She was caught and released in the same place in the Missouri River.🎣👍🏻

You’ll have to read the public river access’s rules. Each access has different rules. There are some public accesses that allow overnight camping and some that do not. I honestly usually load my boat down with my camping gear and go find sandbars or flat banks in the middle of nowhere and camp out usually on public land. I definitely like using my boat to help get away from the crowds when I can, but I did my reconnaissance on google maps for years before I had a boat and did lots of it. I’ve caught some of the biggest fish of my career from the bank! You’ll just have to explore new areas and get creative. There’s really no big secret spots or anything like that. Just get out and fish new areas as much as possible and really study and pay attention to what the fish are doing and learn as much as you can. Time invested is the key! Fishing is very much a science and everything that works or doesn’t work is all data that paints the picture of the road to success. Good luck my friend!

@@westincascioli2360 we are running mainly 80lbs braided line for our main line and usually run 60-80lbs mono for our leader lines.👍🏻

She had hooks in her tail and it wasn’t worth an injury or a trip to the hospital, but we still landed her!👍🏻

I agree 100% on fish that aren’t regulated with a season but paddle fish in the state of Missouri only have a 6 week season and they have to be a minimum of 34 inches from the eye to the fork of the tail minimum in order to legally harvest them because they are a larger species of fish and are very abundant in our local rivers. so you kind of have to harvest the “bigger ones” of this particular species in our state if you want to harvest any. Which their population definitely has the numbers to harvest a few a year no problem! Now on loosely regulated fish like Catfish I 100,000% agree with you on that! Good conversation is the best way 100%!👍🏻

The one in the short, which is linked to the full video of your interested, weighed out right at 63lbs on the scale and we actually caught a 100lbs’er this year as well! Didn’t get it on video but there’s pictures of it in that video if you’re interested!👍🏻

The American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), also known as a Mississippi paddlefish, spoon-billed cat, or spoonbill, is a species of ray-finned fish. It is the last living species of paddlefish (Polyodontidae). This family is most closely related to the sturgeons; together they make up the order Acipenseriformes, which are one of the most primitive living groups of ray-finned fish. Fossil records of other paddlefish species date back 125 million years to the Early Cretaceous, with records of Polyodon extending back 65 million years to the early Paleocene. The American paddlefish is a smooth-skinned freshwater fish with an almost entirely cartilaginous skeleton and a paddle-shaped rostrum (snout), which extends nearly one-third its body length. It has been referred to as a freshwater shark because of its heterocercal tail or caudal fin resembling that of sharks, though it is not closely related.

Yah we are still learning. Trying to get better at editing and definitely saving up for a more professional videographer camera. We could definitely do a better job, but Thanks for understanding and support smaller Channels starting out on a budget though. Lol

Yes. It's not a shark though, they did that for fun since they never showed the head in the video. It's a Spoonbill, or a Paddlefish. Same fish, different names. They have a weird shark like body, and a funny head.

... sharks can live in fresh water too ...

@@willgaukler8979 that's why I said a bull shark.....

No its a large species of River fish that looks very similar to sharks and my have some very distinct relation to them millions of years ago but they are found in the Rivers and lakes in the mid west. They are called Paddle Fish or Spoonbill! They are very good to eat and fight extremely hard!🎣

Check out our channel to see more of these massive fish caught!

​@@Kinyonoutdoorsno one's ever called paddle fish "river sharks"...

They call them sharks all the time in Missouri to exaggerate their size and because they have very similar characteristics, but they aren’t actually a species of shark as far as I know. I think they may be a distant cousin. Just having fun though. Lol

We are actually located in central/southern Missouri right now! Message our “Kinyon Outdoor” facebook page and we can talk about possibly getting together and possibly shooting some content!👍🏻

and next time maybe we can see the fish actually get pulled in. As an avid MF of fishin I really hate it when I'm watching a cool vid about fishing and I'm all gettn into it and the fish is ALMOST IIIIIINNN......AND BAM! NOOE that's it. .. lol​@@Kinyonoutdoors

Right! I’m currently trying to save up for a better camera!😂

Check out our channel for the release video of that same fish or just watch the full video!🎣👍🏻

You try netting a 50lber and running the camera at the same time. 😊

50 lbs Blue Catfish!

How about a picture of her goes up on the wall and put the big girls back to make more baby giants! Lol that’s just me though. it just makes me super happy to know she’s still swimming around down there getting bigger and making baby ones! Lol I want my kids to be able to catch fish like that big girl one day.

Yah I should have tried to edit the sound of the cicadas down some. They were hurting our ears while filming! Lol they were really bad this year in our area. I think they are all about died out now though.

For sure!😂 go check out some of my other videos where we catch some real Dawgs though!🎣🤙🏻

Santee Cooper rig

50LBS on the scale lol.

Actually I had a triple hook rig tied on and the fish eat one and got the other hook in its tail half way through the fight.

It wasn’t an invasive species it was a native Grass Carp. If it was an Asian carp I would have used it for bait.

@@Kinyonoutdoors If that fish was caught anywhere in North America, it is "invasive". There are "no" carp native to North America. The Buffalo is the closest thing in appearance but, it is not a carp. Not even related to carp.

@@meghan7547 ok technically yes but some carp species such as the Common Carp and Grass Carp are not hurtful and in some instances even helpful to our ecosystems and our true native fish and have been around since the early 1800’s so there’s no harm in practicing catch and release on them. Now if a particular species (like the Asian carp for example) is having a direct negative impact on an ecosystem then I agree 100% yes harvest them and repurpose them like for bait or to feed other animals. But a majority of our carp species in the U.S. don’t have any negative effects on our natural ecosystems and provide a good stable food source for people and other predatory animals, Fish, mammals, birds all eat them and they are a fun species to target and catch on rod and reel just like Catfish. So yes, you will be seeing me release more of them because I don’t believe in taking a life for no reason, And I like catching them. I do however do my fair share of harvesting every Asian Carp I can get my hand of for multiple reasons. Number one simply because they make excellent bait! Lol number 2 because they are a highly invasive species that’s does a huge amount of damage to our rivers natural ecosystems and I definitely do my part to help dispose of them but based off of my data I’m afraid to say I think they are here to stay sadly. But at least they make good bait so we have an abundance of that. (Glass half full) lol

@@Kinyonoutdoors First they are native, now this comment? They are classified as "a restricted noxious fish under the "BIOSECURITY ACT OF 2014. If you catch one, you are supposed to humanely kill the fish as soon as caught. NOT to be released back into the environment. Again, ALL CARP ARE INVASIVE TO NORTH AMERICA.

Ok #1 it’s not an over populated species like the Asian or Bighead carp which by the way is the only carp you are legally not allowed to release in the state of Missouri where this video was taken. #2 the only reason I said “native” is because they have been here in the U.S. for over 200 years in my eyes that’s pushing the boundaries of being “native” that’s about how long we’ve been a country actually so if we are native then I’d argue so is the common carp. The ecosystems of the common carp have more than start to adapt to them and they do a significant less amount of damage than humans do! Lol and #3 If I’m not legally obligated to kill a fish that I don’t wish to possess for whatever reason then I will most certainly be releasing it back into the water to where it came because I’m not God. They have been here long enough in my mind they have earned their place. You may not like it but there’s nothing we can do about them being here because there is not a high enough demand for us to hunt them to extinction in the U.S. so what’s the point in being cruel. I understand populations need to be kept in check but I was raised you never take a life if you aren’t gonna eat it, use it as bait, or to kill in self defense if absolutely necessary and That’s it. I will not kill any animal that I don’t intend on using unless legally necessary period. I use the Asian carp in particular as bait because they work much better than the other carp species in my opinion for catfish, and that’s why I’m ok with killing them because they are going to good use and I’m doing my part to help a new invader that’s literally doing lots of damage. So yah, no one is gonna tell me it’s a good thing to take a life just because why would I go out of the way to kill something that I won’t gain from. It just seems wrong to me. If you truly “HATE my content because I love and respect the earth and all her creatures then by all means please feel free to not watch my content. I’m always open for an open minded conversation especially if the opinions vary from mine and I will listen. But I completely disagree with pointlessly killing an animal of any kind. I wouldn’t kill it for no reason just like I wouldn’t kill you or anyone/anything else for no reason. Life’s precious. Nothing should die just because. I understand the importance of helping regulate our natural ecosystems 100%, but on this channel we primarily catch and release. We’re here to experience nature for what it is. Not to kill animals just because it’s simple not against the law not to. If you don’t like it, this is America my friend and by golly you don’t have to watch it! Lol I hope you understand my point of view but if you don’t, guess what? I’m still gonna do things my way. I appreciate the time you took to watch the content though. Have a great rest of your day!👍🏻

I felt that!😂