Seth Feider New Lake Bass Fishing Smackdown 🥊

Seth Feider takes us through his process of breaking down a new lake to find and catch bass using side imaging and waypoints to map out productive spots. He then showcases the power of a crankbait for locating bass, followed by a finesse bottom presentation to catch several additional fish. Feider takes a seemingly complex or challenging fishing situation and turns it into a simple step-by-step process that leads to success, and the beauty is that we can all do the same.
FISH FINDERS and BOAT EQUIPMENT
• FISH FINDERS - Humminbird HELIX 12 MEGA SI+ G4N: wired2.fish/HELIX12-MEGA-SI-G4N
• 360 SONAR - Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging: wired2.fish/HumminbirdMEGA360
• TROLLING MOTOR - Minn Kota Ultrex Trolling Motor: wired2.fish/MinnKotaUltrex
• SHALLOW WATER ANCHORS - Minn Kota Raptors, 8': wired2.fish/MinnKotaRaptorTW
• MOTOR - Mercury Pro XS 250hp: wired2.fish/MercuryProXS
• BOAT - Ballistic Boats 204: wired2.fish/BallisticBoats204
FEATURED TACKLE
CRANKING SETUP
• CRANKBAIT - Rapala DT 8 crankbait: wired2.fish/3HakQXP
• ROD - Daiwa Tatula Series Casting Rods, 7'0" / Medium / Regular: wired2.fish/3A4r7md
• REEL - Daiwa Tatula Elite Casting Reel, Left / 6.3:1: wired2.fish/3u0azIo
• LINE - Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 12-pound: wired2.fish/3jT4WGh
FINESSE SETUP
• TOKYO RIG - VMC Tokyo Rig Finesse Neko, size 1: wired2.fish/3ylMsGu
• WEIGHT - VMC Tungsten Worm Weight, 3/16 oz / Black: wired2.fish/3ODR9kk
• PLASTIC - Z-Man Big TRD, PB&J / 4": wired2.fish/3QOiYIA
• REEL - Daiwa Exist 2022 Spinning Reel, size 3000: wired2.fish/3nk2udO
• ROD - Daiwa Tatula Elite Series Spinning Rods, Seth Feider Hair Jig/Neko, 7'6": wired2.fish/3Nl2DZ2
• LINE (braided mainline): Sufix 131 Braided Line, 10-pound, Low Vis Green: wired2.fish/3QUUQnR
• LINE (leader) - Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 8-pound: wired2.fish/3jT4WGh
1. Scan with side imaging. Side imaging sonar is essential for mapping out a mapped or unmapped lake. Even if there are detailed contours (there weren't on this lake), side imaging adds vital context by showing what's on the bottom (e.g., rock, wood, weeds) and bottom composition characteristics (hard, soft, and transitions). Bass don't eat contour lines but do eat crawfish, and crawfish live in rocks. Feider scans and finds an offshore rock pile loaded with boulders, and we're off to the races.
2. Drop waypoints on key edges. Again, contours don't show you edges, but side imaging does. Feider advises adding waypoints on the edges of the structure you wish to fish -- this action is equivalent to drawing a contour line around the structure's perimeter. In this case, Feider chooses to drop these waypoints on the crown of the rock pile (highest point) and at the ends to have a casting target when he gets on the bow.
3. Stay off the spot. Waypoint sharing between console and bow electronics has been around for a while yet remains (and always will) an essential capability for putting your reconnaissance efforts to work on the bow where it counts. References your waypoints on the bow and keep your boat off of where you expect the fish to be. For Feider, this means positioning his boat off the edge of the rock, out in the basin mud, then making a long cast up onto the structure. Treat fishing like deer hunting. They're often boat shy, so stack the odds in your favor by staying off them. Feider takes it a step further by using 360 Imaging to see his waypoints on top of a detailed structure readout -- this is the ultimate way to see a terrain map.
4. Use a moving bait first. So you found a good-looking spot, but bass usually position on a sweet spot on a good spot! While many lures work, Feider loves a crankbait to work quickly across the bottom at specific depth ranges. Stop your boat, make repeated casts to where you hooked your first fish, and expand your search by fanning your casts out, all without moving your boat. Spot-Lock makes this process easy.
5. Change to a Finesse bait. A reaction bait like a crankbait is an excellent tool for triggering the most aggressive bass, but there are usually several more that aren't willing to chase or are "tuned-up" from the crankbait. Go finesse. Feider chooses a bottom finesse presentation, opting for a super durable Z-Man ElaZtech stickbait rigged on a VMC Tokyo Rig Finesse Neko. He casts the bait back to the same spots the crankbait produced and catches several more, including his biggest of the day. He explains the benefits of the Tokyo Rig setup over a drop shot while still retaining drop shot-like benefits.
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[@jonnybegood830]

These guys are awesome! A few years ago my friend and I were fishing in Grand Rapids MN and these guys pulled up in their boat and just gave us a bunch of free tackle. I've got some of their stickers on my tackle box right now. keep up the great videos!

[@Wired2Fish]

Very cool! What boat were they in? -- we're trying to recall which one(s) of us connected with you. Hope your summer is going well. Good fishing dudes 👍!

[@jonnybegood830]

I'm not sure. It was like back in 2018 or 19. I now it had lots of lights on it but that probably doesn't help.

[@jonnybegood830]

I think he was with his wife

[@rlperrin3876]

I love the way you explain everything you do, thank you for keeping it simple but exact.

[@ro-cl2do]

Thanks Seth, great video as usual.

[@Wired2Fish]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@Macdaddy8124U]

Awesome work, love this video.

[@Wired2Fish]

Thank you very much!

[@jaron_G.]

Great video!👌🏻🎥🔥 keep at it!!💪

[@clintwilliams3096]

Man, he makes it look easy…like no big deal. It’s no wonder, he’s always a constant Bassmaster AOY contender every year. Awesome video W2f! 👍

[@Wired2Fish]

No doubt. Complex stuff made into obvious and commonsense. That's the mark of a professional!

[@reelmidwestfishing8310]

That other boater kept getting closer and closer 🤣

[@Wired2Fish]

Wanted Seth's autograph and also the school of bass he was working.

[@theregoesone3225]

This is a master class. Some people have no idea. This is a master showing his efficiency with all his tools. People making disparaging comments about how "easy" electronics make it are kind of haters in my opinion.

[@TheFishinAddict]

Is that a sticker of Rip from Yellowstone on the windshield? Lol

[@brianburrows2943]

Same thing I was thinking. haha

[@Wired2Fish]

Yes, yes it is. He's Seth's hero.

[@muskybites505]

Great underwater on that big trd, looks great on that rig, noted

[@Wired2Fish]

Thanks Musky Bites, yeah, the UWs definitely convey what that unique TRD and Tokyo Rig setup are doing.

[@Sharpeoutdoors]

electronics like that I wouldn’t even know how to use..... Damn that’s a sweet set up though.

[@jjfig86]

Guy in the back straight up hole buzzed!

[@jvjarum9355]

Can’t help but notice the temperature on his humminbird unit showing up in “t” for his temperature measurement. I’m having the same issue on mine, does anyone know how to fix that?

[@badmofo350]

I got my hands on one of them Daiwa Monocoque spinning reels. they're insanely good

[@Wired2Fish]

Yes, super cool technology. Daiwa is always pushing the limits of product innovation.

[@LipRippinJunkie]

The goatttt 🤙🔥

[@Wired2Fish]

He ain't to bad, and a darn nice guy to boot.

[@LipRippinJunkie]

@@Wired2Fish lol

[@golfguy8403]

Great video. Any tips for us northern fishermen who have deep lakes that don’t have any hard bottom (all sand or muck)?

[@Mr.Higgs.]

That's just about all my lakes I fish around northern indiana. Find the spots of the less dense grass to stay clean but punching deep or shallow grass has been the most successful for me.

[@Wired2Fish]

This was shot in the northern most state

[@Wired2Fish]

(Lower 48)

[@golfguy8403]

@@Wired2Fish So… MN?

[@319Bassin]

Yeah that’s where Seth is from.

[@richardsousa2625]

So in the summer in mid day hard bottom or shallow cover like docks or something pads? Right?

[@Wired2Fish]

It just depends on the lakes. Some have hard bottom areas like in this video that holds fish, and sometimes the hard spots don't. It doesn't take long to test these spots with a crankbait. You'll usually get one to fire if there's an active school on a hard spot. Shallow cover is always a must-try, but you typically don't do the kind of damage Seth did in short order when he landed on this offshore school.

[@snaykes]

Seth is a gangster!

[@kongmengyang2056]

That guy following you tho. Lol

[@darrellgrant7615]

Probably laying his own way points lol.

[@Wired2Fish]

We couldn't shake him. Was glued to Seth like white on rice.

[@kongmengyang2056]

@@Wired2Fish "white on rice" lol that got me. It's funnier cos I'm asain. Haha

[@DRfishing18]

Wired2Fish should do a video on safety and how to fish a river for those new to fishing rivers.

[@vuexiong6087]

I just realized you hold your spinning rod differently.

[@pabl6489]

Another good, useful video ... maybe clean those sonar screen before filming them

[@Wired2Fish]

Noted

[@vuexiong6087]

That's a Football!

[@devinebeast720]

Crazy how we rely on this technology these days just to fish. I understand the competition. But I see how competition can ruin the sport. What if when hunting you can see every deer 300 meters behind any tree? There’d be no more to hunt after too long. Yes catching a bass don’t necessarily kill it , but ruins the sport for others in my opinion. How much further will the technology progress in the next 10 years ? Livescope + just came out so with that being said , are we just enjoying fishing like we used to or are we just focusing on catching and “ getting the big bag or first place” ?

[@joeys7519]

I would compare fishing technology to being still a handicap compared to a hunter fishing with their eyes

[@Wired2Fish]

Sure, but what kind of hunting. Trail cameras have taken over the woods -- that's a pretty insane time pattern analysis. Technology has penetrated every outdoor industry. It's up to us as individuals how we want to participate.

[@rileymcgill9893]

Had the technology to do what he did here 20+ years ago. Go to people who rely on it like Ben Milliken. This is nothing. Seth is still spot fishing here and took hours to scout. I agree technology is going a little far but this is the wrong guy to target that towards. Seth is one of the guys that would still be an elite if you took this stuff away.

[@joeys7519]

What's up with that guy pulling up on your spot

[@Wired2Fish]

A real hyena, guess he couldn't help himself 🤷‍♂️

[@russkydeutsch]

"Humminbird paid me to make this video. Buy their stuff."

[@A1K3NFISHING]

They didnt pay seth to make this video. Seth is working with wired2fish. Which wired2fish does videos on garmin and lowrance also. So you are a clown.

[@gabrielmcdaniel990]

Anyone else notice how expensive his spinning reel is? 😳

[@corysturgis6660]

He don't buy them. They give it to him.

[@Shiloh3498]

I thought you were not a straight shank guy… 🤔