I throw a lot of my fish back (trout, bass, steelhead, etc...) but I don't know how we got to the point where we have to apologize for taking a couple fish for dinner. Commercial fisherman kill way more than the average person eating a couple for dinner. Don't apologize for it, just enjoy your meal!!
I could tell Marlin was tired at the end of the video. Sunglasses on. Not much to say. Jordan was the man. Cooking. Talking. He’s the backbone of this channel
Respect you putting the bigger healthy bass back and keeping the smaller ones that force the bigger ones to compete way harder for food. Makes for a way better trophy fishery or creeks. Love it
Bass fishermen who rip the sh*t out of a bass when setting the hook and skip em across the water like rocks while reeling them in, complaining about people harvesting bass. Hilarious!
Smallmouth are sooo fun to catch. Catch ‘em all and have fun doing it! Take em all as far as I’m concerned. I’m not naïve, they are here now, we aren’t getting rid of them. But the fewer the better. When you’re done catching all of them then get all the walleye
Hi Jordan , thanks for the fish taco recipe! I love fish tacos. Here is a recipe I have used for smallmouth... take some salt and vinegar potato chips and crush them down small crumbs season your fish crack an egg into a bowl , dip the fillet into the egg roll it in the salt & vinegar crumbs and fry it up. I hope you enjoy !!
Do an egg wash before you bread with the potatoes. You'll get a thicker crust and the fish wont fall apart when you try and take them out of the pan. Looks amazing otherwise! Thanks for the video guys and keep up the good work!
Great video again! I love fish tacos made with small bass, perch, crappie, blue gill, etc. If they are legal to keep, eat away! In the big river, smallies are a non-native species that eats out migrating salmonid smolts, it's a win/win. Cool video, as always!
Glad I waited till the end. I was going to stop and write up how to do the cheesy tortillas for tacos. I do a bunch of little corn tortillas on the flat top, squish them down until the cheese is coming out the edge. One additional thing I do is flip them and fry the other side of the tortilla in the cheese oil. I still maintain that corn tortillas are superior for tacos, but it takes some practice to get them where they don't fall apart too easily.
I'll eat a few smallies every year, but I prefer to eat them when the water temps are lower. It seems to keep the meat firmer, rather than mushy like a largemouth. Looks great ! I'll be trying the potatoe coating on my next batch !
Great job,love the video and the taco recipe. We have small mouth here going to have to try it. I've eaten and caught them for years but always deep fried them. It's definitely going to be taco's next time. Stay safe and tight lines😁
Seeing bass fishermen get offended when people harvest fish is so funny to me.... Anyways, looks like y'all had a blast out there, keep up the quality content!
@@byronsundberg9898 1: So? They’ll repopulate, like any other fish. Taking a few, even a lot, isn’t going to effect the area so bad that you can’t catch them anymore. 2: I was talking about harvesting fish in general, not just bass. Bass fishermen seem to get so offended when people harvest fish to eat, no matter what it is.
@@austin27049 because bass don't breed like a lot of other fish. When they breed they build nests in shallow water and are extremely aggressive and easy to catch at that time so people go after them more when they are breeding also the fry don't have an extremely high survival rate due to all the other predatory fish also in shallow water at that time.
Marlin was lookin *HUNGRY!!* I don't blame him. Worked up an appetite fishing all day and then waiting patiently for Jordan to fix up gourmet fish tacos! I'm drooling right there with ya!🤤🎣🌮 Great video guys! That scenery was gorgeous too btw.
I fished the Umpqua River last weekend for smallies with my father in law who's traditionally a steelhead fisherman. We caught SOOOO MANY SMALLIES It was ridiculous! We must have cleaned 50 for tacos between the 3 of us? Good times👍
Your guys videos are consistently high quality and always a bright spot of my day. Amazing looking tacos Jordan. You guys and NWFS are crushing the fishing content on RUclips keep it up boys!
It’s a lot easier to slice the avocado in the shell after you cut it in half and then just scoop it out with a spoon. Tomato tomato potato potato lol. Whatever works for you! Thanks for the awesome video.
They keep losing them bc they're fighting them like a trout!!! Haha got to get them bass in as fast as possible, cant let them swim you around!💪🏻 amazing video tho man.
I love small mouth tacos, here in Montana where I live , we have a reservoir that gets about 500 feet deep and the water is soooooper cool and clean so the smallies are delicious
Best time of the year to get the smallies with a top water bait, watching a big one explode out of the water never gets old. I have been crushing them on the size 90 whopper plopper. Sick!
Guys! Wicked fish tacos man those are huge in Ontario along with a simple fish fry with beans potatoes and veggies. One suggestion though use lard as oil it’s (THE BEST) way to fry fish. 🤙🏻
The one thing I love about bass fishermen (of which I am one) is to tell them to go get a biology degree before they can tell me that I shouldn't follow the regulations set but fish and game about the amount and size of bass I can keep. And I love a good bass fillet off a 5lb largemouth.
Yeah as long as you don’t eat all of them it’s pretty much fine. I don’t eat bass cuz they are harder to clean than trout but if you like em, you can eat them.
As long as it’s a legal take then by all means. I personally don’t eat warmwater fish but Smallmouth are a bit more on the cooler side so why not. It only hurts when you take home a nice sized Bass above your state average that are hard to come by (5lbers in Midwest). Not only do the smaller minimum size fish taste better, it’s beneficial for the bigger population to not get stunted in growth within a water body. With these Bass being one of the top predators of the water, they need a predator too to control their numbers.
A floating Taco truck/ boat. Hmmm? Good idea. Never tasted bass before, but bro, that looks good. Already ate dinner, but I'm hungry again. Keep on fishin. Keep up the videos. And Jordan, where we campin next?
Not too long ago Brian Latimer posted a video where he confesses to occasionally eating large mouth bass, and daring the haters to come at him. It was pretty hilarious. Smallies are definitely good eating but large mouth out of clear water can be good too. I'll fry up a 2 pounder any day.
@@AlphaQHard Where I live the smallmouth are in colder water up north. Down in the valley where there are more large mouth the water has a lot more algae and you can taste it in the fish.
@@AlphaQHard Also in the valley there is a lot of extra human generated pollution in the water which doesn't help. I am part of that particular problem. I ride two stroke standup jet skis.
@8:36 the skipper then his dad lol. i saw the stickers and need to get a few. waiting on the Tshirts though. im a huge Little fan if you cant tell by now jordan. you can tell he loves fish. hes chomping at them while they are still in the net lol.
Love that y’all switched it up with this one, it’s nice to see some content that’s not the usual suspects 🐟🐟🤙🏼 Crushing it! #littleismyfavoriteaddict 🖤🐺
Idk if you guys will read this but try a shakeup head or a 2.8 inch small swim bait. They get hooked and it’s a great thing for bass tacos low and slow and hit them up
I was trying to get you guys to come down to my home river and do some slaying for a small mouth bass derby there an invasive species in our river system that have heavily impacted our salmon smolts
Great video as always guys. Only gripe is you missed a little meat on the shoulder of those fish. As for people hating on keeping fish......they can kick rocks, if its legal do it as you please. The biologists know what the limit should be
Smallmouth bass out of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay’s deep Clear waters are A1…As long as people are Within their legal limits, others should maybe think about finding some new hobbies
Coming back to this video because I’ve started to eat bass. I started fishing tournaments and mortality is much higher than what is portrayed, especially when it’s hot. If a fish dies so I can make a few bucks, I should at least honor it by eating it.
I enjoy eating the occasional Alabama Spot. Especially when it’s from an area that they are decimating the native Red Eye Bass population that I love to fish for in my local rivers and streams.
You filleted it all wrong stay away from the guts and leave the belly you don’t cut it out after and from experience I 100% know you popped the yellow sack and spread it over your fillets which gives it a off taste start at the head and cut down just the shoulder and start going deeper and then cut thru at the shoot down the tail keeps it clean and it’s so much better
oh hey jordan. which of those weighted floats do you suggest for stocker trout here on te eastcoast? they are usually from 10 to 18ish inches and in roughly 4 to 6 feet of water. we use 4-6lb test if any of that helps.
So for the bass you ate, what is the current consumption advisory regarding mercury levels? Looks like adult men can consume more meals of them per month if the fish were under the Oregon advisory umbrella if you will. IMO too bad they are here and eating part of the niche pie of other aquatic fish, etc. Maybe somebody already rose the mercury issue?
I was a bass fisherman before salmon & steelhead and I still LOVE bass tacos lol 🌮😎🐟
They are so good!!
I throw a lot of my fish back (trout, bass, steelhead, etc...) but I don't know how we got to the point where we have to apologize for taking a couple fish for dinner. Commercial fisherman kill way more than the average person eating a couple for dinner. Don't apologize for it, just enjoy your meal!!
i got bitched at other day for keeping 2 bass nd i really wz offended by it considering the only reason i kept em wz cuz we were hungry.
💯💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@MegaPerson012345 I love sensible little facts like this. I feel bad killing anything but now I will feel ok eating a little bass or two. Thanks.
@@MegaPerson012345 on the colorado river where I live, we are positively encouraged to harvest smallies because of their predatory status
@@the_flip_side_paranormal did you pass second grade English?
I could tell Marlin was tired at the end of the video. Sunglasses on. Not much to say. Jordan was the man. Cooking. Talking. He’s the backbone of this channel
Prob cuz he is the only one who still has a full time job and does addicted on the side
Respect you putting the bigger healthy bass back and keeping the smaller ones that force the bigger ones to compete way harder for food. Makes for a way better trophy fishery or creeks. Love it
Bass fishermen who rip the sh*t out of a bass when setting the hook and skip em across the water like rocks while reeling them in, complaining about people harvesting bass. Hilarious!
😂😂😂😂 so true. Don't forget the jerkbaits with treble hooks
Smallmouth are sooo fun to catch. Catch ‘em all and have fun doing it! Take em all as far as I’m concerned. I’m not naïve, they are here now, we aren’t getting rid of them. But the fewer the better. When you’re done catching all of them then get all the walleye
Hi Jordan , thanks for the fish taco recipe! I love fish tacos. Here is a recipe I have used for smallmouth... take some salt and vinegar potato chips and crush them down small crumbs season your fish crack an egg into a bowl , dip the fillet into the egg roll it in the salt & vinegar crumbs and fry it up. I hope you enjoy !!
Do an egg wash before you bread with the potatoes. You'll get a thicker crust and the fish wont fall apart when you try and take them out of the pan. Looks amazing otherwise! Thanks for the video guys and keep up the good work!
Great video again! I love fish tacos made with small bass, perch, crappie, blue gill, etc. If they are legal to keep, eat away! In the big river, smallies are a non-native species that eats out migrating salmonid smolts, it's a win/win. Cool video, as always!
smallies are delicious. always have been and always will be. i used to make smallie tacos all the time when i was younger.
Great video! Cool shout out to Leif at NWFS. I am a sub to both you guys and love the content. The cheese tortilla is a game changer!
That simple recipe makes the fish a fancy plate, I dig it. 🤙🏽
Few things are better than triggering a C&R angler with the possible exception of specifically a C&R bass angler.
Glad I waited till the end. I was going to stop and write up how to do the cheesy tortillas for tacos. I do a bunch of little corn tortillas on the flat top, squish them down until the cheese is coming out the edge. One additional thing I do is flip them and fry the other side of the tortilla in the cheese oil. I still maintain that corn tortillas are superior for tacos, but it takes some practice to get them where they don't fall apart too easily.
I love how Marlin almost tossed his fishing pole into the river so he could grab the net for Jordan's fish :-)
That’s what buddies are for!
Awesome. I’ve been searching for a taco bass recipe and I think I found it. Thank You
Combine Jordan's fish tacos with a floating taco truck, and I'd pull the boat up to that on the river! Great vid fellas!
I'll eat a few smallies every year, but I prefer to eat them when the water temps are lower. It seems to keep the meat firmer, rather than mushy like a largemouth. Looks great ! I'll be trying the potatoe coating on my next batch !
Fully agree. You gotta get bass at ice out
I bleed the bass by cutting their gills and the meat comes out much better even in warm water.
Great job,love the video and the taco recipe. We have small mouth here going to have to try it. I've eaten and caught them for years but always deep fried them. It's definitely going to be taco's next time. Stay safe and tight lines😁
I never eat the smallies I catch, but not going to lie, this video has me convinced to give em a try.
They’re good!
yea we have alot of smallmouth here in Northwestern Pennsylvania and I've never ate one and they are my favorite fish to catch.
Jordan always makes it seem so simple but it always looks like it's from a five star restaurant dang you do a good job jordan
Seeing bass fishermen get offended when people harvest fish is so funny to me.... Anyways, looks like y'all had a blast out there, keep up the quality content!
We get triggered because bass are not seasonally planted like trout are in most lakes. They have to breed and survive on their own.
@@byronsundberg9898 1: So? They’ll repopulate, like any other fish. Taking a few, even a lot, isn’t going to effect the area so bad that you can’t catch them anymore.
2: I was talking about harvesting fish in general, not just bass. Bass fishermen seem to get so offended when people harvest fish to eat, no matter what it is.
Most bass fisherman I have seen also have the least respect for the fish
@@wyatt9841 those kinds of fishermen are in every type of fishing and they are foolish.
@@austin27049 because bass don't breed like a lot of other fish. When they breed they build nests in shallow water and are extremely aggressive and easy to catch at that time so people go after them more when they are breeding also the fry don't have an extremely high survival rate due to all the other predatory fish also in shallow water at that time.
Marlin was lookin *HUNGRY!!* I don't blame him. Worked up an appetite fishing all day and then waiting patiently for Jordan to fix up gourmet fish tacos! I'm drooling right there with ya!🤤🎣🌮 Great video guys! That scenery was gorgeous too btw.
I fished the Umpqua River last weekend for smallies with my father in law who's traditionally a steelhead fisherman. We caught SOOOO MANY SMALLIES It was ridiculous! We must have cleaned 50 for tacos between the 3 of us? Good times👍
Can somebody get Jordan a dang spatula…breaking those perfectly cooked fillets by picking them up with a spoon 😂
Yoooo super jelly I want some bass tacos!!! Hahahaha love the catch and cook shinanagins!! Keep catchin them fins fellas!!
Good video! Never apologize for harvesting an invasive species.
Instant potatoes, genius
It’s Jordan’s go to, it’s really good!
@@AddictedFishing stoner bashing time!!!
Everyone wants to know what I caught and how the fishing was until I pull a bass out of the cooler. Great conversation killer.
Your guys videos are consistently high quality and always a bright spot of my day. Amazing looking tacos Jordan. You guys and NWFS are crushing the fishing content on RUclips keep it up boys!
I tell you what… Jordan is a chef and I need a RUclips channel just for his recipes!!!!
It’s a lot easier to slice the avocado in the shell after you cut it in half and then just scoop it out with a spoon. Tomato tomato potato potato lol. Whatever works for you! Thanks for the awesome video.
My legs at 1:17 are brighter then the sun! 🤣
I thought you were wearing white sweatpants.
@@philabowl8073 😂
Lol saw that 😂
Small mouth (especially) are a problem for salmon and steelhead smolt. Smallmouth are delicious! I’ve had large mouth…not a fan…
I had some smallmouth and largemouth for supper yesterday. I forgot how delicious those fish are!
Love to see you guys hookin and cookin
They keep losing them bc they're fighting them like a trout!!! Haha got to get them bass in as fast as possible, cant let them swim you around!💪🏻 amazing video tho man.
Also probably stock hooks that aren't that great.
Keep the videos coming!Greatly appreciate it
I literally thought Marlin was wearing white socks. Marlin needs to be getting more vitamin D. I 🤣😂
My body hates sun. It burns then peels/repeats! 😂
I love small mouth tacos, here in Montana where I live , we have a reservoir that gets about 500 feet deep and the water is soooooper cool and clean so the smallies are delicious
Love it! keep fishing my brothers!
awesome video...i need to make a trip down to the big river just for this reason alone!
Don't ever apologize for keeping a few fish to eat!
The cooking segment was great! I can tell you've been watching Chuds BBQ,
TACO TUESDAY! 🤙🏼🔥🌮
Bass is really good white meat and especially out of a river or clean lake! Striped bass are the tastiest! 😁
Nothing wrong with frying up some smallmouth. I might have to try them in tacos. Great video guys!
Not me watching while waiting for my food at a cafe on loud 😂
I can’t see anyone griping about retaining a couple fish. Especially on the Columbia where predation on salmon smolt is a thing.
Best time of the year to get the smallies with a top water bait, watching a big one explode out of the water never gets old. I have been crushing them on the size 90 whopper plopper. Sick!
Nice change of pace. Looks like a blast.
Guys! Wicked fish tacos man those are huge in Ontario along with a simple fish fry with beans potatoes and veggies. One suggestion though use lard as oil it’s (THE BEST) way to fry fish. 🤙🏻
I love the coleslaw you made on another fish taco recipe that has lime beer in it. Family and friends loved that
It’s funny how when people have a boat they fish so close to shore and when your on the shore you try to lanch it to Jupiter hahah 😂😂
I just did a bass catch and cook, gotta say it was freaking good! Way to go guys love the videos!
The one thing I love about bass fishermen (of which I am one) is to tell them to go get a biology degree before they can tell me that I shouldn't follow the regulations set but fish and game about the amount and size of bass I can keep. And I love a good bass fillet off a 5lb largemouth.
Yeah as long as you don’t eat all of them it’s pretty much fine. I don’t eat bass cuz they are harder to clean than trout but if you like em, you can eat them.
As long as it’s a legal take then by all means. I personally don’t eat warmwater fish but Smallmouth are a bit more on the cooler side so why not. It only hurts when you take home a nice sized Bass above your state average that are hard to come by (5lbers in Midwest). Not only do the smaller minimum size fish taste better, it’s beneficial for the bigger population to not get stunted in growth within a water body. With these Bass being one of the top predators of the water, they need a predator too to control their numbers.
Release the hogs and females is standard procedure but if yall in the mood for a fish fry then by all means
A floating Taco truck/ boat. Hmmm? Good idea. Never tasted bass before, but bro, that looks good. Already ate dinner, but I'm hungry again. Keep on fishin. Keep up the videos. And Jordan, where we campin next?
The dog is the real star
Watching marlin let all those fish come off and get frustrated…. Gotta say, sorry marlin but it’s funny 😆
Not too long ago Brian Latimer posted a video where he confesses to occasionally eating large mouth bass, and daring the haters to come at him. It was pretty hilarious. Smallies are definitely good eating but large mouth out of clear water can be good too. I'll fry up a 2 pounder any day.
Brian Latimer is one of the coolest dudes on the circuit. He’s good for the sport. God bless
I dont taste the difference between smallies and largies
@@AlphaQHard Where I live the smallmouth are in colder water up north. Down in the valley where there are more large mouth the water has a lot more algae and you can taste it in the fish.
@@AlphaQHard Also in the valley there is a lot of extra human generated pollution in the water which doesn't help. I am part of that particular problem. I ride two stroke standup jet skis.
@8:36 the skipper then his dad lol. i saw the stickers and need to get a few. waiting on the Tshirts though.
im a huge Little fan if you cant tell by now jordan. you can tell he loves fish. hes chomping at them while they are still in the net lol.
Love smallie tacos! Do it on the time when fishing the Columbia. Good content boys👍
While we wait, we hydrate!! 🍻
I didn't know you had to fish barbless hooks for smallmouth up there in the PNW hahahaha 🤣🤣
🤣🤣 felt like barbless that day
Love that y’all switched it up with this one, it’s nice to see some content that’s not the usual suspects 🐟🐟🤙🏼
Crushing it!
#littleismyfavoriteaddict 🖤🐺
Be cool to have NW fishing secrets in one there videos. NW fishing collabs
We have a couple collabs with him!
👍💖 YUM, I will have to make that recipe at home. Another great vid guys.
Idk if you guys will read this but try a shakeup head or a 2.8 inch small swim bait. They get hooked and it’s a great thing for bass tacos low and slow and hit them up
I was trying to get you guys to come down to my home river and do some slaying for a small mouth bass derby there an invasive species in our river system that have heavily impacted our salmon smolts
Great video as always guys. Only gripe is you missed a little meat on the shoulder of those fish. As for people hating on keeping fish......they can kick rocks, if its legal do it as you please. The biologists know what the limit should be
They tripled the small mouth limit on the columbia to intentionally unstainable numbers.... biologists have agendas, and bosses
I am 3 days away from the best Smallie fishin on the planet. 1000 islands bound. The St Lawrence River!
Like seeing different species being showcased!
I like the sticker on the gas tank haha
Smallmouth bass out of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay’s deep Clear waters are A1…As long as people are Within their legal limits, others should maybe think about finding some new hobbies
Is there any spots around Vancouver, Washington where you can bank fish for salmon? Dont got a boat or a kayak..
Gonna have to try them tacos. You mentioned walleye, do you guys ever try for them or are they not in your area?
The small mouth bass They spawn on a full moon They mostly spawn in the springtime round April and may But they're fun to catch
Coming back to this video because I’ve started to eat bass. I started fishing tournaments and mortality is much higher than what is portrayed, especially when it’s hot. If a fish dies so I can make a few bucks, I should at least honor it by eating it.
Now if we can remember to forget about those 😞 bad bass fishing habits when we are Steelhead and Salmon fishing, Life will be 👍 good 😊!!
I grew up on bass. Good eats! 👍
Fun fishing trip.. Good luck my friend.. 🙏
I enjoy eating the occasional Alabama Spot. Especially when it’s from an area that they are decimating the native Red Eye Bass population that I love to fish for in my local rivers and streams.
You filleted it all wrong stay away from the guts and leave the belly you don’t cut it out after and from experience I 100% know you popped the yellow sack and spread it over your fillets which gives it a off taste start at the head and cut down just the shoulder and start going deeper and then cut thru at the shoot down the tail keeps it clean and it’s so much better
It's common up here in Maine for people to eat smallies largies and stripped bass! I myself wouldn't eat bass I'll stick to trout lol
Second first love your vids sonnn keep it it and and most importantly stay addicted 🤙
i am 10 years old and i was a big bass fisher at like 6 good job
In most states that I’ve heard it either has to be 12” or 14” minimum to keep but they are good eats 😬
Here in my state there's no minimum size to keep and no bag limit on smallmouth.
Bass is so delicious! Wonderful white fish. I always try to get 1 or 2 to go with my trout
Love me some black bass. Anything over 2.5lbs is a keeper.
Marlin for some reason reminds me of my crack head uncle lol
🤦♂️😂😂 thanks I guess 🤷♂️
Love watching you guys! Love the energy
The first of my catches I ate was a small mouth out of lake Michigan. Tasted better than catfish because its slightly more firm
Your catch your fish Keep and eat as you please brother
oh hey jordan. which of those weighted floats do you suggest for stocker trout here on te eastcoast? they are usually from 10 to 18ish inches and in roughly 4 to 6 feet of water.
we use 4-6lb test if any of that helps.
You will want our Addicted Trout Float
@@AddictedFishing
which size?
@@yakfishin4912 theres only one size.
@@yakfishin4912 he won't tell you. Then you wouldn't have to buy the Addicted ones.
@@yakfishin4912 about the size of a real night crawler, that’s not dee water so something not too big or you’ll spook em
Dont gotta add salt since you get enough from the tears of bass fishermen
Loved the @nwfishingsecrets s/o!🤙🏾
I knew you guys would end up doing this. -_- hahaha
Set the hook, Marlin!
No hate I'm only trash talkin cause I am no better.
@@PatriotPhoenix208 you’re not wrong though. They are world class fisherman but it hurts me to see him not set the hook I mean cmon it’s a bass
@@austinmack297 I was setting the hook on a bunch of them, I tried everything that day. I think I needed to sharpen my hooks
Great video will be in the Colorado mountain fly fishing all weekend wish me luck
I am the 100 like yassss
Good luck! 🤘
Thanks 🤘
Not even finished the video and got a reply from y’all
So for the bass you ate, what is the current consumption advisory regarding mercury levels? Looks like adult men can consume more meals of them per month if the fish were under the Oregon advisory umbrella if you will. IMO too bad they are here and eating part of the niche pie of other aquatic fish, etc. Maybe somebody already rose the mercury issue?