Old Dog New Trick; The Maiden Voyage

[Music] all right people catfish Dave here it's February 16th 2020 I've heard a lot of comments on my YouTube videos I've heard people say he don't have a boat because he can't afford a boat I've heard other people say he don't have a boat because he can't swim I've heard all kind of stuff you know but either way I've heard enough I had enough people home stood in my spots that I had to adapt to survive my god I got me a boat I'll say no Justin Johnson he started a bank fishing well he's pulling up to some spots that ain't been fished 850 times a week already he was getting on some good fish I said you know what it's time to step up my game I've already stepped up on my game I've been in here a little while and I'll be honest with you I ain't seen a skipjack since Thanksgiving but since uh my first trip out in the boat my god I've already got five fresh ones in the cooler here I've got one acre just tied down here and it's boats kind of spinning me around I've worked my way up and down this back Creek and this seems to be the most active spot for skipjack they're not active at all but for February I've already got five in the cooler so I'm gonna see if I can't get it another couple on camera and then I'm gonna head out for the river somewhere see if I can't get my first catfish in this boat lot of flooding conditions everywhere right now a lot of debris in the water we should be at winter full word summer pool everywhere it is what it is I got a boat I can float when it comes to catfishing I intend on becoming the goat so I adapted you know I'm still going to be doing bang fishing videos I'm gonna have this boat loaded up to do boat fishing I'm gonna have my old Ford truck load it up to do bank fishing I'm still going to do a lot of bank fishing especially in the springtime and key times like in the fall but I'll tell you what right now when bait stuff I'm getting on bait out here people I'm actually catching fresh skipjack in February and basically I'm going to use this boat to get my bait when it's not super easy off the bank that way when I do go to make some Bank fishing videos well I'm already going to have fresh skipjack on ice it was time to step up my game people so I've done it that I went one right there got to do what you got to do out with the old in with the new [Music] I've seen them take a swipe at me I'm gonna change flavors here for a second that was a crappie I'm going back to old trusty the Foley spoon that's what I've got most of them on now this isn't my favorite color I would rather have a chrome one on but I'm just too lazy to change it out the Foley spoon probably the biggest thing I like about the spoon is the distance I can get with it I've got a 3/4 to a 1 ounce weight on it and I can literally cover from bank to bank with the Flies you don't tend to get near and far if they're hitting the flies and they're close-up flies are great because you can catch more than one at a time but when they're not that active or not that thick they're in little small schools patrolling around well this Rowley spoon can cover more ground they swim in and out of these coves round and round I just got tapped right there there he goes this is why we here sometimes you need to float you go out and get a boat because I'll tell you what these skipjacks is getting thinner and thinner around here I don't know how many times where I can fish off the bank they're usually 2 or 300 yards out well not no more I got a boat I'm going to score y'all trying to say I can't have one because I'm poor well I went straight out the door and I got one here's to all the haters that said I couldn't get a boat cutting the forward to boat I scared the float because I couldn't swim well today I'm the one that wins cuz I didn't got one I'm having me some fun I'm getting her done people want to compare me to guys with boats you know Here I am fish in public parts y'all trying to compare apples to oranges we're gonna get everybody on the same tree now summertime when it's hot then fish is deep I'm gonna be right on top of you now I'm still gonna fish off the bank and before it's over with I'll land another tank but what I can't get a spot I'll get in the boat and go where it's hot you can take that to the bank Oh dog doo trip [Applause] [Music] yipper Thanks [Applause] ain't got time for no dag-blasted phone now there's a guy up there now right where I usually stand trying to catch skipjack and that's where everybody stands over there trying to catch good guy and they'll come down and fish right on top of you when you're already there but I don't have to worry about that right now cuz if anybody does that to me now I'll just pack up go find another batch somewhere no problemo one of the biggest problems with making quality fish videos for me was obtaining fresh skipjack in a water system that's been hit really hard I mean people come down here from all over the country to catch skipjack just to send back to Ohio or Kentucky sent them to pay Lakes all this stuff you know guys are selling them in the bait stores when these skipjacks here are hit hard and then of course you have the catfish and explosion any way in which all the local people want them so you got all these guys that don't work for a living on a chat catching these skipjack all day long and they go still into the bait shops around here and the bait shops get seven dollars apiece for our skipjack population has been hit real hard used to be I had no trouble catch them off the bank any time of year but the pressure has been on I have felt it and it's time to step up my game people if I'm gonna keep fishing for that monster and especially now that I got a youtube channel I mean these people expect me every week to get on top of something well you got to have the right bait around here to do that there's a lot of bait in this water a lot of shed in this water these fish got plenty to eat so you better throw them something pretty special you're gonna have any shot at getting on a big fish for the most part I got a bass fisherman coming up the Koval me I've had a tendency to throw some lead at them boat guys but I guess I'm one of them now so I won't throw nothing at him today long as he don't throw nothing at me that's what I hate about braided line right there I don't know if I'll get this out today or not we'll find out maybe cutting my skipjack fishing short here because I've got enough to go fish good old braided line it don't matter if you're on the bank or on the boat old braided line will give you a hard time some things change but some things stay the same braided line being a pain in the butt seems to be part of the game I'll tell you how I'm gonna fix it then mold shears that a combat Carl sent me in the mail right there buddy that's how I just fixed that Kuta brand I ain't never cut braids so easy in my life is what I have with these things he must have spent about $600 for them snips cuz they really could got my spoon back anyhow it ain't all glory today's people always something happening I actually saved the package on them shears so I can always remember what they were I'd never cut braided line so easy in my life I've used all kind of stuff time old cheap braid snips and Bass Pro those things they're cut right through it like nothing some good stuff thanks again combat Carl the problem is solved my spoon is back ready to go I'll just go ahead and make another throw oh that was a big old skipjack right there right at the boat but ain't no remote-control troller motor but it works taking me a little break I've got enough bait you know I've got it where I want to try to catch a catfish all right people here we are I'm anchored down in about 40 foot of water I've got a lot of debris floating in the river from flooding pretty good current I don't have a debt finder in this boat yet I don't really have a way to set up anything yet and only to rod holders so I'm current fishing I'm gonna anchor the front got to rod holders in the back and we set up man over submerged bridge 40 foot of water see if we can't get the first catfish on my new boat ain't no trouble keeping a tight line here come on kitty cat we having a little bit of a problem this screw has backed out of my land Annette meaning I don't have no land in it I don't even have a glove this might be getting real fun here people maybe I can kind of use it well I don't know if we go and get them in but we all at least get him hooked this is old-school fishing here find a good spot anchor down looks like a good spot to me I've never actually fished it but it looks like a good spot to me that acted like a skipjack I may throw for some skipjack while I'm here I did bring a spoon you never know till you throw oh [ __ ] I just had a skipjack go after it right there he came right up after it [Music] this little above 6500 a my finger [Music] I gotta try to land them with this bro [Music] Ottoman heavy current [Music] first catfish in the met boys [Music] ain't that big but in this car [Music] get him landing with us please jump in using my other line my bright at lunch [Music] yeah he's in my other line I'm not using my net because I don't want that braided line all in that net trying to make us a little bit of message possible he's got it wrapped around his fins first catfish of the maiden voyage must add demon right in the corner yeah call mr. catfish it don't matter if you're fishing in a boat or fishing at the park seems to me the best bite is right at dark [Music] another fun fish even when they're not big in this current election [Music] I wish my dad was working [Music] that's a fat one ain't big but he's fat got a lot of mud on him Oh shad kill fish I don't know if y'all can see this or not but I'm the little red arrow right here this is the submerged bridge and I've moved right up onto this drop-off shelf all the way on the other side of the river I don't have near the current here the currents just barely moving barely enough to keep my boat straight old white bra just got bid again get me a drink out of here oh shoot oh shoot oh shoot [Music] so much Oh white rod you know what things gonna catch anything [Music] [Applause] [Music] keep him out of my other line take long at all on this flat [Music] probably where Isis been fishing [Music] [Applause] [Music] father lines are starting to sweat [Music] not a bad I'm gonna try to use this old brokedown that I got [Music] I say I am gonna find out what happened oh yeah that fish got a little weight to it big ol wide head there it is right there people [Music] not bad for the maiden voyage get them back in whoo all right people got the first catfish on the boat tonight maiden voyage tried the deeper water that heavy current just got some small fish and it was time to go Sunday night I've got to do some things to that boat trailer to make it easy to get this boat back on it so I figured I'd go ahead and head out kind of early I figure well let's try this shallow we're flat see if there's some better fish up shallow trying to get out of some of that current and I wasn't here in no time at all and I got that one definitely better than the first two got enough skipjack for probably two more fishing trips I'm happy with that got a lot of rigging to do on this boat figuring out where I'm gonna put my cameras rod holders another anchor more rope all kind of stuff for I get it situated how I want to all the guys that said I couldn't afford the boat well I don't know what to tell you about that by the way this one's paid for it's mine it's small but it'll get the job done I hope you all enjoyed this video plenty more to come gonna get her done gonna have some fun this is a video there was fish in the video that makes it a fishing video this is catfish stayed with another one signing out [Music] you [Music]

Channel: Catfish Dave

Views: 92,320

Rating: 4.9297595 out of 5

Keywords: Boat, Catfish, Fishing, Skipjack, Trolling Motor

Id: 3-G8em2S_KA

Length: 32min 37sec (1957 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 19 2020