Fish of a Lifetime: 46 lb Striped Bass at the Cape Cod Canal 

How does this not have more thumbs up? You saved like a solid 8 minutes of my life lol

Thank you sir!

MN Creek Water thank you very much

thanks

100th.

Lmao that's my new favorite fishing phrase. Thanks man

Haha 😂 That’s a good one

David C. Yea I always like to see someone showing some consideration to the fish

What?! I would’ve kept that fish.

Devinn Cleveland yea man that’s no prob if your going to eat it, but when your just fishing for fun and planning to release it’s always good to keep the fish in mind

Devinn Cleveland Poor form. Always throw the biggest ones back, they’re the breeders

i thought it was funny he said get a camera pic, Dude had a go pro strapped to his head lol. Awesome catch!

KAREN no one asked you

not sure why, you want to keep the big ones, who cares its a fish, it will just die by a shark

Great fish. Not a great release. Never move a fish forward and backwards when releasing, it messes with their breathing and puts more stress on a fish

bjtimmer3 instead of stating what he did wrong why not add your tips on how it’s supposed to be done because I’ve always believed you work the fish back and forth getting water into the gills until the fish shows the strength to swim off I’ve released hundreds of fish this way without ever a problem just like in this video so I guess I’m doing it wrong to please Inform use on the right way?

Ralph Potter bla bla bla bla

Its even nicer when they don't repetitively drown it while trying to release it

Chris Rodgers thank you. I'll do that next time.

Chris Rodgers : So right you are, I learned that years ago at a ProAm Largemouth Bass Tournament ( I was the Am 😬 ) But yes Chris you are so right and what an opportune time to discuss this, if you just grab her tail as Achamess did, For one thing, believe it or not, it's kinda on the same lines of ( especially with that big of a fish, fighting against you & the current, she's pooped ) you running a mile or two, and as your trying to catch your breath someone is pulling and pushing your body rapidly as your gasping, and with no support from her tail forward ( at like 46"s ) she barely has the strength to stay upright, so, as yours did the come side up, this pro I was blessed to fish with & many other anglers there, after weighing in would release there own fish ( as opposed to weigh master ) He told me of numerous studies done that even though they swim off ok, within the next couple hours they end up floating on there sides & dying, So by taking them in weigh bag, back to boat being its deeper water then the ramp or shorelines, lay down and hold the belly for support and just slightly move the tail back and forth, never pulling them backwards and only fwd gently while holding the mouth open about half way, and ONLY if the gills weren't moving properly on there own, he explained ( by then the obvious) that especially in warmer water temps the stress & fatigue factor, and by supporting the belly area ( most of the fishes weight ) and moving its tail like that stimulates the fishes natural swim habits, the mouth opened half way while slowly pushing forward ( again only if needed and never backwards) it stimulates the gills moving at the speed they should be, So again awesome fish, thanks for releasing our resources, and next time walk out a lil deeper and support there body's because she needs it after just losing a epic battle to you !!!!

I don't think there's a single youtube fishing video without someone critiquing the fisherman's release method..but you managed to so in a respectful manner.

Chris Rodgers now that applies to most fish right? Makes sense?

Interesting, so if fish were to swim backwards, it could be the last thing they do?

That's one anorexic stripper!

What was her name?

PrecisionAngling it probably had worms

Philip Lauzon so u fish to let them go makes sense

@@flippedurflop8506 there are worse hobbies

lol.

Its a tried and tested method the more fish you keep the more fish there will be never ever fails

Thank you for releasing that big female.

Lmfao funniest comment ever

That shit pisses me off u don’t need to keep every single striper u see

Thanks! Yeah. That's what happens when you put your stuff up on the Internet. Everyone is a critic. But it's OK. It was an honor to catch this fish and overall I feel good about how everything went down.

Daniel,you dont know your ass from your elbow,just by that comment....LIL MAN! Better go i hear your mommy calling you!!!!

@@johnbobak9263 whats up dude

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Thank you!

Emilio Solis 😂

Then a lesbian nuns butthole

😂😂😭 tighter than a nun on Christmas morning

Best comment on any canal video 😂

striped bass are not a healthy fishery. they're hugely pressured. for every guy who can catch and release a fish like this there are probably 2-3 at that canal who hook one and leave gear in its mouth or keep it out of the water for 5 mins taking pictures and send it out belly up. i swam out to a 35 lb fish in the waves on cape anne after two older guys botched a release. i can't say i expected dudes that age to go swimming for a fish in big waves, but they did not have the urgency you would like to see with a fish that is 10-15 years old and produces millions of eggs every year. the young guys in the areas generally do. almost all catch and release, almost always limiting the time out of the water.

Oscar Krug thanks bud

Thank you

Salute to you sir

Nope 10:30

Legend

outlook is shitty, not getting any of my email and it keeps locking up..

Bessette Jesse you win

Phil swift here for flex tape!

Jacob Freeze I wish the thrashing and wake could be seen better on the video. This thing looked huge evenfrom afar. I think that's why those people downstream actually stopped casting.

MostlyFishing a figure 8 is backwards

Thanks for the tip and kind words! I'm very fortunate to have caught this fish.

Gary Lukas I was thinking the same thing

Blackhawks1337 RED DEAD

MONEH

I snagged it with my net on the other side and cooked it up that same night!, i could only eat 3lbs of the 26 lbs of meat i filleted, the rest went into the trash but it was tasty!! Thanks

Use to be but not anymore

Their mouth must hurt a lot after they've been caught and released a few times.

M P I read that fish can’t feel pain... idk if it’s true or not

Andrew Webster that’s stupid af

Lmao, provide links with that claim.

Fucking lies. World record ever caught/netted was 92 lbs caught by Maryland DNR. Largest ever caught by fishing was 81.88lbs in Connecticut.

Lance_fishing swfl I think he was referring to how he handled the fish after landing it that was better for the fish than other methods, such as pulling the fish out of water...

depends on where you are but in this area May-Oct is essentially the "season"

Lance_fishing swfl where are you

there is no shortage of them, people taking them actually helps most of the east coast fisheries stripers reach their full potential

lukkyluciano that doesn't make much sense. Reports show the striped bass fishery is in trouble from overfishing

where? which reports?

lukkyluciano y do u think the limit got moved down to 1 fish a day

It wasnt from recreational anglers taking 2 home.....the limits are unchanged where I fish. Limits are adjusted for various reasons...A storm rolls in while they are spawning and it's a bad year for fry, too many hooked during dog days of summer, a chemical spill in a river, etc. And it isnt anywhere near an exact science, they are guessing. You arent counting in a lake. Striper are in no danger and no fisherman should feel bad about taking a big fish home. Like largemouth, catch and release has been over emphasized with striper and a lot of other species. You will never see another 20lb largemouth in their native range, there are simply too many of them in 99.9% of the bodies of water. You have to go to California or Japan to even possibly see a 20. Where largemouth dont belong. Other species like walleye, perch, etc we do take too many home.

Thomas Lee because we have a attention span

Why the hell not

or its blatant thirsty behavior for monetary reasons

I know that. I always skip the bullshit.

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad to hear you landed your PB. If this video helped even a little bit, I'm so glad! Tight lines.

maybe I wanted to learn how to catch similar fish and that's what he's explaining

lol

Interesting point B-) Even if someone seen you doing that to any other random animal it'd be all hell to pay.

Interesting perspective, but fishing is a form of hunting. At least fish have a fighting chance of being released relatively unharmed, whereas hunting land animals like elk, deer, bear, moose, etc etc do not. You can't bait a bear, shoot it in the mouth and then decide to throw it back into the forest to try again. The comparison to hunting domesticated animals like dogs and cats is apples to oranges.

@@jasras5003 Fish are released "relatively unharmed"? Again, spike through the mouth and flesh, with blood flowing. That's injury to the fish with alot of severe pain involved. Fish mouths are so sentient they choose pebble sizes with their lips when building nests. Hunting land animals is also a double legal standard. Almost without exception animals don't die immediately and they feel excruciating pain when shot with a bullet. You'd get jail time if you did that to an animal in your neighborhood, or to your dog if you decided you didn't want it anymore. Both hunting and fishing are done without the same conscience that has given us laws protecting animals where we live. Even abattoirs are required by law to make animal death immediate and completely pain free. Electric shock used to kill the meat we eat is as fast as nerve impulses and so when animals are shocked to death in abattoirs the pain never reaches the parietal lobe of the animal's brain and it never registers the pain. This is required by law so animals don't suffer, but the law continues to allow hunters and fisherman to do what is actually torture of animals. Strange double legal standard.

@@drServitis Again, a fighting chance at surviving after a catch and release. That's my main point, i.e. most of them get to live another day. I get it, you like fish. May I ask what you eat to survive? Just curious. I hope you're at least vegan. The veggies you eat, millions of rodents and bugs die so you can eat your kale salad (btw I love kale). I hope you sleep well at night knowing that those pretty lady bugs are slaughtered for your greens.

10 min of talking is a fact, nothing to be with education or not. Just an advice to other viewers which may expect to see action from minute one.

You're missing the point. Go watch another channel.

Pablo Benito I put myself in his shoes, it feels like Like I was there, it's exciting to see such a large fish