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Joe Bauer Fishing
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Registrace 10. 09. 2012
I am a full time fishing guide on Lake St. Clair specializing in trophy caliber Smallmouth Bass and Walleye.
Check out my website for information on guided fishing trips.
www.lakestclairbass.com
Check out my website for information on guided fishing trips.
www.lakestclairbass.com
Is Your Underspin Legit?
The Underspin has gained a ton of popularity over the last few years in smallmouth country. Check out this trick that I use to tell if the Underspin is a good one or not.
If you are looking to get out and fish with me on Lake St. Clair check out www.lakestclairbass.com for more information. Fall dates are starting to fill up!
If you are in the area and need to pick up a few underspins check out Sportsmen’s Direct in Harrison Township.
If you are looking to get out and fish with me on Lake St. Clair check out www.lakestclairbass.com for more information. Fall dates are starting to fill up!
If you are in the area and need to pick up a few underspins check out Sportsmen’s Direct in Harrison Township.
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Use this Information to Catch More Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass Right Now!
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Use this information to catch more smallmouth bass right now on Lake St. Clair. Fish are still in their summer patterns but are getting harder and harder to catch. Use these techniques to increase your success. If you are in town fishing check out Hook One Bait and Tackle in Marine City or Sportsmen’s Direct in Harrison Township to grab any last minute baits that you need. Check out www.lakestc...
How to dial in your Ned Rig setup for Lake St. Clair
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In this video I go over my exact setup that I use on Lake St. Clair for the ned rig. Rod, Reel, Jigs, Line, and Baits I give you a full in depth overview. If you are targeting smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair you better have a ned rig tied on. If you are in the area you can get this gear at Sportsmen’s Direct and Hook One Bait and Tackle. Check out www.lakestclairbass.com for information on gu...
The Hottest Summer Techniques on Lake St. Clair
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This video is a more in depth breakdown of the two hottest summer techniques on Lake St. Clair. I go over rods, reels, line, hooks, baits, and tips for both techniques. If you need to get your hands on any of the gear in this video visit Sportsmen’s Direct or Hook One Bait and Tackle if you are in the neighborhood of Lake St. Clair or St. Clair River. I am still booking guide trips, check out w...
Lake St. Clair Bassmaster Open Breakdown
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I break down the winning baits and techniques from the Bassmaster Open on Lake St. Clair. If you are in the area and need to scoop up some of these baits, stop into Hook One Bait and Tackle in Marine City or Sportsmen’s Direct in Harrison Township. If you would like information in regards to guide trips please check out www.lakestclairbass.com
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass June Recap
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This is my recap video for the month of June. I spent 27 days on the water guiding during the month and I go over what techniques, rods, line, and baits I used to put fish in the boat. Check out www.lakestclairbass.com for information on guided smallmouth and walleye trips on Lake St. Clair.
Lake St. Clair May Fishing Recap
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We just wrapped up the month of May on Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, and the St. Clair River. I go over how the month went and how my clients and I caught our fish. May is a very busy month for me and I spent all but 3 days on the water. Check out www.lakestclairbass.com for information on guided fishing trips. Check out Hook One Bait and Tackle to get setup with any of the baits or rods t...
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass and Detroit River April Recap
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Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass and Detroit River April Recap
Fishing Hair Jigs for Great Lakes Smallies
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In this video I break down fishing Hair Jigs for Great Lakes Smallies. I will tell you what type of hair to fish and when. I also go through my rod and line setup that I use. If you are looking to purchase Hair Jigs, please look up Josh Craft aka The Hair Jig Kid.
Touring My Brand New 2020 Nitro ZV21
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See how I have filled up my 2020 Nitro ZV21 powered by a 250 Mercury Verado XL for the guiding and tournament season.
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth Bass
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Just threw together a few clips from a recent outing. The bite has been very good, spot locked in the same spot the entire time.
Thk nice noat I perfer Rangers
Good stuff cap’n Joe …….. have you tried any of the dirty jigs or cool baits?
@@JLaird-ji1qr I have not. The hook on the guppy head looks good though.
Appreciate the comparison and your trick to test them. Those smeltinator jigs look money. I've had good success on the GLF underspins matched with their plastics but I wouldn't use their terminal for any other baits
@@declan5184 Good to know, thanks!
Great video and info! New subscriber and St Clair local. Not so much a bass guy, but the drop shot presentation obviously works for perch and walleye too.
@@Joe_Duchon Yes it does!
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What weight Smeltinator head do you use the most?
I use the 1/4oz the most and the 3/8oz the second most.
Man would love to pick your brain one day. I’m absolutely fascinated and obsessed with the cat and mouse game of the St.Clair smallmouth and the Detroit river as well. I’ve yet to really figure them out in the river aside from thr mouth at both ends.
The River is definitely not my strong suit. I just spend way more time out in the lake.
Great info Joe, really appreciate the videos. What size hook do you use for the smeltinator jig with a baby z?
I prefer the 1/4oz and 3/8oz with the 3/0 hook and the 1/8oz with the 2/0 hook.
@@joebauerfishing Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
Thanks Joe
@@cigret11 Yessir!
Great info as always Joe.
@@JLaird-ji1qr Thanks man!
Great information!
Thanks Tony!
Any tips for largies or shallow water fishing? I do not enjoy battling waves out in the ocean.
I don’t fish for them very often but when I do I have a frog and a jig tied on. I mainly focus on sea walls and floating vegetation that has an open area underneath. Residential canals and areas that chopped up weeds have floated and gathered are areas that I target.
Appreciate the vids Joe. You cracking any on topwater in the mornings or sticking to the more finesse presentations? I've been throwing that green pumpkin snack craw ned rigged too and it gets chewed, plus they last quite a few fish.
@@declan5184 I have gotten a few to eat a walking bait early on calm mornings but can’t get anything consistent.
Thk u how deep u been fishing
Honestly been fishing all over anywhere from 3-22ft. Key is being around the perch! 16-18 has been pretty good.
@@joebauerfishing thk u sir
I got an ugly stick with some 80lb fireline tied up with a 4000 series reel and a can of nightcrawlers..you think thatll catch dem 5lbers out there?
@@brandonconner4860 Yessir!
Thk u sir I'm geo from stclair
Hotel recommendation? No air b&b
Any of the hotels near Menards in Chesterfield.
congrats on your success. good luck next tournament
Thanks!
Excellent, every heart of missiles, shockwave? 3,5 green pumpkin, watermelon, They seem to discontinued ( it a swim, paddle bait, 3,5, any substitutes, color wise, having issues finding
I’ve never used the shockwave. For a paddle tail I typically use a 3.3” keitech or a 3” crush city mayor.
Thk u sir
omg. a dropshot and a jig. geeze
Excellent infor for a guy that lives "down south". I have several of the smeltenator heads. Quality heads!
Yessir!
Yanky or Red neck, were all good, when fishing / 😂
Hi Joe, Great info and you nailed it. I’ve been having awesome days on LSC lately
Keep on hammerin!
Northland Smeltinator for the win!
You know it!
Great job! Nicely done with full detail including all the reasoning behind the detail. I watch some good YT fishing channels including the big ones, but this episode is about the very best I’ve ever seen. Thanks!
Thanks for the support! We are just getting started 💪🏻
What length are you using on the Drop shot between the weight and lure?
From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.
Front facing sonar is number one 👍😎
I had to turn it off the other day and just bomb cast 😭 you can only target so many fish before you lose your mind
Just started to fallow you , I would be interested to know how you have your FFS mounted and factory bracket or after market, I am new to FFS , I can see the bait out to about 40’ after that very hard , be nice to see you do a live sonar video , Thanks
I will see what I can do with that.
Outstanding info Joe ……. My Dad and I are coming up in a few weeks for our annual “summer” trip……can’t wait
Tear Em Up!
Thanks for the info. I’ll be there early-mid August. What’s your leader length on the drop shot & what part of the lake and what depth should I be targeting in Early August?
From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it. When I tie my FG knot I use about 15-20ft of Flourocarbon. You’re going to want to get off the bank and fish around. If you aren’t seeing or catching fish keep moving, 15-22ft.
@@joebauerfishing Thank you! I’ll be launching from the Windsor Canada area. Is there any worthwhile fishing where The Lake meets the Detroit river? Also any areas on the Canadian side you like?
@@ewwee2k There’s a lot of fish out there in several different areas. Just gotta keep moving until you find them. They move around quite a bit.
@@joebauerfishing Thanks again. Is there any top water bite to speak of?
@@ewwee2k If it’s calm enough there absolutely can be. Especially if you are around the baitfish. I always have one tied on. Sometimes I use it sometimes I don’t.
I'm pissed I haven't started following you sooner. Great info, thank you
@@TheFarmerdawg We are just getting started 💪🏻
How long of a leader do you use on your drop shot?
From sinker to hook I usually start around 18” and then depending on how tall the grass is in the area that I’m fishing I will adjust it either longer or shorter. I want my bait to be at the top of the grass, not down in it.
I've been doing good on an underspin. Just huck it around and slow roll along the bottom.
Awesome! I haven’t thrown ole flashy much in the summer.
I assume you're tying a palomar to the hook and then feeding the line back through the eye down to the sinker? I've had my line break at the palomar knot quite often on fish. I'll get them in the boat boat the fight will break the line and I'll lose my sinker. Am i tying a bad knot or is that just common?
That is pretty common. I tie the palomar on my hook and then just what you said put the tag end back through the eye to make the hook stick out. After I catch a couple fish I have to retie. That’s where the long leader to start with comes in handy so you don’t have to tie a new FG out on the water. I can actually look at my leader and tell when it’s about to break. These smallmouth are eating a lot of bait fish in the summer and their “teeth” are more prolific than when they are eating crawfish. I think when your hook is pegged in the roof of their mouth, which is where it’s supposed to be, the line rubs back and forth across their sandpaper and weakens the leader line. It will start to look milky just above your knot, instead of clear, that’s when I know it’s about to break.
Thk u for information I fish stclair alot love to dropshot
@@geostrong3606 The drop shot is by far my favorite. There’s so many different baits you can throw on it and they flat out eat it!
@@joebauerfishing are the fish in deeper water now?
@@geostrong3606Yes I have been mainly targeting 16-18 ft however there are still some in 11-12 and as deep as 22. Full blown summer pattern right now.
Stop giving people tips and advice. We need to protect the lake. Don’t come to Michigan and do not fish our lake. We’re getting sick of it and this is metro Detroit in case you forgot, people are dangerous here. I might just go round up 20-30 goons FROM DETROIT (don’t forget where you’re at) every tournament and harass and intimidate tournament anglers into turning around and going back home.
@@Mustang_Dan Thanks for the support Dan!
Hey Dan, go for a ride in the mustang instead of harassing guides on CZcams comments. Tournaments will continue to be a huge economic impact on St Clair. If you really want to make a change, message the DNR since they’re the ones that don’t enforce or ensure safe release of these fish👍
Joe you have to reconsider the way you’re promoting the sport, the shear amount of dead bass after the tournament is disgusting. With your voice and reach, please consider becoming more of an advocate for c and r type tournaments. This shit is 1950s type of conservation, we can do better
Reach out to the DNR instead of posting on a guides fishing report
Joe you have to reconsider the way you’re promoting the sport, the shear amount of dead bass after the tournament is disgusting. With your voice and reach, please consider becoming more of an advocate for c and r type tournaments. This shit is 1950s type of conservation, we can do better
@@joem8875 The Michigan DNR does absolutely nothing for conservation in this state. Organizations have to register their tournaments with the state, however there is no follow up with any biologists or CO’s making sure that the resource is being protected. They spend all of this money tagging fish that provides little to no helpful data and none patrolling these tournaments. I absolutely agree that we need to do better. There should never be a tournament allowed to launch from Crocker or Selfridge unless they have a live release boat taking the fish back into the blue water instead of the cest pool by the ramps. The number of tournaments that are allowed is disgusting. I would love to see a lottery system with a cap on the amount of permits issued for tournaments. Texas Parks and Wildlife is leading the way for conservation, Michigan needs to take notes from them.
@@joebauerfishingorrrrr, you could use your platform to speak out against it instead of just saying “well the dnr doesn’t do anything.”
@@Mustang_Dan I’ll get right on that, thanks for your support!
FFS AND LS TOURNAMENT…..NO SKILL INVOLVED WHATS SO EVER….VIDEO GAMERS….THIS IS RUINING OUR SPORT…YOU ARE STUPID IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE
Where is a good place to stay. I just want to do a couple day fun fishing trip.
@@lukehaynes481 any of the hotels in Chesterfield
Driving past metro on Saturday morning I seen over 100 big bass dead and there was a lot more! Damn shame!
Yes that is. It will keep happening until our DNR steps in and holds these tournaments accountable. I’ve been to alot of tournaments and have NEVER seen anyone from the DNR checking them to make sure the resource is being protected.
@@joebauerfishingyou’re actively promoting it. Use your platform to speak out against the devastation these needless tournaments inflict upon our lake and fish. We should be demonizing the tournament and all the tournament anglers. Bunch of sissies using electronics too.
That's sad to see I'm resident of stclair shores
Great video and info Joe. I fish LSC, As I live very close to it from 🇨🇦. Bass have never been an issue for me to catch, love it. This year I took on Muskie fishing and that’s been a battle. Been out a few times and haven’t even had a follow yet. Been jigging and casting and after 3-4 days on the lake. Still no action. Sooner or later I’ll get my bite and even a follow. Been fishing the north channel mostly. Tomorrow will be another day and hopefully I’ll get my first. Cheers
@@brett_Thorpe There’s been a lot of Muskie action around Stoney Point in the green water. Good Luck and Tight Lines!
@@joebauerfishing Thanks Joe, I’ll check out that area. Cheers and be safe on the water.
The Bassmaster Tournament breakdown in a nutshell 🥥 A bunch of guys in $75,000 boats zipped around the lake doing the same exact things all of us locals do to catch em in front of TV cameras, kept them in their "live"(dead)wells all day overstressing said fish out, stood in front of more TV cameras for a "weigh in" while pretending to be "professionals" and then released all of these fish into warm, low oxygen leveled water where the vast majority of said "released fish then died....never to grow and/or be caught again. And thats pretty much it. Livescope has turned "professional" bass "fishing" into a completely different animal, better described as COMMERCIAL CATCHING. * A shout out to all of my LSC Muskie Anglers, a.k.a REAL fishermen. 👋🏻 🎣
@@gummo3873 Muskie Fishing Rules, Bass Fishing Drools. They did have a release boat that took them out to blue water to let them go for this tournament, but I will not disagree there is a large delayed mortality. While seeing the weights that the locals were putting up before this tournament, these guys did have better weights.
Great info and good baits to use out there. Keep up the good work
@@hookonefishing Thanks Pete see ya on the water 💪🏻
Co- anglers need to just keep casting. I’ve caught a lot of fish up there that I never saw on FFS. They are all around.
I get a ton of bites out past where the sonar can even reach. Long casts can be deadly.
They where rookies
Those rookies sure can real em in!
@@joebauerfishing yes sir
Your tournament killed a lot of our bass 😢
Well Mr. Downbutnotout138 I have no affiliation with B.A.S.S I was simply reporting how the guys that fished it caught their fish. I did not fish the tournament and I make my living guiding on Lake St. Clair so I would really like for them to be plentiful and big. I’ll make sure to personally invite you when I host a tournament though. I do agree that these big tournaments have a big impact on the fishery and it does kill a lot of fish, whether that be in the anglers livewell or even after they have been released.
Yes they do every tournament
I fished it as a coangler and drew a forward facing sonar guy it certainly wasn’t a pleasurable experience basically a 500 dollar boat ride with one fish he let me catch at the end of the day 😮
@@user-tp4tl4jz5w They don’t care about coanglers, all they see is extra $$.
Imagine that, fishermen catching fish and killing them...maybe you guys fishing on the lake the rest of the year should put the rods and reels up for the year.
Great info!
Tear Em Up!
Northland Tackle is good stuff.
Premium Quality! Not those snakes and sparklers.
Great info Joe …….