Very cool video setup. I love how you have the double view and you show all angles. Gives a viewer the sense that they are on the kayak with you. Thanks for all the great ideas not to mention the awesome pike you landed by yourself in a kayak without a net. I can only aspire to make catching a pike like that look so easy. Clearly your a very experienced fisherman. I took notes and am thankful I watched your video. I hope to be posting some videos of fish like that as soon as the ice breaks next spring.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I think the landing on this fish went about as smooth as I could have hoped for. I'm always a little nervous grabbing them like that when they have treble hooks hanging out of their mouth.
@@ndyakangler this is the one issue I have with most fishing videos.. so few of them show how to handle the fish safely and how to safely remove hooks properly. Thanks for showing the whole process
Hello ! Fantastic fight 👍 And thanks to learn me how using paddles with one arm. It seams to be easy but with a monster on the other one I'm not sure 🤔... Love from France 🇫🇷
Your videos are about the least annoying fishing videos I've seen. Thank you for that! Sometimes I just want to see techniques and the action instead of hearing an annoying person or loud music. Nice work overall! Your voice kind of sounds like Atz Lee from Alaska: The Last Frontier. It's nice listening.
Absolutely love you my dude. So happy with how little you have changed over the years. So many people show their true colors with success but you really seem to be you. Thank you.
The quality of your video work is outstanding and I love your over all presense. Your videos are far and away the most enjoyable to watch of any of the other Bass fishing productions. You have gotten me to dig out all of my old bass gear and go hunting bass with my grandson and sometimes his little sister.
Great clip! The sound of that spinning reel's drag once the fish first figured out what was happening told the story. And when you are by yourself in a tiny boat, one never has enough hands. Had that been me, that fish caught in that way would have made my whole summer!
How does a video this cool get 72 thumbs down, ? I guess there are a lot of jealous people out there that just can’t stand seeing someone so successful at what he does. Your videos are an inspiration Matt and I am jealous as well , but only of the great waters you have available in the area you live. Rock on my friend.
How cool you kept it is amazing, no fuss, no bullsh*t , landed your monster. I truly love watching your videos, you deserve you’re own fishing show, (not that you don’t already have it)
You know it's a good fish when it has the power to move your kayak. I'm always amazed by your ability to maneuver the kayak while casting and fighting fish. It is a quirk of pike that they let themselves be dragged next to the boat while still having enough energy to explode when you try to net or touch them.
I have a few projects I’m working on at home but I still have a bunch of videos to upload when I get back to editing. Some of my best trips last summer the videos are going to be long ones so I didn’t get the time to edit them during open water season but there’s a few really awesome videos I have yet to upload! The next couple months are a little slow for fishing vids on TH-cam so I’m not sure yet if I’ll just upload a bunch of shorts the next couple months and save the longer uploads for closer to spring.
Fabulous video sir. I fly fish from a solo canoe and have wondered how the heck I'd handle a large pike or musky. Watching your experience is inspiring and confidence building.
I like how calm you are when catching a fish. That's when you have alot of exsperence. alot of people just freak out. start screaming. Iv seen almost all you fishing videos. "Your a great smallmouth bass fisherman."
Lesson learned here I hope? When you are in a body of water with toothy Critters either a big net or lip grippers are a must. I've even seen the kayak cradle attached to a cleat and drapped down in the water and when the musky or Pike parallels the kayak you raise it up and they calm down immediately when they're wrapped.
Best vid I seen so far of a pike catch from kayak. Not because of the size of the fish, but your handling of it is excellent. The paddling technique while drilling, the proper gripping over neck and then the geel rather than using a lipgrip, and most vital for this video: getting multiple angles covering what you're doing. Grats to a nice catch too! ;)
Thanks! I quit bringing the Boga the last few years so I could force myself to become better at handling pike. I've had my fingers sliced up a coupe times and a hook from the spook imbedded in my thumb when a pike the same size as this one thrashed while I was trying to grab it but I've learned a lot from my mistakes.
Id recommend adding a clip on the side or in front of the boat to hold your paddle. I used a broom clip and it works good to give me a way to get the paddle secure when I'm fighting bigger fish. Also add a pole holder so you can not lose a pole when you're landing fish. Nice job!
I have a question..When you cast when do you close the bail arm? Do you close it right when it hits the water? I never know when to close it when I'm fishing and it's always very awkward when I do close it...
Awesome fish... I actually just caught a huge one kayak fishing also (literally on my first cast). The waters were *somewhat* rougher for me though... lol. The video is on my channel (video from Sunday). It's pretty great.
Thanks Jerry! This pike was pretty cooperative once I was able to get a good grip on him. I caught a nice musky last week too, had to pack light on that stretch of river but I had the hat cam with. That footage came out awesome! I'm hoping to get the video done tonight but there's some audio work I need to do to keep it clean.
+NDYakAngler My rear cam is such wide angle that I can't see the lure landing well. Could be because I'm in open water and I cast 40 yards from the boat. I still like a cap cam best, even those it's jittery. Haven't been much because it's too hot here in Florida.
what a panic! had a similar experience myself the bastard pulled me into an over hanging tree. major yardsale! that was my last kayak fishing trip without an anchor.
Not straight 10lb mono like I was using here lol. If I was targeting pike I’d probably go with 20-30lb braid and maybe a fluorocarbon leader since a steel one might mess up the action of the spook.
NDYakAngler haha. Ok. Im a pike fisherman and I use 30lb braid with fluorocarbon leaders. I saw you were using something else and was willing to try it! 😂
NDYakAngler ahhhh. Gotcha! I’m following your videos closely because although I’m not new to bass fishing, I’m new to kayak fishing for bass and pike. I purchased a Vibe Sea Ghost 130 and rigged it with downscan imaging. Used it mostly for trout last year but going to float a shallow river for bass and pike this year.
So I live in North Dakota and was thinking about getting a fishing kayak so I could fish for pike/Muskie and bass, I was just wondering where you fish in your vids
Hey man I was just wondering where you put both of your gopros and on like what kind of device.... I'm wanting to become a kayak youtuber... thanks in advance
dang that's a nice one, congrats. nice work on getting er back. so tough in a kayak with a fish that big. I just started filming/fishing, and caught a slob pike a week ago. prompted me to search for similar situations.
I was expecting the first explosion at the boat, but the second one made me jump as if I was in the boat. Big pike are always a trip. One jumped right into my son's lap in a sit-inside yak. Anxious moments there with all the thrashing and the big teeth and the loose treble hooks flying around.
Do you tie that Spook straight on or use a clip/ swivel for best action? Also sweet videos man! I live In Minneapolis and it gets me hyped as hell to get out! Keep it up👍🏻
I tie directly to the spook with a Trilene knot. Some type of loop knot might give it a little more action but I retie often and the Trilene knot is easiest and fastest for me. I'm looking forward to bass season opening in MN in a couple more weeks!
Excellent way to fish and a great fish you caught rather by accident You can see how your a new to kayak fishing camera action is good Before I bought my Kayak I watched young people like yourself go through the action you found while Kayak Fishing I bought a used Hobie Kayak a peddle and paddle system with a rudder the absolute best way to fish rives lakes and some streams in 5 months of Hobie Kayak I sent new personal bests for Pike 52 inches Muskie 58 inches (( using a berkley fish gripper it grips the lip of the fish so you can unhook safely )) Large mouth bass 9 lb Many fish caught most of the larger ones caught while trolling using the peddle and rudder system very easy
Thanks man! I don't catch many pike on this river but when I do they're usually big. They slam the spook too, I had a couple nice ones jump clear out of the water when they hit it earlier this summer!
just unreal!
you are the most calm angler lol
luv it
cheers
Very cool video setup. I love how you have the double view and you show all angles. Gives a viewer the sense that they are on the kayak with you. Thanks for all the great ideas not to mention the awesome pike you landed by yourself in a kayak without a net. I can only aspire to make catching a pike like that look so easy. Clearly your a very experienced fisherman. I took notes and am thankful I watched your video. I hope to be posting some videos of fish like that as soon as the ice breaks next spring.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I think the landing on this fish went about as smooth as I could have hoped for. I'm always a little nervous grabbing them like that when they have treble hooks hanging out of their mouth.
@@ndyakangler this is the one issue I have with most fishing videos.. so few of them show how to handle the fish safely and how to safely remove hooks properly.
Thanks for showing the whole process
Love your vids. No 5 minute intros, no clickbait titles, no quick cuts/over edits. Just straight fishing.
Right, that is exactly why I love his video too...
IPrince Majestic agreed
cheesygorditacrunk agreed
Yep!
Nothing but great fishing, topwater blowups and the quiet sounds of Nature.
Could even hear the Catbird in the background.
Get a net
I love how shaky you were! you can't fake that excitement! I get the same way, love it!
I agree!
Hello !
Fantastic fight 👍
And thanks to learn me how using paddles with one arm. It seams to be easy but with a monster on the other one I'm not sure 🤔...
Love from France 🇫🇷
I think he was scared lol
Hands Down the best fishing channel on TH-cam at the moment
Your videos are about the least annoying fishing videos I've seen. Thank you for that! Sometimes I just want to see techniques and the action instead of hearing an annoying person or loud music. Nice work overall! Your voice kind of sounds like Atz Lee from Alaska: The Last Frontier. It's nice listening.
Watching this video literally pushed me over the edge and now I’m shopping for yaks
functional_fit_ got one this past fall an it’s amazing, beats fishing on the bank 100x over😂😂
Nickhead87 well worth the money man! just take care of it an always put it up after you use it!!
if you have 750 to spend get a perception Pescador 12 they are like half off from 1400 dollars from academy sports - just my 2 cents
Ive been rocking the 9ft from Walmart since the day I posted my original comment and I’m happy with it
functional_fit_ yessir glad i could convince you to get it bro! how is it so far?
Absolutely love you my dude. So happy with how little you have changed over the years. So many people show their true colors with success but you really seem to be you. Thank you.
Ah, the sound of a topwater takedown. Beautiful in every way. Great fish bud!
The quality of your video work is outstanding and I love your over all presense. Your videos are far and away the most enjoyable to watch of any of the other Bass fishing productions. You have gotten me to dig out all of my old bass gear and go hunting bass with my grandson and sometimes his little sister.
Jeez! A freshwater barracuda! That’s what they’ve always made me think of.
Great clip! The sound of that spinning reel's drag once the fish first figured out what was happening told the story. And when you are by yourself in a tiny boat, one never has enough hands. Had that been me, that fish caught in that way would have made my whole summer!
I don't normally like fishing videos but I love watching yours. Keep them coming!
Love how patient you were in bringing in that pike! Very well done! Great fish there. Subscribed!
How does a video this cool get 72 thumbs down, ? I guess there are a lot of jealous people out there that just can’t stand seeing someone so successful at what he does. Your videos are an inspiration Matt and I am jealous as well , but only of the great waters you have available in the area you live. Rock on my friend.
This guy is so good, he's definitely my favorite fisherman on here, great action.
Pike: The ultimate fresh water catch. Great job landing it. Calm and collected. Thanks for the video.
How cool you kept it is amazing, no fuss, no bullsh*t , landed your monster. I truly love watching your videos, you deserve you’re own fishing show, (not that you don’t already have it)
As always, spot on video ... love watching you in action!!
+West_Nebraska_Dude
Me Too
BEAST!!! Gotta love the spook! Beautiful fish.
Now that is why i love fishing
All that's great about fishing in one video. Great work!
He hit it in the pause! That's so cool! Nice video as always!
I love watching this dude just his voice n the way he says things I love it
As always, your videos are awesome! Always watching from the Philippines! Thanks man!
That was a beautiful pike…. Loved how you properly released it by waiting till it was ready to go
getting the buzz just watching this!...awesome fishing!
That's awesome man ! Imma say it again. Best channel on the TH-cams
You know it's a good fish when it has the power to move your kayak. I'm always amazed by your ability to maneuver the kayak while casting and fighting fish. It is a quirk of pike that they let themselves be dragged next to the boat while still having enough energy to explode when you try to net or touch them.
Fun to see some of your older videos. Making my winter more bearable
I have a few projects I’m working on at home but I still have a bunch of videos to upload when I get back to editing. Some of my best trips last summer the videos are going to be long ones so I didn’t get the time to edit them during open water season but there’s a few really awesome videos I have yet to upload! The next couple months are a little slow for fishing vids on TH-cam so I’m not sure yet if I’ll just upload a bunch of shorts the next couple months and save the longer uploads for closer to spring.
Damn bro, you landed that beast like a pro! Bravo sir.
Love your kayak fishing!! That was a great pike catch!!!
Yay for large fishing on light gear. Very nice dude im jealous of that fish
Nothing better than kayak fishing!
Just stumbled across your channel! Love it man good stuff!!
Thanks Brady! I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
Your patience is unparalleled
Thank you so much for not over reacting! ;)
Nice pike!
Great vid! Keep 'em coming!
Thats crazy! You know its a good one when you start shaking like that haha
As soon as I saw it the first time I think my heart rate doubled lol.
Fabulous video sir. I fly fish from a solo canoe and have wondered how the heck I'd handle a large pike or musky. Watching your experience is inspiring and confidence building.
No annoying music! Excellent 👍
Amazing! Thanks for letting us share it with you.
I can't believe how calm you are during the fight - I would be losing it lol
I like how calm you are when catching a fish. That's when you have alot of exsperence. alot of people just freak out. start screaming. Iv seen almost all you fishing videos. "Your a great smallmouth bass fisherman."
brilliant work, your skills controlling a boat and fish at the same time are something else. I find landing pike form dry land a challenge !
kayak fishing is not easy. I just recently started up myself, and it's been a ton of fun. excellent work.
Thanks Casey! It takes a little while to get used to fishing from a kayak but that's just one more reason to spend more time on the water!
Wow, nice fish! He really fought hard.
Skills! Yep, you're a good fisherman... Great work on the drag! I learned a lot on this one.
Lesson learned here I hope? When you are in a body of water with toothy Critters either a big net or lip grippers are a must. I've even seen the kayak cradle attached to a cleat and drapped down in the water and when the musky or Pike parallels the kayak you raise it up and they calm down immediately when they're wrapped.
That was an awesome pike! Congrats!!! You’re definitely fast on grabbing that pole handle! 🤙🏼
What area of the country was this? Looks like a really cool river.
This is in Minnesota.
don't worry about it
Best vid I seen so far of a pike catch from kayak. Not because of the size of the fish, but your handling of it is excellent. The paddling technique while drilling, the proper gripping over neck and then the geel rather than using a lipgrip, and most vital for this video: getting multiple angles covering what you're doing.
Grats to a nice catch too! ;)
Thanks! I quit bringing the Boga the last few years so I could force myself to become better at handling pike. I've had my fingers sliced up a coupe times and a hook from the spook imbedded in my thumb when a pike the same size as this one thrashed while I was trying to grab it but I've learned a lot from my mistakes.
Don't listen negative comments!
...beautiful adventure, I'm jealous!
Thanks! The positive comments far outweigh the few negative ones!
i cant see any negative ones
man i can just imagine how much patience and skill that required. if that was me i wouldve been swimming with that pike hahah
Awesome video! You don’t happen to have a video of your camera setup do you? I looked but didn’t see one, unless I overlooked it
Thanks! I go over the camera rigs about half way into my last kayak setup video here: th-cam.com/video/AFiExSCntg0/w-d-xo.html
NDYakAngler Thanks! I’ll check it out!!
Man that big mama was angry, what a monster Pike on the spook! Great composure in that Kayak.
PURE ADRENALINE RUSH!!!
He gave you a second chance...
but really was a brutal attack!! very good...
I've noticed that with pike in general, they'll hit the spook hard but a lot of times they miss it.
+NDYakAngler It attacks fail much .. but I guess some lure have wasted Pikes cutting your line .. is my favorite fish !!
wow! what a save!!!!! nice reflects @3:20
I haven't lost a rod yet! Lots of close calls though with smallies grabbing lures dangling over the edge.
+NDYakAngler haha nice
what a great fish man.... would love to fish for pike again one day
Awesome Matt
Id recommend adding a clip on the side or in front of the boat to hold your paddle. I used a broom clip and it works good to give me a way to get the paddle secure when I'm fighting bigger fish. Also add a pole holder so you can not lose a pole when you're landing fish. Nice job!
That was awesome! But just watching you have to mess with that paddle made me so happy i have a pedal drive now.
Awesome catch brother. Way to keep your calm and persevere. It's gotta be hard to handle any fish that big while in a sit down position. Great Job.
Good job, nice fish. Suggest you get a tether or clip for that paddle.
I have a question..When you cast when do you close the bail arm? Do you close it right when it hits the water? I never know when to close it when I'm fishing and it's always very awkward when I do close it...
I close it as soon as the lure hits the water.
Awesome fish... I actually just caught a huge one kayak fishing also (literally on my first cast). The waters were *somewhat* rougher for me though... lol. The video is on my channel (video from Sunday). It's pretty great.
Nice!! Awesome double blast by that Pike
Subbed
Huge fish and skillful landing. Very patient. Your camera setup is the best.
Thanks Jerry! This pike was pretty cooperative once I was able to get a good grip on him. I caught a nice musky last week too, had to pack light on that stretch of river but I had the hat cam with. That footage came out awesome! I'm hoping to get the video done tonight but there's some audio work I need to do to keep it clean.
+NDYakAngler My rear cam is such wide angle that I can't see the lure landing well. Could be because I'm in open water and I cast 40 yards from the boat. I still like a cap cam best, even those it's jittery. Haven't been much because it's too hot here in Florida.
Love this camera setup
you've made a believer out of me, subscribed
It was a rush to watch this brilliant Video !
Thanks! The unexpected catches are always the best!
huge pike man. great filming too. keep up the good work.
what a panic! had a similar experience myself the bastard pulled me into an over hanging tree. major yardsale! that was my last kayak fishing trip without an anchor.
I wish you had measured him. I believe he was greater than 40 inches - maybe 41 or 42!!
What do you recommend for line and or leader material for topwater pike fishing with the Super Spook?
Not straight 10lb mono like I was using here lol. If I was targeting pike I’d probably go with 20-30lb braid and maybe a fluorocarbon leader since a steel one might mess up the action of the spook.
NDYakAngler haha. Ok. Im a pike fisherman and I use 30lb braid with fluorocarbon leaders. I saw you were using something else and was willing to try it! 😂
I was out there looking for smallmouth but every now and then a nice pike or musky will grab my lure. I’m still surprised I got this one in!
NDYakAngler ahhhh. Gotcha! I’m following your videos closely because although I’m not new to bass fishing, I’m new to kayak fishing for bass and pike. I purchased a Vibe Sea Ghost 130 and rigged it with downscan imaging. Used it mostly for trout last year but going to float a shallow river for bass and pike this year.
Awesome catch! What brand of paddle are you using, and your fishing pole, reel?
Thanks! The paddle is a Bending Branches Angler Pro and the rod/reel is a St Croix Legend Tournament 5'10" M XF with a Pflueger Patriarch 9530.
Amazing video. That pike would have pulled you up & down that river all day if you let him. Could have been at least 10 - 15 lbs. Nice catch!
I live in Fargo and I was wondering what kind of kayak do you have because I am going to get into kayak fishing
I have a Wilderness Systems Tarpon 120. Scheels usually has a couple of them and a decent selection of other kayaks.
So I live in North Dakota and was thinking about getting a fishing kayak so I could fish for pike/Muskie and bass, I was just wondering where you fish in your vids
Hey man I was just wondering where you put both of your gopros and on like what kind of device.... I'm wanting to become a kayak youtuber... thanks in advance
I built my own camera rigs. You might have to look back a couple years in my videos but in my last kayak setup video I show them.
NDYakAngler thanks man I appreciate it and I subbed keep up the great content
I would love to know where you were fishing. . .
Kayak sure looked clean. Those pike are monsters
What line are you using? seems to pretty strong!
I use 10lb Trilene Sensation. I was lucky it didn't snap it that first good run before I got the drag loosened!
dang that's a nice one, congrats. nice work on getting er back. so tough in a kayak with a fish that big. I just started filming/fishing, and caught a slob pike a week ago. prompted me to search for similar situations.
That was AWESOME!! I'm glad you were able to land him; keep up the good work.
Thanks! It was my biggest pike of the year so far!
some fast hands there !
I just saw this vid. Very nice job. Proud of ya Man!
what part of Minnesota are you fishing in
What an amazing video ! really inspiring!!
You should do a topwater strikes video for 2015!
Great fish!
I am headed out on my yak today
You have some skills my friend! Nice Pike! What's your set up?
What line test were you using tnx
10lb Trilene Sensation
I was expecting the first explosion at the boat, but the second one made me jump as if I was in the boat. Big pike are always a trip. One jumped right into my son's lap in a sit-inside yak. Anxious moments there with all the thrashing and the big teeth and the loose treble hooks flying around.
Awesome video. Really well done! Nice work guys!
Do you tie that Spook straight on or use a clip/ swivel for best action? Also sweet videos man! I live In Minneapolis and it gets me hyped as hell to get out! Keep it up👍🏻
I tie directly to the spook with a Trilene knot. Some type of loop knot might give it a little more action but I retie often and the Trilene knot is easiest and fastest for me. I'm looking forward to bass season opening in MN in a couple more weeks!
Glad to see you released that beauty... (y)
Excellent way to fish and a great fish you caught rather by accident You can see how your a new to kayak fishing camera action is good Before I bought my Kayak I watched young people like yourself go through the action you found while Kayak Fishing I bought a used Hobie Kayak a peddle and paddle system with a rudder the absolute best way to fish rives lakes and some streams in 5 months of Hobie Kayak I sent new personal bests for Pike 52 inches Muskie 58 inches (( using a berkley fish gripper it grips the lip of the fish so you can unhook safely )) Large mouth bass 9 lb Many fish caught most of the larger ones caught while trolling using the peddle and rudder system very easy
I caught a bunch of these pesky pike while fishing in upstate NY in June/July on the spook going for bass. Fun to catch! Nice video!
Thanks man! I don't catch many pike on this river but when I do they're usually big. They slam the spook too, I had a couple nice ones jump clear out of the water when they hit it earlier this summer!