I know your gonna hit 100K subs real soon! And you can say you done it without any stupid challenges or jumping fences fishing retention ponds! Bogg probably got most the subs though 😂
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
The dog is what's going to get me there no doubt about it
@shyank_life87442 жыл бұрын
Love how u respect your dog brother! "Excuse me Bog" Definitely man's best friend to sit on the boat, chill, not complain, and always right there, just as excited, everytime u pull one out the water! Such a SIK dog and awesome dude! Great to see people treating their dog friends with respect. Nice Job Balzz! Learning alot from your vids homie. KEEP KILLIN IT BROTHER!🤘🏻
@jamesmilloy24112 жыл бұрын
Real knowledge for fisherman. No click bait BS! Bogg is dope pitbull too!
@TheClutt2 жыл бұрын
“What up my homies!?” I love it! You are my homie!!!
@richardbaron39212 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the grass roots are still in affect!!!!
@bayouburner2812 жыл бұрын
A small 3”-4” swimbait is my confidence bait at times- I believe it’ll catch anything(species) you’re targeting. It’s my backup bait when cranking rip-rap also. I’ve caught some nice sized Bass going back over water that I’ve cranked through. Bogicorn is awesome 😎
@jakebeckman7692 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate what your doing here! Solid videos brah! We gotta keep the next generation of anglers active and properly educated so the sport continues to grow! 🤙🏼
@jeffc26302 жыл бұрын
Bog gets the trifecta licks, Love it boys, that was so freaking fun to watch!
@blakewilkerson9695 Жыл бұрын
Most underrated KZbin fisher ever …. Literally one of the founders of KZbin fishers
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
thanks dude! yeah we been playing the game for minute, thanks for sticking with me.
@tegteg7982 жыл бұрын
That spot looks very familiar haha great job! Gotta go try that on woods!!!
@astrophysicistguy2 жыл бұрын
Dude, it looks really cold there ... lol😎. It was 81 deg when I hit Headwaters this afternoon ... a swimbait w/underpin it always the first bait I throw. Your technique works great for coming over the top of submerged hydrilla and then killing it just as it clears an edge and drops into deeper water
@chucklathan2 жыл бұрын
Love you content mikeyballz keep up the great work. I love swim bait fishing and you just showed me another way to retrieve it. Thanks!!!!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
👊
@basssindylan2 жыл бұрын
got evrything to do this got to buckle and just work on good motivator man thanks
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
good luck man!
@andrewjimenez6602 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch one of your videos. I spend money. Then I go catch fish! Thank you!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
that's pretty cool, i try not to beat around the bush ahhahaha
@northernbassalliance14422 жыл бұрын
Great technique man! We do this up north early spring and fall to ice up. Works really well for big northern smallmouth. Toss out let it fall to bottom and creeeeep it along. Pop it every once in awhile. Just took a trip to mille lacs and crushed em like this for a week. Then my home state of Mi we do the same thing in all the northern mi lakes.
@TheJTTaylor0002 жыл бұрын
Hey Bog!! Dang dude!!! You make it look so freaking easy. Unicorn dog gets to do many bass kisses when he goes fishing with you.
@mizzle17882 жыл бұрын
That spot looks juicy!
@Lsmoe2 жыл бұрын
Dude !! I knew it !! Pit Bulls do like Unicorns !! Love it !!
@envylures57702 жыл бұрын
Again best channel on KZbin !! 👊😎👍
@TheJTTaylor0002 жыл бұрын
Browns are smashing the A-Rig and Kitech up here right now. I’m spending 2 days on the lake this weekend try to get in on some of it.
@42588panda2 жыл бұрын
You are an amazing teacher homie
@mawbass22722 жыл бұрын
Great tip. Maw bass.
@mikeholden6811 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mikey, new subscriber here .Love fishin' the swimbait ! keep 'um comming.
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
that's awesome thanks for hitting the button bro!
@davidhanna65642 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips it’s different from the way I normally fished swim baits and I like your way better maybe I will do better now
@scottbostic62472 жыл бұрын
Yeah man!!!! Just subscribed for two reasons. I totally agree with you on the swim baits and we have identical pits. My best friend and coolest dog in the world.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
that's awesome man! best dogs in the world!!!
@timg1852 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I don’t fish swimbaits a lot. I haven’t had much success. But I’m looking forward to giving these tips a try!!!
@terryreed79962 жыл бұрын
Great video sir as usual constantly learning.
@cougarrain2 жыл бұрын
Hey there I'm new the game. Thank for the cold water bass fishing advice. - South,Texas
@myriammorrison98402 жыл бұрын
Great video, lot of info with a bit of fun! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 😎
@mattthomen16082 жыл бұрын
Love that setup w the ball head. I didn't have those screwlock heads. But now I see what weight to use for deep shallow and between! Nice catching dudes!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
It’s a fun way to catch them and especially during the colder months it’s a killer technique
@mattthomen16082 жыл бұрын
@@mikeybalzz thx for being a good dude Mikey balzz! 👍 love watching u ,JTK, Tyler woolcott, and Roland Martin,Randy Blauket. I used your lipless technique from a shore dock and cracked a bass in winter! Slammed the back of the handle,let it settle reel down and lifted solid! Hook up! Love that popping up outta the grass and cover!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
@@mattthomen1608 man i love that bite! can't wait for it to kick in this year!
@jacobwallfishing2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Mikey! We need to get back out soon!
@madison.outdoors2 жыл бұрын
Showed up for the fishing....subbed for the pittie lol. Definitely useful info I'll put to work with our new to us skeeter bass boat.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
👊
@jasonbarinsky67302 жыл бұрын
Yo Mikey. Been watching your stuff for a year. Takes me awhile to subscribe. Your vids are the real deal and honest. Appreciate that, so I'm now subscribed. Got a question if you have time to reply. Live in Idaho. The nature of my work gets me some winter time off. Wanted your opinion on a good winter lake in TX or CA. My trip would be in December. Thanks. Keep it up!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that man I like the opportunity to earn it and really dig you supporting the channel personally one of my bucket list trips is Texas I don’t know a lot about it but I know there’s a big is out there and a lot of different ways to catch them so that would be my choice
@alanstansbery2 жыл бұрын
Hey man, I know this is off subject but I figured that if you just posted this you would be able to tell me about the difference of Navionics vs CMap and why do you choose which version?
@jakestevens85522 жыл бұрын
I like to hear that
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
I actually have both I have navionics platinum and then I have a C Map card for Alabama and Tennessee. I like the shading and the contours on the c. map however Navionics tends to show Road beds and other man-made structure is a lot better
@alanstansbery2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeybalzz Thanks for the info, I will check those out, but I will have to get the C Map card for Texas since east Texas is mainly where I fish
@coreychurchill88892 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips with that. New subscriber but enjoying this channel
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub and the support! Glad to have you on board!
@fisherofmen98972 жыл бұрын
Another epic video!!!
@spencercochran39082 жыл бұрын
Ready for them FL vids
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
They are coming should be back down there in a few weeks
@chrisclark13262 жыл бұрын
Love your vids my man !
@cpk2GIRL2 жыл бұрын
Such a great channel! More on bank fishing available?
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the nice words man! don't got a bunch on bank fishing but alot of the technique stuff i share you can definitely take to the bank. used to do it a ton down in FL before gopros came out
@scottbostic62472 жыл бұрын
Your info and the way you work with your info is excellent. Keep it up man and thank you.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
👊
@buzzworth23962 жыл бұрын
Keitech is my first choice!!!! Rage swimmers are my second. Keitech is top of their game!!! Their micro jigs are my juice when late summer kicks in. Love what they make!!!
@greenpighunter69302 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@joeb75082 жыл бұрын
Bog is gonna lick the scales right off those bass! 😂😂
@mikekeen20152 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man! 👏
@stevenbrown75602 жыл бұрын
Been using a medium light 7'4" Phenix M1 baitcasting setup for the small Kietechs. 10lb flouro and 3/16 to 5/16 heads. I have a lot more control on the casting setup than with spinning and good feel. 3/8 works fine as well but I usually go up a MH M1.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
I bet you get insane casting distance with that rod too
@stevenbrown75602 жыл бұрын
The 5/16 with a 3.3 keitech will cast a mile. Keitech's are a staple I upper East TN and I struggled using a spinning rod for the small ones. This set up has got me back in the game for small swimbaits
@danyzaguirre10589 ай бұрын
I love my Phoenix Spinning gear.
@jimwarden96172 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Fun vid.
@richardkeller69402 жыл бұрын
I have two of those Caius baitcasters and like them a lot. For the price I think they are worth it.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Hellionmasks2 жыл бұрын
Dude i love your excitement and energy! Keep up the killer vids, thanks so much for doin what you do! My wife and i love Bog too! Crack up everytime he gives the tongue to those bass. lmao🤘😂🤘
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think he’s more into fishing than I am LOL
@shadygraves2 жыл бұрын
I've gone down to Lake Fork Tackle's Baby Boot Tail Shad (magic shad) and the new Bobby Garland Slab Hunt'R Finesse Baitfish (live minnow, threadfin shad) for the ultimate in finesse swimbait fishing. I put them on a Brewer ³/¹⁶oz ball head, w/a single strand of 50lb fluoro weedguard, custom eyes, paint, and a single, thin wire keeper-NO lead barb. Fished on ML spinning gear (Megabass Destroyer Windbuster, Shimano Vanford 2000), 12lb Gliss to 7lb FC Sniper completes my ultimate finesse swimbait rig. Give 'em a try. You'll never get skunked again!
@dontnonowuno99532 жыл бұрын
Stacked up! Looked fun,best vids on Y.T. for real fishermen bro
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
👊
@Jb_outdooradventures2 жыл бұрын
??If you could only have one size 3in or 3.5in I'm thinking about getting a mold??
@billljones9792 жыл бұрын
No to many places were you can catch all 3 species of bass , I got small and large mouth, in a lot of places up north here but no spots, occasional striper though, , Do you find spots are more large mouth oriented or small mouth or are they there own beast in it of itself , Good stuff Mikey
@thedarkmittetoast79672 жыл бұрын
I thought I had subscribed, but now it's done ;) (sorry for my english if it's not always good)
@Bogeypro2562 жыл бұрын
Beautiful looking lake. What lake is it??
@jakestevens85522 жыл бұрын
Your camera man dizzy seems like he’s pretty cool
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Super good dude!
@mikedawson77642 жыл бұрын
Were they on a long point or a ledge? I dont have any long tapering points on Wilson
@bmc5180 Жыл бұрын
Is that a custom dipped kietech? I can't seem to find that color anywhere.
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
no just dipping the tail in chartreuse
@southerngurlfishing25612 жыл бұрын
What depth were you fishing?
@gregoryayers41202 жыл бұрын
Mikey, what kind of jig head do you use for your fluke style baits. I fish alot of spotted bass fisheries and I am always trying to find a new way to fish a fluke. I saw something on the deck that interested me.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
This guy bit.ly/2QdLar8 or a Damiki jig on the small ones
@lesyoung9294 Жыл бұрын
What about doing this in summer for fish 15 feet deep in 50 feet of water that are feeding on shad? What size head would you use to get a good slow pendulum swing in this situation? Thanks
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
Definitely 100% I'm actually using it right now as well got a video coming about it for those suspended fish in late summer I would run a 1/4 an ounce or maybe 3/8 at the max
@lesyoung9294 Жыл бұрын
@@mikeybalzz Thanks i appreciate it. Gives me a little more confidence to try this on Lake Cumberland at night now with the way it's fishing.
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
@@lesyoung9294 it'll work. it really smashes them in the winter and early spring up there.
@FOUCHFABS2 жыл бұрын
Lol your dog, I have 3 pits if I knew how to send pics on comments I would shoe you. They play dress up also. Lmao!
@FOUCHFABS2 жыл бұрын
Love your dog, not lol
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Shoot me a message on Instagram would love to see him then I got a soft spot for clownish pits 🐶
@ashleymorelock84312 жыл бұрын
Great just show everyone the few things that are still enjoyable!!! Won’t be long and they won’t touch a finesse SB either!!
@travisbruno19882 жыл бұрын
Bog gives the fish more sugar than jimmy houston does
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
😂
@jenlvjim2 жыл бұрын
Love the videos. How deep were you fishing?
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Anywhere from 15 to 30 feet I think I got a few graph images on the video you can check out
@collieer2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone use the regular swing kietech? Not the fat one, if so, when
@frankbryant1963 Жыл бұрын
What state are you fishing in?
@richardcoons2 жыл бұрын
Mikey, were you on Wheeler?
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Yesterday yeah
@lesyoung9294 Жыл бұрын
what jig heads are you using? Thanks
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
This is my finesse one bit.ly/2K9GMrj and then I have another that's exactly the same but with a stouter hook made by Descent Weights Inc
@theultimatesteelshooter86102 жыл бұрын
Hey Mikey, love your channel. Curiosity question … about how long does it take to edit one of your on-the-water videos?
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
at least 2 hours. sometimes more if i have some fun with the slow mo or cool effects
@MountainMenMilitia2 жыл бұрын
That looks a lot like Boone Lake in Northeast Tennessee. Awesome info in the video brotha.. Keep getting them fatty bo battys mayne.
@veskergaming8611 Жыл бұрын
Id love to have my pitty out there with me but he would def somehow someway get a hook stuck in him knowing my luck, video gave me anxiety sometimes lol my big oof would step all over my rods and just get a treble in him lol
@mikeybalzz Жыл бұрын
i hear ya - bog is pretty good about it. he's sort of afraid of the water though and i think that helps keep him from getting too close to the edge sometimes.
@checkinaintcheatin33712 жыл бұрын
You gotta come fish clear lake California with me bro
@Turppa212 жыл бұрын
That's the problem w keitechs is replacing em they destroy my 2.8s on an underspin quick ha good problem to have
@1fallstaff2 жыл бұрын
Go below wheeler dam have fun..
@wayneaho73692 жыл бұрын
Mike liked your Video, I fish alot of Keitech Fat Body baits here in Texas. I was wondering what color you used in the video.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
was a mix of pro blue and light hitch.
@wayneaho73692 жыл бұрын
@@mikeybalzz Did you drip tail in any type of Garlic/Chartreuse color? Looks a few of your biats had Chartreuse on the tail.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
@@wayneaho7369 yup
@wayneaho73692 жыл бұрын
@@mikeybalzz Thanks Mikey, a man with a few words 😆 Keep the videos coming. Shared this one with my brother in Arizona.
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
@@wayneaho7369 thanks man! appreciate the support! let me know how the keitech rig works
@jonathanaper17882 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but did our guy sniff the basses open mouth right around 4:47?
@jayr44212 жыл бұрын
Would you please stop talking about that Scottsboro Tackle Hellfire swimbait head?! Haha, that thing is a fish catcher!!
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
😂
@williamammon48992 жыл бұрын
Are you dip on your tails ?
@jimwarden96172 жыл бұрын
Hey Bog! Nice outfit…lol
@davemoulding87992 жыл бұрын
A lot of brand new rods on deck with plastic still on cork
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Yep just bought four new ones for doing some of the slider finish stuff I really didn’t have the right bait casters for some of these applications and I was using too heavy of rods so I upped my game
@dawnjacobs33802 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I fish lake Lanier and shop at Hammonds I’m starting to use a lot of your Techniques to catch more fish. My name is Greg. Use my wife’s E-Mail
@jakestevens85522 жыл бұрын
My brother lives in scottsboro I live on lanier.
@jenlvjim2 жыл бұрын
I always throw mine on tungsten that lead head looks huge
@supernovaskaters7062 ай бұрын
dropshot swimbait guys here
@alanreyes292 жыл бұрын
Yo mikey what color of kái is that? Tail? Dope video
@23recrabtree2 жыл бұрын
Poor Bog ... He should have Super Dog Cape
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
That would be cool I might try to find him one
@mrwhipper212 жыл бұрын
Water temp?
@TacoRenders2 жыл бұрын
remember that video that says "taco for dog" im imagining that with "swimbaits for dog"
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
Is it bad when you throw a LIKE on your own video 🤔 cause that $h!t was fun!!!
@1fallstaff2 жыл бұрын
I fish tennessee river all the time . Don't fish next to Decatur mussel's are dead thanks to 3m
@snlahaus6662 жыл бұрын
Mikey, what temp water are you fishing?
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
This was upper 50s to low 60s
@FisForFishing7772 жыл бұрын
Did smell the fish
@clayfarmer21602 жыл бұрын
✨✝️😇✝️✨
@fatboybuck2 жыл бұрын
Bog cracks me up!!! He’s got kiss every catch😂
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
We all are man that’s what makes this game so much fun I learned a bunch of stuff that day
@toolntimsideastimharrison81552 жыл бұрын
Mikey I'm so scared boggs is gonna get a hook in him 😔
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
I try to keep an ion him if it happens it happens will deal with it but to be honest with you I think he would be more sad sitting at home moping around than out on the boat
@fryeguy99392 жыл бұрын
You need to learn how to land bass without them touching the carpeting from the boat . Not healthy for them..
@redeyestones37384 ай бұрын
There are ao many ways to successfully fish swimbaits. The title is narcissistic, and comes off as someone who is DESPERATE for youtube attention.
@kellybarnett922 жыл бұрын
dogs and fishing boats don't mix, matter of time before he gets hook in his foot, seen it before, it is bad ,don't do it.
@calsportsclub2 жыл бұрын
transitional uniform - you mean your male dog is going to become a woman - WTF
@mikeybalzz2 жыл бұрын
bog the dog identifies as a unicorn 🦄 (but only in late fall and winter when we go fishing)