Big B Rebooted Outdoors

My 6 month update after having Roux n Y gastric bypass surgery.

On one of the last warm days in LATE October, I pulled out the Old Town Kayak for a final fishing adventure on Raystown Lake. I caught a decent cat fish and a bunch of sunfish. It was an awesome day on the lake followed by a chance encounter with a subscriber that made my day.

Mid October wade fishing adventure that produced a few bass, a turtle and a bald eagle that flew over. It was a ton of fun on a dreary, overcast day. My trips are winding down with this quite possibly being the last wade video of 2023.

It was a cold, windy, rainy fall day filled with fallfish, smallmouth bass and trout. I had a fun but tiring day wading through the cold waters of Standing Stone Creek.

A little early fall wade fishing trip in central Pennsylvania. It started out with a bunch of oversized fallfish but ended with a monster smallmouth bass. These are the kind of trips that keep me going! I hope you enjoy!

Short video from my next fishing adventure!

In this episode, I take the Old Town Topwater kayak out on Raystown Lake for an early fall fishing adventure. I end up catching sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch and bass. I dedicated my first two fish to a young fan, and I answered a video call on the lake, from a friend who hit a major weight loss milestone. I didn't catch anything amazing, but it was a good day on the water anyhow...

I had roughly an hour and a half to fish, so I hit the Point Access for a little fishing adventure. It wasn't a bad day, but I didn't set the world on fire either. It was a nice little adventure, getting me out of the house. Had fun, caught fish and made a video... what more could I ask for? Enjoy!

I was about to load up my kayak but a chance meeting with my neighbor. Ben changed all that. I decided to throw on my waders and wade fish the Juniata river. It started off extremely slow but once I found them, I was able to reel in a few nice smallmouth bass and a couple of monster fallfish. All in all, it was a good day of fishing!

I took the Old Town Topwater PDL 120 out for a round of fishing on the Juniata River at Mapleton. Met some interesting people, covered a bunch of water and caught a decent amount of small mouth bass. I had on a large bass at the end that snapped my line at the kayak. Other than that, it was an amazing day.

I spent the afternoon at the 4th street bridge area, fishing the Juniata river for smallmouth bass. Caught a bunch of quality, healthy smallmouth. It was a blast catching early fall bass!

Literally the last thing to happen to me on today's fishing adventure. I caught a bunch of nice bass today and this would have been the icing on the cake. Not today...

I took a coworker and her son on a little fishing adventure. We caught sunfish, perch and then a nice bass. I set the hook and let him reel it in. Hopefully, it'll be a memory for a long time. Had a blast.

I had enough time after fishing with a coworker and her son earlier that morning, to head home and load up the kayak. I headed to the Juniata River. I put in at Newton Hamilton and caught a bunch of smallmouth bass. It was an absolute blast!

I somehow managed to catch a few decent bass on this adventure. I hit the Juniata River at the point access for a little fishing adventure. The sky was threatening, the wind was blowing and I still had fun! I was having a reaction to the spray on sunblock that I used... eyes burning, nose running and just feeling miserable, had trouble with my new camera, misplaced another one of my GoPro cameras, forgot my camera mounts, broke a reel and lost the last "Natural" color NIKKO hellgrammite I had. Still worth it. I'm just guessing because I truly didn't keep track but I would have to say, my last natural hellgrammite easily caught 100+ bass during several trips. Very impressive... Highly recommend the NIKKO brand hellgrammite.

I worked all night and met up with a coworker afterwards to get in a little bit of fishing. We originally stopped at the Petersburg dam but the water was moving way too fast to safely fish it. Instead, we headed to the Raystown Lake Spillway and fished for smallmouth. All in all, we had a good day.

I have been frequently asked "How do you fish with Nikko Hellgrammites?" This video covers how I hook up and use the 3" Hellgrammites, with great success!

I took the kayak out for an early morning fishing adventure. I put in the Juniata River at the 4th street bridge and proceeded to have one of the best days of fishing I've had all summer long. I caught a bunch of quality, healthy bass on NIKKO Hellgrammites... actually 1 (one) NIKKO hellgrammite. It was the last natural colored hellgrammite I had. When I finally lost it, it was actually breaking down and STILL catching fish! That's why I love NIKKO's hellgrammites so much. They work.

Rain was imminent but I went out on my kayak anyway! This is my rainy story!

I had a great day fishing on Raystown Lake. I put in at Aitch boat launch and promptly got caught in a heavy downpour. Somehow I managed to catch a few bass, perch and a surprise catfish... (My personal best)

Smallmouth bass fishing on the Juniata River near where I grew up. The Old Town Topwater kayak did well as I caught a bunch of smallmouth bass using NIKKO hellgrammites.

Part 6 (3 Month Update) of my Bariatric Surgery adventure.

Return to Newton Hamilton, fishing the Juniata River with my Old Town PDL 120 Topwater kayak. I Had a great day that was brought to a speedy halt by an inconsiderate boater.

I went fishing with a buddy on our kayaks in the Juniata River. I met two new fans and caught a bunch of smallmouth bass!

A short video of me reading the structure of the river and calling out a bass before I actually catch it.