Why I Don't Keep Flathead Catfish
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This video talks about catch and release, and the preservation of the species. I didn't have UA-cam videos to teach me about selective harvest, I had to learn the hard way. We all learn from our mistakes and this was a big lesson for me when I was starting out as a fisherman.
Definitely don’t fish out your own spot, or any other spot. I don’t always tell people where I fish, but when I do, I lie!! Lol
Same!
I tell people i know about my spots but only on conservation land on my property its different. On conservation land i dont have the right to keep a fishing hole to myself.
So do I ... Never do I tell anyone of my spots...
I tell everyone that wants to know
In the water
I only share spots from the bank since not everyone has a boat but when im in the boat i will never tell you where i fish.
I've been taking too many thanks for the perspective brother
Just wanted to say, you can do a fantastic job at landing a large catfish with no assistance and I respect your thoughts and wisdom!!!!!!
Thanks for the story man, you're a good dude sharing this message. Good luck and tight lines, brother keep catching those big flats
In Fisherman is one source that I read years ago that mentioned about conserving fish resources. Good to view about one of my favorite fish being conserved.
I don't keep the big flathead and blue cats so they can make more fish good job and video keep it up 👍👍👍🇺🇸😊 we need to tag them and let them go 👍
It's all about having RESPECT for your fellow man and nature .
Thank you Kris.
I understand your POV about flatheads. I believe in catch and release for all fish, i also believe in selective harvest. In other words i try ti be balanced about it. I might keep a blue cat, channel cat, or flathead for my table because i like to eat fish, but not every single time i go fishing.
Selective harvest is great for all fish including flatheads. Growing up in northwest florida, Pensacola. Flatheads were viewed as invasive species in the nearby yellow river due to it being a natural habitat for sturgeon. Fish and game tried to eliminate flatheads by poisoning them, advised the public to keep all they caught, instilled no release rules on them...To this day there is no limit on flatheads in parts of Northwest Florida. At the same time, flatheads are thriving in these same rivers, they are resilient.
It's amazing how almost any fish can be considered invasive depending in what part of the country you live in.
In the words of Ron Swanson, “Fishing, for sport only; fish meat is practically a vegetable”
I cant think of any vegetable that has as many nutrients as fish one of the best meats you can eat as far as proteins good fatty acids and good amounts of omega 3 but if you say so
I never understood how people find a beautiful spot to fish, and turn it into a trash dump . this video should be played in elementary schools, keep up the good fight brother
I agree, I get ticked off when I go to the woods or water and find trash, Dove fields are the worst, I pick up bags of trash every time I visit a dove field. I once had a hunting partner, we would go every weekend, He would go his way I would go mine, One day he didnt show up so I decided to hunt his area, I found trash all over from his hunting, I picked it all up and kept it in my hunting vest and a small trash bag, The next week we went out, I got to his truck before him and put all of the trash inside his truck, Yes he was mad, But I told him it was BS we come to a beautiful area and you toss trash on the ground , He got the message
My parents always taught my brother, sister, and I, if you pack it in, you pack it out. It is all a matter of respect.
Preach brother. I've got some nice little ponds about a mile from me. Garbage everywhere. I picked up two full trash bags in a couple hours. Infuriating.
i feel ya, the place i fish is always trashed bc theres a pier near that gets alot of traffic. some days i dont even fish and i dedicate my day to cleaning trash out of the water. sad but yea ppl are shitty. they would rather throw it in the water than wait till they get to a trash can. worse part is theres a trash can on the pier thats empty most the time.
One of the outdoors magazines claims that sportsmen are the first environmentalists. How then, is the generation that grew up with environmental awareness so seemingly unable to interact with the outdoors without leaving a mess?
MY DAD LOVED CAT FISHING. HE,D SIT WITH A POLE IN EACH HAND AND THE STRING OVER HIS FINGER ALL NIGHT LONG. MISS U DAD
Robert Cowan mine does that same thing!
I make it 80 thumbs up . 👍
Miss my dad too. Rip
Dual wielding legend
When the end was nearing we went fishing together for the last time. After he was gone I spread his ashes over that same place, a favorite of his. I’m an old man now but I too still miss my dad.
I leased my property out to some deer hunters last year. I will never do it again! They pissed in plastic soda bottles and just threw them in the ground! They were all over the place. They would pee in the bottles because if they peed on the ground the deer would smell it and not come around but why I couldn't understand why they just left trash on my property and I didn't care why. I just called and told them to never set foot on my property again.
Some people ruin it for everyone!
Rob, sorry to hear your story. Real sportsmen leave the wild in the same or better shape than before they entered.
No good deed goes unpunished unfortunately....
I'm a deer hunter and I pee in the woods rite around my stand and I still see and kill deer
Disrespectful
We do the same thing when we hunt deer Some times you have to give that big buck a pass to continue to seed that deer population It's called conservation
If you want to manage numbers and conserve, its the does / females that count...
I have often wondered why people won’t keep big fish but want to kill the biggest deer
I'd drink a beer with this fella. Good ol' boy.
Arky West Hey Arky just started a Fishing Channel and would love any support hitting my goal, thanks bro.
I would steal his boat and dump that motor in the lake.
That was absolutely UNBELIEVABLE TIMING..truly awesome! Your story really touched me, thank you for sharing that. If only ALL fisherman were like you.
Great video!😎🎣
This man is a steward of the earth. May The Heavenly Father Bless you and all yours. So few people understand your wisdom.
Lol no Heavenly Father bro. Fake news. He has never showed up for anything ever. He didn’t show up for my son. He’s dead now. 24. Nice fish though. Gut it and fry it up. Tons of those things everywhere
@@karlbrown5764 Sorry to hear about your Son. But that doesn't mean that God doesn't exist. He certainly does. If he didn't, you wouldn't have any basis to grieve over the loss of your son since his life had no transcendent meaning or purpose. You can find joy, peace, and hope in Jesus, but not in a secular world.
Karl Brown I prayed for my aunt and saw her deteriorate right in front of me while her family waited around like a bunch of vultures and she still went. But that’s not to say god doesn’t exist, stop talking out of your ass because you’re hurt. I’m sure your son wouldn’t want you to be a cynical bastard after his untimely departure. Besides how can you be so sure if you ain’t dead yet? Till then don’t say it like a statement.
@@karlbrown5764 You misunderstand Gods purpose, man. He's not here to pick and choose who lives and die. Death cometh, for all of us. That's part of our struggle, and our journey.
@@karlbrown5764 Hello Karl. i apologize for the loss of your son. but instead of denying God, how about you give Him a chance? it’ll be worth it, in fact it’ll be the best decision you could ever make! just give Jesus a chance to improve your life, i know He can! you can start by reading Luke or John, just please, give Christ a shot.
you’ll see, your life will change for the better! God bless you.
Mr.Flores ur one helluva troop sir, especially with our Latino community upbringing, I too was told to keep and eat all catches. So much respect for u and continued success and happiness. Hua!!
This is the most honest outdoor discussion from the heart. I've ever heard on any UA-cam channel ever!
This dude nearly made me cry. He's like a messenger.
People do the same thing up here in the north with Walleye and Brook Trout. I wish more people had the sense you do. God bless.
I keep some of my fish. Love my wild catfish. However, in the case of a lot of these old fish, i always release. Respect for surviving so long
I gar fish alot and that's the reason I dont keep or kill big gar. Gar grow really slow and get super old
@@colbyjohnson3793 first time I caught a gar I was tripped out. They literally look like partly reptile. Kinda freaky too. I'm like, I swim with these bastards? Lake Texoma has a bunch. Can you eat gar? Are they any good? I hear they're bony and some people compare it to Carp
Smoked gar can be pretty good. Some of the flesh is tougher than most fish. OTOH, the bones are much less a problem than with carp, IMO. But, gar are really hard to clean. A top notch aviation cutter or tin snips and very strong hands helps. (I myself am not Thor!) Or, get out a freakin' reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade...
@@adamburdt8794 gar r fun to catch. I've eaten one. It was hard as hell to clean even using metal snips.. I didn't like it as the flesh was really strange. I later found out it is best to grind up the meat and make "gar balls" outta it kinda like hust puppies. I'll stick to crappie.....
Yessir
That kind of care should be taken with every wild place for hunting, fishing, hiking, whatever it is you do...... Take care of them so they remain for everyone to enjoy.
I agree with you 100% . I too always wanted to catch the elusive Flathead catfish. I was extremely lucky on my first one , It was a 70+ lb. giant. (bottomed out 2x35lb scales LOL) I cleaned it and ate it and later found out that with their slow growth rate that that fish was probably 70+ years old. I have caught several since then but I don't keep any of them over about 10lbs. I release the others for the breeders they are. Thanks for the informative video and keep it up .
The world record was 120 plus pounds and biologists later determined that it was 23 years old. Nice fish but no way was it 70 plus
@@BrackishWaterC I caught a 50 lber with a revolutionary war musket ball embedded in its side. It must have been a bazillion years old.
@@marklemist6928 so cool! more details please!
@@JackLeeTheFirst ask your mom!
@@marklemist6928 very original XD
Thanks for sharing the awesome fish catch and your heartfelt message. I agree with all your sentiments...great message!
You are to be commended for your “ SPORTSMANSHIP “ . I am with you on your philosophy . Great vid . 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I've seen one of my favorite big bass lakes(mind you i'm around chicago so they're not many of them) get pillaged in one season by one guy and 2 of his friends. It's heart breaking.
I cn that happen here n Tulsa with peeps using Gill nets..pisses me off...
@OTIS SPENCER 🤣
I tip my hat to you, sir, because you are a responsible angler and true sportsman. 👍👍
I've made the same mistake, brother.
I fished in this beautiful river when I was younger, caught big bass, up to 6 pounders, in a small creek with some minnows. My parents pressured me into keeping fish everytime I went on a trip, and I haven't cause a bass there in years. I still feel guilty about it.
My parents presured me to ceep trout but i never would they would be like why do you go fishing if you dont want to take it
@@lohhjjlohicv6829I'm the same way I catch and release trout when I go fishing on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in northern Az. But I let them go back cause I don't like trout to boney for me.
As a young man my dad grilled into all 15 of his boys what u shoot or catch you eat and if you ain't gonna eat it don't shoot or catch it. When I go fishing for cats I only keep those up to 10 lbs everything else goes back into the water
Well said and so true! Some people can be so irresponsible.
Well said. As I write, 78 people turned thumbs down on what this man is saying. Catfish ain't the only creatures with big bony heads.
Possibly they thought it took him to long to say what he did. He is doing a good thing.
There's always going to be assholes out there. This gentleman is a true conservationist. God bless him.
they might have left a thumbs down for a reason other then that, they just might not like the length or something like that
You could do a video about rescuing puppies and you will get downvotes. I think some of them are actually bots.
@@mrexists5400 thats what she said🤔
Good for you and the wonderful message you're trying to convey. Respect what is precious.
I don't even trust most of my friends with spots. Loose lips sink ships. Keep it to yourself. Let them be discovered by people like yourself that take chances and have the motivation.
You just cannot be sure that other's (Anyone,friends included)will be as responsible & respectful as you are yourself.
@@brandonwachter2264 It's a real shame too, because I'd love to share these places with people that will actually appreciate them. Last time I took a friends word that they wouldn't advertise an incredible location, was the last time. Unfortunately changed the friendship as well since that was a major violation of trust. The place is still there, but it's more like a public park now.
Well one thing for sure is you are the bad friend in your circle. Share the wealth why be selfish?
This is why potato sacks come in handy. Throw one on their head drive around in some circles then take em to the spot. Then on the way out do the same thing.
Oh wait wrong profession..
Screw that. I worked hard for my spot. Share it and then blabbermouths want to impress their friends with "their spot" and soon it is ruined. I don't even tell what lake I am fishing. Most times I won't post pics cause some can figure out the lake from the size of the fish I am getting and knowing where I am and where I spend a lot of time fishing. Happened in 2016 and won't happen again.
Never share fishing spots or hunting spots......NEVER!
That's why I dont like apps like fish brain , nothing but spot burning braggards
@Mike Mitchell if you do , they need to understand to keep their mouth shut .
Couldn’t have said it better myself, and I fully agree, cpr, clean up after yourself, respect that the key, respect the water land/landowner, each other, and mostly the fish.
What if you have to drop a #2 on the water? How do you suggest handling that situation? I don't fish often but I was always told over the edge is OK. Is that still the case or has things changed?
I agree with you Muddy River. I have fished all my life. Mainly for Largemouth Bass. I joined B.A.S.S. in 1968 and have always released my bigger fish. Some weighing 6 to 9 pounds. I have kept smaller fish to eat when I was younger but now I release all Bass. The upper sought after fish like Large and Smallmouth Bass, Stripers, Trout and other Trophy fish are very delicate to fishing pressure. My wife will not eat Catfish so I return all I catch back to the environment. If I catch a Rainbow Trout or Brown Trout I might keep a small 1 or 2 to make a dinner. But I practice mainly catch andrelease to assure the species is not depleted and over fished. I just hope orher people do the same. If people want to eat more fish then what they should catch are Blue Gill, Crappie and Perch. Those species are more plentiful. But again don't over fish them.
Do your thing, I'll do mine. Don't impede on my Freedom and vise versa.
Specially the fish ignore the people they don't deserve a guy like you but the wildness does amen bro
Danny Jett no one cares kid. Stop posting to UA-cam begging for attention
I completely agree. Once a local fish population is gone,it might not be replaceable. This is especially true in the southwest.
I had to stop fishing with a guy you're describing in your video.... I just couldn't deal with him harvesting everything especially big Flatheads and Big Muskie... I just became a subscriber to your channel today.....
I subscribed due to this video, much love and respects👊🏽
Right on brother!! keep New Mexico clean America clean 🇺🇸
Doug Woellhof Hey Doug just started a Fishing Channel and would love any support hitting my goal, thanks bro.
people will ruin a spot. never give these spots away.. i had a really good one that me and my friends enjoyed. its no longer fishable.
I've lost so many spots that way , I only have one good catfish stronghold left and only I know where it is , never have seen 1 person there in the 5 years I've been fishing there
Dirty Bay Adventures I’m not sure I agree with this statement. In the short run you might lose your spot but in the long run the more people we can get to experience and fall in love with fishing and enjoying America’s waterways the more social and political influence we have. Public land is basically paid for by hunters and fishermen so with more ethical hunters and fishermen paying into the system we could afford to put more money into public land. Won’t happen overnight but its something we are building for our kids. People are very quick to blame other fishermen for a spot that has been “fished out” but the truth is the overwhelming reason for not catching fish is a host of environmental factors. Humans think on such a short time scale “oh I fished all year and didn’t catch a single flathead”. To a person a year is a long time but to the cycles of Mother Nature a year is an almost imperceptible blip in its eternally changing roller coaster.
I hate seeing people at my outdoor spots because I want to feel alone with my thoughts out in the wilderness part of the cast wild unknown but I’m not worried when I see people that they are going to steal all the fish or something. The answer to having vast wild areas where you can go for days without seeing another person is MORE PUBLIC LAND, not having fewer people.
@@nothingnewtome1 do what i do, find a river and make your own spots that no one knows about
@@nothingnewtome1 No, it ruins spots. Friends bring their friends who arent as responsible and leave trash out. And keep all the fish. I see people coming
Into my friends private property and keeping fish despite mandating c&r.
Am a "Trotliner". Been doin' it most ma life. Am an ol' Man now. Learned many years ago what u said. Live on Toledo Bend Reservoir in Louisiana. Have 100 hooks out on 4 lines. Usually catch a couple each day from 20 to round 60lbs. Every now n' then catch one lot bigger. I net em n' the release them. Many years ago i began seeing the number of fish being caught by commercial fishermen on the lake wit they hoop nets n' it was unbelievable. Toledo is 72 miles long but...damn. Realized that probly only way to sustain the fishery here was ta release the big ones. I do that. And i leave the lake jus as i found it. Don't leave trash, cans, bottles, or anything there...wish others wud do tha same...sadly many don't. I love the land and waters more than i can say...it's what sustains us...Seems great minds DO think alike ma friend...
Hell yeah brother. Conservation and preservation is what it's all about.
Also, I have no idea why...
But, I read your post in a Scottish accent. ,
I use to fish by that there sunkin house by the dam
Thank you for passing along the truth of "Limited Resource".
As my brother says . . .
It is getting to be just too many people.
LouB that's why we need immigration control...atleast charge an entry fee? To compensate for not having to pay taxes the 1st 7 years so that way America's resources wont get depleted in general...not just the fish.
This reminds me of the movie, Grumpy Old Men, chasing after old "Catfish Hunter". They released it acknowledging its perseverance to be allusive.
Respect the cycle of life.
Me and my boys chased a giant carp we named Carpo Marx . Yeah carp , but he was huge . I caught and of course released him ( like all carp )
"Gustoffson you are one sick bastard"
@C Thygeson "looks like ole Chuck's takin the log to the beaver"
Those are the best movies ever!!
@@deanmlshredder hilarious!
Much Respect Kris.What a powerful video showing your true love and passion for the Flathead brother👍🐟Excellent video.
And please don't litter.
@@dmo7815 what are you talkin about??
Man, I love the way you think, you've got a good heart. I'd catch and release with you any day my friend.
😂😂😂🤦
@@victorj8152 really!?
Everybody who wants a fishing license should have to watch this video first.
Foreal!!! I got some secret honey holes that only a couple buddies my brother and i fish that i wont tell anybody because people are slobs for 1 for 2 they keep everything they catch and deplete the resources ive seen people keep fish that was under the limit like it wasn't nothing and it pisses me off!!
Why would you want a fishing license?
Why do I have to ask for permission to feed my family.. and pay the King his fees... Taxation is theft
@@dickhurtz4528 you got to the store and buy food we aren't on the older times anymore wtf are you even saying. And what king like wtf is wrong with you types of people. No you can't just do what you want. There are laws for a reason .if you don't like it build a time machine to when there weren't any rules. You little ass kid
Beautiful story, keeping spots quiet can be tough, but people will destroy anything they don’t respect, best of luck to you and “your spot”
Great catch and release. Fishing them to extinction is something all of us need to think about.
Mr.NaughtyPants that exact reason is why It’s been so hard to catch fish in the past few years in my area lately and it’s horrible
Mr.NaughtyPants dont
Good video. 👍 Particularly enjoyed the warning about over-fishing and trash. It always pisses me off to see trash around picnic areas, the banks, and especially if it's actually down in the water. Keep it up.
Wow. I can't tell you how much I respect you for your willingness to share your story in such a open and heartfelt way to preserve a place and a species that obviously means so much to you.
Yeah ,,, I’d throw that lil guy back too let him grow up a bit ...😉 sum think that they just being one can do any damage ... but u can and you figured it out yourself ... your now wise my man
It's so amazing to watch videos like this. And it's truly emotional cause it's not gonna be there forever and it's hard to know that humans can prevent it from vanishing but with the way some humans are today it's only time before its trashed and gone..
This was a very powerful message.
Why would anyone give thumbs down to this vital, sage and unselfish information? Thank you brother...I see your passion and your heart. Well said.
We appreciate your conservation your we must past it on We hold it in trust for next generation
Keep the fish end immigration.
Uou have the absolute most informative but relaxing channel. I'm a nightshift RN and when I come home from a stressful code blue/rapid response 12 hour shift, I'm totally spent. Your videos allow me to just sit and before long I'm mentally 100% relaxed and in the boat catching those beautiful creations. I live the fact that you educate catch, photograph, and release. These are absolutely one of Gods most spectacular creation. Thank you for keeping it real. Much love.
Nice man, unfortunately people will destroy it. People giving thumbs down are the same idiots that would trash the place...
John Rossi that’s the ones ya beat the shit out of just 8 good nut shots and throw em in
Yep. The few bad ones always ruin everything good. F em.
This is one of the most powerful fishing stories ever told..bless you brother..I too did the same thing when I was younger..I now throw back the elusive flat head catfish..their becoming harder and harder to get now .again thanks for the story ,your a true fishermen..
I had a cousin that took me hunting in the '60's. He taught me to pick up trash in the woods and we always did. I'll never forget that.
me everytime I see a shining and shimmering shattered pcs of glass in the lake/reservoir, I pick it up and put it on a small box so I can dump em in the trash when im done fishing, I even bought a garbage picker and I think my county should reimburse for that jk! lol. cuz I stepped on a pcs of glass when I was a kid while playing in the lake. my feet got swollen and I got hospitalized, so I don't want to be on that situation again especially my kids. there are some irresponsible ppl and they think its cool to break the bottle and just leave it there.
Amen Kris, preach it brotha!!!
💯👍💯 keep the decent ones and throw the breeders back!
Amen brother I'm with you 100% I feel the same way about the waters I fish in. It is rare for me to keep anything at all. Let them go and let them grow...Good luck and God bless..
The river I fish in here in northern Indiana used to be pretty plentiful for flatheads. "Pay lakes" and "pay ponds" have pretty much taken a toll on the flathead population. I remember being young and one of my dads buddies from work had me come over to his truck. In the bed he had a diamond plate tool box in the bed that was filled with water and inside was a massive flathead. He said it was around 30 pounds. Id never seen a fish that big in my life.....my dad says are you gonna eat it? He said hell no I'm gonna put it in my pond for the grandkids to catch. And he had done this many times. He said he had a pond that had many fish like that in that he had caught from the Wabash River. Sad thing is those fish probably starved. I dont think people realize that fish that big need to have a good food supply. Anyway I'm 26 now and realize I might not ever get to catch one of these fish, and if they are still out there, they may not be for much longer. Good vid good story and nice fish!!
I fished on the Wabash and white river and seen the biggest cat I've ever held 100 plus from there
@@captainkayakdiver6693 what stretch of the wabash are you talking about? The wabash is known for flattys but not so much in my area. Its pretty shallow. I fished it down by Lafayette once and caught a bunch of channel cats. Plenty of cover for them. I'm sure theyre in their. But the water was around 7ft. There.
Dillon Hoffman we run trot lines in the area by Mt Carmel IL, where the wabash and white river meet. We had a camp on the Indiana side heading towards Princeton indiana
@@captainkayakdiver6693 thats cool man you fish where the wabash meets the white. I fish where the wabash meets the eel. Or the eel meets the wabash however you want to look at it. Lol
come on over to the maumee and st Joe river in new haven and fortwayne and Woodburn area. we catch many 20-40# flat heads every season. water is stupid high right now but if the water recedes enough by the end of the month we will be out every weekend chasing them.
We need a lot more sportsmen like you !!! Nothing but respect from me, thank you Sir !!! :)
Love the story but I believe "Balance" is the key to all living creatures survival. The big cats don't taste near as good as the young ones anyways.
That being said, if you were to bury that flat head in a two foot deep hole and then plant a fig sapling or lemon or orange sapling on top of it and you will eat for many many years from that one fish feeding the vegetation completely.
God bless bro.
Keep preaching my dude,I hope u guys out there takes to heart what Kris said
Nice fish man! Great video. I agree, release any species of catfish over 15 lbs, they don't taste as good anyway.
Eric Adams while I can agree to catch and release flat heads taste good at any size.
Agreed, the belly meat of any sized flathead is a delicacy, especially when caught in flowing water. I have had some from stained lakes that tasted a little strong, so much of your perspective depends on the water you are fishing.
Who ever told you flatheads over fifteen pounds don't taste good lied to you.
I guess it depends on the waters. The mammoth cats on the Red River of north Louisiana are a dime a dozen, and they taste fine. But you have to know the waters. Fish aren't plentiful everywhere.
You must suck at cooking
I keep the smaller cats, like them under 10 pounds, I send back the brood stock.
Awesome video with a great message! I always end my videos with a saying Pleas Help Keep Them Swimming Running And Flying, Practice A Little Conservation Whenever You Can, take care brother!
I don't really care much for fishing, but I did enjoy your story and love nature, so this is for you.
*applauds*
Our county opened up a great fishing dock with night lights, restroom amenities, fish cleaning tables, and kid swing set. It is hard to see people leave trash, abandoned fish, fish line, tag the place, broken glass block from restroom, stole swings. They've even have left water running at full in fish cleaning table. The county the increased the price of park entry and people complained but it had deterred those things from happening. The increased fees have allowed the county to hire park enforcement to monitor the park.
I go fishing there from time to time and pick up after others and it still gets to me when others can't take care of it. I'm with you in preserving what we have and protect our fishing environment.
All we can do is try to keep it up by cleaning up after those who don't care. I took it upon myself to install PVC rod holders and so far they're still there. I must admit I was surprised.
@Janga Lang Than you do as well.
Green Hulk -- The problem is, not all on tight budgets are irresponsible, and the solution at "your" park probably makes it impractical for a lot of decent people to go there. IMO, a better response would be to increase FINES and add concealed video surveillance; maybe see if some locals would agree to organize and be "park monitors" in exchange for reduced or free entry -- no "enforcement" authority, but would be identified (boldly marked jackets, t-shirts, caps) and CAN report violators. It should be possible to find an "equilibrium" where fines support the enforcement & monitoring, and little enforcement is needed. Very visible signs announcing the program, AND the steep fines, should be included too. Get local media to report violators caught & fines imposed. Fines not paid get you jail time. Ie., "Hang 'em (violators) out to dry!!!"
@@SpringIsBACK People who do these things have no respect for the environment or what is right and wrong. They selfishly take and destroy simply for the joy of doing evil and getting away with it. Just look at our current president. There's no respect or consideration for others or what is right in our society today and police are too busy covering their own asses to bother with arresting and jailing litterers and people who abuse our natural resources. To implement and enforce fines you would have to have a whole bureaucratic enforcement division and concealed video surveillance is expensive and requires constant monitoring and maintenance.
The only solution I can see is for good people to band together and enforce what is right through peer pressure and even violence if necessary. Of course that would mean a group would have to devote themselves to living in these areas 24/7 and our current economic system won't allow decent people to do that. You gotta go to work and make that money to live in our society. Nature be damned, the money is all that matters. Never mind that we lived off the land for hundreds of thousands of years before the industrialization of our society.
Fortunately there is a man emerging from the herd who wants to change this. Andrew Yang proposes a universal basic income of a thousand dollars a month for every American citizen over the age of 18. This would enable those who are so inclined to actually live off the land and still afford the amenities our modern society can provide. Yang proposes this be paid for by a tax that the rich cannot evade with their accountants, tax shelters and tax write offs, called a Value Added Tax. This is not an income tax, but a consumption tax levied on things like jets, yachts and corporate purchases. Imagine if the billions of dollars of taxes Donald Drumpf has evaded over the years were put into conservation of our public lands instead of wasted on casinos, jets, yachts and hookers for his own selfish personal pleasure, vanity, and delight in doing wrong and getting away with it? Maybe then we could even afford video surveillance and a concerted conservation effort for and expansion of our public lands. But all the good people have to join together and push our society out of the fear and darkness that is overtaking it and out into the light and progress of the future. I hope you all read this and search for Mr. Yang's videos here on UA-cam and listen to his ideas for our future for yourselves.He has given me some hope I have not had in a long time. Perhaps you will feel the same.
@Janga Lang Well, I can't say anything. Thank you, though. You're the most calm person I've met online in ages.
It isn't just your river - this applies to every fishery in the country. I see people catch and keep flathead which are pretty rare here in central Iowa too. It is so easy to catch, photo, release those bigger fish. The big trophy fish are the fish that contribute the most to reproduction and are vital to maintaining the population. Every person has a smartphone with a great camera on it and every fisherman should have a way to properly measure or weigh the fish. There should be no reason to keep those bigger fish - good taxidermists can make a perfect replica mount if that is what you want. Thanks for the great message, hopefully we can all learn a lesson from your personal story!
Not to mention that the bigger fish don't taste as good as the younger ones.
@@denrizza only true if your talking 20+ lbs and its skinned wrong. Cut the red meat.
Flatheads..rare in Iowa..🤣 far from rare.
@@typical250 Rare in my tributary in central Iowa, yes. Particularly the large fish.
ViralHeadcase agree with you there.. it also doesn’t help when you see 3 bank lines for 3 different people in the same brushpile every 200 yds on the Iowa river..
Should have millions of views!
You've done well - a month ago when you made this video you said you were getting close to 100K subs and as i watch this today, you are over 105K. Congratulations. This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I just wanted to say that I enjoyed it, I appreciate it, I respect it and I will be sharing it. The fact that I live in an entirely different country and will never make it to your fishing spot, is irrelevant. The principle is key - respect the environment, the habitat and the creatures in it so that people after us can enjoy it. No species or 'resource' as some call it, is safe from becoming over-harvested. It is up to us to only take what we need. Great video - great message. Heather🇨🇦
Thank God we have Chattahoochee Riverkeepers where I live because Atlanta dumps raw sewage into our river
Great speech! I couldn't agree with you more!
Here i am, watching your rod tip while you're telling the story. I saw that bump at 10:59 and was like 'Bite!, Bite!'
Lol.... i gotta go fishin'
You are far the best fisherman I know brother, why? Because you are catching this monsters in this tiny river👍👍👍
Catch & Release is a good habit to have. I catch and release 90% of the time when I go fishing and if I do catch and harvest I only harvest what my family and I can eat for a meal. One or two smaller catfish is good enough for us.
Agreed, respect the environment, The universe will pay u back! ✌bro
Great move for releasing this beautiful fish. People should follow your example.
Amen brother!! I learned the same lesson very young in a native trout stream. Took about 5 years before I could catch trout the same.... I always turn them back now and stress how important catch and release is. And the trash.... places I fished out in the passed are posted property now and people wonder why.
We have to take care of mother nature,love yah mang, fish on brother!!!
Good man out in the wilderness awesome bro have a cold one and enjoy fishing amen bro
I never tell anyone my secret spots...period! Nice catch and keep doing what you do!
I hope all of your watchers will take what you said to heart. Not just for "your" stretch of river but for every area that the fish.
Pretty cool to find another New Mexico true brother!!! Great message!!
We must respect nature. Nothing good comes from greed. Im glad you had a realization and felt empathy for these wonderful fish. Others dont care. Regardleas of how it impacts the species or the enviorment.
This place should be private property. A private owner should charge people money to fish there. Only a private owner can protect it. Governmet cant protect sh#t. Then dont even care about flatheads. Government cant protect the fish and cant help littering. Shitty people will always find places like this and destroy them. I dont live there but i know exactly how u feel. I caught 300 crappie in a single day this spring. Didnt even make a video. I was too afraid. Its bad in chicago too. They spy and they show up and they clean the spot in a week. A lot of people font care for u or ur videos and only watch them to steal your spots. I got a bass last week while fishing for bluegill for bait. It came and ate my bluegill. Not posting that video until the winter. Dont know 100 people in my pond. God bless you and that beautiful river!
muddyrivercatfishing, come out here in Arkansas to a little jewel I know about on Lake Ouachita. The fishing is phenomenal and it's Blues, Flatheads, Bass, etc. Beautiful area as well. Thanks for your preservation.
Flattys are trophy fish in my book! I’ll keep a channel or two but even then I mostly release! Great vid bud glad your putting the flats back! 👊🏽
Been practicing catch and release all my life, I only keep the ones I kill, because sometimes shit happens. Good on you brother, keep up the good fight.
bless you dude , that is what fishing is all about.
Same issue on a 'my' lake that was like a world class bass lake , went to hell cause people were bucketing them.
I'll explain it to you. You didn't catch them all. Flatt heads Mouths are shaped more like ours and they can actually speak. (English mostly) the told the stories of you and how you ate everybody you caught so they eventually were afraid to stay and risk you being the starving one to be caught by. Lol
Mega props to you brother, as a native New Mexican myself, I appreciate what you're doing....
Good talk Bro! I worry about my river a lot, guys are chasin cats more. They hunt for my "spots" and I worry about the resource. I would like everyone to stop and think before taking them large fish. 100% agree, if you bring it, take it. Leave no trace of yourself behind when you leave!
I'm "newer" to NM, and have learned a lot about catfishing, from you. YES, I'd love to know where you fish, but because I've seen the devastation that people leave behind, not just here but all over the country, I respect your position of attempting to preserve, not only your "little ditch" but also the species of fish. BUT, because of your video "Death on the Rio Grande", I only keep catfish caught in the river BELOW Caballo Lake.
Keep the vids coming. I'm still learning from you 👍
I loved the video! I agree with you about releasing the flatheads and not trashing the area. When I was young we kept everything we caught. We even run trotlines. I catch and release. If we dont take care of our resources it will be gone in the future. I always say if you pack it in, pack it out. Don't litter! I have a lot of respect for you Sir after that heart to heart video!
Great message brother & awesome catch during the video!
God Bless you brother! I couldn't have said it better!
I agree with you 100%. Well said! I've been following your channel for years from Washington State! Thank you.
You learned a very important ethic the hard way. I'm glad to hear people agree with you!
Kris I salute you my brotha your fellow friends and fisherman from Dallas tx Support you and whoever gave you those thumbs down for this passionate love that you have for this fish and your respect for it has no respect for nature