Wish I could could give you a warmer welcome to VA. I was on the James a day before the cold spell and caught 10 fish. 6 of them over 40 lbs. A friend was there the same day and caught a 76 pounder. Hope to see you back!
Super Dave you are outstanding you really keep me and the wife just waiting on the next adventure of all them monster fish… you catch wow another great video… you are the Man when it comes to catching them catfish 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Ty so much for everything you Do
I’ll tell you what Dave. If you keep it up you have a great chance of catching a state or world record catfish. Straight up professional class catfisherman.
Awsome Dave, your first James River cat was a Whooo one for sure! You keep my heart racing every time you hook one along with that great music!!! Love watching you and the commitment you give for your show!! You keep me smiling!!😀😂🎣👌👍👍
The James river is an awesome blue cat river! Glad to see you made it there and caught some nice cats. Well done Dave! Good video and thanks for adding the bluegrass,always enjoy it😊
It's great seeing you in the neighborhood!! Dutch Gap (where you are) is a good place to start - it is easier to read the river in its narrow confines. Down below Hopewell where the river widens up around the Harrison Bridge can be productive for the hogs. Keep your head on a swivel. Large cargo ships, wind, tide, and a long fetch can turn that big water into a bad day. Good fishing!
No way!!! At Osbourne landing!!! The first red marker on the left has a 60 foot hole there got a lot of hogs there but I’ve been fishing up by the 895 bridge and slaying them there had a 48 last Saturday glad you got out there! Comeback any time!!
Ha ha, yes, eels are very slimy. I'm in IL near the IL river, and my friend caught a giant eel in the river one day. Dude thought it was an electric eel, lmao. I had to tell him that this is the wrong continent, they're a bit south of us.
Nice seeing you on the James River, I know where you were at been there many of times, we love our James River we catch all kinds of fish, not just king cats. You may need to go alligator gar fishing sometimes on the fiver. It's a lot of fun. We are happy you caught a few catfish and some good bait. Good luck in catching the 60 and up catfish they are in there for sure you just got to know where they live. Hope to see you out there sometimes.
In the James river I always use live eel...hook the eel on the hook threw it's upper and lower jaw and split it's tail with a knife so it bleeds a little..12-15 inch long eels work best ...huge cats eat the live eels..great video Dave. Like seeing you make videos in my neck of the river
Dave you should've "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOED!!!!!!! for the guy in the john boat! Looks like you had a pretty good day on the James. they get bigger, WAY BIGGER!
Good to see you in my neck of the woods. Every tributary of the chesapeake now has good blues. Just gotta be far enough upstream that there isn't too much salt. The James isn't the only spot and you'll find that some of the rivers farther north have less pressure.
Some days all I have to look forward to is the catfish Dave show. This one was a good surprise and a new location. Cool background scenery. I bet it's gonna be a good year for fishing 🎣
I used to buy green shrimp at krogers. They were like candy to cat fish. Shell on to keep fiddlers from them. Find a warm water outlet from power plant. We do it all winter on the Wabash. They regulate the temp out of final cooling ponds to 70 degree water into the river. Another suggestion. Get one of the inflatable life best. Scuba shop. The have Co2 cartridge and string pull to inflate. Under your coat. It will keep your ribs warm. If you fall in that cold water by yourself. You will need it. Cold water will get you. The preserver Layes flat. Rubber.. Comfortable....
Thank you for releasing the cats,there a lot of people out there,and they know who they are will ruin great fisheries by keeping everything to eat, from 5lbs ta 50lbs. Once again,thanks for the release
Next time let me know ahead of time I can help guide you around no charge! Now my honey hole next to the power house is going to be full of boats this weekend😂
Dave, come to the Ohio river and chase for those big shovel heads when you get the time too.Thanks for taking us along with you and sharing all the knowledge
As someone who calls the Ohio river home, but has had the opportunity to fish other states. Our fishing is lousy in comparison. I spend a week on the tennessee River every year and it's insane. We work for our fish, we "fish" for them. In tennessee it's just "catching" , same n a couple big lakes in south carolina and Texas. U can go out and catch 60-100 blues a day!
About fifty years ago I'd go to the galveston causeway in texas and using a number ten tremble hook and a bit of fresh shrimp I'd catch two or three eels. And eels are one thing that are nearly impossible to handle while alive. I'd toss them in the ice chest and cut the line then rerig and catch another. Then I'd drive out to a pier that ran out into deeper water. After dark I use a six inch piece of eel and the biggest hook in my tackle box and use a surf weight to keep the bait from moving. I'd catch 8 and 9 pound gaftop catfish all night. The beauty of the eels is the crabs can't steal it like they do anything else as bait.
That seamed to be a good spot to fish, Dave. If weren't so far away. You still done well, even on that eel. Thanks for letting us tag along. Take care, God Bless.
Rumors are true,the lower James here n VA.,is well known for 50-80lb blue's, they get access to shad ,herring,crabs mussels etc...,and proud to say the VA. Side of buggs island ,Kerr lake,is home to the current world record,if yall come,please practice catch n release
Hey Dave, on my Garmin, i have to change from "LakeVu" to "blue" (something) when I'm on the James River ....if you have any setting you can change, try that.
Nice bunch of fish on the James looks like you was a wearing out...good stuff...good times.....wish u would come to barren river lake in Kentucky ,I been getting some nice blues there this winter ....stay safe ,and good Luck 🤞
Hey Dave! I was just thinking the other day that you should make the trip out here, and here you are. Awesome job as usual. You should try putting in at Jordan Point and running downriver a bit if you're still in the area. Good fishing between Jordan Point and Claremont. Just be careful with the weather, river is a little bigger from there on down. Welcome to VA!
