A NEW YEAR and an EPIC Fishing DISASTER.... A Day We'll NEVER Forget

[@glennhutchinson9049]

Cole, it's the devil whose after you, your channel is Cole and Jay, not Cole and his buddies! To choose to spend New Years apart from your beautiful wife and those two wonderful kids, I'd say you got just what you deserved! I had to see the new year arrive without the love of my life again after she passed in 2021; Life isn't fun here anymore, hold on to what you have, your video's are their best when she is by your side!

[@justobserving170]

I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine losing the best part of me. We just celebrated our 40th anniversary 16 days ago. This wonderful partner that has been by my side, good times and bad, the woman that did not miss a doctor's appointment the whole time I was fighting for my life against cancer. I know that she is out of my league, but she loved me anyway. God bless you and grant you peace.

[@bartbuskey238]

Guarantee you she supports him in this tradition. He would not do it otherwise. You are being overly dramatic. They have a great marriage. Calm down.

[@blind_eye_fishing]

She fully supports him going out doing videos that feeds and supports the family smh. It's how they make a living. Would you rather him stay home and not make money to feed them kids and the fam.

[@bartbuskey238]

@@blind_eye_fishing he is just saying, in his opinion, he should have stayed home on New Years Day. He does not understand their marriage and their agreements they have with each other. You and I know that Cole is a dedicated husband and father. You and I also know the respect they have for each other as they show on these posts. Cole did nothing wrong.

[@blind_eye_fishing]

@bartbuskey238 Cole went to work like thousands of other people did lol. His work maybe a little more fun than others but it's also still work to video and edit all the footage lol. His family depends on that work and some need to understand that or keep their opinions to themselves js.

[@MonicasFlowerGarden]

Cole- “I just wanna go fishing!” I laughed so hard when you said this because it has truly been something you innately love since you were 2. I am so grateful to God that he watched over you in so many ways during this trip. 2025 had a great start because you and Luke are OK!!!! I love you, son!!! Here’s to another great year of fishing!!!

[@barbarafowler8079]

Happy New years. So glad y’all didn’t have an accident and the kids was with you. Thank God. Love y’all❤

[@melvinleroy2626]

Wow, you were fishing my home lake. You walked right in front of my house. I sure wish I had known you were needing help. Since you come here each year, keep in mind that at times the ramp gets so busy folks cannot launch their boat; but you are welcome to launch then park your truck and trailer at my house. My driveway is directly across from the house with the white fence that was shown in your video. Let me know if you want contact information for next year. Love your videos!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Will do! I actually fish this lake about once every other month. Awesome to know you live up there!

[@julielefler9747]

Just thank God it fell off in the parking lot I had my main line to my brakes break right in my driveway !!! At least you got to fish. Happy New year!!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Absolutely! Was definitely a blessing to have it happen there

[@mikewright8936]

hats off 2 the mechanic

[@cuz129]

I remember driving 5 hours to Calico Rock to trout fish in my bass boat. It would not start. How fun is that? That's when I broke down and finally bought a rig that wasn't an ancient used piece of junk. Its just a thing about trucks and boats, there is always something that breaks!

[@raygissendanner1476]

After it's all done at less know one was hurt and you did not wreck your truck and boat thank you cole for the video

[@clydemckenzie3933]

Well, at least you had a great day of fishing. I had a simmer thing happened to me on a fishing trip. Only I broke a rear axle. That was quite an adventure. My father-in-law brought me in another axle and some tools to fix it with.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Nice! We just had to replace the axle on the boat trailer. Maybe we are all fixed up now

[@carolmiland9665]

Thank God that tire coming off didn't cause a major accident on the highway. Take Carr and be safe ❤

[@teresalivingston975]

Oo man that sucks

[@brian953994]

Glad it happened when Jay and the kids were not riding with you.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Same!!!

[@billuricoli5267]

At least you're safe and you made it

[@nilloc171]

Me and my buddy wanted to go fishing on Lake calcissieu but couldn't afford a real boat, so we got a pond prowler with a trolling motor. Midway through the marshes, the motor completely catches fire. We managed to disassemle the head of the motor and hardwire the motor to the battery and get it working and managed to actually get it working enough to actually slay the speckled trout! All worth it for the fish

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Had a very similar incident happen to us on a pond prowler! Fish make us do crazy things! Haha

[@SteveHardy1]

By the looks of your truck, I'd say you had some deferred maintenance. If you are replacing ball joints, you are probably due for a complete front end rebuild.

[@wendyedwards1612]

So very sorry this happened to you but glad Jay and the children were safe else where . prayers that your luck continues through out 2025 love to you and your wonderful family from Australia

[@Erinlogan-t4j]

Massive bass! Great job Cole and friend. So very sorry that you had such a a rough time with your truck. God bless! Stay safe on your upcoming 2025 fishing adventures❤❤

[@davidbangtson3109]

My lord, what an ordeal! I've gotten well behind on your videos, but you are not forgotten. Sooner or later, I'll catch up.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It was a wild time for sure! We've both endured far worse so we were able to shake this one off easy haha! Especially since we got to fish all day 👊

[@davidbangtson3109]

@@COLE_and_JAY You two are amazing. Somehow, even with hundreds of thousands of subs, you find a way to respond to my meek little comment. I've been with you for a long time, but I'm just a regular sub, no patreon, no member, etc. Yet I got this amazing reply. You've hooked me forever now, of course!

[@davidfrueauff6933]

Stayed so calm! Def a trait for a good Daddy!

[@drewandcharlie7583]

Damn its like your whole wheel collapsed… i’ve only seen that with off roading

[@mikewright8936]

glad you're both okay

[@yomudd4x443]

That is the #1 problem with Toyota Trucks. Lower ball joints. Been happening since 1997. May have a factory recall.

[@want2boutdoors274]

D2 are definitely the multi species king of the jigs. Ive caught rock bass to catfish on them here in Arkansas.

[@MsKindaSorta]

Thank goodness that wheel didn’t come off on the freeway. Be grateful and know you are blessed. And I’m not even a religious person. 😂

[@COLE_and_JAY]

That would have been terrible if it did haha!

[@stetson01]

My best guess is, Martin Lake Steam Electric Station.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I want to fish there bad!

[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

Glad it worked out for you. And y'all are safe🙏👍👍

[@lowlifefishingdwreck]

Happy new years to you and your family.....there is so much video not filmed 😂......it's gonna be a good year and your drive to still go fish showed it. Bless you and your family

[@sammyvh11]

Give this mechanic a shout out on here please!

[@thaclevelandshow9988]

That bait in that fish mouth is a June bug turbo fattyz by Zman. Most favorite swim worm ever

[@peterpantaloneiii6503]

I gotta tell you, towing the boat and your "friend," your friend being the most important thing under your control, you should have immediately pulled over to ensure the safety of your passenger and boat. Im in no way, "armchair quarterbacking," but my 62 years' worth of experience had to leak out some way. Glad it all worked out for you. Keep on keeping on, Cole! God's Speed.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It was a consensual decision to keep pushing forward. We were on a not busy backroad and only had a couple of miles to go. If we would have broke down anywhere besides the boat ramp it would have been a really bad day haha. If we would have heard anything happen sooner and especially on the interstate we would have stopped instantly

[@timdienhart3738]

So Glad You are Ok Cole, Happy New Year! That was Great that You got Your truck fixed the same day and on a Holiday to boot. Great Fishing to

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank! We were really fortunate to have been able to get that worked out the way we did. Hope we didn't use up all our luck haha!

[@stevecollier6687]

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PAL!! DONT DRIVE EM BROKE!!

[@truthsetmefree4073]

Yo.. I didn’t realize that was u. I was there that morning, u let my nephew get a life jacket… which saved our trip cause we couldn’t find his and no stores were still carrying them. We didn’t realize til next day we hadn’t left it back for u. Still got it and will gladly pay u for it. Hope u got the truck all worked out.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Awesome! And no worries, we were glad to help out! Got the truck fixed up and we are ready for the next trip up. Hope yall wore them up!.

[@paulcormier693]

Happy New Year!!! This is one New Year you'll never forget but I'm glad everything worked out for the best!!! A little food for thought is that it might be worth investing in a AAA purchase!!! With all the driving you and Jay do You never have to worry about getting stranded on the side of the road or in your case the boat launch!!! Just a suggestion!!! Also, get yourself a 5# sack of taters and weigh them with your scale to see if it might need to be replaced!!! Any way it can only get better from here so here's to a fantastic year of fishing, cleaning, and cooking!!!

[@DougCombs-s2u]

Welcome to 2025 Cole, doesn’t life through you some crazy curveballs when you least expect them. You handled it a lot calmer than I would have. lol

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I'm so used to stuff happening that I honestly just laugh it off haha

[@carolmiland9665]

Did you pick up your boat before coming home? So happy you two are safe❤

[@josephkerley363]

Hard core fisherman!

[@williamgahman5028]

Hi Cole, Jay, Cyprus and Summer. Great video but we're missing the slab queen. Nice bass. God bless and love yall ❤❤

[@EricJackhammerMorris]

That's a NSKA NW lake, you should've commented on the page, they all live within 15 minutes. 😂 Glad they got you fixed up quick.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I should have haha

[@Z71Ranger]

It’s a Dodge it has to be the ball joints…😂😂😂

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It's a Tundra.... must be the ball joints haha

[@Ralphcanoeingadventures]

I am so sorry about your truck problems. I am a lot different than you. I couldn't still go fishing with a broken truck! I would worry about it the whole time while fishing . 😂😢

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It's okay! We were just so happy to have made it to the ramp. Haha all we think about is fishing 😂

[@thepolkster46]

Origional Equipment (OEM) Toyota Ball joints just don't break like that, you need to have the district Toyota Service Rep return a call to you, that is a warranty issue , metal fatigue is a manufacturing issue.

[@ste-bow]

That's pretty standard for Toyota ball joints. Been that way for decades.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Should I switch brands?

[@ste-bow]

@ nope. My Yota has 300k. Just have to change the ball joints before failure.

[@blind_eye_fishing]

I didnt see any disasters in the video 😂. Dang ckickbait title lol. All good but breakdowns happen unfortunately and they always suck but at least you had a good day fishing. Having a good day on the water with a bud well worth the aggravation lol

[@walterchapman2884]

If something like that tore up on my truck, fishing would be the last thing on my mind.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Fishing was the only thing on our minds haha especially after we got the tow truck out to take it to a shop. Nothing else we could do

[@walterchapman2884]

@COLE_and_JAY As the country song goes, I love my truck.

[@traceymassey3723]

Just wanted to know what happened to the new boat that y'all had. The white one with center console.

[@williamweirjr9749]

It will be tough to launch the boat like that

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Indeed!

[@jeffreyzobrist1178]

Cole do you still have both boats cause I noticed you had your older boat on the lake when you broke down?

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Yes we do at the moment

[@jeffreyzobrist1178]

@ I watch all your videos I really hated to see your lake drain you have such nice crappie, bluegill,bass,frogs in there. I try to share your videos to get your channel out there. Look forward to seeing more in the future.

[@EK99_00]

Do you guys own any of the 6th sense 6 custom rods? Would love to see a review of that.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Yeah we have some of the USA custom series. That's the rod I was using when I caught the fish on a glide. We also have something else in the works 👀

[@paulgentry5006]

Yall ever go trout fishing in upward Arkansas

[@rogerwilliams977]

Praise God, if it would have came off at a decent speed, it could have been disastrous 😮❤

[@BernandoTurner]

🙏🏾

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

Happy 2025!🎉

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you! You too!!

[@SamTan-v1j]

Hardcore fisherman: I think my truck wheel might be off, but it doesn’t matter. I need to get my boat on the water first!

[@74bananaman]

Glad ya’ll had fun and made it home safe! Minus the ball joint that was a good start to 2025!!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We had a good time and are definitely glad it all worked out!

[@74bananaman]

⁠@@COLE_and_JAYYES! I’m sure we are all glad things worked out. Y’all are in my top 3 channels!! I can’t wait for the lake to get back to some normalcy so them babies can go out in their backyard and fish!!! ❤️

[@ricktuttle6670]

You never tell us what lake you're on when you go make your video

[@jennygabbard6421]

Cole it is only going to get better. You should have stopped way before you did. I could hear the squalling and then could hear the tire and ball joint. Which you are darn lucky. My brother was pulling a car trailer and didn't pay attention to the trailer. I was following and could see the thing on fire. I drove in a curve on a country road to get him to pull over. Luckily we were by a creek.

[@beverlymeetze8312]

I'm glad y'all are okay! I had a tire fall off on the interstate and I watched it roll across three lanes of traffic. I was so lucky I didn't get hit. And then years ago my axle broke in the middle of an intersection...thankfully not a really busy one! Van wouldn't move at all! Scary scary!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

That's sketchy! Would have been awful if that happened to us towing the boat. We were feeling so blessed to make it to the boat ramp once we knew something had gone wrong!

[@hamiltonbell2472]

It’s impressive that you were able to fish with that hanging over your head.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Fishing solves all my problems. Haha

[@raygissendanner1476]

Cole it looks like someone needs to dump a few truck loads of bait fish in there

[@COLE_and_JAY]

There's actually a ton of shad in this lake. Idk what the deal is the fish looked like they were post spawn, which is a possibility because of it being a power plant lake

[@rickfazzini22]

It’s a Toyota thing, they drop lower balls all the time. You took it well man, much better than I would have.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

If we weren't at the boat ramp we may not have handled it as well haha

[@billmitchell7731]

Get a GMC. They're made for towing . Toyotas a good truck . But they're not made for heavy work

[@LaYarddog]

Please take a little advice from a crusty combat vet......don't dwell on what could have happened. Be thankful for what did, and remember how blessed you are. It's not a good day unless you have an "adventure."

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We're definitely not dwelling on it haha we were just so stoked we actually made it to the ramp! Had we broke down anywhere else after almost making it there we would have been so bummed haha!

[@MatthewVillarreal-v5x]

Pretty sweet video have a amazing day.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you!!!

[@eustisin]

You got fishing fever

[@richardmiller7326]

New Year's day 1:30 in the morning my son called me to come pick him up because his car broke door later that day we had it towed to a mechanic and the tow truck broke down and had to call for help so I think I know what it's like

[@byrongreen2167]

Cole, your Ohio buddy here again!!..hey,you may want to start carrying an emergency fire starter kit with you..(Justin Case)...homemade ones work very well too!!!😊😊😊😊

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I have one on my keychain and usually always in my backpack. They took my keys...

[@michaelcraig5735]

Why would you keep driving when your truck is not working right

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Better to break down at our destination than 5 min from our destination.

[@NcScbeach1]

Stick with a GMC Truck for what You need .

[@ntsegmuag3144]

Well give me a holler next time. I live 5 mins down the road and I could of came and moved you and done a lower ball joint for you while you fished

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Will do!!!

[@ricktuttle6670]

Can you tell us what lake you're on

[@justobserving170]

I hate this happened to you. Bad things never seem to happen at convenient times. Remember if something happens like this again, if your steering wheel is not straight when you are going straight it is most probably something to do with the front wheels, wheel assemblies, front end. Good luck and God bless you and the family.

[@tomritter493]

Tyrod or strut

[@trudyeagan8160]

❤

[@stevenhunt933]

A-frame control arm . Simple fix 👍

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We were glad they were able to get it done!

[@saragandey8625]

Glad your safe and kept your tradition alive

[@patrickhartman6818]

Lower ball joint

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Glad it was a decently simple fix!

[@lorettaquinn8621]

joint

[@jeffnehus2451]

Sad vehicle don’t last longer

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I know! To be fair though, it does have 230,000 miles on it 😳

[@butch1508]

Always be prepared for anything.

[@roberthahn482]

That's what happens when you don't take J with you.

[@williamstewartgemstonesfis1148]

Nice bass

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you!!

[@pandagirl9096]

Definitely GMC

[@COLE_and_JAY]

My first truck was a 1995 gmc. Drove it until I got this! Haha

[@pandagirl9096]

@@COLE_and_JAY Time for a nice GMC Sierra. Good luck 👍

[@julielefler9747]

May I suggest a road side assist plan they will tow and I believe pay for motel if can't get home check into it there are different plans I am so thankful for mine I had a truck towed 3 times git a ride with them want far from home. mine is through my insurance company it's ,8! A month well.worth it

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We have some sort of plan I forgot about in the moment, but I think our insurance will cover the tow

[@williamalley4976]

I'm sure You were hearing the Lower Ball Joint pop and crack for awhile as they just don't fall apart all at once unless You ran into a Big Hole at speed! Lack of proper Maintenance is the cause of most Ball Joint failures and by the look of Yours You or Your service center never Greased it! A little grease goes a long way!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We heard the pop just up the road from the boat ramp and we hit a pot hole about a mile away from where the tire fell off. There was nothing off putting the first 3 hours of our trip on the highway. We knew it was fixing to happen once we hit that hole we were just hoping to make it to the ramp first haha

[@jasontravis6098]

A new truck yes you deserve it

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Haha this is my "new" truck 😂

[@lisageves8476]

I have only watched as far into your video as you saying you heard something pop & your steering wheel wasn't straight. I may be a woman, but my guess is your wheel bearing is out! Now to unpause the video. Well, seeing your wheel leaning like it was makes me feel confident I have guessed right. Isn't that your old boat you're in?

[@thevoiceman6192]

Happy New years. I hope you have triple A. Yes the fish look sick. Is that a water treatment plant or nuclear power plant? Then that would explain the sick looking fish.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It's a coal fired plant. A lot of the time these fish are really chunky. There's a ton of shad in the lake!

[@thevoiceman6192]

@@COLE_and_JAY Coal is toxic.

[@crappienaterfishing1198]

Glad she wasn’t with you during this! I don’t know what to call it. Who other than you keeps driving?

[@outdoorsnga]

Man ,love u guys, but thought you were smarter than that... there comes a time when you pull over and stop, dangerous situation. Glad you guys didn't wreck and get hurt or hurt someone else.

[@stetson01]

Did I miss the story of your encounter with AG&F, mentioned by another you tuber on his post. Mentioned something about a $2500.00 fiasco?

[@COLE_and_JAY]

👀👀👀👀

[@billycagley9949]

I was there yall smoked them on the dam

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It was a pretty good day!

[@jasontravis6098]

time to become a Chevy guy

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I liked that Chevy that we used to dump the trailer in 👀

[@jasontravis6098]

@COLE_and_JAY time for a 2024 2025 Chevy

[@jasontravis6098]

Oh no

[@randolphso3747]

2025 honda Passport....😂🎉

[@justobserving170]

You should have saved some fish for dinner and camped at the ramp.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I wanted to badly! If we had a tent I would have!

[@JONESZ441]

Get you a Ford or Ram truck. That Tundra can't do it.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Luke had been having all sorts of problems with his new ram 🤔

[@butch1508]

Glad you are ok Cole.HNY

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you!!!

[@CS-xn6vb]

So you lost your car right before the new years too? Welcome to the club. Some dumb broad crashed into me and totaled my car.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I broke down on New Year's Day haha, sorry you had some bad luck too

[@markmelton7630]

Give me a wheel bearing I hope that’s what it is

[@jameshman5057]

Well this story doesn’t include fish but, one time 😂 my brother and I went duck hunting in a 14ft Jon boat and it was super windy and cold it was the second part of the duck season in Ohio. There Open on the river so we took the boat out,half out on the water we took in to much water and the boat went on its side and basically flipped. We had are guns in our hands so we wouldn’t lose them but lost a lot of gear, luckily for us it wasn’t deep enough to be over are heads. And mind you it was dark out way before sunrise. We wadded the boat back to shore. We then thought about we had some more ammunition in the truck, we was like since we lost most of our gear the boat liter now so we ended up going back out and made it to our spot. The real kicker is we didn’t get a single duck that day. If that water would have been over our heads I probably wouldn’t be writing this long story.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I've had some crazy trips like that out duck hunting. Things can go south quick when waders, cold water, and a lot of gear are involved haha!

[@geraldskaggs3903]

Cole, you lost the beard, you look much better, lol

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thanks! It's probably gonna make another appearance soon. It's cold out there.

[@francessannicolas6095]

You way better with clean facial hair. 👍🏼

[@kahlilmiramontes1810]

Buy a chevy