Easy Tips To Catch Shallow Bass All Summer

[@MoarCoffeePlzzz]

You guys have a great cadence of back and forth. Just like in your video about the accident you transition so well and pick up where the other left off. You all are professionals in every sense of the word! Hands down my favorite fishing you tube channel!

[@shtty17]

I'm shallow all summer long being a bank guy. I'm catching smallmouth in less than a foot of water at times. They practically beach themselves pinning prey on shore. I'm always finessing but love to try and get topwater going, Matt's tip to walk a frog in open water has helped me catch a couple more fish. Actually A LOT of Tactical's tips have helped me catch fish in ways I hadn't before, I kinda got stuck ONLY finessing for a few years cuz it works so good haha

[@cathymazzittello1671]

Love you guys.. and your always spot on. My daughter and I fished in the horrible heat last friday and caught a ton of fish. Both really shallow and at 10 feet. Peeps thought we were nuts. Hahah. We caught a crazy amount of Bass

[@kriskremin2745]

You two are by far some of the best on youtube. I don't understand why you don't have as many subscribers as some of the yahoos, but I realise it's not about that as I "get to know you guys".I've come a long ways in bass fishing thanks this channel. Anywho...get better Matt and keep grinding, Tim!

[@setthehooktv6573]

hey Tim! what's up Matt? im a huge huge fan of the channel! you're the first channel i go to when I'm looking for tips, usually after a day of fishing and learn things and also question things when I'm out on the water. i apologize in advance for the long comment. i have a small electric bass boat.. and i do a ton of bank fishing when i only have a little bit of time to fish. i live right next to 2 pretty big lakes separated by a 2 lane st roughly 150 acres each. very clear, pretty shallow. deepest point is 15-20 ft. im a pretty good fisherman and understand pretty well how bass react. temperature. water temp. cloud cover, and im completely obsessed this year. bought the boat. switched to baitcasting, spent hundreds on lures and plastics.. follow all your tips.. yet i struggle mightily.. i catch fish... but one or two here and there.. but nothing over 2lbs.. getting frustrated.. i will not quit.. but i wanna have fun while fishing and produce.. ever experience this??? thanks guys!

[@ryanpellegrini1023]

Frogs are the best NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. You are so right about not giving up in the summer. As a bank fisherman/Kayak guy. Summer produces me the most bites and some of my biggest fish. I live in the North east so we have crazy weather changes though out the year, but the summer bite tends to be the most fun for me. For me here in the New England area. Weightless texas rigged stick bait (Im a yum dinger guy) , Hollow Frog, and Chatterbait/Spinner absolutely slay from spring to fall. Great vid guys.

[@jakeorr23]

I hope all is well with you and youre family's. I Matt Allen Tim little and both of their beautiful families are in my prayers every day when I wake up and every night at the foot of my bed before I go to sleep I want you to know how much you've taught me and I really appreciate you bringing your family out into the videos, I don't get on KZbin very much just Monday Wednesday and Friday at 4:30 in the morning because I know I'll be able to learn something from my buddies at tactical Bassin I hope to one day come fish with you I don't care how much it costs I just need to show my appreciation for all that you've done for me even without you knowing it most likely.

[@Drpopcandy3932]

Hey guys at TB so I just got into fishing hard early this year I started my year with your jerk bait vids and not been watching every one you guys do and I’ve thus far landed over 100+ bass ..thanks guys

[@kevingrace5295]

Everything you said in this video is so true you guys are on point all the time. It's been super hot down here in South Florida with a major algae bloom going on Okeechobee fishing it's been really tough and it's been really hot. My partner and I stayed off the main Lake areas and started focusing on real shallow cover and we've gotten on some really good fish the last two weekends in a foot to a foot and a half of water up in the root balls, branches and heavy cover. I wacked them flipping while my partner was throwing a buzzbait and weightless senkos weedless. Thanks for the vids guys.

[@zackkissel6160]

Thank you for the great informative videos guys! I gotta say every time I search on KZbin to discover and learn a new technique your videos are always the first ones getting clicked. Keep up the good work!

[@spinkard7777]

We’ve been struggling to find fish out deep on some of my local lakes, but thanks to y’all I know I can go catch some fish up shallow! Great vid!

[@PaulBegnocheJr]

Thank you guys for all the great info. I tune in watch and rewatch all the vids. Love them and love the way y’all break it down. I’m a northeast fisherman and I still use these tactics and crush bass. Thanks again for the awesome channel and sharing the knowledge.

[@Danielsun514]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who has a hard time putting down the little Allen!

[@ufcguruofficial714]

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[@drewfarmer4088]

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[@TheOutdoorDude]

Ufcguru Official You hit the nail on the head man! Everyone should watch the entire ad of every KZbinr they like to watch. If you can't send them stuff in their PO box... Or you can't hit that sponsor button and put any money towards it ... the least we can do is watch their full ad.

[@shtty17]

Yes! Support any way we can. Does skipping an ad make it not count or something?

[@ufcguruofficial714]

shtty17 yup

[@AG.Floats]

And make sure to hit that like button

[@Rickholmesjrmusic]

every morning its like watching star wars for the first time when i wake up and get to watch a tactical bassin video makes my work day go by faster cuz i think about fishing all day!!!! 👍👍👍

[@gsloat2424]

i love this video this is very very helpful for bank fisherman that don't have a boat! This is awesome guys! Light bulbs just blew up!

[@danhixon7806]

Thank you guys for all your awesome info and advice. This is my first year targeting bass and the tactics ive gained from you guys have worked fantastic for me. Been putting since nice fish into the yak every time i get on the water. Thanks so much for sharing your hard work

[@jerrycleary3206]

I would love to see an updated summer Bank fishing video from you guys. I know Matt is banged up right now and I know Tim loves to get out and beat the banks.

[@paulc7737]

Just got back in town. Just watch crash video and this one. Glad to see you Matt safe and sound.

[@tuckerc5465]

paul coiner this is very likely prerecorded video

[@bassnazi4713]

Chicken Wing yeah, he was probably just meaning about the crash video since he just now watched it. He will be sore for awhile from that kind of impact. Can always take a folding chair, some minnows, and a float and try for some crappie or something though, would be easier than making hundreds of casts I'm sure.

[@rrrr635]

I love shallows! I still start in back of coves looking for shade and boat docks!

[@TheOutdoorDude]

Great video as always! Summer shallow fishing in the shadows is my favorite way to fish... I'm glad you talked about this because I have a friend that only fishes for certain species when the bite is really on. As soon as it gets harder to fish for them he gives up and moves on. always drove me nuts!

[@Servprolafayettein]

Great video guys. I love fishing buzzbaits. Have you ever heard of tuning a buzzbait? I read an article 25 years ago in BASS magazine that has improved my buzzbait game tremendously.

[@victorxavier9977]

Thx Matt and Tim your guys are awesome! Since we're talking summer how about fishing after the sun goes down and it's dark out, lots of big bites at that time of the day!

[@ScooterBlia2]

Had my first tough summer day of fishing yesterday. Fish seemed active on the graph with tons of bait balls everywhere but I just couldn't land much. Shallow wasn't working, deep bottom was working and top water. Had to adjust a bit and caught a few on Keitechs swimming through the water column at about 10ft in 30ft of water. They were definitely active, just hard to catch. The night bite was decent though in shallow waters dragging jigs. Hopefully it's not a repeat for the rest of summer. Keep up the great tips!

[@cameronphipps6919]

Buzz baits the bomb in the summer

[@pagansteve793]

great video a awesome suggestion is to see you guys in the water catching those big ones good luck guys

[@Bigdawg9989]

I love Matt's diabolical laugh when they are talking about frogs😂😂

[@jimmckenzie5453]

Very interesting. Never considered using wacky rigs in summer. Makes sense. Thanks for another great tip!

[@midwestoutcastfishing7753]

I 1st watched your video on monday went out on tuesday and hooked onto my 3 personal best ....they jumped out the water and spit my hook right beside the boat but if I hadnt watched your video I would have never had that experience in August. thanks for the videos.

[@sabeda1647]

My favorite thing to use for shallow water is a weightless 4-inch curly tail worm on a 2/0 or 3/0 hook. you catch a lot of little guys, but it's great fun.

[@DrewPWeiner21]

Heck of a video! I love my summer time fishing.

[@hscott51]

I would love to see you guys do a video on strip pit fishing here in Illinois. Very few of these lake have shelves or humps for structure, only grass and very little shallow water.

[@richardkeller6940]

I love to fish for bass at night on Lake Wylie here where I live. Not as hot and less traffic. Would love to see some more videos of you guys fishing at night if possible. After healing of course ! Thanks a lot !

[@AmeriFanPicker]

Fat impact keitech is my favorite topwater bait. Try it. Use a keel weighted swimbait hook, maybe a 1/8 oz. I like the slender vmc (seems like all I see now are the ones with the bulky triangular weight. Not sure they stilll make the slender ones). Hold your rod tip very high and troll it across the top. Sometimes just barely breaking the water. Beautiful subtle plopping sound and movement that is very natural. You can also drop it down deeper, drag across mats. It's great!

[@terrymase6012]

Shallow fishing. Wow, I had an excellent day yesterday out in the Holey Lands here in South Florida fishing shallow. The canal system has lily pads between 6 to 12 feet from the shore and the bass (small and large) hidie under the lily pads waiting to ambush prey. I threw a purple\black jig (3/8 oz) with a craw color trailer and I was killing them. Total of 10 Bass in 3 hours. Ranging from 3 pounds down to .5. Fun day!!!

[@craigconn6878]

I agree. Once the frog and the topwater bite starts...fish numbers drop for exactly that reason. Hooked on blowups!

[@manifestgtr]

You guys aren’t kidding about frogs. Something about a frog explosion...especially those crazy, out of nowhere hits that make you jump...there’s nothing else like it in fishing This year, my best shallow water baits have been frogs, toads, flukes and swimjigs. They’ve just been murdering those baits around me this year. Flukes are a similarly exciting bite. That boil in the water followed by a green flash.

[@scottbunning6737]

Dude so Lucky I feel like they keep uploading videos of the exact type of question I have I’ve been dealing with these shallow fish for a few weeks now unfortunately I’m on the bank but I’ve had the fish hit the frog more than anything else besides the craw

[@offthehookbassfishing9608]

Thanx for all the hard work guys I for one appreciate it and I'm glad ur doing good Matt troubled times make for a stronger character

[@kushcrumbleshatter]

I love the d&m slow roller, and the buzzsaw, and the double hammer, shit D&M makes great baits.

[@rschreck876]

That fish at 1:45 was a tank!

[@elstoned1]

this is seriously the only way i can catch them, after the sun has been up for an hour. i can only bank fish, and all i do is drop my jig, creature bait or worm in to small 6 in-1 foot pockets. and i always get a bite. i dangle it over the branches and let it stir up some water. i usually get a bite and make another pitch after the bite, and they slam it. you guys got the sauce as always and for once i actually do the same thing as you guys and it makes me see that im learning. and know matter what you know about the water, you'll end the day by learning something new.

[@jaydizfishing6024]

Love shallow summer fishing. Zoom Frog with 4/0 Trokar EWG in 1.5' of water covered in Duck Weed at high-noon 90+ degrees.

[@fishingconvelazquez]

Can you make a video about when to position the boat parallel and when to position perpendicular to the bank?

[@andrewfields7158]

Fantastic video! How about a video in catching and finding deep summer bass!

[@onfootbassin]

Fishing shallow water reminds me of something: while I am pretty decent at fishing tidal systems, I would love to here both of your opinions. So could both of you guys make a video on fishing tidal bodies of water? Thanks so much and I love your videos.

[@zachbartlett2829]

"On Foot" Bassin' yep, I don’t know about you, but I have almost never found fish deep on the river I fish.

[@onfootbassin]

Zach Bartlett NOPE! Deepest I've ever caught a bass in a river was like 9 feet and it was a smallie.

[@DrummerDaveCSRA]

Thanks for sharing this. God is great! Been a fan for a while; get back to 100% and get after it!

[@whiskeybassin826]

Would love to see some videos dedicated to smallies

[@ybnrml1955]

Great vid again! I have another video idea, how about one dedicated to punching. I’ve never tried it myself bc I just don’t know enough about it but would love to learn more. Keep up the great work guys, it’s paid off in my boat for sure. Still praying for you Matt.

[@ybnrml1955]

Never mind I found a couple of vids on flipping and punching from y’all 😉

[@pullingmaster56]

Awesome video guys!

[@adamd.1892]

Would love to see some new night fishing videos! I work 7 days a week and I can only get out fishing at night.... I've seen a lot of the old videos that Matt has done, but nothing in a long time.

[@TheEnduranceaddict]

Yes

[@BreauxMyGod]

Really wanting to start swimbaiting more. Love the videos about glide baits.. can you do something about line through baits?

[@jeremygriesemer8202]

I wish u guys could Explain some of the different hook sets on these different things But I do love the channel

[@kylewoicicki]

love the video how about tips on the opposite summer deep fish

[@justkeepcasting]

Shallow summer bite is phenomenal up here in Wisconsin. Got an 8 lber and several 7's. Hit me up if u ever swing this far north 👊 keep up the great work.

[@MrStoneflash]

great tips guys! thank you. from the midwest in Missouri. Been getting hit often lately from the banks, in the heat with jigs and craw trailers. Anyway, would love to maybe one day wet a line with you characters. It would be mucho fun!

[@Ozzypup1]

Great tips guys. I just wish I had more luck with the frog. I throw it sometimes but Ive never caught one on it.

[@bronzebackwrangler]

You guys need to try the cl8 mighty mouse its awesome

[@Altered76]

Surprised you didn't have heavy cover jigs on the list. Also I noticed the square bill mentioned but the Mann's 1 minus and the 6th Sense MVMT80X are killer shallow baits for cranking as well.

[@basschaser9356]

What about a jig? Swimjig? I found those baits works just as well during the right conditions. Can you guys put a few videos together on what setup we should throw on different baits? Appreciate the quality videos so keep em coming!! Tight lines

[@PEVPOV]

Thanks for rebounding guys! stay motivated

[@FishingWithFred]

Thank God you and your pops are ok Matt. We need you tactical bassin

[@KJCFishing]

do a minnesota bass fishing video and show some of the baits you used

[@Twangtown7]

Love you guys. Next time you come to WI let me know. I'd love to fish with ya.

[@azurf843]

One thing I have an issue with in the summer is finding fish in large expanses of topped out weeds. Hard to get a moving bait through and flipping is very hit or miss. I normally scrap the weed pattern and fish rock because it is less of a headache but I am sure there are some giants in there.

[@seanallino4357]

Would never guess this was a previous recording hope your arms going better Matt!

[@AntonioMFerreira]

Great tips guys, you rock!!! And the deep stuff? Here is not usual to have vegetation, so I belive the bass go deep...

[@jimmieglass1242]

love your videos

[@keenanmoore264]

I have the frog curse beyond repair. To the point were I'd rather got a day with 4 bites on a frog then 40 bites on finesse. It's just TOO MUCH fun. Hopefully to change that this summer though. I'd like to become a more well rounded angler.

[@lIquIdrIgIdIty]

Hey from Phoenix, AZ where I'm not being that guy, it's hard sometimes when it's 114 outside.

[@jdogg661420]

i went out this weekend super early. and ya the fish are running the shallows early am and running them fast... well that day was no wind somehow and cloudy so i could see down in the water better then most days. and i would see schools of 1 lbers along with a few nice ones with them just cruising shorelines super fast targeting their food like 10 yards away the bad thing they ignored all my baits i got a couple small ones but ya they come and go through so fast some is timing for sure. each time i caught a small one though they fought hard as heck for their size and big ones were trailing them up to me.. im on banks. castaic. most the cover here is underwater. its funny we do have some reeds like your vid but its past the no trespassing sign on the lower lagoon. iver never got a top water bite.. the funny thing is i used to toss them here and there. and sadly even if i did have a fish come up it would come up and splash near the bait or miss it because i yanked it as it was coming up and i didnt know it was about to get hit.. so ya i gave up on that. i did see a school of nice ones like 6 all around 3-4 lbs but they came and went so fast... idk castaic is diff from every lake.. the fish here move a lot.. i dont think ive ever caught the same fish around the same spot ever..

[@michaeldelcambre349]

Thanks guys

[@sloany83]

Nice vid as always. Glad your ok matt, you too tim.

[@Interp66]

Great information thanks for sharing my friends! Hope you feel better!

[@weouchhere9338]

Always fun to fish shallow water with a top water

[@williamjohnson712]

Hey Tim, would love to see an in depth ledge fishing video. Been working at it on a highland reservoir (Smith Mountain Lake) for a long time and just can’t seem to get near the production you see on places like Kentucky Lake. I end up catching more stripers than bass. Please help!

[@treabhar_yt1059]

Awesome video! Great content 👍🏻

[@erniesanders3724]

Heal quickly Matt. God Speed.

[@toddmiller3640]

I know you guys have some vendetta against Rapala and classic lures in general but how in the world was the original floating Rapala not mentioned in this. In clear shaoolw water when the bass spook easy nothing beats that balsa wood reaction approach!

[@frizzlefry3727]

any chance you could do a video on soft plastic frogs?

[@federicoa.1884]

Hi, your videos are great! Can you make a video on big shaky head with big trailer in particular with Big Lizards for Big Summer Bass? Thanks

[@benjaminluebberst168]

Welcome back to TAHHTITKAL Bassin

[@countryfriedfishing]

Keep up the good work guys and hope your doing better Matt.

[@willmartin4477]

Just priceless. Thank you for sharing.

[@richshackelford5793]

Great tips guys

[@hunternaas58]

Would you not also use a jig in those flipping situations?

[@nick0148]

Amazing video 👍

[@JT-dn4bi]

hey can you try to talk about the chatter bait with a under spin and the buzz bait with a under spin I got 1 of each but is there a different way to fish them than the normal ones.

[@Dss-bm3rz]

Do a video on how to work a bank quickly yet effectively...

[@tommymckiddy7872]

What do you guys do when you run across a lake that doesn't have vegetation? The only vegetation we have in our lakes is in shallow oxbows in the river sections.

[@randynunez2569]

Reading electronics vids. Thanks again.

[@oropezajoey]

Do you think you can do a vid on what Big swimbaits are best for summer time 👊🏽

[@snookin5617]

gambler ugly otter punching is one of my favorites

[@josephacker5716]

How should i approach summer ponds and lakes with heavy vegetation and slimy algea on the bottom? I love the summer frog bite but other than right at sunrise or right at sun set, I have had very minimal success during the hot summer days. FYI I'm bank fishing 90% of the time

[@MySpinner]

The thing is what depth is consider cooler water on a hot day in the afternoon

[@silasharris6755]

Idk why but growing up I lived in Georgia and I fished a LOT of either small clear ponds or very big black water (5+ acre) ponds and a black water river I seemed and still do have better luck in clear water I would love to see a tip video on black water

[@davidwagner8077]

Q: DO both of you fish different styles, different gear, baits if you both are fishing together of individually?

[@lofton2030]

When finding summer bass shallow with little grass on your lake, is going to the backs of creeks or into the river the best option?

[@johnathonrussell7679]

What about were to find the deep fish in the summer? How deep and what to us to get them in the boat???