5 Bass Fishing Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner w/ John Crews

2x Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, John Crews, shares five bass fishing tips that he wishes he knew sooner. What are some of the tips that you wish you knew sooner? Comment them below!

Missile Baits mentioned:
- Mini Magic Worm
- Magic Worm
- Bomba 3.5
- Chunky D

[BillQuick-qolp]

Great stuff John. Simple and it all makes sense. From my experience in anything, the basics have to be covered.

[mattkeats]

As always, great info along with a great delivery. ….And that shirt is 🔥!

[bobwalsh]

This is a great video for learners. Actually good for any Bass fisherman/woman. I have been fishing for over 50 years, some of them as a guide. Also a tourny Angler. Now I fish for pleasure only. I wish this video was around back when I got started. Good advice. My tip? As soon as you catch a fish, try to remember exactly what you were doing when you got bit. And fish ALOT! Bob

[michaelhazelrig]

Thank you!

You are one of my top 8 trusted sources. 🙂

[rodneystewart]

I have found through my 50 years bass fishing that its better to be good with and master a couple of baits that you are confident with than always switching back and forth with a lot of different choices. If you stick to say a senko and crankbait only and learn how to adapt your presentation to conditions, it seems to be more productive. I know a guy that spends hunreads a year on the latest greatest and struggles to make up his mind on which fancy new lure to tie on because he has too many. I have a few. A senko or crankbait, and a senko again if crankbait fails to produce. Works for me.

[macprince]

Thanks for the tips John. You are 1 of my trusted sources.

[derrickdaniels]

John Crews, KVD, Brandon Palaniuk, and Tactical Bassin are my goto bass fishing videos for new information and knowledge. Like always thanks for keeping it 100.

[TurdFerguson]

#1: Weeding out YouTube info! I watch so much I can’t remember any of it 😂

[mattadams]

Another great video. I fish a lot of 3hr fruit jar tournaments. I always struggle to make myself leave spots where bass normally are. I keep thinking they will be here any minute, instead of trusting my electronics. I wish mentally I could make my self step away and go find the bass

[jones]

Nice information, but where did you get that shirt?. I would like to get one nice piece of information on the shirt.😊

[Shaqoneil-cidr]

Randy Blauket just said the same thing about the bass in 40ft of water on table rock.

[jeffyoung]

Great video. Heading to Table Rock Friday. Phantom brown rock crawler is dandy on Table Rock a good part of the year, Close to magic.

[bcallisjr]

Thank you John. Love to watch and listen to grow in my abilities. One of the things I have learned over the years is, yes we need to have those trusted sources for information, but we need to remember that we aren't them (the source) and we need to adapt it to our style. That is why we are all built different. Learn and adapt!! I've learned a lot from you, especially about crankbaits. I use to hate them, but now I use them a lot. Listen, learn, and adapt!

[KAYSBRANCH]

It's nice when someone who knows confirms your thoughts on bass fishing. Ponds are fish in a big barrel. The ones I fish have little to no cover. They also leak. Lack of rain during the summer caused heavy water loss. Shallows that were productive became deserts. The more bottom you saw, the less fish you caught. It's as if the fish retreated as a self preservation move to the deepest water and refused to bite. Watching this may not confirm my accuracy, but I at least feel I'm not guessing.

[codyclark]

Match the hatch is a falsity.. and color is a huge marketing success. Theres only a few species of animal that have the color of say firefighter. But to my knowledge nothing of which swims in freshwater.. location and presentation is the true key to catch them. Thats the reason why there are literally thousands of baits that work. Bass dont read magazines or watch YouTube videos.. keep it simple. My biggest tip is to streamline your fishing. If you have a favorite jig.. dont go buy a bunch of others. Stock up on what works for you. Same thing can be said about every other lure category. Same thing with color. Dark, white and natural. Its truly overcomplicated. Second biggest tip is cover water. Keep moving. And from my personal experiences. The big ones are always found where you dont wanna snag that 15 dollar bait.. make the cast others are afraid to throw and hold on tight!!

[corymitchell]

1. Throw away the “bass fishing textbook”

[johnthornley]

Be curious about your take on rod/reel handling while fishing. Seems straight forward, but here's where I'm going with that. Learned from Shaw Grigsby to hold the reel as if you have a tiny bird in your hand. Just hold it tight enough not to lose the rod. This definitely enhances feel. I used to focus on this with slow baits (worms, jigs, etc), but more recently even cranks, spinner baits, etc. It makes a HUGE difference in feel. Rod position too. As soon as the bait hits the water I'm in position with the rod and try to focus on that during the retrieve. I learned to pitch and flip left handed (right hand reels), because I got "short strung" by a couple of fish and I was out of position. Anyway, if you could do a vid on that level of detail, I'd be interested in your input. BTW, I'm 60 and have bass fished for 50 years. I got out 80-90 times / year. Deuces.

[oldbasser]

Happy Thanksgiving John & family !

[joshuagreene]

"Their trigger can change during the day" gives me nightmares 🤣😭😭😭

[aaronbrady]

I always appreciate your videos and the information you share. I picked up a lot of things over the last few years of following you. I really like the video you did last Winter on winter time fishing apparel. The jersey gloves kept in the Ziploc’s has been awesome! Thanks for sharing as always.