Thanks so much for all the great videos this past year, and all the years. If you ever just wanna get out and hit some trout and pan fish in grapeview or show a guy how to target salmon I'd enjoy the company. Looking forward to a great 2023.
I agree, as much as I enjoy your work, you've got a family that comes first. So many push it too far and just get burned out. Losing you would be kind of like losing a friend. As odd as that sounds, let's protect your interest in the long run. I'm with ya, family first, RU-vid 5th
Hi Blake! Love your videos. I'm a Docent with the Black Diamond Historical Society. Along the Green River Gorge is a Steelhead rearing pond and above that along the creek is an old retention dam that was used unsuccessfully for growing Bass. I'd be glad to take you out there some times to explore the site and share more of the history!
Appreciate it Nicholas! Super appreciate it. But I can't say yeah, as I got enough fishing partners in my regular life, and like to go alone half the time to clear the cobwebs. 🤙
It's an odd-numbered year Blake! Vashon should be getting a big ol pink run in late august, and if you're out in the area I'd be happy to show you the hot spots my dad and I have fished for years. Thanks for all the great videos over the years.
Excellent! Working on youtube can be a lot of time. It can also be really rewarding. I find it very difficult, once the camera is rolling I forget how to speak my own native language but I'm not giving up. Made many great friends by trying this out. Whenever I meet someone who is interested in trying it, I always encourage them to do so. This year I am trying something new as well! Already in production! haha
Just found your channel and it’s great. Genuine content is hard to find sometimes concerning Puget sound fishing and I like your style. I’m relatively new to salt water fishing and I’ve already learned a few things from your videos. So, thanks!
Hi Blake, Happy New Year to you and your family. Congratulations on free diving with Chris! Now that we are past the worst of the pandemic, I'm hoping to drive down to Westport, and hopefully meet you down there for crabbing, surf perch and jetty fishing. You've inspired me to start fishing again. So in Canada, our licensing starts April 1st, so I will take both my tidal and non-tidal licensing up here. Hopefully I can come down several times in 2023 and hit Westport. I will make my annual Oregon trip in the summer for surf perch, jetty and crabbing. Thank you again. Blessings! PEACE!
Congrats on meeting your 2022 goals! 1 video a week is a lot of work, especially when it's just you doing everything. I always appreciated the content and the effort you put into them. I'm looking forward to 2023, and super curious what you might have cooking up!
You have a . . . . plan? Just kidding, of course you do. Glad you met your goals. I love your content and the collabs sound like a fun change to your process. I hope you start doing more stuff with the forest, like mushrooms and things like that too. Regardless, we really enjoy your videos.
Thanks as always Corbfisher! My plan is usually to rob a bank. But I'm getting old and the west is changing! Thank you for the feedback on forest stuff!
Have you thought about a sturgeon video yet? That would be a good one for a historical endeavor cause they're ancient. Also be fun to see you battle a tank.
Hope you have a great 2023. Editing is really a PITA. I feel you with the stepping back. It's easy to neglect other aspects of your life fishing all the time. I look forward to seeing your higher quality content. I may have missed it (or forgotten) but did that fancy camera you got bite the dust after the dip? 👍
30 years ago my riveted boat fell out of the barn roof and leaked. When I saw your boat leaking I wanted to say I found a product called Alumaseal. It held for years until I sold it. I wonder if your leaks came during transport on a trailer with a lot of weight in it or bashing waves? Alumaseal cured to a brownish color so the repair was ovbious.
@@WAFishQuest I would try sealing the outside bottom first since you have direct access to the rivets there. On your floor you have two pieces riveted together that may prevent reaching the leaking spot(I think).
Love the goal setting and sharing! You’ve inspired me in 2023! I’m going to prioritize learning how to free dive! Going to give Oregon Freediving Co a chance. How was your experience with them?
It was good! My only major criticism (and it's not too major) is the owner/instructor is SO good at freediving (holds some US records) I don't know that he can understand what it's like to really suck at freediving and train to that level. If you don't have some kind of aptitude for it, which I don't, you're sort of on the struggle bus. I'd be kind of like being trained at basketball by Michael Jordan if you never picked up a ball before. Besides that, no complaints!
You touched on what you perceive to have "quality" in a video. You elaborated on it one of your goals for the next year upping this. I've heard other RU-vidrs describe this as an increase in Production Value. Maybe checking into ways to improve Production Value can help you to obtain this goal?
This is a million dollar comment Jarom! Yeah, production value is the breakout of all the components of a video (plot, audio, cinematography)... Jotting down some ideas for improvement in each one should result in some concrete improvements. Thank you!
Thanks a ton Ty!! I wouldn't make my viewers site thru ads. I also reject consumerism culture. (if I could pick the ads, maybe it wouldn't bother me, but since I can't I try to keep them off my channel). It's comments like this that keep me going! 🤙
Hey Steph! Hey Flint! That was the Grass Lake Nature Preserve. Thru some careful editing, I was able to make it look not in the middle of a neighborhood!
You're my favorite non-RU-vidr RU-vidr if that makes sense.....?? I'm not going to mention the channel but you know the other about fishing in Washington.
There is something more to the "crossroads" in your conversation than that little side clip? Do the important things first (family, friends, life). I'd rather see one great video, than 5 hurried, there , I got it done vids.
