Fishing Trip Calaveras Lake -- 13 June 2024 -- Young Martin's Reels

Fishing trip to Calaveras Lake on 13 June 2024 with Christian and Max. We didn't catch many fish, but we still had fun.
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Young Martin’s Reels was created to honor my dad Martin B. Stivers of Louisville KY. He was an avid fisherman and repaired thousands of fishing reels in his lifetime. I spent numerous hours watching him do so, but I have forgotten most of what he taught me. Now that he is gone, and I find myself in need of reel repair, so I am learning how it is done and trying my best to pass it on.
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Rick Martin Stivers

[@mikegomez8369]

Awesome! Thanks for the shout out! Made his week! Haha. He said “why are you guys kissing fish??” Haha. Cheers! -Mike

[@youngmartinsreels5314]

Mike, I’m glad he liked it. Kissing fish was something my dad started in his later years. I’m pretty sure it started as a joke. Now it just seems to be a way of showing your appreciation for the fish you caught. Is it gross? Yes, that makes it even more funny.

[@christopherjenkins2373]

First thing I want to know is how did your boat behave on this trip? It did not start out too well! Rick, you need to adopt the so-called fish rag (disposable) for use with stinking, slimy catfish. Can’t you ever grab a catfish by the tail and throw it quickly. I do it with sharks and even bluefish all the time. Of course, it depends on the size of the shark! LOL. Have you ever heard of a Bonnet Head shark. I caught a very spirited 3 1/2 ft. one at the beach this week. They don’t get much bigger than that. It is a member of the hammer-head shark family and supposedly very fine eating. We let mine go. He put up a great fight. As always I enjoyed the video. - Chris

[@youngmartinsreels5314]

The boat report is at the end of the video. I guess you didn’t make it that far. I’ve added another cute which I hope will clear up the problem in the next few trips. I have several rags in my boat for that but I always start out trying to rinse the slime off first. Never, grab a catfish by the tail. That is a sure way of getting the barb into your hand. They are extremely flexible and flip all the way back to the tail.