How KVD Fishes Swimbaits for Bass in Tough Conditions

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Kevin Van Dam explains how a subtle, single swimbait is his tool of choice when chasing fall transition bass during tough conditions.

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As summer transitions to fall, various environmental changes can mess with the fishing. On this particular day, KVD dealt with high, clear skies, no wind, and some wildly scattered fish. This is when he knows covering water is vital, and the slower finesse tactics get put away until the fish are found. At the same time, overpowering baits like Alabama rigs and spinnerbaits are a little too much for bass in a funk. For Kevin, a subtle single hook swimbait can be cast great distances while appearing to be a natural, easy meal for finicky smallmouth.

Van Dam uses Humminbird LakeMaster mapping and focuses on large flats with steep breaks near deeper water. Here there are grass transitions and forage, meaning bass are never far behind. Covering water with a single swimmer not only gets him bites over these vast flats, but it will often reveal fish that follow up to the boat. Then, a change to slower tactics is implemented once the fish have been found.

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Kvd is so knowledgeable at bass fishing I wish I knew just about half of what he knows it's truly amazing and he is such a gentleman any company or team or organization would wish that someone like him would represent their company or product or whatever. He is very mature also he is truly honest and humble he has a great attitude and never ever gets out of control he always stays respectfull and calm, cool

derekwilliams
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tjanls for the tips. For whatever reson I NEVER catch on swimbaits
I will have to try this

gvsoutdoors
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Thanks for the thorough video and great tips

onthewaterinnovations
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Yes Go shallow I was at lake fork fishing in 20ft+ for hrs the moment I hit 12ft and less boy the bite was on landed me a 8.6lb bass caught 15 total in the last 2 hrs of light yesterday yes shallow is correct for some places like here at lake fork in texas. Good video

restless
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This dudes the Tom Brady of fishing. And better yet he's a Michigan man as well!

philturinsky
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Good stuff KVD! 👀 🎣 👊🏼💯🇺🇸
Thanks for the tips my friend!

ralo
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I fish the same thing I had 2 love bites but if it had a trailer hook on it I would of had them bass lol 😅

beerandgunzgl
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He was dominant before all the tech gadgets

beavisbrowne
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Master Vandam using straight fluorocarbon!! God I hate braid!! Lol

JustinCaudill
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do pros really need livescope, what a joke

NineSpot
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Not every body has all those bells and whistles to locate fish on the depth finders. Toss a spinner bait guys! Call em in. Don’t buy those swim baits just because the biggest spokeman in the world tells ya too 🍻👍👍 If you find the fish you can catch em on anything you’d like even a wacky rigged gummy worm ::)) Happy Fishing

GeoFishing
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It's a paddle tail on a jighead. What's with these weird names for simple tackle? And bass fishermen still set the hook like it's a 1, 000 pound tuna. 😂😂😂

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