LIGHTS OUT Tautog (Blackfish) Fishing | Entire Fish Catch Clean Cook

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  • @chris6054
    @chris6054 Рік тому +2

    Just finished dinner and need some entertainment for that relaxation time. Woot woot!

  • @nohandsdan9353
    @nohandsdan9353 Рік тому +1

    OMG bro those clouds with that sunrise look beautiful in the intro... Some of the best parts of the start and end to a fishing day

  • @TommySalami730
    @TommySalami730 Рік тому +2

    Hell yeah brother 💪🏼

  • @edwinroberts4653
    @edwinroberts4653 Рік тому +1

    Good job Will looked good eats too

  • @miketorre16
    @miketorre16 Рік тому +1

    🤙niiice, Fishing on your friends boat looked like a lot of fun!

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому +1

      Was a good time and Mike is an absolute legend

    • @miketorre16
      @miketorre16 Рік тому +1

      @@CookingWithClams Excellent! Looked enjoyable. See ya on the next one.

  • @kimmorgano8778
    @kimmorgano8778 10 місяців тому +1

    I wish you were cooking for me!!! Great video as usual😊

  • @theoldsurffisher1943
    @theoldsurffisher1943 Рік тому +1

    In the early '50's I think we rented small skiffs/row boats with small motors (at Darian, Conn). We would collect fiddler crabs at low tide off the beach for blackfish bait. Break off the big claw drop it to the bottom and lights out bites and catches! Went to Grad school At UMass Amherst in 1966, and a grad student fellow was doing research on Tautog.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Man that sounds fun! The fishery is definitely healthy thanks to heavy regulations

  • @SeaHunterSpearfishing
    @SeaHunterSpearfishing 8 місяців тому +1

    Awesome stuff Will. I'm another LI boy but up here in South Coast Mass/RI now-a-days. Just started getting Tog up here and you've encouraged me to step up my game. We've always done Tautog Sashimi and Ceviche, they make incredible Fish Tacos, awesome Chowdah, and every other way you can do fish. I was concerned about the slime in cooking down the heads and rails for stock, but definitely going to try it now! We had some Tog Sashimi, you showed to wrap it in a paper towel for a day, and then we did the thin slice of grape and lemon - WOW! The tips you give Aaron or the cooking you do on his channel is great as well. Keep up the good work!

  • @saenole66
    @saenole66 10 місяців тому +1

    Those blackfish filets looked very snapper like. What a fun fish to catch and cook.

  • @RagingNana57
    @RagingNana57 Рік тому +2

    Amazing video. Please build a cookbook Will, I would buy some copies to gift my family and of course one for myself.

  • @kellynye3742
    @kellynye3742 Рік тому +1

    Your channel has inspired me to explore other ways of cooking. I live in Leesburg Florida but I grew up in Indiana, fishing for bluegills and catfish and a mushroom hunter. I enjoy your channel. You have taught me a lot.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому +1

      That makes my heart full, thank you

    • @kellynye3742
      @kellynye3742 Рік тому +1

      Keep up the good work!!!

    • @kellynye3742
      @kellynye3742 Рік тому +2

      The first time I went on a charter boat ,was in Ocracoke North Carolina, I was 15 years old and we were catching Black Sea Bass . To this day that's my favorite tasting fish. That was 40 years ago. If you have a chance to visit the island it's a 2 hour Ferry ride from the Mainland. It's a magical place.

  • @ReelNautiAdventures
    @ReelNautiAdventures Рік тому

    Dayamnn dude! This looks and sounds delicious. Glad to see you always respecting the harvest.

  • @goodun2974
    @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

    We never had much luck using green crabs for black fish bait and did better with sandworms or, especially, *giant hermit crabs* which we collected ourselves by walking in hip deep water out past the sand flats at low tide (they weren't something you usually find at the bait store). We had a wooden board clamped to the side of the boat and a hammer on a ropeto crack the shells with, and although the hermit crabs are soft and don't stay on the hook well, blackfish absolutely cannot resist them. I like the idea of using invasive green crabs as bait but when we were kids we weren't even told that they were invasive and just thought they were part of the natural ecosystem. Anyway, we didn't find them to be particularly effective as blackfish bait; but If I suppose you could use them in a chum pot. Crushed green crabs are excellent bait for minnow traps and eel pots. ( Some rotten people would use smashed up horseshoe crabs as minnow pot bait; shame on them! I personally wouldn't ever harm a horseshoe crab, as I think they're pretty cool, not to mention prehistorically interesting and medically relevant).

  • @PSSKDerby
    @PSSKDerby Рік тому +2

    Great video Will! That was some awesome catching… by Mike. Lol. Beautiful day, may not need the beanie. Man, what a slicker it turned out to be. Those sea bass are beautiful creatures. I’ve caught them off Vancouver Island.
    This meal may be one of my favs you have ever done! That looked so delicious!
    I have meant to ask you if you’ve tried Taku’s chili crisp?
    Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @jaimeedean-murphy4665
    @jaimeedean-murphy4665 Рік тому +1

    Someday I hope to be brave enough to cut up a fish and make broth. Thanks so much for the great care of detailing the what and how! Love your videos!!!

  • @francismartin67
    @francismartin67 Рік тому

    Always heard of tautog for the northerners so I’m happy to see this post. Now I understand how good they are.👍 Thanks Will.

  • @ElainaSearles
    @ElainaSearles Рік тому

    Your plates are always so beautiful!😊

  • @Daveincc
    @Daveincc Рік тому +3

    Looks delicious ! The black sea bass are excellent fare also. I ate the Black Sea bass and grey triggers when I commercially fished. They weren’t in demand back then. I sold all the grouper and snapper. Great to see you have a good day catching fish ! Sometimes you struggle :)

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому +1

      I don’t cut out the bad days like most UA-camrs haha

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      ​@@CookingWithClams, whenever Anthony Bourdain went fishing for his show, he invariably got "skunked". I miss both the man and the show, even though I never personally met him.

  • @waderogers6269
    @waderogers6269 Рік тому +1

    Great fishing trip Will that fish looked awful tasty nice they had good size to them great video tks Will going to stay in New York

  • @goodun2974
    @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

    I tried using a large softshell blue crab as bait once, in hopes of catching a large striper, but instead I caught the biggest eel I've ever seen! I guess turnabout is fair play since we often used eels as crab bait, also bluefish and striper bait. We ate them as well, and I really like the taste of eel, but the population is nearing species collapse and so I would recommend that nobody use them for bait or catch them for the table. If you haven't read "the Book of Eels", I recommend it.

  • @garyulmer259
    @garyulmer259 10 місяців тому +1

    Mike eats tonight Will still wishes he had something to eat 😂😂

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  10 місяців тому

      Haha I got my 3 and a seabass. Not a bad day

  • @carollevatino9164
    @carollevatino9164 Рік тому +2

    Once again a GREAT video!!

  • @Allirys
    @Allirys Рік тому

    What a great fishing day. The food was so delicate and rich. I just love how you extract everything from a great catch. Cheers!

  • @ambermorgan6776
    @ambermorgan6776 Рік тому

    Yum, I'm so excited to go to the asian market today to find some of the ingredents you used!

  • @JohnHook-u2q
    @JohnHook-u2q 28 днів тому +1

    Fishing the South Texas jetties for sheepshead when I was a kid was so frustrating. The old salts there had a saying, “Set the hook right before they bite!” Your tog adventure took me right back there.
    Two culinary curiosities, why did you shy away from labeling your dish ochazuke? So, it wasn’t technically dashi or straight tea and blackfish sashimi is certainly not standard but your dish was true in spirit. And, why did you opt for whole leaf shiso instead of a chiffonade? Or maybe both? When I was doing an informal apprenticeship, I was teaching a Japanese chef to fish offshore and he was teaching me, well so very much, he stressed using ochazuke as feel better food when you had pretty much any kind of bug. It has always worked for me.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  27 днів тому

      I like that, set the hook before they bite. That’s exactly how it feels. I’m very careful in calling a dish. It’s proper name in case I don’t do it justice or miss a step. I don’t want people jumping down my throat so normally I will say something is inspired by a traditional dish. The keyboard warriors are many and strong and are diligently standing by waiting for you to make a mistake.

    • @JohnHook-u2q
      @JohnHook-u2q 26 днів тому

      @ yeah, I wrote restaurant reviews (sort of) for the Houston Chronicle’s attempt at an online entertainment site for a few years. The Internet Police are a thing!

  • @robertmalis4493
    @robertmalis4493 Рік тому

    Fantastic video will I love watching because of the unique dishes you can turn anything into it’s great

  • @matthewh5935
    @matthewh5935 Рік тому

    Nice sweatshirt man!, I used to work for Nagles as a summer job in high school/ college summers

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      No way! My business partner is a Nagle

    • @matthewh5935
      @matthewh5935 Рік тому +1

      @@CookingWithClams Thats awesome! They’re good people I loved pushing fish for them

  • @joncarter3817
    @joncarter3817 Рік тому

    Another great video and nice to see your use of Japanese spices and tea. I spent some time over there and miss there unique flavors. Putting the green tea in the broth was new to me and I will give it a try for sure.

  • @ericcope8216
    @ericcope8216 Рік тому

    The cook looked great! Thx!

  • @CookingWithClams
    @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

    Same as north shore of Long Island

  • @omelettedufromage11
    @omelettedufromage11 Рік тому

    Wouldn't be a clams video without some porgy!! Great stuff man

  • @oystertoad2909
    @oystertoad2909 Рік тому +2

    Let’s go❤👍

  • @abouttogetspicy5541
    @abouttogetspicy5541 Рік тому

    Glad you got on some tog. Can’t wait to try the green tea in my next broth. Oh and I know the pain of not finding some
    Take out chopsticks when u need them.

  • @daviskoier6853
    @daviskoier6853 Рік тому +1

    Mr CWC, Nice piece with the Tautog. Using green crab for bait reminded me of the scourge of the clam flats in Maine. I had an idea that a very good stock could be made with green crabs. I attempted it. Green crabs are plentiful. My attempts thus far have not been good. I have not given up but need some guidance. Have you ever approached this idea? Thanks for your work. Aaron and Madeline have introduced your work with enthusiasm.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      I made green crab bisque a few episodes back

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      INVASIVE Green Crab Bisque | Catch Clean Cook
      ua-cam.com/video/UViESE9A13E/v-deo.html

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      Crushed green crabs are excellent bait for minnow traps and eel pots.

  • @tomlpdx
    @tomlpdx Рік тому

    Will, I love your channel and this was a fun outing, thank you for all the great content. Please do make a traditional New England type of chowder sometime with whatever you end up catching and give us your take on what a Chowder should be...Northeast or Southeast, doesn't matter! I spent my teenage years living in Key West and thoroughly enjoyed every single second of it. I've also spent the last 25 years in the great Northwest...we have our own stories to tell! Love you brother!

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Ah I’ve done one on the channel with cod! I’ll have to re do it using a fish in key west

    • @tomlpdx
      @tomlpdx Рік тому +1

      @@CookingWithClams I must have missed it, I'll go find it

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      @@tomlpdx it was a while back

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      My mother used to make a 5 gallon pot of traditional broth style clam chowder to accompany our once a year clambake party at our beach cottage. Only 5 ingredients: chopped-up Quohog clams, clam broth (both canned and tge liquid left over from steaming the whole live clams), sautéed onions, diced potatoes, and butter, plus peppercorns. After growing up on that wonderful elixir, I refuse to ingest clam chowder made with milk/cream or, gasp, a heresy, tomato.😖 Unfortunately it only stays fresh for about 24 hours after you make it.

  • @tommytsadventures
    @tommytsadventures Рік тому

    The teeth on the blackfish reminds me of Sheepshead teeth. Great dish! Looks delicious.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому +1

      Very similar!

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

      They have teeth like the cartoon character Vincent Van Gopher .

  • @goodun2974
    @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

    Have you ever caught panfish through the ice? That's similar to how blackfish bite, very gingerly.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  3 місяці тому

      Never

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      @@CookingWithClams , Well you definitely should make an effort to do so assuming we get a winter that's cold enough you can safely walk out on a frozen pond or lake. Perch bluegill and crappie caught through the ice are incredibly lean sweet and flavorful. I've made a panfish chowder with a spicy tomato base that was out of this world. The bite from these fish is incredibly light and tentative in the wintertime and so we used to take a piece of wound guitar string about 2 inches long and add a tip top eyelet to it and tape it to the end of the Pole as an extra sensitive indicator that shows you when something nibbles very lightly.

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      @@CookingWithClams, Of course if you're in Key West for the entire winter then there won't be any ice fishing in your near future..... But it can be a lot of fun. I prefer jigging with tiny jigs or a Swedish Pimple or something similar (a small Kastmaster or hammered Hopkins lure perhaps) that has been tipped with a small grub or meal worm. You can catch a ton of fish in a short time if you come into a bite at the right time and location!

  • @FatGordie22
    @FatGordie22 Рік тому

    Gotta admit, not huge on raw-ish fish but those fish collars….. damn they looked deeelish ! Thanks for doing what you do.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      For someone who doesn’t like raw fish, blackfish is perfect. Super mild and good texture

  • @TacoMyrick
    @TacoMyrick Рік тому +5

    Great video...but it ain't the same without Mama Clams!

  • @stevetautog880
    @stevetautog880 Рік тому +1

    Sir
    my first time seeing your vids
    so can you say few words about the boat
    also I see that share the culinary appreciation of the throat and collar
    25 yrs ago nobody ( I knew)m appreciated that part of a fish

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Hopefully people start utilizing it more!

    • @stevetautog880
      @stevetautog880 Рік тому +1

      right
      ae you willing to tell me a little about the boat, it is my dream to someday by a boat before I die and fish the Sound
      @@CookingWithClams

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      @@stevetautog880 I don’t know a thing about boats. It was my friend mikes

  • @bradjones9634
    @bradjones9634 Рік тому

    Awesome! That is a new species for me but everything was great.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому +1

      In the wrasse family, closely related to CA sheepshead

  • @jvjoe4376
    @jvjoe4376 Рік тому

    Good Stuff! Thanks for posting. Peace..!

  • @Bass59
    @Bass59 Рік тому +1

    I guess you know about Forest Avenue I guess you know Staten Island by heart unless you lived in Staten Island at one time

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Worked there when I was 19 at Ron and Dave’s tattoo

    • @Bass59
      @Bass59 Рік тому

      @@CookingWithClams I guess I got to find that Asian market I just got to find out what bus goes up there you know how do you Staten Island buses are

  • @goodun2974
    @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

    Did you freeze and thaw the green crabs to kill them? I don't see them moving or trying to crawl out of the bucket, let alone pinch your fingers.....

  • @Bass59
    @Bass59 Рік тому +1

    A question where can I get the ingredients because there's no Japanese place by me on Staten Island New York how do I go by getting it because I got fillet of black fish in my freezer that I picked some black fish like a week ago and I got it in a Ziploc bag in the freezer meaning I got the head the body and stuff still in the freezer but they're filleting cleaned so just asking do you know where I can get ingredients from because I tell you that look good thank you if you could give me the information

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      You have Asian food market on Forrest ave. Just call to see if the have yuzu kosho. Or look for an “Asian” market (not just Japanese)

    • @Bass59
      @Bass59 Рік тому

      @@CookingWithClams I didn't know we had one on Staten Island I know Forest Avenue I got to take a bus on Forest Avenue but I'm trying to figure out what bus to take I mean I got Blackfish caucuses I think I got like two caucuses plus the head that I was going to use them for blue crabbing next year but after watching your video with the caucuses and the head of the Blackfish damn very interesting I mean I caught too many Blackfish this year

    • @Bass59
      @Bass59 Рік тому

      @@CookingWithClams if you know any bus that goes up there and what street it's on I'll jump on that thing this week thank you for the info

  • @stevehoffman7516
    @stevehoffman7516 Рік тому

    I need to start saving the collars Ive been trashing for a long time , they look good. What is the Fire Pride 111 on your shirt ?

  • @adamyoung480
    @adamyoung480 Рік тому

    Aloha Will. Did you hear about the new taugzilla? 26lbs, new record, and released. Caught somewhere on Long Island.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Holy!! These were 5-7 lb I can only imagine fighting something bigger

    • @adamyoung480
      @adamyoung480 Рік тому +1

      @@CookingWithClamsAloha. Never fished for them, but I’ve heard they fight like hell.

  • @chriscaporaso442
    @chriscaporaso442 3 місяці тому

    if you wipe it fish down with vinigaer the slim will turn white and you can crape it off same with ells

  • @keithphillips1364
    @keithphillips1364 Рік тому

    When are you going back to the Key's, or did you guys have a falling out?

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Falling out? I split time between ny and kw every year for seven years now

  • @wrightackle1
    @wrightackle1 Рік тому

    Is that a butane stove? I can't imagine one of those small butane canisters lasting thru a one hour simmer. I like these vids from the North Country. I am not a sashimi guy but I sure would have enjoyed the rice and broth with the seasoning you used. Your buddy snookered you by giving you the telephone pole to fish with while he hammered them with the Ugly Stik.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      That’s actually my Rod to pull em off wrecks. I didn’t know we were fishing so shallow. Also I didn’t have the touch but hey happy to have my two keepers

  • @christopherreilly4303
    @christopherreilly4303 Рік тому

    I was wondering if you'd go togging after your green crab CCC.
    I'm the tog master. If you want to do a subscriber trip, count me in.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Haha it was only natural to get out there after catching those crabs

  • @wooster
    @wooster Рік тому

    How do you recommend resting the fillets overnight? Just leave them wrapped in the paper towel?

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Yes, in the paper towels and in a container or plastic bag

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Swap the paper towels when they are completely saturated

  • @outlawjjsmith
    @outlawjjsmith Рік тому

    Delicious morsels

  • @mattcole9022
    @mattcole9022 Рік тому

    Are you going back down to keywest? Or just takeing a break?

  • @markroper9269
    @markroper9269 Рік тому +1

    Boater are like people driving on the roads these days. No manners, courtesy, or shame!!! At least the jon boat had an appropriate name!! 😝 Interesting combination of flavors!! I thought the secret ingredient was bay leaves. Have a good one.

  • @tomschaefer874
    @tomschaefer874 Рік тому +1

    New to your channel. New subscriber. Great video. What state do you fish out of? Thanks

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      I do travel a lot and fish, and as many places as I can, but homebase is split between New York and Key West

  • @staytight6340
    @staytight6340 Рік тому

    Tell me where to send the cookie basket?

  • @GoatRoper911
    @GoatRoper911 Рік тому +1

    Great video Chef. Did you work or study in Japan?

  • @ZippytheHappyChimp
    @ZippytheHappyChimp Рік тому

    Since you eat so much raw fresh ocean fish, how often do you get tested for parasites and/or take anti-parasitic's? So much of what's out there has *some kind* of crawly in it; even if most of them aren't harmful or even noticeable. (There's a reason even top shelf tuna gets frozen before use as sushi/sashimi)

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      I don’t get tested no, and I don’t typically freeze my fish. Really what is the big one would be a tape worm and that’s from raw salmon

  • @TexasVeteranFishing
    @TexasVeteranFishing Рік тому

    Did you move back up north?

  • @bradcallander7789
    @bradcallander7789 Рік тому

    Amazing

  • @goodun2974
    @goodun2974 3 місяці тому +1

    I wonder what the blackfish think of the invasive Mitten crabs from Asia. Some idiot was importing these to New York because they're considered a Chinese delicacy, but they got loose and are now colonizing the western end of Long Island sound.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  3 місяці тому

      I cook and eat em

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      @@CookingWithClams , are you catching them in the Sound?

  • @jmcimba
    @jmcimba Рік тому +1

    Did you leave Key West ? Are you still roommates with Aaron?

  • @taylerharvey8469
    @taylerharvey8469 Рік тому

    Is that NorthPort??

  • @stormn_Normn
    @stormn_Normn Рік тому +1

    use a spinning roddd with the jigg bro
    that why ure not catchn

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Once I got the feel of the bite I was catching. Two keepers is ok by me!

  • @kristenadams13
    @kristenadams13 Рік тому +1

    🔥

  • @ytelrado1
    @ytelrado1 Рік тому

    Where were you fishing? What inlet?

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Long Island sound, by CT

    • @ytelrado1
      @ytelrado1 Рік тому +1

      @@CookingWithClams I see. You launched in the Northport Basin. It was a nice calm day.

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      We were fishing CT

    • @ytelrado1
      @ytelrado1 Рік тому

      @@CookingWithClamsAre there different reg’s fishing in CT vs NY?

  • @VRafaZ
    @VRafaZ 3 місяці тому +1

    The cooking was. better than the catching

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  3 місяці тому +1

      Well, it is in fact a cooking channel so that’s good!

    • @VRafaZ
      @VRafaZ 3 місяці тому +1

      @@CookingWithClams i knew it. Nice dish chef!

  • @derekknight5069
    @derekknight5069 Рік тому +1

    Another delicious video that looked very 🤤!!! I might have to run up to Long Island!! Check out new country song “Me around you” by James Harris featuring Matt Riner

  • @fredholland5723
    @fredholland5723 8 місяців тому +1

    You must be new to taug fishing

  • @garyulmer259
    @garyulmer259 Рік тому +1

    Will I like to eat my black fish fried with tomato lettuce on hard roll

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Sounds tasty and like a perfect sandwich

    • @goodun2974
      @goodun2974 3 місяці тому

      In a word, YES. Made with blackfish, it's the best fish sandwich I've ever had.

  • @simpleman2
    @simpleman2 Рік тому +1

    🇺🇸😎❄️

  • @fishingguuru6888
    @fishingguuru6888 Рік тому

    your buddy should brushen up on the regulations for NY. seabass are 16.5" min. not 16" and even though you steamed all the way to the CT side, you are returning to NY

    • @CookingWithClams
      @CookingWithClams  Рік тому

      Good to know. Both those seabass were over 16.5 by about an inch. I’ll pass along the info though

  • @pamdimitrio4972
    @pamdimitrio4972 Рік тому +1

    Sounds like they bite like sheepshead

  • @igorvasiljuk5800
    @igorvasiljuk5800 Рік тому +1

    Cheeks are the best…

  • @kjewell91
    @kjewell91 Рік тому +1

    Put your fish on a towel. Keeps it from sliding.