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They're gonna be scooting us across the water today going dock to dock That's right. We're gonna be doing dock fishing. So let's get it Hang on hang on Come back Almost had an issue right there Matt started pulling out before the boat was completely off the trailer That would have been bad Overcast Windy day summertime on a lake full of docks and rocks So today we're out on a DFW lake and it's full of docks You know the water sitting in the mid 80s at this time of year But it's it's really not gotten up into those upper 80s yet like it normally does we're normally hitting a streak 100 degrees in July and the water is super hot fish are moving out deep But this year has been a little different the weather has been milder We've had quite a bit of rain and these temperatures are keeping these bass in that mid depth We'll get in more of that here in a minute, but we started out the morning Just throwing some spinnerbaits because I just started seeing shad Everywhere and we're not out super early where there's a good top water bite and all of that But just seeing tons of shad pushed up with some wind Getting into our first batch of docks and somehow my buddy Matt who I'm fishing with today. He ends up hooking in to a nice catch Little chop for the spinner bite That trench awks coming out at some point today though 30 on a lot of bait in here and shallow. Oh, just got bit felt like a white bass pop Up shallow, what is that a catfish? No, oh, oh, you got a cat. Maybe that's what hit me Man, dude, these fish are behind catfish normally spawn in May, June Up there on the bank it and spinnerbaits that normally happens in May Yeah, that's a nice cat good dinner there He's just probably torn up your war eagle if you want to just plier him Oh, you know what might be better than that. I've got those googing grippers. Come here, Brufus It's a tasty treat It's bent 90 degrees. It's funny how bass really don't do that spinnerbaits, you know Like you catch a catfish or a drum Stripe bass Spinner baits aren't lasting that long So once we started figuring out spinnerbait is not the deal we fished them hard We fished them up into a couple of feet of water We fished them out, you know out in deeper the deeper parts of the docks for suspended fish You know fishing them four or five feet down. That's just not the deal It's time to get out the worms and this is what it's really all about when you get into that midday In the summertime fish start to get lethargic It's hard for them to resist a worm and in this situation I'm gonna be throwing a straight a straight tail worm a finestile worm It's one of our bigger our bigger worms. It's the slim shape Come on baby, what's new turn turn into worm game. Oh, it's a bass We're out here fishing 20 feet of water that thing was in three. Oh, that's a good one That's that's what that hog will get you. Yeah Nah, I thought it couldn't be done a trench. Oh, did you say what did you say earlier about a trench hog? I was like if you catch a catfish on a trench hog, I'll be impressed Yeah, I put it away and I didn't think Bring that old snot rocket up here. Oh, yeah, he's a spinner big spanner guy Little trench hog got him good, too The signs of catfish though. I'm catching today That's an ugly one Watch out motor Saved her Well, you can't come it The catfish are up and two foot. I could have swerved you when I saw that fish. It was a bass you know your Soft plastic smell pretty good when a catfish is eating So what to walk you guys through the water elimination process which you often don't see in my videos because there's usually like An hour or hours of just not catching them to then going to catching them because we're figuring things out and that Then in between Part of this is figuring out what depth are these fish going to be in and the mid depth right here is key So we started out on shallow docks. We fished the shallow docks the water was turbid So the the wake was was making that three four five foot of water pretty choppy and that usually will push fish out of When the wakes are too big, you know from wind or if you're on a lake that has a ton of party boats and pleasure boats and things like That where they're running around and you have break walls like these did it just turns into a washing machine So those fish will usually get out in that mid depth area when I talk about mid depth That's like eight to twelve feet of water when I consider deep deep is like 20 foot So that mid depth, you know even 15 is is is mid depth and usually That is the deal for June late May June in Texas where we're at mid depth and then you get in July You're going deep this year's been different I've seen a lot of lakes where that mid depth is still in play and these fish have yet and the shad really have yet to Move out to that deep deep water. So we're trying to find docks that are in that mid depth and the first bite Comes after we've fished all 20 30 foot docks fishing up in there But we get in to like 8 to 12. That's where we get the first bite quality unit hooked up Look at this bass y'all spotted a Spotted large mouth. I'm gonna sling them. Oh my god. I got it. I got it Keep dangling. I Was literally just saying I was like, I think we need to go. We haven't got bit. These docks look good and then this guy at about 12 foot Smacked it and he's got these really cool spots I got cool spots on top of his head Got him on that big slim shake It's one of my favorite summertime summertime lures. I Lassoed him dude. I Hammered him with the hammer hook return you Gotta get him back in there quick in the summer. Look at that spots. It's so neat See ya. All right y'all. I want to give you a new little rigging tip situation So summertime dock fishing three-eighths ounce weight and I've got a five-odd Hammer hook right here. So this hammer hook is it's actually designed to Texpo's So you would rig it up like this come in Come out of the plastic about a half inch quarter inch in Twist on the shank and regularly you go through the plastic and then you hook You just hook it on top right here But what I'm dock fishing and then really thick cover Like we are here. I just don't want to get hung up I'll actually just pinch it up and I'll go upward like you would a round bend worm hook That way you'll still get you'll still get penetration when it comes out You don't get as good of of hookups, but it's pretty darn close So it's still got to go through that plastic there, but if you do it at that angle keep your worm straight You'll get a lot less snag so you can still rig this hammer hook Like you would a round bend little toppy top It's only six foot on the post so chance of a topwater strike It's not wavy back here though. So I think they might still be up on less than 10 foot Sand I like the dock look here. Oh, come on, baby. Oh, I'm recording. He ding-donged it, too Big worm coming through Should be slinging. I think we should folks at home. Should we do it? Smash the like button. I feel you smashing it right now Look at that guy. He's got a jaw issue He's done been he's done been caught before Still out there munching on worms We'll let him go to do it again, but man We're getting on that little midday dock bite right now Few and far between But they're juicies Very very nice I'll still smell your messed up jaw, man. Look at that. It's crazy Let you go Thank you very much for that awesome eat. Hope your jaw feels better Wish you the best. Love you very much. So just came up to a new stretch of docks where it's a little shallower The bait is still here That's another thing that we were talking about and something Matt's noticed this year fishing I've noticed it as well. Normally in July These fish are way off shore You know the shallow bite is off, but the bait really hasn't migrated and the other day I was I was taking a little hike around one of my creeks by my house and I saw bluegill spawning You know middle of July out there. So The bait's still up shallow and we've seen bait in between these docks a lot and really no bait out deep So I think that the fish are staying closer, which is great Means we don't get it. We don't have to stay out there in life. Scope all the fish we can fish targets Boom anyway a couple of good fish today. I'm gonna keep throwing that slim shake. This is this is actually the The larger slim shake We make a original size that we make a big slim shake old big slam Get your done very Very finesse profile, but it's still big I like to throw bigger baits in the summertime Mondo worm jig things like that But this doesn't get tangled up at all with that tail It sinks really quick too because there's no Resistance of any appendages or anything. It's just a just a cool bait great bait throw on a big shake You had to like a football head three quarter ounce fishing out deep But we're fishing it in 10 foot less. So keep doing a little dock dangle a little big slim here Yeah, that's a spotted bass I Had him on I had him on for a minute Old spotty I figured there might be a few spots in here Little boy. Let him eat it pretty good He'll spot a bass. They always munch it a few times I don't think we've had a bite on the walkways yet On the meat. Oh you Mongler Mongler new word I had one there I got I got bit Need a cold beer Anyway, oh, I just got a bite too. Oh, yeah Darkie That is a marina bass father seen one all darked up. He's got rust on him on his head Got a rusty head I don't know if you guys can see that. He's got rust right there easy man. You don't have to get your tetanus shot Just right there what we're it kind of switches up depth. What's nasty, dude, it's 20 feet right now. Oh, yeah, there we go Got it Got him on that little moth Needed to happen. Yeah, they just like that slow wormin right now younger profiles After picking up a few more bites just fishing around the docks Started to get stagnant the wind was dying out dying down. We decided to scoot across the lake and then go fish Some other docks and some other marina areas and things like that see that was gonna do anything, but we ran into a Boater in distress and we decided to help them out. I got you Yeah tosses that rope We'll try to get you get you here quick. No, we can take you over there though I just want to get you off these rocks real quick So lake life They could just felt my first raindrop it's Let's go start raining here We got one last row of docks that we're gonna try to tackle got two really nice fish today I got got a couple of just keepers and then we got some nice ones Pressure dropping maybe pick up a few more fish feeding up here but key the key has been the depth the depth is 10 foot and under I think the first fish was in just about 12, but They're they're not on that deep deep stuff and So trying to find the docks that are in that like mid-depth area That's been the key. There's a white mallard I've never seen a straight white albino mallard like that. That's crazy. It's good luck, dude It's a good omen Yeah, we just we just helped some people with their boat. We saw a white mallard It's a sign of a seven pounder See these dock posts up under here. This is what We're tackling these all these little posts that are up under the docks Yeah, now it's do Yeah Come here, baby Do me one just got that thump thump. It's your average 14-inch paper Jurious Crackers Yeah, thump Dang, bro, you broke up on 20. I think I think I had to have gotten nicked on something at some point Well folks as it turns out it may not be any good luck at all To help a boat or in distress, but it's the right thing to do and that's why we did it Matt ended up breaking off Probably one of the best bites of the day there He caught catfish he caught little bass and then he got a big thumb broke the fish off didn't retire a single time, but That's the way it goes sometimes my dock fishing setup today. I was using 20 pound GS fluoro I don't go any less than that when I'm throwing worms and jigs around docks Especially if I'm in the South I'm in Texas. There's always that chance I mean you catch a four or five pounder get them on 15 pound test that gets you in there It's not good. So I like to throw 20 pound at least when I was using our muscle rod You don't have to use the muscle rod in this situation You could throw a like a seven foot like our go-to And then you can get a little bit more accuracy But I just had my my seven six worm rod out and I'm able to get back a little further away from the dock and pitch up under there Easily so either way it's just kind of personal preference what rod length you want to go on But you definitely need at least a medium heavy and I was actually with heavy today with that heavy line Pretty typical day Texas summertime having to work for those bites, but slowing down with the worms y'all Yeah, I gotta do it in the summertime. I don't care if you're fishing a pond or a huge lake Worms just shine in the summertime. They really do for me most of the time. I'm throwing this mondo worm That's what I have the most confidence in But last summer I started switching it up to the slim shake and the larger slim shake in fact And I love throwing that on a bigger shaky head I'm like a half ounce shaky head so good like with a five odd hook in it So money for offshore rock and brush piles and things like that, but also around docks It was it was my first time really really fishing it up under docks And I liked the way it was it was coming through all the dock posts and everything really good dock fishing bait So go get yourself. I'll link it down below. You can always use code LFG for 10% off the entire Guggen squad website. So there is that there is always that smash that like button if you'd like bass fishing videos And if you don't like bass fishing videos, oh well, I don't know why you're here But you can also leave me a comment on what you'd maybe like to see next or some tips as always God bless you tight lines