Catch and Cook CATFISH Survival Tactics | The Wilderness Living Challenge 2016 S01E14 - FINAL PUSH

We caught and consumed 17 pike between the both of us. We ate piles of berries, clams, snails and crayfish. Yet, we lost 2 lbs/day and 1.5/ lbs/day respectively. Together, in just 5 days we lost a staggering combined total of 17.5 lbs of body weight
I dropped an astonishing 7.4 lbs of body weight going from 136.8 lbs to 129.4 lbs in 5 days. Jeremy lost 9.8 lbs going from 193.8 lbs to 184.0 lbs over the same 5 days. I lost around 1.5 lbs/day and Jeremy lost around 2 lbs/day. Put another way, I lost 5.4% of my total body mass and Jeremy lost almost exactly 5%. As a weight loss challenge, we were both highly successful, but The Wilderness Living Challenge has a polar opposite objective. I went from an estimated body fat percent of about 12-13 to a final body fat of around 9%. That's just 4% from being at a critical level which is 5. So another drop of 6.5 lbs would have put me at a high risk of severe health repercussions. Pushing our trend line forward says that this would have occurred in only about 4 more days.
That's an astonishing realization to say the least. It really puts into context the importance of body fat in survival and overall well being. While we consider a low body fat to be healthy or athletic, it puts the body at risk from famine. Inside of a couple of weeks, someone in the athletic range of body fat at around 12-15% would be in dire straights. One could double that estimate for the 25% range. The obvious logical assumption is that a person who is overweight is actually in the best respective shape for enduring famine or a modern "survival challenge" as they have the most energy in reserve.
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[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

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[@workingclasswoodsman]

I have been binging on these videos all night through the snow storm. I have to say again, one of the best series out there and I don't mean just KZbin. You guys put a ton of work into your videos and It is a great series. Thanks again for all the work and keep it up.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks brother! It's a lot to ask people to sit through, but if they do, they're sure to learn something about what it takes. We sure did!

[@MonochromeMentality]

I rarely comment on a video, but you guys are simply awesome. The wealth of reality-based information coming out of this experiment is so valuable to me and many others for sure. I really enjoyed watching every single episode. Thanks for filming it all despite being in great hunger. The calmness and the humility with which you approach nature and yourself is too rarely seen these days. I wish you two all the best, my sincere well-wishes and I am tremendously looking forward to watching more of your content.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Wow, thanks man! Doing all this is worth it when I get to read comments like yours.

[@hillbillynick2000]

When my wife and I were first married we went through a rough patch when I was unemployed. We lived on bullhead and pigeons for a summer. I (we) have caught and cleaned 1,000s of bullheads! A light makes a huge difference.They come to it. If you wish I can relay a easy skinning method. you were close to it there. Enjoying these! Oh, BTW bullhead have a lot more fat/oil than Pike. May have helped you feel better.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yeah, for sure, I'll read it. Send it to me. Email address is here: kzbin.infoabout. Unfortunately, many lakes don't have a huge number of bullheads, but then again, I've never really tried all that hard. Good for you for going a full summer, that's impressive!!

[@hillbillynick2000]

The Wooded Beardsman the link gives me an error code. I'll try to compose a short comment here, perhaps it will be of use to others also.

[@jessebuckley9157]

I really appreciate the raw uncut footage in these older videos. You have a lot of diehard subscribers here Chris. Finding myself going back and rewatching a lot of old content. You’re an inspiration to many.

[@mikestewart6517]

No, you are obviously not fully hydrated. Due to all of your extra activity you are sweating more. Take lots of packages of oral rehydration salts camping with you. Mix the package exactly according to directions on the package ( check the package before you leave home and take a water container mentioned in the directions) and drink this liquid in place of your reg water. Try to increase the liquid you are drinking and the body will allow the unused water to enter the lower intestine lubricating the lower intestine and passing the stool. This works for any constipation problem; even those caused by medication. You can even start this regime before leaving home. Love watching your vids. Be good, be well, be happy. Live a thousand years.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Mike. We definitely were short on the salt department! Next season, salt might be one of those things we pack in.

[@mikestewart6517]

Not just salt; oral rehydration salts. You can purchase them at a pharmacy.

[@curtisdeboer8963]

I just finished this series and I'm liking and commenting on every episode in hope of season 2. I appreciate both of you for what you're doing and I appreciate the Ontario specific foraging info as well.

[@Jazhuirama]

If the mussles are chewy, then they are over cooked. Try putting them in a bowl and cover with boiling water, as soon as they begin to open, they are ready to eat. That's how I do it and I've eatin thousands......lol. Like Jeremy I too eat offal, not much goes to waste when I kill an animal. Fish head soup is about the fish head for us (Maori - Native New Zealander), not the broth, we eat the cheeks, suck the eyes out, spit the ball, suck the brain then throw away the broth. When it comes to our large mammals (domesticated or wild) e.g. Pig, Deer, Sheep e.t.c...We eat the Brain, Eyes, Tongue, Cheeks, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Upper Intestine, Thymus Gland (or Pancreas) and all the meat. Eating this way a Large boar has sustained myself, my brother and my two adult sons for 3weeks in the bush, along with wild edibles and we always take Flour, Pink Salt, Spice and copious amounts of Honey.......LOL

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Nice! Thanks for all the visuals. We need to do more with these "historical" techniques!

[@upstatenyphann]

I hope that next week is the 2 o'clock feast video. I've been waiting for that one since i started binging this series a month ago. And if there is no 2 o'clock video...there should be!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Oh, there is!!!

[@englishwoodsman]

i do a lot of woodland camping and wild camping . i am learning a lot of useful tips off your channel . glad I subbed to you mate

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

You're welcome, that's what it's all about man!

[@DesertDwellerFishing]

Been glued to this series thanks for taking the time to make these videos!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Desert Dwellers!

[@MchaelTeeter]

The antidote for the bull head barb is the slime on the fish!😂 Cool huh.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Cool! Didn't know that.

[@RudyRay01]

I tried that and it really did work. The pain stopped quickly.

[@ericspratt3164]

Rub the wound on the fish’s belly. You won’t believe how well it works until you try it.

[@aaronnelson1099]

Glad to see you have something different on the menu for a few!! And yupp always clean your pans when your done!! Good luck out there C and J!!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks bud!!!

[@Sprikupnorth]

Very informative. I live in northern Michigan and experience the same in Environment and learn something new with every video. Thanks!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Jason! Michigan is awesome and you're right, very similar to Northern Ontario. I watch a lot of YT channel and it's amazing how close they are.

[@Christopher-yc1xk]

Just wanna give props to Jeremy, dude is a outdoor rockstar.

[@bushcraftbaxter]

Man, I honestly appreciate the work put into these. Keep on surviving my dudes

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks!

[@msgypsyqueen]

I LOVE snails and mussels!! 😍 .. Well done, guys - congrats on your Challenge!! 😬👍

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

*Next week is the FINALLY! * Give Jeremy (One Wildcrafter) a SUB PLEASE: kzbin.info/door/y7HUXYD7Ua6zPR384d1ETg

[@HuplesCat]

Done

[@NomadicWoodsman]

Waiting for next week ! :) Did you guys find any cattails in that area ? Great videos guys.

[@davidvermeer560]

Done

[@joeybags7411]

I am in love with this series!!!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Joe!

[@davidstarr6604]

Great series. Hope there will be a season 2. Very informative and fun to watch

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It's in the works!

[@HuplesCat]

Last guess is a combined loss of 7.5lbs Awesome series. Maybe gofundme or kickstarter to fund a longer version and consider a highlights video to promote it to cable as a new program

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

That would be awesome! I think we can do one more self funded, but it would be nice to have a budget to do different areas.

[@WannabeBushcrafter]

Great video series Wooded Beardsman! I was wondering if, after a period of time (and further weight loss), some kind of steady state is reached where one's body can be maintained on such a low fat, low caloric density diet?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It's an interesting question. No spoilers, but I'm fairly low to begin with and I didn't see that in just 5 days. I don't know how long that would take, but I think time would have run out on me waiting for that to happen. We have a skype review show coming up where we talk about some of those things. It will air tomorrow after the final episode.

[@johnlord8337]

Pencil-small jerky sticks make excellent lure bait. Easily kept in plastic wrap. Oily, tough meat stays together on hook. Long lasting lure smell in the water (oil, honey, BBQ smoke, tomato, pepper, salt, etc.). Can take multiple bites before being pulled off hook. Tiniest of pieces 1/8 x 1/8 inch - maximum lure smell. Can even razor cut into long and/or flat thin pieces (pin worm, fluke lure).

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Nice, jerky from store bought or similar to that?

[@johnlord8337]

Just as long as they are oily, tiny grind meat, and compressed sticks with spices. Not regular flank steak jerky. www.jacklinks.com/snacks/meat-sticks#?offset=0&limit=100 Like the liquor store or gas station meat sticks. Best options for trot line, bait fishing, crayfish/fish/crab traps, ... and if made very tiny and put on the hook under a 28 or 32 dry fly for a floating lure, will get results.

[@thedoghouseoutdoors4116]

i guess -31.3lbs, i have fished alot of farm ponds for catfish, alot of people feed the catfish dog food and its crazy how much they love it, it seems like every fish in the pond will come up to the surface to eat. keep on keeping on guys!!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Interesting. Maybe that's why there was a small one in the fish trap. I was trying to attract crayfish!

[@latestunique2175]

OMG! I laughed SO HARD when you said "So... I just Gave 'er"

[@jeffgreen3276]

every man loves a little bit clam! even in the bush! lol!!! great job! very interesting!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Jeff!

[@fredthorne9692]

I GUESS -22 lbs. (I have no idea whether I'm even in the ball park given I have attention span of a Grey Squirrel) Down to the wire. It's a fascinating learning experience for me to say the least. I would have thought your rig would have produced a better yield, but I guess the environs are fickle. You've achieved a great deal experiecially. Thank you again for sharing. A note about poop. It would seem that one should be vigilant about avoiding bowel impaction in drastic dietary changes. I hate to end on that note, but I shall.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Hahahaha, yeah for sure. I was pretty surprised too. I've heard starving can mess you up pretty bad. System is meant to have food moving through on a regular basis...if some gets stuck halfway through....ugh.

[@FullSpectrumSurvival]

Enjoyed the series!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks!

[@zigzag1.5_43]

I enjoyed watching this challenge thanks for sharing your experience with everyone

[@vktesla]

I always have much more success in crawfish traps with oily fish. I think your main problem on that front is either a)the lake simply doesn't have a lot of crawfish or b)its to hot out for them little mudbuggers. What seems to work the best is to toss them in in the afternoon and check them IMMEDIATELY the next morning even before the son rises. When it's cool they seem to be much more actively eating.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

More to do with abundance. As a kid, I never did trap all that many. Plus we used pike and pike is a predator. I always used bread. I once tossed in broccoli that i had too much of and man, they were all over it.

[@linklesstennessee2078]

One last try -16.2 lbs has been a interesting series can't wait to see the weight loss I know at 3 o clock you will be heading for a cheeseburger or eat a stick of butter on the way

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Ohhh yeaaaah! :)

[@travismckinney5758]

Sad it's gonna be over, but I know you were happy it wasn't longer! Love this series. I guess -20.1

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

You know it Travis! I'd like to try again, but actually DO WELL!

[@malcolmclark2887]

...2:20 throw a jug of Metamucil in your pack , soluble fiber will keep you regular. Oatmeal really helps too.

[@nunoricardo3119]

Hello guys, in Portugal we grill the fish with skin and head, we just take the guts out. The skin protects the fish from the fire and when cooked the meat comes off the bone easily. I think this way you would get more meat. Have you tried it? Thanks for a great channel.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I have, and it is good! We did a video over fire with trout with head and skin on and they were awesome!

[@Rc4given619]

next time boil that clam with ginger,lemon grass and fish sauce you guys are gonna love it :)

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Cool!!

[@thetacountry4487]

This series is awesome!

[@1999GGO]

in the mediterranean we have a kind of sea crayfish and by experience you can eat the legs too by just crunching them with your teeths and suck the juices , and you can use the head by sucking it from the cavity where the abdomen was , and a bonus tip it's easier to "skin" the body of the crayfish if you open it from the "belly" and all can be done with your fingers/ teeth no need of pliers

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Sounds like a great meal, thanks for sharing!

[@wnchillbilly1]

you know , we've had a good on-going conversation about survival and nutrition. It may well be that the tv show 'Alone' will be in the dustbin of tv history before the mystery is solved, but hopefully it will help the producers of the next show of it's ilk. There are 2 main foodstuffs that is missing from 'Alone' that is needed for long term survival. The 1st one is a coarsely ground wheat flour for making bread. The 2nd is a salted & cold smoked meat supply.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

The show is missing more than a few things in my opinion. The fascination with watching failure is at the center of it. I tend to think that our series works either way, success or failure. Seeking mastery. But maybe we're missing mass appeal, I don't know. It's hard to say what large crowds want to see. I guess ALONE figures seeing people suffer is better than seeing them succeed. But if I'm making a show, I don't want to be f*&*ing up all the time for ratings! I want to go out and do well or at least work toward doing well. That's interesting to me.

[@wnchillbilly1]

I agree 100 %. I would rather be entertained by watching someone build a stone oven & make bread than see them slowly starving. At least it would give additional purpose to cutting all that firewood.

[@1lumberjack333]

Oh I like that catfish skin trick. I'm gonna start nailing them down lol

[@msilverhammer]

OK...another great video, and a few new things like choke berry juice and a catfish. I guess that I can submit one more guess of -21.5 pounds.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks! Yup, last guess!

[@benives254]

It's good job you allow modern equipment on the challenge. You need a microscope to see that claw meat!

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

You saving that bit of pike in the beard for Ron..... later ron when your really hungry. You guys are just getting into a grove and its time to go home. Did you look for the mouse under the tent for a side dish? Going to go low on the poundage this time for the wild card. Negative 2 pounds, that is averaged out to one pound each, didn't sound like you had a good poo this morning.... 17 pike stored up got to have some weight gain there. Our winter has been way mild. How is it looking out mid country?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Very mild and we lost all our snow with a heavy rain. Going to be above zero all next week. Pretty crazy, but good for the deer at least. I'll have to come up North for some better icefishing action. Bit of a grove, but at this point, I was happy to be on the home stretch!!!

[@TheDaviecoyle]

Wee tip, If you grab the middle ..flap of the cray fish tail and break it right and leftand then pull it out the full digestive tract comes cleanly out with it

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Cool! I think we showed that in an earlier episode. It does work pretty good. Too bad we couldn't get a big pile of them, they are tasty!

[@TheDaviecoyle]

Loving this series man. Its awesome. Gutted that its ending. what you bringing out next and how long?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

To be determined. I'm wrestling with a few ideas right now. What I want to do is take a better crack at it. If i can figure out how to do it properly, then it's not a huge deal to repeat it. So rather than lose a bunch of weight each time, I come out healthy and in better heal and spirits. I didn't enjoy being hungry!!!

[@TheDaviecoyle]

I reckon that its the big game thats the game changer. you going to go through the seasons with this series?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

We're going to try and I would like to include as much variety and open seasons as possible, but lining everything up including the time to do it, is really challenging. I think we can do better though, and that will be the driving force. No sense repeating what we've already done without applying anything we've learned.

[@nightwolfwalker9198]

The Wooded Beardsman I have a question had our ancestor ever uses a catfish finn arrow head /blow dart to hunt .

[@fishincalifornia3250]

Great video man keep up the amazing work!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks!

[@FisherGirl333]

How is it for the 2 of you to watch yourselves on video going through the process of slowly starving? Did you see or hear anything on the videos after the fact that really affected you emotionally? Perhaps it was something that was edited and you don't want to share, I would understand.

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

Great question, Tina!

[@susiecates2804]

Awesome adventures with you guys all vidieo s

[@1lumberjack333]

Deer heart for the win! (slice thin, add butter!)

[@jamesbaker4870]

Fyi - bullhead you should soak in fresh water over night. They are dirt fish. It will get the dirt out and will taste alot better. Basically same process as the muscles.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Cool, will try!

[@jamesbaker4870]

You should! Usually works best with the fish still alive and have them soak. Don't kill them till the next day. Maybe test the difference and make a video out of it. Your content is gold. I hope to train my daughters the way you train your son. You're a great inspiration. Keep up the awesome work.

[@donnycody6393]

I would like to see you continue the show

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Donny, we will for sure!

[@martinadejaquiz2482]

beautiful countryside!

[@lukeglennon3220]

We have a 50 clam a day limit. (Saltwater) 10 lbs of mussels though. Decent amount of protein.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yeah, for sure. Slurp them down, no chewing :)

[@canadianbushman8982]

-17.2 pounds Circle hooks work best for passive fishing sets. Does that gravity water filter work well? Calories per 100 grams: Eel 236 cal, 15g fat, 24g protein Burbot 89 cal, 1g, 19g protein Catfish 94 cal, 2.5g, 16g protein Pike 88 cal, ~1g fat, 19g protein Crayfish 76 cal, 1g fat, 16g protein Clams 74 cal, 1g fat, 13g protein (sometimes the data show carbs of ~3g but are non-glycemic phytoplankton, which humans cannot digest) Blueberries 57cal, 0g fat, ~1 protein, 14g carbs

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks man! Yeah, I have some circle hooks now, I will have to try them compared to my J hooks. I've always used J's...not even sure why.

[@julioandelia8681]

I didn't see you sucking the crayfish head. Not sure if this is true to crayfish too but crustacean heads usually contain most of their organs and are very tasty so possibly a little fattier? Great content, cheers!

[@PHLYLM]

your brother looks like liam neeson! like a badass living in the woods with you!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

LOL

[@angelA-vv9tb]

keep it up love the videos always know there going to be good

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Angel!

[@WesS2016]

I find it interesting that Jeremy dreamed of you eating a tree. Does he subconsciously find your plight of hunger amusing? And was his explanation of cleaning up the camp site to explain away the chewed up trees? I don't know if the lighter spirits that show in this video are the result of it being the last day or of the acclamation of your spirits and bodies to the task you have set yourself. It will be nice to see if the next series covers more time and if indeed you both are just getting used to being in the wild. I would also like to point out that you could see the fats cooking at the bones in the catfish. Bones in the only way to make the most. look at 15:30 ish

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Hmmm, could be the fats in the actual meat? Someone said they were fattier thank pike, but could be fats coming out of the bones too like the marrow! I guess we need to try to make some fish soup, even though I'm still not sold it would be very good.

[@cpmtrad250]

how the HELL have you never had heart or liver? Every man in my family takes a bite out of the heart of their first deer.... while the deer is being gutted and field dressed by said young man (yes, commenters, raw). I've just never met a successful deer hunter that doesn't at least keep the heart for later. Liver is liver. Gross imo. Heart however, is delicious. Do yourself a favor , (and by now I bet you have) unless you already have, give it a try, you'll love it. Especially considering the fact that you like marrow already. Which btw brother, is itself an organ. 😃 excellent video

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

Almost forgot to make a final guess& it looks like I beat the final episode. PHEW! -21.4 lbs. Can't wait for the finale!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Today at 10:00 a.m. EST!

[@restoreallthings1806]

I saw some kind of berry on some bushes like the ones at the end of this vid. on the edge of a lake I was fishing yesterday, but thet were darker purple. I need a book for identification. I live in Mississippi. -9.7

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yeah, be careful. It's nice to have someone with you who knows, for the first couple of times. Sometimes I get Jeremy to I.D. new ones for me, then I sample and then try to re-identify a few times. That's really the best way. Also eat them afterwards for a last ditch defense...to have a taste reference. I've messed up once, but spit it out in time. Can't be too careful.

[@PhillyMadeTTG]

Y'all have the best channel I don't get how y'all don't have 1m sub like 💀

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks! Growing slow and steady!

[@StanTheMan709]

Moose tongue and heart is awesome, and pigs tongue but thats not exactly a wild food haha but my fav of them all

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Deer and moose tongue maybe :)

[@StanTheMan709]

moose roast a rabbit and 2 pigs tongues with all the veggies for tonights sunday dinner =P

[@stevecausey1590]

when you're ready to pull the skin off your catfish, lay his head in the palm of your hand with your index and middle finger on each side and behind his fins. then pull skin off with the other.one man job.

[@Master_Yoda1990]

Use the fish guts on the line, that's how I get catfish, I normally use card guts though.

[@mharm734]

I'd like to see you do experiments with different kinds of modern traps to see how many you would really need to carry with you to get enough meat to not lose weight.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Great idea!

[@mharm734]

I've heard a lot of different stories from people on what preppers/survivalists should have for modern traps with numbers ranging from 2 to twenty and some claims that if you tried to live off connibears the animals become trap shy and you stop being able to catch animals in them over time. I've also heard you only needed 110's which seemed dubious. Dog proof traps are sometimes proposed as a great 'bulletproof' something you could use but could you really scrounge bait for them in the winter from what you find around you? Cocoa puffs don't grow on bushes around here in the winter. My working theory is you'd want at least 6 leg hold traps with double stakes, #2 or larger, with the trigger adjusted to be as sensitive as possible and to use them all on blind sets.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Good info! I'd like to look into this more. I think I'll set up something with The Meat Trapper to discuss this idea!

[@thewoodsytype7243]

did you use circle hooks ? i find that cut bait tends to weed through small fish..... you might also look into laws about limb lines!!

[@thewoodsytype7243]

bullheads will take over a lake or pond.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I think limb lines are okay, but most of the fish tend to be out deeper in the summer.

[@rahvastepaabel]

Great video!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Martin!

[@MNOutdoorsman]

this was awesome!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks!

[@yongjianyi3556]

Most of the fat in fish is accumulated as a layer beneath the skin and on the belly, when you skin and fillet fish, you are kind of losing most of that. It may be something to consider in a survival situation.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yup! Check out Season 2 where we made some adjustments!

[@ravichandvegiraju]

I don't get it, how did you guys feel so bad and weak after just 5 days of poor eating, not to be putting you down, its great watching. Have you looked into intermittent fasting/ketogenic diets? The human body is designed to perform and push past a lot more than just a week of less of food shortage.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I was coming off a fast already and ended up sub 10% body fat by the end of the week! The body goes into crisis at 5% and starts to shut down at 3% eating internal organs. While our fat society at 35-50% body fat can go weeks or even a full year, that's impossible when you start at 12% body fat.

[@outdoorsfamily2221]

TMI!!!! LMFAO!!! LOVING ALL THE VIDS AND HOPE THIS COMMENT HELPS STIR UP MORE VIEWS!

[@hillbillynick2000]

OK, short and sweet. you drive a nail through a board and bend it into a hook. Alternatively you can use a pair of pliers to hold their jaw. their lips/jaws are tough! cut through the skin around the the head, make a slit down the spine. cut both sides of the dorsal fin. You can cut the tail off before (my preference) or after. using pliers, peel the skin back towards the tail from the head. Start along the spinal cut. I roll it up on the pliers (needle nose) quit often you can jerk it off in one go and the guts will come with it. We used to process 50-75 a night. Dipped in milk and egg, rolled in cornmeal and fried they are good! oh, you can pull/cut the dorsal fin out and cut off those nasty pectoral fins before you start!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Good tips!!!! Thanks man.

[@hillbillynick2000]

The Wooded Beardsman glad to help! I was told another trick by an old timer, haven't tried it because it would be survival only. Take a big hook, thread as many worms that will fit leaving the tips to wiggle. hang a light over the water and drop the worm ball in. leave for a half-hour. when you pull it out a bullhead will be dangling from each tip. they won't let go once they bite. I believe it as I have reeled in tons of them unhooked but holding the worm. Good luck and thanks for the great videos!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Ha, that's interesting. I'll have to try that. I don't fish bullhead very often, but I know a few places I could try!

[@hillbillynick2000]

The Wooded Beardsman let me know how it works. For that matter, I will try it this summer and we will compare notes!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Sounds good! If I get a chance I will.

[@eric4x4]

RE: Dog food vs pike bait - Even the lake creatures prefer the carbs!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

:)

[@patterguitsit7124]

Good work fellas!

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Patter!

[@rubertdafairy8211]

I get pricked by bullheads at least 10 times a year and i definitely wouldn't call the pain incredible its does sting pretty good though and could easily get infected

[@makattak88]

Crayfish do not pinch hard. It will not break skin. The bigger the crayfish, the lesser the pinch! Most huge crayfish have oversized claws to muscle ratio.

[@martinadejaquiz2482]

nice vid!!

[@someguy1037]

Ice pick through the head into a piece of wood is the best way to skin a catfish.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I've heard of that!

[@greysilverback3924]

Great video! Do any of the lakes you're fishing have eel pout/burbott?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

No eel, burbott I've heard of, but I don't think I ever caught one.

[@MchaelTeeter]

I have they love deep water. We caught them ice fishing. You look for algae on the ice and fish 1 foot off the bottom. They hit glow in the dark lures. They taste like lobster. Very good.

[@greysilverback3924]

We would make winter sets for them in alaska using cut-bait. Alot of are sets were in shallow water (7-10) feet,think they swim into shallows at night to feed.Really good tasting and oily.Would be interesting to know how much fat calories they have.

[@fredthorne9692]

I GUESS -22 lbs. (I have no idea whether I'm even in the ball park given I have attention span of a Grey Squirrel) Down to the wire. It's been a fascinating learning experience for me to say the least. I would have thought your rig would have produced a better yield, but I guess the environs are fickle. You've achieved a great deal experiecially. Thank you again for sharing. A note about poop. It would seem that one should be vigilant about avoiding bowel impaction in drastic dietary changes. I hate to end on that note, but I shall.

[@canadianbushman8982]

I heard that eel have several times the calories of white fleshed fresh water fish and were prized by natives. Per 100 grams: Eel 236 cal, 15g fat, 24g protein Burbot 89 cal, 1g, 19g protein Catfish 94 cal, 2.5g, 16g protein Pike 88 cal, ~1g fat, 19g protein Crayfish 76 cal, 1g fat, 16g protein

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

You know your good friends when you can talk about poop

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

:)

[@webstream3509]

Make some dehydrated bug meatballs as fish bait.. make em rock hard an don't put too much..

[@hunterfrancis6554]

Do you think it is possible to live off the land without losing body weight if you brought rifles for hunting?

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Yes, but only if we didn't have to obey the laws. Open season on everything...highly possible. We saw TWO moose on this trip!!!

[@hunterfrancis6554]

Thank you for the reply. Big fan.

[@seanantill3366]

the best thing about bullhead is they make great bait to catch more bullhead

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

hahahahha :) More PIKE!

[@seanantill3366]

You guys are just over run with pike is the problem most of the us and especially here in Alaska pike are an invasive species and will have bounties placed on them if the start to get out of control. Here in Alaska if they even catch you releasing a pike back into the water they will fine you big time As where Canada at least at one time considered them as a sport fish

[@singleman1986]

There's a better way to extract the meat from the claws. Break off the FIXED part of the shell and pull the stripped meat off with your teeth.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Cool!

[@bryanstevens7785]

So I absolutely love the channel Chris but gotta say that is not at all how you eat a crayfish/crawfish/crawdad.....lol

[@nicholasdamicosr4408]

I assume this is the North West Territory am I Corect

[@seanantill3366]

Tabasco sauce for the clams

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

From the tabasco tree! :) lol

[@webstream3509]

At least you guys didn't have to poop in subzero temps..

[@webstream3509]

Core strength

[@melissawilson2066]

TMI for sure. Seems like a man/women may be better team or at least one women on team. I'm a women, not sexiest but division of labor, seem like to much time is spent doing different things when you could be specializing and improving in tasks. If you go onto the show, I would take two+ food items for the 10, one being the pound of sugar and the other a carb source. Seems like you know a lot, and I've enjoyed watching.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Melissa! Yeah, we could divide up, but the big problem was finding food sources. I do think we could do better though. In a couple weeks we're going to be trying again with some fresh ideas. The cooking, etc. was a decent time to conserve some calories, but after a day's fishing, it would have been nice just to sit back and share in some berries collected by someone else while the fish was cooked. Paddling a canoe and wrestling fish all day is pretty hard work :) Thanks for watching through, and I hope we can put a good season together this year!

[@71blackraven]

catfish do eat there own kind if you have a small meat trie it.

[@redhaegar]

Was there a reason why you didnt try with aditional fishing routes to catch non predatory fishes? They might have more fat to it.

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Trout are not very reliable to catch, at least around here. I considered it, but usually when we try for them, they are small and also we may only catch a couple for a whole days work. Pike are just more reliable.

[@redhaegar]

Thanks for the reply! I saw the amount of pike you catched. That was just just unreal. I was thinking about a float and lots of earthworms at the hook and an additional fishing rod that you just leave alone while fishing for pike. You wouldnt eat worms right? So the additional investment would be almost nonexisting

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

We're only legally allowed one rod, otherwise I would totally do it! Set lines...you'd need minnows for pike, but you could do set lines for panfish...though they bite readily, so it would be nothing to catch them once you found them...but they are far smaller than panfish so maybe not worth it compared to what you get from a pike.

[@WesS2016]

I GUESS -24.2 I am just guessing now. lol

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

It's funny to watch the guesses, with people all over the place! I wonder if we put all the guesses together, what the average guess would work out to be.

[@justincunningham6426]

Full stop

[@rumblechick73]

One last shot of -17.6

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Thanks Diana!

[@jonimiddleton4511]

I think those snails r called periwinkles

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Could be, I always though periwinkles were salt water.

[@brianguo5516]

I swallow clams, so I have no idea how they taste.....

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

They are pretty much tasteless.

[@aronmaes]

Is this USA or Canada?

[@HuplesCat]

True North proud and free

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

:)

[@jakesgopro6524]

awesome video naked and afraid haha

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

:)

[@68SpawnofSatan]

bullheads taste good

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

I agree, it tasted quite good.

[@milesjordan5442]

Does a woodsman shit in the woods? Lol

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Barely!! I was getting kinda scared there. :) LMAO

[@jacquiblanchard3131]

So many questions that I do not want to ask about this. LOL!

[@anantkamasaku3229]

How did you guys survive? I learned more as a Boy Scout when I was 14 then watching you guys. And you guys have more equipment and food then I did. I'm 49 and smh