Sight Fishing Slugfest with Bonus Tips on Fishing The Spawn

Come along with Matt for an awesome day of bedfishing on Lake Berryessa. He catches a ton of nice fish on a variety of baits and explains why and how along the way. 

Fishing during the spawn can be amazing! Not only do you get to fish for giant bass but you get to catch them on finesse techniques as well as big baits. Its a chance to really match your skills and your equipment against some of the biggest bass you'll catch all year. 

Baits Shown In Order Of Appearance...

Dry Creek Tube Bait: http://bit.ly/2cJwI6r
Tube Head: http://bit.ly/2diyVXK
Keitech 2.8" Swimbait: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Revenge Darthead: http://bit.ly/2cHMZbm
Basstrix Bluegill: http://bit.ly/2dPHA4e

Rods/Reels Used...

GLX 853 Casting: http://bit.ly/2gqziwT
Chronarch MGL: http://bit.ly/2n8DghB

Expride 7' Medium Spinning: http://bit.ly/2osaj3q
Stradic CI4+: http://bit.ly/2gu84t7

NRX 852 Casting: http://bit.ly/2hedqsq
Aldebaran 50: http://bit.ly/2fdX1Uy

Sight Fishing Made Easy!

Let's talk about bed fishing! Matt breaks down the EXACT baits that you need to be throwing during the spawn and explains when to throw each style and color. 

Color selection... 
Focus on using Green Pumpkins, Browns, and true bluegill colors. If the fish aren't responding to the natural colors switch to either White, Chartreuse, or colors with a lot of flash to try and elicit a reaction strike. Both methods can be effective but always start with the natural colors so you don't spook finicky bass. 

Baits Shown In the Video...

Minnow Profiles:
3.3 Keitech- http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Revenge Darthead- http://bit.ly/2cHMZbm

Basstrix Bait Fry- http://bit.ly/2prMB8n
Round Ball Head- http://bit.ly/2dJAhec

Dirty Swim Jig- http://bit.ly/2dIVUMd
Keitech Fat 3.8- http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v

Panfish Profiles:
Mattlures Bluegill Swimbait- http://bit.ly/2aAuAz5

Basstrix Baitfry Bluegill- http://bit.ly/2dPHA4e

Little Creeper Bluegill- http://bit.ly/2ahBNOT

Crawfish Profiles:
Dirty Jigs Pitchin' Jig- http://bit.ly/2amL3of
Sweet Beaver 4.20- http://bit.ly/29W3RZW

3.5" Finesse Tube- http://bit.ly/2cJwI6r
3/16 oz Tube Head- http://bit.ly/2diyVXK

10 Pound Bass Gets Tangled In The Anchor! | A Monster Fish Story!

Matt worked a MONSTER BEDFISH for over 8 hours before finally hooking her! When she finally bit she ended up tangled in the anchor... listen to the story for all the crazy details!

If working the fish for over 8 hours wasn't enough, he didn't even know when he got bit! Somehow after all of that, the monster bass found its way to the boat. Matt may be an effective angler today but he learned by making all the mistakes. Just remember, when it feels like nothing is going right, your next monster bass might be just around the corner!

Actual Gear Used In the Video...
Revenge Flippin jig 1/2 oz Craw Color: http://bit.ly/2oqKuNT
Yamamoto 5" Double Tail Grub: http://bit.ly/2db9w1p
12 lb Maxima Ultragreen Line: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9

Gear we would use today...
1/2 oz Dirty Jigs Pitchin' Jig (GoTo Color): http://bit.ly/2amL3of
Sweet Beaver (Green Pumpkin blk flake): http://bit.ly/29W3RZW

Rod-G Loomis 894 GLX: http://bit.ly/2gqziwT
Reel- Chronarch MGL: http://bit.ly/2n8DghB
Line- 65 lb Sufix 832: http://bit.ly/2ae93Ji
Leader- 20 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9
Net- Promar Grande: http://bit.ly/2dh9xQP
Scale- Electro Samson: http://bit.ly/2f7QgQ9
Camera- GoPro Hero5: http://bit.ly/2iwZqqU

Bedfishing during the spawn is often controversial but it doesn't need to be. When done responsibly its a great opportunity to catch a fish of a lifetime without damaging the resource. Treat the fish with the utmost respect and return them to the water immediately.