lol rod bends into the water "we might have a bite on that rod" man you crack me up thanks for sharing great to watch someone who has mastered the art

Your knowledge of the fish and the gear you're using is priceless. Most KZread fisherman never tell you about the gear and how to use it or the type of fish there catching and what they'll bite on. Keep up the great work and videos 👍👍👍

@bch5513

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Why I like Richard Gene too.

@IEchuckie

Жыл бұрын

Richard Gene needs to stay away from the coffee.

Hey Dave.... Just enjoying watching you fish. You're always such a consistent fisherman Good to see you having fun and enjoying what you like to do. Thanks for taking me along. Need a short paddle to skull that back end around.

Attach a note to the tail of the bluegill telling the blue cat it's only for flatheads maybe they'll leave it alone

@davidmann6792

Жыл бұрын

Ok so im not the only one...lol i thought this was kinda fishy!

@larrywalker3137

Жыл бұрын

Did I win something Dave I don't really understand how to contact you or is this a scammer

@ethan_rummel

Жыл бұрын

@@larrywalker3137 thats a scammer bro

@ethan_rummel

Жыл бұрын

@@larrywalker3137 dont text that number

@larrywalker3137

Жыл бұрын

Yes I figured that out very quickly thanks for the info though I appreciate it

My only complaint is I wish my thumb was sore from catching all those monsters LOL!!! Love all your vids, I'm 59 and have fished for catfish all my life, mostly bank fishin, but you have showed me a very good Technique from a boat that I will always remember from now on!!! Thanks Dave and Keep up the good work!!!

@EASTSIDERIDER707

10 ай бұрын

Ditto from a 71 year old in California.

When you get too old to fish you could give stand-up comedy a try. You are a funny guy. Always enjoy your videos.

@chetkelly3099

Жыл бұрын

I love his style of humor

Dave I love the way you fish and how much passion you have for the sport and just your overall expertise is second to none. I just found out about your channel but I’m a fan from here on out and by the way your commentary is freaking hilarious

@EASTSIDERIDER707

10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the hours you devote and the gas you burn. Lucky you’re not paying California prices.

Thanks for another video. I don’t like summer either but am glad to see you braving the heat to give us a show.

Hey Dave I enjoy your videos, y’all need to be happier. You are blessed that you are physically able and have the wherewithal to fish and make videos. God Bless and keep doing what you do. Finally you have a hoot when you got those bluegill 🎣

see you again Mr. Dave... you share a lot of knowledge about fishing, I really like it, thank you sir

Hi Dave, your videos are the best I've ever seen, Thankyou for sharing all your knowledge with us.

Love the sounds of your videos...the unmistakable sound of an aluminum net hitting the side of the boat. The outboards whining as they go by, the rods knocking around. It makes me feel like I am there. Thanks for the videos and for the complaining.

@stevanrose7439

Жыл бұрын

Almost like being there you just don’t have the wet seat of your pants to go along with the fishing 🎣. 😳

I and all the catfish you catch appreciate you releasing them. Catfish is my favorite eating fish. If I want some I buy it from the store. Thanks for releasing.

@Catfish.Knudsen

3 ай бұрын

That's how I am too. Unless I'm getting low on food & need some meat I'll keep some fish. Otherwise I'll go to store or restaurant. Shit kinda pricey tho

Dave thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

I enjoy all your fishing videos I like catching catfish too you a are the man Dave keep it up😊

Thank you Catfish Dave for the effort and knowledge, real deal.

What I found works better than just plain j hooks with live bait is the kale hook It's kind of like a circle hook and you get a better hook set when your tight lining or suspended bait fishing like you're doing today

Love your videos and the Tennessee River is awesome. I live in Arkansas and their is lots of huge catfish in the Arkansas River.

Once again your knowledge is outstanding. A person could learn a lot watching you.

@robertsutton3946

8 күн бұрын

You could learn that this dude got a bumper sticker on his boat that says "I'd rather be at work", by the amount of piss poor attitude he's got

Thanks for the fishing adventure. 👍👍👍👍👍.good luck next time 💪

You're one of the most knowledgeable fisherman I've seen so far

Dave, I love watching your videos. I also am an avid catfishing man. Can't imagine not being able to go fishing. I like to watch your videos because i am always learning. Planning on going to lake Tawakoni here in Texas because I hear they have some big cats in that lake. Only difference between us is i keep most of my catfish for fish fries. Keep up the good work brother. I will always watch a new catfish Dave video when i see it.

always filling videos with fascinating information in-between bites ..God Bless

Hey Dave Thanks for the nice long video, I enjoyed it. Hope the big ones start to bite again before too long. Anyways, good luck and have fun doing what ya do.

@handyman75657

Жыл бұрын

He would rather Bitch about everything. That is the only thing that makes him truly happy!

@handyman75657

Жыл бұрын

Thief!

I always preferred green sunfish for flatheads. Rod and reel , trot line or bank lines. They are more stout than bluegill .I am in KS and they are plentiful and easy to catch in the rocks with a small hook tipped with worm and the barb either flattened or filed off. They survive a lot better with a barbless hook. You are awesome cat-man and I truly enjoy your videos.

@ME-pb2gf

Жыл бұрын

Shhhh!!! geesh, giving away all those secrets.

@ericpettyfishing

9 ай бұрын

Fellow Kansas man here. Fully agree with the sunfish. Cats seems to eat them easier too as they aren't as circular as a bluegill.

Another great video Dave !

Great video Dave, I don't see how you can stand it out there in the heat be careful don't overheat, thanks for sharing

We got to the place that we'd fish for bream, just after sunrise just before sunset. Anything after around 10, on Santee and the rivers around us, they got lockjaw. Even in private ponds they quit biting dur the bright part of the day. Thanks for the videos.

Just Saying, I watch Your videos all the time and really enjoy them, and have learned quite a lot, That being said when I use live bait I usually use Kahle Hooks that are large enough for my target fish. I thought I would throw that in.

Dave you sure having a lot of fun.you need to get one of those portable generators they even have solar panel to charge them up.I been wishing I could afford one.

Love the videos Dave. Keep up the good work!!!I know you don't care to use live bluegills.... Have you ever had any luck on some live Skippies? A video on some live Skippies would be badass! Keep the lines tight brother. Sending love from Illinois

@packerjh2

Жыл бұрын

They are hard to keep alive for any amount of time, most people don't have the proper setup to do it

Glad to see you back on the wayer

Beautiful day Dave.Get your fish on!!!

Woooo!! Flathead action. You'll get on some big flatheads some day. I have no doubt. Thanks for the video

Curse of the 3" bluegill. Can't keep them in the water long enough for flatheads around here. Those 3-5 pound channels hit them as soon as they're dropped and of course we have a good gar population too. We do have big channels here though, but still got to weed through the gar and little ones for those too. Bullheads are on the menu here but they're not as good here like I see from the other states. Gar are like piranha and where there's gar there are usually flatheads. Lately some of the best cat holes I've ever fished have been taken over by beaver and that makes for a rough night in the kayak, they harass you until you leave and you'll be soaked from tail slaps the whole way home.

I don’t know about anyone else but, I’m am a huge fan of the catfish Dave dry humor 🤣😂 Somebody needs to get him a big straw hat and an umbrella ☂ cause I was getting 🥵 hot just watching. Here in West Virginia it’s been a pretty nice summer (not real hot) been catching the big bass this season. Great video Dave I hope one day you’re boat decides to be part of the team and help keep the sun outta the camera lens.

Man I wish we had big Catfish like you were catching . I am excited just to see a 5lb fish .

In the summer, my grandaddy took me bluegill fishing in a creek channel. They were 30' deep and the bluegills were huge. Go deep Dave.

Get It Catfish Dave! Thank you from Hong Kong!

@hterrebrood

Жыл бұрын

Who is that? I’m also in Hong Kong

I just use blue gill head,or skip jack they work good for me 👍 Dave enjoy your day.

I injoy watching your videos i cat fish a lot but i started watching your videos i learned a hole lot more i didnt know dont have a boat yet but i will soon

Along that bank there used to be a lot of downed trees. My dad and I used to catch Crappie all along there.

Man you make it look so easy that's some nice fish.

Hey catfish Dave one this is catfish Dave too from Cincinnati Ohio love watching your videos as far as I'm concerned you're the best fisherman catfisherman I just say on water and on land that means you're the man. When you're eating something such as a salad or whatever you get a bite you set the hook cover your food up so the fish Don't splash water in your food because when it's hot out there and you're going to need something to eat and some water to keep you alive. Cuz it's hotter than a hoochie coochie. 🤣👍 This is catfish Dave too Cincinnati Ohio. Take care and be safe out there on the water. This is a video there was fishing video so that makes it a fishing video this catfish Dave signing off with another one. 🤣🤣🤣👍

That jet ski behind you was hauling the dang hay lol 😅

Your the best I've seen since Bill Dance.

That's my favorite fisherman right there!!

@naildrvr2047

Жыл бұрын

No lie

lol this is awesome, great stuff Dave

I’d love to see you come fish Percy Priest

Hey Dave, can you do a video using Water Dogs or Salamanders for bait, please? We used to use water dogs all the time in Nebraska when I was growing up and then were the most productive bait we used for catfish back then. I'd love to see how they work in the Tennessee river!

Nothing like burning up on a boat, I hate summer fishing aswell.

Ft. Loudon Monster "Messie" sighting at 40:02 on the left. Her graceful neck flying up high out of the water. Dave, you have captured the first clear video of Messie ever recorded.

Dude, I’ll ride to Tennessee and be your camera guy (for free) just to watch this in person. What do you say Dave, want a cheap cameraman, huh?

Bimini top Dave!

Spoken like a true fisherman!

Thanks Dave

Your exactly right on the blue gill. Go fish for them and then loose most of them. Either die or wiggle off the hook or something kills it. And last but not least you might actually catch a fish.

HINT: Perhaps putting a large black yard bag over your boat chair when you park it will keep the rain from soaking into the padding??? Not that I mind your wet back end.

I really like your videos a lot. I've heard you can jig large cut bait up and down, to attract more Flatheads...

Hey Dave, We don't have skip jack up here in Iowa, so we have to use bill-gills or shad for bait. That may be why you are getting so many blue-gill comments.

I found on my lake in south Carolina that cut bluegill, mostly the head, is best for flatheads. They seem to love it

I"ve fished texas bays during the summers for most of my life and I always wear a cotton, loose fitting, white long sleeve shirt and flats fishing hat, long brim and back neck cover. A bit of sun tan lotion on the back of my hands and a pair of good polaroid glasses.

I've had pretty good luck with large straight-shank Kahle hooks floating live bait, works great with 3"-7" live gizzard shad and small to medium bluegill, nose-hooked or back-hooked doesn't seem to matter. I also trim my bluegills tail and dorsal fins about halfway to keep them from making a mess of my line when floating them. Bluegill on the bottom do better with their whole tail fin trimmed off, they just stay put after that.

I fish the same waters. I havent caught a truly big bluegill since the 90's.

If you go under the Northshore bridge to the other side (toward the marina) there on the left you can catch a lot of bluegill. They are all little guys though! We caught like 30 last night with my grandkids but they were all pretty small. We were near where you are at around 7PM it was SO CHOPPY!

Good Afternoon My Good Bro Catfish Dave

It would be great if you could take a vacation to California come and do some fishing here we could show you the areas where the different fish are, if you want the fight of a lifetime I would suggest ocean fishing and either catching tuna or yellowtail they will kick your butt I once got embarrassed by a yellowtail there were seals around the boat trying to eat the fish brought in I hooked up a yellowtail that probably was only like 18 pounds I guess a seal was chasing him but I had my drag set pretty tight and it felt like I was hooked to a racing boat that was ripping out my line I was really surprised that the fish was only 18 pounds !

dave great video , we use cut bluegill a lot and have good success with them? but we in a lake mostly and not the tennessee river...see you use cut skippys but not bluegills...?

Well dave. Just make that bluegill a 2piece. Love the show

Sounds like it might be time for a good fly rod with all them mayflies. I sat one time in a kayak with a fly rod and about a 100 feet from the boat ramp and caught brim for about three hours. In one foot of water and caught them as fast as I could pull them in. I had a blast just sitting in one spot. I just enjoyed catching fish. Every once in a while you catch something else because fish can’t resist a good piper. I have caught of course bluegill, bass and catfish off a poper using a fly rod. Life is good God bless.

Hey dave, we've watched you for going on 3 years now i guess maybe more and enjoyed it. But we fish pickwick lake when we get a chance to go and we fish with bleugill all the time but use them as cut bait and do pretty good some times, but we've never saw you fish with them as cut bait and always wondered why?

In the Susquehanna River in Pa the river muddies up after a good rain. When that happens, the dang crayfish are king and will tear cut bait to shreds. I use 5-to-6-inch live sunfish. that can keep away from the crawdads. 27 or 28-inch channel cats are the average catch using sunfish. I prefer green sunfish if I can catch larger ones. I think the slime on green sunfish helps catfish inhale them easier and so are favored. When the river clears back up and the crayfish are back to hiding under rocks again, I like to use 6+ inch shrimp and the cats prefer them peeled.

White perch, live or cut has been working good on the pee dee river the last couple weeks

We typically go through 15 to 25 in one night and you right it is so hard to catch them. We get lucky though and find them.

When the head starts hurting. I'm headed to the easy chair an some cold ac

Use waffles for bait Dave! If you catch a blue cat on a waffle, is it a Blue Waffle?🤣

I dig those green rods !

"My thumb's tore up from handling all these fish" Good problem to have? I remember having my shoulder sore from reeling heavy fish one time, that was a great day!

The trouble with using a bluegill for bait where I live, is that it is against the law to use a "game fish" for bait. A "game fish" is defined as any fish species in the state that has a creel limit. The creel limit for bluegill in my state is 50 per person, and this makes them a "game fish" that can't be used for bait.

The scenery reminds me of Grand Lake.

Lol He is annoyed as hell using those bluegills! The heat sucks I get out there the crack of dawn am gone by 10am. Still great video always entertaining!

I'm sure you know but if you cut them bluegills tail fin off and the back bottom fin they won't be able to swim as fast away from what's trying to eat them. I found it to work really well.

The facing the sun thing.........reminds me of this guaranteed thing > " Take a FLY rod if you want heavy winds "

I started hooking them in front of the dorsal fin instead of behind it and it at least seems to have helped with them getting ripped off the hook….

Dave the next time you try using bluegill cut them in half and see if the hook up ratio is a lot better

@AllStateTR

Жыл бұрын

I cut the tails off and use a 10/0 circle and slay em

@jeremyr7147

Жыл бұрын

Slice & Dice ⚔, they love a blue gill head just the same.

Hi Catfish Dave, I asked you about Mad Katz on the last video do you have any used or new rods and reels that you would like to sell? I know a few months back you had some rods for sale, did you sell them? Now I know that it was months back and it’s old news on those rods. Man I can’t wait till deer season it’s to dam hot out right now. Thank you for your time on the water

You catch more dam big catfish than I ever seen. My family is shocked to see how dam good you are with the poles and those monsters you are hauling in.

Love your videos. Can you tell me what type of rod holder you have on the back of your boat

That's the reason we call it fishing, not catching when it's not running smoothly. We still love your videos ole'son

And by the way love your show

My live bait of choice here is 9 to 10 inch suckers but like you its gets frustrating when a small catfish crushes and kills your bait. I dont know who all the people are staring at your but. I never noticed it. I concentrate on your rod bend and setup. Lol

Everytime i put a baby crappie or baby bass on my rod i catcha fatty. blue gills hit too. i never fish live bait. i butterfly the bluegill. Blood and gore, and drop em down. much love from oklahoma uncle dave

If there is some current what about try lip hooking live gill to improve hook up percentage..little longer leader below the sinker so bait streams rather than tail down

"We may have a bite on that rod." lol

My problem using live bluegill (from the bank) is exactly the opposite of yours. I can put one on a hook. Eight hours later, it's still there and alive. Absolutely nothing wants them.

@samuelthomasengardio

Жыл бұрын

You have to cut the fins off, so they can only wiggle rather than swim.

@jeremyr7147

Жыл бұрын

Try it by the bank, not all Rivers are like the tenn, its one if the best. Every big flat i catch in our small river is right by the bank like less than 5 ft or just at the dropoff. Either your not putting it where they are or they arent there. Move

Get you a blue and silver little cleo spoon at Walmart. Small size. Gold for cloudy days. Great bluegill lure

Love watching you fish for giants! But, what exactly does pointing at the pole do?

I laughed when I seen the pole pulling down while you were enjoying that salad with no care in the world lol

Love it

If it's legal in your state you should try live crappie or live gizzard shads!