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If you are talking about the circular thing in between my legs, that is an Ice Flasher that I use to vertically jig fish :) Helps me read bottom depths and also helps me see suspended fish/objects in the water column. Appreciate you taking the time to drop by, and even more, taking the time to leave a comment. Best of luck on the water, stay safe as well, and I will do my best!

@@AnticipateTheBite yes thats it lol. I thought it was a space heater! :)

Very little visibility that day. Was a super cool day to be on the water and they were (kinda) hitting lol. Im just waiting for ice to stick around like many others lol

I really struggle to get my kayak into a perfect position using an anchor -it is something I really need to get more practice with for sure! I usually opt for finding productive, protected water over using an anchor in the event of wind. I've not tried to target wiper through the ice in previous years, but I believe I may make an honest attempt this year if we ever get ice lol! This lake is an oddity in the sense that it is super deep and IMO it has quite limited structure/cover variation to pattern fish really effectively... Quite a few of us locals believe that the larger majority of the fish in this lake adhere more to roaming baitfish than they do to any kinda of cover in the lake which makes them really difficult to target during certain parts of the year. I'm trying really hard to gain a better understanding of it. I can say pretty confidently that it is the hardest lake I've ever fished when it comes to time I have put in verses any kind of informative or positive output. I believe in it though and that is what keeps me coming back for more! Good luck to ya this winter man -keep hammerin' them wipers on BC! 🤝🎣

@@AnticipateTheBite yah I heard that lake can be pretty tough to figure out. Hopefully I can get into a few at the honey hole this season 🤞🤞

@@FishingKit Im sure you will 🤘🏻

Much appreciated John, and likewise! Cheers to 2025. On the water and off 🤝

Very much appreciate it as well! Thank you so much and thank you for your support! Let's see what 2025 has in store 🤝

Some of those Buffalo are very big fish. Off camera, I catch quite a few. I'd say I get em' next to the kayak -20% eat my lures, 80% are snagged when I am trying to rip jig.. They get into really tight clusters in the cold and I catch/snag them by accident. They don't fight very well though, they are dead weight that you just drag in lol.

Appreciate the honest reminder there Tim! I never try to do anything thing where I get the feeling it it unsafe. These sit-on-top kayaks are incredibly stable and I feel right at home being on them. If I were ever in a situation when I no longer felt that safety Id be out of there fast. Also, glad you enjoy the videos. I really hope they are becoming increasingly more enjoyable to watch 🤝🎣

Gotta get out there John! You ever try ice fishing? It's the best! You don't drift and you can stay right over those fish. AND in my experience fish are clustered so ya just gotta sit over em' and figure out what they want :). These last couple trips are kinda, more or less, scouting trips for when everything freezes over. It's cold, but pretty darn fun. I appreciate ya making the effort to find some water. Its that weird time of the year...

We're making an honest effort anyways! Not a stand out trip, but I always coming away learning something. Thank you for checking out and taking the time to compliment the video 🤝

Again, very much appreciate it! The larger one's were kind enough to bite a few times this day 🤘🏻

Thats sweeeet! Take advantage of it! Ive heard from some old friends that that lake is fishing very well these days too! Would love to make a trip there some day!

I keep fish every now and then, but for the most part I throw them back. I would never be able to eat all the fish I catch. Also, in my area, Crappie that large are hard for me to come by so I don't tend to keep Crappie over 12 inches -I just really enjoy trying to catch big Crappie. I gotta admit, I don't really make a point to set aside time to clean fish either lol. Once I get home it's straight to daddy duty! Maybe some day I'll try to make it happen though 👌🏻

I hear ya! I straight up just went to this pond for a couple minutes to film a video checked another spot that wasn't even close to safe and called it a day. A lot of the waters in the area I like to fish aren't even close! I threw my kayak on open water again yesterday and fished. Ready for the ice though! I think being stationary on ice over some of those deeper dwelling wintering fish will be really helpful for hooking up with a few more! What did you end up getting into on Clear Lake?

@AnticipateTheBite a lot of small yellows & perch. I've been out of town for a week otherwise I'd be hitting the small bodies that are safe. Few & far between but I'm sure they're out there!

@@DreadyEDDY710 I hear ya. I've managed to pull two checking ice the other day, but other than that I have not had the opportunity.. Been playing with whats left of open water trying to figure out some winter patterns for when the ice is safe locally. I've come away with a little bit but it remains to be seen how it will benefit me when safe hard water comes around..

I went out again recently and picked off a few more before they got wise. You will be happy to hear that every single Crappie was quite different in size so there are definitely multiple year classes out there swimming :)

they gotta eat!

you bet! Im always trying to improve and make the vids more entertaining and informative. Appreciate ya taking the time to comment 🤝

The crappie thump is darn addicting! I wish they would thump it more often! Seems a lot of the time the fish in my area rarely thump jigs ...they're too critical of my lures to thump em' most of the time lol

I don't have plans to purchase it at this point. I can catch em' alright without. Sometimes I think it would be really helpful to have it when I find fish that are keying in on moving targets like bait balls... It's so difficult for me to catch roaming fish...

It's always well worth the effort! Especially if those fish stay put or continue to circulate through the structure and cover you mark!

Works most times when you find yourself over a mega school! If you feel like you figured out how to generate the most strikes, you generally get the big strikes as well 🤝

You betcha! Hope you have been finding a few yourself to fillet out!

I don't run into this too often -though it does happen from time to time. A thing or two comes to mind... First thing I can think of is, I think it is quite important to always keep that line tight to keep them pinned, while also keeping in mind that line needs to have a bit of play -this becomes more important the closer you get the fish to you. Keep that line tight, but give it play by finding that sweet spot -you can do this by adjusting your drag or by choosing different rod flexibility. The black rod in the video is wimpy as a dish rag so I have the drag set tighter on the reel. The white rod is more rigid so the drag on the reel is more loose. In my opinion it's just find that balance. But I always want to keep my line tight throughout the fight -start to finish. Second thing that comes to mind is hook sets. I always try to set my hooks fairly light on Crappie. I takes next to no effort to pierce their lip. Some of the largest Crappie I've caught I simply slow lift that hook to set it. This may be kinda far fetched, but the logic behind that is to not try to tear to large of a hole that it makes the hook for susceptible to coming unbuttoned. Hope one of those helps! I've been contemplating trying to get into some on the water lessons if I thought folks would be interested. I've been doing this TH-cam thing for a while now just to build some credibility. We'll see how it all pans out :)

@DreadyEDDY710 i loosened drag up a bit in case my set was to hard. Helped a little.

You know you're in the right spot when they come up to say hello! lol I've been fortunate to have been able to spend enough time on the water that my intuition about situations is always improving. I've gotten pretty decent at having the confidence of knowing I am putting my lures in front of fish -even if they are not biting. If I have a really strong intuition about fish being at a particular location that is where I become very patient. I get impatient when my intuition is telling me I am fishing in the wrong place. Or sometimes, my intuition tells me I don't currently possess the skill or have the tackle along to catch em' in a particular situation. When that happens I bail and try something different!

They are certainly some quality fish for my neck of the woods so I was very pleased :) Its a fun way to catch em too when they gravitate to the creek like that!

The only thing that folks seemed kinda unclear about are the quarries being open -or not, back there. Seemed like mixed reviews on whether or not the quarries are open?? Also, if you have any insight into how truly sketchy it is back there? Should I worry about being jumped or having my car broke into?

@AnticipateTheBite people were being ridiculous because big fish are caught back there & in the last 4 years that place has gotten blown up. It's the east side so I don't leave anything of value in my truck bed but I've never had an issue with theft or fighting. The quarries are free game, I got told the dnr is opening that up as a public area soon and that smaller pit holds some slabs. If you'd like to ice fish it sometime I'd love to hang n put some topside!

@@DreadyEDDY710 I don't try to take much offense to anything most folks say. I get where folks are coming from -from most all perspectives.. I believe fishing has just gotten increasingly popular and with that there are just going to be more anglers at your (and everyone else's spots). Especially on parts of rivers where fish are more concentrated and folks know they can catch em' -and fish are just more accessible from the bank on a river.. Whether I am fishing with the crowd or fishing by myself the bottom line for me is just trying to fish better than everyone else lol If someone is outperforming me, it just means I have more to learn. I guess that has been my perspective. ...That being said though, lol, I always try to just find my own stuff away from the crowd.

@@DreadyEDDY710 BTW I will definitely fish those quarries with ya over winter if we get some safe ice!

Luckily I recognized the problem before it became a bigger problem! lol. It just took minute longer to fix with my sump being tied to the radon mitigation system in my house. Had to redo both.. Yes, I have been loving the rain, and so do the fish -every time! Whatcha been catchin??

@AnticipateTheBite Mostly small largemouth, but a lot. 25-30 per outing.

@@johnrecchia8731 Thats a lot of gosh darn bass lol. I honestly have no idea how many I catch in an outing. My most consistent lures right now are still a soft plastic swimbait, a small crankbait or hair jigs. You using something similar ..or finding other ways to get em' to go. Its going to get real tough now with the next week of really cold weather ahead. When it gets this cold I usually switch to primarily hair jigs and live bait. I still cant get those super cold fish to go on blade baits -though Ive read they can be cold water killers!

@AnticipateTheBite I'm primarily using wacky worm, various colors. I troll from spot to spot with shallow 8 ft diver, bluegill 6th sense. caught maybe 6 trolling. This weekend only 8-10 total per day. Not like previous weekends in the 15-20 range per outing. All largemouth, catch and released.

Appreciate it! Get a couple and fish em really slowly. I give a very thorough breakdown of how I fish the hair jig in the link... I think you will enjoy this video... th-cam.com/video/yf5jLyfZI8M/w-d-xo.html

Much appreciated friend 🤝 Hope your getting plenty of opportunities to catch yourself some! 🎣

Heyo Dylan, I am in the central Iowa area :)

Thanks Tim! If you care to check out some of my recent videos prior to this trip I caught quite a few smallmouth and largemouth that make these fish look like childs play! September is always good to me! Thanks for watching the video, dropping a comment and your constant support. Very much appreciate it! 🤝

I've been giving this a lot of consideration lately as I know that the fly rod will give me that distance on those extremely light presentations! Never say never. Might just happen in the future :)

I really want to size down more I need to get another ultralight rod and set it up. 4 lb just gets me out of those snags. All those panfish like burying themselves in the rock and wood. Im afraid I'll lose a tons of jigheads sizing down any more than 4 lb!

Interesting! I will have to give it a try. Almost sounds like a carolina rig of sorts. When I fish these kind of conditions I would think that those fish would be distracted by that split shot. Its insane how easy some of these fish are deterred by just the slightest thing being off. Ill try it sometime! Thanks for the tip! 🤝🎣

They are. Even more beautiful with the fall colors starting to pop :)

Kei Tech impact they make a 4" and 4.5". First time I tried them out during the spawn an aggressive small mouth ripped it right off my line.

Comment is spot on :) I think it's a 3-3.5 inch though. Keitech makes a huge selection of soft plastic swimbaits and their color selection and sizes are fantastic.

@@AnticipateTheBite I like Keitech, their paddle tales have a pretty convincing silhouette. especially just after sundown. Odd ball thing I notice is a lot of TH-camrs pronounce kei (K) as kai for some reason

@@agreenr6915 That's how I read it in my head lol.

Appreciate you asking! Everything is situational, but at the end of the day it's really up to you and how you like to fish -and what you get comfortable with using :) I would say live bait probably works better for someone maybe new to fishing, but artificial lures can be just as effective under the right circumstances. Live bait works very well IF you know how to get the live bait to the fish. IMO, even when using live bait, fish can often sense that something is up and not natural and they'll even turn down live bait! IMO, at the end of the it comes down to learning how to find them under any given conditions, after that, giving them exactly what they want to eat or react aggressively toward. I have a ton of other shorts and long form videos if you'd like to click around some time. It will give you a brief idea of a lot of things I look for. There are a million variables in fishing and like everything else catching fish gets easier with practice -your expectations just change lol

Fellow novice here, I dove straight into using lures. Lures can be great if you want to be more active. Three things to keep in mind with lures: selection, cast placement and movement/retrieve.

@@agreenr6915 again, spot on 🤝

Heck yea John. Appreciate ya and glad to hear that some of the things I am sharing are working for you :). So excited for the changes coming in the very near future! Very much looking forward to a change in the seasons -though I have to admit I am kinda still hesitant in feeling the cold of winter. Do you mind me asking what the fish were averaging (best guess) on that trip out to Ada?

Average was 1 to 1.96 lb. All largest. Had to avoid the bluegill. LOL

@@johnrecchia8731 that sounds about right. I would say once those water temps start dropping below the 70 degree mark a chance at a larger one out there will go up quite a bit. I have seen some mega largemouth chilling out at Ada Hayden in the spring, but it has been some time since I've actually hooked one. I think a lot of those fish out there just suspend all year even in the Spring I rarely come by fish pushing 18-20" It would be an interesting lake to take livescope on. My experience, there's not a lot of cover or structure to find those fish set up on. I feel like they are always a moving target and they don't hold anywhere for too long.. My opinion. Ada is a tough nut to crack.