10 Tips to catch more Bass on Lures

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Heres some things i've learnt Lure fishing for Bass so far this Year....
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0:00-0:21 intro
0:22 Follow the Birds to find Bass
1:19 How clear does water need to be to catch Bass ?
3:02 Bass are not spooked
4:03 Good Bass lost to bad knot
5:30-6:31 Skillshare Advert
6:32 Sharpen Sea fishing lure hooks
6:52 How to stop wind knots braid
7:45 What colour Lures for Bass
10:38 Best knot Braid to fluorocarbon ...
Megabass Zonk- amzn.to/3A5glZf
Favorite Colbalt lure rod tinyurl.com/37skjk6z
Favorite Colbalt 15-35 g tinyurl.com/apx8886
Braid SUFIX RAPINOVA tinyurl.com/frbpkfj8
Music from Rufus Stone made for the Saltwater Angler Channel
Thanks for watching, If you comment i will read it and do my best to reply.
Feel free to email me at matt@saltwaterangler.uk with suggestions or just to let me know how you're getting on with your fishing.
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@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

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@geoffsaunderson5766 Жыл бұрын

SUBBED! That water is starting to clear up down south init 🙂gone up a few degrees, I can’t imagine them being far off. This be my first year targeting bass on lures off the beach so I’ll be on your case about a few things 🙂

@rbbea Жыл бұрын

I remember when I was a young boy swimming in the power station outlet in Poole Harbour. Water used to cool the turbines of the power station pumped out into the harbour. We used to dive down with a mask and hold on to a rock so that the current didn’t push us out. The force of it was powerful. The amazing thing was that the checker bass would swim just in front of us and only move out of the way if you tried to reach out to grab the. It was amazing how unconcerned they were and how close they came. You could see them holding in the flow just out of reach and actually watching you. Amazing.

@SaltwaterAngler Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed reading this ⬆️

@PhilInsane 2 жыл бұрын

Bass fishing is a learning curve man, ive had 3 bass this year, and that after a few years fishing

@glencronin1592 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips Matt, thanks for the video.👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣

@Fishingbug 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video, really well made with great editing. Looking forward to your next one 👌

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude !

@castersfishingwales2038 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always buddy!!

@user-po7wf2xk4e 2 жыл бұрын

great info Matt

@PilzE. Жыл бұрын

More golden advice, thanks for sharing!

@SaltwaterAngler Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@christopherramsey9940 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thanks 👍

@perimoldpc 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant info and tips thanks matt👍👍👍

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@ianjames8794 2 жыл бұрын

Useful tips as always Matt. 🎣

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate.

@kristofrugi5051 2 жыл бұрын

Lovley content as usual fan to watch keep them going Mr Angler

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kirstif, thanks again for watching Sir

@pascaldoudrich8789 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tips and info, I m a novice and enjoy watching your advices, thanks for sharing Matt! 👍

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Great thanks for commenting hopefully there’s one thing here that might help

@johnhill1421 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips for a returning beginner like me thanks Matt

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Great hope it helps John

@mark3995 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👌😎👌

@exedoros 2 жыл бұрын

Good job hello from Greece!!!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, welcome 🤗

@turboduckhead6179 2 жыл бұрын

Good shout on the white lures! Payday today and a white seeker is on the shopping list!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@123marlo 9 ай бұрын

When we would leave Glasgow and head up north to Caithness for a weeks fishing holiday 8 of us we would be fishing for wild brownies and sea trout on the estuaries and for some strange reason we started catching this strange fish that we had never seen before in the beginning we thought it was sea trout but it never fought like one and we just let them go back into the sea if for a minute we new what kind of fish they were we would have chapped a few on the head and had them for our supper but really enjoying your videos as the saying goes you learn something every day .

@SaltwaterAngler 8 ай бұрын

Ha thats a great story thanks

@glenndixon2675 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍👍👍

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@jasehargreaves 2 жыл бұрын

I've caught 4 Bass so far this year, 3 on Lure 2 Metal, one Plastic, I like all types of fishing but I think Lure is most exciting. Great Channel btw.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Great thanks , it’s so much fun isn’t it

@sussexseaangler1858 2 жыл бұрын

I was amazed how murky the water was in September with mackerel shoaling on the beach! April 2022 have never seen the water so clear. Amazing!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yep its very dependent on the wind direction here

@iancairns7398 2 жыл бұрын

The cloudy or slightly dirty water has produced better for me this year, something I've only noticed this year as well.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting Ian , think we could be on to something

@adamfavsvidc 2 жыл бұрын

Love your vids 👍. I visit a shallow estuary and at low tide the bass swim around you and you can even chase them in the water so deffinetly not spooked. Also glad you brought up muddy water i bever let this put me of as bristol channel is muddy 80% of the time and i have caught plenty.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yea the Bristol Channel is a proper muddy water though that good going

@u2pass715 14 күн бұрын

Great videos thanks, I wonder what you think about attaching a treble to the lure eye and then placing one hook of the treble to the underside of the lure as opposed to the traditional hook over the top side?

@paulhiggins8774 28 күн бұрын

the FG knot is probably the best knot I have ever used, it's so slim and strong

@catchacow1927 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thank you! Could you do a video on estuary bass fishing please? Keep up the good work 👍🏻

@bengriffithsseaangling2138 2 жыл бұрын

I’m fishing ogmore estuary (in Wales) quite often which is good for Bass. Planning on doing a video on the coming weeks, likely not as experienced as Saltwater A, but might be able to share some info :)

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Please share your channel

@davidmackeown6773 2 жыл бұрын

Went through couple hundred hours last year of lure fishing for bass ,with maybe only 1 or 2 wind knots if that. I've found putting only 20- 25 feet of braid on the reel has really helped, instead of putting loads of braid on.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers David, good one

@dantecarp 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there chap... okay two top tips from a carp angler and jersey boy in the summer months... NEVER use a blood knot with fluro carbon line... it will fail. My go to knot is the palomar for pretty much everything . So so simple to tie.

@kevinfletcher7471 2 жыл бұрын

My top tip , put the miles in , you will blank but the more you put in the more you learn and eventually you will catch 😉 you mentioned white lures I've had the most success this year on a savage gear black pearl , and a good old fashioned chug bug oh and me dexter wedge 😁enjoying your vids a lot .

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin

@Jordan-jo8wc 2 жыл бұрын

Been fishing the last year non stop in different spots over 🇮🇪 and haven't been able to land a sea bass gonna try these tips and hopefully can make this happen 🎣

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one please let us know how you get on Jordan

@Jordan-jo8wc 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler will do I'm nearly at the stage of giving up on it

@TheWagtail685 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jordan-jo8wc Same situation with me. Only started August this year and been out to one mark countless times at all states of the tide. Nothing this year for me. Don't give up though. I've booked some time with a guide next season to help me out.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

keep going 😀

@briandoran8260 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in cork and the bass fishing is poor last few months but what I do is bring 2 rods and go 20 mins each for 2 hours and then home Fish will come but have a plan

@allenbrown8158 11 ай бұрын

HI matt the bristol channel is always cloudy barry area yet we can still catch bass on lures.

@stevegleed5 2 жыл бұрын

Caught my pb today bud, 3 days trying to catch this one fish almost had it twice got spooked and didn’t come back. Crept up to the mark today sammy bone white topewater. Fishing through muck.💥 7 lb beauty Had a day with Marc cowling a while ago really hlelped. Anyway out tonite maccie have tuned up in huge numbers👍👍😀😀

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Get in ! Top fishing , I’m due a bigger fish and a7lb defo fits that bill

@skateboardingjesus4006 2 жыл бұрын

I would take most of those "bass get spooked" stories with a pinch of sea salt. Two schoolie bass I pulled in last week, were caught in a busy estuary, with seals patrolling the channels. It was the gulls and seals that put me on to the spot in the first place.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha indeed , there a few things like that -coastal myths that the facts don’t back up I think your right Declan

@kerryfoster1 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly I have lost more cod on the beach and very few bass. Cod can throw the hook just off the shingle - no idea how! My biggest cod threw the hook AS IT LANDED ON THE SHINGLE. I put my boot behind it and literally pushed it up over the tide line. That was close! Great video!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kerry thanks 🙏 I love cod stories as I don’t see many of them

@JW-wp1qt 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler what’s a cod?

@kerryfoster1 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler I am currently constructing a Still picture compilation of my cod through the years video, with details of rigs and other info.. Sort of legacy. What you SHOULD be able to catch.

@JW-wp1qt 2 жыл бұрын

No.1 I don't follow the birds, they seem to follow me.☹️ No.2 if they can be caught in darkness then we should be able to catch in chocolate? No.3 Ive compared bass to my chub fishing and chub spook very easily and I thought the same of bass but my best bass this year was caught close to a swimmer! No.10 this is my chin scratching dilemma. Ive fished with two experienced anglers this year and neither use a leader, they say any knot is a weak link, it attracts weed and causes friction through the rings, I just don't catch enough bass to do a back to back comparison. Great video and really helpful for us novices Matt. 👍

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

No 1. LOL Great reply - full marks you have been paying attention ! There are some negatives about leaders but ive lost two many bass when the braid rubs on the rocks.A rubbing leader would help here - Very mark specific. Id be interested in the type of rock marks not fluro users use. Im seeing evidence that bass dont spook in busier areas Top commenting there thanks we can learn a lot from freshwater anglers like for chub and Perch, salmon and sea trout in game angling too

@davidmackeown6773 2 жыл бұрын

My top tip would be when using metal lures don't forget to twitch and pause them also, imitating a wounded fish. I've been on a hot streak lately and my all time fav metal is half orange - half mackerel toby is on 🔥🔥

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Good one David

@skateboardingjesus4006 2 жыл бұрын

That's a solid tip. And I love the strike immediately after the pause.

@sasha.djordjevic3071 2 жыл бұрын

@@skateboardingjesus4006 what is trike ? Thank you

@skateboardingjesus4006 2 жыл бұрын

@@sasha.djordjevic3071 Thanks for that, I hadn't noticed. I meant to type *strike*.

@Andy-71 2 жыл бұрын

any recommendations on what rod is best to use with a megabass zonk

@Ouzconqueror 2 жыл бұрын

Best tips are always connected with local fishermans/spiners , talk and share info each days/years past - colours or some lures MAy not work same on all places..You cant even get 1 atack for topwater but can get 10 fish with a 1 dollar Soft lure x colours.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Sort of but be careful which local anglers you talk too 😂😂😂

@bogarthood2 2 жыл бұрын

@saltwater angler, can i use a drop shot rod for sea bass fishing? Started fishing with friends for mackerel last August and from watching your videos theres more than mackerel 😁.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yes , all depends how and where your fishing though

@bogarthood2 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler planning to try newhaven harbour. Is Nov and Dec months suitable for fishing or wait till summer?

@dannywarrent6435 Жыл бұрын

You were sharping that hook the wrong way, I know it’s sharp, but you have to push towards the metal not away from it, so as to push temper into the metal 🙀😻🇬🇧👍

@norfolkfowlers1973 2 жыл бұрын

Really struggled here on the Norfolk shingle when the water is too clear 🤷‍♂️

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yea it can be very mark specific I’m finding .

@BrianHarrisNI 9 ай бұрын

Matt, I like those sunglasses, what are they?

@SaltwaterAngler 9 ай бұрын

Rapala something ? - that reminds me I’ve lost them but polarised

@rupertdebaire360 2 жыл бұрын

What about Bass coming into small harbors after the bait fish, surely that happens after all mackerel do it?

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

It does happen but there’s some evidence to say bass in managed harbours are more habitual

@jasehargreaves 2 жыл бұрын

I have a serious question, can you catch anything other than Mackerel on a lure when the mackerel are in? I know there's Bass there but they're not quick enough to take the Lure

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yep ! Garfish, scad, shad , for me - elsewhere in the uk I’ve had pollack, wrasse , coal fish.

@voidspeed9967 Жыл бұрын

Where were you in the intro ,looks like a beautiful beach.

@SaltwaterAngler Жыл бұрын

Its a secret !

@markkitson6594 2 жыл бұрын

"Wind knots" Quite right they have nothing to do with the wind ! They are caused by tension or "lack of" on the line, they happen when you change from a light lure "say 10g" to a heaver one "say 25g". So when changing to a heaver lure build up the cast with a short one first maybe 20m, then 25m then 30m & so on. don't try to hit the horizon with the first cast. Alternatively when you decide this is the last cast with this lure move your hand up the rod & wind the line through your hand to add tension before changing lures. This will cure 95% of your wind knots.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Good one thanks Mark

@lesliecrowther7004 2 жыл бұрын

High, ?? A'hhhhhhh, did i hear a bleep or two 🤔😳 ?? Just wondering what you think or perhaps suggest ? Shimano sedona 2000 or ABU garcia 2000sh I think as you have said before, nice size reels, I don't think there is to much difference in price, I think the main thing is build quality & workmanship, is retrieve ratio/ ratios that critical ?? Interested in your thinking 🤔 on this one. Cheers Les.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Leslie small spool reels like this with a slower retrieve can almost force us to retrieve with more finesse. Using the feel of the rod tip to know what the rod tip is doing . As we talked before it’s so hard to show and needs to be felt. I dont know about the Abu but the shimano I can vouch for ,good price point second hand too . The main advantage of a smaller reel for me is controlling the drag with the same hand. These are small at 2000 size and a decent fish landed will be quite an achievement and great fun, you can’t just winch them in !!!

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

I think your right regards what to look for in differences and I’m not too worried about ratios for this sort of lure fishing from the shore, more relevant from a boat

@briandoran8260 2 жыл бұрын

I notice you don’t use leader when spinning surface lures Do you feel it interferes with lure moving

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

I mostly do use a leader but occasionally straight to braid not sure it makes a difference to the action but braid can save the line rubbing on the rocks

@michaelhurst1353 Жыл бұрын

Have you done the video with the cheaper alternatives? I’ve got a few of these on the list but when you lose one it does sting the wallet. Would be interested to se what you recommend. Thanks

@SaltwaterAngler Жыл бұрын

I will do one yes 👍

@michaelhurst1353 Жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler would like to see it when you’ve made it

@michaelhurst1353 Жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler any update on the video mate?

@OnStageLighting 2 жыл бұрын

Bristol Channel, we got no choice but to catch bass in the soup. Does mean that daylight seems to fish hardly any different to night though.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s a good point although night is pitch black I’m sure some light filters during day even in the soup at that depth

@Mister0String 2 жыл бұрын

On lures?

@OnStageLighting 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mister0String well, granted ledgering baits is the most common technique but other combinations of spinners and twitched baits or moving float techniques can all catch. I've been using the moving float a lot this season and even had a bass try to take the float itself. Just goes to show that feeding by sight isn't all there is. :-) it does mean not getting much of a look at what you are trying to catch.

@OnStageLighting 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler it does. I know everyone has different views but my records around here show that day outfishes night a lot of the time.

@Mister0String 2 жыл бұрын

@@OnStageLighting pretty much bait all the way in the murky BC unless you find a suitable marina. That said still offers fantastic bait fishing.

@Mister0String 2 жыл бұрын

Don't swim against the tide. For me I found I improved my catch rate by casting up tide and retrieving with that tide double quick. I must have had 10 in 2 hours on one mark. BTW you talk about single handed filming. If you want some help around the coast why not pull together a network of friends. I'm sure we would be happy to assist and learn a few things on the way 😀

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul appreciate all that 👍😀

@turboduckhead6179 2 жыл бұрын

I seen a cormorant looking bird diving for food come up with a massive flatty. Are they diving birds?

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they are but seem to take more than their fair share. The Black Death to inland anglers

@dirtharris 2 жыл бұрын

Would be interested in your thoughts on what kind of marks favour catching bass either side of HIGH tide. I always seek out low tides.... the old rule of thumb ... last 2 hours of the drop and first 2 hours of the flood... and I tend to not fish higher states of the tide... are there some marks which could produce at all, or more-so around mid to high tide? Cheers.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Shingle beaches inside of reefs or sandbanks seem to fish well at the top of the tide if bass have rounded up bait fish

@dirtharris 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler Thanks for that.

@simonmoorcroft1417 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think noise spooks predatory fish. Just the opposite. All that vibration and sound may draw them in looking for distressed or injured prey. Not a Bass expert but my most popular lure (with the Pike) pushes plenty of water and makes plenty of noise. Its a diving lure and I like clattering the bottom and pausing it and then reel fast, then slow, varying my retrieve and causing plenty of disturbance. All fish are curious, especially predators. Noise equals a potential meal.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Simon some great comments thank you

@nordle8325 11 ай бұрын

tend to fish off Bulverhyde beach - only got them quite far out on paddle board though - and use the "deadly dick" lure - an american favourite - its amazing but not available in UK

@SaltwaterAngler 11 ай бұрын

With a name like that it’s a must have lure ! Good stuff and I enjoy that mark too , some good numbers of smaller fish on the reef there

@Nikonp-hg6yl 2 жыл бұрын

How you fish your Jim’s lure needlefish

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

So it sits straight in the tide with minimal retrieve , better with deeper marks or around harbour walls for me .

@chrisdavison2022 2 жыл бұрын

What file is that you're using to sharpen the hooks...?

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

This is a carp one , not sure of the brand though from my local tackle shop

@chrisdavison2022 2 жыл бұрын

@@SaltwaterAngler thanks. At least I know where to look in the shops... The fresh water end, not the salt water fishing end.

@matthooper2905 2 жыл бұрын

Somebody said to me the other day that the more you lure fish for bass the harder it becomes. I think it pays to some times go back to basics if you're struggling.

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting Matt, thanks 🙏

@UnseenSpirit Жыл бұрын

I don't understand that logic haha. Usually the mroe experience you have, the better you get. Sometimes it's just not your day

@howardhe9553 8 ай бұрын

Is 28g minnow lure too heavy for river fishing for bass?

@SaltwaterAngler 8 ай бұрын

All dependent on flow and depth of the river. If you can get the lure to look like a bait fish then it’s not too heavy.

@turboduckhead6179 2 жыл бұрын

Who are your inspirational bass anglers?

@SaltwaterAngler 2 жыл бұрын

The local Anglers i fish with or around are ace. People who dont have a social media following. Historically John Darling was a great mentor as are many of the contributors to the B.A.S.S (bass anglers sportsfish society )