Geoduck with a 5 gallon bucket!

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Жыл бұрын

I set out to dig geoducks using a 5 gallon bucket. Can it be done? Will cutting out the bottom of the bucket void the warranty? Find out in this award-eligible episode!
#pugetsound #clamming #cooldude

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@MLG206 Жыл бұрын

Let's go!!!! Missed your videos bro! And nice "Blake here", lol

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

thanks as always MLG from the 206!

@HobbiesHobo Жыл бұрын

Lots of Goeducks around my place but they are never open for harvesting. We used to dig them by hand when I was a kid, I do remember getting a few but not that many.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Charles there was shovel digging with no barrier. Can be done but a lotttt of work. Too much for me, ha ha.

@brianjanku4549 Жыл бұрын

I use spiral duct with a band of heavier metal around the top. I drilled 2 large holes in the band and put 1 inch emt through to help to twist it in.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

great idea Brian! thanks for sharing!

@wojomojo Жыл бұрын

You were literally pulling yourself up by the bootstrap there Blake! A great workout that I am not sure I'll try soon, but if I do, I'll know what to use! Always enjoy your videos.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

ha ha, thanks as always Wojomojo! Aquasocks would definitely be better out there. Brought me back to getting stuck in the mud as a kid!

@RV_Chef_Life Жыл бұрын

I wish I had known you needed that tube fabricated while I was still in WA. As a retired master machinist, tool and die maker, and welder, I SURE could have fabricated one for you.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

that would have been awesome!! hard to find anyone willing to make one. At least not for less than an arm and a leg.

@Jarom.M Жыл бұрын

The sediment last weekend where I was digging in Oregon for softshells was so soft that a bucket like that would have been a blessing. I think that I need to make one with a bucket that I've been hanging onto for years with a busted out bottom.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

sweet, thanks Jarom M! I'll keep this in mind when I get after softshells.

@BashiWAFishing Жыл бұрын

You handled it well, master

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

thank you as always Bashi! 🙏

@ilonakiforishin1273 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video keep it up Blake this is Awesome!!!!!😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@garroncrashhaun5533 Жыл бұрын

This is still on my bucket list. I feel like they should be in the bay, especially since there are tons of horse clams!

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

Where you live Garron I'd be pretty shocked if they weren't. And the sediment is so much harder packed in Hood Canal compared to where I was in south sound, you could probably just use a postholer! (Much easier)

@1ts_jeremiah22 Жыл бұрын

Sweet!!!!

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

... like geoduck meat! 😎

@ilonakiforishin1273 5 ай бұрын

I hope to see more videos like this it’s fun!!!!!🤩

@patriciaward3207 Жыл бұрын

Hi Blake, fyi I’ve just gone back and watched all your salmon videos. Now I’m totally ready and excited for salmon season!, hoping this year to get my first king in puget sound!

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

I hope you get em Patricia!! Thank you!

@nealkrueger6097 Жыл бұрын

Try a thin strip of metal bent to fit around the bottom of the bucket, then add upright braces along the sides stiffen the side walls.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

great idea Neal! Maybe i'll try that next year! That said, I was pleased with how little it did bend.

@khanhtuannguyen Жыл бұрын

Haha I've tried this before. It did not work too well for the deeper one and broke under pressure after a couple of time. Now I use those big aluminum trash that I got from mclendons for about $40.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

thanks Khan! Good to know. Maybe I'll save this for the horsies... or at least bring a backup!

@SiRRosChannel Жыл бұрын

Nice catch

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@darykoughton5473 Жыл бұрын

I would look for a used 16 gallon drum barrel and cut the bottom off by flat grinding the seem that way you get a sharp edge on the bottom

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

Great idea Daryk! Maybe for part 2 or 3!

@vaughnprecision Жыл бұрын

What about a 25 gal metal container.? Wonder if that would work

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

I suspect approx 5 times better! :P

@ronjones1414 Жыл бұрын

Digging under water, that's like bailing a boat that has sunk below the surface! You know, they make heavy guage 6 gallon buckets.

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

I think i am going to try one of those Ron! to your point, I was lucky it was a little one. Still kind of surprised I got it!

@AaronSprague1 Жыл бұрын

How did they taste? Do you have a favorite recipe for them?

@WAFishQuest Жыл бұрын

they have a sweet mild flavor. I like to slice them in thin strips and fry them in a dab of butter and a little garlic. In the pan for maybe 30 seconds.