>> HELLO, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.

IS THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD.

WE ARE CATCHING BLACK CRAPPIE.

>> COOKING.

>> THESE ARE DONE.

>> AND EATING FISH.

>> GIVE THESE A TRY AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

>> THEN WE ARE GOING TO 10 YOU BECOME BETTER AT THAT FIRST PART, WHICH WAS CATCHING FISH WITH BAIT CASTER 101.

>> NOW WE'LL DEMONSTRATE THE FIVE CASTS I USE MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THROWING A BAIT CASTER.

THAT'S ALL NEXT ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> THIS POND IS PLUM FLOATED WITH FROGS.

>> THEY'RE EVERYWHERE IN HERE.

(GUNSHOT) >> THIS IS A GOOD FISH RIGHT HERE.

A REALLY GOOD FISH.

>> COME HERE, GIRL.

>> THAT'S A BIG RABBIT.

>> NICE JOB.

>> YES!

MY FIRST MUSKY.

>> LEO!

♪ WE GOT A KEEPER!

>> THERE GOES.

BOOM!

>> WOW, THAT HAPPENED FAST.

>> HELLO, WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.

I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.

JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.

>> AS YOU CAN TELL RIGHT HERE WE'VE BEEN TURKEY HUNTING BUT THAT'S ABOUT TO WIND DOWN AND IF YOU TWANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIRNING, THIS SHOW IS FOR YOU.

TODAY SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.

I'M OUT HERE WITH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, LARRY ROGERS AND I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS POND HE HAS BEEN FISHING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND HOW MANY CRAPPIE ARE IN THIS POND.

THIS POND IS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ACRES, I'M GOING TO GUESS SIX, SEVEN ACRES.

KIND OF SMALL TO HAVE CRAPPIE BUT YOU SAY THERE IS A HEAVY POPULATION OF CROP AGREE BOTH BLACK AND WHITE CRAPPIE, HEAVY POPULATION.

LAST YEAR WE SAW AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR, THEY STARTED TO COME UP TO THE BANKS, VERY ACTIVE.

GET A IF YOU BASS, SOME BIG BLUEGILLS IN THE MIX.

>> I GO TO BIOLOGISTS AND THEY SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POND THIS SIZE, DON'T HAVE WHITE CRAPPIE BECAUSE THEY'LL TAKE OVER.

YOU ARE SEEING HINTS OF FISH BEING STUNTED A LITTLE BIT.

A PERFECT WAY TO HANDLE THAT?

GET A ROD AND REEL.

LET'S FILL THE SKILLET.

>> LET'S HAVE SOME FUN.

>> LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

>> LET'S GO.

A SMALL ONE, BUT IT'S A LARGE MOUTH.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS, FIRST OFF IT'S NOT 12 INCHES AND I DON'T HAVE THE HEART TO PUT A KNIFE TO A LARGE MOUTH.

>> HE NEEDS TO GROW UP A LITTLE BIT.

MAN, LOOK AT THAT BLUEGILL.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZED BLUEGILL.

BIGGER THAN MY HAND.

>> THERE'S ONE.

>> WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

>> ANOTHER BLUEGILL.

>> MAN, LOOK AT THAT.

WE ARE OUT HERE TRYING TO CATCH A MESS OF CRAPPIE BUT BLUEGILL, WE MAY END UP KEEPING A COUPLE OF THESE.

>> THERE'S ONE.

>> GOT ONE.

>> LOOKS LIKE A BLUEGILL GR.

OH MY, LOOK AT THAT.

THERE IS NO REASON TO NOT BE TICKLED TO DEATH TO CATCH BLUEGILL THIS SIZE.

>> THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR SURE.

>> WE ARE CATCHING BLUEGILL AND BASS AND THAT'S A GREAT THING BUT LET'S WALK AROUND TO FIND A POCKET OF CRAPPIE AND HOPEFULLY PUT A COUPLE IN THE COOLER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY BLUEGILL WE ARE CATCHING THROWING THESE LITTLE CRAPPIE MAGNET JIGS AND THE BLUEGILL ARE OUT THERE 10, 12 FEET OF WATER.

BLUEGILL ARE PROBABLY A MONTH FROM BUILDING THEIR NEST BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT HUNGRY AND READY TO EAT.

>> ANOTHER BLUEGILL.

>> ABOUT THE SAME SPOT EVERY TIME WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

>> WAIT A MINUTE.

>> WE BROKE THE ICE.

>> NOW LOOK WHAT YOU GOT.

A CRAPPIE.

>> FOUND ONE.

>> IS THAT THING FURTHER OFF THE BANK.

>> OUT THERE PROBABLY ABOUT 15 FEET OFF THE BANK.

ANOTHER ONE, A LITTLE NICER, HAS SOME SIZE TO HIM.

YOU SEE HOW THAT THING WAS BURNING DRAG FOR A SECOND.

WE GOT A CRAPPIE HERE I HOPE.

>> NICE ONE.

>> BLACK CRAPPIE.

>> LOOKY THERE.

PROBABLY 10 INCHES OR SO.

I CAN TELL SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHEN THAT ONE HIT.

THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

BLACK CRAPPIE, THEY'RE SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, AND WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE THICKNESS IN THAT BACK, THERE IS NOTHING BETTER TO EAT THAN THAT RIGHT THERE.

>> NICE BLUEGILL.

>> THAT IS A BIG ONE.

>> WE GOT A CRAPPIE!

MAYBE A BASS.

OH MY GOSH,.

>> BLUEGILL.

>> I'VE BEEN TRICKED BY A BLUEGILL.

THINKING IT WAS A CRAPPIE BECAUSE IT WAS BURNING MY DRAG.

TELL YOU WHAT, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A HEALTHY POPULATION REALLY BIG BLUEGILL WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE WITH LITTLE SWIM BAITS.

A LOT OF TIMES I CATCH WHITE BASS ON OR CRAPPIE FISH WITH AND YOU CATCH A BIG BLUEGILL ON EVERY CAST.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE CATCHING FISH ON EVERY CAST, IT'S BECAUSE WE ARE CATCHING FISH ON ALMOST EVERY CAST.

BUT THAT'S NOT NORMALLY THE CASE.

WE COME OUT HERE AND FILM ALL DAY AND GET 20 GOOD BITES.

BUT HERE, NO, IT'S EVERY CAST.

>> LOOKS LIKE I GOT HIS LITTLE BROTHER.

>> YOU SURE DO NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

TRICK PHOTOGRAPHY.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEAST.

OH MY GOSH NO, NO, NOT REALLY.

GOOD ONE THERE.

>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHAT A HECK OF A DAY.

>> GREAT DAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FISH WE CAUGHT BUT WE DECIDED AFTER CATCHING HOW MANY OF THESE AND THROWING THEM BACK, MY KIDS HAVE BEEN ON MY CASE FOR THE LAST YEAR ABOUT BRINGING HOME SOME FISH TO EAT AND WE'LL WE PUT THE HAMMER TO THEM.

>> GREAT DAY OUT HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> WELL, SPRING IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT I CATCH MYSELF BRINGING HOME A LOT OF FISH.

MY KIDS ARE ALWAYS ON ME DAD, BRING HOME SOME FRESH FISH.

I TRY TO FIND NEW CREATIVE WAYS THAT ARE HEALTHY AND MY KIDS WILL REALLY LIKE.

FISH IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD FRIED.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WORK AND IT CAN BE A LOT OF CLEANUP AND OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE HEALTHY OPTIONS.

I'M GOING TO SHOWCASE A DISH THAT REALLY CAN BE MADE, PREPARED, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND CLEANUP IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

WAS WE ARE GOING TO DO TODAY IS GOING TO BE JUST A FISH DISH OVER RICE.

AND OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE THIS DISH, YOU ARE GOING TO START OUT BY DOING YOUR RICE FIRST.

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BOIL THIS, YOU KNOW.

ANY TYPE OF WHITE RICE WILL WORK FOR THIS.

I LIKE JASMINE OR BASS MATTI RICE BECAUSE IT TENDS TO HOLD THE FLAVOR OF THE FISH MY KIDS CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE AND FOR SIMPLICITY AND TIME, I'M GOING THE 90 SECOND VERSION AND WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS READY IN JUST A MINUTE BUT FIRST, LET'S GET OUR HANDS WASHED AND GET THE FISH SEASONED AND GET THEM ON THE GRILL.

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST THICK WE ARE GOING TO DO IS MELT SOME BUTTER YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF BUTTER.

I LIKE THE TASTE OF THIS BUTTER THAT'S GOT GARLIC PARMESAN AND BASIL IN IT AND HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG WITH THAT WITH FISH.

WE ARE GOING TO GET IT IN A CUP AND MELT IT IN THE MICROWAVE.

PUT IT IN THIS COFFEE MUG HERE.

PROBABLY BE GOOD WE'LL KEEP THE SPOON BECAUSE I'M GOING TO USE IT AGAIN LATER ON.

>> PUT THIS IN THE MICROWAVE FOR 20 SECONDS AND GET READY.

>> I'M GOING TO TAKE MY FISH, LAY THEM OUT ON A PAN HERE WITH ALUMINUM FOIL AND LAY MY FISH OUT HERE IN SINGLE LAYER DRIZZLE THE BUTTER OVER IT AND PUT SOME SEASONING ON IT.

KEEP THE SEASONING SUPER SIMPLE.

THIS GREEK SEASONING CAN BE FOUND ABOUT ANYWHERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE LITTLE CREOLE CAJUN STYLE SEASONING.

CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN TWO INGREDIENTS ON TOP OF THE BUTTER THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC AND PARM PARMESAN AND BASIL ON IT.

WE'LL PUT IT ON THE GRILL AT 425 AND THEN PUT IT OVER A BED OF RICE.

KIDS LOVE THIS DISH AND IT KEEPS ALL THE MESS OUTSIDE AND REALLY SUPER SIMPLE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S LAY OUR FISH OUT.

THESE ARE ALL CRAPPIE AND BLUEGILL THAT WERE RECENTLY CAUGHT.

I WORRY ABOUT THEM SLIPPING THROUGH THE GRILL OR DRYING OUT A LITTLE BIT.

SO I LIKE TO PUT THEM ON ALUMINUM FOIL.

GOING TO TAKE THIS BUTTER THAT WE MELTED IN THE MICROWAVE, GOING TO POUR A LITTLE BIT ON HERE.

IT HELPS IT TO KEEP FROM STICKING AND WHEN THIS IS DONE, I'M GOING TO USE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS REDUCED BUTTER AND MIX IT IN WITH THE RICE.

IT REALLY MAKES IT DELICIOUS GOOD OLD FAITHFUL CAVENDERS, GOING TO GIVE IT A GENEROUS COAT.

THEN I'M GOING TO COME BACK WITH SOME OF THE CREOLE SEASONING AND DO THE SAME THING.

NOW THAT IS PRETTY MUCH READY TO GO.

I LIKE A LITTLE SMOKINESS ON MINE.

I USE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, THE FISH MONGER.

I WILL PUT A SOME OF THIS ON A COUPLE PIECES I'M GOING TO EAT.

IT GIVES IT SOME SMOKINESS THAT I THINK IS GREAT ON FISH.

THE GRILL IS HOT.

LET'S KEEP IT ON THE GRILL FOR EIGHT TO 10 MINUTES.

SHOULD BE READY TO GO.

LET'S GET THESE FILETS OUT OF THIS PAN AND I'LL LEAVE THE ALUMINUM FOIL ON THE GRILL.

NOW IS THE TIME TO GO SINCE I'M DOING READY RICE, POP IT IN THE MICROWAVE, GET IT RAID, EVERYTHING READY, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE SET AND READY TO GO.

10 MINUTES FROM THE TIME THIS HITS THE GRILL, WE ARE EATING.

PRETTY THIN FILETS.

BEEN ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES.

LET'S CHECK THEM OUT.

THEY SMELL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE.

THESE ARE DONE.

LET'S GET THE HEAT CUT OFF, GET THE FILETS BACK ON THE PAN AND GET THEM UP READY TO SERVE.

AND THERE IS NO MESS ON THE GRILL, EITHER.

WE'VE KEPT ANY FRYING OUT OF THE HOUSE.

KIDS ARE EATING HEALTHY.

TOTAL OF 15-MINUTE PREP TIME AND WE ARE READY.

GOING TO GET THE BOWLS, PUT SOME RICE ON THE BOTTOM.

AND THEN FROM HERE, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS SPOON AND TAKE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THIS BUTTER AND SEASONING THAT WAS ON THE FISH AND PUT THAT HERE ON THE BOTTOM ON THIS RICE, MIX IT IN REAL GOOD.

NOW PUT THE FISH ON, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET THE KIDS ARE YOU GUYS READY?

I DON'T HAVE ANY VEGGIES RIGHT NOW.

BUT GIVE IT A TRY AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

>> THIS IS GOOD.

YOU LIKE IT.

>> IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO GAIN ADDITIONAL TEST CAST ACCURACY WITH YOUR ROD AND REEL, SETTING UP YOUR BAIT CASTER EFFECTIVELY MAY BE YOUR FIRST STEP.

TODAY WE ARE GOING TOE TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE TOPICS AND THAT'S FISHING REELS.

THIS IS YOUR TRADITIONAL BAIT CASTING LOW PROFILE REEL.

THIS IS THE ROD AND REEL SET UP THAT I USE ON 80% OF ALL BASS FISHING.

I HAVE FRIENDS CALL ME UP ALL THE TIME AND SAY I WANT TO BUY A NEW ROD AND REEL.

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND.

THIS IS WHAT I TIP THEIR RECOMMEND.

IF YOU ARE NOT PAN ISSUING.

A LOT OF MY FRIENDS SAY HEY, I ONLY THROW A SPINNING REEL AND EVERY TYPE I'VE EVER TRIED TO THROW A BAIT CASTER, I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IF YOU MATCH YOUR ROD AND REEL, YOUR LINE AND YOUR LURE WEIGHT AND THEY ALL MATCH, THESE CAN BE HIGHLY, HIGHLY EFFICIENT TOOLS AND YOU GET WAY MORE CONTROL OUT OF THROWING A BAIT CASTER THAN YOU CAN EVER GET OUT OF THROWING A SPINNING REEL.

WE'LL DEMONSTRATE THAT LATER.

BUT IF YOU ARE JUST GETTING INTO BASS FISHING OR YOU HAVE BEEN BASS FISHING AND YOU DON'T USE A BAIT CASTER AND WANT TO PICK ONE UP, I WOULD GO WITH A 6'6" MEDIUM TO MEDIUM HEAVY ROD AND ERR TO THE LIGHTER END.

AND MAKE SURE WHEN YOU READ THE ROD, IT WILL TELL YOU WHAT WEIGHT LINE AND LURE TO THROW WITH IT.

THIS SAYS 5/16-OUNCE TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN OUNCE.

I'M THROWING A 5/16-OUNCE JIG RIGHT HERE.

IT WILL ALSO TELL YOU THE POUND TEST.

THIS SAYS 14-20-POUND TEST.

ON A MEDIUM WEIGHT ROD, THIS IS MEDIUM HEAVY, YOU ARE GOING TO GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 8-16-POUND.

THROW THE LIGHTEST LINE THAT YOU CAN TO LEARN HOW TO CAST ONE OF THESE.

YOU'LL GET MORE DISTANCE AND THEY'RE EASIER TO THROW.

ALSO RECOMMEND, I LOVE THROWING FLUOROCARBON LINE ON A SITUATION WHERE IT'S ALL ABOUT TOUCH AND FEEL, BUT LEARN HOW TO THROW A BAIT CASTER USING MONOFILAMENT.

IT'S EASIER TO THROW AND WHEN YOU GET A BIRD'S NEST AND HAVE TO TAKE THE LINE OUT, IT'S NOT AS HARD ON YOUR POCKETBOOK.

ONCE YOU GET THAT SET UP, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT, TWO LEVELS OF ADJUSTMENT ON THE REELS OTHER THAN YOUR DRAG.

THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED YOUR CAST CONTROL KNOB.

EVERY SINGLE REEL MANUFACTURER WILL HAVE A KNOB ON THERE THAT IS CALLED YOUR CAST CONTROL AND IT'S USUALLY SET RIGHT HERE BY THE CRANK REAL CLOSE TO THE DRAG.

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS TIGHTEN THIS KNOB DOWN AND THEN PUSH THE BUTTON ON YOUR REEL TO ALLOW THE LINE TO SPOOL OUT FREELY AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S LOCKED DOWN.

THAT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

ONCE YOU GET IT SET TO THAT POINT RIGHT THERE, YOU WANT TO START OPENING IT UP UNTIL THE BAIT STARTS TO FALL WITH A BIT OF A STOP AND START MOTION.

THAT MEANS THAT YOUR REEL IS NOW SET WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE SET.

NOW, AS YOU BECOME MORE PROFICIENT THROWING A BAIT CASTER, YOU MAY FIND THAT YOU WANT TO REALLY OPEN IT UP AND MAKE IT REALLY LOOSE AND DO WHAT THEY CALL FEATHERING THE LINE.

YOU ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO FEATHER IT WHEN YOU CAST IT LIKE THIS, BUT YOU CAN GET MORE DISTANCE BY THROWING IT, CASTING THE ROD AND PUTTING YOUR THUMB ON THE LINE AND PUTTING A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION ON IT.

THE SECOND LEVEL OF ADJUSTMENT ON THESE REELS IS CALLED YOUR BRAKE CONTROL.

AND THEY ARE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT AREAS, DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE MODEL OF REEL YOU ARE THROWING.

THIS ONE IS RIGHT HERE ON THE BOTTOM AND IT HAS NUMBERS 1-5.

5 MEANING IT'S PUTTING MOST TENSION AND IT WILL REDUCE YOUR BACKLASHES BUT IT WILL ALSO REDUCE YOUR CASTING DISTANCE.

1 BEING ALMOST COMPLETELY FREE.

YOU WILL FIND THOSE LOCATED IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND I'LL SHOWCASE THOSE IN A LITTLE BIT.

NOW I HAVE MY REEL SET UP.

ABOUT READY TO START MAKING SOME OF THE CAS.

CASTS.

NOW WE ARE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE THE FIVE CASTS THAT I USE MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THROWING A BAIT CASTER.

FIRST OFF IS, YOU KNOW, THE LONG OVERHEAD BOMB CAST.

THIS IS ONE THAT YOU ARE MAKING IN OPEN WATER.

TRYING TO MAKE REALLY LONG CASTS.

SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE A CRANK BAIT, A SWIM BAIT, SPUNNER BAIT.

THIS IS THE STYLE CAST THAT TYPICALLY YOU ARE GOING TO TURN THE REEL OVER ON ITS SIDE AND ENGAGE THE SPOOL, COME STRAIGHT BACK OVER YOUR HEAD AND MAKE A LONG CAST OUT.

NOW, AS THAT BAIT IS GOING OUT THERE, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION ON THE SPOOL.

YOU CAN FEEL THE SPOOL SPINNING UNDER YOUR THUMB AND WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO YOUR INTENDED TARGET WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, YOU JUST LIGHTLY TOUCH IT BEFORE IT HITS THE WATER AND TOUCH IT AND SWITCH HANDS AND START TO RETRIEVE.

MOST IMPORTANT THING, WHERE I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE MESS UP ON THIS IS ONE OF TWO THINGS.

THEY DON'T MATCH THEIR WEIGHT TO THEIR LURE AND LINE OR WHEN THEY GO TO MAKE THE CAST, THEY EITHER DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LINE HANGING DOWN OR THEY HAVE TOO MUCH LINE HANGING DOWN.

YOU REALLY ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 18-24 INCHES.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LINE HANGING DOWN, WHEN YOU GO BACK TO CAST, YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FORCE TO LOAD YOUR ROD TIP TO GET THE DISTANCE.

AND IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH LINE WHEN YOU GO BACK TO MAKE A CAST, YOU GOT THIS LONG WHIPPING ACTION.

YOU WANT THAT BAIT GOING AS FAST AS IT CAN, PULLING THE LINE FROM THE SPOOL AND NOT MAKING A BIG LOOP.

THIS IS ABOUT THE DISTANCE AS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR RIGHT HERE.

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I SEE IS WHERE PEOPLE TRY TO CAST TOO CLOSE OR TOO FAR AWAY.

THIS IS ALSO FISHING OUT OF A BOAT.

A REALLY GOOD CAST TO KNOW BECAUSE IF YOU ARE FISHING TWO OR THREE PEOPLE SIDE BY SIDE, YOU ARE CASTING RIGHT BEHIND YOU AND STRAIGHT OUT AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOOKING SOMEONE.

THE NEXT CAST IS A SIDE ARM CAST.

THE SIDE ARM CAST, A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT OFF THE FRONT OF THE BOAT OR IF THEY'RE FISHING TO PEOPLE TWO PEOPLE, YOU WILL SEE THEM MAKE THIS STYLE OF A CAST.

COME THROUGH THE SIDE AND THROW THE LURE RIGHT ON OUT THERE.

ON THIS ONE, USUALLY YOUR SPOOL IS FACING STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN OPPOSED TO THE OVERHEAD CAST WHERE YOU TILT IT TO THE SIDE.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE LETTING THE LURE HANG DOWN IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THIS IS THE KIND OF CAST YOU ARE GOING TO SIDE ARM RIP IT OUT THERE.

EXACT SAME THING.

I'M FEATHERING IT.

TOUCHING IT RIGHT WHEN I WANT IT TO STOP TO KEEP FROM ANY OVER RUN.

IF I GET OUT IN A SITUATION WHERE I'M FISHING DOWN A BANK AND I'M MAKING SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 25-YARD CASTS, 30-YARD CASTS, THIS IS THE CAST THAT I WILL USE QUITE OFTEN AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

NOT QUITE THE DISTANCE THAT I'M GETTING WITH OVERHEAD CASTS BUT STILL REALLY EFFECTIVE CASTS.

FOR OUR NEXT CAST, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOAT AND THIS IS A CAST I USE QUITE OFTEN, IF I'M CASTING OVER THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BOAT OR IF YOU ARE FISHING FROM THE BANK.

IF YOU HAVE SOME TREES THAT ARE HANGING DOWN, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD CAST AND I CALL THIS MY UNDERHAND ROLL CAST.

THIS IS A CAST WHERE YOU TAKE THE ROD AND YOU MAKE A LOOP AND YOU CAST IT ALMOST ON THE PLANE OF THE WATER AND CATCH IT OUT.

THIS IS ALSO THE CAST THAT I USE WHEN I GO TO DOCKS AND I WANT TO SKIP A BAIT.

THIS TAKES A LITTLE PRACTICE AND HAVE YOU TO GET YOUR CONTROL JUST RIGHT.

IT'S NOT A WAY TO START.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO ROLL A CAST RIGHT OUT THERE ON THE WATER LEVEL AND YOU CAN GET THE BAIT TO SKIP RIGHT UP UNDER A DOCK, GREAT TECHNIQUE ON SUNNY DAYS FOR CATCHING LARGE MOUTH BASS.

THIS CAN BE REALLY EFFECTIVE AND IT'S A WAY ON A REALLY WINDY DAY TO KEEP THE BAIT LOW TO THE WATER AND MAKE ACCURATE CASTS.

IF I'M THROWING A SPINNER BAIT ON A WINDY DAY, A LOT OF TIMES THIS IS WHAT I'M THROWING.

UNDERHAND ROLL CAST IS SIMILAR.

IT STARTS OUT LIKE AN OVER THE HEAD CAST BUT YOU ROLL THE BAIT UNDER AND THROW IT RIGHT TO YOUR INTENDED TARGET.

LET ME DEMONSTRATE.

YOU CAN BE VERY ACCURATE THROWING THIS PARTICULAR TECHNIQUE.

AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT, IF I'M RUNNING THE TROLLING MOTOR AND WE ARE FISHING THIS WAY ON THE BANK AND I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BOAT, I CAN CAST ALL DAY LONG RIGHT OVER THE NOSE OF THE BOAT AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYONE TO THE SIDE OF ME FLIPPING AND PITCHING IS A TECHNIQUE YOU ARE GOING TO USE TO FISH VERY ACCURATELY.

YOU WANT TO CAST RIGHT INTO A PIECE OF STRUCTURE IN SHALLOW WATER AND NOT MAKE A BIG SPLASH.

THE FIRST TECHNIQUE IS WHAT I USE FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER DISTANCE AND IT'S THE TECHNIQUE I USE THE MOST AND IT'S CALLED PITCHING.

NOW WITH PITCHING, THE LURE TYPICALLY STARTS IN YOUR HAND AND YOU WILL LITERALLY BEND THE ROD TIP A LITTLE BIT, LOAD IT UP AND ESSENTIALLY FROM THERE, IT'S AN UNDERHAND ROLL CAST TO YOUR TARGET.

FEATHER YOUR BAIT, THROW IT HARDER THAN YOU NEED TO GET THE BAIT THERE AND YOU STOP IT ONCE YOU ARE CLOSE ONE THING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WHEN YOU ARE FLIPPING AND PITCHING IS AS SOON AS THE BAIT HITS THE WATER, CHANGE AND ENGAGE YOUR DRAG SYSTEM BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES YOU ARE PITCHING WHERE THE FISH IS THERE AND IF IT HITS AS A REACTION BITE, AND YOU GO TO SET THE HOOK BEFORE YOU HAVE ENGAGED YOUR SPOOL, AND YOU SET THE HOOK, YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A BIRD'S NEST.

THE LAST CAST I WANT TO SHOW IS FOR THE ABSOLUTE CLOSEST MOST PRECISE CAST.

THIS IS CALLED FLIPPING.

YOU ARE LITERALLY GOING TO TAKE YOUR ROD AND PULL SOME LINE OFF YOUR SPOOL.

YOU ARE GOING TO GENTLY LAY A BAIT.

AND YOU ARE USUALLY CASTING LESS THAN 10 FEET.

I'M TAKING THIS HERE.

GOING TO GENTLY LAY IT OUT THERE AND I'M GOING TO ENGAGE MY SPOOL AND I'M GOING TO WORK A VERY SPECIFIC SPOT, MAYBE IT'S A STUMP.

MAYBE IT'S A STICK.

IF YOU ARE NOT CONVINCED A BAIT CASTER IS RIGHT FOR YOU OR TRIED ONE WITHOUT GOOD RESULTS, THERE IS TECHNOLOGY OUT HERE THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.

THIS IS DC FOR DIGITAL CONTROL.

NOW THIS HAS A BUNCH OF MAGNETS LIKE ALL THE REELS DO BUT WHAT THESE MAGNETS DO IS ALMOST ACT LIKE AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE CAR F. THE SPOOL GOES TOO FREE WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO GET THE OVERRUB, THIS THING WILL SLOW IT DOWN AND WILL ALLOW YOU, ONCE YOU SET THE REEL UP LIKE WE HAVE DONE ALL THE OTHERS, ADD THE BRAKE, HIT THE BUTTON, LET THE SLOW FALL, TUNE THIS THING BACK TO AROUND ONE OR TWO.

YOU CAN START MAKING CASTS, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO TOUCH THE SPOOL.

I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE A CAST.

THROW A 40-YARD CAST.

I'M NOT GOING TO TOUCH THE SPOOL IN FLIGHT OR WHEN IT HITS THE WATER.

AND WATCH THIS.

NOT ONE LOOP, ZERO OVERRUN WHATSOEVER.

AGAIN THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN OUT FOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

BUT IT IS JUST RECENTLY BEEN OFFERED IN REELS THAT ARE AFFORDABLE.

FISHING WITH A BAIT CASTER CAN ADD SO MUCH ADDITIONAL CONTROL AND ACCURACY TO YOUR LURE PRESENTATION F. YOU DO NOT USE A BAIT CASTER, YOU REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT PICKING ONE UP AND GIVING IT A TRY.

NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.

CHECK OUT THIS BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF A FATHER AND SON DOUBLE IN OPENING DAY OF THE TURKEY SEASON IN LARUE COUNTY, HERE WE HAVE WARNER BRYAN AND HIS DAD, JOE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE 11-YEAR-OLD HUDSON WHO GOT HIS VERY FIRST TURKEY ON THE OPENING DAY IN HENRYVILLE, INDIANA NICE JOB.

BARON BRADSHAW CAUGHT THIS NICE BASS FISHING AT CEDAR CREEK.

FISHING A MINNOW UNDER A BOBBER.

NICE JOB.

CHECK OUT THIS LIMIT OF WHITE BASS ON NOLIN LAKE.

CAUGHT BY KEVIN LARGE AND CHARLIE GIBBS AND LOUIS GRAHAM OF WHITE MILLS KENTUCKY.

A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF A REALLY NICE BUCK TAKEN BY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD PAYTON.

THIS DEER WAS TAKEN IN MEADE COUNTY KENTUCKY AND HER FIRST BIG BUCK.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HERE WE HAVE LARRY BACON WITH A REALLY NICE BLACK CRAPPIE CAUGHT AT HIS FRIEND'S FARM POND.

NICE FISH.

PLEER WE HERE WE HAVE A REALLY NICE BUCK TAKEN BY SIX-YEAR-OLD LACEY SORELLE TAKEN ON A FAMILY FARM IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY KENTUCKY.

THIS TOM WAS TAKEN BY J.R. MOORE WHILE HUNTING IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.

JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER, IF YOU ARE A BOAT OWNER, YOUR BOAT REGISTRATION EXPIRES, SOON, AND REMEMBER...

HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.

ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.

UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.

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