 Today, we're fishing for giant bass and hidden ponds. We're headed out to a location we never fished before in hopes that we can land some of these giants. It can be difficult finding the right ponds of fish, but by the end of the video, not only did we find some fire ponds with big bass, but we had a ton of surprise catches that you'll have to see. So sit back, relax, and join us on this journey to catch some of these monsters. All right boys, we're gonna be hunting for these giants today. I got an old lipless crankbait on my Kickin' Their Bass TV XLUZ Combo. If you guys wanna check them out, kickintheirbass.com. They'll be linked down below, but let's go ahead and get it started. Fall time is here. Fish are chewing up on bait, and now I'm excited to catch some big bass today guys. We're gonna be hidden a lot of different places today. And most of these, we don't actually know, like we haven't fished before. So I'm even more excited about that. Just kind of pond hopping and searching for these giants. It's gonna be a nice steamroll in this trap. I actually got Tara with me too. She's on the other side over there, and she has like a little Texas rig. And I don't know if you guys see, but over here on this other side of the bank, bunch of different laydowns. It looks prime for a bottom bait. But you guys know, fall time, bass chewing up on bait. And there's not a perfect or better bait than a lipless crankbait this time of year. By far my favorite. Y'all will be seeing me throw a lipless for a little bit of time, especially since we're in the fall. Before we get deeper into this video, only 27% of you all watching these videos are actually subscribed. So if you could take the time at the subscribe button. Really helps the channel. I'd appreciate it. We saw a bunch of little like boils. That shaded area right there? Yeah. Something blew off over there. Like right in that corner. Go in the, you gotta go. I know, I'm being a little careful. I can't believe it, I see it. There we go. Just like that. There. That is not a bass. That's a catfish. What is that? Wait, is that what I saw like going crazy? What is that? It's a catfish. I literally just catch the first fish of the day guys. And it's a freaking catfish. I got him hooked extremely well. All right, that is bad. He's got, it's actually got his mouth shut. Boys, we got some technical difficulties. I forgot the water wasn't in front of me and I kind of threw him right in the mud. Come on buddy. Go, go. Yes. Oh my gosh. That should have not been as difficult as it was. He got hooked up worse than I've ever seen a fish get hooked up on a lipless. And I tried to throw him back in the water. I straight mudplant him right into the ground. But guess what? That is our first fish of the day. Would have not guessed to catch a catfish on a lipless to start off the video. But that is the start. And we got the skunk off our bag now. So we're moving. All right Tara, no more catfish. Don't be telling me where the catfish are sitting. She's like throw right there and then I just get slammed by a cat. Oh dude, this looks spectacular. And guys, I'm pretty sure I just picked up on something that would have been nice to pick up on a minute ago. And I probably would have changed my approach. But I am 90% positive that this is a brackish pond, which means there's more than likely some fresh water and saltwater fish in here. More than likely saltwater though. And I think that's what we're seeing. We're seeing a lot of boils from just different saltwater fish. One thing I have noticed too, is if you look on the bank and that's what spooked me earlier when I threw that catfish back, that is wet, right? And the water's down. So that tells us one thing. And I can tell the water's moving ever so slightly. The water's actually low and this is definitely getting funneled by a natural creek. That is either saltwater or brackish water. So with that being said, it might not be a bad idea to come back here later if we want to. But we need to keep moving spots. This is definitely a saltwater pond. And we're here to find these big bass. Massive tree. Gosh. I was waiting for a head shake, but too good to be true. We're definitely getting this back though. I am not going to lose my strap in that tree. I think this is another saltwater pond, to be honest with you. I hope you guys see those shells right there too. Oh, we're just going to pull in the whole tree, boys. We have caught nothing, but trees, pond straw, and catfish. There we go. All right, we're on to the next one. We're going to move quick, guys. If they ain't biting or we're not filming it, we're just going to keep on going. All right, boys, new pond, new me. Let's get started. This one looking, this one looking saucy. I like the water clarity. Got a little bit of wind, good ripple on the water. A little more open. Demon. I'm feeling a bite pretty quick here. I'm sensing it, boys. Water looks right. Everything just sets up good at this pond. You guys, you got one. Heck yeah. What you got, girl? Beautiful first bass of the day. It was good. That was a nice one. I'm throwing a Texas rig with a curl on it. Felt the tick, I actually felt him follow it. Felt a little small tick. Nothing, and they followed it all the way to the bank. Good job, girl. First bass. That's what we needed. We just needed one, you know what I mean? Now they're going to turn up. There he is right there. There we go, baby. He came off, nothing but a pound and a half. Oh yeah, guys, we're about to turn up. I feel it. I'm feeling it. He smoked that thing, too. So we actually had a big cold front roll in. I know everybody around the U.S. probably had this cold front a couple of days ago. And I was curious to see how these fish are going to bite, but it's been about three days since the cold front. I didn't want to really fish right after it because sometimes they're just acting up and they're not wanting to bite at all, but that was a good sign. Just like that. I was working a lot different that time, too. There we go, baby. Not a big one, but he is feisty. He is feisty, and that is my first bass, right here. We land them. Come here, baby. Let's go. Little pounder, he's pretty chunky though. You can tell he's been eating. That is a super healthy fish. Got that front treble. There we go, boys. Not a big one, but we are on board now with our first bass of the day, minus the one we just missed, but that is a fat little chunk. Thank you, baby. And I think I just learned something off that. So, you know, I talk about this all the time, guys. When you go out fishing, you need to be paying attention to the little things. I've been reeling it in pretty quick because it's so shallow. I don't feel like picking up the pine straw and all the gook on the bottom. So I'm reeling it pretty fast. A different method that you can do with this lipless that I've had a lot of success with is you throw it out. And I'm just gonna reel it in, all right? Just like this. And I'm gonna start stroking the bait up and letting it fall. I'm gonna reel my slack, stroke it back up, let it fall. And some days that is a killer method of getting these bites. And that's actually just how I caught that one. So we're gonna start trying it out. And maybe that's what they want today. So let's start giving this a try and see if we can increase our bites. Look at that. Look at that. That's a better one. That's a big one right there, boys. That's a big one. He's running way to the right. Oh my gosh, he's just, yeah. That's a big fish. Don't be calling me. You're calling me at the wrong time, bubba. This is a monster, guys. I got him hooked weird. Tell you what, I got a giant. I got a giant, I think. No, it's a good fish, though. I just got him hooked weird. Oh my gosh, that's a brute, though. Look at that fish. That is the smallest, fattest bass I've ever seen. Look at this. Oh my gosh. Look at that. That is a straight meatball. Look at how fat that fish is. I mean, that fish is every bit of over three pounds when he should only be two pounds. I mean, look at how fat that slab is. Oh my goodness. He felt huge. That is probably the stockiest fish I've caught all year, honestly. A little tiny short tail. That's kind of how that first one was I got. The beautiful colors on that bass. And man, he felt good. It made me think I had a monster. That is our first good fish today. That's a three pounder and a two pounder's body, man. There he goes. Heck yeah, that is sick. I'm gonna tell you, I threw right out there in the middle. I started reeling it. I saw a boil behind my bait and it was instant. He just slammed it. There might be some more fish stacked up out there. I'm telling you, when he bit me, I saw another boil behind me and I don't know if it's just multiple fish or if that was actually his boils out. Let's make another cast out there. That was insane, man. I mean, these fish, that was one of the healthiest bass I've ever caught. All right, boys, pond number four. Oh, and this looks spicy. This looking spicy, ticy. We've got the ball rolling at the last pond. Ooh, these are definitely saltwater fish. I'm getting slammed. I'm gonna run back to the truck real quick. I don't think that these are bass and I'm curious to see what they are. So we're gonna go tiling just a regular, like jig head with a swim bait on it. All right, boys, we're gonna try this real quick. I don't know, it just, it doesn't look like saltwater. That was a big one. Big one. My rod is just whistling. It's a massive one, Tare. Massive. I'm talking like, I got him in the tail. What is it? What is, what kind of, oh, it's a bass. Okay, I'm so confused. Gosh, he had my rod whistling, boys. Tare, that thing was going crazy. Oh, he's aggressive too. Pretty pound and a half, maybe two pound fish. I thought I had a giant there. I had to toss him, there ain't no way I'm tossing him in that grass again. Not treating him like a catfish. You know guys, I'm having to work this trap so fast. Like I'm not wanting to, it's just, these ponds are so shallow and with the grass and pine straw, it's like you don't have a chance to work it slow. You gotta just keep moving it and popping it off the bottom. But they're still biting, getting some good bites here. Oh, that was a monster. I'm talking giant. Look at the boil. I could, that fish felt like a freaking tank. He tried to swallow it and I think he just barely missed it. I think I was just reeling it so fast that he was just, he got aggressive. I felt him for two seconds and then it just came off. Oh, there we go. There's another one right where I caught that other one. Small one though. He's a small one, but he's a fat one. We catch the small ones, we miss the big ones. And I know that's just a funny saying guys, you better be like, oh, they actually weren't big, but no, no, no, no, no. That fish was a monster. But I will say I've had two bites of this tree right here, something about that little spot. It's holding fish in the meantime of both losses. Two good ones right here to the left. It's crazy because we didn't have any bites up there on the pond. It's all in this corner and it's right where this pipe connects. There he is, right out in the middle. That looks like a good one. I can't tell though. He feels nice. Gosh, the boil looks crazy. Do I have them hooked weird again? What is going on? Yeah, it's not even that big. That's a nice fish. Oh, that's a good pound and a half here. Thank you, baby. Thank you for the nibble. Got that one hook bottom jaw. So pretty bass. Thank you, buddy. He was way out in the middle out there. All right, boys, let's go across the street. There we go. Oh, he came off. Oh, you, Tara, that was a monster. My bait's messed up. That was a monster. He might eat it again. Did you hook him? That boil looked insane. Trash, he tried to eat it. Boys, we're getting tested by the big fish today. We've just got to be patient, stay positive. And it's going to happen. That's a big one. I can't tell if it's big or not. Yeah, that's a... It might be the best one today, Tara. Yeah, look at that. As it was coming out of my mouth. Look at how pretty that fish is. Look at that, baby. Look at that. Just have to stay positive. Keep fishing. And boom, got a nice one. That's probably a two and three quarter, close to three pound bass. We're a step closer for some of these giants. Let's get her back in the water. Thank you, baby. This fish are just grutes. Guys, you see that? We got a little flustered earlier. He's got to stay positive, got to keep casting. And as it was coming out of my mouth, boom, we catch three pounder. I won't tell you, man. Just got to keep at it. Just had these fish beat us up. We just got to keep fishing. We're going to get the bites. Right there, baby. Come home, big Bertha. Guys, these three pounders are nice, but I want to see a dang six, seven pounder. I don't know if we had the opportunity today, but we definitely had some on above three. I mean, we had a couple really good fish. Mott massive boils, there's two. There's three boils with one on the other side. He ate it just like that. Little tiny fish. If you guys are wondering why I'm staying so far off the bank here, I'm not wanting to spook this fish because I can technically throw it right back in and catch another one. We're going to unhook this fish. I'm actually going to release them just right here. I was trying to put one on your hook. Hey, there's a lot over here. Come here, Ty. I'm telling you, there's a lot. You're going to throw in, you're going to get bit right away, okay? Just throw right up on that corner, you're done. Like he's on, I'm telling you. Boom, right there. It's game over. There's more on this bridge too. I threw in here. There's so many boils out here. He ate me in, so. You got him? Nice. That was sick. Good job, girl. Small but mighty. That's not mine. Honestly, mine was smaller than that. Good job. Man. Little tiny one. Sorry, I know you're good. Yeah? You want me to show? You want to see a fish art in? Look. That's cool, right? Look. Fishy day. Yeah, of course. Have a good night. Shall we show you the little take? The little take fish to the little take. The little take fish to the little take you, man. You know what I mean? All right, boys. One last time for good measures over here and then we're going to a new spot. We stayed a little too long at these ponds, but we did get a lot of bites. Cut a lot of fish. Missed a couple nice ones. Cut a nice one. Biggin? No. You let that fish have it. You weren't trying to get him to come off, were you? He was. You were break dancing over there, man. A little bit of break dance action. A little bit of break dance action. I like it. So fast on the reel. You got to do what you got to do, man. With a little twinkies. All right, Terry. Listen, these fish were fun, but it's time to go catch some big ones. We're still on a mission. We've got to keep pond hopping and find these giants, baby. Let's keep it going. We're out of way. God, I'll leave. Boy, it's a twinkie fish. Oh, there he goes. Well, I couldn't even say we're out of a new pond, but we're out of a new pond and first cast got swamped. Just not a big one. That was the littlest little sharky. Did you see him? What was that? I like tried to hook him and he just went straight up in the air. It looks good. I just don't know. Oh, there he is. Oh, that's a nice one, Terry. Oh yeah, baby. First cast again in another pond. First cast magic. That's a good two-pounder. Look at how fatty he is. Nice. Here we go, boys. First cast on the last pond. Caught a tiny one. First cast on this pond. Got a little bigger. Heck yeah, beautiful two-pound bass there. Little fat, dude. Some of these fish are just brute guys. You can tell they're eating up on bait right now. Fall time and they're chewing. There you go, buddy. There it goes. All right, boys, we are back fishing and we're here for some revenge. We gotta capitalize today. And more importantly, catch some big bass. And I know we're gonna have some opportunities today. So let's just keep moving, casting around. Keep a positive attitude. Catch some of these hogs. Saw some bait moving around in this corner in a loon chasing. This might be the zone right over here. Haven't had a bite yet. But I can pay attention to that bait and kind of position ourself in maybe the right spot. This water in this pond is actually really clear. It's a lot clearer than I was hoping, honestly. We got a natural color on. Just a lot of vibration with this lipless, but we can still catch them in this. There he is right there. Can't tell how big this fish is, guys. Feels like a good one. I can't tell. He's just pulling me. I might have him hooked weird. Look at him just running. Okay. Oh, that's a decent fish. There we go. Let's start off today on a good note. Look at that fish go. Oh my gosh. He is strong. Come on, Bubba. Oh yeah. Good little two pounder, healthy fish. Super fat. He slammed that trap and I'll tell you, the reason we caught this fish, there's two reasons. Beautiful point out there. And two, we actually saw that bird feeding on some bait and then boom, throw in there. Catch a little two pounder. Super healthy. Thank you, baby. That was money, guys. There's probably more fish over there too. That bird was eating bait. I can only assume, especially on that corner, on that bend, there's a lot more fish down there. We are on board, son. That did not take long, maybe 10 minutes. Kind of fish. Let's see if there's some more out there. Just imagine they're stacked up on that bait. Oh, there was a huge blow up over there. Did you see that, Tara? Yeah, look at them schooling over there. Oh, dude. That is just way too far out of my reach. This is a big pond. You know what, screw it, we're going. We're gonna meet Tara over there. They're freaking blowing up like crazy and that loon actually moved over there. So maybe the bait's just going down the bank and that school of bass is following that bait too. Here we go. I think they're gonna continue to go back there. I don't even know if they're where I just casted anymore. I'll throw one on this point just for good measures. Oh my gosh, Tara, they're schooling over here again. Every time I cast, they're just schooling. I was a little short. I can not believe I haven't got hit in that. That's insane. Yeah, look at that. It's coming in from the other side. Hard part about that incoming tide is they could be anywhere. I bet you there's that 100% fish around there, so. For sure. Little pinfish. I was literally just thinking that in my head. I'm like, if I catch a pinfish, should I give it to the bird? Should I give it to him? Fuck, I should, right? You should. Hold on. Here. Here, bird. Here. Here. Guess you don't want it. So now this is a pretty little pinfish though. I love how it is. Like a little bit of blue. Yellow. That's right. All right, boys. A little switch in plans. We're gonna try a little bit of multi-species action. A little bit of bass, a little bit of tarpon, a little bit of redfish, maybe a little bit of everything. I guess we're gonna figure it out. So I'm actually gonna rig up just a little tiny jig head, pretty basic. And we're gonna see what we can get bit. I think we're gonna catch a mixture of everything if they're gonna bite, so. We're gonna try something different out just for a second. Since we're buying these ponds, I just look a little salty to me. I'm gonna get one of these mama's chicken swim baits. That is money, boys, for about anything that'll bite. These bass will bite this thing, too. This is brackish. Somebody left their bait out here. It's literally a bag of moldy. That should tell us something. We're doing something right. I don't think they're fishing for moldy for bass. I think we're gonna get slammed. We're walking out to this pond. It's in this corner and it's got a lot of current in it. I think that's gonna be the game changer. Oh, Tara, there's a blow up right there. What is that? Where's that water? Right there. Look, there's fish jumping over there. There's so much movement. But look at this, like, water pit. Oh, yeah, this is where the water's coming in. Yeah, they're jumping everywhere. Holy cow. A crab? Oh. All of them. Is there crabs in there? Yeah, I know they're coming. Did you get any bites in that? They're flickering pretty hard. Oh! Dude, come on. He just hammered me there. Really? Yeah. One hard hit. He just never had it. I mean, this is right where the current's at. It would make sense. Yeah, look at them jumping. I don't know what that is. Yeah, I just got hit again. Oh, they're hitting it. I'm gonna let it sink. Oh, you know what I wish I brought is that little odd, like this little jig head. I'm gonna go get the truck. I want you to tie on that little bait and I bet you'll catch whatever the heck you're jumping out there. I got a little rooster. Look at that. See, this might be too light for me to even catch. I'm just gonna let it go. Like that. No way. It's not a blue guy. It has to be like a pinfish. Oh my gosh, it is a pin. It's crazy bait. Look at that, boys. Just got a pinfish on a rooster tail. You said we can't do a little bit of saltwater action. Little bit of multi-species pond action. It's how to work. There's a little rooster tail. Pretty slow there and he ate it. Oh my gosh, look at him right in front of you. Look at, oh, you got a school. They were all taking it. Look how many are right there. Oh, there's a whole school. I don't know if the camera can see this getting dark. Oh, get him. You got him. Oh, you might get something bigger. Oh, you got, you got a nice fish. You got a nice fish. Let him fight, let him fight. Let him fight, you got a big one. What is that? Is it a red? Is it a red? I can't see it. Oh, it's a rabbit. Oh my gosh. Let's go. Look at that, girl. Hey, are you not the day with a red fish? I caught a little pinfish. You ever here catching reds? We were hoping for a red. I don't know. I believe he ate this tiny little thing. Hold him up for the camera, girl. There we go, Terrell. Heck yeah. Beautiful. All right, get him back in. Don't, don't toss him. Get him in the water soft if he can. They're a little fragile. There you go. Good job. Heck yeah. You wanna high five? Nah, not doing that.