I've come to realize I'm a power angler, so I've adopted the Matt Allen method to throw big, reel fast, and hunt those reaction bites. Winter is so tough, almost unbearable. Thanks for the great content GB!

@mcbassinfaas7285

5 ай бұрын

adhd at its finest. lol. literally what u just typed. lol have no problem catching 3-5 in a 2 hour sessions. just slowing dragging a carolina rig. reactions bites in 40 degree water thats funny. how reactionary are you in 18 degrees in the snow? lol

@kolbykeller5619

5 ай бұрын

@@mcbassinfaas7285yea some people are go do it. You are a sit back and wait on it type guy and that’s coo. But don’t think you gonna come on here talking that goof I got adhd and I’ll out fish you any day of the mf week fresh or salt

@MrFishingohio

5 ай бұрын

In the same boat friend , I can’t stand sitting still

@brianburrows2943

5 ай бұрын

Haven’t had a spinning rod in the boat all year. Don’t miss it at all.

Here's a new years resolution for you Greg, net 100 fish on the right side of your kayak since you are very comfortable with your left side. This will insure you won't lose a fish on tournament day haha. Challenge

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

haha oh man, now thatd be a challenge

I caught my PB (13.1 lbs) in 49° water on Dec. 29th in Whiskey slough, flipping a large blk/blu jig, out of the moving current at the end of a deep tulley island. My second PB 12.65 lbs was caught in 50° water... also in Whiskey slough, pitching a large blk/blu jig on the edge of deeper water tulleys. Another option is to fish the warm water discharge at the PG&E power plant slough in Antioch... my PB there was 10.2 on a red craw rattletrap...

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

damn, giants! I feel like flipping a big jig this time of year is like throwing a big swimbait on the lakes. may skunk may not but if you get bit this time of year it could be a trophy fish. appreciate the tips!

@BobbyOfEarth

5 ай бұрын

It's reasonable to think that targeting abush points in delta tulleys would be a more focused presentation, since they're more confining than the expansive nature of lakes. These Delta lunkers typically dominate these current breaks as their natural habitat for foraging, regardless of season.. My 12.65 and 13.1 were caught within 50 feet of each other... one in early spring, the other early winter.@@GregBlanchardFishing

Been a rough week at work, GB. Thanks for spreading the positivity with the fishing vids.

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

you bet man, hope the work improves and you're on the water soon!

Nothing like a GB upload in the morning.

For ur net u can try a YakAttack sidearm track mount with a rotogrip.

GB & Coffee Time!!

@jaecubed592

5 ай бұрын

Yeah boy! Just go up...see a video drop....time to make some coffee...sit back and enjoy a GB video.

@Agile47509chicken

5 ай бұрын

Cheers, everyone, and happy Friday!

Up in Michigan it was 45- 38 degrees for most of December and I had the opportunity to fish, this week marks the end until late March hopefully!

Sup morning folk. Morning GB. Will watch once I get a break later today. Happy Friday everyone.

☕️+🎣+Greg=👍

Hey GB I think the net setup , You set it between the new graphs @11:31 try to set it up there !! Just an idea !! Also on another note Rootbeer needs a motor I heard , a little secret fundraising to help Rootbeer out I miss those videos GB keep making great videos 🎣 tight lines 🤙🏽

It’s always good just to get out & this time of year you take what ya get the stocked trout in our lake so I set up for them for a bit. Haven’t been out & it’s been cold but I hear the bass fishing has picked up maybe it’s the flow into the lake not sure but it’s good news. Nice to see decent fish being caught in January.

Winter time fishing is the best!!! No pleasure boaters no wishermen just real fishermen barring all the conditions to do what they love to do!!! Keep doing what you do GB love all the videos!!!

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

thank you sir! agreed!

Hi Greg, yes you are right about us New Yorkers having cabin fever. I am a school bus driver in Port Byron and I travel frequently along Cayuga lake and man I can not wait for spring time, tight lines

I can attest that we have cabin fever in the finger lakes, lol! Been over a month sense I've been able to go out 😞

Ha Ha: I have striper and crabbing gear in my truck. Learning how to rig for steelhead. BTW, I appreciate you show us how you load/unload your kayak.

January isn't my cup of tea either. Years ago, our club had a tournament in December on Clear Lake - we were snowed on. January is known for deadsticking and extreme boredom. I appreciate you snagging that"stick fish." It made me feel better about all the debris I bring into the boat! Luckily you weren't skunked YAY! We're getting closer to the ISE and seeing you 😊 Thanks again for the Delta clinic.

Northern exposure banks in the winter for sure 👍👍👍

Good for you for braving the delta this time of year! Solid outting GB! Thanks for sharing.

Thoroughly enjoyed your appreciation of each and every fish and outing! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for taking us along on your journey.

Thanks for the consistent quality! Appreciated 👍

Cabin fever has set in hard. Last day on the water was Oct 14th wearing layers on layers

I love fishing in the winter because even though the bite is tough, it’s rewarding when I do catch em. Any day out on the water is better than sitting at home! I also get to really dial in on specific techniques such as a jig, swim baits and other lures.

@JohnGWilson

5 ай бұрын

Same here. I've been trying out different trailer/jig combinations myself.... course, it's winter, so how do I tell what combos work? I'm just practicing my casting, I guess. LOVE your content Greg!

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

100% agree. always fun when there's a challenge and more rewarding when you get bit. that said, i dont like being challenged to many trips in a row lol

@dylanschannel6275

5 ай бұрын

@@GregBlanchardFishing 🤣🤣

I love winter fishing regardless if it's for bass or trout, it's getting out of the house and enjoying the serenity and peace and quiet and beauty of your surroundings. It's good for the soul and it gets you away from the troubles in the world although for a few hours it's well worth it , catching something is a bonus.

Thanks Greg! Any trip that you don't get skunked is a successful one. Heck even when I do get skunked it's a very pleasant way to spend the day!

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

agreed!

Nice working finding them! The pond fish north of Sacramento are so cold I can't even find any on my Deeper sonar ... They are in the mud.

Congrats on beating the January jinx. I always ran to dead-end sloughs (cleaner water) and slow-rolled a black/red spinnerbait right through the weeds and timber. Course, this was 30 years ago when we hewed our rods out of wood using crude stone tools. Things have probably changed.

One tip that may help you catch fish on the delta in the winter.some friends of mine fish it. They swear in winter that a low, incoming tide with good current (present) and clean lively vegetation was crucial for having bait present and a good bite. Fishing lay downs, rocks etc. downsizing a jig to 3/8 oz, dead sticking it and moving very slowly, very lifelike. As you did in this video with a jerk bait, it also is deadly around wood! My personal preference when fishing CA in general, (usually Dixon lake way South of you in Escondido ) is to start in 10ft of water with a rattle trap, have a jerk bait as backup or possibly a bigger jerk bait that has some draw power and leaving it sit in that strike zone long as possible, moving deeper adjusting as needed. If all else fails, catch the ones cruising the bank looking for trout/panfish. Btw your tactic in this video seemed pretty good to make a bad day of fishing a good one! Happy fishing

That looked like a nice day weather wise for January. So you were out fishing nice day and you caught fish AWESOME. Hope you find somewhere for the net and thanks for the video.

Well we know that any day there is little to no wind can be a very tough day ! That being said you came out like a champ and put a couple good fish in the yak ! The jerkbait made the day GB great job !

Congrats Greg! Good day of January fishing 😁

The look on your face after every catch looked like you had hooked into a summer time top water 10 lber. 😆 I get it. Winter fishing goals are totally different.

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

the delta has me conditioned like that this time of year🤣

Man that new Titan looks super stable. Good outing with the new setup.

Glad to see you're still catching bass. I'm now targeting striper and trout for now. Lol

Great video, Greg! Looks like you've broken through your fear of Winter fishing the Delta! Though Largemouth Bass is the ultimate species to catch, I think it would be great to see you explore catching other species more, like Striped Bass, Catfish (Clear Lake episode), and Crappie. You can still use artificials to catch those species, if not using live or frozen bait. Also, it would be cool if you can do a Seasonal Series (i.e. how to catch bass during the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall).

Yes sir! Ready for this upload GB

Loved seeing your thought process before the video!

50 degrees…winter time. We’re getting 9 inches of snow

I havent got my yak out in 5 months. Crab season got ahold of me an I can’t stand winter fishing. With that said. I think I’m going bass fishing tomorrow 😂😂

Nice! Always hard to find those fish in the winter! i think they go into hibernation like a bear! Good job, Greg! Enjoyed the trip, Thank You!

the man his self Mr.GB coming in clutch right before i go to bed

THERE GOES MY FAVORITE FISHING BUDDIE GREG BLANCHARD 💯💯💯💯💯💯

Greg, i think that was a great day out there. You followed your plan, and stuck to it. Fishies in the boat bro! 💯 🛶 🎣

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

yessir! glad when plans work out and no in and out haha

Here where I live it just now got cold enough this week that I don’t want to get out! Hoping this cold snap only lasts a few weeks because I’m itching to get the kayak out!

I fish all winter long here in MA and the bite is the best during winter if you know what to do, I’ve heard the same with the delta

Nice work out there, I didn't do to bad on my 1st day of January on our little delta here in Fresno

Indeed 🤝great job Greg you inspired me to get a kayak 22 and starting with a big ass kayak 😂🤝🙏

Greg, love your videos man. Tie yourself on a shadrap on 6-8 lb straight floro on spinning rod. One of the fish catchinest baits in those temp ranges. Light line allows for long casts and real slow retrieve. With all the rip rap there you might be pleasantly surprised bud. Laydowns are money too, just tickle the wood and make multiple casts. You can really finesse them thru wood without snaggin much other than lips. January might become one of your favorite months. Submerged weeds in 4-6 ft is another favorite place to tickle the shad rap thru. I like to crank it down slowly until contact with whatever you're fishing then stop and slowly sweep the bait with your rod, then real up slack as slowly sweep again. Lol. That's why I call it tickling. Hard to beat in probably the crawdad color on the delta. Same setup for jerkbait...nice and slow

Brother, some of my best winter time delta fish were in locations and conditions out of exactly what you said to avoid. I find delta bass love to find those rocks in current where their rock or hole is the only thing protected.

So glad you had a great day on the January Delta!!! Love your videos!!!

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

Thank you Sandy!

@sandybowers5085

5 ай бұрын

@@GregBlanchardFishing thank you kind sir!

I usually sacrifice one of my rod holders to store my net.

Seems like a YakAttack double header toward the front of your left rail would work for your net. They've got some adjustability to get the angle where you want it.

I cant get used to how sick the new setup looks :)

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

same haha

Looks like you got your dashboard setup dialed in a little better. As an inshore angler I try to keep things simple on the deck. I wouldnt know what to do if I had two screens in front of me. Hard enough having my mirage drive pedals and lowrance in my way sometimes… makes me long for the days when it was just me sitting low in a Tarpon 140 catching redfish in a foot of water

When I’m fishing in the winter and it sucks and it’s cold bluebird sky usually I rely on my meter and fishfinders about 100% get a pretty good result from that.

50 degrees screams Jerkbaits with lonnnnng pauses. Man, I'd love to give that a try out there.

Yoooo... I haven't watched a video of yours in quite a while, bro I watched you at 25k subs .. good job man your channel has grown

I love fish but I’m only doing it in the summer🙅🏾‍♂️🤣 It’s too cold up here in Syracuse, NY. I appreciate your videos🙏🏾Native Slayer gang💪🏾

Great Video Greg hope to meet you at the Sportsman show with your crew, if weather is good be safe 😎👍Alex

Greg. Up north when the plant life starts to die off , we look for places that produce more oxygen... Bass seem to hang around dead wood more and the rock piles.. The Frye Guy..

I’ve told myself numerous times I was giving The Delta a break since beginning of winter. We’re in the middle of winter and I’m out there for the early bites. I’m 1 for 3 at Berryessa but 3 for 3 on the Delta on a skunk level. Goes to show I should focus more on reservoirs as I’m more intimidated by it than I am with The Delta.

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

im right with ya. delta ill try maybe one more time this winter but itll be mainly lakes until spring. plus the lakes if you can find the schools of fish can be really fun for numbers

Stoked you got some decent bites thanks for sharing. I'm in CA and it's been tough lately guess I need to try the jerk bait instead of throwing a huddleston for hours searching for that big bite...

Why no BFS setup? Have you tried and not liked it? That could be the game changer for you on the Delta in the winter.

Seems like a little deeper water would be the play. You need to throw the Jerkbait more in the colder water temps. That’s a cold water staple for me

Dude.. throw that new micro flex on the delta and it’ll get hammered I bet

just bite the bullet and get the mega live transducer. 360 is a game changer, but you might as well get the left graph going with live

Good Morning, Nice video as always.

Watching people cast is interesting. Everyone has their own little tick.

Make some sort of L bracket for net. Same position but push out instead of down maybe?

Nice bro!!

Good stuff as always Greg, would love to fish the delta some day, looks like a lot of fun water

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

thanks man. its been hit or miss the last few years but when its on its one of the best places to fish in the country

@chriscas2995

5 ай бұрын

Go to the Marina he launced from Lazy M marina. They need all the love in the world. The launch ramp is small for a 19ft boat. Wanna pick high tide

I would think the yak attack paddle holder can be modified to hold your net in that position. Just my thought 🤷🏻‍♂️.

Greg, livescope changed my winter fishing game. I'm not really sure what your waiting for :)

Getting 2" of snow an hour here in northern Illinois.

I think you would really enjoy fishing saltwater bass down here in SoCal. We have a type of saltwater sand bass we fish here that react similar to freshwater bass. Tides are a big part of it.

Go past Lazy M and through your kayak in the forebay. Then go up to Bethany Resevoir. Take you yach down the Delta Mendota. -your welcome. P.S watch the duck migration. Go get some food and drink at the Wild Idol in Byron

Good morning gang!

Good morning!!

Good morning!!!

It’s been a grind this winter for me. Haven’t caught a LMB since Nov 19th. Skunked the last 9-10 outtings and 1 of those was on my kayak…

Hey, I noticed the handle on the NK300 throttle doesn't have that snaggy horizontal handle extension (like on the NK180)!! NICE!! think sawing off the top part would be worth it on my nk180?

Football jig. Slow roll an underpin or bounce a rock crawler 50 or 55 down some long rocky points. One of those 3 will always catch them this time of year. Js

I noticed when you were fishing with the jerkbait at the beginning of the video, it was a little difficult to tell how fast exactly you were working that bait but there was a few clips where you definitely were going way too fast for a winter bite. I count to 10 or 15 seconds between snaps of my rod when working a jerkbait in the winter. The one fish that bit came while you were distracted looking at your graphs, letting it sit. Just something to consider.

i live on the pa ny boarder and was wonder if anyone knew of any good kayak trail events especially some that have a stop at cayuga lake?

Sweet! Crazy I was popping and stopping a red frittside and got some bite but nun on the jerkbait now I'm getting a red jerkbait sounds like thas what they want!

Just remember in winter do what you do but just do it a lot slower.

Nice nice Greg

Hey have you ever own a Hobie kayak I was thinking about buying one of them or buying the Jackson kayak what’s your opinion in both of them

Hey Greg I’m looking to add some electronics onto my kayak, could you go more in depth on why you chose two helix 9’s and the benefits of the mega live 360? Was looking at many different electronics in the helix series from 7 and above

@GregBlanchardFishing

5 ай бұрын

mainly the mega 360. just remember its not live it just gives you a 360 image of whats around you and thats why i chose it. being able to pinpoint where a rock pile or the grass line is i felt suited my fishing style best and so far i've been more than happy with it. i've fished a few areas that i've had good success in the past and its amazing how much detail you can see with that 360

I always think to myself I wish my fingers could work like yours so I could one hand crank the reel

Can you please tell me where did you get your trailer? To transport your new Kayak. Thanks

I just take a lot of time off during the winter

Geeg did you do away with the pivoting seat?

What is that contraption in between your front seat into the back seat with the hitch receiver on it? Just curious if it’s something I could use. Always looking for better way to transport

@GogoCatchEm

5 ай бұрын

Portable trailer dolly

Just a thought. Do you keep a tide log? Be interested to see the tracking of the tides during your trips overthe months and years. Be a good reference for days with success and others that weren't as successful to look back on. That's how you can find patterns

😂 not trying to teach you how to fish, but I noticed your cadence speeds up when you start catching fish and you start speeding up faster and faster and faster and faster. I believe that’s gonna not let you catch as much fish counting down on Your cadence will help you in the winter. Going faster and faster. As a bad habit you get from tournament fishing makes you feel like you’re catching more fish or your time is running out or you don’t have enough time to catch fish.

this is what us midwest guys do when its winter....we watch fishing videos. i dont like ice fishing

When you're fishing i would ride the net with tge handle in between you units. Just for easy accessibility

Have you ever fished discovery bay? Really good area also part of the delta.