I live in central NC. We woke up to 2 inches of snow. Then I watched you catch that big fish. Thank you. I needed that this morning. Please keep your videos coming. People like me will watch this again and again. Your my hero.
I think I just found my favourite channel for kayak fishing really loving your videos because you don’t hide a thing with editing other than a squinty face and I like that even bad weather your out there and videoing it all 😁👍
Yeah that squinty face was bad lol. I have back up glasses now. Just got a second go pro, so I’m hoping to bring double to footage this season! I can’t stand wearing a head or chest mount, but I found a flag pole for the back that I can mount one on, hopefully it’ll bring a cool perspective! Can’t be a fair weather angler around here, always some chance of storms in the summer. I’d rarely go if I waited for the perfect day! Thanks for the feedback 🤙🏼
@@finsandfossils no worries good to see some kayak fishing that not just the glamorous stuff I’m just getting into it and so far your videos have been some of the best for how it really is right down to the struggle of juggling everything 👍love it watched every kayaking video you have done now and so keen to get out there that I bought a net and new rod yesterday 😁👌
Beautiful red, you really hung in there with the wind. Not sure I could have managed 6 hrs in those conditions. I'm impressed! Thanks for posting, stay safe Erin.
Awesome content. Just recently found your vids. I love ocean fishing but I'm not real close to the ocean. So I don't know a whole lot about it. I learn from watching vids like yours and a few others I follow. Thanks for the vids
Thanks Chris! I haven’t really fished fresh water, but I hear it’s very different. Many more variables to take into account. I’m glad you find my videos helpful! I’m learning as I go!
Another great video and your excitement for catching these drum is contagious. Can't wait to get back on them myself. You made the comment that was your first drum not anchored. If I may suggest, start working grass lines and oyster rocks with a topwater bait while you are scouting around (obviously on days with less wind than this). An upper or over slot drum on topwater while not anchored is my absolute favorite! Good stuff, keep them coming.
I’ve done that, unfortunately I have a problem with my nervous system that causes me a lot of problems with my arms. The repeated casting and reeling with lures is extremely taxing for me. I’ll work on it some more this spring, I just have to kind of adapt 🤷♀️
@@finsandfossils Understood. I get it in my elbow after a bit of working the topwater with no bites it hurts and then I just want to throw out a bait and wait. It's all about just getting on the water and soaking in the moments.
I feel ya on that. Been there where i was on days off and I was going out no matter what. Things can turn onion on you real quick. Especially with more than one line the water. Anyway, good effort. You EARNED that fish.
Thanks for responding, I’m looking forward to your future catch, clean and cook videos. 🙂 Do you know how to catch & clean lobsters ? FUN FACT: you can actually devein the lobsters BEFORE you rip their tails off. It’s VERY EFFECTIVE. So if you go lobster hunting, please film yourself deveining the lobsters BEFORE you rip their tails off. 🙏
I lived in the area off and on for almost 15 of my 21 years in the Marines. Caught a giant trout under the Sneads Ferry Bridge with Ricky Kellum before he became a Captain.
Man I haven't gotten any nice trout this year. I have a hard time fishing in the cold due to bad blood flow in my hands. Hopefully I can get on some here soon.
Since you fish a lot of shallow water have you ever used a black jig head with live mullet hook it up through the lips or just top lip. Use quarter ounce three eights if water runs hard. Good luck love seeing you catch reds my favorite fish to catch an eat.
Hey Daniel! I haven’t tried that, but I plan on trying that out soon with some fiddlers? I got some of those bottom sweeper jigs. Will also try with some mullet. Sweet tip! Thanks!
@@salteastsimon it’s been tough but I’ve been having a little luck, 22” black drum last week and my first keeper sheepshead yesterday. Too bad I didn’t have my go pro rolling that morning, I was out with a friend just for fun. I did post a pic on my IG @finsandfossils, so I have proof! 🤣 What beach are you fishing?
@@finsandfossils just came back from kill devil hills . Went all the way to the point in hatteras just to get a single whiting 🙄😂 . Last weekend was kure beach to wrightsville . With alot of whiting caught that week. That water is still pretty cold. Ive been doing great on the sound side though! Ima scrape some footage from the weekend and try to make a short video. So ready for that 70° water temps. Pomp season is so close 😋
Hey sorry for the late reply. It depends on if you have a heavy kayak, or can lift yours. There’s a ton of places to put in. Also depends where you’re trying to fish, and what you’re targeting.
It was a bit sketchy in that wind .... reminds me of a day when I was watching two kayakers go out in winds .... they paddled for one hour and never went 400 feet .... and if they stopped paddling they went zoom in the other direction 1/2 mile in 5 minutes ....
OMG I see that happen here a lot, It's hard enough with a pedal drive. I see them getting their kayaks out at the launch, and I know winds are about to pick up in an hour, and that slack tide will be moving at a clip when they're trying to get back. It makes me nervous to watch!!
@@finsandfossils At least you are aware of tides and winds .... these people I watched were tourists just out for the week end and they do not check tides or winds ....
😆 I have learned many things after viewing all of this footage… My new go pro has a hydrophobic lense, so it’s supposed to be better, but salt is forever a problem. Note taken!
Fishing videos are incomplete without the filleting part on video. Can you PLEASE start making TH-cam videos of you filleting fish that you just caught fresh out of the water while they are still alive ? 🙏 I really want to see your filleting skills.
Hello! I definitely want to do a catch/clean/cook video! I’ve had a lot of time over the winter to come up with ideas, so stay tuned! It’s just warming up in NC! 🤙🏼🎣🧜♀️
I live in central NC. We woke up to 2 inches of snow. Then I watched you catch that big fish. Thank you. I needed that this morning. Please keep your videos coming. People like me will watch this again and again. Your my hero.
Thank you!! No snow here, just ice. I’m definitely daydreaming of warmer weather!! I’ll keep the videos coming!
I think I just found my favourite channel for kayak fishing really loving your videos because you don’t hide a thing with editing other than a squinty face and I like that even bad weather your out there and videoing it all 😁👍
Yeah that squinty face was bad lol. I have back up glasses now. Just got a second go pro, so I’m hoping to bring double to footage this season! I can’t stand wearing a head or chest mount, but I found a flag pole for the back that I can mount one on, hopefully it’ll bring a cool perspective! Can’t be a fair weather angler around here, always some chance of storms in the summer. I’d rarely go if I waited for the perfect day! Thanks for the feedback 🤙🏼
@@finsandfossils no worries good to see some kayak fishing that not just the glamorous stuff I’m just getting into it and so far your videos have been some of the best for how it really is right down to the struggle of juggling everything 👍love it watched every kayaking video you have done now and so keen to get out there that I bought a net and new rod yesterday 😁👌
@@nathannoske505 oh yeah, it’s not smooth. I’m sure I’ll have enough for a blooper reel at the end of the season
That was a big boy! Nice job getting him in the boat! 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You are amazing to watch from Hawaii. Kayak fishing has been my hobie for years and would like to fish OBX and FL one day. Keep it up!
Excelente video nice catch 🐟 🎣 I am watching all you videos great content 👌 watching from Columbus Ohio
Thank you!! We get a lot of visitors from OH to Topsail!
You're not only funny but you're a darn good fisher woman. Love your videos. You've got a new subscriber. Waiting on next video. Steve
Thanks Steve! I’m working on the next! Look for it next week 🤙🏼🎣
Beautiful red, you really hung in there with the wind. Not sure I could have managed 6 hrs in those conditions. I'm impressed! Thanks for posting, stay safe Erin.
Thanks Tim! I was DETERMINED to get a good fish that day, just had to hunt them down!
OMG. Those stiff winds drive me INSANE when I'm trying to fish. But, you handled it pretty well.
I have gotten a bit smarter about understanding the winds and currents here. So I haven’t done that since 🤣🤣
Awesome content. Just recently found your vids. I love ocean fishing but I'm not real close to the ocean. So I don't know a whole lot about it. I learn from watching vids like yours and a few others I follow. Thanks for the vids
Thanks Chris! I haven’t really fished fresh water, but I hear it’s very different. Many more variables to take into account. I’m glad you find my videos helpful! I’m learning as I go!
I enjoy watching you pulling in those fish !
Thanks! I enjoy pulling them in! 🤣
Another great video and your excitement for catching these drum is contagious. Can't wait to get back on them myself. You made the comment that was your first drum not anchored. If I may suggest, start working grass lines and oyster rocks with a topwater bait while you are scouting around (obviously on days with less wind than this). An upper or over slot drum on topwater while not anchored is my absolute favorite! Good stuff, keep them coming.
I’ve done that, unfortunately I have a problem with my nervous system that causes me a lot of problems with my arms. The repeated casting and reeling with lures is extremely taxing for me. I’ll work on it some more this spring, I just have to kind of adapt 🤷♀️
@@finsandfossils Understood. I get it in my elbow after a bit of working the topwater with no bites it hurts and then I just want to throw out a bait and wait. It's all about just getting on the water and soaking in the moments.
Very good video!!Go get um!! Good skill's, beat most guy's I know, Hope to see more content!!
Great job girlfriend Nice fish despite the tough conditions Love watching your adventures
Great video every one of your videos I watch makes me wish I was at the water 🌹🏆🌹
Awesome videos from an awesome woman! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
GREAT. FISHING.
I feel ya on that. Been there where i was on days off and I was going out no matter what. Things can turn onion on you real quick. Especially with more than one line the water. Anyway, good effort. You EARNED that fish.
As Tim C said, please stay safe Erin. Stay out of the strong wind. Please!!
Ok mom!! 😂😂 I have some new spots I can hit on windy days.
Good morning 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞. Thx for the reply back ...I'm john nice to have friends like you
Glad you made it back, but unless I was starving I would not be on the water in a kayak in that wind.
OH YEAH 🤩😍
Awesome catch sometimes the rough conditions stir them up near the inlets!
Nice catch. I'm going to upgrade my kayak to a pdl or one with spot lock.
Thanks for responding, I’m looking forward to your future catch, clean and cook videos. 🙂 Do you know how to catch & clean lobsters ? FUN FACT: you can actually devein the lobsters BEFORE you rip their tails off. It’s VERY EFFECTIVE. So if you go lobster hunting, please film yourself deveining the lobsters BEFORE you rip their tails off. 🙏
I’ve never done lobsters! I actually don’t eat crustaceans or shellfish 😳
Erin your smile and your fishing 🎣 skills are very attractive.. How long have you been fishing ?
I lived in the area off and on for almost 15 of my 21 years in the Marines. Caught a giant trout under the Sneads Ferry Bridge with Ricky Kellum before he became a Captain.
Man I haven't gotten any nice trout this year. I have a hard time fishing in the cold due to bad blood flow in my hands. Hopefully I can get on some here soon.
Since you fish a lot of shallow water have you ever used a black jig head with live mullet hook it up through the lips or just top lip. Use quarter ounce three eights if water runs hard. Good luck love seeing you catch reds my favorite fish to catch an eat.
Hey Daniel! I haven’t tried that, but I plan on trying that out soon with some fiddlers? I got some of those bottom sweeper jigs. Will also try with some mullet. Sweet tip! Thanks!
Awesome 👊 video
Thanks Orlando!
Awesome editing skills!. Looks like you had a good day on the yak
Thanks! I had a good day once I landed that big drum. If I hadn't..... that would have been a rough one!
@@finsandfossils the bite has been stupid tough in the surf
@@salteastsimon it’s been tough but I’ve been having a little luck, 22” black drum last week and my first keeper sheepshead yesterday. Too bad I didn’t have my go pro rolling that morning, I was out with a friend just for fun. I did post a pic on my IG @finsandfossils, so I have proof! 🤣 What beach are you fishing?
@@finsandfossils just came back from kill devil hills . Went all the way to the point in hatteras just to get a single whiting 🙄😂 . Last weekend was kure beach to wrightsville . With alot of whiting caught that week. That water is still pretty cold. Ive been doing great on the sound side though! Ima scrape some footage from the weekend and try to make a short video. So ready for that 70° water temps. Pomp season is so close 😋
These videos remind me why I sold my kayak and bought a skiff lol. At 6'9", it got to be too much for me.
Hahaha I can imagine! I’m 5’5” and wouldn’t want to be any bigger on that thing!
Get em girl get em
Amazing what you do where can i found a kayak like yours?
Old Town Kayaks!
Nice red!
I am in topsail right now. Looking for a good place to put my kayak in to catch red drum. Where do you recommend?
Hey sorry for the late reply. It depends on if you have a heavy kayak, or can lift yours. There’s a ton of places to put in. Also depends where you’re trying to fish, and what you’re targeting.
@@finsandfossils Ended up launching under the bridge in Alligator Bay. Caught some flounder but no Reds :(
It was a bit sketchy in that wind .... reminds me of a day when I was watching two kayakers go out in winds .... they paddled for one hour and never went 400 feet .... and if they stopped paddling they went zoom in the other direction 1/2 mile in 5 minutes ....
OMG I see that happen here a lot, It's hard enough with a pedal drive. I see them getting their kayaks out at the launch, and I know winds are about to pick up in an hour, and that slack tide will be moving at a clip when they're trying to get back. It makes me nervous to watch!!
@@finsandfossils At least you are aware of tides and winds .... these people I watched were tourists just out for the week end and they do not check tides or winds ....
I.d have to bring my bass boat there .....I can't trust fishing from a canoe .... although it looks fun
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and maybe we can go fishin together sometime 😁
wow
LIKE.
What is the ICW?
U were dragging a mullet when u caught that 26?
Nah, that was on a Carolina rig I dropped in a hole
Willy Wonka invented the everlasting gob stopper..... Should have invented the ever lasting lens cleaner....
😆 I have learned many things after viewing all of this footage… My new go pro has a hydrophobic lense, so it’s supposed to be better, but salt is forever a problem. Note taken!
You one Tuff Lady angler please show more Videos in 2024
Thanks Gregory! I am on it! My pup just recovered from surgery. I’m trying to get out asap, but the forecast sucks until Saturday. Fingers crossed!
You need a rod holder behind your back… The way your yak is set up, it seems uncomfortable to fish around those rods..
Fishing videos are incomplete without the filleting part on video. Can you PLEASE start making TH-cam videos of you filleting fish that you just caught fresh out of the water while they are still alive ? 🙏 I really want to see your filleting skills.
Hello! I definitely want to do a catch/clean/cook video! I’ve had a lot of time over the winter to come up with ideas, so stay tuned! It’s just warming up in NC! 🤙🏼🎣🧜♀️
Hello there. A bit choppy to day.
Take me fishing with you?
But then you’d know my spots!? 🤣
@@finsandfossils Plenty of stops, besides I don't know what I'm doing anyway. I'm close by and looking for a hobby. Only bass fish few times a year.
THE SWIM SUIT IS BETTER
You look nice
Stunningly beautiful girl ❤
A beautiful woman fishing in a bikini is. A cold beer and I am good
Haha a cold beer is a good addition. 🧜♀️🍺
Lol
hi......i like you