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Unfortunately, without seeing what you're seeing, I can't confirm, but when I go to Lake Norman, I get the water's edge and no contours in water less than 20 ft. At first, I thought there were no contour lines at all. Thankfully, parts of Norman are very deep, so once I got out of coves and backwaters, I realized they were there. If you know you're in water over 20ft, you should see some contour lines, but with such a broad contour scale, I can't imagine it would be of much help for navigational safety.
A multi-millionaire I once new told me, "I'll pay you $100 for a steak dinner, but don't charge me another $5 for a baked potato". I later found out he wasn't just sharing a life lesson. An upscale steak restaurant that he frequented had started charging for every item, $5 for this, $5 for that. To my knowledge, he never went back. I did learn a valuable lesson that I've tried to apply in my life and business. Represent fairly what people should expect, meet or exceed that expectation and give them a fair price.
Right now, I keep an old unit on the boat because it's got contour lines, I think they are 4ft.
We don't have any plans to do anything like this at the moment, but who knows what the future holds. At the moment, we're focusing most of our efforts on creating more opportunities to easily access our content on a range of devices.
I like to try 2 different things: Finesse them, or get a reaction.
We have loads of videos on finesse techniques. The ned rig is one of the big go-to baits right now, but I have had great success (20lb. 5-bass limit) on 4in straight-tail worm on 1/16oz shakey head and drop shot.
For the reaction bait, I'm not talking about loud and noisy. Jeff Kriet does a great seminar on floating worms, and I have always loved fast working a neon color (yellow, lime and pink are my favorites) floating worm around any cover. I was introduced to this technique on a pressured lake in the middle of summer in 10-15ft of visibility! The guy I was with caught 3 nice bass out of a couple of laydowns with a bright lime worm. I was hooked! It's also fun to fish, because you can see them come out and destroy it!
Schmidty, I can't remember exactly what all is covered in this Cliff Crochet seminar, as it's been a while since I watched it, but it's 56 minutes on the topic of hooksets from a guy that loves frog fishing, so I feel confident there's information to glean from it https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/hooksets-cliff-crochet
Hey Dylan,
There are 2 schools of thought with chatterbait rods. I'm of the opinion that you want some give, so I use a softer rod tip for chatterbaits than I do for texas rig and jigs. I do lose some casting accuracy. If you wanted an all-around rod, I would go with a MH fast action, but I wouldn't use braid on the chatterbait. Check out the Cashion ICON Casting Rod 7' Med Hvy/Fast Worm & Jig and Cashion ICON Casting Rod 7'3" Med Hvy Worm & Jig at https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=c1UQEdGla5o&mid=38416&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tackledirect.com%2Fcashion-icon-casting-rods.html
Danny, Columbus is a popular destination for The Bass University classes. We usually don't have any class locations finalized until about Oct., but keep an eye out for our newsletters and website announcements.
2-4' is plenty for fish to be in 20-25ft of water or deeper. It's been years since I fished dirty water, but I have fished vertical rock faces in dirty water that were also 20ft+.
CJ, Pete and some of the other guys may have more tips, but I've found a couple of things that have worked for me. If you have smallmouth and spotted bass, they are more "roamers" and are much more likely to be following baitfish out in open waters. I've caught spotted bass chasing bait over 100' of water. I have more success catching largemouth around ambush points, so if they are deep, it's usually because there's something for them to hang around. If the ledge provides a reasonable ambush point, the temperature and light penetration are more pleasing at that depth, and there's something there to eat, I'd certainly consider it productive fishing waters.
We usually don't have any class locations finalized until about Oct., keep an eye out. Our in-class seminars are usually late fall/early winter when the professional seasons are completed and anglers have had a time to get home and spend time with their families. Of course, there is uncertainty about this coming season's classes and how they will be conducted.
Mike Iaconelli has some affordable 100% UVA & UVB polarized glasses for a super-affordable price.
My friend, you are in luck, as we literally just had the best in the business on our live show talking about frogs and he discusses this very topic.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/dean-rojas-shares-frog-fishing-secrets-july-2020
I've fished as a non-boater in some tournaments on the Potomac in the summer with some guys who did well and most were fishing grass. One of the guys that usually did well when I was up there was JT Kenney, I'd check this seminar out.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/largemouth-bass-fishing-tidal-rivers-jt-kenney
Pete also covers the Potomac as part of this seminar https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/my-best-bass-fishing-tactics-and-techniques-pete-gluszek
Thank you both for your feedback. We have several functionality options that we're currently planning and we will be considering these as we upgrade our offerings. We've been mostly engaged in creating our mobile app in 2020, which should be available soon for Android and iOS.
I use one, and believe in them enough that when I lost one at the boat ramp, I bought another one. Just an opinion, I don't have any stats or anything, but still using it on my 1997 Skeeter.
I was surprised at how well bass can still see/sense something at night. My brother and I used to consistently (for years) catch Lake Wylie night tournament bass on black trick worms on a Carolina rig. Noisy baits can work too, but we'd find a long point and just drag them, and they would almost jerk the rod out of your hand.
The mobile apps are now published on the Android Play store and Apple store. I believe you can find them in both stores searching for "The Bass University".
People have had success casting in different ways. We have a video in the FAQ about using Chromecast. Some people use AirPlay with their iPhone/iPad and smart TV/Apple TV.
Lastly, if you have a Roku, here's a tip from a Bass U member named Michael
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-discussion/topic/295
You guys with a Roku may want to check this out. It's a tip another user sent us about getting full screen videos to a TV from a windows computer.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-discussion/topic/295
The mobile apps are now published on the Android Play store and Apple store. I believe you can find them in both stores searching for "The Bass University".
Apple and Android apps are out!
https://bassu.tv/app
Here are the mobile app install links for The Bass University Apple and Android apps.
https://bassu.tv/app
It serves a few purposes. Certainly in clear water, it gives you the advantage of fluoro clarity, but some less-considered facts. With baits that you want to sink quickly, fluoro sinks and braid floats, so it can have considerable effect on rate of fall for some techniques. I actually use bright yellow braid to fluoro for this reason. When I fish Ned rigs, for instance, I let a coil or 2 of braid sit on the water, and if it stops sinking before it should I know I have a bite (which is often). Additionally, some anglers use the fluoro/mono as a shock absorber, as they both have more stretch than no stretch braid.
Those look pretty good, but they're certainly premium polarized glasses at $150 each. I'd be in the dog house if I spent $150 on sunglasses. My wife likes crappie fishing, so I can get by with $3000 for electronics, but not $150 for sunglasses.
