What Happened To My Big Bass Factory? (PART 1)

[@asherwood2326]

I hope everyone else is as excited as I am for the annual Jon B gets motivated to build a pond for a couple weeks video series

[@JonBrollin]

@@asherwood2326 lmao

[@glennsmith-z4j]

@@JonBrollin And does a half ass job of it but yah I guess

[@ericcone5540]

​@JonBrollin now I wonder how the Camp Claw pond is doing

[@MyChaoticFishing]

I’ll bite 👍👍 I live not far here in NTX And the round of rains today and this weekend will help but it’s some coooold water relative to what they’re used to 🥶

[@pbandbruno9262]

@@JonBrollin8-9Ft is literally nothing for a pond that size, you have no creeks leading into it either. You did that to yourself

[@River.Rambler]

Have a surveyor come in and map the drainage of your property. A couple well placed drainage channels dug towards the pond could go a very long way in refilling the pond and keep water levels high with minimal rain.

[@1808joe]

this is it

[@intensestoner4205]

I hope he sees this comment!

[@1112115]

You have two options 1 get clay and/or bentonite or 2 a pond liner there is no cheap solution to your problem. Cutting down the trees will only make it worse because the roots will dry out rot and give more way for water to escape.

[@bigmike5586]

Jon, I cannot put into words how much of a reality check this video was. The first video I watched of yours was 9 years ago when you talked about the Bass Pro Shops Popper in the “Best $1 Lure For Topwater Bass” video. I was 11 and just getting access to KZbin for the first time and begged my parents to take me to the store (to this day I have a stockpile of them that I use). I have been a fan ever since and have some OG tees and sweatshirts as well as the googan baits. For some reason seeing your child, the property, etc. just slapped me in the face in how much of a journey you have taken us all along on and for how long. I personally am beyond grateful for you and what you bring to this “sport”. The quality of the videos are always on point, especially recently. Thank you for being you and taking us along on this journey.

[@NoahIsshot]

bro i can relate

[@Strawhatfisherman]

5:34 "edging is so much more fun when you're doing it with the boys" 😂

[@roamnindawerld]

we are cooked

[@AManintheWoods]

Whole generation of gooners

[@wyattejchorszt3066]

I can’t believe he said that 🤦‍♂️

[@williambenner701]

He was taking it in a different direction. 🤣​@@wyattejchorszt3066

[@jakeandrew333]

I thought I was the only one who caught that

[@demetricolello8452]

Bro I’ve been watching you since I was like 12 and I’m 17 now you’ve motivated me to fish and js be out doors! Now seeing you with a beautiful daughter fills me with joy! Keep the videos up!!!

[@jaredb9909]

It’s one of the perks of parenthood you get to use the cart that looks like a race car and no one judges you

[@NoahIsshot]

5:47 edging is so fun when doing it with the boys

[@johnlong8157]

Definitely glad to see you getting back on fixing the pond. It deserves the love !!!!

[@darrenangle4493]

Great job Jon!! And yes, i would strongly suggest a layer of bentonite to help seal your pond. I just love these types of videos. Keep up the good work and your pond will be thriving for the Spring.

[@aquaticcontrol]

Could also look into "Pondseal" or "AquaBlok"

[@hunterbohman7555]

As a Dad, I love how you bring your daughter along for the adventures. My daughter loves coming with me to grab bait and go catch fish. She is six and I helped her catch her first bass this spring post spawn. She freaked. I'm sure your daughter is going to be quite the angler just like her Dad. Great vid, hope the pond fills back up and you find the leak!

[@CharlieM13]

Bro I love this dude been watching him forever and been fishing because of him. My creek out back has also been drained from this drought and it sucks. Keep fishing, never stop.

[@braydenmerrick7549]

21:37 assassin bug homie

[@23KCOutdoors]

Thanks! Respect the Hustle 🙌🏼

[@breakandrun70]

Jon, It's a ton of work building a pond & maintaining a habitant for the fish. Your little girl will enjoy fishing there, which is special. Thanks for another great video! See ya.

[@carlosvasquez6504]

I’m glad you made an update video I’ve been wondering what happened to the Big Bass Factory Hopefully you’re able to get it back up and running🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@Drewsfishingtrips]

u should contact bama bass for pond help, he just made a massive 6 acre pond.

[@Jaimitoelcarteroo]

Second this

[@SnaccDaddyy]

Hundred percent. Very realistic about what's needed but no matter the options it'll never be cheap

[@middletnpyro]

3rd, but he built the pond a few years ago, still awesome tho

[@AjTheJawSnatcher]

and it's 5 but🤷‍♂️

[@binky5747]

Bama Bass appears to have unlimited funds.

[@Teo3G]

I love the determination! This tx drought has been rough but I really hope you get the rain you prayed for. I live in the austin area so we feel it too. God bless

[@vianzaaiman2673]

Loving the family content and pond maintenance!!

[@willsteele9249]

Wow! She is so big! I remember when my boy was that age now, he's grown 😊. Enjoy this time they grow up so fast!

[@IowaAnglers]

From high school fishing videos to having a daughter and growing. Much love. Love you Jon 😘

[@16scrub]

I had the same problem. I had many expensive loads of clay dumped in and had it tamped before refilling. I had issues with crayfish and bad algae blooms. After learning what it takes to keep the water healthy, I finally understood how to maintain. Good luck going forward.

[@scottferguson7279]

Love that you involve ur daughter. Family is everything.

[@youngchristopher14]

Gosh she is growing fast. Its wild to think alot of us have followed and watched Jon from just a kid catching bass to a Father with a family. Time flies...

[@com_blondy_yt659]

It’s crazy the bass can live in that tiny puddle. Looking forward to seeing more of these videos, really enjoy this series.

[@aquaticcontrol]

We love the pond renovation series! Stick with it, every pond is different, but solving those challenges is def worth the payoff!

[@GoetheCronshaw]

This is my first time watching your video and I loved it. I don't purchase luxury bags and I probably never will, or if I do, it will be pre-loved. But I do buy kislux occasionally of the styles that I really like. I truly appreciate your comparisons here, which have helped me make a decision about a couple for which I was on the fence. I'll be pulling the trigger now. Thanks for this and your humor.

[@rickyt3961]

Thanks Jon for the pond update! 🐟

[@josharvin6239]

Can’t wait for part two! 27:14

[@kawi4life88]

Expanding foam in that solar panel frame will stop wasps from calling it home

[@iHuffmypoots]

& stop the leak

[@Aluminuim12]

dude you are such a good dad

[@bamfrides44]

Heads up, the first tree you cut down is a willow. Gonna need to do a lot more than cut the top off. That will keep growing back and putting roots all through the siding of your pond.

[@travisjones7986]

I’m excited to follow this series again

[@Job0121]

me too

[@mikeanderson5822]

Add a shallow well. A pond is priceless, spare no expense.

[@JakeTeertstra]

Should have a little fire on them stumps, theyll be back in a year unfortunately, should consider sime outside help, drainage points/ ditches, theres cheaper alternatives then a liner, clay or some other stuff. Hope to see your pind full and thriving soon Jon! And hopefully more uploads!

[@angelosvlogsbro345]

Bro I remember watching you when you still lived with your mom and dad and I was middle-aged now I know how old I've gotten I've watched you grow up and have kids thanks for all the years of entertainment God bless your family

[@zip8z]

10:15 bluntnose minnow🐠

[@BassFishingwithFrank]

I have a pond a my house it is acre and we have a big drought in Connecticut my pond is a bout 12 ft deep and it has probably lost about 8 or 9 ft of water. I don’t really now what to do but watching this video gives me some ideas. My pond was thriving like yours and I caught a 2.98 lbs LMB out of it with my friends. Hope we get some rain soon. 😢😢😢

[@bobbyswain7049]

For as low as the pond is that bass sure looked healthy. Wonder if a layer of clay hauled in would help with the leaking. Cant wait to see that sucker filled up and thriving....good luck

[@elemenohpeespngrCortese]

Been watching this kid since he started. He is great.

[@steelcurtain2.045]

Jon, I have a company in Dallas, I have a ton of billboards that you can use to help with the draining and leaks. Glad to help out!

[@jeremiahgriffin4889]

What about the back pond at Camp Claw?

[@billykline7377]

BEEN waiting on a pond update! Excited to see it full and thriving 😤

[@newenglandbass]

Every fisherman’s dream! Hope to see the pond full again!

[@AlisdairSullivan-ci7pt]

Just what I’ve been waiting for! Keep these vids coming!❤

[@Virtue-al]

Bro your best bet moving forward would be to get an underground retention tank/reservoir to try to gather extra water during the wet months. Like if you could plumb your down spouts into it and what not you'd be able to have a bunch of free water for the dry season. The problem with rainwater is that it's soft so you might wanna add a bit of minerals back to it but would seriously cut the costs long term if you wanted to keep more water in it

[@nextdoordarts3770]

“Edging is so much more fun when ur doing it with the boys…” 😂😂😂 amen sister

[@Mine-ux5jf]

The bentonite clay idea worked great for my father in laws pond. He bought a pallet of 80 lb bags. Goes in as powder, wait on the rain and you and the boys just have to walk it in!

[@Aidoliketht]

Need more videos like this!! Love to see more parts of the lifestyle

[@HighRewardOutdoors]

“Edging is so much more fun when your doing it with the boys, doing it solo with no music, it’s pretty boring” (Jon B)

[@HunterTFishing]

Sorry about your pond jon love the videos keep posting please. Can you make some more just fishing videos like those raw just fishing.

[@JonBrollin]

Yessir! Working on one tomorrow

[@what-a-load-of-carp]

hey Jon, love this type of video, keep them coming pal.

[@trebormx50]

Dude put in a well to keep your pond full all year long and a nice dock would look amazing

[@zachblazier1423]

Bro you should dig a well near by so u can add to it when need be i know it would be spendy but the pond would look amazing and they make a compond to help seal natral pond floors keep it up man

[@HueyBoy99]

You should make this a series restoring the pond

[@kobykilley5950]

21:40 that’s a wheel bug. They’re a part of the “assassin bug” category. They eat aphids and stuff of that nature. We have them here at home in Illinois

[@8ending8ranches]

its wild going back and watching videos from when you were a kid, to now.

[@stunts245]

i literally am watching a dude cut his lawn at work AND ITS AWESOME

[@bilboslaughter2229]

Set up something to catch/ move more water to the pond from rain ? Like a gutter or pool system

[@johnhagan-v8o]

Here for the rebuild

[@x189philthethrill]

21:46 it's a wheel bug nasty bite no touchy😮

[@Smirgor38]

Aspiring entomologist here, looks like the bug @21:40 is some type of wheel bug (Arilus spp.)😁

[@huntertrueman4802]

Love the vids bro always so entertaining

[@Ken.Ellison]

Love the channel Jon here all the way

[@Vinny-tx5ir]

Call Flair call Bama Bass Call brad the builder SMARTEN UP !!!!!! Where's AP ???? Come on man WTF ??? LET'S GO RAIDERNATION4LIFE

[@Ken.Ellison]

@@Vinny-tx5ir huh lol

[@doug4950]

Get Flair to come to texas , or install a well , and put in a liner

[@calebdean1944]

Bamabass has an episode from his pond build about how he went about finding and fixing the leak he had in his 5 acre pond. Used some sort of gel mixture that goes into the water. Would have to either find the episode or maybe you can contact him directly

[@raptoralpha2243]

Jon, imagine a bama bass collaboration. Would be quite a jouney and tons of content in the future for both of you. Honestly bama seems like he’s getting a little bored with his 5 acre bass heaven lol

[@lbsutton8345]

Love you Jon and glad to see ur back to work on the pond (puddle right now) of giants! Please come back to Virginia one day and film. It won’t disappoint you. Hmu if you do! I have some spots ❤️

[@danielrandom3127]

Hey, I have a great idea on how to deal with those wasps in the solar panel, and it came from when I had wasps in my mailbox. My mailbox is on top of a hollow pole, and so some wasps got in there and all I had to do was make sure they were trapped, so I just took a big bottle of wasp spray and went early 40s Germany on them. Even if you don’t spray them directly, it’ll basically gas them out and they’ll all come out choking and unable to fly.

[@Davivd2]

Just a heads up. All of those trees that you cut down. The roots are still going to be pulling water out of your pond and in a few months those stumps are going to have new branches growing out of them.

[@bdotcom7049]

You have to put clay down after you dig to keep the water in.

[@erickulakovich7303]

You could do what bamabass did and make a layer of clay to fix any leaks in the pond 🔥 and that beetle was an assassin beetle

[@ViralShocker]

A Layer Of Bentonite And A Truck Or Three Of Clay.. No Craw Dads They Like To Burrow.. Lets Go Jon B You Back Bro..

[@atlantic_fishing_pursuits]

I think digging a well and having it constantly topping it up is the only real way of keeping it full either that or line it with clay but ya i think a well especially for your pond would be class and in my eyes the only way to grow some really big bass!! 🐟🎣

[@Yamaharidr310]

Loved this video!!! Keep us updated. Also if you have access to clay that is an excellent base for a pond

[@huntergilbert8143]

I would add a shallow well, drill a well if you can and that way you can regulate water and also have fresh water in there, run it off a pump make a cool rock feature for it be cool

[@01KINGKENG]

I hope your pond does become successful. I wonder if you make a little bit bigger and deeper would help the fish out when it’s hot out. They can go into the deep.

[@kaidenwalker1936]

If there's crawfish in the pond they were burrow into the side and cause leaks

[@notyou9431]

Bentonite and Clay.… The roots from the trees cause leaks in the pond where they pertrude through the dirt on the sides.

[@lukebailey2714]

Edging is always more fun with the boys

[@Kingcold2002]

Get some clay and bandite for the improvement of the pond so it won’t leak so much and make it a few more feet deeper. When you get the pond back to life try to put some F1 bass and golden Shiners for an epic feeding frenzy

[@mogliplays4696]

The dry shod boots are the best. Save your toes and keeps the water out

[@lupe543]

Hey Jon this might sounds crazy but I seen a video where a guy had the same problem with his pond said it wouldn’t hold water… so he put pigs 🐖 on it and over time his pond started holding water and now never goes dry 🤷‍♂️ just thought I’d share good luck with the pond!!🙌🏼

[@Glixxyswitchfr]

A bama bass X Jon b collab would be internet breaking

[@josephcina1358]

5:36 edging is always better with the boys 😂😂

[@rochelledunn-ditto7305]

Hope you and your family have a safe and happy Christmas and new year

[@ChicagoTRS]

imo probably the pond is not a do-it-yourself job. Need to line the bottom with clay, the greenery around the edges is not stealing that much water, given Texas you probably need a way to add water occasionally.

[@dennynelson7776]

In a place where rain is scarce greenery absolutely will affect your pond levels, the average tree can consume 10-150gallons of water a day

[@EricB_LakeOneal]

Yes line this thing with clay or it's gonna be a never ending battle to keep it full. Adding fish habitat and stocking fish will accomplish nothing in these conditions

[@notyou9431]

The roots also cause leaks in the pond where they pertrude through the dirt on the sides.

[@ykgman4288]

@@dennynelson7776not even just that but the roots move dirt around and cause leaks.

[@rayflip360]

jon, you should watch some bama bass pond videos. might figure out some things.

[@sammiard]

@21:38 that is an Assassin Bug. Keep your eyes out for Kissing Bugs! They're in that same family.

[@kuwok]

Watching nearly every googan tackle pond building in their own way 😆

[@Bornultimadian]

Maybe you could utilize aquascape to come out and deisgn a pond for you that would be easier for you to maintain with your travel?

[@GeepFishing]

good substrate is key. i just learned this myself. don't crash, you'll have goblins in that hole again in no time bro.

[@Matt.b-i1c]

Jon it’s been 11 days can we please have another video

[@Job0121]

check out his podcast its in his channel under the "live" category

[@Zinzor]

"ever since i was a kid it's been a dream of mine" is a line Jon gotta say at least once every vid

[@jakeandrew333]

just a kid living his dreams

[@EricB_LakeOneal]

That's a fathead minnow. Kinds surprised to see you still have some. I put my bass fingerlings in my lake in June and you can hardly find the big fatheads anymore.

[@EasyModeFishing]

I don’t know when you filmed this but it literally did not rain in September or October this year. Plus most of July and August. It was brutal. November was better though.

[@chasesurfer5718]

Maybe getting a well drilled to help fill the pond up when there is a dry season.

[@WillyFish]

"I always carry an ice fishing rod in my truck." What a legend!

[@LUIBEFISHIN]

Love it Jon!

[@BenCooper_Music]

Another banger!!!