My 11 year old daughter has always loved to fish but only wanted to catch pan fish or catfish. She basically just wanted to use live bait and wait for a bite. I talked her into trying a Bandito Bug once though and she tore the bass up all day long. Now all she wants to do is catch bass with her little Texas rigged “scorpion” bait!

I absolutely kill it with a Bandito Bug! Didn’t know Scott designed it. If you don’t have a Bandito Bug on your boat I don’t know what you are doing with your life!

Love the how to rig, or instructional Vids. Always seem to use them. 👊🏻

Gonna throw out a little secret rigging these when the bite is tough. Ditch the bullet weight and tie on a weighted swimbait hook. The screwlock ones work the best. You can throw them in the deepest cover up shallow and not have to worry about it getting hung up.

i could watch scott martin all day and not be bored. There's so much I've learned by watching scott martin , 1 thing i learned by watching scott martin is that every day that its overcast weather makes me want to cast the spinnerbait out guns blazin , the 2nd thing i learned from watching scott martin is the activity and depth of the bass during the 4 seasons and the baits to use to slay the bass during the 4 seasons.

I live in Louisiana, you ain’t lying about the bandito bug, a lot of times I’ll just put it on a hook, I’ve caught more fish like that this year then any other way

I literally just started watching videos to help me learn to fish (My husband thinks it's boring) LOL. Unfortunately, I never really learned and now I'm 53 years old. I want to learn more for retirement! So for now, I'll be watching you and your daughter Hillary. Thank you both :)

I love the Alabama craw color. Matches the craw fish here on the Coosa Chain to perfection!

Favorite colors....... Jig. Brown/green(mud bug) and blk/Blu for overcast. Plastics. Watermelon seed red fleck and junebug for overcast.

Back to the basics is what many pros need to do . For what ever reason a lot of them get wrapped up in celebrity and ego trips and forgot where they came from and how they got to where they are !

Scott I love your channel. Been a fan of the Martin Family fishing since i was a kid watching your dad on Saturday and Sunday. I love the tutorial sessions. I moved from Georgia to the PacNorthwest WA. Your tutorials helped me apply concepts up here too. Solid stuff. Thank you.

Found myself running out of saucy swimmers the other day on a top water massacre. Thought my day was over till I looked in my bag and seen that I had a pack of bandito bugs. Work fantastically for getting me back into the top water action.

Scott this is probably my new favorite video from you. You are a gifted presenter/teacher just like your dad.

You have a great channel. Keep up the great work. I have learned so much from you and look forward to learning more. 👊🏼👊🏼

White rattlin chunk is my go to bed fishing bait and it doesnt miss

The bandito bug is killer. I just bought my first pack last week and I killed them on a texas rig (flipping trees) with it and as a jig trailer. The only downside is how soft it is. One fish and it tears up. But I know the softer it is, the more action you get and it has a ton of action.

Normally I'd call this a shill video, but I've watched enough (well, not enough yet) videos of yours, and seen you use a lot of these baits. It's cool that you have sponsors as well because I want to see a lot more of your videos. I need to get back out there myself. Thanks for your reviews Scott.

Around here in PA, green pumpkin works great. A lot of dingy water. So I got with a black/blue trailer. Have had success with a green pumpkin jig, black trailer but rip off a chartreuse chunk of a senko and put it at the top of the hook to add brightness. A lot of hook ups.

Okeechobee Craw has quickly become my favorite color. From Florida to Kentucky it hasn’t let me down.

Ty Scott. I switched all my baits to Googan Baits. They just don't sale hard baits at our bass pro shop in Southern Indiana. Googan Squad For Life.

One thing for sure. You can always find Googan baits. The bandito flat catches fish and is extremely versatile. Googan should offer it in a magnum size.

I love the Bandito Bug, and the Jr. I caught several 6 lb plus fish on them, Texas Rig, and Swim Jig Trailer. My go to color is the Green Pumpkin/ Purple, or Junebug, in stained water, with the sun peeking through, Okeechobee Craw, and Black and Blue...

I LOVE fishing a top water bandito bug. It gives an amazing action. You are the first KZfaqr that I have heard actually say it. PSA- keep the back legs attached.

I bought a bag of your favorite Bandito Bugs and caught a 3.24 pounder in first five minutes!! Awesome & Thanks! Wish I could attach the picture.

와우~ 아침에 일어나자마자 영상 업로드 알림이!!! 멋진 영상 잘 보겠습니다!!

I’ve never caught anything on googan baits 😂 Roland taught me Just throw the Senko Green Pumpkin 🙌🏼 Works all day every day!

Man this is how I learned to fish watching your how to vids years ago, like your getting back to these style of vids!! Good intell 💪💪💯

Thanks for the tips it helps a lot when you only have a few rod and reels! Looking forward for the next video on some more tips. A big shout out to Matt and Scott on the Classic it was great it came to Fort Worth loved it.

Black and blue flake and green pumpkin are my favorite

I like the craw but by far my absolute favorite soft bait is the Bandito Bug hands down! The bug is the drug baby!

Green pumpkin with red flakes is my go to doesn’t really matter what soft bait I use I always seem to catch a lot of fish with that color combo where I live. Awesome videos man I like how you don’t try to push certain brands on us like other channels I’ve seen.

Blue baby is the absolute best color of all time I love it

Green pumpkin purple or plum are go-to colors in the slightly stained to clearish green water we have here in North Georgia.

Hell yeah love these videos. Can't wait to see you win a Elite series event.

Scott you the man, I am a huge fan and I use all Googan products because I believe in you thanks for all you do

Green pumpkin/purple fer sher. Idk if it's a newer color but just starting to see up in MI just recently. Love Em. Got me 4 keepers in a 3 hr derby with a huge cull in the last 30 mins

I know here in Ohio when i throw jigs i have the most success with a black and blue football jig and a green pumpkin craw. Idk why that color combo works but the bass around southern Ohio love it

The bandito really is a great bait...also love the rattling ned...green pumpkin gets it done on my lower reservoir lakes with a little chartreuse dye on the tips

Great concept “Back to Basics “ love it love your vids! Over the years my go to color is Junebug I have all the confidence in this color whether I am drop shotting , Texas rigging or pulling a speed worm when I am not catching anything with other colors I always put on Junebug and I always get something in the boat! Thank you and keep up the good work!

I used it on a shakey head this summer and was killing them on it!

Green pumpkin blue is my favorite for any bait dip the tail in some chartreuse and it look just like a bluegill I love doing that with the saucey swimmer

the things i would do to go fishing with this legend. i would learn so much things i never even would of thought of by myself

This will be an amazing series The bug is the drug!!!!

Watching you from Kuwait. Can't wait to get back stateside this summer and start slaying em. Great series and information. Keep it up...🇺🇲 Ethan

Can't wait for Champlain brother!! Just watched your flw series at Champlain. That White Cracken Craw will be a killer!!!

Can you do a series where you go to a lake and point the camera at your map and explain how you choose an area to fish...time of year, water clarity, water temperature, etc.. Then explain how you choose the lure. Basically take us fishing.

Going fishing this weekend by minden Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 . Scott your the man and this channel is best fishing Channel out therr

Green pumpkin, black/blue, watermelon red, junebug are my colors I use most of the time.

I have all the googan baits n multiple colors. The new green pumpkin purple works great and the new sprayed lettice color is dope too. I have different favorite colors depending on which bait.

Scott, my favorite was always the Rage Craw but I bought some Bandito Bugs because of watching you with them and they are without a doubt my favorite now! Not even a close second! You did awesome designing these and I use the almost daily

I had my best bass day ever today just throwing a Senko wacky rigged, I will try the bandito bug next trip out.

Love fishing creature bait caught a 4 pounder yesterday on a brush hog and fav. color is watermelon red

A video of you telling us a story of how you got started. Tips for people who wants to start doing bass tournaments.

I use the heck out of creature baits where I live. Magic craw swirl from reaction innovations is my fav color. We have a lot of dark water here. Not dirty just dark and it crushes it.

You the Man Scott!!

Just want to say thanks for this mini series! Bought my first pack of Bandito Bugs the other day and caught my new PB! Thanks boss 👊🏻

The How to Vids are Great.. now i can use the 10 packs of BB's i have..lol keep it coming...

Krackin’ Craw in blue baby is my favorite soft plastic

Good tip

Got my Bandito Bug! Only thing that worked last week up here in Ohio! Thanks Scott.

Green pumpkin orange from Z-man is my go to in dirty water

Excellent series

This is just the video I needed right now thank you Scott. I really enjoyed meeting you guys at the Expo I hope I get the opportunity again soon keep it up bud.

Great Video,Thank you.. Yesterday Was my 1st time fishing the Bandito Bug and it wprked great,I cant wait to hit up Fast Break Tackle shop for more. Scott You asked for are favorite colors and mine is Watermelon Gold glitter if Googan Baits could do that Combination it would be nice,if not I really like the sprayed lettuce googan makes.

Just nabbed a buy 3 Googan baits get one free at Field and Stream. Love the Revolver, and the Click baits. Bandito bug is my favorite punching/ flipping bait. My only complaint is, it’s hard to tell the colors of soft plastics in the store, due to the packaging. And could use some lighter colors other than white. Otherwise...great baits!

I really like these type of video's, I can use all the help I can get. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I like your black and blue rage crawl/craken crawl on a Texas rig with a 1/16 bullet weight

I like the blue baby crackin’ craw

Much Respect for you Scott, your a great teacher. Good luck to you in July when the Elite series gets goin. Keep up the great job and content. 👊😎👊

Hey Scott as part of this Back to Basics series, you made mention of how to pick the right fishing line. Could you also go into matching the line to the fishing reel/rod as well as the right way to put line on a baitcast/spinning reel?

Bandito, 3/8 bullet, trokar 4/0 magworm. My go to flood tide redfish rig. It’s like cheating, and if you’re not cheating a little, you’re not trying hard enough...

Sprayed lettuce is my favorite color

Thank you SMC *"KEEP ON FISHING"*

Love the video man. I enjoy all the tips and tricks you given I’ve used them all and have caught fish that I wouldn’t have normally caught.

Your awsome at what you do, keep up the outstanding performance with these videos, thanks.

Love the Googan brand but you can’t forget about TroKar! I started using TroKar after seeing you use it and I will never fish with a different brand of hook. Only thing I wish is that they would make it easier to promote. It’s hard to find stickers without buying useless stickers to go with it. Keep on rockin brother 🤜🤛

I wish straight blue/sapphire color was more of a common color with all soft plastics. Those in my opinion can be paired up to anything trailer wise to me it seems very universal no matter the trailer color or just straight up Texas rig

Happy Father’s Day Scott

i always had luck with the bandito bugs by itself on a Texas/Carolina rig or as a trailer

I purchased the freedom rod from Dick’s. I wasn’t looking to buy a rod that particular day, but when I saw the phrase “In God We Trust “ I wasn’t going to walk away without it.

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve stressed about matching trailers on my jigs smh 🤦🏻‍♂️ thanks for the video Scott

Awesome tips. Thanks

Green Pumpkin Magic

I like how he grab the googan baits

awesome video! i love using creature baits and as a newer angler this helped out a good bit, so thank you sir!

Love these videos they help a lot!! 🎣🇺🇸

Scott , been really trying to get on a creature bait bite , thanks for this I am new so these videos help us a lot

Arkie lures salty crawling grub. Rootbeer green with the skirt dipped in blue garlic jj's magic. Texas rigg. All day, all year.

Great video Scott!

I like using a June bug color 🙂 get a lot on a 4-in lizard

great video scott im glad you talked about all the basics including knot! thumbs up!

Just used the kracken on ky lake. Did great prolly the best. Used texas rig. They hit it different then the others. Also they hit the blazin worm different. However I have a bone to pick with googan baits. They are hard to find here. Stores just don't carry them. I know it's been 6 years and there's tons of new on the market but googans have worked better for me. How bouts we flood the stores again

I'm no rookie but I love it

Favorite color is watermelon with gold flake

First ans foremost i appreciate your back to basics video... well every video series you make. I'm a struggling beginner kayak saltwater angler and am having trouble figuring out how to break down my fishery And finding the fish I know are there. Any advice?

Guess not Martin off all time favorite colors white I use white when it's overcast

Awesome man just awesome!!

Okeechobee craw is my favorite

Fantastic video great information.

I wish The Bandito bug was made out of stronger material yes it works great but it gets expensive when you have to change it every single time! Even the misses rips it in half!