Oneida Lake FLW BFL Practice and Tournament!

In this video I head up to Oneida Lake in New York for the 4th stop of the FLW BFL Northeast Division. I am hoping to find some good quality fish. I have had some great tournaments on this lake and I have had some poor finished. It seems I am not consistent here at all. I know it very well but the fish seem to have a mind of their own and go against all the smallmouth rules at times!
Caught a few good fish in practice and was able to find some area that are holding fish but it really was a tough deal come tournament day. Not only could I not put the fish in the boat but I also lost most of my video of the event! Oh well time to move on to the next one!

[@Turppa21]

Yeah Oneida creek runs right behind my house. Its not the same. We caught some big smallys years ago, they seemed to get bigger every year for a while there. Now you can easily get skunked.

[@ct9737]

Travis they still school up,I’ve lived on Oneida for 59 yrs and this year I saw the biggest school of fish busting.It was 100 yards long !

[@Gusherjoose315]

Which part of the lake are you on? I'm over near brewerton

[@ct9737]

BadassBankAngler 315 ,I live in between Borio’s and the Park !

[@chadthomas1564]

Your old man still fixing stuff for you. My dad is 73 still does the same thing for me. That’s what dads do. I know it makes them feel good. Thanks for sharing. I bet he’s got some good stories about you. Lol

[@billreid4597]

I wish my dad was around so I could take him fishing. I like Leonard's sense of humor. Enjoyed seeing him the boat Travis, I do wanna wish you luck for the tournament , you sounded a bit defeated before you got going. Think you need that week in Ontario, good for you. We're pulling for you.

[@andrewzellar777]

As always great video man! Oneida has been tough for the past few seasons. Gets fished pretty hard and lot of pleasure boaters. Loved to hear you catching them on a tube! Really hope your able to finish strong man! Good luck

[@Cyph3rX]

Wish I had a dad that would fish in my boat definitely cherish it my man and nice fish!!

[@PresleyTV]

You've got a great Dad there. Enjoyed the video.

[@mikedove7541]

I fished a Bassmaster Open on Oneida a couple years ago. First time on the lake and got spanked the first day. However, came back strong the second day to get my pride back. I did figure out a few things about that lake. A light bulb went on. We were told about the dock fishing rule change the night before the tournament in our pre-meeting. , go figure. Yep and green fish won the tournament. The gobies are everywhere for sure. If I only had three baits to fish that lake with, it would be Tubes, Ned Rigs, and Wigglewarts in that order!!

[@scottvan6064]

Huge fan Travis, I love to see your Dad be nice to him. Good to see hes not wearing that old rain gear. Tight lines

[@haroldrogers6566]

Great video. One day you will cherish this video Travis👍

[@garylukas3476]

Gotta love your dad . awesome to see him in the boat.

[@jamienorris2787]

ya it hapens

[@simplemanfishingvideos1395]

Well done!

[@BravoBassin]

you still caught some nice fish Travis keep it up love the videos!

[@stevehardy7757]

Your dad seems like a really nice guy!

[@rafabonati7757]

Leonard yelled “Fish on” because he wanted to be on-camera. And it worked! You turned the camera to him. Dad’s got you figured out. Hey, you are still in the elite group of professional fishos.

[@wstepnout7215]

Hey you had a great time with your dad priceless! That’s worth a million fish.

[@Gusherjoose315]

My home lake! Just curious why don't you think it's good to fun-fish?

[@Tom13GN]

Dude, is your Dad prior Air Force? If so, please thank him for his service and pass on a heart felt AIM HIGH!!!

[@Donttalkbacktoome]

You should cherish this time with old man, don't whine and take it for granted. I enjoy the vidoes.

[@eastcoastbassin5575]

What rod and line are you throwing that popper on? I use a moderate fast rod for mine with mono and on bomb casts if I have a bite towards the end of my cast I have trouble keeping them pinned

[@rustindupree2049]

Try braid with mono leader braid has no stretch either that or straight braid I do straight braid on few top waters

[@tphvictims5101]

I’ve fished one of the Finger Lakes. That one.

[@chrisgiroux9356]

Hey man I gotta get out on the Potomac with you. When is the best time? Your dad is very proud of you, keep up the great work!

[@Twangtown7]

I also use left-handed spinning reels and right-handed casting. Wonder if that's a WI thing.

[@artscott5755]

i do that also and i'm from n.w. indiana

[@levihoward2849]

I do that also. But I couldn’t reel a left handed bait caster to save my life.

[@rustindupree2049]

I do this also

[@Liamjames7472]

Wasn’t this the boater boater draw?

[@BeyondTheBoundsOutdoors]

Ole pops got some more spawns in him!

[@charlespinson6693]

DUDE! You. Didn’t even let us see Pops catch his first fish! What’s up with that? Lol

[@davidbrown-55]

Pops is cool, he’s a smallie fighter! Booooom

[@ronlewis2448]

Leonard! “I think you’ll get 3”... LMAO!!!

[@FishMD]

I live in NY and avoid Oneida. Way overfished imo

[@bradbusch9585]

Luck Brother

[@petersallander2455]

Hey a bad day off fishing is better than a good of work. LOL

[@richtrick1744]

Common Travis, get some positive vibes going!

[@Mjones8383]

Cmon trav, land that fish for pops. Lol

[@sammyvh11]

You should have seen the fishing on Oneida 40-50 years ago. The Yellow Perch where as thick as fleas on a Alabama dog Walleye too. Not anymore

[@Gusherjoose315]

My dad said the same thing!

[@TheOutdoorDude]

@@Gusherjoose315 I've heard all the old timers say this. Wish I could have seen it!

[@riverrat988]

Hammer em next time