Spring is here and that means it's crappie fishing time! On this trip I'm trying the Ozark Trail $5 crappie fishing kit from Walmart. I end up catching a couple unexpected fish that made me wish I brought the bigger net!
Gear used on this trip:
Lure: Ozark Trail crappie fishing kit from Walmart
Rod: St Croix LT Walleye 5'9" M XF (discontinued)
Reel: Abu Garcia Revo MGX 20 amzn.to/3ObJMDT
Line: Trilene XL 6lb amzn.to/3nUq4BC
Pliers: Umpqua Rivergrip amzn.to/3MoV0mQ
Anchor: Power Pole Micro amzn.to/3MmmKsj
Genuinely impressed with that carp on 6 lb.
i got 33 pounder on 7 lb line 70g rod here in Europe, if you play fish corectly with softer rod its normal to land them.
@@rnik8156 ewwww Europe
@@christopherselden3941😊
i got a 75 pound stingray on 20lb braid
One thing about that 6 lb, one little abrasion or nick and you're losing that fish. Even 15 lb I used to fish with, if a smallie got down into the rocks, I was toast.
Best fishing KZheadr 🫡
Agreed
i agree 100 %
This dudes the man for sure. Absolutely makes me happy seeing his videos.
I enjoy not hearing “ ALRIGHT GUYS TODAY WERE GONNA BE DOING THIS TODAY AND TODAY THE LAKE IS SO GREAT TODAY SO TODAY WERE GONNA BE YADAYADA!!”
By far
you are the Bob Ross of fishing videos
Your videos sometimes bring back old memories! A little over 50 years ago my wife and I used to go to her folks' house for Sunday dinner, and after dinner I'd wade-fish the Tioughnioga River (upstate NY) behind their house for smallies and panfish. I was fishing a Panther Martin spinner on an ultralight with 4 lb test mono, and was catching lots of rock bass, smallies, and shiners, when on one cast retrieve stopped like I'd snagged on a big rock. Not a rock, but a 15 lb carp that had inhaled that spinner! I used to run with the drag set really light, and that fish just ran me back and forth in the short stretch of water he had to swim in, until he got tired and I managed to kick him out of the water onto a gravel bar in mid-stream. He had the spinner way back in his throat, but I managed to get it back, then kicked him back into the water. FIrst time I ever caught a carp on an artificial lure. I'm 81 now, and she and I still like to go fishing - I'm going to be fishing on the St Lawrence for a few days this week, land using a bunch of the things you've shown us on these videos! Thanks for putting out a quality production! We really appreciate it!
Sounds like an amazing memory. God bless you and your wife and family brother 🙏 ❤️ 😊
I love how minimal you are with taking takle our on your kayak. Really sets you apart from a lot of anglers, myself included. I'm trying to cut down on the amount of stuff I bring and just enjoy the water and nature. Great video as always!
That's why it helps to have consistent spots where you don't have to move a lot to catch fish, bridges and points and coves can be really good places for that depending on time of year. I always carry like 3 tackle boxes with me and bring worms sometimes but still need to fill up the fourth box in my tackle bag.
I have a hard enough time with just fitting all the beer into the kayak. I just take a tiny box with a couple beetle spins. Jig heads, and soft plastic bodies.
@@buddyrevelle736 lol beer gotta bring lots of water to beer will give you heat stroke in the summer
Despite poor floats that wm kit is still a good deal.
Lol 3 or 4 lures tops, you ain’t living out there
Thank you for not screaming "lets go" everytime you catch a fish.
i dont understand why people get so upset about being excited
Same can't stand it when people follow a trend or a "trendy phrase"
@@avery1429probably because it’s not genuine. Who gets excited over every little fish they catch 😂
@@nnnjh8372who doesn't? I don't think you like fishing anymore, man.
Yea I am not a big fan of the pool pond people lol
Pretty much totally new to fishing. I was only ever really knew fishing as “stand in one spot casting for hours and hope something bites eventually” I really enjoy your understanding of where to go to catch what fish you want.
That's really the key, reading the water and what you want to catch is often the difference. Fish aren't just "out there" randomly.
There is an old saying that 80% of the fish is in 20% of the water. That’s what they say and it’s been true for me on the water. I’ll add to that by saying you can measure yourself as an angler by how consistently you find the 20% of the water with 80% of fish and how well you fish the 80% of the water that only has 20% of the fish. That whole thing about “they weren’t biting that day” stops making sense when you look at it like that. Sure, you weren’t catching fish but if you had a pro angler in your boat at the same time fishing the same water as you, do you think they’ll get skunked? Will Bill Dance in his prime get skunked?
You may like wading small rivers and creeks. Go up stream and look for deeper spots, current breaks, or pools after ripples/rapids.
I love this little Walmart mini-series. Would love to see more cheap or value lure series
Those oz trail frogs are awesome.
Don't you remember Mr Twister? They made a cheap lizard and a cheap phenom worm that worked fairly well. Their grubs, curly tails and just about the rest were crap
For a while there I thought maybe Ozark misprinted their label, and actually meant it to say: Carpie Fishing Kit. 🤣 Thanks for sharing this spring day with us. 🎣😎👍🏼
Asian carpie kit!
I watch your videos to get away, I love the sound your paddle makes when it hits the water. Let us all keep in mind we are still so lucky to be able to have freedom to go about and fish as we please. God bless you all.
Well, as long as we pay up that is
@@f1rebreather123I mean I pay 25 dollars to dnr for my annual hunting and fishing license, and they send it to me like a credit card 🤷🏻♂️ I mean pay 25 dollars do all the hunting and fishing you want 🤷🏻♂️
@@f1rebreather123where do you have to pay to fish? We have limits on the amount we can catch so DNR can get you that way, but fishing is free here as long as you are on a public lake.
@@matthewgraham7002 yeah, it's 25 for a fishing license, a $10 habitat stamp, and then since most accessible water is in a state park I have to pay for the state park pass. So for me it's around $80 annually to fish unfortunately. Also to get a physical card it costs $5 extra, otherwise it's just a paper cutout.
@@ellencox8415 most states have a license that you need to fish.
As you were playing the two carp I was struck with the fond memories of one of my lifelong friends with who was born blind. He was a person blessed with a positive outlook (his pun) on everything. Through the years he always told me his tennis game was weak but he could fish with all our gang and everything he caught was whatever we were targeting 😅. He could fillet like Samurai. Thanks for taking me along.
My favorite small bobbers like these are the Thill fish’n foam floats, weighted. They are solid foam and will never leak. Got mine from Walmart.
Those are the way to go for that type of bobber. I’m a little surprised they didn’t put foam ones in the kit, I’d think they’d be cheaper to make.
@@ndyakangler I have a theory that those red and white ones actually haven't been made in years. I think they made about a billion in 1965 and we are just working down the stockpile. They are probably just about free.
I am new to fishing.. And I see nothing wrong with those.. They work pretty well in rivers and creeks
@@William1911I can’t explain how much this simple thought has blown my mind 🤣🤣 it makes so much sense Great theory👌🏼
that carp was a genuine surprise lol, i remember my mom taking me out fishing when i was like 12-13, she was bass fishing and i was just sitting in the back of the boat bobber fishing for bluegill/crappie/perch and all of a sudden the drag started screaming, it ended up being a 22lb common carp that i fought for over 40 minutes on an ultra light with 4lb line, i STILL have a picture of it on my nintendo DS a whole 10 years later, honestly one of my best memories
Try to transfer it onto an SD card, then onto something else. Don't wanna end up losing that some day.
The Ozark Trail stuff is decent for the price. Ready for that first smallmouth trip of the season !
Man I'm trying to get some carp and bass on the fly in the next couple of weekends
I've had a lot of success with some of the cheap "Cotton Cordell" brand crank baits they sell at Walmart. I've caught many large and small mouth bass on them. And at less than $3 each they're a great bargain compared to the higher priced name brands.
I caught almost my pb with a cotton cordell crankbait in red craw color man. For the price they are amazing!@@Chet_777
I just absolutely love that when he catches a big fish, he doesn't scream like an idiot like other fishing channels
Not sure why I feel obligated to comment again but life’s just been a bit difficult lately and his videos along with Richard gene the fishing machine have helped me out MAJORLY. This is a genuine creator man. ❤️ tight lines all. God bless.
God bless you
looks like a lot of fun for $5.
Monday 4:30PM with a cup of coffee watching you fish. The KZhead algorithm was correct. I loved your video. The Carp at the beginning was beautiful. In some countries, it is a traditional Christmas meal.
Enjoyed the sounds of spring. Thank you for taking us along.
Relaxing day on the water putting the Ozark Trail Carpie kit to the test. Also not a fan of plastic floats. But all things considered not bad for 5 bucks. Thanks for taking us along Matt. Blessings brother FYI I believe one name I've heard for that pink and green is the electric chicken. Groovy
Great background noise. Redwing blackbird ❤ in the rushes 😊
One of my favorite sounds in the midwest
I don't crappie fish much but had time to get out in MN this spring before the opener. I had NO idea what I was doing. This quick video filled in a couple gaps for me -- thank you! I'll be ready for next spring :)
I don’t think I mentioned it in this video but those little bays I was fishing in were connected to a good size lake. That’s generally what I’ll look for in an early spring crappie lake, ones that have small bays that will warm up fast and get those fish moving in and active.
Howdy everyone!
Catching a carp on plastic, especially crappie/panfish presentation is INSANE SIR. HOLY CRAPOLA!!! I AM IMPRESSED!
You mean holee CARPola!"😂
Thank you for reviewing these kits, so we don’t have to do it at our own expense and frustration. It’s nice to see there is some degree of quality to them.
06.30 Lovely looking common carp. Tight lines😊👍
Crappie is all I fish for, I really enjoyed this video…shows you don’t need expensive and the best gear to catch crappie. $5 Walmart kit can fill the stringer! Great vid!
I mainly fish crappie/bluegill too. I’d rather 10 fish in an hour compared to 1 or 2 bass if I’m lucky
@@lrakwons9799 - I love to crappie fish not only because their fun but they taste amazing! Yum yum!
Those two beautiful carp on a plastic lure would have made many people's day, mine included. As always, an enjoyable video.
Carp! A great drag tester. It's wierd what a carp will sometimes pickup. Nice crappies too. Thanks for sharing.
If its small enough theyll at least taste test it
I love some carp fishing. They fight like predator fish.
Called a Crappie Kit but caught a giant Carp. Impressive Walmart.
Catching Carp on soft plastics is a technique used quite a lot in Australia. They use a light-slow falling presentation to sight fish them-kind of like how you'd present a fly to try not to spook the target fish.
Fly fishing for them is a thing too, I've made bread flies when I was younger that worked
6 pound line vs carp. It's cool watching these type of fights. Guys now with all the heavy braid just haul as hard as they can and it's almost zero fight
Thanks for bringing us along today man, great day!
Hey man I want to say thank for all of your content I’ve purchased a good majority of my fishing tackle based off of your content. I caught some crappies on the mimic minnow you used in a video awhile ago
i live in Tennessee and it's been good fishing this spring season gearing up for hotter weather now since we get summer a lot earlier :)
My wife says that once the ice thaws, she loses her husband for six months. It's pretty hard to stay off the water when the fishing is good. Pike are heating up here in western ND. Tight lines.
Maybe you should invite her to go with. Some women are pretty good anglers when they get into it.
@@michealcarver2474 she fishes some, just not as wild about it as I am lol
Matt are you fishing for crappie or carppies? Wow I was surprised you got it in. 😂 stay safe
Matt is dyslexic - lol
I always go bass fishing after watching him and today I caught a 3pound largemouth😊
Ha! I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. I was working a crappie magnet and a huge bedding carp sucked it right up. So much fun!
I've been worried for ya over the last couple of weeks. I'm glad to see that you're doing good and more fishing content! 💯
The rivers were flooded and the lakes were covered in ice so there wasn’t a whole lot of fishing to do here for a few weeks.
Another great episode. Thanks. The sound of the red winged blackbirds in the rushes is one of my favorites. Stay safe.
If nothing else you have to appreciate the fight when hooked up with a carp. They are a fun fight every time.
When I can’t go fishing, I watch your videos. Even the ones I already watched. I really enjoy your channel! Keep up the great content. From Texas 🤙
i love fishing especially crappie fishing and catfishing
I don’t know why, but you had me cracking up in the introduction when describing the Great Value Crappie Kit😂
No, he said CRAPPIE, not CRAPPY.
My dad taught us kids, that the best crappie, are caught under an over hanging limbs and trees. I've never caught crappie on a lake. Just bass and pike, and such. Also, we use to keep the carp and smoke them with Applewood. Lots of bones, but good eating.
Downed trees and weed beds are where I've had the most success.
36 minutes of awesome fishing, hell yeah i'm ready!
I appreciate the dedication you put into your videos, be relaxing thank you! Keep on reelin em in!
One of my nephews caught a 4lb black crappie in a private pond in Virginia. Found out later that the state record was 4lb 6oz at the time. Crappie is a good eating fish!! Love your videos!! Watch them all!
That’s a monster crappie!
Love listening to all the background noises. Love your videos
5:25 thats why i like them, the carp runing wild.
Thanks, Matt, for a wonderful day of crappie and unintentional carp fishing! Anxiously awaiting your next video!
“It’s feeling kinda carpy” LOL I guess you can use the kayaks up north but in the south we have gators. We had a man that was chased a couple of months ago. Love the show bro!
Went kayaking for the first time with my friend on a couple sitting inside kayaks at rodman reservoir and had a gator go within about 5 ft of me if I remember I think he went underneath me and on the way home and other one was cruising between me and my friend we just try to share the same water no problem
Its all part of it, gators, bull sharks, big hammerheads, all part of the excitement of kayak fishing.
Great video. Thanks. Got hurt on the job a few weeks back and haven't been able to go fishing this spring yet. So I enjoy good videos like this, thanks!!!! 🙂
Relaxed vibes
As seen on TV! Submarine Bobbers !
Best way to start a day.
Best fisherman to watch on KZhead for sure. If just looking to relax and unwind to great fishing.
Good see ya back on the water! Looking forward to your summer of fishing!
Your videos are my therapy. Excellent video as always!
Hell YA, just poured my coffee and seen you posted a new video. Waiting to see you in your new rig. It's a game changer when you don't have to mess with the paddle
If the weather is decent tomorrow I’m going to try the Hobie!
Man I love this guy's videos, they're so relaxing
Sometimes, it is good to hook a fish, that will test your line. Sharpens your fish fighting abilities. Those are some nice size Carp. The funny part is, if you were fishing for Carp, you would catch, nothing but Crappie or other fish. lol! They say, that the wind pushes bait-fish up against the shore, hence you catching fish, along the shore, the wind is blowing towards. The knot on that package, is the same knot I use for all my tying. Very strong. Just make sure to wet the knot before you pull it tight. Reduces heat friction on the line, as you pull it tight.
So excited to get out bass and pike fishing again!
Yes!!! Nice video for a Saturday cheers! From Ontario Canada
Not Bad! 6lbs for 5lbs is a steal.
Always trying something new! Awesome.
Fantastic video, keep them coming. In a month we will be making our annual 22 hour drive up there to fish! Your videos help us make it through the 11 months between our trips up there. 🎣
Good job you've inspired me to try kayak fishing enjoy your videos keep them coming and God bless
I buy the trout kit it has hellgermites works everywhere I got baby bluegill to a 6 Pound large Mouth Bass
Carp!!! That was sweet. They fight awesome. Thanks for a great show as always.
Nice carp. Nice crappie. Great to see you on the water again Matt. A guy I see at times fishing for bass in Colorado has called you the Mr. Rogers of the upper Midwest angling scene! I gotta say you have a calming effect on me even when things don’t go perfect for you on the water. I like that. I think you are a great influence on catch and release and catch and keep fishing. I can’t catch carp on purpose, I always get them trying for smallmouth bass.
You are the best fish man on KZhead, you didn’t say too much fancy stuff but your technique is very practical.
From MN, I got introduced to your videos now have a kayak 2nd year with it, still getting comfortable in it awesome content
My favorite fisherman on any format. I love your muskie videos as I have yet to actually land a muskie lol. Thank you for making your videos
Man those carp put up one heck of a fight huh
Great content as always 🔥🔥 nature sounds. With no music ❤ thanks for that
Well sir that makes me want to give my kayak a drink. Lot s of fun, thanks.
Carp can sometimes save the day. Plus, few freshwater fish can match their fighting abilities on appropriate tackle. Great video. I found it late, but I'm not disappointed.
Still my favourite fishing channel on this platform. Matt, you are a great angler, videographer and am"bass"ador of the sport. Thank you for all of it. don't forget to Like and Sub, you won't find any better.
That carp cracked me up! What a wild catch!
Nice touch on handling fish! You wet your measuring stick before putting the fish on it, very respectful. You haven't thrown a fish in, you release them slowly. I like your attitude towards nature. Great video!
Always love our content buddy, keep the rod bent!
Not many youtubers left like you sir, hats off. No swearing, no yelling, just good clean content with bonus family values.
I catch the crap out of trout in the winter time, because I can't catch bass, so because I freeze up here that black and pink twin tail you pulled out is a go-to for me with rainbow trout
Good to see you back at it!
My very favorite kind of water!
Glad to see that second carp give you a run for your money - underrated sport fish
Love your videos keep up the good work👍
This man ia the most acurate caster. I am genuinely blown away ever video
That it was awesome and calming to watch, no luck here in Idaho with crappie fishing lately 😅
Thanks Matt for bringing us along. Those carp were tough but you got them.
I've used foam slip bobber I bought from Amazon. The small cylinder shaped bobbers that are really good. Reasonably priced.
I fished a lake adjacent to a Provincial Park in southern Ontario for a week each year for over 20 years. I was snorkeling one afternoon when I noticed dozens of Crappie about 15' down in the weeds right off our cabin. So I took a 4' trout rod out there with me and proceeded to catch about 10 of them before I got tired. I used little jig heads and 1" - 2" plastic minnows and grubs. Some days they wouldn't bite for anything. Other times they were jumping on the bait instantly. Some of them were huge too... like dinner plates! Once I mistakenly hooked a 25" pike... it darn near spooled my reel but I eventually got control of it and after swimming in to the beach I actually landed it; on 6lb Stren Magnathin line. I enjoy your channel very much; I watch everything you post!
Helpful tip. Keep the grubs in a ziploc bag with crushed garlin and veggie oil mix. Way better than any scent sold out there.
The walmart kit is year-round crappie slaying madness, just use good bobbers and jigheads. I wish OT rods and reels were as good as the plastics in that kit.
That is crazy kitchen cart on on the crappie jigs that is just crazy that's when you say holy moly
released with style like always
I love crappie fishin!! Wooo!