Thanks Doug! 20 feet is a lot to cover but it can be done! Some days it just won’t work though and birds will flair off of it. Gotta be strategic and find overhanging trees or a nice backdrop. Sometimes in those high tides your hidden perfectly in the grass and cat tails and then all of a sudden your higher than all the grass and sticking out haha! It’s definitely a game changer though and has opened up a lot of areas.

@tazoutdoors Hey Todd, Assuming those are LED Lites on your bow, how many lumens are each one? Are they "flood", "spot" or a combination of both? Either way I bet they're bright!! A lot better than holding a spotlight I imagine!

@@joepodunk284 not sure on the lumens but here is the Amazon description: Rigid Industries 106312 E-Series 6" Combo Spot/LED Flood Light Bar, black. Yep combo, and they do work great, but sometimes running in the dark on the Columbia it doesn’t matter. I’ll opt to use my electronics more so, and if it’s foggy it’s pointless to even turn them on! They really help when I’m just looking for a spot along the shoreline, and I’ll even use them to set up deeks. I also run an M18 spotlight so I can pan the shoreline manually and check for deadheads.

@tazoutdoors Thanks Todd! Ya that combo is the way to go for sure! And ya the hand held is definitely a must but fog, forget about it,😅 I've been there before GPS electronics and couldn't find Chinook landing! (Long story 🙄) Thanks again take care bud!

Agreed! I’ll definitely be putting more time in during the off season. Thanks for watching!

US west coast!

It definitely was. Looking forward to spending more time in the woods.

Mulies and Whitetails do that too

Thank for watching! The 7mm is the mag. I did bring 2 guns on this trip, and on that last day I was using my dads 30-06.

Ok, thanks for the reply.

muleys will do it to

Yes, always!

Oh my yes, it was so dry. I had to put captions in the video for ya'll because between the crunchiness and me whispering you probably can't hear anything! You are right, after my second shot it started running at me. That's exactly what I saw for a moment, and I tried to see through the scope and it was ALL blurry! In Eastern Oregon I can shoot either a muley or whitetail. I was happy with either / or as long as it was 3-point or better on this hunt anyway. Although, like I mentioned in the vid I would have taken a fork on that last day. Thanks for watching! Elk, and Duck coming soon!👍

The noise was what I have always called "a buck snort" it's a warning to others that you are busted, most likely got your wind.

@@markkillingsworth9529 Very interesting, thanks for sharing. Yeah likely winded, or just heard me making a ton of noise. I had come through some thick stuff and just sat down when I heard that noise.

United States, West Coast.

Thank you, and thanks for watching! I'll get some fresh content out soon as the season progresses!

Busted! Haha. This was filmed in January. I wish I was out for the opener for duck but I spent 5 days in NE Oregon chasin deer and scouting for elk. Good times! All those wind whackers were my dads. He bought a ridiculous amount of them years ago and I’m glad he did because we still use them today. Thanks for watching Doug. We’ll get some fresh videos up soon!

Hey thank you! Really appreciate that! Glad you are enjoying the content. That’s awesome. It’s been years since I’ve been out there but I remember fishing the ole hog lines with my dad as well. Probably 80s and 90s for me! We absolutely hammered the fish down there back then. Thanks again!

@@kevinkuehn6192 Wind whackers, but someone told me just a few weeks ago that tanglefree took over the business.

@@tazoutdoors obviously they work pretty good. Thanks for the info...great video

@@kevinkuehn6192 With a steady wind and on big water, they work really good. If winds are just variable or it's dead calm I just opt for the jerk rig. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the tips! Yeah I definitely need to get on those sunrise biters.

Yes!

@@tazoutdoors washougal bimart just up the road is stocked as well if you need anything. Fish on!

@@colingreupner4392 oh sweet, good to know! Thank you!

Awesome, thanks! I’ve seen those spreaders they make I’ll have to try them out sometime.

Ha! I'd make an excellent tour guide I'm sure!🤣

Ah yes, thank you for the reminder! My Dad used to always yell at me to stop horsing the fish, haha. I'm always doing that. Appreciate it.

When 360 fishing never pump as you reel. As you grab the rod out of the holder give it a good reel while you bend the rod to set the hook (don't violently jerk it like you would set a bass or anything, just a good solid bend back and reel). Then keep the rod tip steady and bent and keep reeling. I usually loosen the drag during the fight just enough that the fish has room to run like the other guy said. Once the fish is close to the boat I keep the rod lower toward the water because if you have the rod tip up high the lead weight will come out of the water and make your rod bounce up and down, that's how a lot of people lose fish at the boat. Once the fish is ready get the weight to the rod tip and lift it into the net. All that being said I've found the fish are either hooked well or not, I've done the opposite of those things, everything wrong and still netted the fish and other times had perfect form and lost it. Getting a good hook set and consistent reeling are the most important.

@@deitrickorullian505 Hey thanks Deitrick. Really good info here, and I think on one of my previous videos others have pointed out this same thing, yet here I am still doing it. I'll get it down with more opportunities I'm sure. Thanks again!

​@@tazoutdoorsno problem. I usually fish out of Ridgefield near the Lewis, if you're ever up that way I'd be happy to help you put some blood in that beautiful boat you have. I would also check the ifish forums there is a wealth of information and reports on there, certainly wouldn't be as effective on the water as I am now without that community. 16 fish on my tag this season 🤙

@@deitrickorullian505 Slaying em, nice work!

Hi Doug! Appreciate the comments man, very helpful. I did mess with the leader length, but I feel like I just kept getting shorter and shorter as the season went on. I didn't even think about bumper length much, I'm guessing the max I have is 20" so I'm probably rolling either 18" or 20". I'll definitely pay more attention to that and do some more experimenting. Yes indeed I am looking forward to duck season, always!! I'm not even ready yet and the season starts in a few days, haha! I'll hit it hard come November for sure though. Hey, I got your email - I'll respond to ya there too.

I most definitely will. Thank you!

@@codyrobertson9672 One of my favorite places!

@tazoutdoors mine to! Was hunting the old part when I was 12. When they bought all the other stuff it was awsomefor a few year's. Hopefully we will get some good water year's again so you can use the blinds DU put in

@@codyrobertson9672 I had a chance to shoot over there a few times. One of my best solo hunts ever happened over there. That was probably over 12 years ago now. Good times for sure.

Thank you! Yes indeed they are.

@@tazoutdoors they recently sold to tanglefree! Been anxiously waiting to get my hands on them.

@@14_cummins there awesome in really high winds, but when it’s light wind. I think they hurt more than they help.

@@14_cummins oh really? Good to know! We’ve had ours for probably over 10 years now.

It's amazing what a fresh batch of birds, ice and wind can do. Such a change from our last few trips out there. Good times!!

This setup was actually a gift, but I agree with you!

Haha thanks man. Good luck out there

Yeah I was lucky before. Total user error. Rookie mistake cost me $$. Thanks for pointing this out! Appreciate it.

I almost did! 🤣