Trophy Brown Trout on Light Gear - BFS Fishing in Wales, UK.

A fish I’ve been chasing for a few years - a 50cm (20in) truly wild, Welsh Brown Trout. It was an epic experience battling this fish on super light gear, the Shimano Aldebaran zipping away, Major Craft Finetail bucking and bending!
This river was devoid of life throughout Wales’ industrial time a few decades ago, running black with coal and uninhabitable.
I’ve encountered countless large Trout here, with follows, sightings, and losses aplenty. For this reason, the pressure is on every time I hook one!
This was probably my favourite video to put together, and I’m happy with the result. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.
Thanks very much, and feel free to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!
Gear Used:
Reel - Shimano Aldebaran BFS XG 2022
Rod - Major Craft Finetail FTX B38/425UL (1-8g)
Lure 1 - Major Craft Zoner Minnow 50SP
Lure 2 - Rapala Ultralight Minnow 6cm
Mainline - Nebula Braid - 0.4PE - 0.10mm (11lb)
Leader - Major Craft Dangan Fluoro - 1.0PE - .165mm (4lb)
Net - Rapala Karbon Trout Net
Vest - Rapala Urban Vest
Camera 1 - GoPro HERO8
Camera 2 - Sony ZV-1
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[@sk8rfromGA]

I'm late to this party, but that's a gorgeous brown, and it was an epic fight! The stress of watching you try to manage a big fish on light line and sort out the net...I was on the edge of my seat! 😂 Really well done, and a beautiful combo in the Finetail/Aldebaran. Loved the vid!

[@FishingInWales]

Awesome vid mate and incredible trout. That fish really didn't want to get in that net did it!

[@TheFishist]

Thanks a lot, he was an absolute stunner wasn't he? Blew me away! Much appreciated as always :) It reminded me of the fish you had in our video, and the drama trying to net that!

[@FishingInWales]

@@TheFishist indeed! Stress then elation 💪

[@povfishingorkney]

Outstanding!!😊

[@rawrfishing]

Very nice man. Congrats on the PB fish

[@TheFishist]

Thank you so much my dude! 🙌

[@michaelmcgee5454]

Well done! My heart was racing and I was holding my breath too. BFS trout fishing is where its at! All while enjoying beautiful scenery. Best therapy in the world.

[@en8718]

love the finetail rod !!

[@TheFishist]

It's a great rod mate!

[@andreiiancu5144]

What a nice fish! Very beautiful river, I'm pretty sure there's more of this! We've had the same issues here in Romania during this season, let's hope next year will be better!

[@TheFishist]

Thank you Andrei! It really is a stunning place to be! Hopefully its not quite as dry next year!

[@derianedwards7844]

Amazing 👏

[@TheFishist]

😊😍 Thank you missy!

[@thefishingbarrel6419]

Never tried this kind of fishing before.. loving the scenery 👌🏾

[@TheFishist]

You should definitely try it mate, it's so much fun! Glad you like!

[@LureFishingRocksIreland]

Unreal mate.❤

[@TheFishist]

Cheers Drew my boy! Glad you liked!

[@chris_leskovsek]

That was F***** beautiful man! 💥 - congrats - greetings from New Zealand!

[@TheFishist]

Big thanks Chris mate! Some incredible Brownies down in your part of the world! Thanks again buddy!

[@HobieWanKenobi]

Awesome catch on BFS gear. I remember getting my biggest brown on BFS gear, it was such a rush. Came from a small creek I was only expecting small brook trout.

[@TheFishist]

There’s not many species in UK freshwater which make me rush like that man, that’s for sure! Appreciate it my friend!

[@sulyokpeter3941]

Awesome fishing video! I love the story behind it, the cutscenes, the editing was amazing bro! I would love to see more like that! Beautiful river, eveything is beautiful in this video. I was felt like I am being there and fishing. Honestly bro, one of the best fishing videos I have ever seen on KZbin so far. Very well done! Iam new to the fishing BTW and my first catch is a Eel from a small pond. I used an earthworm as a bait. I was expecting nothing on that day... but Iam still so happy as it was my very first catch. Liked and Subscribed! Please, more videos like this mate!

[@TheFishist]

You're super, super kind mate! I'm glad you enjoyed it and I agree fully with you about how beautiful the river and surroundings are! Well done on taking up fishing, and I'm pleased you've managed to catch something already! Good luck for when you go again! Thanks very much for the subscription and the like! I also appreciate the comment massively. Cheers mate!

[@Kernow-lerf]

I’ve just started fishing trout on small streams I’ve got to say you use that bfs rod like a magic wand brilliant video

[@TheFishist]

I hope you're enjoying the small streams dude! You're much too kind about my BFS abilities though ☺

[@bayareaangler4083]

Damn bro that was sick! Got my heart racing 😂

[@Bassmaster12234]

That was an awesome catch

[@makeorwellfictionagain3553]

Unreal!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@HuwWilliams-Beynon]

Quality! Which river was this one?

[@arachnoskull6311]

ok i need to do bfs now

[@Swimbait_fishing]

Awesome video and great fish, I can tell you put alot of time into that video. I have a couple of questions. 1. Is that the fine tail rod that is adjustable between 3’8” and 4’2”? 2. How is the action of the rod? Is it pretty fast or slow like a glass rod?

[@TheFishist]

I really appreciate your comment my friend! It did take a little bit of effort to put together! The Finetail is indeed the extendable version from 3'8" to 4'2", and the action is definitely not slow like a glass rod. It bends well, but is on the faster side I'd say. As you can see from the video, it absorbs the jumps and lunges well from fish of this size! I hope that helps mate!

[@benfromtheford]

Great video! Looks very familiar location to where i fish and i had a similar trout there last week, unfortunately he unhooked himself jumping! Gutting! I use a budget bfs setup with longer rod , i am looking at the finetail tho, shorter rod better for trout?

[@arnemueller2112]

Maybe too late, but….depends on the water you are fishing. In his case, as far as I could see, a longer rod would have worked as well and with regard to fighting the fish in distance would have been a better solution. A short rod is really helpful fishing really tight spaces where casting is limited due to brush, trees and other obstacles.

[@rustbeltwilds837]

How long was that splendid fish??

[@TheFishist]

It was exactly 50cm long my friend!

[@simonjenkins2744]

Which river is this?

[@TheFishist]

I’d rather not slap it all over KZbin mate, cheers for watching 👍

[@simonjenkins2744]

@@TheFishist No worries, and wasn't expecting specific marks or anything - just curious as there are many trout rivers in Wales!