I appreciate this video very much. My father died 14 years ago when I was just a kid. Every since then I almost forgot everything he taught me as a child. Watching your videos has given me some of those lost memories back.

I love this style of video. Hearing you talk about your fishing strategy and describing the methods you use to execute it are what make this channel so much better than the salesmen on other channels.

Flukemaster i have been on about a 1 year hiatus from fishin due to getting married and starting a new life with my wife. She is not too fond of me spending 100% of my free time on google earth and banks of ponds. I'm happy to say that I'm now well established and have some time to watch your videos again and apply your teachings. This video is one I watched when you first dropped it like 5 years ago and seeing you out there brings back great memories. Thank you for helping teach me how to fish all those years ago.

As a private pond "that's right next to a public road " owner thanks for saying that. I fear to many kids that watch some channels will begin jumping fences because they think it's ok. Not only is it illegal "poaching" but it's definitely a good way to get shot. Especially here in Texas. Leading by example is the best way to lead. Love the videos btw.

Not to be weird but I wish I had a dad like you. Bet your kids learn a lot! Good job! You have my sub

This is really old, but I wanted to say I really respect you for showing how to fish certain places and also for not setting the hook like a mad-man and ripping the fishes mouth. Shows the respect you have and I appreciate it, keep on getting them! 😃

Love videos like these man, there's plenty of us young bass anglers who either can't afford or don't have access to a boat. These kind of videos teaching everybody how to fish from the bank on ponds and lakes means a lot.

When I was a kid my grandpa took me to lake for fishing. When he catch a fish I released it back to lake. Now I'm thinking he is not so happy releasing the fish but never said a word to me. He was a great man.

Thanks dad for teaching me how to fish.. hunt... shave.. *Starts sobbing*

I respect you in the fact you don't illegally trespass just to fish. I also like how this video was geared towards useful information about fishing tactics. I understand some people like the vlogs of KZfaqrs lives though.

People act like they know what they’re talking about and then people like this start talking. Thanks for putting in the work to humble the ignorant and to teach the wise who want to learn from the wise.

I love bank fishing the local ponds around here. I always go for structure in the water or an overhanging tree in the water. Dead trees, thick bulrushes just in the edge of the water, etc are great hotspots. I found a local lake not far from home about a month ago and decided to try it out. I located what appeared to be an old tree stump or possibly a pole from a pier. First cast on it and a 3 pounder lit up the wacky rig. I love the challenge of bass fishing.

Fluke sounds like a regular guy trying to share info about something he really loves to do.He shows good luck and bad, fails and success. Shares his own opinion and says I dont know why thats just me. Real life, just like yer Dad.

I don't sneak on to people's property, that gets you shot-Fluke. Best quote!

Always cast at drain pipes. That's what I've learned pond fishing.

i like fishing a small pond like that right when the sun is going down...3" paddle tail swim baits.. small buzz baits and a POPPER!.. lol thanks Gene for the video

Just started fishing again. What an absolute gem of a channel

"That I asked permission to fish... Yes I asked permission that type of thing can get you shot" great line. Great video flukemaster keep up the good work. Pond fishing videos are great

Gene, you're one of the nicest, most genuine guys on KZfaq and I always look forward to your fishing tips and footage. Great work as always and keep 'em coming!

Sir, this is exactly the type of VLOG that convinced me to follow your channel. I can't tell you how many fellow anglers (Old timers and experienced) have asked me where I learned a specific technique. That's when I share your name and channel information. You are easy to listen to, the advice and guidance is informative and it provides me the information to build on my confidence to learn the sport I have fallen in love with. Thank you!!! p.s. - I have purchased a GoPro and wanted to know what you use to get your audio to the GoPro when you walk away. I suspect it is a wireless microphone and if you do not mind, can you share the what you use.... Thank you again for the wonderful job you do with your Channel !!! John

I haven't fished in over a decade! Thanks for keeping everything simple and easy to understand.

Thousands of these ponds around here- most are loaded with bass!Good instructional for folks living & fishing in the heartland❤️

Just started fishing today because of your videos. I could say Im ‘hooked’...

Best bank fishing coaching I ever got!! Really appreciate it Gene! I enjoy all your videos too. Keep up the EXCELLENT work for us amateurs!

This guy has a great working relationship with the camera. Has fun with it. Great time and teaching technique. I'll keep watching him even though i fish in Southern California and the bight is perhaps more difficult here

his beer belly holds master angler levels of authority

Followed your tips in this video and caught 4 bass today. Nobody else fishing the small lake was catching anything, felt good! Thanks.

You should do a remastered series for all of your old videos. To make them better quality and easier to understand :) great videos!

Keep up the vids bud! I really learned a lot because I'm a horrible fisherman and I wanna teach my kids that bobbers and worms are not the only way to do it thanks a lot really😀

Is that a 5 inch lizard in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.

Just want to say you do a great job at explaining things simple enough for kids to understand yet still not seeming to talk down to adults. I am from California so a lot of the techniques that don't always transfer out here, but I do travel quite a bit for work mostly in the south and have to say have caught many fish with tips you have given.

Awesome video Gene, this is the kind of fishing I do 90% of the time. So watching you break down a body of water on foot and seeing how you narrow down spots is awesome for me. Thank you for teaching me how to fish and instill this passion that I never knew i could have for fishing. Keep Up the fantastic work and can't wait for more videos like this one!

lmao you throwing shots at me at 0:35????

Thank you so much for the great information. I love fishing and it is great to know there is a good family friendly KZfaqr on KZfaq.

love your videos you are the Bob Ross of fishing

Flukemaster, I wanted to let you know I appreciate the fishing knot tutorials. They helped me quite a bit my friend. Thank You!

I've watched a ton of your videos. You are one of my top go to guys for specific videos, but with that aside,.... you've helped me with these videos, and as we have fishing in common, we have other things in common also, and instead of me trying to talk to you about what's on my mind on here for everyone to see, I'd like to talk to you about some health related things so that I may be able to help you with as you have helped me.

Great intro to pond fishing! Was rusty at pond after shore fishing 🎣 but this definitley helped! Took my partner fishing as a date -he's hooked! Thank you for amazing content!

You are hands down best youtuber. I have learned so much from your videos because it always about fishing unlike the others who just vlog and then have a little fishing. Keep it up and thanks for the great videos

Was just getting ready to go fish a pond and seen you uploaded this video. Talk about perfect timing🎣

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I am from Costa Rica. During the Holy Week break I went fishing with my son for “rainbow bass” (Parachromis dovii), a ciclid and Machaca (Prochilodus mineatus), which is a feisty fighter related to the Brazilian piranha. We drove for four hours to Lake Arenal, a lake impoundment for the main power generation facility of the country which was establlished in 1978. The water is clear but not like your many glacier lakes and the depth is mostly 30 meters deep. The ambient temperature high and the water probably was within 22 degrees Centigrade. We started using top lures like a tiger patterned Big-O’s for machaca. No luck then! We changed to heavier lures with our spinning tackle, Shimano graphite rods and Shakespeare Sigma 2200-035’s and Cotton Cordell Super Shots and I got a bite from a “rainbow bass”. We tried trolling with Big-O’s without any luck! There was quite a lot of wind which made challenging reaching to our favorite fishing holes! We are at the end of the dry season! The many rivers that feed the lake impoundment were down to a trickle, the lake was perhaps down in level 5 meters. We fished the river mouths, many coves, and parallel to the coves. My son tried his trusty Mepps #2 Comet , a killer with rainbow bass minnow, but lost it before I could yank it from and underwater log. We’ve been lucky before with these rigs and approaches! Can you point us in the right direction?

"Got a five inch lizard in my pocket"

catching any fish is always fun, keep up the hard work man. and i agree permission does have allot better chance of not getting shot

thanks for taking the time to post this video nice to see ethics and family values come together on KZfaq it's a rarity believe it or not. heard the boy ask what are you catching them on when they pulled up after not getting up early my son did the exact thing last time we went out. I did let him know where the fish work but I let him figure out his own presentation and depth . I then ran off hid my lure and took a nap fish be with u

ive watched your videos before and i thought they were insightful but i never thought to follow. well ive got more into bass fishing this year and within the first minute of this video i subbed. "I asked for permission" thats what got me. So many people try and sneak onto my grandfathers pond and damnit if they just asked, we wouldnt have had any of the altercations that weve had. Good videos and a good guy. Keep fishing man.

Looks like a lot of fun. Just like the fun they have on reel outdoorsy.

Gene me and my son watch you all the time we live right down the road from Bienville Plantation we do alot of bank fishing and your videos help us tremendously

Farm ponds are so much fun you never know what's in some of them thanks

My parents had a pond in the farm where I spent my teen years. The people who had the best chance of getting permission to fish were those who asked WITHOUT a rod in their hand or vehicle. My folks considered these people to be forward enough thinkers to :A. Not drive into the pondB. Not fall in without sense enough to get out. They also encouraged culling the size bass on your video today.

Great video with a ton of advice that actually works. I learned to fish largies in the most pressured pond in all of toronto (where im from). Took me months to even begin to put a pattern together but with time i learned alot. It was a blessing in disguise i guess as now i can key in on newer water a bit quicker

Nice video Gene! Keep it up man!

I like your videos so much more than those other kids, this is much more informative

"little pond"

This video saved me! the only fishing spots around me are small ponds like this. Great channel by the way

Another great vid. I have been fishing a long time but always pick something up from your instructional videos. And I can't agree more, show up no rods in hand and ask for permission, you might be surprised how many people will let you fish. Keep up the great work..

Camera quality was out of this world. Excellent job brotha

Hey Flukmaster!! Just joined the T-Shirt of the month club I will be the talk of my lake....lol.....Thanks! GONEFISHIN!

Hello. I have never seen this video and just came across it. Really informative, and I like your style. Much appreciated. Thank you

A finesse jig is extremely hard to beat for pond fishing. Hard to get hung up and multiple ways to fish it. The Ned rig a also hand down one of the best pond baits!

Your advice helped me catch a monster yesterday! Love the channel!

6:56 that was the slowest hook set I've ever seen?!?😂😂nice videos man

New subscriber, love your content. I've have been fishing my whole life mostly trout fishing mountain streams or big river catfishing. The last few years I've been try to expand my knowledge on bass fishing and your videos have been very helpful. Keep doing what you are doing. Thanks

i needed this video, many times most of the ppl im subscribed to dont put up vids on how to fish ponds but ponds are also overlooked but are awesome

I absolutely love your videos! Very informative and easy to understand for beginners!! :)

Thank you for uploading this video! I have been struggling this summer but I'm gonna try some of the tips from this video and hopefully catch some.

This is the video I been waiting for u to do since I pond fish from the bank all the time. Thanks for making this video sorry nothing but dinks in there

I personally fish with a light to medium action fly rod set up with a spin casting reel the rods length is 8’4” and I feel like it’s a great light and balanced combo and I have caught some monsters on it

I never did this kind of fishing but looks interesting. I can't believe how still the air is. No wind at all.

To each his own. I do agree with "flukemaster" flukes are my favorite

Subscribed. Get explanations. Found myself paying attention more than normal due to the ease of following detail. Keep up the good work.

Love your channel man.... thanks for doing all of this

6:55 "dead stick in a lizzard" "little dinky doo"

haha shots fired at Jon b ap flair Mike and lunkers booooom!

Thank you for this video. I had to stop right after you was talking about what colors to use with the water clarity to tell you in advanced thank you for the information lol. I enjoy all your videos, they are really helping me a lot (now back to the video lol)

Very informative on how to read a pond when you bank fish. Thanks.

I never fished but I’m about to. Seeing this video and the one which you spoke about as a beginner, and about creating a tackle box,rigging, and rods, I’m already starting to see the light. I know nothing about fishing at all and the only time I even attempted to I used an M-16, seriously, I did. I was 14.

My pond is a golf course pond the water is about 8 ft visibility and is 1/4 of the size out of that pond and there are 10 pounders in there

So excited to see this video Gene! I bought a kayak this week so I'm going to start backing off the bank fishing a little. Still love doing it though and appreciate this video!

Great video dragging the bottom is the best tip in the heat of the summer!

When he said Might of spooked it, dad gummit i was lauphing so hard hehehe

I'm always in awe when someone catches a fish and all I ever hear anyone say is how it's so small and like nothing.

Awesome man! Glad your channel is growing...proud of you dude!

That's how it goes.....let's catch one more before I leave....ok just one more 🤣

A. awesome tips. b. Your voice and and volume level was like the bob Ross of fishing man. I felt calm as hell listening to you lol

Gene, Give me your opinion on this honest to God true life scenario. I’m from northeast Alabama. South of Guntersville but n.e. None the less. My dad is 70 and he has been a member of a golf club since there since 1980. I was a member all my life until I turned 21. I’ve since joined two other times over the years for periods of years. In 1989 they built a smallish pond in the valley of the 14th fairway because number one it was a obnoxiously short par five and two they needed a water source for a water ring system for the entire course. They dug the pond in the summer of that year and stocked it with bass and bluegill. No maintenance or restocking has EVER BEEN DONE SINCE. Nor has any fish ever been removed from the pond.No fishery biologists have tested anything and it’s very, very seldom ever been fished. About 9 years ago I got turned onto bass fishing and decided to go out and cast a fire engine red spinner bass t on my only rod and reel which was a zebco rear drag spinning reel and a 6 ft quantum im6 rod that was my pawpaws. I casted that spinner bait for about an hour when something almost took the rod out of my hands and had I not have just played golf I’d have been in the drink but I had my spikes on. I have no idea what lb mono was on the reel but it

Don't have kids yet. But I started fishing so when I do have children I want to take them fishing. Create memories that they won't reminisce until they're my age.

Love the video I fish a lot of small ponds where I live in southwest Florida most of the time on my way home from work. Lots of fun!!!

The fishing shirt of the month sounds pretty tempting !

Thanks to your video i went out to a pond around 5pm and caught about 5 largemouth bass

Very helpful video. I'm still new to fishing and love these kinds of helpful videos. Go Dawgs! (Augusta area).

You should build a little pond/lake in your property.

This was really helpful. These kinds of ponds are all I have to fish where I live. But they dye the water green here and hard to find out what the fish can see. Sometimes it natural others it bright.

Awesome video, looks similar to the pond I fish. Sneaking onto a pond will definitely get you shot especially in the South. I'm in Louisiana and it's very rural and land owners are generally well armed. Keep up the awesome videos

You're crazy! I'd be using a tiny torpedo in the pond.

Awesome video Fluke! This will help a ton! Especially the part where you said to look for the steepest bank to identity a potential dam/deepest part! Thanks!

You seem like a good dude man. I'd definitely go fishing with you. I'm definitely subscribing.

Just clued in, watched several, subscribed. Thanks for making the time and effort to produce these !

Thank you for posting these!

great video as always. and i work at Academy sports and i use your videos to help my customers