Rowboat Bass Fishing for BIG FAT Hidden Largemouth

Gear & Tips: https://theminimalistfisherman.com/
I've recently discovered there’s something different about a rowboat. Not just in how it moves - but in how it makes YOU move. How it slows you down. How it connects you to the water by removing things like electric trolling motors & sonar screens.

It's different.

It's also one of the BEST ways to gain access to big, hidden largemouth bass in the thick - and I mean THICK - stuff. Rowboat fishing is a physical activity and it will challenge your body in a good way, and after fishing everything from kayaks to charters to modern bass fishing boats that cost more than a house... there’s something special about stripping it all back. About drifting quietly with nothing but the rhythm of your own hands. ABout pulling a big, fat bass into the boat from an area that NOBODY else is fishing.

This Midwest fishing trip was from the fourth week of May. Air temps climbed from 60° up to 68°. Storms were moving in, but the wind was reasonable. Water was not as warm as I expected at just 60° after a cool evening with sporadic rain.

The Minimalist Fisherman: In the Field focuses on bass fishing tips and techniques that will help you catch more fish all throughout the Midwest. Everything we write about - we test.

If it's good - we keep it. If it's not - we minimize it!

Tight Lines & Godspeed, Patriots.
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The Minimalist Fisherman: In The Field (formerly Stars & Bars Fishing) is an in-the-field fishing vlog by AJ Hauser, who owns and operates The Minimalist Fisherman. The presentations we review and explain on the website (https://theminimalistfisherman.com) and on The Minimalist Fisherman YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMinimalistFisherman) are put to use here.

"If I'm not catching fish with it - I'm not writing about it. Period."

:::::VIDEO CHAPTERS / FIELD NOTES:::::
00:00 - [ Rowboat Bass Fishing ]
00:27 - [ 1. Field Notes: Conditions ]
01:58 - [ 2. BIG Bass Cast-to-Catch ]
03:53 - [ 3. Targets & Presentation - The Crowbar Rig ]
06:12 - [ 4. SKINNY Bass Cast-to-Catch ]
07:13 - [ 5. What is WRONG with this fish?! ]
09:17 - [ 6. Summary of the Day ]