 In today's video, we're going to be talking about catching biggings on square bills. Yeah. I want to get it. That is a beautiful fish right there. Hey, what's going on people? Welcome to another video. You guys loved the last tip video. You guys actually really tore it up. It seems I'm trying to experiment with the types of videos that I'm making, whether it's challenges, tip videos, remember videos, boat videos, kayak videos. There's a lot of videos. But anyway, so what we're going to be doing today is talking about square bill crankbaits. I think this is actually a highly recommended video in the comment section. A lot of people have been talking about it. But then again, when I'm out on those ponds, there's not really many areas that, you know, you could throw a square bill because I'm going to tell you what. So right now I'm going to be showing you guys a few different square bills that we're going to be throwing around today. And also a few different colors, depending on what water clarity you're fishing, whether it's clear water, dirty water in that whole deal. So let me get a few of these out. So when it comes to picking square bill crankbaits, obviously we are out here on the river today, very dirty water. So I usually stick to about two to three colors. And that's really what I go with. And that's what I've had my best look on, especially when throwing in super, super dirty water. The river is nasty. Alan Bob, show them real quick. Show them from that nasty water. Straight chocolate milk. So what I would be throwing in here, I really like, you know, a chartreuse crankbait with a blackback, as you guys can tell right there. Of course, this one has a little bit more detail, but it's got that blackback right there in that chartreuse body. That is a killer color. That is actually, we've actually been out here for a little bit, and that's what I've been throwing today, and I've absolutely killed them on it. Also this one right here, as you can tell, that's just, you know, a red crawl color. Obviously I'm talking about square bills in this video, but DT6 is as well by Rapala. Rapala, whatever you guys want to call it, are a killer crankbait. I've caught a lot of fish on them. They have a color called demon, which is actually like a light red, and it has a, I want to say like a purple back on it. That is a killer color. Alan Bob, I said I wasn't going to need your doors in your bag. Instead of his bag, but it's like just a little natural color, or not natural color, but more of a crawl color just like that. So these are pretty much the two colors I would use in dirty water. Very great. You're just going to have to see what they want that day. We've thrown both of them today, and it seems that they really want that chartreuse with the black bastard. Moving on to, you know, square bills I would throw in clear water. You're kind of going to want some more natural colors. Right here we just have like a standard old sexy shed. As you guys can tell, it's just simple standard. That is, you know, just a regular color right there. Standard really natural. Same with this one right here. It's obviously a lot bigger square bill, but this one is, you know, sexy shed with a little bit of chartreuse down the middle. And then you have this one, which is actually called ghost cement. This one's by striking, and that is a killer color as well. It's got this more natural on top chartreuse down the middle and translucent on the bottom. And then I actually have one more, which is pretty much, you know, black, blackish brown on the top. And then it has more of a translucent body. Those are all for really good colors for like clear water. If you guys are going to be doing that. But in this video, we're in dirty water. We're going to be messing with the chartreuse blackback and also the red cranky. All right, boys and girls, we've got this cranky right here. Let's go catch the fish. We've got the first fish of the day, boys and girls, on the old crankbait. Right off the bat, literally, just only continue to hunt for some more. We're in Terminal Livewells for some photo purpose later on in the episode, but first little old bass on the old crankbait. You got them? What? Don't let them spit it. Oh, dude, that's a good one, man. That was a beautiful bass right there on the old crankbait, dude. That's two in a row, just easy, quick and easy. It's about that time right now. This tide's going low, dude. It's going to get good. Got them right on that little DT6 and that little crawl pattern. It's going to be a good day, man. That little rod, that's the only thing. Oh my God, dude. I don't know, bro. Dude, he hit it before I even cranked it, bro. I thought I was stuck on a rock. Third bass already, boys and girls. It is happening very quick today on that little balsa, or this is actually cedar. It's not balsa, but it's still super light. Little black, black back, chartreuse body, square bill right here. They're smucking it, second fish on it. Nothing monstrous, but still a nice little bass. He had it right when I threw up on that rock. All right, everyone. So this is the square bill that I'm actually throwing today. As you guys can tell, it has a chartreuse body with a black back on it. This is a killer, killer square bill, but it's one thing I didn't talk about when I had the square bills out. There's something a little bit different about this one than your standard square bills that you're going to buy. This one is actually made out of wood. So this is a cedar crankbait. You can also buy some balsa ones. They are going to be a little bit lighter. As you can tell when I shake it, there's nothing happening because it's wood. It's not like a standard square bill that's going to have rattles and everything in it. And today is actually really tough. So this is a great, a really great bait. It's a little more subtle. It's not going to be rattling around a lot. That is just killer. If you guys are wondering what line, I'm throwing 15 pound on mine, especially since I'm throwing against all this, you know, brush along the bank. Most of my poles are going to have 15 pound anyways. Usually that is like my safe spot is 15 pounds. Some people like 17. Some people like 12. I like 15. It's right there in the middle. And the real I'm using is actually a concept Z by 13 fishing. And the rod is actually amused black. This is a 73 medium heavy. You know, a lot of people, it's all going to be on personal preference. There's no set on rules. I feel like that's where people kind of mess up. Everybody thinks there's set on rules about fishing. Fish how you want really. Like I'm giving you guys tips today, but just take some parts of these tips and then apply it to when you're fishing. There's no set on rules for fishing. This type of rod you need to be throwing your bait on. Like I said, medium heavies is usually what I go with. That's my favorite all around rod. Baby dude. He's a baby. He tried to choke it. He's too small. He's too small. Sorry, bro. That was the most awkward bite. He's a big one. He's a big one, dude. Dude, I'm sorry. That was just the most uncomfortable thing. That is not a bad fish. You saw it too big. There we go, boys. That is a beautiful bass right there. There is nothing wrong with that one. On a square bill, all the fish today. That is a quality one, especially for the river. I know you guys probably don't know much about here at the Savannah River, but these fish usually aren't too big. I've caught my PB out here, but it's a certain time of year. A majority of the fish you catch are small, but that is a very quality fish. Dude, just be... Oh my God. You had one too? I had one. Dude, they're eating a crankbait today, boys. We're right here on this bank right now, and there's actually a bunch of lay-downs right down this bank. And this place is going to be a little bit different. Savannah River is tidal water. I'm sitting here watching the tide charge, whether the tide's low or the tide's high, and depending on really where the fish are. As you guys are going to tell later in the video, we actually found some banks with a lot of shade on it. You know, it had a lot of good lay-downs. It was closer to the mouth rather than way back in some of these, we call them lakes, but some of the areas were more towards the mouth where we were catching these fish, rather than, you know, it pushing off into another cove just right there at the mouth rather than in the back. Right here, we're kind of midway. I don't know if you guys can tell back there. We're not at the mouth. We're kind of more back in this place, fishing this bank right here. The tide's up. So usually when the tide's low, I'm sitting there, you know, fishing towards the mouth in that whole deal. But right now I'm just going to be fishing more back in it. As you guys can tell, we got a lay-down right here in the water. And so really when it comes to fishing these, I kind of break it down, you know. Say I'm on this side of it. I'm going to sit there and throw a parallel with the lay-down and bring my crankbait right down the side of it. Sometimes I'll throw right off the end of it right here and just slow roll that thing. Hit the lay-down at different angles because I know this sounds crazy, but depending on the day, this fish are going to be positioned on that lay-down different. And I know that just sounds kind of bizarre, you know. Some days you'd sit there and just throw at it, but most days you're going to want to be running this bait parallel with that. And making sure, this is very important, making sure that this bill is down hitting the limbs of that tree. But there's going to be one catch to this is you're going to get hung up a lot. But let me teach you a few little ways that if your bait is hitting this tree that you can get it out really easy. So when you're throwing out these trees right here, we have that simple little lay-down. You're just going to be reeling your crankbait. I like to keep it moderately slow. I mean, today's a tough day, so I want to be reeling it slow anyways. I'm simply dragging this crankbait next to that tree, next to that lay-down. Is it rolling? There's a pickerel in it. Oh my gosh. Adam. What in the world, dude? You got me excited. Dude, I got excited. I saw my line running. I was like, oh, shoot. I actually got one next thing you know. See, I almost square bill you're throwing too. This is a crankbait that I'm throwing. So I choose black back. It's got some crazy patterns on it, but really it doesn't matter too much to the fish as long as it's got the right colors. Well, while I'm sitting here trying to film this old Adam, Adam caught one right there up front. So what I was wanting to talk about is obviously keeping this crankbait on that tree as much as possible. It's just like if you're fishing a riprap wall or some rock with a crankbait, you're wanting to keep contact with that bottom and really make sure you're hitting that. That's very important with the square bill is make sure you're hitting your target. So when I'm throwing next to these lay-downs, when I'm reeling it, you're going to be feeling that tree. And it can be dangerous because you're throwing, I mean, you're throwing trouble hooks so it can really snag that really easy. So what I've pretty much used to, you know, minimize me getting hung up because I don't believe I've really got hung up too much today. It's pretty much when I'm reeling that bait and when I pass that tree and when I feel that tree, I'm making sure I'm reeling pretty slow. I'm not really reeling down in that. I'm reeling pretty, pretty slow. So it's just slightly creeping, you know, over that tree and it's just in there bouncing off. Another really key tip is when you hit that tree or say you're about to get stuck and you know you're about to get stuck and you hit that tree and you're reeling pretty slow, if you actually just stop what you're doing and let that bait float to the top, that is a big thing because these square bills actually float. I don't know if you guys know, but the bill on them is getting the bait down in the water. So when you let go, this bait's going to float to the top. So if you think you're about to get stuck, you know, you're kind of stuck on there. Just let go and usually most of the time it's going to float to the top. All right, boys and girls, just caught this beautiful river bass right there on that square bill. Super thick and fat fish. That is a nice one. It was one of the best GoPro clips of the video and I didn't even have it on. I just, I guess it just wasn't on and then it ended up dying when I tried to turn it back on. So beautiful bass right there. He's probably a little over two, but quality fish on the old square bill still the old same one. Chartreuse blackback. Frickin' killin' it, baby. How do I get it? Oh my God. Oh, dude, get that net. Get that net. Oh my God. Oh my God. Where's the big one? Dude, that was insane. He ate it like a topwater. You know how I was twitching it before? Same way, bro. I just threw it right next to that cypress tree and when it hit the top, I just went pop, pop. Dude. Frickin' killer. Bro, that's a solid, what, three? Yeah. Oh, solid easy three. That is a beautiful fish right there. Definitely the best one today. What I've really noticed today on these square bill fish is I believe almost every single fish just came on the square bill but one are on crankbaits in general and I've caught three on laydowns and the rest were on rock. The three on laydowns have all been quality fish. This one was right next to that cypress tree. I threw up on the edge of it. Adam was stuck and I was about to go get him and I threw up on the edge. Right on my crankbait hit the top of the water. This is his light wood crankbait. I just popped my rod once so it just kind of went down the water and he just literally ate it like a topwater. Then you get a beautiful bass like that. The Savannah River. That is quality right there, boys. One thing that is actually very important when fishing this and it's one thing I didn't even say which is really crazy is obviously the ratio of your reel because a lot of people that go crankbait fishing, they're all saying you need a 5-1. 5-1-1. This isn't that. This whole deal. I'm using a simple 7-1-1 gear ratio reel. If I'm needing to slow down my bait I simply do it in my hand because today I haven't really been reeling it super fast especially out here on the river because we are going to go fish some rock today and with that current I'm really going to need something to catch up with that fish because you'll lose it. If I had a 5-1-1 gear ratio reel I promise you I'd lose that fish but when fishing these laydowns simply I just like a 7-1-1 it's just really there in the middle or a 7-3-1. It's just really right there in the middle I can slow it down, I can speed it up whatever I want to do. Alright everyone, sadly that is going to conclude this video but do not leave yet because I would like to ask just two simple things from you guys. 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Leave the comment below and I hope you guys are enjoying these tip videos it seems as if you liked the last one and I hope you guys got some value out of this one and learn some more about some crankbait fishing tips slash square bill fishing tips and be sure to let me know in the comment section below but thank you guys so much for the support I love you guys so much this was a very fun day out on the water you know it was a little tough but those fish were just clearly eating a crankbait and it was just overall really fun especially that last fish that blew up on it like a topwater I don't know if you guys saw it if you guys didn't see it make sure you go back and kind of watch that fish come up and eat it it was just crazy that whole deal is just awesome but thank you guys so much for the support I love you guys so much and be sure to leave a comment below be sure to pepper that thumbs up button if you haven't already if you guys haven't subscribed to the channel I have new uploads 3 uploads every single week Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday some days may vary just due to how busy I am but be sure to hit that subscribe button and also the notification bell thank you guys so much I love you guys so much and I'll get you guys in the next video I like the weather man I crack cars getting hella bads I got a bra from the motherland I got shooters winners I get it, get it up anyway Bro's love's curtain in the heavy can I crack cars cook everyday I get money up everyday