BFS Fishing, Everything You Need To Know To Get Started!

We have been talking BFS for a while now and we finally decided to stop fishing and sit down to talk all about it! In this video, we break down everything you will need to know to get started on BFS fishing!

Products in this video:

Megabass Great Hunting 50 Flatside:

Megabass Great Hunting Flatside 70:

Megabass Great Hunting Flatside 45:

Megabass Great Hunting 48 Dive:

Megabass Great Hunting 55 Heavy Duty:

Megabass X-70:

Megabass Great Hunting Humpback:

Lucky Craft Pointer 65SP:

Lucky Craft Pointer 65DD:

OSP Durga:

Lucky Craft 0.3:

Gan Craft 70 Jointed Claw:

Lucky Craft Areas:

OSP Bent Minnow:

OSP Over Real Wake:

Megabass Baby Pop-X:

OSP - Orikanemushi Daddy:

OSP - Orikanemushi:

Deps Circuit Vibe:

Owner ST-36 Hooks:

Buddha Hooks:

Megabass Hazedong Shad:

Megabass Okashira Head:

Zappu Bumper Head:

OSP DoLive Stick:

Ryugi Vespa:
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OSP HP 3D Wacky:

OSP Crawler:

Megabass Tournament Crawler:

G-Seven Screw Sinker:
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Owner Mosquito Light:

Decoy Hunter Hooks:

OSP Dolive Shrimp:

Valley Hill Devil Jigs:

OSP Tugger Jigs:

Valley Hill Devil Shaker:

Daiwa Steez Air:

Daiwa Alphas Air:

Sunline Invisible:

Seaguar R18 Fluoro LTD Hard:

Sunline FC:

Megabass P5 Casting Rods:

Megabass Triza:

Megabass Destroyer Carbon Head:

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[justinkayce]

I live here in Japan. Most that can't afford to throw down ¥9 man+ on a reel and just buy a BF and change the spool and bearings and or modify the brakes. The hobby here goes way past the gear and actual fishing. The modifying and maintenance is just as much if not moreso enjoyed as much as the fishing itself. My friend Kouji will spend hours dissecting and oiling his 20+ year old reel in camp after a day on the water, It's like he's a sniper cleaning a rifle, thus our nickname for him "the marksman". It even goes into their preference for handmade lures. They have conventions equivalent to gun shows in America. It's quite insane and on another lvl. When they delve into a hobby here it's borderline obsessive. The mountainous and foliage dense streams here are quite ridiculous and require precise accuracy over distance, thus all the recent rave. Overall however, I am most impressed by the beauty, simplicity, and elegance of their casting techniques. They make it look so damn easy. It's like they're almost fly fishing with a damn baitcast, and they're doing it while in thick bush. It's more like hunting than fishing. And its not about tge size of catch so much as the qty. Kouji has a quota of 10 per day. Long and far have I elvolved from throwing some stinkbait on a Zebco in my backyard pond or my first bass catch in Lake Cumberland, this stuff is just different.

[AverageCitizen]

Im getting into bfs because i love UL fishing, and i love baitcasters. Its just a way for me to up the difficulty while keeping my fishing locations the same. In my area we have a ton of small creeks with lots of fish in them. Fishing gets a lot more fun when you stop worrying about catching only big fish. Just catch fish!

[robbiejones]

Hi man! Just ordered Curado BFS and Curado BFS Rod from your website. I cant wait to try it

[lakiraly]

Nice explanation of what BFS fishing is. I agree with Ray C's comment regarding no longer having to use just UL spinning reels and rods or the UL fly rods and reels.

[vire]

Caught a like 2lb Mangrove Jack on my BFS 4lb line and 2" grub. Very exciting fight, this fish has a sharp teeth and lots of stamina.

[mcdrmtt]

The DoLive Stick 3" on a Size #2 EWG hook rigged "backwards" like a Fat IKA is AMAZING at catching bass of all sizes. It's my go-to for BFS.

[lawsiesteve]

I lived in Japan 2.5 hrs west of Sapporo back in 1992. The gear we used back then was very reminiscent of todays BFS. Yamame & Trout were a lot of fun. Every house had a big salmon or large fish mounted on the living room wall. Love the show. Good to see Japanese gear getting the recognition.

[leegarside]

One of the best bfs fishing guides I have ever seen!! You guy ROCK!!!

[_Lt__Dan_]

Imagine Bassmaster do a BFS only tournament. Would be awesome to see.

[boogiekush]

I love that you added you thought it was dumb, most people don't have the self awareness to realize that they might have been a lil wrong 🙌🏾 love the content and definitely gonna get into bfs, been thinking about it and the more I randomly fish my ultralight rod the more I fall in love with finesse fishing

[jesseaguilar]

Great video love how you don’t sugar coat anything

[lexingtonlad]

I recently turned my light spinning rod upside down and put a baitcasting reel on it. Great fun.

[FreshwaterMI]

One of the first tackle shops I grew up going to when I lived in az and was apart of the junior/high school bass nation tournaments!!super cool to see the shop maken vids and stumbling upon this content!! Robo worm drop shoting on 6lb test was definitely my first introduction into BFS bass fishing! 🎣 super fun times

[The_Multi-species_Angler]

Does this mean more lures more reels and rods? Will you be taking special request? And the zebro 33 was my go to bfs for crappie lol

[fantomphoenix]

I’m over here trying to find videos to fall asleep to, and all I got was a feeling that my wallet is absolutely screwed.

My favorite bait so far is the Z-Man flash back mini.

Recently got bit off by a 3 1/2 -4ft pike though...

[CookingandFishing]

The Owner/Cultiva inline singles (along with Decoy #00 - #1 rings) are perfect for BFS hard baits.

[jameshazen]

This is something we’ve done for decades in north Florida. We just did it with automatic reels ie diawa goldcast zebco omega. It’s ultralight fishing. A lot of fun.

[OtherEndofLine]

Great information here ! I've been also looking for the info for the Buddha hooks, thanks !

[chrystallica]

From a GLoomis CR721, 6 to 8lb and a hopped up Calcutta 50 or Pro Max 1600; throwing X-70, X-55 or Bevy now, looking at how the bait finesse game has just *exploded*....what a journey! That Baby POPX looks like one helluva rad lure, too. Got my first bfs type rod while here in Japan to fish the stream trout; and it's a blast. Cannot wait to hit the trout smallmouth streams back in the states....bfs is a total game changer!

[Roboworm]

Glad it’s finally being more readily available and I don’t need to use just UL spinning rods and #2 test