakdown

[@samscalf5235]

Love the content of your videos .

[@ApexWalrus]

Hi Debo, love the videbos, they've been super helpful. Just got my combo and trying to find a decent fishing spot that isn't too busy in my part of Iowa. Any tips for the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area? Should I just go for the Cedar River or maybe try state parks in my area?

[@synaptik111]

Great stuff Debo - I really love your combo videos! What setup are you planning on using for your wakebaits?

[@J-Rod73]

Love me some Lew's combos 👌

[@bobharris8039]

Great job, I love the content!

[@billsutorius2753]

Excellent video 👍🎣

[@Unstopadopoulos]

The paint job on that swimbait 🔥

[@willtrax71]

Zillions, Tatula, Shimanos lol Fishing with Cadillacs has to be so relaxing and definitely less backlash catastrophe i get.

[@stevesmith7164]

Good info, good vid, keep up the good work

[@theteam88]

💥. Literally just what I needed bro

[@5.7.0bassin2]

Spot on I literally carry all of those but one rod ya gotta check out is the daiwa procyn I think they spell it lol but man for $70 it's awesome I have it in a 7' heavy but they have other models

[@rodrigonavarro8242]

Im cleaning 2 old original Zillions for my buddy. Those reels are smooth even though they're dirty and have never been cleaned. But heavy.

[@bankfishinglife9797]

Great info as always!

[@jonmclain3054]

Thanks for the offer in-depth videos

[@shannonkirby9295]

Love your work, debo. Thanks

[@fry9000]

Good stuff Debo. I’m looking to get a good all around shorter spinning rod (6’ 6”-6’ 8”) for ease of mobility. Any suggestions!

[@werftv4580]

great stuff man.. solid work on reaching 100k too of course

[@blackbirdrc8348]

Honestly for someone that only wants 2 combos for everything on the more affordable side of things I’d go with a 7’3” Medium Heavy power Fast action Daiwa Fuego rod and a 7 ratio fuego reel. For spinning id also have to say go with a 6’8” Medium power Fast action Fuego rod and put a 2500 Fuego reel on it. The Fuego rods are being slept on if you ask me.

[@gabrielhorcasitas4621]

Hi Debo, what line# do you recommend for the Lew's Xfinity Baitcaster (the walmart one)