KAYAK RIVER FISHING | SAFETY TIP

[@davidlewis9572]

I’ve used a old notebook for 40 years keeping track of weather , baits , tides n fish caught . Fly fishing is cool

[@terryclowers4433]

Beautiful scenery,great video love sitting and watching someone who knows how to do it, supposed to be the purest form of fishing 🎣

[@riverfly4237]

Hey Chad, Great video. As a long time fly fisherman and yak fly fisherman, one safety tip for you. I noticed you were not wearing a wading belt on your waders. Every fly fisherman will tell you that is a safety hazard since your waders can quickly fill if you fall in. A snug wading belt helps to limit the amount of water to take in at your feet…water in the lower section of your waders can make it difficult to swim, climb back into your kayak and even climb onto shore.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

That’s true if you aren’t filling up your waders like I am and wearing a PFD on top of them. We have also done pool testing on this repeatedly and dispelled this myth. If you fall out of a kayak the water pressure displaces the air and the pressure is equal on the outside and inside and there is nothing to “fill up” anymore. Wading in rivers is a different creature. I will do a video to demonstrate this point. Thanks for sharing

[@rickymitchum2639]

I wish we had places like this in east texas thanks chad you made me fidly spring for a fishing kayak after being on the fence for 3 years. Im so glad its been well worth it these last months. I rekindled my love for fishing becoz of your videos

[@jasonc3522]

The original reason I wanted a kayak was to be able to float trout streams in Western NC that couldn't be accessed legally by foot. But weighing in at 225lbs it was really hard to find an affordable creek boat. But with the industry being a lot more diversified than it was 15 years I might look back in to that.

[@makoman88]

Awsome brotha! I haven't been able to get out on my kayak for over a month now, I've been struggling to get over COVID-19, it's kicked my ass and left me weak. So I get stoked just watching you do what you do, living vicariously thru you till I can get back out. Thank you Chad!🤙

[@gingerjay6483]

I'm in the same boat buddy... I joined a gym and been doing light cardio.. it's definitely helping! You'll get yourself back in time.

[@lexwaldez]

Nathan Fuentes - I feel you brother. I felt lethargic and had a terrible time sucking air in the gym for just around nine months after Covid. Take it easy on yourself and give yourself the time you need to heal. It's no joke. On the bright side, I did get better and I hope you do too.

[@magnumpi5429]

Great info in your vids. Never thought about the kayak flip on the rocks and lucky me, the wife and 12 year old daughter didn't find out the hard way! Appreciate it!

[@gregdilley3490]

Looks like it was a Peaceful day of fishing it’s not all about catching fish sometimes it’s about the experience and enjoying life

[@jimmied2838]

Great tip about leaning into the rock. I manly kayak in still body's of water but the first time I went out on the river I about flipped. I don't care how good you are on slow moving water I mean I stand half the time I'm in my kayak but on moving water my butt is in the seat 100% of the time. Another great video man

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you sir.

[@jamesmeyer7034]

One of my favorite videos in awhile. Thanks

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thanks James

[@networkguy3152]

My biggest safety tip for river fishing in a kayak is watch them overhanging trees! If your like me and have a rod or two stowed vertically they can get caught and snapped very quickly.

[@jzyjack]

I wish I was exposed to Kayak fishing 30 years ago when I was at Penn State. Happy valley is a sportsman's paradise. I really can't complain much though, I now reside on the Nature Coast of Florida and get to kayak fish the flats a couple times a week.

[@ch33kz]

Great video brother. Beautiful scenery. Gonna make an effort to jump outta the kayak more often. Thanks Big Daddy ✌️

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yessir, it’s actually one of my favorite parts of kayak fishing.

[@ch33kz]

@@ChadHooverFishing I've learned so much from your channel. Your like the Godfather of kayak fishing. "Da Yakfather". Thanks for educating, enlightening, motivating and entertaining all of us in the kayak fishing movement. 💯

[@johnbaker4847]

Rocks? Current? What beez these things, I'm in Florida. I guess part of the pre-trip is staging or scheduling a ride back to starting point.

[@zarcher100]

Great video Chad!! I love river kayak fishing!

[@pamelaklemp5615]

👍👏 a nice mix of content... tips, safety, kayak, 🎣, fly 🎣 🩰. 💯All GOOD.

[@justincase9519]

It’s partially your fault that I bought an SS127 to fly fish with and from. I’m loving every minute of. Thanks a ton for all you do for the sport.

[@davidsoward3252]

Great Video Chad, would love to see more skinny water Smallie tips and tricks!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Those are on the horizon

[@mikearcher6239]

Love it……great video!!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Thank you Mike.

[@sirgoul5609]

Hi Chad, again a nice Vid. Thx for that. Please give me a hint about the phone thether you‘re using in the video.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

It’s the Rogue Fishing Co Protector. Here is a link. www.fishusa.com/Rogue-Fishing-THE-PROTECTOR-Phone-Tether-3.0

[@sirgoul5609]

@@ChadHooverFishing thx

[@ChadHooverFishing]

👊🏻

[@Bipecrazy69]

Good looking water

[@texassportzman]

Learned something. Thx

[@albertgarcia2885]

Hey Chad awesome vid! Question for you, I think I see you have that Metanium MGL. I am getting one for my bday and wondering which rod to out it on. I usually take 6 rods with me during tournaments but I am having a hard time deciding on which rod I want to put the most expensive reel ill have on. I want to build a dedicated swim jig rod because its probably my favorite way to fish. What type if rod would you recommend?

[@tahoedriver0216]

Its beautiful out there!

[@mitchellsaylon8232]

What knife is that on your vest?

[@timothygalloway1030]

Tried closing my eyes once and the guys I was with didn’t tell me there was people swimming…..yea great friends

[@ElGancho08]

How do you do it on a float by yourself? To get back to you’re truck

[@flyingfilmworks4401]

What body of water is this near State College (Happy Valley) Pennsylvania? Juniata River? West Branch Susquehanna?

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Spring Creek

[@johnbaker4847]

lotsa info but no fishee, huh. Some days be that way. 🎣👍😎😊🎣

[@strnto8967]

Hey where can I get that wader

[@ChadHooverFishing]

FishUSA

[@bucklundie]

That must have been a trip earlier this year. Looks like trees just budded out. Plus you’ve lost a significant amount of weight.

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yes. It was, this was from May and I’ve lost about 60 more pounds since then

[@joshuahawks894]

If i worked at FishingChaos I would get a hold of the data from where people catch fish and just go to those spots. Someone is the company is definitely doing this whether it is permitted or not. Haha

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Nope. They are not. For one, it’s only five of them. They live in Mobile, Alabama so most of the fish are entered in places they never go to. They are all also under performance and confidentiality agreements. I get it that we expect the worst out of people these days, but don’t you think anyone smart enough to build an app this advanced can also find their own fish… LOL

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Apple and Samsung showing up to your fishing spots too? They have all the location data for all the fish photos you take on your phone, whether you allow them to or not… 😂😂😂😂

[@joshuahawks894]

@@ChadHooverFishing i was only joking haha but could you imagine if you had access to all those honey holes. I use the app I have entered 2 monthly tournaments. Im going to do August's monthly challenge for Kentucky. I also plan on entering one of the Trail series in Paris, TN Kentucky Lake

[@Vet4Bass]

Should have used the ultra light to fly fish

[@JasonShumate]

That looks like a fun body of water.

[@davesch1512]

Not only was Brian catching some browns is was on you tube

[@saltyakfishing1108]

Fly fishing is so much fun but very frustrating until you learn to let the line do the work

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Yeap, but soooooo amazing once you do

[@thegiant573]

Left the fly rod to fish with this $300 ultralight rod and $200 reel. LOL

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Left it to try something different, it didn’t have anything to do with the price of anything involved, thanks for the shallow observation. 😜

[@thegiant573]

@@ChadHooverFishing Hey I would be the first to use it but I am not at that station in life yet, sorry it came out poorly. Beautifully done video as always.

[@blaircox1589]

Jesus, no way I'm going in with a fishing kayak in that much current and shallow water. Hell no. Stay in the calmer areas, not those little rapids, wrong kind of boat. And you could head out with a Walmart Zebco and catch just as many fish 🙄

[@ChadHooverFishing]

Sounds good. You seem like one of those pick anything to argue about people so I’m gonna just let you do that.

[@underdogoutdoors]

Throwing metal in that river, how dare you!?!

[@ChadHooverFishing]

I know right. It was sacrilege