If You Put This On A Hook You Better Be Ready!

[@chriswalls5831]

Dave you got a lot of knowledge in cat fishing

[@Tygor3533]

Looks like American eel, they go from fresh to salt back to fresh to spawn. Great bait!

[@jeffchaffee1235]

Hey Dave do think you’ll do some bank fishing some time soon? How bout in some of your old location, a trip down memory lane. Thank you for making these videos for us

[@dee-ski-velli6808]

I liked it better when Dave threw really far and fished on the bank as well😂

[@jonboatmorava9115]

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[@richardlovins6222]

Bank fish with some of that ell

[@garystinson3998]

Maybe you need to where speed o too get more clicks lolol 😂 😂 😂😂😂 i

[@RiverJunkie]

The return to Duck shit Dock!! Lol

[@daveward1935]

Toothpaste will dislodge the eel slime, among other things. This is the first vid I've seen where you use water and cloth to clean your hands instead of trousers. lol

[@martinphilip8998]

I told him to try Boraxo.

[@fredziffel3443]

With results like that... it may be worth the trip for more EEL BAIT !😂 AMAZING! WHO'DA THUNK IT, ON THE TENNESSEE? 😂😅😂

[@krm944]

I live near the James River and knew the second he said he was gonna try it in TN that it would be killer!!

[@IEchuckie]

The ells know it!

[@larrymcmakin1153]

Love the banjo music when you reel them in. Don't ever get away from that. Great channel sir!

[@joeyskaggs2519]

The American eel is the only species of freshwater eel found in North America. It once made up over a quarter of the total fish found in many Atlantic coastal streams. Indeed, the eel is a valuable food source for larger fish and fish-eating birds, as well as people. Eels are catadromous, meaning they primarily live in rivers and estuaries, but migrate out to the ocean - the Sargasso Sea, to spawn. American eels are an elongated fish, with fairly small fins. They use their whole body to swim in undulating motions. They are covered with a mucous layer, making them very slick. Scientists believe this mucous layer reduces friction as they swim in the ocean currents and protects them from pathogens that might enter the skin

[@krm944]

I think that mucous is full of the amino acids that fish target/prey upon. Eel is the best bait I have found. I catch some with rod and reel using worms. At the bait shop, a big eel like he showed is $8.99. I use 2 in pieces not 4 in pieces like he does. I can freeze it and have the same success with thawed eels as I do fresh.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

They're going through serious decline in NC. Used to catch them all the time, rare to see any now.

[@contagiouslyfit1021]

Plenty of eels in the water where I'm at currently, it's an art around here to catch them. And the oriental have it down packed. Haven't seen it sold nowhere since the huge selling spree 10 yrs or so ago when Orientals would flock in by the hundreds to catch them. They were being sold at local stores for upwards of $35 a lb and most were being shipped overseas. Atleast it was that way in Jersey. Folks bought boats and nets just for the eels. Few years later boats and nets for sale everywhere

[@davidcarroll7143]

You the man !!! Reveal the truth, knowledge. I'm smarter than i was yesterday, becuse i didnt know what an american eel is. Lol But hes fishing in tennesse river, system? What atlantic waters connect the two?

[@benkok02]

Even the American eel is great to eat smoked grilled steamed or like I love gut in inch and half moots and straight up in a small pan with lots of butter vinegar and peper.

[@Wayfarout2024]

It’s the magic bait everywhere for blue cats for sure and the head is always best part

[@papatrt]

thank you for the bluegrass!!!!

[@Leo-vf3py]

Great show keep up the good work be safe my friends God bless all

[@thomasraney6553]

Back in the 70’s, I was fishing in the middle of the Mississippi River at night with 2 of my buddies. It was so hot and muggy typical for St. Louis. Well long story short I caught a large eel. My Dad always said they are excellent table fare. So I brought it home and my Dad cleaned it and fried it in a cast iron skillet with hot bacon grease. We washed it down with some ice cold Michelob man it was delicious. Miss you Dad love you.

[@benkok02]

Hope you put it two days in clean water first to get rid of the ground taste. Love eel smoked ,In pieces standing up I’m a skillet ,fried.

[@dlyall26]

It's like the wake boats are waiting for you to start reeling in a fish than they zoom by. I have all kinds of family that live in Tennessee. From Celina , Rickman, Allgood, Cookville, and Jamestown Tennessee .

[@collinstewart4254]

Great video eel definitely produce a very slick oily slime that don’t come off very easy. We always carry a little biodegradable dawn dish soap .helps clean your hands up cuts thru that grime grease eel slime.👍

[@IEchuckie]

If it cleans up ducks in a oil spill it must be good

[@briandrew8684]

Another awesome video, hope to see some night fishing soon. Keep up the great work brother

[@jasqarmorgan2549]

Heh, when the bait is slimier than the catfish :) Try keeping a can of sand in boat if you are going to use eel more often. Should clean your hands from the slime.

[@stephencarlson1430]

Fantastic and awesome video today

[@pdm1289]

Thank you for the video Dave.

[@alexrawleigh3167]

Dave that eel is nasty stuff but it works. I have used it surf fishing in the gulf and shark love it. By the way....I know you love fishing in the boat but how about a late night bank trip. I always enjoyed you fishing those ling rods from the bank. I get tickled when you run backwards to set the hook. Like you I fish out of a boat but some of my fondest trips were late night bank trips. I love setting put lines with my surf rods. If you get time...how about a bank trip in the future? Love your channel and contest. Best catfish channel in my opinion. No B.S. and straight to the point.

[@artmurphy4991]

Looks like eel is the E ticket today Catfish Dave😮

[@troybranaman316]

Love that the music is back !!

[@richardpayne4396]

Thats a fancy looking hat there Dave. I got one odgreen. Helps when it gets hot. You the man

[@317garyc]

Thanks for the bluegrass music!

[@jeffchaffee1235]

Thank you for making all your videos, there the best out there. Thank you for your time on the water

[@donreed417]

Jamming to Billy in the lowground and Ruebens train over breakfast and watching catfish Dave. Hard to beat. May have to get my D-42 out later and woodshed that tune back out.

[@tariqaslam1853]

Catfish Dave got the train tune.

[@jimmyg5636]

Our local bait store in little old WV has eels live or frozen every now and then. All we have to do is ask for something and she will order it

[@chunglow7646]

Sweetness indeed! I just found out that Eel slime/mucus has attraction for getting bites

[@alexrawleigh3167]

By the way Dave.....that conversion you tried was very informative but I agree.....the gear box does not change when converting from a 50 to a 60. I have a lot of experience with setting up boats and that boat you have would do everything you want and need from a 90. Not sure how long your boat is but if it can handle a bigger motor I think that would be the way to go. A 115 would make that boat scream. I have a Xpress X19 with a 200 pro XS and it has more then enough power. The only think I regret is trying to save money by buying the Mercury. The Yamaha was about 2700.00 more and looking back I should have went with the Yamaha. My old Xpress was a H51S which was 17 feet long and it had a Yamaha oil injected 90 on it. I fished 19 years out of that boat and never had any trouble out of it. Had a fuel diaphram go out but other then that is was a tank. When I sold it for 5200.00 it had almost 1100 hours on it and the guy who bought from me had a mechanic do a compression check and all three cylinders measured the same. That mechanic told him that he had never seen one with that many hours on it have all 3 cylinders check out to be equal. That guy who bought my boat called me three years later and said that boat is still running like it is brand new. In my opinion, Yamaha is by far the most dependable motor on the market. Now if you want high performance....I will say Mercury is the king. Still wish I had got the Yamaha.

[@brianrandolph234]

You definitely have hit upon something with the eel baits! Rivers in SC are full of them in the summer time

[@GeneBates-rz6ut]

Dave, I live in Central Texas. When I go to Galveston to flounder fish I bring home as much shad and mullet from the salt water as I can. I catch 3 to 1 catfish on the Brazos River with salty shad vs fresh water shad

[@lutherprince9304]

Great job Dave! I believe I’d be ordering me some of that bait 😂

[@krm944]

I am super fortunate to live 50 miles from James River Tackle Co- the place where he probably bought that eel! Within 5 miles I can get the smaller ones. Eel are amazing! I’ve had the smaller ones live in the fridge for 3 weeks

[@IEchuckie]

I'm going to try it in Arizona. I know of a Chinese market where ell should be no problem

[@boboneil949]

The drift socks work really great,do get in way a little bit.

[@mattkelly381]

Another great video, Sir. Due to the water still being warm, maybe do an eel vs. chicken video. It would be the battle of summer baits🐳

[@krm944]

I use eel. I have the same success with fresh eel as I do freshly frozen eel. I catch them in the river and buy from the bait shop. They will live up to 3 weeks in your refrigerator. As soon as an eel dies it goes into the freezer for the next fishing trip.

[@tedc7714]

I used to use shrimp in the shell. Same reason. One shrimp one fish. Wrapped on a treble hook. All 3 points.

[@phflhs]

Eels are great stripper bait and very very great Flathead bait when used alive.

[@bryanyankulov3162]

As always.. Great Video. Catfish Dave ~

[@thomasallen3030]

A lot of action on the water today! Good video some nice fish caught! Apparently ell is good bait. Thanks for taking us.

[@johnoliver2520]

Looks like fun awesome

[@j.j.clingman4083]

Definitely a awesome day out on the water for sure!!! Also a little bit of a change for you with back to back hook ups!!! That has to be awesome if you would ask me!!! Lol!! Oh and you sure are getting pretty close to hitting a hundred thousand subscribers!!! Come on everyone if you haven’t subscribed to catfish Dave please do so we can get him to the hundred thousand subscribers mark and he can get one of those really cool KZbin plaques to put up in his office!!! He definitely deserves it for sure with all his hard work he does to get videos out every other day or every three days!!! I’ve been watching him ever since his first video he had put out and they definitely keep getting better and better!!! Remember Dave keep up all the hard work buddy!!!!

[@johnolive3377]

This is a hell of a show with your eel bait. Hope that is the way to spell eel. Don’t think I have ever spelled it before.

[@FrankFarley-nv8mn]

Hey now, I’ve caught a good quantity of cats on 4 week old shade. I’m talking brown water type of old shade. Still worked good. Lol

[@patriciareid437]

that is some crazy fishin' right there

[@anthonygoodrich9770]

We got lamprey eels in our river systems here in Oregon, the Columbia and Willamette Rivers bothhave em, make good Sturgeon bait, never thought about using it for catfish❤👍great Show Dave

[@timfowler]

Awesome video, plenty of fish and a ton of action lol. Great video Dave

[@jbhodj2012]

Dave stylin the shorts loafers and hat.

[@geraldqualls7439]

Dave don't feel bad i got the same bunch of A holes running around in boats at Pickwick. They will go out of there way to see how close they can get

[@driver1684]

like your channel. good tips .where can I get the eel or how to catch it

[@davidray3558]

Drift sock goodness Dave. I fish with a 6ft dia sock when the wing blows harder than 10mph here in Texas. It makes my 16ft aluminum Tracker boat drift really straight and at a good pace.

[@tylerwalters1353]

Definitely has got you multi tasking

[@KhlaBaiTong]

So amazing 😘

[@Fishingguy419]

Excellent video

[@rogermosberger6856]

Used to catch eel often in the Wabash river and its tributaries. Many decades ago. Rarely if ever see them here now. Dams are blocking their ascent into most midwestern rivers now. Some get through, but nowhere near the numbers they used to.

[@dbcooper692]

It seems your carpal tunnel is getting better. Good luck with that. I would hate to see you not able to fish anymore!!! Thanks for the outstanding videos!!!

[@IEchuckie]

That was a bunch of horsey poop

[@decker9058]

Gettin close to that 100k Dave 👍👍

[@dalejarman2754]

He Dave do you hide catalpa worms in the spring? Have you ever saved any for the summer months?

[@dalejarman2754]

Sorry I meant use catalpa worms.

[@creekrunner2078]

I wish i could get mackerel anchovies and sardines in Arkansas i bet the cats would love it

[@StevanRGrimes]

I swear Dave could put a dirty sock on a hook and catch just as many fish!

[@jameshammett5027]

man you seem to fish from a couple different boats. would love to see full shots of your set up maybe a walk through. really like the one in this video.

[@wadedeeds1738]

Eel stays on good.

[@918fishingandfamily]

Eel sales went up after this video. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikem201]

What do they charge you $$ for the eels?

[@stanleykiepura1512]

Dave ,do you ever use a anchor? Would you at some time show how you rig your line up .

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

That eel is some slimy stuff, It works up here sometimes for sturgeon up here on the columbia too .

[@stanwebb3480]

They use to make wallets from eel skin!!! Have not seen one for sale for a long time but the one I had lasted a long time!!! Eels live at the bottom of water source where the catfish live!!!

[@davidhamilton9106]

Dave you can get eel at the Asian market Yee Yee!!

[@patcolston2901]

Thanks Dave I came through Knoxville on the 3rd Damn what a thunderstorm I thought about you.

[@marcusmorehead7038]

Hey Dave, What about hitting one of the Asian grocery stores and trying some of the stuff they offer on the river?

[@IEchuckie]

That's what I'm doing

[@charleywalker2982]

I would say you better get you some more eels!!!

[@dank6905]

You should try some marshmellows for bait,I seen another youtuber film a guy catching nice cat on them,it would be fun to try,and cheap

[@robbieartigue2943]

To get the slime off. Keep a little bottle of white vinegar in your boat next time,😉

[@frigedoctor]

I grew up using live whole eel for salt water Fishing, we use to toss the dead ones, dont recall using them for cutbait

[@robertwoodward388]

Yes sir eel is the best we catch one or two in the rivers her in SC

[@stevebarnhart2090]

He ain't fishin, he's catchin.

[@russhayes4882]

Need more eel Dave !

[@PutGodFirst21121]

Great video

[@cyborgnj]

Boston Whaler Montauk 17' w/90 HP 4 stroke. You will sizzle across the river or lake, plus road trips to Saltwater locales and you got an ocean worthy boat.

[@jerryoliver3734]

Good fishing, aways like watching your videos whis Jerry Oliver ifyour ever in Waco Texas like to meet you,a d talk about fishing,thanks

[@frankdennis6791]

Can you share what cameras you like to use? I'm wanting to try to record some fishing trips with my grandkids.

[@robertrobertson5120]

Bet that cheese tastes good, having catfish and eel slime accouterment...

[@nickberkowitz198]

Hi Dave. What fish are these you catching?. Asking from Zimbabwe Africa.

[@jennifervicknair7923]

All that good food getting thrown back

[@tommydillard4910]

Dave, I'm new to your channel, just wondering what the long green thing on your line is for?

[@givemeabreakdoc]

I haven’t seen a freshwater eel in 45 years.the only one I’ve ever seen. Caught him on a live crawfish in a small river(kayak/canoe type).

[@MrBongobongbongo]

They are in NY rivers.

[@jeffphillips7396]

Dave, Have you tried to purchase eel from a local Asian food store. In some parts of Asia it is a delicacy

[@davidnixon5832]

you might need to import some of those eels from that bait shop on the james river...seems to be a game changer type of bait...

[@kcduce3652]

Don't know yet if can find it around Cincinnati, but i'm sure I can order it. Gotta try it once at least.

[@scotthanson5764]

Hey Dave love your channel, how do you know males from females?

[@williammason9789]

As far inland as you are, in Tennessee, where do you purchase eel? I would like to try some here in Oklahoma.

[@caseydodds4433]

Try the asian supermarkets.

[@winstonshelley2557]

Im in Okc and i got to the asian supermarket on Classen

[@williammason9789]

@@winstonshelley2557 Winston, a few questions : do you use it fo bait? What water do you fish? And, where is the market on Classen? (I live on Council and it's been several years since I was last on Classen.

[@regularguy3202]

I just ate some fried catfish! Good stuff!

[@darrendavis7865]

I would like to know where to buy me some eel too!

[@johnmeyer6537]

have you ever tried mudcat for bait?

[@cyborgnj]

And Pro tip here for handling eels: Dont use a rag, use a scotch brite pad, you're welcome.

[@Logg94]

catfish are staying in 20 ft here and oklahoma Mr Dave have you ever tried creek chub

[@johnhritz3198]

Hay David can you do shore fishing with cut bait. And another good bait Is cut up snake good 🎣 fishing

[@matthewsouthall1916]

Where do you get your eel from?

[@darrendavis7865]

I would like to know as well?

[@Denver1976Man]

Those are good eatin size.

[@IrishRebel88]

HEY DAVE - man, looking good in the shorts! I bet you are a little bit cooler out there without them overalls. :)

[@tenncutt]

You ever use squid for bait? Stays in the hook forever too. we used to buy frozen one lb packages in the grocery store for shark bait!

[@esidedude2869]

The G.O.A.T. I tell ya what.

[@kennethsmith8844]

In the Tn. River I have caught lamprey eels

[@martinphilip8998]

Get yourself some Boraxo. It takes bad smells off your hands and it wouldn’t hurt the environment.

[@russellstewart5414]

Seems that the slime just gets worse when you rinse your hands off, must be re hydrating it. We keep a spray bottle with a mix of a small squirt of dawn to a qt of water. Doesn’t seem to effect the bite