Tyler Anderson
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Tyler Anderson is not a full-time professional angler, however he has fished in collegiate tournaments while he attended Texas A&M University where he finished in the Top 10 in several events. He likely could have gone pro but decided to focus on the influencer side of the business and would be considered one of the young guns of the sport. You might catch him behind the scenes doing camera work on the MLF Tour or filming and editing for the documentary series "Kings of Bass" when he is not working on his extremely popular YouTube channel Tyler's Reel Fishing (TRF)

Tyler was one of the early adopters of content creation on YouTube with videos going back nearly 10 years. His channel has more recently moved towards the education side and he has a mix of short tips and very long "master classes" as well as the occasional entertainment style content.

Tyler Anderson has monthly gear recommendation videos not included below

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Building Your First Tackle Box

  • 3700 size tackle box + plastics bag
  • Soft Plastic Worm ("Stickbait")
  • Soft Plastic Jerkbait
  • Soft Plastic Creature Bait
  • Spinner Bait
  • Squarebill & Lipless Crankbait
  • Topwater Popper
  • 3/O Wide Gap Worm Hook
  • 1/8oz & 1/4oz Lead Slip Weights
  • Line Clippers

How to fish every bass fishing beginner lure!

  • Texas Rigged Worm
  • Texas Rigged Creature Bait
  • Texas Rigged (weightless) Soft Plastic Jerkbait
  • Spinner Bait
  • Crankbaits - Careful of snags!
  • Topwater Popper
  • Whopper Plopper

The only hook you need for bass fishing

  • 3/0 Wide Gap Hook
  • For 99% of Soft Plastics
  • Small enough to fit most plastic profiles
  • Has enough clearance to expose the hook point
  • Usually the right thickness
  • Not for use on Ned rigs, big worms and big swim baits

Tips for the best fishing hookset

  • You can over set the hook on light line
  • Heavy sets on Frogs and Jigs
  • Medium sets on Treble hooks and Spinnerbaits
  • Light sets on Ned rig, Drop shot and hair jig
  • [Hook setting examples]
  • [Hook set motion examples]

How to fish every soft plastic lure

  • Wacky Rig Senko - Hop it off the bottom
  • Texas Rig Senko - Hop or drag on the bottom
  • Texas Rig Creature Bait - Drag on the bottom
  • Shaky head / Ned Rig - Hop it off the bottom
  • Drop shot - Twitch off the bottom
  • Punch Rig - Hop it off the bottom (very specialized use case)
  • Buzz Toad - Immediately start fast retrieve with rod tip up
  • Flashy Swimmer - Weightless or belly weighted. Vary the retrieve.

The fishing lure colors you actually need

  • Only 2 categories / "Natural" for clear water and "Silhouette" for dirty water
  • Selecting based on Clarity, Light Penetration and Depth
  • You only need...
    • Natural = Green Pumpkin, Watermelon Red, Light Purple
    • Silhouette = Black, Black/Blue, White
  • Flake / Shimmer rarely makes a difference...pick what you like
  • Don't over complicate this

How to fish every style of jig to catch more bass

  • In order of most used..
  • Arky Head - all purpose jig
    • Hop it up and down and set it REALLY hard.
  • Swim Jig - meant to ...swim
    • Just swim it in shallow cover (grass, docks, etc)
  • Football Jig - shape of the head
    • Drag across the bottom
  • Finesse Jig - it's small
    • Meant for rocks...and only rocks

Which fishing line is best??

  • Types: Mono, Flourocarbon, Braid
  • Mono: Cheap, less abrasion resistant, very stretchy, least sensitive
  • Flouro: Sinks, Expensive, abrasion resistant, medium stretch, medium sensitive
  • Braid: Floats, less abrasion resistant, no stretch, high sensitive
  • Dirty water / heavy cover = Braid
  • 99% of the time = Flourocarbon

Choosing the correct type of fishing lures to use

  • Standard Bank...
    • Finesse - Texas/Wacky Senko or Shaky Head
    • Reaction - Chatter Bait or Spinner Bait
  • Wood...
    • Reaction - Frog, Swim bait, Spinner
  • Rocks...
    • Finesse - Ned rig, Shaky head or Drop shot
    • Reaction - Crank baits all day

The LAST Frog Fishing Video You Will Ever Need!

  • Use dark frogs in dark conditions
  • Use white or natural frogs in bright conditions
  • Use braided line only
  • Twitch then reel, twitch then reel
  • Casting into pads keep your rod tip high
  • Working it faster is better