Trying to Catch Dinner at a Crowded HWY Bridge!

[@AnglerUpTv]

Cornmeal fish fry • 1 ¾ cups white or yellow cornmeal • ¼ cup flour • 1 tablespoon paprika • 2 teaspoon salt • 2 teaspoon lemon pepper • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

[@mcarthurtolbertjr1904]

Thanks I never had bass but I'm definitely going to try it with this recipe

[@gfree6699]

Brant, I can’t tell you how much joy your videos bring. You show the good the bad and the ugly of fishing. It’s such a fun thing to watch. Keep up the good work

[@fishinjunkie8898]

I went to high school with this guy! It’s awesome to see people from the same town do great things!! Keep it up Brant!

[@goodcitizen64]

Brant, I sure wish you would invest in a hi-vis vest, hoody, or jacket to wear while you're fishing on those roadway bridges! Stay safe and God bless y'all!!

[@glenncagle5513]

virginan babies

[@brianjeffrey1790]

Great video Brant love the variety you got with the new location changing things up are always good and as far as the bass goes I'm in the midwest they're highly sought-after for eating although my favorite is crappie and bluegill as far as frying

[@rickmbp]

Wow, Brant. It’s like you made this video just for me. And that’s the best set of tips EVER on cleaning a Jackfish. I’ve eaten literally hundreds of largemouth bass starting back in the late 70s as a flight instructor at Whiting Field. Always liked them.

[@christophermaxwell4874]

In the late 70’s I was stationed at Eglin AFB. Used to go to Blackwater State Park for really nice canoe trips. It was a nice change from going to the beach all the time.

[@chrislefevre5315]

Very entertaining video. Can't agree more on the taste of largemouth and crappie, bream which I also enjoyed growing up. Bream fried whole are tough to beat and finish it off with a tasty crispy tail. Nostalgic video for me. Nice job

[@jacobbouser4190]

Couldn't agree more with what you said about largemouth bass. On a good day on the lake, there were always two or three 1 to 2 pounders that were coming home for dinner.

[@RustyShakleford01]

They taste better than Crappie, IMO.

[@celmonico]

Nothing like living in FL for fishing! The best in the world.

[@davewest3049]

very nice video Brant! You brought me home to my childhood days of fishing. We kept alot of the fish including blue gill, crappie, small mouth bass, large mouth bass, walleye pike, northern pike and of course catfish and bull head. we releast the carp unless someone had the smoker fired up around football season. Des moines river in iowa was our hotspot. thanks for all you do to bring us the best past time ever created ....

[@johnmorris3735]

I don’t think it’s the tastes of bass that keep people away. I believe it’s the “trophy” fisherman that are against eating them (especially freshwater fishermen)

[@RobertJi01]

The crazy thing is culling smaller bass helps the fishery… and they are yummy. 😂

[@bitefishing]

@@RobertJi01The crazier thing is how many of those same people will keep a “trophy”, especially from a smaller body of water. Big fish are usually the most productive females in the fishery in regard to sustainability. Removing them has the potential to destroy the ecosystem. These same people will then complain that they used to catch great fish in some area, and now it’s a dead zone. They fail to see how their actions could have had any impact on the future. I speak from personal experience I wish I didn’t have.

[@RobertJi01]

@@bitefishing I agree. It’s a bit oversimplified but definitely accurate! Most lakes that host major tournaments that I’ve fished normally have a slot limit to protect the larger fish in the water. Smaller less regulated lakes equally suffer from harvest issues and stress induced kills from tournaments. Still, smaller waterbodies benefit from harvesting 1-2lbers. I used to have property that bordered a lake absolutely overrun with dinks. All skinny and not healthy.

[@stevolene]

It’s true, as they are a more popular trophy type fish in some circles it’s taboo to eat them, I think all fresh water bass are good

[@mattsloop2736]

Up north I don't think bass taste good compared to other fish. It may be different in Florida

[@elizabethcarrington5819]

Holy smokes! Awesome fishing. Amazing the variety of freshwater and saltwater species that far inland. You’re one of my favorite fishermen because you’re so passionate about getting out there and enjoying the gifts of nature. 😊❤️

[@nickl.1930]

As usual, wonderful to be able to join U on this trip. The places U take us are magical. Thanks for sharing Jordan. I always look forward to your adventures.

[@adamw7158]

Hey man dont always have to be super different every time we like watching because of how you present the content. Enjoy yourself and dont worry as much.

[@jolenestewart4324]

I'm not surprised 'you have so many get off' the way you over reel. I was taught to play with them a little. That's the best part!!

[@Blueangelbaby]

You fed me a couple times when I was hungry and just wanted to say thanks!!! #FredTheBird

[@isaiahglover7218]

😂😂

[@captainconstitution4238]

I've only caught like 3 or 4 Chain Pickerel in my life. 2 were in the Everglades off Alligator Alley. 1 was in the French Broad River in Asheville, NC. Rare catch. Awesome hookup. I ate the ones I caught, and they were really good 10/10. Really white, flaky meat.

[@michaelb.42112]

That trout is huge ! I love your backyard kitchen. It has everything you need. I just looked up your gorgeous KHTD deep fryer thinking it's got to be super expensive, and it's not ! Only about $125 bucks !! What an AWESOME kitchen appliance.

[@stevehogan8829]

What a great trip Brant. Thanks for taking me along. Nice job on the Pickerel. Absolutely not a N. Pike. LMB have always been desirable but the Florida region has always frowned on it. I have no idea why, Florida has always treated it as a trash fish, Not so in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky. Tenn. I noticed it as soon as I moved here.

[@georgelegault1]

Having grown up in the north I have eaten my share of LMB and Pickerel. They are both very tasty fish. When cleaning Pickerel we always just cut the head and tail off, then removed the guts. We then cooked them in a large piece. After the fish meat was cooked if you grab the back bone and lift gently the bones will come out of the meat as it will flake off. You don't get every single one, but I think you leave less behind than your way. Anyway, just another perspective, learned this technique in Canada where they eat and catch a lot of Pickerel. I was amazed that you caught Pickerel in Florida because I thought it was a cold water northern fish. There are lots of them in Canada and northern U.S. in the cold lakes up there.

[@Abrag72]

Used to fish that bridge in the early 80’s when I was a kid. I went to Bagdad elementary. Caught my first flounder there. Grew up on pond creek.

[@williewalker3102]

H-Town here! We grew up in similar environments. My grandfather showed me the ropes in Beaumont, Texas. We would start out catching freshwater and end up in Port Arthur or Sabine Pass. Same results, plus a few other species, minus the Jackfish. Crappie's my all-time favorite. Appreciate the video.

[@garrybourke1089]

I'd like to say from the Land Down Under , as we say hear Gooday Mate , love the video. Cheers Garry

[@elvisrickey4625]

I fished Lake Okeechobee for many years. The water always stayed warm and the bass stayed in the weeds year round. They tasted like weeds unless you soaked them in milk for a few days in the refrigerator. Really wasn't worth the effort and they still had a hint of weed to them. Every once in a while someone would say, "try this", or "try that"...still weedy. Thanks for the video. Had fun watching and learned how to fillet pickerel.

[@richwood8650]

I will have to agree with you Brant on the largemouth being great tablefare. I have both large and small mouth in my freezer from Saturday. Hopefully I'll find some crappie to go with them for my next fish fry. Great content.

[@RatedRj_TV]

When it comes to large mouth bass I agree 💯% that they are a good eating fish but it’s sought after as such a trophy that no one really keeps them because they are throwing them back to get bigger till they become a trophy! That’s just my deduction from the experience I have as an angler. 🤔🤔🤔

[@markfifer3766]

I caught a 5 pound bass (on 4 lb mono) a few weeks ago and decided to bake him. I brined him in the refrigerator in a mixture of salt water and white vinegar for a couple of hours. I them baked him covered in foil with nothing but salt and butter. I was astounded at how good the meat was. It was firm and sweet. You could simply pull the meat off the bones with a fork and dab it in the butter and bam! It was awesome. I got that brining trick from an old black gentleman I used to run into on the Chattahoochee River. He would catch and keep these great big carp which people consider trash fish. I asked him how good they were, and he said they were great. He told me he soaked the filets in white vinegar and buttermilk overnight and made fish stew with them. Brining with white vinegar, which is a natural meat tenderizer, is a good option for strong tasting fish or larger fish which are a bit tough.

[@adamchamp34]

Thank you for showing more of Milton. I had reached out to you before about transferring to Pensacola but I discovered Milton and another smaller town near by that sounds amazing. Would love to fish there some day and take a look at Milton and Pensacola area closer. Great video.

[@jonluongo7250]

Great video , really enjoy the cleaning and cooking process!

[@YuGo122]

Brant, actually chain pickerel IS a sub-species of pike. It is in the pike family, except it is much smaller than the northern pike. And, indeed it is incredibly delicious like all pikes.

[@mikemoore1687]

Nerd

[@FishTheLimit]

I’m from near Toronto, Ontario Canada and I/We love the taste of both Large mouth And Small mouth bass!! And now that I’ve Almost perfected filleting what We call Northern pike, yours is Jack or chain pickerel, I absolutely love it as well!! Your Jack is Much whiter meat colour than our pike. Ours is a Tan/orangey colour. Great videos, keep em coming!! 😉👍

[@shinuizabusa2180]

We call that the 5 filet method and use that for northern pike or we smoke them whole at this size. Very tasty too and i love the meatyness of pike. Awesome Video Brant and much love from germany.

[@lisamak7288]

Your "Jack fish" "look like our Northern Pike here in Canada. Not many eat Pike up here but our Pickeral is DELICIOUS!

[@mtdafishgod4099]

Yea it’s a pike

[@kevincommo4003]

That looks like a fun day and a really cool place to fish. I found it interesting to see you catching pickerel in such a different environment, because where I am, I mostly catch them ice fishing. I agree they're delicious, but the ones I keep go into the food processer to make fish cakes so I don't have to deal with all the bones.

[@Meditation409]

That was an awesome adventure! Your channel is a definite go to when I need a fishing fix and I can't go out on the water!! ❤

[@FloriDadFishing]

Awesome video, as usual. One thing I miss about living in Wisconsin is eating walleye. I haven't had any saltwater fish that taste anywhere near as good as walleye!

[@craigberry5963]

Yes sir, I'm from Stuart, Florida, moved to Charlotte NC, miss going to the causeways at any time of the day, rain or shine, love to taste a snook one more time before I leave this earth

[@daniellagassee152]

Great video. I love the way you hop around to different fishing locations. As far as lmb as far back as i can remember the freshwater fishing shows preached catch and release. So as time went on people thought it was because they tasted bad.

[@dan-o9746]

Nice catch and cook. Looks delicious. I've heard good chefs say that soaking or rinsing (salt water) fish with fresh water makes it become mushy and fall apart while cooking. He recommended just wiping the fish with a paper towel to clean blood or scales off. Keeping the fish in iced brine as soon as possible during the outing apparently helps the texture as well.

[@bobmitchell8688]

Always love your videos, you’ve come a long way and a great design on your outside kitchen, I would spend allot of time outside 🎣🎣

[@SpeedracerMach]

I have caught mini pickerel but I have stayed away from cleaning them or eating them because I really didn't know how thank you for making a nice easy pictorial and I know with experience you can get better at it. Just never heard of how to do it before heard something about a person spooning the meat from the bone but thank you for your pictorial here on this greatly appreciated

[@joeenglish69]

I am originally from upstate NY and believe eating bass was always discouraged by the elitist bass club tournament fishing clubs . Was always told to preserve the species the bass must be returned to their habitat. I'm 73 now and still break my traditions and eat every (almost) bass I catch, and I still love the taste and texture of them! It reminds me of grouper.

[@hanklevesque426]

Thanks Brant - new viewer and returning angler after about 50 years absence. Any chance you could do a “How to” video on what you’re doing from casting to landing a fish? I notice you’re always doing something with your hands with the line, but it’s not clear to me what’s going on. If you already have such a video out there, let me know and I’ll look for it. Thanks again.

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Great job Brant. What a unique little waterway you got there. Crazy potential.

[@joshhigdon4951]

Didn't know the trout would get in that fresh of water! Blown away by it to be honest. A pickerel, largemouth, and trout in one spot. Crazy.

[@grege9862]

Pike are delicious; one of my favorite fish. I didn't know they inhabited waters that far down South. LMBs are also REALLY good eating.

[@matteschan955]

Man I love eating them green river football bass in Louisiana. I think most ppl see bass as a sport trophy fish but they are a great fish to eat. When I started fishing redfish tournaments redfish didn’t make it to the menu unless I was in Louisiana at somebody’s fish fry or at a restaurant so I get the whole sport fish deal but imo crappie and hybrid or white bass are great to eat as well!!! Great videos 🎣🐠🤙

[@thefisher6273]

Hey you said that you were eating everything. Shad? Ladyfish? HA HA. Good job!!!

[@mitchelwelsh5712]

Here in North central Arkansas, we love them bass, especially me. We fish the White River, BullShoal Lake, Table Rock, and Crooked Creek.

[@joeperez2771]

I think a lot of people just think of Large Mouth Bass as a trophy fish. People that grew up fishing for food know how good they are;0),

[@imgmakr]

That first fish you caught, in the north we call it a walleye. Amazing eating fish!

[@WOT-R.A.]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I'm so glad you ate that BMB, I grew up like you eating mostly bluegill and trout when I started learning how to catch bass I keep all legal size bass THEY ARE DELICIOUS

[@larrybarnard4762]

As someone who has no choice but to fish freshwater was nice seeing this video. Nothing wrong with largemouth or smallmouth bass for eating.

[@GeorgiaDogScrapper]

I love eating fresh fish, no matter it be freshwater or saltwater. Enjoyed the video, take care and I will see you on the next video

[@johndambrosio7071]

I come from new york and when went up state we'd catch pickerel and they were damn good,boney AF like you said and even the lmb were incredible,love the video,haven't had to eat those in a while but trout and mangrove inshore is prob my favorite,but you throw in sheep's and flounder things change lol,but man you can make any fish edible,my fav fish...is fish thanks bud

[@donaldmiller9648]

Agree with you...chain pickeral (jackfish) taste great...just have to catch a large one to be able to get enough without bones to eat...

[@renehamilton5422]

I love Finding in the rain 🌧️!!❤❤❤❤

[@Chance_1517]

I ate a ton of large mouth bass before I started running into people that just wouldn't do it. Probably the mosthai large mouth for food was from Michigan and Georgia, which just seems really weird, but thank you for the great video.Keep crushing it

[@stevedoty5841]

Love the land type fishing. We like the bass but my boat captain his boat his rules won’t let me keep bass. So I load up his live well with hand size bluegill in an lowa lake. Keep up the variety of fishing.

[@mattbyrne1822]

Outstanding video and great catch and cook! Keep up the great work

[@micbarca9777]

What a great video! First off you killed it on filleting that chain pickerel. That how we clean those, musky and pike (you're right they are similar but CP are different). I love eating large mouth bass, but remember moat people that catch LMB are eating crappie, walleye and SMB. So as good as they are, I think it goes in this order, crappie, wiper, walleye, pike, SMB and LMB. If you're ever in Utah I'll put you on some wiper (striper/white bass hybrid) pound for pound best fighting fish here in Utah and absolutely delicious.

[@RobertGosnell-tm6iw]

I have eaten LMB for most of my adult life. To me, it's the best fresh fish to eat followed by tilapia. I like speckled trout baked and would like to see that on a catch clean and cook video.

[@donnytyler-eb1ty]

large mouth bass in texas is the second best fish to eat, 1st flat head catfish and other cats....followed by lots of big perch. Doc, TX. good vid..

[@arthurarmenta7834]

Growing up as a kid, I did a lot of fishing. I’ve never heard of a speckled trout if I’m saying it right my favorite fish to eat was rainbow trout, and largemouth bass

[@williammathews6603]

baddass vid brant,fresh water fish damn good,everbody has a favorite..70yr. old 265lbs,i likem all! STAYSAFE..keepem commin..

[@UriHarrison-zz4wf]

Love to see that area grow up in Crestview,Fl

[@brockbandy8488]

I agree LMB is very good. Walleye is my favorite freshwater fish, but a slot Snook to me is my favorite.

[@stevenhunt933]

My favorites in order are , bluegill , catfish . Red snapper , grouper . Freshwater / saltwater .

[@jeffluehrs4400]

I have eaten bass and found them to be delicious. I’m in MN and I have done fish fry’s for family and friends using walleye and northern pike and not told people which was which and asked what they liked better. It was 100% pike. Walleye are so simple to clean though.

[@mathewsweeney7223]

Great video. I have always loved bluegill and bass

[@DesertStacker]

Always had better luck fishing under the bridges and in this case less traffic and out of the rain 😅

[@bqoutdoors2334]

That was a cool video Brant a lot of different species and catch and Cook pretty cool

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

I don't know how anyone could not like fresh fried bass. But my favorite is speckled trout! New Orleans in the house!

[@caseychipley1671]

Great video brant. I believe Ricky was stalking you again 😂😂❤❤

[@originalnuwrld438]

This video reminds me how I used to fish and eat large mouth bass growing up.. video was very authentic.. and my god that river is loaded.. Great video.. Thanks.. Subscribing now ✅

[@mrh3578]

That was a fun adventure. That fish fry looked so good.

[@ahayahshouse5344]

"A shad on a shiner..." Sounds like the name of a country song...(LOL)

[@aaronpeterson385]

I thought the pickerel was a northern pike, so I did some research and yes they are not the same fish but in the same family. So I assume it tastes the same as northern. Just found out this year that Canadians refer to northern as Canadian lobster. Lol. Great vid

[@Dirtydom]

here in texas they tell me BASS tastes like ASS, they say it tastes muddy and like dirt idk havent tried it

[@Meditation409]

Nice job on cleaning that pickeral! Pickeral IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS beautiful white meat!!! 😻

[@billypilgrim522]

Minnesota fisherman here. With my pike I never eat the belly meat. If no Game warden is around they make a great big fish bait. Of course its legal in FLA. Did not know there was a southern variant.

[@1TakoyakiStore]

As far as eating bass goes I think it's just one of those fish that people like catching it more than eating it, especially since they have such large heads. But with that being said I did have a neighbor who didn't want to eat largemouth bass because the worms in their stomachs freaked him out. Also glad you got to do a clean and cook for a chain pickerel because I've heard they're good eating but a lot of people just don't like dealing with the bones. Until this video the only method I heard of to clean them was to cut off their heads, gut and skin them, and then make a bunch of perpendicular cuts in the meat so as to cut the many small bones, then fry the whole thing. The idea is that the bones have been reduced in size so much and they're so thin that they just soften up enough to where they don't become a problem anymore. Never tried it so I have no idea if it works since Chain Pickerel are so rare in my area. Never caught one in central FL yet.

[@FATBOY2222]

I’m glad I have you to watch for some good fishing because all I catch are sticks

[@JaeofAllTrades]

if you ever want to come fish for Lake Erie yellow perch in Ohio, let me know! In my opinion, yellow perch are some of the best tasting fresh water fish you can eat!

[@ratcliffjones]

Would love to see a GoPro video in this river! Seems to be very diverse!

[@mlvcustomsllc5395]

I grew up eating bass and blue gills. I normally don't keep bass but definitely still eat all the different pan fish!!

[@SnipesXxX]

For the people complaining about reusing utensils between raw and done. News flash, a few seconds in the oil will sanitize them.

[@Fisherman_83]

The number one freshwater fish fried in my opinion is the Walleye, but Pike, Crappie and bluegill are a close second. Never ate pickerel but I would believe they would be really similar

[@stephenbates8436]

I get up eating Large Mouth bass in Ohio. Can't go wrong with the taste! Great video as always Brad!

[@stephenbates8436]

Grew up

[@stephenbates8436]

Grew up

[@AKFF320]

What!!! Tonys makes me sneeze as well

[@catherineballard4882]

I ate LMB growing up either on the grill or fried. caught/cooked pretty much anything that was good eating at its size. Maybe people get weird about it because some folks make a living off it (tournaments) so they consider it a sport fish. Fishing license ain't free nor is tackle so I better be replacing some lbs on the kitchen table and aim for a profitable year.

[@josephlowden2794]

Just watching your video I hope you and yours are baling and getting to safer ground. Stay safe GOD SPEED

[@lucasharris1655]

Part of the issue is the size of that speck. They’re all good, but a 16-incher definitely tastes better. Bass are plenty good, but the sport fisherman do all they can to convince others not to eat them.

[@chriswilliams8849]

Yeah, I live in Beaumont, TX and fish the local waters when I have time but I grew up in the Chicago area and I prefer fresh water fish. Yellow perch, red-ear, pumpkin seed, and bluegill are my favorites. Not to say I don't like saltwater fish though..

[@FishingFanatik]

Toni's makes everyone sneeze. Lol

[@Foxyaury22]

I stay in central fl. New angler. Great video. I'd eat a bass but not a super huge one for trophy. Personal preference no shade. I eat practically anything that comes out the lake as well.

[@scubasleeve3497]

I've never eaten pickerel but that meat looked really clean and white. If I ever catch one, I'll have to try it.

[@bobdittloff5966]

Brant, watch how to filet a northern pike. You can remove the Y bones so they are entirely boneless. My guess is it will work on the Chain Pickeral the same way. Check it out.

[@StevenGovender-l9k]

Hi Brant, I hope you and your wife are safe with the current Harricane or you moved inland. From South Africa.

[@renehamilton5422]

Normally I cook my trout as soon as I catch them, right where I catch them so delicious.

[@orlandoballesteros8094]

Iam from the Milton area and watch your videos i fish in a lot of areas you do around Pensacola but I was at that same bridge a few days ago in Milton and caught 3 different fish one 20 inch striped bass a few white trout and some decent size croaker