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The Creek Crawler
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2015
The TUG is my DRUG. An Ohio Angler who pursues the small water BIG FISH!! I go after anything that swims. I also create how-to videos for newer and experienced anglers alike. I have been crawling in creeks and walking river banks searching for that big bite for as long as I can remember! Join me on my journey and let's catch some fish!
I FEARED the WORST when I found this on my wade trip on the Great Miami River!
I recently completed a short Wade trip on the Great Miami River before all these heavy rains. The water is super low and clear, and it's easy to single out cover in the middle of the river and find some nice smallmouth bass! I happened across a sunken kayak and feared the worst outcome as the river has been a place of tragedy these past few years. Enjoy the video!
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Vance Outdoors has given my subscribers a code to save 15 PERCENT on their website!!! I highly recommend using this code and saving some big bucks on all fishing gear!! This code can only be used for the online website. This excludes boats, kayaks, electronics, apparel, and sale items.
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Rainfall in the SUMMER can have the Smallmouth Bass CHEWING!
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Anytime during the summer months, a solid rainfall will get the fish moving and hunting. This was a perfect example of a float trip I completed recently after a solid rainfall event. The fish were aggressively eating the 5-inch trace and crushing the larger 4.25-inch hellgrammite dragged along the bottom. If you have rivers and creeks near you, a little rainfall can turn those dreaded summer gr...
Summertime Bass Fishing Action on Nimisila Reservoir!
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Stop #4 of the Ohio Kayak Fishing Trail brings us to the beautiful Portage Lakes in Northeast Ohio. These fisheries are some of the best in the state when it comes to Largemouth Bass. The summertime can be pretty difficult to find consistent patterns but if you find the right one.. hold on!!! Enjoy the action and let me know what summertime techniques you use to catch some big ole green fish in...
This is my one-two PUNCH for River Smallmouth in the Summer!
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I am finally back home and settled in Southwest Ohio. I wanted to get out and do a homecoming float on the Great Miami River and she did not disappoint! After a tough morning bite with missed opportunities on big smallmouth, the afternoon bite was much better and these two lures accounted for some absolute river units! The Nikko Baits 4.25 inch Hellgrammite and the 6th Sense 5" Trace are my fav...
Summertime Bass Fishing at Hueston Woods State Park! (CKF)
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I randomly jumped into a kayak fishing tournament for the Cincinnati Kayak Fishing Trail and had a great time! Hueston Woods has a solid little Bass Fishery and they were loving the crankbait and shaky worms. Summertime can bring many challenges to fishing as it can be difficult to find them during the super hot days of summer. Try looking for drop-offs, humps, or in this case fallen timber. Th...
Bass Fishing the Jetties at East Harbor with a Tadpole?
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Stop number 3 of the year brings us up to the incredible fishery. The East and West harbors on Lake Erie have become one of my favorite places to fish. The Largemouth Fishing is great and offers plenty of opportunity to the kayak anglers as the harbors tend to be somewhat of a controlled environment. The Nikko Baits tadpole was getting crushed all day long being slowly dragged across the boulde...
Goodbye Southeast Ohio...Until Next Time!
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Well, it's finally time to say goodbye to Southeast Ohio. I had an incredible time and learned so much about river fishing for smallies on the Hocking River. I will miss the Southeast Ohio fishing, public lands, and awesome caves. I am looking forward to this new chapter in my life hooking up with some big ole smallmouth back on my home rivers and tributaries! 6th Sense ( off): Crawler 6thsens...
The Bass were STACKED here on Indian Lake!
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The Ohio Kayak Open Series was holding its second event of the year on Indian Lake in Western Ohio. This lake left a sour taste in my mouth a few weeks ago as I barely managed a small limit. I have had success in the past on this fishery and found a decent area during my pre-fishing session so I wanted some revenge. The forecast looked great, and I was stoked to try and put something together. ...
Chasing Smallmouth on The Great Miami River in May!
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River fishing is starting to heat up as we approach June. I took a couple days and spot-hopped around on my favorite river. The Great Miami River is a special place here in Ohio and you can catch trophy smallmouth throughout the entire 150-mile-plus-long fishery. As the smallmouth finish spawning they start moving into summer patterns chasing bait in fast currents and utilizing shady banks to a...
Spring Bass Fishing on Alum Creek (OKF stop #2)
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The Second Stop of the Ohio Kayak Fishing Trail brings us to Central Ohio on Alum Creek. I enjoy fishing this lake and have caught some amazing largemouth and smallmouth bass. Can I find the size to have a solid finish in the second derby of the year? Enjoy! 6th Sense ( off): Crawler 6thsensefishing.com/ Vance Outdoors has given my subscribers a code to save 15 PERCENT on their website!!! I hi...
This is WHY I fish Creeks in Ohio!
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FINALLY!! Wet wading season is in full swing and the smallmouth are finishing up their spawning activity. I was able to find some willing to eat the Nikko Leech! This is one of the best days I have had in the creek and precisely why I wanted to demonstrate why the small creeks in Ohio need love too! 6th Sense ( off): Crawler 6thsensefishing.com/ Vance Outdoors has given my subscribers a code t...
Early Spring Bass Fishing at Indian Lake (OKF stop #1)
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This year's first stop on the Ohio Kayak Fishing trail was held at Indian Lake in Western Ohio. I wasn't too stoked about this with the cold fronts and chocolate milk-type water but we managed some fish and a decent finish! 6th Sense ( off): Crawler 6thsensefishing.com/ Vance Outdoors has given my subscribers a code to save 15 PERCENT on their website!!! I highly recommend using this code and ...
Fish HERE when your River is Flooded!
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The spawn will be here in Ohio within the next week, but I wanted to make a little video on where I chase smallmouth bass during a high water event. When rivers get high smallmouth and other predatory fish seek refuge in creek/tributary mouths. Find these locations on your river and go catch some good fish! If you would like to get some divine swimbaits please use my code below to save some coi...
Fishing a Dirty Cold River in Ohio!
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Right before the monsoon here in Ohio, I made a quick pit stop in a river in southeast Ohio. I didn't have high expectations, but I will always pull off to the side of the road and make a few casts just in case. This time it worked out! If you would like to get a 5-inch trace please use my code below to save some coins! 6th Sense ( off): Crawler 6thsensefishing.com/ Vance Outdoors has given my...
The Illinois River in Oklahoma is hiding GIANTS!
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I never would have thought a fun little 4.5-hour float on the Illinois River would result in me catching the biggest smallmouth bass of my life! John from @CreekFishingAdventures and I were tired of not catching smallmouth during the Bassmaster Kayak National Championship on Tenkiller Lake. The day after we went looking for bronze and holy smokes we found some good ones! Enjoy the video! If you...
Fishing in the BIGGEST Kayak Tournament of my Life on Lake Tenkiller!
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Fishing in the BIGGEST Kayak Tournament of my Life on Lake Tenkiller!
BIG NEWS and My First Fish in the Kayak for 2024
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BIG NEWS and My First Fish in the Kayak for 2024
My 2023 season was absolutely INSANE (river fishing and creek fishing)
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My 2023 season was absolutely INSANE (river fishing and creek fishing)
Winter Smallmouth Fishing on the Hocking and Great Miami River!
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Winter Smallmouth Fishing on the Hocking and Great Miami River!
Do Wacky Rigs and Hellgrammites Work in the Late Fall?
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Do Wacky Rigs and Hellgrammites Work in the Late Fall?
These are the days we DREAM about river fishing for Smallmouth in Ohio!
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These are the days we DREAM about river fishing for Smallmouth in Ohio!
Can I get REDEMPTION at Kiser Lake for the BKFT Classic?
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Can I get REDEMPTION at Kiser Lake for the BKFT Classic?
This Scioto River Tributary in Central Ohio is Amazing!
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This Scioto River Tributary in Central Ohio is Amazing!
Kayak Bass Fishing on Nimisila Reservoir!
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Kayak Bass Fishing on Nimisila Reservoir!
One of my BEST days ever Kayak Fishing on the Hocking River!
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One of my BEST days ever Kayak Fishing on the Hocking River!
The Hocking River is Heating up in September!
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The Hocking River is Heating up in September!
This is one of the BEST Rivers for Smallmouth in Ohio!
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This is one of the BEST Rivers for Smallmouth in Ohio!
Largemouth Bass Fishing from a Kayak in Ohio (1v1 derby!)
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Largemouth Bass Fishing from a Kayak in Ohio (1v1 derby!)
Chasing Great Miami River Smallmouth Bass!
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Chasing Great Miami River Smallmouth Bass!
Kayak Fishing on Tycoon Lake in Southeast Ohio (kayak derby)
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Kayak Fishing on Tycoon Lake in Southeast Ohio (kayak derby)
I enjoy watching your vids, you're a heck of an angler. I wanted to ask you where you put in a kayak to be able to fish Whites Mill like you do in this vid?
Hell of a video bro and nice fish I could hear the adrenaline def. Jealous never caught one
what size Zman jig? I ordered Hellgrammites. They should be delivery here in two days. Love those Hellgrammites for creek fishing videos. Keep up creek video and tourney X.
Where at in the Miami are you where it’s shallow enough to wade? I’m up by Sidney and it can be 6+ feet in areas.
Yea the lower stretches below vandalia are wadeable
what? 10.0 gear ratio for Trace in Creek Fishing? Holy cow!
Yea I don’t really throw it on that anymore. A good 8 gear ratio is plenty!
what size jighead for that Nikko Leech? i want to try that with your spinning rod that i have.
I usually go with an 1/8 oz or maybe a 3/16 of fishing deeper structure
what rod and reel you recomend for 5" Trace? Watching this make me feel like want to catch some smallmouth.
So far a 7’3 MHF action but lately I’ve been leaning on a moderate fast for a little bend.
You should fish in Griggs reservoir. Great smallmouth and suageye area. Sometimes you might even hook a flathead 🎣
I actually fished below the dam a few times!! That was before I had a TH-cam channel. Awesome place for sure
Have you ever gone Muskie fishing? The Muskie bite in Ohio is surprisingly good
I caught one before!! In Alum creek!! We do have some awesome musky fisheries
@@thecreekcrawler alum creek is my favorite. Going there next week
I thought you were going to "give 'em the beans" when you referenced my favorite podcaster Andrew Hayes and Tackle Talk!
I gave em the beans for sure.
Sorry this is late. My wife and I just got back from a trip to the middle of the mitten in Michigan. I didnt get to fish but WOW. GMR looked excellent for wading!
Dang Steve!! How was it!!!
@@thecreekcrawler The trip was great. We visited my last surviving Aunt on my mom's side. She and her daughter and son moved to Gladwin from Miles Michigan last year. He has a lake front home and my aunt and cousin live less than 5 minutes from him. Beautiful area. He formerly had a home right on the St. Joseph river that was very good fishing!
Very underrated video. Deserves more attention and recognition
Truly appreciate the support!!
Friends of ours were camping in the 1000 islands region and one night they did not pull their kayaks all the way up to the shore by their campsite and they floated off to Canada and washed up to some guys island weirdest part he knew of the place where they were purchased in their hometown Oak Orchard canoe and kayak and called them they called our friends and they were able to get them back, one was a decked out fishing kayak gear and all
Dang he has a kayak catching island!! That’s awesome
Heck Yeah Crawler. Dude you hammered them. How many did you end up catching?
A handful!! Plus a saugeye and channel
Hey man, how do you usually work the trace in the river. Seems like you straight retrieve or burn it. Do you ever pause or twitch it?
I burn it more often than not. I will twitch it around cover but I really like covering shallow water riffles where the bass are feeding.
Would you be interested in guiding a trip this fall in Ohio....
Get with me on Instagram and we can discuss. I have never been a “guide” before.
Great video and great job! A really nice place to fish! Thanks for sharing another awesome adventure! Scary moment there for a bit!
Appreciate it David!! I really was getting worried about that kayak..
Hey I have a question for you. What software or app do you use for editing?
Wondershare filmora but I’m on the hunt for something else. For some reason I paid for the software and now get hit with copyright claims on the music I paid for.
@@thecreekcrawler man that’s a bummer. Everything thing about your videos is great and I really enjoy watching. It’s some top tier stuff. Thanks for making them.
I to live in Ohio never caught a small mouth
Oh man!! We have some excellent smallmouth fisheries here.
Daiwa is sounding a little dry some of the smoothest reels on the planet most of them ship with almost no grease at all
Yea I need to get my reels maintenanced!
Enjoying your channel. In my 60s now, empty nest w/my wife. My fishing experience is paylake bobber as a teen, then basically panfish king (with the occasional bass) when the kids were young, before their own interests took up all our free time. Wading the shallows is not likely, due to line-of-duty crash that nearly took me out in the 90's that is now making walking a lot rougher. We're down really near to the far SW corner of Hamilton County. I've been building up my gear, and have started getting out the past couple of weeks. I'm REALLY wanting to fish the rivers more than park lakes. Do you know of any areas that are fairly accessible for an old guy with a cane (or rolling walker on bad days)? We are more than willing to take some road trips.
I would recommend some of the dams along the river. Some of them are pretty accessible for your needs. West Carrollton has a solid dam with a concrete ramp for folks to utilize!
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PS, got wiped out today in Olcott, monsoon rains, no Salmon or Steely’s for us, but got the best wings I’ve ever had last night. Go “Duff’s Famous Wings” in Amherst, NY.
Hey man atleast y’all got something!! Wings sound good right about now!
PS, got wiped out today in Olcott, monsoon rains, no Salmon or Steely’s for us, but got the best wings I’ve ever had last night. Go “Duff’s Famous Wings” in Amherst, NY.
You’re a good dude CC, saugeye AND a Kit, who knew? Nice of guy to offer you a reward for his yak. lol.
These guys were pretty heavily under the influence.
I sometimes tell people I see catfishing to just go bass fishing, and they'll catch some catfish. 😂 Especially around here. Lol
Dude I catch kitties almost every trip!!
I catch some nice ones on lipless cranks
It ain't wrong if it works. Your setup I mean.
I think I’m gonna change my rod for the Trace. I need a bit more bend in the tip because of the trebles.
Got a 64lb flattie a coupleb months ago in a creek that was only 30' across and 2.6 miles from the lake it feeds. I've seen a lot of them with my own eyes, might have a lirt orange hue them but this one was completely orsnge, very orange q
That’s crazy!!! I would love to sight fish a big ole flathead!
I got a 50 a week before that in the same lake the creek feeds
Tight lines👊🏼
You too man!!
How can I show you some pics?
Instagram- The Creek Crawler
@@thecreekcrawler I've never had IG
Yo! you uploaded outstanding done. 👌
Appreciate it!
Love throwing the slow sink Trace in Bone. They smash on it. Thanks for taking us along, Brian.
The bone is absolute money!!
I live in ohio and i have never caught a smallmouth bass is there any tips you could give me
Just do what you see go to your nearest creek and just try it. I went my first time this year and got my first one in one of the local creeks just get out there throw it into the deep holes and spots where you think something will be.
Yea man just watch a handful of my videos and implement some techniques around your area! Keep it simple and keep it moving! Don’t waste too much time if you’re not getting bites.
You like the small mouth an I'm all about the walleye saugeye and sauger. Grear day on the water Crawler
Thanks man!! I haven’t caught many saugeye lately!! They do hold pretty good in this section though!
Map shows it could have been the lower part of the ohio canal system.
Very close!!
What creek? Or dislike
Dislike it is then 🤷🏻♂️
@d6885 Lol I know the creek but I'm not gonna say either 😂
Greedy ass dudes. Im disliking as well!!
Awesome day of fishing! Great content! Keep it comin man!
Appreciate it man!! I have some awesome videos coming down the pipe!
What’s your favorite smallmouth catching method? Other than top water
Probably the 5 inch Trace. The bites are super aggressive!!
@@thecreekcrawler what color would you recommend for clear water?
Are you going to be fishing in hocking this week? I’m going to be visiting and fishing a lot. Would be cool to fish together
I actually just moved back to southwest Ohio! Good luck out there. I recommend fishing the Athens stretch from the bank!! Some good holes down that way!
@@thecreekcrawler thanks! I’m originally from southwest Ohio. I hope you like it there. It’s a great place to live
I thought hybrid died from exhaustion even if you turned them lose?
I don’t think you could kill a hybrid if you tried these fish are built different. Now a Musky or Pike.. that’s a different story. They are super sensitive especially in the summer months
What kayak are you using. Was alone boat guy but I wasn't to start hitting the rivers more. There are to many options for yaks
Oldtown PDL 106 has been my rig for the past 3 years and I love it! If you do plan on getting one let me know and I can hook you up at Vance Outdoors!
You always do a great job! Nice video buddy! Just wanted to let you know that I'm taking a little break from TH-cam for a while. I keep up with over a hundred channels with complete loyalty to their content and have been doing this for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, maintaining my support has completely wore me down. Not leaving, but my reply times will be much slower for a while. Appreciate you buddy! Keep up the great work!
Love the support David!! Take it at a healthy pace!
What type of bait should I throw around this time of year in lakes? I’ve been trying to get into fishing but don’t know what to use
You cannot go wrong with topwater in the morning and a finesse presentation like a senko or shakey head around cover.
@@thecreekcrawlerthank you I’ll try next time I’m at lake Logan
Heck yeah man! Killin it as usual🔥
Appreciate it man!! You keep it up too!
Great finish brother after a tough start. We really do figure some things out about ourselves as that unfolds. Big shouts to Utah for the assist, that's a brotherhood right there. We all love the bangers when they're hitting about anything you throw and yes I certainly do appreciate those memories. I will say I appreciate the tough ones a little more because I'm learning and sorting things out. Great job landing 12th. Blessings brother B
Appreciate it man!! The first couple hours with NO bites had me messed up!! Especially during the summer when that is a crucial time.
Bryan what kind of GoPro and mic do you use for filming. I’d like to start filming my catches. Thanks in advance for the knowledge. Will you be at the expo in February at the Nikko booth?
This is an old school hero 4 silver 😂😂 you can find some good deals for newer ones on Facebook! I should be there next time if Nikko shows up!!
Thx man, on my way to NY for Salmon on Lake Ontario, Thursday. Olcott Marina. Have a good week!
Good luck out there!! Sounds like fun
@@thecreekcrawler that 18” beast was impressive! I’m obsessed with smallies, found a few wading & bank areas near me (outside of Akron). Bought a truck, need to lose some additional weight & then will be ‘yak-ing the Cuyahoga which is about 5 mins from our house. I pulled one toad, 14”’er a few weeks ago, you’d have thought I won the Super Bowl. lol.
Dang man I live in Athens Ohio and I’m going to philo lock dam #9 on the 6th around 10:30 at night gonna be fishing with cut bait and maybe something that’s alive if ya wanna join me! 🎉
I recently moved from the Athens area back to Dayton. Unfortunately my trips out that way will be rare! The muskingum River is an awesome place!! Hybrids are loaded down near the confluence to the Ohio river!!
Love this channel man! keep it up, you deserve way more subs/views.
Truly appreciate it man!! I have an awesome group of folks who follow me that’s all that matters!
Your an complete idiot that is the start of the great Miami not a feeder ! Education is the best before you speak out of context ! Catch and release you must be a liberal