Its not like a bass in a lake though where you will run into the same fish multiple times because it's not a closed ecosystem or one fish will have a big impact on the areas population. Those things are coming from all up and down the coast for thousands of miles, the genetics of one fish amongst literally millions won't have much affect on the gene pool.
One or one hundred probably wont make a difference, but if people learn the value of the big productive fish on time that will help a lot. I live in Spain and everything is so overfished that gene pools are drastically damaged in a lot of species, thats why telling people these facts can make a difference. Not only for the eels, but probably they will think twice in other cases.
In Australia, for certain marine and freshwater species the legal size has both a min and a max, strict bag limits apply for larger specimens. this is good for the dynamics of the eco system, and good for future generations of recreational fisherpeople
This was actually in the CDFW Q/A's. "The law requires that when fishing for rockfish, only one line with no more than two hooks may be used. However, in this case, an angler may also fish for crabs at the same time with a line that attaches to a crab loop trap because these traps will not likely catch rockfish. If approached by a wildlife officer, the angler should be prepared to explain up front that only one line contains two hooks for rockfish and the other line is attached to a crab loop trap. Remember that crab loop traps are restricted to six loops."
@@FishermansLife No prob. I'm jealous of the crabs up there. We don't have many down here in So Cal. But I often go diving for giant scallops though, so maybe we got that on Nor Cal.
I stared death in the eye as I gasped for water-air, he tortured me and hung me upside down, then my the grace of poseidon he let me free. I will never forget that day
I love the way Matt’s isn’t afraid to show humanely killing rockfish and everything else, I love that he has tips and tricks to teach me how to ocean fish
Totally agree with you except for the “humanely” part, there is no humane way of killing something that wants to live. I don’t mind the killing, just when people call it “humane” when in reality there is no humane killing
@@sanddabs159 leaving a fish on a bed of ice to keep it fresh as it suffocates is a much slower gruesome death than dispatching an animal with a quick blow to the head
@@sanddabs159 humanely refers to how something is treated, in both living conditions and in manner of killing. asking the question "is it suffering?". your cancer ridden dog spends every day howling in agony, is putting it down less humane than letting it suffer? yeah with a fish not killing to eat is the most humane thing to do, but then how is fishing itself humane when you're constantly stabbing things in the mouth? if it's out of kindness or is considerate to the suffering it's humane, and when it comes to killing humanely those still apply, no malice, no hate, no cruelty. the option that's the least amount of suffering is humane. not killing is more humane than bonk/spike to the head, which is more humane than suffocation.
@@thalamicantonio6783 my dog howling in agony with cancer doesn’t want to live anymore, I said killing something that wants to live isn’t humane, I know fishing isn’t humane, I just wanted to make a point that killing these fish isn’t humane, which I don’t even have a problem with.
The verb "bear" means "to carry the weight of" or "support". So "bear with me" implies to be patient and understanding of the person asking you to. Lol. Yup, I went there.
I’ve caught a 30” monkey face eel before, didn’t even know I hooked it. I thought I was dragging a big chunk of kelp over a rock, then wham! It started going crazy. It was huge! It’s the biggest one I’ve seen as of yet.
Watching you got me back into fishing. Once I moved away from my hometown I havnt been fishing since. But... since I found your channel I’ve been fishing every week since the season opened up here in Canada. Can’t wait for rivers to open too. Thank you for bringing back this amazing hobby to my life.
If thats one of the biggest eels youve seen you havent been to nz, have way bigger eels than that in the little creek by my house, we feed them like pets, we dont kill or eat them, good channel thanks man
The “bear” in the phrase “bear with me” is asking the person with whom you are speaking to to bear the burden of whatever situation it is you are in with you.
The thing that makes this channel one of the best fishing channels on youtube is that there are no teaser intros and then intro splash videos. Matts gets right down to it with a brief introduction into what hes targeting and gets right to it. Love it.
From Wiki ... The species reaches a maximum size of 76 cm (30 in) and may live up to 18 years.[1][3] The heaviest monkeyface prickleback recorded to date was just over 6 lb (2.7 kg).[4] It also says that this species is not a "true" eel, but falls into the "boney fish" catagorie.
It was illegal. If a DFG officer were to come up he'd have no way of verifying that the crab was of legal size. You must harvest the entire thing or nothing. I've snared crab and torn their legs off upon retrieval. Even though it's a waste you have to toss the torn off legs back.
I really enjoy your videos! In this video you break off a claw to the crabs. That is actually against the law. See below. You are required to take the whole legal-sized crab to prove your crab is of legal size. Possessing just claws would be a violation because the size of the crabs they came from cannot be determined (Fish and Game Code, section 5508). Crabs also carry a lot of meat in the body. Crab season for all crabs of the genus Cancer (except Dungeness crabs) is open all year. The size limit in Southern California is four inches and the part of the crab that we measure is the main body shell (edge of shell to edge of shell at the widest part). June 2011 - Page 2 - California Outdoors Q&A
Great video as always! FYI, since 1991 illegal to harvest only claws: "Rock crabs do not appear in Department of Fish and Game records until 1928, and prior to 1950 there was no separate market category for reporting rock crab landings. Crabs landed to the south of Santa Barbara were recorded as rock crabs, and crabs landed to the north of Santa Barbara were recorded as Dungeness crab, regardless of the actual species landed. In 1950, a separate reporting category for commercial rock crab landings was established. Landings rose from 20,000 lb in 1950 to 1.9 million lb in 1986 (Figure 5.1 and Table 5.1). Between 1950 and 1986, a portion of the recorded landings were actually calculated whole-crab weights based on landings of claws. Since 1986, however, whole crabs and claws have been reported separately (Table 7.2). In 1991, it became illegal to land rock crab claws alone. Rock crab landings were approximately 1.1 million lb in 2000 and 1.2 million lb in 2001, and have averaged 1.2 million lb per year since 1991. "
not sure if my input really matters but my experience fishing bottom fish in Washington I’d have my dropper hook 8-12” off the bottom. The idea behind it is that these fish are always looking out for something to swim by and if you’re an inch or two off the bottom fish might not be able to see it. Having it up high won’t stop a hungry fish from coming out and eating and more fish theoretically should be able to see the bait.
I gotta say, for someone I don't know personally I respect what you're doing. Take what you need and eat what you take. I come from a fishing region, and the amount of bycatch that is wasted is literally orders of magnitude higher than what individual fisherman, even en masse, could ever even attempt to do. I'd argue going out and line fishing your catch to bring home to feed yourself, friends and/or family is one of the most environmentally friendly ways of procuring sustenance.
thats what we do here catching walleye. nothing over 2 lbs, my wife (Native) thought she wanted to eat her 4-1/2 lb walleye and I told her she will regret it because they dont taste good. she wanted to so I said ok. Once she tried it she realized that the bigger ones are nothing like the smaller ones, plus they can have so many spawn in the spring. now she knows the big ones get a photo and go back.
I love your channel and iv been watching for years, but i cant get over the fact that you cooked those crabs in the water that washed off the seagull shit from the rocks. Kinda gross not gunna lie.
Was a long time ago when I was like 10 I was in Cuba and unless this memory is a figment of my imagination I remembered these Cuban guys pulling out an eal at the pier and it was nearly as long as I was tall at 10 years old, This was not the same kind of eal in your video had quite a different face than this one.
Why did you leave the hook in it's mouth? Isnt that causing it discomfort? If your letting it go to preserve it's life i don't see why you wouldn't take the the hook out.
If they swallow the hook and get hooked deep, taking it out will likely kill the fish. If you cut the line and leave the hook, it usually works it's way out on its own in under a week with no negatives to the fish in the majority of cases.
You might want to double check the regs on keeping one claw and releasing. I believe they still need to measure the crab if you are in possession of a part of it. I would think eat the claws first and than release would be the way but better check.
The oldest recorded monkey faced eel was 18 years old. However it was not the biggest eel. It’s possible that eels over 24 inches could be much older. 18-20 inches is not an uncommon adult size. Considering that your eel was as big as a lingcod I think it’s fair to say you have caught a very special fish! I think you made the right choice to release it. Tight lines man! Always love your videos!
Hey man Ima look into this fishing license thing .. I've fished on man made rock jetties here in Long Beach and cops still hassle people for no license I have mine but my friends didn't and they had to leave the cop said 🤔
Great video, just awesome length of video and awesome editing to come home to after a day of work to wind down and watch with a few drinks and good food. Amazing quality and entertainment for sure. I appreciate the time and effort that are put into these videos!
I did some research and I found that monkey face eel has the average life span of about 18-20 years, some live longer though. That one was probably around 20
Bear has a definition that means to carry, accept or endure something. Like the term grin and bear it. Means to deal with something stoically, not showing that it's effecting you. So bearing with you is basically enduring it with you.
I'm glad you let the eel go. My son made friends with a giant wolf eel on the dock where he lived in the Puget Sound. He'd give the eel scraps from his catch every day. It lived right under the dock. It came up to see him every day. Super smart animal according to him. Pretty cool
Your dish there reminds me of crab stuffed fish fillets that i sometimes see served here in the northeast. The fillet is rolled with the crab inside and secured with a toothpick or skewer if it's a small fillet (always skinless though). They are baked, however. I always wondered what it tastes like fried, though. I often see it with cod, flounder, haddock, or pollock stuffed with jonah crab but any of those white meat rockfish you catch with rock crabs or dungies will work. They also use a few other ingredients like a bit of bread crumbs and a splash of any liquid ingredient to help bind the crab meat so it doesn't fall apart as easily
"Bear With Me" means "Please put up with me" or " Be understanding about my situation and show me some patience" You thought of Bear as in Grizzly but it is Bear as in "I can't bear this pain any more"
Pretty sure the reason you premiere is because youtube takes a lot longer to process a 4k video, but will a show lower resolution version your video while the 4k is processing. So if you don't premiere most of your subs will see a lower quality video. So, quit whining and read it right next time. Or just watch my crappy stuff while you wait for the Boss!
If you wanna find out if having two rods out with one being for rock fish and one for crab, why not call your local fishing department? It probably varies across states, and they will hopefully know if that is fine or not!
You are a nightmare for guys with OCD like me. The way you fuck simple things up and still happy with the outcome simply bothers the perfectionist. I envy your simple way of life and contentment.
I live in nz and you walk down to your local river and can legit catch a 2m long freshwater longfin eel, its kinda funny watching people freek out about an eel being like 50cms
“To bear” means to support, carry, or endure. Example.. ‘I can’t bear (endure) one more minute of my girlfriend’s singing.’ ‘Bear with me’ basically means to endure something with me. You could also say ‘ hang in there with me’ as an alternative.
There are objective ethics and subjective ethics. Subjectively, I would have killed one crab to use both claws instead of injuring two crabs even if they will grow the claws back. Still a big fan of your channel and respect how you conserve the species you fish for.
Not only laying a lot of eggs more, the spawn will have the genetics that made that eel to sirvive to that size, well done man.
Good point
Its not like a bass in a lake though where you will run into the same fish multiple times because it's not a closed ecosystem or one fish will have a big impact on the areas population. Those things are coming from all up and down the coast for thousands of miles, the genetics of one fish amongst literally millions won't have much affect on the gene pool.
@@Eric-zs6rd He has fathered millions. His genes are everywhere.
One or one hundred probably wont make a difference, but if people learn the value of the big productive fish on time that will help a lot. I live in Spain and everything is so overfished that gene pools are drastically damaged in a lot of species, thats why telling people these facts can make a difference. Not only for the eels, but probably they will think twice in other cases.
In Australia, for certain marine and freshwater species the legal size has both a min and a max, strict bag limits apply for larger specimens.
this is good for the dynamics of the eco system, and good for future generations of recreational fisherpeople
Wife: “what are you watching?”
Me: “ a man and his enormous, grotesque eel”
26 inches.
She: 😳🥺
@@Pelpe she:bigger than yours lmfao
Hahahhaha
@@imadearyp.p6781 DAMN
i realize it is kinda randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to watch new series online ?
This was actually in the CDFW Q/A's. "The law requires that when fishing for rockfish, only one line with no more than two hooks may be used. However, in this case, an angler may also fish for crabs at the same time with a line that attaches to a crab loop trap because these traps will not likely catch rockfish. If approached by a wildlife officer, the angler should be prepared to explain up front that only one line contains two hooks for rockfish and the other line is attached to a crab loop trap. Remember that crab loop traps are restricted to six loops."
Ah ha.!! That's perrfect. Thanks for that
@@FishermansLife No prob. I'm jealous of the crabs up there. We don't have many down here in So Cal. But I often go diving for giant scallops though, so maybe we got that on Nor Cal.
you can have as many poles with crab snares as you like, with one pole for rock fish 🦀 🎣 🐟
Karennnnnnnnnnnn
Can you use a sabiki rig?
Releasing that large eel out of respect for the long life it lived, straight righteous bro! Just shows the class of a fisherman you are.😊
Large eel isn't that good. Their meat is not that appetizing. So it just makes sense to let it go and go after the medium size one.
Especially after such a slow day!
Why isn't it allowed to keep crab from a line hook?
@@hjalbino the law makes it so u cant
These eels eat sea urchins btw so I always release them.
“All males too! Let’s go. Into the bag she goes” 😂🔥
lol i loved whenever he said that. into the bag..
LMFAOOOOO
It is California my dude
Sheesh those things like wild
Hello firststate
U better come down here and catch some rockfish first state haha
You miss-spelled you said sheesh those thing like wild instead of sheesh those things look wild
I hope two of my favorite youtubers can collab
First state and fisherman’s life collab 😳🤩🤩 hope to see it
Dude that thing was a monster!! Mad respect for releasing that old eel!!!
Why would you give it away. I just started watching.
@@Maxim.Teleguz Reading the comments before watching the video? You made your bed homie
you don't really want to eat old fish, they can have a lot of bioaccumulation of mercury and other things
@Jenny Tran I wonder how that fish will munch down on other food. Will that technically be a death sentence now?
The hook will eventually rust and dissolve away
“You see this hook here kids gather round grandpa has a story to tell”
Yes
I stared death in the eye as I gasped for water-air, he tortured me and hung me upside down, then my the grace of poseidon he let me free. I will never forget that day
I love the way Matt’s isn’t afraid to show humanely killing rockfish and everything else, I love that he has tips and tricks to teach me how to ocean fish
Totally agree with you except for the “humanely” part, there is no humane way of killing something that wants to live. I don’t mind the killing, just when people call it “humane” when in reality there is no humane killing
@@sanddabs159 leaving a fish on a bed of ice to keep it fresh as it suffocates is a much slower gruesome death than dispatching an animal with a quick blow to the head
@@sanddabs159 humanely refers to how something is treated, in both living conditions and in manner of killing. asking the question "is it suffering?". your cancer ridden dog spends every day howling in agony, is putting it down less humane than letting it suffer? yeah with a fish not killing to eat is the most humane thing to do, but then how is fishing itself humane when you're constantly stabbing things in the mouth? if it's out of kindness or is considerate to the suffering it's humane, and when it comes to killing humanely those still apply, no malice, no hate, no cruelty. the option that's the least amount of suffering is humane. not killing is more humane than bonk/spike to the head, which is more humane than suffocation.
@@thalamicantonio6783 my dog howling in agony with cancer doesn’t want to live anymore, I said killing something that wants to live isn’t humane, I know fishing isn’t humane, I just wanted to make a point that killing these fish isn’t humane, which I don’t even have a problem with.
@@link665 yes I do the same, but I don’t consider it humane still
"bear with me" comes from the word forbearance which means "patient self-control; restraint and tolerance."
Just saw this, you beat me to the punch
Or if you look at terms like load-bearing, it's basically like there's this load on both or all of us, so let's bear it together.
I couldn’t bear him explaining it just talk keep it going
"forbear with me" would sound more correct, no?
@@Skeptic2006 forebear is a noun and would not be grammatically correct, but hey, it's the land of the free. go for it
The verb "bear" means "to carry the weight of" or "support". So "bear with me" implies to be patient and understanding of the person asking you to. Lol. Yup, I went there.
FYI you can also use other kind of animal that resemble a bear such as koala, a panda or even a racoon. for example "please koala with me". =)
Lol, i came here to say this
@California Coast Life "My wrong"? I think you meant to say "you're" as in "you are" but my wrong.
@@OsvaldoFerrer English class is in session
It's BARE with me, not BEAR with me. lol
Those eels can live up to 18 years at a maximum of around 30". You found a huge monster! Congratulations on the once in a lifetime!
I’ve caught a 30” monkey face eel before, didn’t even know I hooked it. I thought I was dragging a big chunk of kelp over a rock, then wham! It started going crazy. It was huge! It’s the biggest one I’ve seen as of yet.
Getting us all excited so we dont forget to watch haha
Alright
Stay awake for another 15hrs. You got this. I’m going to sleep first.
Lol
"15 hours ago"
I stayed up for you bro. No worries
@@jamellwinnii4858 MVP
Watching you got me back into fishing. Once I moved away from my hometown I havnt been fishing since. But... since I found your channel I’ve been fishing every week since the season opened up here in Canada. Can’t wait for rivers to open too. Thank you for bringing back this amazing hobby to my life.
For the first time I feel handsome looking at that fish😆
😆
😂😂😂
@Ericme 👍
You should really try and keep some pliers with your tackle. Would make a big difference for the fish you hook, and want to catch and release..
So true, that hook would have been so easy to take out
Vital tool for clean healthy releases, glad I wasn’t the only person thinking of making this comment. 🙏🏼
And, use hooks that aren’t stainless, so there’s a chance of them rusting out if the plier method fails (which it shouldnt!)
Man i thought i'd be going to bed by watching a guy fish up buckets but premieres in 8hours
It’s okay you prob woke up at 3am watching people build dirt n clay houses
@@4evarich5 i woke up building dirt and clay houses
If thats one of the biggest eels youve seen you havent been to nz, have way bigger eels than that in the little creek by my house, we feed them like pets, we dont kill or eat them, good channel thanks man
Pricklebacks have an 18 year lifespan and can get up to 30" long. That was what I looked up. Cool stuff Matt!
I can imagine the crabs looking back at him whilst he is eating their arms.
Anyone else realize that he’s posting like way more now
what we need as well
Omg just found this channel again after like 2 years! Love it all over again. One day I want to do what you do bro! Keep on being great
Bruh I was so hype to click on this, how you gone do me like that
The “bear” in the phrase “bear with me” is asking the person with whom you are speaking to to bear the burden of whatever situation it is you are in with you.
I feel like I’m waiting in line during Black Friday. HUGE sale on butter to go with a little bit of Eel
"Now you are not supposed to ..........so I am going to turn the cam off......"
LMAO!!!
Fisherman’s life tryna talk about eels and crabs:
Random boat horn in the background 🔈🔊
Walking that jetty is no joke you have to have endurance. I walked that same place caught one rock fish made fish tacos. Delicious and worth it.
The thing that makes this channel one of the best fishing channels on youtube is that there are no teaser intros and then intro splash videos. Matts gets right down to it with a brief introduction into what hes targeting and gets right to it. Love it.
From Wiki ... The species reaches a maximum size of 76 cm (30 in) and may live up to 18 years.[1][3] The heaviest monkeyface prickleback recorded to date was just over 6 lb (2.7 kg).[4]
It also says that this species is not a "true" eel, but falls into the "boney fish" catagorie.
Love the foghorn personally, but I grew up listening to it.
You're the coolest human being . I don't even fish and I'm so interested in everything you show/explain/do.
Was I the only one who was so ready to watch this?
For sure, I was too!
👍
Nope 😃
I didn't think taking a claw off a crab and throwing the crab back was legal.
It was illegal. If a DFG officer were to come up he'd have no way of verifying that the crab was of legal size. You must harvest the entire thing or nothing. I've snared crab and torn their legs off upon retrieval. Even though it's a waste you have to toss the torn off legs back.
You ever think about when the crab gets dropped into the sack, he sees the other crab and is like “Kevin? How did you get in here?”
😂😂😂 “they got you too man 😭”
I really enjoy your videos! In this video you break off a claw to the crabs. That is actually against the law. See below.
You are required to take the whole legal-sized crab to prove your crab is of legal size. Possessing just claws would be a violation because the size of the crabs they came from cannot be determined (Fish and Game Code, section 5508). Crabs also carry a lot of meat in the body. Crab season for all crabs of the genus Cancer (except Dungeness crabs) is open all year. The size limit in Southern California is four inches and the part of the crab that we measure is the main body shell (edge of shell to edge of shell at the widest part).
June 2011 - Page 2 - California Outdoors Q&A
Hey the fog horns aren't a problem at all. Lol I actually fall asleep to sound of the ocean and fog horn.
Great video as always! FYI, since 1991 illegal to harvest only claws:
"Rock crabs do not appear in Department of Fish and Game records until 1928,
and prior to 1950 there was no separate market category for reporting rock crab
landings. Crabs landed to the south of Santa Barbara were recorded as rock crabs, and
crabs landed to the north of Santa Barbara were recorded as Dungeness crab,
regardless of the actual species landed. In 1950, a separate reporting category for
commercial rock crab landings was established. Landings rose from 20,000 lb in 1950
to 1.9 million lb in 1986 (Figure 5.1 and Table 5.1). Between 1950 and 1986, a portion
of the recorded landings were actually calculated whole-crab weights based on landings
of claws. Since 1986, however, whole crabs and claws have been reported separately
(Table 7.2). In 1991, it became illegal to land rock crab claws alone. Rock crab
landings were approximately 1.1 million lb in 2000 and 1.2 million lb in 2001, and have
averaged 1.2 million lb per year since 1991. "
not sure if my input really matters but my experience fishing bottom fish in Washington I’d have my dropper hook 8-12” off the bottom. The idea behind it is that these fish are always looking out for something to swim by and if you’re an inch or two off the bottom fish might not be able to see it. Having it up high won’t stop a hungry fish from coming out and eating and more fish theoretically should be able to see the bait.
I gotta say, for someone I don't know personally I respect what you're doing. Take what you need and eat what you take. I come from a fishing region, and the amount of bycatch that is wasted is literally orders of magnitude higher than what individual fisherman, even en masse, could ever even attempt to do. I'd argue going out and line fishing your catch to bring home to feed yourself, friends and/or family is one of the most environmentally friendly ways of procuring sustenance.
thats what we do here catching walleye. nothing over 2 lbs, my wife (Native) thought she wanted to eat her 4-1/2 lb walleye and I told her she will regret it because they dont taste good. she wanted to so I said ok. Once she tried it she realized that the bigger ones are nothing like the smaller ones, plus they can have so many spawn in the spring. now she knows the big ones get a photo and go back.
Respect man, I always appreciate your skills and knowledge for the fishing community. God bless!
You just tried to do a chile relleno but instead of using a pepper you used fish and crab must taste delicious 👌
My mans forgetting the other definition of bear is unbearable
(he won't get it but I hope you all do)
You’re a good man Matts. Releasing that eel was the right thing to do. When I catch lings over 15 lbs they go back in the drink.
Sounded like he said “26 in shlong eel” 😂
I love your channel and iv been watching for years, but i cant get over the fact that you cooked those crabs in the water that washed off the seagull shit from the rocks. Kinda gross not gunna lie.
Mannnn had my snacks and food ready to watch
A Morakniv is a great knife, comes super-sharp and they're under $20, great to take fishing.
No lie my heart dropped when I thought he lost big red
there's a technique to break one claw. you must do it right otherwise it wont grow back.
Why premiere so early?!?!?!?!?!? I dont want to wait that long!!! :O
@California Coast Life I'm saying the time he posted the premiere not when it comes out...
Have you ever considered doing any freshwater fishing it would be an awesome mix up for the channel
Thanks for releasing the eel.
Gotta break the claws the right way tho. At the fracture plane. Or the crabs bleed out and die.
The eel lived a long life, best way to go is feeding a legend. The smaller fish just getting their lives started
Was a long time ago when I was like 10 I was in Cuba and unless this memory is a figment of my imagination I remembered these Cuban guys pulling out an eal at the pier and it was nearly as long as I was tall at 10 years old, This was not the same kind of eal in your video had quite a different face than this one.
0:15 *see foot prints in the sand* thats one hell of a setup XD
yea dumbie, he had to set up the camera
@@kennethmelhado5187 ya i know i just wanted to point it out
@@Agent_Cirno ohh i thought u were talkin trash
@@kennethmelhado5187 its cool man. No harm done.
Hey pal ur acting and talking different from your other vids any one else seeing that to?
Next time use pliers and queens the claw and they’ll just release it. Ripping them off can damage the nerves.
Went deep sea fishing in Oregon. 8 foot swell and I got very sea sick but hey I caught a lot of Lincod and blue rockfish!
Thanks man. That's the right thing to do. Released that monster. 👍👍👍
Looks like a Wolffish or a Wolf Eel. They are pretty tasty.
Ripping off the claws from the crabs isn't too bad since they can regrow them when they molt.
yea man releasing wild game that has been the fittest of its species is sportsmanship.
Why did you leave the hook in it's mouth? Isnt that causing it discomfort? If your letting it go to preserve it's life i don't see why you wouldn't take the the hook out.
If they swallow the hook and get hooked deep, taking it out will likely kill the fish. If you cut the line and leave the hook, it usually works it's way out on its own in under a week with no negatives to the fish in the majority of cases.
You might want to double check the regs on keeping one claw and releasing. I believe they still need to measure the crab if you are in possession of a part of it. I would think eat the claws first and than release would be the way but better check.
I would've ate it, I don't discriminate.
The oldest recorded monkey faced eel was 18 years old. However it was not the biggest eel. It’s possible that eels over 24 inches could be much older. 18-20 inches is not an uncommon adult size. Considering that your eel was as big as a lingcod I think it’s fair to say you have caught a very special fish! I think you made the right choice to release it. Tight lines man! Always love your videos!
What’s that constant horn sound? Giving me anxiety 😆
Believe its "*bare* with me" not "*bear* with me"
I love fishing Santa Cruz and half moon bay ca 🤗
Hey man Ima look into this fishing license thing .. I've fished on man made rock jetties here in Long Beach and cops still hassle people for no license I have mine but my friends didn't and they had to leave the cop said 🤔
i dont know about anyone else but i love hearing the fog horn. i always know who im watching when i hear it
@ 16:35 i hear that crab hitting that rock and the way he look at the cam..
Great video, just awesome length of video and awesome editing to come home to after a day of work to wind down and watch with a few drinks and good food. Amazing quality and entertainment for sure. I appreciate the time and effort that are put into these videos!
I did some research and I found that monkey face eel has the average life span of about 18-20 years, some live longer though. That one was probably around 20
It’s a Wolf Eel
the eel it not so big its normal I have I seen a 3 or 4 time bigger then that
Bear has a definition that means to carry, accept or endure something. Like the term grin and bear it. Means to deal with something stoically, not showing that it's effecting you. So bearing with you is basically enduring it with you.
I'm glad you let the eel go. My son made friends with a giant wolf eel on the dock where he lived in the Puget Sound. He'd give the eel scraps from his catch every day. It lived right under the dock. It came up to see him every day. Super smart animal according to him. Pretty cool
So much respect for letting that fish go. Let the big, smart, elusive ones pass on their genes. Plenty of eater sized ones to catch out there.
Plus very "old" fish dont taste as good
You should see the eels in New Zealand twice as big here
Your dish there reminds me of crab stuffed fish fillets that i sometimes see served here in the northeast. The fillet is rolled with the crab inside and secured with a toothpick or skewer if it's a small fillet (always skinless though). They are baked, however. I always wondered what it tastes like fried, though. I often see it with cod, flounder, haddock, or pollock stuffed with jonah crab but any of those white meat rockfish you catch with rock crabs or dungies will work. They also use a few other ingredients like a bit of bread crumbs and a splash of any liquid ingredient to help bind the crab meat so it doesn't fall apart as easily
Matts can you do a eat only what you catch in 24 hrs?
Caught a 20 lb ling cod out there years ago
Love the fog horn sound, so relaxing.
"Bear With Me" means "Please put up with me" or " Be understanding about my situation and show me some patience" You thought of Bear as in Grizzly but it is Bear as in "I can't bear this pain any more"
Gnarly looking eel! I was so ready for you to make some fire unagi, but I think you did the right thing letting him go
its good advice to put the breeders back.
California has a lot of rules in general...
Did anybody else notice that the eel
Actually listened when he told the eel to chill out .-. 19:05
Right time of year to be out there. Try August when those rocks are covered with baking bird sh!+.
Kudos on the C&R.
Pretty sure the reason you premiere is because youtube takes a lot longer to process a 4k video, but will a show lower resolution version your video while the 4k is processing. So if you don't premiere most of your subs will see a lower quality video. So, quit whining and read it right next time. Or just watch my crappy stuff while you wait for the Boss!
If you wanna find out if having two rods out with one being for rock fish and one for crab, why not call your local fishing department? It probably varies across states, and they will hopefully know if that is fine or not!
You are a nightmare for guys with OCD like me. The way you fuck simple things up and still happy with the outcome simply bothers the perfectionist. I envy your simple way of life and contentment.
I live in nz and you walk down to your local river and can legit catch a 2m long freshwater longfin eel, its kinda funny watching people freek out about an eel being like 50cms
“To bear” means to support, carry, or endure. Example..
‘I can’t bear (endure) one more minute of my girlfriend’s singing.’
‘Bear with me’ basically means to endure something with me. You could also say ‘
hang in there with me’ as an alternative.
Bro, you could’ve stitched it up with a barbless hook and fishing line.
There are objective ethics and subjective ethics. Subjectively, I would have killed one crab to use both claws instead of injuring two crabs even if they will grow the claws back.
Still a big fan of your channel and respect how you conserve the species you fish for.