Fighting a 1000+lb Monster Sawfish for Hours

My buddy Max and I went fishing for tarpon, snook and blacktip sharks during the annual glass minnow migration and we hooked something much bigger than any of those species, fighting it for hours! We began the adventure by flying the drone down the beach, searching for migrating species. Immediately we found a large school of tarpon swimming towards the boat, but unfortunately, they didn't eat. As the day went on we started to spot some blacktip sharks feeding on bait schools, but we had no luck with them. We were in need of more bait for blacktips so we headed to a nearby wreck to catch some blue runners, and have a little fun with the goliath groupers. After catching a few blue runners Max and I headed back inshore and went fishing for snook and blacktip sharks. All of a sudden, my line gets picked up and pulled away from the rocks. We fought this mysterious giant fish for nearly an hour before catching a glimpse of it. It was a monster sawfish, close to 20ft in length and over 1000lbs! Sawfish are literary one of the rarest fish on earth and this was a jumbo-sized one! I fought this fish for over two hours before hopping off on land to bring the fish safely ashore, and with two insanely strong headshakes, the giant sawfish was gone in the blink of an eye.
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[@rb26dett70]

That was such a thrill to watch!! Best video I've seen today!

[@nikoshieh5225]

Same

[@oscartalbot7496]

I second that

[@streetfighter398]

JZ>RB

[@dylanward2083]

How much hp you making

[@geralddemol7698]

Cassandra Demol

[@crackerjackrappr]

It blows my mind those rods are strong enough to handle a monster fish like that.

[@66vapor66]

yeah its incredible

[@angrynooblets34]

James Simmons nose?

[@crackerjackrappr]

@@angrynooblets34 amazing answer!

[@angrynooblets34]

Aaron Shattuck Thanks lol

[@DCmac]

those spider silk inspired lines too

[@bethechangeme2233]

"This week we'll be catching a fully grown blue whale"

[@meatmun7747]

With an ice fishing rod.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

If anyone can land one, it’s josh

[@willr5004]

That wouldn’t surprise me 😂 then he’s jump in the water to get a picture

[@tnglen001]

In a 16' Mirage.

[@LittleIcarus]

In a kayak

[@estebandepombo7311]

Think of this, there is 3,5 trillion fish in the water, and there is max 5000 sawfish and min 200 AND HE CAUGHT A ENORMOUS SAWFISH, with out exaggerating that sawfish could be the biggest in the whole WORLD and out of 3,5 trillion fish they caught just that one. NO WORDS

[@hazlenutbassin8974]

* 7 year old me trying to reel in a snag thinking its a fish *

[@midi_verse]

that rod is stronger than all my relationships combined.

[@ericachilton1679]

I'm crying😭😭😭

[@justinplayz_yt1139]

HAHA LOL same!

[@andrewtaylor1996]

Funniest thing I've read in months lol

[@MysteryOutdoors]

I haven’t been in a relationship

[@itsherelive6537]

Looool bruuuh .😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KramBelson]

"Most dangerous fish in the world by far to handle" *jumps in*

[@seanmiller3500]

Bram Kelson yea it’s not tho. Iono wear he got that from

[@joshuaphilip7601]

@@seanmiller3500 right. Plenty more dangerous

[@Workrategetschingy]

The most dangerous to handle do you not listen people

[@joshuaphilip7601]

@@Workrategetschingy still plenty more dangerous to handle .. most sharks.. lionfish, stone fish, tonnes of freshwater fish. Jellyfish etc etc. Not saying sawfish isn't dangerous tho

[@joshuaphilip7601]

@@Workrategetschingy rays too

[@jjlat2683]

Thanks for making videos for us. Love watching you guys fish

[@bryanjones8374]

Hooked one in 2019 at the pier on St George Island. Thought I was hung up on the bottom then all of a sudden I was able to move it. Didn’t know what it was until it came to the surface. Ended up breaking my pole and eventually it snapped the line against the concrete of the pier. Something I will never forget!

[@andrewledbetter5269]

Have a place in at George and I was with a group of people when the 10 long tiger shark was caught!!

[@andrewledbetter5269]

St

[@BlacktipH]

Thumbs up if you love watching giant fish! 👍

[@thebigapple2376]

This was great

[@14richardm]

2yrs ago he caught one also.. same scenario..

[@JB-jn9kb]

If you had been using RGB on that setup, you would of never lost that fish.

[@derekelkins4235]

Reminds me of old man in the sea

[@motiionz6476]

shame yu not got a tv series catching beasts

[@sinistar426]

The one guys voice sounds like he has been inhaling helium.

[@eresunamarrana7398]

Or summit1g

[@db.1881]

Lol

[@everydaylife785]

Facts

[@judgedredd4778]

True or something is in his ass.

[@sarelledwyer9225]

Ha

[@joerutzer2704]

The level of your skill is tremendous mate! So much fun to watch

[@zacharyjones7948]

I need my relationship to be as strong as that rod

[@horsanmelsom9648]

Hah

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is the Original Semitic Text. Guys, YOU really NEED to read this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@lapooper649]

Am I the only one that recognizes this dude's incredible strength when fighting these monsters

[@butthead54]

Not much strength

[@calebanderson5309]

Yea watch the video where he takes strong men out. They are struggling and falling over. It's a lot to do with technique

[@butthead54]

Caleb Anderson those were bigger fish, also this guy squats on the pole which makes it much easier, those strong guys had the pole at their hip

[@razield97]

It's not about strength it's about skills and techniques.

[@minihandz8668]

you need good form, my dad taught me this when I was little.

[@rxype3565]

4 years ago 2 of my uncles and I went on a deep sea fishing trip off the coast of Cocoa Beach in Florida, we started off catching bait fish, and then went out for shark fishing. we caught a couple black tip's. The biggest black tip we caught on that trip was about 75 lbs, but that wasn't the craziest thing about the fishing trip. one of the lines started to go, i took over for about 15 min but it was just too much. i would've been 13 or 14 at the time, i gave the rod to my uncle and he was fighting this fish for over an hour. once we got the fish closer to the boat our captain freaked out once he saw what it was. out of nowhere we see this long saw like blade come out of the water and start swinging around and hitting the boat. it was our first time shark fishing or even sea fishing. We were all shitting bricks and just jaws to the floor when we saw this fish. Our captain told us this was the first time he or anybody he knew has seen a saw fish in the area we were at. That was hands down the greatest fishing experience of my life and will never be forgotten.

[@willy_willy-jc8bz]

amazing

[@RPostVideos]

I'm from there! I miss it.

[@yoitsjimmy_]

great story fun to read

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is the Original Semitic Text. Guys, YOU really NEED to read this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@Xenotypal]

@@Praise___YaH not today, satan.

[@FishTails]

As always, I love your action packed fish vids!

[@dpr1515]

I know it takes forever and it's really painful to land a monster like that, but there's nothing like the feeling of something that huge pulling on the end of your line like that... Especially when it's on lighter tackle... So much fun to fight a monster fish that big...

[@fabricatedsoul-]

him: *finds 1000 pound endangered rare fish* "cool" me: *finds 20 pound fish* "yea!"

[@lukegriffiths9401]

I take whatever I can

[@big_smalls8288]

Me catches 5-6 pound redfish Hell yea baby let goo. Watches him catch 30-40 pound ones o never mind

[@sawyer6241]

Ha pitty my pb is a micro plankton

[@brick9017]

Feisty Chipmunk lol gotta get the bull reds in the right season and you’ll catch em

[@millwrightdad3753]

Wasn't 1,000lbs

[@rcfrenzy]

"I remember the fish I lost more than the fish I caught" I think any hardcore angler can agree

[@smartin4052]

Especially if you never got the chance to see what it actually was, the mystery of fishing always keeps you coming back

[@BacalaoBrad]

RcFrenzy So True !

[@GravityCorp]

Hardcore angler . Thats was awesome 😂

[@casualguy393]

Ain't that true. I had a large marlin in Hawaii strip a Shimano Tiagra 130 full of 1000 yards of 130lb test without stopping, or jumping. I only saw the baseball bat sized bill in the splash on the short corner, got the other 5 lines cleared and got the pole in the chair gimbal with only a few seconds left while the boat backed down on it before it reached the end of the line and broke.

[@918fishing4]

Yes bro

[@balazsszalontai6779]

Bravo to that heroic sawfish! I am so glad to hear that it got away from its tormentors.

[@thatssorandom8638]

Love your videos! Always great content 👍🏽👍🏽.

[@simoncarlisle7368]

Fishing rods are a master of engineering, absolutely incredible

[@unknownriley200]

Man never seen someone so beaten but still fight back, you're a legend

[@ryanboldt7751]

one of my all time blacktipH vids.... max cracks me up!

[@orbitalrain1485]

Him: I only have a spinning rod Me: $30 Walmart pole My pole: SNAP

[@TheUnlimited001]

I would hate fishing from one of those platform boats. I would feel like I’m going to slip off.

[@MysteryOutdoors]

Me and my buddy just went fishing out in the surf in a boat like that we caught about 10 gaftop and he caught a 23 pound RedFish

[@mattiasulejoe8318]

@@MysteryOutdoors who asked?

[@uditrinidad947]

jucitron goat😂

[@sahildesai7264]

TheUnlimited001 thank u finally someone that thinks that u would slip off I always thought that and it scared me so bad when I went fishing

[@jonathanfilms408]

Its possible to slip but if you have grippy shoes or anything with rubber soles your fine

[@patrick-kz2rn]

It's still very impressive that you got that fish that close to shore with the tackle you were using

[@melissawelch479]

Best video I have seen on the web all day! Amazing!

[@Jamie-sg3wr]

10:58 imagine swimming and then seeing that come out of the water

[@plumb356]

*Oh God, Please No!!*

[@ericachilton1679]

I would think it was Jason coming out with a chain saw🤦💀

[@tommyw6665]

I’d pass out

[@scrawnymaui2348]

I would become Moses

[@shady7012]

what was that fish called?

[@koopathebeast1444]

I will never understand how you have the stamina to fight a 500lb Goliath and a 1000lb sawfish in the same day on spinning.....

[@shao9875]

Agree

[@alexosko1487]

For real I’m probably the same size as josh but his fishing power is 20x mine hahaha I get tired after fighting reds all day🤣

[@kt7sporty211]

Tx Fishing its clickbait he said fight it for hours but he only fought it for 15 minutes

[@kt7sporty211]

😭😭😭😂😂😂im jk

[@patrickhayes1386]

I’ve never tired from a large fish, because I do it the right way.

[@timswanson1936]

Re watching this video so good. Get well soon josh! U got this!

[@daviddonaghy7568]

When I was around 11, I hooked a tuna larger than I was. My father refused to help me get it to the boat. I got it right up to the boat and it got off. I've caught larger fish since, but none ever gave me the fight that one did.

[@johnathanpoloka2072]

Don’t get down about it dude that’s the highlight of your life right there. You did something less than probably .0000001% of people could ever do in their lives hooking up to that monster sawfish. Yet how many people even ever get to see one? That’s amazing!

[@RebelFishermanReferrals]

Amazing fight...I was really looking forward to seeing that awesome Sawfish, but we got to see enough to know that they're still out there! You're truly blessed!

[@streetfit909]

That was great! What a fight! It's awesome that you guys know what it is before you even see it. That's a pro!

[@tripplebeards3427]

Its amazing how those rods hold up and don’t snap!

[@ExopMan]

10:56 To get a glimpse

[@zaidbheekharry9046]

What is it ?

[@bartender6965]

Zaid Bheekharry a sawfish what did you think it was an eel

[@mikall2090]

Thanks, that was cool

[@kiavang7309]

The Bat no it’s a zebra

[@Gummeyy]

that's clearly the blue whale

[@babyboipushat15]

I don't even like fishing but this is ssooooo enteraining

[@sryfodaweight]

adrian redding same lol

[@goescrazy3618]

adrian redding facts

[@mj_th_great709]

adrian redding for real

[@tommyw6665]

Yeah

[@TristanS_06]

Fuck all yall

[@senseielim2439]

Blacktiph has the best fishing videos by far

[@BrockPlaysFortnite]

Zuko: that’s rough buddy

[@lozixfn5695]

How u watching this and u play fn

[@_exo]

Wassup Brock I got the controller you used to use ( Astro c40) and I’m loving it, haven’t watched u in a bit but I’m going to watch you still

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is the Original Semitic Text and YOU Really Need to READ This YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@frankiemazzei8882]

This is absolutely incredible when I saw your ig post I didn't read the caption so I didn't know what you had hooked but when I saw the thumbnail and title I instantly started shaking with excitement great video man

[@gman6564]

"Saltwater fishing is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you're gonna catch" 😂

[@jesse_blackflag19estxxx88]

G man yeah that’s not funny..... AT ALL

[@jesse_blackflag19estxxx88]

G Man U probably don’t even know how to fish

[@socalfishhunter9686]

@@jesse_blackflag19estxxx88 you both suck deal with it

[@nothomp6949]

@@jesse_blackflag19estxxx88 do you not know the reference?

[@k_werx]

I caught crabs once, was an itchy time

[@madmaxgrom]

Awesome catch!I wish I could get one in my life🎣

[@thomasfarmer6801]

Loved the drone shots

[@TheDreamCatchers]

Now everytime i lose a fish im just gonna tell myself at least it wasnt a half ton sawfish

[@janmarkl949]

😂😂😂

[@deewalker7321]

The Dream Catcher h

[@kians3295]

😂😂

[@stickman1787]

The Dream Catcher tbh if I knew it was a half ton sawfish I don’t think I wanna catch it like how tf are u gonna get a good picture of it or unhook it without getting 2inch deep gashes in your arm

[@CatchEmAllFishingZakCatchEm]

Loosen the drag when u are about to land a big fish bro for any last minute runs. That was epic I was holding my breath the entire video...I'm still shaking

[@palmtree1144]

Catch Em All Fishing I’ve commented on so many of your comments and videos trying to get noticed. If u see this could u please reply back

[@jonathanhunt7960]

I think he knows what he’s doing

[@Eric.Mauro111]

But it’s still good advice

[@hunterjames9428]

Luxury Fishing same I was fishing in a river once and caught a 30 pound ray and it was running for like 5 minutes then I just reeled it in then I went to go take the hook out then it but me and it was sucking on the bottom of the river for ages but eventually got it

[@johnjkramer5788]

Dude catches a few fish and thinks he’s better than BlackTipH ? Idiot

[@wainemiller7293]

Love your videos. I have tried a couple other channels but yours are the best

[@seadriftcharters0624]

4:44 Takes his fishing rod, walking away says "what a guy" with a little condescending undertone. Too funny!

[@archlordwarrior4162]

Dude your vids are the things that inspires me the fish and I love it

[@leonschutze4892]

My heart is bleeding about this loss 😭 great video guys and greetings from Germany✌

[@hazestaubsauger6785]

Leon Schütze Ich weine auch innerlich.... noch nie so mit gefiebert!

[@FishingBiodiversity]

WOW! What a beautiful Monster fish

[@ncr_anonimus0048]

Anche tu qui hahahahaha sei il mio idolo

[@andyzech4844]

Love your vids blacktiph keep up the great work

[@heatherd.9390]

What an awesome fish! I've never clicked on a video so fast as I did when saw this one was about a sawfish! I can only imagine how bummed you were to lose it so close to the end of the fight. I would never have had the nerve to jump in the water knowing I had a sawfish on the other end! You are amazing, Josh - how on earth did you have the strength to fight a goliath and a sawfish all in one day!?! Thanks for sharing these videos. I look forward to Tuesdays thanks to you and your content! Heather🇨🇦

[@Lance-ii6sg]

Jumping in was stupid not cool or smart one slice from that saw fish and he would have bleed out before being able to get to a hospital but still a cool experience I guess?

[@tuzcan-]

Nice spoiler bud

[@superk9letsplays419]

@@tuzcan- nobody asked you to add anything

[@itzboltz69]

@@tuzcan-yup

[@paulbarrera7834]

I love blacktip and his videos he never click baits just strait to point awesome fishing 🔥👌

[@rhv7834]

Dang bro loved this vid it was amazing good action

[@eternalbordome]

Eye popping amazing guys!

[@josephjackson1956]

10:50 If I didn't know he was fishing, I'd say he was pulling up a saw

[@shady7012]

what was the name of the fish?

[@lukescribner1806]

@@shady7012 smalltooth sawfish

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is the Original Semitic Text. Guys, YOU NEED to read this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@paulcorreia6742]

Ahh,ah,ahhh, brings back memories, every thur. And sun. Night, 4 12 years in the Charlotte harbor FL. Just inside boca grande pass, there were sharks everytime we went out and I loved it, great video*****

[@EasyModeFishing]

Kid: it’s not a shark, 100% it’s not a shark. Me: a sawfish actually is a species of shark.

[@Verlisify]

Its a species of Ray. Related, but not a species of Shark

[@nickhare1732]

If I had a sawfish on I would of fallen of the boat as soon as I caught it😂 keep up the good work josh

[@brittrobertson7323]

Wow that’s crazy! Hooking two in a lifetime! That’s awesome man

[@jacobcook7574]

It seems like they are making a rebound all the inlets lately have been reporting big saws and even smaller ones hope they come back like they once we're

[@Jredding352]

Jacob Cook that’s great

[@tomusa1]

love this guy,hope he is recovering well from cancer

[@agx8447]

I’ve never even been fishing but I still like these videos lol

[@brycemangum4733]

Yo that's great that's a once in a lifetime Opportunity And God-bless you I love your videos

[@ApexClipped]

I got anxiety when I saw him standing on the side of the boat fighting with the grouper. I was like “BRUH YOU GONNA FALL!!!”

[@remainingrex9471]

This reminds me of a few fish I've hooked into but with the wrong gear. Hooked into a halibut while fishing for salmon. Last thing I saw was an ENORMOUS tail fin on a last second run and that was all she wrote. Another time was fishing for Chinook. I hooked into a huge one. I couldn't lift the rod up when the fish was fighting me. Ended up wrapping around the downrigger and prop and then snapping off.

[@esnchannel137]

The best fishing channel... Good job

[@Shookiiee]

His friend is so chill about everything 😂😂

[@israeljudah]

✌️💚👍 I absolutely love your channel ❤️. I've been subscribed for a while now. Also, I've recommended your channel to many others I know who love fishing and who would enjoy watching. Stay at it brother, it's very entertaining 👍👍👍

[@nathanclevland399]

LOL this video is exactly how I felt except I was only reeling in a 15 lb carp and it got away right at the shore😅 I mean still the biggest fish I ever hooked. This is some serious Next Level stuff

[@Maks-Andre]

I love how he is so calm when he gets something on😄😄😄😄

[@finnleatherwood4587]

Awesome bro I've been watching since the begin of 2017

[@Hoodville]

been here for about 3 years!

[@SamHaugen]

He knew it was a sawfish before he could even see it. Amazing intuition.

[@jamesv.8209]

The mathematics into the resistance of this behemoth and this guy's weight defies the laws of science.THIS WAS A THRILLER.

[@lightface1843]

Man I love how he’s fighting the sawfish with crocs on like oml

[@nordicrosie5150]

Legend

[@kevinchen2105]

Omg the rod was legit below a 90 degrees angle before holy

[@MysteryOutdoors]

My buddy just caught 23 pound RedFish and it went below 90 degrees

[@kyrious9488]

The shark that all of the sudden snagged the fish was a literal jump scare.

[@PlatinumEraClips]

I love your videos Blacktip!

[@MEZNAY]

There’s me all proud of myself catching 2 3lb mackerel 😥😢

[@laddttt6808]

Don’t worry Josh, we’re proud of you too buddy👍🏻

[@JonTostanoski]

I eat those all day

[@Praise___YaH]

Here is the Original Semitic Text. Guys, YOU really NEED to read this YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"

[@shanudus1141]

That initial hit, just the sound it made... what a beast

[@dianequince8761]

I can't even imagine how you feel ☹️ My heart broke for you when that line broke 😢 I hope you get a chance at another one.

[@sirfishesalot839]

I love it how this guy is as crazy as I am he’s like “there’s a mammoth but I only have this decent spinning combo….. i have too!!”

[@friedermaier1344]

"I'll catch a nice, humble blacktip now..." Lied to yourself dude 😉

[@arviz333]

3:40 this guy must be with stainless steel balls... he put the rod handle between them...

[@TheSixStringGuy]

No he used his ass muscles haha

[@bkindismf]

Richard Tipton best way to grip the rod😜

[@judgedredd4778]

If you are not sure, ask your mom.

[@FishFinityApparel]

All about it! Keep it up! 💯

[@ForzaWiz11]

They had one of these at sea world a long time ago probably 10 years since I’ve been as kid. This thing was insane to see for a 8-9 year old kid. Now that I’m older I appreciate it more especially getting to see it in person. Any one been there recently is he still there ??

[@hgfs6479]

11:36 you can literally hear the FG Knot crying

[@huntergulvin8057]

Definitely needs to make a tv show

[@joshburling3191]

This guy has definitely removed his ballz. Just look how he fights all his big fish, I couldn’t do that, maybe cause I’m 10, but I’ve fought and caught a 2.4 metre bull shark, and that fought hard af, but when I did, I used a harness.

[@nxrkaholo9950]

Dang I was really hoping I would be able to see the whole thing. But good job on fighting that thing for so long.

[@Axomious]

Amazing video dude

[@tjwilson3481]

I caught a saw fish in key west off a 100 yard dock. It was about 12/15 foot including the nose. We were fishing for black tip sharks, and having luck. It was one of the craziest things I’ve ever caught.

[@johnchen9930]

A spinner reel with limited amount of line to play with Goliath grouper and monster saw fish, he deserves all the punishment he got from the fish. Great catch. 😎

[@kesocountry5112]

That line was a trooper

[@MarioMario-vr9fp]

Amazing👍👍👍 Really you are stronge man I would like to aske you about the kind of this rod and kind of fishing line and the whole rig how it made Thank you very much

[@billyfreeman5803]

***TRUE FISHING STORY - LONG READ*** I know your pain. At least you got to see what it was though. I was fishing in the Delaware River near Phillipsburg, New Jersey about 8 years ago in July. My buddies and I had baught the 6 biggest live trout for bait that the bait shop we went to had. The smallest was 8 inches and the largest was about 12 inches. We were on the hunt for big stripers but knew there was also the possibility of catching a muskie or a big flathead catfish. After about 4 hours of fishing, we had landed 2 stripers over 20 lbs, my buddy's being closer to 25lbs. It was starting to get really dark and the biggest trout had gone belly-up in the live well, so rather than fish it under a balloon like we had been doing with the others, I tied up a heavy duty bottom rig. 218lb class Big game 3-way swivel, 5 oz pyramid sinker tied to one end of the swivel with 30lb monofilament, and a 9/0 octopus circle hook tied to the other end of the swivel with a 3 foot 80lb monofilament leader. I had a Rippin Lips 8 foot heavy action catfish spinning rod with an Okuma Avenger 6500 series baitrunner spooled up with 65 lb power pro braid. Now that you know what my tackle situation was, just imagine this. Like I said, it was starting to get really dark, almost pitch black except for what our headlamps were shining on, so I wanted to try this one last thing. I cast my bait right on the edge of the channel. My plan was to have it in the water for as long as it took us to clean up our surrounding area and pack up. I set my bait runner after the bait hit bottom and I got rid of the slack in the line. Not more than 5 mins after doing so, my drag starts a slow creep. I figured something had drifted into my line, so I picked up my rod, prepared to reel it in and call it a night. I felt a slow pull, but nothing I would relate to being a fish. So I started to reel in and no sooner than I felt resistance did this animal take off and start peeling drag off of my reel. By this point we couldn't see anything unless we were shining our headlamps directly at it. Slow pulls were followed by powerful tugs and eventually attempts to strip my reel of its line. As I was fighting this fish, we heard loud splashes out in the river that I would associate with people playing in a pool. For every foot of line I gained, this fish would end up taking two. Fast forward and I've been fighting the fish for nearly an hour now, mind you we were fishing from shore. All of a sudden we hear a boat coming up the river along the bank we were fishing from. My friends shouted to stay away while flashing their lights but I guess the boat operator, who ended up being a fisherman himself, misunderstood and thought we needed help. As he came closer up river to us and the bank we were fishing from, my fish made one last lightning run out in front of and past his boat and proceed to turn and run down river. At this point, I was terrifed of my line going under the boat and getting cut by the prop, so I tried to high stick my rod in an attempt for my line to go over the boat. Unfortunately, this was when I found out the guy was a fisherman, I didn't notice his fishing rods standing straight up until my line hit them. The first pole snapped after being smacked into a rail and the much larger second pole snagged the line, pulling it down to the stern where it was ultimately cut by a sharp edge somewhere. I felt bad for two reasons. The loss of a monster fish I didn't even get to see, and for one of this man's rods being broken when he was attempting to help us. I asked him if he wanted a replacement for the rod and he laughed and said "Nah! It was an old beater anyway. You look like you could use a drink though." And I definitely needed one. He threw me a can of PBR without even asking how old I was. (I was only 18 😆) I'll never forget that fish as long as I live. Never faught anything like it before and I'm not sure I ever will again. I just wish I could have seen what it was.

[@Russeroo]

Billy Freeman it was a minnow get over it

[@williegamer800]

Sounds like sturgeon

[@bengowan2903]

Worth the read brother!

[@GoInGcRz]

You probably didn't sleep that night. I know I wouldn't have

[@adventurechannel6410]

Just subscribed. You said it like it is. You remember the fish you lost more then the ones you caught. Fish on.

[@grant1909]

Your the best KZbin in the world by far!