Fishing in Hokkaido | WE HOOK INTO A REAL JAPANESE RIVER MONSTER! 👹 (I HAD NO WORDS!) 😵

[@Coast2CoastFishing-jg1px]

Chuffing he'll Harry, that was a bigun mate, great video as per usual .👊👊👊👊

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Made my eyeballs pop out me bloody head it did! 🤣🤛 thank you mate and thank you for watching!!

[@AndrewThomson-r2v]

Was fighting that fish with you, absolutely epic another great enjoyable video.

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Hahaha 🤣 love it!! Thank you for watching mate and thank you for your kind words!

[@MrrWilsonn]

Only just seen this video & what an incredible initial take! never mind the fight which was great too

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Mental wasn’t it! Thank you so much for watching!

[@sme70]

Great fishing. Better luck next time 🎣👍

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Absolutely that monster will come back one day I can feel it! Thank you for watching as always!

[@angleseytightlines2918]

Just caught up on your latest videos. Nice little tuna and those trout are massive. Sure you will be back for that big one soon. All the best Anglesey Tight Lines

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Thank you my friend I’ve been trying but the weather has not been too favourable sure it will return 👀👀 maybe! Thank you for watching as always!!

[@jiefrog]

what a video Harry just bloody amazing , and sometimes the Epic fish getting away is the thing that gets you out and fishing when you are not feeling it , all these battles are a gift

[@japanesefishingadventures]

100% agree with you!! Its great to lose a big fish just as much as it is land one!! Thats going to keep me going for years to come I think! Thank you so much for watching mate :D

[@paulgallacher8719]

You will catch it mate as you have the time I clocked a huge brown trout in my local river it took me from June to first week in October at 10pm head torch and a slip into the water to land it but was best buzz I had all season last year good vid mate

[@japanesefishingadventures]

commitment to the cause there Paul - love it!! Congratulations regardless!! hopefully so, time is dwindling though now as the Taimen season closes and the weather starts to turn really really fast! But we have to believe!! Thank you so much foe watching!

[@yep.fishing]

Spewing, they looked like some certified social media monsters. Congrats on the 5k. I just hit 500 this morning :)

[@japanesefishingadventures]

SCENES!!! hahaha certified social media monster!! thank you my man and congratulations on 500 too! As it goes i just banged my subscribe and you're now at 507!! thank you for watching pal!

[@yep.fishing]

@@japanesefishingadventures thanks legend

[@christhoel]

That was utter madness mate gutted for you get back after it 🎣

[@japanesefishingadventures]

haha you're telling me absolute scenes!! Thank you as always for watching my good sir!!

[@AlexDakin-q1f]

What a monster! Fish like that keep you fishing and more determined! If you don't try you won't know! Well done mate

[@japanesefishingadventures]

thank you mate and 100% on the money there!! We keep going and going and going until its in my arms! the Campaign starts now!

[@archstanton6310]

That was huge ,had my heart racing just watching 🎣

[@japanesefishingadventures]

haha love to hear it! My heart is still racing :o Thank you for watching mate!

[@youssefucef7504]

❤❤❤❤❤ thanks bro for sharing those moments with us

[@japanesefishingadventures]

my pleasure my man and thank you so much for watching!!

[@Beachfisher]

Great effort 👌 shame to lose it but absolute scenes!

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Thank you pal, was a shame, but nowhere near geared up for a fish like that, was such a random fishing moment, but we go again slightly better prepared !! Thank you for watching good sir!!

[@Lelots]

if your hook wasn't barbless you might land that beast. epic fight! i'm excited to go fishing in japan this year. hope you can give me good spots near tokyo.

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Haha mate plenty of fishing around Tokyo so enjoy!! Barbless all the way when there are small fish around! But totally agree with you 🤣🤣 thank you for watching haha

[@alexandermcgowan4125]

Aw mate gutted for you what a cracking video again

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Haha one of those next time we will be more prepared 🤣! Thank you mate glad you enjoyed it!!

[@jambobee]

Wow that was a beast 😮

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Felt the term Japanese River Monster was applicable, clickbait that is genuine hahaah!! Thank you for watching pal!

[@jasonjones6463]

Feel for you there mate, what a fish - the power!

[@japanesefishingadventures]

The sheer power was far from expected, but saying that hooking up to that fish was far expected so swings in roundabouts haha! Thank you so much for watching mate, appreciate it :D

[@mattgoodchild8215]

I wish I’d have landed all the fish that have came of rather than the fish I’ve landed bro as over the years I’ve lost some true beasts I’m gutted for you it really hurts but keep at you’ll hook him again deffo 👍🏼🎣🍻

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Its one of those isn't it, gutted to say the least, but having them on is a thrill in itself and it makes you keep going back for more!! Frustrating but thrilling! Thank you for watching mate, beyond appreciated!

[@Hardlinesangling]

Wow just wow. I think you had the right to utter some profanities 😂. That fish definitely put your mountain goat skills to the test. Didn't look easy playing that fish in amongst the stones. I think you may have needed a bigger net if you had got it in.

[@japanesefishingadventures]

haha I thought so too!! Was leaping around like nobodies business and prior to that I slipped over pretty bad haha!! I never in my wildest dreams thought that fish would have come for a nibble!! Thank you for watching mate, hope you are all good too!!

[@wolfypics7339]

No words......

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Just a mental fishing moment 🤣🤣 thanks for watching mate!!

[@neilyorks]

Nearly mate, was so hoping you were gonna get a Florida Keys moment there , never mind, go for its dad next time 🤣 you might need a bigger set up though lol, copied this off Wikipedia The average length is from 70 to 120 cm (28 to 47 in). The maximum length is about 150 to 180 cm (59 to 71 in). The maximum size is not assured, but supposedly a fish caught in the Kotui River in Russia in 1943 with a length of 210 cm (83 in) and a weight of 105 kg (231 lb) is the largest size recorded

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Haha when I had him on, I did flashback to that Tarpon and was thinking holy smokes we've done it again! But sadly it wasn't to be! Taimen grow to huge sizes, they really do! The Japanese Huchen luckily doesn't get to Russian sizes, but they are still pretty big!! Regardless I am in for a battle. I have read up and researched catching this fish so much and to finally have one on the line was a real dream! Scaling up will definitely need to happen but they are so rare! Think there will be some long nights on the bank trying to catching this one!! thank you as always for watching!!

[@grayzytube]

Use barbed hooks?

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Barbed hooks are banned in Hokkaido I'm afraid, as far as I am aware anyways! Also plenty of small rainbows and masu trout so using barbed hooks can cause some serious damage to these small fish! Ideal world I would and if I was actually targetting the fish! Thank you for watching mate much appreciated!

[@blankmasterfishing]

Omg what a monster, I had a big pike doing the same to me with a perch I had still hooked. It went from fighting a little perch to fighting a double figure pike, and he wasn't even hooked up, he just really wanted the perch and kept it's mouth closed the whole time😂

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Great effort for landing a Pike like!! Normally they let go when they feel the resistance pulling back, must have been a hungry sod!! Thank you so much for watching pal, massively appreciated!!

[@blankmasterfishing]

@@japanesefishingadventures I didn't landed it unfortunately, it was about to get in the net when my mate touches it's tail with the net, it opened it's mouth and the perch came flying right at my face. My mate just missed getting it in the net but I had a really good look at it, it was a double for sure. This still gives me nightmares to this day.😅

[@davesgonefishing322]

Awesome action unlucky bud I had an 8 lb pike on my light trout rod last week I thought that was cool you blew it out of the water 😂 if you get bored it’s on my channel keep it up mate that was bloody awesome

[@japanesefishingadventures]

haha! Think an 8ib Pike on a light trout rod is still pretty special! Gave you a sub as it goes my friend :D Thank you as always for watching!!

[@davesgonefishing322]

@@japanesefishingadventures cheers i only use a hero 5 so not great quality at present but my hero 12 is a coming baby

[@Oncorhynchusfishing]

Hello friend what fish is?

[@japanesefishingadventures]

This was a Huchen! Very very rare fish! And a privilege to hook up with such a monster!!!!

[@tomwinterfishing9065]

Haaa-duken! Get a livebait on!😝

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Hahaha 🤣 the temptation is so bloody real but almost cheating isn’t it 🤪

[@chrismulvaneyphoto]

That giant was a clear pr**k!! Doesn't he know who you are??? Cheeky blurt. 🤨😂

[@japanesefishingadventures]

hahahahaha! Got me laughing at this comment!! He clearly didn't get the memo about me being the luckiest fisherman on the planet!

[@shanelandsborough1162]

Holy shit 😂 what weight do you think would of been in that 30lb or so?

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Mental isn’t it! 🤣 definitely in that bracket 20ib+ easy, guess we won’t know until I finally catch it 🤪 thank you for watching sir!!

[@shanelandsborough1162]

Look forward to more mental fishing pal 🎣

[@blackline66]

Add the 2nd mid body treble instead of removing it. Drop the floppy rod, use the drag, lift the rod so the tip (fast action) puts power to the fish, tire out the fish, land fish.

[@japanesefishingadventures]

Hi mate, thank you for this. I wasn't targetting the fish and it certainly wasn't expected. They are incredibly rare and hooking into one is like a needle in a haytsack odds. Should also be stated that the sheer power of the Huchen is something tough to explain. I have had these fish in Slovenia on heavy gear and they use their power and the current to their advantage. When i target this fish we will be bulking up the rod obviously! Thank you for your advice certainly taken on board!