For a detailed, exclusive history of Long’s deceitful, fraudulent career, make sure to check out “The dark secret of America’s big bass guru.” (https://sdfish.com/general/dark-secret-americas-big-bass-guru-mike-long)
Mike Long claims to have caught hundreds of bass over 10 pounds, 75 over 15, and one over 20, the ninth largest bass ever caught!
He has been heralded as one of the pioneers of big bait (swimbait) fishing, attributing most of the aforementioned catches to big rainbow trout-imitating baits. His big bass photos have been circulated all over the world, across the covers of over 40 magazines — even gracing billboards along the highways of America’s heartland.
He uses a large treble hook on a drop shot rig, seeks out big female bass that are in their spawning cycle in the clear-water reservoirs of San Diego County and sets the hook into their side as they swim between him and his snagging rig.
This video catches Long red-handed, deliberately attempting to snag bass over the course of two Springs in San Diego.
But snagging bass is just one of the dirty tricks he’s used to fool everyone into thinking he’s one of the best big bass anglers that ever lived.
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This guy couldn't even manage to get a fish if they were jumping on his boat
I don’t get what he is doing wrong? Looks like he is fishing?
Is it the lure he is using?
What a scumbag..
What a dbag
Now that is what I’d call an egomaniac.
The music. Wtf…
I am 4 minutes into to the video and I have not seen him snag any fish whatsoever. WTF?
Not sure I'm seeing an issue but I'm not into fishing. So he caught the fish on the side? Isn't that just dumb luck on the fish's part? Or if you do that are you supposed to just release it and not count it as a good catch?
On the mouth
Snagging aside…you know he’s not the only social media angler doing all that after the catch.
Damn, he made a real enemy. The time and effort to stalk this guy with a camera is crazy.
Redneck goes fishing….lies about fish size….people get surprised and angry. Same rednecks who are mad go fishing, catch small fish, lie about it being huge. No one says shit, the hippocracy is comical and retarded all together.
There is more drama in fishing than in the girls bathroom of a high school. Probably just the same amount of whiny cunts.
looks like the article you linked is no longer available.
Imagine wasting 2 years of your life just to out somebody lmao pass
He’d make for a good politician, he’s got no morals!
Why do they all look pregnant?
He had that fish out of water forever…scumbag P O S
what exactly did he do that was wrong im confused i don’t know anything about sportfishing so to me it just seems like he’s fishing
Cheater,cheater $^#@ eater.
I bet it took every ounce of restraint for the cameraman not to jump out of his Ghillie suit and say “AH HAH I caught you cheatin MF”…🫵🏽🤦🏽♂️
I’ve never fished a day in my life yet YouTube brought me here. I have no idea what’s going on but I can tell from the comments that it’s something despicable. Completely lost but I keep watching trying to figure out what’s going on.
I saw a different video that said dude followed him for 2 years in a ghillie suit to get this footage.
Get ‘em Mike. SNATCH AWAY OL SON, I’m right there with you, except I’m using that good old #3 treble hook. C ya on the Withlacoochee😢
I snag and then I finger down weighted marbles in the fish mouths before weigh ins then I win the boat or truck or whatever is being given away, then I take young college boys fishing with me and force them to do things they don't want or else I'll push em in and hold em under the water I punched the tires of anyone that points at me with an ice pick.. because I'm bad I'm bad really really bad just like Michael Jackson
Kellen what the fuggg happened man ? You fall off or what?
Where is he doin whatever theyre sayin hes doin?
If you had the ghillie suit , you should've had the sniper with you too . Make the boat sink than snag em to save his life or not , nobody would've known
I mike longed the fuk out that big ole bass
I’m so confused , cause to me it look like he just fishing , but hey that’s coming from a Novice
He’s on a boat with a fishing pole. Who the hell cares how you hook it. So by the government he’s cheating . Get out of here with that crap.
they say that large mouth bass are so aggresive that if they did not stop eating during bedding season the females would eat all of thier young.
What a dirt bag
Idk anything about fishing but i love scams and scandals… This should have commentary some a noob like me knows what's happening…
I bet you were smiling from ear to ear when you finally caught him red-handed. You are the real legend to the bass fishing community. Thank you sir 🙏
This is years late but man that footage is not a good look for Airrus rods. Mike's using two of what is still their flagship Stargate model. Fantastic rods, arguably the best I've used, but HiStar makes an eerily similar rod at a 3rd of the price, The ArchAngel, sold through AliExpress that I've been favoring lately due to Airrus's questionable customer service/attitude. Seeing this association with Mike sours me further on the brand.