I CAUGHT THE FISH OF A LIFETIME!! - Santa Ana River Lakes

A day where my main goal was to catch one lighting trout, turned into a day where I break my personal best trout record twice. The second time it was broken was with a fish of a lifetime.
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The day started off really slow. It must have been from the rain a few days prior and the fact that they had a delay in the stocking truck and stocked at 3am rather than the full day before. Had to work to get a limit today, but that LAST fish was something truly special.
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🎣 GEAR USED
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Rod - Ultralight Phenix Elixir 7’6
Reel - Okuma California 1500
Rod - Custom Okuma 7'6
Reel - Shimano Vanford 1000 - amzn.to/3Cx0OW6
Rod -Custom Okuma 7'6
Reel - Shimano Vanford 1000 - amzn.to/3Cx0OW6
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[@dannyhemphill7618]

Been fishing there for 40 years when it was 8.00 dollars to get in. 12.5 is my personal best. That was a HOG u landed. Congrats Rod ! Love ur videos.

[@TroutWest]

A lot of people will snub their nose at this because they put them in there like that, and they don't fight hard at all... but that's still an incredible catch you'll never forget. Good job not rushing it in, even if it's not fighting, the weight alone will snap lines. Congrats dude!!

[@pokedad.fishes]

100% brother. I wish it put up a fight like some of the smaller fish but the weight alone was a challenge. I was questioning if my knot would hold. Appreciate the positive post brother. 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@TroutWest]

@@pokedad.fishes yeah, it's that moment when you wonder if you tied a good knot or not!! 🤔 That's going to make some great memories man.

[@southerncafishing7754]

Great catch Rod! It could take years before anyone catches anything near that size again. Glad you broke the lake record. I sent you a message about another lake to fish close to home!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Nice thanks brother. I’ll checkout the 411 on LNL.

[@Giixxersquid]

Congratulations, that’s an amazing feeling. Tight lines

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much! Amazing feeling indeed! 🤙🏼

[@mikelabelle420]

Nice job bro! Thanks for taking us with you 👍

[@pokedad.fishes]

You're welcome and Thank you so much!

[@bobjohnson7207]

Welcome to the club 🎉

[@JoeD.294.]

Very nice....Congratulations!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼

[@pescadiversionycocina5389]

MANNNNNNNN 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 what an amazing fish u got my brother CONGRATULATIONS 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣 happy b day to your friend and santa ana allways a fun place to chill🤙🏾👍🏾

[@pokedad.fishes]

Muchas gracias compa! It's always a fun place to chill for sure!

[@GetSomeFuker]

Very nice fish. Gonna be hard to beat again. Congratulations

[@ATFISHING]

FREAKEN BEAST!!!! Congrats Brother!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Art brother thank you! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@oscardominguez3030]

Nice catch! Your uncle sent me the pic over the weekend. Congrats

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you Oscar! 🤙🏼

[@dfishergil3722]

Big fish!!…congrats

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@justinornelas818]

Bro, nice catch way to start the year🎉

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you brother. Definitely a great start to the year, except it's all downhill from now after that. Haha

[@noedelatorre6597]

Good job man nice fishing 🎣 👍

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much Noe! 🙏🏼

[@rickr2885]

congrats man insane fish!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much brother.

[@orca7966]

congrats on that behemoth pokedad! proud i can say ive fished next to slayers like you and seaspanker!!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much ! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@aventuradepescaconmiguelin89]

Very nice congratulations

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much brother!

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Amazing!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

@@pokedad.fishes welcome!

[@J_G_Romero_1973]

Congratulations on that Hog! 🐷👍🏽

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you brother! 🙏🏼

[@calloftheoutdoors8941]

bRO! THAT is the biggest stocked trout I have seen get caught! Congratulations. My experience also shows me that when ever lightning trout is stocked the fishing becomes really slow.

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! My next goal is a lightning for this season.

[@kevgvo7713]

Well deserve bro!! I dipped out @ 12..that’s fishing for yah!! Toughing it out paid off!! Congrats!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Kev brother thank you! Yeah man I was so close to leaving around noon as well. Boy I would have regretted that haha.

[@ChallyMac10]

Holy Faka!!! Congrats brah 🤙🏽

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@moon_flower080]

Good job ! 👍

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much!

[@gskier6991]

Congrats! I've been trout fishing at Laguna Niguel, hope to see you at SARL during catfish season again.

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! How's LNL? That's super close to home. May have to give it a shot.

[@CruzinWithCJ]

Nice catch! A few years back I caught a 17lb Rainbow out of there and just like you my heart was racing... Always wanted to go back to SARL but the crowds kill it for me but great video!! Makes me wanna go back!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Ayyye CJ! Grats on that 17 lber! Yeah man the crowds really make it tough. Really gotta get there in advance or wait for season to slow down a bit. Thanks for the kind words brother.

[@user-tf6zl2ov8l]

Nice fish 🐟

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much! 🙏🏽

[@AWDRIFT]

I was waiting for you to post this after I saw the highlight short from SARL

[@pokedad.fishes]

I hear yah! I've been working to get this piece together but man editing takes forever! Hope you enjoyed it. 🤙🏼

[@JTesoro21]

Dooooood!!! That's a freaking whale of a trout! WOW! Congrats brotha! Mabuhay!

[@pokedad.fishes]

Salamat brother! It was a whale indeed! 🤙🏼

[@miguelmontelongo4602]

Congratulations that’s a monster

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much!!!

[@bhigwolfdog]

Congrats bruh

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much!🙏🏼

[@fanofallrods2042]

Wow, what a great video and a better catch. Congratulations bro. What did you use to catch that beast?

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much! Appreciate you! I used a Berkley Mice Tail in Chartreuse and White.

[@Mr.REEP0]

Congrats......super shocked how that fish barely fought....nice fish bro..

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! Yeah I've been telling people who asked about the fight .... they said the same thing, they though it'd be a bigger fight.

[@rctuna12]

Well done .I fished there 2 weeks ago and I caught2 nice fish but one broke off. SHOUT OUT .

[@pokedad.fishes]

Nice man! They definitely stock some nice fish at SARL. I can totally relate, had one nice one that spit the hook after a good fight on that same day. Forgot to turn on my camera on my head, but it was a nice fight. Actually better fight than the 23 pounder.

[@donaldstephensen8654]

Nice one bro...

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you so much brother!

[@donaldstephensen8654]

@pokedad.fishes Keri tought me how to jig 20yrs ago now I hold lake record at dixon 17lbs..trout assassin from Temecula cal

[@pokedad.fishes]

@@donaldstephensen8654 dang brother! That’s insane. Been meaning to give that lake a shot. About same distance as SARL from me, just opposite direction.

[@donaldstephensen8654]

@pokedad.fishes there stocking not so good this year but it's a nice lake

[@seanhartnett6923]

I wish i had slow days like this😂

[@pokedad.fishes]

LOL! The morning was so slow in the morning, almost left early. Glad I didn’t. SARL can be brutal at times.

[@seanhartnett6923]

@pokedad.fishes I saw u weigh it on another youtube channel u should have mentioned your channel on there

[@pokedad.fishes]

@@seanhartnett6923 which channel? I’d hate to piss the other channel owner off.

[@seanhartnett6923]

​@pokedad.fishes can u do a catch a cook with that monster trout? I'm sure everyone is wondering how the meat looks I know I am curious, amazing catch congrats

[@pokedad.fishes]

@@seanhartnett6923 you know I was just thinking about that. If/when I catch another good sized trout I’ll do a catch and cook. When my family split up the big trout and had it cooked I regretted not recording some of the recipes.

[@gametightfishing6913]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 LFG!!!

[@pokedad.fishes]

HELL YEAH BROTHER!!!

[@kevinbennett2565]

How'd that big unit taste ? Nice job brotha. That hatchery pellet is amazing I love that one and corn for sure

[@pokedad.fishes]

Actually tasted really good. Gave it to some friends and they said it tasted like Salmon to them.

[@eduardlast23]

What a catch bro he had the master ball (net) for that one

[@pokedad.fishes]

Hahahah Ed! Indeed brother. Gotta use the master ball for a fish like that! Hope you doing well brother!

[@eduardlast23]

@@pokedad.fishes im doing good brother hope all is well with you too keep on killing it with the fishing content brother 💪

[@In_Dure_This]

Dam that nice. Way to brake your PB 2x in one day 💯

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother. Crazy with the 2x PB in one day.

[@MXJD10]

Congratulations brother!! What a beast U got there at 4am and got that spot ?

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you brother. I was able to squeeeeeze in next to my friend.

[@MXJD10]

@@pokedad.fishes nice bro hey I’m not sure if I was seeing things, but did you have your bell open and your line in Free spool with your indicator set on it?

[@pokedad.fishes]

@@MXJD10 Yup. I fish with the bail open so there's little to no tension for the trout to feel.

[@mitchnippert5011]

Good one to release!

[@ant7970]

Crazy fish !! What did you catch this off of ?

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks so much. It was caught on a Berkley Mice Tail in Chartreuse and White.

[@shaneglenn485]

Congratulations! That’s a beast. I saw 4lb test. What size hook and minnows?

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you brother! Size 8 mosquito hook on a chartreuse mice tail.

[@cantu3141]

Great catch bro What size line where you using

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank brother! I was using 4lb P-Line.

[@MagnusSentDooM]

That's what everyone dreams of catching at SARL 😂. Congratulations bro! How long was the fight?

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! Wasn’t too long maybe 2 minutes. It was more heavy than anything didn’t put too much of a fight. Few small runs.

[@christianishima7098]

Been seeing this fish all over Instagram and Facebook and finally the video has emerged fucking a dude hell of a catch man 🤙🤙🤙 tight lines brotha

[@pokedad.fishes]

Haha thank you so much brother. I'm super happy I was able to capture this on camera for the memories and to be able to share the (not so exciting) fight. haha

[@sharksbob6360]

whered you get those tall rod holders?

[@pokedad.fishes]

I have a friend who makes them, but I think they sell some at the store and a couple local fishing shops. If you need help, hit me up on IG.

[@gligh01]

That is the biggest trout I have ever seen! What did you catch it on? What is the lake record?

[@pokedad.fishes]

I caught it on a Berkley mice tail in Chartreuse and White. Current lake record is 28 lbs.

[@bobbydeleon8303]

Awsome!!! What brand test lb line you use and what lb test

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! I use 4lbs P-Line.

[@bobbydeleon8303]

@@pokedad.fishes I have used that also, congrats on that pig, Fish On!!

[@FishDonkey626]

Bigger than the ones at Bass Pro Shop.

[@pokedad.fishes]

I haven't seen the one at BPS, but man that's crazy!

[@billyb329]

I’ve heard a lot of fisherman say that stocking lightnings will shut the bite off

[@billyb329]

That fish was insane. I’d love to see a video of the meat and a review of how it tastes

[@pokedad.fishes]

I've heard people say the same. I think it was a rough bite though due to the rain and the murky water.

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thank you brother. I don't think I have a video but definitely have photos. I'll post them on IG.

[@JTRob98]

Stocked lol

[@pokedad.fishes]

Indeed it is. Appreciate you brother 🤙🏼

[@walden6272]

How much does it cost to fish there?

[@Johnniejamerson-vi9kn]

Been there 20 times caught 4 fish

[@pokedad.fishes]

It's definitely a tough lake to fish. I've struggled there many many times. Appreciate the comment brother! 🤙🏼

[@alexalvarado_1972]

Where did you buy those rod holders?

[@pokedad.fishes]

I got them from a buddy of mine who knows a welder. If you're interested let me know. Hit me up on IG.

[@alexalvarado_1972]

@@pokedad.fishes I am interested

[@rongarris8574]

What color was the flesh once you cleaned it? Congrats by the way.

[@pokedad.fishes]

Thanks brother! Dude it looked like a salmon. It was pretty delish.

[@rongarris8574]

Trout always taste better when their flesh is orange to red in color. Either they have lived in very cold water or their feed was high quality or the strain of the trout.@@pokedad.fishes

[@retrogamer9999]

Dinner for like 7 people

[@pokedad.fishes]

For sure it was. I darn good dinner at that 🤙🏼

[@cheesehead2399]

I would of just retired and hanged my rod on the rafters if I caught that 😂

[@pokedad.fishes]

lol! Little mic drop and then ✌🏼 I’m out! Haha

[@hansel2001]

Stocksd breeder.

[@user-ju8yo7rt2w]

Stockers are not trophy's come out to Colorado I will put u on real wild trophy

[@pokedad.fishes]

Would love to fish Colorado one day!

[@Jamal-sr9nn]

Bruh keep your guts and freeze them for catfish season trust me

[@pokedad.fishes]

That's a GREAT idea! I will do that for sure.

[@ocelots4627]

Catfish like trout guts 😮?

[@pokedad.fishes]

@@ocelots4627 They do! I have a few friends that use trout guts.

[@SharonVranesh-ke8fe]

Santa ana is like shooting fish in a barrel...not impressed...no fight

[@mercz1967Roblox]

Still fun to go out and catch a hog 😢

[@DeadPool9206]

What a dumb little hater, no ones trying to impress you

[@JTesoro21]

How many times have you actually been there? It's definitely not like shooting fish in a barrel.

[@casiokids91]

I get why you say that but you still gotta know what you’re doing lol I’ve seen PLENTY of people skunk out there so no not like shooting fish in a barrel

[@lb3811]

I agree on the no fight part the fish don’t fight too hard after only a day after being stocked but the place is definitely not fishing in a barrel only people who say that never been there .

[@jbassc81]

Fish of a lifetime from a farm? 😂😂 come on bro those fish have no tails are obese from all the dog food pellets and you call that a fish of a lifetime 😅 set your standards higher than that lol

[@jimchambers7336]

Should have let it go!!!!