Great to see you use the Cliff Gaff, Matt! Here in Australia we tie it to a thicker attachment line to help with line management so it doesn’t tangle when we need to deploy it. Also to help stay on the fishing line we secure the gaff opening with a clip or tape before we deploy it down to the fish. Hope this helps and looking forward to seeing your version of it get release!
@@TreasureGeo net only works when the fish is right below you. If youre on a cliff where the rocky shoreline goes out beyond you a ways, you need this thing that slides down the line to get it out to the fish.
Dude... I've been watching you for years and I've been amazed many times. That slip on the cliff had me me jumping back!!! That Australian gaff was a learning experience... But it worked!!! Great job!!! Look forward to more videos!!!
When I was in the 4th Grade my teacher who lived in Shell Beach, CA. was walking along the cliffs near her home with her husband. Her husband got close to the edge, the cliff gave way, and he fell to the rocks below. He lived, but was definitely jacked up! Fishermans Life, we love you bro! And your brother Daniel too. If you were single, I could understand temping fate, but you have a wife and 3 children. If something were to befall you, where would they be? The loss would be devastating to us all! Hate to be the wet blanket, but someone's gotta do it.
I’ve been using the cliff gaff here in Western Australia for years , the one you have is for much larger fish, you can get them in 2 sizes I also sharpen the points , make sure the gaff points touch, and close up the gap on the ring opening
Man, you are crazy. No fish is worth losing your life over. As I got older I got a fear of heights. Watching this brought my anxiety up to maximum. Just be careful brother.
@@neiltrent5797 I know, I'm 63 years old and did a lot of stupid things when I was younger and I am very fortunate that I live through all of them. Although I am paralyzed from the neck down and in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. At least I am alive.
Dope stuff man! Just a tip from someone who’s fished this way in Hawaii a lot: a longer rod with a bit more backbone than what you’d normally use to fish the rocks is good for fishing cliffs because It will allow you to attach the slide gaf higher off the ground so you won’t need to get as close to the edge.
I suggested to use this gaff after I saw that video. Glad to see you got it. Although it's a bigger one and you paid way more than I did on eBay the split ring should be way closer than that. Basically the metal bars should touch each other and barely slip the line in. Should use a 3/8 rope tied to the top ring and it should be in a bag pre organized loose so it comes out in the right order. Mine is a 100 ft rope and the small storage bag is clipped on my fishing backpack making a one man job easy. I pulled fish up 80 ft cliffs around neah bay , Washington with no trouble. If you pm me I'll send you a short video with my set up. Stay safe
I'm guessing it's just practice. But I would take a very basic rock climbing course, get a harness and make sure you clip in with the rope at those heights. Just a little know how we'll keep you guys safe so I can watch these videos!
Glad you came out together guys, seeing you on the cliff was Scarry ! Great team work, Good catches and Fun memories made, Thanks for taking us along Matts. Love your videos 🥰🎣👊
We’ve used cliff gaffs in Hawaii for years but I’ve never seen one in a store. We always made them ourselves. Much smaller than that one, the best designs were made of a an inch and a half by 4 inch galvanized pipe nipple. Three big trolling hooks. I improved on the dangling hooks by instead attaching them to spring steel straps so that the hooks were rigid and always faced inward. Once it made contact with the fish’s head, the springs let the hooks open up and usually all three hooks grabbed the fish. The way we made sure the gaff couldn’t slip off the line was, a slot was cut diagonally down the length of the pipe so that the line being straight, couldn’t find its way back through the crooked slot. The whole pipe was slid down with the line running right up through the pipe. It never slipped off. I’ve seen guys cut that slot straight, and theirs always slipped off the line. The trick was the diagonal slot. Good going though, Matt! Got two lings in with that sloppy cliff gaff. Didn’t even fall of the cliff either. Spooky brah. 🤙🏼
Beat me to it. Gido, Australian dude, fishes solo with the cliff gaff often and experiences plenty of frustration with it, but it works more often than not.
Gido's a cliff fishing rock star👍🏽Also a rock climbing guru. He uses great safety measures. Fisherman's "Stuntman" Life uses none at all. A fatality waiting to happen😵💫
Man Matts if you gonna fish cliffs you need to wear a safety harness staked down in solid ground. Epic video though good to see Daniel out there slaying them fish also. Anyways stay safe out there and have a blessed day. Aloha from Kansas.
Go the Aussie gaff. Despite the frustrations, it got you a couple of good fish. Some more practice required and perhaps better rope management. I suspect the device was designed for large diameter monofilament rather than braid. Some silicone tubing over the ends of the steel loop would close the gap so the line wouldn't slip out, although you might have to remove a little material. Regards from NZ.
Hi Matt...several people have already made some very good suggestions on how best to employ, & improve, that cliff gaff rig...&, at least one commentor mentioned Gido's TH-cam cliff fishing channel from South Australia 🇦🇺....Gido is a very solid rock climber & fisherman--he employs both skill sets masterfully to access some really incredible, & otherwise virtually impossible to reach, fishing locations in a safe manner...he's an expert at using the cliff gaff, but even he has plenty of difficulty landing a big fish with it sometimes...I'm a former co-worker of your good friend Andrew...we're both ER RN's, plus I work a lot Trauma--you absolutely must wear a rock climbing safety harness & secure yourself to solid & immovable attachment point before fishing so close to the cliff's edge...you already slipped once on that loose rope laying on the ground (luckily it happened when you were far enough back from the edge that you didn't fall over)...please take some better safety measures, if you're going to do anymore cliff fishing!
You got it!! Ok, I have to thank Gido for his video demonstrations, so many of us have watched his epic cliff adventures. Some of us suggested this device after watching your earlier catches without one. Sea ya!
Always fun to see you two fishing together but holy shit this video almost gave me a heart attack. That slip, and how you were sitting on that crumbly looking little point! My friend’s girlfriend fell off a Sonoma coast cliff and died in the 90s. They were flying a kite and she wasn’t even close to the edge but must have stumbled a ways- he was paying out the line and looking down and didn’t see her go over. Anyway, my point is a fish (or a TH-cam video) isn’t worth it man, take care. Good looking fish though lol
My wife just bought your bobber system as a gift for me.. Can't wait to try it at the South Jetty of Morro Bay or at MDO in search of that first keeper Ling from shore. Thanks!
Loved the video Matt! Here's a way to improve the cliff gaff. Use rebar to form a locking collar ring that holds three Australian size treble hooks with nylon rope secured to the collar. The trick is your metal ring latches around the fish line, then closes and rides down the line slipping over the bobber stopping at the fish's head. The large trebles just pass over the body but hook the fish when collar is retrieved. Heavy metal ring, large trebles, long nylon rope = cliff gaff!
Okay I get it now. Just saw the product on their site. Matt, the area you were gripping at 00:53 with your right hand, that's where it's a split ring (where the arms attach). The top ring is for a secure, sturdy knotted line. You thread the gaff onto your fishing line at the split and lower it down using your fishing line as a guide.
The dude didn't study it or do a deployment test. He expected his friend to risk his life figuring it out while standing on the cliff edge. What a fucking idiot! Check out the vid at Mag Bay where he thought it was a good idea to jig for seals. What a dumb ass😆
@@chronicdominic To be honest I didn't notice that. I was constantly freaked out by their proximity to the cliff. Maybe some Frog tape would have done the trick to seal that gap? That or a nice section of a skinny bicycle inner tube long enough to cover.
Search up “Hawaiian slide gaff”. We use something similar to that Australian gaff your using. A lot simpler to use and wont come off the line when sliding down
Awesome. Im from North Carolina and do a lot of saltwater fishing here. I went to Alaska last summer and went fishing for rock fish for the first time. Wish we had that stuff here! A lot of fun
Fisherman life cliff gaff coming soon! Gido adventures shows very good cliff gaffing skills. I don't think Adam was too happy with that mistake Matt LOL HAHA
Tie a loop(figure 8 knot) on the orange line about 2-3 up from the gaff. Then get a carabiner and clip it on the loop. When you need to gaff from a height like that, clip the carabiner to the main line so the gaff runs down the main fishing line right to the fish instead of trying to align it from that height.
Don't let your wife watch this video bro! 😂Go get yourself a harness next! I was just wondering yesterday if you ended up getting the cliff gaff yet and boom there it is! Thanks for sharing the experience and frustration with that thing. Gido has it down! Will just take a bit of tweaking I'm sure and you'll be a pro. Awesome video and beautiful fish as usual 🤘
Cliff gaff????? That's awesome. Never heard of that one. Can't believe that actually worked. Very cool. Also I got dizzy when you looked down that cliff haha!
I think you’re not using the gaff right. I think you have to feed the main line through circle part of the gaff so that it slides down your line directly into the fish.
I think that's what they were doing. There is a gap in the ring and the line will just slide out if the gaff rotates at all. Another comment said you can tighten the ring so I guess they need to do that.
I love watching fisherman’s life bro been watching you for years don’t end it by falling off a cliff. Definitely not worth it. If it’s to sketchy don’t risk it .😢
Can't wait to get home and watch this one. The flying gaff is cool and I can't wait to see how you landed another great lingcod from shore. I've been trying for 2 years to hook a keeper ling from shore! Granted, I've made up for it in tasty Cabs. 😃
Hey Matt, I am from Australia, a little something on the cliff gaff, you send the gaff down by the prong (one of the three), from what I can see you were some how sending it from the base of the gaff so it kept popping off. Next time try sending it down from one of the of the gaff hook it should follow your line all the way down right to the fish. Cheers.
Yeah if I was working on that cliff I would have roped in, harnessed myself and I would have felt a lot more confident. But just might have been the camera lens
I think you can cut, and then weld a hinge and locking clip into the circle ring above the hooks on the gaff (instead of having a “huge key ring” to attach to and slide on to your fishing line).
That has to be the MOST SKETCHIEST PROCESS for catching fish hanging over a cliff... You guys have to be the most dedicated folks ever! My hat is off to you... my kind of fisherman. Try to be careful.🐟
That's a crazy contraption for landing fish. I'd get a "Cuban yoyo" handline spool or something like that to keep the rope untangled. I'm definitely curious about using it from a pier or bridge. But it's awfully expensive. It looks easy enough to make. Those waves are incredible. I grew up around the Gulf Of Mexico and we didn't have waves like that without a hurricane. You guys are dedicated, that's gnarly conditions for fishin'.
Hey Matt, the Aussie's use some type of retainer with very strong line. Then, they drop the gaff with the retainer so it goes exactly where the fishing line ends. Makes it a lot easier. Look it up!
Wow ! My stomach was turning inside out. Man I love watching your videos but dang man don’t do that anymore. You did it, chalk it off your list. Omg . Love ya
Hey Matt comment by Sean Callahan used a pipe with a diagonal slit for the line. Maybe using that style with a heavy rod in the situation would keep you off the side of the cliff. You could test it in a controlled environment and when confident have it where you don't have to look down the cliff. I'm a diyer who works on CCSF buildings HVAC, power and water. I fish as well growing up in San Mateo but I'm in Tracy now with a one and a half year old daughter. I can't wait to get her out on trails and fishing.
oh man, that was intense to watch. interesting tool for bringing it in, I`ve been thinking about making something like that for years. I would have used an old rod and a big reel to use with the tool to have better control of the hole process. man I want to go fishing now :D
Hey man, long time viewer. Just a word of warning for you from a rock climber. That cliff is very bad rock quality AKA "choss". I would be careful putting so much weight on the cliff edge when you were sitting on it. You could dislodge a large chunk of rock if you get unlucky. Love your vids man, stay safe!
In Florida we call that gaff,a bridge/pier gaff and I've seen small than that at a much much lesser price. I'm going to go investigate where to find that particular gaff for you. When I think about it now the ones I have seen, may have been handmade locally and sold at the tackle shop. The smaller when is use the same way .
I almost felt myself falling off that cliff when you looked down.
I SWEAR TO GOD😂😂
Me too! I’m so scared of heights.😮
lmao yup me too!
No joke I even started to think of ways to be saved if I fell in
@@Seshwut lifejacket + helmet could provide a little relief. but as always, awesome video
Great to see you use the Cliff Gaff, Matt! Here in Australia we tie it to a thicker attachment line to help with line management so it doesn’t tangle when we need to deploy it. Also to help stay on the fishing line we secure the gaff opening with a clip or tape before we deploy it down to the fish. Hope this helps and looking forward to seeing your version of it get release!
@@TreasureGeo or a rope gaff
@@TreasureGeo net only works when the fish is right below you. If youre on a cliff where the rocky shoreline goes out beyond you a ways, you need this thing that slides down the line to get it out to the fish.
@@TreasureGeo spoken like a guy who’s never fished cliffs
@@shorecasted9295 Hahahaha yeah ok SnoreCaster you are the master.
@@user-ln1up9xi4k Yes understood, but i still wouldn't pay $170 bucks for it.
Dude... I've been watching you for years and I've been amazed many times. That slip on the cliff had me me jumping back!!! That Australian gaff was a learning experience... But it worked!!! Great job!!! Look forward to more videos!!!
When I was in the 4th Grade my teacher who lived in Shell Beach, CA. was walking along the cliffs near her home with her husband. Her husband got close to the edge, the cliff gave way, and he fell to the rocks below. He lived, but was definitely jacked up! Fishermans Life, we love you bro! And your brother Daniel too. If you were single, I could understand temping fate, but you have a wife and 3 children. If something were to befall you, where would they be? The loss would be devastating to us all! Hate to be the wet blanket, but someone's gotta do it.
Erosion, gravity, & time. You warned him. I
Those cliffs just really gave way with the big storm to.
Ps hello from Osos
Its crazy to me in your right mind you would not think about risking your life for a dam fish.. reckless
I’ve been using the cliff gaff here in Western Australia for years , the one you have is for much larger fish, you can get them in 2 sizes I also sharpen the points , make sure the gaff points touch, and close up the gap on the ring opening
Man, you are crazy. No fish is worth losing your life over. As I got older I got a fear of heights. Watching this brought my anxiety up to maximum. Just be careful brother.
I'm with you Scott, just watching them scarred the hell out of me. The palms of my hands are still wet.
@@neiltrent5797 I know, I'm 63 years old and did a lot of stupid things when I was younger and I am very fortunate that I live through all of them. Although I am paralyzed from the neck down and in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. At least I am alive.
@@scotthill28 Oh man I am sorry to hear was this a fishing accident?
@@jasoncho9366 It was a car accident. A rollover and I did not have a seatbelt on. That was in 1980.
When people tell me I'm crazy for doing this, I ask them "how many times have you fallen off a railway platform?", they always grin and walk away.
Dope stuff man! Just a tip from someone who’s fished this way in Hawaii a lot: a longer rod with a bit more backbone than what you’d normally use to fish the rocks is good for fishing cliffs because It will allow you to attach the slide gaf higher off the ground so you won’t need to get as close to the edge.
I suggested to use this gaff after I saw that video. Glad to see you got it. Although it's a bigger one and you paid way more than I did on eBay the split ring should be way closer than that. Basically the metal bars should touch each other and barely slip the line in. Should use a 3/8 rope tied to the top ring and it should be in a bag pre organized loose so it comes out in the right order. Mine is a 100 ft rope and the small storage bag is clipped on my fishing backpack making a one man job easy. I pulled fish up 80 ft cliffs around neah bay , Washington with no trouble. If you pm me I'll send you a short video with my set up. Stay safe
I'm guessing it's just practice. But I would take a very basic rock climbing course, get a harness and make sure you clip in with the rope at those heights. Just a little know how we'll keep you guys safe so I can watch these videos!
This x 100, especially knowing how crumbly those cliffs are. It would be dangerous on granite but those cliffs...nah forget it.
My fear of heights almost took over and forced me to turn this video off. Haha. That was so damn close to the edge. Oy! Hahaha great fish
Studying hard in nursing school and it’s kinda consuming my life. Your videos give me a reprieve. Thank you man 🤙
Same. Which state you going to school?
@@TheFishAndTrips California 🤙
@@Seatwurtle Texas for me. Good luck, but you got this!
@@TheFishAndTrips likewise 🤝
Great seeing Daniel and Matt in the action again, nice teamwork !
Glad you came out together guys, seeing you on the cliff was Scarry ! Great team work, Good catches and Fun memories made, Thanks for taking us along Matts. Love your videos 🥰🎣👊
Yes I miss the old school Matt’s and Daniel videos always the best watching you guys kill it out there
You gave me heart palpetations each time you were on that point of the cliff. Good lord!
We’ve used cliff gaffs in Hawaii for years but I’ve never seen one in a store. We always made them ourselves. Much smaller than that one, the best designs were made of a an inch and a half by 4 inch galvanized pipe nipple. Three big trolling hooks. I improved on the dangling hooks by instead attaching them to spring steel straps so that the hooks were rigid and always faced inward. Once it made contact with the fish’s head, the springs let the hooks open up and usually all three hooks grabbed the fish. The way we made sure the gaff couldn’t slip off the line was, a slot was cut diagonally down the length of the pipe so that the line being straight, couldn’t find its way back through the crooked slot. The whole pipe was slid down with the line running right up through the pipe. It never slipped off. I’ve seen guys cut that slot straight, and theirs always slipped off the line. The trick was the diagonal slot.
Good going though, Matt! Got two lings in with that sloppy cliff gaff. Didn’t even fall of the cliff either. Spooky brah.
🤙🏼
I like your design the best
Look at Gido’s fishing adventures. He uses that gaff quite often. And he fishes much higher on the rocks. It’s a nice TH-cam channel.
Beat me to it. Gido, Australian dude, fishes solo with the cliff gaff often and experiences plenty of frustration with it, but it works more often than not.
@@weej1094 I concur.
lol thats exactly what i suggested
I agree ..Gido is awesome!
Gido's a cliff fishing rock star👍🏽Also a rock climbing guru. He uses great safety measures. Fisherman's "Stuntman" Life uses none at all. A fatality waiting to happen😵💫
Absolutely insanely dangerous! Man, I don't know what to say.
Man Matts if you gonna fish cliffs you need to wear a safety harness staked down in solid ground. Epic video though good to see Daniel out there slaying them fish also. Anyways stay safe out there and have a blessed day. Aloha from Kansas.
I feel weak to my stomach and my knee shaking just seeing y'all so close to the cliff.... 😂
Go the Aussie gaff. Despite the frustrations, it got you a couple of good fish. Some more practice required and perhaps better rope management. I suspect the device was designed for large diameter monofilament rather than braid. Some silicone tubing over the ends of the steel loop would close the gap so the line wouldn't slip out, although you might have to remove a little material. Regards from NZ.
Hi Matt...several people have already made some very good suggestions on how best to employ, & improve, that cliff gaff rig...&, at least one commentor mentioned Gido's TH-cam cliff fishing channel from South Australia 🇦🇺....Gido is a very solid rock climber & fisherman--he employs both skill sets masterfully to access some really incredible, & otherwise virtually impossible to reach, fishing locations in a safe manner...he's an expert at using the cliff gaff, but even he has plenty of difficulty landing a big fish with it sometimes...I'm a former co-worker of your good friend Andrew...we're both ER RN's, plus I work a lot Trauma--you absolutely must wear a rock climbing safety harness & secure yourself to solid & immovable attachment point before fishing so close to the cliff's edge...you already slipped once on that loose rope laying on the ground (luckily it happened when you were far enough back from the edge that you didn't fall over)...please take some better safety measures, if you're going to do anymore cliff fishing!
I would have fell off cliff when Matt’s told Daniel “Why would you say that?!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣
I’ve seen the Guys in Australia use the Cliff Gaff for a few years, but You are the first person here in America I have seen use One!
You got it!! Ok, I have to thank Gido for his video demonstrations, so many of us have watched his epic cliff adventures. Some of us suggested this device after watching your earlier catches without one. Sea ya!
Always fun to see you two fishing together but holy shit this video almost gave me a heart attack. That slip, and how you were sitting on that crumbly looking little point! My friend’s girlfriend fell off a Sonoma coast cliff and died in the 90s. They were flying a kite and she wasn’t even close to the edge but must have stumbled a ways- he was paying out the line and looking down and didn’t see her go over. Anyway, my point is a fish (or a TH-cam video) isn’t worth it man, take care. Good looking fish though lol
My wife just bought your bobber system as a gift for me.. Can't wait to try it at the South Jetty of Morro Bay or at MDO in search of that first keeper Ling from shore. Thanks!
You got it!!
Loved the video Matt! Here's a way to improve the cliff gaff. Use rebar to form a locking collar ring that holds three Australian size treble hooks with nylon rope secured to the collar. The trick is your metal ring latches around the fish line, then closes and rides down the line slipping over the bobber stopping at the fish's head. The large trebles just pass over the body but hook the fish when collar is retrieved. Heavy metal ring, large trebles, long nylon rope = cliff gaff!
Although I cannot go to your events, I love watching your videos. Love you Matts!
Off that cliff? That’s insane.
Man, my hands were all sweaty watching you guys at the edge of this cliff... Definitely a "cliff hanger"!!
LOL, Y'all need the Benny Hill music playing while you try and use the cliff gaff. Yakety Sax activities. Thanks for the episode.
Wow your channel has grown huge man. Hope you’re still not getting sea sick out there! Love to see it. Keep the content coming.
Great video 👍🏾.
Your channel is one of the channels that inspired me to get started 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
Okay I get it now. Just saw the product on their site. Matt, the area you were gripping at 00:53 with your right hand, that's where it's a split ring (where the arms attach). The top ring is for a secure, sturdy knotted line. You thread the gaff onto your fishing line at the split and lower it down using your fishing line as a guide.
The dude didn't study it or do a deployment test. He expected his friend to risk his life figuring it out while standing on the cliff edge. What a fucking idiot! Check out the vid at Mag Bay where he thought it was a good idea to jig for seals. What a dumb ass😆
That's what he was doing but it kept coming off..
@@chronicdominic To be honest I didn't notice that. I was constantly freaked out by their proximity to the cliff. Maybe some Frog tape would have done the trick to seal that gap? That or a nice section of a skinny bicycle inner tube long enough to cover.
This is the type of videos I love! Shore fishing off the rocks and beaches.
Bruv, be careful playing on them rocks, I need you to be able to continue to make these great videos!
That was epic good team work
Damn Daniel the philosophy was "MIA"
men, that was scary, even to watch, great video
Search up “Hawaiian slide gaff”. We use something similar to that Australian gaff your using. A lot simpler to use and wont come off the line when sliding down
I agree.
Yup.
Dude my anxiety went thru the roof watching you guys on the edge 😬
Awesome. Im from North Carolina and do a lot of saltwater fishing here. I went to Alaska last summer and went fishing for rock fish for the first time. Wish we had that stuff here! A lot of fun
8:58 is when the fun homie banter starts. Too good, man, that's the best part of fishing with friends.
Fisherman life cliff gaff coming soon! Gido adventures shows very good cliff gaffing skills. I don't think Adam was too happy with that mistake Matt LOL HAHA
That’s a nice size! Damn dude! Props to you my guy!
Tie a loop(figure 8 knot) on the orange line about 2-3 up from the gaff. Then get a carabiner and clip it on the loop.
When you need to gaff from a height like that, clip the carabiner to the main line so the gaff runs down the main fishing line right to the fish instead of trying to align it from that height.
Don't let your wife watch this video bro! 😂Go get yourself a harness next! I was just wondering yesterday if you ended up getting the cliff gaff yet and boom there it is! Thanks for sharing the experience and frustration with that thing. Gido has it down! Will just take a bit of tweaking I'm sure and you'll be a pro. Awesome video and beautiful fish as usual 🤘
Cliff gaff????? That's awesome. Never heard of that one. Can't believe that actually worked. Very cool. Also I got dizzy when you looked down that cliff haha!
I think you’re not using the gaff right. I think you have to feed the main line through circle part of the gaff so that it slides down your line directly into the fish.
Exactly right
I think that's what they were doing. There is a gap in the ring and the line will just slide out if the gaff rotates at all. Another comment said you can tighten the ring so I guess they need to do that.
I was screaming at the tv like it’s supposed to slide right to the fish lol just gotta attach it to your line
@@Grand-Massive no you can tell he was just lowering the gaff like a carnival claw machine. That’s why he hooked it on the side and not nose
Are you at Maverick’s?
I love watching fisherman’s life bro been watching you for years don’t end it by falling off a cliff. Definitely not worth it. If it’s to sketchy don’t risk it .😢
I wish you would spend more time explaining and showing your fishing gear and techniques for beginners like myself, love your videos !
I kept skipping the video, too scary to watch but big respect to you! Watching all the way from Singapore here :)
Simple fix for the gaffe. Just zip tie the part where the line goes through after you put it on the line.
Doesn’t even have to be a zip tie, could be one of those Velcro cable management things.
@@sarethchhom8271 Or even a simple twist tie.
Can't wait to get home and watch this one. The flying gaff is cool and I can't wait to see how you landed another great lingcod from shore. I've been trying for 2 years to hook a keeper ling from shore! Granted, I've made up for it in tasty Cabs. 😃
I've never been so nervous watching a fishing video. I just knew someone was going over.
Was supposed to go grocery shopping, but then I saw this upload so it will have to wait.
Sliding gaffs have been used in Hawaii for ever. You can find one online for $50.
Nice spot! I would wear a safety Harness to be on the safe side
Dude!! You were making me so nervous. I came close a long time ago to fall off so I was having flashbacks
You need to get some Izorline Dacron 50lb braided line. You could have pulled those up no issues. Great job though!
Top ring is like a key chain loop, feed the line thru it. If too loose, tighten, too tight, loosen.
I think I just soiled myself when the cam looked over edge. All the nope I need in my life. No fish is worth dying for man.
broom handle with a eye hook on the end. Use that as a boom to keep the gaff out away from the cliff and in line with the fishing line.
Watching you sit on the edge of the cliff was giving me anxiety 😂
Woo hoo! Way to go boys! Best video I’ve seen in a long time!
Hey Matt, I am from Australia, a little something on the cliff gaff, you send the gaff down by the prong (one of the three), from what I can see you were some how sending it from the base of the gaff so it kept popping off. Next time try sending it down from one of the of the gaff hook it should follow your line all the way down right to the fish. Cheers.
Fisherman Life the 🐐 IN THE FISHING GANG🔥🔥🤘🏾
Yeah if I was working on that cliff I would have roped in, harnessed myself and I would have felt a lot more confident. But just might have been the camera lens
I think you can cut, and then weld a hinge and locking clip into the circle ring above the hooks on the gaff (instead of having a “huge key ring” to attach to and slide on to your fishing line).
i'd just attach a climbers carabiner to the the top and then you can just hook the line in and close it, super quick n easy
Maybe the it's so big bc it needs to clear the bobber?
@@kohort1 ohh yeah good point 👍
Always exciting to see a new vid!
It looks scary being that closed to the Cliff edges, but very Good Job dudes!!
The pucker factor was over 9000!
That has to be the MOST SKETCHIEST PROCESS for catching fish hanging over a cliff... You guys have to be the most dedicated folks ever! My hat is off to you... my kind of fisherman. Try to be careful.🐟
Hay,very cool and entertaining,Tanks again “A”!
hope the wife doesnt see this video lol, epic fish caught by you both congrats
That's a crazy contraption for landing fish. I'd get a "Cuban yoyo" handline spool or something like that to keep the rope untangled. I'm definitely curious about using it from a pier or bridge. But it's awfully expensive. It looks easy enough to make.
Those waves are incredible. I grew up around the Gulf Of Mexico and we didn't have waves like that without a hurricane. You guys are dedicated, that's gnarly conditions for fishin'.
Hey Matt, the Aussie's use some type of retainer with very strong line. Then, they drop the gaff with the retainer so it goes exactly where the fishing line ends. Makes it a lot easier. Look it up!
Matt, please be careful. I think I speak for a lot of us, don't get in harm's way. way too close to the edge my dude. stay safe guys!
That’s right dude let’s not stop fishing even tho weather is crazy right now. Keep it up dude with the awesome content..
I think this might be (relatively) old footage
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After risking that cliff "jump" attempt...you better keep all that fish!
I love having Daniel on mic.
Wow ! My stomach was turning inside out. Man I love watching your videos but dang man don’t do that anymore. You did it, chalk it off your list. Omg . Love ya
Hey Matt comment by Sean Callahan used a pipe with a diagonal slit for the line. Maybe using that style with a heavy rod in the situation would keep you off the side of the cliff. You could test it in a controlled environment and when confident have it where you don't have to look down the cliff. I'm a diyer who works on CCSF buildings HVAC, power and water. I fish as well growing up in San Mateo but I'm in Tracy now with a one and a half year old daughter. I can't wait to get her out on trails and fishing.
That was like the claw game at the arcade.
You guys are crazy fishing that close to the cliff.
Bro that was intense!!!!! And the gopro on that gaff next time lol would be sick
oh man, that was intense to watch. interesting tool for bringing it in, I`ve been thinking about making something like that for years. I would have used an old rod and a big reel to use with the tool to have better control of the hole process. man I want to go fishing now :D
Dangerous as hell, my feet was tingling looking over that edge. 😂
And it's also good to see you an Daniel together again
Yo Dude, you had my heart pounding. That was whack! Amazing!
Stay safe and stay Fishing . Great video
Hey man, long time viewer. Just a word of warning for you from a rock climber. That cliff is very bad rock quality AKA "choss". I would be careful putting so much weight on the cliff edge when you were sitting on it. You could dislodge a large chunk of rock if you get unlucky. Love your vids man, stay safe!
the rubber band you took off it is that you needed to wrap around the opening where the line went through, nice fish
Would hate to see you hurt brother, stay safe 🙏
They have cliff nets you can buy same look kinda it's metal circle in middle is the net you'll put the fish in and pull up it's way easier trust me.
In Florida we call that gaff,a bridge/pier gaff and I've seen small than that at a much much lesser price. I'm going to go investigate where to find that particular gaff for you.
When I think about it now the ones I have seen, may have been handmade locally and sold at the tackle shop.
The smaller when is use the same way .
Dude tie off if your fishing cliffs. One oops and your screwed. Big balls to fish like that anyways Cheers from Northern Canada
Gotta love the bobber rig!!! I gotta get myself one!
“Why would you say that?” 😂💀
Great video though “Matts.”
I have to say that you have balls to fish there. I myself would have to give it a hard pass. 😬 No fish is worth dying for