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It's that time of year in Venice, Louisiana,
the redfish capital of the world.
We're at the Venice Fishing Lodge
for the annual Cabela's Partnership Summit.
(energetic music)
The Cabela's corporate partners
and their pro staff are spending time together
away from their office, emails, and meetings.
They'll put Cabela's gear to the test against giant redfish,
and have a blast fishing on the water.
♪ It's old Mindel's town
♪ You and I
♪ With these songs
♪ Driving to with life
- Time and energy spent here is unbelievably important.
Partnerships like this,
the things that you come down here to build
really end up leading to innovation and change
and helping us excel and be better in what we do,
so that we know we're building the best stuff
in the world for the customer.
That's really what it's for.
- When you're developing products you have to be outdoors
and know what the outdoorsman needs.
So we've been since the beginning,
Jim and Dick Cabela have been big outdoors people.
I definitely support it.
You can't produce great product
if you're not outdoors experiencing it.
- I think it's amazing what Cabela's does
for their partners and for all the sponsorships,
and everything that they're doing.
It's amazing.
And bring it all back to the outdoors,
'cause that's what they're all about.
It's great that we get to experience these things with them,
and I'm just excited that they keep asking me to come.
(laughs)
(upbeat music)
- Venice is probably my favorite place to fish in the world.
It's the best bass fishing, it's the best tuna fishing,
it's the best redfishing.
It's just everything about it, I mean,
if I had a wife that would agree
I would live in one of these floating houses out here.
(electric guitar music)
- Alright, we followed all these guys,
so if we don't catch 'em it's on Wade.
'Cause we followed Wade over here.
(energetic music)
Look, he's got one.
Hooked up.
(laughing)
That's awesome, dude.
Somebody almost went in!
(laughing)
Uh-oh!
That may be a red.
- Ah.
- Is it not?
- He's off.
(mumbling)
- Come on.
- That sounds like he's going.
(laughing)
- He's going.
- Oh, I see a cord!
Oh, it's a big old jack!
- Jack.
- I ain't never caught one, so--
- These things are awesome, dude.
- Ah!
- What? You got him?
- No, I thought he's--
- Come on, stay positive.
Come on.
Sing to him!
♪ Yeah, come on now
Come on!
(laughing)
- Here we go.
- That's a nice jack you got there, buddy.
(yelling)
- Nice.
- Is that your first jack?
- It is.
- Heck yeah.
Y'all catch shark at least, whoa, whoa!
(laughing)
(people speaking over each other)
- Comin' at you.
- Here, I'll take a picture,
and then I'll just send it to you.
- Alright.
- That'd be good.
- Perfect.
- Yeah.
(energetic music)
- Boom!
(laughing)
- Whoo!
- Nice!
- Yeah (mumbling).
(laughing)
(water splashing)
- Got one!
- Nice.
- Pretty, huh?
- Thumpin'.
- Pretty bit as redfish.
- Heck yeah, man.
- Gajillions of 'em out here, man.
And that's not even a real big one.
- Thank you!
- He is, he is takin' off to the races.
- You want me to sing to you while you fight this fish?
- Yeah.
♪ If I had wings I would fly
Oh! (laughs)
My singin' does not (people speaking over each other).
(laughing)
- My line went off!
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- If you'd like to book a trip to the Venice Fishing Lodge,
visit venicefishinglodge.net.
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Fight your fish, not your fish finder.
Cabela's.
It's in your nature.
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Captain Billy Nicholas of Venice Fishing Lodge
just got a new addition to his fleet.
It's the latest Ranger 2510 Bay Boat.
- Completely new hull design.
Got a lot more V to it.
Takes the rough water a lot better
than some of our earlier models had.
First thing you're gonna notice
is we've go a ton of storage.
We've got an anchor locker up front,
especially designed to fit a Danforth Anchor.
We've got rod lockers left and right.
The way I set my boat up is I use my port side
as my rod lockers.
You can see.
Starburst side rod locker, I use that as my tackle box.
Center box, deep.
Runs all the way up to the anchor box
so there's a ton of storage up in front.
So anything that I want to make sure stays dry,
I'll leave it here.
This is a built-in cooler.
I use this as my fish box.
Very well-insulated.
So on this particular boat we put a hard top,
fiberclass T-top on it.
We've got lots of rocket launchers in the back.
Six rods can go back there.
We've got two rod rocket launchers on the side.
We've got four speakers in here.
We've got a big light bar up front.
So when you come around the console, you've got a huge dash.
Anything that you need to do,
especially when running the boat
you're not looking down trying to find something.
Bluetooth stereo in here, our VHF.
We got a USB port, and then line in.
The seats in the leaning posts, one of my favorite things.
When you're making a long run and you can lean up
against this, you get tired, you want to sit down,
drop that seat down, have a seat.
It's got a foot rest right here.
It's got an armrest you can pop down.
You can lean back, rest your back.
Have a nice ride in.
All of your batteries are in this leaning post.
The live well pump's right there.
We've got four batteries in here,
and there's still plenty of space.
One of the other things I want to mention,
the padded gunnel.
Now you come up against the pad, you can lean up against it.
Gives you more stability, a better feel
for where you're at on the boat.
Working our way to the back of the leaning post,
we've got a live well right here.
Positive pick up when you're running
so you can fill the live well as you're running.
All your switches, your dead man switch to kill the power
to everything in your boat are all right here.
Easily accessible.
Also, we have a fresh water wash down.
That hose is in here.
Stows away.
Flip up back seat.
Very comfortable armrest.
Underneath all of this, there's all your pumps.
For me, having the ice chest in the front
that I use as a fish box,
there's plenty of more storage back here.
There's actually two boxes in the back.
One on each side, they're identical to each other.
You've got underwater lights back here.
It lights everything behind you.
So the Ranger 2510 is rated for up to 350 horsepower,
and that's a quick walk-through.
If you want to find out more about it,
contact your local Ranger dealer.
- Let's get back on the water with Cabela's
and Americana Outdoors staff
chasing giant redfish in the sun.
(slow music)
- Oh, there we go!
- There he is.
(energetic music)
(speech drowned out by music)
Oh, he's gone.
- Ugh!
- Is that a shark?
- Yeah, that's a big old shark.
(laughing)
- Wow!
(laughing)
- Oh, son of buck.
- Ah!
- He just snapped me.
(people speaking over each other)
- He's still going!
- I think this one's a red.
- I think that's a red.
- Good.
(energetic music)
(mumbling)
- Look at that, (mumbling) all over me. (laughs)
- There you go.
(yelling)
(mumbling)
- Keep comin' now.
- Yeah.
- Oh, look at that!
Whoo!
Look at the beauty on that thing.
- Got him?
- How cool is that?
- Double!
- Doubled up!
(laughing)
Doubled up on big old reds.
- Right now he's beatin' me up, is what he's doin'.
Every single one of 'em pulls like a dump truck.
- That is the biggest one of the day!
Oh my gosh. - That thing is a tank.
- Oh my gosh!
- Oh my Lord.
(laughing)
This has always been a bucket list item thing for me,
to get down here.
Look at that.
(laughing)
- We got a ginormous one.
- Look at the shoulders on that fish.
- We got one as long as my leg, y'all.
- I'm gonna sweep (people speaking over each other)
- He's not ready.
- He is not ready.
Well at least not as ready as I am for him to be ready.
(yelling)
- Dang it! (laughs)
- I'm honestly fixin' to throw up right now.
- That's a heart breaker.
- It was a behemoth.
- Man, that hurts.
Gah.
- That's what he did.
He hit the trim tab back here.
We have a fish story.
We can make him 50 inches,
but he was probably 45 or six inches.
- And I want to throw up right now.
Oh, that would easily have been
my biggest redfish of my life.
- Oh yeah.
It's another one of them big ones.
Gosh!
(energetic music)
- Look at this.
We're goin' FLW style.
- Don't believe me.
Just watch.
I got you.
I got you!
Come here!
(laughing)
I got you!
(laughing)
Give me just one second.
(laughing)
He just like, turned on another level.
(mumbling)
He said, uh-huh.
You gotta move with 'em!
You gotta move!
Swim into it!
- He did it.
- He's gonna break your hand.
You gotta go straight up with him.
(laughs) He's gonna break his hand.
(grunting and yelling)
(laughing)
- That was well done.
- Whoo!
- Nicely done, sir!
- Yeah!
- I'm impressed!
- Yeah, glad you guys were helpin' on that one.
- You did great.
- I got a saltwater smallmouth.
I know a thing or two about smallmouth,
but gettin' the hang of this redfish thing.
- Americana Outdoors will be right back
from beautiful Venice, Louisiana,
right after these messages.
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Welcome back to Americana Outdoors.
We're in Venice, Louisiana for day two
of the 2017 Cabela's Partnership Summit.
(peaceful music)
- Oh, we've got somethin' on.
I'm not really sure what it is.
He's fightin'.
Been down a couple years, and learn somethin' new
every time I come down here.
It's fun just to see.
First you can't tell what you got on the line,
and then once you figure it out
and how to fight it and get it into the boat,
and it's definitely a good time.
Good fishing, and fun to be down here.
- Hoo!
- Yeah, he's bigger than I thought.
- Good pliers right there.
This is a rich estuary.
Mississippi River and the freshwater influence
that we have here is what makes our bait
and everything so much better.
The estuary can support a lot of fish
because there's a lot of food.
Not only that.
The fry can get up in the marsh
and grow up in there before they have to come out here
and be exposed to the sharks, and everything else
that can get 'em.
With the marsh erosion that we're having,
that area's gettin' smaller and smaller every day.
Hate to see people kill these fish that are this big.
I mean, you're allowed one per person a day.
But the better eatin' fish are the ones
that are in the slot, so not really any point
in killing these fish.
(energetic music)
- Oh.
(laughs) This is so amazing.
It's gorgeous.
Each fish is so unique.
The spots, and the color, and the light that plays off it
depending on the time of day.
It's hard to describe, but it's somethin'
you have to experience.
For me, I measure life in experiences.
This is somethin' I will not forget, ever.
When you get to share these experiences
with people that you partner with, work with,
it's a pretty special deal.
Look at him, he is gorgeous.
Can I get a picture with him?
- Absolutely.
Beautiful background, too.
- Thank you, buddy.
(peaceful music)
- I guess he's not talking to me.
(laughing)
He's busy.
He can't talk right now. (laughs)
- Yeah.
- There you go, girl.
Doubled up!
- Double!
As they say...
He brought a buddy!
(people speaking over each other)
- Am I over it?
Okay.
(mumbling)
- Come together.
I'm comin'.
(mumbling)
We're gonna net his fish right now.
- Hoo!
- And then we're gonna get you loose.
Okay, (mumbling) come under him.
Go up with your, open, there you go.
How you build a (mumbling).
- Thank you.
- Sure.
(speech drowned out by music)
- Okay. Nice.
- Yes, ma'am.
(peaceful music)
Awesome.
- Hoo!
- Awesome.
- Okay.
Ready?
- Presence forever.
Cabela's has had a great partnership.
We've found a lot of common ground on the R3 initiative.
Recruit, retain, and reactivate.
Think anybody that hunts or fishes
will recognize the fact that our populations are dwindling.
Threat to our heritage, our outdoor heritage,
our hunting heritage, our fishing heritage.
Cabela's recognizes that.
They recognize what we were doing.
Bringin' new people into the opportunities
that hunting and fishing provide.
And we just got together through partnership
through the Outdoor Fund to create opportunities
to get people these types of experiences.
So this is just kind of a celebration
of hard work, lot of planning, lot of commitment
to making that next generation relevant
for our outdoor heritage.
- More redfish from Venice, Louisiana,
the redfish capital of the world, when we come back.
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Welcome back to Americana Outdoors.
We're in the redfish capital of the world,
Venice, Louisiana, for the annual
Cabela's Partnership Summit.
- Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
- There you go, man!
(yelling)
Maybe!
- Okay!
- Maybe!
- Alright, there's still a little time.
- It's probably a shark.
- Keep going.
(people speaking over each other)
(yelling)
- Shark.
Yeah, he about got on my line.
(laughing)
Oh, it's a shark.
(people speaking over each other)
- Son of a gun!
- If you land him, I'll let it count.
If you don't break him off.
But you gotta unhook him yourself.
You have to have a successful release.
Hook out, is what they call it.
- Hook out.
- Yeah.
So you've gotta get your bait back.
(laughing)
- I don't think so.
- You'll win.
I'll make you somethin' so nice.
- (laughs) You'll make me somethin' so nice.
- Yeah.
It takes such skill.
- He's gonna let me go.
- Such skill to land a shark.
Oh!
Spoke too soon, sorry.
- (laughs) I knew eventually he'd let me go.
(slow music)
When they fish, or when they swim right at you,
you're like, what is this?
But there he goes.
- She'll burn out.
I'm just saving my energy.
(laughing)
- Is there a competition going on here?
- Yes.
(laughing)
- She's winning right now, too.
(energetic music)
- Oh, look at him.
- He's got a big, old, fat head.
- Ooh, look at him.
- About to be nine, seven.
- Drew him in, favorite part.
- Oh, gosh!
Right at the boat.
Doubled up.
- Oh, she's so beautiful.
- Crackers got my arm feelin' fresh.
Spunky.
(energetic music)
- Got him?
- Got him, coach!
Her arms are longer!
It's not fair!
(mumbling)
(laughing)
God.
So much power.
- Oh!
Oh, got one!
- Really?
- Double!
- Gosh dang, that was a big one.
(energetic music)
- There you go.
Oh, watch your hands.
- I got him.
- I got him!
Yeah, she's got me.
Hers is bigger.
Beautiful.
That one's really red.
Come on.
- On.
- Really?
That's what I'm talkin' about. (laughing)
All day.
Oh gosh, that's a giant one.
Oh, stay down there.
Hit my boat with, oh there's another one with it, Diana!
- You got two?
- There's another one with him.
(people speaking over each other)
- (laughs) Oh, he almost took me over!
- That's the biggest redfish of my life right there.
- Get him, get him, get him!
(laughing)
- Oh my gosh, Brandon.
- That's what I'm talkin' about.
This is my first time catchin' redfish.
Like my saltwater experience is very minimal.
I've probably caught 20 redfish,
freak, giant redfish (mumbling).
Loved it so much that I'm probably gonna
just have to come back on my own terms.
- 48? - Damn!
- 48 inches.
Release this beast back into the water
so hopefully we can come back and catch him again.
I would really like to break that 50 inch mark.
I'm gettin' close.
- Our partnerships mean everything to us.
Without those relationships and people
to represent our brands at the level that they do,
and with pride and loyalty, it's absolutely everything.
We just feel really lucky to partner with the people
that we do, and that they really do care
as much about the brand as we do.
- Special thanks to the Venice Fishing Lodge
for first-class services.
To book your next trip to Venice,
go to venicefishinglodge.net.
Thank you for watching, and we'll see you next time
on Americana Outdoors.
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