Fishing for GIANTS {Catch, Clean, Cook} | Montana Paddlefish (Ep. 1)

Fishing for Paddlefish in Montana, episode 1. In this video, Marcus Hockett, Dale Evans and David Samallow drew keep tags in the draw. Joining them is Marcus' dad and brother who also drew tags. So with 5 keep tags in total, there is plenty of fishing to do. In addition to paddlefish, there are plenty of other species that live in this river that can be caught.
On only his 5th cast, Marcus snags into a huge paddlefish. But hooking into one is only the beginning, getting a 90 lb fish up onto the bank is a real challenge. Dale snags into one shortly after but it gets off. Keeping after it, he is able to hook back into another giant. They hope to cook up some paddlefish steaks that night along with any other species caught.
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[@jessesmith4101]

Man... it sucks that I’m born and raised here in Montana and I never even knew really knew about the amazing paddle fishing we had here. I’d die if I caught a fish that big in Montana😂

[@walleye2949]

born raised minnesota always catch and release. amazing fish. caught a few on my yak that nearly tipped me

[@Seashele]

Same I’ve lived most of my life here and never even relized we have paddle fish

[@fromyourfuture1]

“You guys ain’t gone post this on the Internet are ya?” ......”no! No! Nobody’s gonna see this” ......lmao

[@catchnothingfishing6457]

Never in my life did I think snagging game fish would be legal and then I found out about paddle fish

[@johnrambo1349]

Snagging fish is illegal. I learn the hard way. Got a $700 fine. Do not snag any fish.

[@MrBanolicious]

@@johnrambo1349 there’s a snagging season and permit for paddlefish.

[@dublelung1]

@@johnrambo1349 Different states have different regulations for different fish. What they did here was perfectly legal.

[@JBrotsis1]

I never knew paddlefish existed till I played Far Cry 5. Good to see they are actually found in Montana too!

[@brynredmon7869]

Nothing like friends and family on the river for a day of fishing, fun and fellowship! GOOD TIMES!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

You've got that right!

[@Gstar5150]

You know the 3 Fs in numerology means 666

[@kevinp9867]

I don’t know anything about paddlefish but those are huge!!!!💪🏻

[@davidl.532]

The fish were awesome but the "no bugs" at 18:06 makes it even sweeter. Looking forward to Ep. 2

[@eduardocazarez2576]

I thought Sasquatch was losing his hair but realized it was Michael.

[@SnaggedOnBottom]

😂😂😂

[@brettd530]

That's unreal! Those filets look like pork loin. Looks hella good 👌

[@tt600pch]

My paddle fish last year tasted like pike only boneless! Well some of it did...

[@MrBowNaxe]

That was amazing to watch! Two fish in the same video without "magic" editing...awesome job guys. Michael, as president of the "Year-round Sweater Wearers Club" I'd like to nominate you for Member at Large position! Glad to Dale get rewarded for his team effort! Can't wait to see what's next.

[@heatmaster759]

Love that spot. Can be extremely good in that bend, especially if the water is flowing relatively high. In the lower flows the males stack up in there pretty thick. The only place I have hooked one on the very first cast and also two consecutive casts in a row! All the same day. Very hard to land them there though. We keep a Gaff handy for keepers. Can be an adventure getting back out of there if its raining!

[@lars3808]

What River is it. is it the Missouri?

[@josephfydenkevez2129]

Marcus you are doing a great job of hosting. Keep up the great work.

[@richardjackson3939]

How many other people were screaming, loosen the drag! I felt the disappointment all the way over in the UK! But glad it worked out in the end.

[@talon769]

Michael is a MONSTER!! No hesitation!! Paddlefish rasslin'!! Great job guys!

[@SnaggedOnBottom]

Big dogs gotta eat!

[@nategaris3457]

Very enjoyable to watch. Almost felt like I was there.

[@davehortonjr1061]

I grew up watching my dad do this on the Mississippi River by Lock an Dam here in the Quad Cities Illinois. I'm 54 years old now and have still yet to do it. I so so want to. One of these days. One of my fishing bucket list.

[@mikecollins8241]

Marcus, looking (even more) like a little kid with that HUGE rod/ reel...

[@dirtclodaz.1161]

Great episode guys,looks like your having a great time...dirtclod Az.

[@takurghar1621]

Really neat, never saw this done before.

[@tiredredneck8159]

This looked like an epic time!!!

[@elkhorncoffeeroasters7701]

These guys are so much fun! Just love watching their videos so much!!

[@sterlingwilkey2124]

Mr. Hocket reminds me of Red Green. Awesome, video

[@tonygillahan]

Loved watching this 👌

[@oldpolak5203]

You guys are nuts to go in the water , lucky that trebble didnt hook you . That would be memorable for sure.

[@SnaggedOnBottom]

That was my biggest fear

[@demarais2424]

They are nuts in general for jumping in the fucking Missouri River.. the breaks are no joke

[@cmoutdoorslawteyfl9556]

Dale that's a long away from a Tarpon in a rough inlet or a big Sailfish hook up out in the bluewater but it really looks like your living the dream and living it with what looks like some really good people! Congratulations on a successful trip!!! You know you've got an open invite to come get another Osceola!

[@TheWVgoodguy22]

A BIG Congratulations 🎉🍾 to Marcus and Dale catching 180 lbs of fish in two dino fish. I remember last year when these festivities happened and it was pretty cool 😎 indeed. We are allowed to snag gar, drum and carp here.

[@daleevans9267]

Thanks! It is a ton of fun

[@indyhunter9541]

Defiantly a fresh water drum. Summer time here in Indiana you can here their drumming vibrate the boat. Not sure about the walleye comment but they are good. We used to cut the stones "drums" out of their head and called them lucky rocks. Love the videos!

[@brianjohnson8918]

All those hours of practice landing fish really paid off on that first one !!!

[@KphOutdoors27]

Good video. Can’t wait to see the next episode.

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Tomorrow! (Wednesday)

[@RoadLifePursuits]

Very cool, congrats !

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Thanks!

[@differentfins]

Awesome video, those fish are cool! I like all species but love those odd and different.

[@stanleyshelby7460]

Marcus, enjoyed the video....thanks.

[@shanesawyer8664]

I laughed the whole time. Great fun

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@j.t.patton7820]

Dang! that looks so fun! :D

[@davidjackson7051]

That was like watching Laurel n Hardy fishing

[@cattleranch1430]

You guys are hilarious! Love it!

[@coleburns6177]

Awesome video guys!!!!

[@beebob1279]

I know snagging is the only way to catch these things, but there’s something about it that bothers me

[@tango420squad4]

a lot of people bowfish in kentucky and catch these

[@joshestess]

@@tango420squad4 yes I had the state record back in 2003 for bowfishing

[@tiddiesprinkles]

@@tango420squad4 bowfishing takes skill at least. This is just getting lucky and ripping a massive treble into a fish you dont see.

[@Billy-bn1rp]

Bee Bob same, it just doesn't feel right

[@marceljohnson2215]

In MS I’ve know ppl get them in their nets but it’s rare

[@ethanhill4292]

What an awesome video guys! I'm going tomorrow for the first time so thanks for the pointers boys!!

[@JaredFrasier]

From Hannah: "Whooooa! Those are huge! You should try harder next time, daddy." 🤦‍♂️ -&- "Were the mosquitoes as bad again?" 😆

[@MarcusHockett]

O man tough crowd. Haha. Hardly any bugs this year! Got really lucky!

[@erichansen5017]

Just sent in for my Nebraska Paddlefish tag for this October 2022, can't wait!

[@manssearchforwild6626]

It looks like a little 6ft ladder roped to one of those trees and letting it hang on the side of the bank would help a lot here. Great video!

[@alynnbeyer7868]

Howdy Sir. I grew up in Culbertson, MT and loved the paddlefish season. To be honest I would take a lemon pepper grilled paddlefish meal over a walleye any day of the week. So far my biggest is 108 lbs and would have loved to catch another this year but they cancelled season here in North Dakota.

[@connerlawson479]

Amazing monsters I caught a 65 pounder last year looking forward to it again!!🤟🏻

[@mryang3644]

Old man says," U guys aint gonna put this on the internet are u"? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eclecticvisionz2846]

You guys aren’t going to put this on the internet, are you? 50k views later.......lol

[@swalt59]

Good job boys👍👍

[@kotimoto]

I caught one of these in Far cry 5!

[@ingelri2]

Me, too!

[@JoshBrockmnd]

If it weren't for you I would have never known they existed In Farcry lol

[@whoiskylerr9494]

Same XD

[@johnbloom2059]

Psykotic where did you find it I can’t find them anywhere

[@kotimoto]

@@johnbloom2059 Upon liberating Drubman Marina, return to find a Resistance member by the docks. She needs your assistance in capturing a rare fish going by the name Ragnar the Terrible. Before leaving the Marina, make sure you have purchased the best available Fishing Rod from the shop. Once you're ready, grab a boat and head to the island in the lake.

[@itz_lastazurex9847]

This series looks fun

[@thehumanfishfinder8736]

Looks hella fun. Good job 👌

[@werchannel9364]

That is the best spot ya.. Great man... I like it.

[@ashleygroves2812]

We call them spoonbill here in Kentucky grew up snagging all my life don't do much of it these days but some of best fish I have ever ate.

[@lindsayrobson7726]

Hahaha 16:50 cody johnson long haired country boy that's a great song

[@brockworms8747]

Was this out by the Upper Missouri breaks close to Kipp recreation area? Looks very familiar to me caught my first paddle fish their when I was 4.

[@ronniejohnson9145]

COJO NATION!

[@lindsayrobson7726]

Longhaired country boy is the best

[@brandonmccoy4186]

“You’re not gonna put this on the internet right” “nobody will see this “

[@faisalakahfi2375]

Whats the brand off your spinning reel bro

[@chriscolwell2691]

snagging for paddle fish...lol....looks interesting

[@russellbattles511]

Can you give me info the tripod cooker. Great video . Thanks

[@SnaggedOnBottom]

It’s called a Burch Barrel burchbarrel.com

[@ricksharp5749]

Great vid,guys,would love to taste it

[@MrAcuta73]

When the Overlander is ready, this is a bucket list fish! Live in Oregon, caught some massive White Sturgeon in the Willamette and Columbia, this is another dinosaur I wanna catch. Just once. PLEASE get your caviar right, I really want to see it done! Paddlefish only slightly behind or equal to Beluga/White Sturgeon. A LOT of poaching around here killing big female White's.

[@micksmith4640]

Can’t get enough of these videos

[@manssearchforwild6626]

I wasn't sure if that was Michael or a black bear grabbing that first fish

[@robertrusnak620]

That’s crazy!

[@tt600pch]

Where we fish on the Yellowstone during "keep days" there is always a guy with the 36" gaff to "help" you out. "keep day" what you drag in is your yearly fish. When we left in 2019 they had the smallest and biggest on the FWP station board. 11 lbs to 104 lbs. Mine was 66 lbs. (I lucked out)

[@giaitritvk436]

Wow I liked your guy the best!that the good fish

[@jake9705]

15:38 -- WTF IS THAT?! That cook setup is awesome!

[@Fresh_Tracks]

burchbarrel.com/

[@sandyhill1392]

I wish you would catch and release these big fish. They've managed to live this long.

[@junzilla13]

Seriously. They are listed as vulnerable. I don't have any issue with ppl hunting and fishing but why would you eat something like that?

[@deapsprite1281]

@@junzilla13 these have protected areas to where you can catch them and something like 10 million are stocked in rivers and lakes,its also not legal everywhere

[@BigWave6890]

I gotta ask is this on the Yellowstone, the Milk, Missouri?

[@rikoanglerpinggiran5935]

Good fishing.

[@marcuslarwa9098]

How do u weigh a fish when the tail is still on the ground?

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

Seeing alot of comments here in the ethics of this. This is fishing. There are many techniques. It's not cheating. Its not unsporting. Its just different fish require different techniques. Paddlefish is also protected in all of Texas and a few other places. Ye in the US are so lucky ye have such a diverse range of fish to fish for

[@randlerichardson5826]

I always wanted to try this

[@brandonatkinson2566]

"Snagging for GIANTS" there corrected your title.

[@massMetal444]

You have to snag because they are filter fish it’s the only way

[@Will-pc9eq]

Yeah still fucked tho even a smaller hook could have been better for the fish A brand like bkk would hold up for sure

[@chervue7664]

We have those here in wisconsin but suck you can fish for them as they get snag all the time

[@jasperjones359]

Nice look like fun

[@seanjohnson6899]

How do they taste? Could you mount one of those on the walls?!

[@bobknob902]

Have you seen the european mounts of there bill's there pretty cool

[@ericwiitala5407]

Would you say that it has the texture of something like a swordfish? Looked like it in the grill. Can't beat "No bugs". 👍

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Yes it does! Very similar to swordfish from what I hear

[@randlerichardson5826]

Yes I’d love to do this one time

[@fanaticfisherman4219]

Have you guys hunted around Missoula?

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Dan Wilde on our team has when he lived there.

[@baddonkey6876]

Here in oklahoma we can't use barbed hooks for snagging, we either buy spoonbill hooks or just grind off the barbs

[@targetyt480]

I need to go paddle fishing.. I'm going to start making fishing videos soon the flooding screwed me

[@AllorNothingLA]

Love how pops was out there swinging it till he got hooked on 💪 had to show you punk kids what's up lol

[@rondarrelladventures8843]

Little suggestion .I fish and land 200 lb plus gator gar , If you will get some plastic coated aircraft cable it will stay open so you can snare the fish. Really enjoyed this video

[@MTexpeditions]

I fish the lower Yellowstone. I derived from my paddlefishing. Montana actually has 3 paddlefish seasons. I've yet to see a good video of the dredge cuts!

[@duggaboy]

Dale, what Rod and reel are you using please?

[@daleevans9267]

I was running the Penn 7500 Spinfisher VI and a 11ft Medium Heavy Penn Carnage II rod

[@stevemitchell8631]

I have cought my fair share of spoon bills

[@jalalshamsi9280]

What is your fishing gear was ?

[@bomboatomico4563]

don't u need to bleed them as soon as u bring them out of the water?

[@danieladegoke7674]

What city and river in Montana is this?

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

4:32 - That almost looks like wild rosemary growing right there.

[@charlesbray3118]

What size Penn is the golden one and what rod?

[@daleevans9267]

I was running the Penn 7500 Spinfisher VI and a 11ft Medium Heavy Penn Carnage II rod

[@ericomfg]

What the... uhh how have I never seen these fish before?! Looks like something from the Amazon River

[@Fresh_Tracks]

Prehistoric Dinosaurs!

[@tiredredneck8159]

This is interesting?your allowed to snag them like that??no bait?? I how expensive is your tag for them?

[@TNOutdoorsFanatic]

That is the only way to catch them because they are filter feeders.

[@prolific5627]

Wow so much skill in snagging LOL, I love how this is even a thing. Must feel good to know that you could never trick a paddle into eating bait 😂.

[@navcop031]

Ummm. Yea. You never will be able to. They are filter feeders. Must feel good talking shit and not know what you’re talking about.

[@prolific5627]

navcop031 You must obviously haven’t tried bridled krill

[@92xl]

The fish of 1000 casts. I lived on the banks of the MIssouri for a spell.....

[@sparkablizzy9983]

Ahahaha i live in missouri one year they were so thick below Springfield dam the paddlefish completely ruined the catfishing that year you couldnt keep a line out there without one of those suns a bitches running into it

[@maryhutt4263]

Hey guys good time !!! Haha hey, I thought paddle fish were ocean fish?? Are they??

[@spinessticksandhooks4640]

What month was this? Id say june, late may?

[@historyjunky1299]

I thought those were steaks on the grill. God dam. Can't even buy cuts of fish that big at my local store