Me and Nathan hit the road for three days exploring new waters and fishing for anything that swims. Along the way we caught some great panfish and did a catch, clean and cook with bluegill and shellcracker (redear).
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00:00Well hello and welcome to another adventure.
00:07Me and Nate here, we're going to go do some exploration and this is kind of a fun trip
00:11because we're going to a place we've never been before and we don't know how long we're
00:16going to be gone.
00:17I have the next three days off and so I am just going to go and we'll come back whenever
00:23we feel like it.
00:24Ready for an adventure Nathan?
00:26Yeah.
00:27Let's go.
00:28Well we have about 15 or 20 rods with us and a nice little boat so we are ready for just
00:34about anything.
00:35It's going to be fun buddy.
00:41Alright we're here at Green Top, we're going to pick up some bait and a few odds and ends
00:46and probably spend more money than we anticipated.
00:49But it's an important part of the fishing process.
00:52You want to run in there?
00:53Hop on in bud.
00:54There we go.
00:55Earthworm.
00:56Check out I've got a bunch of these little foam poppers and stuff, I think these would
01:07make awesome zig rigs so I'm going to buy a bunch of these and try them out as zig rigs
01:10for carp.
01:11Well I came in here to buy some earthworms instead I spent $540 on fly fishing gear.
01:18I should just dig my own bait.
01:28You have arrived.
01:42Well I've only been on this river one time and I've never been on this part of the river
01:47but this water is kind of big for my taste so I think we should go upstream a little
01:51bit and see what we can find.
01:53Well I'm sitting at about 20 feet of water and I'm taking a look at the sonar here and
02:01seeing lots of signals so I think we might throw the cast net out and start getting ourselves
02:05some bait.
02:06Oh I can't believe we got nothing.
02:12Well I threw the net three times and I come up with nothing and I think it's because I'm
02:16using the wrong type of net.
02:18Well I saw some fish jumping right here so we're going to go ahead and try the cast net
02:25again.
02:26Photographer Nate, you ready?
02:27Yeah.
02:28Look at all the worms.
02:35Well I've thrown the net like a dozen times I'm seeing little fish everywhere but I'm
02:39not catching them.
02:40I think what happened is the fish are up in the water column and my net has very fine
02:44mesh so it's not catching the fish in their gills.
02:48Instead the net goes in like this and sinks to the bottom and the fish are swimming out
02:52before it gets to the bottom because we're in like 30 feet of water so there's a lot
02:55of time for those fish to escape.
02:57I think that's what's happening.
02:59Well plan B is I'm going to take some earthworms and some of these little dock demon rods and
03:02we're going to see if we can't catch some bluegill.
03:08Alright we're just sitting here drifting some worms along the bottom seeing if we can't
03:12pick up some white perch or bluegill or anything and we've got one hit but not much.
03:18I mean we need to be catching fish pretty quick if we're going to get bait before sunset
03:22and get situated so I'm feeling a little pressure here.
03:34Finally finally we've got into some of these little white perch.
03:38They're not huge but man I'm glad to see them.
03:50It's raining meadows, raining meadows.
03:56We've got a bite, we've got a fish right here.
04:00Oh he just grabbed that and pulled that way over and let it go.
04:04Oh he's moving.
04:06I'm going to give it to you.
04:09He's got little teeth marks on him.
04:11We've got a couple bites but not really the action we're looking for so we're going to
04:15pull up anchor and go try somewhere else before the sun sets on us.
04:22Alright we're going to try just dragging some baits across the bottom and see what happens.
04:26There's a fish right here.
04:27You want to reel him in?
04:28Yeah.
04:29Here I got the light.
04:30I got the light.
04:35A nice blue cat.
04:37Yeah look at that.
04:40He popped right off.
04:43I felt that.
04:44That got bit so hard it tipped the boat over.
04:47Well I landed one catfish, got a few bites here and there.
04:50The sun is set.
04:51It's going to give us a little bit more.
04:53It's past Nate's bedtime but we're kind of letting him stay up a little bit.
04:57Oh look at that.
05:00It's a little tiny catfish.
05:02Look at that.
05:03Oh look at that Nate.
05:04There's another one.
05:05Yeah reel him in.
05:06Reel him in.
05:07There you go bud.
05:09Nice blue catfish.
05:10Nice line.
05:11Alright we're going to throw him back.
05:13There we go.
05:14Well things are starting to heat up but I can see lightning over there so we've got to get
05:18off the water.
05:19It is way too late to get home tonight and so I think we're going to go ahead and get
05:23a hotel and then maybe go fishing a little bit more tomorrow.
05:27What do you think Nate?
05:28Has this been a fun trip?
05:29Yeah.
05:31Alright we got ourselves a little hotel room.
05:34We're going to crash for the night.
05:35See about ordering some pizza.
05:40Oh there you go.
05:42In you go.
05:44There you go buddy.
05:45You get your very own bed.
05:47This is all you.
05:51Is this pretty nice?
05:52Yeah.
05:54Oh.
05:57You're staying up so late.
06:00It is so bad you're bed time.
06:03Get out of there.
06:05Get in there.
06:06There you go.
06:07Little boy eating his pizza in bed.
06:09That's living the life.
06:10Alright we'll see you guys in the morning.
06:13Good morning daddy.
06:16Alright.
06:20What is this?
06:21We're watching PJ Masks at breakfast.
06:24This is the best hotel ever.
06:26You want some?
06:27Eat your food.
06:28Come on.
06:29Hurry up.
06:30Om nom nom.
06:33Look at the amount of energy he's had.
06:35You'd never believe it was up to midnight last night.
06:37Excellent.
06:38Boat's still here.
06:39Nobody stole my fish finder.
06:40That's nice.
06:44Hey come on Nate.
06:45This way.
06:47Thanks buddy.
06:52Hahaha.
06:58Oh look at that.
07:05Best petting zoo ever.
07:07I know.
07:08I know.
07:09Alright I did much better on this trip to a bait shop.
07:12I got a big frozen gizzard shad, some earthworms and some extra bobbers.
07:17Here comes the rain buddy.
07:19A little rain storm ain't a bad thing.
07:21That boat really needs a wash though.
07:31Got jello.
07:32Panko breadcrumbs.
07:33One.
07:35Two.
07:38Yeah looks like we're here.
07:50Got my panko bait made up.
07:53Let's go get some carp.
07:55Well this is a beautiful lake.
07:57I'm anxious to explore this.
07:58You ready to do this Nathan?
07:59Yeah.
08:00Well this lake is supposed to have some big carp in it.
08:03It's also supposed to be a very snaggy place to fish.
08:06So we're going to check this out and see what happens.
08:16These cypress trees never get old.
08:18They are so beautiful.
08:20This is just gorgeous.
08:22I think we're going to go ahead and drop some bait over there and see what happens.
08:25Alright we're going to take a nice big glob of this corn and panko bait.
08:30Spray it with a little flavoring.
08:32There we go.
08:33We're ready to cast out.
08:36Most lakes either have large quantities of carp or they have very large carp.
08:41But not both.
08:42This is supposed to be a trophy carp lake.
08:45So I'm not expecting a lot of numbers.
08:47It may take a little while to get a bite.
08:49So I'm going to sit here a little bit longer than I normally would.
08:52And while I'm at it I'm also going to throw out some catfish rigs.
08:55And I've got myself a big frozen gizzard shad.
08:58So I'm going to chop this bad boy up and get some worms and other things and chuck it off the front of the boat.
09:04And we're going to just see what happens.
09:09We have a ton of rods out.
09:10We're going to find out if there's any catfish or carp in this area.
09:13This has got cut shad, cut shad, panko, panko, cut shad, panko, panko, panko, cut shad.
09:20So if my math serves me correctly, we have four catfish rods and one, two, three, four, five carp rods.
09:29We have nine rods out.
09:30If we can't hook something, there ain't no fish here.
09:33Hey Nathan, what are you fishing with?
09:34You got a whisker stick?
09:35Yeah, a whisker stick.
09:36What kind of bait you got on?
09:38Cut up shad.
09:40Cut up shad. Awesome.
09:42That's a big fish.
09:49Here, Nathan, try that.
09:51You like that?
09:52Yeah.
09:53It's called a fried pie.
09:56Well, we've been here about an hour and haven't gotten a single nibble or bite.
10:00So I think we're going to pull up and try another spot.
10:02You know, we're exploring.
10:07Well, my pants were getting pretty wet, so we're going to fish here for a little bit.
10:10But there's some actual decent signals on the fish finder, so this might actually be a good spot.
10:14Daddy, it's my favorite house.
10:18Look, it's really starting to rain. I'm glad we're not out there.
10:21Loud kid, scared away fish. I'd never catch a fish.
10:25Oh, look at that. Look at that. That's a hit.
10:27Look at that.
10:28Oh, it's funny.
10:30Give it to me. Give it to me.
10:33Here, here you go.
10:37Oh, look at that.
10:39That's a nice. Bring him here. Come over here. Hand it to me.
10:42Look at that. That's a big shellcracker, I think, or a red ear.
10:47Very nice red ear, but he swallowed that hook terribly.
10:50It just bled out the gills, so we're going to go ahead and keep him.
10:54But he's such a nice fish, I don't want to use him for bait.
10:57I kind of think we should eat him.
10:58Man, look at the size of that guy.
11:03Oh, here we go. Oh, yeah.
11:06Another shellcracker.
11:10There you go.
11:14This is just a plain old bluegill.
11:16There you go. There you go, bluegill.
11:19Well, the rain seems to have stopped, so we're going to pull up anchor and explore the lake a little bit more.
11:34Yeah.
11:37Ho, ho, ho.
11:43There we go. We're anchored up.
11:45When you're trying to stick and move, this is a really nice trick.
11:49Beaching yourself on a log like this is a real quick way to anchor up and all that.
11:53It doesn't disturb the fish as much by splashing anchors, and it works really good when there's high wind.
11:57All right.
11:58Oh, look at this.
12:01Fish! Another one!
12:04Another big bluegill.
12:06Nice bluegill.
12:08Got our two little red ears and a bluegill.
12:22What just happened?
12:24Oh, one horrible flay job.
12:28Mostly skin, but there we go.
12:30Horrible, horrible flays.
12:32A lot of panfish here, but nothing on the carp rods.
12:35I think we're going to pull it up and go home because we've got a long drive,
12:38and I've got some fish to cook up when I get home.
12:46What, Nathan? Are you not wet enough?
12:49I wet my pants.
12:51You wet your pants!
12:53Well, we had a good time, didn't we, Nate?
12:56Yeah, but we're very wet, so let's go home and see mama.
13:00In a quarter of a mile, turn left.
13:05Check it out. We've got some flooding going on here.
13:15There's a car over there that hit a deep spot. It's up to its headlights in water.
13:19Geez.
13:20We're going through it. Let's see what happens.
13:22Stay on that yellow line. That'll be the lowest part of the water.
13:25Gotcha.
13:40All right, Nate. We made it. We're home.
13:43How much pee is inside your rain suit?
13:45A lot.
13:47All right, let's go inside and see mama.
13:49Is it good to be home?
13:51Yeah.
13:52Good to have a bath?
13:53Yeah.
13:54All right, let's get you to bed.
13:56We're going to cook up these little fillets here.
13:59As I look at these fillets, I realize that I have the knife skills of a seasoned catch-and-release fisherman.
14:24There you go. Nothing fancy, just some blackened red ear and bluegill.
14:39Frying up these little scales on these fish, it kind of makes it have a little crunchiness,
14:45kind of like the consistency of pork rinds or a Cheeto or something.
14:49It's actually quite good.
14:51Well, I'm exhausted, so I'm going to put the camera down, and I will see you guys tomorrow.
14:56Hey, we are on a beautiful river, and I have never fished this area before.
15:03So we're excited to go try this out.
15:05I've got Nate somewhere in the car in there.
15:12While I'm getting the boat launched, Nathan's down here, and he got his own rod out,
15:17baited it himself, and casted it himself.
15:21Look at you, buddy. You're becoming quite the fisherman.
15:24This is probably the swiftest river I've ever taken this boat on,
15:28and there's lots of snags and rocks to hit, so I'm really trying to be cautious.
15:34Remember, if we don't know what we're doing, do it slowly.
15:37So we're going to take it easy.
15:40I just saw a really big carp jump about two feet out of the water right over here in this area.
15:46I'm going to try to drop an anchor right here and put the boat right there
15:50and then fish down into that shade.
15:52I've got some of this ponko pack bait mixed with bird seed, some plum boilie extract,
16:00some leftover jello.
16:02I kind of just took everything I had and mixed it all together in a ponko pack bait.
16:07Well, this is a beautiful spot, but it has not impressed me.
16:11Not even a pan fish, so we're going to pull up anchor and go try somewhere else.
16:17Well, I just clipped my first rock.
16:19No damage done, not a big deal, but it's ominous.
16:23So I don't know how much further we're going to go.
16:28Man, I nailed that rock.
16:30Well, hit some rocks, killed the engine, and dinged the prop a little bit.
16:34I think we'll be okay.
16:38Well, we need to get some bait if we want to do any catfishing,
16:42and I'd like to sample this river a little bit and see what's down here.
16:46So I am going to use the cast net a little bit.
16:50Look at this.
16:52Minnows.
16:54Come on, little guy. Come on up.
16:56Little minnows here.
16:58Daddy, there's no spikes on minnows.
17:10Well, we're going to try and get some fish.
17:12We're going to try and get some fish.
17:14We're going to try and get some fish.
17:16We're going to try and get some fish.
17:19That little cove looks nice.
17:21Let's go see what we can see.
17:26All right, got the carp rods out.
17:28Got a couple catfish rods with worms on it,
17:31and got a couple live minnows.
17:33We got a little bit of everything here.
17:35After a few minutes, not much has happened, so I think we might go home.
17:38I've always been kind of interested to see what this body of water was like,
17:42but I'm not too impressed.
17:45Well, there we go. That's just us exploring some new water.
17:48We're really trying to explore new waters this year,
17:51and it's hit and miss sometimes.
17:54But at any rate, thanks for watching.
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