Big Trout on Abu Garcia Carabus Extreme

04.03.2021
Air temp up to 58
Bluebird sky
Wind 15-20 mph
water extremely clear.
Tackle:
Abu Garcia Carabus Extreme
Daiwa Luvias 2020
Varivas polyester line, 2.3 lb

[@SETSO-4L]

Just now seeing this getting ready for trout season, man that was huge!!!!

[@ifishcatfish]

my biggest ever

[@varivas_america]

Awesome trout! You're persistence with finding that perfect fishing spot paid off! Congrats on landing that huge trout on light line!

[@ifishcatfish]

On the 2 pound Varivas! You should send me some more stickers. The one u game me looks real nice on my boat.

[@joestasiak544]

Victor you should take your boat to Silver lake Dupage County trolling motor only. Just some info if you wanted.. Keep making these videos.....👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@joestasiak544]

Victor your the best... What lake where you at...Going to Silver Lake Dupage

[@kurtriedmuller8223]

Great fish !!! That's the biggest trout I ever saw come out of a stocked pond

[@ifishcatfish]

i didnt even know stockers can survive the summer..

[@jp040759]

I just watched full vid. They stocked some big ones this year. Milliken is only 7 feet deep so the trout die when the water warms up since it is so shallow so they have to be newly stocked big boys. That second one was real nice. Congrats on new PB. I just read that Crook county forest preserve lakes are having late opener April, 7th. If no rain I have to hit that.

[@ifishcatfish]

i didn't know that. Is there any COok county lakes with trout that allow boats?

[@jp040759]

@@ifishcatfish None that I know of around here. There are about 50 lakes supposedly that stock trout in the state. ILDNR website lists them all. I think they are just all relatively small lakes. This is first time I heard of late opener.

[@troutmagnetman]

Some beautiful fish there.....

[@ifishcatfish]

it really was.

[@addiresells7832]

the legend himself😲

[@SloMotion66]

Congrats on the PB. A real monster.

[@ifishcatfish]

thanks mr James!

[@FACB25]

Outstanding , my friend

[@boshman8331]

Beautiful fish. Congrats!

[@ifishcatfish]

Thanks man

[@philhicks2167]

Nice catch

[@mikemoravec3978]

Nice catch...my PB trout is 6.4 lbs. The biggest ones always come by either a mini tube jig or a double dropshot with plastic minnows. But I don't fish with 2lb. line anymore, they started planting trout with an avg weight of 4 to 6lbs. here in southern California. They mix them with little pan size trout from fish and game hatcheries!

[@ifishcatfish]

6 lb is not a problem as long ad there are no snags around. They will tire out

[@mikemoravec3978]

I did find a good 5lb fluorocarbon coated line made by runcl on Amazon that is .15mm thick. It is real good line. Nothing compares to my verivas line but it's a great secondary line!

[@ifishcatfish]

@@mikemoravec3978 i believe it. I bought some cheap nylon lines from aliexpress and cant find bothing wrong with them. Only on the highest level there is difference between cheap and good lines. Like when u r looking for extreme sensitivity

[@whiskeykilmer1866]

Nice

[@ifishcatfish]

thank you whiskey!

[@jessemedinajr1485]

That is an amazing catch congratulations i_fish

[@MAX99999]

My experience. Day one: 35 fish alone in scouted places. Day2. Go to popular spot, 10 people there, 2 in waders in the river. Watch, no fish. I drop my fish cast, plastic, fish on. I drop my second cast, follow current , fish on. Then I continue to catch fish after fish on plastics while everyone around me just watches. After half an hour, wader guys go down river etc and catch nothing. People then come to me and yell impolitely “you using worms or spinner”. I say I am using PLASTICS. More people every few minutes yell to me asking me what I am using, I say plastics!! And I am switching between different colors and types of plastic. I am on fish 20 something, everyone around me has zero. Many quit in disgust and go back to the car. Some come next to me in my spot and catch nothing and leave in disgust. I then go to their spots, thinking I had a good spot, and I catch fish after fish in a spot they didn’t catch anything with. People continue to impolitely yell at me asking me what I am using, people have lost their social skills. One gentleman with his young child in the middle of this ask me if bite was good, I said yes, stacked. I watch him fish for an hr and no bites. I get bored. Walked over to him and he smiled at me. I gave him some advice, gave him my Jdm hooks and lures. And his daughter gave me a hand painted rock as a gift. I am willing to share knowledge and help, but if anyone is rude to me because of her insecurity in their own abilities, they will gain nothing from me. Good job with the trout and there is a reason why you outfished everyone around you. Because or practice, dedication and thinking outside the box.

[@ifishcatfish]

I fished for trout in a strem once. First time in the spot and got 5 trout while my family ate lunch and we had to leave. Even got it on video but its sensitive. With streams u can always present the bait close to fish. Lakes are difficult. Fish all goes deep when the sun comes out and there is nothing u can do about without a boat. I dont think there is a trout that can resist my little jdm lures running in front of its face. When im not getting bites i have confidence that the fish is somewhere else.

[@ronl.4524]

Good to see you on the trout...even if pinned by a crowd, very nice fish! 🎣

[@ifishcatfish]

There was no crown today but i got nothing ..

[@ronl.4524]

@@ifishcatfish “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after”- Henry David Thoreau

[@ifishcatfish]

what are they after?

[@jimscott4552]

@@ifishcatfish lol, I suspect he's referring to communing with nature and escaping the hustle and bustle of every day life. The fish are just added bonuses, and your's was a special large bonus. Especially for someone who doesn't trout fish. 🤢🤠👍👊. I would love to test my Micro Lite and Regal combo with something like that.

[@ifishcatfish]

i will remember this fish forever, but as far as tackle testing goes, it is nothing compared to a 3 lb blue catfish or a small carp. My longest fight on ultralight was a 5 lb carp. It is somewhere on my channel

[@ReelAZMatt]

Nice Salmon! Wow

[@JayCole37]

Wow that’s a big trout

[@awesomejuice12]

Nice going again! I like the way you select your tackle. Right up my alley. Btw, where do you order your Japanese equipment? What are your favorites? I couldn't find a Daiwa Presso 8', but just ordered a 7'6" one. Hopefully it does. Cannot seem to find the Daiwa GEKKABIJIN SW LIGHT JIGHEADS anymore you raved about in previous video's. I keep see why too, they looked awesome. Keep up the good work. I like your channel.

[@ifishcatfish]

the 7'6 is even better, if you don't need the reach and the distance. And if you fish shallow, the 7'6 provides plenty of distance anyway. I use the 8 foot only because i usually fish 6-7 foot deep and i hate slip floats

[@AddictedAngler]

I hate stock trout fishing , it’s chaos always

[@ifishcatfish]

would be better with the boat but Subaru let me down again : )

[@leewgh45]

I need a jealousy emoji nice trout sir

[@MAX99999]

Do you mind if I net the fish myself because of xxx. Translation: I have no faith in your abilities to land this fish for me.

[@ifishcatfish]

Lol - I’ve had nothing but broken nets and missed fish from people who try to help me with net. I really wanted to land this fish. If no net i would walk in the water and scoop it out

[@MAX99999]

@@ifishcatfish did I tell you about my experience with My uncle and his 150 dollar aluminum net. He landed a huge huge stargazer (google it, saltwater). I grab his net and proceed to net the fish. I got it in the net. Then I proceeded to go horizontal with it from a vertical position. I need two loud snaps. Aluminum pole snapped. Fish still on. I had no experience with large saltwater fish, aluminum nets and coming over a steel pier. Proper procedure is vertical straight up hand over hand. Uncle cut off piece of his prized net, and returned it working condition. I learned an important lesson.

[@ifishcatfish]

had this happen 3 times over the years. Once a stranger, once my father, and once my wife.. : )

[@MAX99999]

@@ifishcatfish well, I guess I am allowed to use your net then. I already made the mistake. On a side note, started recording my fishing again with my gopro and spinning gear. You know what the clicker is good for? Locating when the fish connects in those long stretches of videos (I like for the audio spike). Cant do that with baitcasting gear.

[@ifishcatfish]

thats how i find carp and trout : ). But for ulralight fighing its all spikes... : )

[@bobjohnson7207]

That's a nice Trout well done. I'm going to have a hard time beating that but I'll let you know. Did you get him on the Nikko green flecks.

[@ifishcatfish]

u catch all kind of other monsters : ). One day if i am in the area u have to take me for free. I will just pay the gas! : )

[@marcinprazniewski6082]

Wow...50cm trout...very good size of the fish..thumb up bro...happy easter

[@bert1234]

Looks like brood stock you got.

[@ifishcatfish]

I think it was a rainbow

[@mwintomatic8112]

Nice job! What a monster! What length rods do you usually use? Would a 7’4” rod be too long for jigging panfish/ crappie? I saw a Daiwa gekkabijin rod (ul 0.5-5gram) that would perfectly match the daiwa 20 gekkabijin 2000s-p reel I just ordered from Digitaka. The rod and reel were both in the $100 range. Thank you!

[@ifishcatfish]

u can use anything and it will still work. I prefer short rods from the boat, but u saw me use a 7'0 daiwa presso in this video with the spinner. If i fished more from the bank, i would go up to 7'6.

[@LumocolorARTnr1319]

7:10 :D I got the rockstar point btw! Nice big catch! So fat!

[@ifishcatfish]

My eyes popped out : )

[@tomstarcevich1147]

Awesome stocked trout great job👍 i didn't call about lake Michigan Saturday winds were horrible and my buddy went out and didn't catch anything 😕 we couldn't have gone to gary light wsw at 35 mph is bad great job on those giant trout 🎣🐟👍

[@ifishcatfish]

When r we goin then ? Is it too late now

[@tomstarcevich1147]

@@ifishcatfish not to late fishing for coho hopefully soon all depends on the weather the winds have been rough this spring i can't fish my spots with high winds

[@joestasiak544]

What knot where you using on your 2lb test line. On the end of your video.

[@ifishcatfish]

i only use Uni knot. For everything. It's not because its the best... just the one i can tie the fastest

[@kristiandandanell7199]

How was rod in this fight? Is it Good for this type of fishing?

[@ifishcatfish]

no, it is not good for big trout. It is overwhelmed and also i missed quite a few because i can't set the hook with that soft tip. It is a Super Ultralight. U can use it as Ultralight too, but if i know i would catch something like this i would use the other rod

[@projectnext5020]

Nice fish i_fish!

[@ifishcatfish]

that's one for my memories.

[@projectnext5020]

@@ifishcatfish I've never seen a Rainbow that large.. but I've never fished for one either. It looks huge.

[@Henry-xh8ec]

You should do more trout fishing videos. You can give ,the troutmagnetman, Randy a run for the money.

[@ifishcatfish]

we have trout for 2 weeks per year, and it is in lakes and ponds, not rivers..

[@mwintomatic8112]

Thank you, I looked all over for a presso rod, and finally found a place 5 miles away that had them! Getting the 6’6” model you recommended. I am also buying my first JDM setup! Daiwa 20 Gekkabijin x 200sp reel from Digitaka, and I found a gekkabijin rod that perfecly matches the reel being sold in Europe. (Both in the $100 range before shipping.) beautiful rod and reel. It comes in both tubular and solid tip. I am going to get the tubular model after watching your video. Thank you, I love your channel!

[@ifishcatfish]

thanks for dropping a line

[@thedetective8150]

I think you forget your net on purpose to catch big fish.

[@ifishcatfish]

not on purpose though : )

[@davidrauschenbach6871]

Fantastic outing. You know it’s going to be a good outing when you hear some bleeps😂

[@ifishcatfish]

maybe u have a point : )

[@joestasiak544]

I love it when he swears its going to be a good video

[@JustJigit]

Mondo Trout! Congrats!

[@ifishcatfish]

Lottery day!

[@davidf2699]

Really nice fish! Feeling those trout head shakes really gets the blood pumping!

[@ifishcatfish]

too bad the camera didn't pick that... i could see that monster do some incredible acrobatics..

[@VincentKearney1967]

Nice fish Victor ! Our opening day is April 10th but I will be fishing for Striped Bass in the ocean and I hate the crowds on opening day . Thnx for the video Victor .

[@ifishcatfish]

thats what i usually do, but my subaru was down and i had to fish from the bank and that was the only thing goin on..

[@VincentKearney1967]

@@ifishcatfish but you got some nice fish !! Thats what counts !!

[@AlinJapan]

Congratulations on the large trout--it will be very good eating!

[@ifishcatfish]

kind of mushy. Underwhelming. I prefer crappie.

[@frankoliveira189]

👀👀👀👀🎣🎣🎣 mambojambo#

[@ifishcatfish]

: )