 What's up guys knowing from kicking their bass TV here with the question and answer I'll ask you guys on Facebook and Instagram I'm gonna be answering you guys's questions So if you guys like these definitely leave a comment below and if you have any ideas, let me know So let's get started All right, some of these I'm not gonna be able to answer But most of these I will Why do you think St. Croix rods are the best my honest opinion? I am sponsored by St. Croix and I do get a discount on their rods I do not get them for free, but I do get a discount and I fish their rods I have all St. Croix rods and why do I think they're the best? Just the sensitivity in general is really good on St. Croix rods the price is really good They have different lines where so you're not looking to spend a lot of money, but you're still looking for a great rod They make a glass cranking rod. It's the mojo bass. It's only around a hundred dollars I can tell you guys the best cranking rod I've ever thrown I can throw a 6xd 10xd and it won't even feel like there's anything on my pole and I'm not making this up guys Their rods are really sensitive and also The legend extremes the handles on those just it really fits my hand really well And I really like how it feels. I'm not the biggest fan of cork I do own a lot of their cork handle rods, but I really like the legend extreme for the handle And the rage rod as well. Let's see How do you get sponsors and is it easy? There's about three or four of these in the comments I'm gonna make a separate video going over everything and what I think For tips to give you guys on how to get sponsors. How do you get sponsors? Let's say It's easier to get sponsored than to keep a sponsor Say they give you 50% you're gonna give them a hundred percent back. It's just how it works guys You're gonna need to treat the sponsor right you're gonna need to promote the product and the biggest thing is you're gonna have to like the product Most of you guys have been going around sending me messages or all my bait companies saying can you sponsor me? You haven't even tried my products. I know that for a fact, so just started having shipped out too many stuff But that's the biggest thing make sure you like the product make sure you're willing to promote And that's the biggest thing make sure you give back a hundred percent to the company say they give you a hundred percent You give them hundred fifty Just put out more than they give you that's the biggest key best lure to fish on Lake Lanier and why I Couldn't say the best lure, but if I could break it down to a couple I would say for slow baits a jig and a fish head spin Fish head is going crazy right now And I use the one by swimming Hornet lures as the best one on the market that is the original fish I'd spin first one ever made And the jig I use is by Chattahoochee jigs They have a lot of great jigs I'll be having a video coming out soon over some of their jigs out a guy and some of his trailers that he makes are Pretty sick, but those would be the top two baits out of fish on the near They're both pretty slow like in the summer like a spook a gunfish topwater Swimming Hornet lures bite-sized herring their swim bait civilians on magic swimmer swim bait. Those are good baits as well If you have any more questions anything about linear to send me a message We're do bass like to hang around what kind of structure, etc Um, just depends on your fishing for obviously fish for spotted bass and spotted bass mostly live around rock If you're fishing for large rock, they're mostly gonna hang around wood trees timber It's just their habitat and what they like to live around so spots rock large mouth trees and fish a lot of points like say on linear I fish a lot of Rocky walls where it goes from shallow to deep. That's really good pattern pretty much year-round by the main lake Favorite fishing brand Honestly, I couldn't give you a favorite fishing brand For rods obviously st. Croix for reels. I like Abby Garcia Jigs chai hoochie jigs. I like swimming Hornet lures for their fish head and swim bait Favorite hard plastic bait Favorite hard plastic bait And I have to be a fish head. I want to call that like a hard plastic, but it's not a soft plastic If remaining as in like hard bait Maybe a crank bait cream baits are really good. I like cream baits Favorite soft plastic color if I have to layer it down to a couple colors. I'm always green pumpkins really good watermelon red I like some morning dawn colors like pink Crank bait or jerk bait Well, those are pretty much two different baits jerk bait you're fishing more at the surface on crank bait You're more on the bottom, especially if you're running a deep diver If you're wearing if you're running a square build up shallow you're wanting to hit the bottom anyways But a jerk bait you want on the surface and it's more Reaction bite this kid wants me to shout him out His YouTube name is fishing the Midwest. You're welcome bud Another one favorite lure like I said probably the fish head spin and jig Fish head spins And I've caught so many fish on the past three tournaments. That's all I've used Really great bait and I'm gonna be having a video coming out soon I'll probably go out on linear and I'm fish that teach you guys how I fish it Techniques trailers everything like that is I could help you When and why did you get in the bass fishing when I would say about I'm 11th grade right now 17 I started when I was in eighth grade And that was pond fishing. I really started bass fishing in ninth grade when I was a freshman Or tournament fishing I guess you could say on a lake Kind of jump right into it really quick But I really haven't been fishing that long to be honest. I mean eighth grade is when I really Got in the fish and I was fishing ponds in my grandpa and stuff before then when I was like five years old I was just fishing off a dock and I haven't been fishing too long, but I've learned so much is insane It's fishing your main career. If not, what is it? I was thinking about this the other day guys If I have the opportunity I might as well go full force hundred percent at it I have the best sponsors that I can have right now Like I said Abu St. Croix. I mean how top-of-the-line rigid industries ranger boats I mean, it's just getting to the point on where I love my sponsors And I got to keep on promoting them and fishing as a career would be awesome Especially if you're doing something you love for all you guys out there that I want to do that Which I'm sure there's a lot just keep at it guys. You can do it Best fishing story. That's a tough one Honestly, God, I can't think of the best fish I can tell you there's a lot of a lot of times My dad's messed up and there's a lot of funny stories behind that, but I don't know if I want to say that My old fishing partner news about all that What your company ever have a pro staff or junior pro staff? Eventually, yes, we will have a pro staff and junior pro stuff. I'll really look in the high school in middle school anglers Really coming up in the fishing just because I'm a high school angler myself I'm most the company gets out there. Most you guys are a message. You mean right now I'm just now getting out guys. I'm trying to get my name out there. And if you could spread the word that would be awesome How did I set the lake to narrow down your search for bass? How did I set the lake to be honest? What I like to do saying I'm going to I'm going to West Point Lake on this weekend the 28th and For me to find out stuff about that lake you can look on Google Maps You can kind of go scowl around the lake say I'm going on Kentucky Lake like and the summer I'll go on Google Maps. I'll kind of look around See what type of stuff I'm fishing. I'll go look online. There's tons of forms on your fishing, Georgia There's a form code to go in it's really good What are some of your favorite techniques for finicky bass? number one technique Say they're really slow shakey head. I mean as simple as it gets if you can't get in the biting thing They will buy a shakey head. How do you get sponsorships? And when you're only a High school you well companies are trying to reach out to people now I know I was the first high schooler on St. Croix pro staff. I believe they've got a couple more now Just keep that a guys make sure you're promoting the company like I said you've got to be promoting the company You got to give them 150 percent No mistakes or anything you just really got to promote the company you got to like the product Guys, you can't you can't go out there. Just I Are you can't go out there and just ask for? Can you sponsor me? I know that sounds bad, but guys you just can't do that It's just not how it's gonna work. They they want to notice you so what you really need to do To get out there start fishing tournaments get your name out there guys once you start winning some tournaments Maybe send some sponsors email, but do it professionally. Don't sit there and say can you sponsor me? Maybe make them make a resume keep track of all your tournaments that you fished in the past Pretty much all tournaments and keep it in a folder on your computer I'm working just email it out to sponsors or if you wanted to email somebody How to locate fish in a big lake fast as possible. Well first of all the first step is to go online look at Go online and look about information on the lake. What are they doing right now? In the back of the creek sort of the on the main lake are they on rock are they on wood? What are they on? That's pretty much the biggest step To locate fish on a big lake because on a big lake. There's gonna be a lot of bass I'm just the pins on the area that they're staged on so make sure you look for that How to know where to start fishing in the beginning of the season Pretty much just information online guys What is a good bait to use on a smaller lake during a pre-spawn on smaller lake? You can't go wrong with the worm guys. I'm pretty much any time of year to be honest Your sponsors just give you products or do they help you with your expenses? Like I said guys, I try to give them more than they give me they do give me a discount As of right now there they're not helping me with like tournament fees and stuff But I'm sure as I advance that will come Do you have to have a high school fishing club to fish in a bass fishing tournaments the fish and bass fishing tournaments? No deficient high school fishing tournaments. Yes, you do need a school club I'm gonna make another video on that and I'm gonna discuss all the details on how to start a club Because everyone's been asking how to start a club how to get into on bass fishing tournaments for your state How many terms do I fish a year? I would say around 20 Including all the high school ones and I qualify for other ones as I fish along So it just adds up How do you get sponsors already whenever that I'll make a video like I said the furthest you've traveled to fish a tournament? Also, not too far. Maybe seven hours and that's about it guys. 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