How many of you central Arkansas crappie chasers watch Cole and Jay on YouTube. Just curious about how people that fish the same waters feel about the YouTube channel.
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How many of you central Arkansas crappie chasers watch Cole and Jay on YouTube. Just curious about how people that fish the same waters feel about the YouTube channel.
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YOU ASKED! I don't follow them, I am not into those who seek internet fame, I have seen a couple of their videos, I think they are drawing unwanted attention to a already crowded location unintentionally just so people will shower them with comment. They never say where they are at, however they shoot video with background images and familiar scenery. It Does not take a rocket scientist to figure out where they are at. Cole and Jay needs to make some other body of water famous and leave LC out of the lime light. Now you have my 2 cents.
I follow them and watch some of their videos. I live in southeast Arkansas, but never fish LC (never have) or any other bodies that they show in their videos other than maybe the Arkansas River. I don't watch their videos trying to find fishing spots, just enjoy seeing how they catch them sometimes.
Guess it’s not fair to ask without throwing my opinion in the mix. A little background on me is that my passion for the last 15 years has been duck hunting public land. With that said I’m over it. I watched social media ruin the sport. Most of it was unintentional I believe but nonetheless the outcome was the same. My new passion is crappie fishing. I love putting my boat in the water fishing a little bit and then running into another person doing the same thing having small talk for a while and then moving on down until I run into the next person. I don’t believe cole and jay have bad intentions but wish they would be a little bit more careful with their filming.
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Only fisherman on YT I follow or watch is Richard Gene. He is a genuine awesome feller.
I mainly fish LC and also some of the other areas they fish. Every time they post a video on LC it gets flooded with people. It does get old. I was fishing it years before I found their YT channel. I have a buddy who went to the “swamp” area the other day right after they posted and he said there was probably 20 boats in there. Same as the cove. It’s already crowded enough this time of year so to be honest I wish they didn’t show exactly where they fishQuote:
Originally Posted by Cpt Ahab
He’s the best I’ve found so farQuote:
Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie
I have been following them since their inception...of course I follow a number of channels but only watch very few videos of each channel. Up until September was resident of TN but am now a resident of Arkansas. I think a lot of folks miss the mark when discussing YouTube fisherman...it's a job for the successful ones. I have a YouTube channel that is no more than a spec of dust in the YouTube world. I created it to educate folks about JDM UL fishing gear. When I started it it was one of the very few places..if not the only place....one could find info in the english language about the JDM UL world. The past few years that has changed. As a matter of fact crappie.com has become probably the leading resource for info on this gear. I never had ambitions of making a million dollars off my YouTube channel. I never even thought I would make the first dime...money was not why I created the channel. I will make enough money in a year to maybe purchase one decent camera. Then you have the Cole and Jays of the world. They do this for a living. I remember well the day they announced they were quitting their jobs and going full time YouTube...I thought they had lost their mind. Well...they have become successful. I have watched several who quit their jobs and went full time YouTube. Even though I know some of them, and consider them friends, I thought all of them lost their minds. Many of these folks make a huge amount of money. I don't want to have to get up everyday and make videos, then hope I get enough views to pay the bills and eat. Believe me it is hard work to put out weekly content of good quality. If I was younger, knowing what I know now, I might have had ambitions of making YouTube my livelihood. Of course I am 71 years old and believe me it is work and time consuming to have a successful YouTube channel. As to bringing notoriety to a fishing spot. When I started I knew that if folks watched my videos I would be giving away my fishing spots. Much to my surprise I never headed out to my spots and found the first person there fishing. I always told myself if I did I would just go to another spot…I would adapt. Maybe I was just lucky. Maybe not enough people watched my videos. It is impossible to do a fishing video and not show where you are fishing. Believe me you hear the same things y'all are commenting about Cole and Jay said about Richard Gene, Creek Fishing Adventures...Kayak Catfish, and a multitude of other YouTube fisherman. I fished in all of those folks neck of the woods and you here the comments. I personally received a few emails over the 5 years I have had a channel that were basically veiled threats that I needed to fish elsewhere....really. Bottom line social media is here to stay, like it or not it don't matter...people have a right to make a living how they see fit. YouTube....Facebook....you may not like it but I don't know of a successful fishing related company that does not have a presence on those two medias. To succeed in the YouTube world you need clicks...likes...and comments. They ain’t doing it for fame or ego..they're doing it for money. While no one except them knows the exact income they make it is between 50-65 grand a year just off of views…and it’s just going to grow. Plus, as is common with many YouTube fisherman their viewers send them stuff....lots of stuff....a lot of it valuable and or useful. My point is, if someone can make a living off of something they love doing, why not? That is my opinion..and it don't mean much...like all other opinions.
Regards
I've watched a few videos but haven't in a long time now. Got tired of hearing "It's a biggen, oh my gosh It's a biggen!" They pull it in and it might be an 8" crappie. What do they fish, like 3 lakes? Lake Conway, Beaverfork, Dardanelle behind the nuclear plant and behind the dam at Nimrod. I hope they do well with their YouTube channel. Can't blame them for trying.
A successful Youtube channel takes alot of work and a good personality. Cole and Jay see to have both since they have 235k subscribers and counting. I don't really watch their channel since it is more about catching fish instead of methods to catch fish. Since I am in Texas I had no idea what bodies of water they fish. I do know most of the Youtubers in Texas keep their locations secret so that they are not overrun by other anglers. I do appreciate that they don't use Jay's T&A to draw folks in. There is way too much of that on Youtube and it is refreshing not to see it on their channel.
the one area they fish alot looks to be a neighborhood area ,houses all along the bank were is that at ?
They were fishing the cove at Gold creek at Conway lake in Conway Arkansas. Excellent crappie lake👍🏻
AGFC might not like the Limbline Video on I believe Conway . never saw the lines tagged with their contact info . That is a law and heard more than one complaint about limblines left in Cypress Trees on Conway on the forum . :yikes
Yea I have heard stories of owls going after an unchecked line and getting caught in the line and eventually dying.
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It is a decent crappie lake, It used to be excellent until a few show boaters and attention hungry individuals, decided to publicize their every move, now it is flooded with boats and many of them are rude, inconsiderate individuals, I have had my line run over there, I have had people cast right into my boat, I had a 14' crappie rod broken when a guy actually run into it with me telling him he was fixing to hit it. I have had people throw anchors out right next to me, I have had my boat run in to by other individuals not paying attention or just trying to catch a fish because you caught a fish, yes if you catch a fish and someone sees it, they start moving in on top of where you are fishing. The issue there is getting bad, and the Owner of Gold creek landing, has realized at $5 dollars a boat she is making a fortune, she has the ability to control some of it, but chooses the almighty dollar over crowd control. Over publicizing a fishing lake or fishing spot for personal gain, and notoriety, and personal gratification has bad consequences as well. Social media will be the death of certain fishing lakes, Individuals such as Cole and Jay will only speed up the process. The natural resource is being exploited for personal financial gain, when this happens protecting the Natural resources no longer have any priority.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappiether
Biggest reason I will not name the lake I am on most of the time . Been to Gold Creek twice and said never again . Atkins had boats run into me and push me off a pile I was fishing . When did it become bumper boats ? That guy did it 2 times and I had enough and left . One guy had the nerve to ask me '' What does that mean on your depthfinder ?'' I told him '' If you can read my electronics , your too friggen close ! '' Some places there is only so much water and I try to avoid going if it gets that bad . Had a guy last year ask for help , I called him and he moved over here . It was suppose to be confidential information . Couple days later 8 boats pulled right in with me . Later a buddy called me cause he heard them broadcasting the location . I never helped them again . Sad social media has made it that way .Quote:
Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru
It’s been excellent for me and and a few more others that fish Conway. Pretty consistent the last 20 + years. With numbers and size. The problem isn’t the lake it’s s the locals that have been bent out of shape with the increased amount of people that fish it and get rattled when someone speaks positive about the lake in fear that it will attract more fisherman. The only solution to wanting limited access is the buy a lake and control who and when it’s fished. Cole and Jay along with some of the other YouTubers provide more entertainment for the people that cant fish vs the ones that can. All those crappie in Conway will never be all caught or even close, relax lol
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Originally Posted by NIMROD
I think it’s wrong to tell where you are fishing on social media/ U tube videos.
They can get the same attention( and more respect ) by catching fish and showing technique without disclosing the location.
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I like them. From what I know of them, second-hand, they're good folks. As long as they're not breaking laws while they're doing it I have no problem with people chasing their dreams by hunting and fishing. Probably could get away with less location dropping but a lot of the YouTubers out there tell you where they're at.
The way I see it is they are just two young people trying to make a living and the new opportunity of YouTube videos is making that possible. I watch their videos and don't even give a thought to where they are. I am from NE Arkansas and now live in Mississippi. I also watch Richard Gene and he always tells what body of water and doesn't even try to hide his exact location. If you know a body of water and see a YouTube video and can identify the exact location then good for you. Does the videos cause more attention to a specific spot? Probably. Again, they seem to be a nice young couple and I wish them well.
Heck I don't share a lot of my fishing spots on here simply because I have a lot of friends I fish with and they will tell me where to go but IF I shared locations they wouldn't share with me anymore. So I try and not show pics of where I am fishing just the results of it and details of how deep and what I'm using.
Personally I am a big Bluegabe and DMFD honk as they share with you good tips on what they are doing and especially how to clean and cook your ketch and do a variety of things from hunting, Fishing and time with their kids.
Richard Gene of course is da man for crappie fishing and how to do it. Kid Krappie is another and 903 as all three of these guys will fish from the bank as I do mostly or docks
i was curious its neither here nor there to me never been to conway and prolly never will more power to them
[QUOTE=arkie55;4331753]The way I see it is they are just two young people trying to make a living and the new opportunity of YouTube videos is making that possible. I watch their videos and don't even give a thought to where they are. I am from NE Arkansas and now live in Mississippi. I also watch Richard Gene and he always tells what body of water and doesn't even try to hide his exact location. If you know a body of water and see a YouTube video and can identify the exact location then good for you. Does the videos cause more attention to a specific spot? Probably. Again, they seem to be a nice young couple and I wish them
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Only “”some”” of the locals get bothered by the positive press. Cole and Jay are local to that area and it hasn’t affected there catch rates or fear that their favorite area will be over run by other fisherman.Quote:
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I’ll say the obvious, the female is just a whole lot cuter than the ol farts I fish with. Jus sayn ����
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