Beautiful fish. Awesome job on catching them. I'm back out on the trout streams after my liver surgery, woo hoo. It's been over a year. I feel so much better, and went out last week for first time in a year, caught 28 brookies, and was living it. Thank you for outstanding videos.
Outstanding start to finish your vids have it all !!! Fellow pa salmo slob hunter just caught your channel love it man >))))))))))*> 👊 and crushed the bell i cant wait for july/aug night browns tite lines man .
Super appreciate the kind words & compliments boss…… glad you’re enjoying👌🤙😁 Never really got into the night game….. I should though….. definitely know that’s when the Biggest are out feeding 🤙 Tight Lines my friend 🎣😊
Hi, I cant understand why U pulled out the PB brown, then released without unhooking? Then pulled back and making picks again with hooks on the fish? If this fish is for eating - nothing will change, but if U want to release - immediate relieving from hooks decrease dammage and chances to be hurt for both of You
How about look through my videos and you can see where I catch it the next year on a spinner…………………👌👌👌 You got me on a real “Gotcha” moment there! Lmao🤦♂️😂😂😂🤷♂️
Agreed. I love watching his videos, because everything is sooo good up until the fish handling. It could be worse, but he could do a lot better. He did eventually get a net and we didn't need to see trout dragged out on rocks.
@@xxxx-iu4kd there may have been a couple fish that swam hard towards the bank and got on the rocks themselves, but I’ve never intentionally banked a trout!!👌 If the fish are near rocks, they are in the shallow water, but in the water, and I move them promptly into the deeper water! Fishing isn’t perfect Man, especially when you’re catching 20+ inch fish in small streams……. I try to make it as perfect as I can but it is not perfect.🤷♂️ Trying to be better and as good as I can & I think my newer videos 2021-2024 speak for themselves! 👌🤙🍻 Cheers man & appreciate the cpl compliments lol👌😉😎
Yup agreed, and his poor argument of catching him yearly. That's 1 or 2 cases the younger fish wouldn't be able to take that. I love his content I hate his Handling.
@@stephenclarke7650 I REALLY WISH…… I knew as much as you guys about handling fish……. Maybe you guys should collaborate & make a video precisely detailing the steps & process taken to not kill every fish you catch, Because every one I catch & release unscathed goes & dies……. Wow Lmao🤦♂️😂🤣 I’ll be waiting for this video boys make sure you send me the link!!!👌😂😂😂
I caught a 14 inch brookie on the head waters of the Colorado. That's a big fish up there, hooked jaw, beautiful coloring. I got him every time I went camping, but in different holes. Probably got him 6 times that year. Was really surprised when I got him again the next year. He had a scar across his back and down both sides,hard to mistake it. Something had ahold of him for a bit. I'll always remember that fish. Early 80s. I can imagine how you feel catching these browns. Plus, if your catching them year after year your not mishandling them. Great videos!
Yessir, such a nostalgic feeling when you can basically build a relationship with some of the fish you come across throughout the years…… seems literally amazing that they are still there the following year & makes it All the more exciting! I Absolutely Love it!!!👌🤙😁 Tight Lines & best of luck in your future endeavors my friend!! 😊🎣
Bro please get a net 🤷🏼♂️ at least give those Heffers a decent rest before your whole photo shoot which is totally unnecessary since you have them documented on your go pro 🤷🏼♂️ I’ve no issues with getting a photo or two but as I do it myself but I don’t have a go pro apart this one issue I love your vids those were 2 beautiful wild browns that are just making me itch to get out for trout season but over here in Scotland it’s midway through March beginning of April 🤦🏼♂️ Tight lines 😉😁 ✌🏼💙🎣🏴👍🏼
Yeah, this video was from 2020 which was pre-net for me. I ended up getting a net in June 2020 but as you notice these fish are in the water the whole time except for a short moment when I take them out to take a picture and then put them right back in the water. All good though, I ended up catching them both the next year also and then the following year torrential floods ripped through that stream completely altering it and I have not been able to locate a big fish in that stream since…… a 6 year run with both fish though….. definitely a completely nostalgic chapter in my fishing career!! Tight Lines & best of luck to you as well my friend! 👌
@@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620 Thanks Dust I’m so glad you didn’t take that as a personal dig 😉😁 I thought to myself after commenting jeez I sound a right dick 😬 but all good over her in Edinburgh we have three rivers a small one that runs right through the city centre & there’s 2 bigger rivers at opposite ends of the city all are great for wild browns sea run trout & Salmon but very rarely big beauties like these 2 my pb is around 20 inches which was caught out of season but I’ve a few short vids on my channel/page filmed after hooking up as I don’t have a go pro I’ll link up a couple of the more decent sized wild browns Take it easy Bro & Tight lines 😉 ✌🏼💙🎣🏴👍🏼
czcams.com/users/shorts2hHPU3-909I?si=oX1obEDRpiOhSy2r This is the one I mentioned I caught out of season it’s titled 18 inches but that was a rough guesstimate & to give you an idea of its size that was a huge Carp fishing net I don’t know if it was due to being a winter fish but I’ve never caught a wild trout that colour I was thinking it could be a stray salmon 👍🏼🏴
I’ll leave you with this one probably the best footage I ever got although still after hooking up this was at one of the bigger rivers on the edge of the city were this is the average size of fish although I know there’s huge fish here I’ve just not caught them I filmed this with my phone in one hand & rod in the other so I’m quite proud of this one 😁😉👍🏼🏴 czcams.com/video/tOetOscByeQ/video.htmlsi=4Xg_TiP9DmDK4WLp
Got both of them again in 2021 & then super torrential floods completely devastated that stream & I haven’t seen any of those big fish since😔😔😔 Was an amazing run though, ended up being 6 years of history with those 2! Amazing chapter in my fishing career for sure! 🥰
That thing ran me for the hills out of the gate & kinda put me over the edge! Lmao…. I just about needed a paper bag halfway through that land!!! 😂🤦♂️😂
always good videos......my only suggestion is to get a perfect measurement for the good ones.....always seem like you guess like why not know the number
Both of those trout were caught on a live nightcrawler! 👌 I’ve kinda strayed away from bait the past cpl years though, mainly use spinners & streamers these days….. possibly going to try some crankbaits in some of my future videos!? 🤷♂️
excellent as always!) How many maximum casts of bait can be made into a promising place before a bite occurs? Sometimes it seems to me that large fish disappear from good places, and after twenty minutes a bite occurs.
That’s a great question actually….. it can happen on the 1st cast or the 50th….. I generally base how much time spend on a spot on either what I’ve previously learned about that stream in regards to it having quality fish or what I just learned that day, meaning a strike/bite or follow & nontake….. basically if I know a big fish is there I’m going to put more time in on that spot….. a lot of times that will pay off! Persistence Pays!!! 👌🤙😁 I’ve got more videos that I’ll be putting out on these exact experiences!! 👍
Definitely one of the most nostalgic specimens I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting…… & in 2021 I did make it a Legit 6 years of history with that Giant Dude!! Check out that video too! He was my Legit PB then & still stands to this day! 👌🤙😁
Definitely one of the most nostalgic specimens I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting…… & in 2021 I did make it a Legit 6 years of history with that Giant Dude!! Check out that video too! He was my Legit PB then & still stands to this day! 👌🤙😁
Yep I went from not catching 2 of the biggest Trout of my life, to catching 2 of the Biggest Trout of my life that day! 👌🤙😎 I’d do it All again too!!! I did get him on the spinner the following year though 👌😉😎
I caught him in 2021 which this video is also in my playlist “Wild Brown Trout of a Lifetime (PB) in Small PA Stream (5 years of history) Definitely give it a look! 👌😁🎣🍻
What exactly do you mean??…. the water was fairly stained and that is a super deep pool that he was living in! I also try to wear camo or Earth tone patterns when I’m trout fishing! 👌
I’m watching your video for the fifth time, and every time I’m expecting a bite! Why don’t you use sinking wobblers? For me, your videos are like training videos before the start of the season!) Отзыв Apps
Was it neccessary to use profanity in your video? Watching with my little grandson for him to learn different fishing techniques and had to move on to some other videos.
I apologize for that….. sometimes when you’re an adult & you get excited words slip out! Its kind of like any other movies a kid watches in his life though, maybe teach them not to use those words would probably be the best practice of parenting of grandparenting! 👌🤷♂️ They’ll hear a lot worse language than in my videos throughout their life, I promise you that! Again apologies & I’ve tried to do better….. this video was from 2020!
I hope to god you've gotten a net since this video... Why would you keep the fish hooked and drag it around after you land it for pictures? That sucks.
I have gotten a net since then……have you ever watched someone fight a big fish with 2x tippet on a 3wt fly rod…… where do you think the hook is the whole 10+ minutes they’re fighting it??? I mean give me a break…… if this fish is hooked bad then 100% it’s coming off of the hook immediately, but no sign of bleeding, the fish swam off unscathed & I landed it the flowing year on the spinner….. feel free to watch that video too & find something to ridicule if you like!👌🤙👍
Dude………… are you aware that big brown trout have a spot pattern that never changes & is like a fingerprint for a fish…. Soooo, ALL you HAVE to DO is COMPARE pics from PREVIOUS years & you can 100% tell if they are the SAME FISH OR NOT! 👌👌👌 JUST SAYING…….
Painful to watch that with no net. Maybe you have a net now but you talk about 6 years of history with that fish and still hadn’t got a net. Kind of crazy to be honest. And that’s before you consider the fact that you kept it hooked whilst “resting” it. Not ideal fella
So here is what could’ve happened…..the first year I caught it, I could’ve videoed me putting it on a stringer and taking it out of the stream and killing it……. I’m thinking that might fall into the category of not ideal….. Fella……. however, my method of catch and release must’ve worked the first….second…..third…… fourth….. fifth……and yes, the sixth time and year. I’m not saying that it is the most appealing to the eye way to do it though…… even I look back now on how I used to land them and feel that I wish I would’ve had a net a long time ago 🤷♂️ but the reality of it is you can catch and release fish ethically and efficiently without a net as long as you keep them in the water and don’t keep them out of the water for more than a few seconds during each picture! What I just did was no different than a fly guy using 2 lb Tippett on a 3 wt fly rod…… 10+ minutes later the fish is landed! 🤷♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️ Meanwhile, the fish is completely drained of energy and where was the hook the whole time he was fighting it! 🤔 Growth as an angler is what it’s all about though, I have had a net for the last 4 years, I started pinching my barbs 2+ years ago, and I typically remove the hook as soon as the fish gets in the net! Growing as an angler is all one can do though when you truly love the sport & the fish….. Tight Lines & Cheers my friend!!!🤙👌🎣🍻
Well, I’m using 8 pound test so it’s kind of essential to horse these big fish a little bit to get them away from the cover, or I wouldn’t have landed half of the big fish I’ve ever hooked! You let them go where they want & you’ll only ever land under 50% of the big ones! From my past experiences anyhow…..👌
This one is one of my favorites! I watch it again and again.
Beautiful fish. Awesome job on catching them. I'm back out on the trout streams after my liver surgery, woo hoo. It's been over a year. I feel so much better, and went out last week for first time in a year, caught 28 brookies, and was living it. Thank you for outstanding videos.
You are Very welcome good Sir & I wish you the very best luck with your health & fishing in the future!!! 👌🤙😊🎣👊
Glad you’re enjoying…..🤙😁😉
That first hook set is a thing of beauty, that moment of ripping and the fish not moving from being so big will never get old lol. Love it.
Yeah buddy…… like settling the hook on a snag & then it just starts ripping drag like it’s it’s job! 👌😂😁🤙
Love the enthusiasm 👍… Best live action footage. Nothing like wild browns, especially the beasts you have access to ..
Outstanding start to finish your vids have it all !!! Fellow pa salmo slob hunter just caught your channel love it man >))))))))))*> 👊 and crushed the bell i cant wait for july/aug night browns tite lines man .
Super appreciate the kind words & compliments boss…… glad you’re enjoying👌🤙😁
Never really got into the night game….. I should though….. definitely know that’s when the Biggest are out feeding 🤙
Tight Lines my friend 🎣😊
see how hard it is for you to part with such a beautiful fish, a wonderful trophy! Keep it up!
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Always a good day when I see your new content. Always great stuff and many thanks for sharing my dude.
🥰🥰🥰….. Many thanks my guy & I’m glad you’re enjoying 👌🤙😁🎣
Many more to come……😏😎
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I cant understand why U pulled out the PB brown, then released without unhooking? Then pulled back and making picks again with hooks on the fish?
If this fish is for eating - nothing will change, but if U want to release - immediate relieving from hooks decrease dammage and chances to be hurt for both of You
How about look through my videos and you can see where I catch it the next year on a spinner…………………👌👌👌
You got me on a real “Gotcha” moment there! Lmao🤦♂️😂😂😂🤷♂️
Agreed. I love watching his videos, because everything is sooo good up until the fish handling. It could be worse, but he could do a lot better. He did eventually get a net and we didn't need to see trout dragged out on rocks.
@@xxxx-iu4kd there may have been a couple fish that swam hard towards the bank and got on the rocks themselves, but I’ve never intentionally banked a trout!!👌
If the fish are near rocks, they are in the shallow water, but in the water, and I move them promptly into the deeper water!
Fishing isn’t perfect Man, especially when you’re catching 20+ inch fish in small streams……. I try to make it as perfect as I can but it is not perfect.🤷♂️
Trying to be better and as good as I can & I think my newer videos 2021-2024 speak for themselves! 👌🤙🍻
Cheers man & appreciate the cpl compliments lol👌😉😎
Yup agreed, and his poor argument of catching him yearly. That's 1 or 2 cases the younger fish wouldn't be able to take that. I love his content I hate his Handling.
@@stephenclarke7650 I REALLY WISH…… I knew as much as you guys about handling fish……. Maybe you guys should collaborate & make a video precisely detailing the steps & process taken to not kill every fish you catch, Because every one I catch & release unscathed goes & dies……. Wow Lmao🤦♂️😂🤣
I’ll be waiting for this video boys make sure you send me the link!!!👌😂😂😂
Wow!!. What a monster ! Great job!
Thank you very kindly!!! Definitely almost put me into a hyperventilating fit! 😂🤣🤷♂️😂
Lovely fish well done from N Ireland
Thank you very kindly good sir….. definitely in the top 5 of my most memorable & nostalgic outings!! Tight Lines & best of luck my friend!!
what a fish holy toad!!! congratulations
Yessir a couple of them!! Thank you kindly! 👌😁
I caught a 14 inch brookie on the head waters of the Colorado. That's a big fish up there, hooked jaw, beautiful coloring. I got him every time I went camping, but in different holes. Probably got him 6 times that year. Was really surprised when I got him again the next year. He had a scar across his back and down both sides,hard to mistake it. Something had ahold of him for a bit. I'll always remember that fish. Early 80s. I can imagine how you feel catching these browns. Plus, if your catching them year after year your not mishandling them. Great videos!
Yessir, such a nostalgic feeling when you can basically build a relationship with some of the fish you come across throughout the years…… seems literally amazing that they are still there the following year & makes it All the more exciting! I Absolutely Love it!!!👌🤙😁
Tight Lines & best of luck in your future endeavors my friend!! 😊🎣
Great stuff lad
Thank you very kindly good sir 😁
Bro please get a net 🤷🏼♂️ at least give those Heffers a decent rest before your whole photo shoot which is totally unnecessary since you have them documented on your go pro 🤷🏼♂️ I’ve no issues with getting a photo or two but as I do it myself but I don’t have a go pro apart this one issue I love your vids those were 2 beautiful wild browns that are just making me itch to get out for trout season but over here in Scotland it’s midway through March beginning of April 🤦🏼♂️ Tight lines 😉😁
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Yeah, this video was from 2020 which was pre-net for me. I ended up getting a net in June 2020 but as you notice these fish are in the water the whole time except for a short moment when I take them out to take a picture and then put them right back in the water. All good though, I ended up catching them both the next year also and then the following year torrential floods ripped through that stream completely altering it and I have not been able to locate a big fish in that stream since…… a 6 year run with both fish though….. definitely a completely nostalgic chapter in my fishing career!! Tight Lines & best of luck to you as well my friend! 👌
@@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620 Thanks Dust I’m so glad you didn’t take that as a personal dig 😉😁 I thought to myself after commenting jeez I sound a right dick 😬 but all good over her in Edinburgh we have three rivers a small one that runs right through the city centre & there’s 2 bigger rivers at opposite ends of the city all are great for wild browns sea run trout & Salmon but very rarely big beauties like these 2 my pb is around 20 inches which was caught out of season but I’ve a few short vids on my channel/page filmed after hooking up as I don’t have a go pro I’ll link up a couple of the more decent sized wild browns Take it easy Bro & Tight lines 😉
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This is considered a big fish for this wee city centre river 😉👍🏼🏴
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This is the one I mentioned I caught out of season it’s titled 18 inches but that was a rough guesstimate & to give you an idea of its size that was a huge Carp fishing net I don’t know if it was due to being a winter fish but I’ve never caught a wild trout that colour I was thinking it could be a stray salmon 👍🏼🏴
I’ll leave you with this one probably the best footage I ever got although still after hooking up this was at one of the bigger rivers on the edge of the city were this is the average size of fish although I know there’s huge fish here I’ve just not caught them I filmed this with my phone in one hand & rod in the other so I’m quite proud of this one 😁😉👍🏼🏴
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We collect wild ornamental fish in nature in Brazil, congratulations on the video
Thank you very kindly! Was very proud of this one! 👌👍😁
You should post the pictures of all the times you caught the fish. That would be really cool. Nice Job
Ron in Los Angeles
"Megajaw" what a monster, you gotta get him again!
Got both of them again in 2021 & then super torrential floods completely devastated that stream & I haven’t seen any of those big fish since😔😔😔
Was an amazing run though, ended up being 6 years of history with those 2!
Amazing chapter in my fishing career for sure! 🥰
I could hear your adrenaline rush. Well worth the wait, I’m sure. 👍
That thing ran me for the hills out of the gate & kinda put me over the edge! Lmao…. I just about needed a paper bag halfway through that land!!! 😂🤦♂️😂
always good videos......my only suggestion is to get a perfect measurement for the good ones.....always seem like you guess like why not know the number
13:20 I’m yelling GET A NET!
Yeah if you’ve watched any of my other videos you saw I got one! Lol👌June
2020 I finally got one!
I was curious if you used live bait. I like wax worms myself. Awesome catches.
Both of those trout were caught on a live nightcrawler! 👌
I’ve kinda strayed away from bait the past cpl years though, mainly use spinners & streamers these days….. possibly going to try some crankbaits in some of my future videos!? 🤷♂️
excellent as always!) How many maximum casts of bait can be made into a promising place before a bite occurs? Sometimes it seems to me that large fish disappear from good places, and after twenty minutes a bite occurs.
That’s a great question actually….. it can happen on the 1st cast or the 50th….. I generally base how much time spend on a spot on either what I’ve previously learned about that stream in regards to it having quality fish or what I just learned that day, meaning a strike/bite or follow & nontake….. basically if I know a big fish is there I’m going to put more time in on that spot….. a lot of times that will pay off! Persistence Pays!!! 👌🤙😁
I’ve got more videos that I’ll be putting out on these exact experiences!! 👍
I would give my right arm to land that one with the overbite. That thing is a leopard. Great stuff.
Definitely one of the most nostalgic specimens I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting…… & in 2021 I did make it a Legit 6 years of history with that Giant Dude!! Check out that video too! He was my Legit PB then & still stands to this day! 👌🤙😁
Definitely one of the most nostalgic specimens I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting…… & in 2021 I did make it a Legit 6 years of history with that Giant Dude!! Check out that video too! He was my Legit PB then & still stands to this day! 👌🤙😁
use a flyrod
I mean using worms is just unfair but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess 👏👏👏
Yep I went from not catching 2 of the biggest Trout of my life, to catching 2 of the Biggest Trout of my life that day! 👌🤙😎
I’d do it All again too!!! I did get him on the spinner the following year though 👌😉😎
Ok Paul Maclean
Megajaw is a god trout!!!
so this is from 3-4 years ago? Have you been able to catch him this year?
I caught him in 2021 which this video is also in my playlist “Wild Brown Trout of a Lifetime (PB) in Small PA Stream (5 years of history)
Definitely give it a look! 👌😁🎣🍻
Wow dude nice brown really nice brown congratulations
Thanks man…… definitely took pride in those Beauts! I actually catch that biggest one the following year on another video! 👌🤙
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how you not spooked that first fish ?
What exactly do you mean??…. the water was fairly stained and that is a super deep pool that he was living in!
I also try to wear camo or Earth tone patterns when I’m trout fishing! 👌
I’m watching your video for the fifth time, and every time I’m expecting a bite! Why don’t you use sinking wobblers? For me, your videos are like training videos before the start of the season!)
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Say something like here we go.
I would like to make a suggestion,,,buy yourself a nice net…it’s worth it 😊
Have you watched many of my videos?
Was it neccessary to use profanity in your video? Watching with my little grandson for him to learn different fishing techniques and had to move on to some other videos.
I apologize for that….. sometimes when you’re an adult & you get excited words slip out!
Its kind of like any other movies a kid watches in his life though, maybe teach them not to use those words would probably be the best practice of parenting of grandparenting! 👌🤷♂️
They’ll hear a lot worse language than in my videos throughout their life, I promise you that!
Again apologies & I’ve tried to do better….. this video was from 2020!
And FYI the word Frickin that I use isn’t the word F…ing, so there’s that🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
How big??
Both were hovering around the 26+ mark!
Your red pole is weaker than the blue one! I like the blue one better for these big boys.
I hope to god you've gotten a net since this video... Why would you keep the fish hooked and drag it around after you land it for pictures? That sucks.
I have gotten a net since then……have you ever watched someone fight a big fish with 2x tippet on a 3wt fly rod…… where do you think the hook is the whole 10+ minutes they’re fighting it???
I mean give me a break…… if this fish is hooked bad then 100% it’s coming off of the hook immediately, but no sign of bleeding, the fish swam off unscathed & I landed it the flowing year on the spinner….. feel free to watch that video too & find something to ridicule if you like!👌🤙👍
@@chasingthewildwithdustyrho2620 Stay in PA you knob
dude, UNLESS this trout is TAGGED, you CANNOT say for sure it is the same fish, just saying!
Dude………… are you aware that big brown trout have a spot pattern that never changes & is like a fingerprint for a fish….
Soooo, ALL you HAVE to DO is COMPARE pics from PREVIOUS years & you can 100% tell if they are the SAME FISH OR NOT! 👌👌👌 JUST SAYING…….
Painful to watch that with no net. Maybe you have a net now but you talk about 6 years of history with that fish and still hadn’t got a net. Kind of crazy to be honest. And that’s before you consider the fact that you kept it hooked whilst “resting” it. Not ideal fella
So here is what could’ve happened…..the first year I caught it, I could’ve videoed me putting it on a stringer and taking it out of the stream and killing it……. I’m thinking that might fall into the category of not ideal….. Fella……. however, my method of catch and release must’ve worked the first….second…..third…… fourth….. fifth……and yes, the sixth time and year.
I’m not saying that it is the most appealing to the eye way to do it though…… even I look back now on how I used to land them and feel that I wish I would’ve had a net a long time ago 🤷♂️ but the reality of it is you can catch and release fish ethically and efficiently without a net as long as you keep them in the water and don’t keep them out of the water for more than a few seconds during each picture!
What I just did was no different than a fly guy using 2 lb Tippett on a 3 wt fly rod…… 10+ minutes later the fish is landed! 🤷♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️
Meanwhile, the fish is completely drained of energy and where was the hook the whole time he was fighting it! 🤔
Growth as an angler is what it’s all about though, I have had a net for the last 4 years, I started pinching my barbs 2+ years ago, and I typically remove the hook as soon as the fish gets in the net!
Growing as an angler is all one can do though when you truly love the sport & the fish…..
Tight Lines & Cheers my friend!!!🤙👌🎣🍻
Good fish. You definitely are fishing with your drag way too tight my man
Well, I’m using 8 pound test so it’s kind of essential to horse these big fish a little bit to get them away from the cover, or I wouldn’t have landed half of the big fish I’ve ever hooked! You let them go where they want & you’ll only ever land under 50% of the big ones!
From my past experiences anyhow…..👌