I was 13 years old when on oneida lake in upstate NY I landed a 30" eye from the shore. The scene was so much like this. Every fisherman gathering around and some taking photos and eventually us releasing it. I'm 34 years old now and that fish has been mentioned every year I've been alive since. Congrats on a lifetime fish catch 🎉🎉
@colinwalter93819 ай бұрын
Congrats man!!!!! So cool you caught and released it on video and with your friends. Fish of a lifetime!
@squealingreels25038 ай бұрын
I'm stoked to see someone else releasing big walleye. Most local guys in my area would eat that fish no questions asked. I've caught 4 fish in the past 2 years over 30 inches from the Ohio including a 12 lb slob. I turned them all back in hopes that they will pass on those genetics another year or two before they wind up on someone's dinner plate! Good work! Awesome fish!
@williamlavelle77868 ай бұрын
The taste of that size fish would be terrrible. i'm 84 and learned years ago that much over 20in. the taste goes south fast.
@williamcarr16789 ай бұрын
What a catch!!! So awesome!!! Your are the man for sending her home!!!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@Fishingrunner9 ай бұрын
Caught my biggest walleye last year out of the Allegheny by north shore. Measured out to 33 inches and weighed 15 pounds. Thing was a unit.
@buck30039 ай бұрын
Walleye in the Allegheny River? I was just out in Tidioute wondering if I can fish anywhere around there for them.. I do know the trout get stocked
@TCK-94 ай бұрын
rofl
@ronhively88269 ай бұрын
There are men that fish and then there are fishermen, you sir are a fisherman. Much respect.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@kimquayle51439 ай бұрын
Well said my friend! I also agree, something that big is a breeder and needs to go back!
@stevehougom74549 ай бұрын
Add 2 lbs to that girl had you caught her in the spring. I caught a 31 and a quarter inch female back in April of 2000 near red wing on the miss. She was 13.6 and full of eggs. Love fishing that shallow sundown bite esp in fall. Good job on the release and respect for the fish.
@chriscolditz9 ай бұрын
That’s an absolute unit! Love your videos. - your fellow yinzer
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@jamesireland66068 ай бұрын
Beautiful fish it's nice that you released it that will keep you coming back
@douglasbattjes39918 ай бұрын
Nice to see you release him,, great Walleye,
@dadscavaliers6429 ай бұрын
Very nice! Caught one just like it in lake Minnetonka a few yrs ago. No feeling like it!
@jimgillett11849 ай бұрын
Nice fish brother! I caught my first 30" on a 4" Storm Wildeye swimshad on Lake Wisconsin. Then two years in a row 1st cast 10:45 at night 3 weeks after ice out.31" on a 3" Pink ice Flashfoil swimshad. Congratulations btw turned all 3 loose as well. Get you some of the 4" Storm Wildeye swimshad in Bluegill color!
@Splitshot19 ай бұрын
What a beauty..November walleyes yessir. When most guys are chasin deer , some guys are slayin eyes.
@danielvandergraft10959 ай бұрын
My buddy caught a 26” by where. Deer lake creek empties out. Also caught my first. Musky. By there. Great seeing a steeler fishing with you.
@yossarianmnichols96419 ай бұрын
The best thing about your clip. You released it. You are awesome.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@toddrobinson88529 ай бұрын
Wow man...very NOICE!!! An absolute MUY GRANDE!!! Got a little tense there when everybody was trying to help you land it with their stone hands...LOL! Congratulations man...great fish👍
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks brother!!
@nikolayshcheynikov60339 ай бұрын
Congratulations!!! I've got three 29" walleyes in Sharpsburg last two weeks. From 7.7 to 9.8 Lbs.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
That’s awesome!
@matthewh1179 ай бұрын
Congratulations brother! Well deserved for all the time you put in, and the entertainment you bring us!! Great things for great people!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks Matt!!!
@jeremiahurban24579 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmediaI caught a 32 1/2 in 13lb 12oz walleye this spring here in Iowa. If you have a way for me to send a pic I would love to share it with you
@RWildekrav669 ай бұрын
Great walleye , best part is you released her . That is some terrific DNA .
@jasonvenesky24389 ай бұрын
Incredible fish! I’ve caught hundreds of walleye from that spot, but nothing close to that. Haven’t fished there in years m- glad it still produces. Congratulations!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
thanks man!
@NatureCallsOfficial9 ай бұрын
Private message where that spot is ?? From Illinois Sure it’s not here
@Pyle819 ай бұрын
BIG FEMALE, Those are pretty common here on the South Shore of Lake Erie this time of the yr. A buddy was out last Saturday night fishing off the rocks just west of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River in about 11 ft of water. And he hooked a 13 lb fish that was just a touch over 32 inches. He also put her back, He was just keeps smaller 21"-26" males after Halloween. But the Big Pigs are in the shallows feeding on anything that moves.
@brandon_schmoll9 ай бұрын
Absolute Unit!!! Love how you get it done at any of our dams and locks.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you!!!
@YFAwithTodd9 ай бұрын
"Absolute" beast. And a healthy release. Excellent swim away. Beautiful job.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@thylacine1239 ай бұрын
Imagine if your whole body weight was hung from a metal hook placed under your jaw in the region of your carotid artery after you just faught with every drop of gas you had in the tank. I would bet even if you could run away after being put down you would be fucked up for life.
@YFAwithTodd9 ай бұрын
No, this one was already in therapy from eating crayfish that pinch at its insides. Plus only 0.040% of its children live beyond age 3. Most are eaten alive by hungry neighbors, and the police do nothing?! @@thylacine123
@jakegravesoutdoors9 ай бұрын
Dude. What a fish. Catch of a lifetime. That landing had me stressed to the max 😹 love your videos. Tight lines brother. Fire Matt Canada.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks brother. Yes 😂
@mikelundrigan22859 ай бұрын
Nice catch! In the fall, in the Bay of Quinte in Ontario, many this size or larger are caught every year!
@ghostrider-sd4yc9 ай бұрын
Awesome catch. Glad to see it swim off to fight another day again.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@robertemma97969 ай бұрын
That is a beast! Nice catch, Patrick!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks Bob!
@danieldaly84898 ай бұрын
Now that's nice, good for you. Well done.
@mattyjay88969 ай бұрын
Congratulations.. what a freaking unit!!👍💪
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@ericwakeman66659 ай бұрын
Whoa no kidding absolute unit that was insane. I know you’re not supposed to but as he swam away I thought bruh those filets are so thick!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Yea that’d feed the family for sure…I think the smaller ones are tastier though…
@LovingDeantheGodMachine3339 ай бұрын
Thanks to your videos I’ve been getting on the Pittsburgh walleye bite! You got me hooked to them eyes.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Nice!!
@LovingDeantheGodMachine3339 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmediaabsolute unit of a walleye there too at the end! A true river monster right there nice job 👍
@Pyle819 ай бұрын
Dude, Make your way up here to Cleveland and fish the West Wall at Edgewater Park. They're catching fish like this every nite.
@brianathern91549 ай бұрын
Solid walleye brother. Caught my PB walleye this fall in WI northwest of Green Bay. Your fish better by 6 inches and about 4-5 pounds. 25 inch guess-timate of 6 pounds.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man 🙏
@jonperkins74339 ай бұрын
Awesome!! Way to release a giant!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Always!
@ripptydevibes25819 ай бұрын
WOW. Im sure you always imagine how many of those you fish right through but cant trick them lol. Stick baits are true gold, the more time you spend with them, the more you realize its the only lure you need in the dark. Congrats!!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Hard baits really do seem to get the bigger ones…
@CrayOutoors9 ай бұрын
That's a unit walleye for sure! Congrats!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@recordfishhunter92349 ай бұрын
I'm not easily impressed. But that my friend was beyond impressive what a BEAST ! Congratulations brother thanks for sharing that was an incredible catch !
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man!! I appreciate it
@ryanpischel79659 ай бұрын
Now that’s a beast of a walleye, congratulations.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks
@markrumfola98338 ай бұрын
Awesome Fish 🐟 and your a Hero putting him back in
@absoluteunitmedia8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@BigBass-xf5yi9 ай бұрын
Congrats. Great job . Good to see them being released.
@AnthonyXiong9 ай бұрын
Congrats! Big female walleye for sure. In the spring she’ll go 13+ easily. I see a handful of eyes caught that size and bigger every year and they never disappoint.
@steveletson66169 ай бұрын
My second biggest walleye was 13.25 lbs and 30 inches long caught during a Michigan winter. She was fat and tasted great.
@user-cz9wg1ks2e9 ай бұрын
B l ah blah
@brob-zy8zi9 ай бұрын
That's crazy, Congratulations! The state record was caught just a few miles down the road from where I live just two years ago. It's crazy to see Walleye that big come from these waters like it's Minnesota or something. I've caught a couple probably in the 24 inch range over the years incidentally while fishing at night for smallmouth. But, judging by the amount I've caught by accident on them I think a 1/2 oz Spinnerbait is a good lure to throw especially in a lake setting. There are times I couldn't keep the eyes off long enough to catch a smallmouth. Awesome fish.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@mikeloeffler28019 ай бұрын
Hell yeah brother I am a new subscriber congratulations love the channel 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man much appreciated!
@Icefisher4208 ай бұрын
Wow! Amazing fish!!
@ryanwolf61749 ай бұрын
Congratulations man! What a Beast!
@thefreshangle17959 ай бұрын
Fish of a lifetime!!! Way to go my brother!!!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks Aaron!!
@KicknBass4129 ай бұрын
Living up to the channel name, ABSOLUTE UNIT! I’ve only got 1 walleye this year but I’m not giving up
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks bro. Good luck out there!
@scottpadilla66319 ай бұрын
Wow how lucky ,the way you landed it
@shawn03429 ай бұрын
My PB was a 29"er outta the Yough a few years ago, but that things a beast!! Congrats!!!
@user-uw2dq3ij9y9 ай бұрын
Congrats dude. That's a giant!
@EngineeringHooksets9 ай бұрын
What a freaking giant. Nice fish!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@jackmasters99539 ай бұрын
Great eye!!!! Invest in a net and it’s a “her”. Thanks for sharing 😃😃🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟
@North_Star_Fishing9 ай бұрын
Absolutely insane man congrats! 🔥
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks brother!
@rustyhooks30929 ай бұрын
That was the 2nd biggest Walleye I have seen caught there. Congrats
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you. How big was the biggest?
@rustyhooks30929 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmedia 13 lbs 4 Oz. Around 2010,made the Post Gazette Outdoors, Think Ben Moyer was out door editor. Picture hung in Lock 3 Bait and Tackle.
@AidenVernon219 ай бұрын
Congratulations beautiful fish man
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@DubV-qr5xb8 ай бұрын
Whew bro, my old man had a 30" or so up to within a few feet of the boat up on 3rd Crow Wing Lake in Minnesota, but he thought it maybe weighed about 9-9.5lbs. You caught a true monster bro, fish of a frickin lifetime dude! Congrats
@absoluteunitmedia8 ай бұрын
Thanks man
@tomasznojemsky7929 ай бұрын
fish of a life time... didnt even think walleyes get that big... never got a Zander this big... and those here in europe get this big more often... congrats!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@alexrocco52249 ай бұрын
Thats an ABSOLUTE UNIT RIGHT DERRR!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏 CMON
@1PaJoe8 ай бұрын
Over the years I have caught a number of walleye that big and bigger while fishing the Bay of Quinte in Ontario Canada during late November - these big fish come into the bay from Lake Ontario - have one mounted on the wall and it always reminds me of the time we caught the fish during a snow squall - we caught 3 that day - all over 12 lbs - had to put salt on the boat ramp to get the boat out of the water -
@hunterbohman75559 ай бұрын
Solid catch!!!!! Would have been a good sized pike at that size! Love how he choked that jerk, too!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Me too
@PrimalFlamesPCE9 ай бұрын
That's a really cool pattern on it too
@timothywhite29869 ай бұрын
Way to go beautiful fish and letting him go proves your a true walleye fisherman
@kimquayle51439 ай бұрын
yes it does!!
@mikecollins24769 ай бұрын
Bro.... that thing is a freakazoid. Congrats man that's a once in a lifetime fish. What are they putting in the water down there lol
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I dunno, human waste prolly
@mikecollins24769 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmedia lol couple dead bodies. Never know what's in that Pennsylvania power plant water
@philipstephan54519 ай бұрын
That is the biggest walleye I've ever seen. Congratulations on your catch.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@drcrap1189 ай бұрын
Amazing! What a beast!
@jimc48399 ай бұрын
I guess unit is the new word to describe a big fish. I better get with the program.
@ryandoll36849 ай бұрын
Man that was a tank 🐷 Congrats! We night fish for saugeye in the rivers here in Ohio a lot .Good deal on letting her go make some babies 🙌🏻
@jdean18519 ай бұрын
WAY 2 GO" GIANT EYE!!! CHEERS" from Idaho!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks!!!
@M-LOutdoors9 ай бұрын
What an absolute behemoth of a Walleye. Fantastic
@Pyle819 ай бұрын
Come to Lake Erie in the Fall and you'll catch so many of those that you'll get bored of doing it. Around her in the fall, We don't get excited untill it's over 34 inches and at least 13 lbs. And its not uncommon to see one of two of them in a night also the Big Rocks just west of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. But you need to be in a boat to get to the better spots for those hogs. Where they are laying on the sand bar at the end if the wall.
@M-LOutdoors9 ай бұрын
I tried going to shore fish and didn’t have much luck. I’d love to go boat fishing there again. We went once and limited out with about 7 or 8 of us each
@northernirishviking72839 ай бұрын
Another belting fish, very similar to the european zander, well done again, you get some great sport
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@boblablaws49039 ай бұрын
Awsome. That's the way to do it. Video doesn't lie
@dominicsilvio63749 ай бұрын
Congrats man. Excellent job with handling the fish quickly and ethically. 🙌🏼🙌🏼👊🏼
@dylanmounsey75159 ай бұрын
Good release
@robmangeri7779 ай бұрын
11-12 pounds is great! Nice fish! I don’t think I realized how spoiled I am living near Lake Erie! I went out with a friend of mine twice who won Walleye Nationals in 2010 (Mike Knippenberg) and we caught a 30 incher and a 9+ pounder out with him! Another time I was trying to night fish in LaDue Reservoir not far from Lake Erie where I spotter a huge walleye swimming slowly in the shallows and I caught it by hand! It was 30.5” and 8.5 pounds! Where were you guys fishing?
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks! We are in the 3 rivers around Pittsburgh PA
@robmangeri7779 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmedia you aren’t far from me then! Which of the three river systems was that one in?
@MikesFishingHome9 ай бұрын
Insane walleye! Congrats
@superscotty3339 ай бұрын
Damn torpedo bro, good shit 💪
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@user-be3je8hu4x9 ай бұрын
She's a beauty. Good job man!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@semicrazy.neverlazy8 ай бұрын
Nice catch and release!
@paulrosenberger93639 ай бұрын
Nice fish Pat!! Tell Aaron I said what's up!!
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul! Will do
@cralberts9 ай бұрын
congratulations on your catch, and double down on that for the release. It's great to see sportsman like you enjoy the sport and not drain the resource.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
🙏
@bradfarrahgerwing1549 ай бұрын
1that big would not be the best eating and losing the genetics and amount of spawn a big one like that is a crime against your own fishing endeavors.....3 to 6 pounds are the perfect best tasting fillets
@bushleaguesociety9 ай бұрын
Solid job, Bud! However, you need new friends😂. Hell yeah get the net, Fool!!
@FischerFan5 ай бұрын
A SMART Northern Pike will leave THAT walleye ALONE!
@WuDidit4129 ай бұрын
Yeah man way to land her. 👍🏿
@oledahammer83939 ай бұрын
That's a dandy one!
@zemi.j.289 ай бұрын
oau,you have a long hands😂PS:Nice fish👌
@craigforsberg5609 ай бұрын
congratulations what a fish
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks
@jimdrozdowski94988 ай бұрын
A 22 pound record Ontario walleye was taken by a shore angler at the upper Niagara River in the Thompson Hole below the Peace Bridge, a short ride to the US border line. It was witnessed by many witnesses. Ontario records.
@sgangling9 ай бұрын
Wow. Congrats dude
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks Sam!
@markrumfola98338 ай бұрын
Sir you have us all looking for our Tackle Box.
@1Pureblood6069 ай бұрын
Really glad you let the fish go ! Brood stock is so necessary. Nice fish , my biggest was 8.3 in Ontario on the Trent canal (Percy's Boom)
@tombrown75779 ай бұрын
Nice job! A real trophy
@mrtyrizzel57609 ай бұрын
Great fish! I would had to knock those filets off and release em in the grease
@peters.63439 ай бұрын
Nice Fish congratulations, My personal best was 33 3/4 inches 14.5 lbs. caught in Wisconsin. don't know if it counts it was foul hooked.
@justinszuch61849 ай бұрын
Congratulations on your pb walleye. There are some monsters this year, I caught a 29 and 30 in the Ohio and a 32 in the Mon last month. Good job letting it go because I almost kept my 32 but felt it would be disrespectful to the fish to keep.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
Thanks man. Ya it seems like a big fish year
@toddrobinson88529 ай бұрын
Yah man, it's always best to release the giants. If there's any toxins in the river system, the biggest fish have bioaccumulated them and are the last fish you should eat. No need to keep for a mount either...get length, weight, girth, and a good photo and get a fiberglass replica made👍
@fmfishing9 ай бұрын
Dude here in Germany its a small one. They called Zander here. It could be 3fett and 12 kg some time's. But granulation for this one👍.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
It’s a different species, but yes Zander are bigger.
@edmelungeon22399 ай бұрын
@@absoluteunitmedia Are they? Walleye get well over 20lbs & 36". 25lbs is the world record from Tennessee.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
There is I believe one lake in North Dakota that stocks Zander but only walleye are native to North America…
@stevensauvageau43949 ай бұрын
Spiritwood Lake. There are still some in there. A gal caugt a 13 lb. Zander a few years ago. We walk the boat landing rip rap at night in the fall (full moon) & catch nice walleyes. Greetings from NoDak
@matthewfaulkner90429 ай бұрын
Great job mates!👍👍👍😍😍😍
@harryclint61709 ай бұрын
Absolute STUD
@harryclint61709 ай бұрын
And the most professional way to handle that Monster post pics and weigh in, letting it back in the water to go and spawn other Monsters.
@user-zl9hw1eu6p9 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@andrewbird99799 ай бұрын
Brag it up. You’re better than everyone. Rub it in.
@absoluteunitmedia9 ай бұрын
No I’m not, I just don’t make a video whenever I get skunked!
@fishinwithish9 ай бұрын
Congrats man!!! I Lost a huge walleye the other day😭😭😭 I'm thinking this year has been good for giant fish of all species because of how mild the last winter was? idk I could be wrong but Seems like the overall amount of big fish landed this year is very high.