Favorite Informative Bass Fishing Youtube Channels/videos

[NYWayfarer]

16 minutes ago, Burro said:

I agree somewhat, he seemed to get pretty upset with them and I think he overreacted to them when they were simply explaining to him how the brakes should be set. 

     They however acted just as bad with their comments making them look pretty bad you would expect a company to be a bit more classy and be open to criticism I mean you don’t see other company’s troll on ppls videos just because they got a bad review? 

I would say we agree totally, not somewhat.

 

I wouldn't expect classy from said company after all their is a reason we can't mention them by name on this site. That being said I still enjoy their products. Their customer service dept has been good to me. I got a same day response from them for an issue and some questions I had.

[Abby]

I just found Benjamin Nowak and NDkayakangler and both have made me jump to chasing smallies now.

[burrows]

19 hours ago, Maverick said:

 

Last but not least Tackle Advisors for anything equipment related.  Amazing detailed videos.  So much better than the other equipment clowns on You tube.

Tackle Advisors, that guy grew on me I have to say his sense of humor was annoying but now that I’ve continued to watch his videos I find him to be amusing but also very informative. There is no one doing what he does on YouTube his videos are good addicting and I see his channel growing in the future. I can watch reels being opened up and dissected all day long. This guy knows what he’s doing I wonder how long this guys been tearing down reels and putting them back together again.

 

[puddlepuncher]

4 hours ago, Burro said:

Tackle Advisors, that guy grew on me I have to say his sense of humor was annoying but now that I’ve continued to watch his videos I find him to be amusing but also very informative. There is no one doing what he does on YouTube his videos are good addicting and I see his channel growing in the future. I can watch reels being opened up and dissected all day long. This guy knows what he’s doing I wonder how long this guys been tearing down reels and putting them back together again.

 

I watched him do a tear down on a $20 Berkley spooling station and even he knew it was madness, but it's what he does.  He posts fishing videos as well.  I only trust reviews and feedback from experienced fishermen. 

 

I don't quite understand the obsession of casting distance and what reel casts 2 feet further than the other without regard to all around performance.  Watching someone cast in a field with shifting winds, no thanks.

[burrows]

@Maverick if you’re talking about “ Reel test” well I think they are both different type of channels and I enjoy his videos because he’s more of a collector a jdm Novelist and bfs fanatic I like his point of view and he’s got great videos. Where else can you see and review first hand jdm reels in English? As for feild tests you might not like them but that doesn’t mean other ppl don’t and both channels do field test by the way I appreciate both channels.

 

 

[puddlepuncher]

@Burro I'll be honest I'm kind of biased, my kids watched him until I saw some of his responses and the language he used.  They aren't allowed to watch that channel anymore.  Yeah they both do field tests but TA rarely does and when he does it's more focused on all around performance.  Agreed on the JDM videos all being in Japanese they're interesting but couldn't tell you for sure. lol.  

 

Next time you watch a RT video outside, notice the sound of the wind whenever it kicks up those are the casts with the wild variables.

[ThatDudeThere]

I was loving reel test reviews, but his gulping and swallowing always bothered me, until I just couldn't do it anymore.  I did find tackle advisors thank the Lord.  I have been a researching madman though, and finally ordered all 3 rods and reels.  Thanks to everyone here!

[Joshua Vandamm]

Just saw a documentary, The Nature of Fishing: the spawn. 

it blew my mind. Check it out. 

[puddlepuncher]

Check out this channel, I dig these videos.  

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/jurgenjons/videos

[A-Jay]

On 3/5/2018 at 8:48 PM, Joshua Vandamm said:

Just saw a documentary, The Nature of Fishing: the spawn. 

it blew my mind. Check it out. 

I agree ~ and now meet the creator - our own  @Paul Roberts

A-Jay

[senile1]

19 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I agree ~ and now meet the creator - our own  @Paul Roberts

A-Jay

Yes.  Paul's channel, The Nature of Fishing, is top notch and very informative.  If you want to know the "why" of bass behavior this one covers it in great detail.  

[LadiMopar]

On 3/5/2018 at 8:48 PM, Joshua Vandamm said:

Just saw a documentary, The Nature of Fishing: the spawn. 

it blew my mind. Check it out. 

 

Paul Roberts (a member here at BR) and his "Nature of Fishing" channel is my favorite information packed channel. 

Also really enjoy Chad Hoover, Bassresource, The Bass College and because I'm in the Northeast "Keepin it Reel Fishing.

[Joshua Vandamm]

1 hour ago, senile1 said:

Yes.  Paul's channel, The Nature of Fishing, is top notch and very informative.  If you want to know the "why" of bass behavior this one covers it in great detail.  

LOL

Nice. He’s a bass resource admin/employee?..Or member 

[J Francho]

1 minute ago, Joshua Vandamm said:

LOL

Nice. He’s a bass resource admin/employee?..Or member 

Yes, Paul Roberts: https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/profile/11958-paul-roberts/

[MIbassyaker]

On 3/5/2018 at 8:48 PM, Joshua Vandamm said:

Just saw a documentary, The Nature of Fishing: the spawn. 

it blew my mind. Check it out. 

 

Oh wow -- that was wonderful.  Paul just earned a sub.

[burrows]

 

 

[flyingmonkie]

I can't believe I never put two and two together!  Bravo, @Paul Roberts, The Nature of Fishing is arguably the most underrated bass-specific channel on YouTube. 

 

Also, @A-Jay has some great videos of his sweeeeeeet ride on.  Stubbled upon them a while back researching some of the newer aluminum boats.  Diggin' that Pro-V man...

[Paul Roberts]

Gee.  

(That's a darn poor emoticon for, "Gee, thanks folks".)

 

Happy -relieved- to see that other fishers can sit through my nerdy "lecture format" intros. That's been my biggest concern. How boring is this, really? 

 

Early on, when I shot my very first on-the-water videos, I wanted to do it vlog-style -and still will here and there. I like that format, being on-the-water with someone on their waters. But I found myself saying all sorts of things all day long -ofttimes just mumbled- that wouldn't make sense, that had whole bodies of work behind them, or that might contradict what people in other regions and waters see. What a bear to edit! So, I thought I should just lay it out first in a clear concise format, then take you fishing.

 

Which is the opposite way vlog-style fishing, and fishing in general, really tends to go: We experience, and THEN we make sense of it all, picking, choosing, and refining our lessons of the day. I've come to joke that I start writing and re-writing history as soon as I leave the water. I guess I have a lot of "knowledge base filters" to run everything through, before I can pull together a coherent narrative. 

 

That doesn't mean I'm entirely flying by the seat of my pants; I've done this kind of thing -sans video- for some time, and things do come around again and again. So I have some idea of what to expect. But seasons are more predictable than weeks, hours, and moments -those conditions and circumstances that require adjustments.

 

Now, all that's from my -the fisherman's- side of the fence. Then there is the fish's side, and that's what really has me intrigued. If I have an "angle", a focus, that's it. And I have been doing my best to get at that for... decades. YT or not, that's what I do. I just plain want to know what the heck is going on down there.

 

[the reel ess]

Chad Hoover Kayak Bassin', Bass Resource and Brian Latimer are the ones I watch the most. I try to get my instruction from a wide variety of sources then adapt it to mostly fishing from a kayak in small places.

[LadiMopar]

21 hours ago, Paul Roberts said:

 

Happy -relieved- to see that other fishers can sit through my nerdy "lecture format" intros. That's been my biggest concern. How boring is this, really? 

 

 

Can't speak for anyone else Paul but it's the "nerdy lecture format" that, pardon the pun, "reeled" me in.

 

What are those bass doing? And why do they do it? Always a great question in my mind, even as a kid (which was a day or two ago) so I really appreciate the opportunity to hear what you have to share...and to peek under the water and see what you have discovered!

 

Keep up the good work!

LM

[Joshua Vandamm]

On 3/7/2018 at 11:42 AM, senile1 said:

Yes.  Paul's channel, The Nature of Fishing, is top notch and very informative.  If you want to know the "why" of bass behavior this one covers it in great detail.  

Why is just natural history. It’s the what I think it critical. No Better way to find and catch em than knowing what they’re probably up to any given time/season

On 3/8/2018 at 11:37 AM, Paul Roberts said:

Gee.  

(That's a darn poor emoticon for, "Gee, thanks folks".)

 

Happy -relieved- to see that other fishers can sit through my nerdy "lecture format" intros. That's been my biggest concern. How boring is this, really? 

 

Early on, when I shot my very first on-the-water videos, I wanted to do it vlog-style -and still will here and there. I like that format, being on-the-water with someone on their waters. But I found myself saying all sorts of things all day long -ofttimes just mumbled- that wouldn't make sense, that had whole bodies of work behind them, or that might contradict what people in other regions and waters see. What a bear to edit! So, I thought I should just lay it out first in a clear concise format, then take you fishing.

 

Which is the opposite way vlog-style fishing, and fishing in general, really tends to go: We experience, and THEN we make sense of it all, picking, choosing, and refining our lessons of the day. I've come to joke that I start writing and re-writing history as soon as I leave the water. I guess I have a lot of "knowledge base filters" to run everything through, before I can pull together a coherent narrative. 

 

That doesn't mean I'm entirely flying by the seat of my pants; I've done this kind of thing -sans video- for some time, and things do come around again and again. So I have some idea of what to expect. But seasons are more predictable than weeks, hours, and moments -those conditions and circumstances that require adjustments.

 

Now, all that's from my -the fisherman's- side of the fence. Then there is the fish's side, and that's what really has me intrigued. If I have an "angle", a focus, that's it. And I have been doing my best to get at that for... decades. YT or not, that's what I do. I just plain want to know what the heck is going on down there.

 

Paul, The nerdier the better for me! LOL (BSc focus on fish biology). 

 

It was very enlightening and well shot!

 

...question re: mate selection. Did you observe any correlation based on size? i.e. do larger females tend to pair with larger males?

 

thanks!

[senile1]

17 minutes ago, Joshua Vandamm said:

Why is just natural history. It’s the what I think it critical. No Better way to find and catch em than knowing what they’re probably up to any given time/season

 

I agree the what is important and goes hand in hand with the why.  But knowing the why allows us to predict the what and is why we study environment and structure.  For example if I know the bass in my waters begin to migrate to deeper water basins (the what) at a certain cold temperature range (the why), then when those cold temperatures are experienced (the why), I can predict the what before I even go to the lake.  Knowing the why allows me to eliminate unproductive water.

[senile1]

@Joshua Vandamm, I should add that just because I am able to make a prediction on what the bass might be doing based on normal bass behavior under certain conditions doesn't mean that prediction will always be right.  That is where it is important to pay attention to the what when you get to the lake as you stated, because the why that we are aware of might mislead us on occasion and cause us to miss some other variable that is affecting the fish.  The why and the what are kind of hand in glove, so to speak.

[Paul Roberts]

Thanks for the encouragement, LadiMopar, and Joshua. Yeah, I'm a fish nerd. Encouraging to know there are others out there that value seeing fishing as much from the fish's perspective as from our own. That's the really cool stuff in my mind. And, I'm a die-hard fisherman too. My questions aren't, tell me what to do; It's tell me why! Why does that lure work, or not, in that particular situation? What are the parameters that define that situation, and why do the fish respond that way. Interestingly, there are patterns to much of it. Otherwise, I'd find something else to do.

 

Joshua, more on my take on the "Why" vs the "What":

The "why" is what I've come to call "exportable knowledge". If I tell someone what to do: Go to this particular place at this particular time, throw this particular lure, and retrieve it in this particular way... that's pretty limited. If I can tell them Why that location, timing, and presentation, I've given them a whole lot more. And it's exportable -able to be applied to many other scenarios. Maybe or maybe not directly, but it gets them asking the right questions, which are much more flexible than pat answers. "Give a man, or woman, a fish..."

 

Granted, the what is a heck of a lot easier to get at than the why. Many, if not most, of those why's are simply not available, or accessible, to us. But, there is a HUGE body of work in many fields of science, and observations by managers, anglers, and divers that collectively have and continue to provide a tremendous amount of insight into not only the what's but the why's that underlie those what's. I feel that all those sources have been enormously valuable to me in my understanding of not only what's going on down there -the behaviors- but the why's that underlie those behaviors.

[Joshua Vandamm]

1 hour ago, senile1 said:

@Joshua Vandamm, I should add that just because I am able to make a prediction on what the bass might be doing based on normal bass behavior under certain conditions doesn't mean that prediction will always be right.  That is where it is important to pay attention to the what when you get to the lake as you stated, because the why that we are aware of might mislead us on occasion and cause us to miss some other variable that is affecting the fish.  The why and the what are kind of hand in glove, so to speak.

True. It’s the old all important

why + what = where  

formula ? 

 

 

 

46 minutes ago, Paul Roberts said:

Thanks for the encouragement, LadiMopar, and Joshua. Yeah, I'm a fish nerd. Encouraging to know there are others out there that value seeing fishing as much from the fish's perspective as from our own. That's the really cool stuff in my mind. And, I'm a die-hard fisherman too. My questions aren't, tell me what to do; It's tell me why! Why does that lure work, or not, in that particular situation? What are the parameters that define that situation, and why do the fish respond that way. Interestingly, there are patterns to much of it. Otherwise, I'd find something else to do.

 

Joshua, more on my take on the "Why" vs the "What":

The "why" is what I've come to call "exportable knowledge". If I tell someone what to do: Go to this particular place at this particular time, throw this particular lure, and retrieve it in this particular way... that's pretty limited. If I can tell them Why that location, timing, and presentation, I've given them a whole lot more. And it's exportable -able to be applied to many other scenarios. Maybe or maybe not directly, but it gets them asking the right questions, which are much more flexible than pat answers. "Give a man, or woman, a fish..."

 

Granted, the what is a heck of a lot easier to get at than the why. Many, if not most, of those why's are simply not available, or accessible, to us. But, there is a HUGE body of work in many fields of science, and observations by managers, anglers, and divers that collectively have and continue to provide a tremendous amount of insight into not only the what's but the why's that underlie those what's. I feel that all those sources have been enormously valuable to me in my understanding of not only what's going on down there -the behaviors- but the why's that underlie those behaviors.

Paul, Certainly true.  As a researcher, I’m a why/how guy. As a fisherman it’s what where and when all the way! LOL 

 

Anywhoo the question above, re: mate selection and size

1 hour ago, Joshua Vandamm said:

...question re: mate selection. Did you observe any correlation based on size? i.e. do larger females tend to pair with larger males?

I’d be very interested to hear about, since what we see from the bank are typically males during the spawn and fry guarding cycles. If you ID a large male it’d be useful to know if there’s a good chance there’s also a large female close by. 

 

Thanks again ?