That story means a lot to me. I had the same kind of experience growing up. A couple, who were family friends (Jack and Nina) would take me fishing twice a month from age 7 or 8 until I was grown. I thought the world of them. He was a truck driver and would come by and pick me up to work in the shop if he was rebuilding a big diesel engine or even just doing maintenance. I was 18 when my dad died and they were right there doing whatever they could. Mom couldn't stay in the house and he loaded her stuff on a 40' flatbed and we moved her across the state. They moved to Louisiana and I'd drive there at least one weekend a month and spend the weekend fishing with them. I was 20 years old when I got the phone call that he'd hit something on a dark Louisiana road late at night, deer, cow, horse, nobody really knew. But the load of pipe he was hauling shifted forward and cut him in two. I don't think he tied that load down because he taught me how tie a load down and our loads didn't move. It must have shifted and he hadn't stopped to check it. I don't know. I was devastated and so was Nina and the girls. I forgot to mention that they adopted two sisters when they were babies and raised them right. One of them was still living at home and had just graduated high school. He and I both loved Mitchell reels and she gave me his entire collection and I still have them. She never went fishing again despite me doing anything that I could to get her to go. She never went fishing again. I'm 68 now and all of this happened over 40 years ago but it's still so fresh in my mind. I still use those reels and keep them cleaned and oiled so they work like new. One of his favorites of course was the Mitchell 300, which is my go to reel for everything but big catfish. They handle Channel Cats just fine though.You brought up some very sweet memories Hagen. I'm sorry for your loss and he's probably looking down and smiling, watching you use his bait tanks. People come into our lives that have such a positive influence on us and many times we don't even realize it until after they're gone. And don't think for a second that you haven't had that same positive influence on so many of us out here in the land of KZfaq. You're one of the few fishermen that I still watch. I love to watch the interaction between you and your family while your fishing. You don't have to catch a damn thing and I'll still be here subscribing. Thanks for that!

Those are fantastic gifts, you will remember him every time you them.

Great video! Good to see your appreciation for a hand me down bait tank! In a world of everyone trying to sell something this was refreshing! Everyone thinks they can buy there way to success but as someone who has went down that road it simply isn’t the case. To be successful it takes hard work and time. You are a true example of what time on the water teaches a person.

3:17 Filter-ation system. I grew up in WV and lived in Southwestern VA for a few years. His accent is about as strong as they come. The word "bait" almost sounds like "bite"

Thanks as always. Stay safe. Glad you got the tanks . I think he is looking down and is proud of what you're doing .

Sorry for your loss. Glad you have great memories from your friend.

Thank you! God bless you and family! Always a pleasure!

Sorry to hear that about your dad. Great video.

Great to see you back on video's

Thanks for the video Looking forward to the next one!

Good show as always, them bugs can be a pain sometimes. Sounds like good memories to keep, thanks for sharing, stay safe and God bless

Doesn’t happen enough today take a kid fishing make a memory. Many of the men that influenced me, an women, just flashed thru my heart as always makes my eyes leak a little. Thank you sir for sharing one of yours.

Love the videos guys!! Y’all make me want to get out and fish so much

Thanks for the content! Love the show 👍🏻👍🏻

Great video Hagen , I've always heard not to use store bought ice in my bait tank, because of the chlorine and chemicals used in it, but tonight you proved that theory incorrect. Thanks for sharing brother, God Bless you and your family

Great video thanks for sharing, love to get my boat set up for some trolling. Slowly but surely I'm getting there with it. Love watching your videos learn alot from them,and the salt trick is a great thing, alot of people look at ya like your crazy when you mention putting salt in the water to make it colder. The video's I watch on saltwater fishing they always put the salt to their ice if they are planning on keeping fish to eat. Tight lines hope to see more videos 🎣🎣

Looks like the new lights can really bring them bugs in . Very informative like the tips, keep them coming 👍.

Love your videos brother! Keep em coming!

keep them coming guys

I was wondering about the bugs just before you said you called it a night. Then when the bugs were at their worst I couldn't imagine fishing in conditions like that. Enjoyed the show. God Bless you all.

That's so freakin cool, luv it boys, keep it up...!!!!

Very interesting about the man taking y’all fishing!

Thanks for the video!

Love the videos hagen my favorite fishing channel hey from Ohio river valley

Awesome story👍

Great video. I buy swimming pool salt from HD or Lowes in a 50 bag and store it in a lidded bucket. .. way cheaper. I also freeze water in old milk jugs to cool the water. As was said though, the chlorine didn’t seem to bother your bait. Interesting now that chlorine and salt are the same basic elements. (Sodium Chloride)

Love your videos keep up the good work 💪

Another great video.

Been a while, hope y'all are doing good. It's cooling off here in Texas so I'll be hitting the water more myself.

Great info

I hope to get a bait tank like that for my next boat ;)

I put blue led lights in my boat and no bug problems

Put lights on a telescoping pole. Keep the bugs up high. I bought a 12 foot telescoping pole at Academy Sports for around 15 dollars.

Awsome vib man. You should consider using that tank at lake Cumberland an troll for big stripper. Great content

I got 1 of those bait tanks works really well sorry to hear about your father

Also I have perfected the filtration of that tank ,,and it’s cheap ,,three quarters inch furniture batting cut a little larger than the filter basket with a hole in the middle ,,I wish I could send you some ,,I live beside a furniture factory and they give me scrap,,,I only use one piece of it and the more shad in tank the more you will have to clean that filter ,,three times in the first 20 minutes is not uncommon

Love you videos. One question for you or anyone What's the purpose of the salt. Seems to work so I might try it.

couple drops of "foam off" helps .

Where did you get the pump for your bait tank? Thanks

How do you fill and drain your livewell?

LED aren't suppose to attract bugs as bad, also get a dewalt fan to help with air circulation. Next trip will be better.

What kind of boat is that you have? The boat with the center console

Can you add rock salt to minnows?. What brand do you use?

UV Bug Lights on port side and starboard....nice tank for what you need....Landon just chew real fast next time, that bug "be gawn"😏 thanks friends !!

Dale sheets?

Get bug nets for your head

Come on up they hitting good on the ohio edit they are having a catfish tournament in the Maryland pool so there's a head up the 10th and 11th

Where you been lol

Hay what’s up you’ve not been putting out any vedios hope you and family are alright

HG how did you like the Striper Soup bait tank compared to the SBII? I am looking to buy a tank and was wondering which is a better investment.

God bless

What's the name brand of your tank and where can I purchase one?

what 5' cast net would you recommend?

Use red led lights and the bugs will not bother you

Hagen you need to talk to me ,,I’ve worn out three of those tanks in the last 20 years, I can go ahead and tell you what you need to know but I have an idea that you wouldn’t believe me until you actually tried some of the things that I can tell you ,,here are a few tips on that bait tank ,,, Never put any ice from anywhere in your bait tank Always just use the water from the lake , nothing else The water temperature directly affects the amount of salt needed, up to 56 degrees none, 60 to 74,,,20 ounces,, and above that 32 plus ounces All a Venturi does is make foam and that comes from too much oxygen, and noise, but they are useful in hotter climates than yours, I live in central North Carolina and they are useless here An at least 800 gallons per hour pump is a god send even down in the tank but even more useful to move water in an out On that tank you will find that according to the individual pump that’s in it that the correct water level is crucial,,six inches from the top , is about standard and that is both sides of bladder ,,if you are too less water the fish side won’t be high enough, if you get too much ,, the water will be deeper than ten inches in the filtration side after running ten minutes,,,also never use well water ,,that does not work for long term storage.

One of the best catfish channels on KZfaq ☝️💪

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