Video 5 Albert Collins & Glen Freeman Structure fishing Sam Rayburn now live

Guys, the last 8-10 minutes of this a great trip down memory lane, east Texas guys will know most of the names we talk about, this is my favorite video so far of the series, hope you guys enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed filming.

My partner and I fished the Specialty Bass championship on Dam B ( aka Steinhagen ) that Gary won and those of us that knew Gary understood that we were all fishing for second place and we were ok with it, he was just that good and a super nice man. Lots of great anglers were fishing that circuit and the Cowboy division of Redman back then.

Hey Ken, Just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to do such a great job at interviewing these two gentlemen. I'm an old fart bank beater who really wants to learn offshore fishing. I got new electronics this year (Helix 12 Mega) and can't wait to really begin to understand how fish relate to the structure. I've learned more watching these 5 videos in a few hours than I have watching 5000 fishing shows on TV over the years. Great questions, great answers...GREAT JOB!

Be awesome to get Harold Allen and possibly Larry Nixon to talk about their history on Toledo. Maybe a Randy Dearman for Rayburn.

This is some of the best stuff I have ever watched. Thank you.

Thanks for clearing that up for me Ken. That was good info

Thanks guys, Jaret I'm chasing some guys that will be fun, trying to figure out how to pay for a better camera and some wireless mic's to get better audio.

Ken maybe you need someone to tag along in the back of your boat and pick your brain over grass fishing or how to find fish for spring and fall patterns.

What kind of camera are you using now Ken?

What kind would you need to improve your videos?

Great job on another video work up ken. Never have heard either of the guys mention the Carolina rig any.

I would love to see Harold Allen. That would be great.

Ken, do these boys ever catch fish in these videos?

It's the reality of searching for fish. You can go a day or 2 with a few bites before you find something, especially this time of year. Those guys make it look easy on tournament day but people dont see all the days of searching it takes.

I assure you they could go somewhere and catch fish. Reality is, fish aren't everywhere on Rayburn. That's why it's the same guys being consistent

Great job on these video's Ken.

Ken your doing awesome! Really appreciate the hard work you have put into these videos

If everyone is putting in requests for other videos and some local sticks around Rayburn and Toledo how about a Lonnie Stanley and Robert Hale video? Keith Combs on Rayburn or Toledo cranking? Or just a good electronics video in setting up and using them. That would help a lot of people out.

Yep. I’ve learned a lot from these. An excellent series. Kudos Ken.

keep the videos coming ken, I watched all 5 of them. all the guys that albert & glen talked about in the 5th video I knew them.

Hey guys thanks for the kind words, being in the boat with them was great fun, but the editing is quite a beating. They do start catching some fish, i think we are all used to seeing MLF where 15 guys are fishing and sometimes you see those guys go several hours before they start figuring them out, or most of them do, or a TV show where they fish for 6 hours and then they put the 7 fish they catch in a 20 minute show. This is the reality of looking/fishing, and at the end of the day they probably caught 10-12 fish, which isn't a bad day, i just didn't condense it, like i said in the intro video, there so many nuggets in the raw footage I didn't chop it down. Honestly it made me feel better to see them do what i do, struggle looking for fish.

My equipment, I'm using a GoPro Black 3+, which captures great video, but if the subject is any distance from the camera, or you have any wind, the audio stinks. I also have a Panasonic 1080 handheld which gets a little better audio, however it doesnt' allow for external mic's which is what i really need so you can understand these guys better, so I need to spend about $500 (minimum) on a camera that allows remote mic's, then i need to spend another $500 on a pair of wireless lavalier mic's. Which...since this is a non-money maker for me, takes a little time. I mean i don't have Ken A kinda cash!1!!

Great stuff!! Very informative.

Ken - if you have/get a camera with a flash "shoe" and also an external microphone input jack you might consider first trying an economical "shotgun"/cardioid pattern external microphone that mounts on the camera flash shoe. Shotgun mics are directional toward where the camera is pointed with reduced pickup on sides and back. Many come with a "dead cat" wind screen to greatly cut wind noise. One example is the R0DE VideoMicro around $60-$65. Might be worth a try before committing to separate remote mics and have to edit in the remote audio mix.

Really great videos. Keep up your good work.

This is great stuff. Thanks for the videos!

Ken,

Anyone who's done GoPro work knows what a pain the editing can be. These are great videos you're doing, so hang in there!

This is the road I was heading down but didn't know what camera he had.

I might just be able to help Ken out and get him a better set up before the next video series starts.

Great video Ken! Glad to hear Vernon was mentioned. Grew up in TriLakes listening to him and many others in the 90s. Thanks again.

I have probably saw you in there then!