The Float Disappeared Instantly! (I Had to Weigh This Monster!)

Hooking a fish should be done in a manner that causes minimal damage to the animal. However, the process of hooking fish probably doesn't bother the big predators quite as much as you might think. They're swallowing spiky things all the time. Use the smallest hook you can and get it out as quick as you can and you should be good.
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[@terristroh3965]

I love how you appreciate the beauty and majesty of the fish you catch. Your catch and quick release shows your respect for nature.

[@texasfieldtrips781]

One thing that you could do is fly fish for smaller gar with rope flies. It may be hard to get a rising gar to eat but when you do, your in for the fight of your life.

[@Synthadrenaline]

I live in Fort Worth Texas and you have really rekindled my love of fishing for the big ones.

[@50Hudson]

@11:40, “you’re gonna need a bigger boat” 🤪🤙🏼

[@thabuschwacker]

Another phenomenal day of fishing my Bro!!! You sir are definitely The Gran Puba of fishermen

[@diogenes5381]

Thanks for the equipment rundown!

[@crazyforfishingsa]

Halo! From South Africa. Excellent stuff 🎣🎣💯🤙🏻

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Hello! Glad you like the video!

[@tombombadil6591]

Love the vids bro! Life goals to fish with you some day!

[@LeviW133]

Nice video man love your videos keep up the good work, I appreciate your videos, one of these days you are going to be a top fisherman on KZbin

[@Lovell93]

That hognose snake is gorgeous! I keep a few of them and they are amazing snakes to keep! They are so cute when they get scared and do their extremely dramatic "play dead" thing lol. And they are imitating a cobra when they flatten their head, trying to say "hey! I'm a big mean snake, you better leave me alone!" But they're sweethearts. They are rear fanged venomous but most people won't be effected by it outside of a little discomfort and swelling!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

They are gorgeous 😍

[@cheza7061]

Great video & 2 fantastic fish. 🎣😎🐟

[@rogerhoward7104]

What's your name Sir? "The Gar-Guy" catches some fine fish.

[@yurr5791]

Nothings better than watching you while eating lunch or dinner

[@Emielio1]

I absolutely love hognose snakes! I own 3 corn snakes and a ball python (and 22 tarantulas, 37 scorpions, a bunch of terrestrial crabs, freshwater shrimp, tropical fish, a bearded dragon, a whip spider and 3 colonies of different cockroach species), but once me and my fiancée have our own home (we are currently living with my dad so we can save up to buy a house... or a small homestead, actually) I definitely want a hognose as well! :) And good catches man! Keep it up! Also, I saw that those sunglasses can be shipped internationally, so I might give those a try once I can spare some money :)

[@savanngim4826]

Can I check out your zoo one day

[@Emielio1]

@@savanngim4826 Haha, of course :P I'm in the Netherlands though, so that might be a bit far away.

[@mickehaglund4119]

Holy crap you got some huge fishes. That gar would scare the hell out of me if I was out fishing by myself. Impressed how you handled that fish by your self!

[@cag1763]

gar fish fight 3 times..in water..get it out if the water..put it back in the water..4 if you count getting the hook out..a great challenge..

[@bopitbull3957]

Nice work This is a good fishing channel

[@philwillis8604]

Wow, three awesome fish. You post great videos. Thank You.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thank you!

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

Gar have those last minute power runs when you're trying to land them.

[@thadlandry1165]

love your show

[@davidleer52]

Wish you'd do more Wild life's Outdoor Cooking!!!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

I will for sure (got BIG long term plans for that channel). Filming logistics have been difficult with that one recently.

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

I was at Ft Hood back in 83-84?, was there for summer camp with my National Guard unit, anyways we were at one of the post motor pools to sign out some vehicles and track vehicles and a big hog nose snake probably around 21/2 to 3 ft long came flying out from under one of the track vehicles, a couple of us saw it and ran up to it, then he or she curled up and flattened its head out acting like something he was not, and when that didn’t work, it then rolled over on it’s back and played dead, it also put off a funky odor, like it was dead and rottening in the sun. After we turned around and walked off, it wasn’t long till he or she turned back over on it’s belly and crawled off. That’s a trip at the things they’ll do to get anything to leave them alone. Anyhow, good good catches again! Keep on keeping on!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Snakes are awesome!

[@mybestlifeoutdoors7077]

That was cool first thing I see is you with a little hognose snake. Amazing animals

[@davidvilla9458]

Very nice cat. The gar was also good. Keep em coming my brother

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks!

[@robertgildea2841]

I am watching from Elmira NY that was a good sized catfish we have big catfish in the Chemung River in Elmira NY unfortunately the Chemung River is at flood stage right now

[@wildlifefishingshow]

That's cool, I honestly never thought about New York having big catfish before

[@ChewingToons]

i'm getting close to having to go catch me one of those Gar. They look amazing.

[@forresthouser5807]

That last catfish is what I would call a perfect dinner (If you happen to enjoy Catfish)

[@nationalboosted2877]

You're a go pro hero

[@bertramjonessr.6923]

where is this part of the bayou? I catch channels in greens bayou but I want to try to catch some bigger blues

[@Sum1snrg]

Awesome fish! Been following for some years. The channel has come along way and so has your skills! Have you ever thought of maybe trying to do some testing on what the fish in the various spots you catch have in their systems? Toxins pesticides etc?..... It would be great to see what areas have the most pollution and how it may effect wildlife. Just curious if you ha e though about that? I have been hiking and fishing bayous for over 35yrs. I've seen the changes in what you can catch and the decline in various species. One observation I would make is I really believe the tilapia problem originated with Fiesta selling the small fry that would come in their live shipments that they would selll as pets back in the 80s.

[@diogenes5381]

Consider the fact that city drainage systems are not spring fed, & unfortunately criminal dumping in those systems after dark is a reality. The freedom to fish those waterways is a blessing for the sport fisherman. Some areas most probably are radioactive.

[@peterderidder9922]

Nice adventure. Wanna see the other one again, under the bridge but cant find it annymore

[@justenhearn5179]

Just so you know hognose are venomous rear fanged snakes so while most of th time they don't bite and if they do typically don't inject venom. But on some occasions they do inject venom and can cause alot of swelling. Js

[@neliogouveia8641]

Love all fishing videos you done so far, just have to give my opinion on thickness of the hook tutorial you said, I believe thicker hooks makes less ripping…. For example: Just visualise yourself lifting a 20 lbs fish holding a 0.37 mm braid line on bare hands vs 10 mm braid cord line . What do you think will happen to your hands? More surface contact less cutting or ripping action, its like a blunt vs sharp knife…… Just my opinion otherwise…fantastic video 👍

[@blepdelle]

Aww the hognose at the start :'3

[@alexanderclausius7899]

wondering if you would apply the same technique catching mulloway who expunge baits?

[@wildlifefishingshow]

I'm familiar with what a mulloway is but I honestly don't know nearly enough about them to say if this would work.

[@elamjacobi]

Yooo sick hognose!! I love reptiles and those snakes are some of my favorite species.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

That's actually the first one I've found in the wild despite loving snakes for about thirty years.

[@stephenhollinrake916]

Cracking vid n fish ,, in uk we use landing nets , noticed its not common practice in USA ,, honestly a big 42 in landing net which is collapsible would make life easier plus its better for the fish , you can even get weigh slings for fish , they live longer they get bigger ..

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Yeah, I do have a folding carp net that I try to use whenever I'm fishing for carp and catfish below a certain size. Once I'm gunning for the really big fish, including gar, I try to use the rope and grippers.

[@kusalchhetri291]

Your rod looked cool so i ordered mine just now :)

[@wildlifefishingshow]

It's a really good one, catch a big fish for me!

[@Ego5201]

hey wild life could you tell me your best locations ? i live in houston and just started fishing and really need good spots like urs!

[@elitesamurai-hu4xf]

Amazing hognose mate found one of them black as the night one time

[@wildlifefishingshow]

A black hognose snake sounds awesome. Actually, any snake is automatically cooler if it's black.

[@rustymorris7894]

How deep is that water? And what kind of a body of water do these canals come off of?

[@gdupmynig01]

What bayou is that ?

[@bajadan2769]

Nice rod !

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks!

[@donnyluna1003]

Where was that if you don't.mind me asking. Great videos

[@liammurtha6297]

What setup do you use? I'm curious because I dont have the greatest setup and I am looking for a new setup, goodluck with the fishing!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

My main setup (not used in this video) is a Penn Fierce III 8000 on a Denali Bottom Feeder heavy action rod. The spinning setup in this video is a Daiwa BG 6500 on a Big Cat Fever spinning rod, medium heavy. I have 80lb Suffix performance braid on it. I also recently caught my PB gar on a third setup, which is a Shimano Tekota 600 on an Ugly Stik Tiger casting rod.

[@ROLZKYchannel]

Wow its really big fish..what kind of fish is that?

[@henryturnerjr3857]

City ordinance states all fish over a certain size must have Back Up Alarms apparently. 😁

[@nolanngrant4836]

Hello, I'm called the (Eight Rodd Banditt) 🎣 but my real name is Cory, thanks to you for the videos! 🎣

[@jthompson2983]

What part of Texas are you fishing in this video?

[@thims1961]

Reintroducing these Alligator Gars to the Illinois River Water Basin now

[@surfdetective]

Those grippers look good..what brand are they?

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Rapala

[@lordfrieza6]

Could you provide a link to buy that rod? I’ve seen you use it a couple times now and I need to have it 😭

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Yeah, here it is... catchthefever.com/big-cat-rods It's a really good rod. I haven't tested it against a truly big gar yet but it handles catfish easily.

[@jamesm.gilbert3543]

That was a nice 🐈😺 catfish. Question for you brother. How deep is that water bro

[@wildlifefishingshow]

About six to eight feet

[@jamesm.gilbert3543]

@@wildlifefishingshow actually that's not shallow really that's big enough (deep) to get some fatty's. I use to fish in the California aqueduct, and use to catch and release these big 50 sometimes well ok onetime lol I nailed a 60 lb striped bass People don't realize them strippers can become beautiful monsters. And the only thing they would hit was live bait fish and are you familiar with blood worms? Don't get bit bitten by one it hurts LOL. I like your videos I've turned your onto my nephew and my brother. They'll watch your vids then, subscribe, like and comment and do the thang. That means share you to other people. You got some vids and you care when releasing the fish and you care about the environment. That's important to us. So we got you on this end I'm in Las Vegas my brother is in California my nephew is in New Mexico so we'll get some more family subscribers and friends that will subscribe. Keep up with the same content don't change nothing your doing perfect all right brother? My name is Jimmy brother nephew is Charlie and weird name 4 nephew poo bear. Ok brother peace out

[@cj7593]

Can you do a video on how you tie your leaders and tie them up to your main line

[@wildlifefishingshow]

I am planning a big video where that info will play a big part but it may be a while before I'm done with it, so I'll try to include the info in one of the next videos.

[@deerkillersinc1]

He says in the video it’s an FG knot. Been meaning to learn that one myself.

[@brandonmyers4078]

Well highlight of my day and fishing was a dud 💪🏻 keep up the work my man blessings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks!

[@johnleggio4148]

Snek :D

[@rholguin80]

Don't know if this is a stupid question but can u eat those catfish where u fish at 🤔

[@joshuaobregon7932]

No, not a good idea these are city bayous and obviously contain a lot of bad runoff. Really it’s just for fun.

[@yurr5791]

Can you link the reel and rod?

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Yeah, here's the link to the rod... catchthefever.com/big-cat-rods The reel is just a Daiwa BG 6500, you can find them on most tackle shop websites.

[@vickiestill7382]

So how much did the catfish weigh?

[@wildlifefishingshow]

30lb exactly

[@cag1763]

yup.. it does happen...

[@joshwagner8468]

Whereabouts in tx are you at. I live here in tx. San Antonio Texas actually. I've been very lucky catching some big bass at a pond I go to. Anyways I love the videos you post. I watch em all the time

[@Scale575]

Houston

[@jax8646]

He’s in houston

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Thanks, glad you like the videos! I'm based in Houston.

[@travisheineck1971]

@@wildlifefishingshow I live in pearland. I have always wanted to go fish the bayous like that. You should hit me up. I would love to go with you sometime

[@Scale575]

Im wondering why you aint chasing bull reds they feeding heavy in the surf right now I caught 6 bulls and one slot these past 2 week. I want to take you get you some good action on video

[@moblack5883]

Probably because he lives near these locations and can easily get footage. I wish he would fish the Bolivar jetties more. Just more saltwater but that gets expensive.

[@wildlifefishingshow]

I'm cutting back on the amount of saltwater fishing I do for a few reasons (just cutting back, definitely not stopping). It's a long drive back and forth for me to reach the coast and saltwater trips generally cost more on a given day than a freshwater day in Houston. I have to factor in the risk to reward ratio when I'm filming now that I do this full time. Not getting a film on one of my designated filming days is bad enough, but when my expenditures are higher AND I don't catch anything, that hurts. Even if I do catch fish, generally speaking my saltwater videos do not perform as well as my freshwater videos (99 times out of 100). Having an anxious rescue dog also changed things quite a bit, lol. I need to take care of her at certain times in the morning and the evening, so with an hour and a half drive each way, it really limits how long I can fish on the beach. Overall, locations like Galveston and Bolivar aren't easy for me to get to and film right now.

[@Scale575]

@@wildlifefishingshow I figured you probably got more views from your freshwater videos. I stay close to your area and I drive south for my salt trips( Freeport, Sargent, Matagorda) the drive sucks but these bull reds are making it worth it lol. Enjoy your vids man your very intelligent and mature im tired of these other youtubers over reacting, click baiting, and acting like little kids 🤦‍♂️. Yes im talking about the click baiters they were good on their own but as soon as they get together they are SUPER annoying I had to unsubscribe all of them

[@hookreelfishing]

Catches a very good catfish, calls it tiny. Tells it to be quite so it doesn't scare the other fish, then throws him back in...Kobe. I so thought that was a rattle snake at first lol Thanks for the awesome video++

[@seymourbutts4463]

Looks bigger than 30

[@99bristol]

Anit picking up no snake

[@agailframe6590]

Such a waste! Would he be good to eat at that size? I'm a catch, clean and cook kinda gal.

[@ronaldhellengreen7063]

It's a snake, not an animal!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Google the definition of "animal," it's gonna blow your mind.

[@99bristol]

Careful don't bust your knee again

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Ha, I'm trying 👍

[@danielybarra8680]

thats a hognose snake.

[@ronaldhellengreen7063]

You weigh a really big cat fish, and don't tell us how much it weighed. What's up with that!

[@wildlifefishingshow]

Literally did