 It's finally that time of year. Fall time. Where the big bass come out and play. In this video, we're fishing for giant bass and hidden ponds while bank fishing. It was an absolute grind, but we stayed positive and were very patient. And boy, did we catch what we were here for. Oh, there's a monster here. All right, boys and girls, ladies and gents. We are at a pond that we have never been to before. And let me tell you, this place just looks saucy. We got a bunch of lay downs all across the shoreline. And I've been eyeballing this place for a while, just have yet to be able to get out and fish it. Today we're gonna be pond hopping to a bunch of different places and we're gonna see how many big fish we can actually catch. So it's really the main goal today. It's been a while since I filmed just a pure like fishing video like this, so I'm pumped about it. I actually got my kick in their bass TV, X-Lews, baitcaster combo. If you guys wanna check them out, kickintheirbass.com. There'll be a link down below. These things just look. So beautiful glistening in the sun there. 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. I got this paired up with 17 pound fluorocarbon and I did a little tackle haul before coming out to this pond today. So I'm gonna do a little unbagging. So I went to the old place Walmart. I got a couple of baits that are just confidence baits for us to catch some big fish today. And I'm gonna go over those right now. So first things first, we got a white and chartreuse chatter donk. This is a 3 eighth ounce. I like to go between the half ounce and the 3 eighth. But this is one of my go-to's to catch some big fish. I actually got two of the chartreuse ones. I got a black and blue chatter donk. I got a white chatter donk. And another moving bait, I actually ended up picking up a red-eye shad by Striking. This is a great bait for big fish. Just covering a lot of water, especially when you're fishing in places that you haven't been to before just like this one. Also got some Junebug curly tail worms. And lastly, I got some of these small little flukes by Zoom. And let me tell you, we're gonna try something different today. So the first bait that I'm gonna tie on is actually the black and blue chatter donk. Now I have never used one of these flukes on the back of a chatter bait before. So we're actually gonna try it today. If you guys were wondering why I got these for the chatter baits, it's because they really didn't have any standard flukes. And the ones that they had were just like bad colors that I really didn't wanna mess with. So I decided to go with this and maybe we'll learn something today. Let's see how this is gonna look on here. As you can tell, this is a different profile from your standard fluk. This one's very slim. I've used these in the past, but mainly for like drop shots. Got a lot of fish on a drop shot with this baby fluke. We're just gonna rig this up. Like that. Oh my gosh, boys. We might've just learned something today. Look at that right there. Not only does that smoke and shag color look amazing on the black and blue, but look how slim the profile is and just how perfect that looks. That might be a go-to for now on. That reminds me of the Blade Mino by Strike King. I just didn't have any or I definitely would've brought some out. The Blade Mino is awesome on the chatter bait. If you guys are looking for something to go on the back, definitely look that up. The Blade Mino is disgusting on the back of one of these. We're gonna tie this on with a standard uni knot and we're gonna hop right into it, boys. And let's see if we can catch a big one. And first things first, let's learn and see if there's some fish in this pond. I actually just pulled this kicking combo up too. I usually run mine on between two and three. I suggest if you guys end up getting a kicking combo, I would definitely run it on probably five or six, maybe six or seven, depending on your skill level with a baitcaster. I just run in mine really low, but that's not a good example. And my boy, A-dub, he even runs his on six or seven and he's been fishing his whole life. So it's just personal preference, really. Dude, I caught a stick. I about had a heart attack, boys. My reel's coming off. Got to tighten this puppy down. It's a brand new rod, so I'm just getting everything ready. Okay, I'm not gonna lie, my heart totally stopped. Well, that's the way to start off the video. Let's just catch a stick pounder real quick. So we're just gonna throw around some of these lay downs and just start covering some water. We're gonna be fishing pretty fast today. So I'm gonna try to hit as many ponds as possible. And by the way, that mini fluke on the back of that just looks so good. I mean, I'm honestly impressed. I don't think it's gonna look that good. And there we go. Okay, I need to lock in, boys. I need to get warmed up here. There we go. That feels like a good one, boys. That feels like a really good one right there. Oh yeah, that's a big one. Oh, he's stuck. Oh, that's a big one, man. Oh, that's a nice one, boys. Look at that to start off the video. That quick, a new pond, solid two pounder. Not a better way to start off the video. Last freaking go. Well, I guess our gut paid off. Coming out to a new spot we've never been to before. Beautiful lay downs around the banks. And start off with a pretty two pounder. That fish felt a lot bigger than it was, but then again, he got stuck down in that tree. Thank you, baby. That was awesome. Heck yeah, fish number one. We're already on board five minutes into the day. That's a great sign. If I had to assume what happened there, I threw right up on that tree. I kind of popped my bait because I got stuck around one of those branches. And I want to say that fish followed it out. Either he followed it out or he was hanging out right in that little crevice that will drop off in the middle. If I had to assume both these banks kind of go down and create like a little bed, like a little ditch around the middle of this little canal here. That is a great sign, man. New spot we've never been to. Already popping one off. It's a nice fish. I'll take it. You know one thing I hate about putting just new line on a reel, it takes it so long to kind of break it in. Like I should be able, I'm almost skipping it bad. But I should be able to just sling that bait up there. And I just saw a slight blow up in that corner. I actually saw a little boil to my left. We might have just found the honey hole, boys. Is that a boil? Am I going crazy? Dude, they're fricking like schooling over there, man. Oh boy. Ooh, that's got slammed, man. This fish are active right now. That's a good sign. It's pretty crazy looking. There should be a fish right there. Right on the little edge of that thing. Mm, this place looks spicy. Oh, dude, one just literally ate bait right in front of me. Literally right there. I knew that little spot, how to have had one, instantly just walked up on it and he was eating the bait fish. There's a bunch of movement up in this corner to pluck them off these little branches. I'm gonna tell you, you don't find many ponds like this. It's just a lot of cover. That is a rarity to find. If you guys notice, I'm staying in the strike zone. They're in parallel with this bank. Keeping it at about five foot off. There's been some boils up there. We might get lucky here. Looks so good right there. Ooh, I just got a bit. He only got the back of it, which is odd. If they could have a smaller coin bay, they would commit. There's a lot of bait right there by that tree, too. Wow. Wow. That was about a pound and a half or right there on that tree. This is fun fishing, man. This is, oh man, this got me so pumped. Look at these trees, boys. They're just hanging right in these trees. I mean, perfectly. I'm watching bait pop and everything. I mean, this couldn't lay out better for a pond. I'm not sure what a lane of that fish. I didn't really get the hooks at them pretty good. Look, I just got hit. Some animal right through the left of me. I don't know what it was. Look at that right there, boys. That looks so prime. If there's a spot that looks prime, it is that right there. Make sure to throw around all the edges of this. Try not to get hung up because I did not bring my baits like a weenie. Look at that fish swimming off. My gosh. I don't know if that was a carp or a bass, but I think it was a bass just up in those branches. I don't know if you guys see, there's a bunch of concrete blocks too. This is a prime area. You know, that fish probably just swam off and told his buddies, oh no, man, don't be biting them. Don't be doing it. I almost should have brought that dang big worm, man. Start flipping some of these bushes or put this like a rage curl on. That probably would have been prime. Not saying that this chatter dog's not a good bait, but that spot's perfect for a nice little Texas reed curl. Watch, they're gonna be on the bare bank. That makes no sense. They're literally gonna be right here. I'll tell you this side of the pond almost sets up good for that lipless. If we start getting a lot of bites here, it might not be a bad idea to go grab that thing and tie it on. It's a little open area. Oh my God, that was a bite right there. Makes no sense, man. You got all this prime cover. These fish are just gonna sit in an open where there's nothing. That's a big one. That's a big one. Come on, baby. I think she's a big one. No, man, these fish are feeling jacked. I mean, another like two pounder. These fish are good though. And I don't know if you guys noticed what I did there. I just stopped reeling and he ate it. The moment I stopped reeling, I got slammed. That's telling us something. So one thing to think about guys when you're fishing, I'm telling you, pay attention. So the little signs of these fish are telling us. And we're gonna start using that little method there. Thank you, baby. I'll tell you, when you have something happen once, it's like, okay, it might be something that's gonna be beneficial throughout the day. But at the end of the day, it could be a fluke. So we're gonna practice this. We're gonna start reeling it, steady retrieve, then we're gonna stop it. Reel it, steady retrieve. We'll do that about two or three times a cast max. I'd say about two times a cast is healthy. So if a fish is following that bait, all of a sudden it stops and eats it. We might have just figured something out though. All of a sudden, I just decided to stop reeling. And that was instantly, I mean, he just thumped it instantly right after that. So what that fish is doing, all he's doing is following that bait, right? And then when you kill it, what happens is it gives it that sporadic movement. So the fish is following it, you know, it's doing the same thing. All of a sudden that bait drops and it's an instant reaction. The bass doesn't like it or he thinks the bait's gonna get away from him. Whatever the situation is. I'm telling you, we need to pay attention to that. I think that was a big telling sign of what can happen today. Big boil right there to the left of me. Looks like it could almost be a carp. Dude, what was that? Why did it get closer? Did it get closer? I mean, I hope that's not a gator. I think that was just a carp. I think that was a gator. I hope not at least. I definitely had to be on a carp, right? I think it scared me though. All right, boys, that's all she wrote. We are going to go to our next spot. All right, boys, pond number two. Never been here before either. So I don't know what to expect, but we're gonna find out. Actually kind of blue water here. Ooh, that water is very blue. That's interesting. I don't know what to expect of that. I've definitely caught fish in blue water like this. Doesn't mean there's no fish. Boys, these construction workers are having the time of their life right now. I've never seen people working so fast and all of a sudden they kick the ball over the fence and they're just kicking it. They're playing soccer, dude. That is so funny. There's a fish in here. He should be right here. Is he still there? Is he still there? Oh no. Dude, I don't know if I spooked him. That sucks. That was a huge boil right there. That freaking blows, man. All right, boys, day number two. We kind of ran out of time yesterday and we still want to hunt for these big fish. I see a boil in the distance. Let me make a cast on that. We just ran out of time and I was like, you know what? I'm just gonna come out tomorrow. So today is tomorrow. It's a new day. I'm ready to find these big fish and we're gonna be hitting some spots today. We're on the different side of town that I've caught some really big fish in the past. So stay tuned, boys. We're gonna try to get some big ones for y'all but let's just keep on casting. By the way, you got the man Connor with me? What's up? What's going on? This is her. You're gonna smoke a big indel? Should have brought out the old pop of the pickle out here. Dude, I actually threw one in the back of my truck. I meant to grab it because I brought my braid rod. So guys, I got exploded on with my frog in this corner. I'm gonna show you guys this tree. It's just an insane spot. I don't know if y'all saw that video. It's actually one of the worst videos we've posted this summer, which is crazy. Still got like 200,000 views but if you guys didn't see it, one, you need to go check it out. And two, I'm gonna show you guys this freaking tree because it's probably the juiciest thing that you'll ever see in a pond. I'm actually gonna go ahead and walk down by it. I'll kind of let Connor fish most of this middle water. All right, boys, this is what I'm talking about. Look at this tree over here. And I caught, or I didn't catch them actually. I had them on and all the way until I got them by the bank. I mean, he's every bit of about six pounds and he freaking jumped off. And then a couple casts later, I ended up catching another one on a frog up in that tree. It was pretty crazy. Felt that branch, it kind of spooked me. But yeah, I hooked them right up on this tree. Could only think there's a couple more big ones right here. Oh my gosh, I didn't even set the, whoa! Boys, I knew he was gonna get a bit on that. I had a gut feeling to throw that trap. That sucks. Okay, there's one. I actually set the hook on that fish. Definitely a little tiny guy. Coaching him in there. This one's probably like 10th of the size of that one that I just had on. Boy, is this crazy that Connor's had all his bites because I haven't even had nibble. This shows, you know, throwing a different bait on what they really want. That's insane. So I haven't even had one, let me just tap it or anything. Oh wait, that might be a better one to turn right at. No, he came off, he came off. Okay. Well, apparently I should have been fishing a rattled trap my whole life. This is actually like the, probably the third time I've ever thrown one. Dude, I don't know how you haven't thrown a trap. I don't know, I've got a lot of big fish. They're thumping it, like bumping it. I haven't even had a nibble. That's just crazy. But they're eating a bait, like, they eat a bait head first. Yeah. Sometimes they use it. How do you swipe at it? That was a nice one. Look at that. A pound and a half, two pounder. I'll take them. See, you know what I had to do that time? I'll let it hit the bottom and I just barely reeled it. See, they're loaded right here. That's a pretty fish. It's about a pound and a half, two pounds. Really thick and chunky. Thank you, buddy. How big is that one that you caught? It's probably about a pound. Well, that's a good sign I got a bite on this guys. I'm about to say you're getting slammed on that thing. I'm like, that's the bait. The sad part is that's the only trap I have. So don't break it off. I think that might be the go today. I'm telling you, when I walked down this bank and I saw this opening, I'm like, honestly, a trap is money to fish on this. I haven't felt a bite like those in a while, dude. They're almost taking the rod out of my hand. Yeah, dude, I went and when I heard you, I was like. Oh, there's a monster. Oh my. Oh my. He choked it. He choked it. Oh my gosh. What in the world? That's a little comeback from the one we just met. Hold them out. I'll take it. Dude, there we go. Hey, we got a giant now. Yes, sure. That's one giant, guys. We're going to keep on trying to catch them. The sad part is, the pond that we're going to after this, in my opinion, has bigger fish. That's a good one, Connor. Good job, dude. There you go. All right. You want me to just put them back? Yeah, you just put them back. Dude, good job, Connor. Yeah, I'd say that's a four and a half. I don't think he's spawning. Beautiful fish though. Oh, he took off. Heck yeah. Good job, dude. Well, this pond paid off, boys. I got one, he got two. He missed a good bite. I guess we'll eat this Chatterbait. I've got to figure out how they want it, dude. They might want it slow. What's crazy is that's right where that one ate me. Literally same exact spot. Wait, really? It was, dude, the same spot that that small one just ate, or two pounders ate me. All right, well, we got us a little bit of redemption. Probably got a four pounder, but we need a really big redemption for that giant fish that I apparently just couldn't set the hook on for some reason. So we're going to throw around this corner and see if we can make it happen. Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, dude. What is Connor doing over there? He's saying, he's telling me he missed five megas now. Five megas. He got to clutch it up. What is going on? All right, boys. So I thought I gave Connor my last trap, but little did I know I have this one, which is a blue and chrome. I've actually had a lot of luck on a blue and chrome, just not around this time of year, but it should do the trick. It just seemed to be getting that reaction bite really good. I thought I got bit right away. That reaction bite definitely seems like it's the move. By the way, there's some big gators in here, so be cautious of that. There we go. Dude, I think I got a mudfish, bro. I swear. I'm pretty positive this is a mud. Oh, it's a gar. I caught a gar, bro. I swear. I have never caught a gar on a freaking trap in my life. Look at, okay. That made it way easier on me. Dude, those things don't need anything. And you ate a trap? I've never seen a gar eat a moving bait like that. That's pretty crazy. Dude, they hit the water and it was like instant bite. You got bit? Are you serious? Maybe the fishers turned up today, dude. Are there in front of them pipes? I don't know if you guys remember. Oh, dude. I'll make you skin a lot of grass on it. I don't know if you guys remember with this pipe, guys, but I hooked a massive one on a chatter dunk around seven pounds and I was fighting them for a minute, kept fighting them, kept fighting them and they jumped right off at the bank, man. I don't know why this thing things want to run sideways so freaking. It's probably the worst one I've had in a minute. I don't know why does not want to run straight. That can give us an issue. Yeah, I mean, it's coming right up to the top. Like what is, dude, this thing runs so bad. Like this is probably the worst one I've ever had. Honestly, this is employers. So you've got your ring hooked on here. Yeah. You need to slightly tweak it. So. Oh, you're bending that one. Sometimes it's just like a balance thing. I mean, this thing's coming right up to the top. It's kind of crazy. You notice the grass in here? Yeah, there's a good bit of grass. That's a good thing with the trap sometimes. As long as it ain't bothering us every cast. You like, you rip a trap through grass, bro. Shoot. Dude, big boil. He's spooking fish on the bank, dude. It's so weird, cause that last pond there out in the middle, yesterday I felt like I missed somewhere out in the middle too. See if you can cast it where I did out there. I'm just, my thing's running so sideways. We should get bit in that corner though, cause I saw some bait moving. You ever like jig it like this? Oh yeah. Let it fall? All the time. That's one of my favorite ways to work it. We use the good old. Oh dude, it's like a brush pile. You know what's crazy is I've never hooked that. Dang it, bro. Man, I cannot win right now. I don't know what's going on. Hi, I am a mess, dude. Catching gar, freaking bait, can't even run. Oh, I don't know when this bad fishing juju's gonna end, man. I feel like it's been going on for a month now. Can't ever catch a break on anything. There's not even like things I'm doing wrong, guys. It's like, I don't know what's going on. It's just the luck of the draw, for sure. I guess I'm gonna put it on the chatter bait. I don't have anything else in me. I don't feel like walking back to the truck. So, my boy's gonna tie this back. I only get to work. We have not had the best luck, but I have high hopes in this right here for that pocket. I think I'm gonna get one or two really good bites. I'm gonna sign off the capital lies, land these bad boys. We got one really good fish this video, and I think we should add a lot more. So, let's see what we can do. All right, chatter donkey, do your magic. Please do your magic. I feel it. I think I'm gonna have a couple good bites right here. Oh, there's a boil. Dude, big boil behind me, Connor. Huge boil. I can't believe he didn't eat it, dude. He, like, spiraled right behind my bait. There he is. Biggin', dude. Biggin', Connor. I think. I can't even turn him, dude. It's not even that big. It's like about a pound and a half or. He was fighting like a mega, dude. Did you see that? Hey, I might have hooked him in the side of the face. I'm fine with that. Little quick release action. Hey, he acted like a biggin'. He was up in that grass, dude. That's the one that boiled probably a second ago. He felt huge, though. I'm telling you, I had him in the side of the face or something. That's why he came off. No way I had him in the mouth and then pulling like that. Oh, that bird is crazy, man. Birds are so weird. Birds are just weird, dude. Such a weird little creature. A bobber. That thing is so weird, dude. Dude, that was sick. He literally ate it at the bank and it was on the surface, dude. Yeah. I'll tell you one thing to think about. You got all this wind going down in this pocket. Dude, biggie. No. Dude, they are smoking that trap. I wonder what it is about that thing today. Maybe it's just getting that time of year, man. When we're peeking into that fall, this fish is starting to bait fish and that thing just looks as realistic as it gets. I mean, they just don't like this chatterdunk. Like, if I was throwing a worm or like some on the bottom that's not a moving bait, I'd be like, okay, but it could be the color of the chatterdunk, too. It might just want it like white. And that's a natural color trap. Usually when I'm fishing some in tannic water, this black and blue can work really good, but maybe they just don't want it. I don't know if it's big or not. It's definitely, oh wait, that might be a good one. Nah, little water skipper. Oh, well, we're doing some quick releases today.