Biggest Fish of My Life... 150lb Monster On the Wrong Gear!!! (Unedited)

On a recent shark fishing trip, I put out a heavy shark rod and a bait rod with small hooks... and a monster fish took the bait rod with small hooks!
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[@wildlifefishingshow]

DISCLAIMER: this longer unedited footage (the fight anyway). I've wanted to catch a giant ray for years now, so this was a special moment for me. SO, I decided to leave things as they were, not as I wished the looked. This was a bit emotional for me at moments and I want to preserve that vulnerability, not hide it. That includes some more language than usual and my mistake of keeping the fish out a bit longer than I should have (it was fine in the end).

[@texaspeat1606]

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing this great moment with the rest of us!

[@thabuschwacker]

Shit!!! Bro it didn't bother me one bit, FISH ON!!!

[@MikesFishingHome]

Great catch. Unedited was the way to go on this catch in my opinion. Shows the truth of excitement and how things really are.

[@gregorypeck37]

Sounds like fishing porn!!😂🤣😭 Great video buddy, that fish whooped your assets. 😂🤣😭😭🤣😂

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Thx for leaving the raw aspects intact. There were moments early on that I wondered if it was going to be worth it. Despite the title, I still wondered if you were actually going to land it. I was intrigued enough to find out but didn’t want to skip to the end….didn’t want to lose the impact of the real experience. Wondered if you might be able to eat it but definitely glad that you returned it to the water. It battled well ! Great job in catching it…wonderful video

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

I watched your channel a few years ago when it was small and liked your way of filming, explaining what your doing or what a place is. I new your channel would grow, glad to see it. Keep up your work people enjoy it.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Appreciate it! 👍

[@jameshughes9234]

I've never wanted anyone to land a fish so much before in all my life, seriously well done mate.

[@taylorakers9939]

Successfully landing a monster on the wrong gear is the definition of good fishing

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thank you kindly

[@Takar100]

Great catch sir. PS - I counted 5 camera licks.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

😆 🤣 😂

[@dzpdave1649]

Awesome video, it's great to hear your joy and excitement for this Ray. I always love to see a fisherman that loves fishing

[@irenequeenperkins2915]

Great catch! I feared your line would break...I watched the entire program. If I had been there....I would have helped you bring her in.

[@brett7715]

Great video...I was feeling the adrenaline myself towards the end of the fight. I think even people bothered by stronger language will understand, you did an amazing job in a pretty intense battle. Awesome!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks 👍

[@lordfrieza6]

BROTHA! THATS INSANE, amazing catch and glad you left the video as it is.

[@Sapper-X]

When you’re catching fish, there’s no such thing as “wrong gear” 😎👍

[@kennykoalaz5922]

Congrats on the stingray!!!

[@illuminatigeometry2294]

Dr. Crocodile hunter is proud to have you on earth 🙏🤙

[@bebecatanzaro9362]

What a magnificent creature! So glad you released him!

[@zacharymaiorana3019]

You cud hear genuine excitement and awe in your voice. EXCELLENT!!!

[@betojdesigns]

Omg, that was so exciting. The ray was huge ! Congrats on your new PB of ray catching. 👏

[@FishingtheThinBlueLine]

Excellent catch! Congrats on the PB! I remember my first big ray, they are so powerful! Fantastic experience!! Thanks for sharing your moment with us!!

[@nickh8335]

Awesome video. I just caught a small stingray out in bolivar it actually had babies while I had it hooked which was amazing to see first hand. I can’t imagine catching a creature like that MASSIVE

[@travs4139]

I caught a huge one when I was about 9 or 10 in Delaware, on a shark fishing charter . It was massive . Looked like it was 5 or 6 feet wide . We had to cut the line because obviously they couldn’t get it in the boat but man was it big

[@ChewingToons]

Mate this reminded me so much of me catching a ray that size off the beach in Goa India. 2am pitch black, 12 foot - 2 1/2lb test curve carp rod, small Shimano Baitcaster with 20lb line with a UK size 2 carp hook and bit of squid. I was with a local friend who was jumping up and down screaming making me even more nervous. But somehow and with a lot of help from my mate wading out to help drag it in. After over a hour I landed it. I took it to the local school that Ive helped out for years and they filleted it and gave it out. Those rays just stick to the bottom like a wet sack.

[@lakrabid]

EPIC !!! No other way to describe!! Could this be episode 1 of ocean ultralight finesse fishing? That has to be one of the greatest rushes of your life. AWESOME video!!!

[@williamfielding6476]

He Winched the 150 lb. Ray in..In less than a half hour ,thats not finesse fishing..

[@mybestlifeoutdoors7077]

That's an experience we've shared... Catching the big fish on the light rod... I'm sure I've hooked more than one bull shark and lost it on the light tackle... Never caught a ray that big, just a couple dinner plate sized ones. I hear the little ones make good shark bait..

[@davidleeroth784]

You are a certified Badass! I appreciate what you did to help get this guy back in the water. Incredible

[@xtreme-fishers6418]

Great fight

[@raymondsmith2581]

I caught a 150 lb stingray off the lower pier at Ft Desoto on the right gear and it WORE ME OUT!! You were tired after that fight. GREAT video!!

[@hibaby9379]

An awesome battle Peyton!. Amazing catch!.

[@truthis777]

You are doing what no other typical fish channel is doing!!!! Great job!

[@bonnielooseswank6803]

You got your work out for sure ! Awesome catch ! Thanks for the release . 👍🏻🤗😘

[@Emielio1]

Great catch man! Congrats! And I love this style of video, you could definitely get away with doing more of that occasionally :) Watching you fight that monster got my blood pumping as well.

[@39smooth66]

What a catch! I absolutely love your channel!

[@hianxi3ty550]

I love all your videos!! You seem like such a great guy, and this was an absolutely amazing catch!

[@insolentstickleback3266]

Holy Mackerel! What an epic contest between you and that Sea Pizza! Sorry about the back though, hell of a price to pay for the victory.

[@Drewdown2002]

Just getting my channel started, I'm a 71 year old disabled male, just got a new mobility scooter so I can finally get to the water after having to take the city bus to one spot to fish in a wheelchair., love your channel Dude!

[@kevculmstock1]

catching a ray is like reeling in a parachute from the bottom of the ocean.

[@mtac.JesusisKing]

I remember when I caught my first stingray gave one heck of a fight, great vid

[@hkl378]

You are so incredible fisherman. I am impressed you do this all by yourself.

[@seadog915]

I caught one like that when I was a kid,I was in a Popular Mechanics plywood jon boat that my Dad and Grandfather built for me.I had it on a solid boat rod and I didn't really fight it that much, it just towed me all over the flats, till it was tired and I could reel it in. Nobody believed me except for my dad and Pop, I must have been 11 or 12, this was in Islamorada ,Fla in the early 60s My one and only Nantucket Sleigh ride! (for those of you who care, I cut the line close)

[@StellaSutton]

LIKED YOUR FIGHT AND THAT YOU TOOK THE RAY ALIVE BACK INTO THE SEA♥

[@eric9322]

unbelievable man!! What a great catch!

[@Nope145]

Good video. Glad we finally got to see it a little bit past the halfway mark. For a second there I thought you hooked Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster.

[@ramiroolvera7155]

Awesome ray! I caught my first one few weeks back. A baby compared to yours but I got barbed..let me tell you that pain was excruciating for about an hour lol

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Goodness, keep that thing clean and I hope it heals up soon!

[@quangpham6779]

Next time pour hot water on it it will denatured the protein and kill the venom

[@jonsmith1620]

That was awesome! I was breathing heavy,just watching you fight it,lol.

[@chiroangler]

What an epic fight! Awesome catch man keep up the good work!

[@lennyzappa5674]

DAMNNNN ...... GOOD JOB LANDING THAT BEAUTIFUL BEAST !!! WOW THAT WAS FUN AND IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH ! HOLY SHIT I WAS FEELING THE ADRENALINE AND EVERYTHING WOW THAT WAS FUN AND EXCITING !! THANK YOU FOR THAT VIDEO... KEEP ON KEEPING ON MAN.

[@sen9457]

Really nice Catch. Congratulations. How many inches would you say it was from wing tip to wing tip? Very impressive. My Brother and I took on a Beast of a Stingray that took us nearly 3hrs to land on the Beach near Bodega Bay which we measured 6' wing tip to wing tip. Unfortunately the 8MM CAMCORDER he took along with us wasn't able to document what we caught that night but we will never forget that night. GREAT SELF LANDING SKILLS👍

[@alvinhang8721]

Great catch sir. This guy deserves more viewers.

[@marym7946]

That was effing AWESOME, even if a giant ray is the stuff of my nightmares...LOL Not that I could bring in something like that anymore but if I did, I'd rather have a shark on the other end than a 150 lb anchor. Congratulations!!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks!

[@lindsayschilling8707]

For sure!

[@jorgen.zamora]

man, this was INTENSE!!! I LOVED THIS!

[@lenorawestwoodson5710]

That! That! Was exciting! Well done.

[@khackett7]

I don’t know much about rays, but wow that tail looked like it could’ve reached you with ease.

[@jimmyjaimes5268]

Awesome Ray , we caught one the other day . It was only 24 across . I know how wore out you are . Be Safe Brother.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

They're incredibly dense and powerful!

[@jimmyjaimes5268]

@@wildlifefishingshow Yes Sir . I love the battle and love to release them to battle another day. I enjoy your videos , but I enjoy your passion for the fish you catch. The information you give is very helpful. Be Safe Brother.

[@teaantitheistic2nd464]

Excellent catch. I can feel your excitement!

[@Leatherface-]

Haha awesome video. The randomness when fishing is super neat. Great catch and great fight getting it in. Congrats.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Best thing about salt water, anything can bite!

[@rgarlinyc]

That was incredible - 👏🏻👏🏻⭐️I was very tensed up myself for the last 10 minutes or so!

[@sergiocruz1980]

Love your videos brother!!! God Bless!!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks!

[@jiridubislav8640]

Stingrays are some of the more powerfull fighters I have ever hooked into!

[@pooploop3509]

Wow just seeing this out of the box kzbin.infoUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

It's solid

[@mikefarnkopf9813]

Great catch man!! 👍🎣

[@danielwalstonii2287]

Dang man catching fish like Jeremy wade ... nice job

[@karencole4504]

WOW❤️❤️Grandpa & Grandma Cole

[@alexpocs8649]

Great fight.. ..looks like you were both tired out!!!, great video.

[@ragyat5460]

What a great fight!!

[@eloiserichmond4452]

THE BIGGEST ONE I'VE SEEN ANYONE CATCH. GOOD JOB.

[@clevelandbci9562]

Big deal, I caught 2 bluegill yesterday. It was EPIC!!!!😀😀

[@curbelo273]

😂

[@adamwood2198]

Hung into a 1 1/2lb channel cat on a fly rod with trout tackle yesterday. I feel ya lol

[@nathanjasper512]

What? Hey guys!!! This guy caught a bluegill!!!! Wait what? Two? Ohh my God!!! He's a master!!! Someone get this guy a beer!!!! Please regale us with your tale.

[@marcoromo3936]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤜🤛

[@claudiawatkins7728]

🤣

[@christopherbellore3511]

In the first 8 minutes of this catch you must've said, "O.M.G., O.M.G. O.M.G... ...probably about two dozen times or MORE; All because of the size of your unknown catch. I surmised that you hooked a MASSIVE Mermaid named Big Bertha! BUT, I was wrong. Nice Stingray.

[@joshuawilson5149]

Wow.... amazing animal, incredible fight 😎🤙

[@cheza7061]

WOW WOW WOW That was awesome!!! 🎣😎🦈

[@jonathanbrooks1832]

My favorite video that you have shared of all time. Loved the fact that you cussed much more less than I would have.

[@davidinghram2494]

You must have ached for days after that. An epic battle.

[@tonymorris5103]

That was fun to watch .. kudos to you for landing the nice ray. Good of you to turn it back to the ocean and the wild. You need to treat yourself to a big time halibut trip in the Alaska waters... remember big bait .. Big fish... Be safe and good luck with your films.

[@doreen0]

It's huge gigantic never seen a stingray that big before he is beautiful very well done very nice catch 👍🏼👍🏼

[@BlueLines50]

Bro your a brave soul holding that Ray the way you did nice catch 👍

[@kellyfernandez4593]

AMAZING!!! That was so amazing! Thank you for sharing the experience!

[@rjrowe4112]

Mowers

[@thomasirby453]

That A big one! what hell of a fight!

[@scythezilla9163]

Absolutely WILD!

[@ryanraddin9568]

Man could you imagine if that was the Noob? Omg, he would be going berserk🤣...completely beside himself!

[@scythezilla9163]

@@ryanraddin9568 Man I don't know if n00b would survive an event like this! WILD LIFE barely made it out alive.

[@mikewar5078]

I was not prepared for the camera lick. Lol

[@johnhagemeyer8578]

Oh my.. big..glad you didn't get (Steved)hurt. I caught a 100 lb. Skate in a crab ring (see rings used to pull fish up a dock, use by westerners to catch Dungeness an Red Rock crabs) and tried eating the wings. I couldn't/didn't get the uriah flavor out of the meat. 😐 It is something I'll pass on again. Thank you .

[@altonwilliams7117]

That could feed a whole family in Southeast Asia....and they know how to cook it too!!!

[@leslie_carroll]

I was worried you would get stuck by that barn tail lol

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Me too. He whipped it across my leg real hard at one point and I kind of freaked out. I believe that was the moment I started shouting all kinds of profanity on camera, lol.

[@duanemartin7742]

Scary. That's how Steve Erwin died eh..?

[@tawandawooten9248]

@@wildlifefishingshow eDazz Assad as!#@@aa@aa d seeds Assad's-zdszdddzDdSDS DF!

[@cathyc2665]

@@wildlifefishingshow Where was this??

[@oh_ive_eatenhere_before6421]

Check this animal out! As he licks the camera lens, haha 😂😂 Love it! Awesome catch bro.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Ha, ha, thanks! I learned that's the fastest way to clean the lense without leaving streaks. I swallowed about a pound of sand that day, lol.

[@differentfins]

Dang I guessed blacktip, nice ray!

[@lujeanbergeron4413]

My 1st stingray was 200lbs in Houma, Louisiana and it took me 3hrs to bring it in

[@ralphbrescia2123]

Congratulations on an absolutely AMAZING catch and well faught bartle!!! It's sooo funny that I've been in your position before and could feel your pain ... it's a sinking feeling when in your heart you have to admit to yourself that the fish is getting the better of you despite your best efforts!!! The odds were definitely against you with a surf rod and worst of all an undersized hook!!! GREAT video ... keep up the outstanding video!!!

[@cag1763]

this was a good catch..and i learned something...they sink...the dirty dogs..

[@patsmith5947]

My daughter caught an enormous salmon in Alaska and she thought she would die, she asked for help and a old man helped her hold the pole because her arm got so tired and she is a strong girl. Our guide said it was the biggest one of the season that had been caught so far. But he said he couldn’t help her. She had to do it herself. He is fighting for his life, you have to respect that. Look at the size of that tail and he is flipping it around. Be careful, the way he is flopping around, wow!

[@5amH45lam]

Epic! Proper _man_ versus _beast_ stuff. With inappropriate tackle too! Impressive work, sir!

[@noahchandler4481]

You make great videos keep up the good work

[@anthonyeverhart3165]

U are one brave soul and congratulations

[@PsychicPsychToad]

Lol I was literally thinking about this today, right before you reposted it! Remember I waded out there to cast, and when I walked back up you told me that I didn't have to walk so far out because I was standing exactly where you hooked this stingray! Amazing video Payton! I've watched this video almost 10 times probably lol!

[@marijuonko7092]

Dude licked the Mudd off the camera like a absolute boss.

[@lindsayschilling8707]

P.S. INCREDIBLY awesome catch; I was feeling your pain, but excitement overruled! Sooo cool 😎

[@bobcat1960]

You are the funniest KZbin surf fishing guy out there. I laugh out loud watching your videos. I’m not sure you mean to be funny, but you are. That stingray was slapping you, threw sand and water all over you, in your face!!! …. You were completely gassed and out of breath, dodging the barb!!! but just fighting like crazy to bring us a great video.

[@davidleeroth784]

Yeah I think it just comes natural to him. The four or five videos I've watched so far he just seems so real and genuine. Cool dude for sure. He is funny without realizing it.

[@lcrecel]

Unbelievable. You have a memory of a lifetime.

[@imright.2580]

Wait so the hook stayed?im not hating im genuinely wondering..can you flip them over?

[@ellenthornton7289]

I'm exhausted just watching this!

[@stskatr151]

Out off East Beach in Galveston two weeks ago and got a 40 lb Ray and a 30 lb bonnet head. Something bigger broke me off cuz I was only rigged with 30 lb braid and 20 flouro…. This made me relive everything!

[@ShondahMoxieLady]

Awesome thank God you didn't get hurt Glad uhad fun God bless you and your family

[@thabuschwacker]

Thats was a HELL OF A FIGHT my Bro, awesome catch you deserve some whiskey and some beer commenting from Corpus christi, Tx

[@kurthartzog2582]

Hell yeah what a fight. Unedited really shined here

[@TheTrophyHunter25]

That was epic man, my dream is to go and catch a shark from the beach without a guide. Your videos have taught me so much. Keep the videos coming!

[@mariosmarlo1075]

epic caught friend... ❤️✔️

[@dunbarbrown1405]

Great job at landing that fish it was a work out

[@scottjones9357]

Need to go on line and go to N.O.A and ask for shark tags, pretty interesting.