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@Nick Lenius A lot of predatory fish have anti-coagulants in their bites. Ask any bluefish/tailor/barracuda angler who gets lacerated by their teeth about it.
Daan Made in Holland why wouldn’t a giant pike make a mistake... if they are so skittish you’d think they would run from the boat yet Jeremy caught them right in this video.
I love how this guy makes fishing seem like a horror movie, hell of a producing job on these things. I know it's just fishing, but I love watching them anyway lol. You got me.
AJ English expatriate here my son and my self have had some horrific fishing expeditions here in North America and tons of fun also .One in the speed river tributary in Guelph both my son 7 then and I caught some nice pike ,my son was reeling in a 36 inch pike when 6 feet from shore a giant pike it had to to be 4 . 5 feet + 5 feet and thick in girth grabbed the hooked pike in its jaws and took it down to the bottom which was crystal clear it lay on the bottom with the 36 in pike in its mouth for 15 to 20 min my son was totally scared as he was a viewer of river monsters then . My son Richard pumped the rod and the 2 pike to the surface the giant pike would not let go until I tailed the 36 in pike and only after it was about 3 feet out of the water did it let go lolol we removed the lure from the smaller pike mostly uninjured we released it further up stream denying the huge pike a meal lololol
I have never before seen a guy who can take an everyday event like sitting in a boat with a fish pole dangling a lure and build it into a suspense-laden adventure that would make Lewis and Clark blush.
The Irish Govt. are still killing pike on our Western lakes. The Scientist who if I remember correctly works at University College Dublin (UCD) left that out. As did Jeremy. He doesn't wish to rock the boat I'd say. This is done not in the name of science but to placate trout anglers. IFI (the state body who are suppposed to protect our fisheries!) used to hide behind the Pike are an invasive species excuse. When that very same University (UCD) found this was not the case by using DNA/Genetic studies they just carried on regardless. Studies have also shown that since other coarse fish species have entered these former trout and to a lesser extent salmon lakes the pike have switched to species such as roach and roach/bream hybrids as their main source of food. Another irony is that most of the trout anglers that fish these lakes kill all or most of the trout they catch. This includes the frequent competitions held on these lakes. Pike anglers normally return their catch. Yet the trout anglers continue to blame the pike rather than their own actions. And indeed the arrival of roach etc. and pollution are also factors. In fact by feeding mainly on trout's co-competitors such as roach if anything the Pike are helping the trout population. Regardless an apex predator in only a good thing for the lakes as a whole. Allow nature to do its thing rather than working against it. You simply couldn't make it up!! twitter.com/InlandFisherIE/status/1433413669417734146?t=rKyseFGIoKE3PYSa6FobFA&s=19
I remember my Grandfather rowing us around a lake in Minnesota. We trolled a flashing spinner with a live minnow and slayed huge Pike. I asked him if he wanted to catch one and he smiled like he was happy just watching us. Thanks Grampa.
There’s an old pike that lives in the canal next to my house in Staffordshire. It’s missing an eye from a fishing accident but it’s at least 3ft long. I see it probably once a month if I walk down the canal with a torch at night, especially during lockdown when the water was crystal clear
I have seriously always wanted to go fishing with Jeremy Wade. Not because he's so famous and not because I've been watching him for literally years, but because his stories would be so entertaining while waiting for fish. I think it would be an awesome experience.
I have the upmost respect for Jeremy wade but I thought it was hilarious how scary he made catching a pike sound. As someone from the Midwest they’re so common and fun to catch
I live in Alberta Canada. We have northern pike here. There is no doubt in my mind that there are pike that can reach 6feet long. Provincial divers went into one lake to do a fish count, and were scared out of the water. What they thought were logs, started to swim away when they got close. Heard they can reach 8ft.
I wouldn't doubt it. Had a quarry behind my house, swimming hole for last 100 years. I'd just seen Jaws when it first came out (70s) & that night rode out to camp at the old hole. Morning come, I was washing up and saw a big black log, at least 6-7ft., sunk about 10 ft down. (Ignorant people would have bonfires & toss trash bottles trees in) . Then it moved, slowly at first, and when my friends saw & made noise, it darted into the deep. Tough bikers we were, we went swimming anyways and lasted about a minute. My excuse was it was cold (actually was early spring, water was mid 40sF) but honestly, that fish had me & everyone else psyched out. Best guess might be either a giant mutant pike alligator gar or sturgeon¿ someone dumped there decades ago. There were also many huge smallmouth bass in 5-8 lb range, very difficult to catch though. had grown up there & never knew of it but from talking to friends who still lived there, it was seen by many other people. A family in N. Mb. netted a pike in the 90-100 lb range, well over 6 ft. Only proof was a picture of the smiling family holding the behemoth, (just before they cleaned it for supper for the next month)
@@DEADMANRIDING1 chill down guys, there is a massive diff between northen pike and alligator gar, the northen pike will only reach 150cm max for the largest while alligator gars can reach 3 m in lenghth, so its like comparing a crocodile to a kaimen
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I also remember an account in Angling Times of an encounter in Ireland in which a boat was dragged for more than 200 yds by a monster pike before the hook straightened out
As a fisherman myself I totally look up to this man.why you ask.this man catches fish that I only dream about ever catching.and he takes his craft very seriously which I respect.
Back in the early 80’s, I went north of Montreal, to a place called “Reservoir Baskatong”, about 5 hours from home by car. It’s an abandoned Hydro dam , with a lake above and some turbulence below from an overflow channel that’s left open year round. Casting a 6” Blue/ Silver jointed minnow, a monster hit within 5 minutes. I got it close to shore on a steep bank and people we’re running over to take a look, and when it got close, my jaw dropped…. at least a 48” Northern Pike in all its pissed of attitude. Old guys were freakin out just from the girth of it. Suffice to say, our 4 guys had no net, not expecting huge fish and after a few whirls and spins , he broke/cut the line and I just drop sat on the ground. 40+ years later, I’ve never seen or hooked anything else like it.
I hate people. Killing pike because they blame them for killing their precious trout. Here in the States they blame pike and muskie for eating perch, walleye, and bass. Strangely the best lakes for pike or muskie usually have amazing fishing for those other species. It's almost like predators are an important part of the ecosystem and nature doesn't exist simply for humans to exploit.
Pike are good for the ecosystem cos they feed on week/sick/small fishes. So the "healthy" one get more food . So the i would call pike the surgeon of the lakes.
Its usually lakes with an abundance of small pike. Even when they’re tiny, they’re aggressive and eat a lot of baitfish/forage for their size. I’ve heard about people just killing the snakes they catch.
The scientist was being a bit coy... it was the IRISH FISHERIES BOARD that netted pike & killed them because they saw pike as vermin... also trout anglers are well known for killing pike in "trout" waters... My personal best pike is 27lbs 12oz ... not quite 28 but thats okay... 😎👍 (catch & release) A large pike is a scavenger (also any over about 12/15lbs are female)... and as such they are like the lion on the Serengeti... they pick out the weaker animals... & in the process they ensure the healthy animals thrive... Also... the ONLY predator to small pike is.... large pike !!! So .... when big pike are removed, the small pike are more likely to "damage" a "trout water"... the fisheries board need to leave nature alone & let her strike the "natural" balance... but they see game anglers as a better source of revenue than coarse anglers... it always comes down to money when .gov is involved... 😒😔
That is very frustrating. Here in northern IL, we only kill the carp in areas where the can be detrimental to the ecosystem. But if its a lake known for good carp fishing or whatever I leave them alone when caught.
In many ways, every time Jeremy travels somewhere to investigate giant fish stories, he's still that 13-year-old boy strategizing how to catch a pike from the River Stour.
Hey, I have been following your career for many years. Outstanding contribution. It's so great to see you on here. Been quite a long while since I have watched anything new.
In Ireland, people are dissapearing. They say it's the work of an underwater monster. A terror, from ages past, that lies in wait for it's victims before dragging them under to the murky depths, where it devours them ravenously... I, am JEREMY WADE! Explorer! Biologist! Fisherman! God I love this show. Can never stop watching every episode. Buying a new TV just gives me a new excuse all over again. What a legend.
There's definitely some big pike in the waters over here in Ireland. Have seen a few in my day that were scary to say the least. Biggest one I caught was only 20lb but there are much much bigger. Hate it when people kill them for no reason apart from "protecting" game fish. Biggest load of nonsense ever. Pike will keep down the amount of sick fish among other things
There is a thing called population dynamics and pike can be considered nuisance fish in certain bodies of water. So I would say if what they are doing follows the daily creel limits for size then they're the one's doing the correct thing and judging them based on how you feel is senseless.
@@lifeintheliliesfishing9840 Creel limits are for people who eat fish. Most people who kill to "protect" other species just let the undesired species rot. After all, they consider them "trash fish."
@@mswen1983 See what you're not understanding is the actual fisheries biology that effects the creel limit. AGAIN THAT NUMBER IS BASED ON LICENSE SALES AND LAKE/POND REPORTS EVERY FEW YEARS OR LESS, THE CONCEPT OF CATCH,KEEP AND EAT IS WHAT ALL FISHING IS BASED OFF, SO THE LOGIC THEN STANDS IF YOU BUY A LICENSE TO FISH AND YOU DO NOT CATCH AND KEEP YOUR CREEL LIMIT YOU ARE ACUTALLY HARMING THE ECO SYSTEM ON GRAND SCALE AND YOU ARE THE PROBLEM WHY THERE ARE A MILLION LITTLE BASS AND ZERO BREAKING 3LBS... get over your ego and look at the facts.
Jeremy...I have had many teachers and gurus in my life, and you are mostly certainly one, an expert in his craft and capable of teaching the entire world. ... Sincerely, Tzzogg the Caveman
Was trying to catch one all day..gave up went to make bread bait, I put my hand in the water only slightly to make some bait, it jumped out bit my hand, had to get stitches
@@fishingdude0184 Only if something is flashing near them, possibly a foot or ankle of a swimmer or like the guy said above put his hands in the water. Huge pike near me and dogs swim right on top of them quite happily. Depends what mood they are in too.
My dad and his brother caught a 3 and a half foot long pike in the Mohawk River in New York both of them had to wrestle it on to land they have a picture of them standing with it before they released it
I fished Lough Derg and the surrounding rivers and lakes for several years in the 1990s. Biggest I landed was about 10kg. But one evening on Lough Derg after a long day with no strikes I hooked into something near Holy Island that towed my 18 foot boat about 10 meters before the line snapped. Felt like I'd hooked a Volkswagen. So there was something enormous in there about 20 years ago...
I fish In South Africa so i can't quite target Pike but I remember a year ago I had seen a monster from the deep! It was a rainy cold day, it had just cleared up when I decided to check out the dam.I arrived at the dam and walked in the shallows in the mud watching the Carp dig for worms.Some little voice told me deep inside to look to my right and there it lay in 13cm deep water.Dark Black with a hint of grey in colour and a long snake like body protruding out the water.An estimated length of 1.5m or more I stood there terrified beyond believe.I stared and it returned a stare and out of fear with a great strong swish of its tail,it returned back into the depths.Feeling the same fear I ran back home and my mother thought I had seen ghost! I later learned there were Catfish in the dam through research and I catching afew but those I caught could not have been compared to that one I witnessed on that rainy day! Some say there are no large Catfish in that small dam but i have reason to believe that there is a possibility that there's a large female or male lurking in the depths of that water.
That's a great boyhood story Jeremy. I loved it, as it reminded me in some ways of my own boyhood. I lived near a legendary body of water in Stanmore Middx. I never did catch a pike, only stickleback, but I always puckered at the possibility of catching a pike, especially when I'd seen the enormous if stuffed laviathons in village pubs, all green/brown mottled. And looking dangerous, and supremely formidable, even a bit ugly. 😊😊👍🏽. Thanks!! for sharing you experiences. Wonderful!!
@@brooktrout8568 which makes sense since trolling you cover way more area vs casting. When you're looking for a monster covering water is your best bet. Don't get me wrong if you find a monster and it gives you a follow then yes go back and cast. But trolling is the way to go to find Giants. Whether it be catching or finding them then to cast at. My personal opinion of course.
I have always loved what Jeremy has done with him trying to catch the biggest type of fish he is trying to catch. I also love how he makes it like a murder mystery with people going missing without a trace. :)
Great episode and personal story of Jeremy's first Pike adventure as a child. Pike are an amazing fish, but yes, there have been stories of dangled feet off docks getting bit and ducks, loons, seagulls, and other aquatic life being eaten by large Pike, and some places where the big ones hang out being left quite a bit away for swimming, But Pike like many other predator fish look for food and if a "tasty" looking lure's not around, moving toes or other water movement might just fill their menu.
Lough derg is full of pike I actually caught my first one there. Also lots of people say they seen strange things in that lake next year hopefully I will go back .
This is one of his best documentaries, of course there are several others. I didn't knew about this fish and some other predatory fish until i saw his documentaries.
Hardest fighting fish I ever caught here in East Texas is a garfish. I've caught spotted gar, needlenose gar and alligator gar. They all fight like the devil
Love your first Pike ,I still have a real like that ,I got my first Pike age 11 in Bath on the Bristol Avon and still catching them there now had one the other week 16,8 lbs
my absolute favorite fishing trip to take is late winter (march and april) on Lake of the Woods in Northern Minnesota using tip ups in shallow water for monster pike. seeing a flag up is an absolute adrenaline rush. you never know what is on the end.
