 Good morning good morning coffees on she's a cold one this morning We're a little bit before 5 a.m. And we're coming in at negative nine and a half degrees The inside thermometer is just starting to read it won't read unless it's at 30 So it was below 30 in here last night at least over by the table area over here. I'm sure it was warmer with the With the propane heater going But the olive oil was pretty close to the stove last night and it was not thought the olive oil was like here so I Turned it up. I turned it a little bit warmer. I had it on I had both burners going on like mid to mid-low So I was comfortable in my sleeping bag, but it's a chilly one out here I'm Still gonna jump into the day Drive this coffee and breakfast into me And then after that We're gonna go looking for some big crappy. I got a message last night From fish donkey saying that I took a penalty on that last fish because its tail Kicked up just as I shot the picture. I guess so I end up taking like a point seven five Penalty which ties me for first place, which puts me in second place. I know the guys there are awesome guys So is what it is. I just got to do a better job Measuring fish in the future. It's a it's always a struggle because you got the fish jumping around You're trying to save the fish because you got to release them and release them alive So you're trying to get a picture a selfie and then a video release And but it's always a struggle getting that picture because he's flopping around on the board You got to hold them down and keep the mouth Shut and when you shut the mouth and push them up against the board They always want to push away So you got to get that picture really quick while the mouth is still shut So you don't get a one inch penalty, but I guess his tail kicked out as you can see in the photo It's like a nice big broad tail Instead of like a pinched flat one. So the fish was pretty lively, but All right, my first fish donkey tournament ever to learn some valuable lessons Just got to catch bigger ones and not even make it close. So that's the plan Whoa, that came out weird Little bit of frozen egg this morning. She'll cook. All right, there's the big Stanley right there She took a little bit of a beating And here's my original Stanley that my old man got for me When I was a teenager got my first job working on the farm and that's the Stanley He got me the course the handle came off It's taking a beating. This was a tractor seat. That was a rock This was dropping it on the ice So she's got a bunch of battle scars. She's got a little bit of Ross But still going so when I'm making a lot of coffee or bringing some for friends. I got to now and Shows you I was Stanley when Stanley wasn't cool. I guess there's some foolishness going around right now about Stanley tumblers or something. I don't know much about it, but I'll just keep doing what I'm doing So there we have it breakfast is served good hot breakfast. It's currently nine below zero So I'm gonna drive this hot breakfast into me and that'll get you going good start to the day Well the plan for today. It's uh, it's 10 below zero, but We're still gonna get after it. So I'm gonna fish with My good buddy CJ today. I think his cousin Kyle's gonna join us. Great guy Looks like my mini me We're gonna go for pan fish So today we're probably gonna focus on crappie and we're gonna look for pumpkin seeds pumpkin seeds are not a prevalent species in Maine They're not Everywhere and they're not easy to catch and especially catch big ones I think in Maine like anything over eight inches is probably a good one So we're gonna focus on that today might get some by catches might get some bass might get some pickerel And then hopefully we get some good yellow perch in the mix too, so that's the plan for today guys come along All right time to brave the elements I'm not really fully dressed yet, but I want to get that snowmobile warmed up So we're gonna go out and see if she starts at 10 below Yeah, that's a good one I saw hold that be Nice 14 and a half Some cold. What did he look like? Those two swimming away. No, he looked like tiny really elevated Yeah, he looked just like those right there a little bigger Cheese pretty one. Did you put it down? Yeah, no, I didn't mean to it's all right Gord is 12. I can't wait here man. Oh keeper though, right? Yeah, that's a good eater size, right? Yeah You got one coming They look they're swimming like perch There you go Good one Transducer no, okay Yeah, I thought so Caught him right under the chin. Did you see that the thing that's funny here is that One drop you'll get a perch the next drop you get a pumpkin seed the next drop you'll get a That's how you got away at that one That could turn into a big crappy good one I think that was a that was a crappy She's a good one Oh man, that's what that is. I don't like to see that one that almost they're still there that other one that was high 13 inch Not on me, but the other one behind it. Yeah looks decent 13 super tall That might have been a bass coming in. Do you see that? Yeah Cropy? Yeah, I think so No, oh nice one That's a good one That'll eat I have to like a pumpkin. Why do you use? What the hell's he chasing? I'm like this one. That's probably not A bump. Did you leave it over there? No. Oh, it's over here. Yeah, that's it. That is a good size one Is it really? Look at them they gotta be pretty big. That's a good one Nine and a quarter inch pumpkin seed That looks like crappy. That looks like it, doesn't it? I have 13 Get on the board practice way of measuring them too. I could use a little practice Good one No, don't those things bite you high? They do See what I mean? They never know if it's gonna be 13 Whoa 13 inch are going back We got a whoa on the screen That's a pretty good one Hope that's a crappy freaking bass way up top What is he doing? That pisses me off Way up top. I thought I had a nice crappy Now it makes me suspect of that one that was behind them I'd have bet $100 that was a crappy how high up he was and how he came in This doesn't look bassy here, does he? No. Oh, there's two there. Do you see that? Head shaker like a perch. That's big enough for you to eat or no? Yeah, let him go. I just want some crappy Close. You still here? Oh nice crappy Little eater. Yeah, I would expect him to be a little bit bigger The way he's That's long though. Yeah, see what he goes on the board. It doesn't feel as big Yeah, we thought so It's pretty easy to call it, ain't it? Yeah Long way off What's it? Bassy? Feelin' bassy, yeah Gotta be a bass What do you say? I'm trying Yellows I thought they were Thumping yellows Crappy You don't know what you're gonna get Right, a couple showing up here now Crappy, you look crappy Here it is a crappy I wonder if it tastes like a crappy Huh? It looks like a crappy Smells like a crappy Another eater I hate that. That didn't take long Yeah, crappy Another eater They're coming through Got him Minor all just singles swimming by They're all eaters Minor just singles swimming through They are chasing it down That's got it I don't know what I'm gonna do here We're gonna fight over it I hope it's not bass There's a good one though Yeah, I'm gonna have you three and then work your way up Alright, 30 and a quarter I'm gonna back Maybe it's perch I haven't got a lot bigger Another bass I think School of bass Multispecies school down there I said I'm gonna let him eat at that time First two He just whacked him Nah, he's not that big He just gave me a wicked tug though Smaller Hold on That's the yellow we were looking for I was not expecting that were you He's gonna go as well Maybe I honestly was expecting a bass Thank you He does hit a quarter Cause this one you have to round down Feels like a yellow but he hit like a crappy There's a big one on bottom I was gonna drop but this guy cut me off It didn't resist a nice crappy Oh, look at that Let me right the nose There you go That guy came in to eat Go to him There's a bass I don't have a decent You got my line and I got a big one Trying to eat You might have to step for me Look at the screen I just want you to see all those big ones That just swam through This dog is such a sweet So is the other one Yeah, maybe Got any more to cut Oh shoot, I should have come over And filmed a little earlier That's cool How's your knife getting dull? One of the tastiest fish In the state of Maine that no one knows about Most people don't even know You can catch them in the state of Maine That's true Best little secret we have That's a beauty I hope the kids like fish They love them Did we keep enough? We'll see What's this thing? It's cooking the fries No way I think cooks the fries That's crazy We got two bags Of Catch and Cook here Compliments of Jay Siemens Two 12 ounce bags One's original Crunchy The other is spicy Who's going to eat spicy? Hot, you like hot stuff? Yeah Yeah, I'm kind of curious About one fish we eat Okay guys, we're back I'm here with CJ and Anna We're going to eat some of the fish we caught today Got lucky enough Jay Siemens And sent me a box of the Catch and Cook I grabbed two packs out One is the spicy flame One is the crunchy original And CJ made one batch of each So we'll let you know How they are I think they're going to be good I've looked forward to trying it They smell good But we'll let you guys know One time I did eat crappy in this house That was a little bit too spicy for me So I'm hoping we're not that same ballpark But the cool thing is If you get it too spicy You can take it out tomorrow on the ice And when it's cold out It's actually really good to have some Heat that way while you're ice fishing So we'll let you know, stay tuned Which one was that? That's the hot Really good, heat hasn't kicked in yet Okay, good to know I like it, it's got a good little Got a little kick to it, I like it It does have a little kick Now the regular That's really good too Wow, the spicy is Almost perfect, isn't it? I don't know The spicy has gotten Just a little bit of kick At the end, but it's not Hot, like you guys That really like hot stuff are going to say It's not hot enough But for someone who doesn't, what did you say earlier You don't want your food to hurt you For someone who doesn't want their food to hurt them It's actually just the right amount I think To the 10th, pretty cold in here I left it on two burners A little higher than low on each And it's still below 30 in here, I'm not picking up Inside temperatures, 10 degrees Outside And the inside It's getting an error at LL So that means It's below 30 or 32 So I'll keep an eye on that tonight One of these nights, I'll run that heat Up high, so I can really see If it's Going to be comfortable for people who like a lot of heat At night when they're sleeping It's been comfortable for me I could go with no stove And this morning was just about 10 below zero And I was fine In my sleeping bag But I burned through 21, 20 pounder Already And had to hook up last night So two nights basically Low, reserved heat So the thing is kind of A hog on propane I haven't really run it to keep this place hot Or warm, or dry stuff yet So I don't know how it's going to be I hung these pants up Two hours ago And they're frozen solid They're not even beginning to throw out These ones are Dripping a little bit, that's good So these ones over here Getting a little bit of heat But these ones up here in front of the stove Or not Interesting That's going to do it tonight, awesome day of fishing Caught hundreds and hundreds of fish today Had a great meal With CJ and Anna as usual And going to go after them Try to catch some big ones tomorrow So stay tuned, thanks for tuning in guys Really appreciate all the support Wish me luck, I think Tonight's going to be pretty cold Tomorrow night's going to be super cold We make it through