American lake is crap. Stop going there. There are way better lakes that are open during the off season

Excellent effort and great content , keep it up guy!

Another great fishing production!

We are so much alike. The cast isn't complete until the lure is out of the water. The hunting and fishing trip isn't over until you are in the truck driving home and even then you are thinking of the next trip. Ft. Lewis is a wonderland for outdoors folk. I fished all over while stationed there from 86-91.

I was their on Monday for the first time and didn’t catch anything 😑

You would be a fun person to become friends with. On so many occasions I find myself thinking about how awesome it would be to live this lifestyle in our area! I appreciate your perspective and post Gene

Is the water up in merwin enough to launch out of speelyai? Last time we went the water was really down and we couldn’t launch

Gene love your videos i love eating perch we have a good lake near us here in Kitsap county that yields some nice size fish. keep them coming I look forward to Saturdays

How would a 16' lund deep v with 20" transom jet pump work on the cowlitz?

I don't mean any disrespect - cause I really admire you, but why no inflatable life jacket? You're by yourself. BTW - my wife lets me go whenever I want whereever I want, with the caveat that I come home in one. piece.

I definitely passed right by you when you were heading home the other day! Good video, love watching them!

Great fishing show. I live in Winlock so love our stuff. Can't wait to see you get some Kings on the Cowlitz.. Good luck neighbor..

Dig’n the upgrade Gene… Looks like the motor was a great add-on. Have you ever tried Cascade in Idaho..,? Jumbo perch through the ice. Thanks for another fun adventure. Tight lines….

I like the tackle station in the back. Is that custom made? Also, which bait tank is it?

Nice en

Just looking at your gear it's a salmon ..

That’s a nice sized fish. American lake?

Do you do any crappie fishing?

Oddly enough, I caught some huge trout and a couple kokes on American while fishing for bass. Great bass lake.

We must have just missed you on American. The perch fishing has been consistent 👍 Hope to see you out there!

You even kept the little ones you suck

I used to live in Yacolt wa

Love the videos, hopefully you can do a pt defiance, slag pile seminar this summer 🚤

Congrats on the bow mount! You might want to put the gps puck up on the top of the console instead. That way you have the best capability to receive the gps signals

Did you get the 12, 24 or 36 volt on the electric, I have heard several pro’s and cons’s about each???

Nice addition with the bow mount! We find that our sled tracks better when trolling with the bow mount when the gas kicker in the down position (not running). It acts as a rudder for the rear and really keeps the back end from swinging especially in the wind. The extra drag is not even noticeable. Bummer about the perch, we are headed out there tomorrow to give it a try. Your wife was right about the worms.. just sayin

The spotlock should key in. Mine takes a minute to dial in after a few minutes it narrows to to about a 12" area it will hover over. Itll lock onto the current and wind and hold place.

Great video & congratulations on your new Minn Kota. If you haven’t already you’re going to need to install the “Trolling motor Stabilizer Mount” it’ll support the head while you’re traveling down the road & prevent the trolling motor head from bouncing & getting shaken to death. Thank you for sharing your video. Bob

Fish are trickling in have the drift boat out next week

I swear every time I go to this lake you have to talk to some character about how good they are at fishing. It's uncanny, it never happens to me at other lakes.

By the hospital will always produce fish. American Lake Thats where you were trolling.

Too many people and not enough fish anymore. My problem i remember thr 50s,60,70 ,80s and even the 90s and how there were lots of fish and very few people. We had it made and now its combat fishing with lots of rude people and sadly ruder guides. I havent bought a fishing license since 2018 and most likely never will again. I went fishing to relax enjoy the peace an quiet but thats gone now and i hate getting mad or yelling at rude inconsiderate people so i just stay home.

True legend!💯😎

What should I use for staging kings in Puget sound, when they get picky about August September? I'm currently running flasher squid, flasher spoon, plugs, and nothing 🤷 only jigging has been good for me. Lost one last year his tail to dorsal was about 22" thx professor

I'm going to have to watch more of these great videos 💪

This is Ron Baxter I met you today. I like your channel. Going for perch on Friday. Anchoring between the Island and the hospital at 80ft. Using worms. I’ll let you know how I do.

Do you use the 12lb or 15lb downrigger cannon balls more ?

where do you recommend I bank fish on the cowlitz River

Took the kids out there Sunday. Surface temps around 52 degrees and we tried everything as well. We ended up hooking up fast just top lining 80ft back with dodger/fly and worm/berkley maggots. Some big schools of kokanee and perch in the water column but they just wouldnt bite anything! Tight lines.

After installing , Is it soft to touch ?

On my way to blue creek this morning. Don’t have a boat so I’ll be banking it. Enjoyed the video!!!

Good luck getting rid of that nasty bamboo. We had a patch that was spreading every where ,I dug up the roots ,but 4 years later after countless applications of vegetation killer that damn stuff is still sending up new shoots. I don't know what it takes to kill that stuff.

Ive fished for over 65 years for salmon ,steelhead and sturgeon, I'm surprised you kept it on as long as you did. Even with sturgeon gear that would of been a fight. When it jumped an you saw what it was I thought you've got three chances to land this fish Fat, Slim and none. But you had the fun and it got the Ole ticker racing and that's what it's all about.

no friends and no buddies…

Nice! Another great video in the books.

Would you kayak on lake merwin? For fishing

Trying keeping your pole down when they start jumping like that. Less likely to loose the fish. I had to learn the hard way with a 5LB. Trout. Would’ve been a nice PB moment! Keep on fish’n 🫡✊🏼

Dear fishing fanatics, is there a small boat you would recommend for rivers and puget sound? Something with a jet on it but will still handle some decent water in the bay?

Where is the lake , you are fishing in washington state? Thank you!