Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Again, they’ll be no cooking in this episode. We’ll do a lot of that in the future. But I did fishing shows recently that were downright embarrassing. I caught bass, but they were all small. Let’s try for bigger bass. I’d love if you could join me! Click on SHOW MORE for all sorts of info on the equipment and lake.
THE BOAT: is a Bass Hunter that I ordered from Bass Pro Shops about 12 years ago. They no longer sell it. Also, the Bass Hunter company seems to be out of business. Boats like it are still sold under the name Sun Dolphin. Do a Google search for “two man fishing boats.”
THE LURE: A ¼ ounce Terminator T1, spinner bait in chartreuse-gold with a 4 inch piece of ribbon tail plastic worm put on the hook as a trailer.
THE REEL: is a Shimano Calcutta 50B, from about 2004. This model is no longer made.
THE ROD: is a Shimano Compre, Model CPC68MC, 6’ 8” fast action, medium power. Suggested lure weight ⅛ to ¼ ounce. Suggested line weight 6 - 12 pound test. Purchased April 2016.
THE BAITCASTING LINE: is Firewire Stealth Braid in moss green, 15 pound test, 4 pound monofilament equivalent.
THE LAKE: is called Lake Ketchabigwon (named by native Americans). It is almost 6 acres and is located in NE Ohio. It sits on 37 acres of property. The lake is private.
FISH IN THE LAKE: are largemouth bass, bluegill, white crappie, black crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, and grass carp
WHY KEEP SMALL BASS: biologists performed an electroshock survey of the lake. They found too many small, stunted bass. Their advice was to remove all bass under 12 inches, and to release the bigger ones. This rule is usually the opposite in large public lakes.
LARGEST FISH CAUGHT: was a grass carp I hooked and managed to beach. It weighed over 30 pounds. Next was a channel cat (accidentally caught while bass fishing) of 10 pounds. The largest crappie was 14¾ inches and weighed 2 LBS and 1 oz. I did not measure the largest bluegill, but it had to be at least 10 inches. Finally, my largest bass was 6¾ pounds caught here at Lake Ketchabigwon.
WHERE TO GET A CAP LIKE MINE: You can get a “Juanelo Bait & Tackle” baseball cap here, inkpixi.com/by-clothing-type/baseball-hats. In fact, you could put your own name on it!
VIDEOGRAPHY: The principal camera is my iPhone 6s Plus on a tripod. I also use an iPhone 5s as a close-up, counter-top camera when cooking. It is mounted on a small tripod. I use a Rhode microphone indoors to help lessen the echo. The video is edited on my MacBook Pro using Final Cut Pro X.
LEARN HOW TO FILLET A FISH HERE: youtu.be/KgiGqlrB0LM
THE MUSIC: The background music is a song called “Charming Betsy.” It is performed by Fiddlin' Mutt Poston & The Farm Hands, from an album called Hoe Down Volume 2. It was downloaded from archive.org, and it carries a Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
Again, they’ll be no cooking in this episode. We’ll do a lot of that in the future. But I did fishing shows recently that were downright embarrassing. I caught bass, but they were all small. Let’s try for bigger bass. I’d love if you could join me! Click on SHOW MORE for all sorts of info on the equipment and lake.
THE BOAT: is a Bass Hunter that I ordered from Bass Pro Shops about 12 years ago. They no longer sell it. Also, the Bass Hunter company seems to be out of business. Boats like it are still sold under the name Sun Dolphin. Do a Google search for “two man fishing boats.”
THE LURE: A ¼ ounce Terminator T1, spinner bait in chartreuse-gold with a 4 inch piece of ribbon tail plastic worm put on the hook as a trailer.
THE REEL: is a Shimano Calcutta 50B, from about 2004. This model is no longer made.
THE ROD: is a Shimano Compre, Model CPC68MC, 6’ 8” fast action, medium power. Suggested lure weight ⅛ to ¼ ounce. Suggested line weight 6 - 12 pound test. Purchased April 2016.
THE BAITCASTING LINE: is Firewire Stealth Braid in moss green, 15 pound test, 4 pound monofilament equivalent.
THE LAKE: is called Lake Ketchabigwon (named by native Americans). It is almost 6 acres and is located in NE Ohio. It sits on 37 acres of property. The lake is private.
FISH IN THE LAKE: are largemouth bass, bluegill, white crappie, black crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, and grass carp
WHY KEEP SMALL BASS: biologists performed an electroshock survey of the lake. They found too many small, stunted bass. Their advice was to remove all bass under 12 inches, and to release the bigger ones. This rule is usually the opposite in large public lakes.
LARGEST FISH CAUGHT: was a grass carp I hooked and managed to beach. It weighed over 30 pounds. Next was a channel cat (accidentally caught while bass fishing) of 10 pounds. The largest crappie was 14¾ inches and weighed 2 LBS and 1 oz. I did not measure the largest bluegill, but it had to be at least 10 inches. Finally, my largest bass was 6¾ pounds caught here at Lake Ketchabigwon.
WHERE TO GET A CAP LIKE MINE: You can get a “Juanelo Bait & Tackle” baseball cap here, inkpixi.com/by-clothing-type/baseball-hats. In fact, you could put your own name on it!
VIDEOGRAPHY: The principal camera is my iPhone 6s Plus on a tripod. I also use an iPhone 5s as a close-up, counter-top camera when cooking. It is mounted on a small tripod. I use a Rhode microphone indoors to help lessen the echo. The video is edited on my MacBook Pro using Final Cut Pro X.
LEARN HOW TO FILLET A FISH HERE: youtu.be/KgiGqlrB0LM
THE MUSIC: The background music is a song called “Charming Betsy.” It is performed by Fiddlin' Mutt Poston & The Farm Hands, from an album called Hoe Down Volume 2. It was downloaded from archive.org, and it carries a Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike.
