A couple years ago, I was on an episode of Lake Commandos with Steve Pennaz. We did a show on river smallmouth fishing in Northern Minnesota. I picked the right pattern that worked that day, but Steve caught more fish... no shock, that’s probably why he’s in the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and I’m not
 

We decided to do a “Re-Match” show this past year, but with a multi-species focus.  It was a fun show to film and we had to improvise a bit when the net we had was too small for the fish! 
 

I’ll leave it at that if you want to tune in and see the drama unfold. The show starts airing the week of March 8 on the Outdoor Channel. 
 

Here’s a tease 2 minute Vimeo:

http://vimeo.com/519062929

 

Is it just going to be on OC - or can we watch it someplace else? The two services I have for streaming don't carry OC and our budget doesn't allow another service.

That's great! Love that show. Whenever I go into my recorded shows this is the 1st one to get played.

Well Done ~ 

And Nice Sturgeon ! 

A-Jay

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Is it just going to be on OC - or can we watch it someplace else? The two services I have for streaming don't carry OC and our budget doesn't allow another service.

I believe it will air on Sportsman’s Channel and World Fishing Netork in Q2. I will see if Steve has that schedule. Pretty sure this show will go to YouTube at some point. 

Ya - gonna have to wait for YouTube as I don't get WFN either.

12 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Well Done ~ 

And Nice Sturgeon ! 

A-Jay

Well, we did film mid summer during the height of Covid. We debated whether to do the show, but the fish told us they weren’t concerned. I guess they had just elected a new Sturgeon General who was going to ensure health for all of us... 

 

Sorry, insert rim-shot here ?

were you or one of you throwing jigs in that first show? if so i think i saw that one!

10 minutes ago, Kev-mo said:

were you or one of you throwing jigs in that first show? if so i think i saw that one!

Yes, we started off the smallmouth show 2 years ago throwing Choppos in late summer. That time of year on the river usually yields a lot of smallmouth activity. We were both surprised when we didn't catch many. Realized the previous month's rains were still pushing a lot of current which drove the smallmouth down to some of the deeper areas away from the shore where topwater usually excels. We switched over to the jig pattern with the Craw Fatty's and got bit. Eventually increased weight of the jigs to get down even deeper and that's where we caught the majority of the fish.  

Awesome!! I really enjoyed watching the show you did a couple seasons ago and looking forward to this one as well.