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  :-* :-* this idea hit me just now actually. I was reviewing footage from my outing yesterday, and I just didn't like it, so I scrapped all the footage. Bad idea? Maybe?

Here's where this support group idea popped into my head. Several UB members are currently active YouTubers, and several of us newbies have just recently begun to explore and begin channels of our own.

My goal here is hopefully this thread can serve as a location where members can check in, post a question, ask for help, look or offer advice on "xyz" topic, and the group can collectively lend their support and we can all help each other.

We have inadvertently started doing this already by starting random threads through out the site. By checking in on this thread, we can all corroborate at one meeting place.  :-* 

Thoughts?

If this thread gains any traction, I will sticky the thread.

What a silly idea, I mean, what could actually come out of discussing and sharing all of this stuff?

Probably a lot. Thanks Lou.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 17, 2021, 08:46:40 AM
What a silly idea, I mean, what could actually come out of discussing and sharing all of this stuff?

Probably a lot. Thanks Lou.

Dale

;) ~beer~

I will kick things off since I proposed this idea. Duh..

Despite the several challenges of starting my own channel. The one challenge that is a constant for me right now is finding my groove in front of the camera. Watching myself on video, I see glimpses of the real me on video, but most of the time I'm asking myself who the hell is that, and where's the real Lou??
The advice of picturing and talking to one of you guys in front of me instead of "talking" to the camera is a sound idea, it just hasn't clicked for me yet. Any other ideas?

Yes, and I also know I can go to YouTube and find the answer to my questions, but that defeats the purpose of our community. Although the mention of a specific YouTube video that has helped someone will be welcomed.

I always talk to myself when I'm on the boat.  But up until now it had been just random mumble, mumble, mumble.  Now I just do it louder and edit out most of the randomness...

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I forgot to mention that this thread is an awesome idea. 

Having listened to over 100 hours of YouTube instruction over the last couple of weeks, I have found some of it confusing or contradictory.   I have distilled (a term our resident hickbilly should relate to ) it down to something that is meaningful to me.  Here we can all share what we've learned that is important to us, and others can learn from our mistakes.

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Hmmm. They have tutorial videos. Interesting. But I reckon I'll pass. This is ME. If it don't work then it don't work.

Lou, that groove? I get it. I've shot six videos so far and have yet to feel 100% comfortable. I THINK that maybe putting someone else in the video with you would maybe help? Also, and I do know this- find something that you are completely comfortable with, stick your nose in it, and hold on. That's what I'm aiming for.

Of course, playing for short audiences I think may get kind of old. So, because I'm so up on these things, I made me a new Facebook page last night. So, linked with my old one and the one I have for my business, that should bring in at least some traffic. That's how all of this works, right?

We'll see. Getting the editing crap down is gonna be my issue. I haven't finished a video completely yet because I can't find the screens, panels, whatever that have some of the tools it says I need. I may have to watch a tutorial video on THAT. Lord help me.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 17, 2021, 11:02:30 AM
Hmmm. They have tutorial videos. Interesting. But I reckon I'll pass. This is ME. If it don't work then it don't work.

Lou, that groove? I get it. I've shot six videos so far and have yet to feel 100% comfortable. I THINK that maybe putting someone else in the video with you would maybe help? Also, and I do know this- find something that you are completely comfortable with, stick your nose in it, and hold on. That's what I'm aiming for.

Of course, playing for short audiences I think may get kind of old. So, because I'm so up on these things, I made me a new Facebook page last night. So, linked with my old one and the one I have for my business, that should bring in at least some traffic. That's how all of this works, right?

We'll see. Getting the editing crap down is gonna be my issue. I haven't finished a video completely yet because I can't find the screens, panels, whatever that have some of the tools it says I need. I may have to watch a tutorial video on THAT. Lord help me.

Dale

I guess the old adage goes, practice makes perfect.

What bums me out from yesterday's footage is, although the words just weren't flowing right, my background and natural lighting was awesome!! :(

Great idea Lou. From an outside observer, I had the chance to fish with a few YouTube successful anglers. It seems to me, when they hook a fish, they turn the switch and go into almost a theatrical mode for the camera. You almost have to accept that you will change a little for the camera.

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Quote from: FlatsNBay on July 17, 2021, 01:20:20 PM
Great idea Lou. From an outside observer, I had the chance to fish with a few YouTube successful anglers. It seems to me, when they hook a fish, they turn the switch and go into almost a theatrical mode for the camera. You almost have to accept that you will change a little for the camera.

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Finding that persona is the challenge. Too much and it's fake, too little and people go to sleep. Work in progress I guess, work in progress.

I really like this thread Lou. My videos are for me, so it's about hooking a good fish. So I don't have the same worry. Though I can say after watching a couple of Lee's videos, he's a natural.
So I will follow this thread and my questions will probably be technical.
thanks for the idea.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on July 17, 2021, 04:37:56 PM
I really like this thread Lou. My videos are for me, so it's about hooking a good fish. So I don't have the same worry. Though I can say after watching a couple of Lee's videos, he's a natural.
So I will follow this thread and my questions will probably be technical.
thanks for the idea.

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Appreciate the response R&B, this thread is intended to help us all.  ~beer~

Get in the habit of posting EVERY trip and more.  The more you video, the easier it becomes.  Remember also that what you think is crap, others see as gold.
That is something I learned from my woodworking.  Nothing I have made is any good in my opinion, but everybody else thinks it is great.  Same thing goes for our videos, we are our worst critics.

I don't go by what YouTube says, but that is why I have such a crappy little channel, which I like it that way, I don't want to go big or go home.

I think it might be a good idea to post in this thread a link to your channel for those who haven't seen your stuff.

Sorry some random thoughts, great idea Lou, hope we can make this rock.

https://www.youtube.com/user/pferoxtheskeeterguy

Quote from: Pferox on July 17, 2021, 05:52:41 PM
Get in the habit of posting EVERY trip and more.  The more you video, the easier it becomes.  Remember also that what you think is crap, others see as gold.
That is something I learned from my woodworking.  Nothing I have made is any good in my opinion, but everybody else thinks it is great.  Same thing goes for our videos, we are our worst critics.

I don't go by what YouTube says, but that is why I have such a crappy little channel, which I like it that way, I don't want to go big or go home.

I think it might be a good idea to post in this thread a link to your channel for those who haven't seen your stuff.

Sorry some random thoughts, great idea Lou, hope we can make this rock.

https://www.youtube.com/user/pferoxtheskeeterguy

Valid points Jim, appreciate the information my friend.  ~beer~

Some serious wisdom here. Thanks everyone for provoking good thoughts. I believe this positive energy will help us all.

I continue to struggle with the relatively easy to use software. I thought I would post a video a day, but I've missed the third time. No biggie.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 17, 2021, 10:57:29 PM
Some serious wisdom here. Thanks everyone for provoking good thoughts. I believe this positive energy will help us all.

I continue to struggle with the relatively easy to use software. I thought I would post a video a day, but I've missed the third time. No biggie.

Dale

Dale, start out with one a week, and if you get more uploaded than you are an overachiever!  ~bb 
When I got sick I started with the tank game videos.  I usually played a few games a day and captured them.  Then I would process them with my software in the simplest way I could.  I would then upload a batch of em, and then schedule them to post once or twice a week.  I got so far ahead of myself that I was uploading and scheduling almost a year in advance.  This actually helped out when I had my bad few days in a row, or when I went into surgery, because the site just kept uploading and nobody was the wiser that I wasn't there.

Quote from: Pferox on July 17, 2021, 05:52:41 PM
Get in the habit of posting EVERY trip and more.  The more you video, the easier it becomes.  Remember also that what you think is crap, others see as gold.
That is something I learned from my woodworking.  Nothing I have made is any good in my opinion, but everybody else thinks it is great.  Same thing goes for our videos, we are our worst critics.

I don't go by what YouTube says, but that is why I have such a crappy little channel, which I like it that way, I don't want to go big or go home.

I think it might be a good idea to post in this thread a link to your channel for those who haven't seen your stuff.

Sorry some random thoughts, great idea Lou, hope we can make this rock.

https://www.youtube.com/user/pferoxtheskeeterguy

Thanks for that advise Jim.  I'm a subscriber now.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on July 17, 2021, 04:37:56 PM
I really like this thread Lou. My videos are for me, so it's about hooking a good fish. So I don't have the same worry. Though I can say after watching a couple of Lee's videos, he's a natural.
So I will follow this thread and my questions will probably be technical.
thanks for the idea.

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Thanks Bryn.

It's funny how if I shoot 4 hours of footage, spend 5 hours editing, I can look look like I'm comfortable in a 7 minute video. 

Josh tells me his ratio is 10:1, and he does this for a living.

Now that I'm learning the editing tips and tricks, my editing time is coming down, but my shoot time is going to stay high because of what I'm trying to catch on tape.

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 17, 2021, 09:53:23 AM
      I'm asking myself who the hell is that, and where's the real Lou??

The advice of picturing and talking to one of you guys in front of me instead of "talking" to the camera is a sound idea, it just hasn't clicked for me yet. Any other ideas?

Stop being director, producer, camera man, sound guy and all those other things in your head....as soon as you press record.

Start fishing and Tell Me A Story. 

Lord knows we can't shut you up in person...and what you have to say is either interesting or funny or both.

I recorded 3 intros and 4 outros that I cut and pasted together to get something that looked decent.  Just put a bunch on tape and fix it in editing.

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Quote from: FD on July 18, 2021, 03:52:55 AM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 17, 2021, 09:53:23 AM
      I'm asking myself who the hell is that, and where's the real Lou??

The advice of picturing and talking to one of you guys in front of me instead of "talking" to the camera is a sound idea, it just hasn't clicked for me yet. Any other ideas?

Stop being director, producer, camera man, sound guy and all those other things in your head....as soon as you press record.
Lord knows we can't shut you up in person...and what you have to say is either interesting or funny or both.

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That's exactly what's going on at first, but as the day wears on however, those factors become  less important in the forefront of my mind and I can relax and fish.

lo lo If that camera had the ability to hold a conversation, my videos would be 10 hours long!!  lo lo

Good stuff FD, thanks!

Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 17, 2021, 10:57:29 PM
Some serious wisdom here. Thanks everyone for provoking good thoughts. I believe this positive energy will help us all.

I continue to struggle with the relatively easy to use software. I thought I would post a video a day, but I've missed the third time. No biggie.

Dale

I'm ok with posting a video a week, 2 tops for me right now. I'm switching to another video editor pretty soon and I need to familiarize myself with a whole new system, with a ton of new features.  :shocking: :shocking:  I started dabbling with music tracks and my head exploded!!  lo lo But I'm learning a well placed sound track, changes the viewing experience. The challenge in all of this is TIME!!  lo

And then last night I turn on YouTube before I went to bed. The day before I had finally signed on as myself, and quit using "guest", so the whole run of what's there to watch had changed- it isn't "personalized" yet.

And lo and behold, these freakin' videos started popping up, from freaks of nature like Bassin Korea and FD! Cool, but sad and weird. Somehow these computers know what I'm doing, there's no WAY this was a coincidence. Anyway, I've been trying to get some of everyone's stuff watched this last week or so, but with these coming on my YouTube feed last night, well...

Ya'll cost me some sleep. Cool.

Dale

One thing I've learned.


Start editing with a pencil and paper  before you start shooting.  What I do is make myself some notes of things I want to talk about in my videos.  If the fishing is hot, then the video edits itself.

But when it's slow I have some teaching points to shoot in the middle of shooting the whole trip.

It was like that on my outing on 7/11.  I've already produced two videos out of that footage and there is still one more to go.

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Quote from: FD on July 18, 2021, 12:16:48 PM
It was like that on my outing on 7/11.  I've already produced two videos out of that footage and there is still one more to go.

I love days like those (but they don't come around all that often).
There were several days last year where I was able to get the bass to react well to several different patterns, so I was able to make a video for each pattern  :-*

I should start bringing a different colored shirt and change them out when the pattern changes so it looks like a totally different trip   lo

Today video is exporting at the moment.  It will be up in a bit in the FL fishing reports.

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I just got home, turned on my YouTube, and there's FD and something about a chicken. First video, no kidding.

Dale

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Quote from: FD on July 18, 2021, 12:16:48 PM
I should start bringing a different colored shirt and change them out when the pattern changes so it looks like a totally different trip   lo

That's funny because I have to look around the closet for the shirt I wore the last time I was in the shop so it looks like I did the project in one shot instead of two months. LOL

Quote from: Pferox on July 18, 2021, 10:52:40 PM
That's funny because I have to look around the closet for the shirt I wore the last time I was in the shop so it looks like I did the project in one shot instead of two months. LOL

~roflmao ~roflmao

Years ago I took a speech class as part of my college degree (needed it to get promoted in the upper echelon of the A.F.) The instructor for that class, just so happen to be our channel 12 weather man and an avid outdoorsman. Obviously we hit it off and I got A's, I got the A's because I get diarrhea of the mouth especially when I can circle a speech around fishing LOL anyway off topic

Several years later I get a tasking from the President of the Freshwater Division of Mister Twister. "Mike I need you to go to the lake and do some videos for these new products. We're sending Patrick to do the filming!" Patrick is my old speech teacher and head honcho at the TV station. Now the pressure is on.

His biggest piece of advice for video work was to over emphasize, he said when you think you're amped up and hitting the points hard, amp it a little more. If you can reach the used car lot status then you're gonna sell baits.

I never did get that amped up LOL but we got some good footage that was never used LOL Guess I'm pretty ugly or something like that ~roflmao

My longwinded post was to say, Patrick who's been in the TV business so long he's better in front of the camera than real life, tells all his new guys to over exaggerate. He also tells the new guys, see yourself in the camera lens, and talk to yourself just like you did in the mirror as a kid trying to rehearse asking that girl out, teenagers have all the confidence in the world when no one important is looking. When it came to video he said, be happy with how ever the first take looks and sounds. Generally the first take is honest and great, as long as you don't screw up with a bad word or completely get off topic like I have done with this post....

This all coming from a guy who has yet to get his channel off the ground. I have tons of footage, just crazy slow about editing....

Good stuff Mike, thank you for sharing.  ~c~ ~beer~

Huh. I NEVER talked to myself in the mirror concerning girls. What a waste!

I'm figuring things out, besides the hours that it will take to make good edits. I'm figuring out that I need to go to the Wal Mart and actually try different gasses with different magnifications. All the ones I've bought the last 6-7 years I just grabbed off the shelf. It's not working.

I think I need to get off of this laptop and onto a real computer. This "touch mouse"(or whatever it's called) doesn't work well with my short, fat fingers. It makes editing using these slide bars a real pain.

I need to get comfortable with my family being around when I shoot video. One of my daughters walked up the other day and surprised me while on her way to the garden. I choked a little, I think.

My other daughter has liked my first video, but so far none of the the three have said anything. Probably because it's "just Dad".

Dale

Oh yeah, on the WIN side, I found out why I couldn't figure out some of the software. The user guide I was using was for the wrong version. Dummy.

And folks are gonna watch my videos WHY?

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 19, 2021, 08:02:43 PM
And folks are gonna watch my videos WHY?
Dale

Because you are unpolished, and entertaining.  My best vids are bloopers, oh yea and a couple of reviews of stuff years ago. 
Wish I had some of my old Twitch streams, THOSE are embarrassing AND entertaining. Oh yea, how about a link to your channel?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg)

The feed back I'm getting, at least from my "fringe" circle of friends, is that they are appealing and mildly entertaining because they are NOT polished commercials.

Plus my edits are getting better.


*********    insider tip.  *********

Start your edits with a pencil and paper before you start shooting video.  Not my idea but I have adopted it.

The chickens weren't staged BUT they were planned for.  I knew at some point they would interrupt a video but I did not know when, so I had that line in my pocket.  I did not think it would be the first five seconds of video after I came up with the idea.  The crap I said after that was just that, crap, so I cut it.

I look a lot more comfortable when I have a plan.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 19, 2021, 07:58:56 PM
Huh. I NEVER talked to myself in the mirror concerning girls. What a waste!

I'm figuring things out, besides the hours that it will take to make good edits. I'm figuring out that I need to go to the Wal Mart and actually try different gasses with different magnifications. All the ones I've bought the last 6-7 years I just grabbed off the shelf. It's not working.

I think I need to get off of this laptop and onto a real computer. This "touch mouse"(or whatever it's called) doesn't work well with my short, fat fingers. It makes editing using these slide bars a real pain.

I need to get comfortable with my family being around when I shoot video. One of my daughters walked up the other day and surprised me while on her way to the garden. I choked a little, I think.

My other daughter has liked my first video, but so far none of the the three have said anything. Probably because it's "just Dad".

Dale

Dale,

If your laptop is running fast enough to edit then I would just add another monitor and a good mouse.

I upgraded to one of these.  Not cheap at $99 but after editing just one video with it I think it was worth the investment.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210720/2ed6e1731d5cc9a4cc175d5357418abc.jpg)

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Since my wife and kids know that Wednesday's are my fishing/video day, they presented me with an early birthday present.

A new action camera with a bunch of accessories.

I have been eyeing this camera for a while, due its price point and features that are on par against its much pricier competitors.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210720/36bc91497523367e7bce004a118b0d85.jpg)

I will be breaking in this new camera tomorrow. :)

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This camera is tiny!!

Battery life?  Aux power supply?  Water proof ish?

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Quote from: FD on July 20, 2021, 02:51:21 PM
Battery life?  Aux power supply?  Water proof ish?

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Its comparable to several GoPro blacks from the 7 up to the latest 9. Main thing for me is that it has video looping, video review, 4k if I choose to go that route, dual screens, and good voice command features.

I went ahead and ordered the rest of the tools I needed to complete what I think is a quality recording setup.  A higher capacity SD card, micro phone adapter, and a small omni directional microphone. With that complete, its on to learning a new video editing program, and most important posting content. Lots and lots of content. I'm going to be busy.  ~sweat ~sweat  I can now also provide 2 camera angles since I still have the 2nd camera.  :surrender: :surrender:

Great thread, how are you all doing on views and subscribers?

I started a channel 10 years ago, I uploaded a fee rough videos and forgot about it.  Thought I would get back into it, logged in and those videos had over 120,000+ views and 160+ subscribers. My newer videos seem slow to get views even though the SEO and keywords are spot on for the topics.

Are you all sharing your videos on social media?

I started a Facebook page, but I'll have a hard time begging for views. As hard as this is to do, at least in the time it takes, I just don't feel comfortable with the "like, comment, subscribe" deal. I've been at this, this time, for less than a week, and of course just a few views, etc.

I did just post my fourth video, and guess what? It's a BASS FISHIN' video.

Lawd a mercy.

Dale

Man,,, watching you guys posting vids makes me want to get out there and record!!  Especially with the new camera!! Unfortunately I'm sidelined for a bit.  :'(

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 20, 2021, 07:46:28 PM
Great thread, how are you all doing on views and subscribers?

I started a channel 10 years ago, I uploaded a fee rough videos and forgot about it.  Thought I would get back into it, logged in and those videos had over 120,000+ views and 160+ subscribers. My newer videos seem slow to get views even though the SEO and keywords are spot on for the topics.

Are you all sharing your videos on social media?

Time is your friend on YouTube.   I'm trying not to pay to much attention to stats but they are starting to grow just 2 weeks into being serious about it.

I have goals to reach by the end of the year but the best thing for me to do is put out quality videos that people actually want to watch.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 20, 2021, 10:32:25 PM
I started a Facebook page, but I'll have a hard time begging for views. As hard as this is to do, at least in the time it takes, I just don't feel comfortable with the "like, comment, subscribe" deal. I've been at this, this time, for less than a week, and of course just a few views, etc.

I did just post my fourth video, and guess what? It's a BASS FISHIN' video.

Lawd a mercy.

Dale

And it was your best one yet!  I want to see the boat video.

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Nerd tip...

If you build a public Playlist in you channel that has all of your videos in it, YouTube will suggest videos off that list when the video they are watching is over.

It's like your waitress suggesting a piece of pie for dessert . That can help get your watch time stats up.

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Sooo,,,  I may have solved my auxiliary battery issue when I'm in the little boat. Watching over other people's creativity, I managed to rig a chest mount with an auxiliary power source. Looks like I'm in business. Field test, hopefully on Fri!!

Check it out:


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Used reusable Zipties

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Zip tied auxiliary battery

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Overhead view

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Front view

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Mirror view with chest mount, camera, and auxiliary battery mounted.

My biggest challenge here might be my hooksets. I may have to alter my setting angle to avoid smashing the rod up against the camera.

Your biggest challenge is going to be the heat.  You're going to get wearing that rig.  Nice job on the ingenuity on your setup.

We'll get a yolostick mount in the USS Bathtub next month.

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Quote from: FD on July 21, 2021, 12:29:09 PM
Your biggest challenge is going to be the heat.  You're going to get wearing that rig.  Nice job on the ingenuity on your setup.

We'll get a yolostick mount in the USS Bathtub next month.

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Thanks! Definitely sounds like a plan FD. In the mean time however, I think this may help tremendously in the interim. As far as the heat though, you raise a good point. I'll report my findings after Fri's outing.

Wow, is all this some cool stuff or what.

I realized that since I'm watching everybody on my TV, that it's hard to show I've been to your channels... So I'm trying to make sure and give credit where it is due.

I was on YouTube last night, when I scroll down and the little caption above said "Hickbilly Outdoors with D.W. Verts viewers also watched-". How cool is that? Except- they were mostly watching survival-type doomsday prepper stuff. And camping. Yawn.

THEN I'm just going thru the channels, looking at fishing stuff and sprint car racing, when lo and behold, there I was, with one of my own.

It's the little thrills nowadays.

Lou, the very first video I shot last week was one of the Jon boat and its' plans. I need to edit it and get it put up.

Dale

SD card, Microphone adapter and Microphone arrived!!

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210721/823a61e22d204e417085a2145bd12835.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210721/fb49a6829940167f9505bb9ba7d3f57a.jpg)

In case anyone was interested, this is the  Microphone adapter, and Microphone I bought.


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Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 21, 2021, 02:09:27 PM
Wow, is all this some cool stuff or what.

I realized that since I'm watching everybody on my TV, that it's hard to show I've been to your channels... So I'm trying to make sure and give credit where it is due.

I was on YouTube last night, when I scroll down and the little caption above said "Hickbilly Outdoors with D.W. Verts viewers also watched-". How cool is that? Except- they were mostly watching survival-type doomsday prepper stuff. And camping. Yawn.

THEN I'm just going thru the channels, looking at fishing stuff and sprint car racing, when lo and behold, there I was, with one of my own.

It's the little thrills nowadays.

Lou, the very first video I shot last week was one of the Jon boat and its' plans. I need to edit it and get it put up.

Dale

I'm happy to see this thread took off the way it did. It was a crap shoot of an idea, but it's cool to see how we are corroborating to improve our channels.  ~c~ ~beer~

The further down the action camera rabbit hole I go, I'm learning about shutter speeds, bitrates, white balance, and color grades,,, yeah I know!! :o :o Now, ND filter lenses have caught my attention, especially the polarized ones. That means the lens on the action camera can be swapped out for a polarized lens, helping one record on the water and reducing glare significantly.... hmmmm.....  :surrender: :help: lo

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 20, 2021, 07:46:28 PM
Great thread, how are you all doing on views and subscribers?

I started a channel 10 years ago, I uploaded a fee rough videos and forgot about it.  Thought I would get back into it, logged in and those videos had over 120,000+ views and 160+ subscribers. My newer videos seem slow to get views even though the SEO and keywords are spot on for the topics.

Are you all sharing your videos on social media?

I have been YouTubin' for around 18 months or so. For the majority of that time my subscriber #'s was really low and stagnant, but for whatever reason the last few weeks my numbers have been steadily growing daily. Not sure what I did differently  lo
I do often post a link to my YT videos on my FB page and those videos definitely get more views than the videos I don't link.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 21, 2021, 08:57:26 AM
Sooo,,,  I may have solved my auxiliary battery issue when I'm in the little boat. Watching over other people's creativity, I managed to rig a chest mount with an auxiliary power source. Looks like I'm in business. Field test, hopefully on Fri!!

Looks really good Lou, but I would be concerned about the battery pack and sweat in your Florida heat  ~sun

Quote from: Bassinkorea on July 21, 2021, 06:25:18 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 21, 2021, 08:57:26 AM
Sooo,,,  I may have solved my auxiliary battery issue when I'm in the little boat. Watching over other people's creativity, I managed to rig a chest mount with an auxiliary power source. Looks like I'm in business. Field test, hopefully on Fri!!

Looks really good Lou, but I would be concerned about the battery pack and sweat in your Florida heat  ~sun

Thanks BK. Let's see what my findings are. Heat is definitely going to be an issue. Our temps will be in the low 90's but with 100+ heat index. I will be tested, the camera will be tested and the battery pack will be tested with heat like that.

Quote from: FD on July 21, 2021, 04:20:37 AM
Nerd tip...

If you build a public Playlist in you channel that has all of your videos in it, YouTube will suggest videos off that list when the video they are watching is over.

It's like your waitress suggesting a piece of pie for dessert . That can help get your watch time stats up.

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I will have to try this, thanks

I had my Hobie Outback loaded and all ready to do some filming this evening for small mouth in the kayak.  15 minutes from my office I remembered I left my gopros and batteries on my desk.  I said screw it, got to the ramp and the sky looked off.  Pulled up the radar and afternoon storms were blowing up.  Oh well, went home, will try again tomorrow evening.

I want to be respectful of the forum and not spam links - but I would love to see the videos you all have done - more importantly your channels to learn what I can do different. I don't know if you all can share your channel here and not break the rules.  If not shoot me a message with your channel!

We're cookin' with hot oil now!

Dale

We are all loyal UB supporters, and guess what? Ultimate Bass supports us too. Good videos will help this community. Just watch.

Dale

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 21, 2021, 07:10:52 PM
I had my Hobie Outback loaded and all ready to do some filming this evening for small mouth in the kayak.  15 minutes from my office I remembered I left my gopros and batteries on my desk.  I said screw it, got to the ramp and the sky looked off.  Pulled up the radar and afternoon storms were blowing up.  Oh well, went home, will try again tomorrow evening.

I want to be respectful of the forum and not spam links - but I would love to see the videos you all have done - more importantly your channels to learn what I can do different. I don't know if you all can share your channel here and not break the rules.  If not shoot me a message with your channel!

Our videos are posted over on UB's video forum.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 21, 2021, 07:15:53 PM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 21, 2021, 07:10:52 PM
I had my Hobie Outback loaded and all ready to do some filming this evening for small mouth in the kayak.  15 minutes from my office I remembered I left my gopros and batteries on my desk.  I said screw it, got to the ramp and the sky looked off.  Pulled up the radar and afternoon storms were blowing up.  Oh well, went home, will try again tomorrow evening.

I want to be respectful of the forum and not spam links - but I would love to see the videos you all have done - more importantly your channels to learn what I can do different. I don't know if you all can share your channel here and not break the rules.  If not shoot me a message with your channel!

Our videos are posted over on UB's video forum.

Dang, I missed that.  Will head over

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 21, 2021, 07:18:05 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 21, 2021, 07:15:53 PM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 21, 2021, 07:10:52 PM
I had my Hobie Outback loaded and all ready to do some filming this evening for small mouth in the kayak.  15 minutes from my office I remembered I left my gopros and batteries on my desk.  I said screw it, got to the ramp and the sky looked off.  Pulled up the radar and afternoon storms were blowing up.  Oh well, went home, will try again tomorrow evening.

I want to be respectful of the forum and not spam links - but I would love to see the videos you all have done - more importantly your channels to learn what I can do different. I don't know if you all can share your channel here and not break the rules.  If not shoot me a message with your channel!

Our videos are posted over on UB's video forum.

Dang, I missed that.  Will head over

Enjoy, and thank you for your participation on this thread.

Hey Brian, your salt water video is in the right place, that is kind of a catch all for anything salty.

Man that hobie is the bomb, need to see a video just on it and how you rig it for salt, and fresh, since I bet both are different riggings.

Quote from: Pferox on July 22, 2021, 09:17:22 AM
Hey Brian, your salt water video is in the right place, that is kind of a catch all for anything salty.

Man that hobie is the bomb, need to see a video just on it and how you rig it for salt, and fresh, since I bet both are different riggings.

Thanks!  I am working on a video on how I rig my kayaks.  The hobie is very nice, and the Bonafide still holds a place in my heart as a solid and comfortable kayak.

One thing I am noticing is one of two things is happening

A. embedded YouTube videos arent being counted in "views" in YouTube
B. or, the stats in YouTube's Studio dashboards are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind, by 24+ hours

I am leaning towards B personally

Hey guys! I've been gone for a while because well, I just haven't been bass fishing. Some folks might have wondered where the heck I went...or not...probably not LMAO! But I'll tell you anyways, cause what else is a forum for?

So about 3 and a half years ago I started collecting cards again. That overlapped with my fishing hobby for some time. I still had a ton of time for fishing since collecting isn't that time consuming. But about 2 and a half years ago I decided to not just collect, but also start a youtube channel. That's right, if there are any collectors out there on this forum, then you probably know that on youtube people make videos about their collections, or opening packs and stuff of the sort. I got into the pack opening on youtube and decided to give it a go.
Now when I say card collecting, I am talking about Pokemon cards specifically. Yes Pokemon...not Poke Mans, or Pokie Mans...or Pokemanz  ~roflmao. Now at this point half of you tuned out cause I'm a nerd. That's cool. Half of the half still reading are probably on the fence right now if you want to continue reading. That's also cool! lol.  ~beer~

Anyways so my Pokemon channel really started because I wanted to learn more about video, sound and editing, and the easiest thing I could think of was showing off my cards and opening Pokemon cards in my videos. 15 minutes of recording vs. 8 hours (for fishing channel). This really became a huge time consuming endeavor. I actually started making videos almost daily, and editing them took a good 2-3 hours and were pretty trash...
As I got better at it and improved my software and skills editing still continued at 2-3 hours per video cause the software got harder to use and I was doing more and more with my edits.

These days I usually record on the weekends and edit on the weekends. I make 1-4 videos for the upcoming week. (Been tough lately...motivation is a huge factor.) But as time has gone on, I now have 3 channels to manage. Yes, my Pokemon channel which is my main channel, and currently somewhere around 2,730 subs, a second channel, for Dragon Ball Super (I am still a nerd), and also I am now part of a 5 person podcast about Tradable card games (mostly Pokemon). Yes there are 4 other nerds like me out in the world. LOL  :surrender: :surrender: :surrender:

So with the fact that I spend so much time on my youtube channels, I really have not had much time for fishing. It's funny, back when I was fishing with some of my friends here, like Lou, and Big G, I could tell my family, I had fishing plans already when there was some last minute family gathering or party. They were all totally cool with it since it was already planned. Now when I tell them I have videos to record and edit they give me the guilt trip cause they just don't understand it.  :help: They usually tell me well it's not that important it's just Pokemon cards...  :-\ :-\

Bassinlou told me about this thread and I figure I can chime in on the support group as I've learned so much about this youtube stuff.
A lot of people that don't make content think it's easy. It's actually as easy or difficult as you want it to be. Least amount of time consuming or most amount of time as you want it to be also. But if you're trying to actively grow a channel and some day have it make you some money, it is actual work. Youtube for me is a business. One that started as a hobby and transformed into a business. Monetized, making a few bucks here and there. But it's a business I have put in a lot of time, effort and money into. Camera gear, lighting, audio stuff, software, a more powerful computer, and the constant expense of buying cards to open for the channel.
But with all that, it's still worth it for me! I do enjoy it, and I enjoy collecting. So It makes it easier to work on something you like.

I am going to try to be around the forum a little more often and check in on this thread from time to time as well as my Florida boys!

Thanks for listening!
SFL Basshunter (Youtube: Zenturion XYZ)

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 22, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
One thing I am noticing is one of two things is happening

A. embedded YouTube videos arent being counted in "views" in YouTube
B. or, the stats in YouTube's Studio dashboards are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind, by 24+ hours

I am leaning towards B personally

Hey Brian,
Yeah youtube studio is usually behind. Also the numbers on the pc studio and phone studio always have different numbers. Embedded videos should still count as views. Technically it still plays off youtube.

Rick!! Thank you for dropping buy brother. Hopefully you can stop by more often. You have been a big help to me over the last few weeks, and I'm sure a lot of the members following will have some questions of their own. Watched a couple your videos and I was impressed with your on camera persona. That's an aspect of filming that I'm still working on. I wish you the best of luck on your channel, and thanks again for stopping by.  ~beer~ ~beer~

Rick great to see you back on the site, now I have to get you back in the boat and see if I can still get you on some nice fish.  The heat and grandkids have kept me off the water as much as in the past.  You do have an open invitation to go anytime your ready. :-*

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 22, 2021, 03:12:26 PM
Rick!! Thank you for dropping buy brother. Hopefully you can stop by more often. You have been a big help to me over the last few weeks, and I'm sure a lot of the members following will have some questions of their own. Watched a couple your videos and I was impressed with your on camera persona. That's an aspect of filming that I'm still working on. I wish you the best of luck on your channel, and thanks again for stopping by.  ~beer~ ~beer~

Thanks dude! Yeah it's taken some time to get comfortable with being on camera. Now it's a lot easier.


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Quote from: big g on July 22, 2021, 03:50:10 PM
Rick great to see you back on the site, now I have to get you back in the boat and see if I can still get you on some nice fish.  The heat and grandkids have kept me off the water as much as in the past.  You do have an open invitation to go anytime your ready. :-*

Hey George! Thanks! Yeah can't wait to get out and do some fishing.


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Quote from: SFL BassHunter on July 22, 2021, 07:24:19 PM

Quote from: big g on July 22, 2021, 03:50:10 PM
Rick great to see you back on the site, now I have to get you back in the boat and see if I can still get you on some nice fish.  The heat and grandkids have kept me off the water as much as in the past.  You do have an open invitation to go anytime your ready. :-*

Hey George! Thanks! Yeah can't wait to get out and do some fishing.


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Welcome back Rick!

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Quote from: FD on July 23, 2021, 03:13:19 AM

Quote from: SFL BassHunter on July 22, 2021, 07:24:19 PM

Quote from: big g on July 22, 2021, 03:50:10 PM
Rick great to see you back on the site, now I have to get you back in the boat and see if I can still get you on some nice fish.  The heat and grandkids have kept me off the water as much as in the past.  You do have an open invitation to go anytime your ready. :-*

Hey George! Thanks! Yeah can't wait to get out and do some fishing.


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Welcome back Rick!

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Quote from: SFL BassHunter on July 22, 2021, 03:03:38 PM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 22, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
One thing I am noticing is one of two things is happening

A. embedded YouTube videos arent being counted in "views" in YouTube
B. or, the stats in YouTube's Studio dashboards are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind, by 24+ hours

I am leaning towards B personally

Hey Brian,
Yeah youtube studio is usually behind. Also the numbers on the pc studio and phone studio always have different numbers. Embedded videos should still count as views. Technically it still plays off youtube.

Man, I swear one video hasnt changed in views (not that I expect hundreds) but its embedded in 2 pages online.  The one here on ultimate bass has 50 pages views.  Lets assume that only 10% of the 50 page views wanted to watch, that would be at least 5 views yet the video hasnt changed in views since the day I posted it here. 

Its got me scratching my head.

This a question for YouTube, UB don't control what they count?

Had a productive outing and shot some decent footage today.  But I messed up in two things. One, I just inadvertently deleted the clip with my biggest bass of day caught on the new Evergreen frog.  ~xyz ~rant Two, I had the camera perfectly set up, when I inadvertently pressed something on the screen, screwing up my settings. As a result I over exposed the footage.  I had some pretty cool footage of myself trolling for bass, and I managed to catch a few, but the screen was so white, you could barely see what was happening.  ~xyz ~rant Let's see what I can salvage.  :(

On positive note, the chest mount worked better than the head mount. The battery pack did its job. Camera did get very hot, but never overheated. Watching the footage, I have to adjust the chest mount a little higher if possible. Audio was pretty good.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 23, 2021, 06:24:04 PM
Had a productive outing and shot some decent footage today.  But I messed up in two things. One, I just inadvertently deleted the clip with my biggest bass of day caught on the new Evergreen frog.  ~xyz ~rant Two, I had the camera perfectly set up, when I inadvertently pressed something on the screen, screwing up my settings. As a result I over exposed the footage.  I had some pretty cool footage of myself trolling for bass, and I managed to catch a few, but the screen was so white, you could barely see what was happening.  ~xyz ~rant Let's see what I can salvage.  :(

Ahhh, the fun of video making  lo

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 23, 2021, 06:24:04 PM
On positive note, the chest mount worked better than the head mount. The battery pack did its job. Camera did get very hot, but never overheated. Watching the footage, I have to adjust the chest mount a little higher if possible. Audio was pretty good.

That is good to know Lou. I might have to steal your idea rig up some similar  :-*

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 23, 2021, 05:11:08 PM
This a question for YouTube, UB don't control what they count?

No, I know that

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 23, 2021, 02:04:03 PM

Quote from: SFL BassHunter on July 22, 2021, 03:03:38 PM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 22, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
One thing I am noticing is one of two things is happening

A. embedded YouTube videos arent being counted in "views" in YouTube
B. or, the stats in YouTube's Studio dashboards are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind, by 24+ hours

I am leaning towards B personally

Hey Brian,
Yeah youtube studio is usually behind. Also the numbers on the pc studio and phone studio always have different numbers. Embedded videos should still count as views. Technically it still plays off youtube.

Man, I swear one video hasnt changed in views (not that I expect hundreds) but its embedded in 2 pages online.  The one here on ultimate bass has 50 pages views.  Lets assume that only 10% of the 50 page views wanted to watch, that would be at least 5 views yet the video hasnt changed in views since the day I posted it here. 

Its got me scratching my head.

50 page views is not many on here.  I have a video thread with hundreds and one with thousands and the analytics don't track on YT.  Keep making video.  We are all doing this together so it more like a team approach.  The more quality videos the better.

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Hey South Florida!

Dale

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 23, 2021, 06:24:04 PM
Had a productive outing and shot some decent footage today.  But I messed up in two things. One, I just inadvertently deleted the clip with my biggest bass of day caught on the new Evergreen frog.  ~xyz ~rant Two, I had the camera perfectly set up, when I inadvertently pressed something on the screen, screwing up my settings. As a result I over exposed the footage.  I had some pretty cool footage of myself trolling for bass, and I managed to catch a few, but the screen was so white, you could barely see what was happening.  ~xyz ~rant Let's see what I can salvage.  :(

On positive note, the chest mount worked better than the head mount. The battery pack did its job. Camera did get very hot, but never overheated. Watching the footage, I have to adjust the chest mount a little higher if possible. Audio was pretty good.

Man, that sucks. I caught a nice bass for something I was filming last night, only to look down at my phone to see that my GoPro had stopped recording for some reason.  It happens...

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 23, 2021, 06:24:04 PM
Had a productive outing and shot some decent footage today.  But I messed up in two things. One, I just inadvertently deleted the clip with my biggest bass of day caught on the new Evergreen frog.  ~xyz ~rant Two, I had the camera perfectly set up, when I inadvertently pressed something on the screen, screwing up my settings. As a result I over exposed the footage.  I had some pretty cool footage of myself trolling for bass, and I managed to catch a few, but the screen was so white, you could barely see what was happening.  ~xyz ~rant Let's see what I can salvage.  :(

On positive note, the chest mount worked better than the head mount. The battery pack did its job. Camera did get very hot, but never overheated. Watching the footage, I have to adjust the chest mount a little higher if possible. Audio was pretty good.

You should be able to fix the over exposure in premier. 

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Quote from: Brian in VA on July 23, 2021, 02:04:03 PM

Quote from: SFL BassHunter on July 22, 2021, 03:03:38 PM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 22, 2021, 10:41:13 AM
One thing I am noticing is one of two things is happening

A. embedded YouTube videos arent being counted in "views" in YouTube
B. or, the stats in YouTube's Studio dashboards are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay behind, by 24+ hours

I am leaning towards B personally

Hey Brian,
Yeah youtube studio is usually behind. Also the numbers on the pc studio and phone studio always have different numbers. Embedded videos should still count as views. Technically it still plays off youtube.

Man, I swear one video hasnt changed in views (not that I expect hundreds) but its embedded in 2 pages online.  The one here on ultimate bass has 50 pages views.  Lets assume that only 10% of the 50 page views wanted to watch, that would be at least 5 views yet the video hasnt changed in views since the day I posted it here. 

Its got me scratching my head.

Yeah I guess do some research on it. But I guess instead of embedding just try a link. Seems weird that embedding doesn't work though.

Here is a link to an article about embedded videos. Hope this helps.

https://www.alliedpixel.com/2019/09/do-embedded-youtube-videos-add-to-the-view-count/



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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 23, 2021, 06:24:04 PM
Camera did get very hot, but never overheated.

Hopefully the mount provides some protection from that heat. Don't cook yourself


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Quote from: D.W. Verts on July 23, 2021, 10:37:09 PM
Hey South Florida!

Dale

Howdy Dale!


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Got some interesting B roll this evening, a squirrel swimming across the river....

My latest is processing.  It should be up in a bit.  4 hours of footage down to 6 minutes...

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Two days on the water, all recorded and nothing more than one single bite. Oh well, might make a SHORT video about the scenery  ::) ::)

Quote from: Bassinkorea on July 25, 2021, 03:33:43 AM
Two days on the water, all recorded and nothing more than one single bite. Oh well, might make a SHORT video about the scenery  ::) ::)

Damn, that's tough, but let's see how your scenery video turns out.  :) ;) ~beer~

Finally wrapped editing my latest outing. Salvaged what I could from a few of the  over exposed clips, but the video quality came out awesome. My wife and daughter were impressed on how I shot the video in 1080P, and with some simple camera adjustments the quality came out sweet!!

The over exposure clips occurred when I inadvertently touched the screen and activated the photo option. When I switched back to video, I failed to notice I wasn't on my custom video setting that I set up, which effected the manual exposure settings I had the camera set on. Live and learn I guess. Video will be dropping over the next few minutes. Enjoy!!

Video dropped!!

https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155576.0 (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155576.0)

Looks good Lou...

I put one together this weekend

I'm going to put it in the Techniques board I think...

For comic relief there is a moment in the video that some might think about monkeys and footballs  ~roflmao
https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc (https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc)

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 25, 2021, 06:15:16 PM
Looks good Lou...

I put one together this weekend

I'm going to put it in the Techniques board I think...

For comic relief there is a moment in the video that some might think about monkeys and footballs  ~roflmao
https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc (https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc)

Thanks Mike!

Mike great video.  Good subject matter, good description of the conditions and an even better demonstration of the technique.  Very informative.  And, you caught some fish using the technique.  a real triple threat.  Show Us More.  Proof that a video can be short and sweet and get the message across.  Again, well done.

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 25, 2021, 06:15:16 PM
Looks good Lou...

I put one together this weekend

I'm going to put it in the Techniques board I think...

For comic relief there is a moment in the video that some might think about monkeys and footballs  ~roflmao
https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc (https://youtu.be/kaFbZgO3RHc)

Good video Mike. That last bass made you work!! Never seen anyone try to open their net with their teeth. That's determination right there.

Thanks Bud and Lou. My goal with videos is as short as possible. I could have shortened that one a little bit more but there is a point where "information is key" and I wanted all the details I could get in it.

I've got several others in works :-*

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 26, 2021, 08:47:29 AM
Thanks Bud and Lou. My goal with videos is as short as possible. I could have shortened that one a little bit more but there is a point where "information is key" and I wanted all the details I could get in it.

I've got several others in works :-*

I haven't started instructional type of videos yet, but I can see how short and sweet segments will be beneficial. Having the bass cooperate helps too. Lol!!

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 26, 2021, 09:01:57 AM
I haven't started instructional type of videos yet, but I can see how short and sweet segments will be beneficial. Having the bass cooperate helps too. Lol!!

Absolutely, when your having a call your shot day, turn on the camera and start talking, it won't be long before one helps you out... Don't do like I did and let the perfect one come off though LOL

Quote from: Mike Cork on July 26, 2021, 09:07:14 AM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on July 26, 2021, 09:01:57 AM
I haven't started instructional type of videos yet, but I can see how short and sweet segments will be beneficial. Having the bass cooperate helps too. Lol!!

Absolutely, when your having a call your shot day, turn on the camera and start talking, it won't be long before one helps you out... Don't do like I did and let the perfect one come off though LOL

Good call, that's what I was thinking as well. Problem is I have not had many "call your shot" outings this year. :(

To everyone, keep the videos coming. It's great entertainment in my downtime. Even got my mechanic here watching a few of them.

Quote from: topdsm0138 on July 26, 2021, 09:14:21 AM
To everyone, keep the videos coming. It's great entertainment in my downtime. Even got my mechanic here watching a few of them.

That's awesome!! Thank you for watching and supporting our UB brethren channels.

Anyone running the GoPro Hero9 and have it turn off because it gets too hot?

Yeah, good stuff Mr. Cork. You need to learn to cast left handed... Snort!

Dale

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 27, 2021, 02:18:04 PM
Anyone running the GoPro Hero9 and have it turn off because it gets too hot?

The GP9 black, although it has a bunch of cool features, this camera has had its fair share of bug issues.
Shooting in 4k, will overheat an action camera faster versus shooting in 1080p for extended periods of time. Using an aluminum case may help offset some of that heat, and buy you some more filming time.

I have been on Youtube for a couple years now, I deleted my first channel because it was more of a personal thing, family related.
My current channel has about 120 subs and my community is growing a little at a time.
I noticed you guys have youtube showing who you are subscribed to turned off ? is there a reason for that.
Personally, if I goto a channel and I can't see who that individual is subscribed to, I typically will not sub that channel.
Not sure if anyone has the same attitude, but it is a scratch my back scratch yours kinda thing for me.
For whatever reason, people will sub your channel, so that you will sub their channel and then they will drop your channel - I have never been able to figure out what that is about but it happens alot.
You have to put some time in to be successful on youtube, you have to make the rounds commenting on others content etc, if you intend to build your channel.
I think the best deal you will find on an action camera is the Akaso Brand- There are several, try to make sure when you purchase one that you get one that has a low battery warning, all of them do not - the EK7000 will not let you know when the battery is low and you will miss some footage - trust me on this

My channel is called "Cranking and Yanking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s)

Quote from: WyattEarp on July 28, 2021, 06:58:43 AM
I have been on Youtube for a couple years now, I deleted my first channel because it was more of a personal thing, family related.
My current channel has about 120 subs and my community is growing a little at a time.
I noticed you guys have youtube showing who you are subscribed to turned off ? is there a reason for that.
Personally, if I goto a channel and I can't see who that individual is subscribed to, I typically will not sub that channel.
Not sure if anyone has the same attitude, but it is a scratch my back scratch yours kinda thing for me.
For whatever reason, people will sub your channel, so that you will sub their channel and then they will drop your channel - I have never been able to figure out what that is about but it happens alot.
You have to put some time in to be successful on youtube, you have to make the rounds commenting on others content etc, if you intend to build your channel.
I think the best deal you will find on an action camera is the Akaso Brand- There are several, try to make sure when you purchase one that you get one that has a low battery warning, all of them do not - the EK7000 will not let you know when the battery is low and you will miss some footage - trust me on this

My channel is called "Cranking and Yanking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s)

Thanks for the tip! I did not even know you could do that.  You see how much of a newb I am!

I'm not worried about subs, at least not yet.  The only metric I look at is return viewers.

My focus for the first 12 months, from July 21 to July 22, is to make quality content that keep people coming back again and again.  If I can make 2 videos a week that are informative and entertaining to watch, the rest will take care of itself.  At least I hope so.

We will see.

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Quote from: WyattEarp on July 28, 2021, 06:58:43 AM
I have been on Youtube for a couple years now, I deleted my first channel because it was more of a personal thing, family related.
My current channel has about 120 subs and my community is growing a little at a time.
I noticed you guys have youtube showing who you are subscribed to turned off ? is there a reason for that.
Personally, if I goto a channel and I can't see who that individual is subscribed to, I typically will not sub that channel.
Not sure if anyone has the same attitude, but it is a scratch my back scratch yours kinda thing for me.
For whatever reason, people will sub your channel, so that you will sub their channel and then they will drop your channel - I have never been able to figure out what that is about but it happens alot.
You have to put some time in to be successful on youtube, you have to make the rounds commenting on others content etc, if you intend to build your channel.
I think the best deal you will find on an action camera is the Akaso Brand- There are several, try to make sure when you purchase one that you get one that has a low battery warning, all of them do not - the EK7000 will not let you know when the battery is low and you will miss some footage - trust me on this

My channel is called "Cranking and Yanking"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s)

When I created my channel, I noticed that feature was activated, and it revealed all the channels I was subscribed to. I deactivated the feature and keep my subscriptions private, that's my personal preference.

Quote from: WyattEarp on July 28, 2021, 06:58:43 AM
I noticed you guys have youtube showing who you are subscribed to turned off ? is there a reason for that.
Personally, if I goto a channel and I can't see who that individual is subscribed to, I typically will not sub that channel.
Not sure if anyone has the same attitude, but it is a scratch my back scratch yours kinda thing for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s)

I would say its because I didnt know that it was a thing, will certainly look at the setting - nothing deliberate thats for sure!

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 28, 2021, 12:06:49 PM

Quote from: WyattEarp on July 28, 2021, 06:58:43 AM
I noticed you guys have youtube showing who you are subscribed to turned off ? is there a reason for that.
Personally, if I goto a channel and I can't see who that individual is subscribed to, I typically will not sub that channel.
Not sure if anyone has the same attitude, but it is a scratch my back scratch yours kinda thing for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsAehBeI0kg&t=66s)

I would say its because I didnt know that it was a thing, will certainly look at the setting - nothing deliberate thats for sure!

Yep, that feature allows everyone to see all the channels you are subscribed to.

The latest video drops at 7 pm...

http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155608.0 (http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155608.0)

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Since this is a support group of sorts, many of our Charter/Life Members have already heard this news. I have broken a finger, and will be out of fishing commission for a while. But!!!,,,, I'm not out of this YouTube journey!! I'm taking this "opportunity," (tx for the pep talk FD   ;) ~beer~) to hone in my video and editing skills, and chart out the direction I want my channel to take.

Here's where your guys help will come in, I have a few ideas circling around in my head, and I want to pick your guys brains for additional ideas in regards to content.  I know that's a broad a$$ request, so I will narrow down what I mean. South FL is a unique fishery, and I would like to help by providing information to all of you, specific to bass or peacock fishing here in South Florida.

To take it a step further, if the pitched idea is one that I really like, I will be dedicating the video to your question, and specifically addressing your question for the entire video.  :-* :-* I don't want to hijack the purpose of this thread, so I request if you do have a content idea to share, to please PM me your request.

Thank you guys ahead of time for your help.  ~beer~ ~beer~

Took advantage of the down time and dropped another video.  ;)

https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155612.new#new  (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155612.new#new)

You're the man, Lou.

Dale

Heal quick Lou!

Thanks guys.

I have been on this little quest to find the most suitable budget friendly,  all in one selfie/tripod stick for my action camera, and I think I made have found it. Delivers on Sunday. I will showcase it for you guys.

New video just pushed out https://youtu.be/8yRSG6ugb8A - let me know what I can do better.  This wont be for everyone as its another kayak comparison.

Had a rough morning on Cypress.  88 degree water at 7 am, fish would not cooperate, and camera issues.  Let's see if I can splice together something that resembles a decent video.

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Quote from: FD on August 01, 2021, 11:35:44 AM
Had a rough morning on Cypress.  88 degree water at 7 am, fish would not cooperate, and camera issues.  Let's see if I can splice together something that resembles a decent video.

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Bummer!! Its hotter than hell right now that's for sure.

My latest attempt

https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q (https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q)


BTW what category are you folks using for fishing stuff?

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 11:12:23 AM
My latest attempt

https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q (https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q)


BTW what category are you folks using for fishing stuff?

You mean like a Playlist name when I upload a video?

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 11:12:23 AM
My latest attempt

https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q (https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q)


BTW what category are you folks using for fishing stuff?

That's a cool knot Mike!! Thanks for sharing, I'm going to have to check that one out.

Question, what did you mean by what category are we using for fishing stuff?

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 11:12:23 AM
My latest attempt

https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q (https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q)


BTW what category are you folks using for fishing stuff?

I like the knot, I subscribed to your channel so I wouldn't miss one

Category - when you're uploading, click the "Show More" button and you can add key words and a category you'd like your video to be in for when people are searching for specific stuff. Lots of important stuff to be filled out in this part of the upload.

Categories

Vehicle
Arts and Crafts
Sports
Blog

There are about 20 of them.

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 12:07:09 PM
Category - when you're uploading, click the "Show More" button and you can add key words and a category you'd like your video to be in for when people are searching for specific stuff. Lots of important stuff to be filled out in this part of the upload.

Categories

Vehicle
Arts and Crafts
Sports
Blog

There are about 20 of them.

Yes, fill in all the keywords (relevant keywords) and maximize the 500 characters, and the category is your own internal Playlist.  If you create a Playlist, it will then autoplay (or should) another video in your Playlist when the original video is complete.

I have my playlists created as well.

So you simply choose not to select a category?

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 12:12:04 PM
I have my playlists created as well.

So you simply choose not to select a category?

I now need to login and see what it says

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 12:12:04 PM
I have my playlists created as well.

So you simply choose not to select a category?

Sorry, I selected Sports, I forgot that was even an option.  Mine always default to sports though.

I select sports as well. Guess I need to find the default setting for this.

This may be obvious to you guys but.... I am quickly learning that I need to really plan out what I want to say.  I was watching some videos on developing content and I would always glaze over the part about planning out what you were going to say.  I also record most of my stuff two and three times because I find myself adding some things or just saying it differently.  I thought I could just roll off the cuff, but nope... 

Plan out what I want to say? WHAT!?!

Dale

I plan a bit, but mostly just let diarrhea of the mouth take over and then edit later LOL

I do go into a video session with a plan and some talking points in mind.

I'm dropping these little videos every day that are mostly just blowin' smoke, but I hope some of ya'll like them. It's time to get on the water tho', you know- put that money where my fat mouth is.

Dale

Here is a time saver for those who don't know:

From your desktop

Go to YT studio

Settings (bottom left)

Upload defaults

Basic info

In the description you can pre load stuff about your channel, all the url's and anything you might want in the description of your vids.

Same thing in the tag section.

Now when you upload a video, it's all there and you can delete anything that doesn't fit the topic of your video.

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Quote from: Brian in VA on July 31, 2021, 10:04:42 PM
New video just pushed out https://youtu.be/8yRSG6ugb8A - let me know what I can do better.  This wont be for everyone as its another kayak comparison.

For a 1 take monolog, that was pretty dang good!  Your pace was good and your speaking pretty polished.

As a non yakker but lover of all things fishing there were a couple questions I was left with.

How much do they cost?  And maybe a cost comparison.

What do they look like fully rigged?

Explain those in the video or better yet lead me to other videos that covers these  topics.


This is me being super picky because you asked. 

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Quote from: Mike Cork on August 02, 2021, 11:12:23 AM
My latest attempt

https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q (https://youtu.be/Wqf42-dp44Q)


BTW what category are you folks using for fishing stuff?

Love the video.  I have seen pros use that knot on MLF shows but never knew what it was.  I'm going to try it now.

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Quote from: Brian in VA on August 02, 2021, 02:24:48 PM
This may be obvious to you guys but.... I am quickly learning that I need to really plan out what I want to say.  I was watching some videos on developing content and I would always glaze over the part about planning out what you were going to say.  I also record most of my stuff two and three times because I find myself adding some things or just saying it differently.  I thought I could just roll off the cuff, but nope...

I hear you on this point. Since I can't fish for awhile, Wednesdays are usually my fishing/filming days, and I'm antsy. Good news is, I know the topic I want to shoot for tomorrow, and I will be preparing today for it. If I wing it, I will definitely screw it up and the video will be horrible. I know my videos still need a ton of work, so I'm aiming for the best of the worst right now.  lo lo

Quote from: FD on August 03, 2021, 03:45:55 AM

Quote from: Brian in VA on July 31, 2021, 10:04:42 PM
New video just pushed out https://youtu.be/8yRSG6ugb8A - let me know what I can do better.  This wont be for everyone as its another kayak comparison.

For a 1 take monolog, that was pretty dang good!  Your pace was good and your speaking pretty polished.

As a non yakker but lover of all things fishing there were a couple questions I was left with.

How much do they cost?  And maybe a cost comparison.

What do they look like fully rigged?

Explain those in the video or better yet lead me to other videos that covers these  topics.


This is me being super picky because you asked. 

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OMG I cant say what the price is for those kayaks, if my wife ever watched one of those I would get murdered...  ;D

Seriously though, very good feedback

After throwing away 5-1/2 hours of video yesterday I tried again today almost four hours EACH (two cameras) of on-the-water footage working with square bill crankbaits and the Zara Spook. I'm truly scared to try to load the videos up. It's a lot of work, and if it all took, then the hardest work begins with the editing.

I've been cheating so far. I know. These "Short Casts" and dryland fishing videos are easy to do. I know.

Anyway, no matter what I won't scrap all of this evening's video. I've got a blooper reel in them at the least. It seems that firing up cameras turns me into a rank beginner. I feel like I used to when I was a young and excited tournament fisherman- it always took me  awhile to settle down. Tonight was exactly like that.

Wish me luck.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 04, 2021, 10:20:37 PM
After throwing away 5-1/2 hours of video yesterday I tried again today almost four hours EACH (two cameras) of on-the-water footage working with square bill crankbaits and the Zara Spook. I'm truly scared to try to load the videos up. It's a lot of work, and if it all took, then the hardest work begins with the editing.

I've been cheating so far. I know. These "Short Casts" and dryland fishing videos are easy to do. I know.

Anyway, no matter what I won't scrap all of this evening's video. I've got a blooper reel in them at the least. It seems that firing up cameras turns me into a rank beginner. I feel like I used to when I was a young and excited tournament fisherman- it always took me  awhile to settle down. Tonight was exactly like that.

Wish me luck.

Dale

I'm confident you will find your way Dale. Shooting video and fishing does have its learning curve, but once you find your groove, I'm sure your on the water videos will be pretty cool.

Wrapped up shooting and editing my first of two videos yesterday. Took a while that's for sure. This is my longest video to date, but I felt it was needed. I go into detail discussing all the forms and processes one needs to accomplish to acquire the Merchant Mariner Credential.
This will be my first video where I insert the chapter feature on my video's timeline. My thought process here is, since its such a long video, the chapter feature will help guide individuals find specific information quickly.

The video will drop sometime today, still working on capturing the right thumbnail.... ugh!! So much thought for such a little picture, but,,, its one of the most important details in YT's ethos.  :-*

After a productive conversation, I have decided to shelf my latest video for a later date. But,,,, to anyone reading this post, if you have an interest in learning more about the nuts and bolts on how to go about acquiring your Merchant Mariner Credential send me a PM.
I will send you my video privately.

In the meantime, I will soon be posting a multipart video series on my favorite bass fishing technique. I will give you guys one guess at what that's going to be.  ;)

I'm anxiously awaiting to see "Lou's Guide to Frog fishing"

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on August 05, 2021, 10:46:27 AM
I'm anxiously awaiting to see "Lou's Guide to Frog fishing"

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Awesome!!!

Square bill Alphabet-style crankbait fishing. Please (I'm asking for a friend).

Dale

My Frog Fishing Basics for Beginners video just dropped.

Check it out  --> https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155675.0  (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155675.0)

On to shooting Part 2.  I don't know if this tid bit of information will help, but I have found that scripting really helps me stay on point. I have been working with story boards and I believe its effective for shooting my "Back Porch" videos  lo lo

Yes, it can add time to each project, but just a little bit of organization can help with the delivery of information. IMHO

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Okay, wow. Just- WOW.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 11:58:52 AM
Okay, wow. Just- WOW.

Dale

Is one of those clapper boards necessary prior to "Action" asking for my friend Dale.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on August 07, 2021, 12:54:51 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 11:58:52 AM
Okay, wow. Just- WOW.

Dale

Is one of those clapper boards necessary prior to "Action" asking for my friend Dale.

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Is it necessary? That depends.... I personally have it behind the camera somewhere, so I know the sequence of points I want to cover and it prevents me from rambling. But that's me, I can easily ramble, and turn a 5 minute video into a 20-25 min video in a snap of finger.  lo lo

Sorry Lou, I was being a smart ass about those chalk boards with the scene # on them that they clap before the director yells action.
Excuse my silliness.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on August 07, 2021, 01:23:31 PM
Sorry Lou, I was being a smart ass about those chalk boards with the scene # on them that they clap before the director yells action.
Excuse my silliness.

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~roflmao ~roflmao duh.... I mis-read, now I get what you meant, those ready, set, action boards.  ~b~  No, those aren't necessary.  lo lo  ~beer~

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on August 07, 2021, 01:32:49 PM

Quote from: RangerAndBass on August 07, 2021, 01:23:31 PM
Sorry Lou, I was being a smart ass about those chalk boards with the scene # on them that they clap before the director yells action.
Excuse my silliness.

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~roflmao ~roflmao duh.... I mis-read, now I get what you meant, those ready, set, action boards.  ~b~  No, those aren't necessary.  lo lo  ~beer~

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Dale, you had mentioned using voice over as a possible tool while using I-movie.  I have played with the idea for a little bit and it works really well as a narrating tool.  Attached is a video that I did last year just as a test run.  The topic was to show a wee bit of the Waccamaw river and explain some about the conditions here. 

As it turns out it worked just great for this circumstance and the raw video actually became the story board and provided guidance for the voice over script.  Having the raw video established time parameters and all I had to do was to write a flexible script to fit within the time elements.  I did add a couple other things like the moving text as part of the test.

I believe if you shoot some raw footage and select out the parts you want to use then you can create a voiceover that will fit within the time frame.  I would think that with further organization the voice over could be replaced by on video audio but your organization would need to be very disciplined.   This video is 6 minutes to cover an area that at normal boat speed I couild travel in a little over a minute.  The mission was to show and tell and not be in a hurry.

https://youtu.be/HQ4qNa1jCVE (https://youtu.be/HQ4qNa1jCVE)

Part 2 of my Frog Fishing For Beginners series just dropped.

check it out ---> https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155682.msg1728732#msg1728732  (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155682.msg1728732#msg1728732)

Hey, thanks Bud. I think that will work, if anything to supplement the whole experience. I think of Glen Lau's epic story "Bigmouth" that was done almost totally with voice-overs.

I'm versatile. I'll need one of those remote mics too, and I believe that I'll end up going GoPro with everyone else, also. Thanks!

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:17:08 PM
Hey, thanks Bud. I think that will work, if anything to supplement the whole experience. I think of Glen Lau's epic story "Bigmouth" that was done almost totally with voice-overs.

I'm versatile. I'll need one of those remote mics too, and I believe that I'll end up going GoPro with everyone else, also. Thanks!

Dale

I wouldn't jump onto the GoPro bandwagon yet Dale. Look into a good microphone first. It may be all you need for now really.

Okay Bud, I liked it. Interesting, and to see new water is really cool.

I see lots and lots of square bill crankbait opportunities.

Were you a school teacher in your "real" life? Asking for a friend. Thanks for the video.

Dale

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on August 07, 2021, 03:20:06 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:17:08 PM
Hey, thanks Bud. I think that will work, if anything to supplement the whole experience. I think of Glen Lau's epic story "Bigmouth" that was done almost totally with voice-overs.

I'm versatile. I'll need one of those remote mics too, and I believe that I'll end up going GoPro with everyone else, also. Thanks!

Dale

I wouldn't jump onto the GoPro bandwagon yet Dale. Look into a good microphone first. It may be all you need for now really.

Yessir. Any opinions on mics?

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:26:32 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on August 07, 2021, 03:20:06 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:17:08 PM
Hey, thanks Bud. I think that will work, if anything to supplement the whole experience. I think of Glen Lau's epic story "Bigmouth" that was done almost totally with voice-overs.

I'm versatile. I'll need one of those remote mics too, and I believe that I'll end up going GoPro with everyone else, also. Thanks!

Dale

I wouldn't jump onto the GoPro bandwagon yet Dale. Look into a good microphone first. It may be all you need for now really.

Yessir. Any opinions on mics?

Dale

I posted this pic a while back but it got swallowed with the volume of postings.

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This is the one I use with my Osmo action cam. It only ran me $25 and so far so good I think.

You may need an adapter however. I use this one but it's specific to my camera.



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I know it may seem like a lot, but all these additions still ran me much less than buying the latest GoPro's  :-* :-*

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:25:40 PM
Okay Bud, I liked it. Interesting, and to see new water is really cool.

I see lots and lots of square bill crankbait opportunities.

Were you a school teacher in your "real" life? Asking for a friend. Thanks for the video.

Dale

No, not a school teacher.  I have conducted some University level seminars in my past but have not done so in many years now. 

Quote from: Bud Kennedy on August 07, 2021, 03:51:06 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 07, 2021, 03:25:40 PM
Okay Bud, I liked it. Interesting, and to see new water is really cool.

I see lots and lots of square bill crankbait opportunities.

Were you a school teacher in your "real" life? Asking for a friend. Thanks for the video.

Dale

No, not a school teacher.  I have conducted some University level seminars in my past but have not done so in many years now.

Ah. Public speaker. Good 'nuff- thanks.

Lou, I remember that post and I should have looked back for it. Thanks for the info.

Dale

We might be seeing our very first UB'r turned Youtuber corroboration video soon.....  ~shhh ~shhh  ;)

Those "clappers" are freakin' expensive. I may have to build one...

I just got peeved when I posted my latest video on Groundhog trapping. I got it uploaded, and the software asked me if I wanted to "remove the watermark". What? So I re-entered my password (haven't had to do this before), it said "cool" (or something) and there you go.

Then I turn back to YouTube to do the final edit stuff, and there's my new video with this huge watermark for Filmora across the screen. Grrrr. Guess I have to scrap it and reload.

Grrrr.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 09, 2021, 06:01:17 PM
Those "clappers" are freakin' expensive. I may have to build one...

I just got peeved when I posted my latest video on Groundhog trapping. I got it uploaded, and the software asked me if I wanted to "remove the watermark". What? So I re-entered my password (haven't had to do this before), it said "cool" (or something) and there you go.

Then I turn back to YouTube to do the final edit stuff, and there's my new video with this huge watermark for Filmora across the screen. Grrrr. Guess I have to scrap it and reload.

Grrrr.

Dale

Wow, that sounds weird, only time I get something like that is when I have a major update or something like that.  Sorry that happened.

Worked on a video today, should drop tomorrow.

I'm "dropping" videos. Really.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 11, 2021, 09:29:51 PM
I'm "dropping" videos. Really.

Dale

You're "cranking" out videos.  :)

What am I doing at 4am?


Yep, editing flippin video.

Don't start a YouTube channel, it will totally mess your brain up...

or maybe mine was already there to begin with.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210813/e70a35af59525a886064e2f395860560.jpg)

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Quote from: FD on August 13, 2021, 03:15:27 AM
What am I doing at 4am?


Yep, editing flippin video.

Don't start a YouTube channel, it will totally mess your brain up...

or maybe mine was already there to begin with.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210813/e70a35af59525a886064e2f395860560.jpg)

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lo lo I was about to start working on mine too.  lo lo

You guys need your own topic thread  or a self help group or something. We are all enjoying your crazy new obsession!

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My Frogging for Beginners Part 3 video is up. Look there --> https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155736.new#new

Well I got another 4 hours of loop footage down to a reasonable length video.  Way more work than I thought it would be but part of that was learning some new editing skills.

DOG DAYS of AUGUST is now up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na_cfRqp9-g

FD, I owe you an apology. I don't know how, but I realized that I was not subscribing to your channel. I don't have a clue as to why. I will therefore plead "stupid". I also fixed the situation.

Dale

Thanks Dale. 

Honestly subscribers don't mean that much to me.  I just want people to enjoy the videos I produce and keep coming back to watch more.

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A little rainbow amongst the clouds...

I was working with my cameras just now, downloading pics and such. I lost all of my restaurant stuff when the hard drive crashed, so I started taking new food pics this weekend. Then I downloaded those two short videos off of my camcorder that I shot Thursday that I thought I'd lost. All good.

THEN I got the action camera out, because I actually shot a short video at the restaurant yesterday. But it showed something like SIXTY files. No way... Yes, WAY. My 5-1/2 hours of video from Tuesday was still in that little Akaso. I couldn't believe it. It's still downloading right now, so I'll have a video from it someday with a big-headed six pounder and a little story involving "SA" with it.

I'm also clearing all of my cameras memory tonight. I'm making plans for this week. BIG plans. Oh boy, oh boy.

Dale

Quote from: FD on August 15, 2021, 07:02:31 PM
Thanks Dale. 

Honestly subscribers don't mean that much to me.  I just want people to enjoy the videos I produce and keep coming back to watch more.

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Yeah, but I felt like a traitor or something. Besides, this is really WORK. You deserve the support of subscribers.

Dale

Just now finding this thread. I love this idea! I started a channel back in winter and got hella busy and it kinda died off. I have several videos on deck to edit that I haven't gotten around to. Hoping to kick it back up again soon.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCflIZnBpo8gghtCAK_u9O4Q

That entrance came out cool, FD, was that done with green screen work?
Mmancino, I'm subscribed now, looking forward to watching.
Good Deal Dale, glad you got lucky.  It's amazing how that works sometimes.

Quote from: mmancino on August 15, 2021, 07:21:02 PM
Just now finding this thread. I love this idea! I started a channel back in winter and got hella busy and it kinda died off. I have several videos on deck to edit that I haven't gotten around to. Hoping to kick it back up again soon.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCflIZnBpo8gghtCAK_u9O4Q

Welcome to the thread, happy your learning something out of it.

Quote from: mmancino on August 15, 2021, 07:21:02 PM
Just now finding this thread. I love this idea! I started a channel back in winter and got hella busy and it kinda died off. I have several videos on deck to edit that I haven't gotten around to. Hoping to kick it back up again soon.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCflIZnBpo8gghtCAK_u9O4Q

The opening animation was cool on your last video. The Space Balls animated gif was funny, and the looney tunes closing was too.

2 questions:

1. What editing program are you using?

2. Does your action camera come with an app for your phone?  Reason for this question, I utilize the action camera's app to see if my camera placement, and light settings are correct. I like this a whole lot better versus viewing the shot on the little camera screen. Using the phone captures everything the camera sees, plus you have full use of all the camera's functions on the app, which makes the functionality a whole lot easier imho.

Quote from: Pferox on August 16, 2021, 12:59:00 AM
That entrance came out cool, FD, was that done with green screen work?
Mmancino, I'm subscribed now, looking forward to watching.
Good Deal Dale, glad you got lucky.  It's amazing how that works sometimes.

Glad you liked it!

It is an after effect in Premiere Pro called "track mat". 

I stumbled across it in a tutorial a few weeks ago and thought it was cool.  You can actually animate it but that's still above my pay grade.  Maybe one day.

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Quote from: FD on August 15, 2021, 07:02:31 PM
Thanks Dale. 

Honestly subscribers don't mean that much to me.  I just want people to enjoy the videos I produce and keep coming back to watch more.

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Yeah, but I felt like a traitor or something. Besides, this is really WORK. You deserve the support of subscribers.

Dale

Good news on the lost footage Dale!

It funny, the luckiest people I know are also the hardest working. I wonder if there is a correlation?

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Quote from: mmancino on August 15, 2021, 07:21:02 PM
Just now finding this thread. I love this idea! I started a channel back in winter and got hella busy and it kinda died off. I have several videos on deck to edit that I haven't gotten around to. Hoping to kick it back up again soon.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCflIZnBpo8gghtCAK_u9O4Q

Also subscribed.  Keep up the good work .

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You know, FD makes a video with basically ZERO bass catches, yet I'm enthralled. Is that genius? Or diabolical...

Oh yeah- "Deep dark depression, excessive misery".

Dale

So it's been a month and I've learned a lot. Actually RE-learned, because I figured some of this stuff out three years ago. But with this new computer I really struggled the last few days. The software I'm using (same version as before) looks different. Things are not the same as last week. There's no little "disc" icon to quick save as I go- I have to go to the drop-down menu every time. Weird- it was better the other way.  I upload the last video and then can't find it. Turns out it's under my old account. It was the DEVIL getting it to switch, and I uploaded it four times (once I apparently uploaded it to my own hard drive, go figure).

I'm never gonna figure all of this out. That's why I'm trying to keep it simple, and concentrate on content. Right?

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 16, 2021, 06:48:28 AM
You know, FD makes a video with basically ZERO bass catches, yet I'm enthralled. Is that genius? Or diabolical...

Oh yeah- "Deep dark depression, excessive misery".

Dale

Like most aspects of life,  if you can't be good, at least be entertaining...

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Quote from: FD on August 16, 2021, 02:41:28 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 16, 2021, 06:48:28 AM
You know, FD makes a video with basically ZERO bass catches, yet I'm enthralled. Is that genius? Or diabolical...

Oh yeah- "Deep dark depression, excessive misery".

Dale

Like most aspects of life,  if you can't be good, at least be entertaining...

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In other words, baffle them with bullspit. THAT I can do.

Dale

Great video Cork. It popped up #1 in my suggested videos.


For those who haven't seen it, don't click the link in his thread.

Instead, go to your YouTube page and if you are subscribed to his channel, look for it on your homepage or suggested videos and click it there.

Trust me, it will make a difference.


Sincerely

The analytics nerd.

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It makes sense now LOL sometimes I'm thick headed... (FD knows what I'm talking about LOL)

Thank you for the Kudos.

It popped up first for me as well. Great video, Mike.

Dale

Quote from: FD on August 17, 2021, 06:28:07 PM
Great video Cork. It popped up #1 in my suggested videos.


For those who haven't seen it, don't click the link in his thread.

Instead, go to your YouTube page and if you are subscribed to his channel, look for it on your homepage or suggested videos and click it there.

Trust me, it will make a difference.


Sincerely

The analytics nerd.

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So we/I can understand this information better, the YT analytics will be in our favor if we were just to announce that we dropped a new video on Youtube rather than post the video link on UB?

There are a variety of "hits", generic, inbound, and in this case YT. If we let it pop up in each others feeds for a couple days, these feed hits will carry more weight in how YT presents our videos to the rest of the YT world. I haven't followed the analytics that well yet, FD said he'll share a little of what he's found.

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 18, 2021, 10:41:42 AM
There are a variety of "hits", generic, inbound, and in this case YT. If we let it pop up in each others feeds for a couple days, these feed hits will carry more weight in how YT presents our videos to the rest of the YT world. I haven't followed the analytics that well yet, FD said he'll share a little of what he's found.

Tx Mike.

IN a word, YES.

This is my strategy boiled down to the minimum.  The analytics rabbit hole is very, very deep.  But I've spent about 40 hours looking at this and will keep y'all posted with any new information.

YT does not care about external views (UB, FB, etc.), mostly.  While they will get you some views and watch time, you will have to do the work to get people to look at them.


YT knows more about who to show our content to than we do.  For rapid growth, your goal should be to get your videos to score high in "Browse" and "Suggested" from a traffic source.

When you drop a video on YT, they will show your thumbnail (Impressions) on the Homepage (browse) and the videos down the side (suggested) to everyone who is subscribed or has watched your other content recently (this should be everyone who has watched a video from UB).  If the Retention (average watch time percentage) and CTR ( % of Views from Impressions) is fairly high from these then they will put it in Browse and Suggested to others who have similar viewing habits.  If that tests well they will do it again to a larger group and so on and so on.  This is how videos go viral.

How a new video performs in the first 48 hours is critical to get YT to suggest it to new potential viewers.  Posting links anywhere else can derail this process inadvertently. 

Post to UB eventually, but give your videos a shot with Browse and Suggested first.  Posting a link from UB will eventually help UB with Google search traffic, but the bigger your channel, the more it will help.  I'm going to wait about a week or so from now on.  That will not hurt UB, but it could be a huge benefit in the long run.

How to help each other?

Anytime one of our videos appears in your Browse or Suggested, click and let it run all the way through.  If you have seen it several times already, put it in the background or turn the volume down, and do something else, but let it run. That will help with the CTR and Retention which is what we need to get YT to suggest it to others outside this circle.  This also makes you a "Returning Viewer" which YT values much more than subscribers.

Search is a completely different topic that I will discuss later...

Keep making good quality content and be patient is my advise.

FD,

Resident analytics nerd...

FYI- I've done it almost completely wrong up to this point.....

Quote from: FD on August 18, 2021, 05:04:04 PM
IN a word, YES.

This is my strategy boiled down to the minimum.  The analytics rabbit hole is very, very deep.  But I've spent about 40 hours looking at this and will keep y'all posted with any new information.

YT does not care about external views, mostly.  While they will get you some views and watch time, you will have to do the work to get people to look at them.


YT knows more about who to show our content to than we do.  For rapid growth, your goal should be to get your videos to score high in "Browse" and "Suggested" from a traffic source.

When you drop a video on YT, they will show your thumbnail (Impressions) on the Homepage (browse) and the videos down the side (suggested) to everyone who is subscribed or has watched your other content recently (this should be everyone who has watched a video from UB).  If the Retention (average watch time percentage) and CTR ( % of Views from Impressions) is fairly high from these then they will put it in Browse and Suggested to others who have similar viewing habits.  If that tests well they will do it again to a larger group and so on and son on.  This is how videos go viral.

How a new video performs in the first 48 hours is critical to get YT to suggest it to new potential viewers.  By posting links anywhere else can derail this process inadvertently. 

Post to UB eventually, but give your videos a shot with Browse and Suggested first.  Posting a link from UB will eventually help UB with Google search traffic, but the bigger your channel, the more it will help.  I'm going to wait about a week or so from now on.  That will not hurt UB, but it could be a huge benefit in the long run.

How to help each other?

Anytime one of our videos appears in your Browse or Suggested, click and let it run all the way through.  If you have seen it several times already, put it in the background or turn the volume down, and do something else, but let it run. That will help with the CTR and Retention which is what we need to get YT to suggest it to others outside this circle.  This also makes you a "Returning Viewer" which YT values much more than subscribers.

Search is a completely different topic that I will discuss later...

Keep making good quality content and be patient is my advise.

FD,

Resident analytics nerd...

lo ... and that was the minimally explained version?!  :o  lo j/k
Thank you for the explanation FD, helpful advice.  ~beer~

Far out. Thanks a bunch, sir.

Dale

Great post and info Lee  ~c~ ~c~

I could see it but could never explain it like you just did, hats off sir and thank you.

Uploaded a new editing program, learning from scratch again. Can you say mind blown.  :shocking: :shocking: :surrender:

Okay I'll bite, what software did you choose?

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 19, 2021, 02:39:16 PM
Okay I'll bite, what software did you choose?

Adobe Premiere pro.

That's about as good as it gets... :shocking:

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 19, 2021, 03:16:25 PM
That's about as good as it gets... :shocking:

I'll say. Did a 1hr 20 min tutorial and my head exploded, and that was just for beginners!!  lo lo

You'll be learning on that software for years. It's intense but on the flip, it does it all..

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 19, 2021, 03:44:06 PM
You'll be learning on that software for years. It's intense but on the flip, it does it all..

I agree, anything new to me especially when it involves tech, I'm slow to pick up. Frustrates the Mrs, she's all about tech.  lo lo But,,, once I learn it, I'm good to go.  ~bb

So I just spent (wasted?) about an hour on my latest low-tech film, and I'm not even started yet. Gee wiz. I get the Bob Seger line- "What to leave in, what to leave out". I always liked that one, now it has new meaning.

Dale

My next video will be dropping in 9 hours on YouTube. It's gonna be a short one showcasing the scenery of our tournament lake (Andong).

Redemption video just dropped

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Quote from: FD on August 22, 2021, 05:05:51 PM
Redemption video just dropped

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Good stuff FD!!  ~c~ ~c~  You lit a fire under my butt seeing how much your YouTube production skills have  improved over the last 6 weeks.  ~beer~

Received some good news today. My finger has healed and I'm cleared to resume all my activities which means?? I CAN RESUME FISHING AGAIN!! I enjoy shooting video on the water versus just sitting in front of a camera and talking.

I have 3 videos in the works. Shooting starts on Wednesday and another shoot on Fri.  ;)

Tomorrow's shoot will wrap up the Frog Fishing Series I started a few weeks ago. I will be on the water, and this time I'm stepping up my game a bit with 2 camera's and a new borrowed microphone system. This should be interesting since I will also be editing out of Premiere Pro.  ~sweat ~sweat

I'm sure it will be great, the extra camera angle will help with some great content.

Until you break your finger again on a HBF hook set. I've almost done it myself.

I took the advice and am running external hard drives for backup and storage. Unlike what my wife believes, I DO listen.

Dale

I've watched a ton of videos and I like seeing the different techniques...it's interesting. But, most of it is not applicable to where I fish. We have mainly spotted bass, no weeds, no docks and deep, bare shorelines. What's been working for months is flukes, drop shot, and top water out on the points and off buff walls. Might throw in a spy bait or jerk bait once in a while. Usually at the lip of the point and down both cuts, keeping the boat in 35 ft and fishing over water from 20 to 35 ft deep. All the pitching and dragging looks like a blast but it's would make a long day around here. I guess it doesn't make much of a video because it's pretty much same stuff different place. Now, it's a pretty lake and I see deer, all kinds of birds and ever bears but not many 4 lb fish.

Quote from: jwkelley51 on August 25, 2021, 01:08:00 PM
I've watched a ton of videos and I like seeing the different techniques...it's interesting. But, most of it is not applicable to where I fish. We have mainly spotted bass, no weeds, no docks and deep, bare shorelines. What's been working for months is flukes, drop shot, and top water out on the points and off buff walls. Might throw in a spy bait or jerk bait once in a while. Usually at the lip of the point and down both cuts, keeping the boat in 35 ft and fishing over water from 20 to 35 ft deep. All the pitching and dragging looks like a blast but it's would make a long day around here. I guess it doesn't make much of a video because it's pretty much same stuff different place. Now, it's a pretty lake and I see deer, all kinds of birds and ever bears but not many 4 lb fish.

Make a couple of videos, I wanna see.  I bet you catch more than bass, out that way.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 25, 2021, 09:40:03 AM
Until you break your finger again on a HBF hook set. I've almost done it myself.

I took the advice and am running external hard drives for backup and storage. Unlike what my wife believes, I DO listen.

Dale

Good to hear, you will see how much easier and quicker it is to keep both  of those Hard Drives clean of clutter and used stuff.

It's 3:11 AM and I'm editing video....not that I'm still awake from yesterday, but I got up early so I can get this stupid YouTube video done by Friday so I can post on the schedule that I set for myself.  I was already busy with running a construction company, building rods, keeping this house maintained, and oh yea, I like to fish every once and I while.  NOW I start a YT channel?

I think I need some professional mental help... ~b~

Quote from: FD on August 26, 2021, 02:20:09 AM
It's 3:11 AM and I'm editing video....not that I'm still awake from yesterday, but I got up early so I can get this stupid YouTube video done by Friday so I can post on the schedule that I set for myself.  I was already busy with running a construction company, building rods, keeping this house maintained, and oh yea, I like to fish every once and I while.  NOW I start a YT channel?

I think I need some professional mental help... ~b~

You think?  ~roflmao  ;)

Yesterday's outing did not materialize the way I hoped for, but I will be using the footage to practice editing on the new editing  program.

Note: when using a top notch microphone system. Yelling at the camera makes for some very loud audio. Geesh!! I need to learn just to use my normal voice next time.

 ~roflmao

The frog bite is never what I expect. I want to do trees and they are in pads. The next trip I go to the pads and they are on the tress. :surrender:

Quote from: Mike Cork on August 26, 2021, 03:37:21 PM
~roflmao

The frog bite is never what I expect. I want to do trees and they are in pads. The next trip I go to the pads and they are on the tress. :surrender:

Taking out the little boat tomorrow to hopefully wrap up my final frogging video of my frogging for beginner series. Just checked one of my camera mounts and I can basically position my B-roll camera right above the water line. That should capture some awesome footage. But like you said Mike, the frog bite can be a crap shoot.  lo

Just dropped "Kissimmee is Laughing" with Capt Lou.  I spent the most time ever on this edit.  Lots of good footage that had to be cut.  A couple of new editing tricks included.

Quote from: FD on August 27, 2021, 06:46:19 PM
Just dropped "Kissimmee is Laughing" with Capt Lou.  I spent the most time ever on this edit.  Lots of good footage that had to be cut.  A couple of new editing tricks included.

Thanks for putting that video together FD, I had a blast!! You edited that down to 17 minutes, if the viewers only knew that it was actually over 5 hours of our banter back and forth.  ~roflmao Yes, we didn't boat many fish, but man, the time flew by, I had FUN!!

Lou's mic was amazing. I gots to get me one of those.

Lots of fun, good chuckles fellers.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on August 28, 2021, 08:21:32 AM
Lou's mic was amazing. I gots to get me one of those.

Lots of fun, good chuckles fellers.

Dale

It's the Rode 2 wireless system.  I am also  able to edit the 2 audio channels separately and remove the background noise in Premier Pro.

If your just going to film solo they have a single system.

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Yep, it's 3:14 AM and I've definitely gone "round the bend" with the YT stuff.

The strategy I outlined 2 weeks ago seems to be working.  Almost 2 months in and after the first month of growth that came from people I know fizzled out, the channel seems to be slowwwwwly picking up speed organically.  50% of my views are now coming from  Browse and Suggested.  This means that the YT algorithm is starting to understand what my channel is about and who to show it to.  I have focused on a very small niche ( Central FL Fishing) and there seems to be enough people interested in that specific topic to grow the channel.

What can't be seen is the 12-14 hours of editing that goes into each of the last few videos.  That is mostly due to learning how to  use the editing program from scratch. I'm hoping to eventually cut that time in half and still maintain the quality of the videos.  That would get the workload of shooting, editing, and producing 1 video a week down to around 10 hours.

Because of all that work I have put in, AE Fishing reached a few milestones this past week. I have promised myself not to truly judge the channel until after a year of consistent effort, but here are a few stats that tell me I'm doing the right things.

A video has reached 300 views.  Not one of my better videos in my opinion, but the viewers see it differently.  One I thought would be awesome is tanking statistically, so what do I know.

The channel has reached the 1000 views per month average, 100 hours of watch time per month average, and is picking up subscribers  at almost 1 per day.

I was hesitant to share this info because I did not want to appear to be bragging.  Rather, I want you to see what is POSSIBLE, if you put in the focused work.

If your intent is to grow a channel, know that you can do it! 

If anyone has specific questions, post them here or send me a PM.  Not that I'm qualified to coach this subject, but I can at least tell you what I'm trying that is or isn't working.

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Good stuff FD. You have taken the bull by the horns with your YT channel and its working. Well done!!  ~c~

Thank you for sharing.  ~beer~

Congrats ~c~ proof that your concept is working. I just need to get more footage :-*

I've shot tons of footage this last few weeks. The trick is getting it edited into a story that makes sense. I may be a failure at that. I AM filling up these external hardrives.

Dale

I have not posted a video in a few weeks. The new editing software is too much for my 6 year old laptop causing it to freeze when I'm editing. Guess what we are shopping for this weekend?  :st:)  But I have been shooting practice videos off of the BassHunter and a couple off the big boat. Once I purchase the new laptop I will be making the switch to 4k video.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on September 03, 2021, 10:16:02 AMBut I have been shooting practice videos off of the BassHunter and a couple off the big boat. Once I purchase the new laptop I will be making the switch to 4k video.

All complex video software are resource hogs.  Premier doesn't work well with AMD chips,  It takes a pretty hefty mid range computer to get 15 minutes of 1080p out in a reasonable time.  To me 4k is bulky, takes a long time to upload, and many viewers can't download that.  Granted YouTube changes the resolution as needed but that takes processing power from the Tube and effects the download quality to the receiver.  For a long time I was taking  1080p and bringing it down to 720p for easier consumption by viewers and quicker upload speeds. The processing speed was very slow and a 15 minute video took 30 to 40 minutes on my old equipment.
I went to all 1080p and got good videos with slightly faster processesing time.  I updated my PC and it flies now, a 15 minute video with a lot of annotations, and stuff now takes 2 or 3 minutes, tops.
Another thing, a laptop to process videos reliably takes a lot of horsepower.  You can usually get the same or better by building or getting a prebuilt desktop, and leaving the laptop for traveling and very light rendering.
This is a bad time to think about anything new, video cards are almost twice, if not more than, the normal cost, if you can get them.  When it comes to rendering, the better the video card, the faster the render.  Parts are hard to get, and even laptops are way overpriced because of the demand for them.
Good luck with Premier, it has a very steep learning curve, and some quirks, like the AMD problems, and need for a pretty super computer to get any speed out of it, but it does make pretty movies.

So, I did this a few weeks ago-

(https://i.imgur.com/7tyJuFs.jpg)

I've always had cards for all of my business ventures, and even for my trapping. It lends credence and makes you at least somewhat bona-fide. I've passed out a bunch of them already.

Oh yeah- don't judge me on the "outdoor writer" deal. I've put that on my cards for years, and it's a little more true than ya'll know. I have a check at home right now for $200 from Bob Noonans' "Trappers Post", a national magazine that I get published in a few times a year. I write for several venues besides UB. Yup.

Dale

Kissimmee Patterns just dropped.  Having an issuebwith the thumbnail though.  It just has the YT one up at the moment.

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Lee and Lou, I have to tell you I loved that video of you two. It was like I was on the boat with you.  A great one for watchers to get to "know" you guys and in Flats post about who we watch on YT, how we feel about the person is a big reason we watch.
Keep up the good work

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Thanks Bryn.  I'm glad yall like the style I've chosen to edit my videos.

I decided there are plenty of big fish catches only/ no personality - fishing videos out there.

Since the purpose of the YT channels to begin with was to promote the website, I want to show that we can have fun regardless of the catching...

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I got my first YouTube commercials today. Whoo Hoo! Wait a minute, I HATE commercials...

Bring on the COMMERCIALS!

Dale

So Dale, did you set your channel to be monetized?  Good luck with that.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 04, 2021, 04:05:28 PM
So, I did this a few weeks ago-

(https://i.imgur.com/7tyJuFs.jpg)

I've always had cards for all of my business ventures, and even for my trapping. It lends credence and makes you at least somewhat bona-fide. I've passed out a bunch of them already.

Oh yeah- don't judge me on the "outdoor writer" deal. I've put that on my cards for years, and it's a little more true than ya'll know. I have a check at home right now for $200 from Bob Noonans' "Trappers Post", a national magazine that I get published in a few times a year. I write for several venues besides UB. Yup.

Dale

Your arrow head video is exploding!  That thumbnail is FN awesome.

Good job sir!

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on September 04, 2021, 08:48:14 PM
Lee and Lou, I have to tell you I loved that video of you two. It was like I was on the boat with you.  A great one for watchers to get to "know" you guys and in Flats post about who we watch on YT, how we feel about the person is a big reason we watch.
Keep up the good work

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Thank you Bryn, appreciate the kind words. We have fun that's for sure, regardless if the bass are cooperating or not.

Quote from: Pferox on September 05, 2021, 12:09:24 AM
So Dale, did you set your channel to be monetized?  Good luck with that.

No sir. Not yet...?

Dale

Quote from: Pferox on September 05, 2021, 12:09:24 AM
So Dale, did you set your channel to be monetized?  Good luck with that.

Need a 1000 subs and 4,000 viewing hours in a 12 month period to be monetized.

I haven't read all 248 post here but what I have seen is that yall are starting your YT grind. The hardest part of YT is the beginning hands down. Even Casey Neistat who has 12.5 million subs said his first 10,000 was the hardest.. but the first 1,000 was even harder. The first 50 or so videos are really just part of the learning process and you'll get better as you go and learn things along the way. I see Lee has put in a ton of research into getting started which is awesome. Many people make it up without any forethought and hope it works out, which in turn makes them give up too early.

Here are some tips I have learned or picked up over the past few years in no particular order.

#1 Build up a bank of videos. That will give you a buffer and take the pressure off of having to get videos out ASAP. Figure out when the best day and time is for your niche and consistently provide content. Take a look at big fishing channels and see when their videos come out. If they all come out on Saturdays afternoon then you should shoot for the same.. this also helps with getting your video "recommended" which is truly how you get found. The more videos you can put out the better for growth, but don't get burnt out and don't skimp on quality. Once every week or two is fine and quality over quantity is real. Less content with excellent quality will always do better than rushed content just for the sake of getting out a video.

#2 Content timing is important. If you make a video on how to catch bedding bass in mid summer.. it's going to do worse than if it came out just before spring. So if you film something and it's better to come out at a later date.. then just wait. YouTube is like TV or the movies.. they aren't filmed and released all in the same day. They are put out when it is best for the show/movie to do it's best.. and nobody really realizes movies were filmed over months if not years. It is also a smart move as a small channel to do some similar content as the larger channels around the same time they are doing it. Since you guys are creating content in Florida try and hit the lakes/areas/fishing styles any large tournaments or channels are going to be creating content about. We've all heard the word "trending" and the best way to do it is by timing. If Lake O is getting an increase in views.. then release Big O content.. if it's Kissimmee then do it.. if it's the Everglades then do that. Heck Lee, your boat redo is awesome and people LOVE walk around videos of stuff. From trucks to boats to RVS. So when the PROs start getting all their new boats next time and start putting out videos about their boats.. go ahead and have a nice walk-around of your boat. Have a nice killer thumbnail of the boat as well. Tell them how long you've had the boat and how the renovation went (or whatever you want to call it) and why you did certain things. For example, talk about the motor and what you think about it or the trolling motor and changes you would like to see. Longer videos increase view time and keep viewers on longer. Walk around videos are the types that can naturally increase your watch time. I'm not telling you to go on a ramble about nonsense, but if you're talking about the boat then people will probably stay longer. Keep the longer videos appealing by simply changing camera angles when you change topics.. or put some B-roll footage over a portion to give an up close look. Anything that helps break up the video but gets your attention again.

#2 Thumbnails are important. Keep your Thumbnails simple and attention grabbing with a similar repeated style aka "branding". Try to use 4 words or less and use attention grabbing ones. The thumbnail's job is to get a click. The thumbnail doesn't need to tell them what the video is about.. it needs to wow them into choosing to watch it. That's why it's called "Clickbait". Be sure to edit the photo to make it better looking. I prefer Adobe light room for editing and the Photoshop to create my thumb. You don't have to spend a long time on the edit. Hit auto, increase the clarity higher, increase the color saturation, and call it a day. Use a thicker font that stands out and is easy to read ON A PHONE SCREEN.. Most YT viewers do so on a phone or tablet with a computer and TV being some of the least amount.. so you need big easy to read text. For my thumbnails, I like standing off to one side (if a person will be in it) and taking a photo that leaves dead space above and beside the main focal point of the picture. This gives me room for adding text to the photo . Choose a color that stands out and put a "stroke" around the outside and/or maybe a "glow" or "shadow". Those are all in Photoshop and they make the text stand out from the background.

#3 Good video & audio is important, but so is getting to the topic of the video quickly. Think about it like this. If you Google how to fix something on your truck or boat and you see a good Thumbnail matching what you are looking for, you click it. Then you get a crazy shaky up and down video (not sideways) cell phone video where the guy is rambling about some nonsense you don't care about. He's clearly not getting to the point of why you even clicked on the video in the first place. Are you gonna keep watching or back up and look for someone who has better audio, video, and gets to the point? You should get to the point quickly, even if it's just a little preview tease of what's to come or an opening like 'today I'm gonna show you how I flip Lake Kissimmee"  and then cut into some b-roll. YouTube actually has bots that will listen to videos now.. which is crazy so if you can say something in the beginning that ties into what your video is about YouTube will think it is actually about what you say it is. It sounds like yall are wearing mics and the audio is much better than an action camera for sure. My recommendation for audio is consistency. Nobody likes to turn the volume up for talking parts and down for action scenes in movies. If you have some music going while talking be sure the music is low. If it's just some clips edited to music then the music can be louder, but try to make it flow into the talking part smoothly. As in loud music, awesome shots of hitting the water, the sunset, some floating plants, maybe a cool tree, and as it goes back to a water video the volume gradually is reduced and the next clip is you talking and the prior music is barely even heard and dies out in a few seconds of you talking with your voice being the same loudness of the prior music. It's much smoother than sudden volume changes. Of course there is a time to use sudden volume changes for dramatic effect.. but it is typically jarring to the viewer so be smart how you use it.

#4  Be yourselves and talk to the camera like it's people you like on UB. Since yall are making these videos as a way to try and promote your guide services let them get to know you. I know it is awkward at first to be on camera.. that's just because practice makes perfect. Lou didn't start out landing frogs in perfect spots consistently... he probably had a Zebco and a hot dog LOL ....Anyways you know what I am getting at. The best thing to do is simply be yourself and be positive and happy when you film. If you don't feel like fishing and/or filming then why force yourself? It will come across that you don't want to be there in your attitude and body language.

#5 The video title and thumbnail does not have to be what the video is mainly about UNLESS it's evergreen content. It can change while you are filming and/or editing as editing ultimately creates the video. If you are making a video showing how to spool a new reel then obviously it should be about that topic to get found via searching. However, if it's just a day fishing/farting around video, then you have much more room to use a thumb and description that is actually only a portion of the video. What I am trying to say is don't get stuck in your head that the video HAS to be about a certain topic. You might go out with the intention of fishing a flat with a search bait and showing how to use a square bill but you end up hammering fish with a slow moving frog... so instead you make the video about frog fishing. You can even talk about how you started with a search bait and show some of the square bill footage but ultimately the video ends up being more about finding them with the frog or vice versa of course. At the same time if you caught fish doing both.. do some quick searches to see what is currently being watched in the fishing niche and edit the video to be more about the one that is currently more popular. Voice over is an easy way to change what a video is about. Even if you're talking about whatever on camera.. you can always voice over with more of a "this is what I was doing and thinking" to change the video around.

#6 Use Tubebuddy or another SEO tool to find topics people want to know about that aren't covered yet or how you can make your content rank higher. I like to use Tubebuddy's SEO tool for finding ideas for videos and what others are using in titles and descriptions. For example in the south "coke" means any type of soda.. not just coke and other places use the word "pop" to describe soda. Both are the same thing but seeing which is doing better in an SEO stand point will help your video do better. If "How to fish a frog" is ranked lower than "Frog fishing tips and tricks".. then use the tips and tricks wording in your title AND first few words of you video description.

#7 Use call to actions in videos. People are lazy and most aren't going to go out of the way to comment or interact with a video. You don't have to say "don't forget to comment and subscribe".. you can find a work around that still pushes people to comment. For example you could say, "Have you ever fished in Florida? lets hear your stories in the comments." or a "how did you like this video, let me know" or whatever idea to push people to comment. People love to help, share stories, and criticize on the internet.. so invite them to do it.

#8 Make your YouTube channel a legit business when it starts to make income. This is something we waited too long to do and in the end paid more taxes than we should have. If you enjoy doing YouTube and it starts to make an income be sure to make it legit so you can write off camera equipment, editing subconscious, music royalty, traveling, etc. Not to mention the LLC gives you bit of liability protection.

#9 HAVE FUN!!!! This is the most important thing in my opinion. We could sell more stuff and could have grown our channel faster.. but for us, traveling is what is important and YouTube simply is helping us fund it.. we aren't traveling for YouTube. We got sucked into the YouTube black hole for a little while and ended up chasing analytics a little too much and worrying about it more than we should have. Growth will come with time and slow growth by subscribers who actually watch your content and book guided trips will ultimately be more enjoyable for yall. I mean do you really want to have a guided trip booked 7 days a week for month... or would you rather get to enjoy fishing and it not turn into a grind. Personally I feel a balance means you'll not only be happier in life, but you'll enjoy the content you are creating and in the end the viewers will enjoy it more as well.

Oh I almost forgot, don't waste you time filming in 4k or crazy high frame rates. I have personally found that 2.7k and 60 frames is perfect for us as it uses less space and still looks nice and crisp and we can still slow it down if we want to. Take pictures or time-lapses in higher quality so you can zoom or pan in editing though. We render our videos in 1080 for YouTube.

In no way am I claiming to be a know it all YouTuber and things change all the time. These are just some things I have learned and I personally feel are important. I truly hope yall stick with it and grow a big channel and stay booked.

Also, don't be afraid to YouTube "How to grow my YT channel". There are channels dedicated to helping others build a channel. We literally YouTubed how to YouTube lol

Wow Thomas, there was a boat load of helpful information in that post. Thank you for sharing. I was hoping you came across this thread and low and behold here you are posting. Good stuff bud thanks again!!

Good news, we found a pretty good laptop. The bad news is it has a 2-4 week delivery window.  :(

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on September 05, 2021, 04:23:50 PM
Wow Thomas, there was a boat load of helpful information in that post. Thank you for sharing. I was hoping you came across this thread and low and behold here you are posting. Good stuff bud thanks again!!

Not a problem. Best of luck

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Quote from: FD on September 12, 2021, 02:26:41 AM
Yep, you guessed it...
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Back at work editing huh??

I will be posting videos again soon too. The new laptop arrived yesterday.  ~c~ ~c~

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BT- DT. AM D(oing)T (that).

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Latest vid "WHY" is up. More editing work into this one than any previous video but my times are starting to come down.

The 1st rough cut is the thing I hate.  Getting the A and B camera footage synced and all of the useless footage cut out is like work.  The rest of it I really enjoy.

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I'm back up and running with video editing. The new laptop handles Premiere Pro smoothly, thank goodness. FD did warn me that there was going to be a learning curve with this software, and he wasn't lying. I took it easy with a short 2 min froggin video of me and BIL to ease back into editing, and 3 hours later I'm still not done!!  :bang :st:)  lo

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 04, 2021, 04:05:28 PM
So, I did this a few weeks ago-

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I've always had cards for all of my business ventures, and even for my trapping. It lends credence and makes you at least somewhat bona-fide. I've passed out a bunch of them already.

Oh yeah- don't judge me on the "outdoor writer" deal. I've put that on my cards for years, and it's a little more true than ya'll know. I have a check at home right now for $200 from Bob Noonans' "Trappers Post", a national magazine that I get published in a few times a year. I write for several venues besides UB. Yup.

Dale

Mr. Dale I just subbed!

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 04, 2021, 04:05:28 PM
So, I did this a few weeks ago-

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I've always had cards for all of my business ventures, and even for my trapping. It lends credence and makes you at least somewhat bona-fide. I've passed out a bunch of them already.

Oh yeah- don't judge me on the "outdoor writer" deal. I've put that on my cards for years, and it's a little more true than ya'll know. I have a check at home right now for $200 from Bob Noonans' "Trappers Post", a national magazine that I get published in a few times a year. I write for several venues besides UB. Yup.

Dale

Mr. Dale I just subbed!

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Thank you, sir!

Dale

Took me a while, but I got it done. Not my best, but its a start with the new software.  Here's the video clip of my BIL and I hollow body frog fishing in some very shallow water in the Everglades couple of weeks ago.

https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155953.new#new (https://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=155953.new#new)

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I opened up Pandora's box with this editing program.  :st:)

If you can imagine it, it can be done on this on this program, the challenge is, all the steps that need to be taken to make the idea come alive. So much to learn so little time.  :(

Used a video from a trip a few weeks ago, and used it for editing practice. All I'm going to say is, its a work in progress. Feel like I'm starting from scratch again. One thing I will say is my mind will not shut down. Shooting and editing video is a fascinating world!

I forgot to mention, my Osmo camera was overheating pretty bad on my last outing. Since I had good results having an aluminum case on my Gopro, I went ahead and did the same with the Osmo.

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You'll have to do a separate review of this camera for everyone. Might even do a written and video version that you can link back and forth...

Quote from: Mike Cork on September 17, 2021, 08:47:12 AM
You'll have to do a separate review of this camera for everyone. Might even do a written and video version that you can link back and forth...

Hmmm... I thought I did one. Sorry I missed that, I have to add it to my list of projects.  :-*

You may have and I missed it. I seen the one you did on the mini vlog camera :-*

Quote from: Mike Cork on September 17, 2021, 10:03:19 AM
You may have and I missed it. I seen the one you did on the mini vlog camera :-*

I missed it for sure. Tx Mike.

I had quite the adventure this morning. I'm really behind on my video's, especially with my Frogging for Beginners series. Part 4, the final chapter keeps being delayed and pushed back. Today was the day I was going to correct for that, so I headed out to shoot the video. I had an awesome location already in mind. The area has pads, hydrilla, timber, etc all in one place. Best of all, I could shoot from the bank.

I arrived to find the area looked better than I expected. The pads were overgrown, there were thick hydrilla mats, along with more fallen trees. The location was perfect to film my final video.

Then the issues began. Although the spot looked awesome, it bordered a major road way, and the road noise was annoying!! Followed with the fact, that I couldn't find my groove. Again. ugh!! Took multiple takes, and decided to just fish for a bit, let the camera roll, and hopefully capture a bass strike to wrap up the video.

The idea didn't take long to materialize. On my third cast of just fishing, a nice bass came up and slurped my frog in front of the camera. I reared back, to set the hook and my line snapped and I almost broke the rod on a low hanging branch of a pine tree.  ~xyz ~rant

I was so caught up in my head with shooting the video, that I committed ROOKIE MISTAKE #1, always re-tie before each new outing!! DOH!!!

To make matters worse, I only brought with me 1 frog!! I packed my things up and just left. For good measure the bass that broke off my frog, jumped trying to shake loose the frog.  >:( >:(

Although I never completed my shoot, I learned a list of new lessons. The good news however, this footage will serve as great editing practice, especially with learning how to minimize the road noise.

I will eventually get this final video done soon. Sorry for the rant.  ~b~ ~b~

Depending on how all this played out on video it could make for some great teaching, or great bloopers  ~shade

Quote from: Mike Cork on September 17, 2021, 10:59:52 AM
Depending on how all this played out on video it could make for some great teaching, or great bloopers  ~shade

Same thing my wife said. Lol!!

I reviewed and have been editing this mornings footage. It wasn't all bad, I think I can salvage the video with additional footage. Problem is the weather is pretty crappy right now.  :( ~rain ~rain

Oh,,, and I did manage to catch the bass slurping the frog on video, it was a nice fish.

Got up early this morning to re-shoot yesterday's video. Things flowed a little easier today, but,,,,, note to self. Double check the microphone system when moving the camera around. Mic adapter disconnected killing the majority of my audio!!  :bang :st:)

I'll get this right eventually.  ~b~ ~b~

Hmmmm.... I think I may have successfully completed shooting my frog fishing video series. It only took 4 times.

My latest video dropped. Finally!!

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on September 21, 2021, 11:49:26 AM
My latest video dropped. Finally!!

Just finished watching the last video.  Great Job Lou.  Put all 4 together and you too could become a frog master.

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on September 21, 2021, 11:49:26 AM
My latest video dropped. Finally!!

Just finished watching the last video.  Great Job Lou.  Put all 4 together and you too could become a frog master.

Thank you Bud, appreciate the feedback.  ~beer~

Just put my last one up.  SPOTS!

The editing is getting a bit faster finally.  Getting my work flow down to something repeatable.

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Quote from: FD on September 21, 2021, 03:02:22 PM
Just put my last one up.  SPOTS!

The editing is getting a bit faster finally.  Getting my work flow down to something repeatable.

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Saw it a little while ago, you are definitely finding your rhythm with this YT stuff. Well done my friend.  ~beer~

Wow. A video from Lou and FD, right in a row. Good job, fellas.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 21, 2021, 03:56:36 PM
Wow. A video from Lou and FD, right in a row. Good job, fellas.

Dale

Thank you Dale!

Great content guys, Y'all are naturals.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 21, 2021, 03:56:36 PM
Wow. A video from Lou and FD, right in a row. Good job, fellas.

Dale

Thanks Dale.  Man your arrow head hunting videos are getting some traction.  Great job.  That may be a niche that is ready for growth.

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Hey boys and girls just saw this and figured I'd post it. I haven't heard anything else about this yet. But if this is true it looks like YouTube is going to be doing away with hunting and fishing content. Or at least demonetizing it. I would say take it with a grain of salt till you can do more research on it.
I know YouTube has already gone after the content I create but more secretly. Behind the scenes flagging any Pokémon card collecting videos as for kids even though the majority of people watching are adults.

Gonna post this link here because it's relevant to the thread.

https://youtu.be/O61P1rJlQ_8


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Quote from: SFL BassHunter on September 22, 2021, 07:59:54 AM
Hey boys and girls just saw this and figured I'd post it. I haven't heard anything else about this yet. But if this is true it looks like YouTube is going to be doing away with hunting and fishing content. Or at least demonetizing it. I would say take it with a grain of salt till you can do more research on it.
I know YouTube has already gone after the content I create but more secretly. Behind the scenes flagging any Pokémon card collecting videos as for kids even though the majority of people watching are adults.

Gonna post this link here because it's relevant to the thread.

https://youtu.be/O61P1rJlQ_8


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Thank you for sharing Rick. Shaking my head on this topic, and it since it strikes into a facet of my life, its hard not to make a comment in regards to our world today.  ^-^ ^-^ ^-^

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Quote from: SFL BassHunter on September 22, 2021, 07:59:54 AM
Hey boys and girls just saw this and figured I'd post it. I haven't heard anything else about this yet. But if this is true it looks like YouTube is going to be doing away with hunting and fishing content. Or at least demonetizing it. I would say take it with a grain of salt till you can do more research on it.
I know YouTube has already gone after the content I create but more secretly. Behind the scenes flagging any Pokémon card collecting videos as for kids even though the majority of people watching are adults.

Gonna post this link here because it's relevant to the thread.

https://youtu.be/O61P1rJlQ_8


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Thank you for sharing Rick. Shaking my head on this topic, and it since it strikes into a facet of my life, its hard not to make a comment in regards to our world today.  ^-^ ^-^ ^-^

You're welcome.

It has become increasingly difficult to stay positive and make content regularly while at every turn there's a new wall put in front of you.

While I am a part time content creator and don't rely on it for income, I wouldn't mind one day making it full time. Being my own boss, setting my own hours, having fun opening collectable cards and sharing it with the world.
But the chances are slim. YouTube can be demoralizing. We get caught up in the numbers. Views, subscribers, likes, comments and it does take a toll on your mental health.

I've yet to figure out how not to stress about it. When I do I'll let you all know but I think the only way that would happen is when I no longer care.


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Using YouTube to improve your YouTube channel.

It's fascinating to me how many YouTube channels there are out there just geared to help you on improving your YouTube channel. Regardless the topic, there's a channel geared towards it. Editing, creating, monetizing, etc. But,,, finding the right "teacher" is the challenge. Sifting through all these channels and creators to find the one that suits your learning style is tough. It's refreshing once you find the right YT "teacher(s)" however.

The point I'm dragging out here is, if your having challenges figuring out the "How to's" building and growing your YT channel, be patient, because the right teacher is out there, and once you find the right one, you're going to know it right away. 

Quote from: SFL BassHunter on September 22, 2021, 08:31:46 AM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on September 22, 2021, 08:16:38 AM

Quote from: SFL BassHunter on September 22, 2021, 07:59:54 AM
Hey boys and girls just saw this and figured I'd post it. I haven't heard anything else about this yet. But if this is true it looks like YouTube is going to be doing away with hunting and fishing content. Or at least demonetizing it. I would say take it with a grain of salt till you can do more research on it.
I know YouTube has already gone after the content I create but more secretly. Behind the scenes flagging any Pokémon card collecting videos as for kids even though the majority of people watching are adults.

Gonna post this link here because it's relevant to the thread.

https://youtu.be/O61P1rJlQ_8


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Thank you for sharing Rick. Shaking my head on this topic, and it since it strikes into a facet of my life, its hard not to make a comment in regards to our world today.  ^-^ ^-^ ^-^

You're welcome.

It has become increasingly difficult to stay positive and make content regularly while at every turn there's a new wall put in front of you.

While I am a part time content creator and don't rely on it for income, I wouldn't mind one day making it full time. Being my own boss, setting my own hours, having fun opening collectable cards and sharing it with the world.
But the chances are slim. YouTube can be demoralizing. We get caught up in the numbers. Views, subscribers, likes, comments and it does take a toll on your mental health.

I've yet to figure out how not to stress about it. When I do I'll let you all know but I think the only way that would happen is when I no longer care.


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Rick you brought up excellent talking points. I have had numerous conversations on several of these topics with FD. Going down the YT rabbit hole can be really exciting, because of the immense world that is, but it can wreak havoc in your brain if you don't identify your WHY.

Identifying your "why" I believe is an important first step when entering the creator side of YT.  Not having a precise answer to that question will take a toll on your mental health really fast.

Great points Rick, thank you for sharing.  ~beer~

Thanks Rick.

Dale

Thanks Rick.

Being a long term consumer of YT I have seen this happen many times.  Bottom line is YT is driven by advertisers.  If they don't like your content, too bad.  Since I have invested zero dollars in the YT platform, they can do what they want.  I'll adjust.

Lou - once I clearly defined for myself WHY I'm doing this, it became fun.  That's by far the most important thing yoi can do for yourself.

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I had my first negative comment the other day. It didn't bother me much except for the fact that someone would be so mean, and actually take the time to type this stuff (the comment was about me dating my sister, et al). I learned years ago that the internet gives folks muscle they don't have, and these kind of folks are going to flex that pretend muscle whenever they can. Staying focused on making decent content is my motivation. And figuring out what "good" content is.

I think that I need some "shock" videos to make the fishing thing happen. Like a couple ten to twelve pound BASS.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 23, 2021, 07:50:43 AM
I had my first negative comment the other day. It didn't bother me much except for the fact that someone would mb so mean, and actually take the time to type this stuff (the comment was about me dating my sister, et al). I learned years ago that the internet gives folks muscle they don't have, and these kind of folks are going to flex that pretend muscle whenever they can. Staying focused on making decent content is my motivation. And figuring out what "good" content is.

I think that I need some "shock" videos to make the fishing thing happen. Like a couple ten to twelve pound BASS.

Dale

Damn, I went looking for it so I could have some fun roasting these dumb kids.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 23, 2021, 07:50:43 AM
I had my first negative comment the other day. It didn't bother me much except for the fact that someone would mb so mean, and actually take the time to type this stuff (the comment was about me dating my sister, et al). I learned years ago that the internet gives folks muscle they don't have, and these kind of folks are going to flex that pretend muscle whenever they can. Staying focused on making decent content is my motivation. And figuring out what "good" content is.

I think that I need some "shock" videos to make the fishing thing happen. Like a couple ten to twelve pound BASS.

Dale

It's only a matter of time before the trolls come around. I had one on my first video.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 23, 2021, 07:50:43 AM
I had my first negative comment the other day. It didn't bother me much except for the fact that someone would mb so mean, and actually take the time to type this stuff (the comment was about me dating my sister, et al). I learned years ago that the internet gives folks muscle they don't have, and these kind of folks are going to flex that pretend muscle whenever they can. Staying focused on making decent content is my motivation. And figuring out what "good" content is.

I think that I need some "shock" videos to make the fishing thing happen. Like a couple ten to twelve pound BASS.

Dale

Congratulations!

The good news is that YT doesn't care whether it's negative or positive,  it is still engagement.  Likes, dislikes, positive or negative, all count the same.

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Say the words and send me a link to a video with name of troll, I'll ha e some fun with em. Before my old fb account was banned, I used to get bored and have fun making trolls cry by being a bigger troll. Half of those dumb kids don't realize that our generation was the ones who perfected prank calls and practical jokes. We're also not offended by anything, so it's no hold barred! (No offense to anyone here) but I had one troll questiining wether or not he was gay, to where everyone else started attacking him. 

I learned over the years that haters are going to hate.  Lots of reasons people troll, most are kids of any age that want to be tough behind a false front.  I don't even say anything to them, and suddenly there all kinds of people hating on the haters. 

I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Nice Dale.  ~c~

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Dude, you are a machine. It take me a flippin week to get one out.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Congrats!! I'll take all the entertainment I can get.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Is that the one with the almost total frontal nudity?  Jan thought that was hilarious, sorry if that wasn't what you were going for.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Yep. Pg-13, Full Frontal Nugity...

Dale

Is that the one with the almost total frontal nudity?  Jan thought that was hilarious, sorry if that wasn't what you were going for.

Would y'all please post links to your YT channels? I couldn't find Dales because there are quite a few with the same name. I've seen Lou's and FD's.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on September 24, 2021, 10:32:12 PM
I uploaded my 50th video today (well actually it was my 51st- I pulled one back off). Mostly junk, I know. But it's MY junk.

Dale

Dude, you are a machine. It take me a flippin week to get one out.



Yeah, but I'm cheating. Straight-thru, one shot deals sometimes, very little editing needed, just cleaning up the beginnings and the ends. No scripts, just shoot what I feel like shooting. The whole day on the water stuff is totally different, wading thru hours of junk footage.

I also have cheated some by using "old" videos over, deleting the actual video and inserting the new with the same headers and footers. It didn't take long for the repetition to start to show thru, so I mix it up more now. I've gotten WAY better at building new titles, adding video and audio, etc.

One tip on fishing- I kill my camera every three or four minutes. I kill the camera shortly after a catch (or a miss). It saves a lot of time if I know that the end of each clip is where the "action" is. Make sense?

I plan to continue with 3-5 videos a week as long as I can. If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance... My back is a serious issue right now. it may shut me down entirely. We'll see. Peace.

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Quote from: FlatsNBay on September 25, 2021, 10:32:42 AM
Would y'all please post links to your YT channels? I couldn't find Dales because there are quite a few with the same name. I've seen Lou's and FD's.

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg

Be prepared to be disappointed.

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My lapel mic arrived. Hopefully I can break it in soon.

I'm not doing fishing, but I did put up a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-0jGNorOJk

Quote from: Pferox on September 27, 2021, 01:19:16 AM
I'm not doing fishing, but I did put up a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-0jGNorOJk

Good stuff Jim, thank you for sharing.

Tested out the lapel microphone and shot video in 4k for the first time.

The lapel mic coupled with the Rode system, worked out awesome!! I clipped the receiver to my belt, and ran the cord behind my shirt and clipped the lapel on to my t-shirt collar. Never felt it. I learned my lesson on my last video to control my speaking volume and what difference. I spoke in a much lower tone, and the mic picked up great.

The 4k video came out really, really, nice. The camera was hot, but it never overheated. Don't know if that was the doing of the aluminum case or if I didn't have the camera running long enough to really overheat.

This time around I went back to the chest mount to capture my POV and the footage was clear. I was launching the HB frog very long distances, and all 3 of my MISSED blow ups were captured clearly.

Still going back and forth on which viewing angle is ideal when capturing fish catches.

What do you guys think? Which POV do you guys like seeing? Chest mount footage or video shot from the stern? Or both?

With the boat out of commission for the time being, I shot a short bank fishing video, and I think I may have have captured the coolest top water blow up. Stay tuned!

I captured the whole blow up on camera. The bass breached the water vertically to eat the frog!! So cool!!

New video "Winter Haven" is up.

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 ~tumble everyone is an expert already? Damn I'm really behind....  ~roflmao

I will be shooting on the water video tomorrow in the glades. I will be shooting in 4k for the first time out there, and its going to be a full day more than likely. I know the looping feature is helping, my next challenge is camera temps. I will keep you guys posted on what happens.

You know, I'm not sure that I have a favorite perspective. Lee has a unique approach, for sure. I tell ya- footage shot from another boat always looks cool. So all you need is another boat and a paid professional cameraman. An then bring in the drone. And bring in some strings, and then the horns...

Dale

So I've been visiting with Lee and he's had some tremendous advice on my YouTube thingy. The worse thing is for the most part he's telling me what I knew when I started- that I need multiple channels because of my wide range of topics that I spread my B.S. in. I KNEW this when I started- I just figured there would be a bunch of folks like me with varied interests. And there are- but there are more folks that click on YouTube videos specifically looking at a single topic. I guess I didn't expect the success, however small, that I'm having. I've been mulling this over for the last couple of weeks. And I don't mull as well as I used to.

It's been several hours since he sent me a mock-up of what he thought would be a good business plan. I've been looking (mulling) it over- again, it's what I asked myself and others before I stated doing this. The big difference is in the time that Lee has spent researching this and the knowledge he's gained and so freely shared, whereas I just make freakin' videos. It's been a long day. It's a lot to think about.

Bottom line- Lee said I needed to decide a simple thing. Would YouTube be a hobby or a business... Man.

So thanks to Lee, and Lou, and everyone else for their help the last few months. It's decision time, and I've decided, like my plan to go elk hunting, that I'm tired of living by, and worrying about, everyone else's rules. I'm gonna branch out, and it'll be full speed ahead from now on. Damn those torpedos anyway. New YouTube Channels are on the way. And some really cool (I hope) content with them, and of course including BASS fishing. Because with me it'll ALWAYS be bass fishing first. Peace ya'll.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 02, 2021, 02:48:09 PM
So I've been visiting with Lee and he's had some tremendous advice on my YouTube thingy. The worse thing is for the most part he's telling me what I knew when I started- that I need multiple channels because of my wide range of topics that I spread my B.S. in. I KNEW this when I started- I just figured there would be a bunch of folks like me with varied interests. And there are- but there are more folks that click on YouTube videos specifically looking at a single topic. I guess I didn't expect the success, however small, that I'm having. I've been mulling this over for the last couple of weeks. And I don't mull as well as I used to.

It's been several hours since he sent me a mock-up of what he thought would be a good business plan. I've been looking (mulling) it over- again, it's what I asked myself and others before I stated doing this. The big difference is in the time that Lee has spent researching this and the knowledge he's gained and so freely shared, whereas I just make freakin' videos. It's been a long day. It's a lot to think about.

Bottom line- Lee said I needed to decide a simple thing. Would YouTube be a hobby or a business... Man.

So thanks to Lee, and Lou, and everyone else for their help the last few months. It's decision time, and I've decided, like my plan to go elk hunting, that I'm tired of living by, and worrying about, everyone else's rules. I'm gonna branch out, and it'll be full speed ahead from now on. Damn those torpedos anyway. New YouTube Channels are on the way. And some really cool (I hope) content with them, and of course including BASS fishing. Because with me it'll ALWAYS be bass fishing first. Peace ya'll.

Dale

You let Lee get in your head?  lo lo It's all over now.  lo lo  >:D

Went fishing today, and had a good time. Only problem was, I left all my recording gear at home. Doh!!  ~b~ ~b~

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 02, 2021, 02:48:09 PM
So I've been visiting with Lee and he's had some tremendous advice on my YouTube thingy. The worse thing is for the most part he's telling me what I knew when I started- that I need multiple channels because of my wide range of topics that I spread my B.S. in. I KNEW this when I started- I just figured there would be a bunch of folks like me with varied interests. And there are- but there are more folks that click on YouTube videos specifically looking at a single topic. I guess I didn't expect the success, however small, that I'm having. I've been mulling this over for the last couple of weeks. And I don't mull as well as I used to.

It's been several hours since he sent me a mock-up of what he thought would be a good business plan. I've been looking (mulling) it over- again, it's what I asked myself and others before I stated doing this. The big difference is in the time that Lee has spent researching this and the knowledge he's gained and so freely shared, whereas I just make freakin' videos. It's been a long day. It's a lot to think about.

Bottom line- Lee said I needed to decide a simple thing. Would YouTube be a hobby or a business... Man.

So thanks to Lee, and Lou, and everyone else for their help the last few months. It's decision time, and I've decided, like my plan to go elk hunting, that I'm tired of living by, and worrying about, everyone else's rules. I'm gonna branch out, and it'll be full speed ahead from now on. Damn those torpedos anyway. New YouTube Channels are on the way. And some really cool (I hope) content with them, and of course including BASS fishing. Because with me it'll ALWAYS be bass fishing first. Peace ya'll.

Dale

Congratulations Dale! 

Like everything else in life, the DECISION is the hard part.  The rest is just putting your head down and doing the work.  I can't wait to see where this strategy takes your YT empire...

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Well, Lee- I'm not saying I wouldn't have done this anyway, but your research and advice nudged me over. I KNEW this from the start... Doing this earlier will be better, I'm sure. I gained another 22 subscribers the past 24 hours- I need to get this heading in the right direction soon.

I was trying to play Devil's Advocate and find the negatives, but in the end any I could find were out-weighed by the BIG picture. The new channels are up, but nothing published yet. I'll also take Lee's advice and do this slowly. I wouldn't have proceeded this quickly except I have (I think) six videos in bits and pieces that need to be finished and published. Because, Lord willing, I'll turn the cameras back on again this week.

I'll tell you- there is a VERY fine line between doing this just for fun, taking it more serious, or maybe try to do it for REAL. It's a CONSUMING deal, for sure. Thanks again Lee, and all.

Dale

You are welcome.  I just noticed a trend.  You've done the work.

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I picked up the boat from the shop on Thursday. Never had an issue with their work.

Nathan and I dumped the boat in the water this morning....and it would not start.  Just spit and sputter.

Now what?  Oh yea.. Make a video with a broke boat.  Everyone who has ever owned a boat has had this problem at least once.  It should be relatable at the very least.

Lemons to lemonade.

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I've won two tournaments with a blown motor. One time it was taking off at the buoys at the very start of the day; the other was four or five miles down the lake (again, first thing in the morning), so we fished our way back. By the way, this does NOT make you popular with the other competitors.

Looking forward to this one.

Dale

Man, I'm struggling. Just uploaded my newest fishing video (a long one) and I couldn't figure out how to get it to my new fishing channel. Well, CRAP- it's on my original channel. It's late and I'm tired. I'll figure it out later. I hope.

Dale

From YT studio

Top right corner

Click the channel icon

Switch accounts


You have to be on the channel you want to upload it to.

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I DID that- I think that even though I was on the new channel, I wasn't signed OUT of my regular account. Trying again. Thanks.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 04, 2021, 07:38:32 AM
I DID that- I think that even though I was on the new channel, I wasn't signed OUT of my regular account. Trying again. Thanks.

Dale

Enjoyed that upload last night!!

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Well thank you, but it didn't go into the new channel. I just tried again thought I had figured it out (what FD said) and Poopy Darn, no luck. I may not be intelligent enough to do this. I was up way too late last night, and then it came to me about 3 AM what I'd probably done wrong, and now it didn't work again. Poopy Darn.

I just need to go fishing.

Dale

Its a learning curve but youll get it figured out

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I sincerely hope. I don't have a clue what it's doing. It's now publishing five minutes of the new video on the first channel. I'm signed out of Hickbilly Outdoors and signed in to the Hickbilly FISHING channel. But dad gum. I need to take a break from it all Chores to do, big bass to catch, you know, THAT old chestnut.

Dale

Saw you guys mentioned the trolls. This is how I respond to them. I sometimes take screenshots and post them on my socials just for kicks. My actual followers that enjoy my content usually get a laugh out of it.
It doesn't bother me anymore. But I also have come to realize that 99% of comments aren't negative. There's certainly more positive than negative.

From time to time I even get a DM or email from someone telling me my videos help them through their day. Never did I think opening Pokémon cards would help people through depression and bad times. It's pretty nuts to think about.
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Hey FD, congrats on 100 subscribers!


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Great video Lee.

Dale

I think I'm back on course. Except that my new video was 45 seconds too long and I had to go thru the verification process. Again. Fun. Again.

Uploading now. Again- we'll see.

Dale

So it's all a mess for a true Hickbilly, but I AM figuring it out. It's just SO much easier just going fishin', and huntin', and... LOTS of right-clicking to get this right. Making sure that I'm in the right place. And now with three channels it's actually work. Hours today spent trying to learn this. I hope it all means something.

Anyway, I am and always will be first and foremost a BASS fisherman, but the way it worked out my first video is uploaded to my Hunting & Trapping Channel. If that turns you on, please give it a watch. If not, lots more fishin' is on the way. Peace out.

Dale

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7FrPJvIyhPcX-AUeSf2cmw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7FrPJvIyhPcX-AUeSf2cmw)

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Hey FD, congrats on 100 subscribers!


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Thanks Rick. The 100 sub milestone happened a lot quicker than I expected.  Even though subs are not a metric that I focus on, it is a good indicator to other viewer that the content is worth watching.

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Quote from: SFL BassHunter on October 04, 2021, 08:38:32 PM
Hey FD, congrats on 100 subscribers!


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Thanks Rick. The 100 sub milestone happened a lot quicker than I expected.  Even though subs are not a metric that I focus on, it is a good indicator to other viewer that the content is worth watching.

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Yup and Subs really aren't a metric you need to focus on for sure. However you do need that 1000 to get monetized. I'm sure you'll hit it quickly.

But yeah views, average view duration, Click through rate , are the bigger ones.


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I am too old, ignorant, hard-headed, backwoods, foolish, pea-brained, and belligerent for all of this. I lock up over all things technical. This has got complicated. And I'm tired.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 06, 2021, 08:20:47 AM
I am too old, ignorant, hard-headed, backwoods, foolish, pea-brained, and belligerent for all of this. I lock up over all things technical. This has got complicated. And I'm tired.

Ok,,, what are you stuck on? We may be able to help.

Okay, I've got hours and hours (four today. Really) trying to figure this out. I may be out of luck. Here's how it went down-

Started two new channels (plus a third that I never activated).

Loaded my first new fishing video onto my new fishing channel, and oops- it went onto my ORIGINAL (Hickbilly Outdoors) channel. My fault- I didn't realize how many things have to be in line to get to the proper channel. Re-loaded it onto the new channel, okie dokie.

Made a new arrowhead video and tried to load it on the old channel. It disappeared. Like, GONE. Hmmm. The next morning it gets a comment, I click on the link, and boom- there it is, on my original original (2016) "Dale Verts" channel. What??? And there is STILL is.

I cannot get my software, thru Google and YouTube, to recognize my Hickbilly Outdoors channel. It's not an option. It showed my new channels, the Fishing, and Hunting & Trapping channels, plus TWO versions of my "B.S." channel that I never published on. Are we tired yet?

So I killed the two "BS" channels (why TWO?) Whatever, I killed one of them again an hour ago. Again. It doesn't show up anywhere, it even says "channel doesn't exist", but there it was, again. But, still no luck getting my software to acknowledge the changes.

So this morning I also successfully killed the other two new channels. No change. I've been thru every Google and YouTube and Wondershare Filmora (the editing software) help center there is. Not one response as to why this has happened.

So what happens, I go to upload a video, my editing software asks me to choose an account, and it shows me an option, still, for my original Dale Verts channel from 2016, TWO B.S. channels (I am seriously smelling some BS), my Fishing channel, and the Hunting & Trapping channel. No where can I find my "Hickbilly Outdoors with D.W. Verts" channel. It's still there, on YouTube. It's still getting some views. I can access it,  But my growth, which was surprisingly amazing, has come to almost a halt. My momentum is gone. Whatever.

Guys, I hate the technology. I'm well published on that. No cell phone. You can call me a rube, redneck, hillbilly, or even a HICKbilly and you'd be 100% correct. I own it. So this week has been just nasty and stupid to me. Especially when there has been ZERO help from the three players involved. Not one answer back. This shouldn't be so stressful.

And the REAL problem? I'll bet it's me. It's just one click away and I'm too old and stupid to figure it out. It took me two DAYS to figure out how to break the new channels up and make sure that I was posting in the right place. That's all ME. I'm worn out, knowing that there's 12 year old children that can do this crap better than I can. Folks around here are laughing at me. My family and customers think it's a hoot. I do not. Put a flippin' pole in my hand and I'm dangerous. Put a computer in front of me and I'm only dangerous to myself.

Dale

So after hours and hours and hours of trying to figure out why my Wondershare Filmora video editor will not recognize my YouTube channel, I'm quitting it and going to Adobe. I can't get answers- I've tried shutting things off, restarting, and starting over again. I've tried contacting customer support with the software company, including an overseas phone call where I got computer routed to NOWHERE. Wow. Pretty much the same with Google and YouTube, never got an answer back on any of their techno "chat" dealies. and even posted once on an on-line chat room that was supposed to be for Google, with zero response. It has been a frustrating week, especially when my channel was going so good. Suddenly my stats SUCK.

So tomorrow, pending my other work and fishing (okay, no fishing) I'll sign on with the new Adobe software with their supposedly SUPERIOR customer support (whatever, they'll have to prove it) and hope that this will fix the issue. If it doesn't and still shows channels that don't even exist any more, then I'll know that it's a Google/YouTube issue and then I won't have a clue where to go. Except I'd probably just go fishing or squirrel hunting or something else more productive than fighting this techno stuff. And folks wonder why I don't have a cell phone.

It's hard being this dumb. But I'm good at it.

Dale

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DW I have No Idea if this relates to your problems with posting to YT, but from what I hear from MANY Youtubers YT has decided to enact several New Posting Polices concerning the Content they are now allowing- or not allowing to be Posted.

For Hunting: No Kill or Blood Shots Allowed.

For Fishing: No Bow Shots for the Bow Fishers or Any Shots that may show the Fish being Harmed (?)

It has become a New World where we must protect everyone from reality of what happens in the Real World so that No One gets offended. 

Quote from: Deadeye on October 12, 2021, 04:44:28 AM
DW I have No Idea if this relates to your problems with posting to YT, but from what I hear from MANY Youtubers YT has decided to enact several New Posting Polices concerning the Content they are now allowing- or not allowing to be Posted.

For Hunting: No Kill or Blood Shots Allowed.

For Fishing: No Bow Shots for the Bow Fishers or Any Shots that may show the Fish being Harmed (?)

It has become a New World where we must protect everyone from reality of what happens in the Real World so that No One gets offended.

These are two separate issues. Yes, YT has changed its policies when it comes to monetizing certain hunting and fishing videos. Dale is dealing with a completely different problem, and his channel isn't a monetized channel.  Yet.

Yeah, the dirty liberals haven't had an effect on me, and besides, I haven't had a chance to break any "rules". Yet. This is purely a technical issue.

But that WILL be my downfall, to a degree, eventually. I have zero "back down" in me. Any hunting and trapping content that I'll do will be tasteful, but still. It'll be killing critters. I have a hard time believing that if I get big enough and Black Rifle and Can Am and Chevy trucks etc. wants to use my platform to advertise on that YouTube would deny the content. That would be  a whole new kind of liberal.

It really is sad for me to think about however. Trying to keep folks hidden from the fact that animals die. Weird, Oh well.

Dale

The first day of Capt. Lou and my weekend adventure just went live.  "Three Mistakes and a Toad"

Cool video FD, you definitely have gotten the editing down.  ~c~ Despite the boat issues we had on the first day, you caught yourself a nice bass.  ~c~ Can't wait to see how you edit Day 2.  ~beer~

Watching it right now.

Dale

Back up and running. Crippled, but running. And I did it all by myself. And I never want to have to do anything like that again.

Dale

Okay, for the smart guys- how do I move videos around from YT? How do I get some of my old stuff from 2016-18 back to where I can use and/or edit ii, i.e. back to my computer? I'm struggling with that. Thanks.

Dale

If it's still on your old channel watch this,

https://youtu.be/78C6o7TXeKg

That will make it an editable mp4 file just like your raw clips from your camera.

If it's somewhere else we need to know where it is.

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Thanks Lee- it's my OLD YT stuff. I need to steal some footage.

Dale

That worked great- thanks again sir.

Dale

Back to editing again tomorrow.  I've got 8 hours of footage x 2 cameras with Capt Lou from our second day.  But there is a big fish payoff at the end.

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Oh, you tease...

I filmed ten or so catches in about a half hour today with the biggest going four pounds. Non-stop strikes, sometimes two at a time. For real. It's DOCUMENTED.

Dale

Finally coming back around to shooting video again. Heading out into the swamp today, let's see how it goes.  ~cf ~cf

Camera kept acting funny, until I realized I never reset my settings to looping, and used up the entire SD card!! Doh!! Now have to get creative for an outro. Ugh!!

Just do a voice over in Pr.

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Quote from: FD on October 15, 2021, 02:39:52 PM
Just do a voice over in Pr.

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Nah,,, I went with another idea.  lo ;)

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 14, 2021, 11:03:04 PM
Oh, you tease...

I filmed ten or so catches in about a half hour today with the biggest going four pounds. Non-stop strikes, sometimes two at a time. For real. It's DOCUMENTED.

Dale

Here's the proof-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonR9E-4jcU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonR9E-4jcU)

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 14, 2021, 11:03:04 PM
Oh, you tease...

I filmed ten or so catches in about a half hour today with the biggest going four pounds. Non-stop strikes, sometimes two at a time. For real. It's DOCUMENTED.

Dale

Here's the proof-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonR9E-4jcU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PonR9E-4jcU)

I saw a big one today fishing, for moment I thought it was big bass.  lo  ~b~

Finally!! Finally wrapped up  editing yesterday's outing. Whew!! I'm rusty. Uploading it to YT in a bit.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 16, 2021, 02:13:04 PM
Finally!! Finally wrapped up  editing yesterday's outing. Whew!! I'm rusty. Uploading it to YT in a bit.

Did you mean Crusty?

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Quote from: FD on October 16, 2021, 02:44:16 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 16, 2021, 02:13:04 PM
Finally!! Finally wrapped up  editing yesterday's outing. Whew!! I'm rusty. Uploading it to YT in a bit.

Did you mean Crusty?

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Funny guy over here. Don't quit your day job. ;)

I like it- "Crusty" Capt. Lou. And there you go.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 16, 2021, 03:45:00 PM
I like it- "Crusty" Capt. Lou. And there you go.

Dale

I have too many nicknames  to keep track of.  lo Funny thing is, I answer to every single one them til this day.  lo lo ~b~

Uploading the new video to YT, this is my first 4k video being posted, and its taking a looong time to upload. Fortunately I finished typing up all the details, and already had my thumbnail done.

Thanks again for that thumbnail tip FD!!  ~beer~

Video is up!!

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 16, 2021, 06:22:58 PM
Video is up!!

Great video!!

We have to fix my yolostick mount though.  The wobble was making me dizzy.  I wish I had gotten it right the first time. Sorry about that.

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Nathan and I are fishing and filming a local team tourney today.  This will be interesting.

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 16, 2021, 06:22:58 PM
Video is up!!

Great video!!

We have to fix my yolostick mount though.  The wobble was making me dizzy.  I wish I had gotten it right the first time. Sorry about that.

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Thanks FD!! Yeah, I have to be consciences when moving about, but I can't help it with hooksets. May be I lower the stick a bit and raise the camera angle. As we discussed, there was no way knowing that was going to happen until I water tested it.  No worries.  ~beer~

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Good luck!!

Spent a lot of time re-doing and replacing all of my older thumbnails. Now that I have a the hang of it, I can create and swap out thumbnails very quickly. I'm learning less is better.  :-*

You can check out the Thumbnail changes over on my YT channel: Bassin' with Capt Lou  (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw59fzbTbNrW9J4GEEKk5ug)

Nice job on the thumbs!

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Nice job on the thumbs!

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Thanks!!

Day 2 with Capt. LOU is up.

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Good stuff there Lee. Wtg!!

So I have sixty-six "new" videos posted on YouTube since I started doing this again.

I have another five in my editor awaiting, uh, editing.

And I shot the footage for three more bass fishin' videos today. Not just fishing, but some lesson stuff too.

Is there something wrong with this?

How about all of these individual sentences? Is there something wrong with THAT?

More-

I just looked at what ONE of my action cameras has in it from today (its memory is full, 32gb and four batteries). It has ninety-three clips in it. I also have the other camera that ran thru 2-1/2 batteries, so figure another forty-plus clips to choose from, edit and delete (What to leave in, what to leave out, Seger).

Is there anything wrong with THAT?

I'm asking for a friend.

Dale

Dale, at one time I had over 100 individual games waiting to be processed, I also had a pile of stuff from the shop. I started processing and cleaning up as much as I could.  It also helped that I got sick again and couldn't do much except play that stupid tank game and process them.

I got caught up enough that I had over 130 videos ready to upload.  So I got on and uploaded em all, 15 at a time.  It used to be 40 at a time but they changed that. When I upload my stuff, I always do it as private, that way I can see what is there and schedule it instead of having a surprise by uploading the wrong clip or something.

After I got them all uploaded I scheduled them for one or two a day to publish.  Between playing and processing all day, since I couldn't do anything else, I ended up with almost a years worth of scheduled videos.  AND I thought there was something wrong with that.

Quote from: Pferox on October 21, 2021, 12:24:13 AM
Dale, at one time I had over 100 individual games waiting to be processed, I also had a pile of stuff from the shop. I started processing and cleaning up as much as I could.  It also helped that I got sick again and couldn't do much except play that stupid tank game and process them.

I got caught up enough that I had over 130 videos ready to upload.  So I got on and uploaded em all, 15 at a time.  It used to be 40 at a time but they changed that. When I upload my stuff, I always do it as private, that way I can see what is there and schedule it instead of having a surprise by uploading the wrong clip or something.

After I got them all uploaded I scheduled them for one or two a day to publish.  Between playing and processing all day, since I couldn't do anything else, I ended up with almost a years worth of scheduled videos.  AND I thought there was something wrong with that.

No, I think that's cool. And way too organized. And I guess I didn't realize that you can schedule your releases. Make sense.

Here's the way I film (while fishing) Tell me if I'm wrong.

I shut the camera off every three minutes or so (and yes, sometimes I screw that up) If that particular clip is going to be toast, at the end I say "nothing here"- that way I can check the very end of each clip- if I say that, then the clip gets dumped. And yes, I screw up there too.

I shut the camera down after every fish catch, no matter then size. When I check to edit, and I don't hear "nothing", then I automatically file that clip.

If I do these things properly, I can quickly go thru and eliminate the "bad" video (I'm not sure that I have an GOOD video). Make sense? This was way easier with my Garmin Virb because it had a great remote. These cheapos, not so much.

Dale

Dale, does your camera have a looping feature?

I don't run my cameras long either, usually.  This keeps them from overheating.
There is no right or wrong, there is this saw mill guy I follow called frikinjeep, he is older than Us I think.  He just uploads what he takes on his camera, doesn't know how to splice or use any editing software.  Funny thing is that he is getting quite a following.  His camera times out every 30 minutes, so he films up to 30 minutes.  One time he videoed about 15 min and then packed up the camera without shutting it off, he uploaded the whole 30 minutes half of it black and silent.

Right now I have a few "A" roll on some of the new tools I bought for the shop that I want to do an initial opinion on, I need to get feeling well enough to get out there and do some "B" and "C" roll stuff so I can flood the video waves with my boring stuff again.

All Y'all are doing right, don't change up now, just keep it up, you are going to upload that one video that will set your channel afire and will get tons followers and maybe a button even.

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 21, 2021, 07:48:10 AM
Dale, does your camera have a looping feature?

Okay, here goes-

"Huh???"

Dale

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 21, 2021, 07:48:10 AM
Dale, does your camera have a looping feature?

Okay, here goes-

"Huh???"

Dale

Lol!!

Look at your camera settings and see if you find something that looks like this:

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Your camera will record in loops of 5 min, 20 min, etc. This makes finding the action clips you want to showcase on your videos much easier to find when your editing.

How it works is, you leave your camera running all the time. When something happens that you want to capture, you press the start/stop button to capture the clip, and press the start/stop button on the camera again to resume recording.

This method saves you from using up your memory on your card, and it makes it easier to find what it is you want to share to the world, versus watching 4-8hrs of continuous video.

Well Lou, that's how I do it. Like I said, I'll have a hundred-plus clips at the end of the day. I kill the filming myself every 3-4 minutes or after a catch (or whatever). I've left cameras running all the time before, replacing the battery every hour or so, and it's a mess. The end of the day editing, the battery replacing, and whether the durn thing is actually recording. Especially with the junk remotes that this Akaso has- I really liked my Garmin remote.

Anyway, that's how I do it. I never saw anything about "looping". I'm a little "loopy" myself, but let's not get personal.

Dale

Which Akaso model are you working with again?

7000? I think? It's the cheaper one. I'm not fixed on them either. They do okay, but I also realize that they are kinda junk too. One of them never worked out-of-the-box, although I've messed with it some and it works MOST of the time now. And again, the remotes SUCK, and I need a good remote. Anyway, I'm watching you and looking at other stuff. These are okay for now, and I hate to jack with it. Much.

But I don't do the tech well. Ya'll will give up on me soon enough on that. I'm a bass fisherman. SOMETIMES I do THAT well, and that's all that matters.

Dale

@Dale, looked into your camera. If it's the Akaso 7000, found your manual on-line and it indeed has a looping feature.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 22, 2021, 12:52:26 PM


But I don't do the tech well. Ya'll will give up on me soon enough on that. I'm a bass fisherman. SOMETIMES I do THAT well, and that's all that matters.

Dale

I'm tech challenged as well, but I'm persistent as all hell until I get it.  ;) ~beer~

Persistent. Hard headed. And Crusty. Thanks Lou.

Wait a minute. An OWNERS MANUAL?

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 22, 2021, 11:11:13 PM
Persistent. Hard headed. And Crusty. Thanks Lou.

Wait a minute. An OWNERS MANUAL?

Dale

Lol!! That sounds about right.

And yes,,,,, your camera does have an owners manual, but like with a lot things these days, the owners manual is on line.  ~b~

I almost bought a GoPro 9 last night- extra batteries, charger, remote, everything. I finally regained my sanity and never clicked "purchase". Man.

Dale

If you look at gopro again, get the 8.  9 has problems and 10 hasn't been out long enough to know.

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Yeah Lee that was one of my issues. Thanks.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 25, 2021, 07:21:07 PM
Yeah Lee that was one of my issues. Thanks.

Dale

The 7 black still gets good reviews.  And they all loop. ;)

Thank you Mr. Crusty Froggin' Man.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 25, 2021, 09:19:44 PM
Thank you Mr. Crusty Froggin' Man.

Dale

lo ~beer~

Shooting video from the big boat tomorrow. Let's see what I get myself into.  ;D

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 26, 2021, 05:43:17 PM
Shooting video from the big boat tomorrow. Let's see what I get myself into.  ;D

Good luck, sir.

Dale

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 26, 2021, 05:43:17 PM
Shooting video from the big boat tomorrow. Let's see what I get myself into.  ;D

Good luck, sir.

Dale

Shot some good video, at least I think it was good footage.  lo Some how the looping setting switched to infinite and I ate up my memory after 4 hours. When I realized I had another SD card it was too late.  ~b~ I did shoot an outro though.  :-* I will start editing tomorrow.

I've turned mine from video to time lapse somehow twice now.  Shot most of a video with the wireless receiver unplugged, I regularly forget to turn record back on after stopping a loop.....it is always something.  That's when you have to get creative with the edit.

All those mistakes are in videos yall have seen, but did not see any issues.

It's all in the edit.

Since we are Vloggers or documentary style film makers, we don't have the luxury of great lighting, control of ambient sound, or a script.

One trick I have learned is to shoot everything.  When I edit I start by grouping up content that works together when I do my first rough cut. Then I do my final edit from the end to the beginning.  The story works itself out better than way. At least for me.

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Completed phase one of editing yesterday's video, but,,,, I'm going fishing tomorrow as well. It's going to be a busy computer wknd.  :shocking:

Tomorrow's outing will be interesting. Post frontal, plus windy, and I'm going in the little boat. Recipe of for a fun video.  lo ~b~

Man, I went a couple of weeks with no technical issues. Then a while ago I finished a video that had footage dating back to August. I've been working in this thing for almost a month. It had a lot of "filler" stuff to keep it interesting, and was (is) about fifteen minutes long. So it was DONE when I was at the house, but I needed to come to work. Got things situated here and went to upload it, and the software says "cannot open file". Damn.

I've tried opening it outside of the software. Nope. Man, this bites. All that work, and no trace of the darn thing. My other WIP's open fine, at least the two I checked. Dad gum.

Am I having fun yet?

Dale

I spend a lot of time looking at You Tube Videos.  I have some observations or perhaps even feedback to our resident you tubers about what I as a consumer look for in a video.

Of course everyone looks for a good story but in my particular case I prefer videos with a duration of 5-7 minutes.  Much longer than that starts to conflict with my ability to maintain attention.  Additionally I am tuning into these videos for the video content and not long winded chit chat that is somewhat repetitive.  I just don't need a lot of words to explain what I am already seeing but some brief statements are good.  I believe it is best to have the videos more friendly to posted feedback usually located in the bottom pane of the you tube main frame.

It seems to me that you folks are working very hard to provide complete content and this is stretching your videos to run times over 15 minutes of which much of the time is spent providing verbal content.  I have a hunch that this is making your editing process a lot of work bordering on a nightmare.  It is my opinion that if you shorten your videos and simplify your audio your videos might be easier to produce and therefore be more fun for you and your viewers.  Besides it just may provide for better social contact or perhaps even open the way for follow up videos along the same subject lines.

Recently Dale posted a 1 minute video where he gets surprised by a bass hitting his bait.  I must say that video was very enjoyable and provided a laugh or two because many of us have had a similar experience.  Dale's recorded reaction on the video was priceless if you know what I mean.

Guys I sincerely hope you appreciate my feedback as it is provided with honorable intentions and not as a criticism.  It is just feedback from a person who watches videos.  As a viewer I want to know you too are having fun and it should show on your video.  I still believe that candid content is a good thing and is relatable to our own experiences.

Thanks for the input Bud.

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Always good input Bud, and I understand. But I just can't shut up- I've tried. I am currently seeking counseling, not just on this, but on a variety of issues. Dammit.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 30, 2021, 05:57:02 AM
Always good input Bud, and I understand. But I just can't shut up- I've tried. I am currently seeking counseling, not just on this, but on a variety of issues. Dammit.

Dale

lo

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 30, 2021, 05:57:02 AM
Always good input Bud, and I understand. But I just can't shut up- I've tried. I am currently seeking counseling, not just on this, but on a variety of issues. Dammit.

Dale

I think we all need some sort of professional help..

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Quote from: FD on October 30, 2021, 03:00:38 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on October 30, 2021, 05:57:02 AM
Always good input Bud, and I understand. But I just can't shut up- I've tried. I am currently seeking counseling, not just on this, but on a variety of issues. Dammit.

Dale

I think we all need some sort of professional help..

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Well, if not now we will before we're done.

Dale

Lou, I'm not real big on videos, but the other night, after viewing the one that you sent to me, I watched several that you've done, and really enjoyed watching them, even with the skips & breaks.

I've seen a bunch of videos done by folks who frankly are either trying to sell something with every comment that they make, or are attempting to present themselves as some type of expert, and most leave much to be desired.  They add some silly music in the background and then try to talk over it, and some hem & haw along, and their talking becomes difficult to follow. There's several fly tyers who do that, and I won't even watch them. They lack good communication skills and it's annoying.

Your videos aren't perfect, but are honest, and real. and don't look like you staged the whole thing for some photo op. I appreciate that more than anything, plus you pass along some good information as you go. Also, you keep it all real, don't try to hype it all up by acting like a fool. Too many of the young guys seem to do that, and maybe it's just my age, but again, it's annoying to me to watch them.  I think that the better fishing type videos should provide some entertainment value, plus solid information, that can be used by the folks watching, and you're doing that very well.

IMO, as you get more comfortable with doing them, and maybe some better equipment, they're going to get better. I think the process now for you is to simply refine it, and some good editing should do that.  ~c~ ~c~ ~c~

Appreciate the kind words Jim. I'm a work in progress. There's definitely a learning to this YT stuff. Thank you for watching my videos.

Thanks  for hanging out with us here Jim.  That's the perfect mission statement that I've been looking for. 



Some entertainment value, solid information, and valuable to the watcher.....



Lou and I have literally had hundreds of hours of discussion about what we're doing with YouTube,  and you summed it up in 10 words..

You should come around more often...




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I, however, am probably going to just keep on boring people. You know, like sleeping powder- folks can turn on my stuff and BAM!, they are out like the light on their nightstand. You've seen those "sleep" videos with rain & such- I can fathom a whole new experience- "Sleeping to the FISHES".

I tell you, I'm on to something here.

Dale

Wrapped up editing Wednesday's video. BigJim I took your feedback from yesterday's post with fresh eyes this morning, and worked on my edit transitions. Hopefully I did a better job this time around. Appreciate the feedback.

Thanks FD! Lou, you're welcome!  :)

DW, I haven't watched any of yours but I will check them out.

I associate with a bunch of social media fly tying and lure making groups, and video is now a big thing there. Whenever a beginner or very inexperienced person askes about information, inevitably they're directed to videos and often Youtube. So, it's the thing now that a lot of folks use.

I'm still quite old school and would rather have a good fly pattern book that has step by step photo's because I have difficultly with videos and having to keep rewinding to see all the details.  It also doesn't help that some using video don't do a good job with details anyway. I can take a book anywhere and just stay on the page I need.  My tying & lure making room is now separate from where my computer is located & I don't get good Wifi in my tying room, so that too creates a problem with watching videos. I will watch some of the videos where they're showing new lures or just talking fishing methods, but even then some of them just become an advertisement, or the quality of the video presentation isn't good. They should be a work in progress too, but a few it seems the person keeps making the same mistakes over & over, so I stop watching.  I'm not trying to be critical either, but to me, it's like watching an old movie where the film breaks, and all you see is the blips on the screen.  I can only tolerate that for a short time. lo 

That's not the case with what you guys are doing, but IMO, a lot of the Youtubers that I've seen want to try & reinvent the wheel, in their attempts to grab the viewers attention and get subscribers. Frankly, the information presented should be doing that, not all the hype, but in todays world, everything seems to be hyped up where it's not easy to separate the hype from the reality. That's why I said that Lou's videos are real. He's doing what he does and does it well without trying to sensationalize it. Lou, you might think about showing the various gear and lures that you use with some close up shots. You mention them, but I think folks will want to see for themselves what you mention. Of course that's just my opinion.

This all reminds me of articles I've read, specifically by Woo Daves, who is an excellent angler, but his articles always became advertisements for his sponsors products as he mentioned them and not much value otherwise since it was very general information. I know that's all part of the business of fishing, but IMO, there's a way to do it without it appearing to be a staged advertisement. I think that Lou does that well, but again, only my opinion, I think folks will want to see the products that get mentioned since that's what is being used.  And yes, Lou has mentioned using some of my jigs, so I really have a vested interest in folks seeing them too.  ~gf

My oldest son works for an online streaming company in CA called Twitch and they set me up to do that, for my fly tying and lure making, but it's not something that I've pursued.  That too might be another avenue that you guys may want to eventually look into.  I think that presenting information in this manner with video & streaming has value, but for me, I would rather write something down than try to talk about it. I lose my train of thought too easily or have to be constantly editing!  ::)  This whole comment has taken me about an hour to type!  ~b~   lo

Good nuggets of information in that post BigJim. I'm taking careful notes. Thanks again for sharing your input.

The Yak video that I released this morning has had two comments about the music volume.  One from a subscriber and from Amy.  I think it may be my tinnitus that keeps me from hearing some frequencies and I get the music to loud.  I think I'm going to have Amy screen them before I publish them.

What did yall think about the music volume?

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My latest video dropped.
Look for: High Water Peacock Bass Fishing   ;)

Lee, with my hearing (crickets and frogs, oh my) I sure can't judge.

Jim, I hope you enjoy them. Mostly they're too long, but I try to not meander around a bunch if that makes any sense. And I get you 100%- I'm a terrible YouTube "help" video customer. Give me a hard-copy manual any day.

Dale

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on October 31, 2021, 02:50:00 PM
My latest video dropped.
Look for: High Water Peacock Bass Fishing   ;)

Nice!

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Just wrapped up editing last weeks Marshlands video. Took some careful editing, and its due diligence with time, but I got it done.  ~bb ~bb It will drop some time today. Now on to editing this weeks video.  :surrender: :surrender: lo

I haven't done a video in several days, the first time this has happened since I started my channel. Too much work is getting in the way, and I'm having a hard time seeing the end of it all. Shooting video is easy. The computer work afterwards is the killer.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 05, 2021, 01:21:26 PM
Shooting video is easy. The computer work afterwards is the killer.

Dale

Yup.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 05, 2021, 01:21:26 PM
Shooting video is easy. The computer work afterwards is the killer.

Dale

Yup.

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My latest video just dropped. Watch: POST COLD FRONT Fishing in the EVERGLADES

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on November 05, 2021, 04:31:51 PM
My latest video just dropped. Watch: POST COLD FRONT Fishing in the EVERGLADES

I know this might sound silly to some, HOW DO I GET TO THIS LATEST VIDEO?

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Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on November 05, 2021, 04:31:51 PM
My latest video just dropped. Watch: POST COLD FRONT Fishing in the EVERGLADES

I know this might sound silly to some, HOW DO I GET TO THIS LATEST VIDEO?

I just sent you link George.

Thanks Lou, I enjoyed it.  Very professional video. ~c~  Too many bass coming off after the hook set.  I would go with thin wire hooks.  I never had a bass straighten the hook, although I seldom use heavy braid line.  I have had a mudfish destroy a hook a few times.  Gives much better sticks on the set.  But I use quality hooks, and #4's.  I would not use them with heavy braid, or heavy rods.  Loved the video I was entertained! 

Quote from: big g on November 05, 2021, 07:07:28 PM
Thanks Lou, I enjoyed it.  Very professional video. ~c~  Too many bass coming off after the hook set.  I would go with thin wire hooks.  I never had a bass straighten the hook, although I seldom use heavy braid line.  I have had a mudfish destroy a hook a few times.  Gives much better sticks on the set.  But I use quality hooks, and #4's.  I would not use them with heavy braid, or heavy rods.  Loved the video I was entertained!

Appreciate you watching the video George! Happy you enjoyed it. Thank you for the feed back.

I just posted my 78th video in four months. I need to step it up...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg)

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 06, 2021, 08:10:05 AM
I just posted my 78th video in four months. I need to step it up...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg)

Dale

Wow!! WTG Dale!!  ~c~

Trying a Saturday night release.  Walk in Water is coming around 915 tonight.

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Watching it right now.

Dale

Finished editing my outing with FlatsNBays. Video should drop later this evening. ;)

Video dropped, look up Catch Fest: Pea's & Bass Lake Ida on my YT channel. Enjoy!!

Very fun video, Lou.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 08, 2021, 08:06:54 PM
Very fun video, Lou.

Dale

Thanks Dale, we had alot of fun.

I really enjoyed the video.  Always great to see folks having fun while fishing.

Quote from: Bud Kennedy on November 09, 2021, 01:54:30 PM
I really enjoyed the video.  Always great to see folks having fun while fishing.

Awesome, thank you for watching Bud.  ~beer~

I posted a video a little while ago (81st one, but who's counting?) about the anti's. Nothing nasty, and with a story about how I dealt with one of them years ago. I had 361 subscribers this morning. After that video went up I've lost one and now have 360. Hah!

Dale

Permit me to respectfully suggest that some of you try out rumble.com and get accounts there. It's a growing site, and for some folk out there, self included, youtube is on the no-go list for a host of reasons.  Rumble is a similar kind of site to youtube, but there's not a ton of fishing content on there yet. You guys could lead the way over there and kind of get established while there's less competition. Might give it a try, but hey, whatever you like. Some people have channels on both, and post their content in both places. Due to the growing culture of censorship at youtube, a lot of people have begun to make that move.

Mark

Thanks a bunch Mark.

Dale

I did START my series on how to paint/build your own lures on my YouTube channel yesterday. I should, Lord willing, be able to do the actual "how to" next week. I'll try to keep it short and sweet, but it will take a couple of sessions to get it done.

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Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 14, 2021, 06:03:28 AM
I did START my series on how to paint/build your own lures on my YouTube channel yesterday. I should, Lord willing, be able to do the actual "how to" next week. I'll try to keep it short and sweet, but it will take a couple of sessions to get it done.

(https://i.imgur.com/cr9mc0o.jpg)

Dale

That looks cool Dale. Should be interesting videos.

I have decided to supplement my channel with canal bank fishing episodes as well. This is the style of fishing I grew up with. Finished my preliminary edit of my first episode, tomorrow I begin building the story.

Josh and I are checked in to our hotel in Cullman, A La Bama!  Fishing and shooting with a special guest tomorrow...

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You went to fish? Lucky man! I thought it was something boring like work or family.
Enjoy!

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on November 14, 2021, 09:15:51 PM
You went to fish? Lucky man! I thought it was something boring like work or family.
Enjoy!

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Back to Back BassMaster Classic Champ.  That's all the hint yall get.

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Today, for the first time I will have a video hit 1000 views.  By Wednesday a second one should hit 1000 as well.

I had to tell someone and yall are the only people that understand how much work it takes to do that.  Most people think of YouTube as a silly little hobby and not the HUGE business opportunity that it truly is..

Thanks for being around for me to share this little victory with.

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Quote from: FD on November 15, 2021, 04:18:22 AM
Today, for the first time I will have a video hit 1000 views.  By Wednesday a second one should hit 1000 as well.

I had to tell someone and yall are the only people that understand how much work it takes to do that.  Most people think of YouTube as a silly little hobby and not the HUGE business opportunity that it truly is..

Thanks for being around for me to share this little victory with.

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Congrats FD.  ~c~

This YT journey is quite the experience, a milestone for me would be if any of my vids hit 100 views.  lo lo So much to learn still. 

Quote from: FD on November 15, 2021, 04:18:22 AM
Today, for the first time I will have a video hit 1000 views.  By Wednesday a second one should hit 1000 as well.

I had to tell someone and yall are the only people that understand how much work it takes to do that.  Most people think of YouTube as a silly little hobby and not the HUGE business opportunity that it truly is..

Thanks for being around for me to share this little victory with.

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Wow that is impressive!
Congratulations

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Very cool Lee. Keep it up.

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WTG Lou, you do a great job and vids are informative and very entertaining.  Your hard work is paying off! ~c~ ~c~ ~c~

Quote from: big g on November 15, 2021, 05:35:24 PM
WTG Lou, you do a great job and vids are informative and very entertaining.  Your hard work is paying off! ~c~ ~c~ ~c~

Do you mean FD? He got the 1000 views. But I will takw an atta boy if you like. :)

Speaking of videos, my Urban Miami Bank Fishing video just dropped. Enjoy!!

Fun stuff. Anyone ever use a kayak in these canals? Does the tide affect you?

Dale

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Fun stuff. Anyone ever use a kayak in these canals? Does the tide affect you?

Dale

These canals are not effected by tides. But when we are expecting big storms they do lower these waterways significantly. As far as kayaks, I see them around every once in a while. Fortunately I don't see them in my areas though. ;)

Josh and I wrapped up filming on Smith Lake AL at 3 then drove 5 hours to get half way back home.  Stopped for the night in Tifton Ga.

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Cool!

Dale

On the computer doing my thing, watching something on YT and I look over to the suggested videos column, and there in middle of the pack is one of my videos!!! So cool!! Anyways, thought I share, its a big deal for me. Shows me that the hard work and long hours learning YT is beginning to payoff. I know I'm a tiny little channel in the YT ethos, but there's hope for me after all.  lo

Congrats Lou. You do a great job.

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Todays lesson is...

End Screen Element Click Through Rate.

If you can even find that metric for an individual video, you are way ahead of the game.

This may be the most important thing you will ever learn if you are serious about growing a YouTube business.

I'll give yall a chance to try and find it, and then I'll explain it, later...

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I'm thinking that I need to become acquainted with some fine sippin' whiskey. Yep.

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Quote from: FD on November 17, 2021, 07:23:26 PM
Todays lesson is...

End Screen Element Click Through Rate.

If you can even find that metric for an individual video, you are way ahead of the game.

This may be the most important thing you will ever learn if you are serious about growing a YouTube business.

I'll give yall a chance to try and find it, and then I'll explain it, later...

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So 3 weeks ago I did not know that this was even a thing.  It took me 10 days to fully understand it, but 11 days ago I started playing around with it, and this is what happened.  Two days ago, a 27 day old video had around 900 views, 2 days later it has nearly 1400, just from a little tweaking. 

I've been editing for 17 hours and I'm beat.  I will do my best to explain it tomorrow. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211118/77eaf3901d33992d91fc5ede7d3ca511.jpg)

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Quote from: FD on November 17, 2021, 07:23:26 PM
Todays lesson is...

End Screen Element Click Through Rate.

If you can even find that metric for an individual video, you are way ahead of the game.

This may be the most important thing you will ever learn if you are serious about growing a YouTube business.

I'll give yall a chance to try and find it, and then I'll explain it, later...

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Good stuff Lee!! After our conversation today, I went back and began to create the synergy flow we were talking about.  :-* :-* ~beer~

Spent the last hour re-doing my older thumbnails and reconfigured all my end screens. Should be interesting to see what happens. Thanks again for sharing that info FD.  ~beer~ ~c~

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Quote from: FD on November 17, 2021, 07:23:26 PM
Todays lesson is...

End Screen Element Click Through Rate.

If you can even find that metric for an individual video, you are way ahead of the game.

This may be the most important thing you will ever learn if you are serious about growing a YouTube business.

I'll give yall a chance to try and find it, and then I'll explain it, later...

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So 3 weeks ago I did not know that this was even a thing.  It took me 10 days to fully understand it, but 11 days ago I started playing around with it, and this is what happened.  Two days ago, a 27 day old video had around 900 views, 2 days later it has nearly 1400, just from a little tweaking. 

I've been editing for 17 hours and I'm beat.  I will do my best to explain it tomorrow.

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Ok,,, I'm sold. As I have mentioned, I have been doing some "tweaking" on my existing content, and my analytics have already started to shift, just like that. Crazy!!!!  :shocking: :shocking:

I'll use one example. I had a video that I took down a couple of months ago. It never really got any traction and it was very very short. I re-did the entire thumbnail to make it pop, and changed it back to public viewing, and it received 7 views in the last hour. Wow!!

18 hrs later this video is really kicking in Browse and Suggested traffic.   Another 350 views and 27 hrs of watch time.

I tweaked it again yesterday to see if I could use that momentum to kick start another video.

I promise to fully explain it here soon.  But getting the concept condensed and written is difficult.  It took me a while to explain it to Lou yesterday on the phone.  Plus I want proof of concept before I give you tips that might be wrong and could hurt your channel.

Here are the analytics from this morning.


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I'm the meantime,  go back and re read posts #201 and #223.  Without an understanding of the overall concept, this new information will be useless to you.

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I just posted the most fun bass fishin' video that I've done, to date. I think. Hope ya'll dig it- it's all about the KABOOSH.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg)

Dale

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I just posted the most fun bass fishin' video that I've done, to date. I think. Hope ya'll dig it- it's all about the KABOOSH.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYALOeqpqvtvkPhQIOZ2aBg)

Dale

Good stuff. I'm digging that big ol' crappie swimbait you showed us. What rod do you throw that on? Asking for a friend........... ::)

7-6 MH Flippin' Rod. And it really loads it up.

Dale

I'm in the final stages of wrapping up my next video. I'm introducing the next element for the first time. Music. What a difference.  :o

Finished!! Whew. This video took a little bit of time. Came across a way of editing that has really helped me piece together my storyline, which in turn helped cut down the videos time. I was able to convey the main points I wanted to share, along with fish catches and nice beats in the background. I like it, let's see if the viewers do. Gulp.....  :)

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 20, 2021, 10:16:16 PM
7-6 MH Flippin' Rod. And it really loads it up.

Dale

Appreciate that info Dale. Thanks.

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What the heck, I dropped my latest video. Look up Everglades Fun Peacock Fishing.  :) Enjoy!!

I'm slowly picking up the editing, adding the music element was a nice touch. Next step will be introducing the music fluidly into the sequences. My biggest "oh wow" moment today was learning how to reduce background noise. I learned how to reduce the background noise of a busy road way. Made a huge difference. I'll get this editing stuff little by little.  ~bb

The deeper down I go into the YT hole, the more I'm learning about understanding the analytics.  :-* Tweaking a little bit here and there can/will change the course of a video. Sometimes for the good, and other times not so good.

I'm just having a hard time worrying about all of that stuff. I know, I get it. I just think good videos would sell themselves. Obviously I'm wrong. Like I said, I'll give it an honest year. I've been too busy trying to get caught up on life stuff to do my normal number of videos, and my numbers reflect it. I did a firearms deer hunt today for 4-1/2 hours total, and I now have 48 clips of footage to sort through. It was a DANDY day, and I refuse to let YT (or anything else) interfere with my beautiful days.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on November 23, 2021, 07:35:11 PM
I'm just having a hard time worrying about all of that stuff. I know, I get it. I just think good videos would sell themselves. Obviously I'm wrong. Like I said, I'll give it an honest year. I've been too busy trying to get caught up on life stuff to do my normal number of videos, and my numbers reflect it. I did a firearms deer hunt today for 4-1/2 hours total, and I now have 48 clips of footage to sort through. It was a DANDY day, and I refuse to let YT (or anything else) interfere with my beautiful days.

Dale

I get what your saying Dale, and it makes sense. I looked at my tiny channel through a similar lens, and my thought process was similar. Shoot as much video as time would allow, edit the footage, clean it up a bit, post it, and hope for the best. Keep repeating this cycle until the channel "took off" right?

Using your example Dale. You mentioned you're giving your channel a year. Great. That's a defined time period goal. The question is, what determining metric(s) will you, Dale, be looking at to determine if you continue this YT journey past the year mark? Regardless, how you and I view this YT experience, it boils down to a metric. You want to see something (a metric) that tells you, this experience is worth continuing.

In my case, my "why", and it always boils down to that "why," is pushing me to condense time frames as quickly and efficiently as possible to reach my goals faster. I don't have the time to shoot a ton of videos, see what video "sticks", and then decipher what was it my viewers liked on those videos that stuck. I'm going down a different path, yes, it may require more time in the front end, but I'm studying the psychology that goes behind the creation of an effective YT video. And, trust me, there is a ton of psychology that goes behind the makings of an effective YT video. I have been applying changes here and there with the stuff I'm learning, on each video I shoot, and its working. I know this journey will require a ton of work on my end, but by studying and understanding the "metrics" my channel is slowly growing with each video I submit. I know its a pita to look at the all those numbers, and percentages, but there is very valuable data in those metrics that helps deciphering what viewers really want to see out of our videos.  :-*

Just my .02

Man,,, it hurts when you lose entire day of video due to bad audio.  :'( :'(

But, I saved several of the fish catching clips for possible future Thumbnail stills.  :-* :-*

Thank goodness for this community. I was just about to scrap the last of the available footage of my bad audio outing and FD came up with a great idea.  :-* :-* Make a short video with some music, highlighting some of my key catches of the outing.  Went back to my remaining clips, got creative on the editing software, and salvaged what was left of my outing. Thank you FD, I learned very valuable lesson.  :-* ~beer~

In case anyone is curious of what I came up with, watch When life throws you lemons.... over on my YouTube channel. Bassin' with Capt Lou

Enjoy!!

Editing....

I've got 6 hours with Jordan Lee down to 1 hour.  There is so much good stuff from Jordan it may have to be a long one.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211126/4fd7216c8065625c13ee237615117e84.jpg)

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Quote from: FD on November 26, 2021, 05:48:03 PM
Editing....

I've got 6 hours with Jordan Lee down to 1 hour.  There is so much good stuff from Jordan it may have to be a long one.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211126/4fd7216c8065625c13ee237615117e84.jpg)

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Cool

If you're worried about keeping people watching maybe you could break it up and do something along the lines of part one part two etc???

Just an idea. You know this stuff far better than me.

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Quote from: FD on November 26, 2021, 05:48:03 PM
Editing....

I've got 6 hours with Jordan Lee down to 1 hour.  There is so much good stuff from Jordan it may have to be a long one.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211126/4fd7216c8065625c13ee237615117e84.jpg)

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Cool

If you're worried about keeping people watching maybe you could break it up and do something along the lines of part one part two etc???

Just an idea. You know this stuff far better than me.

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Thanks Jim.  I keep going back and forth on that.  I think my audience will enjoy it because it's Jordan, regardless of the length.  But I could be wrong.

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Between Jim, Lou, and Amy, y'all have sold me in the 2 part video...

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Quote from: FD on November 27, 2021, 07:34:06 AM
Between Jim, Lou, and Amy, y'all have sold me in the 2 part video...

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Glad we could help??

Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel, or something like that.  ;D

The first part of "A Day with Jordan Lee" just published.

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Quote from: FD on November 27, 2021, 06:58:25 PM
The first part of "A Day with Jordan Lee" just published.

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Good stuff Lee. Well done.  ~c~

This YT rabbit hole I'm in is nuts!! Now my brain is matching music tracks with bass fishing techniques, and making sure the Beats per minute matches a clip that hasn't happen yet!!  :shocking: :o :surrender: lo lo

Don't even get me started on the genres and moods.  :help: :help: lo lo

Hmmm...

Dale

Back to the basics- I gave up on the cheaper cameras and went with a GoPro.

Dale

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on November 28, 2021, 06:50:00 AM
This YT rabbit hole I'm in is nuts!! Now my brain is matching music tracks with bass fishing techniques, and making sure the Beats per minute matches a clip that hasn't happen yet!!  :shocking: :o :surrender: lo lo

There's music software out there that will let you change the beats per minute without altering the pitch (and vice-versa). You could fit any piece of music to any clip.

But that's an entirely separate rabbit hole.....

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I like to listen to music, (or even audio books) on ear buds while fishing alone. I have found my retrieve speed,  ie revolutions of reel handle, matching the song. So there's an area you can really focus on Lou.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on December 01, 2021, 11:37:53 AM
I like to listen to music, (or even audio books) on ear buds while fishing alone. I have found my retrieve speed,  ie revolutions of reel handle, matching the song. So there's an area you can really focus on Lou.

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I fully agree with R&B, when bank fishing I always have ear buds in, and just chilling and enjoying the day.

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Quote from: RangerAndBass on December 01, 2021, 11:37:53 AM
I like to listen to music, (or even audio books) on ear buds while fishing alone. I have found my retrieve speed,  ie revolutions of reel handle, matching the song. So there's an area you can really focus on Lou.

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I fully agree with R&B, when bank fishing I always have ear buds in, and just chilling and enjoying the day.

G is the Man!

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WHAT!?!?!?

Dale

I have been experimenting with extending my microphone transmitter battery time. I know fully charged I can get about 5-6 hrs before the unit quits. But my outings sometimes exceeds those ranges.

Experiment #1: Utilize the 2nd USB port off of the Yolo-tec and connect it directly to the transmitter. It worked, but my audio had loud artifact, ruining 2 videos.  ~xyz

Experiment #2: Utilize my boats USB ports to provide constant power to the transmitter. That worked too, but the sound artifact remained.  ~xyz

Experiment #3: Utilize a separate aux battery pack. Fixed the artifact issue.  ~c~ but for whatever reason, the battery pack I was using to did not supply the transmitter with any power. ~xyz Now I have to get really creative on my next video, because I have no audio on any of my 5 outro takes.  ~xyz ~rant

Back to the drawing board.  ~b~

Gotta love Youtube growing pains.  lo lo

I'm gonna stay in diapers. Let someone change me, feed me, etc. It's easier that way.

"You don't have a CELL PHONE!?!?!?"

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 04, 2021, 07:40:29 AM
I'm gonna stay in diapers. Let someone change me, feed me, etc. It's easier that way.

"You don't have a CELL PHONE!?!?!?"

Dale

Staying in diapers is an option, but we have to grow up at some point. ;) Yeah, I have a cell phone, but I didn't know the audio transmitter quit until I started editing.

Got creative and included 2 hollow body frog catches as my outro.  :-* :-* Video is all set and scheduled to drop on YouTube soon.  ;)

My latest video is up. Its titled: "These 2 baits saved my outing"   Fishing those beautiful blue bird sky days can make for tough fishing conditions. Fortunately I developed a pattern with 2 specific baits, that helped me boat several decent bass. Enjoy!!

No Lou, I meant with my simple way of doing things that folks are incredulous when I tell that I myself don't own a cell phone. I know you do. Everyone does. Except me.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 05, 2021, 03:56:58 PM
No Lou, I meant with my simple way of doing things that folks are incredulous when I tell that I myself don't own a cell phone. I know you do. Everyone does. Except me.

Dale

Ahh.. gotcha.

Anyone here have anything against a little free PR on Social Media?

Free PBR. What?

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 05, 2021, 05:50:29 PM
Free PBR. What?

Dale

You now have my attention.

I will be sharing a few YouTube fishing videos on our Local facebook fishing group. It started local but has members all over the US now. This should help bring some views and attention to your channels and maybe the site.

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Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 05, 2021, 05:50:29 PM
Free PBR. What?

Dale

You now have my attention.

I will be sharing a few YouTube fishing videos on our Local facebook fishing group. It started local but has members all over the US now. This should help bring some views and attention to your channels and maybe the site.

That would be cool, tx topdsm.

Thanks a bunch. Much appreciated.

Dale

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Anyone here have anything against a little free PR on Social Media?

That would be cool, thanks.

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I'm very appreciative for the input shared on this thread. I know the thread showcases the good, the bad, and ugly of several of our YT channels. But the information that has been shared and/or provided has been very helpful so far. Thanks gang!!  ~beer~

I'm diggin' the UGLY. I ain't never gonna get this right. No wonder the big hitters have paid cameramen and editing crews. I get it. I can't hardly stand to watch Scott Martin any more- sorry Scott.

Dale

While it's not going to mess with my fishing, arrowhead hunting, trapping or shooting my old bows and wood arrows, my lack of time to produce new videos is having an interesting effect on this YouTube thingy that may read into the depths of human psychology- I'm actually LOSING subscribers.

It's a little disheartening. I'll survive.

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Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 12, 2021, 07:02:22 AM
While it's not going to mess with my fishing, arrowhead hunting, trapping or shooting my old bows and wood arrows, my lack of time to produce new videos is having an interesting effect on this YouTube thingy that may read into the depths of human psychology- I'm actually LOSING subscribers.

It's a little disheartening. I'll survive.



Dale

As disheartening as that may be, and we have discussed this before, the answer lies in your analytics.  We each have a different way of doing things, and the more I study this YT thing, the answers you are looking for is in your analytics. Like it or not you can't shy away from it, if you choose to stick with this journey.

For example, we can see the performance chart of each of the videos after a few days of posting it. You don't have to tell us, but what do your performance charts look like?  Again, you don't have to tell us, but I will use myself as the example since I have the smallest channel so far. Mine start with a sharp peak from the beginning and gradually falls and flattens any where between 35-45% with little peaks and valleys through out til my video ends.

I study what's happening during those peaks and valley's. There are reasons for those responses, and I work on improving those details on the next video. Are my improvements working? I think so, there is an uptick in my numbers.

The whole point I'm trying to make here is that the answer you seek if you choose to find it, is right in front you.

Lastly, I'm not trying to come off as a hard ass D.W. But we are here to help each other, at least that was my goal when I started this thread. I'm not the most technological individual myself, but in order to improve my channel, I have to research, study, and implement changes as I go. And I have a LONG way to go!!  ;) ~beer~

No Lou, it's all good. It's just a study in human nature. My problem is that I really don't care enough. I can't change to fit a profile or worry about analytics. Sure I look at mine- I can change things and see them jump a little but for what? A living making YouTube videos? I can put out all the secrets and tips and blood and guts in the world, but when no one watches (or reads stuff here on UB) it is disheartening. But, it really is no big deal. I'm going to keep shooting video, I'm gonna keep pouring my blood and guts into it (for a while). If it gets boring or too hard to do, I'll quit. I'm not even close to that yet.

You know, a SMART man in my position would do an in-depth arrowhead hunting video about twice a week, and my channel would grow and grow. You bet it would. Just skip the fishing stuff and make it happen. But I have NEVER been accused of being a smart man. Never, not once.

Dale

I've been sharing a few fishing vids to a local fb page for you guys, and they get a few likes and views. It's not much, but atleast it helps keep your channels alive.

I used to have a channel for fun with our Jeeps and Outdoors, but canned it a couple years ago. Just wasn't really worth my time to film and edit.

And we appreciate it!

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 12, 2021, 09:15:29 AM
No Lou, it's all good. It's just a study in human nature. My problem is that I really don't care enough. I can't change to fit a profile or worry about analytics. Sure I look at mine- I can change things and see them jump a little but for what? A living making YouTube videos? I can put out all the secrets and tips and blood and guts in the world, but when no one watches (or reads stuff here on UB) it is disheartening. But, it really is no big deal. I'm going to keep shooting video, I'm gonna keep pouring my blood and guts into it (for a while). If it gets boring or too hard to do, I'll quit. I'm not even close to that yet.

You know, a SMART man in my position would do an in-depth arrowhead hunting video about twice a week, and my channel would grow and grow. You bet it would. Just skip the fishing stuff and make it happen. But I have NEVER been accused of being a smart man. Never, not once.

Dale

Question Dale.  With the blood and guts that you have poured into your videos, and the efforts that you will be continuing to pour into your future videos for a while longer. What is the outcome you were expecting at this current stage in regards to your channel(s)? What would would you like to be seeing that would make you less disheartened?

Lots of time and effort goes into a vid, I enjoy watching these and I have seen constant improvement in presentation over the months.  Is there money to be made making these vids if you get enough followers?  Keep up the good work, it is entertaining!   ~c~

Quote from: big g on December 12, 2021, 12:11:47 PM
Lots of time and effort goes into a vid, I enjoy watching these and I have seen constant improvement in presentation over the months.  Is there money to be made making these vids if you get enough followers?  Keep up the good work, it is entertaining!   ~c~

Thanks G.

I for one am really enjoying the process.

My overall goal is to build a local  community online.  In the last few weeks I've gotten emails from a 14 year old and a 67 year old asking basically the same questions.  That's proof enough for me that I'm doing things correctly enough to get what I want out of this journey.

Plus, I've picked up a heckler...if I did the same old boring stuff that is out there then no one would notice or care.  It actually gives me great satisfaction that someone is chunking tomatoes at me...

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Quote from: big g on December 12, 2021, 12:11:47 PM
Lots of time and effort goes into a vid, I enjoy watching these and I have seen constant improvement in presentation over the months.  Is there money to be made making these vids if you get enough followers?  Keep up the good work, it is entertaining!   ~c~

Thanks G.

I for one am really enjoying the process.

My overall goal is to build a local  community online.  In the last few weeks I've gotten emails from a 14 year old and a 67 year old asking basically the same questions.  That's proof enough for me that I'm doing things correctly enough to get what I want out of this journey.

Plus, I've picked up a heckler...if I did the same old boring stuff that is out there then no one would notice or care.  It actually gives me great satisfaction that someone is chunking tomatoes at me...

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I was heckling, that was constructive criticism!

*PS joking guys ,it's not me!

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We can heckle? That's allowed? Oh joy- here we go!

Lou, it really ain't no big deal. I'm whining, and I whined about UB too (and not for the first time). Yes you put the "blood and guts" in these projects, and for me it's about the videos AND the writing. I do not expect adulation, adoration, trophies, money, or love. What you WOULD like to see is interest, communication, and some sort of feeling that you're touching someone. Bud Kennedy gets it.

So, I had a guy win SEVENTEEN GRAND with a technique I shared in a video. Cool beans, success. But that is pretty much all I've got, and I've put a little more meat and taters than that out there. But I've done the same on UB, and even more so and I've got one or two "followers" to my blog, with almost zero questions. Thousands of folks on this site and that's it. It makes you wonder.

Where did I want to be? We've already established that I think- I never made any short or mid-range plans. My long-term goal (one year) was if I wasn't having fun I would not continue to do the videos. They are work, editing is WORK, and these stinkin' cameras can get in the way of a good day. I've found times where I've run out of battery or filled a card up that I was relieved to take that damn thing off and stow it away, especially when I was trying to win IBass. But I am having fun with it.

Speaking of the IBass thing- I did a fair bit of documenting the last few months of that contest, and I then I won, on camera. It just now dawned on me how little feedback I got with those videos. You would think that being amongst a few bass fisherman that maybe there would have been some mileage in them. My questions(s) here would be just WHAT do folks want to see. And just WHAT am I (are WE) doing wrong. I really suspected that it's because of going up against about 3 million other and older YT videos is a hard nut to crack, but I don't know since there are THOUSANDS of folks here on UB that are like ghosts. About everything, really.

By the way, I just set down for the first time all day. I'm at the restaurant, and I'm still working, but taking a break SHO FEELS NICE.

Like I said in the earlier post, my arrowhead and artifact stuff has gotten thousands of view, and about 280 subs. My traditional archery stuff has done really well too, and even my trappin' videos have mostly out-performed my fishin' stuff. How hard-headed can a guy be? Well, I've said it before and I'll say it again- I am first and foremost a bass fisherman, so those videos, however bad, boring and unentertaining they may be, are going to keep on rolling out, Lord willing.

I need no love, trophies, salutation nor adulation. If I can truly help someone or teach someone, just like in my UB blog, then I'm a success. I'm cool, the weather is FINE, and I'll fish somewhere this week if even for just a little while, After I put a new transfer case in my old truck, split a few cord of firewood, dye and wax some traps, take the steel wool to a fryer, put up a new light (or two), winterize a mower, maybe SET a few traps, finish scrubbing the restaurant down, etc. etc. My life is full.

Oh yeah, which leads me to the original post of mine about being too busy. I have an acquaintance, a YouTuber and a pretty famous guy who's videos everyone here has seen, and we were talking about my new channel a while back. He said how important it is to keep the videos coming on a REGULAR basis, even scheduling them weekly or bi-weekly, etc. He was sure that helped his growth. I went from producing a video every two or three days, to one or two a week, to doing just three in the last month. That's not really analytics- that's keeping the viewers interested even BEFORE you publish. I've lost two subs this week, and I know it's because, as lame as some of my videos are, I'm just not producing the content.

Now, my fingers hurt (arthritis I'm pretty sure, sigh) but I got to get back to that greasy kitchen. I love cleaning my greasy kitchen. It fulfills me.

Dale

Finally was able to get out and shoot some video yesterday. Had a couple of setbacks that threw my video schedule off for 2 weeks but hey,,,, such is life.  Starting to edit now, video should drop over the next few days.  ~beer~

The day FLEW by, but I finished editing yesterdays video and dropped it to YT. I will release it to the public some time tomorrow.  ;)

Slacker...

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 19, 2021, 06:31:10 AM
Slacker...

Dale

lo

I went ahead and made my video public. Look for, "This Swimbait Crushed Them"

Thanks for watching!!

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 19, 2021, 06:39:25 AM
I went ahead and made my video public. Look for, "This Swimbait Crushed Them"

Thanks for watching!!

Nice job on the edit!  The motion gets to me a little but that's because of my inner ear issues.

Quote from: FD on December 19, 2021, 07:23:48 AM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 19, 2021, 06:39:25 AM
I went ahead and made my video public. Look for, "This Swimbait Crushed Them"

Thanks for watching!!

Nice job on the edit!  The motion gets to me a little but that's because of my inner ear issues.

Thanks FD!!

Yeah, I need to reach out to the redneck who built my electrical attachment and see if he can reinforce the base.   lo lo >:D >:D :surrender: :surrender:

Yes you do!  :) :)

Florida Bowl Fishing is up. 

It's a short video but by far the most editing intensive one so far.  It may not look like it but that is the goal of a good edit.  Hopefully you get engrossed in the fishing journey (visual story telling) and don't notice the editing tricks.  Most of the editing time was in fixing the audio.  Getting stereo sound from both mic's, filtering airplane noise, and getting the blend between dialogue and back ground music.  I think it was my best work so far, we will see what the YT world thinks.

A month or so ago, I had a pretty productive outing. I captured great footage, but when I got home and watched the footage, my audio was all screwed up!!  ~xyz ~rant. Like a dumb ^-^ I scrapped the footage, but I still had few clips where I was going to pull thumbnails from and a managed to put together this short video showcasing my better catches of the outing. My lesson here, don't scrap footage!! It can possibly be used for later projects. Here is that video:

Peas and Bass Highlight Reel

https://youtu.be/cvPwRcuksWg

Interesting,,,, I  would have never thought just 6 months ago I would be anxious for not shooting a video.  Fast forward to today, due to the holidays my video shooting schedule has been thrown off. Guess what though, I'm making it happen.  I will be spending a lot of quality time with family for the next couple days, but I'm disappearing for the day on Sunday.  ~shade

This thread for 2022 have been on my mind a lot these last couple of weeks. Reason for it is because I'm brainstorming the direction I want to take this thread for 2022. I will be locking the thread and creating a new thread for 2022. I know participation has dropped off and that's ok. Dale and FD's channels have taken off and their superstars already leaving little ole me in the dust,,,,,  lo lo kidding, joking.  :surrender: 

Seriously speaking however, taking the participation out of the equation, I consider this thread has been very successful. View counts are approaching 19k!!  :o :shocking:

So with that said, I have a question for the UB/YouTube creators and for those of you in the shadows.  ~shade

What direction would YOU like to see this topic take for 2022?

I have a pretty good idea on what I want to do, but I wanted to hear some feedback from those of you who have been following us.

What say you?

Superstar?  I don't know about that but I did finally hit the 300 subscriber mark last night...golf clap.. which was well short of my goal.  That was 200 days from the first video I published after we all started this trip.  In retrospect, the parameters I used to set my original goals were flawed, so this was a great result!

Now for 2022.  I have started writing what I have learned up to this point and was going to post that here.   Maybe we could all do that to start the new thread?

#1 thing I have learned so far?

Building a YouTube Fishing channel is Flippin Hard!!!!!

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Quote from: FD on December 25, 2021, 05:41:56 AM
Superstar?  I don't know about that but I did finally hit the 300 subscriber mark last night...golf clap.. which was well short of my goal.  That was 200 days from the first video I published after we all started this trip.  In retrospect, the parameters I used to set my original goals were flawed, so this was a great result!

Now for 2022.  I have started writing what I have learned up to this point and was going to post that here.   Maybe we could all do that to start the new thread?

#1 thing I have learned so far?

Building a YouTube Fishing channel is Flippin Hard!!!!!

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~c~ Congrats FD. I like your idea, thank for sharing.  ~beer~

Yesterday's footage has been downloaded and the pre-edit is complete, will spend the rest of the morning creating the story. No technical snafu's this time around. Something new that I did yesterday to extend my microphone times is use my external mic while I charge the bluetooth transmitter.

I know its an extra step on top of all the other things I have to keep in mind, but I set a 4 hour timer on my phone since the transmitter and receiver have a 5 hour running time. I shut down the microphone system and put them to charge for one hour using an external battery charger that I carry in my audio/video bag. ( I also set another timer for this process.) So far this method works. The 1 hour charge extended the microphone system's running time an additional 3 hours so I got  about 7 hours of operation out of it. Not bad.

Oh,,,, and I almost forgot I was gifted a 2nd camera. A Hero 8 black. My content will have different look for next year, but I will cover what that will include on the 2022 thread.  ~shade

Nice. Good stuff. I need to go fishin'...

Dale

Whew,,, took me awhile, stuff got in the way, but I got the edit done. Next hurdle,,,,, Thumbnail and Video title.  ~sweat ~sweat

My latest video is up. It's called "Big Bass Quest"

Watching it now. "Two big bass right behind the camera". I'm hooked.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 27, 2021, 08:41:05 PM
Watching it now. "Two big bass right behind the camera". I'm hooked.

Dale

Dale. I had to get creative with the editing on that sequence due to time. I was standing there for a loooong time talking to the camera and watching those BIG BASS swim around.  ~sweat ~sweat ~sweat

Well gang, t-minus 3 days and 2021 will be behind us, as well as this thread. I will be locking it down to make way for the new 2022 thread. Only FD has commented in the direction he would like to see this thread take. Anyone else?? Going once,, Going twice,,,, tick tock,,, tick tock,,,, ~sweat ~sweat  ;)

I have little to no opinions. I'll follow ya'll wherever you lead. Especially of it's to big bass, or lunch.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 08:38:55 AM
I have little to no opinions. I'll follow ya'll wherever you lead. Especially of it's to big bass, or lunch.

Dale

Appreciate the feedback DW.  ~beer~

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 28, 2021, 07:19:38 AM
Well gang, t-minus 3 days and 2021 will be behind us, as well as this thread. I will be locking it down to make way for the new 2022 thread. Only FD has commented in the direction he would like to see this thread take. Anyone else?? Going once,, Going twice,,,, tick tock,,, tick tock,,,, ~sweat ~sweat  ;)

I gave you my honest input/opinion in person. I'm good.

Quote from: topdsm0138 on December 28, 2021, 08:46:55 AM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 28, 2021, 07:19:38 AM
Well gang, t-minus 3 days and 2021 will be behind us, as well as this thread. I will be locking it down to make way for the new 2022 thread. Only FD has commented in the direction he would like to see this thread take. Anyone else?? Going once,, Going twice,,,, tick tock,,, tick tock,,,, ~sweat ~sweat  ;)

I gave you my honest input/opinion in person. I'm good.

That was very good and helpful advice. Thanks again toddsm!!  ~beer~

Here's my YT goal for this week. With the kids off from school and wife on vacation. I'm going to push to shoot, edit, and post two  more videos before the year is over and/or by Jan 1. .  ~sweat ~sweat

I have Lake Okeechobee on tap for tomorrow, and one last Marshlands trip.  ~sweat ~sweat :)

Bragger.

Dale

And I'm jealous. No Florida bassin' for me yet. I did just upload my 97th video (and the 103rd that I've had or got in the works). But I'm jealous...

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:36:17 PM
And I'm jealous. No Florida bassin' for me yet. I did just upload my 97th video (and the 103rd that I've had or got in the works). But I'm jealous...

Dale

Wow Dale, 97 vids already!!  Congrats!!

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 28, 2021, 06:37:29 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:36:17 PM
And I'm jealous. No Florida bassin' for me yet. I did just upload my 97th video (and the 103rd that I've had or got in the works). But I'm jealous...

Dale

Wow Dale, 97 vids already!!  Congrats!!

No, they mostly suck. But thanks. I think I'll move to Florida...

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:52:59 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 28, 2021, 06:37:29 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:36:17 PM
And I'm jealous. No Florida bassin' for me yet. I did just upload my 97th video (and the 103rd that I've had or got in the works). But I'm jealous...

Dale

Wow Dale, 97 vids already!!  Congrats!!

No, they mostly suck. But thanks. I think I'll move to Florida...

Dale

Watch how you will break loose on the 100th episode. ;)

Video 98 is up. A SHORT CAST begging for viewers. Well, not really.

Dale

Don't beg, it'll happen, eventually.  I'm learning a lot from your stuff Dale.
I like to find out the technical stuff, for some reason, I'm always nosey about that.
I like the way this thread is, kind of a general purpose videoing thread, if that makes sense.

Quote from: Pferox on December 29, 2021, 01:53:16 AM
Don't beg, it'll happen, eventually.  I'm learning a lot from your stuff Dale.
I like to find out the technical stuff, for some reason, I'm always nosey about that.
I like the way this thread is, kind of a general purpose videoing thread, if that makes sense.

Appreciate the feedback Jim, thank you.

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:52:59 PM

Quote from: Capt. BassinLou on December 28, 2021, 06:37:29 PM

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 28, 2021, 06:36:17 PM
And I'm jealous. No Florida bassin' for me yet. I did just upload my 97th video (and the 103rd that I've had or got in the works). But I'm jealous...

Dale

Wow Dale, 97 vids already!!  Congrats!!

No, they mostly suck. But thanks. I think I'll move to Florida...

Dale

That is absolutely not true. 

Your videos don't suck, well a few of them do .  But so do some of mine, and Lou's, and everyone else who has ever started a YT channel.

The problem is not your videos, it's in your channel structure.

Because you have such a broad base of topics, YT is not quite sure who to show your videos to. 

For example, your artifact videos do well.  YT shows your next video, a fishing video, to everyone who watches  the rock video, and most of them don't fish, so they don't watch it.  This confuses the Algorithm a bit.

Then you make a trapping video that does ok, so YT shows it do a bunch of other people, and most of them don't watch it because they think its arcane and inhumane.  (I don't think that,  but a LoT of people do.)  Now the Algorithm is really confused and not sure who to show your videos to.  And so on and so on...

For the viewer, YT is like a Walmart. One place to go to to get a little of everything.

For us creators, we are like the suppliers to that Walmart. We make one thing, for one department, on one isle, on one shelf, in a specific spot.  When someone comes in, (a viewer), the greeter (YouTube), knows exactly where to send them to get that thing that you make(your channel).  If you keep moving it around to different isles, no one can find it.

You have made it clear that you are going to do things your way.  Which is fine, when it comes to video content.

When it comes to growing a channel, that just won't work.  There are some rules that you absolutely have to follow if you want to do it quickly.

YT is the "new" way to advertise products.  But the traditional advertising rules still apply.  Our YT channels are like a small cable channel.  Those rules are why you see Bud Light commercials on ESPN and toy commercials on Nickelodeon and not the other way around.  Advertising dollars are specifically targeted at a certain audience.

YT is in the business of advertising,  period.  And they need channels that get views to show that advertising to.  But unless they know specifically what kind of channel you are, and what audience to show them to,  they don't do much to help you grow.

Dale, you make good videos, I like them.  And your channel will grow just the way it is.  But it understand that it will be a SLOW and painful growth.

IF. ---

IF

And this is the BIG IF,

If you want to grow one channel fast, you are going to have to pick a topic and stick with it.  Your other option is to grow multiple channels.

I'm not an expert, yet.  But I've invested hundreds of hours in learning how and why successful YT channels grow.  Every single one is the same.  The audience and channel are very specific. YT knows exactly what kind of channel they are and what audience to show their videos to.

That's the one rule you can't break...and you are breaking it.


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And as always Lee I appreciate your input and advice... You have put so much time into the study of this and the rest of us have reaped the rewards and benefits from it, and we THANK YOU. You bet I'm hard-headed. And the growth thing is not as bothersome as I let on. I just figured ALL of our fishin' stuff would do better than it has, JUST BASED ON GOOD CONTENT. THAT is the part I don't understand. So I reckon I'm a little confused- I try to look at a fishin' video of mine from a strictly neutral standpoint and decide if I myself would enjoy it. I would expect that these videos would get the views because of what they are with no differentiation from my other content. I would of hoped for more viewers just from the UB forum, actually...

I watch other fishing content on YT and some of it is GREAT. But way more of it is JUNK (from my viewpoint). I mean there is some pretty trivial stuff out there that has huge followings. But as I'm getting older I guess I don't appeal to that younger crowd I talked about in my video. Huh. When I was 18-20- whatever I'd have KILLED to have been able to watch videos like I produce. I think.

My biggest problem? Too much work and not enough bassin'. There- that solved THAT.

Dale

First off, you are welcome.  I feel like we are doing this as a team.

I started my YT channel, in part, to support and increase the UB membership.  NOT for UB to support AE Fishing.

I think the growth of my YT Business is outstanding. Compared to other  businesses I've started that required a large amount of capital dollars and 80 hours a week for several years just to break even, I'm ecstatic about this one.

Building a successful channel in the fishing niche is an extremely hard thing to do, unless you fish in a tee back.  And we don't want to see you in one...

For starters,  we have a much smaller demographic than other niches.  That being said, there are many channels with over a million subscribers. That just tells me it is POSSIBLE.

I have been focused and consistent with my content for almost 6 months, and only in the last 6 weeks has the growth stated to show from the common metric, subscribers. I shared in the past that I don't put much weight on subscriber growth.  It is not an accurate measurement of your growth.  In fact it matters very little and after you reach 1000, it doesn't matter at all.  What does matter is return viewers.  That what you should be measuring your channel with.  This chart is from today and shows the beginning of real growth of my channel.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211230/81a685fde3f843476178791d3dbdb94c.jpg)

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See, that's a cool metric. I've never even seen this (and Lee closes his eyes, leans back, and sighs).

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 30, 2021, 08:01:00 AM
See, that's a cool metric. I've never even seen this (and Lee closes his eyes, leans back, and sighs).

Dale

Lmao!!
Tell you what, maybe we can convince Lee into providing us with a tutorial on understanding the metrics on the new 2022 thread. ;)

I'll admit this- he just suckered me into spending twenty minutes just LOOKING for that graph (no luck). Jeez. I've got WORK to do- Winter has finally come to central MO.

Dale

Quote from: D.W. Verts on December 30, 2021, 08:19:49 AM
I'll admit this- he just suckered me into spending twenty minutes just LOOKING for that graph (no luck). Jeez. I've got WORK to do- Winter has finally come to central MO.

Dale

Yes you do my friend. But!! When you learn this aspect of YT, I mean really learn it, your channel(s) will sky rocket.

Unfortunately there was a mix up with my new action camera order, and the order was canceled.  :'( But, I did manage to find some last minute deals and long story short, my new camera arrives tomorrow.  ~bb ~bb  I won't be able to break it in on tomorrow's video shoot, but I will be using it very soon.  ;)

Well gang, I created the new 2022 thread.  Its currently locked  ;) I think for 2022 this thread although it will be locked, may qualify to be stickied. It's just shy of hitting 20k views since its inception.  :shocking: :o :o

So I'm uploading my 100th video right now on YouTube. Well, actually it would be number 101 because I pulled a video this summer after having it pointed out to me that I was a little raw in it. Well, I always say that I am what I am. But I'll now have a library of ONE HUNDRED to look at.

This video is pure and raw "get yourself better" fishin' stuff. I genuinely hope someone takes something away from it. Peace.

Dale

I'm shooting my last video for 2021 tomorrow, but it won't be posted for a bit.

I'm working on a summary of what I learned so far in this journey.  I will post it in the new thread.  In fact I just broke into Lou's new, locked thread and saved a space for it... :)

Dale - You will never find that chart, at least not that exact one.  It is only on the mobile version in that summary form, and since you don't have a mobile phone and probably never will.....however there is a similar chart on the desktop version that shows most of the same info. 

From your YT studio
click Analytics on the left side bar
on the top middle of that page click on the Audience tab
on the top right of that page it says 28 days with a little down arrow next to it
click the down arrow
now choose last 365

I'm done shooting and releasing videos for the year.  I have filmed 3 this week that need to be edited so that's what I'm doing for the next few days..


AND   don't worry about any metric for this week.  Online traffic everywhere is down.  Holidays and family time and travel have crushed traffic.  Look for a spike in views Saturday night.

Okay Lee, cool- I got it. I made it as far as "clicking the arrow" on the 28 day deal. Geesh.

Hey Lou- thanks for what you did here to stimulate all of this this. You kids have more energy than me...

And the "work" I said I had to do was NOT about YT. Nope, it involves chainsaws and log splitters and screws and screw guns and lumber and... regular life stuff.

Dale

And you can't base ANYTHING on ANYTHING when it comes to this week of the year. Business is stupid for some, weird for others (restaurants) and a non-entity for many. Folks are doing other things. In Florence MO we're going to have to survive the first real winter weather of the season, after being 60 degrees today. I am not as ready as I need to be.

Dale

Well,,, I finished the year with a bang. I had phenomenal outing today, and fingers crossed I had no camera or audio snafu's, and caught all those nice fish catches on video. Stay tuned.

Cool. Goodbye 2021. Sleep well.

Dale

And with that, good night 2021.