How Much Salmon Fishing Gear Can I Find In Two Hours?

Two hours of snorkeling in the Vedder River results in a nice haul of salmon fishing gear. I see coho, chinook, and pink salmon along the way.

[@CleardriftTackle]

thank you for cleaning up our rivers! its nice to see videos of people cleaning the vedder!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thanks for the comment, your floats are my favorite.

[@ChipDarby13]

I think @fishingwithrod must have been fishing there😝

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

That's the power of an influencer like Rodney, people definitely buy the things that he is using.

[@ChipDarby13]

@petrhermanadventures9509 Yes I've ordered from Prime Lures because of Rod. I'm basically broke because of Rod🤣

[@saedmalkawi6865]

You meant "buy the things he is promoting"

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

@@saedmalkawi6865 I think Rodney is a good guy and perhaps I didn't word things properly in the video. I think all of the things he's promoted over the years catch fish. Got a coho on one of those yellow spoons first cast the other day.

[@ColtonWilson3000]

That’s a nice haul. So many spoons, I’d be in heaven finding all of those. Haha

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yes, it's nice to have free gear. Mind you if I just went to work for an extra couple of hours I could afford to buy a bunch of stuff too. I enjoy the treasure hunting aspect of it I guess.

[@malcolmoliver4530]

These snorkling videos are amazing. So cool to see what their cover looks like from under the surface.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I'm glad you enjoyed. Have been too busy fishing to do a lot this fall, but I filmed a couple more, just have to edit.

[@LadybugAdventures]

Awesome. I do this but in the winter when our waters freeze over and pick a ton gear out of the trees using a tree pruner!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

That's a great idea!

[@ianfisher851]

Great video Petr!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Canadiandawg]

Cool seeing you on Saturday. I caught a fish when you were talking to us after you had gone through the run 😅😂. Thanks for cleaning up the river 🙏

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

You're welcome and glad you caught a fish. Lots of people believe that I ruin the fishing when I swim through, but that has not been my experience.

[@peterb7585]

Amazing!!!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

thanks for watching, I appreciate the comment.

[@sherylarsenault8078]

I would love to try that . Looks so fun

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

It is fun! Experience nature and treasure hunt too. Just be safe if you do try, It took me many years to build up to the skill level I have now.

[@sherylarsenault8078]

That’s crazy how much gear is in there.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yup, and I swam about 400 meters of a 25 kilometer river.

[@codybertram6122]

I always find it funny when people say not to throw what everyone else throws when chances are there are 3 of the exact same lures you throw sitting on bottom for every fish to swim by lol.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Or dangling off the branches. I think the lure has to have action as well as appearance. A lure on the bottom is just another rock to a fish.

[@alexusoski5478]

Great video! Being a fisherman I like treasure hunting for gear myself :)

[@alexusoski5478]

After watching your video I will better invest in a wetsuit instead of buying new gear:)

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

@@alexusoski5478 just be careful. I draw on 25 years of whitewater kayaking experience and 10 years of river swimming. Start with slow water and make good choices. It's easy to become attached to the bottom with braided line.

[@Dakota00710]

Man that's crazy!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Tanks for the comment.

[@simonsays9060]

How much weight is on your dive belt to keep from having to fight the buoyancy? I also like to clean out the rivers/streams I fish at. There just too much trash in our waters.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

That really depends on the suit. I like to have about 5 pounds of positive buoyancy so that It's no effort to stay on the surface. My 7mm suit takes about 18 pounds of weight.

[@FrankLadd]

What a great video and a profitable swim! Hope you can make a living doing this some day!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thank you for the kind comment. I don't plan on making this a full time thing. I usually do just two or three swims during salmon season, too busy fishing.

[@wmaher2]

Freds should sponsor you.

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I don't disagree, I wear their hat in all my videos, but I don't even get a discount.

[@colinhamilton4427]

Holy crap! way to go. lol

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Thank you for the comment.

[@kenkitsul8076]

Generally, how many of the hooks are barbless? What percent? KEN

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

In this case about 10% were barbed, especially the jigs. The spoons were pretty much all barbless, except for one with a trebble.

[@saedmalkawi6865]

Go to Sumas, the stuff I lost this week will keep you fishing for few years..

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

LOL, it it quite snaggy down there. I've tried before but the water there is so dirty I couldn't find anything. Maybe I timed the tides wrong.

[@rexdavid5404]

Are you gonna sell those spoons , bobber and twitching jigs? I ll be there on the 11 of October , first time fishing in the veder from Calgary , can you give some rules and pointers? Tnx

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

The lures usually go pretty quick. There is no substitute for reading the regulations, but if you search my channel for "salmon fishing regulations", I have a whole video explaining things.

[@lovethemack]

Nice job, I think you beat mine, I did the clean up thing yesterday, 41 spoons, and a whole pile of other stuff. My video was not near as nice as yours though~

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I checked out your video, nice haul.

[@justinyen8290]

Any plans on doing that garage sale for fishing tackle similar to what you did last year?

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

So far I don't have enough stuff for that. I'd have to do another couple of clean ups.

[@justinyen8290]

@@petrhermanadventures9509 dang, hopefully you find some more loot soon. Will help add to that pile with my own gear!

[@bsdgffishtuna5186]

8:37 "spoons rodney hsu has been pushing" LOL - true true. His vids have become more like ads for Bnr beads and gear then just fishing....

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I think there is nothing wrong with Rodney promoting his sponsors. All the things he promotes really do catch fish, so it's not disingenuous. Thanks for watching to the end!

[@Darkfire889]

And recntly not fishing and only ads, like the vid for the electric engine

[@hanzqui8122]

hey peter i saw you at peach park today😂

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

It's my home turf, mostly above the water fishing though.

[@kevinvanstone3050]

Nice work. I'm sure a certain fisherman would buy the lot off you *cough cough*

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Sure. I ask for about half retail price, maybe a little more if it's brand new and shiny.

[@cyrusdunnewold8238]

Where do you sell your gear? I’d be interested!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Facebook messenger is a good way to contact me. I prefer when people want a bunch, because it's a lot of work to arrange a meet up for a small sale.

[@DriemzyGaming]

do you ever get worried about getting hooked?

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

It's only happened once, and I believe that was on purpose. There were a bunch of guys on shore fishing and drinking and they were egging each other on about how someone should get me. The guy hooked a jig on my sleeve, so I took the jig and kept swimming.

[@henrymethorst9108]

do you sell this stuff? always looking for gear

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Yes, I sell it for about 50 to 60% retail. It pays for my camera gear.

[@henrymethorst9108]

lol. where are you selling it

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

@@henrymethorst9108 Years past I just set up at the dog park for a few hours in mid October. This year I don't think I have enough stuff for that, so you can just message me on Facebook.

[@user-gy6lv8de4p]

Can I buy this from your???

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

LOl, lots of people have been asking. I do sell my salvage, most lures are $4 and $1.50 for floats, but it gets picked over pretty fast.

[@ekuretvl]

you don't need buy fishing gear

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Don't tell my wife :)

[@briangrendahl4635]

Rod is a good guy .I wouldn't say he pushes anything .good work up there. I love scrounging my local Washington rivers for gear. I have not tried a wet suit .your suit must be pretty thick .

[@mikelawrencestalker]

Petr knows Rod, and he isn't talking down on him .

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

I am a big fan of Rodney's. He has his sponsors and promotes their stuff, absolutely nothing wrong with that. I use a 7 mm open cell freediving suit. It's quite toasty now, but barely adequate in the middle of winter.

[@Darkfire889]

He should be disclosing when he's sponsored to use/talk about gear. The recent video about the electric engine was for sure a paid ad