Most INVASIVE Fish in FLORIDA! Catch Clean Cook (Tiger Oscar) 

Victor, if a fish is invasive, for example the 'flying fish in the Midwest' which they're paying good money to harvest as many as possible, 'senseless killing' is what these fish do to bass beds. Constructive criticism is what it is, but a fish that destroys legitimate sport fish spawning beds, really isn't deserving to be treated humanely as fertilizer. It is a good use for such a nasty fish. I love the work you do Victor, but while we appreciate your manner on all your videos, the destruction of invasive species to be used to fertilize gardens for food growth? Just a constructive comment, not a personal attack.

@@felixunger8363 all fish destroy bass spawning beds, so are we supposed to kill all fish besides bass? Wouldn't bother me at all if there were only snakeheads and no bass as bass have hardly any fight to them. Set the hook and reel them in is about it on the majority of them. A 3 - 4 pound snakehead will outfight a 10lb bass.

@@swkelley Then why are they called 'invasive'? If this GREAT provider of content is offended by a logical question about invasive species being treated 'humanely'? Wow. How about Lionfish since you jumped topics for 'sportfishing' to bass not being 'enough fight', really? Lionfish destroy everything in their paths and nobody's advocating they be moved to any other body of water. Bass fishing is a lot of fun and it seems the many 'bass fishing contests' confirms such? Bass are not the best-eating fish, because of the bones, but they are fun to catch, as are many fish. For the record SWKelley, I'm a big fan of Victor and Brooke. I simply thought I pointed out the obvious about invasive species. Didn't mean to provoke never-ending attacks about things that seem very logical. I look forward to many more videos from both Victor and Brooke and would actually hope to join him some day fishing in the Naples/Sanibel/Captiva area? By no means am I attacking Victor, nor anybody. Just raised what seems to be logical. Attack me all you want, but it's not about that. Godspeed, and keep up the great work Victor! I'm a big fan and have ordered knives with your discount several times!

@@felixunger8363 attacks? I don't see where anyone attacked you. Each invasive species is different, you can't lump them all as the same. Florida has so many different species of invasive fish that are too well established to do anything about. Most fish are fun to catch, it's just that bass are lame....as I mentioned, hardly any fight at all. I take it you've never had the pleasure of catching a snakehead?

I appreciate this! I despise outdoorsman who kill just to kill OR blindly listen to whatever the DNR says.

I get your point, but regardless of how many I released I still took 30 out of the ecosystem. Thats more than not going out there at all.

@@LandsharkOutdoors I would LOVE to do that. But I’m stuck here in Deep South Louisiana. Lol. Nice hearing from you. Text messages never come across as one would like. Mine was just a thought as to use excessive catch and apply it in a good way instead of just catching and wasting the catch. I love cooking too and always enjoy your dishes. Thanks buddy.

@@LandsharkOutdoors Does Florida state law allow you to release them? I know some states don't allow the release of invasive species.

@@tjrenninger4967 i think it could be county specific. Where i live in bay county FL it IS illegal to throw back some invasive species.

@@tjrenninger4967 actually in Florida it against the law on certain invasive species like snakehead but not sure on oscars

I thought it was weird too, invasive but throwing them back?

I get your point, but regardless of how many I released I still took 30 out of the ecosystem. Thats more than not going out there at all. I'm not turning my yard into a raccoons paradise haha

@@LandsharkOutdoors “Raccoon catch and cook”

@@LandsharkOutdoors cut their heads off and feed the gators

@@LandsharkOutdoors When I had farm ponds, I let people fish them. They were required to keep all the bluegills and release all the bass

same I always loved my oscars so much personality!!

My tiger Oscar looking at me like bro wtf You watching he went off and sulked.

So crazy to think someone thought it was a good idea to release a no longer wanted pet into the wild. No we have these problems.

That's just where they came from. Someone releasing their pets into the wild. Boom.

@@michaelfaulk3298 lol no way

I get your point, but regardless of how many I released I still took 30 out of the ecosystem. Thats more than not going out there at all.

@@LandsharkOutdoors I see both sides of the argument but if everyone thinks like that then they will continue to get even more out of hand.......

@@Fuckthewoke59 all invasive species in Florida are too well established to do anything about them.

Yeah 30 fish when each one you throw back spawns hundreds every year. Disappointed.

@@Fuckthewoke59 I agree

Florida too

@@michaelvan6675 Nah, actually FWC will tell you to return them to waterways they're already in, if ya don't wanna kill them, or if you won't kill them humanely. Better to speak to an Officer and actually know these things before you open up.

@Chris actually it depends on the officer that stops you … some say release some say kill em … safe bet is to kill em because you won’t get in trouble no matter what they think but tbh it all depends on the officer

@@kateskrmetta2022 Nope. It's illegal to introduce the fish to a *new body of water.* Not to release the fish where you caught it, and can clearly see hundreds of the same species in a few feet. Sure, an officer can give you a ticket at ANY time..thats their choice. And then you can challenge it in court and have the same outcome others have. That's why I'm saying this lol. I'd rather put the fish back, than have people leaving them on the bank to "suffer" which is actually a crime lol. Edit; how dumb is it to say the law depends on the officer. Their interpretation depends on them, yeah but the law is literally the law. Thats what court challenges are for. Don't you think if that was genuinely the case, how many FWC cases would we have seen against these Captains who are obviously licensed by the state to do these things, releasing fish on video etc. The state has all their info, probably their dang blood type and SSN too. But...no cases...

@@chris6054 Thanks for clarifying this Chris. I know this video will get comments about releasing them. People only look at the negative and negate the fact we killed 30 hahah

Oh they breed like rabbits lol

Thank you for watching!

Like the clown knife fish

Thanks Amer!

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For sure.. ive caught many hundred heh...

I’d love to go down there just for the fishing

Where’d you go and how’s fishing there

I grew up in Lauderdale Lakes and by the early 80's the Oscars were starting to show up in canals there which would have branched off of the C-13.

Need to look for those peacock bass in the right canals! I've seen some come close to the record!

Thank you!

@@LandsharkOutdoors I once had an aquarium tank full of Oscars, never thought of eating them though.

Maybe so

I think it depends on the body of water.

I agree with tilapia and Mayan. I never seen Oscar in Tampa Bay area but have caught 2 in a private pond a white and a black oscar

@@LandsharkOutdoors what I mean by my post is yes I catch a lot of oscars in the Everglades and southside of Lake Okeechobee Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens. But everywhere else I've fished in Florida you will always see Mayan cichlids and tilapia for example I live in Port St Lucie never seen one Oscar. Palm Beach also never seen an Oscar and I'm a truck driver i carry a rod with me and fish everywhere and everywhere there's Mayan cichlids and tilapia they're even breeding in the Saint Lucie River and I caught one one time in the bay. Love the videos keep them coming

That’s actually Louisiana’s license plate slogan lol.

Louisiana as well

looking forward to moving there 1 day

Fishing capital of the world!

Come to northern Canada. Thousands of lakes where I live.(not an exaggeration) I’d never be able to go on all of the lakes here In my life time. Still ice fishing where I live! I’d love to come try fishing somewhere down south one day. to be able to catch different species and be warm sounds like a great time!

Thank you!

Because they are mean as hell. They don't need to be hungry to hit anything.

Well, fertalizer maybe?

@@StarScapesOG Fertilizer, bait, calcium supplements, food for local zoos, food for grocery stores? I don't know, lots of uses. Should have boats with netting equipment wipe em out slowly.

I fish a place that has a huge population of Green Sunfish and they will hit a bare hook it's insane. The bluegills in the pond won't but the greenies are so freaking aggressive.

They are good to eat. We used to eat them all the time.

Thanks for watching!

A lot of these guys run charters to catch invasive species in Florida. So even though these fish are invasive they want to protect their profits. Very counterproductive indeed.

Up to the angler

Yep. Any true fisherman wouldn't enjoy doing that and killing any fish for "no" reason, but these are bad and kill everything.. they gotta go.

Because I personally don't like to kill any wildlife unless it has a purpose. I think the majority of invasive species will never be eradicated and its more of management issue. I'm not adding to the problem .There are 30 less Oscar there today then there were, last week.

@@LandsharkOutdoors agreed but imho invasive is a purpose ... pythons in the everglades ,etc, etc, etc, etc ... snakeheads, iguanas, invasive is invasive ... maybe Florida first ... 30 less could been have many more ... not a great vid imho

We released some and we kept some.

Because it's legal to do and there are so many invasive species in Florida it really doesn't matter. They are too well established to do anything about them.

People in the US just do whatever they wanna do they don’t obey fish and game laws I see so many assholes every day did it’s ridiculous. Hardly any sportsman left. Just takers

Aussies use their brains 🍻

Yep. Most Florida invasives are the offspring of discarded pets. If you can no longer keep it, nor find a new owner with a bigger tank, kill it. At least with Oscars, you can eat it too.

Florida is a cautionary tale of exotic pets.

Yep.

Agreed, Yellow perch and Walleye can go up against any fish in the world. When I lived in upstate New York, Bullheads were very popular, they would come out of the deep, cold water of Lake Ontario and were very good eating. One fish from salt water that is the most OVERHYPED, in my opinion, is Mahi Mahi!!!!!! I had two bites, once, at Red Lobster, 25 years ago. I can't believe people eat it, it would be better used for cat food or fertilizer. Never been a fan of salmon, unless it was smoked, but when I was living in Washington, fresh salmon, was really good. When I say fresh, I mean, it was swimming, then on the dinner plate within 30 minutes. If it's dead for over an hour, it goes from a 9 to a 3, like it's a different fish. Fish coming out of cold water is much better than what is coming out of warmer waters. When I lived in Germany and went fishing off the coast of Denmark, the cod and flatfish were so much better than anything than can be caught of the Florida coast.

When I lived in Korea, the only freshwater fish I saw were snakeheads and carp, but they were grown in special "clean water" ponds, the water was so polluted there, the fish were not safe to eat.

I agree with the freshwater mentality, I will try to be more positive on the issue!

Mano eu fico impressionado como o Oscar cresce nos canais da Flórida

Because I personally don't like to kill any wildlife unless it has a purpose. I think the majority of invasive species will never be eradicated and its more of management issue. I'm not adding to the problem .There are 30 less Oscar there today then there were, last week.

@@LandsharkOutdoors If only you had a dollar for each of these posts, lol

@@LandsharkOutdoors they’ll never be eradicated because people like you kept throwing them back dude.

I get your point, but regardless of how many I released I still took 30 out of the ecosystem. Thats more than not going out there at all.

Did you see how long that canal was? It's obvious with their catch rate with Oscar fish that a few throwbacks will not change the landscape of the Florida waters and their issues with invasive species. They would need industrial/government actions to eradicate that species. Even then, they would probably introduce a "new safe species" to eradicate the current one. He mentioned that also in the video on one of his catches.

Perfectly legal to release them where caught.

He's the real deal

Probably why your food is so damn good, you know what the hell you’re doing lol!

Not really good eating 🤢