Crappie Fishing - Vertical Jigging For Big Slabs On Lake Guntersville 

the best all around fisherman on the lake- "I'm just lucky"

7:48 "I'm just lucky" understatement of the year, fishing machine!

18:08 - I had to watch that part again. Its amazing to see this channel's growth. Keep it up!

And he has such a great attitude in every video and you don't find to many fishing channels any more so I think he's a really fisherman or angler Richard thank you for bring soooooooooo much joy in fiching😁

Mr. Gene ever since I came across your videos I have learned a lot of techniques. I started back fishing about 6 months ago after a 20 year absence from the sport. Had to work and no play taking card of a family and kids are grown and gone now. So now I can start back what I loved before and didn't know how much things have changed but with your videos has made it easier to transition back to loving this sport again. Thank you Mr Gene

New subscriber but I'm catching up on all of your old videos, I've learned a lot from you and really enjoy your channel. Keep it up buddy!

mr.richard im on my wifes youtube just to tell you this.. i think youre prob one the best fishermen ive met brother.. keep on keepin on!

Awe man Richard Gene...you got to love that down south Crappie fishing! Man do I miss it!

Love me some Richard and Elmo, reminds me of my brother in law, passed on t o that great fishing hole in heaven. Miss him so much! Thanks for the great videos.

From a few hundred subs to a couple hundred thousand! Always helpful whether new or from 4 years ago. Thanks as always Richard!

Mr. Gene you da MAN! Enjoy your channel!

I know everyone has their own style of videos but you are definitely one of my favorites! Sound like a country boy doing what we like! Feel like I have learned a lot. Thank you sir!

Watching your vid's from about a year ago, so I can get ready for this year! You are hands down the best fisherman I have witnessed! No kidding. You know fishing. Thanks for sharing. I made a big order including ultimate jig heads and a score of Bobby Garland soft plastics. Good as any. I hope they help you out.

I love watching your channel. I have learned so much from just watching you. Thanks for the inspiration.

I ‘m in southeastern Alabama and usually panfish for brim and bluegill. Haven’t done much crappie fishing but your videos are very educational and I really enjoy watching them.

I do this down in Texas and this is something that a man never gets tired of doing and if you do get tired of it you wouldn't meant to fish this is so much fun and very profitable for food we have a half mile long bridge in Conroe Texas 1097 that bridge is lit up with crappie catfish as well you just got to find the thermocline and where them bad boys are hanging I've been a aggressive saltwater fisherman my whole life but fishing for Crappie is a love that no one could understand unless they have done it great video thank you for posting

You are definitely the croppie whisper`er…. Grrrrreat video... Thanks for sharing... and fish on ….

I'm 62 and me and fish a lot alike.I have learned a lot from u.Thanks' a lot..Roland

This was on my birthday last year, I turnt 57 on February 26th 2017, now I just turnt 58 a few days ago! Anyways, wear em’ out there Richard!!

This is it. FINALLY :D I've recently found your channel and absolutely love it. So much so that I've decided to watch all of your videos from the very start. (I'm a security guard, I get a lot of down time at work lol) Was not a fan of the mounted cam on the boat in all the videos before this one though. But this is the first one with the chest mount :D

Sir you are a helluva crappie fisheman. Like your videos. I fish Guntersville myself. You sure hammered em that day.

Really enjoyed this video....Pure Elmo,hope his healing process is coming along. Very nice gesture of you to give the crappie to the other boater.

Mr Gene, Just want to thank you for your awesome video's. A lot of your views on fishing for crappie are the same like my father has past down to me & you remind me of him. Even thou we are on both sides of this great country, your east coast we are west coast catching fish is the same. I find your video's to be very enjoyable. Your channel I believe in my personal opinion will result in great success!!! God be with you sir!

Once again you are awesome fellow your videos keeps me rollin be safe and I'll catch you another time

Rich your a dangerous man with a jig! That’s good fer ya right there!

thoroughly enjoyed watching your crappie fishing video, Mr Gene. That sure was some great footage being able to see em tap it and you lacing into em with the hook-set! Not much of a better feeling than that.

Not many people share the spots to fish for crappie they are shell fish,but this mr. show tecnics very good video mr. Richard😊😊😊

That would be a great day, any day !

Really enjoy your videos Richard, keep them coming I love crappie fishing myself.

We will be at So. Sauty next Sunday. Hope to see you on the water! Great video.

Really enjoyed that video!! Love bridge fish for crappie.

good video never really tried any of that vertical crappie fishing with a jig before very interesting! roll tide👍

The videos are great Richard keep up the good fishing always look forward to a new video!

Love watching your videos Richard, we've been wearing the crappie out here in cullman AL

You have the best fishing videos on youtube. Keep them coming!

Great fishing show.

Good man, for sharing them there slabz...Thanks for the inspiration!

I’m here to tell you Richard if that about Elmo is for laughs you don’t need it. You’re a hell of a fisherman now don’t let that go to your head, I mean a lot of the tips you tell us I used 40 years ago. I love to go crappie fishing see I’m from Ohio and all the time I was growing up I’d go crappie fishing and I mean I would catch big ones but then people got greedy and stupid and would keep little 2 inch ones because they didn’t have a size limit on them so the crappie almost disappeared in most of the lakes in Ohio. Now they have a size limit on them for about 3 or 4 years now so I might go fish for some when I go back to visit. So you don’t need a crutch like Elmo, but if your having fun with it go ahead, but I like the fishing part so keep the videos coming 👍

That was my 57th birthday ( February 26, 2017), shore wish I was with you back then!

I hope Elmo’s wife don’t break his nose those beautiful fish you catch I got hungry watching you throw back in the water ha ha

Great video...I knew I should have gone yesterday...went today little windy ....as always enjoy the videos....

Love your videos sir ! Id love to go fishing with ya at guntersville oneday sir !

It’s good fishing with minnows over there I caught big slabs on minnows but it was in the summertime

Fun to catch, and good eating too ...

? How in the sam hill did I miss this video? THUMBS UP

ELMER is slacking on you gene fishing machine nice crappie bud wish I lived by guntersville I'm all way in indiana

From Kentucky love your videos brother

Anothr good one Mr Gene, not a lot of crappie where I live in NC (lots of pressure) so I am all eyeballs and ears when you talk about gear selection and technique...as always thanks for keeping ur vids clean and without obnoxius music. You have a good personality for it as it is....take care!!

Thanks for your vids I'm just getting into fishing so i need all the inside info i can get!

"Theres another one elmo" ha. Looks fun.

Great job!!!!!!!!

great videos, you are a true crappie fisherman

Hey Richard I love ur fishing shows also a big time crappie fisherman my self keep up good fishing and keep videos coming!!! Richard go fishing when u can cause itssss guuuud fooo you 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼if fish guntersville also hope to meet you

Your Elmo impersonation was funny as hell. I fish Muskie but taking a buddy on our trip. Any pointers on what crappie jig to use? Minnows, and such.

400 Subscribers...??? You've definitely come a long way sincethen. Right now you have 268,000 Subscribers and growing! I hope that makes you feel amazing about what you're doing! Keep up the great content and God Bless Rip'n Lips from Amarillo Texas!

I REALLY enjoyed this vid .... Particularly because most were returned .... Only tale what you need .... And give thanks to them ..... :)

Love your videos keep up the good work. Also see you got a newer boat.

Loving these videos.

Job well done sir.

You've really come a long way since 400 subscribers, Richard. Awesome job handling the camera and narrating on the fly while you fish. I hope Elmo (Elmer?) and his wife have ironed out their differences. Love the videos. Keep em coming!

400 subscribers… Now you’re at 306k Elmooooooooo! Woooooooo

Poor old Elmo missin a great day

A big hello to You Sir. I must say Your videos are the best I’ve seen. As the old saying goes, You must have been holding your mouth just right when you were fishing that day because you wore them Crappie slap out!

hi rich william here from Washington state been fishing Salmon here busy here love watching you catch them big crappie i love eating them too there not biting here too cold water

Appreciate your videos Mr Gene there helping me out alot keepem coming !!!!!!! what advice could you give me where I fish here in South Carolina the lake I fish the water clarity is very clear!!!!!!!

Your the man richard!!

@ Richard Gene. I need to learn how to use the sonar and learn what they look like. I have a hummingbird with fish ID and other features but I can't tell, shad from drum from white bass, from crappie or whatever. Crappie mostly hang out around some type of structure?

Hey Richard could you give a holler to our Melbourne Arkansas Fire Department on one of your shows? We're up in north central Arkansas and all volunteer first responders and firefighters. We're big fans of your channel up here. Buddy if you sold your own line of jigs we'd all be buying. Thank you Richard.

Hey Gene, ever tried Cubby mini-mites for crappie?I,m up here in pennsylvania and they do very well.Lookin to come down there to guntersville this spring.Maybe i,ll see you on the water.

Good ole eagle claw rods one of the best crappie rods around god video.

I knew that man wouldn't let you keep throwing those fish back lol.

Hey buddy you make some damn good videos !!! I'll be subscribing 👍🏾

Your videos are great . Very informative. Maybe we can see you on water sometime.

nice video. where is South Sardis bridge in Guntersville?

Elmo need to be round more often, hellz bellz he missin OUt!

You slaughtered them crappie that day. Great video, good gesture to help those bass fishermen to enjoy a mess also. NEW SUB HERE!

Hello excellent video !!!! nice fish

I gotta admit you sure do look and act more like a professional compared to when you first started out doing this video stuff. Those sideburns were hideous! Lol But don't lose your silly self and goofyness!!!! Thanks again Richard Gene!!

What rod and reel combo do you use? What is your go to crappie fishing jig? And what line and lb. test do you use?

you're the man

Put cher goldern seat belt on, Elmo! We can't afford to lose 'ya, and neither can Mama Sue!!

You’re the best

To me, speckled perch are the prettiest fish and best tasting.

Good job Richard, I always enjoy your videos. Was there some brush at this location and would you have caught as many at this location without the cold front coming threw ?

I really enjoy your videos sir. I live in north Mississippi where I fish the tenn - tom waterway. You are a working man fisherman like me. I was wondering what's the knot you use to tie you jigs on with?

Go fishin when you can cause it's good fur ya! Love it, Richard!!! Did i see you in Gadsden at the Gander Mt, this past weekend driving a Priest?

Great video! Nice slabs! What was the depth of water there at the columns and was their a lot of bait fish around? May try and hits some bridge columns on Wilson soon. Thanks!

My brother.. you dang sho can make the grease stank with that mess!

Mr Richard. Do you run that fishfinder’s transducer off the back of the boat and just turn the screen around or do you have two transducers?

You are so cool hillbilly, I've learned a lot

Man you get me Hyped about SLAB FISHING pretty crappies my man keep up the good work and if you dont will you do a video on your opinion on the acc crappie stick when you have the time im interested in them would like to know your opinion

your welcome gene keep making those wonderful videos love watching you catch those slap n say hi to elmo for me will you thanks an avid fisherman

This guy needs 1M subs your awesome !!!!!!

love the video. are you in Texas. o ya what are you spraying on the jig.

Around the 15:40 mark you mentioned something about changing colors. What makes you decide to change colors? Just getting less bites? Also what do you do to determine what color to use?

What kind of rod is that? Reel? Love your videos! God Bless!

nice , what kind of jig and lure you were using?

I. Like. Your. Fishing. .trips

Good job Richard , are the fish going to start moving up in the creeks when the water temp gets 60-65 degree?

vertical jigging baby! best way to do it ^_^