Absolutely love this video and more importantly, I love that you both know precisely what you are talking about. Many online people tell you as soon as you touch a fish it's dead, which is simply not true. Spreading the correct information and not alienating people who want a picture, but also want to see the fish swim away safely, is something as influencers we should all be doing. Keep up the good work and I look forward to more content.
I always look your video's with great pleasure. Not only because I (living in the Netherlands)can only dream of these fish, but also because you are THE ONLY person who I see handling the fish and the total environment with a lot of respect. Everytime you mention these things (e.g. storage of leftover tippen material) I thank you for that. Also handling the fish. SO IMPORTANT! If my dream could come true I would very much have liked being one of your fishing mates!. Keep on combining your super fishing films with positiv environmental subjects. Greetings from the Netherlands!, Rob van Dijk
Bro that’s commitment😂 But really worth it to show what it would be like for the fish. I crush all my barbs because of watching your vids, and like you say, you don’t lose bugger all because of it, and the hook pops out when you net the fish 95% of the time👍
excellent !! I made this comparison with human apnea on my blog a few years ago, but your video is very explicit! thank you for this necessary reminder!
what a brilliant representation. On top of the exhaustion, the fish are scared too. You didn't have some enormous Tatood English dude standing over you smiling while you struggle in a net trying to recover 😂 A reminder of what fish go through and how we can try to limit our harm to them. If we must catch them, we must respect them. Thanks for sharing this Alex.
Hi Alex, a very important point you raise in this video. My son and I fish without exception with the dry fly, nymph and small streamers without barbs. In Austria, but also in the south of Germany, it is explicitly pointed out at fly routes. Since the fish in our country rarely reach the size they do in New Zealand, a landing net is not absolutely necessary, since you leave the fish in the water and can easily release the fly with a little twist.
@@markv7580 , I live near Schaffhausen in Switzerland. My son and I have been fly fishing in Austria several times. Loisach , Antiesen, Mülheimer Ache and the fishing area of Bräurup in Mittersill.
Nets are another factor. Go Knotless netting which is very different and much kinder on fish compared to the old nylon knotted netting. Oh, whoops you’re discussing this now! Gr8 Vids and info. Thanks so much Cobber
Glad somebody has come up with this. And what better than on a channel of your size, so more people will listen. I only hope they take it onboard. So yes I totally agree. I fish barbless all the time. Not sure about hook falling out with no resistance. I am sure it will at some point. What I have done occasionally is allow my line to go loose, and just let the fish swim around for a while. I have never had the hook fall out. I have done this on two occasions on video. One was that I left my net, and had no choice but to leave the fish to get my net. And by the way there is a correct way to do this. Like make sure your reel handle faces up, not into the ground. I believe you have to have some resistance for the hook to come out. In the net it could be that the hook eye catches the net, helping it come out as the fish swivels around. Bit long winded, but a brilliant and so important video. Thank you so much Alex.
You make a fair point but like you say, the chances are so much higher that a barbless hook will come out much quicker and easier. Hopefully I can use this platform to help spread important stuff like this around and use it for some good. Share the link and help spread the message 💪
Pluses for barbless hooks; When you hook yourself or clothing when casting, they come straight out. Pluses for rubber nets; Really easy to get your flies out of them. Put barbless hooks together with rubber nets, it's so easy. When you are stuck without a net and having to unhook (obviously barbless no problems) then holding the fish upside down in the water helps to disorientate them and keep them still. Nice vlog.
Hi ! I could’nt be more agree with your video. This one deserve tonnes a views. I will subscribed to your chanel. Sorry for my broken english, All the best from France
Great vid. Loved the burpees and breath holding, great analogy (is it wrong that I chuckled .....🤔). On the back of watching your underwater release footage I’ve just bought a cheap action cam. No more grip and grins, out of the net and away. Much easier than juggling a phone or balancing it on a rock!
Great tips, thanks for sharing this. Pretty crazy to see the demonstration at the end and what it’s actually like for a fish trying recover after a fight.
That walk before the douche...hahaha, a man who knows what's coming. Seriously though, this should be a mandatory induction for anyone. Cracking effort. PS. back in the game.
Hey Alex, wondering why have you choosed rising fish net over fishpond nets.. I see that the Rising rubber nets get ripped off from the frame a lot and the frame does not float.. also Rising nets are heavier than fishpond nets. Cool vid as always. Cheers.
Totally agree with wet hands, wet cloth that doesn’t take off the fish’s slim. First layer of protection: Slim; then Scales remove either and the fish will get bacterial infection such as Vibrio which comes in many forms but is commonly known as Fin Rot
Hey mate tying some flies at the moment what type of nymphs or drys would you recommend to tie and if you would like a couple to try catch some on them let me know thanks mate
Hello 👋 Alex. Such a fantastic point to bring up. I'm from SW SCOTLAND. I mainly fish still waters. I agree to all of your 👉 s.i have used barbless hooks all my fishing life. It's easier and quicker to release. I don't even touch the fish. I land it in my rubber fish friendly net. Its about max 2ft deep but is square not round.easier to get access to fish cause its shallow. Plus having that flat edge to front .again easier to scoop up and return fish.its big enough to allow fish to remain upright and chill, and the net does not collapse like the old green shit . I use a purposely built unhooking tool. I have 2 diff sizes one fir size 10 lures and the other for size 12 and 14 wets and nymphs and drys... . I swear by these tools. U should give them a look man.. Loon does them.. I only get pic's if my mates there. Once fish in net and chilled for ten mins. Hook 🪝 out. I will just lift net till fish visible. Mate will take a snap. Then its back in the water. Only if my mates there to take pic's.to much to do on your own. Especially if your like me and its all about the safety of the fish first.....
Great to hear that you are so conscious of this sort of thing💪 Share the link and help spread the message - hopefully it helps getting more people to think about this kind of stuff
Fantastic to bring these out of the vault. I still chuckle landing fish, making sure they are kept under the water…remembering your crazy antics in Lake Taupo. Serious question. Do you have any recommendations for camera gear. I’m obviously not making the academy award standard 4k productions you do. Just want a good snap. Solo missions trying to snap a photo on my phone is where I get fish handling wrong. Seriously rethinking what I’m doing. Be keen to hear advice. Is it a case of better camera gear that’s easier to use solo? ( I’m a better fisherman than cameraman…and I ain’t no great fisherman!!😂)
@@TrippinOnTrout cheers mate. I’ll give that a go. Have one. But I’m into super streamlineing my kit and have always baulked at taking it. All the best. We are counting only days till opening in October now! Looking forward to what missions you’ve got going, as well as doing a few of my own! 😎
Great video. I killed a 20" brown on a hot day trying to get a picture. Still bothers me. Very helpful information for those of us who don't want to hert fish.
They sure do, the way water works is the warmer it is the less oxygen it can hold. Cold water is more oxygenated than warm water. So when the rivers and lakes warm up, its a lot more effort for a fish such as a trout to breath. I was an Aquaculture list that specialised in breeding Trout, Atlantic Salmon, Barramundi and a bunch of other tropical species as well as some beautiful Galaxids from Tasmania.
