A 41" musky caught from a kayak while fishing for smallmouth bass. It took a swipe at my friend's spook and chased mine back a couple times before biting on my bitsy bug jig. Caught with a medium action spinning rod and 10lb line.
+NDYakAngler Thank you, she's had a rough hall. Been following your feeds for some time. Really enjoy them and thinking about getting a kayak. Just trying to wear my wife down to let me. Even talked her into going to Canoecopia with me last year! Keep the videos coming.
That was unbelieveable, a fish of a lifetime , 3 time jumper , good for you , phots and video ,every ones dream , thanks for the great fight, hopefully me someday , thanks again.
Awesome video. You got the strike and all of the action. Great looking barred musky. Give her a few years and she'll be a 50". The best part is you know where she lives now. Keep those rods bent!
That's an awesome and beautiful fish. Catching it must have been quite a thrill. Best of luck grabbing one of those bigger ones you mention below someday.
+Alexander Bronsky Thanks! I caught a 32" for my first musky a few weeks ago so this was only the second one I've caught. My friend caught a 36" about a half hour before this one too! We'll be hitting this stretch of river a couple more times this year so I can't wait to see what happens once the water starts cooling off!
+Bryan Prokuski Thanks Bryan! This one was only my second musky, the first was a few weeks ago on this same stretch of river. I'm glad I had the hat cam that day, I don't think my other camera rigs would have picked up as much of the action.
@@aminecraftalpaca1221 I have been fishing Musky for over 45 years and until this year had only caught one casting and it was 32.5 inches. So you think one season was long?
just found your RU-vid channel because of this vid and have to say that was so awesome!!!nice vid!!and one big ass musky😍your youtube channel is a must follow!
Finally a video on how to handle a muskie from a kayak. Next time I'll try to grab them behind the head like you did (not that I catch that many). The trouble is every time I think they are tired enough to grab they get a new burst of energy and peel more line. Stubborn fish. Single hook on a jig sure helps.
0:12 Check out the wake and the turning ability of this fish. I've seen plenty of wakes but never so clearly what exactly is going on when a fish makes a pass on it's prey.
Such great care with the fish in all your videos. You are truly one of the best anglers to watch on RU-vid. Can I ask what river you’re on? I’m from Alberta, Canada but travel through N. Dakota sometimes. I’d like to relate to where you are in these. Keep up the great work. Thank you!!!!👍🏻🎣
Caught my first Tiger muskie 38inches 2 years ago, on 6lb test, no steal leader, with a swimbait. Last May I caught a 36inch tiger muskie on 8lb test, no steal leader. As long as the drag is set right and it don't cut the line, you'd be surprised what you can land.
It took a good swipe at my friends spook right away and chased mine back a couple times so I think it caught on that it was a lure. First cast with the change up got him though!
Awesome fish! Great video quality and handling of the fish. I'm surprised you didn't go for one hell of a ride lol Iv been pulled by big bluegills and bass I figured a musky would have you moving like a jetski!
Thanks! I figured it would have put up more of a fight too but I think it used a lot of its energy with the jumps. Later in the fall one of my friends got pulled about a half mile by a 50"+ but it thrashed and snapped the line as he was trying to land it.
This is one awesome channel you have got man. I just have one question though, how is it that you manage to stay so calmWhen you catch these monsters? Keep up the good work
Have you ever tried 1-¼"dia ABS plumbing parts on your WS Tarpon rails? Here's a screenshot of some on mine: www.dropbox.com/s/uawzx7u5famocrh/Screenshot%202016-06-27%2018.42.13.jpeg?dl=0
I haven't but that's a good idea. Careful for low branches, I've had them pull my rods a few inches out of my rod tubes before so they could definitely pop out of those short tubes but it looks like you have a leash on them.
You got that right: low branches can be evil so leashes while on the move. As you get anywhere near overhanging branches and culverts etc, you poke the rod handles horizontally into those inverted T rear fittings (the rods will nicely contour to the curvature of the kayak by positioning/flexing the tips alongside more of the same fittings on front rails). You can also troll using extensions/variations on the front ones: www.dropbox.com/s/0xrma9dm5trhjlp/Screenshot%202016-06-28%2008.48.15.jpeg?dl=0
Beautiful backdrop there. Paradise. The fun part is catching fish like that the not so fun part is having to grab them. In my neck of the woods it's mostly pike and usually much smaller but those gill plates will mess you up! I finally got a pair of gloves just tired of trying to cradle the fish while grabbing the lure and hoping he doesn't slice me. Nice video!!
Thanks John! This was the fourth year I've been fishing this river, never caught a musky until this summer and I ended up catching three of them! There aren't many pike either but when I find one they're usually a pretty good size. I mostly target smallmouth so when I hook into a bonus fish like this I'm a little unprepared to land it. A pair of gloves would be a great idea! This one thrashed a little while my buddy was getting his phone out and looking back I think one of it's teeth poked my finger but I've been sliced up by their gills before too. That's just one more reason I always have a tube of super glue in my tackle box, glue the wounds shut and it's back to fishing!
+gmanlipripper Thanks man! I've been fishing this river for four years now and never caught one until a few weeks ago. This one was only my second musky and my friend caught a 36" on the same trip. All three of them jumped like this one did and put up an awesome fight!
You have great awareness while catching that beast. You were more aware than your buddy with the lighting of his video. You were aware of his spook hooking on to your handle. You were aware of his kayak floating toward the sticks. All while fighting that muskie on spinning gear with 10lb line!
Thanks! This was the catch of the year so far for me! The water is cooling off now so the big fish are biting, maybe I can top this one in the next few weeks!
Thanks! Hopefully I can hook into a few more this summer! I'd think almost any video editing software will let you add a still shot. I use an older Roxio program that has a half decent video editor. It's pretty basic but it does what I need it to.
Thanks! This is definitely one of my favorite catches from this past summer! I can't wait to try this stretch of river for some pre spawn smallies in the spring.
Thanks! I was using a GoPro hero 4 here with an ATR3350 lapel mic/Zoom H1 for audio. I’ve switched cameras to the Hero 5 since then, the shake reduction makes for more stable video and it’s lighter weight not having to have it in a housing.
Hey I'm really wanting to try to hold a pike or a Muskie from inside of its gill plate. I've seen everyone do it I just don't know if I want to due to the risk of my hand being cut. Any advice on what parts would cut me and where and how to hold it? Thanks! Awesome video!
I'm a bass guy so I'm not the greatest at grabbing pike. Smaller ones I just grab behind their head but bigger ones like this I slide my hand under their gill plate to the front and put a little pressure on the outside with my thumb. This one thrashed once while I was letting my friend get in photo position and I think my finger got poked by one of its teeth. If you get your fingers too far inside its gill plate its gill rakers can slice you up too if they thrash while your holding them. I always have a tube of super glue in my tackle box just in case I get cut, it works great in a pinch to seal up battle wounds.
Awesome fish! Explosive on the take but you'd think they'd fight longer, no? If it were a bluegill that big, you'd be fighting for hours! ;) As always, thanks for the vids!
Yeah bluegill are hard fighting fish for their size. I was expecting this fight to last a little longer too but I think the musky used up a lot of its energy with the jumps.
