Lake Berryessa Tournament of Champions(Yak-A-Bass Day 1)

Day one of Yak-A-Bass Tournament of Champions at Lake Berryessa. With a cold front coming through and blue bird skies made for a tough day of fishing. Fish that were found up shallow or near the surface busting were non existent on this day. I found fish in the 40-50ft range and spooned a good limit out of them. Bites were far and few but we were able to make it into the top 5 giving us a good chance for day 2.
Links to the lures I used in the video.
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[@curtischavez3]

the GOAT of kayak bass fishing! someone sponsor this man with a legitimate sponsorship already!

[@WolverineXXXX]

I have been calling him out to no avail. Ask him.

[@Freshmanger2009]

The underrated kayak fishermen out here showing people another way to fish these lakes.

[@nine4three5]

You are kicking ass old school. I used to hop Hopkins spoons off every point to find cold water fish at, Silverwood, Skinner, Puddingstone, Naciemento, etc.... And yes, I hooked my share of Squawfish. Thanks for bringing back some 30 plus year memories.

[@alejandrolariosmora9339]

What separates Damian from the rest of the pack is the use and understanding of electronics! He's putting his bait on top of the fish, instead of casting to an area where you might think there is fish.

[@N1nja4h1re]

Thx for taking us along.

[@spookify]

Been clicking refresh every 30 minutes waiting for this video 😂 🤣 🤣

[@bbowen4629]

His fishing technique is actually the way I was taught as a kid. Have just gone away from it using more complicated techniques. I will definitely put jigging a blade back into my arsenal.

[@Fishermens_Vue]

Keep grinding out there, Damian. I appreciate all the valuable content you keep putting out. Glad to see you and Taz consistently killing it out there in Cali!

[@bakerloungefishing]

fall spoon bite on Berryessa can be epic, have had some days catching bass, trout, pikzeminnow and salmon jigging spoons there!

[@themillennialangler]

I would’ve never thought to use a Spoon out there in deep water 😳 good stuff !!!

[@polychris5961]

The way you say finally so freely implies you’ve been struggling all day, and maybe the video is edited in a way that we can’t fully grasp the struggle. But I do know I’d wanna struggle like this any day on the water. Way to get on em out deep bro. It’s been a pleasure watching you get after it

[@everydayangler3244]

Best in the yak game! Don’t show them all ur techniques man. Ur always in the top 10 for a reason ✊️

[@brianshort2101]

DT!!! You're a beast myyyy guy!! I honestly thought after watching Greg's video that you would catch them in the middle of bays on the spook....didn't see the spoon coming lol Great job buddy.... like always!!

[@TheWanderingReseller]

Damian, I learned so much from watching you. I am fishing in my first kayak tournament at Paris lake in April, as long as I continue to buy all my necessary equipment, boy it can be expensive. It's pretty funny my girlfriend laughs at me.

[@SneakersAnonymousMatt]

I swear u should have way more subs ur a beast in this kayak game an u keep it simple but still manage to catch some great fish.

[@trickytrav88]

Great job with that last bass. 3rd place is better than 4th rite. God Bless and tight lines cant wait for more content

[@salvadorlimon7051]

Great job Damian!!..Great insight too really enjoy every video you release!!..🎉🎉🎉🎣

[@jeufuyang6261]

Great vid as always and amazing off shore skills!

[@MattyWongFishing]

This is awesome!!! Way to kick some butt man! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@TheWanderingReseller]

He's back, the best in the state. The bites tough but he'll find them 100%. Go kick some butt. Be watching maybe next year I'll just be a little behind the leaderboard on you. Have a great day.

[@FishingThePNW]

Gadamn bro! What a day! You caught so many fish!

[@BassRaider]

Heck yeah, good stuff right there!🤙. On em!!!

[@PramonoMbetik]

I'm from Indonesia I really enjoy your videos and support you always success

[@JeremysFishing]

Killed it dude!

[@dthao92]

Thanks!

[@anthonysadventures6012]

Great Content! thank you. Ive never done. that spoon technique for bass before but now that I am in. a good kayak I am going to tie on the big spoons for big fish. You're electronics game is on point. I am thinking that is critical this time of year

[@dthao92]

Thanks! electronics are important this time of year, but you honestly only need 2d sonar to get them on spoons. Good luck!

[@chrisnavychris]

🤙awesome vid, one day when i get some electronics i know who IM coming to for advice!😄

[@newmennium]

Nice vid Damian! I watched 20 commercials but I ain't mad, lol. Learned alot

[@dthao92]

sorry for the adds, I turned them all on for this video to see which one brings the most revenue. Then I will know which adds to remove and which ones to keep in upcoming videos.

[@senottrya8919]

Wow, that's great, boss, I hope you get a lot of enthusiasm, and you're always successful🇮🇩

[@pmm422]

Very interesting to see how you and Greg both approach the tournament. Seems he's scared to go into the deep water.

[@rjm830]

I say the same thing too. Maybe he doesn’t know how to swim? Which I totally understand, drowning is not the most comfortable way to die

[@a_j_ramirez]

Good stuff again man. I tried the spoon that weekend for the first time and wasn’t really confident in trying something I don’t really know much about on tournament day(s). Gonna try and dedicate some time to learn it more this fall/winter! See you out there.

[@dthao92]

Totally understand man, it’s hard to fish something you aren’t comfortable with especially on tourney day.

[@toddc2394]

On em from the tidal waters of the delta to the complete opposite at Berryessa! 👏

[@JustLewisNoClark]

Very impressive!

[@instinx2095]

I did a side by side fishing comparison with Greg Blanchard because he was at this tourney too. It was a pretty cool perspective because Greg hit up more shores and shallow water.

[@MrEricdgreat]

Good job bro 👍🏾🎣

[@xeqshunner]

Your a beast bro!!! Hope all is well.

[@broderickluckey8108]

watched greg Blanchards video and he didn't get on em and when he was showing the results I saw Damian in 3rd so its cool to get to see what the fish were actually doing

[@newmennium]

Greg needs some panoptics. His deep water game is lacking

[@jamesh7469]

@@newmennium There’s other ways to fish tape without panoptic

[@morganswisher1937]

Great video, thanks a lot!

[@omarmunoz9469]

S/O to Greg Blanchard for putting me on this KZbin channel. Awesome content.

[@dthao92]

Greg is the man! Killer fisherman and great guy.

[@senottrya8919]

great boss, hopefully you will be given health and be blessed with sustenance, amen keep spirit bossq success always🇮🇩

[@Austin_Torres]

Dang @ 18:44 mark “too small”. Wow major sizes needed to fulfill the expectations. I wish I could catch this many giants.

[@benbjamun2129]

That was a big ass fish lol

[@ninjarider84]

Next time you see Greg Blanchard, tell him to stop hugging the shorelines and catching those little guys 😆

[@dthao92]

I disagree man, those giant largemouths are definitely up shallow on bluegills in the grass. The majority of the average sized fish are deep chasing shad. Greg played the high risk, high reward and thats usually the way how you win tournaments. Would not have been surprised if he bagged 90+ inches.

[@trickytrav88]

I said to greg i bet damien gets em out deep ..gregs a shallow angler and your more of a off shore which is awesome to watch

[@Sanctified_Leather]

This is how you fish in the Fall on a Reservoir style lake!!!! I spent years fishing in So Cal where I grew up and we Always Spooned / Jigged with Rapala Ice Jigs, Hopkin spoons, Kastmasters, Little George spinners or small Darter heads / Bead heads and soft plastic minnow style baits and would catch them offShore or off Deep Points with Big Drop Off Ledges and catch the Bass suspended where they were feeding off of Baitfish!!!! And believe it or not at Castaic Lake back when it was a Great Lake to fish in the Late 80’s and Early 90’s we would actually catch them in as deep as 70-90 ft of water and they would come up after being caught with there Air Bladder all blown up and we would actually use big needles 💉 used for spinal taps and you would stick it into the sides of the bass at an exact location to release the Air so they could swim back down to the deeper water, because if you didn’t do this they would just Float and could not go back down because they were so filled with Air and every now and then there. Eyes 👀 were even popped out very similar to like what you could if you went RockCod fishing 🎣 in Saltwater. This style of fishing at either Lake Castaic or Pyramid lake was usually only done during November through January and a little bit into February. We would just kill ‘em this way during are WonBass and ABA tournaments. Anyways, you did an Awesome Job Damien, you can tell your fishing different then everyone and your style is why your catching them in these style of body of water lakes, and the tackle and your presentation is what does it. I grew up fishing and started doing tournaments when I was 14 and grew up on clear deep man made lakes and your style is very Similar to what myself and my Old Long Time friend Aaron use to do Great Job. Keep it up. Have a blessed week Damien 🙏👍

[@jwalker497]

Whats a good rod and reel for jigging with spoons? Liiking for a casting and spinning combos.

[@foxpaws42]

Do a video on your Livescope settings please.

[@madd0g1539]

Was he throwing a castmaster getting hung up, popping it a few times and landing fish???

[@KONGMYANG89]

Is that the one that Greg is too right

[@EmericaStar91]

Best in the state!

[@toddc2394]

Kind of lame with the comparisons to Greg Blanchard constantly. You guys are both beasts in my book and the fact that your cool with each other is awesome.

[@dthao92]

Greg's a beast and a good friend of mine. No one catches more fish and puts out better content than my man Greg B.

[@anavoll]

Way to go. What was the name of the spoon catching all the squaw fish?

[@dthao92]

Thanks! Spoons I used are in the description box

[@wavue9615]

Hey damian, when will Kevin invite us on his boat. Great video.

[@dthao92]

I don't know man. I'm still waiting for that day too lol

[@jimoconnor8597]

You don't have to fizz those fish from down deep?

[@dthao92]

No, only if you keep them out of the water too long. If you release them pretty quick they will be able to swim back down and be alright. These fish are constantly moving up and down in the water column so they aren’t really affected by it. Once water temp really drops and these fish aren’t chasing bait to the surface, that’s when you will need to start fizzing a few of them

[@jimoconnor8597]

@@dthao92 Thanks for the reply! I was just wondering how they were affected. Nice job out there!

[@44bthoj44]

damn boss. catching them at 65 FOW?

[@cheryang3635]

🔥

[@americanvarietyoutdoors]

Great job on the offshore fishing. Can you add a link to the spoons you were using in the description?

[@dthao92]

Thanks! and thanks for the feedback. I just added the links to the spoons I was using in the description.

[@broderickluckey8108]

and Damian have you tried the damiki rig on some of these suspended fish? I know it works on my home lake

[@dthao92]

I have, didn't seem to work for me on this lake. Most of the bites were reaction bites since they weren't really chasing. Just cruising along in 40-50ft. That spoon was able to trigger them.

[@fidangyang1995]

If y'all watch Greg Blanchard's, Tas, and Damian's Berryessa tournament video, y'all will understand why Greg and his pals had such a struggle catching fish and didn't do so well in the tournament. Greg and his pals focused more on shallow waters while Damian and Tas were more focused on deeper offshore waters. Due to temperature drop during this late summer/early fall, most of the fish and the big fish have moved out towards deeper, more stable, more comfortable water. Damian and Tas fished deeper water targeting those fishes.

[@kenjiyang5304]

You’re spot on. I totally agree with all you said..

[@jayfishing8764]

Langsung strike....

[@yungchunpark8251]

Great job fishing! Just curious, where did you launch your kayak?

[@maddgoatee9708]

Dang that was a deep water clinic for sure. Didn't realize you were have to chase the fish around. So I'm trying to piece together my boat electronics. Mine came with a generic finder at console. Installed Garmin with live scope on bow. What's your take on top three? Why you choose Lowrance over Garmin and Humminbird?

[@dthao92]

I have both Lowrance and Garmin. I like my Lowrance for the traditional stuff like mapping and 2D and how it’s really user freindly. I use my Garmin solely for panoptix. I just think that their forward facing sonar is more clear compared to Lowrance and humminbird.

[@Mark-dj5qf]

How do you like the Hydrowave? Do you use it a lot?

[@Spaceshuttlegunner]

How do you like your hydro wave? Do you think you can get them fired up with it

[@dthao92]

I only use mine on tourney days, many tournament days where I was struggling for a bite, I would be able to get that last fish with the hydro wave on. It can definitely get them fired up.

[@toddc2394]

Another thing, what knot are you tying that doesn't leave a tag end?

[@dthao92]

Honestly I don't know what it's called either lol. Been tying it since I was a kid.

[@cbfishing8016]

Clinic!

[@fishingwithjakea2433]

Love to see a kayak anglers that uses there electric to there full potential I see to many kayak anglers not using there electric in the right way or at all

[@bussinwithpoppy9960]

YEZZZIIIIR

[@foodpimpz9086]

Gonna need a recipe for BBQ'd squawfish..G1.

[@ctgilcrest]

Is good, heap big fry bread sandwich feed whole tribe.

[@seahawks75]

What size weights do you use for your spoons

[@dthao92]

It varies, I personally use mainly 1oz+. Every now and then I'll use 1/2-3/4oz depending on the wind.

[@seahawks75]

@@dthao92 what kind of Rod you using for that I've never done that technique it looks very effective thank you so much love the videos

[@willbill2209]

Hey Damian, I love your content! Could you please make a video on how you made your transducer pole for the live sonar transducer? I recently got me an active target but I love your pole and I wish I knew how to make it like yours. I can send you my email if you wish to share it in private instead. Thanks a lot!

[@dthao92]

Send me your email and I will do a quick video for you. Once I have time I will do a walkthrough of my kayak and a seperate video of my transducer mount. If you are in a rush, I can send you a quick video on mine.

[@kurodamakoto2316]

can anyone tell me what spoon he's using? thanks

[@dthao92]

I put the links to the spoons I was using in the descriptions.

[@DominicDoanFishing]

Came across fats schools 🤙

[@khitt1931]

Hey man, what's a good email for business inquiries?

[@dthao92]

[e-mail]

[@frankleaney6267]

Because of your video's, I bought some spoons to try for deep fall bass. How deep are you jigging them at? Can't wait for the next video drop. Side note, I cringe every time you catch that non targeted fish. They should actually rename that fish....Thank you for the lessons

[@ctgilcrest]

Try not to cringe to much. It's unbecoming ...

[@dthao92]

I was jigging them in about 40-50 ft. Good luck jigging, it should be tons of fun when the bite is on.

[@spookify]

I think I know who edits your videos ;)

[@venkust]

what spoon and size?

[@dthao92]

Links to the spoon in the description box.

[@liampeterson7743]

Damian is the GOAT

[@btha01982]

Bro....why does it seem like catching bass and make them bite is so easy.....

[@mcdrmtt]

Gotta bonk those Squaw fish before you put them back in the water.

[@dthao92]

Seriously. These things are bad for our waters. They eat literally everything. If it wasn’t a tourney I would of harvest a few of them.

[@JONeal826]

I think Greg Blanchard is the one who gave the thumbs down😂😂😂

[@dthao92]

No lol, Gregs a good friend of mine. I owe him a lot for shinning some light onto my channel.

[@JONeal826]

@@dthao92 I figured that, just a funny thought lol.