October Topwater Smallmouth

[@r3ynolds_ow581]

That first smallie was gigantic! I always feel the adrenaline rush from my chair when I watch your videos. I really don't think that there's any other channel that does this like you do.

[@GLepage74]

2:52 was by far one of my favorite catches you made on the channel. From the way it hit the top of the water to the sheer size of the thing. What an incredible catch!

[@cheesygorditacrunk]

That first smallie was insane. Great fishing as always. Best channel on YT

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

He is awesome!

[@captainggttv3243]

Carolina Bass Hunter wow you really like this guy lol

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

@@captainggttv3243 ✌️

[@Abaddon5850]

Fr it looked like an lm comin in what a monster

[@gabrielmadrid4472]

Thing looked like a little grouper!

[@MrSweetloustyles]

Those seagulls had me cracking up!! 😂😂🤣

[@onepunch9203]

Yeah. And then the heron!

[@captainggttv3243]

Love your videos best kayak and fishing channel

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

He is awesome!

[@likensrus]

After watching this dude catch fish for a year now, I'm ready to sell my Triton and canoe and start Yak fishing. Dealing with jerks on the lakes, the attitudes of bass tournaments and the high costs of gas and oil and battery's has me looking for a more simple way. It all just doesn't seem as fun as this.

[@girlcanfish2074]

"I don't think that was seagull poop!" Hysterical 🤣Love your channel, keep em coming as long as you can in the cold!! Best wishes!

[@kevinnelson4348]

Ain't nothing sweeter than top water fishing and that rush. Sweet video

[@williamreed9868]

I don't know how you keep your calm composure catching that first one. I'd be jumping up and down like a kid on Christmas

[@carrillo52]

Yes! Love this video. No greater feeling than when you see a swirl and cast on it and a smallie destroys it! Awesome video!

[@seth4648]

You are one of the few people I believe can tell the difference in high end rods. I myself, cannot. They all just feel nice hahahaha

[@predwards8941]

New video: “topwater seagull on saltwater LEGO chewie”

[@predwards8941]

Also that first one was a straight monster

[@louisferrer1490]

1st catch was insane!!! That was so awesome how that bass jumped that spook ❤️❤️❤️

[@jimmansi1187]

Absolutely the best top water strikes I’ve ever seen, the first & last were awesome, beautiful fish, nice catches!

[@FishingWithLardAlmighty]

Over the entire season, my total for smallies 18" or better at my local river stands at 4. You just caught that many in one day. Just throwing that out there. Great vid, looking forward to some more chilly water smallmouths!

[@henrycoleman5715]

Swear my biggest this being my first year smallmouth fishing is 19 and it took alot of work to find one that good every video you watch is chocked full of 20s!

[@ledraps22]

Time to move to Minnesota. Or does NDyakAngler offer guided trips :O ???

[@bassinassassin9077]

My best was last month, 22 inch tank of a bass

[@jonboll2066]

I got used to catching 15"s .. even a 13 would make me happy.. our rivers have them but hard to find unless you put in a lot.of time

[@DirtySouth69]

I agree with Jon Boll, I havnt caught very many 18" plus and I get happy when I catch a 13-15" fish although I have good rivers near me neither are as good of a smallmouth fishery as any of the lakes or streams in this guys area.

[@some_edgy_name494]

I love this channel, I fish rivers for smallies too so this is just amazing to me

[@adamcaldwell553]

Thanks for another awesome video Matt. ST. Croix should be paying you big time. Your the reason I purchased my ST. Croix rods.

[@antoniomora1255]

A most enjoyable outcast fishing day in October when you expect the good time for smallies or largies is about to be over and you grab those final moments. As always this video is a real treat to myself at the end of my day. By the way, I also had an anecdote similar to yours with that heron. It was with a “martín pescador” ( a beautiful blue coloured Eurasian fishing bird) which attacked my jerkbait repeatedly.

[@johnwilliamson2276]

Thanks again, with arthritis in my legs it keeps me off the water. But I really enjoy watching these videos of yours.

[@brianathern9154]

Can't beat the tank busting action in October. Seagulls, Great Blue Heron, bird apocalypse! I was waiting on ravens to confirm that theory. Great video

[@CarolinaBassHunter]

I'm going out today. Gonna try topwater. Those seagulls were wanting that spook. Wow what a first fish!! I use that scale too, very reliable. Oh man that Blue Heron was on it! Those were all some nice fish! Awesome man 👊

[@RedBeardBassin]

Always look forward to your vids. Keepin fishing videos the way they should be. Good fishing without the bull!

[@Hartleywm]

Awesome stuff. Sure hope this is not the last of your smallie action for the season. Watching your videos when I'm away from my home waters and unable to fish gives me the thrill I need to keep me sane. Tight lines!

[@ndyakangler]

I’m hoping for a few more weeks of open water! I still have several videos worth of footage from the past few months too.

[@coreyoie5508]

I was born and raised in Minnesota, never fished for small mouth. Finally started to fish for them after watching you. Haven’t caught any monsters. The ones I have caught tho fight like no other. If I ever come back I would love to go out with you

[@stewartmainville303]

Beautiful smallies!! Those seagulls can be hilariously annoying. Usually why I don’t throw top-water in the river behind my house. 🤣

[@charliekeehan339]

I don’t know how u manage to stay that calm while catching those fish

[@jonathanandrews5559]

Unbelievable fishery you got out in Minnesota, would love to have that kind in Massachusetts that’s for sure

[@jlmize1507]

Which is bigger, a fish that is a toad or one that is a pig?

[@GRILLBUOY101]

Pig is bigger.lol

[@ElijahIan]

A question which a Tibetan monk can answer

[@MrCandunc]

JL Mize It’s a zen quandary

[@jlmize1507]

@@MrCandunc I almost suggested that you slap yourself. Lol

[@dmm3124]

And that forget about the tanks.

[@josephnywayfarer1345]

Impressed with the hooks on that spook. They really held those Smallmouth even through jumps and thrashes.

[@DEVILDOGG705]

He upgrades his hooks as do I. I prefer the full size super-spook.

[@garybond3663]

Love them Sppoks. Great day of fishing for you. Loved it.

[@smalliehuntermatthubbard2539]

Again im gonna say you ate so lucky to have fisheries like that. Been waiting for a good video been a few weeks. And this foots the bill!.

[@SirWilhelm46]

Have to watch the birds. They also seemed to like the spook. Excellent fishing.

[@jerrodknapke7324]

Awesome video as always!! Those were some oinkers!! On my Birthday at that!! Thank you sir!!

[@RESISTFEAR]

Wow those small mouths really explode on that topwater.... Great fishin fun ;)

[@tinkmarshino]

Boy those gulls really want that spook.. you should carry a small bb gun with you to help convince them they do not want it.. Dang that was a chunkmyster! Heck I have an old wright Mcagill eagle claw pole I picked up in the 70's cost me 10 bucks I think.. caught more fish with that ole pole that I can even remember.. still got it and it still catches fish! A hundred buck seem like a lot of money to spend on a pole to me.. Geez we just might start callin' you the bird man!...... Well thanks again for the trip down the river.. always fun going with you.. take care, carry on and be safe..

[@dewyfromknoxville254]

Brother, if you ever want to fish for some World Class Smallmouth in Tennessee, give me a shout! We got a Lake called Chilhowee, that's cold mountain water, crystal clear, and its World Class Fishing!!! My Dads largest, is 8lb, 4oz. And my largest is 7lb 12 oz. But they average around 4 to 6 lbs. And they fight like you've hooked daffy duck!!! Love your vids, best show on youtube. Lmk, if you wanna come, and bring your kyack, that's how we do it too!!! ....... Peace!!!

[@Kltpzyxm17]

As a kid growing up on Long Island sound, we'd tie snapper blues right to our line, and throw it out so the seagulls would pick it up, and try to fly away with it...or so they thought. : )

[@sbhiggs5]

Your videos always make me want to get up to Minnesota and fish top water

[@PHFishingBiking]

😲👍👍You got some TANKS!! That spooks working like a charm!

[@ledraps22]

Birds were hungry that day. Nice bass ND, That last one was incredibly wide! hope you find fish through the cold season. be safe

[@loria611]

Great video! Good fish there.

[@machineshopinc.6783]

The size of the fish are really impressive! Nice going

[@rod708]

Im a new subscriber! I really enjoy watching you catch those big bass! You are the guru of small mouth bass that is for sure!

[@RobBassMaster]

Rod me too! I’ve just started a KZbin Channel on fishing that you might I joy. Check it out, like, comment and possibly subscribe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnLNl3mXhq12qrs

[@SunnyIlha]

Holy Moly catchin 'em right at the launch ramp next to the highway. A 21" 4-pound moose and a group of 18" elks. Clobbering a topwater spook!!

[@captainggttv3243]

I live next to the Susquehanna river which is supposed to be one of the best small mouth fisheries in the country but I don’t see how it would compare to the places u fish I haven’t ever fished there though but I never seen much bass like the ones you pull out of there

[@troutbum3977]

Nice video buddy 👍 and nice smallies love the spooks

[@daleowen2606]

water temp is already down to 50 in northern idaho. fished my favorite lake for smallies with a friend and all we got were a couple largies and a brown trout. I need to move to wamer minnesota lol

[@ndyakangler]

I just got off the water and it was 42 degrees here in MN today after three days of low 30’s air temps and a snow storm. The bass were hungry though!

[@daleowen2606]

Man. I tried a whopper plopper 90. Rattle trap, and a jerkbait. Not a single bass for me. Just the trout. A bad day at this lake used to be 10-15 smallies only lol

[@ndyakangler]

52 degree water is usually the point where they seem to lose interest in topwater. A jerkbait should be good below that though. I’ll throw those, jigs, and wacky worms most of the time from now until it ices up.

[@daleowen2606]

I tried a bitsy bug jig with a yum chunky crawl trailer and a whacky rigged yum dinger. Not a sniff. My friend got one on a jerkbait and one on a roostertail. Before they loved whopper ploppers, cranks, and whacky rigs

[@BravoBassin]

man I love your smallmouth video's those things are tanks you are catching! my PB smallies is 2.9 pounds I would love to catch a 4 or 5 you have some real donkeys up there where you fish my friend! going to be bummed when it get's to cold for you to fish for them again this year always look forward t your video's!

[@HoosierStateFishing]

My God that first fish was a GIANT!! That scale had to be off.

[@huelauj]

21 inches and only 4lbs??? Yups, that scale is definitely off lol. I agree it was a GIANT!

[@HoosierStateFishing]

@@huelauj Damn near as big around as it was long!

[@greggaunt8923]

I had the same problem with seagulls on my body of water, I never did catch a fish while they were trying to get my lures.

[@frankleaney6267]

Watching this made me go fishing 🙏 Biggest small mouth fishery is the st. Lawrence River. Wolf island is on my bucket list...

[@johnnielarge5506]

I caught a blue heron on a popper one time... it was an interesting catch plus it had a DD22 hung on his foot

[@simplemanfishingvideos1395]

Dang dude. Fishing for urban tanks. Great video. Well done!

[@hoosierbackoutdoors1237]

Man!!!! I gotta come up there and catch one of those big smallies!! Wow!!

[@MrGeroth]

That first one was close to a wall hanger. Thanks for sharing.

[@experimentalfishing1292]

caught my pb yesterday...bought my 1st spook today...trying that out tomorrow.

[@chrisreumont]

Nice video Matt, I wasn’t sure in the beginning if you were fishing or bird hunting. Lol

[@ffsrekt]

I have the st croix bass x 7ft medium fast and its incredible.

[@thepocketsizetiger1401]

Where you be fishing at? I’m in MN too I don’t be hitting that size endless I’m on the Mississippi River

[@jamiolsen9399]

I cant even catch a fish on the Mississippi in mn

[@MsKindaSorta]

👏👏👏👏 *sloooow, deeply impressed clap*

[@stephenmckinney4152]

Kinda Sorta standing ovation clap

[@fisherzealot7241]

I had an owl chase my Whopper Plopper for about an hour one day. He just kept following me up the creek as I waded. I figured it was mental. Looks like all of your birds are mental.

[@jake318HD]

Giants!! Holy cow we dont get them that big around here, nice fish man!

[@Gweezy08]

Beast smallmouth. Great video as always

[@tieronefishing2402]

Man, way to work that spook! I need to get into some of that action

[@tphvictims5101]

You catch some beautiful fish 🎣 Wow 👍🏻

[@Thumpaholic]

2:53 Flew out the water for that spook!!

[@harrygrimley4352]

There I no season for seagull. Also no limit. Tastes like chicken. I hear. Awsome video. Thanks

[@friendlyfishingguy9556]

Holy crap big smallie for first fish of the day

[@alexg495]

I have the same bass x rod! Works like a charm for the cheap price

[@Titoburritobandito]

10:18 baby come back song went through my head.

[@captainggttv3243]

Where can I buy that spook. That first smallie was insanely huge glad u had your scale

[@sunnyt4212]

It’s a saltwater super spook jr. We use them down here in TX on the coast

[@ndyakangler]

Bass Pro carries that saltwater redhead Super Spook Jr and both the size 4 Mustads I swap the stock hooks with. Triple grip up front and a feathered treble on the back.

[@junk250]

The red head Zara spook is a classic, they have been made since about 1940, torpedo blades, hair trailer ect. early, then later with that saltwater version with the loud rattle, some people swear by them and throw them all the time LOL

[@captainggttv3243]

NDYakAngler thanks for replying I’m going to try it on the Susquehanna river

[@dakotagrimsby1830]

I’ve always wanted you to weigh them

[@DEVILDOGG705]

I don't trust that scale. 21inches in october? Looked too fat to be only 4lb4oz

[@glenndaugherity6187]

TIM PRICE I have that exact scale and I wonder the same thing a lot here on Lake Michigan

[@bassinassassin9077]

TIM PRICE that fish looked 5 even to me

[@jbrown9485]

Thanks Matt will be my my river tomorrow

[@RocketsFishingAdventures]

Your topwater season is coming to a close just as ours is about to heat up! I've loved watching your vids while our Aussie bass have been having a rest. If you want a fix of topwater action I'll be sure to post up some Australian Bass smashing surface on my channel to keep you going thru winter :)

[@michaelbyrne8860]

Nice smallmouths Zara Spooks & jumpin minnows are great baits! The weighing & measuring isn’t all that? Most fishermen can guess the size & weight just by looking and beginners aren’t going know what a nice smallie is until they start catching them! The quick release is the cats ass!

[@Twangtown7]

Beautiful bronzies!

[@bassinassassin9077]

Do you ever catch small fish? I lucked up on a 4+ pound 22 inch smallie last month. Definitely my PB and just shy of my largemouth PB

[@didiermejia1265]

My friend i like all you video. Can you tell me what is the best line Top water

[@rendog896]

Great vid...I guessed 4lb 3oz on that first smallie! Pretty damn close

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I think that first fish was around 5lbs. The scale reading seemed a little light so when I got home I threw a 5lb weight on it and it said something like 4-2. That’s one reason I usually just get length measurements instead of weighing fish, I don’t trust those scales much.

[@rendog896]

NDYakAngler thank you for answering back...what an amazing smallie! Keep up the great work. New subscriber

[@robertbuchanan4378]

Another awesome day of fishing 🎣 😎, your to blessed to be stressed.

[@telemarkmann6870]

Matt, What’s with the equipment change. You went from top of the line rod and reel to middle of the road ones. Don’t get me wrong that is the only thing I buy is middle of the road rods and reels and while on sale at that. I have a Quantum Icon PT reel and love it. Out performs $200 reels. Interesting perspective when you can call a 3Lbs smallie a dink! 40 degrees you are a hearty person that is very cold to most of us and on a Yak with no gloves, I am impressed. Bottom line what are your thoughts about the rod and reel, how do you like or dislike them. I have a St Croix Triumph and Premier and love them both, they compare well to higher priced spinning rods.

[@ndyakangler]

The Bass X rod was kind of an impulse buy, saw one at the local store and thought it seemed really nice for $100. I like it though and might make it my river topwater rod so I don’t have to put the Legend Tournament through the abuse when I don’t need that sensitive of a rod. Plus the Bass X is probably more in the price range the average person watching this video is willing to spend for a fishing rod. Those LT’s are expensive! I do have a few Triumph rods too and the Bass X is definitely a step up from those.

[@telemarkmann6870]

Matt, I wished they made the Bass X rod in med/lt Xfast 6-10 line, 1/8 lure weight like the Legend Tournament model. If they did I would buy it. When I was researching bait cast rods this was high on my list except for the power rating it was not low enough to toss the light weight lures I use. I already have bait cast poles rated for 8-14 line and they do not load up enough with lighter lures. You did not address the reel question. How do you like it and how does it stack up against your Smoke or MGX reels (I did a quick review of older videos and thought you used both spinning and bait cast MGX reels but could not confirm that today). In my school of thought price does not alway equate to superior performance or quality.

[@randyprovost8426]

Do you prefer the spook or the whopper plopper? You have me hooked on the plopper here in KS/MO line. Nothing big but I catch a ton more fish here with it.

[@ndyakangler]

I fish the Whopper Plopper more during the summer months. When the water starts cooling into the low 60’s and down I prefer the spook.

[@jacobmcintosh3378]

Awesome as always!

[@drewknepley2774]

dude those fish are huge, holy hell

[@gabrielmadrid4472]

First smallie was a frikkin grouper!

[@confusedkiwiperson6565]

What state are you fishing in? You're killing em there I live in Michigan and smallies hardly ever get that big here

[@ndyakangler]

Minnesota

[@wadesteven4270]

What is the best week of the year to throw topwater for Small Mouth In Northern Minnesota? Thanks

[@carlc8284]

Thought for sure that blue heron was gonna get that spook!!

[@CookingandFishing]

please check that scale, no way that first fish was 4-4!

[@boomergun]

Glad to hear that you like the rod. How do you like the reel?

[@TaterSalad89]

New bass fisherman here with a question. How do you determine how long the top water bite goes for? Im in Oregon so it's still warmer than ND but colder than down south. Also, notice you like the red/white spook as you've used it previously. How come that color as opposed to more natural colors? Thanks for any insight.

[@ndyakangler]

Over the years I’ve found around 52 degree water temp is when the topwater bite is pretty much done, usually a week or two into October here. I always liked that the redhead spook showed up well on camera while being fished, and the fish seemed to like it too!

[@jeffchapman7074]

Can only dream about this now. Getting tackle ready. What hooks are you using as replacements on the Spook Jr.?

[@ndyakangler]

I swap the hooks with size 4 Mustads, a triple grip on the front and a feathered on the back.

[@jeffchapman7074]

@@ndyakangler Thanks. Looking forward to this years videos!

[@clintmock5615]

Love your videos!! I have a question. What would be your first choice presentation after the water cools and the top water bite goes away? 🎣👍🏻🔥

[@ndyakangler]

Usually a jig or a jerk bait, or a wacky worm if it’s a calm sunny day and the fish move shallow. I was getting them on a Bass Assassin Elite Shiner on a 3/16oz jig today in 42 degree water.

[@clintmock5615]

NDYakAngler thank you sir I will try that on my river system. Your videos are amazing I’ve learned a lot from watching you. Thank you for sharing!!

[@MrIndyjoe]

Just curious, do you carry a thermometer with you when fishing? Do you happen to keep a fishing journal? I like your total approach to sm fishing and have learned a lot watching your videos. I an constantly experimenting on the river with different lures and techniques. You are the consummate pro!

[@ndyakangler]

My fish finder shows the temperature but I don't bring it along very often unless I'm on a larger body of water and looking for deep structure. I've found around 52 degrees is when the smallmouth lose interest in topwater though and I can usually dip my hand in the water and take a guess as to whether it's that warm or not from having my temperature gauge with in the past. I don't keep a journal but I have all my video footage from the past five years backed up on hard drives. I'll look through those every now to see what worked and when. I've spent a lot of time on this river system the past seven years too so I usually have a pretty good idea of what the bass will be up to any time of year. Except for winter, still trying to find them through the ice!

[@RyanWashock]

My girlfriend was watching this with me and after that first monster she looked at me and went "you would absolutely lose your mind". Shes not wrong

[@joelbuff5605]

going for the surf and turf today?

[@treybailey886]

What brand net is that looks perfect size for kayak

[@ndyakangler]

It’s a Frabill 3672, this one here: amzn.to/2SQJowe

[@GuitarDudeBoii]

Whats good bait to use in the fall for Small Mouth??

[@singthao5888]

Where do you go fishing for small mouth bass?

[@todd620]

“Get away from my spook” lol