Recipe for Pre-Spawn Binge-Feeding Bass: VFJ37
Video | 5 months ago
In this video fishing journal we look at the elements that bass look for to support their spring binge feeding. When a primary hotspot fails to produce, how should we anglers adjust? Slug it out, or bug out? The real question is, how do the fish respond? Ho...
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The Nature of Fishing: Tracking Heat for Bass Fishing: VFJ36
Video | 3 years ago
The Nature of Fishing is about the Why’s that underlie the What’s and How’s of fishing. This Video Fishing Journal demonstrates the role that heat —in particular heat gradients— plays in motivating fish to migrate and move, allowing us to predict where thos...
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Super Predator
Video | 4 years ago
Thought I was back! Here's to the future...
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Touching Base Spring 2021
Video | 5 years ago
Hey Folks. I'm going to be shuttering my content production for a while as my family transitions into new digs. Here’s what I envision for TNF during this transition: —I’ll be checking and responding to comments. —Suspending my Patreon account for the time ...
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Fall Bass Fishing: From the Bank: Ambush Points: VFJ35
Video | 5 years ago
You may have heard the saying, “If you can find ‘em, you can catch ‘em.” Well, there’s nothing like confidence going in. But the fish, and the C&C they’re under, have a lot to say about that. Lures, most simply, are not prey. The majority of the time lures ...
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Low Water Carnage! Fall Bass Fishing From the Bank: VFJ34
Video | 5 years ago
Serious low water isn’t necessarily bad news for us predators, bass and anglers alike. The bass can be easy to find, and with all those fish —both prey and predators— crowded in together, the fishing can be darned exciting. Bank fishing, shore fishing, pond...
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Bass Fishing: Fall Fishing Patterns; Targeting Crayfish, Bluegill, and Shad Hunters: VFJ33
Video | 6 years ago
Knowing what bass are feeding on is not critical to finding a good bite, but it can help -a LOT. Let's hit the water together and try to decipher what's going on under the water to develop fishing patterns that catch bass in early fall. Here we target blueg...
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Bass Fishing: Big Bass, Small Bass; Understanding Population Size Structure: VFJ32
Video | 6 years ago
Tough Fishing? So... Is it me? Or the lake? A better understanding of fish population structure can help us estimate whether a water body is worth our precious time. By paying attention to the size structure of our catches, and a bead on growth rates in our...
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Bass Fishing: The Ecological Approach to Breaking Down a Water Body: VFJ31
Video | 6 years ago
An ecological approach considers how structure... functions! That is, how those physical structures support a food chain, allowing us to better home in on the predator-prey relationships that exist out there. No, this is not the only approach to bass fishin...
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Bass Fishing: Late PreSpawn: When Will They Spawn? VFJ#30
Video | 6 years ago
Lots going on this time of year, especially this year, with those super cold fronts much of the country experienced this spring. Will those late, truly wintry, conditions kill the spawn? Grab a cuppa something and follow along to see what happened. And to g...
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Bass Fishing: Conditions & Circumstances 4: Current; Oxygen
Video | 6 years ago
Current is a major motivator for fishes. Oxygen is a critical but not well understood part of aquatic life. Let's dig in. Support for The Nature of Fishing: The Nature of Fishing Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/The_Nature_of_Fishing PayPal: https://ww...
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Bass Fishing: Conditions & Circumstances 3: Lighting
Video | 6 years ago
How much do sky and water conditions affect the water, the fish, and our fishing? A LOT! Sky and water conditions may just be the single most important of conditions that affect our fishing results. Let's delve into lighting, and see why it's so important t...
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