Glenn

52 and raining today. Urban flooding now. It was spring-like temps with snow and ice on the ground, melting. Weird. Can't say I've ever seen that before.

It hit 13 degrees last night...and then the ice storm hit. Ugh. Lots of road closures, airport was shut down for a while, house is coated in ice. Thankfully we have power and it's supposed to warm up to 38 today. Then it's heavy downpours with temps around 50 for the next week. Hey, at least it won't be freezing anymore.

I can attest a grapefruit spoon does not make it taste any better....or worse. A distinction without a difference.

Any pro would run a cardboard boat if he were paid enough. Just sayin'

Low of 7 tonight, high of 18. The ice storm comes Friday. Spring cannot arrive soon enough.

That's aluminum.

I've experienced heat exhaustion once. My fault for not drinking enough water. I haven't made that mistake again. Especially after having a kidney stone - I drink lots of water now!!

We're about to get hit with a big winter blast tomorrow. 5-18" of snow and below freezing daytime temps for several days. Where I shoot videos: -2 overnight with windchills of 30 below. It's headed your way folks. Probably going to hit you on Christmas! It will be warmer and raining by then in my neck of the woods. Regarding hot temps, I can take up to 120 in a dry heat. Humid, I can do about 100. I'd much rather be in a hot climate than cold any day of the week! At least in hot weather you can still drive around and go fishing. Not so much in ice and snow. 85-100 dry heat is my sweet spot!

Slipping into the political zone. And scene....

You're completely wrong you dirtbag!!

Nice job! Glad you got to go out.

I haven't watched him, but from what I hear, he's a major drama queen. Lot's of complaining interspersed with contrived drama. Fishing is meant to be fun and relaxing, and he's anything but. I'll never watch him. Absolutely! And from all members, old and new!

Now THAT'S an oldie!

Wow! Coming from you, that means a lot! I'm very humbled and grateful for the kind comments. There are a lot of great fishing channels for people to watch. so I'm often surprised to see mine mentioned among them....even caught off-guard when somebody recommends watching one of my videos. I don't think I'm very good at it, but people are their own worst critics, right? So thank you for the encouragement. I means a lot!

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by America Outdoors, a syndicated outdoor talk radio show that airs on over 130 stations in 32 states. We talked about wintertime bass fishing. The interview starts at the 22 minute mark: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mgpyj-132001e Enjoy!

Looking good! btw - one of those pics shows your birth date.

You can message anyone you want. It doesn't matter where they posted. Hope that helps!

I'm basically the same. My sponsors are more interested in social media than my Youtube channel. Which frees me up to do whatever I want to do. I mention specific brand names and models in my videos only because I get so many questions about what I was using if I don't. So I'm not trying to push products in my videos. Just trying to help others catch more fish. My production quality comes from over a decade of experience in broadcast video and non-broadcast professional production. It's actually my major in college. I worked in cutting-edge digital studios and networks to hone my technical skills. I won two Telly Awards in the process. Now I apply what I learned to my videos. The technology should help tell a story, not be part of the story. If you watch a video, and NOT notice jump-cuts, wind noise, jittery pictures, bad audio, needless filler shots and drone shots, and instead focus on the message without even thinking about the audio or framing of a picture, or how many camera angles were shown, or notice the background music or weird video transitions, then that's a professional video. That's what I do. YouTube analytics are a joke, really. Most people don't know how to interpret the data, so they end up doing more of the same stuff over and over again, hoping it will "work". I have the unique luxury of owning this site, which provides me with way more insights than YouTube could ever provide. So I can learn what people really want to see. As a result, my videos take on a different path than most U-Tubers. Better still, I have a full-time job completely separate from BassResource. I get regular paychecks from my job, so I don't rely on the "income" as much as the other tubers. It's more of a supplemental income if you will. That frees me up to make videos about stuff that might not be as popular or make as much $$ as other topics. That's why you don't see me peddling products, making outlandish contrived videos, or creating clickbait. I'm just another bass angler like you guys. On a different note, just reading the comments on this thread demonstrates there's no "right" way to make videos. Some people like to watch others fish and catch fish. Others want straight-up instructional videos with little "fluff". Some like a blend. I've had people tell me they like the music in my videos, while others tell me they hate it. Some say I blather on and on with too many details, others say I don't give them enough details. Some people say I don't show enough footage of me catching fish, while others say that same footage wastes their time. One thing is for sure, no matter what you do, some folks will love it, others will like it, and even more, will hate it. That's the hard truth of having a YouTube channel. To that, I say I just do what I want to see on videos. And if others enjoy it, great. If not, they have plenty of other channels to choose from. I just hope in some small way I can pay it forward and help others enjoy fishing as much as I do.

Ya....that does sounds a little weird. LOL! Thanks for watching though. I hope my videos help you catch more fish!

Oh! And if you use 2-factor authentication, ensure your phone number is current too! ?

It's that time of year again when folks that haven't posted for awhile come back to the forums, forget their password, try to reset it, and then get all PO'd because they're not getting the confirmation email. Guys....skip the frustration by checking the email associated with your account and ensure it's current - NOW! Geeze....why don't people read this?

I really appreciate your support! Sometimes I wonder if anyone is really watching the videos I make, or if they like them. So thank you for the kind words! I wanted to add that I do watch other non-instructional videos like A-Jay's. It's just fun to watch him jack those big smallies!

I've made a video or two. I don't watch other fishing videos because I don't want to be like the others - so I don't want to see what they're doing. I will just be myself. I don't act differently when I'm fishing in front of the camera. People can tell when you're faking it. I want people to be able to try what I teach and be successful. So it's important the information is understood clearly. Adding in a bunch of contrived hype and screaming just buries the message.

Doug was a very interesting person. I had many a long conversation with him about so many different topics. He was a very intelligent man. Glad I had the privilege of knowing him.