14 Day Self Guided Wilderness Expedition "Big Land" || Labrador Brook Trout Fishing

[@jacobbelanger4695]

Labrador and Quebec have some of the best wild brook trout fishing!! Hope you guys can make it!

[@TightLoops]

You're tellin' me! We did make it, and had a truly life changing experience. Can't wait to share the film!

[@catherinemoore2082]

Loved!

[@wickedbum6906]

So excited for you guys, I have no doubt you'll make your goal on kickstarter and that the film will be amazing. Good luck and travel safe!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much Chris! We're really hopeful as well and we can't wait to get after it!

[@chadmcintire3691]

You guys are awesome. Can't wait to see the new film

[@TightLoops]

Thanks, Chad! The film has come out incredible. We can't wait to share it!

[@jdambrosca]

I just came here early from a heart from Aimee and or Ian.

[@OutdoorWarrior]

Nice! A guy I know quite well also did last summer in Labrador.. His name is Justin Barbour! He took a camera by himself and did his own documentary which will soon up uploaded to KZbin!

[@OutdoorWarrior]

I also live in Newfoundland and I hope to get up to Labrador soon to do some fishing.. I also want to save the wilderness because Labrador is being destroyed by mining companies and hydro companies!

[@TightLoops]

Justin is a friend of ours as well! In fact, he was one of our first picks to be the guide for this expedition. He really wanted to do it, but as you mentioned, his crossing NL peninsula project was a major conflict. He's got a shout out in the credits of the film though, and I'm sure we'll end up working together in the future. We've been loving his man and dog episodes from his trip across the rock and can't wait to see the footage from this past summer. The b'ys did good out there!

[@OutdoorWarrior]

Awesome!! I went to one of his shows in St. John's and he showed some his footage of him in Labardor.. It was amazing and I am so stoked to see the full footage!! I am also planning a trip with Justin sometime soon maybe this summer or next summer. I subscribed to your guys channel, I really like how you guys presented your footage, it is very professional!!

[@TightLoops]

@@OutdoorWarrior Thats awesome! Say hi for us next time you see him. And thanks for the kind words, we do our best!

[@Hockeyfan9884]

Having been born and raised in LABRADOR, Canada , and my grandfather and his grandfather before him being from the Big Land , knowing of life to survive at times of which were difficult , however they endured and always will .

[@TightLoops]

Wow, Steve! You're fortunate to have such a rich family history in Labrador. Is your family Metis? Or are you first Nations? It is a truly unforgiving landscape, who's harshness is only matched by its beauty. We were so lucky to be able to pass through those lands. We've already got another trip lined up for this summer!

[@Hockeyfan9884]

@@TightLoops I am of Metis heritage . I indeed appreciate your video and what it represents to others out there of whom have not yet experienced LABRADOR , Canada. If any person/s has the time to visit LABRADOR for a " Freedom getaway ", seeking solitude, reflecting moments not ever to forget, images that Will not ever be forgotten , friendly hospitality, then I say , Come to Labrador , it is always worth it. I love your videos and hope to see more soon. Best regards to you and family.

[@TightLoops]

@@Hockeyfan9884 Thank you Steve, and to you and yours as well. We feel we've done Labrador and its peoples justice in our latest film, can't wait to share it.

[@chrismcluen3948]

Love it! Get it!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks, Chris! We got it alright! Can't wait for you to see the finished product!

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Awesome thank you The Vermonter

[@TightLoops]

Thanks!

[@WildBlueDiscovery]

You all are awesome and Inspirational!!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! It means a lot

[@DML575]

Keep up the great film making and content, enjoy your work immensely. Will be glad to help you reach your goal.

[@TightLoops]

Thanks so much! Can't wait to share the finished film. It came out incredible!

[@backcountrybrian3746]

love you guys!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Brian! Love you too ;)

[@CharlesUFarley778]

If you are from another province how do you get around the “guide” rules? Don’t you need a guide from NL in order to fish there?

[@TightLoops]

Yes, you do. But the guide does not need to be “from” NL, they simply need to hold a guides license there. Any CA citizen with the necessary credentials to get a guides license can apply for the paper work to do so in NL for around 15 bucks or something like that. We were exempt from that however, because we are Americans. The only way for Americans to get a guide license there is to own an outfitter, which we did not. Our guide, Chris, for example is from NS, but guides in Labrador every season.

[@CharlesUFarley778]

Cool. Great adventure

[@johnnybgood8369]

Really like your videos guys, great cinematography and music. Fish are a bit small compared to what i catch here in new zealand, just saying. Keep it up , living the dream!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks, John! I'm sure thats true, but it's not really about the size of the fish for us. New Zealand is an incredible place for trout fishing, but also a complicated one. As I'm sure you know, those fish are invasive, and have come at great detriment to the local ecosystems. Incredible fish, but at what cost?

[@manuknez516]

Good job man. Saludos desde Argentina!

[@TightLoops]

Thank you, Juan!

[@espenglomsvoll]

Good luck! Best regards from Norway!

[@TightLoops]

Takk Espen! (My father speaks norsk. I don't, but he still says thank you and you're welcome to me that way so I remember it)

[@shamuis19]

Any idea when the full length film will be available if it isn't already? Can't get enough of your film

[@TightLoops]

Hey Theodore! We should know soon. Its currently awaiting response form some film festivals. It came out incredible though and we can't wait to share it!

[@shamuis19]

@@TightLoops Awesome! Can't wait

[@davidzetazetacinematicsele848]

👍 😉 BELLISSIMO

[@aaronafrah]

You are amazing

[@TightLoops]

Thank's so much, Aaron!

[@littlemiamijeff]

Woo !

[@TightLoops]

*HEY GUYS!!! We've got a new feature film out and it's our best yet! Check out "BIG LAND"* kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJqpnXePjNKdbqc *And if you'd like to support us by buying an add free version, you can do so here:* vimeo.com/ondemand/bigland

[@edwardfinn4141]

Hey Tight Loops Ypu should check out the two “Labrador”. KZbin channels. Big Land Trapper by William Larkin and Everything Outdoors ? by Chuck Porter... They both document their tremendous adventures in “The Big Land “. Labrador...

[@TightLoops]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the heads up, we haven't seen them yet. Gotta check em' out. If I can recommend two myself I'd say you gotta see Justin Barbour AKA The Newfoundland Explorer, who attempted a full crossing of the peninsula the same year we made our trip (and just started releasing episode about it) as well as "The Northern Scavenger" a group of guys who recently completed a pretty long expedition in the Big Land as well.

[@jessestanfield-brokencurlo1448]

Good stuff man!

[@TightLoops]

Thanks Jesse!

[@Hockeyfan9884]

I absolutely have to see the video for certain. I ask how do I go about this and as well ask how may I personally make a contribution to you both ?

[@TightLoops]

Hey Steve! Send us an email at [e-mail] and we chat a bit about that. As for the film itself, just follow along with us on KZbin, Instagram, or Facebook, we'll be making A LOT of announcements once the film is released.

[@pawelfiedorczuk]

Can you guys explain is this place in danger? Any mine or something? If not why would you want to show to thousands people and say to them - hey go there catch a fish Will bigger human pressure on this untouched as you said environment will not make it “touched”? I just don’t get it.

[@TightLoops]

Hi Pawel, I'm happy to explain. Theres a couple key points worth mentioning here. One, no, there is no direct threat to this specific piece of water from a mine etc. However, the entire region it is located in is under threat from Canada's largest industrial development project in history, the Plan Nord. You can learn about that here: plannord.gouv.qc.ca/en/ . Secondly, this is not a place that can be easily accessed currently. How do I know? Because it cost us over 30,000 dollars, a year of intense logistical planning, and three weeks of grueling camping in the bush to make it there. And for what it's worth, we aren't really the ones breaking this story. The first people to visit and report on the fishery (15 years ago) wrote an incredibly popular article in Field and Stream magazine, that has been read and drooled over by thousands of people. No one had made it back until us, for the obvious aforementioned reasons. So in the immediate sense, no, I don't think this film will jeopardize the fishery, because it's 100 miles from the nearest road, and even those roads are a thousand miles from civilization. However, I know one things for sure, and it's that in my lifetime I am likely to see the complete eradication of wilderness. Human development will stop at nothing, and our thirst for resources will reach every last untouched corner of the world. Our goal in going to these places now, and telling these stories is that people will know what stands to be lost, and perhaps some places will be protected. Just as Thomas Morans paintings help solidify the creation of Yellowstone National Park, I hope that our films will make people aware of these incredible lands, and how valuable they are to the human spirit. Otherwise, they ARE going to get bulldozed while we're sleeping, and no one will even know to miss them. Theres no running away from whats coming, we just want to control the narrative. Does that make sense?

[@TightLoops]

oh, but anyway, if you get the impression that this is going to be a fish porn film promoting travel and exploitation of the resource I promise you thats not it. We put a lot of time and effort into this thing and we've had a lot of think about it. We take our responsibility as story tellers very seriously.

[@jdambrosca]

YAS

[@TightLoops]

YASSSS

[@millerslanding2310]

Dang!

[@TightLoops]

It was epic! Can't wait to share the video

[@lr5425]

Correction: Adaptation NOT evolution

[@TOOZECRUISE]

Can't afford to watch. Bummer!

[@TightLoops]

Can’t afford 8 bucks? Times are definitely tough right now, but that’s exactly why we can’t afford to let it go for free. It cost us nearly $40,000 to make 😬

[@TOOZECRUISE]

@@TightLoops I appreciate the reply. When times are better I'll be sure to cough up the dough. Looks epic!

[@Airdaman1]

Nuts I just found this...

[@TightLoops]

Thats ok Todd, the trip was a great success. Can't wait to share the film with you.

[@GoneFishingStories]

Labrador the last real untouched frontier? Ah.... Have you seen Russia?

[@TightLoops]

Yeah it's pretty clear we are talking about North America. (And yes, we've seen the interior of Alaska as well) And yes, there aren't any anglers left who haven't heard about Kamchatka. But why stop at Russia? Plenty of untouched waters land in the amazon, africa, arctic, sub arctic etc. Its a big world out there man, we're just working to tell a story about one special part of it.

[@edwardfinn4141]

We compared this video with your 10 day Alagash trip video... My wife and I are very disappointed. We recognized many of the same scenes and locations in both videos, and it seems to us That you led people to believe that some scenes were taken in Labrador, when in fact they were in Maine. Some of these were the scenes of the commercial Logging, rivers, and camping sites....Thumbs down 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@TightLoops]

Edward, you guys are confused. This video is NOT our film "Big Land". This is a video we made for our Kickstarter campaign that FUNDED Big Land. At the time it was made we obviously hadn't been there yet. The images used are ALL from Maine purely as an example of what things might be like in Labrador. If you want to watch "Big Land" you can view it here: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/bigland Its nearly an hour long, and I guarantee you its 100% in Labrador lol.

[@edwardfinn4141]

Are u related to Donald Trump?

[@TightLoops]

@@edwardfinn4141 *sigh* Ok, Ed. I tried my best here. Anyway, hope you come around, I maintain you'd probably gain a lot from watching the film. Take care, hope you keep making it back to Labrador, its a special place.

[@richardsiegler8456]

So this was just an advertisement of what you want ....others to help pay for. So you can make a documentary and then charge .....others to watch what they paid for.

[@TightLoops]

That’s incorrect. This was a video we used on our kickstarter campaign, which we also uploaded here to get additional reach. Kickstarter is a platform that allows creatives, startups, and tech companies to sell directly to their consumers, ensuring a truly collaborative and satisfying result for both parties. How do you think every movie you’ve ever watched was made? I’ll give you a hint: it wasn’t out of the directors pockets. Traditionally you’d need studios and producers to shell out a bunch of money to make a film, and then try and recoup it from consumers on the back end with ticket sales/purchases. With the advent of crowdfunding, viewers can now invest directly in the content they want to see, no middleman, no bullshit. And the way Kickstarter works, is that every tier of monetary contribution comes with a reward. We had lots of really cool ones for this film, from fine art pieces to fly rods. Anyone who who contributed more than 20 bucks via that campaign received the finished film for free, as well as a personalized thank you in the credits. So no, no one paid twice. The only people who now have to pay to watch the film, are people who did not already do so. You know, just like every other movie. And in case you weren’t aware, making good films costs a lot of money. We poured our entire savings into this film, then were able to raise $28,000 to continue the production, and still ended up 10 grand in debt by the time production was over. It’s crazy that I even had to explain this to you, but there ya go, since you asked. I advise you take a scroll around Kickstarter sometime and put some money towards something that’s meaningful to you. There’s a lot of brilliant people out there making amazing things, and for the first time in history they can do so with the support of common citizens. Kickstarter paid more money out to creative projects in its first 10 years than the National Endowment for the Arts has in its entire history. That’s pretty powerful.

[@edwardfinn4141]

I have been to Labrador for business and pleasure about 20 times, and I can instantly tell Maine landscape versus Labrador. You made 3 videos about an excursion to Labrador. The first two of these three were filmed on the Allegheny about preparing for your big Labrador trip. These two youtube videos are very similar yet have much different titles. In the first you asked people to support that upcoming trip to Labrador and the subsequent video. Then you released this short second video, and titled it “Labrador Big Land”.... The content and message in the second video is very similar to the first, some/ most scenes are identical, yet the difference in title infers its filmed in Labrador. This is misleading. I understand your perspective, as professionals you hope and need to make a return on your investment. Then there is your third video which is about 1 hour long, and is “pay to rent/ own” . I will not be paying to watch it, because I feel your business practise is less then honest and transparent. No, I’m not confused, neither is my wife. We can tell when something is not as it seems, and refuse to support or purchase it.

[@TightLoops]

Edward, I hate to say this, but you are definitely confused. The video you are commenting on (if you check the dates) was released nearly a year before "Lessons from the Allagash". We released at the end of June 2018, while our "Kickstarter" (a completely different site from KZbin) Campaign was running. This video isn't a "KZbin video" as you can see from the beginning when I say "Hi Kickstarter!". The only reason you see it on KZbin is because we hoped it might reach a few more people that way and direct them back to the Kickstarter page where they could pledge their support in exchange for rewards. Anyway, when we released it here we had just returned from Maine on our prep trip. The Kickstarter video was the first time anyone had seen any of that footage, but a big reason for doing it before we launched our Kickstarter was to have some visual reference for that video. We were successful in our campaign and raised nearly $30,000. In mid-August we made our expedition into Labrador and filmed it. In the end the expedition cost closer to $40,000 and put us nearly 10K in debt. Many many many months later we finally got around to editing Big Land, which we were forced to make a pay/rent to watch in hopes of breaking even on a project that took a year to plan, and another 6 months to produce. One of the ways we thought would help get people interested in buying the film would be to release a free 15 film about our pre-trip trip on the Allagash in Maine. Thats the film you thought came out first, and is called "Lessons from the Allagash". We then also released a few 1 minute-ish trailers for Big Land that give viewers some sneak peaks of the scenes from Labrador. Anyway, there is absolutely ZERO attempts at misleading the audience with any of this, and in fact you're the very first person out of thousands who has had confusion about any of it, but I feel I should clarify it for you because if you're interested in Labrador (which its clear you are) you should really consider watching Big Land. It's a landmark, and now award winning film that highlights a never-before-filmed watershed in the heart of Labrador, filled with incredible scenes and some thoughtful conclusions about the importance of wild places, and intact ecosystems. I think the biggest confusion you're having is with the titles, which, we admit are annoying, but it's the game we all have to play if we want favorable results from KZbin's algorithm. It gets people to click, and once they are there we give them as much context as possible as to what they are watching.