Love it John! I caught a 19.75” creek largemouth today 4.40 pounds and a 17.75” smallie in the same creek on a whopper plopper! I got some trebles in my hand though while taking the hooks out of the largemouth. That wasn’t any fun.. haha. But awesome day bank fishing a new creek for me today and caught a few other largemouth and smallmouth. That little charger thing is pretty legit!
I hope you do some videos of your camping truck build. I’ve got a ‘99 Jeep Cherokee sport I’m gonna do the same thing. Love to see your ideas. Love your channel !!
Oh I love the Pulse. Great tail action and a nice skinny profile, very affordable and they come in my favorite color: tin foil. The pulse, goby imitations, and craws are my top three plastics. Awesome trip, keep those lines tight and God bless!
I’m a fan of the OBS Tahoe. 👍🏾 you can also use a removable are fixed hundred watt solar panel on the roof of that Tahoe to keep that power unit charged. 👌🏾
I've been doing well on the obsidian nikko hellgramite, zman trd craw,whopper plopper,and the zara spook puppy in bone color. The zara spook puppy is one I used to always use and I caught some nice ones on it Sunday evening. They wouldn't touch the hellgramite but demolished the spook. I strongly recommend it. 👊👍
Back in the beginning of May I came to the same realization. Why haven't I been fishing swimbaits? It's just a good versatile way to cover water. You can crank it in and catch fish. Slow it down and finesse it. Burn it in and you're hitting topwater. Can't beat a good swimbait!
Everyone wants to use the newest hot lure out but sometimes the fish haven't seen the old school stuff either. My old school go to are shad raps but they don't work so well in the shallows. Speaking of newer, thanks for suggesting the Keitech 3.8 a while back. When i have found them on shad in the current it has been dynamite including my pb LM and tied for pb Spot too!
Certainly a fun little trip with Josh. Start at the cabin and pond then fish that beautiful river. Waterfall was post card worthy. Love how many bass I'm getting on swim baits. Landed an 18.25 fish that wouldn't hit topwater right before Memorial day. Smallies are on a tear right now. Blessings brother
I fish chartreus swimbaits Texas-rigged and weightless up here in Ottawa-area, Canada. They're great around lillypad beds and in rocky rivers. Largemouth, smallmouth, and pike all eat these things here. White Berkley Powerbait twisty-tail grubs are also a favourite go-to for rock bass, sunfish, and walleye.
AWESOME video...yeah, those white swimbaits are effective.... i love that pond setup at Josh's property....i bet theres some good ones in there...i also like how your drone footage is and how youre hitting different spots and locations....keep up the fun John😊
The magdraft phenomenon is pretty crazy, I was fishing with a guy that was throwing a 6 inch mag, it looked crazy, He didn't get any that day, but He said it gets monsters occasionally.
nothing beats the hellgrammite, second would be rubber craws but when they are biting almost anything works - good scenery and steady fishing on this vid - the kayaks changed the game for you - think about mounting a solar panel on roof to charge the battery pack
I think investing in a high quality cooler would suffice and free up the charging station for other tech. Nicer coolers keep things cold with a bag of ice for days on in
My forgotten lure is always a yellow rooster tail. Always stray away with the hellgrammite. Went with a buddy and watched him catch 12 fish to my 4 and he was using the rooster tail. It's all i use to carry when wading.
#464👍🏻🎣👀 I highly recommend the SetPower PT series dual zone, 12V fridge. It has a 3 yr compressor warranty. I purchased the mid-sized PT45 for $352 delivered (used a 12% code, that I can direct you to if you're interested) with the added A/C cord to go with the included 12v adapter. Cold as ice!
Man, John, that exact white pearl swim bait is the main exclusive lure I use for Pickeral here in the Pocono Mts. of PA! I try other lures and they rarely get any kind of results close to that white swim bait! I mainly use the Zoom Super Fluke Jr. 3-1/2" with paddle tail lure for Pickeral like you use the Nikko Helgramite for Bass; if you ever get up here to the Pocono Mts, that white swim bait is all you'll need! :-) Also, your video skills rival that of any trained professional!! Excellent work, John! :-)
I use a lot of the 2.8inch swim baits, white is a awesome color around me I tend to buy the bass pro tourney series ones they are good price for the quality of plastic you get
Hey John, I wonder if you have any advice on rigging an anchor trolley? I find myself constantly re correcting and heading back upstream because of no anchor. I have a little mushroom anchor, but it's a bear to handle without rigging. I would like to make my own trolley, like to see your advice!
It's easy to get "lured" by the incredible number of baits we have access to now. My grandfather--who passed in mid 1990s in his 80s-- fished 10 months of the year for bass, catfish, crappie, white bass...I swear to you he only used these 4 "lures": Heddon tiny torpedo, mister twister curly tail, black & yellow/christmas tree jigs, and a ball of earthworms underneath a bobber (he would often cast and retrieve like an artificial). I wonder sometimes if I overcomplicate my fishing.
Great video John, I definitely need to start using a swimbait, I just don't because of the cranking aspect of it, I'm not cranker, I haven't been able to get biten on those yum hellagramites, I mainly fish lakes, do you think that I would get bites on the Nikko 4.25 if yes what color?🎣👍
I like and use tons of YUM baits but I gotta tell ya, those Academy H20 flukes and swimbaits have great action, they are tough and a lot cheaper than other plastics. Noticed a big difference in the number of flukes I would go through.
Jackery has a lot to suit situations but yea cabins etc they require to keep your unit out of the sun. they have a 2,000 thirty amp plug. you have to get the newer ones if you want to know how long it will last on 100% what’s plugged into it. i’ve been happy and pleased it gives you peace of mind 6 months non use around half charge back up they recommend keeping 100% my 1,000 will run our Traeger pellet grill no issues. it comes with pig tail so you can hook up two solar panels 100 watt at once. they have usb’s. i wish i could afford their biggest unit. they have light 💡 strings to plug in usb low medium high settings. so like charging camera batteries to. bigger the unit more 110’s standard plugs then the 1,000 has has the c usb and quick charge. unit numbers are set to how much each unit can take with multiple stuff plugged in. yes cigarette plug in for cars and certain things that use the plug in extra usb’s they have a built in led light with sos. we have had outages brown outs i got tired of setting up lanterns nothing happens i keep energizer rechargeable ‘s incase the standards are bad.
Love the videos, John! I'll be making a trip from Nashville to my parents in Flat Rock, NC in a couple months. Any good "must pull over and fish" spots along the way - especially in the mountains?
That’s a channel catfish not a blue everyone always thinks just cause the channels have a little grayish tint are blue cats but you can tell them apart by the dorsal fin 👍🏾
you wanna good snack my dad’s cousin turned me onto pork rhines n salsa. any brand plain either pour level of heat on some or scoop out of a bowl. my ice cream bars are the snickers
Sir I just want to tell you thanks for the blessing and all you share with us about God. I have turned my life over to him from watching your videos and channel. I wished I had an awesome baits wall like you I mean my kiddos and I love to fish but haven't been able to cause all if there stuff got stolen as well with mine and other stuff. Just trying to help other's out and then they help there self. I would give anything to get them back fish I mean I have to stay at home cause my wife has narcolepsy and I do side job's to make money to help out but I fell out of and attic on a ladder and had to have surgery and can't do any side job's. But sir I want you to know I appreciate you and all that you share with us and to keep it up and till the next's one GodBless and Tight Lines
Keeping a Fishing Journal might help you keeping track of your lures. Just put in the date, location, the weather conditions, and the bait you used along with how much success with it. As a new year comes, just review your journal for a reminder.
Hey John, I always watch for your adventures. Makes me wish i had decided to take my own fishing adventures earlier in life, especially if it had been back in the 90's when i lived down in that neck of the woods. I do have a question about a kayak you had once upon a time. What is your opinion on the kingsport 12 for a first time kayak owner? I saw somewhere at some point your maiden voyage.... i think. I ask as we are about the same height, however you are far lighter. Im cruising currently around 333. So finding a kayak that is rated in the weight capacity that i require in the preowned arena in an affordable price point is more than a little difficult. And i have a line on a kingsport.
Has anyone else noticed the insane price of lures lately? I forget what retailer I was in but I was in the fishing section and I found a small little tub of scented lures. I want to say there was probably 8-12 lures in that little bucket and they wanted $22 for it!!!! I want to say it was Gulp shrimp lures. I mean I can buy a lot of fresh shrimp for $22!
Yep, I keep wanting to try the gulp line of plastics but the price always keeps me away. I bet it wouldn't be as bad if there were more competition among that style of bait. If I want really small minnows like that, bobby garland is very affordable. Or I can just shave down and repurpose my broken 3" swimbait plastics. Which I also find some really affordable ones. Bass Pro and Yum are what I stick to, and Googan craws and swimbaits are not a bad value either but they seem to break apart easily. Online retailers like Tackle Warehouse have some really good deals too. I lucked out finding "Crock-O-Gator Swamp Bug", cheap and I caught 8 bass on a single one with zero sign of wear.
Oh Man, I have never seen such a deep red hue on a gill!
Love it John! I caught a 19.75” creek largemouth today 4.40 pounds and a 17.75” smallie in the same creek on a whopper plopper! I got some trebles in my hand though while taking the hooks out of the largemouth. That wasn’t any fun.. haha. But awesome day bank fishing a new creek for me today and caught a few other largemouth and smallmouth. That little charger thing is pretty legit!
That's a nice creek.. 👌
That's a beautiful little cabin. I'd love to stay there.
Like the camping out at the beginning. Again great drone footage Getting pretty good at that John!
Great video John
We crushed ’em with paddle tails on the river today, even got some good top water action. Gotta’ love this time of year.
I hope you do some videos of your camping truck build. I’ve got a ‘99 Jeep Cherokee sport I’m gonna do the same thing. Love to see your ideas. Love your channel !!
As much as you use yum baits, they should sponsor you. Great video John
Thanks John!
John, Great Video Thanks for sharing and letting tag along. God Bless You. Tim L.
Oh I love the Pulse. Great tail action and a nice skinny profile, very affordable and they come in my favorite color: tin foil. The pulse, goby imitations, and craws are my top three plastics.
Awesome trip, keep those lines tight and God bless!
Nice bass and .The creek was full of life.Thanks for the video 🙏👍
Great idea!! Shoot, with a way to recharge (solar) you could stay gone for a week on a trip.
Beautiful scenery and beautiful fish. Can't wait to see those camping trips.
I’m a fan of the OBS Tahoe. 👍🏾 you can also use a removable are fixed hundred watt solar panel on the roof of that Tahoe to keep that power unit charged. 👌🏾
Love to see some truck camping and fishing!
I got same Rebel hat. lol ... Rebel's Pop-R are the best poppers I have ever used!
your recording quality and the your confidence in your videos have improved so much john! keep fishing!
Awesome video brother cool to see you over in Townsend I love 20 minutes from there!
Good video that was a good looking river
I've been doing well on the obsidian nikko hellgramite, zman trd craw,whopper plopper,and the zara spook puppy in bone color. The zara spook puppy is one I used to always use and I caught some nice ones on it Sunday evening. They wouldn't touch the hellgramite but demolished the spook. I strongly recommend it. 👊👍
Back in the beginning of May I came to the same realization. Why haven't I been fishing swimbaits?
It's just a good versatile way to cover water. You can crank it in and catch fish. Slow it down and finesse it. Burn it in and you're hitting topwater. Can't beat a good swimbait!
Awesome video John. The drone footage was amazing. You and Josh make a great team together. Thanks for bringing us along with ya
Everyone wants to use the newest hot lure out but sometimes the fish haven't seen the old school stuff either. My old school go to are shad raps but they don't work so well in the shallows.
Speaking of newer, thanks for suggesting the Keitech 3.8 a while back. When i have found them on shad in the current it has been dynamite including my pb LM and tied for pb Spot too!
Thanks for the tips and tricks, John. I've been catching more fish since I've been watching your videos. Thank you brother, happy fishing
Certainly a fun little trip with Josh. Start at the cabin and pond then fish that beautiful river. Waterfall was post card worthy. Love how many bass I'm getting on swim baits. Landed an 18.25 fish that wouldn't hit topwater right before Memorial day. Smallies are on a tear right now. Blessings brother
I enjoyed another great adventure buddy! You fish some awesome looking places! As always, thanks for sharing! #CreekFishingAdventures rocks!!
I fish chartreus swimbaits Texas-rigged and weightless up here in Ottawa-area, Canada. They're great around lillypad beds and in rocky rivers. Largemouth, smallmouth, and pike all eat these things here. White Berkley Powerbait twisty-tail grubs are also a favourite go-to for rock bass, sunfish, and walleye.
Thanks for the reminder to use the White Yum Pulse swim bait!I’ve destroyed the bass in my home lake on it but I haven’t used it in a year and a half.
AWESOME video...yeah, those white swimbaits are effective.... i love that pond setup at Josh's property....i bet theres some good ones in there...i also like how your drone footage is and how youre hitting different spots and locations....keep up the fun John😊
That first bluegill you caught had the coolest colors I’ve ever seen on a bluegill!
Awesome video, great fishing 🎣 thanks for the tips and info 👍 thank you for sharing bsafe buddy and amen 🙏
The magdraft phenomenon is pretty crazy, I was fishing with a guy that was throwing a 6 inch mag, it looked crazy, He didn't get any that day, but He said it gets monsters occasionally.
Enjoyed the video!
Love those little swimbaits! I use the 6thSense a-lot divine. The 3” size. Awesome stuff man!
Nice video John! Great place to fish!
nothing beats the hellgrammite, second would be rubber craws but when they are biting almost anything works - good scenery and steady fishing on this vid - the kayaks changed the game for you - think about mounting a solar panel on roof to charge the battery pack
Love watching you cast, man! Thanks for your hard work in making these videos
That one Olympic worthy dive 😂. Keep up the great work. 👍
I think investing in a high quality cooler would suffice and free up the charging station for other tech. Nicer coolers keep things cold with a bag of ice for days on in
My forgotten lure is always a yellow rooster tail. Always stray away with the hellgrammite. Went with a buddy and watched him catch 12 fish to my 4 and he was using the rooster tail. It's all i use to carry when wading.
When your in Georgia. Let us know some good put in spots and take out for river kiyaking. Or any creek fishing. Love your videos
Great video
Cool John love my mtn camp fish times we have mountain streams trout are smal but amazimg
Nice one!
2.8 inch keitech have been very good for me with smallmouth in the past few weeks.
My special lure is a 4" green pumpkin power lizard on a rainy day. Get a bass on the line every cast!
Love the Bassquatch shirt
#464👍🏻🎣👀
I highly recommend the SetPower PT series dual zone, 12V fridge. It has a 3 yr compressor warranty. I purchased the mid-sized PT45 for $352 delivered (used a 12% code, that I can direct you to if you're interested) with the added A/C cord to go with the included 12v adapter.
Cold as ice!
Man, John, that exact white pearl swim bait is the main exclusive lure I use for Pickeral here in the Pocono Mts. of PA! I try other lures and they rarely get any kind of results close to that white swim bait! I mainly use the Zoom Super Fluke Jr. 3-1/2" with paddle tail lure for Pickeral like you use the Nikko Helgramite for Bass; if you ever get up here to the Pocono Mts, that white swim bait is all you'll need! :-) Also, your video skills rival that of any trained professional!! Excellent work, John! :-)
Pocconos are nice to fish!
I use a lot of the 2.8inch swim baits, white is a awesome color around me I tend to buy the bass pro tourney series ones they are good price for the quality of plastic you get
Next time you fish that area, take the time to fish the waterfall. Have caught numerous 3 + pound smallies. Creek chubs work great.
Keep it up
Nice Catfish!! You guys are really roughing it out in the wilderness! :)
I’m the same way with lures, I switched back to a black and blue flipping jig yesterday and I caught my PB largemouth. 6.10!
I got a new name fot you John, and its John , John the fish is on!!😁👍thankyou for your videos , and may GOD continue to richly Bless You!!
Hey John, I wonder if you have any advice on rigging an anchor trolley? I find myself constantly re correcting and heading back upstream because of no anchor. I have a little mushroom anchor, but it's a bear to handle without rigging. I would like to make my own trolley, like to see your advice!
It's easy to get "lured" by the incredible number of baits we have access to now. My grandfather--who passed in mid 1990s in his 80s-- fished 10 months of the year for bass, catfish, crappie, white bass...I swear to you he only used these 4 "lures": Heddon tiny torpedo, mister twister curly tail, black & yellow/christmas tree jigs, and a ball of earthworms underneath a bobber (he would often cast and retrieve like an artificial). I wonder sometimes if I overcomplicate my fishing.
Yep I forgot lure to, just take a blade of grass fold it and try it out.
Great video John, I definitely need to start using a swimbait, I just don't because of the cranking aspect of it, I'm not cranker, I haven't been able to get biten on those yum hellagramites, I mainly fish lakes, do you think that I would get bites on the Nikko 4.25 if yes what color?🎣👍
A releases can't be perfect Progress not perfection.
I like and use tons of YUM baits but I gotta tell ya, those Academy H20 flukes and swimbaits have great action, they are tough and a lot cheaper than other plastics. Noticed a big difference in the number of flukes I would go through.
Four vehicles? That's rookie numbers! 😊
hard to beat a small 2-3 inch swimbait. One of my go to baits when I want something with a natural action that can cover a lot of water
Swim baits are hard to beat man that's for sure.
Great video like always 😊 I went fishing the other day and caught a male and female green sunfish for my native fish tank
Do you ever travel north
Awesome video dude. That was super cool
Jackery has a lot to suit situations but yea cabins etc they require to keep your unit out of the sun. they have a 2,000 thirty amp plug. you have to get the newer ones if you want to know how long it will last on 100% what’s plugged into it. i’ve been happy and pleased it gives you peace of mind 6 months non use around half charge back up they recommend keeping 100% my 1,000 will run our Traeger pellet grill no issues. it comes with pig tail so you can hook up two solar panels 100 watt at once. they have usb’s. i wish i could afford their biggest unit. they have light 💡 strings to plug in usb low medium high settings. so like charging camera batteries to. bigger the unit more 110’s standard plugs then the 1,000 has has the c usb and quick charge. unit numbers are set to how much each unit can take with multiple stuff plugged in. yes cigarette plug in for cars and certain things that use the plug in extra usb’s they have a built in led light with sos. we have had outages brown outs i got tired of setting up lanterns nothing happens i keep energizer rechargeable ‘s incase the standards are bad.
Catfish also easily identifiable by looking at the forks on the tails. Cheers!
Love the videos, John! I'll be making a trip from Nashville to my parents in Flat Rock, NC in a couple months. Any good "must pull over and fish" spots along the way - especially in the mountains?
I’ve used a white Curley tailed jig and caught Everything on it!
That’s a channel catfish not a blue everyone always thinks just cause the channels have a little grayish tint are blue cats but you can tell them apart by the dorsal fin 👍🏾
Dorsal and anal fins. The anal fins on channels are more rounded on the corners than blues 🤙🏼
Definitely not a Blue Channel but a nice lil cat nevertheless 🎣🎣
You can tell them apart by the anal fin. Not the dorsal. Channels have a round anal fin. Blue cats have a straight anal fin with more rays.
you wanna good snack my dad’s cousin turned me onto pork rhines n salsa. any brand plain either pour level of heat on some or scoop out of a bowl. my ice cream bars are the snickers
Love the fattier chicharrónis.
That’s the only way my wife will eat pork rinds😃
Sir I just want to tell you thanks for the blessing and all you share with us about God. I have turned my life over to him from watching your videos and channel. I wished I had an awesome baits wall like you I mean my kiddos and I love to fish but haven't been able to cause all if there stuff got stolen as well with mine and other stuff. Just trying to help other's out and then they help there self. I would give anything to get them back fish I mean I have to stay at home cause my wife has narcolepsy and I do side job's to make money to help out but I fell out of and attic on a ladder and had to have surgery and can't do any side job's. But sir I want you to know I appreciate you and all that you share with us and to keep it up and till the next's one GodBless and Tight Lines
I love that bassSquatch shirt lol
Keeping a Fishing Journal might help you keeping track of your lures. Just put in the date, location, the weather conditions, and the bait you used along with how much success with it. As a new year comes, just review your journal for a reminder.
Another great video, thank you! Are you ever going to make your Creek hats available on your website?
I have not used Helligmites well in my area but do very well using a traditional Ned Rig. Could you do a video using the standard or weedless Ned Rig?
great video, wish you good health ♥️
Great video!
Caught 5+ pound red eye smallmouth out of that spillway in January cold as crap but they were hungry!!
Just kept tossing white Berkeley swim Shad’s in that white water! Killing it still!
Fish that white water next time you’re there brother!
My go to bait is 2.5 inch Gulp minnow fished weightless
I like the zman slim swim in 2”. Or 2.5”.
I just got the go pro 10 black what settings do you use when making videos if you don’t mind me asking
Hey John, I always watch for your adventures. Makes me wish i had decided to take my own fishing adventures earlier in life, especially if it had been back in the 90's when i lived down in that neck of the woods.
I do have a question about a kayak you had once upon a time. What is your opinion on the kingsport 12 for a first time kayak owner? I saw somewhere at some point your maiden voyage.... i think. I ask as we are about the same height, however you are far lighter. Im cruising currently around 333. So finding a kayak that is rated in the weight capacity that i require in the preowned arena in an affordable price point is more than a little difficult. And i have a line on a kingsport.
Has anyone else noticed the insane price of lures lately? I forget what retailer I was in but I was in the fishing section and I found a small little tub of scented lures. I want to say there was probably 8-12 lures in that little bucket and they wanted $22 for it!!!!
I want to say it was Gulp shrimp lures.
I mean I can buy a lot of fresh shrimp for $22!
Yep, I keep wanting to try the gulp line of plastics but the price always keeps me away. I bet it wouldn't be as bad if there were more competition among that style of bait. If I want really small minnows like that, bobby garland is very affordable. Or I can just shave down and repurpose my broken 3" swimbait plastics. Which I also find some really affordable ones. Bass Pro and Yum are what I stick to, and Googan craws and swimbaits are not a bad value either but they seem to break apart easily. Online retailers like Tackle Warehouse have some really good deals too. I lucked out finding "Crock-O-Gator Swamp Bug", cheap and I caught 8 bass on a single one with zero sign of wear.
SLASH / RIVER
What brand are your yellow lens sunglasses?
Caught my PB Coosa Spot on a white paddle tail Fluke. Five lb football.
Can you all tell me were the bass are?
Give you a 5.0 on that dive. Nice form but too much splash on the entry. Another fine video.
What river is this?
I always use Pearl swimbaits
It's time for more smallmouth in my life!
Hi there! I enjoy your vidios but do you ever keep and eat any fish you catch?? Keep up the great work ☺☺
Do you know what blows me away this guy here has more subscribers than Jimmy Houston, his UA-cam channel. How does that happen?
Broooooo I live 18 minutes from that river .
Have you tryed the biospawn exoswim or the Berkely gilly