INSANE! Kayak Fishing BEAT DOWN on Illinois' MOST Beautiful River!!
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Myself and @RivermanTV- kayaked Illinois' most scenic River and caught some awesome fish! Thanks for watching!
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Illinois river fishing. fishing in Illinois. Kayak fishing. Fishing for smallmouth bass and walleye.
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This is the Sangamon River. More than likely the lower Sangamon. Runs right by me. I fish that and the Spoon River.
This type of fishing is definitely some of my favorite. No matter the size, those smallies never seem to disappoint. Awesome fish guys!
Thanks for watching, man! We gotta do another float before I move.
@@EngineeringHooksets most definitely
This kayak setup is on point and the fishing isn't too bad either. Lot's of good looking smallmouth! I got the lures you sent - thanks!
Hopefully you catch another giant wiper on them! Thanks for watching, man!
I live in western Illinois and the Illinois river is a great place for smallmouth
Great trip! I wade long stretches of that river for smallies but not in some of the reach you appear to be. Its a blast! Thanks for aharing.
No walleyes but I have caught nice saugeye by "accident" jigging for smallies.
Nice! It's an awesome river. Definitely my favorite place to fish. Thanks for the comment!
What river?
I'd rather not say, sorry.
@@michaelg8841 if you want to catch smallies try Steven creek in Decatur Illinois they run up the creek in spring
Love the show thanks for taking me places I would never ever see ,
Thanks!
My favorite small river kayak rod is a 5’6” Ugly Stick ELite, Medium Light. Options for one piece or two piece rods. The two piece can fit into a backpack. It’s easier to handle fish from the kayak with a shorter 5’6”, and like your point with the power pole, the 6’5” and 7’ rods tend to hit tree branches when in the rod holder when you’re not careful.
I just ordered a purpose built Ugly Stick kayak rod. It's 4', Medium action, only for sale in Europe. Couldn't find any 4' rods in the US so I had to bite the bullet and pay $45 shipping
Looked like a fun float, and catching a bunch of smallies at the same time.
Keep up the great content
Thanks, man!
good looking River right there. Nice smallies.
It is! Thanks for watching!
Nice smallies you guys got. That was a nice rock bass you got. His northern hogsucker was a sweet catch. You looked like you lost some beasts out there. I too tried doing the long form video. We'll see what the results are. 👍
I'm from Central Illinois. Originally, this has to be more upper Illinois. Everything where I lived was murky, and brown smallies weren't very prevalent either..
I think it's Sangamon River
From central too, know any dope spots?
Might start with Kas and ends with kaskia. Some of my favorite spots for smallies in Central Il are field drainage ditches. Not going to tell you where though. 😉
Looked like you had a lot of fun 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
It was one of my favorite fishing trips! Thanks for watching, Dan!
Nice video looked like a great time!
Thanks man!
That just might be the same river I fished with Rivermantv, we floated once in December and I hit a 19" 😏 I've had some good luck in some other areas locally too.. caught a 21" a couple of weeks ago.. And i know another river that's just about as beautiful. And that was a neat tip with the anchor and zip tie.
A 21" central Illinois smallmouth??? Holy cow! That's awesome!
My man, if anyone comments the river name I'm just gonna delete their comment and ban them from commenting. I don't want the name getting out from this video. Sorry. You gotta put in the google maps hours like the rest of us.
banned
@@EngineeringHooksets I never name the bodies of water I fish, I know how that ruins fisheries..caught a 60+ pound catfish a couple of months ago and made sure not to even have pictures that would show where I was.
@@justjoeoutdoors3499 I wasn't responding to you lol. Some guy commented the name of the river so I blocked his comments from showing up to everyone else. I also just blocked the name of the river so now no one can comment it on any of my videos.
That was an awesome day to kick off spring fishing! Looking forward to returning when the water is right.
It's a was a ton of fun, man! Hopefully, we can make it happen before I move
@@EngineeringHooksets we will. I'm out of the country until the 21st and then away that weekend but there's a little bit of time in there we can try to take advantage of.
Redbuds are blooming, fish are biting.
The absolute best time to fish
Can you explain or in the future make a video explaining how you would break the zip tie on a snagged anchor?
You just pull on it really hard. These small zipties have a breaking force of about 15 lbs
Would I be better suited to mount my anchor wizard on the bow or stern? I usually fish rivers, might take my kayak on some smaller lakes. I usually try and go up stream so I have the current to help me back to the car when I am done fishing/tired. I like to anchor at a spot for a few minutes/break it down and move up.
@@zachh-w3s Definitely do not ever anchor by the stern in current, that can easily flip a boat. Always anchor by the bow. I think the only safe way to anchor by the stern is with a power pole. Thanks for watching!
Ever fish the mackinaw?
Yes! I grew up in Bloomington. I have posted a few videos there.
Is this the kishwaukee river?
No, but I just looked that up and it looks beautiful.
What camera are you using ?
The original DJI Osmo Action
What river is this?
I'd rather not say. Sorry
Wheres in Illinois is this place ? Thanks
I would rather not say. Sorry.
@@EngineeringHooksets LOL you're a nut
@@EngineeringHooksets i suscribe to this channel to know more of where to fish since I’m new to the sport but since its such a confidential issue this its not for me thanks
@@EngineeringHooksets that's a great way to get customers. Your at Starved Rock unmistakable landscape
@@allenquaintance-nu5yn I don't owe anyone my fishing spots. If you want my lures then buy my lures, but you can't extort my personal fishing spots by threatening to not buy from my small business. It doesn't work like that.
After reading his commentary about not at least identifying the river, it was time to unsubscribe, and stop watching his channel. We have enough secretive "sportsmen" on youtube. Sad, there was some potential here. If you read some of his responses, the attitude towards other outdoors enthusiasts is unnecessary.
@davemccoy9153 1. You are not entitled to my fishing spots. Sometimes I'll post spots, other times I won't. Get over it. 2. My attitude? What a ridiculous comment. My standard response when someone asks for the location is: "I'd rather not say, sorry". That's very polite.
It’s the Kaskaskia River or the south fork of Taylorville lake idk why the guy is an asshole to you
@@EngineeringHooksets Your response is the perfect evidence of your crappy entitled attitude. You sir are far from a sportsman. "get over it" Just shows how full of yourself you are. Can't take criticism because of your self centered entitlement. You really need to step back and get over yourself. By the way, those little river smallies are not much to brag about, but I am sure they are the pinnacle of your small stream success. This and more is why your will never gain any relationship traction here, this is nothing more than a niche channel. the funny thing is that you think by sharing the name of a river that your "secret" spots will be over run by people. This fish are not big enough or numerous enough for anyone to swarm over your "secrets". I guess that is the funniest part of your attitude quite frankly. There is a reason the river is empty... a lot of work for small fish.
Is he base in Illinois
he was based in Illinois, now he lives in TN. But he still uploads videos from Illinois
what river is this ?
He doesn’t tell anyone afraid others may use that public water also.
you are 100% correct