I’m ready to get the topwater plugs back out here in a couple weeks once it just starts to warm up. You’re tormenting me with those strikes 😂😂

Never been fishing with my grandfather, but being able to learn from good ole bill helps fill that void

Bill, you were my childhood hero at 9 yrs old, I am now 59...................and you still "rock"

Bill dance. Best fishing teacher ever. 🚣‍♂️😀👍👍.

This is such a great channel. I never could get anyone to teach me to fish growing up, so now I'm 22 and learning to fish. Watching these makes me feel like I'm finally going fishing with my grandpa. Thank you for that!

Hey Bill I just wanted to say thank you for all the great years of fishing shows I grew up with you watching TV in the morning. Sincerely Gary Lee Schmidt

Im now 37 and have been watching these shows back when I had to turn the knob and hold the antena up to get reception. Love these videos and it never gets old watchin you bill. Thanks for all the tips and the bloopers😉😁

My fondest memories of my father are of the times he took me fishing and squirrel hunting. We always fished in small rivers and farm ponds and hunted in the woods around our rural home. Those were the best of times.

I have a couple tips to add. Start fishing topwaters first thing in the morning. If you wait too long, most days, the topwater bite ends when the sun gets high. Overcast conditions help. Evening hours are also better than midday. Wait a few seconds before you begin your retrieve. Sometimes they'll bite it before it moves.

Top water is my favorite. So exciting watching that water blow up

I really enjoy your shows, for over many years. Your are the only fishing show host that gives a simple explanation of what you are doing and how it is working. I adore your content and watch them over and over again. Thank you so much for being who you are, you are a blessing to my life.

Y yo que tengo mi baby torpedo abandonado en mi estuche de pesca tengo 10 años con el, no lo he usado, sin ningún raspón está nuevo. Pero después de ver éste magnífico Video de Bill lo usaré y creo será uno de mis señuelos favoritos. Me gustó mucho éste vídeo y más con la excelente explicación de como usarlo. Gracias Bill Dance.

I'm 54, and just took fishing up again (I haven't put a hook in the water since I was 6). I made it a point that my 2 young cousins (8 and 10) had their own rod, reel and loaded tackle box last summer. The youngest one's best day was 3 bluegill and a perch off the dock, by herself. And she already knows the most important rule in angling: "Go away! You're scaring the fish!"

Ain't nothing like it watching bill dance catch big bass on the top water.....cherish those memories I never got the opportunity to fish with my dad or grandfather.....but I can tell you one thing I'll never put my rods down with or without sponsorships.......keep them lines tight and camera on.....

Taking Grandkids, It's awesome to see the looks on there faces, when they catch one !

Top water Bass fishing is my favorite kind of Bass fishing. Love those big blowups!! My biggest Bass ever came on a Rebel Pop R Magnum (Foxy Shad) back in 2014. Good times.

Bill, you are an awesome fisherman.

To me, it's amazing that Bill Dance has never gotten tired of bass fishing after all these decades.

Best fishing show ever, love u billy boy 👍👍

Mr DANCE. Thank you so much sharing your knowledge with us. I love to top water fish I love a hula popper. I would love to see you fish with a hula popper I would know for sure if I was doing it right or not

I’m a simple man I see Heddon Torpedo I click

I’m so glad that you and others really got me into fishing 👍

I've ben watching Bill for about 30 years r so. And I'm 37 🤥🎣🥇

Mr. Bill I grew up watching you and trying to do all you teach!! You are the Number one fisherman in my book. Thank you very much for all you do Sir!!! Don't know you personally but I Love you!!!! Your a great Humanitarian!!!!

My go-to lure. But yesterday, I guess I wasn't fishing it right. So here I am for a refresher.

As true today as it was in the 70's. Love you Bill!!

Bill is the man

I have a lot of brothers and sisters, but going fishing with just me and my Dad was special for me. Even when I had to wake up before the sun came up. I usually fell back asleep in the car on the drive to the lake, but I still love fishing to this day and now I get to take my wife and kids with me.

Beautiful lake

I love how these guys fish stock ponds lol 😆 it's easy when it's stocked and full of fish

My go to lure.

He makes it look simple hes a legend

I have that same problem using a topwater thank you for the knowledge

One thing I have learned in Florida (South Central) I do not fish top water on flat calm days and I love to throw them in rough water... They eat them up on windy days even though i have always heard top water don't work on rough days, It does work and good. My best was a 16 pound bass on a rapala gold top water plug on a bad wind day. Try it

My favorite top water as a kid

Thank you for the good pointers sir, I enjoy watching and learning something new, topwater lures are a new frontier to me👍 11/22/2021-It's been months but I caught a large bass on topwater for the first time several months back! I'm starting to improve and recently I caught some bass on the lure you used in this video adding it as my second successful lure in my tackle box, thank you Mr. Dance!

Got to meet Mr. Dance 7-8 years ago at a Spring Classic. The line was PAINFULLY slow. Turns out it was because he took time to have an actual conversation with everyone there, and I thought that was phenomenal.

Great show,Mr.Dance.......

Caught many fish on that lure

I love the Torpedo series!

Last time I went fishing in late summer I caught a 2 pounder on my first cast

My first experience with top water baits, was with a Heddon dying flutter

Been a dream to fish with bill since i was a lil boy

You can definitely tell this was TV because there's more ad time than show time 😂

got 4 inches if snow and ice and getting 4 more inches tmrw so it'll be a while... making me jealous watching this time of year

Hello, I'm called the (Eight Rodd Banditt) 🎣 but my real name is Cory, thanks you for the video's

I guess it’s my luck I’ve never caught a fish on a tiny torpedo but I’ve caught many a bass on a whopper plopper also my pop pop taught me to love fishing and I wish always cherish the days spent fishing by his side

Can’t wait for it to warm up those strikes are making me anxious

"I'd rather catch one bass on top of the water than ten below the surface." That sounds like me.

Are bigmouths ancestral? So 10 years ago, at my dock at Sherman reservoir in Nebraska, at my patio shoreside I had the biggest and hottest looking lunker always swimming from under the 20foot square patio and into the grassy shore area on mostly the southern side and it looked like she was shadowing a little school of fries. Never attacking them. I saw her get bigger and bigger for 3 years, I decided that the next year in the spring once the lake gets filled to full pool I'd go and catch her, get a pic and weigh her and get a state record or more, but that never happened, as that spring I got picked up by a local country band as their Bassist and then I never had any time to even think about fishing for 7 years. And the only place outside of Nebraska that I've played is leota ks crook co, and Pendleton ia (right after I quit drinking) lol!!! And here's the kicker none of my neighbors ever fished her (I'm a Marine Vet) and I asked them to leave her alone because really I enjoyed watching her raise her kids and get huge more than I would have enjoyed catching her. This summer I'm not going back to the band. This has actually the only winter that I've had every other weekend off in 7 years, and I love entertaining people really, but I'm missing out on life. So I bet she's gone and no body does bass fishing in my docks area because of the surroundings. Most bass fishers pass by because of the tight squeeze and lily pads. But would her offspring treat that area as their homestead? Could I get to see another momma cass bass?

Hearing Bill’s breathing 😂

That boat tho. Thing is sweet

Legend

Judging by the attire that was no where near north Texas recently. 😆

When Bass Pro was a catalog

are these still filmed or are they re-runs?

You got any old equipment you dont use and willing to ship off? Disabled veteran here and want to fish. Tried making a shopping cart and I don't know what to get. Cheers brotha!

Has anybody seen Jimmy Houston I heard his wife passed away is that true

Bill catches like 4 fish bigger than my PB every single day🤣😂

Bill's favorite way to catch bass? Private lakes.

I want to see you go head up with KVD winner take all....50k purse. One day on the lake. Weigh in at 5pm

Can somebody explain to me what these old school guys mean when they explain rod action? Does he mean a medium light power rod? Or does he mean a moderate-fast action? Medium/Medium-heavy is the rods power no? It’s confusing to me lol. When he says medium action I’m assuming he means a medium power 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Can we please please get the sound guy to block out Bills heavy breathing.... makes it hard to watch