Being a guy who almost exclusively fishes from the bank, usually with poor access due to terrain concerns, it's a good thing that the bass don't read all the forums and books and magazines and watch all the videos that a lot of us do...I'd be in real trouble if they did lol. Nice video and great topic!

When I first got serious into bass fishing , I absorbed every tidbit I could about the sport . I was fishing the way experts said to fish . When I started fishing by my own wits , my success sky rocketed . Trust your instincts .

Going against the grain can be an eye opener! I'll add this: I was on the water the other day. A good sized front had just passed through the night before, a good size for south Florida lol. So the day I went fishing was high pressure along with a wide open bluebird sky. I was not thrilled. It was high noon, the sky was very wide open with not a single cloud, and the sun was big and bold and all over the place, wind hardly a whisper, no cover to speak. Common knowledge says that top-water fishing might be iffy if not down right a waste of time. So, what the heck, I took out a big black whopper plopper and baboom! Not one, but fish after fish, some up to 7 pounds and one of them that I missed by the size of its wide open flapping mouth looked to be pushing 10 pounds! I caught more big fish on top-water in bright sunlight under those downplayed conditions. Remember what they say: bass have no eyelids and avoid bright sunlight lol. I caught more BIG fish under those bluebird extra bright conditions than I have ever caught during overcast. Remember what they say about after cold fronts and bluebird sky and high pressure....Well, what do ya know. I told my wife the same thing and she said, "maybe they were just hungry." And that simple statement was about the best fishing advice that I've ever heard from anyone! 

I have lost count of the big bass I have caught on hollow belly frogs and spinnerbaits while using spinning reels. According to some ''experts'' you cannot use spinning reels for this type of fishing. Bass do not care what rod and reel you use, they care how you present the lure. That is why it is best to spend your time on the water and learn what works best for you.