Surprising Mahi Mahi technique + full rundown of 'The Incident'

[@billthomas2598]

Yeah, had that happen with an oblivious jetski "operator". He drove another 100m with my brother and I yelling to him & our lines screaming out. He went down to an idle & answered his phone, the whole time line was still coming off the reels and a fair clip. We guessed the line had gone up the jet intake and wrapped the impeller shaft. We were still yelling because that was gonna create problems for him. He glanced at us once, flipped us the bird so that's when we decided to not warn him anymore. We busted both lines off shortly after using a knife. I reckon he ended up with 300m of braid from each rod, so 600m in total up & around his impeller.

[@s1mpleticmac550]

was out trauling for some kingies off sydney with my new reverly I got as a christmas present and these two blokes on a shitter of a boat pass within 5 meters of us, even though we are going a trauling speed and have 3 rods out the back, they stop momentarily, then sped off and spooled me. When we confronted them they hoped we got "eaten by a great white shark" and sped off.

[@skylaryoung3750]

Man I gotta say you actually handled that really really well.. the professionalism was in full tilt for incident. Kuddos for keeping your cool keep up the solid content

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate, there was a bit of tongue biting going on but at the end of the day getting upset wasn’t going to change anything 🍻🍻

[@Kearnesy]

Either you cut the audio or held yourself really well with the incident 😂 great video Sammy

[@fishinfromscratch5484]

He definitely said some choice words. I guarantee that. 🤣

[@cocowoody3556]

100% cut the audio 🤣

[@jaar8320]

Appreciate the talk about the careless boaters and the risk of all that line getting out into the water…some people just shouldn’t own a boat imo. Still great effort on the Mahis and impressive control not having a spray at old mate haha

[@f1s_clarence97]

I'd be hooking it straight to him to feed him a mouthful if it were me 😅

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Good job addressing that boat incident. The only thing I would add to make people aware is that fishing line, especially braid, can really damage a boat's engines as well so unless a boater isn't worried about being dead in the water after spinning a couple hundred meters of line into the prop shaft and seal, boaters had best stay clear of any boat with lines out. Should be a bit more of a motivating factor than inconveniencing fishermen.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah 100% mate. It’s no good for anyone, best to be avoided!

[@kizzyaggots1]

Sammy, every episode i watch of your vids, i learn something new. The fishing that you are doing is so sustainable and i bet it's great fun. Oneday i'll get out there and only take what i need. Cheers Chris.

[@raypayne2350]

Nice work on the dollies can’t believe that boater ran straight over your lines. You kept your cool a lot better than I would have

[@danbennington.]

Too nice Sammy! That was a grub move by that bloke! Gotta be more aware while you're out fishing. Well done on keeping your cool

[@bencollins7408]

Even worse when it happens on a kayak hahah

[@ollywrenfishing]

way too nice about it hahah

[@sonofagreatsouthernland]

The joys of sharing the fishing resource......

[@checkthewater39]

The Bag of Tastiness!! Love it. Cheers from the USA.

[@frednurk8590]

Woohoo, looking forward to watching this one all week. Geez, some ppl.... Great points regarding "the incident", it's just a shame that most will be oblivious until it happens to them. Cheers Sammy.

[@trenthardy5798]

Great episode Sammy, well done keeping your cool. I live in nsw and I tried crispy skin dollie because I don't get any coral trout. Give it a try next time I reckon on par if not better than the coral trout skin.

[@mavo0673]

Well done for keeping it together mate hat off to you . 👏.

[@stormsandfishing5448]

Couple of nice Dollies, a good day out. Running over lines must happen so often somewhere like palmy reef with often 50+ boats and kayaks in a fairly small area.

[@johnloebell377]

another great video , can you show how you rig the gar fish pls

[@malmissingham6033]

Sammy, thanks for another great episode. What SUNGLASSES BRANDS do you recommend please ???

[@pinduckyfarms4748]

Love you vids. Quick tip, freeze you fish in water to prevent freezer burn.

[@A.CFishingextreme]

I was out in the bay earlier love the videos mate

[@markjrochat1856]

Hi Sammy, Great video and glad you had some tight lines. Awesome Job and love the channel.

[@spikycactus2406]

See because it was a cruise craft they think that they are better than everyone else and the can do whatever they want. Great video Sammy

[@michaelleighton8577]

Gday Sammy I’m a long time viewer and fan. I enjoy watching all your videos either viewing you alone or fishing with Tin ass Shaun’o or with the Phantom. My wish is to go on a days outing with you and Shauno and the phantom before I can’t no more. My hard luck story starts with my brand new boat being stollen just before my divorce and I lost all in the courts to my ex The last day in my house I had a heart attack which ended my health. With in a few months I was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell cancer which is aggressive and spreading. My dream before my days out is to enjoy a day out fishing to hopefully get many best PBS if possible but unlikely. I truly couldn’t think of a better of couple of blokes to wet a line with than Shauno and the Phantom to enjoy a day out fishing with Even better if it was on the electric reel as I’ve lost a crap load of muscle mass already It’s my wish before it’s my time If not. I understand no worries no problem. Thanks Sammy and I hope you do at least read this request and consider my last wish before we depart Tight lines ALL

[@tattooarttoday]

The thing I hate about you Sammy is now I wait eagerly every Sunday to dam we’ll see your fishing lol 😂

[@samsite83]

That was a nice sized center console. To bad you lost it .. But maybe next time you can gaff it :P Hoping to catch myself a nice one too, soon so i can upgrade my boat :P

[@jb-es5zj]

fishing off the rocks one day i nearly landed a hobie kayak if did land it i was almost at the level off bleeding and brain spiking the navigator idiot came right over my line i had set out for snapper i probably got about 25m of line back on him but went to hard and snapped my line never seen a bloke peddle so fast to get away in my life i tried casting a good size sinker at him but he got away to far

[@brucehornet1454]

your a good and patient man Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

[@polishchachafishing]

I stayed up for this one!

[@lukebrumm2339]

You sounded defeated after old mate took out your spread! Such a shame we share the waters with such rude individuals mate! Great vid as per usual mate! 🎣👍

[@trevorjane9457]

Nice dollies I did have a cat heading for my high speed (30kph) hoo rig once at the shelf (we were only two out there) - I stalled the boat and pointed hard at the trolling line - the cat stalled and reversed - worked out okay. Did lose one rig once from the a wake crossing from a 6.5m glass cabin boat 250hp - would have been a nice catch but instead lost a $100 set-up. Long cable trace + trolling weight and big skirt - wished it upon his motor in an animated fashion.

[@nathanfarr4493]

Mate well said on that boat. It’s amazing how many wombats are out at sea🎣🍻

[@carlgustafson4982]

What an incredibly rude prick that guy in the centre console was, really poor form.

[@ianbertenshaw4350]

When that bloke has to fork out a lot of money to get the gearbox on his outboard rebuilt because the line has chopped the seals out of it he will learn a hard lesson .

[@stevenquigley4208]

Good video as always Sam, thank you You are classier than I am. This happens to me way too often, where a boater comes way too close while trolling or drifting. At a minimum, I always hope that they spool me and it all wraps around their Prop Shaft and eats their Seal. Again, you're classier than I.

[@jeffsmart8761]

hey cool vid again, sorry to see the incident should have known better. hey can we get the wolfpack lure/rig in oz or did you get them from overseas. cheers keep up the good work

[@seanscheidle5560]

You took it well. I would have lost it on the boat if I had my lines out and that happened. Always enjoy your stuff. I also have speedmaster and love them. Hope you get good weather and keep making videos. 🍻🍻

[@willkitching]

Great vid Sammy! Dolphinfish are definitely not a bad surprise 👌🎣 I think that centre console would have been just undersize as well by the way 😂 But seriously, that’s so frustrating hey. Stuff like that has been happening a LOT more to Dad and myself recently! There are some inconsiderate people out there that have no care for other boats or fishermen. Tight lines mate!

[@funpetscanada]

Nice catch throughout. That was your lucky day I guess !

[@djhinormas959]

Hey sammy whats ur new cooler bag called? U liking it?

[@pacman5590]

Interesting filleting technique for the dollys. Not caught one yet but on the list! Wouldn’t think to remove the skin first! Great episode Sammy 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate, yeah I find that method a lot faster and neater then skinning it after the fillet is off. 👌🍻🍻

[@ryano5780]

13:48 ….. Knock Knock

[@malmissingham6033]

Sammy, was this trip Friday 20 Jan ???. I was there Thurs 19 in 5-10knots wind but with atrocious sea as it had not settled down from previous days of 20+ knots. Week before I got 11kg + 8kg Wahoo at sunrise just east of Hutchy's while laying out the spread at 3-4 knots ... thought that really weird. Solo double hook-up on the first two lures that went out ... go figure. Nudda for rest of the morning except 8am high tide change when belter Wahoo headed for NZ. Made the mistake of putting the rod down after 10-15mins initial runs to clear other lines only to get bitten off ... another lesson learned.🤔

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nah this was earlier in the year Mal, That’s nicely done on the wahoo though! Shame the big fella but through 😖😖😖

[@traceysimon3271]

Love these types of videos! hope it goes better than your last crack at em 😅🤙

[@shouldbefishin8528]

Well done Sammy. I thought you kept it together great considering what he just did.🍻🍻🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate! There was a fair bit going on when it first happened that there wasn’t really time to get upset!

[@terrytailor]

Some nice Dollies there Sam. I do like your new rig. Were they some of the gar I caught you during winter? Also, what is the idea with the lumo bead on the hook near the garfishes vent?

[@davehowson7633]

Hey Sammy. Mate what speed are you trolling the Ahi’s and what weight head please??

[@charlieread5668]

sammy what size ahi head were u using for trolling and what speed knots

[@shaunharris3202]

Mate you controlled yourself alot better then I would have been, better luck on the whoooo next time👍

[@daveychipsngravy]

Hey Sammy what kind of speed do you tend to troll at for mackerel ? You said the gar can’t handle as much speed? What an they handle ?

[@garysmeltzer1933]

Well done Sammy

[@Reese808]

Definitely handled that a lot better than I would have

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

[@Caliban_Cam]

Yea thats a bit dodgy sammy, happened to me and my mates a couple times this mack season, god knows how many times all up. Apparently common sense isnt all that common, on a better note those two dollies are unreal mate! Well done!

[@cuocsongnhasanomy5642]

Love your video.

[@JS-sx3bl]

Yep It happens Good showing an unfortunate occurrence while trolling. It’s good to have an awareness by other fisherman to give the slower boats a wide berth. It’s seems to be crossing the their bow is best, by the faster non trolling boats vrs the slower trolling boats. I’d say the other boat may have it worse off in their near future when their lower end seal fails due to your line wound around it.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hopefully not mate! Hopefully we both got out of it relatively Scott free and it just doesn’t happen again!

[@benturton3358]

Thanks mate, legend!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@Jamericanlife]

Great job

[@davidmcelwaine6624]

Thanks again for your videos. What speed are you trolling the garfish/lure ?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

No dramas at all mate, thanks for watching. Was trolling the Gar at about 7 knots 👍👍

[@ozzietingobeltran5790]

You are a lot nicer than me! I have actually hooked two wakeboarders that went over my line- one on the arm!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha that will learn them!

[@Tony-qx5mt]

Great video! Noticed your using a bag. I’m in the market for a fish bag, what brand do you think are the best? Aussie-iced tek? Or something else, Lmk mate 🤞

[@rickmartin6256]

Any reason you don't use your livebait tank to bleed your fish in ? Would save on alot of cleaning

[@karl4793]

Oh Jeez mate - that other boat - grrrr - you were very composed mate

[@danielwicher3599]

Probably a little editing going on 🙊

[@karl4793]

@@danielwicher3599 ha ha possibly true - I wanna see the uncut version then with all the profanities :)

[@andybridges3212]

Nice Job Sammy

[@jasonb5923]

Hey mate, I love your videos. I was wondering how fast you were trolling there

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, appreciate it! I was going about 7 knots 👌👌

[@checkthewater39]

They will probably be replacing seals when they get home. Man you kept it together.

[@dangatkowski8934]

Impressive talk at the end about the incident, unfortunately too many boaties have all the gear, with no idea

[@xuejiaoxu6778]

I have been out land based and had some clown cut in close and pick up my line. His 75hp mercury stopped after eating 300m of 50lb braid and he came to rest against the rock wall.

[@jb-es5zj]

had a kayak trolling over my line off the rocks nearly landed him but he got away would have loved to get a photo of that catch n kill

[@wrennaidoo7960]

What flasher/skirt were you using?

[@lesstalkmorefishing1000]

had an incident myself the other day. Kayaking a huge river, went too far downstream and I was struggling to return and lucky me I ran into a long-ass piece of floating braid line which got tangled in the prop of my pedal drive, i don't know how I didn't lose my shit I guess I was just too focused on overcoming that monstruous current that survival mode just kicked in and I took my paddle and paddled the hardest I ever did to get to the closest landing shore haha. The stories we can tell thanks to all these adventures, right mate?

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Yea man, garfish or ballyhoo are probably the best trolling bait for dolphin. Rigged ballyhoo are a staple for dolphin in the U.S. and Carribean.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Going to have to try it more often!

[@ew9165]

You did well to stay so quiet haha i woulda been chasing them with the paintball gun!

[@kimberlychipp691]

You handled that dumas boater way better than i would have indeed. Dorado tastes way better than wahoo and mackeral on the upside. Love your videos Sir

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah there was some tongue biting going on!

[@rodhinsch5417]

Great video would like to see the uncut version 😀

[@blakeshields1549]

Dude if you didn’t cut the expletives I congratulate you!!!! I would of absolutely gone off. Happy days son

[@blakeshields1549]

Dude working in the industry department, common sense doesn’t mean shit anymore. Everyone would rather follow a paperwork guide on how to live/work, keep going mate your doing good

[@pearcebrown1043]

No need to be that close plenty of room for everyone! You handled it better than I would have mate!

[@Wilso94]

hey mate, what camera do you use for your underwater footage whilst trolling? Cheers big dog

[@bennybfishn]

This is starting to become a thing especially here is Sydney. Had boats come so close behind me trolling last 2 trips. I've had to wind in lures so i didn't lose them. All the gear and no idea unfortunately... 😔

[@ericcullen9061]

Sammy you are a better man than I am. I am a calm person usually, but would have lost my mind. Respect to you kind Sir.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Cheers mate, at the time I figured getting upset wouldn’t change anything, was only going to ruin my day more! 🍻🍻

[@ericcullen9061]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing 100% correct

[@vman4220]

Hey Sammy what troll cam you running mate??

[@benrobson1066]

Nice work keeping your cool 😎

[@fishingsammystyle8682]

Great stuff, I don't suppose that you can torpedo boats like that can you? It's frowned upon round here.

[@Drundel]

Glad to know that doesn't just happen in the States.

[@bick94]

Well done mate. I would of been throwing snapper leads at him

[@midlanticfishing5405]

Hey Sammy! How many nauts are you trolling?

[@Smurfatnz]

What speed do you troll at ?

[@codlip8089]

Sammy do you know how to get on to merv for a new net ? I don’t have Facebook and the season is almost upon us. Cheers fella

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, you should be able to find his contact number if you type in Mervs Cast Nets into google 👍👍 shoot me another message if you can’t find it and I’ll dig up his number 🍻🍻

[@codlip8089]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing legend thanks bro

[@PeterfromQld]

Fishing line around the prop shaft can cut out the prop shaft seal, filling the gearbox with salt water. Karma bus is coming. Great video Sammy.

[@jatberoz5972]

Only on old outboards new ones have preventative measures designed to avoid this.

[@PeterfromQld]

@@jatberoz5972 Fair enough, I used to work on outboards a long time ago.

[@rhyboy1]

“Spac attack”…? Mate you held yourself so well 😂 I’d have absolutely lost it.

[@jairusaudwin2605]

What is the trolling speed?

[@chrisralston294]

Some people have all the gear and no idea the last guy who did that to me was donated all my braid his motor stopped and I could here him swearing and carrying on I was laughing my head off.

[@jarredmcgallagher2592]

I see you have a yamaha what happened with the suzuki?

[@brettellis1837]

TRY THE DAM GAR 250MM ON DRIFT SQUID SKIRT ADDED TINY ONES NO WEIGHT TOP COBIA BAIT SQUID SKIRTS ORANGE.

[@gemueseackerlongonly]

didnt the other boat have right of way because he came from the right and you were the stand-on vessel?

[@timford3934]

Sammy speechless for a moment

[@MYeahman]

Which hand signals were you using hahaha I know what my go to would have been... I can also sense a potential powerfish video in the making from this footage... No old wharf warrior will be safe from the fish collecting some new 50lb line for his surface flatty setup

[@HD-vd2uf]

That sucks!!! I had exactly the same thing happen to me 3 weeks ago down in Victoria and the guy just kept driving after slowing down briefly. Lost 2 lures and a heap of line.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah that’s crap mate! Pain in the ass! 🍻🍻

[@anthonyfoster8072]

How come you went away from the Suzuki motor?

[@hennohimself]

Complete offshore noob here, but why do you keep the boat in gear when hooked on to a fish? Just so the boat continues to track straight and true while solo, instead of spinning around in the wind/current?

[@NovoGold]

My point in comment above... being solo it's a stupid move... considering he's got no flotation device on either.... accident waiting to happen.👍

[@jb-es5zj]

@@NovoGold he has a bouyancy thing around his waist (that bum bag looking thing)that he can deploy when needed and an epirb on .the life jacket thing isnt much good if he knocks himself out while going over though i asked him about this once before

[@blakeshaw5272]

We call those people gougans in Florida

[@stephenisom6089]

are fish stocks going down in your part of the world.. as up here in the north with fish stocks devastated .and many species endangered .do you see a day of catch and release,for sport fish across the globe ,nice video cheers,,

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

There seems to be arguments for both sides down here. It would be a very big shame when the day comes that fisherman can’t keep a fish to share with their family though! 🍻🍻

[@jimstaines8093]

Just checked some comments and I have to say you are remarkably even-tempered. Even if maybe there is an edit with a few choice 4 letter words 🤣

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah a couple slipped through the cracks there but really no point getting too upset. The damage was already done!

[@tonchido]

I always have knife at hand,and quickly cut the line,when boats go over my line

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I had a knife handy, just didn’t want to lose all that line!

[@abi1816]

Hey bro I like yr spirit n the ego to fish n my name is Pompeii n I luv fishing as as u do n would luv to be on board pls Rgds Pompeii