Dumb You Tube Fishing Stuff

[LEWITH]

The people that are ticked at anyone on YouTube are just jealous of them. Deep down inside they wish they could get paid to fish and make videos but they lack drive and are probably scared to even attempt.  Plain and simple no ones forcing you to watch so don't watch if you don't like them... Move on sallies.

[the reel ess]

My favorites:

Bamabass, Brendan's Fabulous World..., Sea-Money & Adamitshalnu (Uncle Steve). I'm subscribed to these and watch all their videos, but i also just click and watch the suggestions based on these. 

And I don't like unboxings or reviews that don't include some fishing. You cannot actually review a bait or a rod or reel unless you use it.

[stk44]

On ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2016 at 6:09 PM, Kevinator1 said:

Sorry if I offend anyone but some of the You Tube fishing stuff is just so dumb.......un-boxings.....wth? You mean I can't look at the same stuff on fishing tackle sites or my 5,000 catalogs I get in the mail every year? I have to watch some dufus open a box and describe what he bought? And how about the big fella  who used to be on here and now is "teaching the world to fish"? Ummmm....that's what all of the fishing shows have been doing for the last ooohhhhh say 50 years.....The Outdoor Channel, Bassmasters, FLW, Major League Fishing, Bill Dance, Jimmy Houston etc. etc.....I love it when someone thinks they are showing everyone something "new" when they are just repeating what has been out there for a very long time.......And how about the junkie? Claims to be a fisherman but his boat which is a few years old doesn't look like it has a scratch on it.....My boat is about the same age and I go 4 wheeling through brush, trees, shallow rocky areas, stump fields and anything else to find those little green fish.......bet I've caught a few thousand more fish than that guy because my boat gets used for what it was made for.......so looks like I will stick with the pros and the guys who really know how to fish......Just a silly observation on my part.

When is your YouTube channel going live?

[smr913]

I think an important thing to realize is that us guys with years of experience aren't the target audience. When I was growing up I'd walk the magazine aisle of the supermarket with my mom and grab every bass magazine I could get my hands on. That cost me (my parents) money. Now thanks to sponsors on Youtube and BR these guys are putting out FREE content to teach people that are new to the sport. I would have killed for this as a youngster. 

[the reel ess]

36 minutes ago, smr913 said:

I think an important thing to realize is that us guys with years of experience aren't the target audience. When I was growing up I'd walk the magazine aisle of the supermarket with my mom and grab every bass magazine I could get my hands on. That cost me (my parents) money. Now thanks to sponsors on Youtube and BR these guys are putting out FREE content to teach people that are new to the sport. I would have killed for this as a youngster. 

I did this as well. It's funny how many things have changed over the years. A lot of the conventional wisdom of the past has been turned 180 degrees. And if you subscribed to one year of Game and Fish Magazine for your state, you really didn't need to buy another one for 5 years. The articles are recycled over and over.

Nowadays, more than you really ever need to know is FREE! I do appreciate that advertising is what allows us to see free content and watch informative TV shows. I try to avoid the ones that are basically info-mercials.

[FrogFreak]

The way I've been fishing lately, companies may start paying me to NOT use their products.

[Quesenek]

Honestly I've also seen a decline in the fishing aspect of the fishing youtubers, but I guess its kind of hard to make a fishing video teaching what you do to catch fish if you don't catch any fish that day.

I think that gene's sponsors may skew some of his opinions about things and change what things he promotes, however as bad as people say it is to "Sellout" I would do the same thing in a heartbeat if a company came to me and said they would pay me if I used and promoted their products so I cannot really say anything bad about him.

All the others I like some of them and dislike others depending on what I feel like watching. One I like watching is j0j0barz33 because he adds more to his videos then just fishing which is what I look for because instead of watching footage of nothing but someone else fishing I could just go fishing myself.

[hawgenvy]

YouTube is awesome.

[Dreadhead47]

I am new the this forum, but I've been fishing for several years now. I joined to learn, even if I already know a bait, or technique, etc, there is always still something more to learn. I try to absorb as much information as possible from television, Youtube, magazines, books and so on. Even watching un-boxing videos provide some information. Youtube is a very vast world, so if you don't like a channel or a video, find a new one, there's millions of choices.

[Choporoz]

On 6/10/2016 at 1:56 AM, idabass said:

What about those women that fish salt water. They stand in the front of the boat with the smallest bikinis made on. The camera man is consently getting booty shots in. I felt like a pervert watching one.

And yet....how many of us have watched just one?

[frosty]

I think I've subscribed to at least 3 new you tubers just reading this thread I don't mind the vlogs of folks that seem to have a decent personality, and it's somehow related to the subject matter. 

[Torn Thumb]

I watch one rod one reel because he usually fishes from the bank and is genuinely excited when he catches every fish. He doesn't come off like a spoiled kid like a few of the other young guys.

[frosty]

3 minutes ago, Torn Thumb said:

I watch one rod one reel because he usually fishes from the bank and is genuinely excited when he catches every fish. He doesn't come off like a spoiled kid like a few of the other young guys.

One of his videos has about 10 minutes of him discussing how he was bullied in school and some of the issues he faced, obviously aimed at the younger kids, but still cool that he can use the platform to help encourage others who may be facing similar issues. 

[Tim Kelly]

I'm amazed at the gear a lot of these young you tube guys have. They all seem to be driving immaculate new trucks and fishing out of big glass boats. Presumably they have rich and generous parents? Totally unimaginable to me, but it must be amazing to be as young as these guys with all the opportunities they seem to have.  Fair play to them. 

[HoosierFisher]

3 hours ago, Torn Thumb said:

I watch one rod one reel because he usually fishes from the bank and is genuinely excited when he catches every fish. He doesn't come off like a spoiled kid like a few of the other young guys.

 

3 hours ago, frosty said:

One of his videos has about 10 minutes of him discussing how he was bullied in school and some of the issues he faced, obviously aimed at the younger kids, but still cool that he can use the platform to help encourage others who may be facing similar issues. 

I didn't really notice his speech impediment until he did that segment. Seems like nice dude. I liked the video where he held a cash prize fishing tournament and got busted by the game warden because he didn't have the proper permit. He gave everyone their money back and still had a great time.

Rob from LunkersTV is not bad. Don't really care to watch him eat every day. But his channel is relatively new and growing. I like to live vicariously through people buying fishing equipment. 

[hawgenvy]

Whoever thinks YouTube fishing videos aren't intelligent and helpful ought to see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4YC-4n0ap0

[hawgenvy]

And if you think every video showcases sponsors of rods, reels, lures, boats, etc., you ought to see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL8Jh5zODMk

 

[punch]

So, I took a crack at making a "useful" fishing video today. It's my first attempt! I made the type of video that I personally like to see, which is a mix of instructional and action. I focused on just one specific lure, the pop max.. and tried to make a video that maybe could help someone fish it more effectively? I'm not sure that I acomplished my goal but it was fun trying.  I shot it this morning and edited it tonight. 

 

 

[Turkey sandwich]

6 hours ago, hawgenvy said:

Whoever thinks YouTube fishing videos aren't intelligent and helpful ought to see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4YC-4n0ap0

Wow. That dude is what a diabetic mushroom looks like. 

[kadas]

On ‎6‎/‎9‎/‎2016 at 10:03 AM, d-camarena said:

I gotta say i respect their grind, its their job its how they make money. Im not gonna watch them anymore but i know other people will. Its good they found a way to make money while fishing. 

I tried watching a scott martin video last week, i have to turn it off after like a minute. The amount of sponsors he tries to shove is too much

For me Scott is not near as bad as far as advertising as his dad or Bill Dance--I know and am old enough to remember these guys fishing back when to appreciate what they have done for the sport but both of them need to figure out how to plug there sponsors with out taking up the entire show with nothing but that --the Linder's--Mark Zona and a couple others have figured how to plug sponsors without making it the whole show so it can be done but that is just my take on it--it can be youtube or tv--just watch what interests you and you can handle and click by the others

[Jaderose]

I can't believe this thread is now 4 pages deep.  The ol' internet is a pretty big place and you can see pretty much whatever your heart desires.  Last I knew, I was free to watch what I want and not watch what I don't.  It's ok to be critical (example.....on one of Glenn's latest videos, i though there was too much music and I said so) but if you don't like it, don't watch it or visit the site.  Easy Peasy.  

[the reel ess]

2 hours ago, kadas said:

For me Scott is not near as bad as far as advertising as his dad or Bill Dance--I know and am old enough to remember these guys fishing back when to appreciate what they have done for the sport but both of them need to figure out how to plug there sponsors with out taking up the entire show with nothing but that --the Linder's--Mark Zona and a couple others have figured how to plug sponsors without making it the whole show so it can be done but that is just my take on it--it can be youtube or tv--just watch what interests you and you can handle and click by the others

You can plug the bait once and show yourself taking it out of the package and unhooking a fish from it. That's enough for the person with a 2nd grade education to understand. 

You just have to know when they plug a Spiderwire but you use PowerPro, they really just mean "braided line". When Bill Dance says "Stick-O" he means stick worm, like a Senko. When they say "side-finder" they mean something I can't afford.

I have noticed that Bill has his sonor unit blurred out in some shows. Apparently he thinks more of it at times than he does the one he's sponsored by.

[ssheldon1]

You cannot honest believe that any of these youtube folks are creating videos "to 'teach' us how to fish..."   I agree they may very well say that in their videos but, come on, you don't believe everything you read, hear or see on the internet, right? An example of someone putting forth effort to teach someone to fish would be a older fisherman at the lake taking time out of his day on the water to show a kid how to tie a knot, how to cast farther, how to work a lure, etc.   If you can't see the difference between donating your time and selling your time, you need to get your eyes checked.  Now I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with selling your time, however, there is a fine line between working for your money and being worked for money.  If you can tell the difference, when you come upon the latter, hit "next."

[J Francho]

5 minutes ago, ssheldon1 said:

Now I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with selling your time, however, there is a fine line between working for your money and being worked for money.

You want to elaborate on this?  Last time I checked, watching YouTube videos was free.

[Hez]

26 minutes ago, ssheldon1 said:

Is there a "Next" tab or button on youtube?  

As a matter of fact...when you queue up several videos to watch - Yes, there is a NEXT button