Loading the Boat with HUGE CATFISH | How to catch CATFISH | Commercial Catfishing in Louisiana
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- In this video I went with my buddy Jimmy Hickman and his sone Cole on a catfishing trip to check his line of hoop nets. Jimmy is a commercial fisherman and he shows in this video how to catch catfish using a hoop net.
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My husband and I done this all the time while he was still here. We put out nets and trout lines all down the hatchie river in Haywood county Tennessee. He ordered rice cakes and cheese from a Louisiana catalog. We would catch catfish and this huge net we caught buffalo. There's something he showed me that I never heard of on what he used for bait on the trout lines and that's Ivory soap. I didn't believe it until I went to pull up the line and there was catfish, bass and other kinds of fish 🐟. We done it for enjoyment and being outdoors. The fish 🐟 we caught mostly the buffalo we would give to family and friends! He's gone now to be with the Father 🙏 but I will never forget!!!
So sorry for your loss..you have some wonderful memories of great times to hold on to..god bless you
@@deanfulford69 I grew up on fishing 🎣 with my dad and I love 💕 the outdoors. My husband who passed away last July done it alot which is something we had in common. What was so interesting was being out in a boat in one of those back lakes and water moccasins would stick their heads up out of the water and he shot their heads off with this 22 long pistol that he always carried while fishing 🎣! Days I'll never forget but do miss!
A bar of soap? That's crazy, first time I heard of that one
@@dakotajordan6558 it sounded crazy 🤪 to me to but it works! I guess it was something his dad and grandpa taught him while growing up. At least the inside of will be clean 😆lo!
Hey Jeannetta. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. Been busy with coaching flag football, back to school etc. Thank you for sharing your story with me. I wish I could have gotten the chance to talk with your husband and I hope this is the type of video he would have enjoyed. Y'all are blessed to be from the great state of Tennessee. I hope you are well and staying safe during all this craziness. Thank you for watching.
It's so nice to see folks raising their kids normally!
COLDEADHANDS75 I wish we had more parents teaching their children how to work today instead of just giving them anything they want or ask for.
The best part of this video is. His son is not sitting in front of a video screen, he is making memories and he is learning how to take over the business after his dad.
Amen. He’s a good kid too
The fisherman was very good at explaining things. Enjoyed it a lot.
I know right? Thanks for watching
It was nice to see this side of the commercial fishing industry in action! WE all see Deadliest Catch, Swamp People & that sort of things on TV. Those shows never show this side of the industry!
That's always my goal with my videos. Thank you so much for noticing
A lot of respect for these guys. They work very hard to make a living. Probably just getting by in life. You can tell they are not afraid to work
Amen
I am 61 years old me and my brother commercial fished when we were in our early 20s. Catfish were selling then for the same price it is now. The middle men and the stores make the money. I see fillets selling in the stores for up to 7 dollars a pound. It's hard to make a living when half of your catch goes to pay for bait and ice. Bait, ice and fuel prices go up but not what you get for the fish.
Yeah I think that's why he has to catch the numbers he does to make it profitable.
Yep they can clear out a large section of the river in 3 or 4 trips.
@@KoolKatsFishing not sure what river you are talking about but these fish are from the Mississippi River near the delta. No way you are clearing that out lol
@@OutsidetheLevees That's what they always say until it happens.
@@AdrianJamaal look man I don't want that to happen and it would wrong to assume Jimmy the fisherman in this video would want that to happen either. But the fact is no one down here including the biologists believes that our catfish population is in danger because of commercial fishermen. Facts are facts.
The words of experience and lore of this fisherman are really impressive. I grew up fishing whitefish in the Great Lakes, and I can really appreciate the hard-won knowledge he shares in these videos. The young son may not realize it now, but one day he will become a productive and thriving man filled with the wisdom of his father's time on the water and instincts for the fish and nature; Cherish it
Well said!
In my 60s now and originally from NW FL. As a teen I would go out with my grandfather with a massive gill net in the bay which was “work”. Back then gill nets were legal but not any more. He built his own boat where the motor was mid boat with a platform for the gill net to set on for easy roll off.
He made his own net teaching me how to sew by having me make a cast net. What an education he gave me. I still have the sewing needle he gave me back then which I treasure.
Thats awesome
Never had the opportunity to learn the running of hoop nets , it's always been jugs , limb lines and trots . Great job guys 👍
Very educational video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. He looks like he could start for the Saints !!! Great job Jared, keep up the good work. Tell your friend I hope he has continued success.
Really enjoyed this video. Grew up bass fishing remote bayous with my grandfather and we would always stop and talk to the men running hoop nets. Very respectful and hardworking people. Disappointing to read all these comments and see how out of touch with reality most people are about where their food comes from. Keep up the good work! 👍
That's where all the big catfish are going.
We catch them all the time with rod and reel not sure what you’re talking about.
@@OutsidetheLevees It's supposed to be a humorous comment about why I don't catch big fish (the real reason is because I'm not a very good fishermen)
@@Grrtmyr23 sorry bud. Lot's of negativity coming on this video. I didn't catch the humor but appreciate you clarifying. Bless you.
@@OutsidetheLevees no problem 👍
@@OutsidetheLevees She's talking about the fact that commercial fishing for catfish is BS. I catch big ones with rod and reel as well. And they all go back in the river. Wouldn't be too hard to self impose a length limit for what is kept in those nets. It's legal, so my opinion is just that...an opinion. But I can tell you that trying to fish near some of the commercial trot lines can be a pain in the @$$.
This is a beautiful way of life to be living I must say coming from a city boy and I wish y’all much continued success and happiness & god bless y’all ✌️.
Thank you so much!
My brother did it for about 40 years up around Vicksburg, Mississippi. He loved it! He had a wide low wall boat custom built to be able roll the nets in the boat. He used the same bait as on this video. We would travel to Simmesport to get the bait, and Jonesville for the net material. That's part of my life that is just a memory now.
Beautiful
Memories
A lot go fishing for the sport this man is fishing to provide for his family props he knows his stuff
Amen.
Love it! Let the haters hate! This is how people make a living in Louisiana! Keep these great videos coming buddy!
It’s all good man we can tell the story and still understand peoples concerns when they see it. Love you my brother thanks for always being there for me
I'd love to meet a man that did this. Go out with him. It's awesome.
So you basically make a living by what can be called legally poaching? Can't blame them for being human. Only worried about the now. Let's deal with tomorrow when it comes.
@@samicuspdawg Louisiana has been pulling catfish out of the bayous like this for forever now. Haven’t seen a decline yet here. If there’s ever a trend in the wrong direction I’m sure LDWF will make the proper adjustments.
@@jeannedennis5863 exactly
First thing that impressed me was that young man launching that 30 ft boat. Great video.
Another great video. I've never seen how commercial caftish are harvested. Very interesting.
Thank you my brother for all your support. I think we need to start talking about what our next collab will be
I sure like this guy he's laid back good provider and giving his son an education that will keep him fed for the rest of his life good show boys god bless.
Well said
As a resident of Cape May County, NJ it was cool to see your bunker was packed by Lunds Fisheries. Back in the 1970s I used to gill net for bunker. They are used locally for blue crab bait.
Love the commercial fishing videos it keep them coming!
Thanks my dude
Love the video. Jimmy's the king. Jared, you're an awesome host and love the editing. Great CZcams channel!
Thank you my brother. Hope we can film you and Jimmy hunt this year.
This fisherman is earning every dollar he gets !!
I know man. Thanks for noticing
50¢ a pound. Before he said that, factoring in the time, Labour, fuel and other costs, I got $1.75 a pound as a low reasonable estimate, relative to shop prices. Gotta remember, the system is set up to allow producers just enough, so they have to keep producing. Y'all need to set up a coop, assuming there are others doing this, with direct end user sales, and cut out the middle men, they've always been the bane of producers. Great video.
That’s a lot of catfish to move though. I think he’s happy to just be done with it once he sells it
Last one back to the catfish gods. Good man. I did that when I was creel fishing crabs and lobsters in Scotland.
Thank you!
My brother-in-law and I earned our keep every summer for several years. It is hard work but if you love the outdoors it's worth the efforts. I ask all to support your local commercial fisherman. Thanks to Jimmy,his son and Outside the Levy for bringing this to all!
Well said!
I Love catfish! Wow, you work really hard to supply people with what they want! I know that's how you make your living and I wish you the best! May you never run out of catfish! Much respect and thanks.
Thank you for the education on catfish omg think salmon fishing was colder but worth more and not as much hard work getting the lbs to market. Much respect for this man and his trade. Bet his kid loves being with dad
That is definitely a honest day's work and he is a good man for it. Showing his son how to make a dollar for himself. 💰🐠💰💪💯
I know. He's one of the absolute best at doing it too.
One of the best video on catching commercial catfish
Thank you my friend
Thank you my friend
I purchased 4 nets over the winter. Gonna start a side biz of selling filets and canned suckers to locals.
Last few years i put out a single trotline 50hooks with live bluegill and catch about 400lbs cats a weekend May to August. While it is fun, it's a tremendous amount of work if you aren't baiting up or running, you are getting bait and cleaning. I can only handle 1 line.
Cats over 5lbs need to have the center vein cut out and any brown meat that lies just under the skin skimmed off. If u do that, you can make a 50lbr just as tasty as 3lb'r.
I dream of quitting my day job and living on my farm on the ky river and squeaking out a living
WOWZERS!
There are a LOT of negative Nancy's commenting on this video!
I guess them folks DON'T appreciate being able to go to the grocery store & buy these fish for supper!
It happens man. Overall the video was a blessing and really helped grow the channel.
If you cut your boompole for your
Insert a steel rod and extend your boompole taller
Reinforced angle welded on your shaft to the hook on your boom Pole
Extended taller raises your net higher out of the water
Compensating for that extended lip that you custom manufactured on your boat
Thanks for the ideas
I’m happy to catch one 20 pound blue cat a year, I think I e done good, this guy catches dozens a day like no big deal. Great video! I’m jealous
Thank you bud. One thing I learned from him was that cats feed higher in the water column at night. So you can fish them with a bobber at night. Try it out.
No need to be jealous. Just get some hoop nets and start farming public water catfish like this guy is. The only thing that is hard is the work. Catching fish in hoop nets is not difficult.
This guy is very intelligent and articulate. I enjoyed this very much....thank you.
Thank you for noticing. I have always thought the same myself. He is a wealth. of knowledge and has the ability to articulate it so we can understand. That's why I love filming with Jimmy.
Nice video,. Here in NC we sometimes catch flounder 100plus miles inland from saltwater.....rare but it does happen
Good Bye to all the big cats lol
Awesome job man…so glad your breaking your boy in right. He will appreciate that later in life!!
I would like to go jug fishing in that area for some fish to eat. Looks like a good area. Enjoyed the video. Thanks
Definitely. You will catch just try to monitor the Caernarvon diversion. It needs to be open for the fish to be there.
It was they caught them all in net lol
Those catfish will tear those Jugs up
This is why its hard for normal guy to go out and catch som fish for dinner because the commercial guys take all the fish they don't care what size the fish are and they don't have any limits as too how many fish they take. I'm from Arkansas and we have a 10 fish limit for normal guys but we can't even get close to that limit because of the commercial guys having nets set all over taking all the fish. I'll tell you this if I hook onto one of those note its getting cut up after I take the fish I want and release the rest.
It’s not hard for a normal guy to catch catfish.
@@OutsidetheLevees
It is when you have all these damn commercial guys taking all the fish.
Do that in Louisiana, and you end up in crab trap as bait.
I find it amazing that the price paid for catfish hasn’t really changed in 40 years. It’s been .45c too .50c per pound. My Grandfather and my father commercial fished for Catfish for a living. Fishing never grew on me like it did on them. My father had is own boat and trot lines by the age of 12. He just recently passed away. He had fish in his coolers and nets in the water when he passed. So you could say that he fished up until his very last day. I commercial dove for mussels through the boom years of that industry, but the fishing never got into my blood.
I know it’s crazy. Thanks for watching
I did that is Louisiana with a guide last year and when we pulled up the hoop net. There was a nine foot gator in it. Luckily it had just died
That's a shame. Poor gator.
Why are Americans so afraid of alligators?
Not too lucky for the gator. Nothing, nor no one, wants to die drowning. Not even a gator
We have some Netters here in Okeechobee Florida but my Family uses Catfish lines 3/4 mile lines 400 Hook lines . We have Small Hook lines & Big Hook Lines. The big Hook lines only have 270 Hooks. We love Commercial Catfishing.
That's a badass hat! I've worked in LA several times, the people are amazing and VERY hard working!!
I was a deputy sheriff in haywood county and knew your husbandvhe took me fishing with him onevtime so sirry for your loss
That's my bro. Love fishing.
Hell yeah
I grew up on the Missouri River running nets with my dad who was a Commercial Fisherman. They called him Donald Duck or just “Duck”, he was the son of a commercial fisherman and his dads dad was a commercial fisherman as well. I was the boat pilot at 5 years old. Dad would have 12-15 nets out at a time, he was also a full time corrections officer. Dad sold his cats for
$2.00 a pound until MODOC shut him down by making catfish a game
Only fish. That was a really hard hit for dad. He was left basically only being able to keep scale fish and sales dropped dramatically. I learned to sew hoop nets when I was 9 and can’t tell you how many I’ve made. Later on when I was 16/17 dad started selling eggs to an outfit from New York, that helped but taking the catfish away was a devastating blow.
This is what’s wrong with our rivers all over all these commercial fishermen taking trophy catfish
Man y'all need to come fish down here then. Plenty to go around and no one even knows what a "trophy catfish" is lol.
@@OutsidetheLevees up here in Kentucky on the Ohio river it used to be catch trophy catfish on a regular basis now it’s once in a blue moon
Salt of the earth stuff. Best wishes and good fishing to all fishermen. Have watched several times and there is something satisfying about your videos. Just subscribed.
I really appreciate that man. I work hard for y'all
Brother Jerry,I love this video. My unchel used to run nets in Calcasieu Parish. Keep up the great content! Your making me homesick!
My man!
Awesome Video! I’ve always wondered how to fish with hoop nets, I’ve fished with fish basket traps, and gill nets before, but thats about it as far as me in fishing with nets before…. Thanks for sharing….
That is a true hard working man there, waterman life is a true hard way to make a living.
Amen. Thank you for watching.
Yeah its hard darnn work to destroy the ecosystem.
Hi I figured you all were fishing near salt water when you caught a flounder.I used to fish at Baton Rouge and saw crabs come out of nets during low water.
Yeah he was def a lost flounder lol. They get in the MS river on low river years and there's some salinity.
my dad give me a 22 cal for 9th birthday, and hunted grouse with it with buddy a year then i. good see a pa teach his son life skills
That’s awesome
Grear video buddy. I herd jimmy say everday hes off he runs nets. What else does he do. That seems like a full time job by itself.
That's an awesome vid for sure. Catfish are hardy, they can live in a mudhole. Nothing like hard work paying off too.
Thank you for sharing a nice time. Sooo many good lickin fingers good recipes for wild caught catfish. 😁🖐
Thanks for watching
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Nothin' pulls like a redfish. Love them on the line. Love them on the plate!
I LOVE redfish
Should note that there's nowhere near the amount if commercial fisherman today as there was many years ago. That's how many people used to survive and provide for their families. So all the haters need to do some serious research when they think this guy's "taking all the fish". Knowledge is power!
I tried bruh. I should have went over some of that in the video but I really didn't think it was necessary at the time.
There are millions of people who fish for trophy catfish it puts a huge dent in the fish population just look on here those 20lb cats will be trophy fish in 10 yrs theres not many big fish out there you should get channel cats not blues or flat heads they will ban this in the feature
@@adventures223 it'll never get banned. The commercial fishing industry was alot heavier in the 50s 60s 70s n what not, and look there's still plenty of fish and plenty of big fish. Just because you can't catch em doesn't mean they're not there. Look at all the new records set lately, it's all a part of conservation. Which commercial fishing is heavily regulated by government agencies. Any everyday fisherman could go catch tons of fish in a day with rod n reel or other methods n easily make a much larger impact than commercial fisherman do, plus the everyday guy doesn't hardly pay a fraction of what it costs commercial fisherman do, which that money goes right back into helping conservation of the very animals they're taking.
@@BUBS_HD there are not many fish over the 100 pound mark its rare it takes many many years to get that big anything over 20lbs is considered good ya people are catching a lot of small fish and some big ones but not as much as before theres tons of videos on you tube that talks about it i can cath trophy cats but there aint many to cath you have to keep traveling to spots that havent had a lot of pressure
@@adventures223 there's not many fish that live long enough to reach the 100 pound mark. That's due to deteriorating water conditions and such, not because of commercial fisherman. I personally live in a "river town" on my wall is a picture of our boat dock area from years ago and it has over 50 commercial boats all selling their catches of the day. Today there's not even a handful of guys that do it anymore and most of them target the Asian carp that have decimated our waterways. I personally run around a dozen hoop nets every year for a couple months just to put meat in mine n some friends n family members freezers. Meat weight average maybe 1000 pounds a year. The amount of fish the gentleman in this video caught proves to me that he's in a very well populated area and that the fishery he's in is extremely healthy. If he wasn't doing what he's doing then it would become overpopulated and the adverse effects would much more harm the population and growth of trophy fish in that area due to lack of nutrition and environmental sustainability.
Catfish life 4 Ever!!!
It takes me an entire season to catch a few nice ones ☹️ Delaware River, Easton Pennsylvania .. Much respect
As long as you are getting enough for dinner brother
Try Dr. Pepper 2 liter bottles. Poke a small hole in the cap use it for bait.
Never saw that. Interesting
Definitely should do another video like this
We did another in Feb go check it out
Great video. I am in Alabama, wanting to start this and have a few questions if you dont mind. Size of your boat, aluminum? What length is the net? What depth water do you sink the net? Where do you sell the fish, restaurants, grocery, or other? Thank you if you can share some beginner tips. God Bless you and your son. Your wife is lucky to have you. I admire this kind of hard work and committment.
Thanks for watching buddy and I wish I had the answers to all your questions but Im just the camera guy on this trip. I will try to do best I can off memory - Boat is about 25ft long aluminum. Boat that big not necessary to get started. He says the net lengths in the video go back and check. Water depth as well in the video. Sells the fish to an established market buyer. Good luck
Jan's net supply has the nets usually 12' and 2-4' diameter plus different hoop materials. It's definitely a two three man job if you're rolling them in. I did it with my father before my teens he hand made net's.
Honest, hardworking guy. I'd like to be his neighbor
This video was great. It reminds me as a kid I would go with my dad and he had stone carbs traps in the Florida keys.
Thanks man appreciate it
People call catfish bottom feeders but I don't care, that's some good damn eatin!!! Give me some potato bread and I'm set!!! Just don't forget the Red Hot hot sauce.. 🤣❤️
Great video ! Love that boats set up
It’s legit
Catch and release. Nope over fishing 🏆
Just enough
Grew up on the Missouri river. The levee split our property down the middle for 3 miles. We fished hoop nets, trot lines, jugs, and noodling. Netted a huge pirrana once, in the 60's. No one believed it. Eals and Lot of things in the rivers. My science teacher in 5th grade didn't believe in red wing black birds. I told dad, he said, "your teacher don't know shit from apple butter"!
Thats so awesome. Im stealing what your Dad said too lol
@@OutsidetheLevees me too
In the old days, in the Westcounty of Britain, the fishers would throw small coin or trinkets into the ocean to buy wind for their sails. It saved for a calm day because wind was never a uncommon thing, ever.
I was thinking king about dry aging bunker to make last longer in traps 🦀
Papa I promise is very important for you to get it to the next level before your son takes it over and you still enjoy that money in that fresh catfish in your retirement days while we're young we run and gain experience as we grow older we move slower we hit harder if we hit it all
But we have a window of opportunity
Slowly closing in on us
Well said my friend
Going after trophy catfish has become a huge catch photo release (CPR)sport. Catching fish in the 50s is becoming a thing of the past because once a 40 or 50 goes in a bucket it takes 20 years to replace it. If you think this doesnt make a difference talk to the guides and fisherman on Wheeler and guntersville in Alabama. I hope this fishery can sustain this.
Yeah this isn't Wheeler or Guntersville. It's an open system the entire Mississippi River Delta. Very few people actually do this too. No one down here has ever even heard the words "trophy" and "catfish" together. They are a trash fish to most. Speckled trout and redfish are the mainstays. But I would think that would mean it's untapped far as catching 40s or 50s.
Wouldn't be .50 a lb if it was more rare.
Electric winch
Wired in sequence both Boone post 1 electric winch switch
Raising the net evenly freeing up your hands to rolling it into the boat
Great idea
Very cool video glad I found your channel ❤😊❤😊❤😊❤ thanks for sharing
Thanks for coming
Great shows keep up the good work be safe my friend
Thanks, will do!
Baw Jimmy hick Man U ain’t no joke the turtle and catfish man
He’s the man bruh
Reading the comments, I don't think a lot of these people know how much waterways louisiana has, and how much catfish reproduce.
Bruh. Preach. My fault though. I should have covered it in the video. Didn't think I had to.
That was something new for me and that’s why I fallow you thank you.
Thank you so much for the support
WOW, this was an experience, hard hard work no doubt & very interesting!!!
Karen New Orleans Louisiana
Amen. Jimmy is the man
My dad use to commercial trotline and his friend died in his late 60s running gill nets. Never met a commercial fisherman that wasn't as strong as a ox and as worn out as a rented mule.
Amen brother. Bless y’all
Guess this is why I can't catch any catfish lol this guy catching them all
That ain't your problem lol
that's the bounty of Louisiana right there. And that River. When the river is open in the spillway, dudes just fill truck bed after truck bed with shad. When Caernarvon or Davis Pond is open, there will be 30 large gators sitting there with their mouths open like it's the buffet
Amen
Fish are a renewable resource. Jesus liked commercial fishing
Lol. You can def hurt a population but from what I can tell catfish are fine.
They sell Menhaden oil as am attractant. Ever tried making your own bait...$900 is a lot of fish to profit. You should market Blue Cat Puke as bait lol. How do you know they vomit the bait up..that's interesting. Do all cats do that
Pros! Cool vid and impressive catch!
Thank you that means a lot. I can tell you know your stuff!
Thanks for the tutorial
Thanks for watching
Love this video keep them coming
really appreciate it man
Ignore these haters they dont understand the way of life or how much biologist look into this stuff if they ever start making a dent they will close commercial fishing on these waters for years keep it up one of the best hoop net videos on CZcams
I like this dude. Respect.
That is what we call a MAN right there. Not all are created equal.
Very true my friend
Very interesting. Looks like a lot of good eating size channels in there.
"How to wake up USA friend because of the oil"
Very interesting. Thank your forum the video.
Of course!
Geez save some fish for the rest of us LOL
They still got plenty. I’m gonna head back over there with a rod and reel soon to prove it
After this vdo there were no more Catfish in that river J/K 😁
Awesome jimmies still killing them 🐊🐊🇺🇸🇺🇸🦞🦞
Dudes a killer
So cool, always wondered how it was done.....yep catfish can get out of a hole in a net!....just like crickets can get out of a cricket holder, 1 of them will find the hole, and they r gone, smart little shits.........love this video!!!!!
Thank you for watching!