Snakehead Fishing Tips, Awesome UNDERWATER Video, and My NEW Westside PB!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- This may be the BEST Snakehead video I've ever captured! The UNDERWATER video, airborne leaps, "freak outs", and strikes made this an incredible day!
I also pass along many tips through the video, but if you have any questions after watching, let me know.
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Outstanding video!! Was like watching Nat Geo on location. Would be great to see you do an episode for TV. Thanks for fueling my new passion and the fantastic tips and your experiences that have contributed to my recent and early success in this sport. Best wishes for continued success, interest and enthusiasm for promoting these fish as a managed game species!
Thanks very much brother 🙏
I’m always on the quest to improve a little bit each trip and with each edit, and I love being able to help others learn and develop their own passion for getting out into nature and on the water.
We’ll get there one day for management of snakehead. They’re such an incredible species. I can’t say enough how much I admire them.
Thanks for watching and for your kind words and good luck on the water!
AGREED!!
Killing it bro......
Cant believe ss customs only sent you ONE spinnerbait? Each plug should be another one in the mail headed ur way.
Lol thanks bro. He sent me several lures actually. Just the one spinnerbait for now though, but I’ll be craving more 😜
My brother! I watched this twice & will re-watch in the morning over coffee! You keep improving which isn't easy at your level! The splashing in the water, just awesome, why would anyone NOT want to snakehead fish!
Lol thanks bro and enjoy 🙏
Most exiting freshwater sportfish I’ve ever experienced, and an incredible species besides 👍
Awesome footage...under water with the fry.. crazy.. and a double jump snake..and the beautiful giant snake at the end....its a shame they're getting wiped out in my area.. good vid as always
Thanks much brother. Can’t believe how lucky I got with the underwater video 👍
Sorry to hear they’re getting hit so hard where you’re at brother. Part of the game today is finding new water to stay ahead of the tragedy of the commons perpetuators.
Truly exceptional underwater footage of a few snakes, especially the single parent awaiting its mate. Your snakehead content is second to none, plus they’ll live to grow and be caught again.
Thanks brother. I was so damn grateful for this day lol
Kambotrout Fishing Let’s go ahead and repeat that day. If I don’t stink of fish tomorrow, I’ll have a canoe for sale and will give my Harley to Mr O.
Man that fish was gorgeous
Bro when they have that contrast in their coloration, it’s so fantastic 👍
Man what an unreal day. Love those fish.. Nothing like 'em!
💯 percent brother. Such an incredible species!
This one was CRAZY. That underwater footage was insane bro 🔥🔥 good shit 💪🏼💪🏼
Thanks brother. This is probably my favorite video because of the underwater shots
Just when I think your content can't get any better, you raise the bar again. The underwater footage makes it so much better. Keep it up!
Thanks much brother and will do!
Wow what a day you had catching those beautiful snakeheads content was great
Thanks much Sterling and yes, I was beyond grateful for this day 😁🙏
Bro, this was one of the best videos ever and you have a ton of awesome content!!
Thanks much brother! I’ll always do my best to keep the solid content rolling 👊
Awesome footage bro. It's nice to see you finding quality fish in the west.
Thanks Tommy 👊
Finding dragons close to home in clear water = happy Steven 😜
Awesome job! Shane’s custom rods are awesome.
Thanks William and yes they are!
What an awesome video!! It was amazing to see the underwater shots and see the one you caught go back to its family.
Thanks Walt 🙏 I couldn’t agree more. Catching the fish was a great time, but seeing them interact in the water and reunite was above and beyond any catch I’ve had.
The underwater footage was awesome! So cool to see them on the fry like that.
Thanks Chris. That’s probably the favorite video that I’ve ever captured. I think that female was staying close not only because of her fry, but because she could see her mate on my lip grips next to the kayak.
That's a awesome day man. Getting them in clear water like that has to be amazing.
Thanks brother 🙏
Being able to see them swim, interact, take the lure, and swim away is awesome. Can’t wait to do it again 🥳😜
This video is amazing. I’m going out tomorrow in Delaware. Hope to be posting some snek vids and photos as well. Awesome content bro!
Thanks Shaun and good luck! Where you posting the vids and photos?
Great video, and it must be good not having to go over to the eastern shore to catch snakeheads!
Thanks Mach, and yes it is 😁
I do not miss that Sunday afternoon beach traffic!
dude great great underwater shots. no bs
Thanks Jordan! I love getting the underwater shots at least as much as catching them!
Bro awesome job I can’t believe that monster was only 30 she looked way longer plus I see what rod she came in on the butch Huber Father’s Day gift rod 😂😂😂😂👊🏻💪🏻
Lol, was waiting for you to see that 😜
Man gratz on your catch i would love to have a day of fish like that tight lines
Thanks much Mike and I hope it happens for ya brother. Good luck on the water!
Just checked your channel and realized I’ve been watching you’re videos for a while bro. That day of drain/sewer fishing for peacocks stuck with me 😜
Great content! Can’t believe I hadn’t subbed yet, but I am now 👍
@@KambotroutFishing thanks man i have been watching you video for a while yes i am work on getting Classic Accessories Colorado Inflatable Fishing Pontoon Boat i am sick of beating the bank to this day i still have not caught a snakehead
Big Mike Fishing Chonicles bro that’s rough! I know the Bullseye are more geographically limited down there, so i guess it makes sense too. Are you north of ‘em?
I used to bank beat and wade all the time, but for some reason I became hyper allergic to poison ivy around the age of 30 lol. I’ll still wade fish sometimes, but it’s mostly kayak life for me 😂
And the kayak opens up so much water. Best fishing investment I’ve ever made.
No kidding! Best snakehead video ever!
Thanks Ziegen! Getting the underwater and clear water video on this trip was beyond words for me. So damn thankful on this one!
Nice Snakeheads...Love the underwater shot at the end !!! Great job !!!
Thanks much! Can’t wait to get some more underwater video 👍
Great video! That's some spectacular footage! Got hi..... ooo ohhh. Lol.We've been fishing for them for years, and finally got a few ourselves. Great sport, and they are great eating! Don't even tasty like fish, and have a different texture.
Thanks much! Their qualities are amazing from the water to the table 👍
Awesome footage, awesome fish!
Thanks much! I love getting the undertaker shots, especially with parents guarding their fry 🥳
Great job!
Thanks brother. This will forever be one of my favorite videos I’ve made because of the underwater video at the end
Bro that footage of the parent with the fry..🔥🔥🔥 Amazing it wasn't spooked. Fantastic buddy!! 👊💪
Thanks much! I still can’t believe I got her on video. I’m not sure if she was that protective or if she was watching her mate (I had him on lip grippers in the water next to the kayak). Either way, I was beyond lucky to get the video 👍
@@KambotroutFishing Good point buddy.. I didn't even think about that. She was just waiting for hubby to get home after a hard days work 😄
Looks like all the places we used to catch largemouth Bass!!!
I still catch plenty of bass everywhere I fish for snakehead.
Alrighty!!! I got my kayak now, I’m taking notes!!!
Lol, congrats bro! It opens up so much water!!
I gotta get used to kayaking first so I don’t throw myself out of it 🤣
That was the best video I've seen yet, congrats man, Thanks
Thanks Jay 👊 That was an awesome day!
so big, so cool man
nice northern snakehead bro..snakehead fishing have it's own exciment than bass fishing..i know you can feel it..haha
Haha thanks bro. I still love my bass, but they don’t hold a candle to snakehead fishing for me 😜
I would have gotten that fish on fry too...Fry in the Pan!!!
This video is fantastic!! Beautiful fish so awesome in that clear water so not like the coffee with cream on we have on ESMD Thanks!!!
Thanks Stu! I’ll still be come to ESMD, but i do love this clear water fishing 😜
What time of year was this taken? I was under the impression snakeheads spawn in the spring. But this video is dated Aug. Was there just a lag time from recording to upload? Either way, amazing footage!
Northern Snakehead, unlike most species, have two spawning periods each year. That period is determined by water temperature, but roughly speaking, their spawns are from Late May to Mid-June, and Mid-August to Mid September. Thanks for watching!
👍 AWESOME IM JEALOUS I LIVE IN WAYNE COUNTY AND HAVE TO TRAVEL A WAYS TO CATCH SOME SNAKEHEADS!
No doubt about it: we’re blessed over here along the bay with the Snakehead. Too much fun to catch and taste too damn good as well lol
Awesome job on the video and the footage. You got a new subscriber...
Thanks much and thanks for watching!
Awesome Bro! Been out a couple times recently and the grass in the Potomac and Rappahannock has been hard to move through with the boat. Glad you're slayin em buddy! 👊💪 ~FAB~
Thanks much brother! I just subbed to your channel as well. Great content. Anybody reading this, go checkout FullArmorBassin!
@@KambotroutFishing Bro, Thank you so much!!! Appreciate you buddy!!
Awesome video! You weren’t joking when you said the best
Thanks brother! So damn grateful to have gotten this video 😜
Awesome video,i want se you catch bulleye to.
Thanks brother and me too 😜
I had a trip to Florida planned to catch some Bullseye this year, but Corona virus cancelled it 😞
Awesome video! If I can make one suggestion, when you’re talking on the video, get rid of the background music. I watch a lot of stuff on a iPhone and it makes it hard to understand what you’re saying. But still a great video and will be checking out other videos that you’ve made.
Thanks Jason 👊 I’m usually pretty good about keeping music levels low enough to keep from masking my voice, but removing it may be the best option. Thanks for watching 🎣
Great vid..that had to be fun..good luck on yr next adventure...cheer.s ron.....
Thanks much Ron and likewise!
Stoked for you bro!!
Awesome video
Thanks much brother 🙏
Great video! Love 💘 the catch and release!
Thanks much Scott! I still need to come down and catch some of those tanks you’re always posting 😜
I've got 4 this year, they're starting to bite again. My pb is 27 inches, I didn't have a scale to weigh him tho. Caught all at the lower damn by Cromwell bridge road, down stream some.
I gotta make it down that way. I fished that area of the loch all the time growing up, but that was before snakehead arrived
@@KambotroutFishing some days are definitely tough there. The entire place is grass so it's almost top water or nothing. But it's definitely infested with snakeheads
I’ve been trying for over a year to get my first snake. I just got a kayak a couple months ago and still no luck. Any pointers.
Many, but best if you ask specific questions you have and checkout my seminar series on TH-cam 👍
General pointers though:
(1) slow down your presentation (a lot of guys work lures way too fast when they’re first targeting Snakehead
(2) focus on outgoing and low tides (outgoing for increased feeding activity, low tide for pulling the sneks out of deep cover)
(3) chatterbaits, in-line spinners, weedless swimbaits, and small topwater hollow bodies
(4) try to find those areas which are less pressured than others (the sneks there are less “educated”)
(5) focus on 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM and 3:30 PM - sunset. My experience and the science indicates these are usually the heaviest feeding periods.
Where is this, if you don’t mind saying lol I finally got my first snake at mallows bay! Super pumped
Congrats Patrick! I can’t name drop on this one, it would likely get overwhelmed pretty quickly.
Westside of Chesapeake 😉
Haha yeah I completely get it! Thanks tho! Your videos are already great! I actually caught my first snake by listening to your tips!! Hit it off the shoreline! The grass under the water was so thick there I could only use top water
What state do you fish where it’s ok to release them ?? Here in pa they say you must destroy them ?? I completely disagree there here now and not going anywhere so it truly is a amazing game fish
I’m here in MD. The reality is that fisheries managers and governmental organizations like to word their websites to make people think they’re required to kill them, but in reality, the law states that they can be released - BUT ONLY into the waters in which you caught them.
Once they’re in your cooler or on a stringer, they must be killed.
Here’s a longer answer though:
Legal requirements on Snakehead vary by state, but in most cases, you’re allowed to release them immediately after catching them back into the waters in which you caught them. That’s the case in MD, DE, and VA (this was in MD).
It’s usually only illegal to possess live snakehead or to transport live snakehead (which makes good sense in my opinion).
I often harvest them, but it usually depends on whether or not I have room in the freezer or know someone who wants them.
They’re the best tasting fish in freshwater and have an excellent meat to body ratio. They’re also easy to filet, so if I need meat or know someone who does, I’ll often keep them.
With that said, I’ll release them if I don’t have a need to harvest. Many people take an issue with this because they’re labeled as an invasive species, and most fisheries managers do highly encourage their harvest.
The peer-reviewed and published science thus far has not shown invasive impact. I’ve actually done an interview series with John Odenkirk, a VDGIF fisheries biologist, in which we review the most recent science and legal requirements on the species (link below if you’re interested).
th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html
Still, invasive impact sometimes takes several decades to manifest, so if someone does harvest intensely, I understand their position.
My personal opinion is that the degree of their impact will depend on the waters involved. In uniformly shallow waters with no established large predatory species (like Blackwater), they’ll likely have more of an impact (though I do think their impact is overblown and the snakehead scapegoated for our own impact).
In deeper waters though, they’ll likely have less of an impact, especially when those deeper waters have large, established predatory fish.
For me, they’re an admirable species, excellent parents, and incredible sportfish.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
Awesome video 👏🏼 😎😎
Thanks Johnny 👊
Nice footage! What do you mean by west? Are you referring to the western shore of Maryland?
Thanks Paul! And yes, western shore tributary of the Chesapeake in MD 👍
Nice sharing bro🎣✌big fish😃
Thanks much!
Awesome 👏 video…..
Thanks Joe 🙏
dope content always killing them snakes , great video dude keep em coming !
Thanks brother and will do!
Awesome video
Thanks Richie!
Some epic footage bro!!
Thanks brother 👊 I was damn lucky to get this video 🥳
Awesome content man! Keep it coming!! (Evan from FB)
Thanks Evan and will do 👍
Hey I know that spot! 😜😂Heck yeah man!!! Beautiful lol! Great stuff!
Lol, thanks brother. If that spot doesn’t get too overfished, it’s going to be absolutely incredible soon 👍
@@KambotroutFishing yeah unfortunately I think it's getting there lol that was amazing underwater vid on that fry ball to love how you depicted they're parenting style and brought to light the respect and admiration people should have for these fish rather than thinking they are evil creatures that all need to be slayed!
Thanks brother. They’re such amazing creatures 🐉😍😜
Have you considered releasing wild boar for better hunting opportunities?
I haven’t suggested or condoned introducing snakehead into new waters. I’ve actually explicitly recommended against it in every seminar I’ve ever done.
Awesome
Thanks Jay!
Definitely best vid yet!
Thanks much brother!
Just started targeting these guys around the middle river 21221 area trying to find a decent kayak now any areas around Essex you could recommend
They’re definitely in the Bush River, Patapsco, and Bear Creek in good numbers. Just find the heavy grass and reeds 👍
@@KambotroutFishing I really appreciate the reply on an older video I will definitely start hitting up bear creek
@@jimiludwig5191 middle river has some very good water too 👍
I've been trying this little park behind sussex elementary middle river I can actually walk there, creek feed pond on 1 side and a spill way to back river on the other
@@jimiludwig5191 I’ll have to check it out on google earth. Haven’t heard of it before.
What are your thoughts on these fishing being invasive and not releasing them? Im visiting my parents in Dorchester county and decided to go catch some snakeheads after hearing so much about them. I got 4 out of a really small piece of water near a bridge. The DNR here is really serious about these things being bad for the ecosystem and they have HUGE fines for transporting them live. Just wondering if you've fished these waters before snakeheads where around and if you've seen a significant change in the population of native species.
Legal requirements on Snakehead vary by state, but in most cases, you’re allowed to release them immediately after catching them back into the waters in which you caught them. That’s the case in MD, DE, and VA (this was in MD).
It’s usually only illegal to possess live snakehead or to transport live snakehead (which makes good sense in my opinion).
I often harvest them, but it usually depends on whether or not I have room in the freezer or know someone who wants them.
They’re the best tasting fish in freshwater and have an excellent meat to body ratio. They’re also easy to filet, so if I need meat or know someone who does, I’ll often keep them.
With that said, I’ll release them if I don’t have a need to harvest. Many people take an issue with this because they’re labeled as an invasive species, and most fisheries managers do highly encourage their harvest.
The peer-reviewed and published science thus far has not shown invasive impact. I’ve actually done an interview series with John Odenkirk, a VDGIF fisheries biologist, in which we review the most recent science and legal requirements on the species (link below if you’re interested).
th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html
Still, invasive impact sometimes takes several decades to manifest, so if someone does harvest intensely, I understand their position.
My personal opinion is that the degree of their impact will depend on the waters involved. In uniformly shallow waters with no established large predatory species (like Blackwater), they’ll likely have more of an impact (though I do think their impact is overblown and the snakehead scapegoated for our own impact).
In deeper waters though, they’ll likely have less of an impact, especially when those deeper waters have large, established predatory fish.
For me, they’re an admirable species, excellent parents, and incredible sportfish.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
@@KambotroutFishing thank you for the in-depth reply. I caught 3 more today and did release one small one because I would have only been killing it due to the "invasive species" stigma.
I can tell you in my area they have boosted the local economy. I saw dozens of people out fishing for them today and 20 years ago (last time I really fished fresh water here) nobody fished these waters except a few weeks in the spring for the crappie run.
I did notice something odd today. I grew up here and know the local wildlife pretty well. I saw a mallard hen with several ducklings, maybe 3-4" long. She was traversing from one end of the creek to the other and instead of swimming she was walking on land. They only went into the water for one small 10' stretch and then immediately got back on land. I found this quite odd and my gut feeling is the snakeheads are eating ducklings. I know a lot of things eat ducklings, so I'm not saying that in a negative way, but I was surprised to see this. I guess that makes sense, they are as big as a medium size pike and they are known for eating ducks.
May I ask, why release these fish? From my understanding, the directive in Maryland is to either kill them to eat or kill them and discard them.
Legal requirements on Snakehead vary by state, but in most cases, you’re allowed to release them immediately after catching them back into the waters in which you caught them. That’s the case in MD, DE, and VA (this was in MD).
It’s usually only illegal to possess live snakehead or to transport live snakehead (which makes good sense in my opinion).
I often harvest them, but it usually depends on whether or not I have room in the freezer or know someone who wants them.
They’re the best tasting fish in freshwater and have an excellent meat to body ratio. They’re also easy to filet, so if I need meat or know someone who does, I’ll often keep them.
With that said, I’ll release them if I don’t have a need to harvest. Many people take an issue with this because they’re labeled as an invasive species, and most fisheries managers do highly encourage their harvest.
The peer-reviewed and published science thus far has not shown invasive impact. I’ve actually done an interview series with John Odenkirk, a VDGIF fisheries biologist, in which we review the most recent science and legal requirements on the species (link below if you’re interested).
th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html
Still, invasive impact sometimes takes several decades to manifest, so if someone does harvest intensely, I understand their position.
My personal opinion is that the degree of their impact will depend on the waters involved. In uniformly shallow waters with no established large predatory species (like Blackwater), they’ll likely have more of an impact (though I do think their impact is overblown and the snakehead scapegoated for our own impact).
In deeper waters though, they’ll likely have less of an impact, especially when those deeper waters have large, established predatory fish.
For me, they’re an admirable species, excellent parents, and incredible sportfish.
Hope this helps and thanks for watching!
How can you tell if it’s a fry ball
Time on the water brother.
Fry balls may give themselves away by their color (bright orange). They’ll also tend to stay on the surface after a lure hits them, whereas most minnows and menhaden schools will submerge and scatter.
Still, ID-ing them gets better with time and being able to get up close to them and observe them.
This video fire
It’s probably my favorite video. The video at the end of the fry ball and parent sets it apart for me.
Wouldn't it be a good thing to net the fry balls?
Some think so. I do not. To each their own.
What do you mean by your “west side” PB
I got my ultimate PB from the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in MD (36” and 16lbs).
This trip was to a location on the western shore of the Chesapeake, and that 10.5 pounder at the end is the biggest snakehead I’ve caught on the “westside” of the bay 👍
Hey, forgive me if I'm missing something, because I'm honestly not entirely sure, but I've always heard you're supposed to kill them when you catch them since they're invasive and outcompete other predators, most notably bass. Am I wrong?
Hey Steve, no worries at all. Most departments of natural resources and fisheries managers will encourage you to kill any snakehead you catch, but you aren’t legally required to do so.
The one exception is New York State, but I doubt that law would stand if it were challenged. The idea that the government can force a private citizen to kill an animal that already exists in the environment runs afoul of many constitutional protections.
The published science on snakehead also has yet to demonstrate invasive impact on native species. That’s not to say there is no impact or that impact won’t manifest in the future, but thus far, the published science is encouraging.
I’ve actually done an interview series with VDGIF Biologist John Odenkirk which reviews the science and laws around snakehead if you’re interested:
th-cam.com/video/lceYaOj8P9M/w-d-xo.html
Have a good one!
@@KambotroutFishing thanks for the feedback. You definitely make some good points. I've also heard of people mistakenly killing bowfins (not sure they're native to our waters, maybe more midwest?) because I guess they bear resemblance to snakeheads. Yeah, it is a weird notion that you'd be required by law to kill anything if you're catch it, although I'd understand strong encouragement if they're a serious threat to the native ecosystem. I guess the jury is still out on that. Funny how quickly hearsay can turn into gospel.
@@chilson.fillips no problem brother. Bowfin seems in fact native to our region and while fun to catch, they don’t taste anywhere near as good as the snakehead 😜
I agree that the jury is still out, and I expect some areas to be more affected by snakehead than others. There’s also something to be said for harvest of the fish preventing or reducing impact. Thanks for watching and the convo and have a good one!
I like your white 🐁 mouse lure that your using. What is the name of that lure and what site did you purchase it from?
One of my favorite lures. Unfortunately, it’s been discontinued by Savage Gear. Lily Ninja Mouse (small version).
@@KambotroutFishing go it, any other mouse 🐁 lure do you recommend for Snakeheada?
I have a question? Have you ever done taxidermy
@@Blakeamazinganimals I haven’t personally, but I have some friends who have, including Damien Cook who is the current world record holder. His mount was done very well
@@KambotroutFishing nice
I have caught this fish (snakeheads =Shoal) many years in Asia, looks like its taking hold in US.
They’re an incredible fish. We’re only just starting to learn that here 👍
@@KambotroutFishing Best method is bamboo stick (very flexible) with little bit of string with live bait - frog or minnows thrown into an open area in rice field/flooded area and left over night. As with snakeheads, there are subspecies of it, they all operate pretty much on the same basic principle. Where I fished, one could just take a harpoon and randomly throw it in water and you will have a fish at the end - been there and done that but that was long time ago, now due to pesticides and ddt, it fucked up nature like ones mothers pussy.
edit: have you or anyone ever seen traffic jam of fishes? Yes, it is a literal traffic jam caused by fishes going through streams. If you have not then you have no clue as to how fucked up our ecosystem has become.
Kublai Khan thanks for the insight Kublai. I’ve seen some of the videos of snakehead fishing in Asia using that technique you described.
When you talked about the “traffic jams” and how things have deteriorated lately, did you mean the pesticides have greatly reduced the snakehead populations? Or that snakehead have become overpopulated?
@@KambotroutFishing it has reduced natural population of all species of fishes. Last Year (June), the areas that used to hold fishes, no longer due to climate change and human population increase that changed the natural area all together. What I did see was that people were farming more fish-especially funded by US into research and developent. The natives did complain a lot about change in the environment - especially with insufficient water and dry climate all together.
Kublai Khan damn. I’m sorry to hear it brother.
Human development is usually at the core of most of our fisheries issues here as well. Aquaculture can help meet the demand for fish, but seeing people unable to harvest their own fish from the natural environment frustrates the hell out of me.
It took many decades here after industrialization and development before we began to realize and appreciate the importance of wetlands and water quality.
Is it the same process happening there?
BBRRROOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Maaaaan I had a blast bro, filming and editing it 😂
Hahahaha awesome man keep it up!!
Isn't it illegal to release them alive?
Hey John. No, it is legal to release snakehead immediately after catching them. Once in possession though (stringer, cooler, etc), they must be killed.
Snake head are so easy to catch guys. Any bass bait will smash them.
You should not be letting these fish go! You talk about how it has changed the area from a 2 to 3 lb bass area, into such a fun place to fish for way bigger predatory fish...well that is messing up the local eco-system! Natural animals like perch, bass, crayfish, frogs, turtles, waterfowl, baitfish, muskrat, beavers, crabs all use these marsh lands as their breeding grounds and we need to protect that. I am born and raised in MD and think snakehead fishing is great however, you must dispatch of these fish when you catch them. PLEASE!! Or it may potentially destroy a lot of the Chesapeake Bay Fishery...
I stopped watching the second an invasive species was returned to a habitat it does not belong, instead of being harvested. Sheer idiocy.
Packed up watching ,too slow to get to the point .
What kind of swim bait is that and what size? I assumed 3 inch would be too small for them am I wrong? And tell me about your trailer hooks for spinner baits and chatterbaits? What size? and what do you use for a trailer? And thank you for being so helpful. I appreciate it.
The swimbait is a 4” Megabass Spark Shad. I’ve caught a lot of snakehead on them, and while I prefer the 4”, 3” or 5” works as well. I have a link in the video description if you’re interested 👍
I use trailer hooks on my buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, but haven’t used one yet with the chatterbaits. Now that you’ve said it though, I may try it 😜
Thanks for watching!
@@KambotroutFishing sorry to be a pain in the butt but what size trailer hooks? I have small ones but I feel like the typical bass hooks like 1 and 2 are too small. Every time I've been out to the potomac near Fredericksburg I have failed.