Best: Nov - Feb
5 months ago
$450
Best for November - January
Bass
Conventional Artificial Bait
Posted 6 months ago
This training video tip is a super detailed, 1 hour 16 minute long video breakdown of my full approach to fishing Sam Rayburn now through the winter patterns. Its a deep dive into how I find large schools and patterns of both deep and shallow fish and is also a great Sam Rayburn Fishing Report on how the lake is fishing and will fish this winter. There are many variables that I take into account when looking for these schools of fish and I go through them all in this video. I show the overview of how deep fishing plays a role and at the end of the video I also include a walkthrough on my GPS unit on how I read my mapping and waypoints to help determine where the fish might be located. There is no grass on the lake currently which leaves most people confused. This tip will give you much more than a couple spots to fish and baits to throw, which is not what you need. Its everything I do when I prepare for a trip and when I get out there to figure them out fast and catch them!
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Best: Nov - Feb
5 months ago
$450
100% rating
(6 reviews)
Zane L
Apr 30, 2025 (edited)
Very helpful tips from Mr. Castledine. The patterns mentioned saved us some time looking and helped my brother and I cash in $5000 during our recent tournament in Texas!
Derek H
Apr 16, 2025
Todd is always my go to living on Sam Rayburn. I learn more from him that any other angler that posts information online
Derek H
Feb 15, 2025
Outstanding information as always from Todd. He is a go to for the lake I live on. I am usually on the current pattern but the actual breakdown from him always helps me understand the "WHY" so I can replicate it and move it. Thanks for all the great data. I would love to see something in the future for the less populated areas of the lake. Really fishing up the arms to see how a pro fishing different stuff on Rayburn that is not main lake hot spots. Great example is north of 103 on the Atoyac arm. I love the area in spawn and do well but have never seen a real pro breakdown there. Have seen Mr. Newberry there with me a few times so know I am on the right track
Derek H
Jan 6, 2025
This is phenomenal. Someone like Todd can post real time data, folks up here can get that date, he can basically do almost a guided trip for his revenue stream as anyone's online convenience. I hope he continues to post more data on my home lake
Response from guide
Thanks for the review! I'm happy to hear that you liked my tip.
Wyatt B
Jan 1, 2025 (edited)
Good stuff
Response from guide
Thanks for the review! I'm happy to hear that you liked my tip.
Derek H
Dec 27, 2024
I live on Rayburn and this might be the best data/tool that I have ever had. I learned more about where to look and how and not just spots or "community holes". This is teaching people how to find fish consistently on their own year over year. Outstanding!!