Baitcasting Reels I Recommend! - How I upgrade and manage all my fishing reels!
In this video I talk about how I manage all my baitcasting reels and which baitcasting reels I decided to use for the upcoming season! I have used a variety of baitcasting reels over the last few years and finally have settled on using Shimano. I bought the Shimano Curado 200XG and the Shimano Curado 200. I used 2 of these reels when I was down on Lake Guntersville last fall and was pretty impressed with them. So when the time came to upgrade I decided to go all in with these reels!
I try to upgrade my reels every 3 or so years. I find that they will hold the reels value pretty good but once you start to get some boat rash and minor repairs and you get out to year 4 or 5 the value starts to drop. I own 25 reels so that is about $5000 in baitcasting reels alone. I have to protect that investment and so by upgrading and finding a good deal when I want to make my large purchase I am able to sell my old reels and my out of pocket cost for the entire purchase of baitcasting reels is not too bad. This is a system I have been using for years to upgrade my reels and it seems to be working well!
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Final Day of the 2018 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell - And a crazy night to end this event!
In this video Matt and myself head down to Greenville, SC for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell. We head down this year to help out Mercury Marine with the handing out of hats and thundesticks (noise makers) Our day begins early in the morning at the launch ramp where we give out hats to the spectators watching the Bassmaster Pros leave for the start of their fishing day. We then head over the Bassmaster Expo and of course attend the weigh ins every day.
We like to have fun and really enjoy the chance to run into various people in the industry and socialize during the biggest tournament in professional bass fishing!
Congratulations to Jordan Lee who won back to back Bassmaster Classics! What an impressive final weigh in with a lot of suspense that was for sure!
Also had a great time when we ended up heading over to Mike Iaconelli's Ike Live Party. That was a blast! What I like about this party is sometimes during Classic week you head out with small groups and it is hard to run into a lot of people in a social setting all together at night but everyone comes to together at his parties!
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...Wisconsin. He started fishing from the bank at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series for a number of years. He is a fishing guide offering trips on the Chesapeake Bay for largemouth bass (year round), guided trips for smallmouth back in Wisconsin (during select times) and trophy smallmouth bass guided trips in Upstate New York (May-November) His YouTube Channel is named after his passion for the smallmouth bass and will be used as a platform for "how-to" videos, on the water instruction, crazy on and off the water topics and vlogs on the day in the life of a fishing addict! Hope y
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So just another day of practice! This video is just some random talk leading up to the event. It has been tough on the Chesapeake Bay this week! Hopefully we can find a few fish in the coming days!
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...WISCONSIN. He started fishing from the bank at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series for a number of years. He is a fishing guide offering trips on the Chesapeake Bay for largemouth bass(year round), guided trips for smallmouth back in Wisconsin (during select times) and trophy smallmouth bass guided trips in Upstate New York (May-November) His Youtube Channel is named after his passion for the smallmouth bass and will be used as a platform for "how-to" videos, on the water instruction, crazy on and off the water topics and vlogs on the day in the life of a fishing addict! Hope you enjoy!
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IN this video I get to do something I never done before! Recover a sunken boat! It was a crazy day on the Susquehanna River today. I got a text message from Joe about a boat that was stranded on some rocks in the Susky! Joe and I decided to take a look see and find out if we can get this boat back and put it on the trailer!
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...WISCONSIN. He started fishing from the bank at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series for a number of years. He is a fishing guide offering trips on the Chesapeake Bay for largemouth bass(year round), guided trips for smallmouth back in Wisconsin (during select times) and trophy smallmouth bass guided trips in Upstate New York (May-November) His Youtube Channel is named after his passion for the smallmouth bass and will be used as a platform for "how-to" videos, on the water instruction, crazy on and off the water topics and vlogs on the day in the life of a fishing addict! Hope you enjoy!
Boat sank on the Susquehanna River! Dangerous Boat Accident Recovery!
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In this video I actually end up chasing some stripers on the Susquehanna Flats. I originally went out targeting Largemouth Bass but the tide just wasn't right at the time for what I wanted to do. Instead I wonder out on the flats and head for the big group of tuna boats! I knew anglers fished for stripers here on the Chesapeake Bay this time of year and that they can get on some striped bass pretty good at times. I decided to see what the fuss was all about and if I could catch a few of these hard fighting fish! It didn't take long to start catching them and even though these were not the giants I was hoping for it was still a good time. I primary used a rattle trap (lipless crankbait) and a jerkbait. They liked both and I caught stripers on both the lipless bait and the jerkabit but the jerkbait was just a lot of fun to throw. I used a Lucky Craft Pointer 128 and aggressively jerked back to the boat and boy did it work great!
It was pretty addicting as it turns out I spend the majority of the day out there chasing those fish. Most of the stripers were up on the flats in about 3-4 feet of water. Water temps were in the high 50's and the fish seemed to be pretty active. I will definitely head out there again!
Catching Stripers on the Chesapeake Bay in the Spring! Fast Action Hard Fighting Striped Bass!
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I catch over 100 trout today! An epic trout trip to a new stream lead to a lot of trout catches!
In this video I decide to spend one more day chasing trout in a stream near Philadelphia. I ended up heading to a new river that I have never been too before and turns out the trout stocking truck never showed up that day. The river was dry of trout and all I had to show for my efforts was a nice nature hike! The next day I decided it was time for revenge so I did some research and discovered a trout steam not to far from me. I got up early the next day and hit the water looking for some trout. I had steady action on the trout right away but it was until mid morning that I stumbled upon the trout hole dreams are made of! It was pretty much every cast and it didn't matter if it was corn or berkley gulp the trout were feeding aggressively. It was actually a lot of fun on an ultra light set up and I ended up staying for most the day chasing trout.
I give a few tips on trout fishing in this video including what to look for in the trout streams and the importance of polarized sunglasses when you are fishing for trout.
I didn't catch any big trout but sure did catch a lot. When I day 100, it sure had to be close. I edited a lot of the fish catches and realized there were way to many trout catches to put them all in this video. Hope you enjoy my epic trout adventure as much as I did!
Please leave any comments below. What was your best trout day?
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...WISCONSIN. He started fishing from the bank as at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite series for a number of years, until he ran out of $$ money $$. This led to a move across the country to the Northeast where he got things right again and is back on track, but now on his own terms. Perhaps he will make another run at the Elite Series if the opportunity allows. In the meantime,
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...WISCONSIN. He started fishing from the bank at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite Series for a number of years. He is a fishing guide offering trips on the Chesapeake Bay for largemouth bass(year round), guided trips for smallmouth back in Wisconsin (during select times) and trophy smallmouth bass guided trips in Upstate New York (May-November) His Youtube Channel is named after his passion for the smallmouth bass and will be used as a platform for "how-to" videos, on the water instruction, crazy on and off the water topics and vlogs on the day in the life of a fishing addict! Hope you enjoy!
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2017 Bassmaster Classic Purchases, Chatterbaits, Keitechs and some cool Mercury Gear!
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In this video I go over all my purchases at the recent Bassmaster Classic in Houston, TX. I had another great time down there and I normally have a small problem with buying too much tackle when I go to the Classic. The first few days were not a problem until I came across a sale on Keitech Lures. So there was a buy one pack of Keitech and get the second free so I just couldn't pass it up. I also purchased a few new hair jigs and the new Chatterbait called the Zman Jack Hammer. This bait is designed by a Chatterbaiting fool Brett Hite. These Chatterbaits are certainly not cheap and paying $18 for a Chatterbait may seem a bit steep, but I just had to try some! I use Chatterbaits a lot and it is a great way to catch big fish and a great pattern that can put a winning bag in the boat. I use a lot of the Zman Chatterbaits in other styles and they have worked great for me in the past so I am hoping that this new Zman Jack Hammer will be no different. Who knows time will tell! I also bought some hair Chattterbaits and looking forward to use them.
I also got a bunch of cool gear from Mercury as well and stay tuned for future give a ways on some Mercury Clothing. I will be having some contest in the near future and give out some cool Mercury prizes.
Please leave any comments below and let me know if you tried any of these Chatterbaits or found some good deals at the Classic or anywhere else lately!?
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Travis Manson was born and raised where the giant Smallmouth Bass of the north live...WISCONSIN. He started fishing from the bank as at a young age and spent most of his childhood with a rod in his hand. Travis is primarily a self-taught angler that is always learning and experiencing this amazing sport of fishing. He started out fishing for walleyes and fishing in local walleye tournaments, but then in his mid 20's, he caught the BASS BUG and has been hooked every since. He competed at the highest level in bass fishing on the Bassmaster Elite series for a number of years, until he ran out of $$ money $$. This led to a move across the country to the Northeast where he got things right again and is back on track, but now
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Major League Fishing buys the FLW - Changes in the Bass Fishing Industry!
In this video I talk about the recent changes happening in the Bass Fishing Tournament scene. Major League Fishing (MLF) bought the Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) organization. The rumors have been circulating the industry for the past few months now. There was a lot of speculating about the future of FLW. 2019 has seen a bunch of things in the fishing industry change. From many of the top name pros leaving the Bassmaster Elite Series and forming a new tournament trial called the MLF. A totally new format as well. Instead of 5 biggest fish the new format will be as many fish you can catch. With the buy out of FLW it leaves some unanswered questions as of right now about my future. I break everything down in this video!
Here is some of the article by BassFan that was posted this morning...
Major League Fishing's acquisition of FLW – a rumor that's made the rounds in the bass fishing industry for most of 2019 – has finally become a reality.
MLF, which is jointly owned by Kroenke Sports and Entertainment and a group of angler/investors, has purchased the 23-year-old tournament organization that was started by the late Irwin Jacobs and was responsible for a significant infusion of money into the industry in the late 1990s when it rose up as a competitor to the long-established Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.).
The acquisition provides MLF a feeder system for its top-level Bass Pro Tour and the infrastructure for grassroots-level competition to utilize the MLF format (all scoreable bass count, real-time standings available to all competitors at all times, catch-weigh-immediate release, etc.).
FLW, which was operated by the Jacobs family since its founding in July 1996, has approximately 50,000 fee-paying members from 11 countries and will have sanctioned more than 300 tournaments across seven categories (FLW Tour, FLW Series, Bass Fishing League, College, High School, International and Charity) in 2019 by the time the calendar year is complete.
The move to acquire FLW is another bold step by MLF to fortify its position in the bass fishing tournament business. Launched in 2011 as a made-for-TV competition, MLF expanded its footprint a year ago by unveiling the BPT and attracting 80 of the world's top anglers from the Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour. Now, it’s positioned to serve tournament anglers from the youth level up through the pro ranks.
"This acquisition gives us a great opportunity to achieve all of our long-term dreams in one fell swoop,” MLF co-founder Boyd Duckett said in a conference call with BassFan.
The acquisition will trigger significant changes for the 2020 FLW Tour, which will be rebranded as the FLW Pro Circuit and will slot
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Catching trophy smallmouth bass on a consistent basis can be a challenge. So many techniques and so many different patterns can sometimes make it confusing where to start when targeting smallmouth bass.
Each Sunday join Travis Manson as he interviews guests who are at the top of their game when it comes to catching smallmouth bass.Season 1 Episode 25 Travis talks with Joe Lucarelli and he talks about his days catching smallmouth on Lake Winnipesaukee and his favorite lake to fish Lake Champlain. Joe has a large collection of tournament wins and loves fishing for smallmouth bass. He breaks down a few key techniques that will help you catch more smallmouth bass!
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Travis Manson is a passionate bass angler who loves catching trophy smallmouth bass. His popular YouTube channel SmallmouthCrush takes a raw, real life approach to bass fishing. His ultimate goal to help you become a better bass angler by providing unbiased reviews, bass tournament videos, and instructional videos. The purpose of this podcast is to take a more in depth look at the top smallmouth bass anglers in North America. We will learn about what it takes to catch trophy smallmouth bass on a regular basis, going beyond the sponsorship talk and baits, while digging deep into the minds of anglers who are at the top of their game. If you want to learn what it takes to locate and catch smallmouth bass by some of the top names on the water, you have come to the right place.
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