2d sonar will put crappie in your boat!! Watts Bar  

One of the most refreshing videos I’ve seen on RU-vid in a while. A lot of truth in that video.

Well done fella. You fish like I fish.

I like what you are all about thanks for the vids.

You're becoming one of my favorite RU-vid fisherman. Great content! And no worries, each person has their own preferences.

Glad I ran across your channel. Love your presentation method - just plain and simple! And I like your approach to the way you fish as well. Needless to say, I am now a subscriber to your channel. Be safe out there and tight lines!

I like the Tru-Turn hooks too. You call them cam hooks. lol. Cool video bro. Nice slab!

I’m with you brother,still learning jive myself

I'm a kayak fisherman who is just learning to crappie fish.I will be back to your vids as they seem to be good for a rookie like me. Thanks for taking the time to help us beginners.............

Very nice and good info for the budget fisherman or women.

Now this is great content. Thank you sir for your education. I am learning without livescope until I can afford livescope. But people have been very successful for decades without livescope.

Thanks for your video. Absolutely loved it. I just purchased my first bass boat with helix 9 at the console and helix 7 at the bow. Having a hard time understanding the all of it. Thanks for the information on 2D Sonar and how it relates to finding fish. I will get there.

Hey man thats some good advice for sure!

Good down to earth dude and great explanation. Subbed and liked

Good video. I did not hear you say it, but it shows you are on Watts Bar. I love that lake. Will be there April 26-29th for the ACC Big Crappie Tournament. Watts Bar is so different than our Texas lakes, so it is a fun time. Good video.

Awesome

To many tubers are cranked up like a salesman, not this guy. AND he didnt say "hit that like button and sub". Richard Gene never says that.

Just found your channel and this was the first video I watched. I really appreciate your perspective. I bought my "dream boat" a year ago. It came with 2 Helix 7s. The console has mega side and down imaging. I'm really pouring myself into trying to learn and perfect what I have. At this point I don't know if I'll ever go the live scope route or not. Mainly because I don't want all that stuff on my bow. If I can figure out how to locate and catch crappie using what I have and learning from people like you, then I'll be satisfied. I just sub'd. Take care!

Outstanding

My baby brother is a minner man too and he will load the wagon full of Okeechobee specks. I havnt used a minnow in 10 years I betcha, I’m exclusively a jig man. I will jig a grass shrimp in the summer months but it’s rare. Just gotta get something in front of one

Glad to see someone fish like I do. Good job.

I only have a flasher on the front if my old 89 Ranger and I catch more than enough to eat and only crappy fish in the winter mostly. There's no replacement for spending time enjoying hunting those places that hold fish. I enjoyed your video because I started out in a jonboat and an old portable flasher.

Good stuff

Great video and lots of wonderful advice! Thanks for sharing and for being so personal and authentic! God bless!

Good job. Richard would be proud. I can hear him in you.

The old gray graph was for me the best you could tell the crappie school's with the depth bounce

I'm a kayak fisherman currently without electronics but this certainly gave me some direction on which to improve Crappie fishing for me. Thank you for sharing this with us!

You “hooked” me man! I want to get better at finding and then catching crappie, and I definitely learned a few things from you. Appreciate you sharing the knowledge brother! (Subbed and liked as well!)

Hi, I just found your channel. You're on the right side of the dam. Chickamauga isn't worth a crap with all this pressure. You'll catch 100 to get 15 keepers, if you catch 15 keepers. It's about over, very few boats are putting in at Dayton right now. That's the first time I can say that since 2015. The attention is turning to Watts Bar since the big tournaments have been stopped in Dayton. You guys need to band together and stop that before you end up like us. Elect politicians that will reject these tournaments. Ask them where they stand before voting. We finally did elect a mayor that is for the people but we now have to recover. I don't think it will ever be the same. I live close to this damn Blue Water Campground and they have a map where you stick pins so all the other damn yankees will know where to go. I'd be glad to tell em where to go! It'll be a little dry for fishing...

Good job Brother.

LO)L, "Don't take your fishing rod's", SACRILEGE!!! but I got your point and thanks for sharing a great video. While I'm being snarky, NOTHING is cheap now, economical but not cheap. Keep 'em coming, I really enjoy your content.

Great video!

Love ur format and presentation a real video from a real good fishman thanks for sharing!! Keep 'em coming👍

Good stuff! Keep it up! Subscribed👍

Subbed, glad to see new content without livescope for the new guys. I'm going out today with my Vexilar and Garmin. It's been warm here so I'm going after shallow crappie in my kayak. The flasher let's me know the mood of the fish in real time in shallow water where the Garmin can't. WIsh you the best with your channel.

Good explanation bud. Keep pressing record, you are doing a good job!

Thanks

Great video sir really enjoyed and learned from you

Another great video! I really appreciate your willingness to help others. Most of us started fishing minnows and still do. In W TN we fished the buck brush or button ball willows with a cane pole. My dad started tying ferrules on them made of paper clips. Worked great and still use them occasionally when wading. Something I have found really helpful is the Lake Master Maps card for your side scan. There is a program called Contour Elite that takes the Lake Master and lets you put it on you computer and you can explore drops, creeks bays etc. from home. You can make way points and print it and that portion of the map with coordinates or take the SD card and put it in your sonar. Sorry for the length, will share more such as building structure later on. PB

Nice video sir

Thanks for the video. New to electronics. Great information.

New sub by the way 👍

Great video! New to your channel!

This up coming fishing season I’m gonna fish on a kayak. And use a fish finder for the first time. Looking at a RU-vid talking about fish finders. And he said the Lowrance hook reveal was the best for beginners. So I’m gonna buy one. And go out and get used to it too.

Don't apologize. One bad day of fishing is better than 10 good days at work. I been fishing all my life. Every time you go fishing, you add information to your data bank on how to catch fish.

Enjoyed your video! I fish the Chickamauga Lake area. Trying to learn more about crappie fishing. Traditionally I bass fish but looking to try the crappie bite this Spring.

good video except for the minnow part. Jigs would do same thing if not better. but thorough explanation of 2d as vast majority of us don't have LS nor ever will. TY

I just subbed. It must be a Watts Bar thing. This is how we fish on Watts Bar for crappie. Never met ya, but it is like we learned the same things the same way. But, I wish you hadn't showed that map, cause that was one of my favorite spots. lol. Big cats up in there as well. Like how you kept it simple, and cheap, must be a Watts bar thing. Greetings from Crossville.

Man I caught crappie for years and years with a small 2d graph its harder yes but can be done 100%

Really good vid. I would say to get better with artificials, go with a graphite rod. I love the Okuma Celilo 6' ULfor about $40. Any small spinning real but get 8# Power Pro braid. I put a 4' of 6# mono leader on it. Crappie hit a jig Sooo light sometimes, there is no way you will detect it on that long rod or a fiberglass rod and mono, especially that deep. I use 1" or 2 1/2" Gulp minnows that work great and easier to use and get than minnows. I use a dropshop ith a #6 hook and 1/8 to 1/4 oz weight depending on depth and wind. Hope this helps

First time seeing your channel and won’t be the last. Great presentation and excellent content. Tight lines brother!

Are you referring to cams crappie his videos and fishing tackle

Got the setup, but no luck, guess dropping anchor doesn't help

Been trying to understand my Humminbirds and having trouble... do u take people and show them how to use their electronics..

Where do you get your ugly stick 10 foot rod from?

Bub I'm just like you are when I want some fish I'll danm sure have a bucket of minnows and let's fish like my daddy always said fish don't get fat and grow by eating danm plastic

Casting your lure will put crappie in Your boat. This isn’t rocket science. Not many of these guys are out there with electronics, they use their 🧠👍👍🎣🫡.