I remember as a kid spending my weekly allowance of a dollar buying a Rooster Tail after riding my bike to the local bait shop/tackle store 10 years old 1972. Great memories.
I have a tackle box full of lures and tackle I bought in the 70s as a youth. My allowance was also $1 a week, supplemented by some lawn mower earnings.
honestly man i like your creek fishing videos the most......thanks for giving us these videos..... my son and I watch all the time and we like your tips.
John, love these types of videos. We need to pick your brain dude. Us guys that haven't done nearly as much creek fishing as you can learn a lot from you.
I love the Rebel lures. Creeks or small rivers after a good rain , when the water is rushing and muddy colored is a great time for the Rebel crawl. I've caught and lost some of my biggest trout this way. That's when I started going a little heavier than ultralight .
You're sitting there in a T-shirt with green grass growing around you. I'm sitting here waiting for some more snow tomorrow and the ground is ALL brown. Ugh.
Awesome video man!!! A few tips I give creek anglers are wearing camo and or natural colored clothing!!!. I get a ton of people laughing at me but when you are fishing a clear stream fish can definitely see above the surface of the water. Also, people tend to not give fish enough credit for the lateral line system and their awareness of their surroundings. Fish oftentimes more than not know when something is up in a creek. You are basically hunting fish when you are in a small creek or river system and that's why I love it so much. It's more of a chase than anything! Good luck this season. I hit my 2k sub milestone today pretty pumped!! maybe one day I will make it down to Tennessee.
I learn a lot when you ramble ..If the rain stops and the river gets back down close to normal we are ready to go here in Sevierville! Got some new gear and chompin at the bit! Thank Youi John.
In my creek I use the 2lb Trout SOS. Its clear enough I need as long a cast as possible while wading. Super strong for what it. Ive been using trout magnet heads but I've recently acquired some Mulefishing Mule Jigs that are great quality from a small business. Excellent instructional video as always.
Keep up the good work. The best part of your Chanel is it stays true to us regular guys. Nothing fancy no fancy houses or cars to show off. Keep on keeping on buddy.
Thanks to you, John, I recently bought an ultra-lite combo and some 2lb test line strictly for throwing those tiny jigs like you do! Never owned that setup before, but just had it with me a few days ago when I fished some little pools from bridges here in PA...Got 4 nice creek chubs and a sunfish, which is a sure sign Spring is coming soon! Thanks for all the great influence, my friend!
Good tutorial John. Small bag or wading vest for sure to limit how much I carry. Sometimes my fishing partners ask if I'm storming the beach or going fishing. Love me some 2 &4 # diameter braided line on ultralight and light spinning combos. I start my newbie friends on the Shakespeare micros. Nice walk through brother man.
Beetle spin, rooster tail, crickets, worms, for the skinny water. 4 inch lizard and craws for the deep holes.. those are my go to baits. John I appreciate that you take the time to show how you do what you do. I tried taking the spinner off a bettle spin and absolutely wore em out after watching one of your videos. Good stuff once again brother. God bless.
While I love nothing more than to go to close quarters battle with big bruiser smallies in the streams and creeks, sometimes almost nothing beats grabbing a couple small lures, an ultralight, and focusing your pack on drinks and snacks. Stakes aren’t high, but the fun is. All around great time. Love the video as always, God bless 🤙🏻
Panfish assassins and trout magnets are definitely my favorites for lighter tackle. Not gonna lie the crickhopper is really pulled through lately on some bass around my area. When it comes to minnow crank baits I typically use a teeny r as well and the Arkie 220 crank. Really love your videos I always follow up with your recommendations on lures, rods, and everything else. Keep up the awesome work I can’t wait to see what’s in store for your channel this spring and summer!
I bought my first kastking calamus rod after you showed it the first time, I bought 6 ft, light, loved it so much with a pflueger 25 supreme I bought another one, the I bought a 5 ft and put pflueger 20 present on it, don’t use it much, but nice in tight spots, then I bought the 6 ft med light and put the pflueger 30 supreme XT, I love them all, I bought a few for other buddies and gave them to them too, when they reduced them to $30 Christmas a year ago, the new model is the resolute, I don’t have any yet, mainly because I take care of my stuff, I use them every week most of the year,....I love everyone of them
I like a medium light with a limber tip and open face reel. 8 lb or less braid my momo leader. I can really cast in some tight places with that set up. Like overhanging limb etc. Small soft plastic baits. WORKS well for me. Most of my fishing is in N E Alabama
john, this video was very helpfull to any one just starting out,you gave me some good ideas like the small lure pack thanks a lot just goes to prove no mater what your experence you can all ways learn thank again
15:15 there is a creek near me I can pull the cutest little palm sized striped bass out of all day long. Absolutely adorable. Also home to pint sized pike.
Thanks for the tips. I been looking to get started. Used to fish small creeks when I was a kid but always used crawlers. Gonna try do a bit of exploring and fishing this summer. Still cold although the people are starting to go for the steelhead here in Michigan.
John, I am 61 years old. I have creek fished most of my life. My dad taught me how when I was a boy. I would love to take you to a river in south eastern Oklahoma that was the last river my dad and I fished together. I have forgot more than what I know about fishing. I would like to show you the place.
Thanks for the great information on creek fishing, one my favorite go to lures Bass Magnet craw crank baits , Bill Lewis bought them out and call the Cranking Magnet I don't think that they are made any more. Billy Westmoreland used them . If you can find them . Thanks Again .
It's easier when you ride shotgun. I've a friend that picks me up for church, and stuff and I am always checking out every little trickle we drive over. 🤣
the Calamus is no longer made by KastKing..they tend to change up every couple of years. Crixus or Resolute (I have a ML Crixus that I like) is the replacement for the Calamus. I tried 13-Fishing, but the tip snapped off after 2 casts and their warranty return would have cost me more than I bought the rod for. I am still looking for a good 6' UL. Might have to give that piscifun a try..
Ready to get geared up and do some urban creek fishing here in Nashville. Hard to find a spot these days where I don’t feel my life might be in danger! Might head out to the counties and google map some spots.
iirc one time John was in Kentucky and said he had to lock the doors on his truck. As a yankee near NYC I always figured there was no crime in small southern country towns. Shows you what I know.
I scour eBay for stuff. Just got bearings to replace the bushings in my Daiwa 500C which is a classic micro spinning reel. A Lews Xfinity Speed Spin which is s surprisingly good reel and a Daiwa Regal-X 2505 spinning reel for schoolie striper fishing. The Speed Spin is a 100/1000 series reel.
Great video John. hey been meaning to tell you, I’ve got access to a good amount of mouse creek if you ever wanted to meet up and go check it out one day.
I need some help I ordered a ultralight rod from Amazon it's called the sougayilang in the red color it says ultralight but I'm not sure if it's really a ultralight rod I haven't received it yet have you ever heard of it
does throwing a really light lure, 1 inch swimbait, with say a heavier pound test mono line create a chance for a lot of line twists? i cant seem to get rid of line twists when im throwing these smaller creek lures.
You still have to order them online. There are some select stores and tackle shops that are starting to carry them. If the popularity is just right, then we might see a mass selling of them here in the near future.
John, or anyone who cares to answer this....I am bad at tying hooks on my line, so needless to say, I don't switch out bait/lures very often. Is there someway I can set up my line to be able to just switch out lures/bait easily? I'm not out for trophy fish, just having fun so I don't need anything fancy. I just bought a zebco rod and reel with the push button release. Tried it the other day and I do better with it than my more expensive rod. I just hate tying different hooks or lures on and want something easy.
Some of the small swivel and latches work great. I don't use them on any jigs, worms,etc,but on any hard plastic I use them all the time, plus it keeps your line from twisting. I have never had any swivel and latch break on my in any size, but you can step up to some slightly larger ones. They do come in really handy with catfish with all of their rolling/twisting.
@@user-bn3zo3mh5v Thanks I have some swivels in my tackle bag. Should I attach the lure directly to the swivel or maybe have all my lures on lead lines? I'm thinking I may be able to attach them to the swivel...
Tie your line to a swivel. Then tie whatever lures you want (crankbait, spinner, jig, etc.) To about a foot or so of line and tie that to a clip (many swivels have a clip connected to it) Then you can clip and unclip the different lures onto your swivel. This takes alot of tying upfront, but not out while you're trying to fish
@@kathyk8310 I just tie my swivel on my line then hook the swivel directly to the lure as long as it's relatively small compared to the crank bait, hard plastic bait, etc. I do not use them with soft plastics at all since they are usually fished slower etc. I still tie direct to the hook on smaller hard plastics like the teeny r, pretty much anything shorter than 2 inches I will tie direct. I have never made a leader like the other commenter is talking about, but that sounds like a good idea too if you don't mind being careful about winding that into the first eye of your rod. All good ideas and will keep you from tying on new lures all the time.
I'm sorry about the divorce but I can tell you fishing got my son through a bad divorce. I'm not sure how he would have made out if he hadn't found fishing.
No harm no foul. I like John’s videos because he IS a Christian. I just thought he could use his platform to share Jesus more giving thanks for what the Creator has given us. Throwing a Scripture in there without much thought IMHO could be more meaningful. PEACE