Biggest Striped Perch I've Ever Caught, Plus some Tips to make Fishing Trips more Efficient!

Caught a big 'ol surf perch today. The thing must have weighed over two pounds! We were down by Monterey again fishing from the rocks. Also, show some simple tips on how to make the most of your time at beach when you hit the water to fish.

[@mayrapantoja336]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS its really encouraging for my 3 kids. As a single mom of 3 kids we go out fishing. On this month i turn 5yrs as a woman fishing. We are from the Monterey Bay Area. Hope my 3 children get to meet you someday or bump into you with my 3 kids 😊😎🤔😊😊😊😍🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣❤❤❤❤❤

[@elboregojhb]

Mayra Pantoja you are a good mother!!!

[@kahutiahesp2961]

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[@strange7s545]

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[@bigeeee334]

Mayra Pantoja good stuff mom... your kids will remember when they are older...quality time

[@andt1994]

you're a great mother :)

[@marcocervantes909]

I was looking up rainbow perch videos because of a rainbow perch i cought maybe 2 years ago and this video showed up and i had to watch it. 8 years ago!!!!!!!! Let's go!!

[@darlsession9840]

My boy here I been watching u since high school man and u are the real inspiration y I started fishing again

[@fazexhoney]

I love your videos man and I seen alot alot of other people doing fishing and all that but idk why I just love ur videos man keep it up !

[@FishermansLife]

thanks man, means alot. thanks for watching and supporting!

[@EddieH209]

I like your boys style sipping on the big Coronas I take one of those everytime I go fishing. I love your videos they always have good tips. Im not much of a saltwater fisherman but when I do go I used some info you shared.

[@moistgrandma5668]

great video , as always ... i love catch and cooks the most !

[@FishermansLife]

thanks man!

[@charlesbukowski8026]

Yeah man, that`s what i feel to. Saw 2 of them and subscribed emidiatly :-D

[@jesusrincon24]

you're gonna be one of the top fishing channels here soon. you don't just fish you give lots of tips and tricks! hope you find lots of success in youtube!!

[@FishermansLife]

I hope so too! Thanks for the support man

[@taylorhurst1499]

This comment played out to be pretty on point. Kudos to you, because not only was this a nice thing to say, but very accurate. BTW, I felt the same way the first time I saw Matts channel... Because of him I actually became a Fisherman. Literally everything I have learned and know is because of Fishermans life (Matt).

[@jesusrincon24]

@@FishermansLife told ya!!!

[@taylorhurst1499]

@@jesusrincon24 hahaha you certainly did!

[@nunomachado1063]

I love your videos getting back into fishing.i use to go as a kid to the ocean a lot .watching your videos made me get back in the game . Keep up the great work man . Your videos are awesome.

[@HazardousCliff]

By far the best fishing channel in the Bay! Wish I could take you to this spot in Mendocino. Last time I went, got lucky and hooked up 5 rockfish in 30 mins.

[@FishermansLife]

Damn nice. Do you live around there? I was just up by Van Damme state park this past weekend. Woulda been nice to meet up!

[@HazardousCliff]

I live in SF, but I go to Mendo every now and then. The spot is a few miles from Van Damme and you can soak bait or throw swimbaits all day long. I'll PM next time I go

[@LawyerSchiff]

Living vicariously through you in the dirty south. Keep it up.

[@rnurmin4967]

Just found your video, liked and subscribed to your channel. I fish in the tide pools area around HMB so appreciate all the videos and drone footage that you have. Pretty cool since I can show my kids what the fishing spots look like along with all the cool sea creatures you can see during low tide. 2 thumbs up. The drones footage are nice to show how beautiful California coastal waters are

[@rbp864]

Sweet! Im going camping in Big Sur next month. Im learning a lot from your videos. Looking forward to catching some fish but even if I dont, Its still tons of fun just to get your line in the water and to see new places. Thanks for all the great vids!

[@ChrisMcIntee]

just found your channel, sweet fishing over there, looks like all those fish would be delicious, any halibut to be had on those rocky shorelines?

[@FishermansLife]

Oh yeah, people have been catching a lot of Halibut just inside the Golden Gate Bridge over here on live anchovies. 100 anchovies for $20 at the local pier, fish all day. If you ever drop by the Bay Area and want to go fishing, hit me up! I've yet to catch a halibut... Great channel too btw. Your vid is the reason why I'm wary of those sting rays. Went right through your boot!

[@clhuke64]

Matt, what I started using to carry my tackle is a bigger fanny pack, you can pick them up at thrift stores for just about nothing.....I use the running packs that have the water bottles on the sides, kinda kills two birds with one stone so to speak....really enjoy your videos.

[@junkwanglove]

Only a tee with fog? ❄️ Love the feels of your videos~ and the scenic footages 💚 Thx for all the tips👍

[@YoraulIto1]

Like the drone view it's so cool

[@717beto]

I have fished very similar spots. very fun kind of fishing. Brings back good memories. I could catch those perch and rockfish all day and literally toss em back until I caught one that I wanted to eat. thats so bad ass bro! I cant believe I just this channel. The biggest rubber lip perch I caught was 16 inches congrats on that 14 incher. So badass to see you fish my kind of fishing👍

[@notaperson3691]

Man those drone shots looked like something out of a movie with that fog rolling in, nice!

[@daryllim9777]

Just realise ur video has been very educational (: I appreciate it

[@charlesbukowski8026]

Hey Man, i am not a fisherman (yet) but i love your Videos. They are so well done, and there are a bunch of tips for all of us. Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase do a couple more of the "catch and coock" series, they re so good. Best wishes from Germany my friend, keep it going with your good work, i love it.

[@ariessaechao2215]

INCREDIBLE footage with that drone!!! Keep it up!!!

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks! :)

[@hooligan566]

Another good one Matts!!

[@azharali-yh6by]

You are one of my favorite youtuber's, really enjoy your vids...

[@cacmex]

was that magic? That dandwich kept getting smaller till it disappeared!!!! Good fishing Matt, I wish I could fish as much.

[@dyi96]

Another awesome video!!!

[@DG-kq8zf]

That's perfect territory for those snagless spoon sinkers. Try them sometime.

[@austinj6636]

Love these videos, makes me want to come out to the Pacific!

[@brayanrodriguez-wh6rq]

I like how you make your videos and fish I'm saving up to get my self a rod so I can fish too

[@mhel007uae]

im so enjoy to watching you guys, i wish i made that fishing adventure too. but my place here DUBAI has no chance to do that! beside of very hostile climate also the restriction of fishing activities here is so tight up!!!!

[@m_lopez8272]

Daniel is an OG!

[@kalenhouse]

I also told my sister in law to subscribe to your channel. cause her partner and her love to fish as well.

[@Rellzstilltipp]

Hey man I'm a new subscriber and an avid fisherman. Your vids are very informative. Keep up the good stuff!

[@TheBootnknees]

I love your videos you are the best keep up the good work

[@averyty7885]

love the drone footage

[@maxmyers69]

Damn Those God Damn Drone shots

[@israelrivas134]

I just cracked my screen slapping a like on the video hah, wow Matts that's a nice perch! your right shrimp works for everything! thanks for the tips now I won't get snagged as much! I like the idea of the box it's so hard to keep hooks in a tackle box. I've also got an idea for keeping surf rigs, bc it's alil complicated with you want one and they're all tangled

[@GizmoKaka1]

Continue making your catch and cook videos bro! Those rock!

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks! I plan on it

[@GizmoKaka1]

Fisherman's Life every single one that I have seen that you made look delicious! Good work bro!

[@MrTunaVic]

I tap like on all your vids Matt,great work,be careful out there! “Tuna Vic”

[@josephaguon8717]

Great video and nice catch likewise I use a fanny pack store my hooks and accessories hard to carry a tackle out on water place most my stuff in zip lock bags so it does not get wet salt water can rust hooks and can be expensive if not protected. Good luck in your fishing really like your style.......

[@AJ4life3110]

i must make like 9-10 emergency rigs. aint got no time to waste. i appreciate the awesome vid man! ima hit ocean beach this weekend bro. hope i see you out there...!duce!

[@bacon81]

Love the video keep up the great work

[@FishermansLife]

thanks. I used to get the baconator all the time at wendys

[@bacon81]

Fisherman's Life 😄👍🏼

[@memeymat8434]

love very much yr all video

[@DanielGomez-jk6bv]

I lived in the bay area and I started getting into fishing..I guess it was ok..but then I visited Washington... Here is an open invitation..how about catching up to 30# king salmon from a river..or many rivers. or how about many different species of salmon? You are more than welcome

[@timothynguyen4804]

love your video. wish you could tell us all the spots that you fish in the videos so that some of us who lives in the area can try to find our way there and fish in those same spots too. thanks

[@mattnguyen1672]

Bro ima go to Monterey in two weekends let’s go fishing at the cliff point left of lovers point

[@cheiflou5552]

I love your videos👍👍👍

[@keithjones9965]

very informative.

[@valumin173]

That sandwich looked really good

[@Paradiqm]

Was waiting for you to do a catch and cook lol

[@erickearl2065]

Nice catch man!

[@jesusv4555]

Thanks for the tip man

[@rustinjoeckel3956]

Hey man I love your videos you seem like a awesome dude and honestly you deserve a lot more subscribers

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks bro I appreciate that!

[@heikapuuwai]

Yo Matt usually here in Monterey we use a Carolina rig. Helps from getting snagged.

[@xxrubixvidsxx8675]

you should do some mackerel fishing in monterey last month i was at the commercial wharf i caught about 30 mackerel

[@marvicty]

You must shop at Gus' Tackle out in the avenues (Pucci snaps and swivels). Matts, if you ever decide to come fishing in Shasta Co., give me a holler and I'll hook you up. One more thing, when fishing calm water coves full of kelp, use Senkos or Zoom Flukes rigged weedless and with no weight or very little weight. You can let it fall between the kelp without fear of snagging up

[@damontan8537]

Nice!

[@ethanjacobson9220]

I was salmon fishing one day at the coast and I was using silver castmasters, for some reason I kept catching these giant perch that were like 2lbs

[@xxrubixvidsxx8675]

the rock cod you caught was a china rock fish i caught a monster one a few days ago

[@ryansampson9445]

actually that was a black and yellow rockfish

[@eken5272]

you are like the best Fisher bruuuh

[@alirahim9283]

Hey...thanks for making awesome videos!!..l like it..

[@m.f.gessert4745]

More catch and cooks!!Please!!

[@beautifularsesbf]

Such a siiiiiiick drone shot of your boy fishing. Keep up your awesome uploads man!!!!!

[@bigosovisuals1493]

I just saw ur vid and I wanna go fishing so bad!

[@kritspoherson]

ID love to fish with you man anytime you comedown to monterey bay. I live here and kayak fish when i can for rockfish and lings. went out this am but few small rocks. still new, want to hit up the kelp beds for cabs and perch and whatever bites

[@ilovefriedrice9891]

use sea worms. then ull get pile perch of the same size or bigger. pile perch definitely the hardest fighting one of the 3 large perch out there

[@victorhan8231]

Hey my cuz lives in Monterey. I'm from the east, if I make a trip out there we should go fishing. He fishes a lot there also

[@cptrubberpants]

Hey Matt....love your videos. What is your favorite time to fish? Most people say a couple of hours AFTER low tide, but you seem to fish whenever.

[@nicksmith3746]

Great vid bro. :)

[@philliptran8590]

quality video bro!!!!

[@bigreg47]

Dude your video are awesome. can u do more trout show and don't forget the butter . lol

[@FishermansLife]

Hahaha for sure. And yeah, there are tons of lakes and rivers in California for freshwater fishing too

[@ishwithfish]

Huge Perch! Yeah the Lami might of snapped hauling that thing up lol. What did you shoot the drone montage in, 24 fps? Very cinema-like. Great vid as always!

[@brodiemathews5139]

Get a fishing shirt from bcf they come with u v ray protection and look awesome

[@joelcisneros7626]

some fishing with a cold corona life doesnt get better

[@MiguelD510]

Hey Matt nice videos. I've been to monterey to fish before & know of some good spots to hit for cabs and rock fish. Where's the lings spots at.??

[@kalenhouse]

where is that spot in Monterey? awesome catches. usually how many hours so you spend at a spot before you scout for better fishing ground. can't wait for the weekend to take my boys. oh and would you recommend me taking my 11 and 6 year old boys on those spots?

[@nickzong5565]

nice video

[@ooqwxbox1349]

you just got 1 more sub

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks bro

[@jongarrigus4600]

where in Monterey was this do you think you can share your secret fishing spot with us the one where you guys were shark fishing

[@sqhunter65]

nice

[@PhilC_Adventures]

Awesome!.. Which size Battle II do you use, Matt? Love the video quality and editing! Tight lines!

[@eddiemann1599]

New to your channel and I must say good stuff man. I just moved to the San Francisco area where are some good spots to fish?

[@JustFishBaby]

Where is this spot by I live in that area you should check out Ghost Rock in Cannery Row when it's low tide you can reach this rock Super Good spot

[@moroccanstarfish]

love u man

[@mariapownall741]

Whenever I fish I play catch and release. You catch em and eat em. :P

[@Dark-fc8cz]

Subbed & liked 😎

[@FishermansLife]

Hehehe thanks buddy!

[@gonefishingsomewhere2983]

💯

[@kalenhouse]

how long did it take you to master the drone? I know Monterey can be windy but you seem to have the vid steady and smooth. always great vids.

[@gopnikolauscage9687]

Not bad at all i caught 15inch almost 3 pounder in puget sound it was my first striped perch too

[@ihatepopstars15]

Hunter Glen puget sound? Nice! I'm fishing off of Lincoln Park and Alki beach in west sesttle for pinks wen they run with the buzz bombs. Great area of the nw to fish. Good luck out there.

[@gopnikolauscage9687]

thanks and you to man, try using the the hottest pink buzzbomb you can find they go crazy for it out by where you are fishing.

[@gopnikolauscage9687]

use the hottest pink buzz bombs you can find they go insane for that bright hot pink add a little bit of some pearl pink not much tho. and you'll slay

[@somethingyatayatayata7622]

hey matts did you have to deal with the fire down there?

[@831savageoutdoorsman6]

I'm from Monterey County bra ...yup use braid cut the calp

[@hunterstowe5342]

Did you buy some lithium batteries? I saw the label on the box you use for your weights

[@da-ghoul2332]

I've been forgetting to hit like I apologize to make up for it I went around and hit every one of my kids phones yeah that's right I subscribed You on all the phones in the house and I hit a like on all the phones in the house sorry try to remember next time nothing but love from Detroit you should try salmon snagging up in Oscoda around September make the trip Detroit metro maybe you can meet us up there or even catch a ride with us about a three-hour drive from Metro Airport and and as always nothing but love from Detroit

[@Slowrolling92]

you need a tackle box backpack to make it alittle easier on you

[@yuetwangho723]

Hi Mr Fishermen, what size hook did u use

[@lauraoliver49]

you should make more videos

[@jimvalim1567]

dude, I love your videos, they're top notch! don't mind those haters at pier fishing in California web site. I learned more from your videos then I ever did from pierfishing.com. They banned me for the user name I chose. So I never looked back. I love the drone, what make a model is that? do you attach a gopro camera to it? also if you don't mind, what software do you use for editing your videos? I've thought about putting videos on you tube, I just don't know how to go about it.

[@johnjackson418]

If you couldn't pick up any of the priceless knowledge on that site, then most likely you're just like everyone else, trying to get everything for nothing.

[@jimvalim1567]

you're making assumptions! I never said I never got any useful information from the site. And besides that all the information on the site is free anyway. So what your saying is you'll take a bribe to burn a spot.

[@t.c.8796]

it would be nice if you share 1 secret fishing spot near san Francisco ;)

[@t.c.8796]

btw I've just "slapped" a like on your video LoL

[@johnjackson418]

no it wouldn't.

[@t.c.8796]

+John Jackson try again bruh

[@suivzmoi]

why break off the tail part of the shrimp?

[@live2fish857]

Have u going to moss landing

[@jaydsvisitacion461]

Matt, if u have been fishing at Pacifica pier lately was there any perch being caught

[@FishermansLife]

Haven't fished there for years....

[@danm1319]

it looked like yor buddy ha a heavier setup? did he hook anything?