Roosevelt Lake, AZ- BFS Fishing At One Of Arizona's Most Popular Lakes

"BFS stands for Bait Finesse System. BFS fishing uses specialized baitcasting reels and rods to cast lightweight lures that are usually only used with spinning reels and rods. The technique is designed for light lines and lures." - generated with AI
There is nothing like catching a giant bass on BFS. It's a real challenge to fish BFS around heavy cover, as I do in this video, but it's also a TON OF FUN!
I have four BFS combos. I use Kastking Zephyr reels and a variety of BFS rods from Shimano, Dobyns, & Old 18. All rods are 7ft, 1-piece.
I rig two rods with 20# braid and the other two with 8# braid, with fluorocarbon leaders of varying strength depending on the type of cover/structure. I will throw lures up to 3/8oz on these setups.
Thanks for watching!
Mike

[@roncadenhead9650]

That was a great looking area to fish over the grass. You slayed them again. Congratulations to another awesome day!

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thanks, Ron! It's been a great season for sure. That section of Roosevelt is one of my favorite places to fish.

[@MrRourk]

Nice to see AZ BFS Fishing Vids.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thanks! I use BFS gear in most of my videos. My favorite way to fish for bass by far. Thanks for watching!

[@ragingpatriot772]

Really nice fish. I haven’t been fishing for a long time. I used to enjoy fishing for crappie with light weight tackle. I know that’s not very impressive but it reminds me of a wonderful time in my life.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thank you! I caught my first crappie this year. Beautiful fish! I would love to catch more. Sounds like you need to get out fishing again.

[@ragingpatriot772]

@@flipflopfishingAZ after watching your show, I think I might go fishing again.

[@maxcoatlhunter4322]

Man you make it look so easy! I just sent you an email. I want to fish like you 🙂Please keep on posting your amazing fishing trips.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thank you! Thank you! I'll continue to post as long as the fish keep biting! Thanks for the email! I'll check it out.

[@tyler6368]

hey back again, great video again, what launch point to you go from usually? ive been going to windy hill recently but wanted to switch it up

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thank you! When I fish the Tonto end I launch at either Orange Peel Rec Area or Indian Point Campground.

[@MichaelLePore-e9r]

Where did you launch the kayak

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

@@MichaelLePore-e9r Hi, I launch at either Orange Peel Rec Area or the boat ramp at Indian Point Campground when I'm fishing the Tonto end of the lake as I am in the video

[@LJ-Pontoonboat]

Thanks Mike. You have me shopping for BFS tackle to add to my arsenal.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

You are very welcome! I put some info on my BFS setups in the video description if you're interested. I fish my BFS gear a LOT! Main advantage is weight; I can sling 'em all day! I also like the click-drag and shallow spools.

[@benjaminearley6678]

Great content brother! You inspired my son and i to head out there last weekend. He caught his first one on a Texas rig and is hooked (no pun intended). We put in at indian point and paddled almost straight towards orange peel and fished that small point, didn't go much further north than orange peel. Would you recommend heading further north?

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thank you! Congrats to your son. Sounds like you had a good time out there. I haven't been to Roosevelt for several weeks but I drove by there last weekend and the water level looked a lot lower. I tend to follow the fish. I hunt around with a search bait, usually a worm, crankbait, or a topwater lure, first thing in the morning to get an idea of how aggressive the fish are and what depth they might be holding. That usually dictates where and how I'll spend my day. It's hardly the same each trip so I won't commit to any specific location. I'll go wherever I can find the fish. Hope this makes sense. Thanks for watching and good luck out there!

[@TomAcord]

Brother you have been killing it this year.what was the water temp

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thanks! It has been a good year for sure. I'm sure it's mostly because I learned so much last year in my first ever season of bass fishing. This was a few weeks ago. Water temp was probably high seventies.

[@joeylay9730]

How long do you usually stay out?

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

@@joeylay9730 Depends on the conditions. If the wind holds and the fishing is good I've stayed out 10-12 hours. If fishing is mediocre, I'll go 6-8 hours. If fishing is really bad, I'll usually only go about 4 hours. All dependent on the wind cuz it can get real breezy in the afternoons. If the wind is 12+ mph (whitecap conditions) that's not a whole lot of fun to fish in. Good question!

[@joeylay9730]

I fish a lot of the same areas as you do but catch far less fish. You put more time in and have a motor. I think that's probably what it comes down too. I enjoy your content. Good work my dude.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

@@joeylay9730 Thank you! The motor def makes a difference. I typically cover a LOT of water. I rarely sit in one spot too long unless I find a school. Because of the mobility I have I can target the most aggressive fish and leave the finicky ones behind. Making LOTS of quality casts is key as well, imho.

[@Epicjfp]

Always enjoy the content. Learn a lot and love the format. Do you usually go to the salt side or tonto side?

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

Thank you! I've been going to the Tonto side a lot this year. It's a shorter drive, less boat traffic, and the fishing has been 🔥 🔥 🔥.

[@Epicjfp]

Yea the boat traffic on the weekends is really rough in a Kayak. Thanks for the tips, hopefully this little plopper can get me a few 🤙

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

​@@Epicjfp Anytime! Good luck out there!

[@Epicjfp]

Would you ever consider doing a paid guided tour? I have a kayak with a trolling motor and enjoy going up to Roosevelt when I can. Let me know if you’d be open to something. I’ve really been struggling during the summer.

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

@@Epicjfp I get asked this a lot. Tbh, I have to politely decline. I simply do not have the spare time to take on such an endeavor. My advice if you're struggling...keep watching & learning from YT videos but most importantly, get out and fish as much as possible. Make good casts tight to cover and plan on doing that 1000 times per trip (not joking). I may make it look easy in the 20-30 minute clips I produce, but what you're not seeing are the 7-10hrs I spend on the water each and every trip. Best of luck out there!

[@ivanfishingandmore]

wow friend what a good video and excellent fishing I would really like to fish together with you I have the same kayak and I also record videos for you tube we have to fish together and make some good videos greetings I also live in Mesa Az 👍🏼✌🏼✌🏼🎣🎣 Only my content is in Spanish, I hope there are no problems, greetings

[@flipflopfishingAZ]

@@ivanfishingandmore Hola, Amigo! Welcome to the channel and thank you!

[@LindaAnderson-g2z]

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