Much abliged for your comment, Mj.😁

Thank you kindly.😁

Thanks, buddy!😎

@brucekostecka4047 There are two launches on the bay side.

@imagin8er268 Day two is even more scenic than this one. It is relaxing on a whole other level, and boy-howdy, did I capture some cool shots Mich abliged for your comment.😁

@@williamcrawford4257 While I can't speak for these locations, I have noticed a marked reduction in fish stocks in certain lakes. Predatory birds have never been so plentiful in these remote places I frequent.

😆 Thanks for your comment.😁

Thanks, Joe.😁

@@JerseyJimFish you are welcome

@maxnum1sgameclub263 Hideous in that it is a terrifying looking predator. As a fish, she has a beautiful design. Thanks for your comment.😁

@@agibby86 It amazes me, too, Ashley. Perhaps even more. Thanks for the comment.😁

@rolandburket1262 Thank you, kindly.😁

Firstly, thanks for your comment. I wrestle with this very concept EVERY time I catch a snakehead. Here is my thinking... I am not the hand that brought this unwanted inhabitant here. Yet, I am told that if I merely interact with the subject, I am to kill it on sight. Hmmm. I harvest as many as I can each year in order to cull this now fully endemic "evil monster'. The problem is that morality and ethics won't let me kill one unless I know it will be eaten by my friends and family. As I am an accomplished fish cutter, no other hand will process the fish that I CHOOSE to take. Buddy, I just don't have that much time. Lastly, the State is mandating that I kill something? Historically speaking, strict adherence to the state mandating such things has been bad. Unfortunately, Xscarx, each angler has discretion. The "State" is responsible for the snakehead being here. The State. Not me. Not you. Years ago, I would have almost singlehandedly pulled that bandwagon you are on. After countless hours of contemplation and years of being in the field, I am 100% OK with your critique of my actions.

@@JerseyJimFish You’re welcome. The State is not responsible for this particular invasive species. Sadly, irresponsible people are. Even if you kill the animal and leave it in nature, it does not go to waste. It will feed the ecosystem (of which humans make up the least percentage of) and help anglers be able to enjoy catching their favorite species. In my opinion, and with all due respect, I think your morality is from the wrong perspective. I humbly request that such blatant disregard for the law should be edited out of the video so there is no bad example shown. Good conversation, enjoy the outdoors 😃

@Mj-bg2uj Do muskie hit at night? Pickerel shut down completely at night, and boy-howdy have I tried.😆 (I'm making a big threadfin or gizzard shad currently for those lakes I fish. 🤫Shhh.😆) Thanks for the comment, Mj.😁

@@JerseyJimFish during the summer months 95% of my fishing is done at night and I’m targeting big bass with big topwater baits or 5-7 inch glides/ Swim baits.. most of the fish we catch at night are bass , however we have caught numerous big pickerel at night .. last year I was standing in the water at night throwing a 6 inch swimbait and I was just about to lift it out of the water and a big pickerel blasted it .. scared me half to death 🤣. Most of the south Jersey waters I fish don’t have musky but those fish are such predators I can’t imagine a hungry musky not eating a meal at night sometimes , even if it’s not the norm .

@Mj-bg2uj They are almost mindless in their pursuit once they lock on. It is what I love about them. It is very similar to that 0 to 200 mph carp hit.😆

@@rezslayer7694 I will be fishing with the next one. A giant shad, perhaps. I am currently sitting before a "live model" sculpting it from clay. My live model is, of course, a dead gizzard shad.😆 All that talent is in my unreasonably large hands. I have little to do with it. It is kind of you to say so, though. Thank you.😁

@scottoswald2588 I have so many questions. Yes, I was there looking for Suillus mushrooms. It is very quiet there as well. The bogs flooded in the spring for weed control, or is it advantageous for the plants production? Or for some other reason? Thanks for your comment, Scott.😁

@@JerseyJimFishI knew it was your jeep! they are flooded in the spring because it still gets cold enough in the spring to frost and damage the crop, so they are flooded to keep them protected from the frost . And now we are flooding them to float them up to be harvested :)

@scottoswald2588 It seems so... in your face, logical. I drive that corridor frequently. For years, I have been wondering why the bogs were drained and filled, seemingly all random like in the early spring. It is clearly for frost, Jim. You idiot.😆 Because of your comment, today I found out.😎 Thanks, buddy.😁

@@vesselinashkar Sorry, that was the liquid from the previous fermentation.

@@JerseyJimFish what's the percentage of salt you use?

@vesselinashkar I started out with 5 cups water and 1Thsp salt, I think.

@@KirkAllenOutdoorAdventures Thank you, sir.😁

Thanks, Mike. I am still working on it currently. I'll get some shots of all that before final assembly. I'll add it to the footage when I fish with far the first time. Much obliged for your comment.😁

Mike is a luremaking video addict.

@@AdamMiharaFishing I can quit any time I want! 😅😂🤣

@@mike1261 I am painting this lure today. Wholy'o'fuk does it look cool.😎

@h.c5750 Oh, good heavens. This random encounter is getting comments from Australia? Heck yea. What a wonderful time in which we live that such a thing could have members of different nations in real-time discussion.

@@JerseyJimFish yeah from SW Victoria mate, it's funny how far things can reach!

@PocketChangeInspector That is how it used to be.

Thats a terrible thing, Joe.😆

Wind noise is shite for editing. Cold from 5 until 8:45... No shoes. Wet feet. I am tough. Buddy, I am cold tolerant terrible. Given the wind and how I was dressed, until the sun crested the tree line, cold is an understatement. You are correct, though. I didn't record me shivering in the wind and the dark while futility trying to accomplish a worthy task.😆 Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it. In the future, I will add a little content specifically with the words "just a little something something" to celebrate the futility and utter lack of reason. Yay.😁

@Mj-bg2uj If only I knew a wood carver or artist that could make a large/giant, multiple jointed glide or lip bait...🤫 As usual, much abliged for your comment. Stay tuned.😎

@@JerseyJimFish that would be awesome to get a decent fish on a bait you made yourself! Some of these guys that make custom glides / swimbaits sell them for 150/200 each .. sounds right up your alley 👍