Didn't Think I'd Just Roll In & Catch One This BIG | Chesapeake Monster

Chunking For James River Catfish with NC Mullet as bait. Not sure how big, but this one was my biggest. It was BIG!
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[@larrywatson330]

You are legendary in my book. The monsters I've seen you catch, saltwater, brackish, freshwater, it doesn't matter, you just get it done. And you're using light and medium rods and reels. That NC & VA. Maryland, Chesapeake area has really impressed me.

[@thomasjarosz7406]

Elias 50+ for shure. Great Catch. God Bless

[@timtorkelson7201]

Definitely one of my favorite fishing channels!!👏👏👏

[@fishing_with_TR]

What a TOAD! I bet that one would make JJ over at Kayak Catfish jealous!!!

[@matthewmercer2477]

OMG, can you say a CHUNK ! Kayak Catfish would be proud. I fished the James a lot in my youth for Stripers, did well. Tried for cats once only w no luck. Nice to see someone else getting tired reeling in hogs. Hands down, mullet are the best bait for sure, but the food chain dictates and mr gray usually gets 1st dibs. Well done.

[@iknowgood2403]

Nice every you go fish will be weary. You are a king of fishermen. ❤

[@corkycoursen-tv4wv]

Damn what a fish, you are the FISHERMAN……. What an adventure, thanks for bringing us along. Cheers

[@roysaari3028]

Thanks as always for another great day!!! Keep them coming, Elias!!!

[@rickfazzini22]

I love to catfish from the kayak, you are an incredible fisherman man!

[@sfoutdoors8917]

Love the catfish content! Great video

[@timothydavey7569]

That was a stud catfish man!

[@steveh1137]

😂man I stopped doing that 2 poles trolling off a kayak, while battling a big catfish my other pole was snatched

[@RichardKeith-l4j]

I'd say in anyone's book that was a nice catfish! God Bless and stay Safe!😊

[@wimtheeuwen7315]

Awesome big catfish, congratulations on your PB.

[@ctcraftii]

Awesome work. I love that area and love seeing you catch a monster from it! Thank you for sharing!

[@djsthemetereman]

Great fishing & there's nothing like stewed catfish

[@timcheek725]

nice work that's a trip I've been wanting to make

[@KnifeCrazzzzy]

Man that was epic! And that place is beautiful! Would love to see more of places like these. 🤙🏻

[@Farmhouselivingroom]

Nice Catfish! Thanks again for sharing your videos with us!

[@flapper4579]

LOL…so cool seeing you out of your normal element. That was a stud of a fish.

[@williamleidy6713]

You are playing my favorite game sir.

[@davidhugo7635]

Tons of residential horse mullet lurking in the lower James--especially by some of the mill discharges. They'll even stay up towards Dutch Gap in the cold months. Nice fish!

[@CatsNstripers]

Awesome! Great choice of spots and tactics over anchoring. Had to been a blast in a yak

[@Johnnyreengo]

You should get out on Lake Gaston sometime. World Records swimming in there.

[@michaelsefchek5116]

I live in Richmond the river has been a mess all spring, you actually caught it at one of the better times. You picked a good spot. The river is loaded with cats of all sizes, they eat everything they can including smeller blue cats, stripers and literally anything else they can get in their mouths.

[@gregorygarrett1213]

Where is this?

[@ImpurestStewart]

This reminds me of Kayak Catfishing. Great job!!!

[@ricdintino9502]

I like to view the "Shad Cam" set up at a dam on the James in Richmond. Big catfish and gars, swarms of lampreys early morning before dawn.

[@1badphisch]

The owner of the company i work for owns the farm down by the bridge. We've caught 60+ lbrs over there. I wouldn't eat shit from there but catching is phenomenal Great job brudda

[@animauxduquartierdelamaura3735]

It's amazing. Good job.

[@jerrykrobby]

That was excellent!!!!

[@ronaultmtd]

I-got one yesterday...a 32" bluecatfish in Mattawomancreek fishing for American and Hickory shad using UL spinning gear tossing 1/8 oz shad darts...

[@kavak1344]

Awesome catch, Elias! I was expecting a drum or some other saltwater fish. This was a pleasant surprise 💪🎣

[@saltwaterbuffalo]

Awesome fish man!!! Congrats on the new PB

[@mark-ib7sz]

Just excellent !! Thank you.

[@TomMendoladrums]

What a beast! No way you could have lifted that in the kayak. Well done Elias!

[@aceboardtheangler5252]

That was so fast👏🏾

[@davefish84]

One of your best thumbnails and a great video brother, as always!

[@davefish84]

I have not tried cats from the yak yet but I really have too, they are just so fun and there sure are some giants here near New burn. You should try the river here. You know the river. my friend and I got 7 blues 33 to 38 inchs and a 42 inch flathead the first time we tried for them here. I can only imagine really focusing in on them with the yaks!

[@Scubasteve3012]

Congrats buddy. That was a effing lunker!

[@kathleensue1]

That’s totally AWESOME!

[@fishy67chevelle]

Cool video, sucks being so far away from the salt around Charlotte but that's what I chase a lot of on Lake Norman and Badin Lake. I hauled one into my revo once about that big, now I just take them to the bank, its much safer. When I was young we took home a bunch of channel cats from the upper Chesapeake and the meat was super clean and delicious.

[@bountyhunter73]

Awesome fishing bro you should try Maryland

[@mattwhalen57]

Dude, I'd love to show you around the marshes of the mainland lower chesapeake bay. prime inshore fishing.

[@thomascorrigan8162]

You should do this catfishing stuff some more, fun to watch, thank you and congrats.

[@BIGYAKRFISHING]

Not sure where you were in the Chesapeake but the Potomac has some good size blues as well. Great catch of these highly invasive fish.

[@glennquagmire1747]

One hellva nice fish 👍 👏

[@marcnomad9736]

Nice fight, man! And you stayed dry.

[@HOLLYWOOD-nd2pe]

Monster cat 👊🏾🤙🏾

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

Atta boy EV. It's cool to see your years of vertical jigging translate to other species.

[@woodystemms3799]

*"If it bends the rod, it gets the nod."* Ugly or no, that's one for the highlight reel. Well done.

[@dansiegel1874]

Subscribed for years, and no matter what, youtube continually unsubscribes me from your channel after a month or two. I don't get it. Only happens to a few channels. Great video as always. Hope you have another great summer in NC

[@EliasVFishing]

Welcome back!

[@neillee4406]

that is a monster

[@helterskelter156]

What a unit. Nicely done! Elias, do you ever fly-fish?

[@EliasVFishing]

Never have

[@helterskelter156]

@@EliasVFishing Odd..! You should give it a try, sometime.

[@ri-jm5tn]

The real trick is keeping them off your line. The Potomac is chock-full of these invasives, we need "catch and dispatch" videos!

[@EliasVFishing]

I enjoy fishing for them. If I can get some cheap places to stay I’ll make more trips 👍

[@ri-jm5tn]

@@EliasVFishing I can't deny that they're fun to catch, but it seems like they're quickly becoming the dominant species in river.

[@jimcatanzaro7808]

Great video please stay safe

[@letsgomets002]

Let them go

[@ronkrauser1543]

Nice!

[@neruil77]

I seen 80 plus pounds pulled from Louisiana and Mississippi Rivers.

[@hdrunk5]

Nice fish. Consider throwing her on the bank next time. Let something make a meal out of her. They’re fun to catch, but seem to be taking over all the rivers of the Chesapeake watershed. I can’t imagine how many blue crabs they eat. Thanks for the content.

[@harringtonshaw1865]

Fellow NC kayak fisherman here. Wondering what your rule of thumb is for when to rock the dry suit. Love the videos - tight lines!

[@EliasVFishing]

Under 60 degree water it comes on!

[@jasondeansmith79]

Justin would be jealous lol

[@TVLtube]

you should hit the potomac snakehead fishery on one of your trips up and down

[@EliasVFishing]

I really want to! When does it really take off...June?

[@libertywilly7519]

😮 I wanna see a bigger one now 😂

[@mrmilo1971]

NICE💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@keithwest6859]

Make sure you show your buddy Justin at Kayak Catfish what you are doing. You're catching up!

[@joewilliams6952]

use snap guards and set them heavy, wont have that trouble getting rods out of holders nice fish though

[@charlieray3654]

All the kayak cat fishermen are so proud right now😭

[@glennplomchok5125]

That's awesome

[@user-yc8bi9td2n]

Nice ! What body of water was that off of the Chesapeake?

[@alltree78]

My biggest came from the bridge not far from were you were. 64lbs 3 oz

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

nice

[@lee8287]

I heard that blue cats are becoming a real problem in Chesapeake. Like borderline invasive.

[@michaelm.9165]

Not borderline. They're begging you to fish/eat them out...

[@jeromewalton5553]

That thing was a hog E!!

[@lynnensley7879]

Epic

[@altonpalmore3584]

Justen will be jealous.

[@EliasVFishing]

Haha I am jealous of him on a daily!

[@outcastfisherman]

When are you launching from The beach for some albies and Spanish , n maybe kings?

[@EliasVFishing]

Soon George - weather windows are too tight and I hate stressing myself out to get out there and try to only get it done in 2-3 hours. with lots of boats waiting on the weather to get right.

[@outcastfisherman]

I understand that. Went to reef today some Spanish and almost got a cobia that was trailing my kayak but it wouldn’t eat. Swells were a lot bigger than I thought they’d be. Good luck when you head out !

[@TheDrew797]

James or Rappahannock?

[@TheDrew797]

Nevermind. James. I see the Enon Bridge. Yeah you don't want to eat anything there,

[@PopPopJoe]

What part of the Chesapeake are you fishing ??

[@mikem201]

you were under gunned

[@Noreasta508]

Shoulda kept them. Better for the striped bass with less blue cats around.

[@EliasVFishing]

All for that honestly but I couldn’t just bring myself to leave them somewhere or try my hardest to give them away. Some health advisories on eating them.

[@fishingwithjacob1]

Nice change up

[@johng9110]

I don't think Blue Cats are picky eaters.

[@joshuafigueroa6]

Are they good eating?

[@EliasVFishing]

They are great but this water is contaminated.

[@HeOkayAtFishing]

Didn’t know pitbulls liked mullet 😂👍🏼

[@skunkyaawax4546]

Slob.

[@letsgomets002]

They taste terrible.....lol...muddy 😮

[@pondscum9595]

In my back yard right up from dutch landing...