Deeply Driven Outdoors

If you've ever wondered how to make the diddy poles like what we use in some of our diddy pole catfishing videos, I opted to do a how-to video on how to make them cheap and easy! They go by many names - bank pole, diddy pole, ditty pole, bank line, bush hook, etc. No matter what you call them, the concept it basically the same. There are many ways to make one but I show you the way that we've used to catch some of our biggest flathead and channel catfish!

I took my Ascend H12 kayak down the creek by my house in a snow storm to go hunt some ducks I had found a few days prior. The snow came down over night and kept snowing into hunting hours. The teal I had found several days ago were still there and they provided some very fast action for the morning hunt! I finished 1 duck shy of my limit, even though I had the opportunity to limit out. I wanted to wait for a big duck for my 6th bird but he never came and I passed on multiple teal opportunities, including a nice drake that sat in the decoys for almost half an hour.

This is day 2 of my first Mississippi River duck and goose hunt. There was a lot less wind than the first day which made the duck action sort of shut off early in the morning so Calvin and I decide to go stalk some ducks and geese instead of waiting on them to work in. We had a good stalk on a large group of geese and then found some mallards on a back slough which took us by surprise. Connect with Deeply Driven on all other socials: www.linktr.ee.com/deeplydrivenoutdoors

I go duck hunting on the Mississippi River for the first time, I get to hunt out of my Lowe Roughneck 1760 for the first time AND I break my season record for number of ducks I have shot in a season! This video had a lot of exciting firsts! Make sure to follow Deeply Driven Outdoors on all other platforms: www.linktr.ee/deeplydrivenoutdoors

I took my Ascend H12 kayak down a small creek on a recent duck hunt and scratched out a mixed bag of ducks including teal, a wood duck and a spoonie. I have found creek hunting to be a great time this year! Check it out! Connect with me on other platforms: www.linktr.ee.com/deeplydrivenoutdoors

I take my Ascend H12 kayak down the small creek in Iowa again where I had been seeing some ducks hang out and set up for a hunt! I wasn't sure what to really expect but it turned out well. I get the first gadwall of the year and have lots of teal work in. I have taken quite a liking to hunting small creeks and this hunt was the pinnacle so far!

In this video, I take my Ascend H12 kayak down a creek by house to try duck hunting it for the first time. I found a little success doing so and really enjoyed the hunt. We had been having issues with drought in my area, which made duck hunting tough but this improvisation paid off!

I'm back at the same creek again to hunt ducks and manage to shoot a couple ducks this time, as my success increases! I take my Ascend H12 kayak down the creek, toss out some decoys and wait for the ducks to arrive! This was a great hunt! Check out more Deeply Driven Outdoors content: www.linktr.ee.com/deeplydrivenoutdoors

Iowa's central zone early opener was a successful hunt for us! Calvin and I went out for opening day and had to hunt our plan B spot. The spot was just skim water and muck but the ducks didn't seem to mind, as the hunt turned out to be a barrel burner anyway! We got mostly greenwing teal as well as a couple of shovelers. We fought muck, our decoys didn't float and our hide wasn't great but we got it done anyhow. Connect with me across all social platforms and find my podcast: www.linktr.ee.com/deeplydrivenoutdoors

In this video, Trevor Randles Outdoors takes me out on a kayak river goose hunt! We both used our Ascend H12s to float down the river and jump shoot several geese. We also set up a decoy spread on a sand bar for awhile and hunted geese from a sandbar.

Mat and I head to the river to do a September diddy pole run in pursuit of flathead catfish! We had the whole river to ourselves, boated a couple nice flatheads and camped out on the river as well! Connect with all my other socials: www.linktr.ee.com/deeplydrivenoutdoors

In this video, I review my experience with my Alps Outdoors Commander X Pack. I used this pack last year when I went on a bear hunt in Idaho. For the money, I was pretty happy with the pack but there were a couple things I thought could be better. I cover all the features of the pack in depth, I tell you the things I liked about it and the things I didn't like about it. Make sure to find the DDO Podcast on Spotify, find me on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and Go Wild.

I lost one of the biggest fish of my life today trying to horse on the line too much. The hook straightened completely out (see photo on Deeply Driven Facebook) and just had a little bad luck!

I head out catfishing off the bank of the local lake on a warm day just a couple hours before a tornado forms by our house! I also fry up the catfish to share a little fish fry with ya!

I have been trying to catch early spring catfish for awhile and I finally had some success! I caught a couple fish and found a cool shed antler as well! Connect with Deeply Driven Outdoors: www.linktr.ee/deeplydrivenoutdoors

In this video, I review what I think is the best spinning catfish reel: the Okuma Avenger!

Throwback to 2022 when I got my first turkey after years of trying! A friend invited out to his farm in southern Iowa and I finally bagged my first gobbler. I had struggled for a long time to get my first turkey but this hunt made it seem easy. 15 minutes after flydown, it was all over! Check it out! Follow me on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram and find the Deeply Driven Outdoors Podcast on Spotify!

Early muzzleloader season in Iowa had some ups and downs. Piper gets a big public land buck on his first sit of the season. I hit a deer and lose it and also struggle with misfire issues as I had changed powder in my muzzleloader. Be sure to find Deeply Driven Outdoors on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Go Wild. Also look for the Deeply Driven Outdoors Podcast on Spotify!

In this video, I take my Ascend H12 kayak out on a solo duck hunt. I had been off to a hot start to the season and wasn't expecting too much out of the hunt so when this hunt went better than expected, I was pretty happy with it.

Calvin and I head out for a central zone Iowa duck hunt. We use kayaks to get into our hunting area and are covered in ducks! We limit out in 45 minutes, shooting mostly teal, wood ducks and shovelers. Make sure to follow Deeply Driven Outdoors on Facebook, Instagram, Go Wild and check out the Deeply Driven Outdoors podcast on Spotify, Anchor and more!