Big Musky Caught From A Kayak

A 41" musky caught from a kayak while fishing for smallmouth bass. It took a swipe at my friend's spook and chased mine back a couple times before biting on my bitsy bug jig. Caught with a medium action spinning rod and 10lb line.

[@johnhanselman7882]

The fisherman caught the monster without using a net like it was no big deal. Calm and cool. No yelling. No anxiety. I am impressed!

[@Midwest-aFishyaNado]

Years later I still got him beat with a no-net catch 45 incher.

[@backyardfootballleaguebyfl3392]

This is why catch and release is so important. So others can catch these magical fish

[@Putaspellonyou]

And top keep that strong genetic material in the system producing more honkers like that

[@rejectspongebob328]

And also they can grow Bigger

[@uslsuspect]

It’s also important to release your fish because Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself.

[@theninjagator6431]

Well said

[@roccojc8071]

Backyard Football League BYFL I agree

[@davidwilson7322]

Sitting at a hospital in Lansing, Mi with my mom. Been a long night but hThis made my day! Thanks for sharing

[@kayseven520]

+David Wilson Wow, small world. Lansing is only an hour from where i live! Hope your mom is okay!

[@davidwilson7322]

+KaySeVeN (Kobicus007) thank you

[@ndyakangler]

+David Wilson Thanks David, I'm glad you liked it! Best wishes to your mom!

[@davidwilson7322]

+NDYakAngler Thank you, she's had a rough hall. Been following your feeds for some time. Really enjoy them and thinking about getting a kayak. Just trying to wear my wife down to let me. Even talked her into going to Canoecopia with me last year! Keep the videos coming.

[@scottmiller5324]

That was unbelieveable, a fish of a lifetime , 3 time jumper , good for you , phots and video ,every ones dream , thanks for the great fight, hopefully me someday , thanks again.

[@Andomosity]

nice catch! one of my friends caught a tiger muskee in northern Illinois a few weeks ago and it was 40 inches!

[@callmeexo4095]

Thats the size of my cock dude. Awesome catch

[@danielwolfle8787]

You're like the Bob Ross of fishing, haha.

[@alexwright8145]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed he's a little too calm lol

[@theweaselguy]

truer words! this guy chills me out on stressful work days.

[@paulottolino8392]

Awesome video. You got the strike and all of the action. Great looking barred musky. Give her a few years and she'll be a 50". The best part is you know where she lives now. Keep those rods bent!

[@AlexanderBronskyFishing]

Dude that was a nice fish! Love it when they jump too! I caught a tiger musky 2 years ago about 25" on a flipping bait. Another awesome video!

[@ndyakangler]

+Alexander Bronsky Thanks! I caught a 32" for my first musky a few weeks ago so this was only the second one I've caught. My friend caught a 36" about a half hour before this one too! We'll be hitting this stretch of river a couple more times this year so I can't wait to see what happens once the water starts cooling off!

[@deonnawilliams376]

Just amazing...Up early in the morning getting my dose of great kayak fishing before work...Just amazing two thumbs up

[@cybacto2904]

That's an awesome and beautiful fish. Catching it must have been quite a thrill. Best of luck grabbing one of those bigger ones you mention below someday.

[@shadowrslayer]

How can you be so calm ! If I hooked a musky like that I'd be totally nuts

[@andymck2875]

great stuff, and fantastic to see it been carefully nursed back before release. nice one

[@IronTexasFishing]

That was an awesome catch!! Beautiful fish!! Glad you were able to share it with us! Keep Fishing and Tight Lines

[@ndyakangler]

+IronTexas24 Thanks! This was probably the biggest fish I've ever caught from my kayak!

[@IronTexasFishing]

Mine was a 25lbs jack crevell! arm as dead after the fight! Congrats on the PB from the kayak!!

[@braveswin1]

As Roland Martin would say, "SON!!!!"

[@steadyitch]

Your videos are great!!!! Keep them coming!!!

[@BryanProkuski]

Awesome Footage Matt! Nice work on landing him! Only had one on once but never got it in the yak.

[@ndyakangler]

+Bryan Prokuski Thanks Bryan! This one was only my second musky, the first was a few weeks ago on this same stretch of river. I'm glad I had the hat cam that day, I don't think my other camera rigs would have picked up as much of the action.

[@kimehunt4501]

0:12 Check out the wake and the turning ability of this fish. I've seen plenty of wakes but never so clearly what exactly is going on when a fish makes a pass on it's prey.

[@SavageVoyageur]

Lifting a 41” musky out of the water by hand. You sir are a musky whisperer.

[@bandaidbrandd]

absolutely awesome, nice pics and great fish! keep up the good work!

[@txyakangler7850]

NICE dude!! I think he had a lil tarpon in him. :-) Amazing footage!

[@ndyakangler]

That's exactly what I was thinking, it jumped a lot like a tarpon!

[@frankscoblick4922]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Good job!

[@karajohnston1750]

great job man love the rods you use their the best !!

[@saskyakfishing2574]

Great judgement call on changing lures, game changer. Nice video

[@alvinator5203]

And you have Muskie anglers who spend an entire season to catch 1. 😂😂

[@aminecraftalpaca1221]

Alvinator 520 dont remind me I’ve been hunting for 2 years and have caught 1 47” all the 50” manage to get away at the boat as I cry on the inside

[@oldgoat50]

@@aminecraftalpaca1221 I have been fishing Musky for over 45 years and until this year had only caught one casting and it was 32.5 inches. So you think one season was long?

[@aminecraftalpaca1221]

Old Goat lol guess not

[@alvinator5203]

Old Goat At some point, you gotta think, maybe it’s not the fish ya know? Hahahah but damn. I hope you catch one soon again.

[@oldgoat50]

@@alvinator5203 I caught a 38 & 34.5 incher on my 70th birthday this May.😳

[@alee7275]

Just found this video going down the KZbin pike video rabbit hole. Amazing footage man!

[@fiskoutdoors3479]

Wow that was awesome! Hopefully this will happen to me one time I go musky fishing

[@blaket9491]

At 1:14 fish was like “I believe I can fly” 😂

[@daveschibler3465]

Such great care with the fish in all your videos. You are truly one of the best anglers to watch on KZbin. Can I ask what river you’re on? I’m from Alberta, Canada but travel through N. Dakota sometimes. I’d like to relate to where you are in these. Keep up the great work. Thank you!!!!👍🏻🎣

[@Dark30Outdoors]

Awesome musky!! Great job! Beautiful fish, and that’s a good looking river! Wish I had access to water like that!!

[@pkg2922]

Finally a video on how to handle a muskie from a kayak. Next time I'll try to grab them behind the head like you did (not that I catch that many). The trouble is every time I think they are tired enough to grab they get a new burst of energy and peel more line. Stubborn fish. Single hook on a jig sure helps.

[@hockeystuff4everybody901]

just found your KZbin channel because of this vid and have to say that was so awesome!!!nice vid!!and one big ass musky😍your youtube channel is a must follow!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I can't wait to hit this stretch of river again this summer! I caught a few muskie there last year and the smallmouth fishing was incredible!

[@chriscunicelli7070]

Man. That’s a bucket list thing for me. Great catch and good job filming

[@glennbasilii552]

Caught my first Tiger muskie 38inches 2 years ago, on 6lb test, no steal leader, with a swimbait. Last May I caught a 36inch tiger muskie on 8lb test, no steal leader. As long as the drag is set right and it don't cut the line, you'd be surprised what you can land.

[@plaurella]

You are having one hell of a late summer! love the videos!

[@ndyakangler]

+P Laurella Thanks! I can't wait to see what happens over the next few weeks when the water starts cooling off!

[@GeluNumber1]

Sweet fish. That hookset was sick

[@Aidan_Eh]

that was completely awesome stuff mang... wowwwzers.. 41.5inch muskey on a bass set up rod.. cant go wrong with that 😁😁😁😁

[@cotypihlaja576]

Great video great fish and great handling. So glad you didn't use those grippers on it.

[@ldcoutdoors4798]

This is one awesome channel you have got man. I just have one question though, how is it that you manage to stay so calmWhen you catch these monsters? Keep up the good work

[@MsKindaSorta]

LDC Outdoors listen to his breathing and see his shaky hands. We all show it differently. Myself? I would’ve freaked out and lost it, no doubt.

[@EchoScreen78]

Awesome catch, and nice job playing it!

[@wyzukee]

Your videos are amazing! Great job! That was a nice Musky!

[@sm810403]

whenever I watch your videos, it makes me playing Fishing Planet. your camera angle on the kayak is exactly the same as the game.

[@ndyakangler]

I might have to go buy that game if spring weather doesn’t show up soon!

[@drewolm]

Awesome video and fish! Man you guys have some great spots out there!

[@ndyakangler]

+Drew Olmsted Thanks Drew! This is an awesome river system, lots of big smallies and some nice bonus fish lately too!

[@MNKayakFishingAdventures]

Fun to watch Matt!

[@KayakMuskyCentral]

great catch! smart move to switch to the jig

[@marcusshiroda5416]

If you go to 1:18 you will see another fish near your paddle. Nice catch.

[@yz125ryder]

Another musky checking things out!

[@flashy5150]

Good eye on that one, it looked even bigger than the one he caught.

[@adudeuknow]

wth...where? lol

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

It's actually just after 1:16

[@nickfox3645]

It’s actually the fish he had hooked 😱

[@blinderb1032]

Wow! Hook was really set in! Your ability to remain calm is something!

[@stephenhall5430]

Thanks for kayak info. Going looking this weekend.agsin thankyou

[@markg1490]

I appreciate how you treat the fish.

[@lynklee5462]

Awesome footage

[@benvasquez99]

Beautiful muskie! Suprised you got him on the jig over the spook.

[@ndyakangler]

It took a good swipe at my friends spook right away and chased mine back a couple times so I think it caught on that it was a lure. First cast with the change up got him though!

[@ryanwolf6174]

Awesome video! Congrats on the Muskie!

[@Grind4Slime]

Great catch and release on that musky!

[@roberttrump37]

Awesome fish! Great video quality and handling of the fish. I'm surprised you didn't go for one hell of a ride lol Iv been pulled by big bluegills and bass I figured a musky would have you moving like a jetski!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I figured it would have put up more of a fight too but I think it used a lot of its energy with the jumps. Later in the fall one of my friends got pulled about a half mile by a 50"+ but it thrashed and snapped the line as he was trying to land it.

[@gmanlipripper]

bro that was sweet. I"m hoping that happens to me one day. to cool be safe

[@ndyakangler]

+gmanlipripper Thanks man! I've been fishing this river for four years now and never caught one until a few weeks ago. This one was only my second musky and my friend caught a 36" on the same trip. All three of them jumped like this one did and put up an awesome fight!

[@Raidersge]

So.. 5 years later, has it happened for you yet?

[@gmanlipripper]

@@Raidersge lol not from the kayak but boat. yes. he was a small guy though. waiting on that monster. 👊

[@turi-ffic]

nice jumping action. great vid. had no fishing time this season in ND maybe next year.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I hope you get some fishing in next year! A couple more weeks and I think the kayak will be going in storage for the winter.

[@nutcake39]

Hey I'm really wanting to try to hold a pike or a Muskie from inside of its gill plate. I've seen everyone do it I just don't know if I want to due to the risk of my hand being cut. Any advice on what parts would cut me and where and how to hold it? Thanks! Awesome video!

[@ndyakangler]

I'm a bass guy so I'm not the greatest at grabbing pike. Smaller ones I just grab behind their head but bigger ones like this I slide my hand under their gill plate to the front and put a little pressure on the outside with my thumb. This one thrashed once while I was letting my friend get in photo position and I think my finger got poked by one of its teeth. If you get your fingers too far inside its gill plate its gill rakers can slice you up too if they thrash while your holding them. I always have a tube of super glue in my tackle box just in case I get cut, it works great in a pinch to seal up battle wounds.

[@craigharrison5406]

Awesome footage...musky jumping everywhere.

[@briantheriault4796]

Gorgeous fish and nice release! I'll be targeting these beasts next year from my kayak on Lake of the Woods. Can't wait!!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! Lake of the Woods would be a fun trip! I need to get up to LOTW or Rainy Lake next year.

[@actionjackson9393]

Are those St. Croix rods you're using?

[@fate308]

great fish man! even better release!!! how do you add photos to gopro videos? what program do you use?

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! Hopefully I can hook into a few more this summer! I'd think almost any video editing software will let you add a still shot. I use an older Roxio program that has a half decent video editor. It's pretty basic but it does what I need it to.

[@jesusoftheapes]

i was so afraid you were going to wake it with the paddle their for awhile !

[@FishinFolks]

Awesome fish. What camera do you use to record? It’s great quality.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I was using a GoPro hero 4 here with an ATR3350 lapel mic/Zoom H1 for audio. I’ve switched cameras to the Hero 5 since then, the shake reduction makes for more stable video and it’s lighter weight not having to have it in a housing.

[@fish-itis9469]

Nice video! That was intense...

[@johnballard6841]

Beautiful backdrop there. Paradise. The fun part is catching fish like that the not so fun part is having to grab them. In my neck of the woods it's mostly pike and usually much smaller but those gill plates will mess you up! I finally got a pair of gloves just tired of trying to cradle the fish while grabbing the lure and hoping he doesn't slice me. Nice video!!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks John! This was the fourth year I've been fishing this river, never caught a musky until this summer and I ended up catching three of them! There aren't many pike either but when I find one they're usually a pretty good size. I mostly target smallmouth so when I hook into a bonus fish like this I'm a little unprepared to land it. A pair of gloves would be a great idea! This one thrashed a little while my buddy was getting his phone out and looking back I think one of it's teeth poked my finger but I've been sliced up by their gills before too. That's just one more reason I always have a tube of super glue in my tackle box, glue the wounds shut and it's back to fishing!

[@johnballard6841]

Glue the wounds shut. Dude that's hard core lol.

[@patm232010]

He was jumping like a smallie lol

[@dirtycommtroop]

I would love to land a fish like that in my kayak. Must be such a thrill.

[@Rob.Brown13]

well done! very nice fish! congrats on the catch and well done with the release!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I've always wanted to catch one, glad I had the hat cam going!

[@SGallowayFishing]

awesome fish!

[@Andy_K12]

Nice. Which River is thats?

[@FrankWolfeUDL]

How are you so calm when that monster is on your line??? You're a true Monk of fishermen

[@the2060ish]

Great catch 👍👏

[@randallburgess46]

OMG!!! What a monster! Great job!

[@Larry77777]

Amazing. All your videos are good. You are very talented AND very fortunate.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks Larry! I'm lucky to have some great fishing around here!

[@Larry77777]

Have you ever tried 1-¼"dia ABS plumbing parts on your WS Tarpon rails? Here's a screenshot of some on mine: www.dropbox.com/s/uawzx7u5famocrh/Screenshot%202016-06-27%2018.42.13.jpeg?dl=0

[@ndyakangler]

I haven't but that's a good idea. Careful for low branches, I've had them pull my rods a few inches out of my rod tubes before so they could definitely pop out of those short tubes but it looks like you have a leash on them.

[@Larry77777]

You got that right: low branches can be evil so leashes while on the move. As you get anywhere near overhanging branches and culverts etc, you poke the rod handles horizontally into those inverted T rear fittings (the rods will nicely contour to the curvature of the kayak by positioning/flexing the tips alongside more of the same fittings on front rails). You can also troll using extensions/variations on the front ones: www.dropbox.com/s/0xrma9dm5trhjlp/Screenshot%202016-06-28%2008.48.15.jpeg?dl=0

[@23v0lv32]

nice!! what camera are you using?

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I use a Gopro hero 4 silver on a home made hat cam rig. I also use a Zoom H1 with an ATR-3350 lapel mic to pick up audio.

[@MahykR]

You have great awareness while catching that beast. You were more aware than your buddy with the lighting of his video. You were aware of his spook hooking on to your handle. You were aware of his kayak floating toward the sticks. All while fighting that muskie on spinning gear with 10lb line!

[@JeffHuntsinger]

What's the difference between a muskie and a pike?

[@derekbushnell1309]

Wow. Great fish.

[@sgtryan98]

Wow that was awesome!!! Big fish! Good job!

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks man! That was the highlight of my year so far!

[@Putaspellonyou]

Monster...looks so sinister just under the surface like that!

[@vincentgagliano7461]

Such a beautiful fish.

[@suhwateezea.214]

Great video man

[@JoseRFloridaPureFishing]

That is such a nice catch...cool

[@ndyakangler]

+Jose Florida Pure Fishing Thanks Jose! This was my biggest fish caught from the kayak so far!

[@jjsoutdoors9994]

Awesome vid what state are you in

[@ndyakangler]

+Outdoorsmen101 This was in Minnesota.

[@MNoutdoors99]

Hey! Nice video man, One quick question though.. Was this a creek or a river because it seems a bit small for a river

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! This was on a river.

[@MNoutdoors99]

Thanks for the reply :)

[@bluebird8105]

Do you have both pike and musky where you are or do you call muskies pike sometimes?

[@ndyakangler]

There are both pike and muskie in many of the rivers and lakes I fish.

[@yakanglernj8798]

beautiful musky! loved the acrobatics!! nice catch.

[@ndyakangler]

Thanks! I cant believe I got it in on 10lb line!

[@nicholasgoranson9851]

where is this

[@bradyschlapkohl6889]

Where are you fishing?

[@jamesatwell6446]

That was EPIC man !!

[@N-B-MMA]

Where is this

[@sp3_outdoors]

I shit my pants just watching this, this man probably burnt a hole through his kayak

[@ericcabral5972]

Thats a gorgeous fish!👍

[@nutcake39]

What model bait casting rod and reel do you choose to use?

[@ndyakangler]

I use a couple Quantum Smoke SL100HPT's that I swapped handles/grips for the carbon fiber ones made for Pflueger Patriarch casting reels. I have all 3 of the 6'8" models of the St Croix Legend Tournament Bass rods so the reels get switched around depending on where I'm fishing. The M XF gets the most use when I'm fishing smallmouth on the river. The M F and MH F get used more when I'm fishing for largemouth.

[@dwaynedugdale6130]

Where are you fishing??

[@BlackCountryPiker]

What an awesome fish 👍

[@alexandrubaicu4151]

Where is this place?

[@silentbravo]

Epic video, needs way more views.

[@glennjordan68]

Where?

[@WesternPaAnglers]

Love when they go airborne

[@joshlahlum4371]

Where was this at?