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Bass Fishing Hot Weather - Nick Kefalides
Bass fishing in hot weather is no joke. Not only is it tough on you, it is tough on the fish. As the summer days in Florida reach scorching temperature levels, the bass get sluggish. It is just too hot for them to chase down baits. Capt. Nick Kefalides is here to share his approach to bagging trophy sized big Florida bass in 90 degree weather. You have an opportunity with this In The Spread bass fishing video to learn from a Central Florida guide that stuffs giant bass day in and day out. For this video, we ventured out to Lake Toho to examine the body of water and learn where to find big Florida bass. When things heat up, bass behave in a predictable pattern. If you want to learn how to fish this Florida summer time pattern, Nick is the instructor to learn from. Most of the lake in Central Florida are contour-less bodies of water with little in the way of obvious structure. This does not mean that there is not structure, it is just harder to discern where and what it is. Nick goes into great detail to articulate what type of cover or structure bass take advantage of during the summer heat. You will learn about offshore grass flats, brush piles, shell beds, bluegill beds, rock piles and more. Nick will discuss how to fish each of these areas and why the bass will be there at different times during the day. He will start in the early morning when largemouth bass are more active and show you why baits that create surface commotion are good options. As he fishes his way into the heat of the day, you will learn about why he moves to areas that hold timber or rock. Understanding structure and how to fish it is critical to having suggess bass fishing hot weather. Even though it is blistering hot outside and the water temperatures are pushing 90 degrees, your next cast could be a trophy largemouth bass. The lake system of Central Florida affords fish to conditions to grow all year, so you need to know how to take advantage of what is there. Big Florida bass will eat your presentation during the hottest time of the day, if you know what to present and how to present it. With this bass fishing video you will learn how to break down the day, which search baits are productive in the morning and late afternoon and they differ from mid-day presentations. Nick will show you how to work each bait to trigger the most bites. He analyzes his tackle and rigs in detail for you. There is nothing he leaves off the table in effort to help you achieve success bass fishing hot weather in Florida. Nick Kefalides has a remarkable knack for deliver high level fishing knowledge in easy to learn segments. Everything is sort of compartmentalized for your convenience. He shares tactics for early morning action on grass flats and shell beds. As the day heats up, he takes you to offshore grass beds, brush piles and rocky spots. He explains what he is throwing and why it works that time of day. You have to remember, the right presentation has the chance of triggering that gargantuan, bucket mouth big Florida bass at anytime of the day. You just need to know what to look for and how to work it from multiple angles. Capt. Nick Kefalides is here to give you all the intel you need to succeed. Enjoy the learning journey and fish smarter.
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Florida Peacock Bass Fishing - Justin Nguyen
If you know where to look in South Florida, you can find incredible sport fishing without ever leaving land. The freshwater fishing options in the swamps, canals and small lakes that are everywhere, if you look, are loaded with really nice gamefish. King of the Florida urban fishing scene is the peacock bass. The best part is driving right up to spots and casting to fish steps from your car. Yeah, but there is a lot of shitty water you say. How to discern between what to fish and what to drive past is the what you want to know. Don\'t let some of that murky debris filled water fool you. There are beasts lurking. When you pair a 5 weight fly rod with the peacock bass roaming the waters, it is game on. Don\'t let the fly fishing aspect of this peacock bass fishing video turn you away. The practical analysis of why fish hold in certain places and how to target them work for both flies, lures and certainly bait. Justin Nguyen runs a lot of trips right out of his truck. Load the rods and drive from spot to spot nailing nice peas. With this In The Spread Florida peacock bass fishing video, Justin is going to show you what types of structure routinely hold fish. If you can distill down a number of nice spots, there is no reason why you can\'t go out on any given day and land a couple of nice peacock bass. See what Justin Nguyen has to share. Hear his explanations and add his fishing knowledge to you tackle box. Fish smarter. He will break down his tackle, which flies he gets more fish on and his casting techniques for optimal fly placement. Learning for fishermen that find success wherever they go is the best. Fishing for peacock bass in the urban jungle of south Florida on fly makes for a great pursuit. Good luck. If you want to fish with Justin, here is his contact info: 954-681-CAST and justinflyfishing@gmail.com
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Largemouth Bass Fishing Techniques
Lake Guntersville fishing is synonymous with legendary bass fishing. There is so much structure to fish in this lake. The creeks, valleys, ledges and hilly landscape that existed before the Tennessee River was dammed now make up the lakes bottom topography. There is a lot of structure to figure in this expansive lake. Where do you start? Throughout the seasons, largemouth bass move from shallow water to deeper, from creek mouths to timber beds to ledges, from nearshore to offshore. Which presentations work best at various times of the year. Capt. Mike Gerry has been fishing these waters for most of his life and knows the bottom topography, current flows, seasonal variances in bass behavior, along with how and when to make the right presentations. We have filmed a few In The Spread bass fishing videos with Mike Gerry and there is no shortage to the volume of unadulterated high level fishing knowledge being shared. If you want know how to fish for bass on the lakes steep channel ledges and submerged points, this is the bass fishing video for you. Where do the bass stage on a point when there is current and when there isn\'t? How does the sun rising influence where they move? Mike will show you how to break down productive points. Learn bass fishing tips for working the shipping channel ledges. These are great areas for big bass. See his tackle, his bass lures and how he makes presentations. Capt. Mike Gerry is giving your the bass fishing techniques he uses, so you can be a smarter with your largemouth bass fishing. Learn from the best and catch more fish.
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Florida Bass Fishing - Shallow Water Heavy Cover
When it comes to Florida bass fishing and how to fish for bass, especially big fish, Capt. Nick Kefalides is at the top of the list for knowledgable fishermen. Nick understands seasonal variations in big bass behavior, changes in habitat and forage food and what presentations he needs to make to catch big fish. What Nick Kefalides excels at in his In The Spread bass fishing videos is showing you how to find those patterns that will trigger summertime bass fish. He breaks down a body of water as well as any Florida bass fishing pro. This is where you benefit the most. Learning how to fish for bass in shallow water heavy cover is what this video is all about. Nick shortens your learning curve by showing you what the best type of lakes are, in Central Florida, for bigger fish and how to effectively fish heavy cover. You will learn what bass fishing lures he prefers for this type of fishing and why. Once you understand why the fish are behaving the way they do during the hot summer months, you will know where to target them in a sea of vegetation. This is an advanced presentation by a highly skilled angler. Nick gives you so many high level bass fishing tips that you will be outfishing just about everybody on the water. The more you know, the better chance you have of catching that giant fish. Let In The Spread help you fish smarter.
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Florida Top Water Bass Fishing
Is the anything more adrenaline filled than topwater bass fishing in skinny water? Central Florida has some really nice shallow water lakes that hold giant fish. Getting those fish to bite on topwater is split second action. The early fall is prime time for surface detonation. Capt. Nick Kefalides has proven himself as a highly revered big bass fisherman. His work speaks for itself. What he does in this video is give you the play by play of breaking down a hyacinth and hydrilla loaded lake with topwater bass lures. Nick breaks down every cast, what he is doing and most importantly why. His ability to develop a very productive pattern in short order is key to how many nice fish he catches. Learn about the baits he likes, his thoughts on presentation, the importance boat positioning and how to stay weedless pulling topwater thru vegetation. This is a heady exchange of fishing knowledge. Learn it, be it, fish smarter.
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Flipping and Punching Florida Largemouth Bass
Do you want be better at flipping and punching? This bass fishing technique is all that will work at times. If you are not proficient in the application of dropping a heavily weighted soft plastic that you swing out and punch through a thick mat of vegetation, you are missing huge opportunities to catch some big fish. There are lakes in Florida where this is the only way to put your bait near a fish. In The Spread bass fishing videos brings you Bass Master Elite Series Pro Capt. Kyle Monti. Kyle is an absolute ninja with his flipping and pitching the thick mats on Lake Okeechobee. He has fished this legendary big bass lake his entire life. He is going to show you exactly what you need to know with your rods and reels, line, weights and baits. The bass fishing tips he shares is your road map for how to present to bass thick in matted cover. You will also learn about the type of vegetation that holds fish and that to avoid. Kyle will take you step by step through how he makes his punch rig and what he uses. Most importantly he shows you over and over again how to do this type of bass fishing. With all our fishing videos, we strive to bring you the very best fishing minds. It is fishermen of the highest accomplishment on the water that you want to learn from. Never stop learning.
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Jigging Smallmouth Bass
Join Scott Lewis on his In The Spread adventure and learn some of his lethal jigging tactics for smallmouth bass in tail waters. Scott is a ninja! He is both quiet and deadly on the water. As an educated biologist, Scott brings a deep understanding of aquatic ecosystems to bear when targeting smallmouth bass. He is keen to share his knowledge and teach others the skills he has acquired. As a resident guide in Northeast Tennessee, Scott plies rivers, lakes and streams using both fly fishing or conventional methods for smallies, musky, brown trout, rainbow trout, stripers and more. He routinely fishes the southern Appalachian tri-state region of Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina.
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Fly Fishing Smallmouth Bass
Join In The Spread and ITS Freshwater as we break down fundamentals of streamer fishing smallmouth bass in a tail water. In this video, you will see how to systematically break down the river based on ideal target zones. These are the areas you want to focus your fishing activity on. As we drift and fish, we will discuss where to start in the river and why, presentation practices, water generation related to fish activity, gear and more. Let ITS Freshwater share this fishing knowledge with you.
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Florida Bass Fishing - Live Bait PreSpawn
What can be said about Central Florida bass fishing and hauling in big fish all year? Well, Capt. Nick Kefalides is on big bass all the time. When other guys aren\'t catching big\'uns, he is. Nick is a slick USMC Spec Ops veteran that is fishyAF. If you have not seen any of his other In The Spread bass fishing videos, you are in for a heady download of how to fish for bass prespawn with live bait. Nick\'s ability to articulate in a very distilled message makes him an exceptional instructor. As Nick says, “live bait gives you the absolute best opportunity to nail a trophy fish”. Join Nick on Lake Toho for prespawn bass fishing and see how to present baits to weed edges, open water beds and heavy structure. Learn live bait trolling and drifting techniques and how to fish for bass on heavy structure and ledges. See the type of bait Nick prefers and his bait rigging technique. If you want to learn more about live bait techniques for Florida prespawn bass fishing, this instructional fishing video is your road map. Learn from the best and fish smarter.
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Largemouth Bass on Deep Water Structure
The manmade lakes to populate Central Florida have become bass fishing havens, loaded with really thick fish. If you have watch any of the In The Spread bass fishing videos, you know that Capt. Nick Kefalides is a certifiable fishing savant. He knows the behavior and habit of Florida largemouth bass as well as anyone. Just take a look at his track record of catching big fish. A unique opportunity in Central Florida is getting on one of those deep manmade lakes. The deep water structure is insane. You are targeting fish at 20 and 30 feet, where the water may be up to 60 feet deep. Nick will explain how to fish the thermocline and how it creates a very sustainable environment for big bass. You could be fishing anything from brush piles, concrete blocks, massive dug out ledges, humps, laydown trees and assorted anomalies. Electronics are important and Nick will show you how to use them to your benefit locating fish is deep water. This is a patience game. Learn how to utilize a variety of Texas rig worms, crank baits, spinner baits, jerkbaits to get down to the bottom and trigger bites. Learn how to fish for bass in deep water with this high level instructional fishing video. You have to always learn from the best. Go with knowledge and fish smarter.
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Deep Water Fishing for Suspended Bass
Central Florida is pockmarked with strip mines and borrow pits that have become giant bass fishing gold. These can be super deep bodies of water where the big fish suspend down deep and feed at will on the healthy bait fish population. How do you find them and fish for them? Let\'s find out. For this, as with all our bass fishing videos featuring Capt. Nick Kefalides, you are in for heavy dose of how to fish for bass in a small deep water lake by systematically dissecting the water column to develop a pattern to catch multiple big fish. Learn about fishing the thermocline of these deep lakes and why fish suspend near it. Nick is a very smart fisherman that catches big fish throughout the year all over Florida. It is a treat to be able to learn the type of knowledge he has about bass fishing. He used a variety of bass lures and rigs like Carolina rigs, crank baits, flutter spoons, lipless crank baits and Texas rigs to determine what presentation was going to trigger bites. You will see them all and why he uses each. If you are interested in fishing these type of deep water holes, this fishing video gives you a system that works. Learn from the best and fish smarter.
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Shoal Bass Fishing Gear Basics
River System Bass Fishing Gear Basics features Chad Bryson going In The Spread to show you how simple gear selection for bass fishing in rivers can be, with a few suggestions. Smallmouth and shoal bass are outstanding game fish that eat both flies and lures. There is really no need to complicate things, when it comes to the gear you need. Fishing for smallies and shoalies is really accessible for most folks. See what Chad\'s go to flies, fly line and lures are for bass. Understand why he selects the rods and reels he uses. Simplify your river bass fishing life with In The Spread and Capt. Chad Bryson.
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Muskie Fish with Bass Crank Baits
It is not often that we think about the intersection of the bass crank bait world and the musky crank bait world. This is antithetic. Maybe not though. There will be times when you need a musky lure that gets down deep real quickly. Musky fishing legend Cory Allen breaks down a handful of bass crank baits that he routinely uses when muskie fishing. He will discuss subtle differences and point out various techniques for getting the most out the lures he presents. The assortment of bass cranks Cory profiles are a few of his favorite. They get plenty of action and have caught him many fish. Learn how valuable it is to include baits and lures from outside industry norms and expand your fishing arsenal. The real difference in bass and musky cranks is size and respective dive curves. Bass cranks are design to get down fast and be retrieved over the length of one cast. A lot of musky lures dive on a more shallow plane, due to heavy use in trolling. There is no way a musky crank will dive over a short distance to significant depth. When you want to work steep edges or into deep timber where trolling will not work, you need the precise package of a hefty bass crank. When you start using bass cranks, you will find that not all deep divers that go to the same depth get there the same way. You will see a wide variety of swimming action and rise speeds. You will see Cory breakdown the Livingston Lures Howeller Deep, Strike King 10XD, 6th Sense Cloud 9 Series and the Berkley Dredger 25.5. All of these lures offer huge versatility to the musky angler. Don\'t let the industry tell you what a bait should be used for. Stretch your thinking and bag big musky using bass tackle. You won\'t be let down.
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Fishing the Lake Guntersville Bass Spawn
Bass fishing the spawn is something we all like to do. Why? You have big momma fish loaded with roe that are super territorial ready to blow up on your bait. On Lake Guntersville, fishing the spawning period can be tricky. In The Spread bass fishing videos with Capt. Mike Gerry help you gain the knowledge you need to go out with confidence and find big fish. The tricky part of fishing Lake Guntersville is dealing with the three phases of the spawn. Depending on which phase you are fishing, some fish will be in deeper water on ledges, others will holding on structure near creek mouths and yet others will be on the beds. How do you know which phase the fish are in? Capt. Mike Gerry is going to show you how to fish for bass during all three phases and how to recognize which phase is underway. Mike has tons of bass fishing tips for you, so you can experience excellent bass spawn fishing. Learn how to determine the phase, which presentations work well, how to prospect and area to locate a nucleus of bass fish, the tackle you need. If you want to learn more about fishing during the spawn, this bass fishing video is loaded with real fundamental knowledge that every fisherman should hold close. Learn from the best and fish smarter.
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Collins River Post Spawn Musky Fishing
Discussion of musky fishing in the south has gone from being almost a tongue in cheek quip or even an oxymoron to a multidimensional fishery where big fish are caught all year. Before the trend and the lifestyle decals, there was Dwayne Hickey, softly skulling the backwaters of remote Tennessee rivers for an animal of almost mythical lore. His prowess is second to none and his knowledge spans decades. In this In The Spread muskie fishing video, he gives specific insights into one of the more challenging periods of pursuit, the post spawn musky hunt. Learn how to dissect a river system. Don\'t just run to the last spot where you saw a fish or heard a fish was caught. Work the banks where wood meets water, weed beds in the middle, the top end of islands, lay down trees, creek mouths and changes in topography. Dwayne will show you how he works the entire river in search of big muskie. His system will work for you. It takes patience and discipline. Learn as much as you can and fish smarter.
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Catching Muskie with Live Bait
Livebait can be tedious, but also very effective in its own right. It most certainly isn\'t a \"magic bullet\" for muskie fishing, but especially during colder periods there are ways to rig and present it that offer a different angle unavailable in artificials that also allows you to employ other methods in conjunction. This In The Spread muskie fishing video showcases Joe Murphy\'s STFF rigs in action. Learn why these live bait rigs are so effective and different ways to present baits with them to increase your success rate.
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Musky Fishing Jigging Lures
This Musky Jigging Lures video is a masters class on how to utilize non-typical baits for vertical jigging. Fishing savant Cory Allen presents five incredible baits that can be fished vertically through the water column. Move your thinking away from just the up and down and think about how you can get more action and more movement horizontally as you move vertically. When you start using baits that are not traditionally considered jigging lures, your world will open up and you will trigger more bites from neutral of inactive musky. If it sinks, you can jig it. This should be key to your thinking. Just because it doesn\'t say “for vertical jigging” on the box does not mean that the bait is not superb for that use. Cory will share his analysis, while demonstrating how to get more performance out of each bait. He will offer you five outstanding muskie lures that are each drastically different in design. This will show you that marketing is not always you friend. Open your mind to new frontiers and see how a wide variety of great baits make for excellent musky jigging lures. Cory Allen will profile the H2O Tackle Barbarian, the HardHead from Phantom Baits, Vibrations Tackle EchoTail, the Molix Spoon and a large safety pin spinner bait. Each of the baits, other than the EchoTail, is not specifically design for vertical jigging, but when utilized for such make lethal tools every musky fisherman should consider. The more you use these baits, as well as others, for vertical jigging, the more feel you will get for what a bait is doing at depth. If you can feel the baits wobbles, wanders and deviations, it is far more likely that you will feel the subtle change of a bite from a neutral fish. Get out of the exclusive world of product marketing and by that I mean don\'t go by what is on the box. Step outside and expand your arsenal. You should make the baits do what you want. The range of performance you can get out of a bait far exceeds what most will ever use them for. Take the insights Cory Allen is sharing and your thinking on musky jigging lures will be forever changed. All of the baits featured and many more work supremely for vertical jigging. You only need to start using them. You will end up with more tools to explore deep water. Fish smarter and catch more musky.
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Best Small Lures for Muskie with Cory Allen
Musky fishing is almost synonymous with big. Big rods. Big fish. Big baits...But, history shows and any veteran angler will attest to the fact that many of the largest fish ever caught were taken on presentations smaller than you\'d expect, some even geared for \"other species\". Here we do a quick run down of some great selections for smaller presentations, some of which you may or may not be familiar with. Cory Allen is a musky lure savant. He spends inordinate amounts of time analyzing how lures can be made to perform and sharing why certain lures work so well for muskie fishing. Take these fishing tips to the bank and fish smarter.
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Blue Catfish - Best Techniques
There are a few places in North America that hold giant catfish. The Tennessee River system is one of those fisheries. Capt. Scott Manning has made catfishing one of his specialities. Targeting giant blue catfish and flathead catfish is right in his wheelhouse. This In The Spread video features Scott sharing his catfishing techniques geared for drag, drift and anchor fishing. If you want to learn more about how to catch big cats, Scott is sharing his knowledge and experience for your fishing benefit. Learn about how to locate areas that hold big fish, his best catfish bait, boat driving, how he utilizes the catfish demon dragon lure, how he sets up his spread. See how Scott Manning uses the current to both locate fish and set up his drifts. You are going to get intel on tackle, hooks, rigs and deep philosophies. Scott is a humble fishermen with an unassuming demeanor. But, he is a fishing ninja. The guy catches big fish year in and year out. You can learn a heck of lot from the ways he fishes and take your program to another level. We are honored to have Scott as one of our instructors. Learn from the best and fish smarter.
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