*I already own the Battle II combo **enjoyable.fishing** recommend and decided to try a Fierce II combo to carry out to the pier. Works great and for the money they are hard to beat.*
I am 51 yrs old in my younger days I had a nice bass boat and went to the lake or chattahoochee river I chased catfish and hybrid bass every day I had off work but I married and had kids and that took up all my free time 3 yrs ago I was in a bad wreck that messed up my leg and shoulder several implants in my shoulder and back my kids are grown and I am on disability but watching you catch those fish had put the bug back in me to get back fishing again thank you for your video today
Steve you really catch such big ass cats… I like your style of fishing and so does my best buddy. I would luv for dwayne and myself join you for a catch fishing trip. I am the worse fishermen in the USA but I think with your help I could learn a lot about cat fishing.
I love this. I started fishing when i was stationed at fort campbell in 2013-2016 now im stationed in alaska and i kant stop watching your videos because there is no other type of fishing i love more than catfishing. Im deployed so i watch one of your videos everyday to get my catfishing fix of the day haha
Steve, I appreciate your videos, they are very informative and fun to watch. You also are very considerate of others and make sure the language stays clean. Just a class act all the way. Thank you for all you do!
im originally from canton ohio and I subscribed to your channel and learned some things I didn't know when it comes to the catfishing .....thanks a lot .
Thanks Steve, I really enjoy your channel. It's definitely made me a better fisherman. I can provide my family and friends with fresh fish thanks to the info I've learned from you.
Good video man. I have enjoyed your videos for a long time now. If i was going to complain it would be that a lot of your videos are short. So to answer your question, no this video is not to long. I can set 20 minute videos 1 after another when its about cat fishing. You do a great job man..Keep them longer videos rolling!
Whatever haters talk smack on your are ate up. It's obvious you know what your doing. I'd love for my son and I to fish with someone like you. We bank fish and do well for what we got but I want him to experience something like that. Thanks for the video
Screw the haters just do your thing, good video thanks for sharing!!!Im learning from you right now, I fish big game salt water and fresh water when I go to the states!!
One of the most pleasurable experiences in life is sitting in a boat on a river and watching your rod tip bend over double from a large cat hooking up! Something I would have never known had it not been for my father. ☺️
Best eating cat fish are about 24 inches long. Once they get to big they get a stronger tasting. they are still good to eat though but from my personal experience for channel cat is 24 to 30 is best. Plenty of fillet and wonder full mild taste. I never eat blues, i release them. not knocking it but they were extremely rare in the Ohio for years. I grew up fishing this river in south east Ohio and when I was kid you couldn't catch much of any thing but cat fish and carp because nothing else could survive in it. It's much beter now and we need to keep regulations in place to preserve our natural resources. It's a sad day when you can't feed your self off of a great river if you desire to.
Don't matter what size .... I always soak all my fillet in sink water and ice it down 24hr before fish fry .. change water every 6 ... on last change add a bottle of lemon juice to water . Rinse again ....enjoy ... bon appetite !
Beautiful... beautiful.... beautiful fishing is my passion u think I've finished out the Ohio River before I'm from Georgia.......💖 Love how the pole is bending .......
Hey Steve. I'm on my way down, if you know what I mean. Got to drop some LB's for my health and to regain strength from a recent illness. Was Fishing up your way at the end of Sept. Didn't catch a thing but had fun with my son. Hope you're holding or dropping. Heck Steve you can't be worring about what all us couchers have to say. That's a beauty.
When I was just 9, Daddy let me enter the local park pond fishing tournament for kids. We couldn't find any worms in the garden bed, so Mom I gave me three biscuits from a can. I didn't catch a big fish; however, I caught many of them that day. None were big enough to keep. Then last year for my 66th birthday, I went fishing with a friend. I had a five pack of biscuits in the fridge. I caught a 4.78 pound cat on my first drop cast off the pier. The gentleman who took me fishing only caught a 2 pounder on his bait choice!
@@lesterforney8655 Seriously!! I went fishing and was catching nothing on worms & whatever else I was using. I looked under some debris & found a couple crickets. Not 5 mins after they hit the water, channel cat on!
Regardless of the species or content; you always produce world-class videos ! Your quality work and dedication to producing the very best informative series of videos; keeps us fans always anticipating your next production. Hope 2018 is a wonderful year for you as well.
I have to say Steve, one of the things that really gets my adrenaline pumping when I'm out on the water, is when a trophy cat makes my rod tip dance and splash on the lake's surface. I've only had one cat that had these kind of biceps on him. Lol. Steve you are such a lucky guy. To be able to have the knowledge you do and the success that you have is awesome. I would give anything for just one fishing trip with ya. As far as mussels go, do cats target these in rivers as a food source? The New River where I live in Pulaski, VA has a lot of these mussels in it. Is there any techniques to finding where the largest abundance of these mussels would be in a body of water? Anyways great video Steve. Whether your catching bait like skipjack and mooneye, fishing for daytime flatheads, pulling a controlled drift for blues, or just a catfish tip video, I love them all. I only hope your other subscribers have learned as much as I have. I wish you the best in life and on the water. Thanks Steve.
HAHAHA.....thats awesome ...its been a while since i caught a big blue like that ...brings back some great memories i made with my late fishing partner and best friend Gary Gallagher ...we used to fish blues in our local lake [ray hubbard dallas Tx.]...lots of fun ...thanks for the great video sir ! D.B.
@@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music sure is. My grand daddy used to bring home 50 to 75 pounders all of the time. Divers went down to the old damn messing around one day doing drills. Said there were fish bigger than them down there. We didn't fancy under water cameras then but we do now.
I really enjoy watchin' you when I caint get down to the river- James R. just above Lynchburg, Va. I fished it all my life and I hope they find me out there one day with a pole in my dead ol' hands. All the best, Cork Camden
Some Asshole , and THER lies da PROBLEM!!🤦 Da reason y Steve CAN enjoy fishing over & over & over again is cuz he DUZ release da big-1'z!!!! Even IF u knew a tad-bit of the catfish reproduction process OR the importance of da species in dat ecosystem, u WOOD understand dat da bigger fish are da PRIMARY BREEDERS. Hence forth guaranteeing a successful species of fish 4 generations 2 cum!!!!!!!!! IDIOTS ARE BOUNTIFUL..🤤
@@jprizzle2604 I OBVIOUSLY no how 2 spell. Da spelling of words, now a days, means "DIDLY-SQUAT"!!!!!! U understood wat I typed so wats da big deal??? R u da spelling police or r u just trying 2 b a DICK???? Either way, da response I posted wuznt 4 u.........THIS 1 IS!!!!!!!!🤐
"Catch another day" and I love it. The best catfish to eat is like you say the smaller ones. Here in Georgia we call the best eating ones "squealers" cause of the noise they make with their fins, about 10 inches long, maybe less. But the channel cats 8 to 10 lbs are great to filet. Keep fishing brother cause all I do is talk about it.
Years ago I used to catfish the old lock and dam on the Ohio at Firebrick,Ky and caught hundreds of catfish of all sizes and I would keep several eating size catfish from time to time.
Ive heard many guys say to never lip a blue, like they'll skin your fingers and hands. In KS &MO. Obviously, its just an 'urban myth' as I see him lip all the blues with no ill effects.
It'll tickle fa sho! Catch you off guard. But nothing nothin to fear other than dropping and losing your fish. But they do have an unexpected bite/ snap.
Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude You are welcome.. thanks for great videos looking forward to watching them... have you done night videos.. might be difficult? Is there more or less action at night?
When fish like catfish and bass become monstrously big, they have alot more collected toxins and debris than other fish, making them not taste like they should and potentially dangerous to eat in large amounts
I used to love fishing the Ohio river for big cats. It's been like 12 years since I've fished there. I used to live in southern Illinois a tiny town called rosiclare. Stayed with a family member who needed help and lived there about a year. There was nothing to do there except fish or watch tv so I fished about everyday. I've caught many big blues and flathead and even nice channel cats all from shore there. My biggest cats ever have been from the Ohio river. My biggest blue was 73 pounds my biggest flathead was 57 pounds and my biggest channel cat was 9 pounds from the Ohio river. Many great times wish I had a boat at that time probably could have caught larger fish.
*I already own the Battle II combo **enjoyable.fishing** recommend and decided to try a Fierce II combo to carry out to the pier. Works great and for the money they are hard to beat.*
I am 51 yrs old in my younger days I had a nice bass boat and went to the lake or chattahoochee river I chased catfish and hybrid bass every day I had off work but I married and had kids and that took up all my free time 3 yrs ago I was in a bad wreck that messed up my leg and shoulder several implants in my shoulder and back my kids are grown and I am on disability but watching you catch those fish had put the bug back in me to get back fishing again thank you for your video today
the lid of that cooler has seen more fish than most guys do in their lives. awesome show, thanks for sharing
Thanks for the bubbles trick. That makes since and I’ll always remember that!
Steve you really catch such big ass cats… I like your style of fishing and so does my best buddy. I would luv for dwayne and myself join you for a catch fishing trip. I am the worse fishermen in the USA but I think with your help I could learn a lot about cat fishing.
good stuff Steve , glad to be a part of Monster rod holders cant wait to get them on my striper guide boat.
Man I love watching these videos. I've watched them all at least twice but still learn something new each time!
I love this. I started fishing when i was stationed at fort campbell in 2013-2016 now im stationed in alaska and i kant stop watching your videos because there is no other type of fishing i love more than catfishing. Im deployed so i watch one of your videos everyday to get my catfishing fix of the day haha
Brilliant video. Looks like a beautiful place to fish and live. Thx for sharing
Steve, I appreciate your videos, they are very informative and fun to watch. You also are very considerate of others and make sure the language stays clean. Just a class act all the way. Thank you for all you do!
why would anyone give a thumbs down? he released the breeder stock n kept a few to eat? good job.
I agree brother I guess Haters gonna Hate !!
@@wickedoutdooradventures6694 PETA nuts
He's a good ole boy that's why.
Probably because Catfish aren't endangered??
Catfish aren't endangered.Breeders???
2:10 Talon 5/35's years before they were available. Probably my favorite model in the monster line!
I enjoy the longer vids Steve! Great work as always!
Kip Armstrong thanks Kip
im originally from canton ohio and I subscribed to your channel and learned some things I didn't know when it comes to the catfishing .....thanks a lot .
You are very easy to listen to!
And this is coming from a cinematographer.
Very good job.
Thank you sir, I could watch your videos all day.
Steve thanks for all of the video's you put out I've learned a lot from your video's I watch your video's every day
Nice that you release the fish again. And that you share how you catch it.
You know it’s a good one when Steve gets excited and the fish is taking drag five minutes after he hooks it.
started watching Steve in 2015.. Taught me many things but most of all patience. Chill. They will be top side when they get top side.
Love Iow 10 to 15 pounds is eatin size for him. 😆😂😂 that used to be my PB
Outside of a pay lake that is still my pb.
@@Quantum- only big catfish I can find are the ones in the bass pro aquarium 😂
NKY here, love all your fishing video's. living in an apartment and no where to store a boat. so i just watch you LOL
This was awsome. Good job buddy. I fish the Ohio River a half hour drive from Cincinnati. Love river catfish!
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I live round here and i was always told not to eat any fish from this river lol?? Now im confused lol
Thanks Steve, I really enjoy your channel. It's definitely made me a better fisherman. I can provide my family and friends with fresh fish thanks to the info I've learned from you.
Thanks for watching AJ
What kind of reel are you using and what kind of rod if you don't mind me asking.
Love your videos, excellent content and quality. Nope I didn't think it was too long in fact Would like to see more.
This guy possibly best fisherman in the world! Champion catch
0:55 0.25% speed and watch the background
Steve's about the only one who reminds us about the catfish having gas when caught down deep. Good sportsman there!
That fish got some shoulders boys
I got the pleasure of meeting and fishing with Steve he knows how and where to find some of the biggest fish in the river
Steve with your results---don't pay attention to those haters who are jealous--because they can't fish.
Good video man. I have enjoyed your videos for a long time now. If i was going to complain it would be that a lot of your videos are short. So to answer your question, no this video is not to long. I can set 20 minute videos 1 after another when its about cat fishing. You do a great job man..Keep them longer videos rolling!
tanks for watching
A very pleasant video. I'm in Louisville glad to see such healthy fish. :)
Whatever haters talk smack on your are ate up. It's obvious you know what your doing. I'd love for my son and I to fish with someone like you. We bank fish and do well for what we got but I want him to experience something like that. Thanks for the video
Come a LONG way in 7 years!! Congrats!
I like your style my friend! I can't remember the last time I have seen a video without a negative comment. Good job bro!
i love this channel because he shows what rigs he uses and is a great fisher! lucky fishing man and great channel
Screw the haters just do your thing, good video thanks for sharing!!!Im learning from you right now, I fish big game salt water and fresh water when I go to the states!!
One of the most pleasurable experiences in life is sitting in a boat on a river and watching your rod tip bend over double from a large cat hooking up! Something I would have never known had it not been for my father. ☺️
"This fish got some shoulders on em"😂😂😂I love it!!
Gotta respect a guy who Isn’t afraid to grab a fish with his bare hands!
this guy is the hickok45 of fishing lol
Life is good
lol
I like him to
hes amazing
reese puff
Yo I watch him all the time this boi is catching good fish none stop keep on fishing bro
what kind of fishing rod
Tangling with catfish rods
Bait caster
@@elitaylor6517 bait caster is the type of reel..
A video this good with 5m+ views should have way more thumbs up than 18k.
Can you list the specifics on your rods and what brand? model? thanks dude
You are the king of fishing rod!
good fishing good times who cares how long the video is. i wanna go. GOD BLESS
thanks
Wow, now that fish was enormous!!!! Nice catch!!!
Best eating cat fish are about 24 inches long. Once they get to big they get a stronger tasting. they are still good to eat though but from my personal experience for channel cat is 24 to 30 is best. Plenty of fillet and wonder full mild taste. I never eat blues, i release them. not knocking it but they were extremely rare in the Ohio for years. I grew up fishing this river in south east Ohio and when I was kid you couldn't catch much of any thing but cat fish and carp because nothing else could survive in it. It's much beter now and we need to keep regulations in place to preserve our natural resources. It's a sad day when you can't feed your self off of a great river if you desire to.
Don't matter what size .... I always soak all my fillet in sink water and ice it down 24hr before fish fry .. change water every 6 ... on last change add a bottle of lemon juice to water . Rinse again ....enjoy ... bon appetite !
You are the best fisherman I know
Shout out to all the users in the Ohio Valley! 😄
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Hi
TIGHT LINES AND CALM WATER👍👍WEST VIRGINIA Panhandle born and raised in Steubenville OH.
Beautiful... beautiful.... beautiful fishing is my passion u think I've finished out the Ohio River before I'm from Georgia.......💖 Love how the pole is bending .......
Can't wait intil I fish again this summer
Hey Steve. I'm on my way down, if you know what I mean. Got to drop some LB's for my health and to regain strength from a recent illness. Was Fishing up your way at the end of Sept. Didn't catch a thing but had fun with my son. Hope you're holding or dropping. Heck Steve you can't be worring about what all us couchers have to say. That's a beauty.
A+ Great catch, great video!
Thanks for sharing
Good to see your videos back on there I haven't seen him in a while
Awesome
Well done
Great stuff
Great catch
Great video
That's looks like fun
That's awesome
Love ya work
You make good videos
You’re a National treasure Steve. Thanks for all the great videos
Thank you kindly
Steve Douglas where do you get your rods and reels from
Fishin is so relaxin, its even relaxin watchin other boys enjoyin a day. Good video, beaut of a cat.
When I was just 9, Daddy let me enter the local park pond fishing tournament for kids. We couldn't find any worms in the garden bed, so Mom I gave me three biscuits from a can. I didn't catch a big fish; however, I caught many of them that day. None were big enough to keep. Then last year for my 66th birthday, I went fishing with a friend. I had a five pack of biscuits in the fridge. I caught a 4.78 pound cat on my first drop cast off the pier. The gentleman who took me fishing only caught a 2 pounder on his bait choice!
Virginia Reid just the other day i caught a 20 pounder on some bread
NICE
I will see you on the other side, Cut me a cane pole, dig some worms and save me a spot on the river bank and I will be there in a jiffy!
when there is no worms grass hoppers work great for catfish
@@lesterforney8655 Seriously!! I went fishing and was catching nothing on worms & whatever else I was using. I looked under some debris & found a couple crickets. Not 5 mins after they hit the water, channel cat on!
How do they set the hooks automatically? octopus hooks?
ShowMeDaCarFax 56 circle hooks
ShowMeDaCarFax 56 cause I'm
Skip to 5:25 for bite
You da real MVP 🙏🏽
+dream guru thanks
love fam
❤️❤️❤️❤️
2nd @ 16.05
Nice fish😀😀 and the long videos are better than the short ones😀
I love catching monster flatheads on the OHIO river. I fish with live bluegill. Keep up the good fishing.
What town or city is this near?
You're a great fisherman. Catfish are some of the best -- what a fight they put up! Catfish are found all over the world, which is interesting.
The fish that jumps in the background 😂
Regardless of the species or content; you always produce world-class videos ! Your quality work and dedication to producing the very best informative series of videos; keeps us fans always anticipating your next production. Hope 2018 is a wonderful year for you as well.
5:00 ignore please I was keeping my place when I clicked on the photobombing fish.
Ignore please I was keeping my place when I clicked on the photobombing fish.
do u know how many dead bodies were found there
That's a damn nice fish.
Hello.I like your show very much.Thank you for sharing these great vedios.🙂🤗🏆🎖️🏅
I have to say Steve, one of the things that really gets my adrenaline pumping when I'm out on the water, is when a trophy cat makes my rod tip dance and splash on the lake's surface. I've only had one cat that had these kind of biceps on him. Lol. Steve you are such a lucky guy. To be able to have the knowledge you do and the success that you have is awesome. I would give anything for just one fishing trip with ya. As far as mussels go, do cats target these in rivers as a food source? The New River where I live in Pulaski, VA has a lot of these mussels in it. Is there any techniques to finding where the largest abundance of these mussels would be in a body of water? Anyways great video Steve. Whether your catching bait like skipjack and mooneye, fishing for daytime flatheads, pulling a controlled drift for blues, or just a catfish tip video, I love them all. I only hope your other subscribers have learned as much as I have. I wish you the best in life and on the water. Thanks Steve.
thanks DJ
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HAHAHA.....thats awesome ...its been a while since i caught a big blue like that ...brings back some great memories i made with my late fishing partner and best friend Gary Gallagher ...we used to fish blues in our local lake [ray hubbard dallas Tx.]...lots of fun ...thanks for the great video sir !
D.B.
This is for all my haters,, lol I lived when you said that,, Priceless!
dude glad i found you i like your style your a good fisherman as well ty very much for the vids
I love it... "We ain't gonna try for no BIG fish today...just some 10-15 pounders"...(max. size in my area is about 5-6 lbs.)😂
Mike Johnson it’s a joke
In the Ohio River there is cat fish the size of trucks and cars.
@@Life-of-Bluegrass_Music sure is. My grand daddy used to bring home 50 to 75 pounders all of the time. Divers went down to the old damn messing around one day doing drills. Said there were fish bigger than them down there. We didn't fancy under water cameras then but we do now.
I really enjoy watchin' you when I caint get down to the river- James R. just above Lynchburg, Va. I fished it all my life and I hope they find me out there one day with a pole in my dead ol' hands. All the best, Cork Camden
I think you should do longer videos, I really enjoyed this one, a little music in the background would be awesome.
Great Catch!
thanks for the tip about bring them up slow.
I can't believe you threw the big fish back. I'd been like fishing trip done. :)
Some Asshole , and THER lies da PROBLEM!!🤦 Da reason y Steve CAN enjoy fishing over & over & over again is cuz he DUZ release da big-1'z!!!! Even IF u knew a tad-bit of the catfish reproduction process OR the importance of da species in dat ecosystem, u WOOD understand dat da bigger fish are da PRIMARY BREEDERS. Hence forth guaranteeing a successful species of fish 4 generations 2 cum!!!!!!!!! IDIOTS ARE BOUNTIFUL..🤤
@@arielolvera5044 before I would call people idiots I would learn how to spell
@@jprizzle2604 I OBVIOUSLY no how 2 spell. Da spelling of words, now a days, means "DIDLY-SQUAT"!!!!!! U understood wat I typed so wats da big deal??? R u da spelling police or r u just trying 2 b a DICK???? Either way, da response I posted wuznt 4 u.........THIS 1 IS!!!!!!!!🤐
"Catch another day" and I love it. The best catfish to eat is like you say the smaller ones. Here in Georgia we call the best eating ones "squealers" cause of the noise they make with their fins, about 10 inches long, maybe less. But the channel cats 8 to 10 lbs are great to filet. Keep fishing brother cause all I do is talk about it.
love the vids keep it up
this guy has the best accent / mannerisms ever.
22:50 you had a bite brother
he is old pahhaha 😂😂
11:38 - 11:39 or 43 hahah a big fish
on the left rod
+Allen Rodriguez That was not a bite. He was caught on the bottom.
@@ravenfan1606 he definetely wasnt caught on the bottom. It was 150% a bite
love them cats but love em even more in the fry'n pan. thanks for the videos Steve!
Nice vid was not to long for me. Bur what I would like to see you do is a cooking vid frying up some of those cats.
maybe soon
clint i think the same way good luck fishing
Years ago I used to catfish the old lock and dam on the Ohio at Firebrick,Ky and caught hundreds of catfish of all sizes and I would keep several eating size catfish from time to time.
Ive heard many guys say to never lip a blue, like they'll skin your fingers and hands. In KS &MO. Obviously, its just an 'urban myth' as I see him lip all the blues with no ill effects.
It'll tickle fa sho! Catch you off guard. But nothing nothin to fear other than dropping and losing your fish. But they do have an unexpected bite/ snap.
I wish we had those monster blue cats up in Canada. We just have channel cats. Awesome video!
Fish jump in background at 1:02
We have channel cats out here in Utah but his little ones are our big ones. Nice video Thank You
I've been looking for someone that knows how to fish for catfish.. I believe I found him.😆
thanks for the comment
Steve Douglas The Catfish Dude You are welcome.. thanks for great videos looking forward to watching them... have you done night videos.. might be difficult? Is there more or less action at night?
this might be a dumb question but why couldn't you fillet the big fish you caught
I woulda
Dont taste as good
When fish like catfish and bass become monstrously big, they have alot more collected toxins and debris than other fish, making them not taste like they should and potentially dangerous to eat in large amounts
Haha you were talking and a fish jumped out of water @ 0:56
***** noice m8
***** i know
also at 22:48
Tropi
I know I seen that!! lol
This was a great video Steve.
Use about 1/2" pvc about 18" long . Round one end and just burp them.
What are you talking about I've never heard about this?
I used to love fishing the Ohio river for big cats. It's been like 12 years since I've fished there. I used to live in southern Illinois a tiny town called rosiclare. Stayed with a family member who needed help and lived there about a year. There was nothing to do there except fish or watch tv so I fished about everyday. I've caught many big blues and flathead and even nice channel cats all from shore there. My biggest cats ever have been from the Ohio river. My biggest blue was 73 pounds my biggest flathead was 57 pounds and my biggest channel cat was 9 pounds from the Ohio river. Many great times wish I had a boat at that time probably could have caught larger fish.
Fish went from 20 pounds when you caught it to like 35 when you picked it up holy shiyt