BWCA Fishing | *BOAT FLIP* | The Aftermath
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- Опубликовано: 7 мар 2024
- Portage Mule’s boat flip aftermath video! No math required, we promise.
Follow along as Portage Mule’s May 2023 walleye opening day trip through Mudro continues after flipping the canoe and swimming to shore! Once warm and dry we get right back to reeling in Walleye on Crooked Lake between Wednesday and Thursday Bay. We start a new segment called “New Mules” and give some basic BWCA info to those that may be new to the area to help get started. We also find a new walleye recipe that we both love! It will also help us save weight in our portage packs and open up room for more Tootsie Rolls.
For the first installment and video of the flip itself click the link below:
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0:47 - Aftermath
5:54 - A New Beginning
24:03 - 43 Walleye and Counting
44:57 - New Mules
50:42 - Back on the Water
What a trip guys!! Thankfully the flip was just a bump in the road…..from catching his pole to some really good walleye fishing, memories to reflect on for a long time to come, looking forward to part 3!!
Thank you! It definitely made a for challenge with the amount of things lost and electronics ruined. But sticking it out was the right answer and we had an amazing week despite everything. And Rob catching the pole lol 😂 unbelievable!
Great video 😂😂
Thank you 🙏 ‼️
I hope you two let that canoe survivor walleye go free in honor of his making it through the ordeal.
FINALLY!!!! First!
Part 3 coming up next 😂
Glad you guys are okay. We had a canoe flip last year although it was only 5ft. It was scary. Lost some tackle but lesson learned. This was from one of the boys trying to pull a stuck braid line and someone said, "There is is" and all three tilted over to look. LOL.
Haha! Whoops! You find out it really doesn’t take much. We’ve had close calls before with swirling eddies but this was the full Monty. And yes it’s scary. It gets real very quick. Something I never need to do again
That is truly amazing you got your rod back! Never a dull moment guys keep them coming!!
Thank you! We couldn’t believe it when Rob reeled that one in 😂‼️
If you two are newbs and this is your first time up there, this is kind of understandable. Thanks for posting it in honesty. What’s more amazing than the fact that you tipped the canoe is how your gear stayed inside and you made it out without losing more stuff. Why on Earth did you have your cell phones on you? Why wasn’t your gear waterproofed for this scenario?
What’s good is, like real men, you are adapting and continuing on.
Certainly was a miracle keeping as much as we did. I had my phone to use the camera for photos and video, and it’s waterproof but it sinks pretty quick lol! Now I have a retainer for it.
Almost all of our gear is waterproofed but since we use external mics with the go pros it renders them not waterproof because the battery port has to be open. Works perfect as long as they stay dry 🤦♂️ ‼️
Wow, Wow; even being that close to shore, that incident could have/should have killed you. I'm getting that rush of fear like you get when a stranger gets near a cliff edge. I always felt like flipping the canoe was that easy, and you proved it. I flipped an unstable solo canoe once in a turbulent eddy behind a waterfall in Quetico (Falls Chain). It was June 1st, but I didn't notice the cold until I got back onshore. At first I thought how Stupid, then I realized what actually happened; I'm pretty sure most of us would have the same instinctive reaction for a fishing pole.
I know. It was so cold. Didn’t have time to think about it just react to it. We were life jackets now 100%. Not going to try that twice
Love the video Robb and Ben! I have to say that your lack of a net skills in landing these fish was impressive. Unbelievable that Robb got his pole back. Good Karma brothers!! Waiting for the last video installment with bated breath. Nice work!!
Landing them without the net took a bit of getting used to 😂. We could not believe when he hooked up on his pole!! We both had one of those “this cannot be real” moments! What are the odds?!
U guys are truley awesome for making these videos. They inspire people to make these trips, and realize what they have been missing. Thank you and please keep it up.
Wow thank you! We appreciate it and we feel very fortunate to be able to make these videos.
One thing is for certain: you won’t make that mistake again, and you’ve learned lessons from it.
No we won’t! And this next BWCA trip we’ll go over an assortment of things we learned and even more things that people have commented to us about lessons they’ve learned from their experience that we are going to incorporate into our setup
I always carry a dive knife on my pfd. U never know when it might save your life
💯. So glad I had the knife on me. And since the anchor line floated we were able to get it and the anchor from the boat later.
Great video guys!! Your video's are one of the reasons I'm heading to Crooked in mid May.
I have a couple gear questions for you, where did you get your minnow containers and did you make your "boards" that hold your camera?
Thank you very much! Headed there in May? We might just see you there and say hi!
The minnow containers are called Bait Caddy. And they work. However leeches can escape them through the lid opening 😂. Found that out.
The boards or thwarts are custom made by Rob and work really well. The attach to the gunwales and have a hollow middle to allow any number of attachments from our cameras to Rob’s cup holder. They also have a measuring tape permanently affixed to the top. We also add hooks to them and hang our fish counter, spreaders etc from. Just remember to secure any hanging things to the thwart in case you flip 😆
We ALWAYS face each other when fishing in a canoe. That resolves so many issues. Wear your life jackets.
We've never tried sitting facing each other. It certainly would make it easier to hear one another! And we bought new life jackets this year with the goal of wearing them more.
Unbeleavable.
15 minutes after flipping . The life jackets come off.
Men....lol
The big walley can surprisingly be scooped up by the belly.
Give it a try
😂 We put them back on momentarily. Rob and I are testing some new ones this season, hopefully they are more comfortable and we use them more.
We’ll be trying that method of holding them under the belly with the big ones this season
Came here to comment this! Very easily could have been a fatal accident given the time of year and not wearing lifejackets…. Then you’d think you guys learned your lesson but nope, 15 min later you guys are back to no LJs. Unfortunate that some people don’t learn.
Can’t believe you aren’t wearing lifejackets AFTER you already flipped, especially considering ice out was
Came back and thought about it after the trip. Went out and bought more comfortable life jackets that we would actually wear and this last trip we wore them the whole time. Don’t to chance it
guys not a fan of the flipping em in the boat . respect the fish a little more than this please. keep em in the water and cup em under the belly only thing is never lean over the gunnel. or Ive pinned the fish against the canoe's side, then lift in the canoe. better for the fish for releasing.
Flipping makes you look like a immature amateur bass fishermen
Appreciate the "tip" on how to turn your canoe into a live well!! Life vests or not had you been farther out results may have been different!! Please learn the slip knot, it is easy and it holds and can be released with a yank! I have retrieved two rods/reels by dragging a large Daredevil along the bottom!! Also, in your defense the MN II is designed to carry 600lbs. When empty you bob like a cork and your center of gravity is at your bellybutton! Love your work and remember "keep the open side up". Steve-o
🤣 Yes turning the boat into a live well is NOT a tip we recommend trying‼️ We honestly could not believe Rob bringing that rod back up, especially not even trying for it, just happened to be in the same spot
Great content fellas! Thanks and keep it coming!
Thank you 🙏‼️ We have a couple videos we’re working on still in the pipeline, hope to be out before season starts.
That’s to bad that you lost some equipment but that’s replaceable. A friend of mine and I had a very similar situation a couple of years ago around the 20th of May and the ice came out late that year too. It was extremely cold. Sure made me nervous. I plan to go again this year with some friends but I am concerned about it happening again. It happens so fast
It definitely changed us. It was quite the shock in the moment with losing the equipment and being freezing for about a day, but it also made us realize we need to change up our approach as well. We're planning to change some things around the next time up there which we'll go over in the next video. From where we are keeping the extra poles to hopefully wearing our life jackets more.
The 6-9 pound walleye usually take 2-3 minutes before you see them. Then take another couole of minutes to get into the boat. When you hook a big walley, all tmyou feel is the head. And your rod tip s l o w l y goes thump thump thump.
Fun stuff
Every now and then when we hook into the big ones it takes you by surprise!
Where did you guys get the bigger disco ball jigs? I found some at the widow maker website but they are only big enough for panfish. I’m heading up next weekend and was hoping to use some. Thanks.
We picked them up at Arrowhead Outdoors in Ely! They had them in stock this year as well. Good luck fishing!
I rolled a canoe jump shooting ducks, i was using 31/2 rem hypersonics and my buddy wasnt expecting the recoil, he rolled into the water just like your buddy, frekin cold morning, held onto the shotgun the whole time i did, came up shooting and still missed
Quick thinking holding onto the shotgun! It happens in an instant but sounds like you kept your wits, enough to keep shooting 😆
2 northern spreaders, 2 fish grabbers, collapsing net, batteries, cameras….holy smokes Do you bring a worm put’r on’r to?
That leaning to try to save the rod resulting in your tipping over will be a memory you can discuss for the rest of your life.
If people can learn from our mistake we’re all about it. We definitely won’t forget it!
Never used a net if you have a decent fish on in back then the guy in front paddles backwards and bellies the fish, if the guy in front has a fish on the guy in back paddles and bellies the fish
Great video again gentleman! I was more excited to see your part 2 notification come up than a blockbuster release 😂.
Glad you were able to lick your wounds and get back at it having fun immediately.
Everyone has their own preference, but my son and I switched to self inflating fishing pfds years ago and never looked back. In fact I constantly find myself walking around the camp having forgotten to take it off they are so light and non intrusive. Just my 2 cents. If you don’t know they’re on, you’ll find yourself wearing them more.
Can’t wait for the next video, thank you so much for the time involved and your dedication to sharing your experiences with others.
I’ve ran into a few of my subscribed list content makers up there, hope to say hi to you both one day soon!
Thank you very much! Rob and I are going to change up the PFDs we bring this year. I think Rob is opting for the self inflating and I’m trying out what I hope is a more comfortable regular one.
Your support and the support from these videos really keeps us going. It’s great to communicate with everyone and it would be awesome to meet up and share our stories in person one day.
Man,
A spoon with a big treble would gave gotten that rod off the bottom, Next time bring some edible’s with you guys relax and dont be so jumpy