Thanks for tuning into my RU-vid channel. Most of what you see here is related to my 46 years of fishing for a living through guiding on the Great Lakes, Central Florida and Gulf of Mexico. I hosted and produced my tv series “Jim Hanley's Northeast Outdoors” for 17 years. It appeared on the Outdoor Channel, Empire Sports Network, Fox Sports Digital as well as local affiliates in Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. i started fishing in BASS events in 1978 and competed until 2005 when my right arm finally gave out from casting thousands of times a day. I was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 and am honored to be the first fisherman to be given that honor.
Ha. I appreciate that my friend! Thanks for watching even though you don’t own a boat! Brings to mind an old George Carlin poem “ See my beard, ain’t it weird, don’t be sceard, it’s just a beard”.
That’s a great question, appreciate you asking. The bottom contours in the video are rock and probably formed when the glaciers passed through the Great Lakes thousands of years ago. The reason that fish are drawn to steep drops is it’s a natural place for bait to congregate because it’s a current break, forming a place that’s an easy meal for fish. Steep drops also form shade from the sun and a short distance to shallow water as well. Those breaks are much like an open field next to tree line, where you’ll see deer and other wildlife grazing. Hope that helps.
That makes a lot of sense, I was thinking about a shady spot too but didn't see a compass so wasnt sure if the spot was facing N/S or E/W. Never really thought about the glacier either, I live in Oklahoma and I doubt glaciers were ever here
That first spot is on the west side of the shoal giving its shade for most of the morning! Thanks again for watching. I pinned your question as it was excellent!
If it's 100 foot or over I call it the carpenter weave. you plug the two ends together then grab the other end so you have 4 runs. Loose knot at your end. Go through the loop it made and grab all pull through the loop to make another loop then the new loop just reach through and repeat the process. You untie the end and throw in no knots tangles and kinks
I’ve seen it done that way however from working in sports tv in my offseason, that’s what is requested for wrapping cable. We often have to coil up 1000 footers for golf and football games and that’s the only way it can be done. The trucks containing cameras, cables etc go from city to city and everyone on every crew nationwide does it the same so when we begin to prepare for a game, we know what to expect. Do it wrong and the next gig gets a cable or cord not wrapped properly, you’ll eventually hear about it from your producer. Thanks for watching and the feedback.
Appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. Here is the long version I did last year that gives more detail. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_U8WQRRBj_8.htmlsi=whvHUKBrIZm3VQPd
Powering up at the launch in Wi is called powerwashing and is illegal. Your trailer position is perfect. I just put put it onto the trailer then crank it up the rest of the way. The dnr gets mad about destruction of the ramp.
Thanks for the feedback. State Ramps here in NY have poured concrete out to about 100 feet so no problem with loading with your motor. Ramps that don’t allow have signs up requesting that you don’t! Go Pack Go!
Thanks. Appreciate that. I worked in sports tv for many years during my off season from fishing. It’s how we wrapped the thousands of feet of cable for football and other outdoor games. Done that way, you can coil the longest cable and when you out it out, you’ll never have a problem but always make sure you are pulling the right end or it will have a loop every few feet. Here’s the long version ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_U8WQRRBj_8.htmlsi=n8yHiyuMd5_yFziV
I just leave my extension cord, which I use for my multi battery maintainer, laying there. When i back the boat back in, I plug it back in after I cover it. What I could really use is advice to kill this dang orange tree that, in 12 years, has never provided any quantity of oranges. Then I can pour a pad, and build the shade cover my wife is fighting me on 😅
Thanks for watching. I’ve been in the fishing business for 46 years and love it as much as the day I started. Sharing what I’ve learned with others gives me great pleasure and having clients on board and hearing them yell when they catch the biggest fish of their lives, always makes my day. Here’s my web site. www.northeastoutdoors.com
Thanks for watching. Yes so do I but not in this case. That boat was passing us at full speed as one of my clients was reeling in a fish and he stopped in his tracks. He sat down about 40 feet from us and dropped lines. He stayed there until I pulled out my phone to video him and moved to where you see him, which is about 150 feet away. He had out of state registration so we know he had no idea of what we were fishing. Not another boat within miles of us. It's become more and more prominent as on the water courtesy fades…
I always look for other boats fishing and get around that close. For 1 if you have an issue with your boat that guy will be there first. What if you had a heart attack and he came to give cpr. Bet you'd be greatful
Thanks for watching. That boat was passing us at full speed as one of my clients was reeling in a fish and he stopped in his tracks. He sat down about 40 feet from us and dropped lines. He stayed there until I pulled out my phone to video him and moved to where you see him, which is about 150 feet away. He had out of state registration so we know he had no idea of what we were fishing. Not another boat within miles of us. It's become more and more prominent as on the water courtesy fades…. I have towing insurance as well as having an AED on board!
Thanks for the feedback but that boat was passing us at full speed as one of my clients was reeling in a fish and he stopped in his tracks. He sat down about 40 feet from us and dropped lines. They stayed there until I pulled out my phone to video him and moved to where you see him, which is about 150 feet away. He had out of state registration so we know he had no idea of what we were fishing. Not another boat within miles of us. It's become more and more prominent as on the water courtesy fades…
Thanks for watching and the feedback. That net has 2 bags for the handle which extends to about 12 feet. For bass I use the heavy rubber bag as we are usually drifting and moving slow so I don’t want to damage the slime on them as it’s all catch and release. For walleye and the fact that most will be harvested and the boat is going anywhere from 1.5 to 2.0, trying to use a rubber net with the handle extended for a bigger fish, it’s way too much drag on the arms for this old man. It slides easily under a fish and gives my arms and back a break. The fish in the video that day were smaller then we usually catch and got easily tangled in the mesh. Here the video on my net setups. ru-vid.comJhu5YObVNoU?si=n1Wc6wkhcct3NR_4
Used for trolling for suspended walleye in lakes like Erie. It allows you to troll a bait at a specific depth by letting out line to reach say a depth of 35 feet over 70 as it sinks 5 feet per 10 yards while moving at a speed of 1.5 to 2mph. It can be deadly! Thanks for the great question
@@JimHanleyfishing hekk, I'm surprised I've never heard of this. That is very interesting. I'm assuming it's more accurate or easy to control rather than using lead weights etc. just getting into trolling for walleye so I'm in a huge learning curve. Thankyou for your reply it means alot.
Why not, it's common here in the uk/eu for carp fishing. Which means it's the same the lads like ali from omc would take to Thailand and catch fish of similar weights. If its done properly it won't slip 👌 all of our pre tied leadcore leaders are made this way and we just grinner/uni/blood knot them to the mainline
I assume you guys use like 80/100lb braid/mono (around 40-50kg) and things like that, you can buy the leadcore/leadless leader in similar breaking strains so it would just be a pros n cons game against your usual leader type
Hey mate, thanks for watching. Would love to fish in Australian waters. The lead core is used mostly for walleye fishing on Lake Erie. They are not much for fighting hard but they are among the best table fare anywhere. You’d be surprised at how strong that knot is as it interlocks itself together like those Chinese hand cuffs we played with as kids. Gday!
The lb test of the lines in the demo at 18lb lead core and 20lb monofilament. The targeted species is walleye and they don’t fight much so we try and keep the line as light as possible because the water is crystal clear.
This is a great knot for connecting lead core fishing line to monofilament fishing line. If you tie a knot with lead core to monofilament, it comes out bulky, not allowing you to crank it through the rod guides and onto your reel. This knot will permit you to run as long of a monofilament or fluorocarbon leader as you like. Give it a go!
