 Mission free! Welcome back to the channel. We are in beautiful Canada right now up in Ontario, but we have traveled over a thousand miles to get up here. This is the longest I've ever traveled on four wheels to go fishing anywhere. And we're gonna be staying at a true fish camp cabin this week. It's been a few years since I've been up here and it's like it hasn't changed at all. These beautiful birch trees, the evergreens, we got the log cabin back here. It's just an awesome place to enjoy a golden crispy. And that's exactly what we are going to be doing in today's video y'all. I have not experienced the taste of a a fresh caught walleye in so long and they are so good. That is how we're gonna kick it off. There's a lot of other species out to tackle up here and you know we're gonna be going after those beautiful bronzebacks, those slime rockets we call the Northern Pike, but we got to kick it off right with the number one targeted species up here on Rainy Lake and that is the walleye. And we have been in the truck for the last 48 hours y'all. So let's stretch our legs, let's head over here to the cabin, let me show you around the digs. All right this is what is known as the Possum Lodge and my dad's buddy this is like a family cabin that they've had for over 20 years, decades and decades and they've been coming up here every year bringing their boys fishing it's like a father- son deal this time of year. So this is the screened-in porch area and let me tell you something you got to have it screened in because the bugs are so insane. You do not want to walk outside at a low light hour. Mosquitoes will trash you. They've got midges, black flies, you name it. It's pretty bad. They've got bears, all that kind of stuff around here. There's even timber wolves hanging around. So good to have a little cabin for some safety. You could even do some grilling out here in the screened-in porch and this is where a lot of the trash talking takes place here at this table telling fishing stories from the lake and you know we got lots of fridges full of walleye and cold beer. That's what I'm talking about. Now we head on in here in the kitchen. That's my dad's buddy Brett right there. He's gonna be dangling with us. How many small mouths have you caught? Zero that I know of. We're gonna have a good time. You guys know LFD? LFD? Long travel. Yes. Today. Long travel experience. So and you've done it every year. This is my first time driving. Yeah, I normally pick you up the airport and you know you got the experience the two day. I've decided to rough it with you and it's an extra bond. We'll just say that extra bond. So this is kind of the common area. We've got a picture of your boy right here. This is my biggest pike ever guys. This is my PB. That is a 42 inch pike. Hopefully we're gonna be breaking that this week but that's gonna be a challenge right there. And throughout the cabin you know there's just pictures of everyone that has caught some Mondos and tinies. You know just just fun to take pictures and hang them up at the cabin from years of dangling up here and we got some cool old Topo maps sit around here talk about the game plan where you're gonna go. This is the bunk space. It's where you get to sleep on nothing special. There's no heat in here so we carry our sleeping bags and it's like deer camp. You know it's fish camp. So there's not too much going on there at the cabin you know to eat, sleep, crack and cold pops, enjoying those golden crispies. That's about all you need to do up here but in order to get there we gotta clean those fish and this is the cleaning shed. Again it's screened in for good reason. So come here in the evenings we'll clean our fish up and then we'll be able to take them in. You run inside, escape the mosquitoes my goodness and then of course you've got the ambiance y'all. The birds chirping you know you got the birds tree leaves flapping in the wind and you got the beautiful bark on the birches the smells oh man it's just so nice. We're gonna hit the lake in the morning we're gonna rest up tonight get some meals you know stretch our legs a little bit get warmed up for jerking on them and I will see you guys in the AM and we're gonna get some walleyes on the line. Oh yeah boys let's go give her an angle. Good morning. Going after the walleye today guys so we've got our little boat here written out. We actually had a couple last night in cakes in cake form. They were amazing. The lake is beautiful. Sun comes up here about four thirty AM sets about ten thirty. So we got plenty of daylight plenty of opportunities to go catch these fish. We're gonna see what the what kind of techniques are gonna happen. We got a buddy up here that does this quite a bit but I want to experiment a little bit myself. He's gonna meet up with us here in a few hours. Let's go see if we can figure this stuff out guys up here north of the wall. Get these golden crispies. We've got GPS. We're good to go there. I forgot my garments. Thank you lord. We got that because you will get your ass lost up here with all these islands. Just talk to fish freak back here. Greg uh he's actually a guide and he gave us a little intel so that's nice and sounds like we're gonna be doing doing uh darts on Jake heads around the points. Dad will you uh untie the vessel and we'll get her popping here. Look at that. That's getting up there. Double time skipper. Let's go. See you Greg. There we go boys. There we go. Just stopped at our first spot. I haven't even tied on yet. What's going on up there up front skipper. Trollen motor problems. You need some help. Like two monkeys humping a trolling motor. You know what I mean? This is just good entertainment right here. We're just gonna cut this motor off and there's nothing like being entertaining. See if a couple of noobs can uh figure out the trolling motor situation. It's anything. I'm going to glasses. Are you thinking this is an electric? It's just going to drop down. Yeah. Negative sir. Brett be careful putting your hand away. Yeah I will. I'm I'm not going to bite the blades out of it. Get the uh the pedal by actually the thing uh thing a spinner might see a finger get chopped off right here. We are losing some dignity. This should probably help him. Alright. Trollen motor deployed. What is this you got in here? It's a first eight Guggen first aid. Yeah. That's uh that's a new one. Is that a prototype? No. Now I was gonna say the Guggen first aid kit is probably a very viable thing that should be in most Guggen weeks. Alright guys we're going to tie on a little jig head and we're going to put a dart on there. Oh yeah boys. Oh yeah. Got some jerkeys. We got top waters in there. I think we're going to hold off on that for the walleye today. It's going to be more of a small mouth pike mode. I'm praying that I do not leave my other big tackle bag right now. We are good. We are good. Don't worry. Don't worry and I'm actually going to try one of these new babies right here. It's kind of swivel heads. Five inch dart. Thread this baby on here. Dad is running the troll motor right now doing an excellent job. That's it right there boys. You got 15 on here that's probably a little strong. I may need to downsize significantly but we'll just we'll stay Texas. We'll stay Lone Star mode for a minute. This little jig head is pretty cool because it has a swivel on the top so it allows it to just freely twist you know. It won't twist up your line. I don't know. I just thought it was kind of a cool little design. So the walleye I would say similar to a sluggish crappie. They like that slow presentation. Just going to do little slow lifts here on this drift. Trying to hit some points coming out of some spawning bays. These aren't very big right here but they just kind of look good. Everything looks good out here quite honestly but we would start right here. Oh we've got a walleye on the graph 15 foot. Marked him. Marked him. We're going to go right over him here. Here we go. You got a bump on the bottom. Here we go. Here we go. We're hooked up boys. Oh it's a smallmouth actually. It's a smallmouth. Oh god. I thought I saw a walleye for a second. It's either a big walleye or it's a strong smallmouth. It's a smallmouth. Look at that chunk quad right there y'all. He just engulfed it and he's got crawfish in his mouth. Looks like you. You got a crawfish pincher in there but he wanted that. Shonky butt and man what a fight. I'll take it. With our buddy. One smallmouth in the boat but we're going for them golden krispies so we're ripping to a walleye spot boys. Alrighty guys this looks really good. There's some big boulders right here. We may run into some bronze backs but I'm going to just throw this jig head out. Let it kind of swing. I'm just going to watch my line for when it's hitting the bottom. I don't want it to sit there for too long because all these rocks can get snagged but I got to keep it pretty slow for the walleye. Oh we're on boys. We're on. It's probably going to be a smallmouth. Right on a boulder. Here he comes. Oh yeah boys. See that baby spit up? That's on. Look at that double up baby. We are going to catch some of these right here but it's a fun process. This is you know probably average size right here y'all. And this fish does not look big but telling you they are very very dense. Tiny tiny mouth. Two and a half three pounders all day. Walleye on? What'd you get it on? On the lipless? Yes. It's looking like a sock. Come on dad. Come on baby. Let's go. You need a net? Probably. Big one or the little one? Get it Brett. Got it. It's a walleye. It's a good one. Come on baby. Let's go. Don't lose him now. Bring him up. There you go. Yes. That's a nice walleye. Let's see if it's 17. I think it's probably 18. It's 21. Yeah 21. Too big. Yeah. Too big but a good specimen. Nice juicy sign of life. This could be the one. We're hooked up boys. We're hooked up dad. Got a keeper walleye. Net me up. Wet sock coming in baby. That's gonna be a keeper. I feel I feel good about it. Come on now. On a point. I mean come on now. He was suckling on it. He was suckling on it for a minute. Yeah yeah we gotta measure this puppy. All right. Moment of truth. Come on. That is under. Wait wait what's the 17 and a half isn't it? 17 and a half. We are at 17 and a quarter. Hallelujah. Don't get any better than that. Don't let him out. All right yeah. Hey boys. Hey I'm contributing. So I got that on five inch dart with a little jig head. I was literally out in front of the boat and just felt a couple little taps. Started running. Pulled on into him. So fishing is slow is the key. Yeah it's pretty slow. Unfortunately pretty slow. Hey boys we got one in the box. Yeah you only got one wall in. Picked up on a sock. Play bait. Come on baby. What do we got? Oh yeah. Oh yeah he looks like a keeper. Come on. Come on Saki. Oh that's just right. I think he's gonna be just right. I'm seeing 17 and a half. Yes sir. Come on now. I mean he is 17 and a half. Yes sir. All right guys made a switch. Went to the old blade bait. Make this in a perch color that I haven't used for bass. So I said you know what I'm up here. I got perch. I'm gonna throw that perch color and kept it in that 15 foot. Just stroking it. Wabam. Had to go for reaction bites because he'll drop shot and then jig head with the dart. Just going so slow. Our buddies got night crawlers. They're smashing them on the crawlers but they were wanting that live bait. Yeah there we go. Right on the bottom. Picked up baby. This feels like a good one though. Feels like a big one. This one's definitely gonna be over the slot. Right there in that 15 foot. Oh yeah it's a big one. Definitely over. That's a pretty fun little bite when they smash a little blade bait. Oh he's got it. Got it too. Yeah buddy. Look at that walleye. Yes sir. Little bait switch. Getting her done. Not used to dealing with the teeth. Woo baby. That guy absolutely smashed it. Let's see how long he is just for curiosity. That is a 20 and a half. 20 and a half entry. Let you go bud. Let you go. Hardest fighting walleye I've ever had. That one was almost vertical. I was getting close to the boat. I thought I had a bite just kind of kept lifting it and so blade bait might be the key. Are you hooked up? You know if I am it is a big sock. Don't think so. On a rock it felt like it first but it's okay. Dad's hooked up on another one. What do you what would you get it on? I got it on a clutch. Yeah. Dad's hooked up on a clutch that's probably a keeper. Looks like a keeper. Hope so. Oh yeah. No no no. Don't get off. Come here baby. Yeah. There you go dad. Now I think that one's going to be like 16 probably. Perfect size. Woo baby. All right guys we've switched gears. Dad put on a clutch. It's actually what you got your first bite on. Then we've been dragging plastics but it seems like the the reaction bite is much much better. Get some pliers. Geez they just don't fight hard but I don't know the reaction bite. This is probably the most fun I've had walleye fishing. You know usually it's like trolling or just going real slow. You're sitting there and I've always just caught them dragging plastics but this right here reaction bait that's pretty fun. We're going to roll in here and try to catch just just for fun fish now that we have our limit. We're going to just try to get some big ones you know. I've never caught one the the one I just caught that was probably the biggest one I've ever caught. I may be calling around there but like a 25 would be huge for me and they have caught a couple of 27s today 28 so there's some bigs in here. All right you ready let's get her going 14 foot. All right we got a little island some weeds 14 foot. It's a little spot that's kind of flat stopping point post spawn. Got him there we go boys hooked up oh yeah it's like a keeper too. 14 incher not today I got him dad. Hey a little change in the bait though getting lots more bites lots more bites. I'm just lifting this with my rod tip a little bit trying to keep about eight inches to a foot off the bottom. Oh looks like we got oh I got a tiny one got me a perch. Perch boys that'll eat good. That's literally a perch on a perch lure that's pretty cool. No need to eat perch when you got walleye. Pretty cool though both in the same family walleye and perch. Got him if you want to net it. Alrighty y'all there's another nice walleye on the blade bait let it go. That's it right there alright little buddy what you got there pop? I'm not sure Look at size it's fine good oh my god I think that's a giant walleye gone dog that's awesome that's a beast oh it is a beast jeez I like pink yeah that's a huge one oh my gosh this is this is a giant dad holy holy look at this one oh my god dad that thing is huge holy cow that is a monster look at that thing dude dude now that is a walleye oh careful yeah got him oh my gosh that's as big as a pike dad oh my gosh hold that thing up well I gotta get a grip on it one two three one two dad gone that's a giant got him on the blade bait pink oh he hit it when it when it I bet he knocked the tar off he did I was like what the hell that's oh my god 27 and a half dad wow 27 and a half inches long that was awesome look at the teeth on that thing that thing is no cool honey oh now that's a walleye see you fella thank you hey man whoo that's something to brag about tonight that's gonna be a McGillicuddy there you go let it go dropped all the way the bottom I picked it up one time it's bam and I thought smoked it that that didn't feel like a small fish I thought am I hung on a rock and then it started to move now that is worth fishing for hey he caught it on a lure not bottom bouncing not trolling caught it on a lure a blade bait that is so awesome all right boys we are going to end the day on that on a strong note check them out here boys why bam all right so we got three of these we're going to clean them up stay alive in here for two days long to keep clean and cold you know once you take them on the flat but I clean them at night and end of the morning and never put them back in the flat it's like when you put worms if you've had out of the flat back in it kills the others okay all right so a little live worm into it that's right bear with uh Almighty Ted okay cleaning the worms spray I've never seen that in my life you got to keep it clean so you can reuse them extend their life pristine crawlers all right and he's also going to show us how to properly play a while totally boneless easy peasy we're going to learn we're going to learn together let's do it let's do it in the electric just behind the door get that off get as close to the spine as you can that's a joke that's a sure over yeah good look to me pure white yeah ripped edge out ripped edge out nice and nice better a little bit there and Lou I would think I would think there'd be nobo's but yeah right there's no bone oh there is no bone no bone this bone is not all done then that side is done what I like to do if you're going to eat them which we plan on eating these for sure last tomorrow so then the next step is I do I like to take the blood vein out so I'm going to zippered then we're going to keep the lower part which is here man all right zippered bloodline yeah yeah that out of there oh no that's okay all right that's this in the way you got it got it okay a bloodline for me like catching them back home fish back home way more red than that that right there that little trick they hardly took out any meat it was just them just that red part call it zippering okay no but no bones magnificent hi y'all fish are cleaned that zipper trick was pretty cool that dad showed us I'm going to try that on some white bass and some other fish when I get home just to take that bloodline out and also remove some bones which is it's a real neat trick how it just pulls apart like that now we could go cook these walleye up in the cabin right now it's a good spot it's a good ambiance but to do this proper uh true north of the wall golden crispy walleye catching cook we're going to be heading out to an island so let's get back in the boat let's get on shore and enjoy a nice walleye shore lunch there we go LSE anchor in us look at that we still got it we are now on an island literally in the middle of nowhere and it's time for shore lunch one of the things I packed before I left because I knew we'd probably run into one of these situations it's a little fire kit slash you know survival kit if I need it got paracord in here got a small little bushcraft knife doing some batoning and then something I'll always carry with me when I need a fire quick it's cotton balls and vaseline well the reason we want a fire not not for cooking we actually have a burners just to keep the bugs away the bugs are so insane up here captain Ted's been here before this is uh my favorite shore lunch spot on the whole lake and you have got this table was just here we just here built in fire pits here so we bring another table we got the classic Coleman and this is full of this this pan is amazing this cast iron big boy I'm not sure they make them like that anymore and we got the beans rolling look at this pre microwave cooked potatoes look at those fresh walleye right there we just cleaned those little bacon yeah yeah yeah sir can I tell them about your special connection here to your ashes okay this place is what's special to me and my dad and Ted introduced us to this place but this specific spot he's had so many peaceful shore lunches enjoying enjoying the Canadian wilderness and his will ashes to be buried right here that's pretty cool y'all and you could literally catch smallmouth right off this island have a walleye for lunch enjoy a campfire listen to the loons say it's a pretty good spot to be put to rest d hooked up see what you got here oh pike gotcha so gorgeous out here y'all right boys here it is delicious cuts going in we're gonna shake and bake about a dozen nuggets at a time put too many in there and they don't thoroughly coat well have a good balance and how many catching cooks have you experienced on this Coleman do you think if you had to put a number on it well over a hundred that's ogee right there that's ogee cat catching cook out there when they're floating ladies and gentlemen this is it right here we've gone above and beyond with this catching cook now customarily up here in the north when you're north of the wall you put your beans over your taters all right so if you're up here you put those beans put taters on and you pour the beans over the top and let me tell you it is a special little combo by itself but the main attraction this walleye is falling apart it's falling apart in the hand got a little bit of Texas peat on there a magnificent golden crispy by captain ted this is incredibly well done i mean just perfect look it's magazine cover worthy that's the money shot ted that's the money shot right there i love it not only is that picture perfect but holy cow i've eaten a lot of fish yet i know you have this up here i look forward to it because it is the best tasting fish on earth in my opinion you said last night that you like this better than the crime oh yeah oh yeah no the walleye cakes are fantastic but golden crispy the golden crispy of the north okay there ain't nothing better so if you guys live up here and you're not eating these things shame on you done a lot of catching cooks in my day this the best the best i mean the fish was the best and also there's just something cool there's something romantic about the island right here and ted's history up here using the old vintage equipment to make the golden crispies which is very special y'all so we're gonna close it out right here thank you guys for tuning in to this walleye episode next we're going after the bronze back i am the most excited about the fish catching aspect is these smallmouth busting out all my baits that i've been waiting to bring up here and try to catch a bunch of them so stay tuned for the next episode and i'll see you guys then caramelizing a little breaks apart