Oregon Prespawn Bass || First Bass Of The Year

Fat Prespawn Fish were munching today. It took a bazillion years, but I'm finally on my first bass of the year. It's not for lack of trying - 6th bass trip of 2019 and 11th total since my last bass, winter yet again kicked my butt, and I have immense respect for the folks who consistently catch fish in the wintertime. I had a fun adventure, a really cool and aggressive catch under a shallow bridge, and got to lay into a nice 2-3lb prespawn chunker.
== Friends of the Channel: ==
BassinBarbless: / bassinbarbless
Bassinnw503: / bassinnw503
Fishing The Odds: / @fishingtheodds
603Bass: / 603bass
== Fishing Gear: ==
6'6" MH No 8 Hellbent
7.3:1 Daiwa Tatula 100
12lb Seaguar InvisX
Dragon Custom Tackle Jager / Reaction Innovations Skinnydipper
7'3" MagHvy Dobyn's Fury
8.1:1 Daiwa Fuego CT
20lb Sunline Sniper FC
Googan Baits Bandito Bug
4/0 Gamakatsu OEWG / 1/4oz Woo! Tungsten
6'10" M Megabass Levante
3000 Daiwa Fuego LT
20lb Sufix 832 Braid / 8lb Seaguar Red Label Leader
1/4oz Owner Ultrahead / Lake Fork Tackle Baby Ring Fry
== Boat: ==
Bass Pro Shops Pond Prowler 2
Minn-Kota Enduramax 55
Minn-Kota Battery Power Station
Gp 24 Everstart Maxx
Gp 24 Everstart Plus
Lowrance Hook4 Graph
== Recording: ==
Cameras: GoPro Hero 3 Black x2
B-roll: Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Memory: Sandisk Ultra 64gb
Chest Mount: Zoukfox Chest Mount
Microphone: Purple Panda Lavalier
Tripod: Bontend Flexible Tripod
Software: Davinci Resolve

[@TexasJohnFishing]

Nice fish there at the end! Congrats on shaking off the winter blues!

[@FishingWithBottles]

Nice man!! Ended up with some good ones in the boat!

[@VideoZivili]

You sticks with it Joel and it pays off, and that’s what I likes about you Joel.

[@BassinBarbless]

Fuck yeah dude! That flippin' bite is making me jealous! I have to get out on the janky ASAP! Glad you finally got on some this year!

[@FishingTheOdds]

about time brotha nice fishin!

[@Couldbeazombie]

There ya go my man! Nice fish!

[@reellifewithcinco7858]

Good fishing trip, great video!

[@CompassAngler]

Congrats, like the enthusiasm 👊🏽

[@BoneyardBassin]

Haha. So cool dude. Gotta say. Crazy how dark those bass are. I wonder how clear the water is? Glad you hooked up! Great vid. Lets link up soon!

[@JoelFishes]

Waters clear man. Lots of fish out there get really sunburnt

[@exbassguide]

I have a house 1.5 blocks away from this lake. I will be moving to this house in about a year :-)

[@JoelFishes]

Nice dude! It's not my favorite place to fish but it's always been a comfortable spot for me

[@reellifewithcinco7858]

NICE, dood I've been on a role! We should meet up this summer and pond hop here in Eugene, than hit Cottage Grove some time!

[@FishinOriginal]

It's heating up! I just bought some bandito bugs too. Trying to keep up with pop culture

[@JoelFishes]

Lol I got them just to try them before making a judgment but the bugs in particular became a confidence bait. I added them to my creature bait rotation

[@rodfather_bass_fishing]

Finally! Ready to get on some more now?

[@JoelFishes]

I've been ready for months lol