Love that very Mepps lure Dave, works just as good north of the 49th here in Manitoba, Canada. #3s and #4s up here are my favorite. Can catch anything with them. That was a relaxing time on the water.
Hey Dave, I've been looking into some different bushcraft watercrafts (conoe, coracle) using minimal materials; just something down and dirty to get you out into the water in a self reliance situation. I think that would be a great addition to your water's edge series! Thank you for all that you do Brother!
Excellent video brother! I used to fish a lot when I was younger, not so much in the last 15 years. I had a bass boat, but it just got to be a lot of work so I sold it. Seems like the older I get the simpler I prefer things. I may be in the market for a canoe now, thanks for the inspiration!
I totally agree with the statement that fish love red. I fish lots of wilderness ponds in the Adirondack's, and brook trout absolutely go nuts for red attractants. Fish On! And thank you for all of your vids and info that you put out there free of charge simply to educate. Thanks again.
I love your fishing videos Dave. They make me want to go fishing again soon. I have this 'Honey Hole' on the Stillwater River here in Dayton that kept me fed last year during my unemployment. I have videos of several huge smallmouth that I caught on numerous occasions. I would take a Mepps and pull it from a shallow-center-river area over a deep-close-eddy-area and nearly every time around 5:30PM (you could set your watch by it). BOOM! Big Smallies. 5 to 6 of them. Nothing beats 'dirt time'. :-)
u got the life brother. Love your posts, You are by far the most interesting to watch of all the survivor dudes on youtube. Keep it up and keep'm coming.
Meeps spinner was the first lure given to me by my Dad many years ago. Won't be able to fish here for a while though, 16 inches of snow in the woods. Please keep the vids coming.
Hi dave any day you spend fishing is a good day. Remember the old red devil spoon lure. that was one of the only lures i ever used. and stil it can be bought today. Red does have a huge effect on the fish.
Absolutely agreed River Rambler. On flat water, there's no reason why one should be changing switching the paddle to the other side. Bill Mason's Path of the Paddle videos are unequaled classics of canoeing instruction. There is a companion book of the same name which is also very good. Cheers, - Martin
Nice Dave, as a long time paddler, for a canoe that short, get a double end paddle,or just make one, it'll really help with controling the zig zag effect of a shorter canoe especially on a windy day.
I had a canoe but i kayak now, like it better. I love fishing for large mouth bass. nothing like seeing a large large mouth bass jump out of the water when you hooked it. We have allot of northern pike here, there fun to catch. Looks like you had a great time, Great stress reducer
Lol mug b nice, can't wait to get the 13' gruman canoe out up here in Ontario , but we still have ice in alot of the back lakes. That canoe is only 42 lb and has a keele, very stable even when empty, and tracks great even in wind.
Dave, if you haven't read any of his work, the writer Partrick F McManus would amuse you to no end. His story about how to get started in bass fishing would probably have you in tears.
Awsome vid Dave im getting ready for fishing here soon myself just gotta get my tackle box organized and ready plus I think we have another week untell opening season, I love that your in a canoe I've been looking into Canoe's and Kayak's for a while now and just haven't made the decision yet on my way of travel on the lake or river's, im probably gonna be solo this year so we'll see what happen's
Hey Dave iInoticed you switch your paddling side quite often. If you learn and practice whats called the J stroke you can paddle and control/steer your boat while always paddling from one side of your canoe. Love your videos keep them up.
Hey Dave, can you make a video on making a quick down-n-dirty boat from a tarp or something that can easily be packed? I saw in a survival manual that showed a type of raft out of weaving branches and using a tarp as the base and cordage that kept it together. I would love to see this made and how effective it would be in getting out into the water to fish. Thanks again brother for all that you do!
Love your work and generous nature. Great videos. Loved the Discovery series, but your videos are way beyond that. Thanks for sharing your adventures and knowledge with us. :)
Dave! Those are made here in Chattanooga. I took my scouts on a tour of their factory. It is very cool. I will submit a video response so you can see the inside of the factory if you are interested.
I have learned a lot off your videos. i have found them very entertaining and full of things that everyone should know. I have just started making my trips into video im having a blast doing it . thanks for the tips.
I think you would be ideally suited for one of the Shaw and Tenney (dot com) paddles called "The Algonquin." It is a hunting paddle, low noise and with a grip perfect for solo use in a light canoe. I can see the paddle which came with your new canoe is not a model I'd be happy with under most circumstances. Best of luck fishing! I, too, am a Mepps fan!
With your beard this length, you're starting to look like Keenan Wynn in his heyday, Dave. I always liked his work and I always like yours. Keep it up, man!!
I am with you on the red mepps. One trip I was on the fish knocked the red rubber tube off of my lure. I found a red bread tye and wound it around the hook and kept catching fish.
just got a new canoe a lot of people that run canoe rental places will sell their old ones for dirt cheap so they can replace them for the coming season got mine for 150 and it works great just lettin you know kind of a trick i use to get one for a real nice price
More fishing trips! I just did my own solo mish up the river on my yak... I had 5 rattlesnakes within 10-12' of my fire and backed outta there around midnight. Did I misunderstand the situation? Should I have stayed by the fire n snakes? In either case, it prompted me to use my catch that day for some good ole catfish/carp fights. Keep the outdoor fishing/ canoe vids coming! Also, those spinning, vibrating lures AND circle hooks is all thats in my tackle box. Good pick!
What happened to the cane pole? Thought you'd be using that instead of modern stuff! LOL!! Great times. Nothing like being out on the lake in the early morning with only the sound of casting and reeling and nature all around. Some of the best moments in my life. IMHO
Mepps works great as to Panther Martins. Rooster Tails do not work so well and the problem is the body shape. The bodies on the Roostertails are pill shaped with rounded ends and the blasted spinner blades stick to the bodies unless you give the lure a snap and use a faster retrieve. Pather Martin uses pear shaped weights so you can retrieve slower and yet the blade still spins.
i use Mepps for over thirty jears now(here in Europe it's very common),but never tried it on a lake! Mostly i go for River Trout or Rainbow Trout with number 2 or 3 and it works really well. Badly my ultralight Rod broke last time but i'm more into hobo fishing anyways...
Dave one thing I always do is have a second rod out the back with a hardbody lure trolling behind me, especially when I'm sussing out new territory. The catch is I guess u need to have a rod holder u trust or a way to make sure the rod is not going to go swimming when a fish hits it.... I'm sure u already do this, just putting it out there. For me its an easy way to kill 2 birds one stone. Love this series Keep em coming :)
soundds like the solo 13 canoe, its a very nice boat, travled 20 km a day with it, good stability for touring i would now pick the solo 14 but its still a very good canoe
You sure got a lot of cool toys Dave. I just went fishing a couple of days ago at the swift creek resevoir, and didn`t get a thing using a jar of fake worms. Have you ever used catfish charlie? It stinks to high heaven, and I just thought it may also be good for bait on your trap lines. My father, and I cought a mess of catfish with it while fishing some channels in Pocohontas Arkansas. Thought you might like to try it if you never have, Happy fishin, thanks for all the tribal knowledge.
Hey Dave, Where can I find a Baseball cap like yours, I have a Waxed One allready but like the look of that one, Cheers. BTW that morning on the lake looked amazing. Magical stuff
Dave check out the classic Bill Mason documentary "Path of the Paddle" on the Canadian National Film Board's website. Especially the Solo flatwater chapter. Changed everything about canoeing for me.
One of Dave's instructors, Critr I believe, actually did a video on making oil cloth some time back. It's a 2 parter I believe. It's using I believe Linseed Oil and something else. It's an old authentic mix for it, just search Oil Cloth on wildernessoutfitters video section.
i was test casting my fishing pole into my cul de sac. it just had 3 small led weights on it at the time. and a squirl ran up and was interested in it. it ran all the way up to the leds and picked it up put it in its mouth than dropped it, then ran off..i thought it was so funny but if i had a hook on there i could have caught me a squirl with a fishing pole in the middle of the street...:) lol
I've been watching you for over 2 years now and it has been a learning experience I won't ever forget. Dave, what is a good tomahawk that you would recommend, fur era style.
We love those MEPS down here in Texas too. What I wanted to ask was if you modify your canoe's for fishing. There are a ton of kayak/canoe mods and I was wondering if you like to trick out your rides?
hey dave do you ever set any bush hooks for catfish. I live in SC and been doing it for a while, but if you had any techniques or certain ways you do it that would be awesome. Plus types of bait you would use. Thanks dave for the great videos.
I found out the magic of mepp's spinners in my teens...very rarely have I ever been skunked on a fishing outing even when no one else caught a thing? I can only think of 2 instances that I didn't catch a thing and that day NO ONE caught anything no matter what they threw. What would you choose as your second lure?
Lookin more an more like a native Appalachian as you get older Dave ;).. next youll be buying a bloodhound and a banjo .. i jest ;) . Thanks v much for vid good stuff. Looking well calm and serene out on that lake i love that time of day so peaceful.
"When the water's cold the fish don't move as well as they would in warmer water." This same principle can be used to make catching literally any cold blooded animal a lot easier :p. Anything from insects to lizards, basically anything that isn't mammalian is virtually moving in slo-mo in cold weather.
Hey Dave I've been watching your videos with my wife and kids. My wife brought up a good point. Most survival videos and shows only talk about self preservation. Could you possibly make a video about group/family survival? I have 4 kids and my wife was asking what we could use for feminine hygeine as one example. Thanks Dave your videos are THE MOST INFORMATIVE. keep em coming, thanks Dave.
my dad has an old we-no-nah kevlar canoe that is really light an very easily managed be one person. It's at least 20 yrs old. but i know it's not a common man priced canoe
Dave, I was wondering if you have any need for someone on the Pathfinder property to assist you. I know you have instructors there for teaching your classes. I was more directing the inquiry towards upkeep and the maintenance of the animals. If you need someone message me and we can discuss it more.
Program/episode suggestion: I now live in Ohio. In all your hunting/trapping/fishing videos you don't speak much about the laws. An episode addressing laws and general legal principles in the Eastern Woodlands would be very interesting even though every State has slightly different laws. My problem as a kid in the Pacific Northwest was snags. Lost your lure. Probably I was just ignorant.
Love that very Mepps lure Dave, works just as good north of the 49th here in Manitoba, Canada. #3s and #4s up here are my favorite. Can catch anything with them. That was a relaxing time on the water.
Always putting out gold. Thanks a million for your time Dave
Hey Dave, I've been looking into some different bushcraft watercrafts (conoe, coracle) using minimal materials; just something down and dirty to get you out into the water in a self reliance situation. I think that would be a great addition to your water's edge series! Thank you for all that you do Brother!
I can't think of a better way to spend a morning! Reminds me of when my dad would take me fishing when I was a boy. Thanks for the vids!
Excellent video brother! I used to fish a lot when I was younger, not so much in the last 15 years. I had a bass boat, but it just got to be a lot of work so I sold it. Seems like the older I get the simpler I prefer things. I may be in the market for a canoe now, thanks for the inspiration!
I totally agree with the statement that fish love red. I fish lots of wilderness ponds in the Adirondack's, and brook trout absolutely go nuts for red attractants. Fish On! And thank you for all of your vids and info that you put out there free of charge simply to educate. Thanks again.
I love your fishing videos Dave. They make me want to go fishing again soon. I have this 'Honey Hole' on the Stillwater River here in Dayton that kept me fed last year during my unemployment. I have videos of several huge smallmouth that I caught on numerous occasions. I would take a Mepps and pull it from a shallow-center-river area over a deep-close-eddy-area and nearly every time around 5:30PM (you could set your watch by it). BOOM! Big Smallies. 5 to 6 of them. Nothing beats 'dirt time'. :-)
Dave, your on the waters edge vids are my favorite.
what a tranquill setting,just lovely dave,thanks for sharing.very relaxing.
Looks like you had a great time, you obviously love fishing. I'm don't think I've ever seen you smile that much in any of your other videos!
u got the life brother. Love your posts, You are by far the most interesting to watch of all the survivor dudes on youtube. Keep it up and keep'm coming.
Meeps spinner was the first lure given to me by my Dad many years ago. Won't be able to fish here for a while though, 16 inches of snow in the woods. Please keep the vids coming.
Saweet !! Thanks for taking me along! Waiting for trout here, love those Maine brookies.
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I've got one of the pack canoes too! I downsized from a Mad River Explorer that weighed 60 #ish! Love the little Mohawk!
I'm considering retiring from teaching after this year. I need to take some time for this. Thanks for posting and taking us along.
Hi dave any day you spend fishing is a good day. Remember the old red devil spoon lure. that was one of the only lures i ever used. and stil it can be bought today. Red does have a huge effect on the fish.
Absolutely agreed River Rambler. On flat water, there's no reason why one should be changing switching the paddle to the other side. Bill Mason's Path of the Paddle videos are unequaled classics of canoeing instruction. There is a companion book of the same name which is also very good.
Cheers,
- Martin
Great video, Dave. What a beautiful place to be.
Nice Dave, as a long time paddler, for a canoe that short, get a double end paddle,or just make one, it'll really help with controling the zig zag effect of a shorter canoe especially on a windy day.
I had a canoe but i kayak now, like it better. I love fishing for large mouth bass. nothing like seeing a large large mouth bass jump out of the water when you hooked it. We have allot of northern pike here, there fun to catch. Looks like you had a great time, Great stress reducer
you got it made Dave. I can't even remember the last time i went fishing, but I have really been wanting to get out the last month or so.
Nice fish, nice boat, nice lake, nice day... Nice video. Thanks Dave!
Lol mug b nice, can't wait to get the 13' gruman canoe out up here in Ontario , but we still have ice in alot of the back lakes. That canoe is only 42 lb and has a keele, very stable even when empty, and tracks great even in wind.
Looks like a great place!
I'm just itching to get out again soon.
Thanks for the video
Dave, if you haven't read any of his work, the writer Partrick F McManus would amuse you to no end. His story about how to get started in bass fishing would probably have you in tears.
Great vid dave fishin is my life and I'd give anything to live the life u have. I love the outdoors and it looks like your havin a blast
Awsome vid Dave im getting ready for fishing here soon myself just gotta get my tackle box organized and ready plus I think we have another week untell opening season, I love that your in a canoe I've been looking into Canoe's and Kayak's for a while now and just haven't made the decision yet on my way of travel on the lake or river's, im probably gonna be solo this year so we'll see what happen's
Take a look at Old Town and Mad River , they both are very nice canoes and built amazing.
great stuff Dave fishing season here in Atlantic Canada starts tomorrow,yeah buddy!!
Hey Dave iInoticed you switch your paddling side quite often. If you learn and practice whats called the J stroke you can paddle and control/steer your boat while always paddling from one side of your canoe. Love your videos keep them up.
God Bless Sir. I cant wait to get out on the water wavin a stick while the fish swim by in complete safety. You're a lucky fella.
Hey Dave, can you make a video on making a quick down-n-dirty boat from a tarp or something that can easily be packed? I saw in a survival manual that showed a type of raft out of weaving branches and using a tarp as the base and cordage that kept it together. I would love to see this made and how effective it would be in getting out into the water to fish. Thanks again brother for all that you do!
Love your work and generous nature. Great videos. Loved the Discovery series, but your videos are way beyond that. Thanks for sharing your adventures and knowledge with us. :)
Man I've never been out in the water before but this makes me wanna give it a try. It looks so relaxing just out in the water paddling lol.
Dave! Those are made here in Chattanooga. I took my scouts on a tour of their factory. It is very cool. I will submit a video response so you can see the inside of the factory if you are interested.
I have learned a lot off your videos. i have found them very entertaining and full of things that everyone should know. I have just started making my trips into video im having a blast doing it . thanks for the tips.
I think you would be ideally suited for one of the Shaw and Tenney (dot com) paddles called "The Algonquin." It is a hunting paddle, low noise and with a grip perfect for solo use in a light canoe. I can see the paddle which came with your new canoe is not a model I'd be happy with under most circumstances. Best of luck fishing! I, too, am a Mepps fan!
With your beard this length, you're starting to look like Keenan Wynn in his heyday, Dave. I always liked his work and I always like yours. Keep it up, man!!
I am with you on the red mepps. One trip I was on the fish knocked the red rubber tube off of my lure. I found a red bread tye and wound it around the hook and kept catching fish.
I've had great luck with artificial worms! My favorite is the Culprit crawdad colored. I've caught a lot of bass on those.
You are living the dream man.
just got a new canoe a lot of people that run canoe rental places will sell their old ones for dirt cheap so they can replace them for the coming season got mine for 150 and it works great just lettin you know kind of a trick i use to get one for a real nice price
More fishing trips! I just did my own solo mish up the river on my yak... I had 5 rattlesnakes within 10-12' of my fire and backed outta there around midnight. Did I misunderstand the situation? Should I have stayed by the fire n snakes? In either case, it prompted me to use my catch that day for some good ole catfish/carp fights. Keep the outdoor fishing/ canoe vids coming! Also, those spinning, vibrating lures AND circle hooks is all thats in my tackle box. Good pick!
Dave, love the video. Reminds me how much I love fishing! Nice lookin fish too!
What happened to the cane pole? Thought you'd be using that instead of modern stuff! LOL!! Great times. Nothing like being out on the lake in the early morning with only the sound of casting and reeling and nature all around. Some of the best moments in my life. IMHO
Crappie season coming up brother... lovin it, make my way up to bobcaygeon end of the month get them one after the other up there WOO HOO
Mepps works great as to Panther Martins. Rooster Tails do not work so well and the problem is the body shape. The bodies on the Roostertails are pill shaped with rounded ends and the blasted spinner blades stick to the bodies unless you give the lure a snap and use a faster retrieve. Pather Martin uses pear shaped weights so you can retrieve slower and yet the blade still spins.
You've got the fishing bug in my ear, but it's still snowing every week up here.
if you ever make it to Tennessee we will put you on the crappy's. 38 lbs. is awesome for a canoe. will have to check out mohawk
Another good video Dave. How about a picture of the canoe?
i use Mepps for over thirty jears now(here in Europe it's very common),but never tried it on a lake!
Mostly i go for River Trout or Rainbow Trout with number 2 or 3 and it works really well.
Badly my ultralight Rod broke last time but i'm more into hobo fishing anyways...
Dave one thing I always do is have a second rod out the back with a hardbody lure trolling behind me, especially when I'm sussing out new territory. The catch is I guess u need to have a rod holder u trust or a way to make sure the rod is not going to go swimming when a fish hits it.... I'm sure u already do this, just putting it out there. For me its an easy way to kill 2 birds one stone.
Love this series Keep em coming :)
soundds like the solo 13 canoe,
its a very nice boat, travled 20 km a day with it, good stability
for touring i would now pick the solo 14
but its still a very good canoe
A very good way for a man to spend the day! Enjoyed the vid.
You sure got a lot of cool toys Dave. I just went fishing a couple of days ago at the swift creek resevoir, and didn`t get a thing using a jar of fake worms. Have you ever used catfish charlie? It stinks to high heaven, and I just thought it may also be good for bait on your trap lines. My father, and I cought a mess of catfish with it while fishing some channels in Pocohontas Arkansas. Thought you might like to try it if you never have, Happy fishin, thanks for all the tribal knowledge.
Gets me itching to get on the water. Nice video!
I have a Jeep also. 96 Grand Cherokee, love that thing!
Hey Dave, Where can I find a Baseball cap like yours, I have a Waxed One allready but like the look of that one,
Cheers. BTW that morning on the lake looked amazing. Magical stuff
#302 here,That is the life!!Keep on Truckin'!
Dave check out the classic Bill Mason documentary "Path of the Paddle" on the Canadian National Film Board's website. Especially the Solo flatwater chapter. Changed everything about canoeing for me.
Thanks for ansering my commet Dave i live an hour away from the dirttime school
One of Dave's instructors, Critr I believe, actually did a video on making oil cloth some time back. It's a 2 parter I believe. It's using I believe Linseed Oil and something else. It's an old authentic mix for it, just search Oil Cloth on wildernessoutfitters video section.
i was test casting my fishing pole into my cul de sac. it just had 3 small led weights on it at the time. and a squirl ran up and was interested in it. it ran all the way up to the leds and picked it up put it in its mouth than dropped it, then ran off..i thought it was so funny but if i had a hook on there i could have caught me a squirl with a fishing pole in the middle of the street...:) lol
I've been watching you for over 2 years now and it has been a learning experience I won't ever forget. Dave, what is a good tomahawk that you would recommend, fur era style.
Have you ever thought about getting a fishing kayak? They are very small/lightweight and reasonably quick.
We love those MEPS down here in Texas too. What I wanted to ask was if you modify your canoe's for fishing. There are a ton of kayak/canoe mods and I was wondering if you like to trick out your rides?
How are you fishing the Mepps? Slackline, jerk, fast, slow, erratic, etc? I'll be seeing you in 12 days- I'll bring a little of my go-to plastics.
hey dave do you ever set any bush hooks for catfish. I live in SC and been doing it for a while, but if you had any techniques or certain ways you do it that would be awesome. Plus types of bait you would use. Thanks dave for the great videos.
Thx for sharing Dave!
I found out the magic of mepp's spinners in my teens...very rarely have I ever been skunked on a fishing outing even when no one else caught a thing? I can only think of 2 instances that I didn't catch a thing and that day NO ONE caught anything no matter what they threw. What would you choose as your second lure?
dave at least your caught some bass.. heck all i caught was few bluegill. at yatesville lake in ky.
can,t waite too see those vids dave
great vidio!! more vids like this would be amazing keep up the good work Dave
dave is that lake snowden down off highway 32? love that area... i camp at lake hope once in a while...
HEY DAVE,,,YOUR HAVING TOO MUCH FUN,,,,,NICE,,
Sorry to sound like a rookie, but what is the name of that lure? BEPS? Great video by the way! Thanx again for taking the time to keep them coming.
Lookin more an more like a native Appalachian as you get older Dave ;).. next youll be buying a bloodhound and a banjo .. i jest ;) . Thanks v much for vid good stuff. Looking well calm and serene out on that lake i love that time of day so peaceful.
That was a huge squirrel ... they don't seem to get that big up here in northern ohio ...
please make more fishing tips videos! :) keep up the good work Dave!
"When the water's cold the fish don't move as well as they would in warmer water."
This same principle can be used to make catching literally any cold blooded animal a lot easier :p.
Anything from insects to lizards, basically anything that isn't mammalian is virtually moving in slo-mo in cold weather.
Dave that was one big ass squirrel!
Thanks Dave.
Hey Dave I've been watching your videos with my wife and kids. My wife brought up a good point. Most survival videos and shows only talk about self preservation. Could you possibly make a video about group/family survival? I have 4 kids and my wife was asking what we could use for feminine hygeine as one example. Thanks Dave your videos are THE MOST INFORMATIVE. keep em coming, thanks Dave.
Hey Dave, you should do an episode on recipes you use for fish =D
Frogs love red as well. All you need is a piece of red cloth on a line and frogs will bite instantly. Loads of fun for kids.
Nice vids, love em
But i gotta ask: how u got a brown moustache on a grey beard??? :D
Love to fish there!
my dad has an old we-no-nah kevlar canoe that is really light an very easily managed be one person. It's at least 20 yrs old. but i know it's not a common man priced canoe
Way cool! Thanks for posting!
Hi dave !
What time in the morning do you start fishing at ?
I believe that you can still trade squirrel tails to the Mepps company in exchange for lures. Would make a good "stock and trade" video.
is that a abu garcia reel? i think i have the same one
Dave have been wanting to buy a canoe what would you recommend?
Oh darn, next time you are down this way please say hi :)
Dave, I was wondering if you have any need for someone on the Pathfinder property to assist you. I know you have instructors there for teaching your classes. I was more directing the inquiry towards upkeep and the maintenance of the animals. If you need someone message me and we can discuss it more.
Is that Lake Rupert
Outstanding
Why don't we get to see the canoe?
Program/episode suggestion: I now live in Ohio. In all your hunting/trapping/fishing videos you don't speak much about the laws. An episode addressing laws and general legal principles in the Eastern Woodlands would be very interesting even though every State has slightly different laws.
My problem as a kid in the Pacific Northwest was snags. Lost your lure. Probably I was just ignorant.
Mepps/ rooster tails are proly the best lure out there