BIG Sunfish Underwater Catch! GoPro Spawning Bluegill Footage

[@ShaneYit]

You dont now how many times in the past years ive been looking for underwater footage, thats great man, awesome series.

[@TylersReelFishing]

Glad I could provide it!

[@dsfishing5126]

That bluegill had reflexes like manny machado

[@TylersReelFishing]

haha yeah

[@backyardjuggler]

GoPro underwater footage is so beautiful!!

[@TylersReelFishing]

+Garrett Smith I know right!

[@WanderingFromKansas]

Nothing better than the picture-in-picture! Thanks! I loved watching that red-ear defend his bed..... and then hunker down in fear as the bass came in.

[@TylersReelFishing]

+LynchMob42 lol exactly

[@timb8970]

i love these underwater videos. amazing how much i've learned by watching how the fish react to different baits. God bless!

[@alecchrz]

make an underwater bed fishing video with the hudd gill (like so he can see) I genuinely want to see this

[@TylersReelFishing]

Maybe next year!

[@Farquad4532]

definitely a red ear

[@onestepatatime0868]

blue gill

[@hunterneuville4843]

The blue gill spawn we catch about 200-300 in 3-5 hours on live crickets it is insane

[@lojofishing]

NICE!!! I was wondering if you were gonna do some other species underwater.

[@TylersReelFishing]

I didn't think about it until I stumbled upon these

[@oliviamalerich462]

Thank you for not waiting till the end of the video to show underwater footage. So many other creators fill their versions of this kind of video with random somewhat related footage to get to that 10 minute mark. All the non-underwater footage you showed was actually relevant and entertaining. Thank you my dude~

[@TylersReelFishing]

Of course!

[@jacobcrim7521]

I use a small plastic grub or a little plastic craw fish they hit constantly but I'm using a zoom neon green tail n catch bass jacks n bream all day long wid it

[@semajo.9514]

Love me some underwater footage from my man tyler!

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks bud!

[@joshmorrison4464]

The panfish you caught was a true bluegill but the first bed fish that wouldn't eat was a redbreast sunfish which are not as aggresive as bluegill that being the reason you got the bluegill but not the redbreast sunfish. Awesome vid by the ay.

[@TylersReelFishing]

+Josh Morrison Ah sweet thanks for the info

[@cabfishing4816]

At bull creek its somewhere in way northwestern Austin at st Edwards park there are a bunch of sunfish and a couple of little bass.

[@TylersReelFishing]

cool!

[@majorleaguebassing421]

That's some great underwater footage. Good video.

[@tcrouch51322]

Watching this has shown me what I've been doing wrong all along!!! I move the lures way too much man.i hope this makes me a better angler this summer.thanks man

[@AdrenalFueled]

I use half a night crawler on a small bait holder hook to catch bluegill and redear. Recently i caught 14 of them and they were all 2 lb. average.

[@awkwardme5375]

The stubborn fish on the bed with the long black ear spot is a redbreast sunfish. The one you caught is a bluegill. You can differentiate the bluegill from redear sunfish by the black spot on the dorsal and anal fins, and the lack of the red ear spot. The longear sunfish has white trim around the black ear spot, while the redbreast, bluegill, and redear don't. Redbreast has the longest ear spot, and a brighter belly. At 7:48 the fish that enters from the left is a longear sunfish. You can also see the spawning aggression between the different species in the footage, and it's pretty neat to see several species of panfish all residing in the same small area. Cool video.

[@stevenmoore4992]

awesome vid man! love the underwater stuff! much respect

[@lukenewman508]

the best underwater fishing videos I have ever seen. awesome vid! :)

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks Luke!

[@tmhoutdoors5560]

Your one of the best you tubers and I love these fish on beds lol i Love it great content keep up the great work

[@salmonandtrout4813]

dude were those hybrids or were they a different speices of bluegill? like pumpkinseed or Greensunfish i think that was long earred you let me know

[@terrydoner5957]

Love the underwater footages

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks!

[@memeboi4173]

for future reference bluegill like to hit baits as they are falling so maybe something falling slower will give you better results I know it works in my area

[@richardknoxfishing4933]

hay tyler can you do a vid on gar fishing some time thanks

[@deionahmed8395]

The bass tho

[@everettgrover9459]

these vids are awesome man, keep em goin

[@MarkMeadows90]

6:07 That's an odd looking one. Hybrid? Looks more bluegill, but could have redbreast mixed in. Redbreast usually have reddish eyes. Looks like some green sunfish in there, too. They are more elongated. ADDED: Going back and rewatching the underwater footage earlier in the video, I did notice some redbreast sunfish bedding and swimming around.

[@DevilDog3330]

For Bluegill, salmon eggs are always a good way to go as well. Accidentally catch the little buggers all the time when fishing for Rainbow Trout.

[@bowfisher3626]

Hey Tyler I live in Las Vegas and there in no long nose gar or anything hear but we have a house in Texas we go to 7-8times a year and I don't know how to catch a gar, if you have any experience make a video or something on it please

[@drew6956]

Awesome vid love seeing the underwater vids keep it up bro

[@TylersReelFishing]

+pro fisherman spanser thanks!

[@yeye3559]

Any time I go bluegill fishing for fun I just use canned corn, works every time

[@ganderstein3426]

This is a good channel. Keep up the cool videos. Good luck out there.

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks so much!

[@bravohuey]

Tyler, The first fish you filmed was a Red Breasted sunfish (Lepomis Auritus), the one you caught was indeed a bluegill (Lepomis machrochyrus) and most of the small fish darting into the nest after eggs with the bright blue lines on their face look to be juvenile Dollar Sunfish (Lepomis marginatus). I have caught thousands of sunfish over the years with the Pumpkinseed being the only one I have yet to catch since I live in the South. By far the best bait is a simple piece of white grub just a tad longer than the hook on a 1/32 oz or smaller jig head. My father and I caught 42 this week and I caught all of mine on this simple white jig.

[@ultragoldcoin8780]

bravohuey wax worms and slim Jim's are the best bait in my opinion along with good bait like nightcrawlers, Berkeley glup alive and hotdog.

[@bravohuey]

Maybe, but I beat dad 3 to1 with artificials last time he brought worms. Now he's hooked on the tiny plastics for bedding bream. My friend and I caught and released 600 sunfish of multiple species in a single day using nothing but tiny plastics just to see how many we could catch. Plus plastics are a lot less messy!

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks for the info!

[@ultragoldcoin8780]

bravohuey yea they are

[@fish4fun354]

I wish we had clear water like that around here.

[@Army_Outdoors_88N]

your underwater video is amazing bro. keep it up!!

[@babadeedee]

Your underwater footage is really awesome. I'd like to see more blue gill. They sure suck that lure in fast!

[@TylersReelFishing]

Yeah they do!

[@nicevacs]

cool underwater footage I guess blue gill are hard to catch when they're bedding

[@themississippioutdoorsman3107]

Have you ever been to Mississippi, I live in north Mississippi and me and my friend have tons of ponds and lakes within reach and would love for you to come over and catch some toads with us, we have some ponds that have tons of 4's and one even has a few 10's

[@davidsantiago2602]

hey tyler! what do you think of the lews tournament mb

[@heathschwab]

omg I loved it. that was cool he just set there and sucked it in didn't move that was wild. man I love you underwater stuff. keep it up bro. god bless.

[@deepintheheartoftx7548]

That was awesome to see how that poor fish had to defend his/her bed from the other fish. How exhausting! They are a bunch of cannibals.

[@chanman1269]

MLA ATX that is life

[@cluelessfisherman545]

Maybe the little grub weightless? I don't do a lot of pan fishing but it looked like it might have been sinking to fast

[@TylersReelFishing]

+Clueless Fisherman probably👍🏼

[@punchfukker3383]

Tyler, you should do an underwater video of what different # tests & colors of mono/floro/braid look like.

[@TylersReelFishing]

Good idea!

[@2WildBoys]

Hi Tyler nice video like always. What was your favorite bait to use for Bluegill?

[@bowfisher3626]

2WildBoystv if your looking to catch bluegill use a small hook and night crawlers or small chopped up minnows, works really good

[@TylersReelFishing]

Never done it until this video so I don't even know where to start! lol Bread probably

[@2WildBoys]

Thanks guys for all the replies. Another question, what is a good size Bluegill to do a catch and cook for my channel? I have never used night crawlers for Bluegill but it sounds like it would work. I mainly use a beetle spin and have caught some 6-8 inch Bluegills. Try a beetle spin they work and I might have to try the night crawler. Thanks ;)

[@will4292]

I foun that bed fishing for bluegill with live night crawlers works best.

[@austinlauderbaugh5666]

I suggest using red berkley powerbait salmon eggs. The pumpkinseed and bluegill destroy them usually.

[@TylersReelFishing]

Cool thanks!

[@MoneyBass]

Great footage. I wonder if fish will react differently when under docks or differ structure. *Catching Bass for Cash*

[@DinsmoreOutdoors]

Can you do a video on how you setup your camera to get these under water shots?

[@TylersReelFishing]

+Dinsmore Outdoors maybe one day😎

[@SaoJoua]

Tyler why is the bluegills eye red? Does that happen when they are tired from staying up night and day to protect the eggs?

[@TylersReelFishing]

+SaoXiong no clue!

[@micahbrandt8726]

Size 22 fly hook with a 1/8 inch pice of powerbait trout worm in natural, with no Wight

[@alexgaudelli4294]

You have to invest in an ultra light combo. It seems silly in texas, but often times big bass eat tiny forage like insects and 1-2 inch minnows. There is nothing like catching big bass an 4lb test. It is one way to really go finesse and fish something no one else is fishing.

[@jett70710]

Bluegill. Red ear has a big black ear tab and no stripes.

[@budgetbassin158]

I love to use crappie nibbles. They are like mini marshmallows. They eat them up like candy

[@TylersReelFishing]

For sure!

[@cameronmaxwell4698]

0:10 Frog Heaven! 🐸

[@TylersReelFishing]

Exactly!

[@im1forfun]

I saw a green sunfish and a long ear sunfish!

[@corbanhutcherson9244]

How did you get the go pro to stay in place?

[@cameltoejoe69]

Hey man! Been watching a lot of your videos lately and I got a request. Any chance you can do a fishing video regarding fishing scents/attractants for bass? I'm particularly curious about using trout-flavored scents on soft plastic Huddlestons. I see some guys not bothering with the scent, and other guys actually let their baits marinate in pro-cure trout scent for several days before an outing. Rather than rely on the old GOAT's around the docks, I'd love to see how the bass react to baits with scent, baits without scent, and baits treated with different scents available on the market (Pro-Cure, Trout Potion, etc.).

[@TylersReelFishing]

Ive thought about it! Maybe in the fall!

[@cameltoejoe69]

Appreciate it man. You rock!

[@dquiggs2675]

I literally call my friend nick "Nick the Informative Fisherman" that's hilarious

[@falloutxxking2089]

I live in Louisiana and we don't even call them blue gill we call them brem

[@TylersReelFishing]

nice!

[@kcnoutdoors1092]

Live night crawlers are good for those

[@cameronginsberg4864]

Use bread, works all the time in florida. I caught my PB bluegill today

[@bp-fishing8104]

When they nest like that, they wont take artificials or bait that is further away from them. Just stick a big worm in his face and he'll suck it up. Same with any other bait but worms are the best. (Edit) at 11:17 when you stuck it in his face he took it because it was closer. They cannot move from the bed.

[@niccastleberg4951]

First pretty sure it was a red ear

[@obxfishing2269]

I like the fact that u don't cuss and that's good

[@alonsohernandez2425]

That first bluegill or whatever panfish was a biggin

[@AnimeLover-fh8rw]

You should've used bread they love it

[@heidimule]

I don't know how u get the footage so clear....

[@calebholliday3245]

First catch was red eye and bye the way your the best

[@ZZ430T56]

Awesome footage

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks!

[@Debatinglifee]

Is the yaupon ponds

[@gmb9028]

I love your videos

[@fishinglegend836]

very cool love your videos

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thx!

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

Green sunfish will eat it even if they’re bedding. Redbreast sunfish and green sunfish are the most aggressive. And the proper way is to lip them usually. If you can! 🤣 And that was a bluegill.

[@RonitAwesome]

Man you take really good underwater videos I’ve tried doing something like that but it ended up capturing some minnows

[@Jredding352]

It's hard for me to catch bluegill with lures I use the same grubs as you do you have any tips

[@TylersReelFishing]

You know as much as I do lol

[@Jredding352]

BFries55 ok thx

[@DevilDog3330]

Try a salmon egg. If used with an egg hook, you're more likely to get some smaller ones but if you upsize just a tad and put on two eggs, you'll get some bigger ones. I catch them accidentally when fishing for Rainbow Trout all the time. If you find a submerged tree stump or other cover where, like rocks or next to a boat ramp, just put a salmon egg on and you will see a bunch of Bluegills come out to take a look and try to steal it. Works best when water has somewhat decent visibility as they are going based on sight.

[@AnglerOutdoors]

Fly fishing nymphs always work good for me. Put one under a small bobber it should work. Also for picky bluegill smaller is better. Size 12-16 nymphs are the best.

[@ericwright6324]

keep up the good work dude

[@TylersReelFishing]

I will!

[@aggieforlife13]

how do you get such clear shots? You would think the water would be too murky

[@TylersReelFishing]

+aggieforlife13 practice and location

[@djsoutdoors50]

Usually to fish bluegill you have to use 8 pound mono or lighter, even with live worms tgey can see the line and know whats up, other than that awesome videos sir, i especially love the underwater footage thats really cool. Not a lot of people do that on youtube thats good quality but you had some awesome footage

[@gaijillahimself908]

Some of those are Longears

[@cameronhall6453]

You should do a video using live and artificial baits they look alike and see which one does best.

[@thelowmein9143]

What that is - future cut bait for catfishin’ lol.

[@UnionCountyPhotography]

10:00 that cute little face of that redbreast🥺

[@AdrenalFueled]

6 lb. or 4 lb. floro depending on the size of the fish.

[@ltseb238]

2:27 that fish has seen thing....

[@owenmurray1745]

Here's a trick for Bluegill. Drop a bass jig on its bed and piss it off, ten drop a small bluegill lure or nymph fly if you wanna fly fish and they will nail it

[@TylersReelFishing]

That's what I was thinking!

[@lukelafollette4042]

I live in college station and would like to fish with you. I know you go back to Austin in the summer but if you ever come back down I have a 50 acre lake in Caldwell Thats got tons of bass in it. If you care to fish it let me know. Thanks, Luke Lafollette

[@TylersReelFishing]

Sweet man! Thanks for reaching out! I won't be back till august sadly

[@v4nillab34r]

the fish is a pumkin seed panfish

[@calvinanderson6603]

Bluegill don't like vertical snapping action like you were doing

[@TylersReelFishing]

I know now lol

[@maxwellmajinska8171]

Try fly fishing for them. I absolutely hammer them on beds.

[@jakefrancis5148]

Nice vid

[@MatthewRizzi]

You make awesome videos

[@TylersReelFishing]

thanks!

[@vic-g4179]

Tyler.. Where in Texas are you from?. I'm from N. Richland Hills TX. Love your videos

[@peanutgallery-25]

Cobra Kai I'm from Keller

[@peanutgallery-25]

Cobra Kai He lives in College Station

[@TylersReelFishing]

I am from Austin, but live in College Station

[@vic-g4179]

North TX Bassin.. Damn! Bro so close we need to get together to go fishing.

[@vic-g4179]

TylersReelFishing.. Thanks for responding love your videos I'm pulling notification on my phone. Sorry! Longhorns is my team😂

[@willwailes9298]

Please do more panfish videos.

[@lesterhall5145]

Good Video.

[@TylersReelFishing]

Thanks Lester!

[@ethanlassen9615]

Bro please tell me how you get ur camera on the bed

[@ultragoldcoin8780]

Ethan Lassen go pro

[@TylersReelFishing]

Secrets

[@seemoua349]

Thw reason why the bluegill didnt like the bait is because the color they like is bright neon green and neon orange

[@kyle83kg89]

It's a warmouth

[@TheTaterbug3]

I didn't know pan fish where so damn fast till today

[@jadhirjvidano3635]

u were able to see the bass in the background

[@jackburnett2718]

I LIVE ON THAT GOLF COURSE !! LOL

[@TylersReelFishing]

Haha sweet