@@llong3316 a nightcrawler(worm). It was a decent size actually. I had another fishing pole with a bluegill but I didn't catch anything on it. I was fishing in the iowa river in the afternoon yesterday. Only fish I caught.
I’ve solved the “no tongs” dilemma for myself. I’ve fashioned a couple carved sticks into chopsticks before and it works like a champ. I love the catch and cook videos! Thanks man. You are a class act.
I love to watch your fishing shows there clean so kids can watch and you bank fish and camp out and eat what you I catch thanks for sharing this with us
Love your positive attitude Spencer .. and your sarcasm .. you not like every one else you show em all , the good the bad , the bloopers , and everything in between .. reality .. you may not always catch a giant , but that's the way it goes . That's why they call it fishing and not catching .
Can't keep a foul hooked fish. That statement right there is why my son's and I watch your videos. You are an extremely respectful/knowledgeable fisherman. we thank you for, and enjoy all your videos
Still a great video even of you have that morning breath. And your early morning philosophy has all great minds thinking. Thanks for you being you. Your number one rivexican peace.
Hey Spencer, have you ever done a video on detailing your gear you bring with you for overnight fishing or several day fishing adventure? AKA cots, sleeping blankets, camp stoves, food, clothing, and possibly even your camera equipment n batteries n such n how to charge them on the river. I'm asking because I can tell you have it together pretty well and I have never attempted something like that but I want to kayak my local river for possibly several days in a row and making a video of it for my channel.
Nice flatties! I finally caught one this morning downtown after work. I’m planning an overnight trip on the Des Moines next week on Wednesday or Thursday so I’m hoping for a good and safe trip. And maybe some bonus flatheads on the line!
Spencer, I fish out of a boat similar to yours. Mine has a tunnel hull. I use to run a 4 stroke 40 Yamaha with the jet drive lower unit. The motor lost about 20% hp so I upgraded to a 75 mercury 2stroke with jet drive. This time I installed a jack plate. I can run in just inches of water. If I had to give you any advice it would be...Bring a big screwdriver with you and most important of all...don’t get your expectations up about the jet drive.
@@RiverCertified It’s to dig out rocks out the screen under the impeller. Darn thing always getting clogged. Stay away from any floating grass, Lily’s, shallow hydrilla grass. Most important of all is learn how to mic your impeller. If this isn’t done correctly your “wear ring” will be worn out extremely fast. Feel free to ask me anything about it.
I've fished catch clean and cook all my life you make the videos about it in my opinion, and that means a lot to me,wade creeks boat are canue,been doing it for 60 years I can tell you nuthin better tasting.tkanks
my kind of trip right there. love these catch n cooks. by the way ive broken a forked stick to flip with. works great and usually pretty easy to come by.
If you need temporary utensils, cut and debark a couple of chopsticks, it helps if you keep a survival knife in your gear. You ca make any kind of utensil in about 2 minutes of effort.
I have a small river about that size here in Illinois that I have fished for decades; MANY channels and the ocnl flattie from it. But your vids inspired me to get some stouter gear and try this for flats... Seems the log jams look about the same in size and frequency, so I think I'd have a very reasonable chance to see the same results... looks like a HUGE blast...thanks for the inspiration
Spencer, you lost me on the part about " Once the Sun sets the current moves different, with more meaning, almost as if it`s flowing with a purpose. ". That was so deep, I needed chest waders. You need Denny along to short circuit these spells of deep thoughts and to focus more on who will catch the big fish of the trip. There is nothing like competition, pride, and bragging rights to drag you back into the shallow end of the pool of life. Of course I am joking just in case there was any doubt. Great video as always.
Old guy talkin’ here....being a man of many hobbies I strongly recommend getting yourself a Leatherman or any multi tool you can always have on your person. Nice little flatties 👍🏻
I’m literally addicted to these catch and cook hell all of your videos lol great content brother keep up the good work. Wish I could afford to send ya something to support but I don’t so I try to like every video I watch😂
I wish we could use sunfish for bait in MN. It works too well is my guess as to why we can’t use them. Not like there aren’t thousands in every lake up here! Great video dude
Awesome Boat , I Had A Jet Foot On A 150 , it did great in The Rivers and creeks , But,, open waters ,Big Waters , I Had Serious Issues When The Conditions Got Choppy , The Bigger The swells , It Pulled More Air Than Water That was Simply Just Because Of the design , We Had A Water Tunnel Cut And Welded Back Up Into The Bottom Of The Boat To Channel The Water Up To The Jetfoot ,It Helped Alot But We Finally Just Used Something Else with A Convenional Prop When Patrolling Open Bays And Lake Systems , It was A 17 ft all weld heavy Guage aluminum boat wide bottom , I mean fantastic , But Heavy, Once I got it Trimmed up on plane it would run in 3 Inches of Water , The Channel We had Welded In Was About 3 inches Deep On Bottom of the Transom ,it ran Forward At a Sloping Angle for about 30 inches until it leveled back out with the Bottom of the boat , it was about 16 Inches wide as well ,once we did that it would channel the water up to the jet foot , made a huge difference in how it Ran ,, Nit a thing wrong with eating a Flathead catfish from time to time , that kinda like Largemouth Bass, some people. Have a stroke at the sight of one on a stringer lol,, but,,, o well 🤷🏻♂️, I'll call 911 for em lol 🤣🤣🤣, I like a few , I kept 9 Bass a couple weeks ago I caught , biggest about 3 pounds , I likely Would have Released that fish ,but he Absolutely Engulfed The Crazy Rigged Worm and was bleeding Pretty bad ,so I would rather have him for Dinner than let the turtles have him , the rest was just really good yearling bass ,I hit em just right during a Little light Rain I got soaked but , it was Worth it lol 🤣🤣, ya had another Good Outing , And Some Excellent Fillets , Lotsa Luck With The New Boat , Keep It Reelin 🦈🎣👀😋 That's Dinner Right There Y'all lol 😁
Selective harvest ! Kudos.Midwest better than my spots here good ole WV . a four fish night here in spots I have access is a great eve of flattie fishun !
@@RiverCertified yep true that .I don't eat channels unless thats all I have ..blues .second fiddle .dont like trout really ...bit alot of trout water here and can start early in year and have reasonable success and after deer season its a cure for the winter lull...plus early bait supply guts/ sides /heads just in case lol.
The main thing I like about your channel and dislike about others; you have good sence of morals when it comes to fishing. You don't keep fowl hooked fish, you do great releases and not kick fish back into the water.
Bro jet boats are freaking sweet... I've seen guys run them in the backwater bayous down here in Louisiana where there's lots of trees in the water and they can go places a prop boat can only dream of going. I've heard they don't do so good in the marshes just because of the mud getting sucked up into the motors but they make prodrive or gator tail motors for that... LOL Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!
As one of our mutual friends would say its good enough for who it's for!😁😁😁😄😆😆 another cracking turd / turtle slurpering video one day I don't know when I will come and do some fishing with you my friend 😀
You must live in Flathead Heaven ! Here in central North Carolina , we almost have to hunt them down ! But Love everyone I catch ! Anyone of them above 8 pounds, go free ! I have only kept one 5 pounder ! Take Care and Be Safe ! My Good Man !
Spen I have absolutely no idea how I missed this video I thought I had seen them all before but this just popped up so hey good show school boy error on the tongs and the tooth paste bud
@ 13:48 or so..... Doesn't your pan handle detach if you squeeze it? Maybe you could have used that like a pair of tongs. ? Regardless, excellent vid! Thanks for sharing. 🎣😎👍🏼
Awesome, I actually caught a flathead last night with my son. You should make a video on how to fillet a flathead.
Nice! What did you use for bait?
@@llong3316 a nightcrawler(worm). It was a decent size actually. I had another fishing pole with a bluegill but I didn't catch anything on it. I was fishing in the iowa river in the afternoon yesterday. Only fish I caught.
What are your sun glasses brand?!!
@@trestongonzales6853 waterland use RC10 for discount
100% on making a video for how you fillet them.
🤣🤣🤣 "Agh! The fork's melting. That probably not healthy..." 😂
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Pro Tip: find a couple green sticks and carve up some chopsticks in a pinch for frying utensils.
I’ve solved the “no tongs” dilemma for myself. I’ve fashioned a couple carved sticks into chopsticks before and it works like a champ.
I love the catch and cook videos! Thanks man. You are a class act.
You have really inspired me to keep my dream of fishing full time, and learning more about fishing. I enjoy your content so much Spencer! Thank you
Thanks spence for taking us along.
Really love your vids cause your "real"!
Two sticks with the bark skinned off makes camp style tongs. Hey maybe I should sell those on Amazon......
Man I just made this same comment.
I generally try to use maple for my outdoor cutlery
Split a green stick longways but only about 90% of the way, and wedge a twig in it to pry it open. Instant tongs!
I love to watch your fishing shows there clean so kids can watch and you bank fish and camp out and eat what you I catch thanks for sharing this with us
That is indeed the prime rib of the flathead. I like it whole off a ten pound fish, seasoned cajun style and blackened over some charcoal.
Love your positive attitude Spencer .. and your sarcasm .. you not like every one else you show em all , the good the bad , the bloopers , and everything in between .. reality .. you may not always catch a giant , but that's the way it goes . That's why they call it fishing and not catching .
Can't keep a foul hooked fish. That statement right there is why my son's and I watch your videos. You are an extremely respectful/knowledgeable fisherman. we thank you for, and enjoy all your videos
Congrats on finally getting your new boat Spencer. When do the guided trips start
Thanks man. I just started last week. Sam is letting me borrow his boat in the meantime.
I'm going to have to book a trip with you just so I can get to eat some of that great shore lunch you are always making! Again, excellent video!
Just let me know. Thanks man!
Still a great video even of you have that morning breath. And your early morning philosophy has all great minds thinking. Thanks for you being you. Your number one rivexican peace.
Going flathead fishing tonight, very useful!
Hey Spencer, have you ever done a video on detailing your gear you bring with you for overnight fishing or several day fishing adventure? AKA cots, sleeping blankets, camp stoves, food, clothing, and possibly even your camera equipment n batteries n such n how to charge them on the river. I'm asking because I can tell you have it together pretty well and I have never attempted something like that but I want to kayak my local river for possibly several days in a row and making a video of it for my channel.
Can't beat a night like that. Thanks for sharing brother!! 👍🏽👊🏽✊🏽☺💯
You bet. Glad you got a kick outta it!
Another great video in a pinch a green branch bent double will work for tongs it works pretty well
Thanks for the cooking tip on the flathead being watery.👍
You're very welcome
@@RiverCertified where could i find a bait cooler like yours?
Nice flatties! I finally caught one this morning downtown after work. I’m planning an overnight trip on the Des Moines next week on Wednesday or Thursday so I’m hoping for a good and safe trip. And maybe some bonus flatheads on the line!
Hell yeah man. Hope they keep coming for you! I'll be out somewhere. Definitely say hi if ya see me!
@@RiverCertified will do
I love that green sunfish have bigger mouths than bluegills too, nice colorful panfish but I think the pumpkin seed looks the coolest
Spencer, I fish out of a boat similar to yours. Mine has a tunnel hull. I use to run a 4 stroke 40 Yamaha with the jet drive lower unit. The motor lost about 20% hp so I upgraded to a 75 mercury 2stroke with jet drive. This time I installed a jack plate. I can run in just inches of water. If I had to give you any advice it would be...Bring a big screwdriver with you and most important of all...don’t get your expectations up about the jet drive.
I appreciate the advice. Why the big screw driver? I did get a Jet Medic Tool. Looked handy.
@@RiverCertified It’s to dig out rocks out the screen under the impeller. Darn thing always getting clogged. Stay away from any floating grass, Lily’s, shallow hydrilla grass. Most important of all is learn how to mic your impeller. If this isn’t done correctly your “wear ring” will be worn out extremely fast. Feel free to ask me anything about it.
@@RiverCertified Are you getting it from the guys in Florida?
I 100% agree about the Green Sunfish. I have also had good luck on Rock Bass (which are plentiful) as live bait.
Podcast is great can’t stop listening to it, definitely appreciate the knowledge from you guys.
Really glad you like it dude!
Totally agree on eating the smaller ones, besides, just can’t bring myself to kill a big one. Fun time as always, Spencer!
I listen to the podcast at work. It's solid.
Nice. Calm cool and pleasant. Those trips are some of the best.
Caught 2 blues 20-25 a piece and 2 flatheads one 5 and one 10 pounds this evening. Live and cut bluegill in southern Illinois
Sounds like a great evening to me!
I've fished catch clean and cook all my life you make the videos about it in my opinion, and that means a lot to me,wade creeks boat are canue,been doing it for 60 years I can tell you nuthin better tasting.tkanks
Glad ya enjoy it Steve. I ain't been doing it quite that long, but I've enjoyed it the whole time I've been fortunate to be able to.
Love the "hope you catch a giant" and the sincere smile. Priceless.
my kind of trip right there. love these catch n cooks. by the way ive broken a forked stick to flip with. works great and usually pretty easy to come by.
I use sunfish for wiper and bass sometimes too not as big of ones of course .But your right flathead love em and there tough .Great video as always.
Green sunfish can tolerate really low levels of oxygen . that's why they're easy to keep alive !
I really appreciate that about them haha
i love your fishing videos. greeting from Malaysia
If you need temporary utensils, cut and debark a couple of chopsticks, it helps if you keep a survival knife in your gear. You ca make any kind of utensil in about 2 minutes of effort.
I have a small river about that size here in Illinois that I have fished for decades; MANY channels and the ocnl flattie from it. But your vids inspired me to get some stouter gear and try this for flats... Seems the log jams look about the same in size and frequency, so I think I'd have a very reasonable chance to see the same results... looks like a HUGE blast...thanks for the inspiration
Good fishing, great breakfast thanks for the video. Keep having fun and sharing.
Glad you enjoy them man!
Spencer, you lost me on the part about " Once the Sun sets the current moves different, with more meaning, almost as if it`s flowing with a purpose. ". That was so deep, I needed chest waders. You need Denny along to short circuit these spells of deep thoughts and to focus more on who will catch the big fish of the trip. There is nothing like competition, pride, and bragging rights to drag you back into the shallow end of the pool of life. Of course I am joking just in case there was any doubt. Great video as always.
Bucket List,
Go cat fishing with Spencer🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Old guy talkin’ here....being a man of many hobbies I strongly recommend getting yourself a Leatherman or any multi tool you can always have on your person. Nice little flatties 👍🏻
I’m literally addicted to these catch and cook hell all of your videos lol great content brother keep up the good work. Wish I could afford to send ya something to support but I don’t so I try to like every video I watch😂
You don't need to send me anything. Monday's video will be right up your alley though. Glad ya enjoy the videos!
I wish we could use sunfish for bait in MN. It works too well is my guess as to why we can’t use them. Not like there aren’t thousands in every lake up here! Great video dude
Use them anyway
Can’t wait to see what you can get into once you get that jet🦅
Great video man keep it up and keep them lines tight
Thanks man. You do the same!
Awesome Boat , I Had A Jet Foot On A 150 , it did great in The Rivers and creeks , But,, open waters ,Big Waters , I Had Serious Issues When The Conditions Got Choppy , The Bigger The swells , It Pulled More Air Than Water That was Simply Just Because Of the design , We Had A Water Tunnel Cut And Welded Back Up Into The Bottom Of The Boat To Channel The Water Up To The Jetfoot ,It Helped Alot But We Finally Just Used Something Else with A Convenional Prop When Patrolling Open Bays And Lake Systems , It was A 17 ft all weld heavy Guage aluminum boat wide bottom , I mean fantastic , But Heavy, Once I got it Trimmed up on plane it would run in 3 Inches of Water ,
The Channel We had Welded In Was About 3 inches Deep On Bottom of the Transom ,it ran Forward At a Sloping Angle for about 30 inches until it leveled back out with the Bottom of the boat , it was about 16 Inches wide as well ,once we did that it would channel the water up to the jet foot , made a huge difference in how it Ran ,,
Nit a thing wrong with eating a Flathead catfish from time to time , that kinda like Largemouth Bass, some people. Have a stroke at the sight of one on a stringer lol,, but,,, o well 🤷🏻♂️, I'll call 911 for em lol 🤣🤣🤣, I like a few , I kept 9 Bass a couple weeks ago I caught , biggest about 3 pounds , I likely Would have Released that fish ,but he Absolutely Engulfed The Crazy Rigged Worm and was bleeding Pretty bad ,so I would rather have him for Dinner than let the turtles have him , the rest was just really good yearling bass ,I hit em just right during a Little light Rain I got soaked but , it was Worth it lol 🤣🤣, ya had another Good Outing , And Some Excellent Fillets , Lotsa Luck With The New Boat , Keep It Reelin 🦈🎣👀😋 That's Dinner Right There Y'all lol 😁
You should do a gear overview of what rods and stuff you use would be much appreciated! Loving the videos great content 💪🏻
Selective harvest ! Kudos.Midwest better than my spots here good ole WV . a four fish night here in spots I have access is a great eve of flattie fishun !
Sounds like it's about the same most places. This was definitely an awesome night for our waters too. They taste too good not to keep a few!
@@RiverCertified yep true that .I don't eat channels unless thats all I have ..blues .second fiddle .dont like trout really ...bit alot of trout water here and can start early in year and have reasonable success and after deer season its a cure for the winter lull...plus early bait supply guts/ sides /heads just in case lol.
Awesome as always. Love these videos man, don't ever stop!
Thank you sir. I genuinely appreciate all your support!
Great video keep up the good work brother. 🤙✌👍😎
Like button hit. I LOVED this one.
Agree totally on the consumption size. The smaller ones that size are way much better tasting. Big ones are a lot more gamier but to each their own.
Love poetic improv at the riverbank there.
It's the little things I reckon haha
I am glad you got a few night plowers
Thank ya sir
Dude, cut a branch into two pieces and make some chopsticks. Perfect fish nugget flippers.
I generally use maple for my outdoor cutlery
Great trip Spencer you have definitely made me hungry
Since I started soaking mine in hot sauce after seeing you so that, only way I do it now. Taste great.
The itch is getting real!
The main thing I like about your channel and dislike about others; you have good sence of morals when it comes to fishing. You don't keep fowl hooked fish, you do great releases and not kick fish back into the water.
I guarantee you that a day of fishin is better than a day workin!
Just use a little forked stick for gods sake . Lmao 🤣 🤣 great video
Bro jet boats are freaking sweet... I've seen guys run them in the backwater bayous down here in Louisiana where there's lots of trees in the water and they can go places a prop boat can only dream of going. I've heard they don't do so good in the marshes just because of the mud getting sucked up into the motors but they make prodrive or gator tail motors for that... LOL Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!
As one of our mutual friends would say its good enough for who it's for!😁😁😁😄😆😆 another cracking turd / turtle slurpering video one day I don't know when I will come and do some fishing with you my friend 😀
Just let me know when. We can definitely fry up some cats!
C'est un grande barbou . Manger barbou en ecravisse ettoufe ! C'est magnifique .
When you need cooking gear, the good mother nature gives you sticks, they work wonders.
Always love your videos
I haven’t eaten Flathead not many around here but definitely will try some.
You must live in Flathead Heaven !
Here in central North Carolina , we almost have to hunt them down ! But Love everyone I catch ! Anyone of them above 8 pounds, go free ! I have only kept one 5 pounder ! Take Care and Be Safe ! My Good Man !
Nice looking flathead they are the best eating fish
great video buddy. congrats on the new boat.
Thanks Brad! I appreciate all your comments and watching all the videos!
@@RiverCertified Yes sir buddy!!
Yeah brotha!!! Love every video man. Keep em comin
you should try putting parmesan cheese in your fish fry breading. It elevates the flavor
I've heard that a few times now. I appreciate the suggestion
Catch and cooks are my favorite to watch and create. Great video dude 👏👏👍🏻👌🏻🤘🏼🤙🏻👊🏼🎣🐟🐋🕺🏻
Love it👍 Reminds me of my twenty something’s 😎👍
You must have an excellent life sir
I can't do much fishing now. Bad knees. 😫😩😢 love watching though! 🙂😊😉
Sorry to hear that. I'm glad you enjoy the videos though!
Bro your videos are the shit, me and my dad watch you videos while we fish sometimes lol, helped me catch some noice catfish. Appreciate you brother.
Never caught a flathead. You make them sound like they are great
Spen I have absolutely no idea how I missed this video I thought I had seen them all before but this just popped up so hey good show school boy error on the tongs and the tooth paste bud
Enjoy your vids.. new to following you and enjoy your style.
I appreciate that!
You got any videos of how you cut up channel cats? I haven’t cleaned one in a few years and struggled with one the other day lol
Spencer plz make video on what reels you use all of them
Or jus at end of video stick it in 🤣I want to try them they catch nice fish so
Gooood eatin there. 4 in one night is pretty good. Great video
I'm pretty tickled anytime I catch that many. Thanks for all the support sir. Means a lot.
Man I been wanting to got and I so agree the water is the let go spot
Great. Fish glade you are eating. Them there. Great eating
I have to agree. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Chef Spencer!! Great video as always!
Looks like this will be another great video.
Hope ya enjoy it!
@@RiverCertified yes sir. Watch all your videos from start to finish. Don't skip no ads or anything.
Your boat is sick Spencer. So jealous. That thing is a beast. 💪🏼
Thanks man. It's killing me a little bit not being able to use it.
Gotta love that fork melt. I get yelled at all the time by boss when I use a plastic fork. Ha
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Perfect Timing I'm catfishing right now time to kick back and watch the vid
I would be too but it’s 106 degrees here today hiding inside😂
Holy shit yeah I would be hiding too it's 90 here
Good luck man! I'll be heading out in a few hours.
@ 13:48 or so.....
Doesn't your pan handle detach if you squeeze it?
Maybe you could have used that like a pair of tongs.
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Regardless, excellent vid!
Thanks for sharing.
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You're so much like me that I always knew what was coming next. So predictable! So of course I subscribed.
Flip with a stick bro,,,, Great vid... Thumbs up..
You can cut a green stick double it and wala! Set of tongs.
Awesome as always man thanks again
Is that the okuma cw? Looks like the one I have. Love that reel.
You look like you said pretty high up in that kayak, how do you keep from tipping over
What rod holders are you using on your Nucanoe? They seem way sturdier than the ones I have.
Great stuff! I need to cook me up a flathead. its been years. Happy FIshing!
You should. Tough to beat those 5 lbers.
Liking the vids!! BUT that cap!! You're killing me smalls!!
Yours Truly
Cardinals Fan 😆
I've never caught a flathead. But have caught many channel kitties.