Hat Cam Bass - Fishing for Trophy Bass During Drought

[TheSweetnrugged001]

man im in Austin and i fished my ass off this summer and its cause of the drought i didn't catch many this summer... and i always catch my bass ... i was a lil upset but more upset we lost alot of our fish this year

[austinnale]

do you have the diwa megafoce combo?

[Bass99Master]

Where exactly is this place? message me!!

[bassmaster101Sr]

was this a private pond or a public pond

[HatCamBass]

@bassmaster101Sr Public. Every fish caught in every vid is from public waters.

[Bass99Master]

@HatCamBass what is this place called??

[BrenhamBassBeast]

Where in Texas are you... I Fish local ponds in missouri city

[HatCamBass]

@BrenhamBassBeast DFW

[BrenhamBassBeast]

@HatCamBass what? 

[TheFishingManiacs]

Nice pigs!!!!

[fishingdaybyday]

what camera are you using for your hatcam?

[HatCamBass]

@fishingdaybyday Flip Ultra

[MultiBassAssasin]

Nice vid man! Im in texas too the drought is killing us! cant find a pond in miles!

[zecnaspwn]

worst part is were still in the drought the little bit of rain we have got hasnt helped a thing

[fishinginmichigan]

One of our lakes dam broke and the water level went way down, and we caught so many fish because it was so shallow

[teamreflexpaintball1]

that looks bigger than 6 14

[virginiabassin]

That is a hog!

[NJBassPro]

funny you caught a 6 lb 14 oz and the vid is 6 mins and 14 seconds long

[jcorlieon]

stocked pond.....you not fooling me

[HatCamBass]

@jcorlieon Nope. Try again.

[COliNT42]

Nice fish! What do you think of the bps extreme rod? I'm thinking about picking one up

[HatCamBass]

@COliNT42 I loved the one I had. Great rods.

[bassnsnookfishin]

@COliNT42 they are good but if i had a choice i would get a skeet reese rod or a carrot stix wild rod... they are the same price but i like them better

[xaytube]

Great catch! That thing is huge!!! I woulda believed you if you said 10lb! Hahaha Looks bigger than most 10 lb other people have claimed to have measured lol. Awesome vid!

[HatCamBass]

@xaytube Thanks for watching!

[Fishingallday31]

Great edit on this one!

[surethingsfly]

Great Video I love it!!!

[baileysirmons]

Great video!

[kindabad17]

Great video! I love that you are showing the actual weight. I'm been fishing a long time and laugh at the weight most fisherman claim in pictures and videos. I also love how you showed some structure - like the drop off- when the water id low. Awesome good!

[HatCamBass]

@kindabad17 Thank you. The weights aren't really THAT important in the grand scheme of things, but I do like to be as accurate as possible. I track weights to try and gauge the healthiness of the waters I fish.

[AudioTechnica35]

I hope that lake didn't dry up.

[HatCamBass]

@AudioTechnica35 It's been a few months since that vid was filmed, and the water levels are slightly lower today but still fishable thankfully.

[BassinCalifornia]

GOOD SHIT MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[korbel53]

its funny that u caught a 6 lb 14 0z bass and the vid is 6 mins and 14 seconds long nice fish icaught my personal best lmb today off a jig

[USCisbeast22]

How heavy was the bass at 1:15

[HatCamBass]

@USCisbeast22 6 lbs 15 oz

[USCisbeast22]

Where is that?

[themulletrun]

Awesome filmmaking skills!

[bassinassasin21]

Ur scales r off he was at least 7 dude

[HatCamBass]

@bassinassasin21 This scale isn't certified, but I do check it for accuracy pretty often. It's fairly accurate...give or take a few ounces here and there. Thx for watching!

[EGOTTLIEB12]

nice!!

[phytobedo]

Wow, another great video Jeff. They get better and the fish get bigger every time.

[TheFutureKVD]

nice vid man......its was like the same this summer in oklahoma fishing sucked and still kinda does but its cooling down.....alot!:)

[RRMartain]

like!

[Winkiedoodles]

Extremely nice bass. When I lived in Oklahoma I'd make a little map of my favorite ponds during drought years and refer back to the structure patterns, creek channels, and so forth when the level was normal. Hope you get a break from that drought soon.

[HatCamBass]

Not only has there not been any rain this summer...I can remember week long stretches where I didn't even see a cloud in the sky! Brutal.

[pelletgun12]

Nice fish! You guys still have no rain?

[HatCamBass]

@pelletgun12 Not a drop in months where I'm at. Some areas had sporadic rain a couple weeks back...but that's it.

[pelletgun12]

@HatCamBass Holy crap! Someone has gotta say a prayer or do a dance or something!

[KidBassGear21]

Whoa that bass was huge it looked well over 6 lbs though

[johnnysal]

What part of Texas?

[HatCamBass]

@johnnysal The DFW area.

[Denspisende]

@HatCamBass Awesome, me too! Still trying to find some good, consistent largemouth-spots, though.. Haven´t really had any luck so far, 3 small bass is all i got :/

[TeamRippnLipz1]

Dam nice huge bass at the end... And good idea on recording the structure on the low water

[Sports675]

did he live

[HatCamBass]

@Sports675 Yeah, fish swam off in good health. It wasn't out of the water very long, and I never let bass touch the ground (or any other surface) when I can help it.

[truebalsamhogs]

Very nice video. Enjoyable to watch. Good work.

[maplestar67]

4:47 correct me if im wrong but that barrel has bullet holes in it. Nice video

[HatCamBass]

@maplestar67 LOL, perhaps. Never know what you might find in a public lake such as this.

[yamalg]

Nice touch with the weather condition annotations.

[FreshwaterAngling]

90 degree water? eh

[duckettrodz]

@FreshwaterAngling here in texas 90 isnt that high it gets to 100 and in shallow water in gets boiling hot

[fishnman1000]

wow some awesome footage and bass.....great job..

[kroganeye]

same things happening in kansas man..

[XxJAYxX777]

damn



[Bluebuzzkidd]

Just proves a lipless crank isn't just for cooler weather.

[HatCamBass]

@Bluebuzzkidd I can't stress this enough to people.  I use them successfully year-round...in all sorts of conditions.

[lee19702]

I wish I could catch bass like that