Speed Cranking And Spooning For Winter Bass! ( Exploring A New Lake )

[@Grant_Reynolds]

I'm so glad you guys live where you can fish all winter and keep me hyped up for spring. I stare at the frozen river across the street every day. It's torture. 😂

[@midwestfischerman]

Agreed!!! 💯%

[@tacticalbassin]

Hang in there Grant! We'll keep the fire lit for you, it'll be over before you know it!

[@Grant_Reynolds]

@tacticalbassin I know you will. You guys always deliver the 🔥 🤙😎

[@thomasrobey9851]

Someone get grant into a support group…sounds like he’s gonna need it!

[@bobfishnut]

​@@thomasrobey9851I think I need it!

[@matthewrickard1596]

Caught 4-5 yesterday on a blade bait. 45 and light rain, man was it a good time!

[@joshuamorgan177]

Bro I think it's awesome how you recognize your dear lady on her fishing skills and how she in fact taught you a few things on spoon fishing. I would have thought for sure that you were the one that taught her

[@tacticalbassin]

She's an absolute hammer 👍

[@bobfishnut]

You should do a video on how to get your wife to like fishing. It could be helpful to some of us watching....Maybe the majority of us!🙂

[@TheCkirmss]

Watched this video on the way to the lake today , already had the duh spoon tied on , and I’m really close to where I think you were , needless to say my brother and I absolutely smoked em on the spoons today . 2-3lb spots all day . Thanks for the tips for the heavier setup. I used my 7 4 heavy with 20 lb line and absolutely cranked those spots and boat flipped all day. What a blast !! Not often you get to power fish for spotted bass. Thanks for the confidence TB FAM 🤘

[@SeanShanahan9]

Great fishing matt! Always stayed away from spoons, looked fun. Have to put more time in. Thank you.

[@tacticalbassin]

They work! Definitely give it a try.

[@nickcautrell2514]

On your lure retriever, my Dad had a good idea. I've got one similar to that but the rope is a struggle to keep from getting tangled up in the boat. He suggested buying some cheap 80 or 90 lb braid and putting it on one of our old retired spin cast reels. Don't need a rod with it just enough of a handle to hold on to. Pull the two out hook it on the line and drop it reel it back in.

[@tacticalbassin]

That will work really well. I've experimented with that, and I have a smaller device I use that way. I just use the giant rope so I don't lose the retriever as well (I've done it twice)

[@marcymobs]

Only here so I know what to get my man for Christmas.

[@bobfishnut]

Now that's a great woman who really loves her man and knows where to go to shop around well! Merry Christmas!🙂

[@rhodesianhunter9360]

Looks like a good day. Cabin fever has already set in for me, ohh well….time to restock and build some rods for next year. Fingers crossed on two and half more months.

[@tacticalbassin]

Hang in there!

[@RobertMiller-se9cm]

Great video today. Awesome content thanks for explaining everything way you did have a Merry Christmas.

[@tacticalbassin]

Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@garyplowman5838]

Nice fish catches Matt thanks bud for taking us along 👍🏻🎣

[@tacticalbassin]

Thanks Gary!

[@robertkuzak9311]

What an awesome day man. You crushed them. I really want to try one of those jigging spoons

[@tacticalbassin]

It's a lot of fun! You should definitely give it a try!

[@Cjdklh]

Do they work in lakes without shad? Main forage is bluegill, carp, trout and crawfish.

[@thomasrobey9851]

Over under on how long before Matt switches from flip flops to shoes….ill say at least Christmas! lol😂

[@tacticalbassin]

Ha! It's all weather driven. I've already worn shoes a little... but you better believe I'll still have flops on some of the days in January and February!

[@cartermcconnell9203]

Please come to wheeler lake and do a lake break down

[@JamesGipson427]

Power fish ftw

[@tacticalbassin]

🙌

[@williamoellerich783]

I'd love to see you guys do a video sometime on my home lake Clarks Hill it's a massive lake with blueback herring

[@tacticalbassin]

That's a great fishery! We'll do it at some point 👍

[@bobfishnut]

​@@tacticalbassinplease! I fished it last season in September and caught tons of spots on a Rapala! My first time in Georgia and it was a ton of fun!

[@SW_OhioFinesseBandit]

The only fishing I’m doing is on tackle warehouse buying up the stuff you make videos about. I’ve been building up my son’s tackle bag he’s all decked out now. He’s getting a megabass rod for Christmas.

[@timdarnell7819]

Hope you're sitting down, you're my father. I also expect this same gift lol

[@SW_OhioFinesseBandit]

@ as wilds as my teens and 20’s were it’s possible. Just last year I found out I have a now 19 year old daughter..

[@robertholt6606]

Hay matt it would be great and helpful if when you catch fish like the first couple on the crank you could let us know how deep you are fishing and the structure they came off of great video thanks!

[@JCope2008]

Someone told me a trick instead of the rope they put it on a retractable dog leash and it works pretty good

[@tacticalbassin]

That's a really good idea 🤔

[@richardkeller6940]

Do think those go very deep

[@JCope2008]

You can get them 50 no problem

[@JCope2008]

I live close to lake Cumberland and it’s deep but most of the time I never get over 20-30 feet deeps

[@richardbossman9875]

It would be really cool if you guys partnered with R2S again and designed like a shallower diving winter speed crank, kinda like you did with Hog Farmer and the three different A-rig sizes. I’ve tried speed cranking on my home water with the Tactical crank but it just dives too deep too quickly and I feel like I’m grinding the lip down unnecessarily. Just a thought.

[@marioortiz7264]

I agree I speed crank ponds in the winter time it’s so useful. Try using the evergreen piccolo I’ve had success speed cranking it in the ponds I fish. Great components but sometimes doesn’t run straight

[@richardkeller6940]

How the heck do you crank in ponds ? They are usually full of grass and moss? Thanks

[@300hiker]

I think they addressed that in a video about speed cranking. They recommended lures like rock crawlers for shallower water.

[@marioortiz7264]

@ i keep my rod tip high and use that crank becuz it doesn’t go rlly deep and stay around lay downs but yes there is still a lot of grass lol it sucks but it’s doable!

[@mikeday852]

thanks for the info.......you guys must have some tuff feet wearing those sandels all winter !!

[@BigAlFishingAddiction]

I so envy you here in Utah we are ice fishing already. Awesome video as always

[@tacticalbassin]

Hang in there! Open water will be back before you know it.

[@phatpakbaits]

It would be nice to have a reel cam video within the main video in the lower right corner would help us see the reel cadence behind the catch

[@brianlee9074]

Matt did a video in less than 20 minutes?? lol Great work dude. ✌

[@tacticalbassin]

😂 What can I say, half my audio was shot 😂

[@keenabee795]

Looks like hartwell

[@LinkIngram-r6u]

please come to Wheeler Lake Alabama and do a lake breakdown

[@tacticalbassin]

We might just do that.

[@asher.murphree_35]

@@tacticalbassin That would be great! I have a tournament over there in February so any tips would be helpful

[@mikecamalier2653]

Marry Christmas &Happy new year. Bassmd

[@tacticalbassin]

Thank you Mike! Merry Christmas!

[@robertyamane9395]

What about the Luhr Jensen crippled herring 3/4oz? I use to use those in the salt out here on the west coast in SoCal when I lived down there I thought it would be a good spoon to use up here (of course I replaced the single siwash hook with a feathered treble). Thanks Robert. Oohh btw; I bought a toothy fish retriever a couple years ago and it has saved me soo much on just my cranks and swimbaits, it has paid for itself 2x over ! Great call on that for jigging spoons! I have mine tied to 50# Dacron Rock Cod line and an old saltwater reel.

[@tacticalbassin]

I haven't tried the crippled herring in freshwater. The only potential issue is that salmon spoons tend not to flutter much at all so if that's the case, it may not be your best choice. Just flip it in clear water and check the Fall.

[@LoggerT3368]

Do you ever find that you need a swivel on jigging spoons?

[@tacticalbassin]

100% yes, we won't throw them without.

[@blakebarrett8471]

such an awesome video! I can't wait to fish the spoon next time I hit the water. What size bkk ss hook do you recommend for the spoon as well as a rk crawler?

[@alexperzfishing]

Looks like Lanier?

[@asher.murphree_35]

Do you have any recommendations for more budget friendly speed cranking/deep cranking rods?

[@jeffbarrett4797]

Hey Matt, I wish when your on the lake and you pull up too a spot ,you would let us know why you stopped at that particular spot.Creek channel or drop off... I allways wonder why you are fishing where you are,,,Thanks Merry xmas

[@tacticalbassin]

I'll see if I can be clearer about that. Thanks for the feedback.

[@jorrdanlease3106]

Dear @tactical bassin what type of treble hooks do you use on that tactical dd crank matt?

[@tacticalbassin]

This hook... size 2: bit.ly/2g8uCMj

[@richardkeller6940]

Slugfest is best high ever and lasts too lol I wonder how many spoons you snagged?

[@tacticalbassin]

Would you believe I didn't lose a single spoon? It all depends on the bottom composition and these coves were mostly a mud bottom.

[@richardkeller6940]

Oh good!

[@chrisfoley3320]

When you are speed cranking,is your bait contacting with the bottom or coming thru open water.

[@tacticalbassin]

The simple answer is both. Sometimes it's hitting, but we're not afraid to crank completely open water either. The burn, burn, burn, pause retrieve creates its own reaction bites even when you're not deflecting off bottom.

[@scottturner3762]

What lake? Ever get to AR?

[@joeavelar2222]

Matt, How in the world do you stay warm wearing sandals dude ?

[@mikegooding1075]

How far would you cast out the spoons? I always kinda thought a spoon like that was only a versatile spoon.

[@tacticalbassin]

Most people fish them vertically but you can throw them a full cast length and they're just as effective.

[@marvinstubbs]

rope spool and size line come from

[@mikegoodman8136]

See they bitting Heartwell

[@CarmicaBrown]

Where can I get 1 of them retrievers from

[@loganshepherd]

Most of your regular fishing stores have them

[@tacticalbassin]

We have a direct link to it in the video description. You can also just click here: bit.ly/3A8370q

[@bobbyquinn180]

What’s the minimum depth you would try to fish the tactical dd?

[@tacticalbassin]

Minimum... maybe 7 or 8 feet. But ideally, 10-20 feet.

[@bobbyquinn180]

Would a 7’2 MH Fast Action Shimano Expride b with a shimano slx a 7.1 be okay for this technique?

[@asher.murphree_35]

@@bobbyquinn180I would recommend a little more parabolic action rod but it still should get the job done

[@docbrown9054]

Been trying to get into speed cranking... but there is so much drag on the system... Every cast pulls my kayak forward 30 feet...😂

[@tacticalbassin]

What bait are you cranking? The baits we're using have a lot less drag than what we would consider "warm water" cranks.

[@robertholt6606]

Oops didn't get far enough in the video sorry lol

[@tacticalbassin]

I'm glad you found your answers!

[@williamoellerich783]

What lake is this?

[@MichaelLee-j6v]

I can watch a fishing video on winter fishing where the guy fishing is wearing flip-flops. That's simply not winter fishing in my book.

[@tacticalbassin]

You assume that means it's warm and that Matt isn't just crazy 😂 I've seen him shore fish on a snow pack in flip flops. 🤷‍♂️

[@MichaelLee-j6v]

@@tacticalbassin If you can fish in flip flops. It's not winter to me. I live in the North and during winter where I live. You'd have frost bite and lose your feet.

[@St.Romain]

Guys the jigging spoon doesn’t work, please don’t try it and please stop talking about it

[@tacticalbassin]

😂 Not even a little bit.