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@jordanpowell228 19 күн бұрын
What region of Illinois you in
@TheWaterHopper 19 күн бұрын
Western
@gnostie 23 күн бұрын
Hmm… I should get one of these.
@TheWaterHopper 20 күн бұрын
You wouldn't regret it!
@CabinOutdoors 27 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to be in the woods man
@TheWaterHopper 27 күн бұрын
Me too man. Closing in!
@badprince1149 Ай бұрын
Another great video son
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Ryanralston07 Ай бұрын
I need a kayak rig rundown. Looks great!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Coming soon! Filming this coming weekend.
@commack7707 Ай бұрын
great video i am dying to get into kayak fishing this is certainly making me antsy lol
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
It's one of the best decisions I have made to date. Don't think you need to start with a nice yak. I fished out of a sit inside 10' kayak for seven years. This is my first year using a sit on top
@timjohns191 Ай бұрын
Gonna give you a like every time, appreciate your effort
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
I really appreciate that! Always a work in progress.
@timjohns191 Ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper Like the simple approach and your enthusiasm
@isairivas8775 Ай бұрын
AWESOME
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Sure was!
@timjohns191 Ай бұрын
That is my kind of cover, drooling over here
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Dude that's what I'm saying! That channel is the stuff of dreams for me. Could just use maybe 1-2 more foot depth. Maybe 10 foot wider. Would be absolutely perfect. I think I can catch a lot more out of there. Gonna try punching next.
@timjohns191 Ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper I live in south central Texas and several rivers have ancient lily clusters and where the grass meets the pads is always hot, big fish in heavy cover is my life, thanks for the vid
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Hey you're welcome. Enjoy them Texas hogs! Thanks for watching
@ryancaraballo8925 Ай бұрын
Gotta love them juicy dinner plate pads! Way to dial up some good-sized bass!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
You know it!
@littlemanarmwrestling2282 Ай бұрын
one hell of a fireworks. that guy knows what he is doing.
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Sure does!
@timraiber9548 Ай бұрын
Got my first ever fishing kayak being delivered on Friday. Can’t wait to be doing this!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
It's an addiction of the best kind! Comment back after you've been out. Want to see how it went!
@isairivas8775 Ай бұрын
this was EPIC!!!!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Sure was!
@nixoncardona1848 Ай бұрын
Excellent video, very good time to catch bass, congratulations.👏🏻👏🏻 I also catch a lot of bass here in Idaho.👍🏼
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Thank you for that!
@NastyN8thegreat2 Ай бұрын
I just switched bk to a climer its easier faster an in my case lighter then a hang on plus sticks unless your spending 1000 bucks
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Yea I can definitely see that. I found that the main reason I prefer the hang on is the fact that I can setup my cameras and bow and everything. Then climb back down to get in my warm clothes. Or if I hang it in the morning I can come back to it ready to go for the afternoon. I also really like that I can climb any tree. Most of the areas I have started hunting lately don't have straight chute trees. Only a hang on works in there. I'll say this though. Nothing beats the comfort of a climber without a doubt. Also a larger standing platform works great.
@NastyN8thegreat2 Ай бұрын
@TheWaterHopper makes sence I use the hang on in Marsh swamp area everywhere else in my area is pretty much hardwood lots of pines which have branches up high so I'm able to use the climber fairly easy both have there perks happy hunting this season
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
@@NastyN8thegreat2 you too. Good luck out there and be safe!
@josephkupiec8372 Ай бұрын
Great way to keep Joe's memory alive buddy!!!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Absolutely is!
@HumbleHunts Ай бұрын
One of my closest friends committed suicide freshmen year of high school, I’m 28 years old and I still think of him often. It’s a hole in the heart that never goes away. Sorry for you loss man
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
Thank you so much and sorry to hear about your friend. Won't ever forget those memories with him.
@karlsanchez8579 Ай бұрын
❤
@ThomasShue Ай бұрын
Dragging it on that hard ground is not good
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
You're right for sure. I'm adding a carbon fiber keel guard soon. Appreciate the feedback!
@argon62 Ай бұрын
At least you were so close to shore. Need to weld with plastic.
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
So glad I was so close to shore. And it's since been addressed and then some lol. Never again.
@kaitlyndrogos7856 Ай бұрын
That was so close!
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
It really really was.
@adublbeatz8656 Ай бұрын
Keep your head up....as hunters, most of us have been through it, or, are gonna go through it. We try to correct our errors, hope the deer makes it, and keep pushing. Great video. It shows that it doesn't always end in our favor.
@TheWaterHopper Ай бұрын
So true man. Really appreciate that. The time will come and until then I have and will continue to keep grinding. Putting in those summer scouting hours! Thanks for watching
@adublbeatz8656 Ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper Thanks for sharing.
@josephs5514 2 ай бұрын
Did you have any issues with heat? I’m worried my rods would get cooked in there, wouldn’t want the grips to melt off
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
No issues with heat. But. The rods sliding around was an issue. Scratching the bait casters. So now i have a t shirt stuffed in the far end. And I put a rag in the front when I put the rods in. So they can't slide back and fourth. Been great since then.
@josephs5514 2 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper Thanks!
@Dalejrout 2 ай бұрын
That’s what I’m talking about man!!! I just subscribed to your channel and I’m eager to watch your channel grow! KEEP HAMMERING and DONT STOP!
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
I definitely won't stop man I sincerely appreciate the feedback! Plan is set for hunting season. In the meantime. We fish haha. New upload coming within a few days! Also have a trail camera video coming up after that before next weekend. Stay tuned. You can help by liking the videos!
@luannwilson7917 2 ай бұрын
Hiii! Just want to tell my 2 most FAVORITE guests I miss your faces! Come see me soon! Love youuuu guys! 🤩🥂😚
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
You know we will!!! Glad to be in the top rankings!
@josephkupiec8372 2 ай бұрын
I'm liking the #TruckTalk.
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@mlucero6021 2 ай бұрын
Too much movement on the camera, I am getting dizzy trying to watch your video,
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
Appreciate the feedback! I've since settled it down a bit. This video is almost four years ago.
@bradenkonz7756 4 ай бұрын
Doesn’t get any better than that brotha!!!
@TheWaterHopper 3 ай бұрын
Was a he'll of a week thats for sure!
@driftlesstrekker4709 4 ай бұрын
You checked to see if it was secure, but you didn't say the magic words. "That's not going anywhere" Great video! Have the parts on the way to build my own.
@TheWaterHopper 4 ай бұрын
Good luck to you. And you're right! Missed opportunity. Surprised it hasn't fallen off yet as a result
@16grouse 5 ай бұрын
Really like the ARE, Im torn between the MX and TW. Any water leaks? does it leak at the roof rack? Thanks
@TheWaterHopper 5 ай бұрын
I love the MX. The headroom is what won me over. In the beginning I did have leaking at the cab side left side. Where the cap meets the bed. Never approached the installer. Simply added some gray colored marine sealant where it was coming in and I've been dry since.
@chasescribner 6 ай бұрын
can you go through a car wash?
@TheWaterHopper 6 ай бұрын
No I cannot. Self car washes now unfortunately. Will scrape the paint off
@good_person14 6 ай бұрын
Thanks good review How tall are you? I mean owner of yak
@TheWaterHopper 6 ай бұрын
He's about 5'7"
@good_person14 6 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopperI got same height. I’m breaking my head, 10 or 11.5 version. Can you ask him, if he had chance to change, what would he choose? If you have contact with him. Thank you !!!
@matthadsell8401 7 ай бұрын
That was awesome!
@TheWaterHopper 7 ай бұрын
That's what I'm saying!
@auntchar101 7 ай бұрын
My husband shot a nice buck mid October bow hunting. We tracked it for 2 days with a dog and thought the deer was long gone. 2 weeks later one of the landowners sent trail cam video of the buck. He was limping bad. Opening day gun season the neighbors best friend shot him at 7:30 am. only 150 yds from where my husband shot him. The friend said there wasn't much meat on him and the loins were small. He didn't think it would have survived the winter.
@TheWaterHopper 7 ай бұрын
Glad you were able to get him down and recovered! A success story is always a great thing
@jaysonslater9518 8 ай бұрын
Congratulations I'm catching the big muskie:-) :-) :-)
@boonfongbong1021 8 ай бұрын
How’s the wind noise
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Non existent
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
That one buck as you were packing up after the women went through was a real nice 9 or 10 point, assuming he had brow tines. Surprised his antlers were so white, stuck out like a sore thumb going through the woods.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
He did indeed have brow tines. Definitely a huge buck. Funniest thing. At the time I thought he was like a skinny 8 or something like that. Boy was I wrong. I guess I should have stayed in the tree that day.
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper I probably would have tried to guess where he was going and tried to head him off and wait in ambush. I've done that successfully a couple times in the past after I've jumped deer but that was with a gun so a bit easier as you do not have to guess within 30 yards and can be off by 50 or 100 yards further. Kind of like doing an accidental drive for yourself.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
@Diffidentone right. In retrospect I should have pursued him. He clearly wanted to stay in the area since he came in twice. I was just so annoyed with the women and having to carry the stand up that hill I was just over it. In the future I need to nut up. Hide the stand somewhere and try a stalk
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
Yea, sucks but it happens to every hunter. I looked at that footage a lot as well frame by frame and hard to tell where you hit. There was a "fur" spot like high neck I saw appear and then a "fur" spot in the gut area and then kind of looks like a splot of red back by the hind leg as you said, was that just flying blood or a spot on the fur or a kicked up leaf, impossible to say. One thing is for sure that deer had super long hair as it was moving all over the place as it whirled and ran, made everywhere look like a hit spot.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Guess I just had my day sooner than most folks. But I've learned from it for sure. And won't be taking a quartered to shot again for a long long time. So hard to say where it hit with the gopro footage.
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
If you could have stopped the doe and he would have been close behind you may have had a chance but them being so far apart that buck was focused on one thing and one thing only. He more than likely never even heard you with his tunnel vision. So close but no cigar on this one. 😁 I see I have 2 more to watch yet so it looks like it gets good from the little sneak peeks you've been giving.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Yea man it was a rough one indeed. In retrospect I should have tried to stop the doe. And I also should not have tried to stop him as early as I did. Maybe louder but not until I jad a good shot angle. Hindsight 2020 I imagine.
@SwampDonkey07 8 ай бұрын
Lol
@jalton9416 8 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos. The single best piece of advice I can give you is leave most of the gear in your truck. You are deer hunting, not camping. Good luck and stay after them.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Man. It's solid advice for sure. I struggle with that every time I go out. The desire to film vs. Just get after it. I've been toying with the thought of just doing all gopro when I go ground. And trying some spot and stalk next year. I appreciate the feedback man no question it's a lot of shit to bring in the woods. Thanks for watching!
@skillfullrughunt2281 8 ай бұрын
You been in shabbona?
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Yes sir.
@CabinOutdoors 8 ай бұрын
I’ve thought about it it’s not far from me
@Dmoore37 8 ай бұрын
Yep been there brother! It sucks but it’s part of the game sometimes.
@TheWaterHopper 2 ай бұрын
It sure is man. Swore I responded to this comment a long time ago but I suppose not!
@jalton9416 8 ай бұрын
Sorry dude.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Thanks man. Really appreciate. Only makes you gun harder. At least for me lol. Took a 8/10 addiction and made it an 11.
@scottnugent4791 8 ай бұрын
Find a buddy with a dog if that happens again.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
@scottnugent4791 yea no buddies with tracking dogs. Called 5 dogs in the area and no one could help that day unfortunately
@bent13ways 8 ай бұрын
We've all been there. Chin up, back at it
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Thanks man. My First time so it was rough.
@CabinOutdoors 8 ай бұрын
Its the worst feeling but Definity happens to everyone
@isairivas8775 8 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@CabinOutdoors 8 ай бұрын
dang that buck did not want to stop man
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
No he did not lmao. Realized later I tried stopping him way too early. But it didn't matter in the end lol
@CabinOutdoors 8 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper yeah some awesome action tho!
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
@@CabinOutdoors thanks man. Was a riot. And the funs not over yet!
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
Always good to at least see something, gives you confidence in your judgement on where to set up. I was just thinking and I'd say end of Oct. beginning of Nov. mornings are always the best time to see bucks. Always see far more deer in the morning during those 3 or 3 1/2 weeks around that time. Any other part of the season I'd say far more deer in the evenings. Looks like this series of videos are going to be very action packed, already off to a good start.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Thanks man it's my best stuff yet I think. Next one drops tomorrow morning. And so fourth. Total of 5 videos. I was definitely on action. The chasing just happens so quick it's so difficult to get on film sometimes. But they were everywhere around me.
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper Looking forward to seeing the next videos. Going to go out myself this afternoon so off to get ready. Been seeing deer around 2:30 to 3:30 on my cameras so want to get out a bit earlier tonight.
@CabinOutdoors 8 ай бұрын
Congrats on the 1k subs man
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@Diffidentone 9 ай бұрын
Looks like forgetting the gear affected this hunt and set the tone for this hunt. Nothing wrong with ground bow hunting, I'm 50/50 in the last 2 years. 2 years ago got my doe at 8 yards from the ground in the snow standing against a tree when it was -47 wind chills. Last year got my doe from a ladderstand along a field edge, both of those were public land late season deer, last couple days of the season. Looking forward to the coming videos.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Sounds words of advice. Is it tough getting a ladder stand into public? What state do you hunt?
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
@TheWaterHopper Well I used to carry it all put together over my shoulders and it was not too bad as long as it was not too thick of brush. Have to go in way early though as it is kind of noisy walking in with that. If there is 2 guys or one awkwardly someone could take the ladder part apart as most use the fast clips to hold the ladder together and then carry it in in sections. One of the hardest parts is you need to scout a tree out ahead of time as for putting up and also just getting set up branches can be a big hindrance as you need to walk the ladder up the tree of course. Some of the newer ladder stands you can lock/clamp it to the tree from the ground so that makes setup safer and faster for one person to climb up and put the extra ratchet strap on. It's definitely not a convenient setup in Wisconsin here because in the southern part of the state we need to take our treestands out of public land ever night. You can set them up in the morning and leave them all day but can't stay out over night. I just liked the solid feel under my feet the ladder stand gives me being a bigger guy at close to 270 without my gear. I have only been out a few times and ground hunted so far this year as my back and hips have been giving me trouble.
@TheWaterHopper 8 ай бұрын
Yea I hear you on wanting the solid setup. I really like my current system. Same for us we can't leave stands overnight. So it's a lot of work especially with all of my camera gear. Setup can take up to an hour from the base of the tree to.totally settled at the top. Southern Wisconsin huh? I'm originally from Kenosha.
@Diffidentone 8 ай бұрын
@@TheWaterHopper I hear you on the long setup, takes me an hour to put up a portable or saddle platform and I do not have all that camera gear just a tactacam on my bow. Just north of there, southern Milwaukee county. I did hunt a few times years ago at New Munster which if I am correct is the only public land in Kenosha county.