I think now more than ever is a great oppurtunity for kayak fishing to shine. Kayaks really give you the ability to go where no one else can go. Finding those hidden spots and those areas boats can not go I think could be really amazing fishing

Im in NJ but fish in upstate NY every week and the BFS system has changed up my smallie game Tim. I love it from bass to crappie to trout im in love 💘

“Less XBoxes and more tackle boxes” Well said 👏🏼

As a co-angler fishing the MLF Bass Fishing League I do a lot of power finesse fishing. My rod set up is basically a 6’ 8” or 6’ 9” M or MH bait caster with 14 or 17lbs flouro. I use alot of smaller profile baits, 3” smallie beavers, baby rage bugs, 3” pit boss, 3.25” craw fatty, baby rage craw, hammer craw, 4-6” worms, stuff like that. Usually on the Medium rod I’ll fish a 1/8th Texas rig and the MH I’ll throw a 1/4. The hard part was finding the right hooks to use with baits that small and line as heavy as 14-17lbs test. A 2/0 Superline EWG fits most of those baits perfect. If it’s not a superline hook you’ll probably bent it or break it off like I did.

Crankbait has been my confidence bait here on the 73 acre lake on my Army base here in Kentucky.

I used to hate throwing a spinning rod but I have had really good luck this year throwing a super light Texas rig with spinning gear. A small 1/0 size EWG, 1/8 tungsten and small 2.5” creature bait. Braid to leader of course and with that 1/0 EWG you can pretty much just reel into them with a little lean to set the hook. Beats not catching fish!

You all have helped me Tremendously ,Thank You .You all are Bad Ass!!

You guys should do a hole video on BFS from beginners to advance . Gear and baits

BFS has been huge for me and makes me actually want to throw finesse. Ned on a BFS rod is basically just like fishing a jig

great video, yes, the bite is getting really tough

Tooo real! I've been reliant on the 3in spark shad and TRDs! The commitment level of bite has been rough it feels!

Getting ready to put the boat in. Hopefully this will be a great day. Thanks Tim for the tips.

Learning how to fish bass some 40+ years ago in SoCal, finessing was a norm. So, my goto finesse rigs are: 4. Reaper on a darterhead 3. Hexit (sm Gitzit) 2. Doodling (Don Iovino style) 1. Splitshotting or Dropshotting I’ll throw a weightless Senko too, but I don’t consider it “finessing” like the above techniques.

Thanks Tim, useful info. Keep it coming 👍👍👍. Nigel (Chicago )

My confidence finesse techniques are: drop shot with a KVD dream shot, wacky rig/niko rig. Those are my go to finesse techniques, also branching out and trying spybaits.

Although these channels are a GREAT teaching platform, they also give away a lot of “secret baits” and also shows a lot of tips to fish offshore and I think that also adds a lot of pressure to fish that didn’t see as many baits as before. Nothing negative against all these channels teaching and informing. Just another small reason I think the bite is just a tad harder then normal on top of the added anglers on the water in the past year and a half. Love the channel and your content TB

This video is perfect timing Tim. I just got my G Loomis nrx plus Ned rig rod yesterday. Hope to put it to the test this evening.

Micro jig. Weightless senko are the go to when the bite is tough. Hell even when the bite isn’t tough.

We had a pretty warm summer. Here on Long Island NY we’re thick with vegetation. It becomes a day of constantly de fouling the bait and or the trolling motor.

I've got a couple Shimano Scorpions I picked up in Japan about 20 years ago and they are magic when throwing finesse baits. Thanks for the great tips! Confidence baits? Stickbaits in 3 or 4 inch size, texas rigged Yamamoto craws with 1/8 oz tungsten weight. And of course a Ned rig.

Thanks Tim ! In SC we are certainly seeing this occurring with the nights 20 degrees cooler than the days. Amazing how fast the grass retreated! Love the Expride 7'2 ML. I splurged and paired it with an Aldebaran MGL 50. What a great set up ! The baits my brother and I have had success with now are the baby trash fish and smaller osprey.

I love my curado BFS but the brake dial is a little hard to change besides that i love the braking system in the side plate 👍

Out here in Utah I absolutely kill it using finesse techniques. Especially the ned for smallies in our reservoirs. I’m an angler that uses many disciplines for fishing. Fly rod, spin rod and occasionally I’ll pick up a bait caster depending on what I’m targeting. Refusing to use a certain discipline cause of pride or aesthetics is just cheating yourself out of valuable tools for your toolbox.

Thank you Tim. Love the channel. Long time subscriber. I'm heading out fishing now its almost time for first light with my kayak in tow.

Just got back from Lil lake close to home and boats and kayaks no more than 2 casting lengths apart!!!! Only caught 2 all day

I’m going to try some of these baits considering I don’t have any of them. Thanks

When i need a fish i throw a little green pumpkin zoom fat albert grub on a thin wire 1/0 EWG hook with no more than 1/8 oz weight not pegged. I just alternate between SLOWLY dragging it and little hops with longer pauses. I always put it on my abu 6'6" spinning rod. I use 20-30lb hi viz braid with 2-4 feet of 10-12lb fluorocarbon leader. I have caught more fish on that setup than every other setup combined.

Love both spinning and bait casting reels both have great perks

I use a shimano MGL 70 on a 6’10 MH and it’s phenomenal. I can skip a 1/4 oz jig just as well as a 1/2 oz and it’s been out fishing my partner with standard size baits

Most of my 4 pound + fish have come on an Okashira head/Spark Shad!

Heavy weight soft jerkbait has surprisingly have been working well after this little cool down. Confidence baits. Jig , beaver, 6 inch ribbon worm, spinner bait, small wakebait, buzzbait , drop shot minnow.

Another great video! As always, appreciate the wealth of knowledge that you guys share on a consistent basis.

I think the extreme weather shift almost 30 degree swing in 4 days up here in WI

"Less X-Boxes and more tackle boxes." I've never heard that one before. LOL!

I wacky rig a ned worm and fish it on top like a fast finesse walking bait. Hold the rod up and just working like an Alabama swim jig constantly Popping the rod and reeling the wacky rig shimmies along the surface almost like a wakebait..it is a killer and fun of course

Fantastic information 👌 Thank you.

Keep up the great videos I have this lucky blue spinner for when I am at the lake I fish mostly and for me and my two brothers when nothings hitting I break this out and bammmm they start hitting ……Long Island ny and also the senko you had is a good one when all is not working also my brother breaks them out when nothing else is working

I'm headed out the door right now to go fishing. Love the videos!

I like to go to the the wacky rig Yamamoto senko with a Vmc neko hook weight less. Under spin owner hooks with 2.8 keitech when it’s tough

When your exploring new fishing waters it's always hard to gauge wether you need to downsize or change baits OR if it's just bad water/fishing spot. I usually just explore with my go-to killers so that way I'm experimenting more with the water/spots than with the actual presentation since I'm already challenged with locating the fish. Tight lines y'all! 👊🎣💯🔥🤙

A good future video in my personal opinion for this winter would be how to catch bass in cold muddy water

i finally caught several yesterday near Chester Frost. throwing a savage gear jointed shad in shallow shade covered grass lines in the morning. Evening time....its like they shut down...could catch crap...even with like 10 rods on deck🤔

The three inch spark shad is always tied on and almost always catches fish. On my fairy wand of course.

You don’t have twist my arm to get me to fish a tube. One of my top 5 favorite baits. Loved the “less X boxes and more Tackle boxes!” Very true!

I'm Xbox and Tackle Box! 👍 Tim Little spitting knowledge LETS GO!🔥 I fish shallow visually CV cover and structure with Spinning Combos. Ned rig is my Confidence bait. But weightless Senko is second.

Flick Shake is my go to

Great info! Love the channel. Even watched the ads haha.

Less X Boxes and more tackle boxes.. ha ha I like that. Great video buddy.

If the waters are getting pressured and the fishing becomes like it is in Japan, I’m all for it! I’m not a small guy but I love the shorter rods because they balance better. I need to get the elusive Deps cover scat turd soft plastic lol

Zoom super flukes will always be underrated. Since fall is coming, is there gonna be more big swimbait videos?

1/8 ounce #1 flashy swimmer has been my confidence bait this year hands down

Hey guys I was hoping sometime if you guys could explain the pros and cons of microwave guides and maybe a vidio on wake baits. I'd like to learn more. Thank you

Same here that’s my confidence bait a small keitech swimbait I like the 3-4”

my confidence bait is the zoom super fluke smookin shad your whit pearl

Good stuff Tim! my only hesitation with bfs purchase is the 70 yd spool. I assume there’s not much concern hooking a big one and rippin too much drag. ha. Prob not. 🙂

fish the northwoods one of my go too baits is a tiny spinner bait 3/16 oz also use the ned and a 3 in swim bait

I love my spinning set ups.

All my favorite spots always got someone there now lol kinda sucks. Gotta find new spots

What size jig head to you use with the finesse tube? It is a tough time of year here in the northeast, that awkward time between the dog days of summer and the fall feed. Another two weeks and I think the fall bite will really take off. I can see the small bait fish exploding in the water, and the fish are starting to feed up, but not fully committed yet.

The finesse swimbait has become my go to bait since the pandemic started and fishing pressure skyrocketed. I've caught more fish on that than every other bait combined

Love smallie content. Looking forward to it! Ever hit faster moving rivers for the small jaws?

Loading up the kayak now

Would a MGL work with smaller baits or would I have to use a BFS? Looking to buy a baitcaster for smaller baits.

For whatever reason I've had to fish more finesse baits this year whether it's pressure or weather I live in Utah and the drought has really effected the fishing

Used the swimbait trick last month when things really slowed down in KS. The Megabass heads are always sold out so I just use bladed swimbait hooks they create enough drag to slow roll.

I would like to see you hit up and show everyone how to fish for striped bass out of the california aqueduct. Southern stretch. From like quail lake and to the east. That there would be a challenge

I will admit, I am not a finesse fisherman. I didn’t give it much of a chance, but tiny bfs rods and reels don’t fit my hands. My thumbs are as big as the reels, so I’m stuck with spinning gear. I’m gonna have to practice

When using the small paddle tail baits . Any help on retrieves and casting targets ??

Confident baits for me here in Spain when the fishing is tough are small soft stickbaits, hard jerkbaits and some mid runner finesse cranckbait like the MB Z series

What do think about the new Victory Rod series. Saw that you had one.

Mepps in-line spinner is my SOS lure. Works great for conditions: 1) There are fish but they don't bite 2) You struggle to locate a fish.

great info!

definitely had a tough bite yesterday. i know the fall transition is starting but i couldn't locate the fish for the life of me

I also love my bfs curado paired with a phenix m1 7-2”

Tim, can I use braid to leader on the BFS reel and if so what pound for the braid and how long for the leader? Thanks great episode

I bought a kastking bfs baitcaster but having trouble getting the rod.

I trust you guys opinion Can you guys recomend a rod and reel set up for throwing a long distance popper for stripers Were talking 40 yard cast with a 1 oz Or 1 1/2 oz shower bloom Please give me a direction on a spinning rod

2 1/2in tube is one of my favorite baits to throw

Going to Lake Fork to fish the Berkeley tournament in two weeks. If you was going to be there or what baits would you throw

When it gets tough I go to the baits I know the fish don't see on a regular at my lake for example megabass okashira, jackall deracoupe, jerkbait since it's been months since they seen one, etc and learned all this from watching the channel and trial and error

Can you make an underwater tube video? I feel like if I see the action it has I would have more confidence with it.

Shhh let the "I don't throw a spinning rod" crowd stay that way, more fish for the rest of us

Can you guys carry this on with small jigs please

I was telling my buddy the other day last year I caught more big smallmouth in Ky on a swim bait then I thought was possible, this year it’s been a zoom super fluke. Actually think I caught more this year than last

Sure is possibly isn't what you would call a finesse but went fishing Tuesday caught largemouth and Smallies on spinnerbaits and bussbaits. Caught guite a few of each.

Great video I throw the mojo rig with A centipede

In my scenario it was the opposite. Highland resevoir, partly cloudy, 80 degree water, and 3-4 feet vis. I started with finesse thinking it would get the job done, and I only got one bite almost all day on little baits. Then I switched to a 4.8 on a swim jig and landed a solid fish. Switched gears, and landed nice ones on mostly a heavy Texas rigged brush hog bounced violently off the bottom. Depending on the situation, finesse might be too delicate, and you'd need a strong profile. Thansk for the content guys

black trick worm on a 1/8oz shakeyhead

My all time confidence bait is a 4" Zoom Fat Albert grub in pumpkinseed. The smallies seem to eat it no matter what.

blue and silver HOT n TOT was my year long confidence bait up until a few weeks ago could cast it or troll catch anything that swam. and now that doesn't work lol. today i caught 5 fish in 7 hours.. one crappie on a quake 70 on the drop one bass on a googan scout by some shallow brush one bass on a double cow girl off a drop off one yellow perch on a worm and one crappie trolling a storm wiggle wart trying to find a pattern hasn't been working either. hope the water cooling off these last few weeks will help soon i want to be able to remember everything i caught lmaoo

I used a Curado DC on a G Loomis with 12 lb Sunline assassin and could throw anything fitness or weightless with no problems. unfortunately I had an emergency and had to sell it but I hope to have another one someday.

I may be going to Clear Lake in late October any pointers. I will be flying so my choices will be limited and it will probably be for just a day?

What would you suggest for finesse for bodies of water with a mossy/algae mucky bottom?

just what I need to know

I have been trying to re-learn using a spinning reel. I am having trouble timing the line release. Do you have any suggestions?

2020 was definitely a tough year. This year not so much.

i've been fishing the 3" largo shad. they are more durable than a keitech.

How can we adapt these techniques to fish in heavy current? Where I live one of the best fishing spots is the all american canal, but it is swift current and I have a hard time getting finesse stuff down to the fish before it gets swept away

“Less Xbox’s and more tackle boxes” - Tim Little 2021

I should keep this quiet and on the “down low” but the Megabass 3” hazedong shad absolutely slays fish when it gets tough. You’re welcome.