Man Dave I love your videos, it is all beautiful art. The visuals, the calming music, the appreciation for fish taken for granted. As a fisherman, it’s nice seeing the fish somewhere other than an angler’s hands.
@TheDave333 Hmm. "Dr. The Dave; Fish Head Extraordinaire, Master Videographer aaaand Anxiety Remediation Specialist."🤔 Has a nice ring to it, even IF it don't roll smoothly off the tongue, all in one golden note.
Love this video, been an avid bass fisher for a while and seeing this alternative perspective of these beautiful fish was truly enlightening. Keep up the great work and much respect to what you do.
I could sit in my pond and cup my hands under the bream and lift them from the water. After that hapoened a few times my small ponds sole purpose as a food source began to change. Delightful stuff.
This is amazing. For some reason whenever i watch your videos im transported back to when i was a kid fishing/exploring all day on the rivers and lakes in the midwest. I genuinely appreciate what you do sir.
Also I love that you're bringing attention to the effects this could have on them. Everyone should ask themselves this question when interacting with all wild animals... or anything, anyone for that matter
I don't care what anybody says, bluegills (and similar panfish) are the ballsiest fish I've ever seen. They give 0 fucks and are not afraid of you in the slightest. I have a pumpkinseed (two, actually) in an aquarium and the very first time I fed him he ate from my hand. Then bit my finger. Now it's to the point where after I feed him he lets me pet him.
That's awesome! I love it too. It's like being on a different planet, no people, no noise, no nonsense, no traffic, no problems, just weightless wandering in the watery depths. . . 💦💦💦
Thank you so much for putting these amazing videos out for us to enjoy. I went to college for fisheries science and I'm so glad to see another's appreciation for these wonderful creatures and their environment!
The Dave, don't be afraid to befriend the fish! While it's possible some of them might take an extra hook because of it, you've made some amazing memories for you, the fish, and all of us! Your adventures in this lake have given us a greater appreciation for the beauty of these creatures.
I love it. Made me a little emotional too despite being a bass and pan fish fisherman. I hope ‘Ol Girl Split Fins stays healthy and away from hooks as well.
Hello my friend. Let me first apologize for taking so long to see this. My days have been so filled with the legal matters of a death, that by the end of a day all I can do is sleep to renew myself for the next round government forms, death taxes, accountants, bankers, and notaries. This was hauntingly beautiful David, and exactly what I needed. I think your desire to form a deeper relationship with these fish is natural. You were patient with them, and your energy would be understood as pure of purpose. There is a world of difference between a human entering their world to feed and commune with them, and a worm on a hook dropping in from nowhere. I don’t believe you harmed them. They never see those who catch them, but you are familiar to them. You enter their waters many times, and do them no harm. Your love and reverence for them is apparent in the looseness of your body language, and you don’t offer your gifts and tease them by pulling it back, or try to touch their bodies. One day, they will swim past you and stroke your body with their sides, as a token of affection and thanks. You have renewed me for the day that lies ahead. Thank you so much.💖🖤🇨🇦
Greetings once again. I'm glad that you finally made it! I was waiting and wondering. . . And now here you are. I'm glad that you're back to watch another video.
Always barbless. Whether fishing for food, or, for C-&-R recreation. Barbs do at least as much to inhibit solid hooksets, as they do ostensibly, to hold the set.
People underestimate the intelligence of fish. I raise fish in an aquaponics system, and the tilapia certainly recognize us humans. They start to get very excited for breakfast time hehe.
I have 22 tanks, so It's a long list. Here are just a few species. Bristlenose catfish, Corydoras catfish, Hillstream loaches, Guppies, Endler Livebearers (Poecillia wingei), Kuhli loaches, angelfish, German blue rams, and the list goes on.
Sweet. Smaller sunfish are like dithers in this giant public aquarium of yours. They trusted you before, this is just furthering the relationship. Hopefully no one else snorkels the lake
Isn’t life amazing? I’m native American and I was always told to show love and respect towards animals and plant life and this here is a great example. Props bubba. ❤
As a bass fisherman, from what i hear, people don’t really eat bass much. Apparently they taste really fishy and gross. Now im not saying people don’t, But its kinda rare. Im a full catch and release fisherman and I treat the fish with utmost respect.
Some people eat them, some people don't. I think a lot of it depends on where you live. I personally don't care for eating bass, unless it's striped or from the sea.
@@schylerbrown7364as are most fish. I think people really just need to eat fish prepared the right way. Even the most expensive food will taste horrible if prepared wrong.
I love this! I doubt the trust will put them in danger. My thought is that you wore scuba gear, and not many with ill intentions are going to invest in the gear. Thank-you for sharing this precious connection.
I am finding, in the pond that I have been snorkeling in, that If I don’t move quickly most of the vertebrates will actually be curious and come up to me, as if I have something to offer them. Loving your videos!
Yes, that's exactly true. The key is to move slowly, then they don't see you as a threat. You're just one of them. . . Wow! I just checked out your channel for a little bit. You've got some great videos, so I subscribed. . . :-) Nicely done. I don't have much time now, but I'll get back to your channel and watch more of your stuff soon.
Thank you, You're so kind, and it's very nice to hear from another person who snorkels. . . Have a beautiful day, and thank you so much for watching another one of my videos. 🌻🌼🐝
*So...hear me out...imagine a person walking by and they see a body floating, not knowing he's building lifetime relationships with the aquatic gang* 😂😂
I absolutely love these videos man, I do fish for food but I always respect the fish. I always make sure that the fish is feeling as little pain as possible when I am fishing. I haven't been fishing for long but I have a deep respect for all the fish in the lake that I fish in. All im saying is thank you for making this content because it makes me understand these amazing creatures even more.
@@TheDave333 I'm just entering the hobby, I've always been interested but never followed through until recently. I found your video on the stickleback very helpful, as I had a couple in my tank for a little while. Angry but adorable little fellows lol.
What a lovely video Dave! And don't worry I am sure no one out there is fishing with a ''Dave-shaped-lifesize-lure'', funny as taht would look, I am sure your fishy friends know what is you and what is not. As an aquarist and fishergirl I love both sides and I try to respect the habitats of these beautiful shiny people we love so much.
I do fish, but I respect the fish and if I’m going to have one mounted I take pictures and measurements and have a replica made so the fish can keep living its life
Well, you should have, I gave you the exact time and date of release! 😁 I'm really glad that you watch all my videos and take the time to leave a comment. ❤❤❤
@@TheDave333Good thing to know I sometimes wait I don't fresh water fish alot but sometimes when I get a small nibble I wait a sec I never gut hooked any but I didn't know waiting to long could possibly lead to a gut hook.
What a beautiful experience that ,just have been! Thanks for sharing it with us. I think the fish would see you and the worms as a package deal, anything outside that they would still be wary of but I'm no biologist or fisherman so I could be wrong. Great vid as usual though.
I love your videos. Thank you for filming your relationship with these bass. I did not know that their intelligence was so acute or that their memory was so sharp. I can see why you would be worried about feeding them the worms. Don't feel too guilty about doing so. You wanted to give back the joy you received. I would keep it as a one time experience to ensure their safety. Wow. Really awesome video. I saw the first one with the female bass who follows you. I agree I think there is something more going on on why she follows you. 🙂
Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. Since, I don't routinely feed the bass they haven't become "tamed" and still have a healthy dose of skepticism and fear. That female who followed me around, was never part of the handfeeding, so she acted like that on her own accord. Still, very very unusual. I like to think of my close relationship with these fish as a gift from the lake. . . A thank you for years and years of cleaning up trash in the lake, removing hazardous tangles of discarded fishing line from her shores, etc. I feel truly blessed.
Back to your question though. When I was a little girl, i played with mudpuppies, box turtle, ladyslippers - watching them eat, grow, go through the seasons, sometimes touching them. Now they are all close to extinct. Right now, lagerhead bass are plentiful but what the future holds, none of us knows. Doubtful that one person appreciating them and filming it for the rest of us will be their downfall. Thank you for bringing to us the lagerhead bass and some wonderful memories for you.
