Great see someone using a left hand bait caster, should be more of it. Exactly as you explained.👍

The first time I threw a buzz bait I thought no self-respecting bass is going to hit this noise making lure. At about that same moment a nice size bass came out from under some brush along the bank and swallowed that lure. Not only was that fish hooked but so was I. Enjoy watching your videos. And your Bible verses. God bless you!

Dude! That put such a huge smile on my face! Teeth ear to ear, GREAT CATCH!

I liked that there was at least one youtuber that didn't use bait casters like me.

You make me feel like I'm there w/ you fishing,we got a nice bass today! GOD BLESS!

Nice bass. My first peacok bass was huge too. Thats awsome. One thing: you should grab the baitcasters in your palm. Thats going to improve your retreiving. Nice video👍🐟

Nice bass. You look like you can cast pretty well compared to a lot of first time people. I am still not great by any means. Baitcasters have there place for sure. Try palming the reel more it gives a lot more control and leverage.

Now write your weight/length of that PB on your Monsterbass box, and send and tag them on the pic. They love that. Also, reach out to them about a partnership.

I loved the happiness that bass gave you! That made my day!

It's always the best to catch a big fish out of a pond. My PB was in my buddy's pond

Congratulations! Nice to see you so happy.

Came home with a stress headache from work and put this video on. Helps alot

Trust me John when you get some more time with a bait caster you’ll love it!

Wow that was amazing. I had my bait caster up for sale. Then today looked at some YT videos on setting it up and lo and behold it was setup bad! I then found your video and WOW thanks for the inspiration! I love how you did a video as a novice bait caster user for those like me- and as a woman I am always looking for informational videos that are not geared to all "guys"! I mostly use a light and med heavy spinning gear and fly gear. Thanks! Monster bass :)

Nothing quite like catching big bass on a top water bait, nice fish!

You have to adjust your breaks when you change each lure. Dont get frustrated because baitcasters are fun for big bass fishing. I have that exact rod.Its a really good rod.

Now we just got to get you to hold that reel right 😂 jk, love the videos bro.

Congratulations!! Your excitement and happiness made this video extra special.

Yep there feeding up now !!! Easy to catch bigs !!! Nice 😎

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!! Very Cool!!

Frogs are a royal pain to fish for me. I've found that a high rod tip helps with the "pause" before the hook set. As soon as the hit drop the rod towards them. Reel till you feel the weight and jerk straight up to pin them hooks in. Or just use a buzz bait.

Use the whopper ploppers you have on that baitcaster in that pond. Good luck

What a tank! After you get used to the bait caster, you'll really enjoy it. The set up is really. Great fish!

Awesome video last month I caught a 2.71 pound channel catfish on a chicken liver at Fairfield beach at buckeye Lake the biggest fish I ever caught in my life

Thats a grade a donkey. Great catch. Here's a tip. Always adjust your brakes when changing lures. Will help reduce birds nests and maximize casting distance. Another great episode bro.

Congratulations on the new PB . That's so great and I think we are all as happy as you are .

Great bass!! You'll get used to messing with the tension knob and magnet dial to adjust to each bait.

Congratulations on your PBB casting reel‘s are great instrument for catching bass, as you continue to fish small creeks bluegill red breast small bass, stay with your spinning gear. When you move into a new kayak and start to fish for larger bass your bait casting reel will be your best friend. Good luck

I like using a baitcaster mostly for Carolina rigged worms. My favorite way to fish for bass on a hard bottom.

That was a huge bass .... Love a good baitcaster

Awesome job on your new Pb!! Caught mine on the frog 2 weeks ago.. best advice on the frog I ever got is to let the frog eat it.. it will feel like forever but give it a second or two maybe 3.. then hammer the hook set.. keep up the good work

I have tried that little pond once with tiny fish. That back pond is so grown up and the warehouse to the south of it keeps blocking off their driveway when 20th St was closed. I have seen that little dirt trail but not changed it yet. Not been over there since back in early spring to look it over. Good job again John. Those good ponds are awesome. My biggest lake bass has been just over 5lb, but I have caught a 9lb bass in a pond and then the next 2 casts I caught back to back 5 pounders. The pond where I was is not near as productive now and the grass is growing crazy. After a couple cold spells and the grass slacks up you can cast without getting 5 lbs of grass on your lure. Life cycle of ponds is weird

Nice bass what a day. Great to see you branching out trying different things. Thanks for what you do.

Wow nice big ol biggen. Nice you let them go too. Awesome

I know this was 2 years ago, but congrats on the PB bass! I don’t know if you seen the one I caught this past weekend or not( algorithm isn’t my friend right now), but it to was my PB, absolute giant of a bass. I’m actually having a copy that one mounted on a fiberglass mount. It amazes me that you can just get pics and measurements and let it go !

That's an awesome fish for the first on a baitcaster!

I've caught a lot of big bass on buzz baits! They can't stand the noise and try to kill it! A lot of fun!

That’s a great baitcaster! I have 2 of them because they are so good! Nice job with starting up!

Love the videos and the scriptures at the end.

Love it! Using that buz bait does draw them in.....learning from you....baitcaster rods are a plus

2 great purchases! Monster bass is my favorite box out of them all.

Good luck catch some big ones

I’ve been shopping a baitcasting combo for a while and can’t bring myself to spend the money. Maybe this year. I also noticed a rather large retention pond between a huge shopping complex and the Eway when I was at Costco recently… I think ima have to get my canoe out there and toss around thanks as always for the inspiration John!

The left hand retrieve is definitely the way to go 👍

Great channel none of the baloney just good fishing and genuinely happy about catching fish. That and showing learning something and showing that it’s ok to bird nest!

A baitCaster is born👍

You might want to try fully holding the reel with your right hand, it will give you more grip, control and power!

I'm right-handed and retrieve exclusively with my left (like you) so I can have my strong arm to fight the fish. Dudes retrieving "righty" (from what I understand) prefer to reel the fish in faster with their strong hand(?)

Congrats on that big bass! Us old timers who've been using baitcasters since the 1960s still get an occasional backlash. Baitcasters seem more sensitive to me than spinners, they're more compact and with proper thumb control are more accurate on the cast.

Congratulations on new personal best bass

and just like that big lures big fish congrats

Nice to use a baitcaster for fishing they are different for sure once you learn them they are fun.

Great bass nice big bass doing better then I could with bait caster I would be having bird nest about every cast great video

John, that is awesome, That trips me out that was your first time using a bait caster and you caught a good one like that. I need to get you down here to Texas and hit up the creeks and rivers. We could link up with Ty, and Manny B. I live in the same town as Manny. I've got some spots that could get your Pb on alot of different species. Good video bud

John that was a great catch! Looks like you are a pro. Keep it up. 6 pounds 2 ozs awesome!!

Have that same exact combo. Love it. I also use both left hand reels on spinning and casting.

Nice bass start off with wow

If you want the best performance, use no spool tension with just a hair of side to side movement and adjust your brakes until backlashes stop. The lower your brakes are the more thumb you're going to have to use but you'll get more distance. Tight lines out there!

when you change lures, you need to readjust the spool =. it's easy put new lure on. press release and let it fall on it's own. if spool keeps turning when bait hits the groud tur the neural knob behind the star wheel a little at a time until bait falls and spool stops when bait hits the ground. put magnets on 1/3 before you do this and do not change them. repeat until bait hits and spool stops. do this with every bait change takes about one minuet to do. you can change baits all day long. if new bait is lighter turn knob back a bit. this was taught to me by some of the best bass pro's. fast easy and very few back lashes or birds nest to most people. enjoy your new way of fishing with a bait caster, you will love it more and more than spin casting going for bass, especially in heavy cover and trees. good luck, and take more pics of your prizes.

Love your videos and glad to see you picking up that bait caster!! I remember my first many backlashes!!

Great PB bass! Thanks for sharing with us! Your channel is helping alot of us who are just starting off! Blessings and good tidings from SATX!

Here you go again! Creek Catching Adventures!!!! Thankyou for the Spiritual words at the end of the video, I really love them . Thankyou lord

That bass was a monster. So awesome. Congrats. I prefer an open face reel. I hardly ever have trouble with them snagging. But I have been fishing with family members who shall remain nameless in case they see this and spent most of my day picking snags out of their lines. Right Rich? lol. That's one of my sons. I don't know why but I'm really good at untangling line and necklaces. Happy fishing.

Great video, nice fish, good job👍🏻👍🏻

Congrats on the new PB it was a beast I liked the way the reel handled the big fish I will probably invest in one now

Hell yeah...what a bass.

Nice bass! Night time topwater is big fun! Don't let the sun going down stop you. Great video Sir!

Congrats on the PB! Loved watching you reel it in .

Your thumb always on the spool my friend!!

Bro the flouro you got is to tie a leader on the treble hook top water lures because they tend to get stuck on the braided line pretty easy

Been an advocate for Monster bass for over a year now, I've caught more 5 pounders on the lures from those boxes than I had in 8 years total. Nice to get your first ever fish on a baitcaster and break your PB 😂 awesome man!

Whopper Plooper would probably work at that pond, too. Great video!

WOW,John what a beautiful bass thanks for sharing!

That IS pretty good. Good on ya!

I suggest fishing a pond with a Texas rigged plastic worm with your bait caster, also remember that there are adjustment nobs on your bait caster that will help you get less bird nests.

Great job! 6 lbs. Nice!

I’ve been waiting for this video for so long, thanks for making it.

Absolutely awesome fish!

That’s the difference with big bass fishing as opposed to pan fishing, a lot more casting with no results.... but when there is a result, it can turn out to be your PB! Good catch Brother, congratulations!!

Great catch! I think more pond videos and trying news things is awesome! Makes me want to actually try to use my baitcaster lol

I have the Lews custom black and american hero, I have had the best 2 years of fishing in my life since! Keep your thumb to the side of the reel and won't hit the button.

Looks like that cast real easy & good control. Take care & happy fishing. 🐟

Would love to see you bottom fishing while surface fishing. Need some carp and catfish action as well. Always great material non the less

Great catch man 👍🏻 and congratulations on the new PB !!

Congratulations on the 6 pound bass. Nice video.

Awesome catch .Baitcaster is a great fishing tool I love my 3 I got .keep it up

Nice combo! Man jigs, spinners, buzz baits, and chatter baits seem to catch those big bass. I don’t know why but they all seem to be caught on one of those lures when I bring one out of the water. Great catch buddy

Awesome video brother. Come out to middle Tennessee sometime, and we'll float down the Harpeth or Caney. That buzzbait is a trophy now! Don't lose it! Tight lines.

Awesome catch, congratulations!!!

Congrats Sir on the PB

Dude! What a beast! Well done brother 😎👍

Congratulations - very nice fish. Buzz baits are fun, but they're a bit tough on the nerves, particularly when you get a strike real close in.

Great bass, I have the 7'2 mh mach I with 50lb braid, love it for top water and heavier lures but anything light can be a pain. For my soft plastics and weightless senkos I use 12-14lb fluro. I've started choking up on the rod, 2 fingers in front of the finger grip and 2 behind it with my thumb always on the spool. Took some getting use to but the rod is more balanced and you have more control when a fish is on.

That’s a big largemouth. Nice catch

Congrats on the PB!

Lol...just like me, grew up on spinning reels that could not be switched...use LH casting reels. Congrats on some awesome closeouts to be found when they go on sale.

What a tank!!

First time and got big one! Thats awesome. Keep playing with those baitcasters.

real nice big bass

Congratulations on that beast! My pb largemouth is an 8lb 2oz from a private lake near Pymatuning. I was fishing for bluegills, using a 1/16 oz Beetlspin! That was MANY years ago, and haven't even come close to it since!