We Tasted the Water to Find the Bass (Deep Dive On Tour)

North Carolina is in a drought and the Albemarle Sound is pushing salt water up all seven of its major rivers. That leaves the bass and the entire Elite Series field squeezed into the last little pockets of fresh water at the very backs of the creeks. Kyle Patrick, Chris Zaldain, and Jordan Lee breakdown their practice from the Pasquotank River. Day 1 is Kyle Patrick on a creek adventure way up past a low bridge and a fallen tree to untouched fish. Day 2 is Chris Zaldain doing a systematic breakdown of the whole sound: swimbaits on bridges and docks, a 30-mile question mark, and a hard salt line you can literally taste. Day 3 is Jordan Lee ramp hopping and a last-ditch 50-mile run.. Along the way you see how the Deep Dive app actually gets used in real competition. Stream Flow points straight at the freshest water in the system — yellow is strong freshwater flow, green is moderate, blue is low — which in a drought is a map of exactly where the bass can live. Water inflow data and Wave Impact decide whether the long runs across the sound are even survivable. Deep Dive is the most accurate water intelligence app in fishing. No gimmicks. Just the real data the pros are making decisions on. 📲 Download Deep Dive and see what they are seeing: https://deepdiveapp.com/ Subscribe and follow the full 2026 Bassmaster Elite season on Deep Dive On Tour. #DeepDiveOnTour #BassFishing #Bassmaster #Swimbaits 0:00 Practice Highlights 0:43 Day 1: Kyle Patrick 10:24 Day 2: Chris Zaldain 21:47 Day 3: Jordan Lee