I’ll be honest — this might be the most personal video I’ve ever made. A few weeks ago, I had a serious health issue that sent me straight to the hospital for surgery… and for a while, I thought that might be the end of this channel. In this video, I open up about what happened, what it made me realize about life, fishing, and creating content — and how close I came to losing it all.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like behind the camera, the grind of creating fishing videos, or the toll chasing your passion can take, this is the truth. I’m beyond grateful for the support you guys have shown — and I’m not done yet. The comeback starts now.
This might be the biggest leap forward in finesse swimbait fishing we’ve seen in years. In this video, I put some new NetBait finesse swimbaits to the test against the classics — the Keitech and Cast Prodigy — to see which truly performs best in cold water during the late fall and winter bite.
We test these baits underwater, breaking down how their unique tail actions move differently and how that subtle change in movement can make all the difference when bass are pressured or lethargic. Whether you’re fishing deep structure, suspended fish, or dragging a slow presentation, these finesse swimbaits could change how you fish this season.
This might be the most hated worm rig in bass fishing… but it flat-out catches fish. In this video, we dive into finesse worm fishing with the Ned Rig — a rig many anglers avoid, but one that’s deadly for spring bass fishing. I break down exactly how to rig it, the best soft plastic worms to use, and share a pro-level secret for fishing it to trigger bites from pressured and finicky bass. If you’re looking to level up your finesse fishing game and catch more bass this spring, this Ned rig tutorial is for you. Don’t sleep on the rig everyone loves to hate! #NedRig #FinesseFishing #BassFishing #SpringBassFishing #WormFishing #SoftPlastics #FishingTips #BassFishingRigs #CatchMoreBass #FishingSecrets #PressuredBass #FinesseWorm #BassFishingLures #tournamentpubgmobile
This sneaky swimbait rigging trick is borderline UNFAIR. In this video, I show you how to rig a soft plastic swimbait to make it swim with ultra-natural, lifelike action — even in the most pressured bass fishing conditions. You’ll get an underwater look at how it moves, learn exactly how to fish it, and see why this swimbait setup flat-out catches fish when nothing else works. If you’re tired of followers and short strikes, this advanced swimbait technique might be your new secret weapon. Perfect for clear water, finesse swimbait fishing, and getting bites from big, pressured bass that have seen everything! Today we tested this swimbait rig on Smith Lake sight of the upcoming Major League Fishing Invitational tournament! #SwimbaitFishing #BassFishingTips #FishingHack #PressuredBass #BigBassTrick #SoftSwimbait #fishingsecrets #tournamentfishing
IMO the only lure you need to catch bass in spring is a Ned Rig – it’s among the most versatile fishing lures to catch bass and you can do a wide range of techniques with it! In this video I introduce you to the NEW Power Ned Worm and we review it’s design and how to fish it.
In this video I catch a GIANT bass using a finesse fishing technique on a spinning rod – one crazy fight and teetered on the edge of scary! I was using a drop shot rig on a spinning or spin cast rod and reel with a small soft plastic worm (finesse).
In this fishing video we discuss the things no one tells you about fall fishing and what I consider my cheating rig – a micro swimbait + jig rig. Fall fishing patterns and techniques all revolve around bait – whether it’s shad or herring and finding that bait on the lake you’re fishing and having a range of fishing lures that mimic the forage are key to catching fish. I teach you about the finesse swimbait rig I love for fall – blade baits, jigs, topwater lures, ned rigs, spinerbaits, chatterbaits, and even a worm rig that works on any spotted bass like lake like Lanier.
Stop in Hammond’s Fishing center and say hi to Tim if you’re near Lake Lanier https://bit.ly/3hYeAUU
Want the fishing rod, fishing lures, swimbaits, and other fishing gear we used to catch bass in the video?
No one has this fishing lure as of yet. I finally prototyped and designed a ned rig jig that has everything to fish big bass and heavy cover and will end bait slippage when fishing docks or just power fishing a Ned Rig. We head out to Lake Guntersville to test out my homemade jig and see how it performs around grass, fishing rock and other types of structure and cover for bass. My goal was to take the things that I don’t like about a Ned Rig – the finesse hook, the lack of a good keeper, the inability to throw it on a bait casting fishing rod – and turn those things around to make a more heavy cover, more functional, fish anywhere type ned rig jig. I also wanted it to be better suited for mag ned fishing and fishing soft plastic worms like like senkos or my Gambler Ace stick baits. We test the prototype on one of the best bass fishing lakes to see if my homemade lure catches bass and will make the cut!
Late spring and summer fishing is here and that means swimbaits, crankbaits, jigs and tons of other fishing lures and fishing techniques to catch post spawn bass moving into summer patterns. I got a bunch of baits from Tackle Warehouse to get my fishing rods rigged up for this lure transition and I go though each lure and how to fish it out on the lake.
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