In-Fisherman - Catfish Fever (1990) - Flatheads After Dark

Pretty good chicken, eh? R.I.P. Otis "Toad" Smith

[@davidbirch98]

Omg! I remember watching this years ago! Thanks for posting! Good watching! Good people! Good fishing! Love it.

[@PeelingDragCatfishing]

I remember this video when I was kid. Sunday nites I couldn't wait.

[@bowhunter63sm]

We have came a long way in Catfish tackle.Great show,Thanks for posting.

[@beanerish75]

Toad Smith , I remember taping these 25 years ago thanks for uploading

[@axwell21]

+beanerish75 Awesome! Thanks for commenting. Do you have any particular memories from it that stand out?

[@joehernandez5959]

+axwell21 I owned all of the vhs tapes I just don't have a vcr.....lol Favorite one was the Alligator gar episode.Thanks for posting good old memories

[@joehernandez5959]

+axwell21 I owned all of the vhs tapes I just don't have a vcr.....lol Favorite one was the Alligator gar episode.Thanks for posting good old memories

[@henryschmidt636]

Man I enjoyed seeing these segments again. I ate up every one that paired Toad Smith with Stange. They really seemed to have a great friendship. Oreo's and chicken by a fire!

[@Shanedog76]

my exact thoughts!!!

[@destinedemperor7999]

I like how as soon as he shined his flashlight on the fish line held down by a rock a catfish hit...magic flashlight 😉

[@shovelheadcat]

I remember watching this when I was like 14 years old just learning how to catfish thinking these guys are good. LOL!

[@thewindowguys2960]

I'll never forget, Toad! Toad!

[@kennethreed586]

Yes I know most kids loved cartoon but I could not wait to see infisherman

[@bulletsbbq2576]

Yea I got cabin fever and was thinking about toad an the catfish thx for having it posted

[@kennethreed586]

Otis toad smith was a Great man I was just thinking about him being there for a night I never had forgotten about I right yrs old now I 37 yrs old kenneth daniel reed jr thank you a wonderful birthday present that year honor prevalege to fish with u guys

[@44_83]

I looked up Mr. Toad online and it says he died at 50 yrs old. Wonder how he passed? If it was by illness or accident. Regardless, the man died too young.

[@Shanedog76]

Classic video!!! I'm watching it now on old VHS.!

[@melvinnewcomb6353]

I read this outing many times. Watching it was even better. 90percent of all I know about catfishin, I learned from these guys. Many thanks fellas, you are special to me.

[@saltydawg8988]

When Doug was yelling “Toad…….TOAD!!!!!!!!!” and Toad was nowhere to be found, I always imagine Toad was off in the woods getting rid of some of that chicken, and was running back to the water as fast as he could trying to get his britches back up.

[@stevedingman474]

I love Toad ! Besides being a world class Cat Man he is from Iowa ! Unfortunately he had developed a heart condition just as he was becoming world famous. Only man I know too catch a catfish on a piece of his own heart ! And he lived as a true Iowa sportsman ! And died retrieving wild game from a ditch he had shot , wading into snow drift ! I can only hope to go that same way ! I love Iowa ! Where else can you catch flatheads into the 80 pound range walleyes into the teens huge Musky ! 7-8 pound bass 1 pound sunfish and bluegills 20 pound channels 2-3 pound crappie ! Northern pike in the world class range. I have personally seen a 40 pound plus pike caught photographed and returned to the Des Moines river . Mega trout streams. In the Missouri giant blue cat fish well over 100 pounds. Not too forget our carp gar and sheep’s head aka fresh water drum smallies into the 6-7 pounders whitebass wiper hybrid into the 20 pound range fresh water eels sand sturgeon and a plethora of rough fish. Spoonbills are still found below the dams that lead to the great rivers. We have by far one of the best fisheries in the United States ! And places like table rock and all of Minnesota and Wisconsin a short drive away.

[@loganrexroat3063]

Love your positive attitude man! Cheers from a fellow iowan!

[@44_83]

"Only man I know too catch a catfish on a piece of his own heart " WTF ?

[@stevedingman474]

@@44_83 he had heart surgery and they removed a piece and he went fishing with it ! He died wading into deep snow retrieving a rooster pheasant he harvested road hunting .

[@44_83]

@@stevedingman474 Just googled it because it sounded unreal, but I don't know what to think now that I know. I remember this man Toad from an old in fisherman magazine. He doesn't look like that Toad in that he looked like an older mountain man who was living in the woods. R.I.P.

[@conger55555]

Iconic classic many of my dear friends and associates grew up watching

[@kennethreed586]

I remember that night I love infisherman magazine and as birthday present my friend surprised me when I got to meet them for first time ever rest in peace friend mentor toad Dec 28/2014

[@Sk8inTrav1212]

Awesome uploads, thanks!

[@marktate4466]

True cat fisherman, eating fried chicken and drinking beer!

[@joejones2582]

This must be before they new flathead bite in the day time to

[@huntsman4683]

this video change the way i catfish!~~~ i still have the video and the book!

[@jmay35801]

Man enjoy these videos

[@catfishrayray]

Thanks

[@busydaboss423]

did you really just cut the hook off???why did you not pull it out lol it was right there could have popped it out with your palm

[@robkerz2610]

Different era

[@MrCoffeekelly]

rob kerz different era? I'm pretty sure they had pliers in 1990. Just stupidity!

[@bobbygreen2291]

Ok we got flatheads , fried chicken, a big fire now all we need is the pickled weiners, , and peppers, and some cold cheap beer ,,,,, I’m in.

[@SouthernFisherman]

Great vid

[@Shanedog76]

pretty good chicken a? I Love it!!! I've read all about Otis ''Toad'' Smith in the book Chanel Catfish I think it is?

[@mitchandopolis2665]

6:35! LOL! FUCK!

[@scottpowell6145]

looks like you have learned to pack a big pair of pliars.

[@robkerz2610]

Is that Doug Stange or Garth Algar?

[@SparkysSpeedway]

That is Doug with Otis TOAD smith!

[@joejones2582]

He didn’t try very hard to get the hook out did he Should have taken some pliers with them to get the hooks out instead of leaving it in the fishes mouth

[@gohardfast]

Smh Why they didn't take the hook out it was a easy removal the must don't know how long it takes a hook to rust out

[@t_buddha3647]

kfc lol

[@mitchandopolis2665]

NEBRASKA RIVERS!

[@omcdude64]

Pretty certain most of this was in Iowa.

[@belikebill3159]

The Big Sioux River to be exact! I e-mail Doug a very long time ago and he shared he and Otis use to fish on the Big Sioux around and north of Hawarden, IA. Otis is buried up on a hill over looking that river. The state record for flatheads was taken at a low head dam by Hawarden. Caught from the bank and weighed 90 lbs. guy thought he had a snag until it moved off the bottom.

[@amusingtheamazing]

Looks like The Mn River but they are suing bluegills so its must not be. lol

[@axwell21]

This has been confirmed as being taped on the Minnesota River in one of the magazine issues, can't remember which exactly. It's a wonderful and largely untapped fishery for catfish. Probably just got the sunnies at a bait shop

[@amusingtheamazing]

Been fishing the Mn river for years and sunfish are not legal to sell or use as bait in Minnesota.

[@busydaboss423]

amusingtheamazing well 1990 must have been different or they were breaking the law on camera

[@amusingtheamazing]

Breaking the law then because gamefish have NEVER been legal to use for bait in MN.

[@TheCattracker]

this was on the little Sioux river in nw ia. not minn. they wrote about this section of river in a couple articles. I know exactly where this was.