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Thanks Captain Shane, I appreciate it! Jason

Yeah I won't deny I'm slightly tweaked. Just look at the facts, hehe. 1. Fishing pads in a 50lb plastic boat with goofy reflectors and homemade tail light..........check. 2. Flip HD and HatCam are not waterproof, scattered showers throughout the morning...........check. 3. Using spinning gear and 8lb flourocarbon in pads on top.............check. Turns out if you work your lure pretty quick and hop your bait from pad to pad Flouro "kind of" floats! That's what I love about fishing man, I do everything wrong but it's Oh so right, haha!! Jason

Hi Everyone! As promised I'm back with another video! After fishing all morning without a nibble I almost gave up and went home. I'm now glad I didn't! I commited to paddling up the lake and into a creek to find some shallow water. After what seemed like an eternity, I located a nice area with some lilly pads in 1-3 ft of water. As I was working my lizard across the surface, hopping from pad to pad I saw the water "buckle" and a giant ripple work it's way out from my bait. I knew at that point someone was home and she was not happy......check it out, the HD version if possible! Jason

It's back!! Looks great, glad to be back on here! Jason

That's right. I just hold on and let them do the work! ;D

Thanks A-Jay! I have this fear of a big fish jumping and landing hook first in my crotch, haha! Other than that landing them in a Yak is a blast! Jason

Dang that is a hoss dude. Good job! Jason

Thanks Shimmy. I tend to get a bit tweaked out during the prespawn. Not enough sleep and too many hours spent wishing I was fishing!

Awesome! Heck I'd like to have a day half that good! Congrats bud! Jason

Sure no problem. Rod - Shimano Compre CPC-X70MHB Reel - Shimano Citica 200E Line - Stren 40lb Braid with a Seaguar Invisx 8lb Flouro leader Weight - 3/16 oz Tungsten Bullet Weight Hook - 5/0 EWG Gamakatsu Bait - 4.5" Yum Craw Papi - Green Pumpkin/Purple Flake Glass Bead - Stolen from the wifes necklace making kit.....shhhh don't tell. Hehe. Jason

HaHa! You gotta act tough when you fish out of a 50lb plastic boat, know what I'm saying?

Working on the video without music. Didn't think about the copyright thing. Hang tight guys, I'll have a new one up. Jason

How do you get the youtube video windows in your posts? Forgive me for asking, I KNOW this has been asked before. Thanks, Jason

Reporting back as promised. Had a slight change of plans when my son asked to go fishing Saturday. I've never turned down a chance to fish with him and never will. So we loaded up the boat with toys and junk food and off we went! Had a great day on the lake, most bass were in 5ft or less of water and very tight to cover. Texas rigged Yum Craw caught most of them. My father and I had to do most of the hooking and my son Evan did all of the reeling in and fighting! He's working on his casting and getting better and better. Always a good day when you can get three generations of fishermen in one boat! Anyway, thought you guys might want to see some photos! Jason

Dude we've had funky conditions that have left us scratching our head as well. All I can say is try a rattle trap, let it sink to the bottom and yo yo it back to the boat. Do this on points in deeper water and shallow. You might get a bite or two. It's been real slow around here. Hoping for a turn around this weekend.

Thanks for the info, i really appreciate it. I have spent probably way too much time planning for this Sunday but there are some interesting things going on here. For one it is going to be 80 tomorrorw and 71 Saturday. This is week has really been the only week of extended, stable warmer weather we have had so far. Hopefully the warming water temps will FINALLY bring the big ones up to scout beds and search for food. On top of that, the area I am talking about is full of lilly pads, stumps, brush, and hydrilla (in the summer). Most of the guys only go about half way in to about 3ft with their bass boats. I will be in a Kayak, which will float my fat butt in 6 inches of water.....haha. Finally, Saturday the 19th we are supposed to have a "super moon" which happens only once every 18 years. I don't know what this will do to the fishing but I will be on the water VERY early Sunday morning in hopes of finding out. I will also be geeking out with my hat cam so I will hopefully have video to go along with photos. That buzz-bait is speaking to me right now but I will definitely have a rattle trap tied on as well!! Jason

We did catch one in about 12 foot of water and another in around 5 foot, after that the bite died. I'm hoping with the warmer weather this weekend it may turn them on but I'm not sure where to go for the big ones. I'll be in a kayak this week so it's critical that I make the right decision or else my arms are going to probably fall off, haha!

We fished our "go to" lake last Saturday. We were told "ya'll should have been here last week"! "We were crushing them"!.......story of my life, cold front rolled in and the bass got lockjaw. I'm going to take a guess that the water temps will be between 55-60 by this weekend. Is this too cold to find them shallow? There is a large area that that is between 2-4 feet in the back of a creek arm that will have lilly pads this summer. It also has hydrilla as well. Would it be worth starting there or is 55-60 water temps still too cold? Should I concentrate on shallow pockets along the main lake or points? Water is stained with 3-4 ft visibility on a good day. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I'm getting that personal best this year!!.....if I can find them.......

Once I get some cash I definitely want to order a rod holder from Ram Mounts. Those are super nice! Jason

Thanks for the help, once I get all of the parts I'll try and post some photos! Jason

Flipin4Bass, What kind of threaded base are you using to attach the Flip? How does this fit into the caps on the PVC? That's exactly what I want to do with my Yak. Thanks, Jason

Hi guys. I'd like to see photos of your kayaks and camcorder/camera setups. I'm trying to get ideas as to how to mount my Flip HD to get a view of me and what is in front of me. THanks! Jason

My wife with her first Crappie. My father in the background.

I like using a lipless crankbait as a search tool/reaction bait. Crawfish or Chrome fished erratically.

Nice catch indeed!!