How to: Bank Fishing!!! | Essential Gear and Tackle for Success!!!

Discover the secrets of being a highly efficient mobile angler! Learn the perfect gear setup for bank fishing, including a streamlined backpack, two versatile rods, and the ideal lures to cover the top, middle, and bottom zones of the water column. Get ready to maximize your success and catch more fish on your next bank fishing adventure!

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[RickRiceFishingLoLo]

Great content mike, really helpful. Im from Pittsburgh so i have access to 3 rivers and about 70 miles of river bank.

[blackbuckreal]

Perfect topic Mike! WHO WANTS Mike to Bring back CITY LIMITS FISHING Bro!?? That'd be SO PHENOMENAL!

[williamfriggle]

Hi Mike. Great video. I don't have a boat so I bank fish. But my situation is a little different. Well a lot different I guess. I have physical issues and I can only stand for a short time and walk just a short distance. I use a power chair. So in most places, I can not "walk the bank". At a lot of lakes, there are just a few spots I can fish. And I take way too much with me. Well, I take all my tackle. But I don't have the tackle a lot of folks have due to finances. But I have enough. I have put a strap on my tackle box where I keep all my hard baits. and my power chair has a headrest on it. I hook the strap to it so I don't have to carry it. I have a smaller bag in that I keep all my soft plastics, hooks, and weights. Along with a scale, tape measure, scents, etc... I keep trying to downsize my soft plastics but fail every time. I will also strap the handle around my headrest so I don't have to carry it. So my one free hand, the other has to drive the chair, can handle the rods. Sometimes I carry up to 5 rods with me. But try to keep it down to 2-4. But the way I carry my stuff on my chair, it is not hard to have 4-5 rods. It just stinks being so limited on where I can fish. As a side note. I grew up in NJ. So I feel a connection to you. Sounds silly I know. I grew up in the town of Denville, in a private community called Cedar Lake. I moved to PA when I graduated high school. But once in a while I will go back and stay with my sister that is still in NJ and we will go fish the lake we grew up fishing. It is private but we still know some people that live there and they have told us we can fish there all we want. There are some big bass in that lake. I guess it helps because it is private it does not get a lot of pressure. Sorry for my long comment. I actually tried to keep it short. LOL God bless.

[jasonstimson]

You need more subscribers. Your videos are so different from other bass YouTubers, I love them.

[martymooney]

Thank you Mr Mike for this one.... Not everyone has a boat. You're the man bro..🤘🤘✌️🖖

[CRGtx]

It’s videos like these that separate Mike from the rest. A true man of the people. Good stuff!

[mrkodee]

Man, you hit a grand slam with this video! bank fishing is much more challenging than boat or kayak fishing. No electronics; no freedonm to go whjertever you want to fish those blowdowns, points, etc. Much of the shoreline is PRIVATE;so we are limited to "over-fished sections that we CAN access. We have to deal with ticks, snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlwers. So, some advice on how to eal with these annoyances would be FANATASTIC! Southern Jerse is mostly tea colored, weed filled lajes and ponds; advice on how to fish this type of water would also be of great help. Keelp these types of videos coming; I LOVE THEM! Oh yeah, I'm a 77 year old guy who has fished every type of water "Jersey" has to offer and these lakes and ponds in south Jersey are quite a challenge. Tight lines my friend!

[martys]

I was out tonight after work….Mike you are spot on….I carry 3 rods..two spinning rigged fluke and drop shot….casting i have the famous Ike design shad rap jerk bait….bank beater is the best in summer…caught over 20 tonight and had the lake all to myself…taking my GoPro out tomorrow….action was off the chain….no live scope or forward facing crap needed…

[rolandcaldwell]

Remember when I first discovered you on TV bank fishing urban areas. I think it was the 90s. You had such a passion for fishing. Great video

[robertcramblett]

HAHA! hes got more in that backpack than i do in my whole arsenal! lol! You always have great videos ..keepem coming! tight lines buddy!

[christiancognigni]

Great video and glad to hear about your liking for bank angling... that's my favorite fishing. You really spell it out well for everyone!

[danielswartz]

I fished a lot of tournaments as a co-angler and I carried just about everything you did as you do on your bank fishing. because I am limited to the space in the back of the boat. Although my bag was not as big as your bag I still carry an acceptable amount of tackle. However, to carry a bag like that on your back while Bank fishing it’s going to be tough on an old man. One problem that you did Solve for me as a Bank fisherman is the type of rods, and how many rods to carry while Bank fishing. Thank You.

[joaor]

Always nice to see some bank fishing videos, its what I like. Thanks!

[ranger]

Good job Mike, us bank fisherman buy plenty of stuff too, cause we lose plenty, it, s good to see a pro make a bank video, I, ll be checking the Ike line of products.

[bryanfranks]

I fish exclusively from the bank. I hope to get a bass boat in the next year or so. Great tips Mike.
I have a big flambeau back pack I keep in my truck, fully loaded. I carry a small bag with soft plastics, one 3600 box with, jigs, chatter, spinner, swim jigs, and crank baits. I carry a zerust 3001 box with all my terminal Tackle, hooks, weights & etc. I carry 5 rods 4 bait casters & 1 spin rod. I have a rod runner rod caddy. 1 topwater, 1 jig flipping rod, 1 creature/ worm rod, 1 all around spinner/ swim jig rod and the finesse spinning rod.

[farrzmd]

Great video. So many channels show the 5 rods you need or top 5 baits you need. Which is great for a boat but as a bank angler 2/3 rods and backpack is it. … after picking fishing up and now 2 yrs later, I’ve come up with a similar approach from the bank. I carry a back pack that fits 2 3500 boxes, 1 small terminal box, 5/6 bags of plastics, and 1 small 8x6 dry ziplock bag. 3500 boxes carry my treble baits. jigs, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and frogs go in the dry ziplock bag. I carry plastics in 3 colors, white w/ purple hues, green pumpkin w/ whatever color fleck, and then combo color black / blue top with green pumpkin bottom. …. I also buy boss jigs and carry a couple different skirt options so I can change colors on the fly. … such a great video.

[terranceleonard-vcsh]

I forgot to mention that I just caught my personal best this passed weekend on I spinner bait and it felt great

[Cornelius]

Ike, thanks for acknowledging the bank angler, much appreciated!

[secretamericayoutubechanne]

Why dont you talk more about your book Fishing on the Edge. Im 6 years younger than you and that book was so fun to read as Id Greyhound down south from Colorado

[dashbassfishing]

I enjoy your videos, they’ve really helped me create better content and improve my fishing skills. Thanks for all the great tips!