The Swimbait Saved Me

[@PearlSnapLivin]

“Imma do my best to not pick up a spinning rod” catches his whole bag on the spinner 😂 if you can’t beat em join em

[@FindingAdventure]

Lol the next clip after him saying that is him going “decided to just throw the minnow at him since it wasn’t a group of fish” lol

[@Bnicebassfish]

I see those megabass rods💣👍🏾

[@nsfishingzim]

I saw the same thing Plus the label on his flipping stick is been covered 😅

[@johnkrause8411]

Watching Chris, seeing him get on fish, realizing it’s not the same as last year, knowing it’s gonna take a better avg size, moving until he found those, and then still recognizing he’d need more to win and then finding that and almost winning the tournament. It reminds me of vintage Zaldain. But at the same time a new Chris. Couldn’t be rooting harder for you to get the blue trophy you wildly deserve. 🤞🏻it just feels like it’s time!! 2025 is gonna be your year man.

[@Zaldaingerous]

Thank you John 👊🏽

[@jakeborgeson8208]

Hey Dude! When can we get the 5” swimmers???

[@RealMitchRappisBack]

I love that the dogs sleep in the trucks waiting patiently to arrive at a fun new place for them to run like hell. I love my dogs.

[@peanutskustomz2466]

Thanks for taking us along

[@Zaldaingerous]

Our pleasure!

[@NamathCB]

Been looking forward to this one Chris! I grew up on Champlain. Lucky to have had grandparents who spent 3200 dollars on a lot and building a camp on the inland sea. Just DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER IMO. Gorgeous and FULL of FUN fish to catch.

[@F.Ronnie]

Great video. Thanks Chris and Charles.

[@andybrode2507]

Another awesome reel!

[@Santino.E]

Always looking forward to a new video 🎉

[@raytubach8988]

Good to see you again Chris 👍🏻

[@johnkrause8411]

Been checking EVERY day to see if this has dropped yet 🍿👌🏻

[@wesleysmith6018]

Happy bday CZ. Seating pretty in 14th. Hit that MS hard with some power hour fishing!

[@Zaldaingerous]

Thanks Wesley!!!

[@kyleheinz6785]

Finally, the vlogs begin again!!!

[@Zaldaingerous]

We filmed a lot just gotta edit everything

[@wildlifeexplorers2260]

Awesome video. Keep it up Chris

[@janosczovek8524]

The irod looks really good 👍😊

[@Zaldaingerous]

It’s a beast of a swimbait rod

[@Glock-1]

I’m patiently waiting to be able to get those 5in swimbaits!

[@johnharropfishing]

What USA destroyer rod are you using for the minnow?

[@joffrechampagne7908]

The Elite series news release explains why the crickets over there. How many dents in the table did you leave from banging your fist - or head - is a good ?

[@GavinOlson-j9z]

Hey Chris, what rod are you using to flip with in this video?

[@Glock-1]

What Glidebait was that you caught that fish on?

[@ADKyakman]

Dude.. Champlain is NOT a “FFS needed fishery”.. as a EKF angler , from UPSTATE NY-by the way- we call it upstate, all of us.. I caught atleast 100 pounds of bass under 1.. that’s ONE bridge piling, as did about 4 other guys … and the next day, I went to the opposite side of the bridge, and docks ofc, and caught another 100 pounds of bass- atleast. 111.5” of bass, 95% of my catches came on a Blade bait, a hair jig, and Trap ( and finesse football head and weightless senco… all ya need … in the summer. Frogs and worms all day.. no need for jig head minnow… since this is months after the fact, how did Seth Feider catch his bass? Ohhh shallow, right.. on a frog and flipping.

[@Glock-1]

Hey Chris did you design the Magdraft because I seen some guys saying you did so I wanted to find out straight from you, also I’m so glad you made your Daingerious swimbait a top hook ( best swimbait ever made) and unrigged version because every bottom treble swimbait has a tendency to hook bass in the gills and tongue and your swimbait eliminates that!

[@tarnsmith8573]

Chris! Please tell me the 6" and 7" are gonna get that new gold color with the spicy chartreuse line through it! Our fish in South Africa love greeny-gold colors and we are in the prespawn now! We need em ASAP!

[@ChrisMcClure-n5d]

Did he do it without forward facing sonar I didn’t watch?

[@jtorres133]

God I Love New York! SO BEAUTIFUL!

[@PickwickPirate]

When is the 5” being released?

[@chrischrist7982]

Great video

[@cbachfishing3937]

Are you back to using Megabass?

[@absolomher5830]

Are those new color zaldaingerous out yet?

[@Stinkybeard]

Noticed you are still using megabass rods! I do not blame you one bit. I am using Phase 3 Destroyers, P5's and X7s almost exclusively except for a few key Shimano Exprides.

[@banksj54]

why so much on the spinning rod, was it bc of the wind? And didn't you say you were going to try not to throw the spinning rod?

[@NamathCB]

As far as the breweries, Switchback is the way to go. 14th Star is another great local brewery. Enjoy sir

[@jacob.1684]

Is the 5 inch bass mafia gonna have a unrigged model to

[@chrischrist7982]

Where can I buy some 5" of your swim baits?

[@Zaldaingerous]

Not out yet… soon

[@chrischrist7982]

@@Zaldaingerous thanks, i have 5 each of the other ones! I'm going to buy some of those to !

[@andyd834]

Yall better have fouts back on after his season. Maybe now he will start getting some traction.

[@academicmailbox7798]

The equivalent of swim baits on Lanier.

[@academicmailbox7798]

FNGO had a conversation with Georgia angler Henry Cowen, which Chris would find of interest.

[@academicmailbox7798]

On the bait fish and habitat subject, Chris would know some of the fisheries debated about perhaps, on 'Into the Backing' episode ten, on Anchored Outdoor channel. The point that lots of the debate contributors explained, was how much change and transformation they see in aquatic environments.

[@ChrisMcClure-n5d]

Man I went back to the early eighties and watch Hank Parker win the classic on a spinner bait I think that’s the best tournament I’ve ever watched he hade to set up precisely where he could run the spinner bait p parallel to the underwater trees and they hade to be off the bank he didn’t wear them but he caught enough to win by using his brain now that’s fishing something a scope a dope would know nothing about they would rather sit in 60 feet of water with there thumb up there arse playing video games

[@LawJulie-y8g]

Tremblay Underpass

[@Daddy-w4p]

You should make a line of rods with bass mafia

[@Zaldaingerous]

Maybe 🤔

[@MelodieReville-r3l]

Simonis Gateway

[@chauntelcook2030]

As someone who lives on Champlain…why aren’t you showing the lures lol

[@ChurchSean-d9c]

Champlin Summit

[@HugginsBart-d2j]

Schimmel Cliffs

[@khadijamsangi2034]

Clementina Expressway

[@WashingtonRichard-b2u]

Gleason Inlet

[@JenniferJones-c4c]

Glover Hill

[@shawnnxiiong]

Lol says he tries not to take the spinning rod out but first cast in the video is a spinning rod . But nice video

[@BrandiTempleton-s7i]

Kessler Well

[@JeamesCedric-h7k]

Dorian Parkway

[@ThomasStein-r3t]

Anissa Branch

[@ClaraAlberta-x6q]

Myah Knolls

[@HuttLena-n5d]

Wilderman Inlet

[@ElinorCherry-z4b]

Gerhold Loaf

[@ChristopheraJones-i6s]

Kody Branch

[@MariamIacovissi-o7m]

Schimmel Lodge

[@CharlesVela-x4q]

Cleo Roads

[@BartlettKirk-c6s]

Zakary Divide

[@NahumAdolph-w7w]

Kuphal Ports

[@ChristianAlston-q1t]

Marquardt Pike

[@JamesHargrove-s9m]

Lloyd Courts

[@YeseniaBlouin-t4w]

Roel Highway

[@AttleeBen-g9l]

Abbott Gateway

[@ArmstrongBasil-k3p]

Towne Meadow

[@SeanCaramanica-g9j]

O'Reilly Run

[@DavyGreen-b4g]

Boyer Pike

[@MargretCasada-u1t]

Hosea Highway

[@EstherDorothy-o1i]

Geraldine Streets

[@IsidroElston-c3u]

Maurine Manors

[@jordannarlock7995]

Good to see those junky 13 fishing rods off the boat.

[@ADKyakman]

I’m sure they’re not going far. 1st, 13 fishing had a few excellent rods. But sure Megabass is way superior..any advantage you need I guess, 8 screens, $50k in JDM gear that he can’t talk about- like 99% of the anglers in BASS and BPTs

[@EdgarAgne-z4q]

Lazaro Crossroad

[@KallieKishimoto-w8v]

Gibson Islands

[@ColcloughOswald-z7n]

Daniel Plaza

[@FunkMyron-v7b]

Towne Ramp

[@PaulFunches-v7y]

Jaquan Port

[@LindsayLeo-h4s]

Nickolas Summit

[@SallyClark-h5u]

Werner Cliff

[@MeganJones-r8e]

Coty Plaza

[@TerryRaleign-x5h]

Will Landing

[@FrankHilda-n1d]

Cynthia Course

[@YerkesNoah-w1q]

Gutkowski Street

[@TimothySheila-b2s]

Anibal Pines

[@SamuelTresselt-w4l]

Jerde Fork

[@MarciaMaclin-f2q]

Liana Forest

[@CarllyleAlston-k8d]

Maxine Pike

[@RobertRodriguez-l7h]

Luettgen Mountains

[@MoultonClare-s8p]

Cole Club

[@TracyHager-m3o]

Yundt Village

[@StanShigo-c2h]

Maynard Stream

[@FrankieSchoene-i7e]

Ramiro Street

[@RhettMatters-j8o]

Joesph Isle

[@AnneAugust-f6u]

Rocio Key

[@MarylynnWeigl-r2d]

Mante Keys

[@BenjaminHumphrey-u2v]

Abdul Parkways

[@JohnsonAaron-l6x]

Kub Parkway

[@ThomsonRonald-i9b]

Eldora Keys

[@GladysYoung-f1p]

Melvin Via

[@MarcusJay-b5r]

Stevie Viaduct

[@FM-qq2kk]

Not much skill if you can tell the size of your opponent And just move around until you find the Biggest ones in the Lake

[@Zaldaingerous]

You’re right. I’ve got zero skill

[@mindhax_]

​@Zaldaingerous yeah, man. It's so easy, that's why newbies win every year lmao 😂 Wonder why he ain't pro...

[@ChrisMcClure-n5d]

I hope he did it without sonar

[@NineteenEighty8]

@@mindhax_ newbies does win every year... a 19 year old just won rookie won angler of the year and almost won angler of the year also.... he had to disqualify one bag bc he was late, if he wasn't late, we would have a 19 year old AOY and ROY. trey mckinney is my neighbor and I can outfish him, and he will admit it.

[@mindhax_]

@NineteenEighty8 sarcasm my guy.

[@SadyeAucter-u8n]

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