[GENTLE ORCHESTRAL FANFARE] - COME ON.

COME ON.

- I GOT YOU.

- YOU GONNA-- YOU GONNA NET FOR ME?

- YEAH.

SON.

MAYBE-- - OH, MAN.

- GO AHEAD, JERRY, GO AHEAD.

THAT'S A FINE FISH, BRO.

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[light instrumental music] ♪ - HELLO.

WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM, IT'S ALL ABOUT FISHING, BUT, JOE, WE'RE GONNA DO IT FROM A KAYAK.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PAIR OF THEM FISHING TOGETHER, ACTUALLY TARGETING SPECKLED TROUT IN ONE OF OUR COASTAL RIVERS.

THE THING ABOUT KAYAKS, THEY JUST GIVE YOU A LOT OF MANEUVERABILITY, A LOT OF-- GET YOU IN PLACES THAT BIGGER BOATS MAYBE CAN'T REACH.

THEY'RE EVEN MAKING KAYAKS NOW WHERE YOU CAN GO IN THE OCEAN.

THAT'S REALLY-- IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, KAYAK FISHING HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF, NOT ONLY IN FARM PONDS AND LAKES, BUT ALSO, LIKE I SAID, IN THE OCEAN, AND SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE AFTER SPECKLED TROUT AND HAVE A GOOD DAY.

- STANDARD GEAR FOR SPECKLED TROUT?

- STANDARD GEAR, IN GEAR TIME, THEY'LL GO OVER THE TACKLE THEY USED, THE LURES THAT CAUGHT THE FISH TODAY.

ONE THING WE HAD TO DEAL WITH EARLY ON WAS A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.

WE STARTED OFF REALLY PRETTY, AND YOU CAN TELL THE CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT, AND THEN, AS THE MORNING PROGRESSED, CLOUDS MOVED IN, THE WIND PICKED UP AND PRESENTED SOME ISSUES, BUT-- BUT HAD A LOT OF FUN.

- AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE CRAB CAKES TODAY FOR A RECIPE.

- GOOD RECIPE FROM DONNA IF YOU LIKE CRAB MEAT.

- ALL RIGHT, GET YOUR KAYAKS.

HERE WE GO ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

- ALL RIGHT, JERRY, WE GOT US A BEAUTIFUL MORNING THIS MORNING, ABOUT THE SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER.

- YES, WE DO, RICKY.

THIS IS ABOUT AS PRETTY AS IT GETS OUT HERE.

- IT IS.

- MAN.

- NO WIND THIS MORNING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

THIS ACT-- - ON THE WAY UP HERE, EVERYBODY, THE WATER I WENT OVER WAS SLICK AS CAN BE.

I'M REAL EXCITED, AND-- - WELL, THAT MAKES TWO OF US.

- YOU'RE SURE THESE TROUT ARE GONNA BITE?

- YEP.

WE'RE GONNA TRY THIS KIND OF NEW BILLY BAY HALO SHAD.

IT'S BEEN REAL GOOD.

HAD A REAL GOOD WEEK ON IT LAST WEEK, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT TODAY.

BEEN REAL NICE FISH UP HERE IN THE 3-POUND CLASS OR BIGGER.

JERRY, MAYBE START OFF WITH THAT SWIMMING SHAD.

LOOK AT IT IN THE WATER.

ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?

- MAN, THAT IS PRETTY.

- BUT FISHING, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY 8 FOOT OF WATER.

THESE TROUT ARE PRIMARILY FEEDING ON FINGER MULLET, LITTLE SHAD, YOU KNOW, POGIES, AND THIS THING JUST LOOKS-- IT LOOKS TASTY TO ME, AND IT'S WORKED ALL WEEK ON OUT IN THE RIVER.

BUT WE'RE JUST GONNA SET ON THE BANK AND THROW OUT, YOU KNOW, JUST, IT GOES FROM 8 FOOT UP TO, LIKE, 2, RIGHT ON THAT LEDGE IS WHERE THEY'RE SITTING.

SO-- - OKAY, SO THE FISH ARE DOWN IN THE HOLE.

- YEP.

BASICALLY DOWN ON THE BOTTOM WHERE THE BAIT'S AT.

- GONNA LET IT SINK TO THE BOTTOM, FEEL IT TICK... - YEP.

- AND THEN JUST SLOWLY WORK IT BACK.

- SPORADIC MOVEMENT, IT JUST FIRES 'EM OFF.

HE'S TRYING TO DRAG ME.

[laughs] - YEAH, HE IS.

THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT KAYAKS.

IF YOU CAN'T BRING HIM TO YOU, HE'LL BRING YOU TO HIM.

- I BELIEVE IT'S A TROUT.

IF IT'S NOT A TROUT, IT'S A LARGEMOUTH.

OH, NO, BEAUTIFUL TROUT.

- ALL RIGHT.

RICKY, NICE TROUT.

- LOOK AT THAT.

LOOK AT THAT BILLY BAY SHAD.

- I TELL YOU WHAT.

AND HE IS A FAT SUCKER TOO.

- OH, THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL UP HERE, BUD.

LOOK WHERE THAT SHAD'S AT, THAT BILLY BAY SHAD.

- YEAH, HE WASN'T BASHFUL ABOUT IT AT ALL.

HE WENT RIGHT AFTER IT.

- NO, SIR.

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

- THAT IS A PRETTY FISH THERE, RICKY.

- IT IS DARK.

- LOOK AT THAT BELLY.

- OH, YEAH.

I'M STARTING TO GET THAT SAME BELLY.

[laughs] - OH, MAN, LOOK AT THAT BACK UP IN HERE.

THEY'RE DARKER IN THIS WATER THAN THEY ARE.

- OH, YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN UP HERE FOR A WHILE.

HEALTHY.

WHOO!

GIVE ME A BATH.

- I TELL YOU WHAT.

HE WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING HIM GO.

- ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.

- GOOD JOB.

- STAY DOWN.

STAY DOWN, BUD.

DON'T GET THAT HEAD UP.

- LET ME GET OVER THERE TO YOU.

- COME ON.

COME HERE, BIG BOY.

OH!

- BEAUTIFUL.

- COME ON.

COME ON.

- I GOT YOU.

- YOU GONNA-- YOU GONNA NET FOR ME?

- YEAH.

SON.

MAYBE.

- OH, MAN.

- GO AHEAD, JERRY.

GO AHEAD.

THAT'S A FINE FISH, BRO.

[both laughing] THAT IS A FINE TROUT, JERRY.

OH.

YOU GOT IT.

THAT BILLY BAY IS IN THERE DEEP.

- GOD KNOWS HE WON'T-- - OH, SON.

- THERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

- RICKY!

- OH, SON!

CAUGHT MY FISH, WHAT?

- YOU ARE THE MAN.

RICKY, MAN.

LOOK AT THIS FISH.

- THAT IS A FINE ONE, JERRY.

- THIS IS-- THIS IS WHAT YOU BROUGHT ME UP HERE AFTER, ISN'T IT?

- THAT'S A SATURDAY'S WINNER IS WHAT THAT ONE WOULD BE.

- THAT IS A SOLID TROUT, AND LOOK AT THAT.

- BEAUTIFUL.

- HE'S GOT THAT SHAD IN HIS MOUTH.

THEY'RE DEFINITELY EATING MINNOWS UP IN HERE.

- I TELL YOU, THAT HALO SHAD, THE LAST THREE OR FOUR DAYS, HAS BEEN AS GOOD ANY BAIT I'VE EVER USED FOR BIG TROUT, NOW.

- WELL, I'M-- - THAT'S A BEAUTY, BUDDY.

- I'M GONNA CALL UNCLE DON WHEN WE GET BACK AND THANK HIM.

- THAT'S A BEAUTY.

- YES, SIR.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB, MAN.

- THANK YOU, MAN.

I ALREADY TOLD YOU I'D COME UP HERE WITH YOU ANY TIME.

- YES, SIR.

THAT'S-- THAT'S A BEAUTY.

YOU GOT-- YOU GOT THE PRESSURE ON ME NOW.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

- HE'S A PRETTY ONE.

I'M GONNA SLIP HIM IN THE LIVE WELL HERE-- - AND GET YOU SOME MEASUREMENTS?

- YEAH, I'LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO SHOOT FOR AT THE END OF THE DAY.

- I APPRECIATE IT.

- ALL RIGHT.

- GOOD JOB, JERRY.

- THANK YOU.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN.

MAN, THIS MORNING, WE'RE OUT HERE.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

WE'RE IN THIS PRETTY LITTLE CREEK.

I KNOW YOU FISH BACK HERE IN YOUR BOAT, BUT I BET YOU DON'T TAKE NEAR THE TIME WORKING DOWN THIS BANK THEN.

- NO, YOU'RE RIGHT, JERRY.

I WOULD ALREADY PROBABLY HAVE LEFT THIS HOLE AND LEFT THEM TWO NICE FISH BEHIND, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT KAYAK, YOU CAN REALLY-- REALLY TAKE YOUR TIME IN A SPOT AND COVER A LOT OF GROUND.

- WELL, YOU DEFINITELY LEARN TO WORK A BAIT AND COVER IT AND FIND EXACTLY WHERE THOSE FISH ARE.

IF THERE'S ONE IN AN AREA, YOU'RE GONNA FIND HIM.

- YOU'RE RIGHT, AND THAT'S KEY RIGHT THERE IS NOT OVERFISHING, AND THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST-- MOST OVERLOOKED THING TROUT FISHING IS JUST, YOU KNOW, OVERFISHING.

- HEY!

THERE YOU GO, RICKY.

- JERRY.

I JUST MISSED THIS FISH, BROTHER.

- YEAH.

- OH, HE PULLED OFF.

[laughs] - MAN.

- OH, THE AGONY OF DEFEAT.

AH!

- THAT WAS A NICELY BIT ROD TOO.

- LOOK AT MY KAYAK MOVING, STILL.

- OH, YEAH, HE WAS DRAGGING.

YOU MOVED 20 FEET ALREADY.

TOO BAD YOU DIDN'T MOVE 50 ON OUT THERE AND LET ME NET HIM FOR YOU.

- MAN, I SET THE HOOK ON THAT FISH.

WHAT IN THE WORLD?

- I'M GONNA GO ON AND CATCH HIM IF HIS MOUTH ISN'T TOO SORE.

- UGH.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

JERRY, THIS FRONT HAS SHOWED UP EARLY TODAY.

BEAUTIFUL THIS MORNING, SUNNY SKIES.

NO WIND.

NOW LOOK WHAT WE GOT.

10, 15.

EAST LOOKS LIKE, BUT-- YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE THE STUFF TO ANCHOR WITH.

WHAT DO YOU PREFER IN YOUR HOBIE TO ANCHOR YOU OFF WHEN THE WINDY DAYS?

- WELL, I CARRY A STICK IT PIN WHEN IT'S SHALLOW ENOUGH, AND THEN FOR AN ANCHOR, I CARRY-- THAT WAS NICE.

- YEAH, THANK YOU.

- YEAH, FOR MY ANCHOR, I CARRY A PLOW ANCHOR.

WORKS GREAT IN SAND OR MUD BOTTOM.

BUT UP HERE IN THE RIVER, I'M A LITTLE AFRAID THAT IF I THREW IT OVER, I MIGHT HAVE TO LEAVE IT.

- YEAH, MINE IS RIGHT THERE IN THIS-- AROUND THAT TREE.

I MAY HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HAVE THE STUFF TO WORK WITH IN THE WIND, 'CAUSE FISH STILL BITE IN THE WIND.

- FISH DO BITE IN THE WIND, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THESE LITTLE LIGHT BOATS PUSH US AROUND.

- YEP.

- AND YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO STABILIZE THEM TO STAY IN POSITION.

- THAT'S RIGHT.

- THIS TREE'S WORKING REAL WELL FOR ME.

- YES, IT IS.

[laughs] ALL RIGHT, JERRY.

HAD TO GO TO THE 17.

THAT WEREN'T BUT THE FIRST-- THAT WEREN'T BUT THE FIRST CAST.

LOOK AT THAT FISH.

COME HERE, BOY.

HE'S MAD AT THE WORLD.

- HE IS.

- [laughs] - NICE FISH, RICKY.

- IT IS.

LOOK AT WHAT'S HANGING OUT OF HIS MOUTH.

JERRY, I HAD AN OLD FELLA TELL ME ABOUT THIS PLUG RIGHT HERE.

I BELIEVE HE WAS TELLING ME THE TRUTH.

- I TELL YOU WHAT.

IT DIDN'T TAKE BUT, WHAT, A COUPLE OF CASTS BEFORE ONE DECIDED THEY LIKED IT?

- FIRST CAST.

- FIRST CAST.

- AND IT'S THE ONLY ONE I HAVE.

HE HAS GOT IT GOOD RIGHT THERE.

THERE WE GO.

IS THAT NOT BEAUTIFUL?

ALL THE SAME FISH, YOU KNOW?

- THAT IS A NICE LITTLE TROUT THERE.

- I'M GONNA PUT HIM RIGHT BACK IN THERE.

SON.

- GOOD JOB, RICKY.

- TELL YOU WHAT.

- SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO EXPERIMENT AROUND.

SEE WHAT THEY WANT.

SOME DAYS THEY WANT CHOCOLATE.

SOME DAYS THEY WANT STRAWBERRIES.

- PAYS TO LISTEN TO YOUR ELDERS.

OH, BABY.

- OH, MAN, RICKY, THAT LOOKS NICE.

- I GOT SOME HEAVY-- HEAVY HOOKS ON THAT THING.

GET IT ON DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER.

- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE COMBINATION, BECAUSE THAT WAS WHAT?

SECOND CAST?

- TELL YOU WHAT.

HE'S UPSET ABOUT IT.

HE-- HE HIT IT HARD TOO.

I JUST HOPE THEM HOOKS ARE IN HIM GOOD.

- HERE, FISHY, FISHY.

COME ON.

- OH, YEAH.

- NICE-LOOKING FISH.

- HEY, I'LL TAKE HIM.

I'LL TAKE HIM.

- LOOK AT THAT.

YOU DID THAT LIKE YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE.

- I'LL TAKE HIM.

HE AIN'T BAD.

I LOVE THIS-- I LOVE THIS OLD NET WITH THEM MIRROLURES.

- I TELL YOU WHAT, AND YOU HAVE-- YOU'VE [indistinct] THAT MIRROLURE.

- AIN'T A BAD FISH.

- HE'S A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THE ONE YOU HAD ME CAST BEFORE.

- OH, TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I'VE MISSED HIM TWO OR THREE TIMES.

BUT HE SURE-- - ALL RIGHT.

NICE FISH.

GOOD JOB.

- HE SURE HIT IT SOLID.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S CATCH ANOTHER.

I WAS JUST KIDDING WHEN I TOLD YOU TO GO AHEAD.

WHAT YOU GOT OVER HERE?

- 2-POUNDER.

- GOOD FISH, JERRY.

- MAN, RICKY, THANK YOU.

- OH, MAN.

LOOK AT THAT NEW COLOR.

- YEAH, HE ATE-- HE THUMPED UP, WANTED IT.

- LOOK AT THAT THING.

IS THAT NOT GORGEOUS?

- THAT IS A PRETTY FISH.

LOOK AT THAT BIG YELLOW IN THE MOUTH, SNAGGLETOOTH.

- YOU GOT ANY LAST WORDS FOR HIM?

- BYE-BYE, SWEETHEART.

-[laughs] - YOU WAS FUN.

COME SEE US AGAIN.

- OH, THAT FISH RIGHT THERE, BUDDY, HE'LL BE 6 POUND NEXT YEAR.

GONE.

- ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT, NOW.

- GOOD JOB.

- I TOLD YOU TO GO AHEAD AND CATCH ONE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID.

- WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO LISTEN TO YOUR ADVICE.

- YEAH, I SEE THAT.

- GOOD DAY OUT KAYAK FISHING, BUT, JOE, THE THING ABOUT IT IS, THE WEATHER HAD A LOT TO DO WITH US THAT DAY.

- WELL, THEY--NOT--YEAH, I THINK IT CONTROLLED THE FISH TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

WE HAD WEATHER MOVE IN ON US, WHICH WE KNEW-- WE REALLY EXPECTED IT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT CAME IN A LITTLE EARLY.

THE MORNING WAS PRETTY.

WE CAUGHT SOME FISH EARLY, AND THEN IT DID SLOW DOWN, SO I'M SURE THE BAROMETER WAS DOING SOMETHING WE DIDN'T-- WERE NOT AWARE OF, BUT IT-- WE STILL MANAGED TO CATCH OUR FISH, AND AGAIN, THE FLEXIBILITY OF USING A KAYAK, GETTING YOU IN PLACES THAT YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE NERVOUS TAKING A BIGGER BOAT, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S WHERE THE FISH ARE.

RICKY LIKES TO WORK THE SHORELINES, AND WITH KAYAKS, HE NOTED EARLIER THAT BEING ABLE TO SLOW YOUR MOVEMENT DOWN AND WORKING-- WORKING THE BAIT, A LOT OF TIMES, THAT'LL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY ON A DAY LIKE TODAY WHERE YOU HAD A WEATHER CHANGE AND THE FISH WERE A LITTLE PICKIER THAN YOU LIKE.

KAYAKS CAN GIVE YOU THAT-- THAT OPPORTUNITY.

- LET'S GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.

LET'S GO TO GEAR TIME.

- JERRY, I TELL YOU, IT'S BEEN A-- IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A TOUGH DAY, BUT WE'VE CAUGHT SOME FINE FISH, HAD TO DEAL WITH THE CHANGE OF WEATHER LIKE IT IS.

WE GOT A FRONT COMING RIGHT THIS SECOND.

BUT WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, AND YOU JUST GOT TO ROLL WITH-- ROLL WITH WHAT WEATHER YOU HAVE.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE WEATHER.

- WELL, RICKY, AND YOU'VE PROVEN YOUR VERSATILITY.

WE'VE MOVED AROUND A LITTLE BIT TO FIND SOME FISH IN DIFFERENT PLACES AS THE WEATHER WAS CHANGING THIS MORNING.

WE'VE CHANGED SOME BAITS.

WE'VE POKED OURSELVES IN DIFFERENT PLACES, THOUGH, WITH THESE KAYAKS THAT YOU WOULDN'T GO IN WITH YOUR BIG BOAT.

- NO, NO, WE'VE FISHED SOME-- SOME GOOD SHALLOW WATER TODAY WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FISHING ROUGHLY, YOU KNOW, 20 FOOT, BUT WE'VE BEEN MAINTAINING ABOUT A FOOT ON THE BANK.

YOU JUST CAN'T GET OVER HERE WITH, YOU KNOW, MY BIG BOAT, TROLLING MOTOR, YOU KNOW, HIT STUMPS AND ALL THAT.

THIS STUFF, YOU JUST GLIDE RIGHT OVER.

FISH NEVER KNOW YOU'RE THERE UNTIL THEY MEET UP WITH YOUR HALO SHAD THAT YOU POPPED THAT REAL BIG FISH ON.

- I TELL YOU WHAT.

I WAS AWARE OF THIS BAIT.

BUT YOU HAD-- YOU PROMOTED IT THIS MORNING, SAID "LET'S TRY THIS."

AND I'M IMPRESSED WITH IT.

WE'VE CAUGHT SOME NICE FISH.

- IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, A TOUGH DAY, CAUGHT A COUPLE ON A MIRROLURE.

MISSED A COUPLE.

BUT WE'VE HAD A-- WE'VE HAD A FAIR DAY.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO WORK SOMETIMES FOR THEM.

DON'T ALWAYS COME EASY.

WE HAVE HAD A GOOD DAY AND NOW I HOPE TO GET YOU EVEN A LITTLE MORE INTERESTED IN KAYAKS.

- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'VE HAD A GOOD TIME.

- AND YOU'RE SEEING JUST WHERE WE'VE COME WITH KAYAKS, THE ACCESSORIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM: COMFORTABLE SEATS, FISH FINDERS, GPS.

- OH, YEAH.

- THE ANCHOR TROLLEY HERE TO GET YOU ANCHORED WHEREVER YOU WANT.

- YEP.

- IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE SHOWING GENUINE INTEREST IN THEM.

- AND I TELL YOU, MINE'S PRETTY BASIC.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A FORTUNE TO GET STARTED, YOU KNOW.

- OH, NO, YOU CAN-- YOU CAN GET INTO KAYAK FISHING.

IF YOU'VE ALREADY GOT YOUR RODS AND REELS, YOU CAN GET IN REAL INEXPENSIVE.

- YEAH.

WELL, JERRY, I APPRECIATE IT, BUDDY, AND HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN WITH YOU.

- RICKY, I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME.

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR FISHING SPOTS.

- OH, YEAH, ANY TIME, BUDDY.

- AS ALWAYS, WE THANK YOU FOR THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION.

HERE'S A TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO FISHING, AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WHEN YOU GO.

AND KAYAK FISHING, WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS TAKING OFF IN NORTH CAROLINA.

NOW LET'S HEAD ON DOWN TO THE KITCHEN AND JOIN DONNA.

SHE'S GOT A RECIPE TODAY FOR CRAB CAKES.

- HI, HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING CRAB CAKES IN THE KITCHEN.

AND THIS IS A GREAT DISH.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN MAKE AHEAD OF TIME IF YOU LIKE, AND FREEZE, AND THEN PULL THEM OUT AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM AND COOK THEM.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOU MAKE THEM, AND THEN YOU CAN DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THEM AND COOK THEM RIGHT AWAY OR IF YOU WANT TO PUT SOME EXTRAS IN THE FREEZER FOR A LATER DATE.

WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH CHOPPING ALL OF OUR FRESH HERBS INSTEAD OF USING DRY HERBS, WHICH YOU CAN USE IF YOU DON'T HAVE FRESH, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE THE FRESH ONES, AND IT JUST ADDS THAT MUCH MORE FLAVOR TO YOUR RECIPE.

SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH CHOPPING OUR DILL.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA CHOP OUR DILL, JUST A ROUGH CHOP, NOTHING, YOU KNOW, CRAZY.

JUST GIVE IT A GOOD CHOP, AND YOU'LL JUST BE ABLE TO SMELL THOSE GREAT HERBS GOING.

I LOVE THE SMELL OF FRESH DILL.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME FRESH FLAT-LEAF PARSLEY, AND WE'RE GONNA JUST KIND OF BUNCH IT TOGETHER.

THAT'S HOW I DO MINE.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANYTHING PERFECT.

YOU CAN ALSO GET SOME SCISSORS, WHICH IS GREAT TOO, AND JUST, YOU KNOW, USE YOUR SCISSORS, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT AS WELL.

AND JUST CHOP IT.

IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET OUT SOME FRUSTRATION TOO, IF YOU HAVE ANY.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE THAT A NICE ROUGH CHOP.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR GREEN ONIONS THAT ARE CHOPPED-- OR SLICED-- WITH JUST PART OF THE GREEN AND THE WHITE TOGETHER.

AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CELERY THAT I'VE JUST SLICED DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIB AND JUST CHOPPED REAL FINELY 'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT BIG CHUNKS OF CELERY IN YOUR DISH.

WE ARE GONNA TAKE OUR CRAB, WHICH WE HAVE ABOUT TWO CUPS OF CRAB MEAT IN OUR BOWL.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD TO THIS OUR GREEN ONIONS AND OUR CELERY, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD THIS FRESH DILL AND PARSLEY TO IT.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A TOSS.

SO YOU CAN SEE JUST THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS AGAINST THE GREAT CRAB.

SO I JUST THINK IT'S REALLY PRETTY.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE EAT WITH THEIR EYES, OR AT LEAST I DO.

IF IT LOOKS GOOD, IT'S GOT TO TASTE GOOD, WHETHER IT DOES OR NOT.

SO THEN WE'RE GOING TO ADD OUR SEAFOOD BREADER TO THIS.

WE'RE GONNA SAVE A LITTLE BIT BACK BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA MIX IT IN HERE, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO-- ONCE WE MAKE THEM INTO PATTIES, WE'RE GONNA DREDGE IT BACK INTO OUR SEAFOOD BREADER BEFORE WE PUT IT IN OUR PAN TO FRY.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA TOSS THIS SO WE CAN GET EVERYTHING INCORPORATED.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME EGG TO THIS TOO.

AND IT'S GONNA MAKE A NICE MOIST MIXTURE.

WE'RE GONNA ADD OUR EGG AND SOME MAYONNAISE.

AND IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN TRY ADDING, LIKE, A GREEK YOGURT TO THIS, WHICH WOULD ADD A NICE LITTLE TANG TO IT AS WELL, IN PLACE OF THE MAYONNAISE.

WE'RE GONNA ADD A LITTLE HOT SAUCE.

AND THEN WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE IT A STIR.

SO WE'RE GONNA STIR ALL THIS TOGETHER UNTIL IT'S NICE AND MOIST.

AND THEN THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS RECIPE IS YOU CAN MAKE THEM BIG.

LIKE THIS WILL MAKE ABOUT EIGHT PATTIES, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE A HAMBURGER SIZE IF YOU WOULD LIKE, FOR AN ENTREE, OR ANOTHER GREAT THING IS TO MAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND PUT THEM ON SLIDER BUNS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CRAB CAKE BURGER.

YOU CAN DO THAT.

OR YOU CAN MAKE THEM EVEN A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND SERVE THEM AS APPETIZERS, WHICH ARE GREAT.

YOU CAN PILE THEM UP, AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS GREAT SAUCE THAT GOES WITH IT TOO, SO THEN YOU CAN HAVE THIS PLATE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CRAB CAKES AND THIS GREAT SPICY SAUCE TO DIP THEM IN.

AND IT'LL BE GREAT FOR A PARTY.

SO YOU CAN MAKE THEM ALL UP, FREEZE THEM, AND THEN PULL THEM OUT FOR YOUR PARTY, WHICH WOULD BE GREAT.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR SAUCE, WHICH WE'VE TAKEN OUR CHIPOTLE PEPPERS AND ADOBE SAUCE, AND WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME MAYONNAISE TO THAT AND A LITTLE SQUEEZE OF LIME JUICE.

AND MIX THAT TOGETHER.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA SERVE OUR CRAB CAKES WITH.

SO I'LL TAKE YOU OVER AND LET YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE CRAB CAKES-- THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE COOKING.

YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE NICE AND GOLDEN BROWN.

I MADE SOME BIG ONES THAT WE CAN USE ON OUR HAMBURGER BUNS AND THEN SOME SLIDER BUNS.

WE CAN USE THOSE AS WELL.

THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY'RE DONE.

THEY'RE NICE AND GOLDEN BROWN, AND THEY'RE NICE AND FLAKY IN THE MIDDLE AND JUST, OH, SO GOOD.

SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE CRAB CAKES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE NEXT TIME ON SIMPLE COOKING.

- THANKS, DONNA.

ANOTHER EXCELLENT RECIPE.

JOE, LET'S HEAD BACK AND TALK ABOUT THIS DAY.

KAYAK FISHING, IT IS A BIG DEAL.

- IT REALLY IS, YEAH, NOT ONLY HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, BUT AROUND THE-- PROBABLY AROUND THE WORLD, AROUND THIS COUNTRY CERTAINLY, AND REALLY GAINED POPULARITY.

AND TODAY, YOU KNOW, IN OUR TRIP TODAY, WE-- THE FLEXIBILITY OF USING THE KAYAKS IN PLACES THAT RICKY NEEDED HELP JUST 'CAUSE WE GOT OUT OF THE WIND.

THE WIND PICKED UP, AS WE SAID, EARLIER.

THE WIND-- THE WHOLE DAY CHANGED FROM THE TIME WE STARTED TO THE TIME WE FINISHED.

AND SO HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT THOSE KAYAKS WILL GIVE YOU KIND OF HELPED US THAT DAY.

AND-- BUT YOU-- YOU CAN FIND KAYAKS NOW THEY USE KING MACKEREL FISHING OFF THE BEACH.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST ALL SIZES, SHAPES, AND FORMS.

THE ACCESSORIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TOO, THAT REALLY SURPRISED ME.

JERRY TOLD ME THAT THAT'S GROWN.

AS THE POPULARITY OF THE BOATS HAVE EXPANDED, SO HAS THE ACCESSORIES THAT COME ALONG WITH THEM.

SO A LOT OF FUN, JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING IT, AND JUST HAD A LOT OF FUN.

- JUST MORE GOOD FISHING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

- ABSOLUTELY.

- FOR JOE ALBEA, I'M JOHN MOORE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.

- [ANNOUNCER] MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

- [ANNOUNCER] THE PRODUCTION OF CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: - [FEMALE ANNOUNCER] WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA MAGAZINE.

NCWILDLIFE.ORG/WINC.

- [MALE ANNOUNCER] AND BY EZ BAIT & TACKLE, FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED.

WE FISH FROM FRESH TO SALTWATER.

WE PROVIDE FISHING SUPPLIES AND ADVICE TO EVERY TYPE OF ANGLER.

FOR ALL YOUR FISHING NEEDS, EZ BAIT & TACKLE.

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