My goal is to show some of the amazing trips ive been able to take and go on fishing all over the US. I hope you find these videos relaxing, beautiful and even funny. I hope y'all enjoy.
hope you keeping it as way you held it probably killed it, 20 years plus to get that size but probably wont make it any more, never hold big pike or musky like this, I don't take em out of the water ever! My ego doesn't need strokeing that way. J?
Hey man it wasn’t an ego thing it was ignorance, not really from the north where theres musky. I treat all the fish I catch with the upmost care, if I knew holding the fish vertically was gonna be harmful it would have never happened. And no i did not eat it I released the fish making sure it was swimming strong and fast.
@@ScaleWalkerFishing cool but for future reference, Hey if you wanna come up north I can put you on some nice river musky, my largest is 55" , since I don't take them out of water can't weigh em but the fun for me is the fight and the hunt.
@@ScaleWalkerFishing actually the old girl only splashed a few times and was more like waterlogged log lol, the best fighters are right around 4 feet, they act all kinds of crazy especially in warm summer water, July and August, sometimes can get scary next to the boat, they can sky right in your face swinging those hooks around. I fish from a canoe so they can be right there running on there tails, I fish on river so shallows are always near, I don't use net cause that can lead to infection if slime coat is to compromised, they usually relax once they realize your setting them free. I crimp barbs for easier release and always have gloves and pliers/ small bolt cutters if nessasary.
Thanks man I was loosing my mind! I feel really bad though now, had no clue that was what occurs to musky. This is the second one I’ve ever caught, when we released it this guy swam away strong and fast.
Man, I hate to see you get so much hateful comments. Dude, your fish were nice and you did a good job handling them and releasing. If you don't do things exactly as those guys do they'll rip you a new one for it. Gah.. Nice job and I live very close to here fish there all the time. Usually with live minnows, though. Check out my last video I was fishing closer to the weir upstream.
@@bearsquatchadventures4356 theres no lie there, sometimes the worst part about fishing is the peoples opinions. I love fishing the deep water before the weirs so many big ones sit down there I’ll definitely check it out!
I’m pretty new to fly fishing… is that little roll you do after each cast so that the fish doesn’t see the line before the fly? Or different reason? Great video btw! 👍
South Holston is technical trout water. Long lines are necessary in most cases. This isn’t a creek so upstream drifts are not always possible. Much of the water is soft and flat. Yes barbless would be better.
Do you give your fish kisses as well? Barbs help keep the fish on the hook. They don't do that much damage. If it's painful to watch, watch something else while you finish growing a pair.
What is wrong with you guys? Nobody tortured the fish. He just caught them and let them go. Why watch a fishing video if you don't want to see an animal get wrangled in against his will? Oh barbless, right? 10% better fish wranglin is still fish wranglin. Get off your high horse. You don't belong in the hobby.
Always take the fish in your off hand and unhook him with your dominate hand. Don't grip him and use forceps, not pliers. And, as a pointer, learn line management in moving water. You have way too much line off of the reel.
