I Caught the Biggest Fish in the UK (I'll never call a fish giant again)
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2024
- This video has been the hardest but most rewarding project yet. The Common Skate is the largest non- migratory fish living in UK waters and from my experience is fairly unknown to the general public. I hadn't known about this fish until recently but as soon as I discovered there were fish which could weigh more than me - I had to catch one. This video only scratches the surface of the planning, effort and time it took to land this spectacular fish.
I want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Casper for doing such a job with the filming. Check out his CZcams channel about exploring Scotland on a bike here- @casperstour . I think the videos are a great watch.
The weight of the skate was estimated to be a whopping 161lbs (73kg) from the measurement we took!!!
I hope you enjoy the video.
Tom🎣
Fair play dude, that was impressive!!! Nice film too
Awesome to hear you enjoyed it. If you ever target them yourself let me know and I’d be happy to share a few marks. Thank you! 😃🙏
Fishwithcarl im a huge fan i recently caught a huge fish with ur tips tysm ur my favorite youtuber
@@UntouchedFishing Ah that's mega kind! Appreciate it :)
@@Frix8545 That's awesome! Hyped to hear the channel helped you catch, well done!!
Can’t believe you actually caught it!!! Absolute incredible dedication and what a privilege to stand beside that beautiful ancient lady. Respect to you both.
Thank you very much Mum, i still dont think its sank in with me either 😄. Thanks for the comment!
Well done on the skate!
As a kayak angler who has caught 7 skate off a kayak I'm delighted to read that the inflatable is going in the bin. That said, if you fall in and get water in your waders you cannot get back on the kayak, it has happened to people i know, and you also need a PFD/bouyancy aid.
Aye the water is no joke
Thank you very much, it sounds like an incredible way to catch a skate. I appreciate your advice there, ive have recently got myself both a new kayak and buoyancy aid which should be a little more safe. I appreciate the comment 👍🎣
I dont think theres anything wrong with inflatable kayaks.. as long as they're not crappy ones 😅
I have an itwit 3 man [I would say its more of a 2 man at most] kayak that I use for sea fishing, haven't had any problems fishing in it, granted I've not hooked into a Skate 😆
It didn't flip when some chav did circles around me on his Jetski either so theres also that
That was bloody great mate, your perseverance and devotion to catching that giant was admirable. And as always your sense of adventure and danger is as good as gold which many will never understand - I'm waiting for the next one....
Cheers mate, not sure if a 1.5lb pollacks gonna do after that! 😂I appreciate your kind words 👌👍
My first thoughts at the start we're I hope you eating this. When you landed her was awesome. Wot a fish. Thoughts then wer I hope you release her.
@@UntouchedFishing yeah no chance mate, make it a point to get on the next giant - tuna run in the uk at times, I’m sure I speak on behalf of the channel community that we’d LOVE to see that ;)
Fantastic video, your channel deserves more recognition one of the best fishing channels on here. The videos are so well produced and put together with the camera angles and even history of the skate at the beginning. Wouldn’t look out of place on tv channel. Keep it up mate!🎣
Thats excellent to hear. thank you for the kind words Aidan, they really do mean a lot 😄🙏👍
This video/achievement was fantastic. You obviously put a lot of effort
(and a few quid) into this adventure.
A MAGNIFICENT CREATURE
AND WELL DESERVED 👍🏻
(You just earned another subscriber).
Thank you very much Matt, I’m pleased to hear you enjoyed it 😁👍
Fabulous video, well done on the effort and the catch. The best bit for me, the way you said it was an honour to be near that fish! Respect to the fish, well done. Tight lines.
Thank you Jason! Tight lines to your too👍
How does this guy only have 2k followers?!
what a great video. The landscape, your patience, the fish. 10/10! greetings from germany
Thank you very much, amazing to hear that its being shown to people as far as Germany!!
Deserving of way more subs dude. Great quality vid. All the best!
Loved every second of that dude! Need to get on them myself someday. Thanks for the extra motivation ma broski👍
I'm absolutely buzzing for you fella😊 you deserved that, put in loads of time and effort plus she was returned happy and healthy... Nice one kidda 👍👍
Well done young man, your dedication is commendable. Great entertainment, Thank you.
Thanks for saying Alan 😁🙏
A really well deserved fish! You have true grit in your fishing DNA for all the planning, travelling and sticking it out on difficult marks. Fantastic video.
Thank very much Gordon 🎣🎣
Absolutely Tomtastic matey, What an achievement. You'll remember this one for ever fella..congrats!
cheers wolfy 👌👌
Very wholesome! Congrats on the catch! Just a lad being passionate about his hobby, absolutely tremendous 👌
Brilliant video Tom - some excellent work with the camera too
Thank you very much Stephen. im pleased you enjoyed 😄
A wonderful, original video, thoroughly enjoyed it, now subscribed and looking forward to more great content.
I’ll take a look through the rest of your work this week.
Tight lines and good luck..
Appreciate that very much, i hope some of the other videos are to your liking. if your getting out, tight lines!!!!
Some really impressive filming and editing! Your channel is going to explode soon
Cracking effort dude and we'll rewarded in the end!👍
Quality watch keep up the good work!
That means a lot, thanks mate 😊👍
What a joy to watch!
Well done good Sir!
CONGRATS! 🙏
Thank you Sku. 🙏😊
What a fantastic video, seeing what you went through along the way, the on the last day and the very last cast you get that beauty. Then to cap it off you get that magnificent footage wow perfect. Congratulations! subbed and liked 😁
this is the first time I've come across your page and honestly I loved everything about it, keep doing what you're doing and you've just got yourself another subscriber :)) I reckon this page will become big in time ✌👊😁
Thank you mate that means a lot 👌👊😁
Great video. Thanks for doing and sharing with us! Well done.
Thank you for watching Adam, pleased to hear you enjoyed it 🙏😊
Really impressive video! Love the editing and story telling! Drone shots are amazing to see what ground you are fishing! Keep it up! 👍
Thank you very much 😄
Well done, a very emotional experience to watch the video can’t imagine your feeling upon this achievement. Perseverance pays off so pleased for you. I didn’t realize how endangered skate are, awesome beasts. Good luck to you in your angling adventures. 50+ years I’ve been fishing still love every minute
I love you hear that, I hope to be saying the same 50 years down the line 😄
Great adventure. What a venue!
Very professional and really well presented.
Thank you Jimmy👍👍
Brilliant video man, determination and dedication, you deserved that catch without a doubt,
Congratulations.
From the jump I expected this to be a Wels catfish session. Didn’t know skate got that large! I’ve caught small ones off the East US coast. Incredible specimens
Crazy isn't it! they get bigger than that too- the biggest caught was around 250lbs!
WOW and i mean wow. That was absolutely amazing to watch. I dont even fish but watching the passion you showed into that really moved me.
The editing, the videography, the dedication, the discipline and your personality really shows that you are gonna be big. Honestly hands down one of the greatest things ive ever watched.
You just earned a subscriber and im positive if continue like this your gonna gain millions more.
Honestly mate just WOW.
thank you so much!! its comments like these which make me want to put out more and more videos. Thats amazing, im so pleased you enjoyed 😊🙏🙏
IF YOU THINK ANYTHING OF YOUR LIFE... BUY YOURSELF A PFD, AND NEVER EVER WEAR CHEST WADERS ON A BLOW UP TOY BOAT... IT WILL HELP TO SAVE YOUR LIFE... EXCELLENT VIDEO, WELL DONE, STAY SAFE
Thank you Peter, got myself a decent kayak and good bounce aid now!! Thank you for the advice🙏
Peter you are a legend😂
Brilliant video. Well done on a magnificent fish from the shore, your perseverance is to be admired.
Thank you Scott, i was so invested i think id be still fishing now if i didnt land it 😄
Great to see it been returned.
Not been fishing since a kid, forgot how much fun it was. Such an easy watch, Thanks for putting this out there!
Thats so cool to heat you enjoyed it! thanks for the comment 😄
What a fantastic video mate. Amazing effort and well deserved 👏
thank you very much!!
Great video. Your perseverance and passion have brought you the acquaintance of an almost mythical creature. Fishing sometimes produces really fantastic stories... Greetings from Berlin and rock on!
What an effort ! Well deserved , 99% of anglers wouldn’t put this level of work in (including myself 😂)
I just got to the point where i was that deep into it i had to fish on! Was so worth it in the end at least 👍😄
What a beautiful fish that was! Thanks to you i’ve now seen one for the first time and close up in HD. Incredible
I couldnt agree more. Thanks for the comment Joe 👍👍
Absolutely fantastic Tom, perseverance paid off big style for you 👍
😁 couldn't have written it. i thought it would happen when I was unexacting it but I never thought like that 😅. Thanks for the comment Dave 🙏
I've just stumbled across this and have to say you thourougjy and utterly deserved that fish !!! Incredible drive , passion and enthusiasm !!! Fantastic 🎣🌞🎣🌞🎣🌞good luck in the future
Thanks very much mate. Tight lines 😄🎣
Awesome vid, absolutely made up for you chap! 👏👏👏👏👏
thanks a lot mate 👌🙏
That was an excellent Tom. Olive and myself just finished watching this episode and absolutely loved it!
Thank you Adam, I hope you explained the French to her 😄
you kept up the grind and it paid off, Well done man!!
That's unreal. Well in mate. Hard work paid off 🙌
Thanks Woodley 🙏
Stumbled across this channel by recommended, enjoyed every minute of it.
We have such similar personalities & determination traits it's class.
For the first video on the channel I've watched, i now have high expectations from you 😅 it was 10/10 mate!!
What a fisherman! Subbed
Thank you very much Justin, its great to hear you enjoyed it!!!
holy shit dude, that was awesome. how you released her at the end was pure class, she was almost saying thank you. amazing stuff
Cheers monty, mint to hear you enjoyed it 👌👍
Two tips. When they suck onto the bottom like that, pull the line taut and then pluck it. (They have the line in their mouth, underneath the body, and it's going up to you. When you pluck that line, it flicks them around the face and upsets them, often making them move. Same trick works with rays.) The other tip is a something many fishermen are forgetting as reels get better. The name Angling comes from the angle between the water level and the line which you create using the rod. The rod is then a big, flexible shock absorber. The line is a relatively inflexible cord. The reel has a drag that lets the fish pull out more line rather than break it. The missing link is using the rod to make it harder for the fish to take line. When a big fish runs, you want to lean back and try to get the rod tip as high as you can. Then, to pull more line, the fish first has to bend the rod over so there's no more give, at which point then it can pull more line off the reel. The rod is meant to take a lot of the energy out of the run, making the fish work even harder for every inch of line, wearing it down faster until eventually you can land it. When the only drag a reel had was the fisherman's hand slowing it down, using the rod this way was a lot more important, but for big fish it's still an important principle of fishing to bring into play. What an amazing encounter with such a unique fish. Tight lines!
Everything- the scenery, editing, and obviously the fishing itself is documentary quality. What a beautiful and rare animal. Congratulations!
Just subscribed
thank you very much mate 😄👌
Great video!! It has all the storytelling that I miss in modern tournament based youtube fishing formats.
Thank you mate, pleased you enjoyed it 👍🎣
Great effort and fish and video....thankyou
Respect to you man! 🙌 This is why we love fishing! 🎣
Yes it is. 😄👍🎣
What an amazing video! Beautiful fish mate well done ❤️
I appreciate that mate, so worth the graft in the end 😃👍
Excellent video, well deserved result for the hard work and time you put in, BRILLIANT!! 👏👏💪🏻🎣😁👍🏻
Thanks Tel!! 🎣🎣🎣
That was some fish and some effort to get it, you should be so proud of yourself. Really well done mate 😊
What an effort mate, well deserved reward 👏 👌
thank you Mark👍😊
Congratulations young chap, great video and perseverance and effort paid off.
Thank you very much Graham👍
Well done on the perseverance young man! Always Finish, never lay down!
I appreciate that Xt 😄
@@UntouchedFishing You only have to look at the comments to know you're doing a fine job!
Well done man serious graft put in an well rewarded. Great film.
Pleased you liked it. thank you Scully 🙏
Excellent 😊..well done lad ..👍
Tight Lines..🎣👀..
Absolutely epic!
Cheers mate 👌
Great production, TV worthy. And your persistance is remarkable.
Thank you very much Nic😄
Congratulations, all the hard work and effort has paid off!
Thanks, appreciate that mate 👌🎣
Absolute stunner ,well done man.
Thank you Rik 👍
Outstanding..What a journey..Persistence really does pay off ..Hats of to you for sharing you’re journey..You have my subscription 👍🏼✌🏼❤️
Thank you, and thanks for the sub😄😃
Wow, amazing fish, amazing catch, well done and great video to tell the story. good work
Thanks very much mate 😄🙏👍
Haven't even watched this yet but so looking forward to it - always such an inspiring watch. Feet up, a beer and screen mirror to my tv tonight - the best video yet?
Absolutely fantastic. Enjoyed that tremendously and well done son!
Youll have to be the judge on that... let me know what you think!
Awesome great photography, what a catch!!
Awesome right. cheers Guy 👌
Amazing video! also love the message at the end!
Great to hear you enjoyed, thanks Nau😄👍🙏
Great vid, I love how much respect you showed the big girl
thanks Sean 👍
Brilliant well done
That was epic! Love the respect for the fish and it's age and glory💪🏼🤙🏼
cheers mate 👌😄👍
great video mate, good to see the fish was looked after properly. Was not dragged onto any rocks, kept in the water and barbless hooks used, makes the catch 10x better. good stuff mate lots of respect
Glad to hear you enjoyed! Thanks Gabriel 😄
Fair play lad, worth every upset. A memory forever
Cheers mate, that means a lot 😄👍
Instantly subscribed mate. Wicked film great fish. Be proud mate. Cant wait to see more videos.
ahah thanks mate, pleased you enjoyed it 👌
Superb .. what an effort
epic video dude well done to the commitment.
Thank you very much 😄👍🙏👌
Great stream mate well done . Most of us will never catch a fish like that 👍👍👍
Its only because of people like you that ive had the oppoptunity to😄👍👌
Great video marra, cracking 👏
Appreciate that mate 👍
What a beautiful fish! Congratulations to the amazing fruits of all that labour!
Thank you very much 😄👍
Great catch and great video. Thank you.
thanks for saying 😄🙏
Amazing , well done
Great dedication and what an amazing fish. Loving the videos. Maybe a 2k follower special soon!?
cheers mate, well have to see. planning the next video at the moment- I didn't expect to get to 2 so fast!!
Keep doing the way you doing mate.
Great video great content every one of your video.Your all videos have some little bit action, little bit danger, awesome views, quality fish, nice personality.
Thank you mate.
Thank you very much Musto, im really pleased to hear that you enjoy the videos!!
awesome video and an awesome adventure man!
Thanks mate 👌
Wonderful inspiring video ! Well done
I appreciate that Robert 😄
Well done. Superb catch.
Thanks David 👌🎣
Incredible, mate. Well done! I only carp fish, but this was epic to see! Good on ya, bud.
Great to hear you enjoyed, thanks for the feedback 👍🎣
As a shark fisherman I advise you not to kayak with waders on lol I’ve done this in winter while 600m off of the beach and I became a literal anchor, also I’d love to fish there with ya! Maybe one day I’ll come to the UK and do it
Incredible fish, well done man 😊
Thank you mate 👌
Mission accomplished bud well done on finally getting the gold great effort and great video well done your videos are really inspiring..excellent keep up the good work 👏
Thank you for the kind words Scott. It means alot Thank you!!!
@UntouchedFishing dnt mentioned mate your doing some graft out there you videos are excellent always on the edge watching ya keep up the good work
Most underrated fishing channel Todd content and good filming
Thank you very much 😄🙏👍
subscribed everything about your channel is fantastic keep on fishing and filming thanks for this
Thank you so much! filming the next one tomorrow 😁
Best fishing CZcamsr about!
Well done 👍 amazing fish and amazing perseverance!
👍👍
Unbelievable catch, fair play. I didn’t know that you could catch these in the UK
That deserves a sub well done amazing catch especially from the beach 👌👍🏻
Thanks Kevin for the comment and the sub!
Great video nice fish but loads of great shots well done and GZ on both your PBs
Cheers mate, I appreciate that 😃
Fantastic!
thank you 🙏
Brilliant video loved it
Pleased you did, cheers Teh👍
OMFG ! You kept at it, last cast and it finally happened.So chuffed for you.
thank you msjimbo 😊