Living Off the Water: Kentucky Fishing | S6E16 | MeatEater

Set lines, limb lines, trot lines, turtle traps, bows and arrows, they all make it out onto the Kentucky water with MeatEaters Steven Rinella & Kevin Murphy.
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[@jackiekinner3826]

I’m from England and we just don’t have that kind of fishing here. Which I’m pissed about. That is simply genius! I always say ‘oh that was my favourite episode’ after every episode. F**k it there all my favourite!!

[@dustincarner7427]

Kentucky is just the epitome of Dixie and Southern hospitality and frontier spirit. Being from Kentucky makes me proud to be from the South, glad yall boys had fun. It's hard to beat Southern fried catfish.

[@Sketchyowl]

If heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie I don’t wanna go!

[@Woodsmaster722]

You guys need to give Kevin his on small game series . The world needs more Kevin Murphy

[@mikemorrison281]

Thanks for respecting southerners, Steve. I know there’s plenty to parody, but you avoid tropes and don’t prejudge ppl. I notice and respect you even more for it. ♥️ from Texas.

[@jackiekinner3826]

Just wondering what tropes are??

[@mikem6571]

@@jackiekinner3826 a trope is a convention or device that establishes a predictable or stereotypical representation of a character, setting, or scenario.... dictionary.Com is your friend. Basically he's glad Steve didn't play on the old stereotypes generally assigned to southern people.

[@joeyricefried9621]

Right on

[@SlavicCelery]

@@jackiekinner3826 Jug fishing and trot lines - up north those are banned in most states.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

@@SlavicCelery that's not a "trope", he was more referring to the stereotypes and generalizations of southern people. Such as acting they all eat "bottom feeders" and are rednecks or what have you. He already knew about the fishing methods before hand, and at most he could have acted stuck up about them, but he also does a lot of things that other "respectable hunters" don't do such as shooting tree'd mountain lions with a rifle. Any true sportsman knows that almost all the hunting/fishing regulations concerning methods etc are just there to intentionally make getting animals more inefficient. You can't try to spray 30 rounds at a group of deer to poach them if you can't be caught using a machine gun and with more than 10 rounds on your person, for example. The laws aren't in place because of any concept of "fairness" or ethic status, as anyone who actually does outdoor sports can tell you.

[@MyRifleMyGun]

I love this episode as it shows the importance that understanding how to process your catch is just as important as knowing how to catch it. Fishing from shore in the Northeast, I catch bluefish a lot, which to most is regarded as a gamey trash fish. Fun to catch, but not to eat is what most people say. But I've been eating them and found that properly bleeding the fish, and trimming the fillets of dark meat, belly meat, and chilling removes all of the gamey taste and rivals plenty of other prized catches in flavor. Great episode, think I'll go load my poles into my truck now.

[@bushmeatbandit4261]

i’m born and raised in eastern Georgia and to hear people say catfish is a trash fish blows my mind down here it’s a staple

[@lenanbo1]

I love catfish and this is my favorite episode too.

[@jordanbridges]

From eastern Canada, no one would eat bass except a select few. I've fileted them and made beer battered fisshnchips and they had no idea. Most fish can taste good if handled by the right hands.

[@lash4572]

exactly!, Bluefish are great eating, Great on the grill

[@bigkinnybass]

I agree. I've only caught one wild blue in Oklahoma. I bled it and baked it. It tasted way better than channels in my opinion, and I love me some wild channels. Taking care of the catch is important.

[@ThatHarborGuy_]

When I get that notification of a new video, my day is complete. Those Blue Cats are just gorgeous.

[@joshuawannenberg281]

100% Agreed

[@jantharpe362]

@@joshuawannenberg281 has always had fun with thistle it all I love I wish was to share the day I love it

[@nikkapubess3349]

"Right down yonder", true southern.

[@dabcity9035]

Being born and raised in Kentucky and commercial fishing for most of my young teenage and adult years, this episode brings back so many memories (and in the case of trot lines and untangling them, nightmares)

[@jaquinpappageorgio9611]

Wow, watching y’all eat that fresh caught catfish and me not having any makes me want to eat my hand.

[@ADVENTURESOFBZ]

Hahahaha

[@AlphaQHard]

@BeizamSlayer I love watching them, gets me motivated to go out fishing.

[@joelruder2857]

Meateater did talk about eating some guy's foot on the podcast

[@matthewellisor5835]

I had to pause to go get a snack

[@Nick-hm9rh]

Im biting in my hand right now that looks sooo good!

[@jtotherog]

Welcome to Kentucky baby! This video epitomizes why i love living here! Awesome job brother! ✌😎✌

[@Tramz14]

Quite the cliffhanger with the paddlefish, was looking forward to seeing how it tasted

[@Evergreen1400]

That was one ugly fish lol

[@calroberts888]

Agreed

[@sulla175]

@@Evergreen1400 they're so ugly, they're pretty. Like an English bulldog.

[@diagnosedtopg7657]

Best tasting freshwater fish I've ever had.

[@craigsessions7262]

I'm a Texan. Eat catfish ever week, dam near. Never seen or eat a paddle fish. Must not be all that good

[@typeretti6814]

I love steve rinella. He has shaped me to be a ethic knowledged hunter. I appreciate all the time he puts foward in making these videos for us. I wish i could hunt or fish with the guy. That would be my dream in the hunting and fishing world.

[@C-24-Brandan]

Kevin and Leon are good ol' boys at heart! Livin' off the land, huntin' trappin' and fishin' bootcamp!!! Best pay attention, no room or time for errors and or BS on that trip. The good ol' jug line & hook, can't beat it!

[@Justin_Buser]

Welcome to Kentucky. Best out of all

[@williamclinton2289]

Kevin Murphy is the man. Not only the world's best small game hunter, turns out he's the best no rod/reel fisherman.

[@adamgibbs7738]

Awesome. One of my favorite episodes. I LOVE how you have been featuring the less “mainstream” hunting a fishing out there in our country.

[@edgararvizu9292]

Crazy how he just takes he just takes home as much as he wants / as much as he can get

[@kadebaitrum7797]

When there’s surplus population of fish Fisherman play an important role for keeping fish stocks from overpopulating. If there was a decline then regulations would be put in place. Some fish are pests or invasive and never have a limit or regulations Like lionfish where I live Take as many as you can to try and control the population

[@fishordie1992]

No Edgar. Those people are called poachers. This is harvesting done right.

[@chriss1151]

KENTUCKY AGAIN! YES. :) Home sweet home.

[@TheDaynish]

My boy Kevin Murphy needs his own you tube mini series 🧐

[@dudthestud8656]

Born and raised in Kentucky and there’s a good reason why I love it

[@countryfriedent]

Love this episode! I was on the ohio river yesterday in my jon boat fishin. I live near Bandana, KY, close to Paducah. I learned some stuff in this video, as i usually fish for channel cats, never tried blues. More Kentucky episodes please!! 👍👍

[@tineejohnston9737]

It humbles me to see Steve, so enthralled with these southern fishermen show him a thing or two ❤️😇🤣 love this video

[@Blue_Collar_Bully_1776]

We use gallon milk jugs with the line tied through the handle. I can see the two liters tip up and can tell if you have a fish on better. But will fish jugs at night in lakes. And only check them every few hours. Throw them out, go run your trot lines then go back and find your jugs. After that check your other line. Get alot of soft shell turtles.

[@Coldshotboarder]

Kevin Murphy is the man, must have watched the small game episode you guys did with him a dozen times.

[@patrickhowes5672]

This is my all time favorite episode of MeatEater. I been waiting for you guys to post it.

[@lenanbo1]

Same here

[@CopMorty]

Kevin Murphy is one of my favorite guests

[@jakeroberts7435]

I'm loving this, fished off shore Florida for over 30 years, moved to rural Kentucky 2 years ago. Plenty of fish in Kentucky, love the lakes. Great video

[@kennethgray2110]

Thanks for another great video Steve. Your a good man who has taught me a lot about the outdoors. I moved to Montana to pursue my life as an outdoorsman thanks to you!

[@bobmiller4343]

Many ,many years of experience on display. Thanks Steven.

[@Verlisify]

This episode made me painfully hungry. Its been too long since I had a proper fish fry

[@DBAllen]

And no mention of Tartar sauce and Hush puppies.

[@davidcox3076]

Too long for me, too. Remember Dad cleaning out the freezer and firing up the dutch oven over the fire ring. It got dark. We had a trouble light. Every bug in the county was falling into the oil and sizzling. We neglected to mention this to Mom when we brought the fish and hushpuppies in.

[@58nunzi]

Same here. lol. I could almost smell it.

[@jordanbridges]

@@DBAllen from nova scotia, what in the heck are hush puppies?

[@DBAllen]

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[@brandonwinter1456]

If KZbin demonetizes your channel like they’re doing to the rest of the hunting and fishing channels I’ll follow MeatEater wherever you go.

[@joshse8709]

Everyone needs to like this preserve hunting and fishing on KZbin

[@joshse8709]

Don't like these comments like these video I guess in order to get more like for the video we should like the comment in turn lol ommmg

[@usafret4709]

Meateater is literally the best show on tv.

[@galecox721]

These videos are AWESOME...please keep teaching everyone at the different methods...very much appreciated.. good sir

[@ImpendingDuff]

i love that you pay it forward rob. keep on keeping on. youre doing great things.

[@Sluggo773]

This is by far one of my favorite episodes of MeatEater, I’ve watched it an rewatched I don’t know how many time!

[@underdogoutdoors]

Catfish are under rated, some super good eating. Great job Steve.

[@dauntewimbush1939]

Very true, my girlfriends father told her her entire life they ain’t good eating. I basically had to beg her to eat it. She now loves it. I hate how people tell people stuff ain’t good

[@davebten1]

@@dauntewimbush1939 with these blue catfish not being bottom feeders, and instead for example, coming to the surface for the bait, is there less of an issue with heavy metal accumulation in their flesh?

[@muskyman26]

That good ol boy glows in the dark if he eats that much catfish haha

[@renefguidijr.631]

Nice way of catching & eating catfish! Thanks Meateater!

[@paddleandhook]

Well done as always. Hats off to the team on a great show 🧢!

[@deedontworry]

Awesome video! 🔥 Interesting way of fishing and eating quality fish!

[@StealthWolfie]

I’m so happy to see this new episode :)

[@vincentwilburphillips4115]

Down home and oh so rightous, god bless america and those who stand by her!..heartfull thanks to you'all!

[@jeannettasills1117]

I love 💕 to fish 🎣. My dad and I done it alot as I was growing up. I was thankful for my husband who passed away last July because he loved it also. We would pole fish 🎣 but also set out nets and trout lines down the Hatchie River in Haywood county TN. He showed me something I never heard on of and that's what he put on trout lines and that's Ivory soap. I never would've believed it until I pulled up a trout line and seen catfish, bass, and others. I thought one thing that they should be clean inside. We ordered rice cakes and cheese from a Louisiana catalog. I really do miss it!

[@adastra5346]

Hell yeah....you're in my neck of the woods. Glad to have you Steve and crew.

[@charlesfernandez-693]

Makes me wanna to go out and fish! Enjoyed watching from South East Asia

[@Sketchyowl]

Visit Kentucky one day

[@rebelscope]

That was so well done, Great Job to the meat eater team!

[@stuffylamb3420]

As someone from the south, I can't believe you northerners look down on catfish. It's absolutely delicious.

[@dustincarner7427]

Amen, I'm glad he got to spend a little time in the South in different parts of KY and got a firsthand of good they are. It's hard to beat Southern fried catfish

[@jeannettasills1117]

OMG 😳 I've never seen nothing like that when he twisted that tail and pulled that long white thing out. There are so many interesting things you see about fishing 🎣! God bless 🙏 you All!

[@poimasters91]

Awesome episode. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@andremarais2706]

""Catfish on the table, Gospel in the air." No eat by me.

[@charleywalker2982]

Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.

[@Tramz14]

This was a fantastic episode

[@projectjunky]

Watched the video Saturday and went catfishing Sunday. Kept a few for the frying pan ! Haven’t done that in years! Thanks for the inspiration

[@josephkarriker2532]

I'm glad that they showed the last step in processing catfish filets. That is what makes the difference!!

[@nashonlowery5845]

Being a Ky native & fan of the show as well as hunter/fisher I love this ep. Thank you Steve

[@joeyricefried9621]

“Right down yonder”. One of my favorite Southern sayings

[@marktracy2577]

Y'all crushed it! Nice work.

[@bluegrassbassing3790]

You’re always welcome down here Steve. God bless

[@jasonz7788]

No vegan BS here!!!! Thank you for the great work Sir!!

[@buckbusteroutdoors4531]

That’s the same way that trim them up. I always wondered if I was being too particular since I didn’t see nobody else doing it this way, removing the darker meat. I even remove the mud vein running down the middle, like a white bass. Taking this off does make a difference

[@theshooterakayoungchinmr4860]

I love how he is fishing in a clean white shirt how neat

[@TheFightInsideTheFighter]

Some of my guest memories as a kid were running jugs and lines with my papa! This is a great episode

[@spencerdunn6933]

Real fun episode. Loved the different fishin' styles.

[@georgehutcheson9679]

Got my mouth watering so much I gotta go catch me some feeshes for the fryer. Thank man that was a good vid.

[@keithusace4352]

Before retirement from the Corp of engineers when we would do a pump out at the locks on the Ohio river, it was amazing how large some of the catfish were. Alot of them made these look like minnows "some 75-100 pounders" that we pulled out of the pump recesses. We would freeze them till the end of a job and have the best fish fry that any meat lovers would want to be at. Kinda miss those dive team days on the Ohio.

[@dixiecrusader4607]

So far one of my favorite episodes

[@lakinmiller468]

Man I grew up jug fishing in kentucky and still do. Love to see this. We usually put out 200 jugs at a time. It's a blast and a great family activity love to see this

[@skunkycatog]

Man that dish looked bomb

[@Grey_Wulfe]

This is an episode after my own heart. I love catfish its my go to when I want to go fishing. I will gladly take it over crappie or bluegill.

[@jamestimmerman7519]

Used to catch paddles years ago. Good eating. Sad to get as old as I am and see old ways change. Be safe. Love the show.

[@TylerSteinle]

Best show EVER!

[@davidberry3632]

Well, for one, . i cant believe that you are just now experiencing this. This has been the way of life I've known since my youth.

[@ramblinreelstv2335]

now that's a good time right there! got some blues in the freezer right now. Great eating!

[@angrybuddhist3608]

Thank you for the video.

[@mikhail2400]

Loved this episode and have used all 3 methods shown. Here in south GA on the Altamaha river we call limb lines bush hooks but its the same thing. Its a great way to catch fish but if you have never done it be sure you tie your lines to flexible limbs. If you tie to a solid limb with no give to it the fish can break the line or rip the hook out much easier as they twist and hammer at it trying to escape.

[@mikeross3122]

Thanks for changing my mind about fertilizer fish

[@mikehuhman3249]

Love the video nothing like some good catfish. Great story also. Keep up the great work 🎖️

[@amygilliland490]

Love this!!!! I use all 3 methods to still catfish. I've got some spoonbill and blues in the freezer right now!!!

[@manazau2531]

Can’t get enough of meat eater👌

[@randmayfield5695]

This is fascinating. Thanks.

[@clhuke6494]

My uncle use to take us kids to fish the snake river, for cats (Channel and Blues)...... some of the best times as a kid, me and my cousins...

[@firegod555]

Sheesh! By the time that Mike finished cleaning the filets I swear they didn't even look like the same fish to me if I hadn't seen him do it all right there it would've looked like he served a different fish 🤣 I love Steve!

[@vdavendettaweneverforgiveo1456]

I remember when people would go scuba diving for 6 foot catfish on Cumberland lake/ river and Nolan lake. Always wondered what they did with them and was hoping they'd show some of that here today..

[@billywallis4633]

yeah this seems like a way to destroy a fishery. That being said blue cats are abundant and fast growing.

[@wherescaleb8793]

Louisville raised. This just took me back to the days of fishing the Ohio river with my pops

[@jakerisner4139]

The catfish is cool and all but who else was disappointed to not see them finish the paddlefish? Those looked like amazing steaks!

[@izenga606]

meateater day is the best day

[@patriot5.56]

Man that fish fry looks soooooo good!!

[@lenanbo1]

Been searching for clips of this one cause it’s not on Netflix anymore, definitely one of my favorites. I live up Mississippi from there in Illinois and we get some big flatheads up here and they’re delicious when done right. I need to get my ass out there and catch some more

[@Queenofsole100]

*Catfish must be mighty greedy because they seem so easy to catch on every show I've seen!* 🐟🐟🐟😄

[@mohunter68]

Dang it Steve! Now I'm craving catfish so bad and it's been several years since I've been able to go out and catch a good mess of cats. My buddy Mel is 90 yrs' old and has diabetes real bad, I'm in my 50's and also diabetic. So now I have to buy catfish from the store and it ain't nothin like fresh catfish as you just found out. Love all your videos, thanks for keeping it real.

[@michaelwywiorski2008]

Are you still able to eat wild catfish

[@scottmichael3745]

48 seconds in and I subbed! Meat is where it's at!

[@terrymp1091]

If you can find where the shad are schooling up, that’s where you toss out the jugs. Just be ready to do some work. You’ll be slinging fish in the boat and re-baiting as long as you care to keep doing it.

[@nickthornton3661]

love this episode!!

[@briaginter4837]

Love catfish thank you for the awesome videos

[@henriquerodrigues9176]

Só bagrão de qualidade 👏👏👏

[@markself1079]

I've eatin just about every fresh water fish, but Catfish is definitely my favorite.

[@charlesmoore5840]

Love catfish thank you for the video Chapel Hill NC

[@richiekaylor5004]

Amazing the lines don’t end up getting tangled together in that bucket

[@jdizzle8007]

We live about 10 minutes from Elisabeth Town and have eaten at the E Town restaurant a few times before! It is funny to see you guys so close to home!