January Bass Tournament on Lake Mitchell in Alabama!!! (Livescope Smackdown)

[@stankaminski]

Another nice video. Congratulations on your technique!.

[@buddybunn4598]

Always learn watching you fish my friend. Best of luck this year and I will be following you.

[@joeynaniafishing]

Thanks brother!

[@baccoff3308]

Nice video!

[@alecbarrett3607]

Awesome video Joey! Really liked both angles you had cool to see the live scope footage.

[@joeynaniafishing]

Thanks so much buddy!

[@dcrane4]

Heck yeah man!!! So ready for my fishing trip with you in April!!!!!

[@joeynaniafishing]

I’m looking forward to it as well!

[@1dt1971]

I had never used the willow vibe before but I bought some after watching this video. Used them a little this weekend. One thing I didn't expect and didn't seem to be the case in your video....my willow vibe/swimbait combo ran extremely shallow even with a moderate retrieve to the point of even making a wake and coming out of the water at times. Had to slow the retrieve down to a crawl to make it stay under water. Is that how your willow vibes act ?

[@joeynaniafishing]

Yes they love to rise I fish mine anywhere 12 feet or less. It’s best in dirty water as well! I use the 3/8 most of the time.

[@lannyseals2084]

Those willow vibes are killer for the smallies in the waters I fish

[@joeynaniafishing]

That’s awesome I haven’t tried them on smallmouth yet!

[@coosariverfishing2764]

Love these videos!

[@joeynaniafishing]

Thanks buddy!

[@greghiday]

Great day out there. What was the jig and trailer you were using when livescoping? God Bless.

[@joeynaniafishing]

Thanks buddy! It was a Zman StreakZ 3.75 on a Z-man Finesse EyeZ Jighead 3/16oz 1/0 hook!

[@nickclowdus3116]

What size willow vibe are you using? And what color streakz on it exactly? Will be something new I’ve never tried

[@joeynaniafishing]

I use the 3/8 and I switch colors all the time. Smokey shad, shiner, and smelt are my favorites though.

[@shadygraves]

70? Decent for January.🤫 Mitchell truly is the jewel of Alabama. It takes at least 20lbs of spots to win here until summer. I was trying to guide you remotely the whole time! Your run upriver was the right move, you just didn't take the clues she gave you. Turbines are great but flood gates reposition the fish. When you're getting cats, drum, and stripe up there, change up! Although it's relatively shallow in the tailrace rocks, the spots feed higher in the water up there than "trash fish". (Funny, how you caught yourself complaining about catching 8-10lb bass!😄) The bigger spots either gravitate toward the Coosa bank, all the way to (and along the face of) the dam, or hold down in the mouth of Yellowleaf, depending on how many flood gates are up. The tailrace is absolutely king but, when gates are up, the heads of the upriver islands hold some tackle busting magnum spots in the 6 and 7lb range. Throw in a fat, kicker head outta the grass and you've got yourself a winning bag. Scroungers work great but a plain ol' pearl Sassy Shad has probably caught more spots up there than anything in the last 50 years. Before that, my great grandpa said it was spoons. I enjoyed the ride, bud! HMU, I'll show you 'the juice'.👍🏼