75% Of All Anglers Suck At Fishing Clear Water…(Let’s Fix That)

[@timhall9635]

I remember Roland Martin saying one time that clear water isn't good for nothing but drinking lol and I kinda agree with him.

[@aarongreenlee7867]

I am looking forward to that clear water seminar! Around here most lakes have 12 ft vis or more.

[@valentinmalinin]

How to catch fish in clear water? Spinning rod, 4lb line or in my case leader, small jighead and Hazedong shad. That's all you need.

[@maxcole3930]

I've never went that small on line. I used 8-14lb floro for everything for finesse to power & used 20lb floro for big swimbaits. My old home lake was extremely clear 15-20' vis on average. It only had largemouth, no smallmouth or spotted bass. It was an abandoned gravel pit in southern Ohio.

[@nickbrueggeman3413]

I know you are not a fan of forward facing sonar, but I have found it to be extremely helpful in really clear water. Fish are much more aware of boat traffic, especially in lower fishing pressure scenarios. Unfortunately without it you only get the data from the fish who are reacting to the movement of your boat. Trying to get data by using your trolling motor only is tough because you're moving so slow on 2D and of course di/si. I fish a private lake that is 10 to 15 ft sometimes up to 20 ft visibility. Grass grows down to 40 ft. FFS has been extremely crucial in learning the behavior and where they are in the water column. I don't have a screen big enough to video game fish. I just use it for structure and hitting targets like grass lines

[@nickbrueggeman3413]

@@TheFishdoctor1952 I got lu Iivescope w/ Garmin 73 usv. Only 7" screen, which in looking 40 ft or more ahead and 25-35 ft deep, fish are specs. BUT priceless in learning where they are in the water column, finding off shore structure/hitting targets, grass lines, and contour/structure transition. fantastic learning tool, confidence builder if you are fishing the right places at right depth. Battery killing sob, but i manage :)

[@davidburnham5098]

It’s really great to hear from someone with years of experience it’s appreciated Randy .

[@Doug_Hinton]

I fish an ultra gin clear reservoir, 20'+ but more realistically it's 40'. So clear on a bright night I can see the bottom in 10'. My pb largemouth came from about 3 ' of water on a spook. She blew it up, about 10 am late October overcast with a little bit of mist. I've been working nights 7 pm to 7 am. I had to go fishing last night just to keep my sleep schedule. Buzzbait over shallow grass was the winner. I love clear to clean water. It does seem in murky to muddy water the bass are way more predictable, those clear water bass travel. I think it forces me to be more flexible in my process .

[@pmizefishing]

Great info, Randy! I've had some bass hit a giant morning dawn/chartreuse rat mid-day in gin clear water. My buddy was laughing at me til I got my first blowup, 😂. If I had anything to add to this it would be to make as long of a cast as possible. Clearwater fish seem to spook a lot easier, so if you see them that means they see you, and your likelihood of catching that fish just went down exponentially. When I'm powerfishing with crankbaits I'll lean towards silent and more finessy cranks. (Unless the waters murky or stained). Color of bait is essential, too. You can match the hatch and do well, but sometimes crazy colors will outproduce any other color. Black in clear water can be the deal too. I'm still trying to master clear water, so I look forward to an hour long seminar.

[@josecuevas3480]

Randy I’ve been spending the last 2 weeks trying to find some actually useful advice for clear water because I found a pond at the local golf course and it’s Crystal clear, nothing better than seeing an upload from my favorite bass channel

[@edwardcowan7012]

Being in the North East I fish some extremely clear water. A couple things that I’ve found is that extremely fast moving baits get reaction bites and good overhead cover increases the number of fish in extremely shallow water

[@richerwin6397]

Overhead cover like my favorite, floating eelgrass blown into dock, boathouse, or shoreline corners

[@maxcole3930]

I love fishing clear water. My old small home lake was crystal clear! I watched tons of people come & never come back because they couldn't get a bite. I usually had the place to myself.

[@jcfish6702]

Captian Elijah is lookin pretty good! He will be running the show in no time

[@gillgetter3004]

I fish almost all clear water lakes here in Michigan. Best days are overcast or with a good ripple on the water. I would saw also stealth is important!!! Stay quiet as possible and make long casts when you can!!!!

[@travisbruno1988]

I started just putting fluro and mono on my spinning and baitcaster setups because my 10-50 braid always gets pulled into itself after a good fish it annoying. I do have several with braid to fluro but i catch more fish in the same spot without braid. For those that are saying mono doesnt cast as far braid catches air dont forget that either

[@kellysatterfield5384]

Great topic!!! I have always struggled in gin clear water with the visibility of 10 to 20 feet. I always felt like I lost my confidence due to the fish being able to detect my movement in the boat. Thanks for helping me understand that fish will still be active depending on depth.

[@Veritas84Aequitas]

Was out over the long weekend out here in Ontario Canada. Only thing they wanted was a Deps Green Slither K frog in the thickest mat cover on as long of a cast you could make. Super clear "Northern" lake. Put on an absolute clinic.

[@stevesteve4350]

Push him to the island dad!!! I'll bet them kids had a great summer. ✌️😎

[@kevinbeaudean704]

Thanks Randy. Clear water unnerves me for sure. For the most part only fished it a dozen times or so. Line size gets me, 15lb floro looks like cable. I always fish to fast because I don't want bass to study my lure.

[@northbaybassanglers1068]

Wait randy is out on the water?! Out of the shop?! LETS GO!

[@deanmentjes7774]

Great video! I would love an hourlong clear water video.

[@JKDDarthSniper]

lifetime of fishing in the north east (CT ME) I never really get to fish in really clear water. Once in a while sure, but it always seems like clear to me is 3-4 feet of visibility.

[@TN-Vols-Fan]

Great video Randy! I love clear water fishing. Cut my teeth years ago on Dale Hollow, Center Hill and Norris Lakes.

[@trimbaker1893]

yep, Lake Glenville ( Thorpe res.) Gin clear most of the time. Odd lake to fish, no big river flowing into it, several small streams. Blueback herring are the main forage. Calm days kick my butt there. Give it a stiff wind all day, the wind driven current at points can make for some great fishing. I have done well snap jigging like I would do for walleye, in about 30 foot depths. I wonder if you have fished Glenville? Near Cashiers North Carolina. Cool that you spend time with your boy playing. You are nice. Thanks, George.

[@tedolsen6251]

I'm on Lake Glenville too. Adding to your comment, at 3500 ft. it is the highest elevation lake east of the Mississippi. In other words, as you mentioned why we have walleye in a N.C. lake. I've had a decent (not great) year thus far on Glenville fishing for smallies and largemouth.

[@trimbaker1893]

@@tedolsen6251 as fall comes, I will be more in my element. I like to catch the huge yellow perch. Might be my favorite to eat.

[@tedolsen6251]

@@trimbaker1893 Ha! Yes, and as you probably know there are some nice size ones in Glenville. I always look forward to that water "turning over" in the fall to bring those bass off the deeper water. Good luck!

[@trimbaker1893]

@@tedolsen6251 last December 23, I caught nine crappie. Five of them were 18" each and over three pounds.

[@trimbaker1893]

@@tedolsen6251 most days, I couldn't prove there was a crappie in the whole lake.

[@lucascarter2277]

I fish on a large mouth only lake. How does water clarity affect a large mouth? I am told that large mouth aren't attracted to bright lures like smallies. What do you use in dirty water for large mouth bass when black/blue and white aren't getting any bites?

[@kendallnicholson708]

Gin clear water is where I learned to fish, I'll take it over anything. It's awesome fishing topwater when there's a full moon.

[@travisbruno1988]

Thanks Randy we appreciate the tips like always

[@richardj6593]

Randy.. you need to go see the video just posted on Moynau gh bass fishes channel on forward facing sonar. You will love it. He made some points supporting your thoughts

[@elricleano]

What do you think about kayak fishing? How do we affect the bass boat anglers?

[@danlaminger5265]

Definitely want to here a seminar on clear water. To me , its the hardest to catch bass in

[@zachg5356]

You would Love Rainbow River Randy. Gin clear, more than a swimming pool. Put in a pair of googles and look down 20 feet on a 8 pound bass and no BS a 1.5 pound bluegill.

[@rickbish01]

Thanks for the video, Randy! Could you suggest a good publication for studying general bass behavior, habits, and lifecycle patterns? Thanks!

[@clay7514]

Randy covers most all of that. Check out his older videos

[@danham3344]

Great info and spot on. This early summer I was bank fishing a long deep skinny creek arm with at least 18-20ft vis. I was casting to submerged bank wood on the other side with a small frog(Karera) in bluegill color. I worked it painfully slow and when it would get close enough to see below the lure the bass would be following a few feet down. If I was patient, they would take it just before it reached my bank. Most fun I've had in a long time watching 2-3lb bas following and finally sucking in my Frog! Elijah sure loves being out with you. Great to see! 😃👍

[@ricksonora6656]

What are the differences between behaviors and fishing for smallmouth/spotted bass and largemouth bass?

[@keithbutkus3161]

How about turnover, pea soup water? Thanks Randy

[@ronniemitchell9221]

Good video

[@jimkingsland1645]

So Randy do you fish Beaver Lake and Bull Shoals? I don’t recall you ever mentioning them.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

Yes I fish them both

[@SpookyRedz]

What would you suggest in gin clear water , I like watermelon seed colored plastics or like a bull frog colored too , it’s black and green , and I also go to a split shot rig , split shot clipped on a foot above or more above my worm hook , there is a place here you can not have an outboard , only kayaks or lil boat with a trolling motor only , and the water is crystal clear but there is no small mouths only large , the wife and I just went an we only caught 6 but I haven’t fished it in 25 years , the water has not changed though it’s still gin clear too , thanks mr Randy , I like a color that blends in the water

[@SpookyRedz]

If you have a color suggestion for gin clear green water please share with me ? Soft plastic or hard baits ? I do not keep any from this place I release all

[@phil2470]

Yay! I am a 75 percenter...

[@JRIvy]

What are great color plastics do I use?

[@joebeeghly]

is that Bull Creek?

[@cgolf100]

Clear water the fish are so much more predictable, and easier to catch and pattern than in dirty water. To the visibility thing flat sunny weather smoke based plastics rule, overcast or sunny with waves to break up the light water red rules. Look at a gill on a sunny day and overcast day they look different and to me that explains the color preference shift.

[@cgolf100]

@@TheFishdoctor1952 when the gills are in bright sun they have a silvery flash to them when the light reflects off them, and overcast you get more of the greens. I have seen light changes shut off one of the colors and the other work. Took me a couple of years to figure out what was happening and what I think is the why. To the second question I don’t fish for them.

[@catchofthedave8681]

nah, dale hollow is CLEAR water..unless its flooding or raining upstream. You can see down 20 ft. grass grows 15 ft down in some places its so clear. its beautiful blue too because of the shale banks. I suck on dale hollow. i always try to find creeks that are not as clear.

[@jeremypatrick5213]

Can't wait for the hour long 1 I hope it comes this week I'm headed to Cumberland this weekend for my birthday

[@bryandelgado3722]

Why do I not see the view products tab? I view the videos on my iPhone.

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

They should be on there. You might check back in a little bit

[@ricksonora6656]

It’s working on my iPhone. Must be a glitch.

[@bryandelgado3722]

Where do you see it? I’ve tried on several videos, maybe it’s staring right back at me…

[@randyblaukatintuitive]

@@bryandelgado3722 It should be at the bottom left-hand of the video right when it begins after the intro is over

[@bryandelgado3722]

Got it! Thanks Randy! Appreciate the videos, also after waiting and giving consideration to the forward facing sonar I have come to agree with you 100%.

[@jborgstrom7897]

Just gotta back off a bit so you don't spook 'em!

[@clintperry799]

Thanks (✅)

[@ME-pb2gf]

extremely clear water? I'm bringing a bucket of live crawfish and free swimming them on 8lb mono. Then I'm taking home a few 2-3lbers for supper. The only time largemouth taste good is from clear lakes.

[@donparrish6219]

Well, I never hear you mention Norfolk lake and I won't try to blow smoke up your skirt. But, but, but, but it must be your kind of lake, clear, sometimes in 20 ft you can count rocks on the bottom It has all 3 bass species plus stripers and 27 million shad I would love to hear you talk for an hour about this.

[@wolverinex4243]

Come to Coomiefornia. I'll school yall, free of charge.

[@phantomshtter]

Nobody going to that dump, only leaving.

[@wolverinex4243]

@@phantomshtter not even to visit?

[@jimt1240]

Guess you didn't fish spring creek (clear water) on Seminole because you sucked 100% there.

[@LeviW133]

I'm great at fishing Clearwater ,I can catch up to 100 fish a day

[@drock5404]

Randy, dude, bro! No need for the condescending titles. R e l a x.......man!