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Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | Hello, My name is David and I am an avid angler and outdoorsman. I am working on building a YouTube channel. I was curious as to what kind of content I can incorporate into my videos that any of you may be interested in aside from fishing action. Is there anything you guys like to see like “how tos” or any sort of educational stuff? Just looking for ideas from different places. Thanks again, David | ||
Brian Hoffies |
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Posts: 1663 | 1st, we all know how You Tube works. Keep the begging for clicks, likes, subs to once a video. Use quality equipment. Camera's, microphones, editing software. Focus on one aspect. If your thing is Muskies do Muskie videos. I don't need to see you doing Walleyes. Focus and be good. Keep them short. I think You Tube suggests 15-20 minutes. My recommendation is shoot several videos and edit them. Practice your craft BEFORE you post them. Nobody (at least me) ever goes back twice to be tortured. Personally I also hate the guys who use forums like this to only pump a video and then vanish until the next video. Get involved with the community and you have a better chance of getting me to take a look. My last bit of advice. A channel is like a business. Treat it as such. Don't dress like a slob be swearing, drinking and making a ass out of yourself. There are enough of those people around already. Oh, and don't be a drama queen. Good luck, if you really want to be good people will find you. | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | Thank you for the well thought out response. That means a lot that you took the time to do that and I appreciate that a ton! I will for sure focus on those key points that you have mentioned and incorporate those going forward, good luck this season! | ||
North of 8 |
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Brian offered great advice. One suggestion I would have is to be precise, not vague in giving instructions. I bought a new Ranger 900 about 2 years ago, and the Polaris YouTube videos are very good. Short, well shot and precise, i.e., here are exactly the tools you will need to change the oil right down to the metric hex socket size needed. Warn winch had similar quality videos for installing their winch on a UTV. All the best in your venture. I really appreciate quality YouTube videos. Some have saved me a lot of time,trial and error in the wood shop or working on equipment like my utv. | |||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | I appreciate your response! I have a few how to videos in mind for boat maintenance, so I will definitely keep that in mind when I go to film and I will use those tips in my future videos! Good luck this season! | ||
Masqui-ninja |
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Posts: 1193 Location: Walker, MN | You've got some great advice already. I would also say, make sure and have fun. It's okay to be excited when you catch a fish, or make a great cast. If you are genuinely passionate, people will root for you. | ||
MartinTD |
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Posts: 1129 Location: NorthCentral WI | Masqui-ninja - 2/11/2021 12:28 PM You've got some great advice already. I would also say, make sure and have fun. It's okay to be excited when you catch a fish, or make a great cast. If you are genuinely passionate, people will root for you. This is a good point. Mike Keyes is a prime example of this and it's hard not to feel his excitement when he gets one in the bag. | ||
medy |
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Posts: 89 | Learn how to shoot good B roll footage | ||
FlyPiker |
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Posts: 385 | https://youtu.be/P3xurz28eHY You’ll have to wade through some general BS, but there is some solid info here. The thing that struck me the most, you are basically selling your personality. Good example, I dig Uncut Angling and Today’s Angler cuz I enjoy the anglers. I find them entertaining and they do present usable information, sometimes. The Googan anglers... I have very little patience for basically any of them. They do not get my views. | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | Masqui-ninja - 2/11/2021 1:28 PM You've got some great advice already. I would also say, make sure and have fun. It's okay to be excited when you catch a fish, or make a great cast. If you are genuinely passionate, people will root for you. For sure man! I definitely don’t want to get so caught up into it to where I don’t have the same passion for it. I enjoy it so much! Thanks for the response!! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | MartinTD - 2/11/2021 2:54 PM Masqui-ninja - 2/11/2021 12:28 PM You've got some great advice already. I would also say, make sure and have fun. It's okay to be excited when you catch a fish, or make a great cast. If you are genuinely passionate, people will root for you. This is a good point. Mike Keyes is a prime example of this and it's hard not to feel his excitement when he gets one in the bag. I really enjoy mikes videos so I feel you on that! I hope I can bring that same excitement and entertainment to people! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | medy - 2/11/2021 4:47 PM Learn how to shoot good B roll footage For sure man! Definitely working on that, and also working with a guy know who edits the videos. Thanks for the tip! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | medy - 2/11/2021 4:47 PM Learn how to shoot good B roll footage For sure man! Definitely working on that, and also working with a guy know who edits the videos. Thanks for the tip! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | FlyPiker - 2/11/2021 4:50 PM https://youtu.be/P3xurz28eHY You’ll have to wade through some general BS, but there is some solid info here. The thing that struck me the most, you are basically selling your personality. Good example, I dig Uncut Angling and Today’s Angler cuz I enjoy the anglers. I find them entertaining and they do present usable information, sometimes. The Googan anglers... I have very little patience for basically any of them. They do not get my views. For sure I hear you guys on that! You definitely want to represent yourself professionally. I also dislike the googans haha so I know exactly what you mean there as well. Thanks for chiming in and good luck this season! | ||
Brian Hoffies |
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Posts: 1663 | Don't be phony and over sell things. | ||
Muskyrookie |
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Posts: 186 | First off I hope you are legit and good luck! I know some ideas I'd like to watch on videos. I'm kinda an information junkie, and just getting my feet wet with these brutes and I love learning new stuff to get better. What I would like to see is someone show a map of the lake or river, talk about their game plan interacting with the map using examples ( might not want to give away the good spots), tell time of year, day and weather should be obvious but elaborate on if it's the 3rd straight day of blue bird or 1st day after a week of storms etc... explain why those lures are your choice and why others are not, why those colors etc.. little quirks on working a bait a certain way. Treat me (the audience) as if we are friends and you are showing me something for the first time. I love watching tutorials on YouTube. I watch alot of them while doing dishes, going through my fishing gear, doing other chores, and even watch them to go to sleep like how people read books. Their is about 8 different ones I follow for fishing already and always look out for more lol I watch everything from fishing, motorcycle, diy projects, scientific, and more. The thing that keeps me following a certain entity the most is if they are actually teaching me anything! I personally won't waste my time watching videos that I can't learn anything from. I definitely won't watch videos of goof balls either lol Depending on how serious you want this to be will ultimately determine how successful you will be. Remember why shows like the Lindner's, Bill dance, Jimmy Houston, etc... have had a following for over 30 years. I have no idea of your fishing experience or skills so I would say to be sure and listen to what the people who watch your videos actually want to see. Good luck | ||
sworrall |
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Posts: 32761 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Here's the daily estimate from this link:https://influencermarketinghub.com/youtube-money-calculator/
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sworrall |
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Posts: 32761 Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | As far as advice, keep the editing simple and clean, keep any intro that is not relevant VERY short, and if the action in the video takes 3 minutes, don't try to make it take 5. Best not to ask folks to subscribe on-screen (everyone already knows you want that) or go into what you may or may not do in the next video, just do it, make clean, interesting video with whatever 'hook' you wish (education, tips, advice, etc) and folks will watch them and we will publish them, cranking up your views. | ||
ToddM |
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Posts: 20173 Location: oswego, il | If you are going to hide anything you are doing then don't bother. I was watching a few musky vids yesterday that divulged nothing. I didn't see the point of making the video. | ||
happy hooker |
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Posts: 3136 | don't name your whatever some extreme over the top ridiculous title,, Helo this is Buzzinga Bob,, from lightning strike gonzo phase magnum buzz power wimp tasarface buzzkill jolt thunder cow outdoors!!!! sponsored by Charmin Edited by happy hooker 2/12/2021 3:43 AM | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | sworrall - 2/12/2021 12:03 AM As far as advice, keep the editing simple and clean, keep any intro that is not relevant VERY short, and if the action in the video takes 3 minutes, don't try to make it take 5. Best not to ask folks to subscribe on-screen (everyone already knows you want that) or go into what you may or may not do in the next video, just do it, make clean, interesting video with whatever 'hook' you wish (education, tips, advice, etc) and folks will watch them and we will publish them, cranking up your views. Thank you so much for both of your in depth responses! I really appreciate that information and advice and that helps out a lot. Going forward I will be sure to keep these things in mind when filming and creating new content! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | ToddM - 2/12/2021 12:29 AM If you are going to hide anything you are doing then don't bother. I was watching a few musky vids yesterday that divulged nothing. I didn't see the point of making the video. thank you for your response and I will be sure to keep this in mind. I have some bait tweaks i'd like to show off in videos and ill explain why I do these and why I feel it works for me! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | happy hooker - 2/12/2021 4:15 AM don't name your whatever some extreme over the top ridiculous title,, Helo this is Buzzinga Bob,, from lightning strike gonzo phase magnum buzz power wimp tasarface buzzkill jolt thunder cow outdoors!!!! sponsored by Charmin hahaha for sure, I will keep it short and sweet! thanks for chiming in and good luck this season! | ||
ToddM |
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Posts: 20173 Location: oswego, il | Mulldaddy - 2/12/2021 9:30 AM ToddM - 2/12/2021 12:29 AM If you are going to hide anything you are doing then don't bother. I was watching a few musky vids yesterday that divulged nothing. I didn't see the point of making the video. thank you for your response and I will be sure to keep this in mind. I have some bait tweaks i'd like to show off in videos and ill explain why I do these and why I feel it works for me! That is a perfect reason FOR making a video. Sounds like you are heading in the right direction. One other piece of advice don't spam every musky FB page asking to subscribe. I won't even click to watch them. I would bet the videos are more about them which is a waste of my time. Edited by ToddM 2/12/2021 11:05 AM | ||
Shroomskie |
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Posts: 34 | I only watch YouTube fishing videos when the title catches my eye. I don't really promote myself viewing someones else videos to make them a dollar but I do enjoy awesome titles haha | ||
sukrchukr |
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Location: Vilas | My suggestion, and its only my opinion.... try to show proper handling of the fish please. Ive quit watching most of the muskie channels now, after seeing every fish netted needing to be boarded for an exact measurement....Ive seen fish under 30" on a board! Some people that are watching the vids are for entertainment, and some will be learning from you as well.... and boarding EVERY fish is really not necessary, and could be teaching some bad habits.... does it really matter if the fish is 34" or 37" etc.......?? just ballpark it and get it released asap. If you feel the need to board the fish, maybe edit that part out and just say "hey, that was about a __" fish"...or say nothing at all about the size...... just let ppl enjoy the chase and the fight........... I guess one other thing is, I hope you have some thick skin, b/c no matter what you say or do...someone is gonna give you grief in the comment section Edited by sukrchukr 2/12/2021 9:17 PM | ||
Windy City |
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Posts: 93 | Find a real job | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | Shroomskie - 2/12/2021 7:17 PM I only watch YouTube fishing videos when the title catches my eye. I don't really promote myself viewing someones else videos to make them a dollar but I do enjoy awesome titles haha Haha I’ll keep that in mind! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | sukrchukr - 2/12/2021 10:08 PM My suggestion, and its only my opinion.... try to show proper handling of the fish please. Ive quit watching most of the muskie channels now, after seeing every fish netted needing to be boarded for an exact measurement....Ive seen fish under 30" on a board! Some people that are watching the vids are for entertainment, and some will be learning from you as well.... and boarding EVERY fish is really not necessary, and could be teaching some bad habits.... does it really matter if the fish is 34" or 37" etc.......?? just ballpark it and get it released asap. If you feel the need to board the fish, maybe edit that part out and just say "hey, that was about a __" fish"...or say nothing at all about the size...... just let ppl enjoy the chase and the fight........... I guess one other thing is, I hope you have some thick skin, b/c no matter what you say or do...someone is gonna give you grief in the comment section Haha definitely man, you can’t please everyone! But yes fish handling is very important, and that will be something I address this season on my channel! Good luck this season! | ||
Mulldaddy |
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Posts: 88 | Windy City - 2/12/2021 10:58 PM Find a real job Haha funny you say that I have a full time job bud, YouTube is a hobby. I hope you have a killer season man! Good luck! | ||
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