The log jam where the angry deer hunter was?

@clayprovines4808 we are headed out on the eel river close to south whitley today if you want to join

@@lincolnfamilyadventuresthanks for the invite but I can’t make it this time. Hit me up on IG or Facebook “clayprovines”

This video was around Fort Wayne. I use inline spinners but on this trip there was so much wood that I changed tactics to avoid snags as much as possible.

@clayprovines4808 nice! We are in that area. There are some ni e little creek fishing around us(when water is up). If you're very around, let's catch a fish or 2.

You should go!

It’s the best!

There are definitely cool places hidden between the corn fields in Indiana.

Awesome! Have fun!

That’s a good question. I wondered about the reef myself.

Thanks for the info!

You can’t break a gar.

Next time I’ll look for arrowheads. He has a canvas kayak because he builds them. We didn’t realize how shallow it was going to be. He now has a plastic yak for shallow water.

Lagro doesn’t work in The Beach Boys song. Key Largo, Montego, baby why don’t we go down to Kokomo..

Thanks!

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

😂

Most of the not fun parts didn’t make it to KZbin.

Are you telling me that the log jam has been there for 30 years?!

@@clayprovines4808 it looked awfully familiar. My dad jumped out of the boat, went under because it was so deep, stood on that submerged log, and pushed us forward.

I am definitely a gar catching expert!

@@clayprovines4808 usually a gar shooting expert lol

Why? So you don’t have to fish with me anymore? 😢

See our text conversation. 😜

That’s awesome! It’s not uncommon to see one bald eagle around here. I have seen a few at a time but that’s uncommon.

They just can’t get trump!

I’d say a trolling motor won’t like it. I’ve got footage of kayaking fishing that section but it’s not on KZbin yet. I’d say anything with a trolling motor will not work.

Are you sure they didn’t turn into salmon and swim up the dam? 😂

@@clayprovines4808 I have some stories about these rivers after 30+ years of playing and fishing in them lol. We should fish sometime.

Sweet! I hope the video helps!

Thanks! I caught some fish on that stretch. The video is to come.

Thanks! I wish I had fancy cameras but I made it happen with two GoPros and an iPhone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

What stretch? Last year I fished from river junction to the second bridge and a stretch way up stream by Culver.

@@clayprovines4808 I go from talma to Rochester it’s a nice float decent fish but a whole bunch of carp

Cool! I’ll try to hit that stretch sometime.

@@clayprovines4808 heck yea I hope you record it and catch some big fish I go down there everyday damn near

When I fish it I’ll record it for you!

Thanks! I usually have 2 camera angles but the riffle above the deers mill access got my second GoPro the day before. 🤦🏻‍♂️

sweet! I bought it in hopes of winning the F100.

@@clayprovines4808 I grabbed mine at Cleetus and cars back in May. Derek is a really cool guy.

Thanks! It’s the overall best smallmouth fishing experience I’ve had.

It was my first time and probably last time on that stretch of River.

I left my vehicle at cox ford covered bridge parking lot. I had a friend to drop me off at Deers Mill covered bridge. There are places you can pay to do it, but I did not. Sugar Valley is one and Turkey Run Canoe and kayaking is the other.

Is the water calm enough that you could paddle back?

@@amandalynzie18absolutely not unless you want to walk more than you kayak.

@@amandalynzie18if you are looking for a scenic trip where you only need one vehicle, Cataract Falls is a good one. Check out the video I made last year. Kayak Adventure to Indiana's Largest Waterfall (Cataract Falls) kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHfXaoN7o6yIkK8

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. What suggestions do you have for the thumbnails?

@@clayprovines4808 the subject needs to be larger. Whether it’s you or a picture of the kayak or a fish. It needs to be larger and more front and center. Less words in the thumbnail save those for the title. Make the words 1 to 3 words if any at all. And get rid of the blocky background on some of the words. Use the rule of thirds. Which means put your subject and one of the thirds of the thumbnail whether that’s left or right or top to bottom.

So basically make the thumbnail for ADHD kids and the title for adults that read?

@@clayprovines4808 💯 Sadly yes.

Awesome! I used to go as a kid. I took a 20 year break but I’ve been back several times recently.

It is! Thanks for watching! Make sure you’re subscribed! I’m filming a 3 days on sugar creek this week.

Awesome! I’m glad I could help!

I e been out there at 7:00am and hit a rogue 3’ wake from a wake boat I didn’t even see.

Thank you! I love feedback! Almost all of the footage in my videos is captured with a GoPro Hero 9 black in 1080p with hindsight feature set to 30 seconds so it records 30 seconds before I press record. This saves battery and memory card. I never have to use more than 1 SD card per video because I use 64gb or 128gb cards. When I’m in the yak I use a large external battery to avoid changing GoPro batteries every hour or so.

Late June.

We actually went up there. It’s at the end of the video.

It was quite the float. If I remember right, it took about eight hours but we took some breaks and had to drag the kayaks a lot. If the water is up, I could see it going a lot faster.

Thanks for the invite! I definitely want to know more information on this stretch. Can you hit me up on Instagram or Facebook? Just search “clay provines” there’s not many of us.

I’m glad I could help!

Maybe we can… do I know you?

@@clayprovines4808 know i am just from indiana been watching your videos a while now

Awesome! Maybe we can get on the water this summer!

The easiest way I have found is to Google “cedar creek USGS data”.

@@clayprovines4808 Awesome, thanks! Have you done that stretch more since this video? Find it to be more or less a good route as long as the water levels aren't low?

I have not and don’t plan to. Did you watch the video until the end? There is a bad log jam that is a 100 yard portage through nettles and poison Ivy. If that log jam were removed it would be ok if the water level was up a bit.

@@clayprovines4808 I did watch it until the end, but didn't see what you're referring to. Was that in one of your other videos on another Cedar Creek segment?

Sorry! I was confused. This stretch is good. The next one up stream sucks. Watch the coldwater road to tonkel road video.

Thanks! It was fun!

Thanks for the view and the comment! Im glad I could help!