My First BIG TOURNAMENT As A Coangler || Smith Mountain Lake BFL

If you haven't been to Smith Mountain Lake, you have to get down there and check it out. Besides the good fishing, the lake is beautiful. Myself and 7 other buddies went down to fish the BFL last week and had a blast. Huge thanks to Chris Morrison for being an awesome boater and putting me on a big ol swamp donkey.
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[@zelos17]

Nice work @sbfishingtv. Could not have asked for a better co angler to fish with all day.

[@SBFishing]

Chris! Thanks for checking out the video and thanks again for being an awesome boater. I look forward to fishing again!

[@zelos17]

@@SBFishing I heard the comment one of the guys who was staying with you made about his boater not giving him any room to cast. I think that is unfair and you should approach it like a team. We will get you down to Tennessee to do some fishing once everything blows over.

[@omfgRewind]

The quarantine content we needed.

[@SBFishing]

Tryin my best to keep it rollin! The fish aren’t cooperating

[@michaeltrivette2559]

Hey Matt, nice to meet you in line. Offer still stands, headed to Briery this morning... anytime Brother!!!

[@hoosier_showdowns]

What a great boater! Guy definitely seems to be new to the boater scene and overly nice, which is a good thing for you!

[@noname-zn1pt]

Translation- take advanatge

[@shoplife8103]

@SBFISHINGTV been loving the podcasts! And looking forward to this video! I fished smith mountain Saturday for fun and managed to get a few I the boat with yalls help

[@DanielSparlin]

By far my favorite KZbin channel to watch. Love what you do and wish you all the best. Thank you for the pure/true content and awesome adventures. Can’t wait to watch the next videos!

[@SBFishing]

Thanks Daniel, I really appreciate that.

[@r.barefoot8386]

This was great info. I’ve always been reluctant to fish as a coangler in a tournament for a number of reasons. I think I might have to give it a shot after seeing this. Your boater seemed pretty cool and you both seemed to communicate with each other well. Very informative!

[@thomashost8397]

Absolutley love the tournament fishing vids

[@ProbablySkunked]

Ive really been feeling lately like most of the fishing KZbinr content I watch has been feeling quite stale, but not ol SBFISHING. Can always rely on you for fun, excitement, and genuinely good vibes

[@davidclementsfishing-thewh3200]

Thank you so much for posting this! That is my favorite lake and I have recently moved to South Carolina and I sooooo miss that lake!!

[@bubbabassin5210]

Yes. Love the tournament videos

[@huskyfisherman1590]

It’s super entertaining to see you fish these bigger tournaments... awesome you’ll slay em next time

[@LawsonLindseyFishing]

lol I died laughing at the fake knee break

[@SBFishing]

😂

[@edwardproctor2413]

I love the tournament vlogs hope they start back up soon

[@jeremyeskew1395]

Great video brother looking forward to seeing what the next one brings

[@TheOutdoorDude]

Pretty insightful. I've been thinking about joining a local BASS club as a Co-Angler. Learned a lot watching this... Great Video Man!!

[@ronwatts518]

Great job. Keep it going.

[@ballzdeepoutdoors1932]

Love these BFL vids

[@stevenrochon2513]

Sir you're all class👊👊👊

[@nireland84]

I've been fishing BFL events as a coangler since 2012 and I absolutely love it. Smith Mountain definitely had my number the two times I fished it but I've fished almost 50 events as a co, and I have no intention of stopping anytime soon. You'll meet some of the nicest guys you'll ever fish with, as well as some of the most knowledgeable, fishing these events, and almost all of my tournament days in this circuit have been days well spent. Keep at it Matt, and I'd definitely recommend fishing the James River and Potomac River events if you can fit them into your schedule

[@hoo33u]

Nice to see you fish the lake I grew up fishing..

[@blackdiamondsw1]

Thanks for the reply. Most guys I've known who fished co angler were seriously back boated - blocked from all the good stuff. Some so bad that they swore never to go again. Others found ways to fish deep and do well. You had a very generous and friendly boater. Nice bass by the way 5+ lbs!

[@calebsmith1259]

Love the tourney vids, keep it up!!

[@jbirdfishes]

i love smith mountain. went there last may. i got a 7lb largie and a striper around 13-15lbs slow rolling a jointed thunderstick on top close to the banks at night during the shad spawn. so much fun!

[@dinkdynasty]

Great job bro. One of my favorite videos yet. You will be pro someday!

[@BravoBassin]

great place to fish I went there for the first time last year and my 3rd fish was almost a 5 pounder and caught a bunch of 2 and 3 plus as well as an 8 pound carp had a blast fishing there! and I was fishing out of a kayak as well so was a great time!

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

Awesome bro. That looked like a lotta fun. I wanna try some tourney fishing in Kentucky when I move this fall. Good luck you this season!!

[@biglmnztv]

Thanks for the vid man, I'm also fishing my first BFL as a co angler at Smith mountain next month. And I'm so jacked about it!! Ima be vlogging it too!! Hope I can get on em and make something happen. But all in all just am excited to get the experience

[@SNOOKINGAROUND]

Nice brotha, gonna be wild now to fish with others here in South Texas, tight lines nice stay safe out there

[@danielortiz9927]

Yeaaa get u some bro!!!👍🏽

[@corymitchell6334]

This is my home lake! Caught some of my first bass on this lake! Been waiting for you to fish it. I have a club derby this Saturday👊🏻

[@patrickfahie8671]

Appreciate the content!

[@vabassin4600]

Love fishing that lake caught a 7 pounder there!!

[@adamwhite763]

Ur crushing it!!!

[@frederickfitzpatrick3165]

Way to go bud! Carried the boat

[@BillJacksonDesign]

Getting me through quarantine, but making me want to fish, screw it, i'm taking the boat out tomorrow.

[@maxfastest]

Thanks for giving us something to take our minds off the reality check !

[@kylew7505]

Cool video man. Your boater seemed super cool.

[@lgbass]

Nice fish Matt. SML is a tough fishery if you aren't familiar with it. I had a VA MR Bass tx there years ago as a co-angler. Had one bite all day and I thought I had the lunker. I'm screaming get the net, get the net! When I got him up from under the boat it was a 10+ lb flathead. There were a couple guys catfishing right near us. They asked if I would give them the fish if I wasn't going to keep it. It went from my net to his net. Atleast someone went home happy. LOL

[@bradhamilton1126]

Love this kind of video! Nice fish too man! Keep up the awesome work and good luck on your next Pa-Bifil 😂

[@StrikeCityDMV]

Great Job Bro you fished with my boy Chris he is a great guy.

[@fritzbucher4726]

Wish I would of seen you there. Would of loved to of said hello. It was my 1st BFL also. Came in 61st on the boater side.

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Great video

[@lanceharris1478]

While your in Va gocheck out lake moomaw you won’t be disappointed gotta be the prettiest lake in Va and has good fishing too

[@SBFishing]

I’ve always heard good things about moomaw

[@SpidrMonky-kx5ku]

I fished moomaw so much last year.

[@medicinemanjr]

I would honestly love to do this. This is freaking awesome had no idea you can do this.

[@landonmoore76]

One giant just need a couple of keepers with it. I love tournament videos looking forward fountainhead tournament video. Canceling these tournaments are killing me lately

[@getsomefish2252]

Only fished SML once, and didn’t do too well. It was an amazing lake, but it loves to take your lures!

[@clooliss6400]

I had high hopes after that first keeper! Better luck next tourney!

[@OldTimersBassChaser]

Great Video

[@douglasjackson4447]

Tournament videos are your best

[@douglasjackson4447]

When are you to go to the Upper Bay?

[@ejackulayt]

I was catching them with a lot of yellow in the last few days. Googan 3-6ft square bill red/yellow (slow). Chartreuse/yellow war eagle spinner (slow). Bluegill jigs (large arc with pause)

[@reelazillaangler6742]

Another banger!!!!! Hell yeah bro love your vids and I personally would say your 1 of the best youtubers out. Great work bro keep it up.👍👊🎣💯

[@SBFishing]

Thanks man!

[@rippinlipsinc.2200]

Just started as a co angler. Fished 2 and cashed both!

[@lloydrush5026]

Man you had a great boater!

[@jeffmabry4112]

My home lake!

[@ditchfishing9148]

Good job bro

[@andrewthomas4399]

Nice job man

[@FishingLakeCountry]

Some one said it was won on a wacky rig. Good show. FLC

[@madmattfishing]

Great video man 👊🏼👊🏼

[@SBFishing]

Thanks dude 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@caca2936]

Welcome to my home waters buddy hope it was nice to you

[@shanehall5823]

SB you gotta tell us where your heading that's home town lake would have loved to meet ya keep up the good work theres other lakes some what around the area to check out, philpott, claytor, carvins cove, moo maw

[@tommybreslin1731]

Missing the podcast for this week!!

[@stevencarnes7790]

My cousin was at smith mountain a couple weeks ago for the youth tournament that got canceled. They still went fishing anyway but it looks like y'all had better luck.

[@jerrygirdner2753]

Good job man. You had a cool boater. I've fished a couple bass opens on Kentucky Lake and I had some great boaters. My buddy got a boater like your one buddy had. Said he kept him backed up into the big barge tie ups and he couldn't even cast. But my buddy got him good. He dropped straight down with a 1 oz jig and caught 3 fish over 3 lbs before his boater could figure out how and where he was catching them!! My buddy had 14 or 15 lbs that day and his boater had like 5 or 6 lbs. Sorry this was so long. But how did you like the Stick Marsh?? It's my favorite lake followed by Toho. Stay safe and good luck in your jonboat tourney. Tight Lines and Semper Fi.

[@BassRaider]

Nice 5 Matt!

[@SBFishing]

Thanks BR

[@reeljourney]

Nice tournament bro

[@texascreekcowboy1587]

Great video. I'm lucky to be getting out and hittin waters.

[@SBFishing]

It's the time to do it for sure!

[@texascreekcowboy1587]

@@SBFishing fo sho....love the videos. Thanks for your time and dedication

[@weswarden2216]

Smith Mountain is a great lake, been there a few times

[@jacobthompson6471]

Congrats dude. Enjoyed talking to you at Captain’s Quarters on Thursday

[@SBFishing]

Thanks for the tip on that crankbait! Caught some decent fish on it up my way.

[@lawsonhon7767]

Do some more BFL tournament please!

[@TreybleRockLake]

Looking to fish my first BFL next month if possible. Hope I get a a similar boater.

[@stevep1373]

Hey Matt, really enjoy your videos. I’ve recently retired and am fishing more and want to try some new techniques. You seem to do well with many different things. What was the water temp at SML? What knot do you use to tie your leader to braid? And what was that laminate color you were using on the Ned rig?

[@jacoblovell3966]

nooooo, you were at smith mountain and I didnt know? man I live 20 minutes down the road. got a collegiate tournament down there in mid april.

[@bill2fast143]

Black Water side got some BIGS on SML

[@BeastEdits107]

We should link up when you come to NC and fish harris again.

[@grantmonast9294]

Diggin the bearded look lol

[@chetwalters885]

Which Dobyns were you using for the ned and shake head? 702 or 703?

[@ballerakahooper9398]

That’s a. Good lake

[@gregc2621]

Shenandoah division? Didnt see you there. Wish I knew you were there. I had 2 for 3-12. Nice fish man. Where you from man? I think I'm right near you.

[@Filmaction987]

Nice my fishing...nex...

[@danielbarbee7712]

Keep the videos coming. Prespawn where you live.

[@SBFishing]

Gettin close

[@jaehangge3723]

I thought I saw the SB Van down there.

[@curtisshaffer295]

No Smallmouth? My first nice Smallmouth came from there in 79 i was 14 and on a family vacation fish weighed 4.78 started my Smallmouth addiction and was my pb for 10yrs.

[@basschaser9356]

Which dobyn rods was you using? You should switch over to dobyn . Great rods and customer service

[@alexblair9047]

Well young man I would still wear a air mask I did out at lake Charles AR. Over the last Saturday better safe than sorry GOD bless stay groovy....

[@rexjacobs454]

Ooh and I'm in north carolina

[@biggerbass11]

"Dumb and Dumber" in the background at the end 👌

[@luischavez5037]

What rod and reel combo are you using ned rig?

[@flyntfishing2662]

Were you using an external mic on the GoPro? If so what do you use?

[@cmaraza8]

what rod/reel/line combo were you using?

[@rudylopez55]

What kind of shakes head did you use and what worn was that ? Looks juicy !!

[@blackedoutgst]

Come on down to South holston lake. Or watauga lake.

[@LeatherNeck1833]

Looks like you had a good boater. I don't get guys who pinch their CA's. True a-holes IYAM! They could double their bag chances, but they run the boat so they wear the S. Go figure.

[@jimmydillon2613]

I love you vids

[@SBFishing]

Thanks!

[@nomaddamon670]

cant take it away

[@andrewcrawford4611]

Hey Matt!!!

[@SBFishing]

Sup Andrew?!

[@Derrick_Sandoval]

What a crap thing to do. “Co-Anglers hate me” such a stupid thing especially when everyone has their hard earned money on the line. Glad you got a good boater brother. Makes fishing back of the boat pretty enjoyable!

[@jeremygilreath224]

Rare to draw a boater than nice u got lucky bro

[@ivymoore2368]

You caught five fish. You should kill every last one of those fish. I guess it's a learning experience. But I think you've done a very very good job. Keep up the good work. Great video. Nice keep the movement going. You are a inspiration and you inspire me so do Tournament Fishing also. So again thank you for the video thank you for tell me the tournament you always film turning its that you be in but again I think you would have had more than 5 one if you would have kept those little dinks they would have been one too but it would have add it up. You're the man.

[@SaulTeebolz]

I think the dinks were under the keeper length, so they had to be thrown back. Just curious, why do you recommend that he “kilevery last one of those fish”

[@jimmcavoy9494]

I'm going to make the 8 hour drive down to Smith mountain on 4-20 any pointers on where to start looking? I've never been there before and could you some help from you or anyone who fishes there. Maybe meet up with you or someone else?