I Could NOT BELIEVE what was Living in This Hidden SPILLWAY!!! (New PB!)

[@hudsonroybal_]

That first fish u caught at the 3rd spillway is actually a hibrid bass between white bass/ sand bass and striped bass people call it a whiper or a palmetto bass. the other fish that looks the same but is smaller is actually a really big white/sand bass

[@daivagardner7823]

Yeah wiper are delicious there are tons right near me

[@tjohnsonbb]

2nd one looked like a regular striped bass because the lines didn’t break but the first one did cuz the lines were broke (the lines or stripes one the fish)

[@mattcox1339]

They both were white bass.

[@douglasmoyer9736]

"I never caught one of these before, but its the biggest one I ever caught." 🤣

[@ussstink]

Obviously.

[@shawnt9256]

🤣

[@nicklubbers7287]

I love how he's happy with every fish even if it's small

[@jonsavage2587]

Just discovered you, Nick and I'm hooked. Your filming and personality is more professional and entertaining than the guys out there with corporate sponsors. Great job; you've got my vote.

[@holdintime2904]

Honestly he is the most wholesome fisherman I have ever had the pleasure of watching

[@faceless-x-abberation8400]

Yeah. He seems like the kind of person you'd want to be buddies with. Like an honest, trustworthy dude. Wish I could go fishing with him lol.

[@andydolan176]

Ndyakangler is pretty good too. He is the Mr Rogers of fishing

[@stevejrshade3426]

Love your videos brother. I'm a big time fisherman myself. We are never too old to stop learning and your an excellent teacher. Thanks to you I set my own personal best here in ohio at the taylorsville dam

[@codymiller1950]

i know that 1st spillway ive fished it when i was in college alot, you have to go right after heavy rains when the water is high, the fishing is really good and farther down there is a great crappie hole during spawn.

[@SuperKCman_]

Awesome videos every time...You make watching fishing enjoyable and that's a hard thing to do. I've been watching fishing shows since I was little in the 80s and you sir have perfected it! Can't wait for the next adventures!

[@griskew4457]

Ima say it again the music you pick is A W E S O M E

[@jameswatkins6358]

Striped bass

[@getsaucedon9313]

Seth’s bike hacks would agree

[@herscheljackson2781]

I was just trying to figure out how to soundhound it while it was playing 🙃

[@chadhunter758]

Yes this is good music

[@seanparchim9165]

I like the music as well,find myself bouncing my knee to the tune lol

[@AZMudcats5]

“Spillway” in the title? Check “PB” in the title? Check Bluegill on a hook in thumbnail? Check Yeah guys this is definitely a 618fishing video lol

[@ronen6283]

what is a pb

[@traveric3]

@@ronen6283 can either be "personal best" or "peanut butter"

[@kboutdoorspnw3147]

@@traveric3 its definitely peanut butter

[@weinderdog1184]

Nice comment! See ya later buddy

[@tommytackett2908]

How can a mid Western dude not know what sandbass are. Or hybrid bass or striped bass

[@Tea-Transport]

There’s me thinking a night crawler was some exotic bait lol here in the uk it’s just a worm😀

[@josetellez1803]

Funny thing is that they are actually technically considered invasive in the U.S.

[@Tea-Transport]

Oh didn’t realise that I always thaught they were good for the soil

[@josetellez1803]

@@Tea-Transport they are amazing for it, they are just extremely abundant

[@yeahokbuddy2510]

We have different kinds of worms we use for bait. Night crawler is just one of the bigger worms we use here in the states.

[@nathangray9719]

I was surprised when I was a kid and seen red and green worms lol

[@HamiiHamii]

When 618 shows up to your part of the 618. Welcome to the south!

[@vavin525]

its not a 618 fishing video unless he says "what is this" at least once

[@harveyt7]

that could be a drinking game or "see you later buddy"

[@rockythunder4458]

Seth?

[@denigong9708]

He didn't fall... It's not a og 618.. If he doesn't fall gracefully

[@denigong9708]

@freedom man wrong lol if it got old that sounds like a personal problem

[@catfishkid]

Yeah

[@brianw.1649]

Thanks for working your butt off the first half of the video! Great job hanging in there, it paid off with good entertainment.

[@OffishalOutdoorGear]

The fact that you walk ahead to plant your tripods then go back and carry your gear past the camera proves how passionate this man is about providing quality entertainment for us couch potatoes! 🥔 loves the vids bro makes me want to make a spillway series on my channel!

[@shawnt9256]

Wow, You do a ton of extras to get the footage and b reel shots. Your attention to detail is very appreciated and I thank you very much.

[@usp.4073]

“Please stay on” I love it!

[@oldhunterdan]

Hybrid stripped bass.... broken lateral lines indicate hybrid

[@whyteowl4407]

not broken up enough to be a wiper. lines were straight. pretty sure it was a fat white bass.

[@larrytraylor6910]

It was definitely a hybrid. stripers are not broken at all. Different fish have different broken lines some are broken everywhere some are broken just in a few spots.

[@sethstewart7887]

The 2nd one was 100% white bass, the first one was probably a second generation mixture from a hybrid x white bass due to the minimum broken lines

[@Apon_jr]

You can also check the mouth for patches on the back

[@rennex2005]

Yeah next time he should take a look at the tongue

[@cherylbenzing6849]

My husband and I did a Spillway this morning in Cape Coral. Lots of fish, wrong bait. We love watching you. We started to say “ see you later buddy “. Thanks for your videos.

[@hannable3871]

I told you I told I told you i know you would like that place that's my old stomping grounds i got goosebumps when i seen you finally went there I'm so happy.

[@618Fishing]

It’s a productive spot that’s for sure!

[@angela-onesroman8873]

Cool bro!

[@YJsmitty]

Live about 1.5 miles down the road. It was awesome finally seeing it on here.

[@danielrittenhouse1321]

Again Nick you made it worth the wait. You do things for people buddy that a lot of times goes unsaid. Thanks for taking our minds off of things even if it's just for a little while.

[@longlowdog]

You need to hit up Marling Baits for some of his soft plastic creations.

[@BamaShockz]

There’s just something special about your videos. It’s not you typical slaying big bass videos. Seen so many species watching you. Thanks for the hard work

[@andy4811]

This was so cool! I've been waiting for you to fish some of the further south spillways!

[@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991]

I LOVE these SPILLWAY videos where you catch HUGE fish.

[@chinthechin2892]

Man 618 lives near a lot of spillways

[@bradthomas9190]

I know of 30 lakes in southern Illinois

[@shawnt9256]

No my friend,he does alot of driving.

[@Bigbazzasangling]

Another great days fishing. I bet the snagged cat feels a whole lot better now. Keep up the good work. Tight lines Brazzaville 👍🏻🎣

[@garyb7563]

once again.... i dont even like fishing. but i love 618 fishing. like and sub for this man! full send

[@618Fishing]

Thank you!

[@danieldeneau7802]

Good Video & some nice fish, always a nice surprise snagging that bobber & still have a fish on the other end 😁

[@vapormissile]

I kept muting my headphone sound, because I thought the cool music in the background must be NPR or the neighbor's stereo. Great music, relaxing settings, zero stress. You help us live, man.

[@kevinma6103]

Your vids always remind me about how I first got into bass fishing. Taking a live bluegill and tossing it out there on a circle hook. The nostalgia is real

[@p3yate184]

Every fish he catches: See ya later buddy

[@gamestuff1959]

every fish is just as awesome, no matter the size :)

[@josephbarahona]

I like when he says that

[@PhillipRhodes]

Unless it's a bluegill... Those are apt to get the "I think I'll keep this guy as bait" treatment, followed by the ole curb stomp.

[@ekhatchmax1405]

game stuff even the turtle

[@tobyavery1410]

Phillip Rhodes and drum

[@302FISHING]

Nice double catch....that was pretty cool....that was a weird snag fish on the bobber....great episode !!!💯🎣

[@evanmarvel8064]

Rend lake dam! Hell yea for the hometown 😁👍

[@mikehunsinger8351]

This is better that a Netflix series!! Taking my girlfriend's son out today, last nice day! Appreciate the lessons and opening my eyes again on natural bait. Enjoy your episodes so much, you are a good due!!

[@nicholasyoung3786]

Love the videos man. Keep them up and stay safe

[@chrisfoster882]

Ok, been watching for couple days. Very humble young man and clean videos that the whole family can watch. Thank you

[@beedoubleoh959]

I love how you almost like every single comment😂makes us feel special lmao. Or maybe just me

[@618Fishing]

Haha thanks for watching!

[@poopoop7602]

But if he likes every comment then no one's special

[@nathanspeicher3694]

love that profile picture #RIPCITY

[@joecamerer2865]

Love you positive attitude no matter what the situation brings. Be careful out there, I'm always worried you're going to get hurt on one your wild adventures.

[@mikec1096]

"a spillway he has been wanting to fish for a long time" - pretty much every spillway

[@wilsonrawlin8547]

Your first fish was a perfect bait fish. Good job saving the catfish! Your video shooting skills are off the chart. Seriously you are incredible and brilliant.

[@dwaynegreene152]

These always make me smile. I love the effort he puts into these. 👍

[@brucepaine1755]

You really are the best 618!!! “Simply the best”!

[@vilhorautio1933]

Yes, this is what I need!

[@martinspijker9661]

great fishing day..:) the motto of the day is.. if they don,t bite, keep on moving

[@xiavue1761]

The 1st fish is a hybrid it has broken line, the 2nd one is a white bass

[@calebmaxwell4225]

your positive attitude to dissapointment like that spillway having nothing but the rainbow trout is very admirable! i hope its a trait i can learn

[@itsjonhaii7929]

Dang, I missed a grand opportunity to fish with one of my favorite KZbinrs (I fish down at that last spillway all the time)

[@stephenstrumpher8885]

The final spillway has a special place in my heart

[@taddmason1187]

You were at Rend Lake which is just couple miles from my house to where you were

[@hannable3871]

I have been trying to get him there for a while I got excited when I seen where he was.

[@roypinkston2960]

Yea i saw that and was excited to see rend lake

[@ryanwright1969]

I was pretty excited as well! It’s nice to see home on videos.👍

[@dysfunctionaloutdoors5719]

Great vid right in the backyard!

[@bigcliff228]

My brotha you are AWESOME!! You made me put things back into perspective!! Much love!!

[@woodsmanwhitesmith6928]

definitively a striper and great job saving the snagged catfish

[@OutdoorsWonder]

no is a white bass

[@angela-onesroman8873]

Among my favorite fish to sport for, striper's 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Leveluptackle]

It’s a hybrid, white bass/striper

[@Trellojello]

It’s a hybrid bass

[@macewindu5380]

I think I need to give you this 👑, you are in fact the king of spillways

[@SKUNK_FPS_Clips]

Fishing is on at my creek. Caught 15 white bass and 5 blues today

[@monsterbeast3167]

Blark and where would that happen to be

[@chefjacktheprofessionaldri6284]

Love your music. It's like that pilot with the single prop that flies out of Miami all of the time

[@legxcyorbit4402]

Question.. was that last spillway at rend lake Illinois?

[@hannable3871]

Yes it is south end by Benton

[@legxcyorbit4402]

I used to fish there all the time, but I’ve never went down the river/creek and fished. I’ve always fished right next to the spillway

[@randallfabian6640]

I knew it was Illinois but thought was Devil's Kitchen Lake. Most of those were built around the same time and look similar.

[@dougmiller1134]

Another great video Nick, you sure are entertaining to watch, absolutely enjoyable, keep catching em buddy and I look forward to the next vid, thank you and stay safe!!

[@catfishkid]

I just got my first catfish of the year on Sunday

[@mstspooky8821]

Awesome bro

[@618Fishing]

Congrats man!

[@catfishkid]

Sad it took me so long

[@nightmarelife452]

Nice the only catfish I’ve ever caught are bullhead

[@kansasoutdoors5667]

One of the best editors when it comes to fishing videos. Keep up the good work man.

[@mikepiekarski7903]

I know you prob get this a lot but I got a spillway near me you have to try. I live in st louis. If you wanna try iy I can give you the directions. It holds normally drum averaging 10+ pounds. Flathead amd blues on occasion as well. My on for the spot is 52 for a flat and 78 for a blue and blues are running right now. Just gently a buddy of mine got his on blue at over 40. I am surprised to see a bow down there though I doubt he'll love long. Temps are getting up there. I put out some videos too but I only USE my phone. Just t me if you want the directions on my latest vid. I'd rather not say my honey hole here. Solid stripper and channel. Love it when they hit both rods. Fish on.

[@ryanmattern3359]

Hey man! Really enjoy watching your videos! Whenever you are ready to come catch a serious flathead, come on up to PA! The susquehanna holds some serious fish!!! Cheers man, keep up the good work!!!

[@sengvaaj]

Any word on the night fishing series?

[@lubetester]

The fishing Gods brought that snagged catfish to you knowing an honorable fisherman would do his best to free it. good job.

[@monstersofthewater3648]

Why do you hate googan squad there awesome

[@kboutdoorspnw3147]

@Christopher B. what do the googans have to do with this comment?

[@sleeper.simulant7327]

That cat was a good eating size though

[@SparrowMoonhaze]

Monsters of the Water Googan was a term long before the fishing channel. It refers to a kinda poser fisherman who doesn’t really know what they’re doing.

[@augustuselliott8305]

Cool, more spillaways and trout vids please

[@l.o.r410]

Man. I’ve went on a 4 hr drive just to catch 1 crappie. 😭

[@collinc9379]

Teddles Peddles well shit idk whats worse (better)

[@thomasdaniels6824]

That's way better then a good day at work. Hopefully it wasn't a crappy crappie

[@Jinzo-dy3th]

Awesome save of the older catfish.......you're a good soul,Nick.

[@anthonymcdowell7497]

Me: "how'd that camera traverse that steep hill before him"

[@CAPTAINPRICE79]

He put his gear down, then placed the camera at the bottom before going back up and descending with his gear. Just in case you weren’t being sarcastic and were actually curious

[@ddollas9728]

Great video nick nice fish and respect for helping that cat man

[@generosen999]

2 hour drive is a new PB for you

[@Taco_Syndicate]

Man, you handled that double hookup like a pro. And double props for helping that snagged kitty.

[@benstiles5765]

Deff a cool video again Nick. That trout seemed pretty stressed out at that first spot unfortunately that's the life of a stocked trout I guess. Anyways that third spot looked very fishy I don't know if those were hybrid bass or what but they seem like they are alot of fun on the lighter gear. And props on saving that second cat fishes life he prob didn't have much longer if it wasn't for you cleaning him up. Great video as always Nick.

[@618Fishing]

Thanks Ben! Yeah I felt bad for that trout. Apparently it’s 90 ft deep on the other side of the spillway so the trout go deep in the winter, but this guy either intentionally or accidentally went over the dam.

[@severalbees5115]

understandable with the confusion, but i'm fairly certain that was a white bass. they're the middle relative between striped bass and yellow bass pretty much, but not a hybrid.

[@casper9256]

We have dams that just act like waterfalls or have 2 sets of gates operated by steering wheel shaped cranks. No spillways like you that I've ever seen but you have me spotting tiny ponds in fields asking myself I wonder if there are fish in there?.. definitely helped me step my game up. Keep up the awesome videos

[@apollothehealinghunter5328]

I believe that was a white bass, if it were a wiper its horizontal bars should've been broken up

[@jonathanmustain4048]

We call em sand bass in Oklahoma. They are a blast to catch below the dam. Hard fighters

[@stephenclement2471]

Nick, Hey your videos are great and your fishing techniques are awesome, can you give history of where and how these fish that are living in this environment arrived and thrived in the water systems that you fish in.

[@TheIrishAmish]

STAY OUT OF MY SPILLWAY! (LOL).

[@andrewthomas1540]

Go straight to that last place next time!!! Looks amazing! Great vid..

[@alexjacobs3196]

*Does a huge Turd and flushes* - “ see ya later buddy”

[@whyyunggod7473]

Keep it up Nick loving the spill way fishing videos. BTW your my favorite fishing youtuber. ❤❤🙏🙏💪💪

[@618Fishing]

Thank you!

[@whyyunggod7473]

@@618Fishing your welcome man

[@captainhowdy1116]

"See you later, buddy"

[@disinterestedperson]

My favorite lure is a 5" grub on a darter head jig. Unbelievable all the species of fish you can catch on it. The darter head has a longer hook on it so the 5 " length doesn't effect hook up ratio.

[@Dianne5227]

Nick can u make ur video longer? to short, i want more :< please :

[@christopherhughes5729]

Holy Cow!! Fish on!!! Yes!! My feet are totally soaked! But well worth it!! Lol

[@catfishkid]

It’s me GamingandCatfish but I changed my channel name to the TheCatfishKid

[@markaxxe]

Oooooooookaaaaaayyyy

[@yeahokbuddy2510]

Thank you TheCatfishKid, very cool

[@LiamJProduction]

And we care because....... We don't nobody does 😂

[@catfishkid]

Dude why did you say that

[@LiamJProduction]

@@catfishkid cause I'm just saying

[@michaelsmith7193]

What an adventure you had! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@618Fishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@usp.4073]

Love the most the respect you show the fish.

[@tedkurilko956]

I Love the way you get excited about every fish you hook.

[@nine4three5]

When you find yourself in clear deep water like the previous spillway try using top water, specifically a Zara Spook. It will work on all bass, pike, Musky, etc...

[@aaronb1063]

I randomly stumbled across this channel a couple of days ago but you are fast becoming my favourite channel! Thank you for the content, I dont yet know how to fish but am now hoping to start it as a new hobby!

[@bboyd1988]

Good ol rend lake spillway!! I fish here all the time.......as you were on your way here in the video I was gonna comment and tell you to try rend sometime haha! Glad it was worth your while bud! Fish On!!

[@joeboi2292]

This is the most wholesome fisherman there is

[@lincoln3307]

Fish on! What a monster! See ya little buddy. Roll Credits!

[@-PUDD1N]

Not only do I love to fish.. You can clearly see that you are a good man. You deserve every bit of the success and respect that you get

[@chasesherman6930]

Just found this channel. I live in southwest wyoming, but am from Gillespie,IL. Grew up shooting carp out of Gillespie spillway.

[@mikefarnkopf9813]

Love the spillways! Might take myself a drive to one tomorrow morning! Tight lines brother!👍🎣

[@angelakamper6101]

Love all your spillway vids! Keep up the amazing work!!! 🎣

[@josephabraham5041]

Those hybrids are excellent Heating, make great fish tacos!

[@ThirdEyeTrader]

Great photography.....fun vid

[@henningvanniekerk4026]

Love you're video's keep it up

[@johnbyrne4764]

Best fishing channel by far 100%the best way to get u to grab the rod

[@sixsix8six]

I'm not sure how I've never seen your videos after subscribing to plenty of other fish/game channels. And here you are in my area. I just binged like 30 vids over the last 3 days. I might even know you, since everyone in the 618 or 217 somehow knows everyone else.