Giant Bass on Clear Lake

[@Danxiong]

John shook my hands on Saturday, now I have ALL of his fishing knowledge!! lol Jokes aside, he was sooo friendly. It’s nice to have someone as experienced as he is yet so friendly, he was all smiles!! The interactions with both u and John definitely made my weekend! So chill and humble! 👍🏼

[@DannyBFishing]

22 3/4 inch and 9.5 lbs is how you want them built! Congrats!

[@troycote4503]

Wow, that's THICK! Broke my PB this year in May on the tactical wake 210 in Massachusetts. 7 15oz 24 inches. Extremely long mass fish.

[@andrescruz9448]

Not for kayak tournaments where its all about length

[@robertmayes7629]

I hope Nick and Thomas are giving you a piece of the pie bro. Their sales are gonna go through the roof. Congrats on a fantastic day!

[@dthao92]

Thanks! Nick and Thomas are great guys. They've always helped me when i needed it.

[@PedroHernandez-vi7ne]

That shot under the dock with that sick background was awesome. And the monster bass too

[@turntablizm12345]

I said the same at that part

[@Kawika412]

chatter bait and jigs around docks have been money! 26.4lb bag last weekend🤙

[@JDiaz559]

Awesome catch! That thing is a tank. I caught one almost the same exact weight (9.52) and was just over 25”

[@bigmac183]

The Fish Whisperer!! Great cvatch!!

[@johna9904]

good job. that will make you love Clearlake even more. heading up there tomorrow.

[@thomaskanemoto9607]

That bait is going to shake things up across the nation!! 👊🏼

[@BobbyOfEarth]

Throw that bait near shallow cover on a falling barometer, during the first rain in October and see what happens. ..and even better with wind!

[@FishJunkie]

11:14 "Nah it's stuck" 🤣🤣 that's a side of Damian I hadn't seen. Always fun to joke around with friends 😁 What a tank of a fish 9.5LBS 😲

[@Abe_Sinclair]

Great video Damian! Firing on all cylinders on this one buddy. Keep it up ✌️👊

[@IsaacFNghost]

1:18 I tried casting my baitcaster this hard just a few hours ago. Didn’t get a very bad backlash or anything but still the line violently stopped like 15 ft in the air and my whole hook and soft plastic snapped off and went sailing probably 60 yards out into the water 😅

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

I seriously guessed that fish at 9.6 🙂👍 Nice one 🙂

[@doualor4574]

Freaking shoulders on that short fish! Wow! Great to see u whack a good one at Clear!

[@vinceh8730]

Damien, Congrats on your PB 9.5 lb. at Clear Lake Got to get some 1stGenFishing copperhead bladed jigs! Enjoy watching your videos, thanks for sharing!!

[@cpntexas_x]

Very nice!! Just epoxied some BBs to my current chattrrbait. Sweet idea!

[@brianhanel6897]

My go to bait for big bass at clear lake when I was fishing tournaments was a large spinnerbait on along cast sink it outta the bottom and slow roll it back right on the bottom or a large swim bait fished the same way as .out of that lake is around 15 feet deep and we would win a lot of tournaments that way back then there were no chatter baits in colder months occasionally I would fish a deep large suspending crank bait with a stop and go retrieve

[@chichenlo1663]

DAMIAN = LEGIT #1 BASS FISHERMAN

[@johnhill2298]

Congrats on your new clear lake PB. That thing was a tank! I have a handful of copperheads on pre-order with tackle Warehouse waiting for their release October 1st 🤞 That's crazy. Your best five fish today had to be close to 27 lb. Keep it going Damian! 🤙

[@to.goo.6855]

Nice fish nice and tight to shore.

[@michaelchesney3785]

Dang! That would've been a great bag for the tournament. I like the looks of that chatterbait.

[@dthao92]

It's unique, much defferent from any other chatterbaits ive thrown. Different sound and vibration from whats out there on the market today

[@trd4x429]

Great catches and thanks for sharing. You're the man bro!

[@MarkoMygun]

Love Clearlake, i lived ther for 8 years,back in 2002

[@Bass_Bully]

Bro you are the big bass Guru

[@peterlo9757]

Two videos this week…NICE!!!

[@BobbyOfEarth]

Fishing is always best on a falling barometer, at Clearlake.

[@bryanvogt2591]

Congrats Bud! That is a giant!!

[@immadonuttin]

Great fish!

[@vuexiong6087]

That's why it's called the BASS FACTORY

[@anthonyvespia6662]

Unbelievable bro, what a day! Big, beautiful, healthy fish. All of them were nice. Always, when the net isn't on the boat, here comes all the big fish lol. 🛶 🎣 🌊

[@kenxiong7996]

Big momma! Congrats man!

[@bigal1419]

Nice toad bro! Must be largest one I’ve seen on the tube this year!

[@turntablizm12345]

Wish i had friends to kayak fish with.. nice catch

[@semtechdeck13]

Next time launch near Lucerne. You’ll have fun catching fish on that side of the lake too

[@dthao92]

I’ve never really fished on that side, just so much boat pressure there though. But I really do like to fish near Keeling park to rodman

[@nathankolyandra7517]

Hey man loved the vid!! Super helpful and nice to see big fish being pulled out of clear lake. By any chance would you mind sharing that part of the lake? I’ve been trying to find some new nice spots with docks and wood and that spot looks absolutely juicy! And clearly was!!

[@dthao92]

Thanks! I launched on the North end of clear lake. I dont recall the name of it but its in Lakeport. I want to say its 5th Street. Good place to launch, a lot of shallow docks, anymore questions, feel free to ask

[@KyleSilva1990]

Shoot never mind I’m sorry. Just seen the baits link in your page? Name of trailers possibly you like??

[@Sned456_]

Do you drive far distances with your trolling motor attached to your kayak? Like on the highway to and from tournaments ?

[@KyleSilva1990]

What’s the name of that bait and the trailer?? I was up there this past weekend, I fished the southern end of the lake and did pretty’s dang good on Saturday. Got myself a small boat (Drift-Boat) normally I’d be salmon fishing, but obviously that’s not a factor. I’ve gotten into bass a lot the last couple years and clear lake is amazing. My drift boat with my 9.9 mercury and trolling motor does the trick as king as the lakes weather cooperates. Anyway I caught most mine on a drop shot. And my biggest was 6.7lbs, nothing like your big one. Anyway sorry for rant. I’m new to this chatter-bait, unfortunately haven’t hooked any fishing them yet. Curious on any suggestions for specific type of chatter bait. And the trailer? I fished a keitech on the back but no luck. Thank you so much. And when will this bait be released?!- And where can I order

[@jeffventura8900]

Great job with the videos, keep up the hard work!!!

[@descantinginsalubrious]

rod, line and reel set up on this?

[@Fishingbayarea]

Does the gps puck help out with the spotlock?

[@MarkoMygun]

Cool bait and nice job

[@RevelsGang]

How the vibration on that thing? Does it engage pretty quick?

[@jay-p5n3t]

what is the brand of the kajak

[@Longboard-Dude]

Mr. Damian . . . Nice catches, especially the last two. I hope those two will be included in one of your future "Big Bass" video compilations. I think it's awesome that 1st Gen Fishing provided you their prototype of this bladed jig. Are they one of your sponsors and do they ask you to provide feedback and suggestions on what could be improved in this bladed jig's design? Another enjoyed video 🤙and looking forward to your next one 👍!

[@dthao92]

Thanks! yes 1st Gen Fishing is one of my sponsors/supporters, they are local to my area as well. They do ask for feedback and thoughts on lures. Great group of guys that creates lures that is much different from what every other big company is doing.

[@vajhawj3737]

Sheesh my PB for a large mouth bass is only a 6 pounder makes me wanna go out and catch a monster. 🦈 Have you ever try ocean or deep sea fishing? I tried it once but I get motion sickness 🌊 🤢🤮 so I can’t do it. But nice catch bro! Keep it coming 👍

[@dthao92]

Ive only deep sea fished on charter boats with freinds. Really fun, some of my buddies gets motion sickness too when we all go.

[@codem0de]

9.5! That thing was 11 lbs 2 months ago

[@1221Ralph]

Are Clear lake bass northern strain?

[@user-bd2rt2uy2t]

What was the name of the chatterbait you was using. Never seen one

[@dthao92]

It's a 1st Gen Fishing Copperhead www.tacklewarehouse.com/search-tackle.html?start=0&count=30&searchtext=copperhead

[@pipsqueak87]

Amazing 😮

[@KarlGarcia-x1i]

I think all I want for Christmas is to fish with Damian thao 😂

[@dthao92]

hit me up on facebook and we can go if you are local lol

[@UnknownNorcalAngler]

Awesome video what gear ratio are you using? What’s your rod reel set up?

[@dthao92]

Thanks, im using a 6:4:1 gear ratio reel with a custom built 7ft 2" 3 power rod(medium heavy)

[@UnknownNorcalAngler]

@@dthao92 thank you for the reply I appreciate it

[@patrickmcgee6917]

Geez Damien you’re killing me dude!!!! Awesome catches.👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. What was that trailer you had on it?🤔

[@sanfranciscotorguy]

Very nice!

[@streetoctane1878]

Freak of nature LGmouth unreal!!!

[@dantecarpino7500]

Nice bass congratulations

[@jwalker497]

What is the Trailer?

[@jamesjones-uy1dy]

Dang! Good catch!

[@Suhdude13]

OHHHH MY GAAAAWD 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@stevelemieux2909]

Congrats on ur CL pb! …is that the spunk shad trailer?

[@sambageian]

yup hog farmer spunk shad

[@muushuu810]

Fish on

[@805Webcams]

Wow, that 9.5 was a tank! Nice fish! I believe you were just fun fishing, no desire for a net to help land those fish? Haha landing em by hand, especially the big ones can get tough! haha

[@ZachMedley-p1m]

We gotta work on that boat flip

[@adammead8197]

Nice toad bud cheers

[@Diamondkick20]

Geesh nice mama 9.5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@StonerCreek74]

Not trying to sound negative, but seems you are reeling fast and horsing these fish in, instead of taking your time and tiring them out a bit. Maybe it's the tournaments that get you in that mode?? Anyway, nice fish and thanks for taking us on the water with you!!

[@dthao92]

There's a lot of reasons for it. 1 i was trying to put a lot of stress on this new lure to see how it holds up. Wanted to see if the split rings or the snap will straighten up or pop open. But with my chatterbait rod, its a soft rod and has a lot of parabolic bend, i have it paired to a 6 gear so it may look like im horsing fish in all the time but i just need to keep pressure on the fish and let the rod do all the work. I like to get them near the boat and fight them there rather than having to take my time and fight them further out because theres high chance they'll get snagged. I have better control of the fish if im fighting it by the boat.

[@StonerCreek74]

@dthao92 Gotcha man, thanks for your time and explaining. You obviously know what you're doing, and I was just curious. Keep the good videos coming, I really enjoy your content!

[@welikeemlong101]

Gggggggggiant!!!! She heard your whisper😂

[@BindeeVangFishing]

awesome

[@tomlee6873]

Damien. What rods and reels are you using?

[@dthao92]

The rod im using is a custom built Nelson Custom Rods and the reel im using is a Shimano Curado MGL 150 in a 6 gear

[@vibinwithlou8261]

Awesome fish

[@vibinwithlou8261]

What trailer is that on the bladed jig?

[@CL-bu8mh]

anyone know if this lake has some decent bank fishing spots? would like to fish this lake but ain't got a boat so don't want to make a long trip just to not have fishing access... :(

[@dthao92]

Honestly it doesnt have any good bank access other than on the freeway side but the water is quite high so makes bank access really bad. Only other places i can think of is fishing off the dock at keeling park, ive done good there fishing off of it. But i wouldnt go unless if i got a boat, kayak or a guide trip

[@benjamingossett6859]

Is that 4.5 or 5.5 trailer?

[@dthao92]

I believe its a 4.5

[@crxkingsir]

Nice catch. When u put it on the stringer I was like... no don't keep it cuz almost all asian folks b keepin all fishes all size lol.

[@dthao92]

lol, its a donkey leash. Its to keep the fish in the water while i get all my stuff like my board or a scale ready. That way the fish is not out of the water all the time

[@ctgilcrest]

That Shimano Corado 150 sounds like a cement mixer. Do you do your maintenance? 🤣

[@Wesss-90]

It's been in too many wars 😂

[@maibhawj]

Damn this dude just casually flipping 5 pounder onto this boat like nothing

[@andrewcarlson7761]

Monster

[@BassHead1322]

We’ll I guess if your only gonna catch a few, those are the ones to do it with.

[@timxfishing]

Damn that's a BIGGIN...

[@deadlyghoulghost5015]

Mn?

[@billyb4790]

that guys been snacking on a lot of algae and mercury.

[@FishingThePNW]

For some reason, my success seems to alternate between spinnerbait and chatterbait each year. One year I can't buy a bite on one but slay on the other. But holy crap that bass was a butterball! Love when they're super tall and fat like that!

[@MaineStreamFishing]

You fish right handed but cast the right way and its not cringy to watch the pass over lol

[@doublec1758]

Bro the Passover is not cringe…stop bragging bc you you are good with your left hand!🤣 jk jk, no hate just messing around.

[@MaineStreamFishing]

@@doublec1758 it is to me! Lmaoo but seriously i was just taught this way. I don’t know any other way. And i tried righty and i feel broken hahaha

[@richardmunro7207]

I bought that same chatterbait on Temu for 2 bucks lol

[@Jerms84]

Wow, what a football

[@skv23]

Dang!

[@lakailf]

Niiiice

[@KissmyBasss]

Beautiful bass, built like a brick sh** house!

[@tonyh.9957]

Make it look to easy!!!!

[@Jifnei]

Just bring it to you and lip it bro. You don’t have to boat flip every fish you catch they all end up with blood by the time you throw them back in the water

[@Austin_DeSanto]

Not true

[@KONGMYANG89]

Damn if there’s a tournament for the weight you would of won for having the biggest bag

[@joricopittman1279]

U almost lost your first fish trying to flip em

[@dthao92]

It was actually pegged pretty good, I didnt think it was as big as it was. But im trying to put a lot of stress on the lure to see how the split ring and snaps hold up to all that pressure.

[@tapetrails1607]

Blimp

[@edwinro77]

get the fish in the water

[@cowboys5598]

that's a fatty 💯

[@anthonyhang8346]

Surprising you don't speak more Hmong in your vids...because every time I go fishing, it's always "MAA JAY YER" (Ma ntses yaw)

[@motherlodebassin5369]

Don’t lie like it’s the lure when we all know you use ffs…i know you can catch them without ffs but I don’t accept people using it. Losers and hacks everyone that uses ffs 🤦‍♂️

[@lolojourney80]

Learn how to kayak fish and stop horribly “boat flipping” the fish.

[@AM-we6en]

What’s the trailer you got on the jig?

[@gregleon12]

Looks like the Missile Baits spunk Shad but I’m also waiting for his reply.

[@김민호-w7f]

@@gregleon12 spunk shad. I think you're right

[@dthao92]

Yes sir, its a missile baits Spunk Shad

[@AM-we6en]

@@dthao92 Awesome thank you man. You’re one helluva angler and nice guy. Thanks for the reply.

[@mephiozrl6142]

love this guy!!!

[@Senior-755]

What trailer do you use

[@dthao92]

It's a Missle Baits Spunk shad i believe