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it's a different one.

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Obviously, yeah.

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Right.

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I give you that.

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Let's work back.

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There's another one.

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Pictures.

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Really?

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Here you go.

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It's right on the bottom.

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Right below the dam, around

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the dam at the lower

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delt.

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There's a friend on the river where

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he goes.

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So are all these created?

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Colored pencils.

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They're all original.

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I draw right on the wood.

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I don't do copies or prints.

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Thank you.

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We are

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I don't think it'll work for this

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one anymore.

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You ever had a Kansas City barbecue?

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Too sweet.

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You think so? Yeah, I'm from Texas.

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Oh, OK.

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Never mind then.

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Never mind. Too sweet, yeah.

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It's good, but too sweet.

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Yeah.

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Yeah, any of this dangerous stuff.

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. .

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It's actually a pretty good wide

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shot for the video.

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It would be cool if we can get on

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top of this thing.

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Yeah, right.

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I mean, it was weird that there was

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nothing in the shell.

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It was all, all all

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the things went into the water, then

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they were all in the ground.

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I grew a hat.

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You saw a lot of food.

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Yeah.

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Boy, I mean, it's

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just like, I've never seen the ass

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that I've never seen.

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Yeah, I feel like if you mark your

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spot, you can probably come back and

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dissolve it.

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I'm just going to divide it and

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dissolve the other side.

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Fancy.

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And try to do some production

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value.

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Yeah.

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Do they know you're coming?

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Yep. OK.

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Otherwise, I'll shoot him a text.

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Nope, we're all good.

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Okay, great.

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A big lake, literally

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an hour and a half into the bush,

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gravel roads, we carried the boats

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down to the boaters.

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It shows us the end of the lake,

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and then the host

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would take a picture of us and put

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it up on their website.

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So we were all, like that group,

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like game up is always the...

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Who are these guys?

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The fish we caught here.

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I'll be doing it more often.

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Oh, wow.

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Are you still?

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We're bringing it back to you.

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Anyway, I just, I don't want to,

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you know, get your thing, but I just

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wanted to let you know that that's a

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heavy one.

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Thank you very much.

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He's on now.

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Oh, he's not, he beat you.

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He beat you!

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Good afternoon Wisconsin Fishing

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Expo attendees and better

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partners.

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ourselves for the playing of the

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National Anthem.

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There are flags available to be

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seen at the south end of the lobby

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atrium in the center

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a play of the national anthem.

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Oh, say

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can you see?

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Thank you very much.

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You can let go of it though.

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I just want to see the eye I can't.

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Thank you.

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I don't know,

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I didn't see that.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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What are you?

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How are ya?

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You can see it on the lower right,

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the lower left corner.

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That's glass through the door here.

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We put it on top of the door.

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Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Basically, it says crappie baby.

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So, alright.

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Crappie, crappi baby.

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I'll catch you later.

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I'll switch it out when I'm

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done. Sit over there.

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I don't like that.

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And that way you know.

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Yeah, hold it, hold.

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Yeah.

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It was so funny when

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I, uh, today smiled last night very,

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uh gave myself a feel about what it

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Thank you everyone.

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Oh, they just are so beautiful.

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And, uh...

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Thank you.

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Thank you for having me.

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Our wildlife fisheries collapsed,

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and actually I testified in natural

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resources board Tuesday.

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I'm an aquatic fish biologist,

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and my last

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job for the DNR was 40 years

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ago at the schooner hatchery.

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And I'm a Leopold guy, so

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I'm always thinking how

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things are connected.

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So,

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as I just told this guy, 2000.

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You guys are all registered.

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In the late 90s, the Bureau

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of Fish Management did a study

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on, it's

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called in-printing, so

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fish go back to where they're born.

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It's called spawning site modality.

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They go back two to

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that, but they never considered it.

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Well, can I send you one

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bit of information?

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I should say, back in the 30s

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and 40s, they had a regulation that

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says if you take walleyes out

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of the lake, you have

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to return 10% as

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a sacrifice, they never did it.

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And the walleyess were put out from

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all that investment are

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all females and all sterile

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females.

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So we put 30 million in

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and they compete with our native

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walleyees in northern Wisconsin and

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it just crashed.

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So he's got evidence of

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all the walleys.

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Oh, yeah, it's on your sheet.

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Is it in there?

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On the back of that sheet.

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We're in the heart of Viteless

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County, in the hearts of the

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original range of walleyes.

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And everything's going...

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So, how do you...

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One of those hatching jars, two of

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those hatching jars, we can hatch

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out 400,000 walleye.

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And guess what?

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We're getting them from Native

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Americans.

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Okay, they're Take him out of the

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lake? No, let me.

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If you spot them, we're going to be

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out there, we are going to put them

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in this hatching jar.

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See you then.

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They'll cannibalize each other.

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They swim up. They go in that blue

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tank.

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We take them after about the time

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they're absorbed in their yolk sac.

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We put them in the thermocline

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habitat.

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Deep water habitat where the sea

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flanked it.

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Are like full of sensitive, so they

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say.

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During the day,

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during the night,

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to improve

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our fisheries.

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And I found a study

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done by, this

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is

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a study done by the

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two top research files

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of the two states.

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So Greg Sass is on it.

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Is that it? Can we interview him?

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Oh, you have it?

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Is he hearing?

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No, I hear him.

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Oh, okay, yeah, Casconalla, yeah.

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I fished there a thousand times.

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Well, we'll be here all week.

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So, in

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looking through his studies,

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I found out that...

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So they were looking for why

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the walleyes were on.

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I can hear you over there.

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You can take this.

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And then I'll just wield it.

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Because we're going to show the

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monster wall ending.

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We actually brought that in.

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Yeah, this thing is a tank.

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And what's so cool is

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we knew when we netted this.

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I really wanted a 34-incher.

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But we knew we neted this, that this

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was our biggest fish.

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And then got a ton of pictures,

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went up to Door County, got

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certified at a certified scale.

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We saw it push 13

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pounds for a summertime fish.

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Unbelievable. So what we use this

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too is to teach kids the parts of

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the fish, you know, so that they can

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come up and touch it.

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That's why you can see everything's

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like quadriple taped.

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It's not as pretty as it could be,

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but it's protected,

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you know, because kids like to come

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up, and touch the fin,

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or feel the scales,

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or look at their eyes, or teeth.

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I mean, look at those teeth, huh?

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So this This

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is incredible because This

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is the first time I'm ever gonna

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show it at a walleye seminar

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for adults, because they'll

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know what it's like.

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Kids, well, it's a fish,

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you know? They don't know it's huge

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fish, but everybody in that

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seminar over there, they're gonna

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know that this is,

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you know, this is something that

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needs to be on the wall.

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So, and you know I was so lucky

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to have somebody mount this.

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You know, they donated it.

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And to make it 360,

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made the container.

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So this thing has traveled so

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far.

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This is, I think I caught this

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probably eight years ago.

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And you know, it's nothing like

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showing it to people versus just

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sitting on the mantle.

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So that's what's so cool

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about it.

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Look at that walleye, and

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that's what we're hoping when kids

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come to our fishing clinics that

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they're all excited the minute that

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truck drives into their school and

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they're ready to listen,

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you know?

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Go ahead and do what you do,

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but...

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So how did all this start?

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How did this all start?

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I think it all started because I

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love fishing, but

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I worked at Thriving Financial,

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which is up in Appleton, and

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they're a big fraternal-based

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company.

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And I was doing stuff with

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Harbor House and

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Habitat for Humanity.

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And I was working with Harbor House

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Habitat for Humanity, and I

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said, maybe I should

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do something for fishing.

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So I started doing something for

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phishing, and then I was like,

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I think we can do more.

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So then I just started doing

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fishing clinics, you know,

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for thriving.

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And because we had a great volunteer

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base, so I started doin'

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that, and then

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it was like well, we need to do a

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little more.

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And we started out small, so

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from 2007 to 2015,

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we did it out of our own basement.

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So we had some sponsors that

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gave us product,

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and we just started that

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way.

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And finally, we said, we're so big,

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we gotta have liability insurance

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and everything, and 2015,

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Learn to Fish with Us was born.

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And it took a lot of time in

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coming up with the name, you

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know, because everybody's like, That

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should be great curse fishing or...

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Something like that and I was like.

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The way we're gonna make this happen

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is we're going to do it through us,

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donors, volunteers,

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and that's us.

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And so that's how the Learn to Fish

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with Us got there.

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And the number two, people are like,

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why the number 2 versus

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2? I was like, I want to be

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different.

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You know, so that that's

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what happened.

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And then what we did is we just

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slowly built the program.

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I put a foundation in there,

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and then we listen to people's

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feedback.

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That's what got us to, you

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know, our educational aids here.

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Which hopefully...

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Help to point out, you know,

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the different fish and

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a nice color representation

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so that we can actually talk about

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the stripes or the eyes and

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you know Wisconsin DNR has these

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fish ID cards which are awesome and

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they're like yeah use it and

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you, know that's what got

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us to doing that And then

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we said,

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We got to teach them about bait.

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How do you hook the bait?

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So took representations of all

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the different bait, kept it in our

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format.

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Then we said, you know what?

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Another important task

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is knots.

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So then we went out and taught

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knots.

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And what's impressive is

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kids are really visual

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based. I mean, when we

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had this banner one time that we

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were really busy with casting.

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Kids were picking up

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the hooks that we have

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right here. And we'd have these

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hooks and these ropes here.

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They'd actually pick this up, and

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they'd use the diagram and actually

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do it on their own.

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So we didn't have to be present,

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which was awesome.

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So then we said, this is just

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something great to add.

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Because I would always show them how

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to do it, but a lot of kids

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could pick up this way.

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And a lot people ask, how

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00:33:47,890 --> 00:33:50,069
did we to the curriculum of,

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00:33:50,070 --> 00:33:52,149
you know, like back-air bass.

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This is back air bass, so

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what's really cool is we can catch

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fish at tomorrow's seminar and

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that's what a lot of kids will do

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because we're going to teach them

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how to cast safely and accurately

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and

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then they're going have fish on the

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back. So we actually go to a

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lot events where this is it and

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we're in a farm field.

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We have a blue tarp out there to

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look like water and they're actually

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00:34:15,650 --> 00:34:17,689
catching fish and you'll hear them,

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00:34:17,690 --> 00:34:19,529
got another one and all of

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a sudden you see these kids come

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00:34:20,949 --> 00:34:22,869
running. What's going on here?

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They know that some fishing is going

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on, but we're in a farm field.

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And they learn that they can

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actually catch this.

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So what's really cool with this

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is

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we can teach kids of all ages.

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So we have little rods, we have big

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rods, but what we're

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going to do is teach them tomorrow

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how to look behind them,

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how to cast over their shoulder, ten

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o'clock, two o' clock, and they're

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00:34:46,469 --> 00:34:48,448
going to learn how straight it is.

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Then they're going to learn that by

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using their rod tip, they can move

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the fish to the right or to the

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left.

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And hopefully, they're gonna feel

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a bite, and they're

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actually gonna catch.

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Well, what does this seem to be?

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Ah, it looks like they caught a

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perch.

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So hopefully, you're gonna learn all

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these skills.

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And the reason knots and

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casting is so important

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is because these are skills

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that families need.

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These are skills that the parents

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need the kids to learn rather

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quickly. So that it's

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not a job for them.

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That is probably the biggest thing

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out of it.

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But that's how we've slowly

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built our curriculum.

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We talk about crank baits and

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bait, but the

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one thing about our seminar is

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everything is here.

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We talk abut crank bait, they get

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to see it.

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They get to know

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why is this gonna go down

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deep or why is it gonna be shallow?

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They're gonna smell it.

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They're going to go, this bag

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00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:53,219
has been open for a whole

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year, and they're going realize

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00:35:55,180 --> 00:35:56,999
why we use artificial bag,

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00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,279
because when we open this and have

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00:35:58,280 --> 00:36:00,119
them smell test it, they're

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gonna go, Pee-ew!

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And they're go realize this.

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00:36:04,060 --> 00:36:05,959
I still remember, I was at a sports

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show, I remember opening this

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00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,419
bag for the very first time,

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and a kid went in there and he

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00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:12,759
grabbed it.

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00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:14,419
And I remember the parents seeing me

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00:36:14,420 --> 00:36:16,059
later that night at the sport show

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00:36:16,060 --> 00:36:17,060
and saying.

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00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:19,100
My son still stinks.

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00:36:21,330 --> 00:36:24,289
You know, and that's it, you know,

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00:36:24,290 --> 00:36:25,729
kids get so excited.

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00:36:25,730 --> 00:36:27,309
I mean, I was lucky in June to

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00:36:27,310 --> 00:36:29,189
actually make it on a magazine cover

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00:36:29,190 --> 00:36:30,529
in 2019.

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00:36:30,530 --> 00:36:32,809
And I bring this because the

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00:36:32,810 --> 00:36:34,149
other thing that we need to teach

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00:36:34,150 --> 00:36:36,029
the kids is goals.

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00:36:36,030 --> 00:36:38,489
And I want to express as a kid,

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00:36:38,490 --> 00:36:39,929
I said, I want it to catch this fish

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00:36:39,930 --> 00:36:41,409
or I wanna catch thisfish and I

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00:36:41,410 --> 00:36:42,469
wanna get it bigger.

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00:36:42,470 --> 00:36:45,109
And I said as I got to be an adult,

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00:36:45,110 --> 00:36:46,969
I was a guide, so I was in magazines

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00:36:46,970 --> 00:36:48,529
all the time.

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00:36:48,530 --> 00:36:50,589
To make the cover is so

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difficult and I said that's a goal

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00:36:52,270 --> 00:36:54,129
and then finally when I made

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00:36:54,130 --> 00:36:56,129
the cover my final

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00:36:56,130 --> 00:36:58,029
goal is to make it

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00:36:58,030 --> 00:36:59,669
into the National Freshwater Fishing

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00:36:59,670 --> 00:37:01,589
Hall of Fame so

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00:37:01,590 --> 00:37:03,369
that is a you know that is something

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00:37:03,370 --> 00:37:05,329
I think it's going to take time to

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00:37:05,330 --> 00:37:07,309
submit you know a request in that

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00:37:07,310 --> 00:37:09,889
but it's just proving that

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00:37:09,890 --> 00:37:11,769
you're here to help the

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00:37:11,770 --> 00:37:13,849
sport out and you know and that's

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00:37:13,850 --> 00:37:15,829
what I really love doing,

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00:37:15,830 --> 00:37:16,879
I mean.

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00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:18,159
I'm trying to look through some

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00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,719
other stuff that we got in here and,

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00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:22,559
oh my God, talk about

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00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:23,560
a prop.

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00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:26,779
The whole reason we have this big

576
00:37:26,780 --> 00:37:28,799
hook is just to show them what

577
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,679
that piece is and

578
00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,719
that if they know what the name is

579
00:37:32,720 --> 00:37:34,839
and what is so cool is

580
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:36,759
kids come to multiple clinics

581
00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,779
and they'll go, that's a

582
00:37:38,780 --> 00:37:40,559
barb. I remember you telling me

583
00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:42,399
that. And then I'll ask the simple

584
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,419
question, are there any barbs

585
00:37:44,420 --> 00:37:46,019
in the crowd?

586
00:37:46,020 --> 00:37:48,059
And nobody will answer unless it's

587
00:37:48,060 --> 00:37:48,979
grandma.

588
00:37:48,980 --> 00:37:50,919
Grandma will say, yeah,

589
00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,319
I'm Barb.

590
00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,759
But no kids are

591
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,039
named Barb.

592
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,999
But we also talk about how

593
00:37:58,000 --> 00:37:59,519
that Barb is very important in

594
00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,319
catching fish, in that it'll hook

595
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,119
and keep a fish on.

596
00:38:03,120 --> 00:38:04,919
But how important that is, that if

597
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:06,779
it goes into your skin,

598
00:38:06,780 --> 00:38:08,539
it isn't coming out.

599
00:38:08,540 --> 00:38:10,359
And so we think about

600
00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:12,239
it. One thing that's

601
00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:14,559
very impressive, you know,

602
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:15,349
tomorrow.

603
00:38:15,350 --> 00:38:17,649
Is gonna be our 500th

604
00:38:17,650 --> 00:38:18,749
fishing program.

605
00:38:18,750 --> 00:38:20,949
So tomorrow is like, wow, pretty

606
00:38:20,950 --> 00:38:22,869
special day.

607
00:38:22,870 --> 00:38:24,869
But we don't always take all

608
00:38:24,870 --> 00:38:25,969
the kids fishing.

609
00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:27,889
You know, our main purpose is to

610
00:38:27,890 --> 00:38:29,429
educate them so that they can

611
00:38:29,430 --> 00:38:32,729
continue on, provide equipment.

612
00:38:32,730 --> 00:38:35,169
Tomorrow's fishing basic seminar,

613
00:38:35,170 --> 00:38:36,689
each, the first 75 youth are

614
00:38:36,690 --> 00:38:38,309
actually gonna get a fishing combo.

615
00:38:38,310 --> 00:38:40,629
So they're gonna have the tool

616
00:38:40,630 --> 00:38:42,589
that really is needed to continue on

617
00:38:42,590 --> 00:38:44,409
fishing. And the other big thing

618
00:38:44,410 --> 00:38:45,410
is

619
00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:48,699
they're gonna have our fish and

620
00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:49,659
education book.

621
00:38:49,660 --> 00:38:51,719
I mean, this book talks

622
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:53,619
about fish, it talks about all

623
00:38:53,620 --> 00:38:55,479
the casting we do,

624
00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:56,759
and it's fun.

625
00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:58,579
And what that's gonna allow

626
00:38:58,580 --> 00:39:00,299
them to do is put this in their

627
00:39:00,300 --> 00:39:02,159
tackle box so that

628
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:03,399
they know.

629
00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,299
And we got our website on

630
00:39:05,300 --> 00:39:06,339
the back.

631
00:39:06,340 --> 00:39:08,459
Our website contains over

632
00:39:08,460 --> 00:39:10,319
150 educational videos,

633
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:13,059
so that is gonna allow to continue

634
00:39:13,060 --> 00:39:14,899
on tomorrow

635
00:39:14,900 --> 00:39:15,949
at 2 p.m.

636
00:39:15,950 --> 00:39:17,249
We're actually shooting our next

637
00:39:17,250 --> 00:39:18,669
seminar that's called Beyond the

638
00:39:18,670 --> 00:39:19,649
Basics.

639
00:39:19,650 --> 00:39:21,249
So all the kids that came in here

640
00:39:21,250 --> 00:39:23,089
for the last 13 years,

641
00:39:23,090 --> 00:39:24,589
they could be teenagers, they could

642
00:39:24,590 --> 00:39:25,929
20 years old.

643
00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:27,149
And what we're going to do tomorrow

644
00:39:27,150 --> 00:39:29,309
is teach them about jigging,

645
00:39:29,310 --> 00:39:30,310
trolling,

646
00:39:31,150 --> 00:39:33,149
and really build upon their skills

647
00:39:33,150 --> 00:39:34,230
that they're going to learn.

648
00:39:35,490 --> 00:39:37,409
And so that's what's so cool about

649
00:39:37,410 --> 00:39:38,989
it. I mean, you know, we've gone

650
00:39:38,990 --> 00:39:40,829
from, this is

651
00:39:40,830 --> 00:39:43,119
still my first original flash cards.

652
00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:44,679
I keep it in here because I never

653
00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:46,339
know if something happens to our

654
00:39:46,340 --> 00:39:48,279
banners, but all

655
00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,299
our equipment has just

656
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:52,639
been based on and our

657
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:54,319
biggest thing that we talk about is

658
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:55,320
safety.

659
00:39:55,740 --> 00:39:57,699
It's hard to believe, I see

660
00:39:57,700 --> 00:39:58,959
a lot of kids out there with no

661
00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,179
sunglasses and sunglasses

662
00:40:01,180 --> 00:40:02,419
are just so vital.

663
00:40:02,420 --> 00:40:04,299
It's vital in protecting our

664
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:05,559
eyes from the sun.

665
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:07,379
When we're near water, we're

666
00:40:07,380 --> 00:40:09,459
getting double the sun, but

667
00:40:09,460 --> 00:40:11,399
it's also vital in and rise

668
00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:12,449
from hooks.

669
00:40:12,450 --> 00:40:14,829
Rod tips, stuff like that,

670
00:40:14,830 --> 00:40:16,669
especially all my volunteers.

671
00:40:16,670 --> 00:40:18,609
So we make sure we

672
00:40:18,610 --> 00:40:19,909
call them safety glasses.

673
00:40:21,290 --> 00:40:23,169
So where do

674
00:40:23,170 --> 00:40:25,049
boat shows or fishing

675
00:40:25,050 --> 00:40:26,849
expos like this fit into the whole

676
00:40:26,850 --> 00:40:27,929
ecosystem of fishing?

677
00:40:29,070 --> 00:40:30,889
What part of that cycle

678
00:40:30,890 --> 00:40:31,890
is this?

679
00:40:33,210 --> 00:40:35,209
I think sports shows

680
00:40:35,210 --> 00:40:37,809
allow people to get together.

681
00:40:37,810 --> 00:40:39,169
You know, they get together, they're

682
00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:41,089
able to see the different product,

683
00:40:41,090 --> 00:40:42,809
you know. So if somebody's thinking

684
00:40:42,810 --> 00:40:44,669
about ordering a rod,

685
00:40:44,670 --> 00:40:46,349
they can go to three different rod

686
00:40:46,350 --> 00:40:48,169
manufacturers here and find out what

687
00:40:48,170 --> 00:40:49,389
do they want.

688
00:40:49,390 --> 00:40:51,109
Can't do that on the internet.

689
00:40:51,110 --> 00:40:52,909
I mean, you can see what it looks

690
00:40:52,910 --> 00:40:54,689
like, but you know, when you're

691
00:40:54,690 --> 00:40:56,729
going and buying a nice rod,

692
00:40:56,730 --> 00:40:57,949
you want the feel.

693
00:40:57,950 --> 00:40:59,209
I mean right now I'm actually

694
00:40:59,210 --> 00:41:01,249
testing an ice fishing combo.

695
00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:02,309
You know, and that's the reason I

696
00:41:02,310 --> 00:41:03,869
was out. Hence, when I lost my

697
00:41:03,870 --> 00:41:05,769
phone, was I was testing

698
00:41:05,770 --> 00:41:07,049
ice fishing combo.

699
00:41:07,050 --> 00:41:08,389
And I mean, being out there and

700
00:41:08,390 --> 00:41:10,209
testing that stuff, I mean

701
00:41:10,210 --> 00:41:11,689
the first time I tested it, you

702
00:41:11,690 --> 00:41:13,189
know, I learned more stuff the next

703
00:41:13,190 --> 00:41:14,689
time I went out and had a fish on.

704
00:41:14,690 --> 00:41:16,649
So I think that's how it

705
00:41:16,650 --> 00:41:17,829
is.

706
00:41:17,830 --> 00:41:19,969
I think, you know having families

707
00:41:19,970 --> 00:41:21,909
go out with their kids and be

708
00:41:21,910 --> 00:41:23,989
able to see stuff like this, see the

709
00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:26,229
booth, see the professional

710
00:41:26,230 --> 00:41:27,589
anglers, you know.

711
00:41:27,590 --> 00:41:29,789
Either if they're new to fishing,

712
00:41:29,790 --> 00:41:31,329
it gives them an opportunity to see

713
00:41:31,330 --> 00:41:33,189
more about fishing.

714
00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:35,069
But if they are into fishing,

715
00:41:35,070 --> 00:41:36,569
they could meet a role model that

716
00:41:36,570 --> 00:41:38,569
says, hey, you know, I wanna

717
00:41:38,570 --> 00:41:39,889
be him.

718
00:41:39,890 --> 00:41:41,889
And then what he can do is help

719
00:41:41,890 --> 00:41:44,489
them say, what's the road plan?

720
00:41:44,490 --> 00:41:46,469
And that's what I really love.

721
00:41:46,470 --> 00:41:47,769
I spent a lot of time with high

722
00:41:47,770 --> 00:41:49,669
school fishing teams

723
00:41:49,670 --> 00:41:51,609
into helping us out do this.

724
00:41:51,610 --> 00:41:53,109
So that gives them leadership

725
00:41:53,110 --> 00:41:54,699
experience.

726
00:41:54,700 --> 00:41:56,539
But also to show them

727
00:41:56,540 --> 00:41:57,739
that, hey, there's a lot of stuff

728
00:41:57,740 --> 00:41:59,859
out there. We try to talk about

729
00:41:59,860 --> 00:42:02,019
how do you get into fishing?

730
00:42:02,020 --> 00:42:04,459
How do you work with manufacturers

731
00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:06,679
and let them know that,

732
00:42:06,680 --> 00:42:09,059
hey, it's

733
00:42:09,060 --> 00:42:09,999
fun.

734
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:11,259
I mean, when you get to talk fishing

735
00:42:11,260 --> 00:42:13,179
for your job, how cool is

736
00:42:13,180 --> 00:42:14,859
that? I was an IT guy.

737
00:42:14,860 --> 00:42:17,239
I love what I'm doing now.

738
00:42:17,240 --> 00:42:19,319
And there's so many, I mean fishing

739
00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:20,819
has so many opportunities.

740
00:42:20,820 --> 00:42:22,840
You can be sales, marketing.

741
00:42:25,279 --> 00:42:26,279
Field testing,

742
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,219
selling boats. I mean, there's just

743
00:42:29,220 --> 00:42:32,479
so much out there for fishing in

744
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:33,480
Wisconsin.

745
00:42:35,560 --> 00:42:36,859
When I went to the Caribbean a

746
00:42:36,860 --> 00:42:37,839
couple of weeks ago, that's the

747
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,639
reason I got this tan, I was

748
00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:41,559
thinking about getting back and ice

749
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:43,359
fishing or open water fishing.

750
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:45,279
I mean, we're so close right now,

751
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:46,499
everything opening up.

752
00:42:46,500 --> 00:42:48,539
I mean Green Bay's open,

753
00:42:49,860 --> 00:42:51,339
Winniconte's open.

754
00:42:51,340 --> 00:42:53,319
Wisconsin Dells is open.

755
00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,319
So, you know, that one little

756
00:42:55,320 --> 00:42:57,539
bit of warmup really, really

757
00:42:57,540 --> 00:42:59,179
changed the ice, as you can see from

758
00:42:59,180 --> 00:43:01,028
Battle of Bagel, you now.

759
00:43:01,029 --> 00:43:03,049
Talk to me a little bit about

760
00:43:03,050 --> 00:43:04,929
passing on knowledge to kids because

761
00:43:04,930 --> 00:43:06,909
this is, there's a lot of

762
00:43:06,910 --> 00:43:08,749
hunting especially, but a fishing

763
00:43:08,750 --> 00:43:10,869
as well where there's danger if

764
00:43:10,870 --> 00:43:12,149
it doesn't, if the kids don't pick

765
00:43:12,150 --> 00:43:14,189
up on it then there's, from a parent

766
00:43:14,190 --> 00:43:15,749
or a relative it can be difficult to

767
00:43:15,750 --> 00:43:17,389
go out and learn on their own.

768
00:43:17,390 --> 00:43:19,269
So what place does this have in

769
00:43:19,270 --> 00:43:21,169
terms of kids that may not have a

770
00:43:21,170 --> 00:43:22,449
guardian who takes them out

771
00:43:22,450 --> 00:43:23,689
regularly but they can still get

772
00:43:23,690 --> 00:43:25,529
into it if they have that interest?

773
00:43:25,530 --> 00:43:28,189
That's, that's where I love schools.

774
00:43:28,190 --> 00:43:30,169
You know, like, so March

775
00:43:30,170 --> 00:43:32,069
7th, I'm gonna be in five different

776
00:43:32,070 --> 00:43:33,649
schools. I'm going to be teaching

777
00:43:33,650 --> 00:43:34,769
third graders.

778
00:43:34,770 --> 00:43:36,369
You know? You know really all on the

779
00:43:36,370 --> 00:43:37,429
East shore of Bagel.

780
00:43:37,430 --> 00:43:39,369
We're going all the way from

781
00:43:39,370 --> 00:43:41,049
South to North along the Bagel

782
00:43:41,050 --> 00:43:41,829
coast.

783
00:43:41,830 --> 00:43:44,909
And when we go to schools,

784
00:43:44,910 --> 00:43:46,889
teachers have told me,

785
00:43:46,890 --> 00:43:48,869
I had so many students that

786
00:43:48,870 --> 00:43:50,469
said, I never knew nothing about

787
00:43:50,470 --> 00:43:52,050
fishing and that.

788
00:43:53,630 --> 00:43:55,529
They learned it that day and

789
00:43:55,530 --> 00:43:57,289
they want to go forward.

790
00:43:57,290 --> 00:43:59,989
And then what we do is we stress,

791
00:43:59,990 --> 00:44:01,609
if your uncle fishes, if your

792
00:44:01,610 --> 00:44:03,749
grandfather fishes,

793
00:44:03,750 --> 00:44:05,589
if your friend fishes, ask

794
00:44:05,590 --> 00:44:06,749
them to take you.

795
00:44:06,750 --> 00:44:08,849
I mean, personally for me,

796
00:44:08,850 --> 00:44:10,449
I don't ever want my boat to only be

797
00:44:10,450 --> 00:44:12,449
me in it. I want others to be with

798
00:44:12,450 --> 00:44:13,489
me. And I take some of the

799
00:44:13,490 --> 00:44:14,989
neighbor's kids and stuff like that

800
00:44:14,990 --> 00:44:16,629
with me because I want to give them

801
00:44:16,630 --> 00:44:17,630
the opportunity.

802
00:44:18,770 --> 00:44:20,509
You know, and that's why it's like,

803
00:44:20,510 --> 00:44:21,889
when I go into schools, I don't feel

804
00:44:21,890 --> 00:44:24,069
bad. You know there's some kids,

805
00:44:24,070 --> 00:44:25,189
they're not interested.

806
00:44:25,190 --> 00:44:26,949
I totally understand that.

807
00:44:26,950 --> 00:44:28,789
But if we can get the kids

808
00:44:28,790 --> 00:44:31,669
that even have a hopeful thought,

809
00:44:31,670 --> 00:44:33,389
and then they can come and attend

810
00:44:33,390 --> 00:44:35,429
some of our fishing programs.

811
00:44:35,430 --> 00:44:37,309
So like for Learn to Fish with

812
00:44:37,310 --> 00:44:39,349
us, we'll host fishing programs with

813
00:44:39,350 --> 00:44:40,929
the Cub Scouts.

814
00:44:40,930 --> 00:44:42,909
But when we do that, we

815
00:44:42,910 --> 00:44:44,889
let people know that anybody

816
00:44:44,890 --> 00:44:46,399
that's in that area.

817
00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:47,659
Come and join us.

818
00:44:47,660 --> 00:44:48,679
We're specifically thrown for

819
00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:50,479
scouts, but we're going to teach

820
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,099
you. You're going have the same

821
00:44:52,100 --> 00:44:54,159
right that the Cub Scouts do because

822
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:55,920
we need to make it public.

823
00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,139
We just had somebody call

824
00:44:59,140 --> 00:45:00,979
up and said, hey, I need to get my

825
00:45:00,980 --> 00:45:02,999
kids to come to your event

826
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:05,059
because I

827
00:45:05,060 --> 00:45:07,039
need help in teaching them.

828
00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:08,359
And not only that, I want to learn

829
00:45:08,360 --> 00:45:10,299
it. And that's why for

830
00:45:10,300 --> 00:45:11,939
Fish and Basics, what I'm promoting

831
00:45:11,940 --> 00:45:14,299
my clinic through social

832
00:45:14,300 --> 00:45:15,300
media.

833
00:45:15,590 --> 00:45:17,049
I want them to feel because

834
00:45:17,050 --> 00:45:19,329
sometimes they'll really emphasize

835
00:45:19,330 --> 00:45:21,189
youth, families,

836
00:45:21,190 --> 00:45:23,129
but it's anybody that wants to

837
00:45:23,130 --> 00:45:24,169
learn the fishing.

838
00:45:24,170 --> 00:45:26,169
We got a lot of retired people out

839
00:45:26,170 --> 00:45:28,189
here and it's like they could

840
00:45:28,190 --> 00:45:30,049
have time for a hobby and

841
00:45:30,050 --> 00:45:31,729
fishing is perfect.

842
00:45:31,730 --> 00:45:33,629
Not only that,

843
00:45:33,630 --> 00:45:35,549
a lot my volunteers are probably

844
00:45:35,550 --> 00:45:37,469
mid-70s, so I

845
00:45:37,470 --> 00:45:39,209
think what Learn to Fish with Us is

846
00:45:39,210 --> 00:45:41,269
doing is it's also giving them

847
00:45:41,270 --> 00:45:43,189
an opportunity to give back

848
00:45:43,190 --> 00:45:45,009
and know that,

849
00:45:45,010 --> 00:45:46,969
hey. We're all on here to help

850
00:45:46,970 --> 00:45:48,329
each other out.

851
00:45:48,330 --> 00:45:49,949
So give me a little of your

852
00:45:49,950 --> 00:45:51,849
background, how

853
00:45:51,850 --> 00:45:53,129
you got into fishing.

854
00:45:53,130 --> 00:45:55,689
Was it a relative, friend, family?

855
00:45:55,690 --> 00:45:57,529
And then this documentary is

856
00:45:57,530 --> 00:45:58,369
about walleye.

857
00:45:58,370 --> 00:45:59,529
So I want to get your opinion of

858
00:45:59,530 --> 00:46:01,449
where walleye fits in the

859
00:46:01,450 --> 00:46:02,519
fish hierarchy.

860
00:46:02,520 --> 00:46:04,459
Oh yeah, I got memories

861
00:46:04,460 --> 00:46:06,019
of all that and that that's what's

862
00:46:06,020 --> 00:46:08,019
so cool. So I actually

863
00:46:08,020 --> 00:46:09,679
started fishing when I was 10 years

864
00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:12,299
old and I'm

865
00:46:12,300 --> 00:46:14,039
not quite sure where I got it.

866
00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:15,739
I know my parents may have taken me

867
00:46:15,740 --> 00:46:17,799
once or twice and maybe that got

868
00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:19,779
me into it, but it

869
00:46:19,780 --> 00:46:21,499
was my buddy Don Brom.

870
00:46:21,500 --> 00:46:23,139
Hard to believe I haven't seen that

871
00:46:23,140 --> 00:46:25,419
guy in, you know,

872
00:46:25,420 --> 00:46:27,499
probably 40 years

873
00:46:27,500 --> 00:46:29,869
and I still remember his name.

874
00:46:29,870 --> 00:46:31,689
But we fished from when we were

875
00:46:31,690 --> 00:46:33,569
10 till I think till we

876
00:46:33,570 --> 00:46:35,129
were 23.

877
00:46:35,130 --> 00:46:36,229
And you know, girls didn't really

878
00:46:36,230 --> 00:46:38,729
mean much. Fishing meant a lot more.

879
00:46:38,730 --> 00:46:40,609
Our driver's license even meant more

880
00:46:40,610 --> 00:46:42,329
because now we could explore more

881
00:46:42,330 --> 00:46:44,309
water. But I remember when

882
00:46:44,310 --> 00:46:46,189
we were 16, I had a

883
00:46:46,190 --> 00:46:48,149
gremlin and a

884
00:46:48,150 --> 00:46:49,049
12 foot boat.

885
00:46:49,050 --> 00:46:50,809
And somehow with foam pads, we were

886
00:46:50,810 --> 00:46:52,749
to get that boat on top of the

887
00:46:52,750 --> 00:46:54,649
gremlin, put the motor inside

888
00:46:54,650 --> 00:46:56,009
the back hatchback.

889
00:46:56,010 --> 00:46:57,389
And we went to Lake Michigan.

890
00:46:57,390 --> 00:46:59,739
We went to Lake Winnebago.

891
00:46:59,740 --> 00:47:00,780
And we learned fishing.

892
00:47:02,680 --> 00:47:04,319
I fished for carp most of the time

893
00:47:04,320 --> 00:47:06,119
when I was a kid. So that's why

894
00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:07,939
people wonder, why is there a

895
00:47:07,940 --> 00:47:09,319
carp on your banner?

896
00:47:09,320 --> 00:47:11,199
It's because that is the best

897
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,959
fighting fish when you can't catch a

898
00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:14,719
lot of other fish or you're limited.

899
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:18,619
I remember when I 21,

900
00:47:18,620 --> 00:47:20,539
22, a buddy

901
00:47:20,540 --> 00:47:22,359
took me up north.

902
00:47:22,360 --> 00:47:24,959
It was up on the rainbow florge.

903
00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:26,819
And he's like,

904
00:47:26,820 --> 00:47:28,299
we're going fishing for walleye

905
00:47:28,300 --> 00:47:30,889
today. And I was like, okay,

906
00:47:30,890 --> 00:47:32,709
so when you feel this tick,

907
00:47:32,710 --> 00:47:34,589
tick, tick, what we're gonna do

908
00:47:34,590 --> 00:47:36,029
is we're going to be patient and

909
00:47:36,030 --> 00:47:37,249
then we're are gonna set the hook.

910
00:47:37,250 --> 00:47:39,689
And I'm like, I don't get it.

911
00:47:39,690 --> 00:47:41,429
Why am I not setting the hook the

912
00:47:41,430 --> 00:47:43,589
minute I feel tick, tick,

913
00:47:43,590 --> 00:47:44,709
and that was it.

914
00:47:44,710 --> 00:47:46,509
That's how I got introduced to

915
00:47:46,510 --> 00:47:48,469
walleye and I travel all

916
00:47:48,470 --> 00:47:50,249
around. I mean, I fished

917
00:47:50,250 --> 00:47:51,949
professionally. I went to Devils

918
00:47:51,950 --> 00:47:54,069
Lake, Illinois, Michigan,

919
00:47:54,070 --> 00:47:56,149
Minnesota, and I love chasing

920
00:47:56,150 --> 00:47:57,150
walleye.

921
00:47:58,770 --> 00:48:01,149
I really learned how I

922
00:48:01,150 --> 00:48:02,749
live on Lake Winnebago.

923
00:48:02,750 --> 00:48:04,609
So to me,

924
00:48:04,610 --> 00:48:06,529
it's a walleye factory.

925
00:48:06,530 --> 00:48:07,929
I mean, we've had our good days, we

926
00:48:07,930 --> 00:48:10,489
had our bad days, but last year,

927
00:48:10,490 --> 00:48:11,749
last year was one of the best

928
00:48:11,750 --> 00:48:13,769
seasons. Usually July, August,

929
00:48:13,770 --> 00:48:15,449
we start transferring over to fish

930
00:48:15,450 --> 00:48:17,469
perch on Winnebao, but

931
00:48:17,470 --> 00:48:18,909
fishing was so good, we fished

932
00:48:18,910 --> 00:48:20,829
walleyes the whole year and

933
00:48:20,830 --> 00:48:22,869
just caught a lot of fish.

934
00:48:22,870 --> 00:48:24,789
And you know, and that's why, you

935
00:48:24,790 --> 00:48:26,249
know we got people that like to

936
00:48:26,250 --> 00:48:27,549
share, We've got people that don't

937
00:48:27,550 --> 00:48:28,419
like to share.

938
00:48:28,420 --> 00:48:30,659
You know and today you're

939
00:48:30,660 --> 00:48:32,879
going to learn so much because

940
00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:34,839
even during summer

941
00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:36,639
I was fishing most of the time

942
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:38,599
between four to eight feet of water

943
00:48:38,600 --> 00:48:40,159
and people would think you'd be

944
00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:42,879
fishing deeper and I've

945
00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:44,299
just learned so many different

946
00:48:44,300 --> 00:48:46,839
methods. We're going learn

947
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:48,699
forward facing methods we

948
00:48:48,700 --> 00:48:49,479
use to catch fish.

949
00:48:49,480 --> 00:48:51,379
We're gonna see how we cast our jig

950
00:48:51,380 --> 00:48:53,439
out, how it falls and you see a

951
00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:55,279
fish follow and you catch a splendid

952
00:48:55,280 --> 00:48:56,280
fish.

953
00:48:56,890 --> 00:48:58,549
And that's why I'm so intrigued with

954
00:48:58,550 --> 00:49:00,049
the walleye and that's the reason my

955
00:49:00,050 --> 00:49:01,869
truck has a walleye.

956
00:49:01,870 --> 00:49:04,109
I fish for everything, but

957
00:49:04,110 --> 00:49:05,949
getting that big walleye,

958
00:49:05,950 --> 00:49:07,989
I mean getting when we got that 33

959
00:49:07,990 --> 00:49:09,849
incher. My mission was I'm

960
00:49:09,850 --> 00:49:11,309
not mounting another walleye until

961
00:49:11,310 --> 00:49:12,570
it's 34 inches.

962
00:49:13,990 --> 00:49:15,809
Now I'm starting to wonder

963
00:49:15,810 --> 00:49:17,629
if there is a 34 incher walleye

964
00:49:17,630 --> 00:49:19,749
because I go up

965
00:49:19,750 --> 00:49:21,649
to Green Bay and I

966
00:49:21,650 --> 00:49:23,469
mean I fish up there for

967
00:49:23,470 --> 00:49:25,369
10 days. Do we live in a

968
00:49:25,370 --> 00:49:27,139
tent? We take the boat out every day

969
00:49:27,140 --> 00:49:28,539
and we're out there fishing and

970
00:49:28,540 --> 00:49:30,099
looking for that fish.

971
00:49:30,100 --> 00:49:32,639
And we cover a lot of water and

972
00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:34,499
it seems like there's

973
00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:36,519
so many more 30-inch

974
00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:38,419
fish but we used to catch a lot a

975
00:49:38,420 --> 00:49:40,499
32-inch fish so you

976
00:49:40,500 --> 00:49:42,519
know you're just learning that.

977
00:49:42,520 --> 00:49:44,479
The other cool thing about Lake

978
00:49:44,480 --> 00:49:46,439
Winnebago walleye is

979
00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:48,779
they have a trawler.

980
00:49:48,780 --> 00:49:50,879
So they go out there

981
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:53,749
for many many weeks trawling.

982
00:49:53,750 --> 00:49:55,649
And picking out specific parts

983
00:49:55,650 --> 00:49:57,489
in the lake to trawl so

984
00:49:57,490 --> 00:49:59,189
that we can understand the forage,

985
00:49:59,190 --> 00:50:01,389
we can the fish in there.

986
00:50:01,390 --> 00:50:03,469
So to live on a lake

987
00:50:03,470 --> 00:50:05,769
where there's that much data

988
00:50:05,770 --> 00:50:06,929
is incredible.

989
00:50:06,930 --> 00:50:08,509
And that's why I make sure that I'm

990
00:50:08,510 --> 00:50:10,149
always participating, helping them

991
00:50:10,150 --> 00:50:11,169
out.

992
00:50:11,170 --> 00:50:12,529
So Angela was one of the fish

993
00:50:12,530 --> 00:50:14,489
biologists and this year my

994
00:50:14,490 --> 00:50:17,189
goal is to be on a boat for

995
00:50:17,190 --> 00:50:19,449
the spawn.

996
00:50:19,450 --> 00:50:20,789
You know, and just being around all

997
00:50:20,790 --> 00:50:22,689
these big girls, taking care of

998
00:50:22,690 --> 00:50:24,729
them. And just learning about it

999
00:50:24,730 --> 00:50:26,669
because you know a lot of people

1000
00:50:26,670 --> 00:50:28,329
say oh he's a professional angler

1001
00:50:28,330 --> 00:50:30,729
I'm an angler educator that

1002
00:50:30,730 --> 00:50:32,909
is my mission taking all

1003
00:50:32,910 --> 00:50:34,909
this data all these

1004
00:50:34,910 --> 00:50:36,929
techniques that I learn and sharing

1005
00:50:36,930 --> 00:50:38,889
it to the public and hoping to

1006
00:50:38,890 --> 00:50:41,109
make them a better angler or

1007
00:50:41,110 --> 00:50:43,269
being better educated on

1008
00:50:43,270 --> 00:50:44,889
you know why are there regulations

1009
00:50:44,890 --> 00:50:46,789
for walleyes you know and stuff like

1010
00:50:46,790 --> 00:50:48,849
that I mean I

1011
00:50:48,850 --> 00:50:50,769
really love that Wisconsin went to a

1012
00:50:50,770 --> 00:50:53,379
three fish bay women across.

1013
00:50:53,380 --> 00:50:55,439
You know I fished Wisconsin River

1014
00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:57,559
a lot for walleyes and

1015
00:50:57,560 --> 00:50:59,619
once they put that slot in it

1016
00:50:59,620 --> 00:51:01,459
was so cool to see bigger fish

1017
00:51:01,460 --> 00:51:02,460
being caught.

1018
00:51:03,700 --> 00:51:05,879
And just imagine a youth

1019
00:51:05,880 --> 00:51:07,959
being on that one nice

1020
00:51:07,960 --> 00:51:09,799
jig and all of a sudden I

1021
00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:11,939
got one and then really it's

1022
00:51:11,940 --> 00:51:14,039
a bigger fish than they've ever seen

1023
00:51:14,040 --> 00:51:15,959
because it was you know more

1024
00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:17,019
protected.

1025
00:51:17,020 --> 00:51:18,199
So a lot of people have different

1026
00:51:18,200 --> 00:51:19,539
philosophies there.

1027
00:51:21,109 --> 00:51:22,669
Three walleyes, if you go with two

1028
00:51:22,670 --> 00:51:24,589
people at six walleyEs, that's

1029
00:51:24,590 --> 00:51:25,590
enough to eat.

1030
00:51:27,190 --> 00:51:28,349
It's a good meal, right?

1031
00:51:28,350 --> 00:51:30,069
Well, that's it.

1032
00:51:30,070 --> 00:51:31,949
And so another

1033
00:51:31,950 --> 00:51:34,089
big aspect, too, to walleye fishing

1034
00:51:34,090 --> 00:51:35,710
is cleaning your catch.

1035
00:51:37,070 --> 00:51:38,929
So a great way to

1036
00:51:38,930 --> 00:51:40,329
clean your catch is to bleed your

1037
00:51:40,330 --> 00:51:41,169
fish.

1038
00:51:41,170 --> 00:51:43,009
So make sure all the blood's out.

1039
00:51:43,010 --> 00:51:44,009
So then when you're actually

1040
00:51:44,010 --> 00:51:45,809
fileting them, they're actually

1041
00:51:45,810 --> 00:51:47,229
pearl white.

1042
00:51:47,230 --> 00:51:49,109
And then another important thing

1043
00:51:49,110 --> 00:51:50,749
is taking out that mud vein.

1044
00:51:50,750 --> 00:51:52,809
Wide bone is making sure that's

1045
00:51:52,810 --> 00:51:54,769
out, because now you got

1046
00:51:54,770 --> 00:51:56,869
a beautiful piece of meat to

1047
00:51:56,870 --> 00:51:58,749
eat. And trust me,

1048
00:51:58,750 --> 00:51:59,889
I love eating fish.

1049
00:51:59,890 --> 00:52:01,729
I mean, that is the one thing that's

1050
00:52:01,730 --> 00:52:03,549
so cool about hunting or fishing

1051
00:52:03,550 --> 00:52:05,569
is that you're able to

1052
00:52:05,570 --> 00:52:07,549
take, I

1053
00:52:07,550 --> 00:52:08,789
don't know, I'll call them an

1054
00:52:08,790 --> 00:52:10,709
animal, a fish, an animal.

1055
00:52:10,710 --> 00:52:12,269
But you're to take it out of their

1056
00:52:12,270 --> 00:52:14,249
environment and put it in your

1057
00:52:14,250 --> 00:52:15,989
freezer and eat it, you know?

1058
00:52:15,990 --> 00:52:17,909
That is what's so cold,

1059
00:52:17,910 --> 00:52:18,910
you now?

1060
00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,479
So I know when kids usually start

1061
00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:23,339
fishing, it's usually for panfish

1062
00:52:23,340 --> 00:52:25,339
or carp or something simple and

1063
00:52:25,340 --> 00:52:27,039
easy and the little bites a little

1064
00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:28,259
easier for kids.

1065
00:52:28,260 --> 00:52:30,039
But do you see that twinkle in their

1066
00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:31,279
eye when they start to think, talk

1067
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:32,699
about walleye or do they even

1068
00:52:32,700 --> 00:52:34,519
understand at that age that

1069
00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:35,559
they have what you're really looking

1070
00:52:35,560 --> 00:52:37,819
for is the wall, that kind of thing.

1071
00:52:37,820 --> 00:52:39,779
When they can know that it's

1072
00:52:39,780 --> 00:52:41,199
a game fish.

1073
00:52:41,200 --> 00:52:42,599
I mean, you know, and that's it.

1074
00:52:42,600 --> 00:52:43,919
You know, we got our game fish on

1075
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:44,899
this side.

1076
00:52:44,900 --> 00:52:46,759
We got our pan fish on there.

1077
00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:48,619
But, you now, when they get

1078
00:52:48,620 --> 00:52:50,519
to see, like, the walleye

1079
00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:52,479
and the sauger, I mean we

1080
00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,379
got a fish that looks the same.

1081
00:52:55,380 --> 00:52:57,259
And that's what tomorrow at Fish

1082
00:52:57,260 --> 00:52:58,479
and Basics, we're gonna be walking

1083
00:52:58,480 --> 00:52:59,639
around with the walleyes.

1084
00:52:59,640 --> 00:53:01,759
Because we're going to want them to

1085
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,299
see the teeth that a walleye has.

1086
00:53:04,300 --> 00:53:05,499
I mean most of the time we're always

1087
00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:07,339
talking about The

1088
00:53:07,340 --> 00:53:09,079
teeth, they aren't gonna hurt you.

1089
00:53:09,080 --> 00:53:10,819
Well, if you put your fingers in a

1090
00:53:10,820 --> 00:53:12,539
walleye, we're also gonna teach them

1091
00:53:12,540 --> 00:53:14,419
what a gill plate is because

1092
00:53:14,420 --> 00:53:16,219
we don't want them finding that out

1093
00:53:16,220 --> 00:53:18,039
wrong because that will slice

1094
00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:19,799
you pretty easily.

1095
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:21,699
But their eyes, their

1096
00:53:21,700 --> 00:53:23,279
eyes glow.

1097
00:53:23,280 --> 00:53:25,279
I mean, we'll talk about

1098
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:27,299
how a wall eye can

1099
00:53:27,300 --> 00:53:29,479
see like we do right now at

1100
00:53:29,480 --> 00:53:31,379
midnight. They take what little

1101
00:53:31,380 --> 00:53:32,849
light there is and...

1102
00:53:32,850 --> 00:53:34,209
There's a lot of light right now

1103
00:53:34,210 --> 00:53:35,769
because we're in a full moon cycle

1104
00:53:35,770 --> 00:53:37,889
so those fish can easily see what's

1105
00:53:37,890 --> 00:53:39,869
going on and not only

1106
00:53:39,870 --> 00:53:41,829
that, the fight that

1107
00:53:41,830 --> 00:53:43,129
walleye has.

1108
00:53:43,130 --> 00:53:45,189
A lot of people don't know that if

1109
00:53:45,190 --> 00:53:46,689
you do catch a fish and you're

1110
00:53:46,690 --> 00:53:48,209
looking into that water and that

1111
00:53:48,210 --> 00:53:50,969
fish is bulldogging here and there

1112
00:53:50,970 --> 00:53:52,809
and you look at it you can

1113
00:53:52,810 --> 00:53:54,749
actually see the white tip on

1114
00:53:54,750 --> 00:53:56,609
the bottom of the tail.

1115
00:53:56,610 --> 00:53:57,889
Who would think that?

1116
00:53:57,890 --> 00:53:59,309
I mean you would think the white

1117
00:53:59,310 --> 00:54:01,329
tips right on the bottom But we can

1118
00:54:01,330 --> 00:54:02,399
see that.

1119
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:04,839
And, you know,

1120
00:54:04,840 --> 00:54:06,279
I'm constantly learning new

1121
00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:07,119
techniques.

1122
00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:09,019
I mean, I remember a

1123
00:54:09,020 --> 00:54:10,519
couple years ago, I'm fishing this

1124
00:54:10,520 --> 00:54:12,359
small lake up north, and I'm

1125
00:54:12,360 --> 00:54:14,119
thinking of fishing smallmouth.

1126
00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:16,839
So I cast this

1127
00:54:16,840 --> 00:54:17,619
rig in here.

1128
00:54:17,620 --> 00:54:20,959
I'm trying to think what it

1129
00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:21,960
is.

1130
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:24,839
I gotta go look at my slide.

1131
00:54:24,840 --> 00:54:25,939
I mean it's just hard to believe.

1132
00:54:25,940 --> 00:54:28,439
There's so many options, but

1133
00:54:28,440 --> 00:54:30,459
what the heck is

1134
00:54:30,460 --> 00:54:31,460
it?

1135
00:54:31,920 --> 00:54:33,859
But I cast this rig out there, and

1136
00:54:33,860 --> 00:54:35,259
it's typically for bass, and what do

1137
00:54:35,260 --> 00:54:36,159
I pull in?

1138
00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:37,299
A walleye.

1139
00:54:37,300 --> 00:54:39,199
So now I just added a new

1140
00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:41,079
technique to

1141
00:54:41,080 --> 00:54:42,599
my fishing.

1142
00:54:42,600 --> 00:54:44,739
And the other thing is

1143
00:54:44,740 --> 00:54:46,559
walleyes hang out all

1144
00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:47,619
over the place.

1145
00:54:47,620 --> 00:54:48,799
Walleyes can be deep.

1146
00:54:48,800 --> 00:54:49,959
They can be shallow.

1147
00:54:49,960 --> 00:54:51,779
Last year, I thought I was bass

1148
00:54:51,780 --> 00:54:54,159
fishing using a Ned rig.

1149
00:54:54,160 --> 00:54:55,019
And what happens?

1150
00:54:55,020 --> 00:54:57,139
I pull on this big walleye,

1151
00:54:57,140 --> 00:54:58,859
I pull in walleyEs that are hanging

1152
00:54:58,860 --> 00:55:00,179
out under the piers.

1153
00:55:00,180 --> 00:55:01,319
You know, typically...

1154
00:55:01,320 --> 00:55:02,839
That wouldn't be a spot that I'd

1155
00:55:02,840 --> 00:55:04,899
look for, but you know, and that's

1156
00:55:04,900 --> 00:55:05,900
it.

1157
00:55:07,700 --> 00:55:09,599
Don't be the youth that walks up

1158
00:55:09,600 --> 00:55:12,079
to me and says, hey, Captain Greg,

1159
00:55:12,080 --> 00:55:13,699
I know everything about fishing.

1160
00:55:15,100 --> 00:55:18,039
Because we will never know.

1161
00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:19,879
We get smarter,

1162
00:55:19,880 --> 00:55:20,880
fish get smarter.

1163
00:55:21,720 --> 00:55:23,319
And that's what's so cool about

1164
00:55:23,320 --> 00:55:25,319
fishing, you just, you never

1165
00:55:25,320 --> 00:55:27,519
know what's going to happen.

1166
00:55:27,520 --> 00:55:29,059
You never know, what's on the other

1167
00:55:29,060 --> 00:55:30,659
end of that line.

1168
00:55:30,660 --> 00:55:32,579
You hope it's the Bay Walleye,

1169
00:55:32,580 --> 00:55:33,999
but sometimes it could be the big

1170
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:35,000
sheep head.

1171
00:55:36,100 --> 00:55:37,019
All right, we'll let you get

1172
00:55:37,020 --> 00:55:38,739
finished setting up here.

1173
00:55:38,740 --> 00:55:39,599
Thank you.

1174
00:55:39,600 --> 00:55:41,309
We'll keep the mic on for now.

1175
00:55:41,310 --> 00:55:43,289
Are all going to sit right down

1176
00:55:43,290 --> 00:55:44,509
in here.

1177
00:55:44,510 --> 00:55:46,269
You know the ones that can get away

1178
00:55:46,270 --> 00:55:48,249
and parents let them because

1179
00:55:48,250 --> 00:55:50,229
you know the pictures that we've had

1180
00:55:50,230 --> 00:55:51,529
passed from the sports show where

1181
00:55:51,530 --> 00:55:53,109
they're all sitting here that way

1182
00:55:53,110 --> 00:55:54,969
they can all see it and and

1183
00:55:54,970 --> 00:55:56,129
that's what's so cool with all these

1184
00:55:56,130 --> 00:55:57,469
schools now they're giving us their

1185
00:55:57,470 --> 00:55:59,289
gym so everybody can sit bleacher

1186
00:55:59,290 --> 00:56:01,169
style because you know some

1187
00:56:01,170 --> 00:56:02,309
of these kids sitting on the ground

1188
00:56:02,310 --> 00:56:03,869
and I could tell you holy man I

1189
00:56:03,870 --> 00:56:04,929
don't know if I get back out

1190
00:56:39,970 --> 00:56:42,669
Yeah, that's really it and we're

1191
00:56:42,670 --> 00:56:43,670
almost all set.

1192
00:56:45,880 --> 00:56:47,459
You got to just get my rides out

1193
00:56:47,460 --> 00:56:48,460
here.

1194
00:57:14,530 --> 00:57:16,419
Can be interesting.

1195
00:57:16,420 --> 00:57:17,420
I think that's what it is.

1196
00:57:20,150 --> 00:57:21,989
Yeah, we got, we actually got

1197
00:57:21,990 --> 00:57:23,250
a carrying case.

1198
00:57:25,940 --> 00:57:27,079
That fishes have been wrapped

1199
00:57:27,080 --> 00:57:28,170
around, it's just got to go.

1200
00:57:37,600 --> 00:57:39,679
At a time because,

1201
00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:41,059
hey, this is what it looks like in

1202
00:57:41,060 --> 00:57:42,219
people's boats too.

1203
00:57:42,220 --> 00:57:43,679
I mean, yeah, we use rod socks

1204
00:57:43,680 --> 00:57:44,680
there.

1205
00:57:45,020 --> 00:57:46,979
Here we just threw them

1206
00:57:46,980 --> 00:57:47,980
together.

1207
00:57:48,900 --> 00:57:50,879
We transport them in a

1208
00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:51,880
container.

1209
00:57:58,610 --> 00:58:00,549
But we'll, you know, some of our

1210
00:58:00,550 --> 00:58:02,229
events, we actually work with kids

1211
00:58:02,230 --> 00:58:04,249
that are four years old.

1212
00:58:04,250 --> 00:58:06,169
And last year in Milwaukee,

1213
00:58:06,170 --> 00:58:07,509
we took them fishing and it was

1214
00:58:07,510 --> 00:58:09,489
like, yeah, this is not gonna be fun

1215
00:58:09,490 --> 00:58:11,889
in here. This is,

1216
00:58:11,890 --> 00:58:12,909
we don't want that.

1217
00:58:12,910 --> 00:58:15,109
That's gotta get edited out.

1218
00:58:15,110 --> 00:58:16,589
Because I always tell kids, do not

1219
00:58:16,590 --> 00:58:17,590
use your teeth.

1220
00:58:23,450 --> 00:58:25,209
I'm lucky my eyesight is still

1221
00:58:25,210 --> 00:58:26,629
pretty good. All my buddies are

1222
00:58:26,630 --> 00:58:28,070
like, huh, how do you see that?

1223
00:58:30,820 --> 00:58:32,179
And that's it, tomorrow we're going

1224
00:58:32,180 --> 00:58:34,599
to teach them an

1225
00:58:34,600 --> 00:58:36,359
easy knot that they can tie quick

1226
00:58:36,360 --> 00:58:38,179
but then we're gonna tell them that

1227
00:58:38,180 --> 00:58:40,359
if they really fish for big fish,

1228
00:58:40,360 --> 00:58:41,439
we're going to tell them how to do

1229
00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:43,019
the polymer knot which is so

1230
00:58:43,020 --> 00:58:44,139
important.

1231
00:58:44,140 --> 00:58:45,140
So we're

1232
00:58:48,020 --> 00:58:49,619
We're gonna teach them spin casting

1233
00:58:49,620 --> 00:58:51,499
and we're gonna to teach them

1234
00:58:51,500 --> 00:58:53,419
spinning and just

1235
00:58:53,420 --> 00:58:54,479
let them know if they're starting

1236
00:58:54,480 --> 00:58:55,480
fishing.

1237
00:58:58,180 --> 00:58:59,920
My poor little fish probably broke.

1238
00:59:05,640 --> 00:59:07,919
So those are all rubbers,

1239
00:59:07,920 --> 00:59:09,759
so sometimes what they'll

1240
00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:11,759
do is they finally break, you

1241
00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:13,379
know, where the rubber actually gets

1242
00:59:13,380 --> 00:59:14,380
through them.

1243
00:59:16,990 --> 00:59:18,769
Yeah, most time we just go and get a

1244
00:59:18,770 --> 00:59:19,770
new fish.

1245
00:59:22,530 --> 00:59:23,809
What's really cool is when we give

1246
00:59:23,810 --> 00:59:25,829
them to kids that are like two years

1247
00:59:25,830 --> 00:59:28,149
old, they're like fish, fish,

1248
00:59:28,150 --> 00:59:29,729
you know, and it's so cool for them

1249
00:59:29,730 --> 00:59:30,869
to see that, so.

1250
00:59:39,960 --> 00:59:42,279
Boy, this is where

1251
00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:44,159
you appreciate the sunlight

1252
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:45,160
out there.

1253
00:59:46,260 --> 00:59:47,499
And this is what we're going to test

1254
00:59:47,500 --> 00:59:48,579
this one right away.

1255
00:59:48,580 --> 00:59:49,439
We're going put it through there,

1256
00:59:49,440 --> 00:59:50,579
because look at how many times

1257
00:59:50,580 --> 00:59:51,580
that's been re-tied.

1258
01:00:01,961 --> 01:00:03,420
We're going to teach them to twist

1259
01:00:03,421 --> 01:00:05,240
it seven or eight times.

1260
01:00:06,461 --> 01:00:07,900
Then we're going talk about how

1261
01:00:07,901 --> 01:00:10,780
we're going to go through the

1262
01:00:10,781 --> 01:00:11,800
loop.

1263
01:00:11,801 --> 01:00:13,621
Unfortunately here, the loop is.

1264
01:00:18,361 --> 01:00:20,180
And then typically we'd wet it, you

1265
01:00:20,181 --> 01:00:21,461
know, before we do that.

1266
01:00:22,541 --> 01:00:25,000
So, and what's so funny is I

1267
01:00:25,001 --> 01:00:26,640
remember to one year I told kids

1268
01:00:26,641 --> 01:00:29,100
about, you now, wetting it

1269
01:00:29,101 --> 01:00:32,360
and thinking we're

1270
01:00:32,361 --> 01:00:34,040
not gonna do that because this is

1271
01:00:34,041 --> 01:00:35,860
how we use a rope and a big hook.

1272
01:00:35,861 --> 01:00:37,720
Well, they would actually spit on

1273
01:00:37,721 --> 01:00:39,180
it. And I was like, well, I guess

1274
01:00:39,181 --> 01:00:40,381
we're now using that anymore.

1275
01:00:42,681 --> 01:00:44,940
That's what's so cool about kids,

1276
01:00:44,941 --> 01:00:45,800
too.

1277
01:00:45,801 --> 01:00:47,420
Hard to remember back being a third

1278
01:00:47,421 --> 01:00:49,700
grader, but to

1279
01:00:49,701 --> 01:00:51,600
see how they

1280
01:00:51,601 --> 01:00:53,800
can pick up stuff so quick.

1281
01:00:53,801 --> 01:00:55,740
And not only that, the imagination

1282
01:00:55,741 --> 01:00:57,080
they have.

1283
01:00:57,081 --> 01:00:59,120
So that's why I love working with

1284
01:00:59,121 --> 01:01:00,121
third graders.

1285
01:01:00,781 --> 01:01:02,200
Well, it looks like we're actually

1286
01:01:02,201 --> 01:01:03,301
all set up here.

1287
01:01:05,831 --> 01:01:07,730
Now I can go get excited,

1288
01:01:07,731 --> 01:01:09,530
because I get to talk to grown-ups

1289
01:01:09,531 --> 01:01:11,550
about walleye fishing.

1290
01:01:11,551 --> 01:01:13,270
And that's it.

1291
01:01:13,271 --> 01:01:14,970
When you've been doing kids fishing

1292
01:01:14,971 --> 01:01:16,531
clinics for all these years,

1293
01:01:17,551 --> 01:01:19,130
people are like, well, can you teach

1294
01:01:19,131 --> 01:01:20,131
adults?

1295
01:01:22,911 --> 01:01:23,911
But it's like...

1296
01:01:44,531 --> 01:01:46,490
Sunday. Sunday, Monday, brother.

1297
01:01:46,491 --> 01:01:47,491
Oh, so sorry.

1298
01:01:51,771 --> 01:01:53,270
Do you?

1299
01:01:53,271 --> 01:01:55,050
Yeah, yeah, I'm in front of the mic

1300
01:01:55,051 --> 01:01:56,610
the whole time.

1301
01:01:56,611 --> 01:01:56,760
Yeah.

1302
01:01:56,761 --> 01:01:58,580
Yeah, I'll have to use their

1303
01:01:58,581 --> 01:01:59,581
wireless.

1304
01:02:00,891 --> 01:02:02,670
You're not studying for the podium,

1305
01:02:02,671 --> 01:02:02,880
are you?

1306
01:02:02,881 --> 01:02:04,340
No, I'm going to be walking around

1307
01:02:04,341 --> 01:02:05,900
talking and showing them what I'm

1308
01:02:05,901 --> 01:02:06,901
using.

1309
01:02:07,681 --> 01:02:08,370
What the heck is this?

1310
01:02:08,371 --> 01:02:11,070
This is leading controller.

1311
01:02:11,071 --> 01:02:12,950
Oh here we go, okay

1312
01:02:15,891 --> 01:02:17,930
That's the benefit of being here for

1313
01:02:17,931 --> 01:02:19,110
all these years. You've learned how

1314
01:02:19,111 --> 01:02:20,740
to use all the.

1315
01:02:20,741 --> 01:02:22,560
Seminars covering every body of

1316
01:02:22,561 --> 01:02:23,900
water. I actually have a four

1317
01:02:23,901 --> 01:02:25,760
o'clock one Mississippi

1318
01:02:25,761 --> 01:02:27,600
River techniques and

1319
01:02:27,601 --> 01:02:29,440
circuits I come up with that work

1320
01:02:29,441 --> 01:02:30,441
about everywhere.

1321
01:02:31,621 --> 01:02:33,040
So if you're in the seminars then I

1322
01:02:33,041 --> 01:02:35,200
think we pretty much got it covered.

1323
01:02:35,201 --> 01:02:37,280
So I want to thank Greg and Karen.

1324
01:02:37,281 --> 01:02:39,340
We can't forget her because

1325
01:02:39,341 --> 01:02:40,780
you know what I'll say.

1326
01:02:40,781 --> 01:02:42,360
I mean we got to, she's kind of the

1327
01:02:42,361 --> 01:02:43,200
brains of the family.

1328
01:02:43,201 --> 01:02:44,201
Okay

1329
01:02:46,101 --> 01:02:48,000
But she works hard,

1330
01:02:48,001 --> 01:02:50,100
and you can do with your kids,

1331
01:02:50,101 --> 01:02:51,500
you both do.

1332
01:02:51,501 --> 01:02:52,680
And hats off to you guys,

1333
01:02:53,981 --> 01:02:56,660
because future Hall of Famer, and

1334
01:02:56,661 --> 01:02:58,460
he needs to be there for educating

1335
01:02:58,461 --> 01:03:00,380
the amount of kids that he's,

1336
01:03:00,381 --> 01:03:02,340
him and Karen have educated here.

1337
01:03:02,341 --> 01:03:03,761
So I'm going to let it get going,

1338
01:03:04,841 --> 01:03:06,141
don't want to hold him back.

1339
01:03:07,321 --> 01:03:07,321
Okay.

1340
01:03:07,322 --> 01:03:09,600
Okay, well, you know, I

1341
01:03:09,601 --> 01:03:11,300
shared a lot of knowledge, you know,

1342
01:03:11,301 --> 01:03:13,200
some of you knew, you

1343
01:03:13,201 --> 01:03:15,180
know, basically, I call

1344
01:03:15,181 --> 01:03:16,800
myself an angler educator.

1345
01:03:16,801 --> 01:03:18,980
So I do a lot through social

1346
01:03:18,981 --> 01:03:19,980
media.

1347
01:03:19,981 --> 01:03:22,160
I create a lot of video content

1348
01:03:22,161 --> 01:03:23,800
and share it, you know.

1349
01:03:23,801 --> 01:03:25,240
Most of the time you won't see me

1350
01:03:25,241 --> 01:03:27,060
posting pictures like this on the

1351
01:03:27,061 --> 01:03:28,930
internet. Most of the time, it's

1352
01:03:28,931 --> 01:03:31,290
going to be, what's that bait?

1353
01:03:31,291 --> 01:03:33,330
How did we catch it, you know, and

1354
01:03:33,331 --> 01:03:34,850
show you that?

1355
01:03:34,851 --> 01:03:36,630
The other big thing is, most of the

1356
01:03:36,631 --> 01:03:38,610
time, if I am showing you a new

1357
01:03:38,611 --> 01:03:40,530
lure that I really like, I'm going

1358
01:03:40,531 --> 01:03:42,430
to show you us

1359
01:03:42,431 --> 01:03:44,290
catching fish that are coming from

1360
01:03:44,291 --> 01:03:46,190
the water to the boat and

1361
01:03:46,191 --> 01:03:48,330
not just putting hooks in the mouth,

1362
01:03:48,331 --> 01:03:49,331
you know, so.

1363
01:03:50,191 --> 01:03:51,770
You know, right here, you know,

1364
01:03:51,771 --> 01:03:53,690
that's this walleye, which

1365
01:03:53,691 --> 01:03:55,550
is right here.

1366
01:03:55,551 --> 01:03:58,070
So this guy is actually 33

1367
01:03:58,071 --> 01:03:59,071
and a quarter.

1368
01:04:00,171 --> 01:04:01,210
13.12.

1369
01:04:02,511 --> 01:04:04,910
It did not come from Lake Winnebago.

1370
01:04:04,911 --> 01:04:06,870
So the biggest fish that

1371
01:04:06,871 --> 01:04:08,970
we caught on Lake Winnibego are,

1372
01:04:08,971 --> 01:04:10,810
we caught two that were 29

1373
01:04:10,811 --> 01:04:12,610
and a half. I mean, Winnebego, we're

1374
01:04:12,611 --> 01:04:14,410
just not going to always get the

1375
01:04:14,411 --> 01:04:16,370
biggest fish, but we're going to

1376
01:04:16,371 --> 01:04:17,360
get...

1377
01:04:17,361 --> 01:04:19,620
Quite a few fish and I can tell you

1378
01:04:19,621 --> 01:04:21,560
last year was probably one

1379
01:04:21,561 --> 01:04:23,340
of the best years we had all year

1380
01:04:23,341 --> 01:04:25,180
long. July, August,

1381
01:04:25,181 --> 01:04:26,440
which typically late winter bagel,

1382
01:04:26,441 --> 01:04:28,521
they slow down, they were feeding.

1383
01:04:29,861 --> 01:04:31,340
And other things we're going to talk

1384
01:04:31,341 --> 01:04:33,320
about is most of the

1385
01:04:33,321 --> 01:04:34,780
fish that I caught last year were

1386
01:04:34,781 --> 01:04:36,720
all caught in under 8 feet

1387
01:04:36,721 --> 01:04:37,820
of water.

1388
01:04:37,821 --> 01:04:39,600
Most of the time I fished between 4

1389
01:04:39,601 --> 01:04:41,000
and 8 feet water.

1390
01:04:41,001 --> 01:04:43,240
We, I think maybe hit the mud once.

1391
01:04:44,851 --> 01:04:46,710
The big thing about shallow

1392
01:04:46,711 --> 01:04:49,190
fish is they're consistent.

1393
01:04:49,191 --> 01:04:50,981
So let's, oh,

1394
01:04:52,511 --> 01:04:53,990
I'm gonna have to, I'll just do

1395
01:04:53,991 --> 01:04:54,991
this.

1396
01:04:56,031 --> 01:04:58,310
Okay, electronics

1397
01:04:58,311 --> 01:05:00,251
and the role they play.

1398
01:05:01,471 --> 01:05:03,310
Electronics play, you

1399
01:05:03,311 --> 01:05:04,990
know, a key role in my stuff.

1400
01:05:04,991 --> 01:05:07,610
But 2D sonar.

1401
01:05:07,611 --> 01:05:08,990
Why do we have 2D Sonar?

1402
01:05:08,991 --> 01:05:10,770
When we're talking my scope, side

1403
01:05:10,771 --> 01:05:12,950
imaging. The reason we have 2D Sonyr

1404
01:05:12,951 --> 01:05:15,030
is I can go 30

1405
01:05:15,031 --> 01:05:16,850
miles an hour and

1406
01:05:16,851 --> 01:05:17,851
I can mark fish,

1407
01:05:18,931 --> 01:05:20,010
especially when we're out in the

1408
01:05:20,011 --> 01:05:20,810
mud.

1409
01:05:20,811 --> 01:05:22,610
You can't do that with side imaging,

1410
01:05:22,611 --> 01:05:24,130
you cannot do it with forward-facing

1411
01:05:24,131 --> 01:05:26,170
sonar, so you know

1412
01:05:26,171 --> 01:05:27,390
that's how I do it.

1413
01:05:27,391 --> 01:05:29,350
The only thing I don't like about it

1414
01:05:29,351 --> 01:05:31,330
is it only gives me a

1415
01:05:31,331 --> 01:05:33,610
small piece of life.

1416
01:05:33,611 --> 01:05:35,470
That screen where

1417
01:05:35,471 --> 01:05:37,550
I would really love to see a live of

1418
01:05:37,551 --> 01:05:38,890
everything, but it does give you

1419
01:05:38,891 --> 01:05:39,891
history.

1420
01:05:40,591 --> 01:05:42,550
The other thing is you got GPS,

1421
01:05:42,551 --> 01:05:45,150
so you either got maps.

1422
01:05:45,151 --> 01:05:46,630
I mean maps are a big thing.

1423
01:05:46,631 --> 01:05:48,071
I was a guy that

1424
01:05:49,081 --> 01:05:51,100
You should see all the paper maps in

1425
01:05:51,101 --> 01:05:52,700
my basement. You should all the

1426
01:05:52,701 --> 01:05:53,960
fishing logs when I fish

1427
01:05:53,961 --> 01:05:55,540
professionally for a while in the

1428
01:05:55,541 --> 01:05:56,540
basement.

1429
01:05:56,541 --> 01:05:57,980
Because I love opening it up.

1430
01:05:57,981 --> 01:05:59,680
I love learning what did I do,

1431
01:05:59,681 --> 01:06:00,800
especially if I go into another

1432
01:06:00,801 --> 01:06:02,020
body.

1433
01:06:02,021 --> 01:06:04,100
So one thing I would say,

1434
01:06:04,101 --> 01:06:05,460
if you guys really wanna learn a

1435
01:06:05,461 --> 01:06:07,440
body of water, keep fish

1436
01:06:07,441 --> 01:06:08,800
logs.

1437
01:06:08,801 --> 01:06:10,660
Write the date, where you're

1438
01:06:10,661 --> 01:06:12,660
at. What the weather was,

1439
01:06:12,661 --> 01:06:14,080
what was the water temp?

1440
01:06:14,081 --> 01:06:15,920
Usually I talk to kids about this,

1441
01:06:15,921 --> 01:06:17,280
but what the water temperature is

1442
01:06:17,281 --> 01:06:18,920
because that's the most consistent

1443
01:06:18,921 --> 01:06:20,700
thing on getting back to that hot

1444
01:06:20,701 --> 01:06:22,520
bike. But what did you catch it

1445
01:06:22,521 --> 01:06:24,660
on? And that's going to make you

1446
01:06:24,661 --> 01:06:26,100
a lot better angler.

1447
01:06:27,381 --> 01:06:28,381
Side imaging.

1448
01:06:29,021 --> 01:06:31,320
What I love about side imaging is it

1449
01:06:31,321 --> 01:06:33,660
can tell me what's around me.

1450
01:06:34,761 --> 01:06:36,680
When I go out to lakes,

1451
01:06:36,681 --> 01:06:37,920
especially if I'm learning a new

1452
01:06:37,921 --> 01:06:40,280
lake, I'll go inside image it.

1453
01:06:40,281 --> 01:06:41,880
With my little bowing.

1454
01:06:41,881 --> 01:06:43,220
And all I'll do is I'll leave the

1455
01:06:43,221 --> 01:06:45,220
rods out and I'll go inside

1456
01:06:45,221 --> 01:06:46,080
image.

1457
01:06:46,081 --> 01:06:47,240
Because I'm going to learn the

1458
01:06:47,241 --> 01:06:49,320
structure. I'm gonna learn anything

1459
01:06:49,321 --> 01:06:50,961
and everything that's out there.

1460
01:06:52,141 --> 01:06:54,120
And it allows me to distinguish

1461
01:06:54,121 --> 01:06:55,371
what I'm looking at.

1462
01:06:57,801 --> 01:06:58,700
Life sonar.

1463
01:06:58,701 --> 01:07:00,800
We're going to show you a video that

1464
01:07:00,801 --> 01:07:02,280
you're going to see us catching a

1465
01:07:02,281 --> 01:07:04,460
fish. And you know, my buddy Cody

1466
01:07:04,461 --> 01:07:06,420
is actually catching a

1467
01:07:06,421 --> 01:07:08,500
But we're able,

1468
01:07:08,501 --> 01:07:10,560
with Lye Sawner, we can tell how

1469
01:07:10,561 --> 01:07:12,420
big the fish is.

1470
01:07:12,421 --> 01:07:14,240
Most of the time we can easily tell

1471
01:07:14,241 --> 01:07:16,440
what type the fish is,

1472
01:07:16,441 --> 01:07:18,020
but we're also going to know how are

1473
01:07:18,021 --> 01:07:19,480
they reacting to what we're

1474
01:07:19,481 --> 01:07:20,541
presenting to them.

1475
01:07:22,841 --> 01:07:24,720
And the one thing to

1476
01:07:24,721 --> 01:07:26,540
note, if you're going

1477
01:07:26,541 --> 01:07:28,360
by a Lye Scope, it

1478
01:07:28,361 --> 01:07:30,530
is not going to be plug-and-play.

1479
01:07:30,531 --> 01:07:32,670
You're going to have to fine-tune

1480
01:07:32,671 --> 01:07:34,130
it. And when you go through all the

1481
01:07:34,131 --> 01:07:36,170
menus on Lysco,

1482
01:07:36,171 --> 01:07:37,570
you're gonna find out that there's a

1483
01:07:37,571 --> 01:07:39,830
lot of menus to look at.

1484
01:07:39,831 --> 01:07:42,950
But once you get that tuned right,

1485
01:07:42,951 --> 01:07:44,210
and trust me, there's so many

1486
01:07:44,211 --> 01:07:46,030
YouTube videos out there,

1487
01:07:46,031 --> 01:07:48,050
what I recommend is go and try

1488
01:07:48,051 --> 01:07:49,930
different people's settings.

1489
01:07:49,931 --> 01:07:51,670
And eventually, you're to find a

1490
01:07:51,671 --> 01:07:53,830
setting or you're going to find the

1491
01:07:53,831 --> 01:07:55,691
color that really helps you out.

1492
01:08:00,571 --> 01:08:02,510
Okay, I

1493
01:08:02,511 --> 01:08:04,010
know a lot of you guys might be

1494
01:08:04,011 --> 01:08:05,910
really experienced,

1495
01:08:05,911 --> 01:08:07,810
but I can tell you for

1496
01:08:07,811 --> 01:08:09,650
a very long time, I did not

1497
01:08:09,651 --> 01:08:10,810
know this.

1498
01:08:10,811 --> 01:08:12,830
You know, we understand when we're

1499
01:08:12,831 --> 01:08:14,730
pinging, and when we talk

1500
01:08:14,731 --> 01:08:16,690
about Lyscope, Lys

1501
01:08:16,691 --> 01:08:18,490
scope does a lot of pinging.

1502
01:08:18,491 --> 01:08:20,550
Fish can feel that pinging

1503
01:08:20,551 --> 01:08:22,230
so sometimes when you're fishing

1504
01:08:22,231 --> 01:08:24,410
shallow water, you don't

1505
01:08:24,411 --> 01:08:25,510
want Lysol.

1506
01:08:25,511 --> 01:08:27,350
You can find them, then

1507
01:08:27,351 --> 01:08:29,010
you want to turn it off so the

1508
01:08:29,011 --> 01:08:30,530
pinging isn't going on from the

1509
01:08:30,531 --> 01:08:31,750
transducer, which is putting

1510
01:08:31,751 --> 01:08:33,110
vibrations in the water.

1511
01:08:34,611 --> 01:08:36,170
And the biggest thing that I, you

1512
01:08:36,171 --> 01:08:38,130
know, when you ping, it goes

1513
01:08:38,131 --> 01:08:40,270
down, hits the fish, and comes up.

1514
01:08:40,271 --> 01:08:42,110
That's why you get a hook.

1515
01:08:42,111 --> 01:08:43,880
It gets the fish.

1516
01:08:43,881 --> 01:08:45,700
At the front point then

1517
01:08:45,701 --> 01:08:47,680
it comes up then it goes back to

1518
01:08:47,681 --> 01:08:48,740
the tail point.

1519
01:08:48,741 --> 01:08:50,080
But the biggest thing that I'm

1520
01:08:50,081 --> 01:08:52,000
trying to teach you here for

1521
01:08:52,001 --> 01:08:54,020
one is understanding transducer

1522
01:08:54,021 --> 01:08:55,020
cone.

1523
01:08:55,021 --> 01:08:56,960
So when I'm vertical jigging

1524
01:08:56,961 --> 01:08:58,660
I don't need forward facing I'd

1525
01:08:58,661 --> 01:09:00,740
either be down or I'd actually

1526
01:09:00,741 --> 01:09:02,780
be just with the 2d

1527
01:09:02,781 --> 01:09:05,460
transducers shooting down and

1528
01:09:05,461 --> 01:09:07,520
if I'm fishing vertical

1529
01:09:07,521 --> 01:09:09,600
I'm going to select the 20 degree

1530
01:09:09,601 --> 01:09:11,620
angle because I only care what's

1531
01:09:11,621 --> 01:09:13,580
exactly underneath me when I'm

1532
01:09:13,581 --> 01:09:14,360
fishing.

1533
01:09:14,361 --> 01:09:16,360
If not, if you want a bigger cone

1534
01:09:16,361 --> 01:09:18,200
angle, a lot of your graphs are

1535
01:09:18,201 --> 01:09:19,550
going to give you...

1536
01:09:19,551 --> 01:09:21,490
Multiple conicals to slack from.

1537
01:09:21,491 --> 01:09:23,750
So you could go into the 60.

1538
01:09:23,751 --> 01:09:25,470
The main thing in this picture is

1539
01:09:25,471 --> 01:09:27,390
you see how small that mark is

1540
01:09:27,391 --> 01:09:28,250
on the top?

1541
01:09:28,251 --> 01:09:30,230
You see how big this is?

1542
01:09:30,231 --> 01:09:32,450
I want you guys to understand that

1543
01:09:32,451 --> 01:09:34,850
those are the same size

1544
01:09:34,851 --> 01:09:36,530
fish potentially.

1545
01:09:36,531 --> 01:09:38,070
They are not smaller.

1546
01:09:38,071 --> 01:09:39,830
The reason they look smaller in your

1547
01:09:39,831 --> 01:09:41,750
graph is because the pinion

1548
01:09:41,751 --> 01:09:43,310
hits the fish and sends it right

1549
01:09:43,311 --> 01:09:45,290
back up. So it's very quick.

1550
01:09:45,291 --> 01:09:47,350
Where the pinging going

1551
01:09:47,351 --> 01:09:49,270
down takes the

1552
01:09:49,271 --> 01:09:51,270
time for the pining to come back.

1553
01:09:51,271 --> 01:09:53,510
So that's why it looks bigger.

1554
01:09:53,511 --> 01:09:55,190
So I can tell you when I was

1555
01:09:55,191 --> 01:09:57,010
younger, I always thought those were

1556
01:09:57,011 --> 01:09:59,210
smaller fish, but they're not.

1557
01:09:59,211 --> 01:10:01,690
And we're going to show you how

1558
01:10:01,691 --> 01:10:03,590
we can really successfully

1559
01:10:03,591 --> 01:10:05,570
catch suspended fish

1560
01:10:05,571 --> 01:10:06,571
by jigging.

1561
01:10:10,941 --> 01:10:13,120
This is why I love side imaging.

1562
01:10:13,121 --> 01:10:15,380
I can tell you if there's boulders.

1563
01:10:15,381 --> 01:10:18,520
I can't tell you it's pebbles.

1564
01:10:18,521 --> 01:10:20,380
True, trying to mark fish

1565
01:10:20,381 --> 01:10:22,340
in side imaging is difficult

1566
01:10:22,341 --> 01:10:24,060
in the rocks.

1567
01:10:24,061 --> 01:10:26,220
But if you're in sand,

1568
01:10:26,221 --> 01:10:27,340
you can easily.

1569
01:10:27,341 --> 01:10:29,420
What you're going to see in sand is

1570
01:10:29,421 --> 01:10:31,520
it's going to look all like this,

1571
01:10:31,521 --> 01:10:33,820
but you're gonna see white marks.

1572
01:10:33,821 --> 01:10:35,320
And like when I go up in Green Bay

1573
01:10:35,321 --> 01:10:37,350
and fish, just

1574
01:10:37,351 --> 01:10:38,970
use site imaging because I can

1575
01:10:38,971 --> 01:10:41,010
mortar through pretty quick and

1576
01:10:41,011 --> 01:10:42,390
I can determine if there's a group

1577
01:10:42,391 --> 01:10:44,270
of fish and most of the time like

1578
01:10:44,271 --> 01:10:46,150
when I'm looking in the sand and I

1579
01:10:46,151 --> 01:10:47,670
find fish I'm looking for at least

1580
01:10:47,671 --> 01:10:49,630
six seven fish I'm not going to fish

1581
01:10:49,631 --> 01:10:51,650
one or two fish I want multiple

1582
01:10:51,651 --> 01:10:53,990
fish but the

1583
01:10:53,991 --> 01:10:55,450
other thing that's going to help you

1584
01:10:55,451 --> 01:10:57,270
with site imaging is

1585
01:10:57,271 --> 01:10:59,050
I love setting up on the edge of

1586
01:10:59,051 --> 01:11:01,040
weeds So now

1587
01:11:01,041 --> 01:11:02,880
I don't even have to get close to

1588
01:11:02,881 --> 01:11:04,700
the weeds. I can just side image

1589
01:11:04,701 --> 01:11:06,600
from the boat, know that those

1590
01:11:06,601 --> 01:11:08,480
weeds are 30 feet over and fish

1591
01:11:08,481 --> 01:11:09,360
them.

1592
01:11:09,361 --> 01:11:11,180
So that's how side

1593
01:11:11,181 --> 01:11:12,720
imaging plays a great part.

1594
01:11:12,721 --> 01:11:14,700
The other thing is, what it's

1595
01:11:14,701 --> 01:11:16,260
going to do is, you see how I have

1596
01:11:16,261 --> 01:11:17,920
70 set on both sides?

1597
01:11:17,921 --> 01:11:19,641
Usually I'll shoot 70 feet out.

1598
01:11:21,041 --> 01:11:22,780
This is nice because this is from my

1599
01:11:22,781 --> 01:11:24,640
tiller boat, so typically what

1600
01:11:24,641 --> 01:11:26,120
I have to do with my tillers boat is

1601
01:11:26,121 --> 01:11:28,080
raise my motor up a little bit so

1602
01:11:28,081 --> 01:11:30,360
that I can see both sides like this.

1603
01:11:30,361 --> 01:11:31,680
So a lot has to do where your

1604
01:11:31,681 --> 01:11:32,580
transducer is.

1605
01:11:32,581 --> 01:11:34,220
If it's in the middle of the boat,

1606
01:11:34,221 --> 01:11:35,140
most of the time you're going to be

1607
01:11:35,141 --> 01:11:36,480
pretty good with shooting.

1608
01:11:36,481 --> 01:11:38,500
If it is off to one side, you're

1609
01:11:38,501 --> 01:11:39,620
probably going to have to lift up

1610
01:11:39,621 --> 01:11:41,140
your motors a little so you can

1611
01:11:41,141 --> 01:11:43,280
shoot. But when I'm doing this,

1612
01:11:43,281 --> 01:11:44,780
most the time I leave the rods at

1613
01:11:44,781 --> 01:11:46,820
home. Because

1614
01:11:46,821 --> 01:11:48,561
I see fish on there, I'm going to

1615
01:11:48,562 --> 01:11:50,160
want to fish them, instead of really

1616
01:11:50,161 --> 01:11:51,600
going out there and learning the

1617
01:11:51,601 --> 01:11:52,640
lake.

1618
01:11:52,641 --> 01:11:54,580
So, that's how

1619
01:11:54,581 --> 01:11:55,960
I love using site imaging.

1620
01:11:57,641 --> 01:11:59,260
Okay, so this is my buddy, Cody

1621
01:11:59,261 --> 01:12:00,680
Sober. If you guys are on social

1622
01:12:00,681 --> 01:12:02,580
media, you'll see that he's

1623
01:12:02,581 --> 01:12:04,620
always doing videos, and he is

1624
01:12:04,621 --> 01:12:06,400
so good at his content.

1625
01:12:06,401 --> 01:12:08,200
So what I want to do is show you

1626
01:12:08,201 --> 01:12:10,320
here how we're

1627
01:12:10,321 --> 01:12:12,420
identifying fish.

1628
01:12:12,421 --> 01:12:14,320
I want show you how we are catching

1629
01:12:14,321 --> 01:12:15,881
a fish that's suspended.

1630
01:12:17,061 --> 01:12:19,220
And, you know, just watch all that,

1631
01:12:19,221 --> 01:12:20,221
you know.

1632
01:12:20,611 --> 01:12:22,630
See where that head is facing down

1633
01:12:22,631 --> 01:12:23,790
and they're just kind of floating in

1634
01:12:23,791 --> 01:12:25,150
that water column?

1635
01:12:25,151 --> 01:12:26,290
More than likely it's going to be a

1636
01:12:26,291 --> 01:12:28,110
wall and that's exactly what

1637
01:12:28,111 --> 01:12:29,111
this one is doing.

1638
01:12:30,271 --> 01:12:32,230
That's actually what we actually saw

1639
01:12:32,231 --> 01:12:33,710
yesterday ice fishing we could

1640
01:12:33,711 --> 01:12:35,150
actually yesterday was a little

1641
01:12:35,151 --> 01:12:36,770
different we actually saw their head

1642
01:12:36,771 --> 01:12:38,490
and were facing up when we were

1643
01:12:38,491 --> 01:12:40,470
jigging them but you know to

1644
01:12:40,471 --> 01:12:42,290
see all that information there

1645
01:12:42,291 --> 01:12:44,330
is incredible and

1646
01:12:44,331 --> 01:12:45,590
you know and how we're getting some

1647
01:12:45,591 --> 01:12:47,610
of that detail is is really

1648
01:12:47,611 --> 01:12:49,370
getting those options set correctly

1649
01:12:49,371 --> 01:12:51,630
um this year i'm going to be

1650
01:12:51,631 --> 01:12:53,490
you know clean power You guys

1651
01:12:53,491 --> 01:12:54,491
hear about clean power?

1652
01:12:55,701 --> 01:12:57,620
Making sure that our graphs

1653
01:12:57,621 --> 01:12:59,660
have the power straight from that

1654
01:12:59,661 --> 01:13:01,060
battery to that graph.

1655
01:13:01,061 --> 01:13:02,380
So my new boat is going to have

1656
01:13:02,381 --> 01:13:04,940
clean power at the bolt bow and

1657
01:13:04,941 --> 01:13:06,880
also at the console.

1658
01:13:06,881 --> 01:13:07,900
That's going to help.

1659
01:13:07,901 --> 01:13:09,700
And then the other thing is we're

1660
01:13:09,701 --> 01:13:11,800
going to be using a 16 volt battery.

1661
01:13:11,801 --> 01:13:13,880
16 volt has higher voltage,

1662
01:13:13,881 --> 01:13:15,940
which is going help hopefully

1663
01:13:15,941 --> 01:13:18,320
pick up that

1664
01:13:18,321 --> 01:13:19,680
jig a lot easier.

1665
01:13:19,681 --> 01:13:21,540
Because, you know, there, that

1666
01:13:21,541 --> 01:13:22,720
was just a jig.

1667
01:13:22,721 --> 01:13:24,140
You know, when you're using a search

1668
01:13:24,141 --> 01:13:26,020
baits a little bigger, you have a

1669
01:13:26,021 --> 01:13:27,721
little more profile to find.

1670
01:13:28,801 --> 01:13:30,560
But catching suspended fish like

1671
01:13:30,561 --> 01:13:33,090
that and seeing how they react.

1672
01:13:33,091 --> 01:13:34,470
It's incredible.

1673
01:13:35,691 --> 01:13:37,550
Fresh Eureka,

1674
01:13:37,551 --> 01:13:39,610
the Wolf River,

1675
01:13:39,611 --> 01:13:41,170
Nina has a run up it.

1676
01:13:41,171 --> 01:13:42,710
But we're fishing really all the

1677
01:13:42,711 --> 01:13:44,210
rivers that have current.

1678
01:13:44,211 --> 01:13:45,530
Current is what's going to bring

1679
01:13:45,531 --> 01:13:47,390
these fish in and get

1680
01:13:47,391 --> 01:13:49,050
them moving up.

1681
01:13:49,051 --> 01:13:50,370
Shallow rocks.

1682
01:13:50,371 --> 01:13:52,190
We're going to fish rocks that are

1683
01:13:52,191 --> 01:13:54,270
two feet to four

1684
01:13:54,271 --> 01:13:55,290
feet.

1685
01:13:55,291 --> 01:13:56,970
Because those fish, there's a lot of

1686
01:13:56,971 --> 01:13:58,890
Lake Winnebago wall ice

1687
01:13:58,891 --> 01:13:59,870
that spawn.

1688
01:13:59,871 --> 01:14:01,850
There ain't a lot of green weeds

1689
01:14:01,851 --> 01:14:03,810
in Winnebago early,

1690
01:14:03,811 --> 01:14:05,650
but weeds draw bait,

1691
01:14:05,651 --> 01:14:07,550
bait draws walleye.

1692
01:14:07,551 --> 01:14:11,090
I mean, and, you know,

1693
01:14:11,091 --> 01:14:13,110
weeds, when we get to summer,

1694
01:14:13,111 --> 01:14:14,610
weeds are unbelievable.

1695
01:14:14,611 --> 01:14:16,870
You go and catch a fish in weeds

1696
01:14:16,871 --> 01:14:18,710
on Winnebego,

1697
01:14:18,711 --> 01:14:20,010
it goes ballistic.

1698
01:14:20,011 --> 01:14:21,170
It catches a lot walleyes.

1699
01:14:21,171 --> 01:14:23,160
A lot of people don't know, but...

1700
01:14:23,161 --> 01:14:24,500
A lot of them are always caught at

1701
01:14:24,501 --> 01:14:26,120
weed edges, and we'll show you some

1702
01:14:26,121 --> 01:14:28,040
of the weed edges that we fish.

1703
01:14:28,041 --> 01:14:29,020
Cane beds.

1704
01:14:29,021 --> 01:14:31,080
I mean, once those cane beds start

1705
01:14:31,081 --> 01:14:33,000
developing, which is, you know,

1706
01:14:33,001 --> 01:14:34,920
late May, June, a lot of fish

1707
01:14:34,921 --> 01:14:37,460
just love to crawl right in there,

1708
01:14:37,461 --> 01:14:38,460
and all you've got to do is pitch it

1709
01:14:38,461 --> 01:14:40,240
to the edge, and you'll catch plenty

1710
01:14:40,241 --> 01:14:41,241
of fish.

1711
01:14:43,701 --> 01:14:45,800
Here is a key.

1712
01:14:45,801 --> 01:14:47,740
So I live on Lake Winnebago

1713
01:14:47,741 --> 01:14:50,240
in a small bay near Menominee Park.

1714
01:14:50,241 --> 01:14:52,160
I'll be slowly

1715
01:14:52,161 --> 01:14:54,200
putting out of my bay, going out.

1716
01:14:54,201 --> 01:14:56,080
First thing I do, once

1717
01:14:56,081 --> 01:14:57,760
I get out to the main lake, I look

1718
01:14:57,761 --> 01:14:58,761
at the water color.

1719
01:14:59,861 --> 01:15:01,560
The water color is going to tell me

1720
01:15:01,561 --> 01:15:02,640
what am I going to do.

1721
01:15:02,641 --> 01:15:04,360
If there's any dirtiness to that

1722
01:15:04,361 --> 01:15:06,260
water color, I'm going to stay

1723
01:15:06,261 --> 01:15:08,460
in six feet of water or less.

1724
01:15:08,461 --> 01:15:10,340
If the color is

1725
01:15:10,341 --> 01:15:11,341
all right.

1726
01:15:12,441 --> 01:15:14,400
Or a little clearer, then I'm

1727
01:15:14,401 --> 01:15:15,900
going to start picking stuff that's

1728
01:15:15,901 --> 01:15:17,540
a little deeper.

1729
01:15:17,541 --> 01:15:19,340
And if it's crystal clear, even in

1730
01:15:19,341 --> 01:15:21,400
the deeper water, then yeah,

1731
01:15:21,401 --> 01:15:22,401
probably go over to mud.

1732
01:15:23,861 --> 01:15:25,820
But, know in summer, if that

1733
01:15:25,821 --> 01:15:27,800
water is dirty, if it's

1734
01:15:27,801 --> 01:15:29,660
windy, that won't help with

1735
01:15:29,661 --> 01:15:31,280
the light penetration and them

1736
01:15:31,281 --> 01:15:33,160
walleyes are going to be tight.

1737
01:15:33,161 --> 01:15:34,641
They're going to into the shores.

1738
01:15:35,941 --> 01:15:38,220
So if you are in the basin,

1739
01:15:38,221 --> 01:15:39,641
moving back into the rocks.

1740
01:15:40,841 --> 01:15:42,660
And most of the time, my baby...

1741
01:15:43,751 --> 01:15:45,830
The walleyes in the system they'll

1742
01:15:45,831 --> 01:15:47,690
start migrating up those rivers in

1743
01:15:47,691 --> 01:15:49,910
September, October so you know

1744
01:15:49,911 --> 01:15:51,690
get right back in those rivers and

1745
01:15:51,691 --> 01:15:52,790
you can fish the rivers.

1746
01:15:52,791 --> 01:15:54,390
It's got to be one in your spots

1747
01:15:54,391 --> 01:15:56,570
especially if you're coming anywhere

1748
01:15:56,571 --> 01:15:58,690
out of Oshkosh

1749
01:15:58,691 --> 01:16:00,610
this spot should be some place you

1750
01:16:00,611 --> 01:16:02,430
always try no matter if it's

1751
01:16:02,431 --> 01:16:04,470
spring, fall, or

1752
01:16:04,471 --> 01:16:06,330
even summer because if there's

1753
01:16:06,331 --> 01:16:08,150
current coming in here

1754
01:16:08,151 --> 01:16:09,470
those fish will be there.

1755
01:16:10,971 --> 01:16:12,930
The other thing to note about

1756
01:16:12,931 --> 01:16:14,990
that is you want to make sure with

1757
01:16:14,991 --> 01:16:17,030
the river, you don't really

1758
01:16:17,031 --> 01:16:18,750
want to fish the river when you have

1759
01:16:18,751 --> 01:16:20,810
an east wind because the east

1760
01:16:20,811 --> 01:16:22,810
wind will cut that current down

1761
01:16:22,811 --> 01:16:24,410
and then fish ain't going to be

1762
01:16:24,411 --> 01:16:26,030
hanging around there.

1763
01:16:26,031 --> 01:16:28,190
So you do not want to do that.

1764
01:16:28,191 --> 01:16:30,270
We got a silo bay so

1765
01:16:30,271 --> 01:16:32,170
that is that area

1766
01:16:32,171 --> 01:16:34,390
in that area along with

1767
01:16:34,391 --> 01:16:35,990
Pegasus Bay up there.

1768
01:16:35,991 --> 01:16:37,910
Those are excellent weed

1769
01:16:37,911 --> 01:16:38,911
fishing spots.

1770
01:16:40,041 --> 01:16:41,960
So, you know, that's where I really

1771
01:16:41,961 --> 01:16:43,140
like summer lakes.

1772
01:16:43,141 --> 01:16:45,140
Want to be a great angler?

1773
01:16:45,141 --> 01:16:46,960
Pick a spot where you like the

1774
01:16:46,961 --> 01:16:48,740
fish and learn it.

1775
01:16:48,741 --> 01:16:50,740
Graph it out really good,

1776
01:16:50,741 --> 01:16:52,240
learn the techniques, and learn when

1777
01:16:52,241 --> 01:16:54,060
those fish like to hit those spots

1778
01:16:54,061 --> 01:16:56,080
on it, because that's

1779
01:16:56,081 --> 01:16:57,340
what I did there.

1780
01:16:57,341 --> 01:16:59,640
Trust me, I love the upper lakes.

1781
01:16:59,641 --> 01:17:00,880
Oh, that is where we are going to go

1782
01:17:00,881 --> 01:17:02,260
next. Upper lakes.

1783
01:17:02,261 --> 01:17:03,050
Oh!

1784
01:17:03,051 --> 01:17:04,990
Believe it or not, the upper lakes,

1785
01:17:04,991 --> 01:17:06,870
Lake Butamore, that fishing is

1786
01:17:06,871 --> 01:17:08,670
just as... Guess what happens when

1787
01:17:08,671 --> 01:17:10,290
you have a rock pile with mud all

1788
01:17:10,291 --> 01:17:11,590
around it?

1789
01:17:11,591 --> 01:17:13,610
A lot of fish love to sit on there.

1790
01:17:14,611 --> 01:17:16,770
So, spring, spring we're

1791
01:17:16,771 --> 01:17:18,930
going to fish Sunset Point and

1792
01:17:18,931 --> 01:17:21,090
we're gonna fish Oakwood Point,

1793
01:17:21,091 --> 01:17:22,091
Leonard Point.

1794
01:17:22,721 --> 01:17:23,720
Great spots.

1795
01:17:23,721 --> 01:17:25,560
It's great spots for jigging, great

1796
01:17:25,561 --> 01:17:27,460
spots for slip bobbering.

1797
01:17:27,461 --> 01:17:29,400
Another great place to fish is

1798
01:17:29,401 --> 01:17:30,920
that's on Lake Boygan.

1799
01:17:30,921 --> 01:17:32,840
I mean there's reefs all over the

1800
01:17:32,841 --> 01:17:34,700
place and the way to go out there

1801
01:17:34,701 --> 01:17:36,560
learn it, side image

1802
01:17:36,561 --> 01:17:38,900
it. You'll find rocks here,

1803
01:17:38,901 --> 01:17:40,440
you'll find rock always here.

1804
01:17:40,441 --> 01:17:42,500
Going across this point is really

1805
01:17:42,501 --> 01:17:44,720
good. You're going to find rocks in

1806
01:17:44,721 --> 01:17:46,820
here and then

1807
01:17:48,341 --> 01:17:50,240
that spot right there.

1808
01:17:50,241 --> 01:17:51,340
I can tell you when I fish

1809
01:17:51,341 --> 01:17:53,180
tournaments and if I knew I was in

1810
01:17:53,181 --> 01:17:55,300
the upper lakes I would always

1811
01:17:55,301 --> 01:17:57,520
make a stop at the Wolf River

1812
01:17:57,521 --> 01:17:59,480
because there are so many

1813
01:17:59,481 --> 01:18:01,760
fish that lay and

1814
01:18:01,761 --> 01:18:03,620
stay, especially if there's a

1815
01:18:03,621 --> 01:18:04,440
current there.

1816
01:18:04,441 --> 01:18:06,540
If there's no current then just

1817
01:18:06,541 --> 01:18:07,700
move on.

1818
01:18:07,701 --> 01:18:09,160
But there There are so many

1819
01:18:09,161 --> 01:18:11,240
different spots that you can go

1820
01:18:11,241 --> 01:18:12,920
and catch fish on the Winnebago

1821
01:18:12,921 --> 01:18:13,921
system.

1822
01:18:14,951 --> 01:18:17,170
Okay we got our standard jigging

1823
01:18:17,171 --> 01:18:18,171
technique.

1824
01:18:19,631 --> 01:18:21,530
The one other thing that I really

1825
01:18:21,531 --> 01:18:23,450
like to talk about is

1826
01:18:23,451 --> 01:18:25,670
is just dragging a jig.

1827
01:18:25,671 --> 01:18:27,970
A lot of people will say hey

1828
01:18:27,971 --> 01:18:29,630
you know I'm always pumping a jig

1829
01:18:29,631 --> 01:18:31,370
believe it or not that's why I like

1830
01:18:31,371 --> 01:18:33,130
fishing with my wife she likes to

1831
01:18:33,131 --> 01:18:35,490
drag a jig so now I know if

1832
01:18:35,491 --> 01:18:36,930
they're not as aggressive

1833
01:18:38,851 --> 01:18:40,310
she's dragging a jig and she's

1834
01:18:40,311 --> 01:18:41,910
catching the fish and I'm not.

1835
01:18:41,911 --> 01:18:43,610
And that just shows you, you know,

1836
01:18:43,611 --> 01:18:46,230
by all these different techniques,

1837
01:18:46,231 --> 01:18:48,270
vertical jigging.

1838
01:18:48,271 --> 01:18:50,690
You know, I still remember,

1839
01:18:50,691 --> 01:18:51,590
even though it wasn't Lake

1840
01:18:51,591 --> 01:18:53,350
Winnebago, I remember last year when

1841
01:18:53,351 --> 01:18:55,190
I was on the Wisconsin River and we

1842
01:18:55,191 --> 01:18:57,270
were just wailing on the wallways.

1843
01:18:57,271 --> 01:18:59,250
And these guys came up and said,

1844
01:18:59,251 --> 01:19:00,210
hey, we caught five.

1845
01:19:00,211 --> 01:19:01,110
How many you caught?

1846
01:19:01,111 --> 01:19:02,290
We caught 70.

1847
01:19:02,291 --> 01:19:03,650
He goes, I seen you catching a lot

1848
01:19:03,651 --> 01:19:05,710
of fish. He's like, why were you

1849
01:19:05,711 --> 01:19:07,431
catching so many more fish than us?

1850
01:19:09,001 --> 01:19:11,320
It was called boat control.

1851
01:19:11,321 --> 01:19:13,340
We were vertical jigging in

1852
01:19:13,341 --> 01:19:15,240
the river, but vertical

1853
01:19:15,241 --> 01:19:17,320
jig, what vertical jig is I

1854
01:19:17,321 --> 01:19:18,580
use. It's either going to be live

1855
01:19:18,581 --> 01:19:19,920
bait or probably a Berkeley

1856
01:19:19,921 --> 01:19:21,820
flatworm, but all that's

1857
01:19:21,821 --> 01:19:24,020
doing is twitching like that.

1858
01:19:24,021 --> 01:19:25,920
I went up and fished a

1859
01:19:25,921 --> 01:19:28,040
lake up north and I thought I was on

1860
01:19:28,041 --> 01:19:28,840
smallmouth.

1861
01:19:28,841 --> 01:19:30,480
I thought I saw some smallmouth in

1862
01:19:30,481 --> 01:19:32,360
deeper water, so I went

1863
01:19:32,361 --> 01:19:34,420
and I changed my rig to a drop shot

1864
01:19:34,421 --> 01:19:36,300
and all of a sudden what was

1865
01:19:36,301 --> 01:19:37,500
my first fish?

1866
01:19:37,501 --> 01:19:38,650
A walleye!

1867
01:19:38,651 --> 01:19:40,510
Second fish a walleye.

1868
01:19:40,511 --> 01:19:42,370
So it was like by accident

1869
01:19:42,371 --> 01:19:44,310
I found out drop shotting is

1870
01:19:44,311 --> 01:19:46,010
a great technique and it's great for

1871
01:19:46,011 --> 01:19:47,830
everything small mouth pan

1872
01:19:47,831 --> 01:19:49,730
fish and

1873
01:19:49,731 --> 01:19:50,731
walleyes.

1874
01:19:52,211 --> 01:19:53,790
One thing you'll see here is I got

1875
01:19:53,791 --> 01:19:56,710
all my rods set up but I'm

1876
01:19:56,711 --> 01:19:59,270
I'm definitely a

1877
01:19:59,271 --> 01:20:00,070
braid line.

1878
01:20:00,071 --> 01:20:01,450
Braid lying.

1879
01:20:01,451 --> 01:20:03,610
To either a monoliter or

1880
01:20:03,611 --> 01:20:05,510
fluorocarbon liter and when

1881
01:20:05,511 --> 01:20:07,350
I'm up for a carbon liter I'm using

1882
01:20:07,351 --> 01:20:09,350
15-pound test I want to make

1883
01:20:09,351 --> 01:20:11,070
sure you know they ain't gonna see

1884
01:20:11,071 --> 01:20:13,070
it you know as long as it's pliable

1885
01:20:13,071 --> 01:20:15,210
you're gonna be fine but

1886
01:20:15,211 --> 01:20:17,030
that's really my setups

1887
01:20:17,031 --> 01:20:19,250
right there it

1888
01:20:19,251 --> 01:20:22,930
really for everything okay

1889
01:20:22,931 --> 01:20:25,410
let's

1890
01:20:25,411 --> 01:20:27,011
talk about the jigs I use.

1891
01:20:28,291 --> 01:20:30,150
So what I really like, that

1892
01:20:30,151 --> 01:20:31,151
beef, fish and jig

1893
01:20:32,851 --> 01:20:35,410
Let's get this pointer out here.

1894
01:20:35,411 --> 01:20:37,530
What's really nice about that jig is

1895
01:20:37,531 --> 01:20:39,930
it's like a tri-jig.

1896
01:20:39,931 --> 01:20:41,830
And what I like about it is I do

1897
01:20:41,831 --> 01:20:43,521
fish a lot of rocks on one of the...