1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:02,720 Good morning fishermen! 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,590 We'll soon be heading for the lake and show you our 3 00:00:05,590 --> 00:00:12,790 ... not one, two or three but four top advices for catching big pike in a giant lake! 4 00:00:12,790 --> 00:00:15,270 Let's go fishing! 5 00:00:15,429 --> 00:00:17,529 Almost two days without a bite! 6 00:00:17,529 --> 00:00:21,009 What's happening Freddy? - Hooked up with a monster! 7 00:00:21,009 --> 00:00:22,569 10 kg + easily! 8 00:00:22,569 --> 00:00:25,409 I'm shaky! 9 00:00:25,717 --> 00:00:33,457 We've stayed at Andy's place for the night - he's renting it mostly for the dutch but also for other. 10 00:00:33,463 --> 00:00:36,103 Contact sportfishingdalsland for more information! 11 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:39,823 However, me and Freddy will go fishing today. Are you excited? 12 00:00:39,823 --> 00:00:40,713 Yes! 13 00:00:40,713 --> 00:00:47,453 Due to the size of the lake our chances of catching a big fish are good. 14 00:00:47,453 --> 00:00:51,863 Usually not too many bites however when you get a strike it's usually from a big fish. 15 00:00:51,863 --> 00:00:53,343 Each cast counts! 16 00:00:53,343 --> 00:01:02,013 I'll also be fishing with Andreas Seger from Pike Hero - the youngest member of team CWC. What's your take on today? 17 00:01:02,013 --> 00:01:06,833 I think our chances are greater than the previous session due to the warmth. 18 00:01:06,833 --> 00:01:09,823 Could still be hard due to no presence of wind. 19 00:01:09,839 --> 00:01:18,589 We'll see - has been negative degrees tonight though. Not too rare during Spring fishing! 20 00:01:29,066 --> 00:01:33,316 Check this out! No wind whatsoever! Lovely day! 21 00:01:33,316 --> 00:01:41,716 First advice when fishing at big lakes: - Fish at the right spots! 22 00:01:41,716 --> 00:01:49,296 Easier said than done. Try getting in contact with experienced fishermen 23 00:01:49,296 --> 00:01:54,326 ... or ask people about good spots. 24 00:01:54,326 --> 00:01:59,446 You've fished here before so you know what's up, how are we starting out today's session? 25 00:01:59,446 --> 00:02:04,576 We'll start off by fishing rather deep among the baitfish - around 19 meters of depth 26 00:02:04,576 --> 00:02:12,856 ... to at least 4 or 3 meters. Big rubber baits as well. 27 00:02:12,856 --> 00:02:19,316 That's the first advice! Let's start fishing and find out wether the advice is good or not! 28 00:02:21,871 --> 00:02:32,261 Since we're fishing pelagic - a big bait is crucial! It gets noticed by the pike a lot easier 29 00:02:32,261 --> 00:02:40,531 ... compared to a small bait. The mouth of the pike - on the bigger individuals are hard and thick 30 00:02:40,531 --> 00:02:50,031 ... this require you to use a stiffer rod - as this Saxa rod up to 170 grams in order to set the hooks. 31 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:56,520 Sometimes you catch the fish, sometimes you don't. Keep casting no matter what! 32 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,940 There's only one option - catch a pig! 33 00:03:05,223 --> 00:03:11,323 Hooked up! First for today! Decent! 34 00:03:16,506 --> 00:03:21,866 I'm unable to move - it's coming. 35 00:03:21,866 --> 00:03:23,846 Great! 36 00:03:25,065 --> 00:03:30,875 Struck your bait close to the boat! - Like 10 meters away from the boat! Saw the bite! 37 00:03:30,875 --> 00:03:32,375 A meter below the surface. 38 00:03:32,375 --> 00:03:36,995 One of the main reasons fishing at big lakes are fun 39 00:03:36,995 --> 00:03:41,385 ... are due to the fact that we're basically fishing in the middle of nowhere 40 00:03:41,385 --> 00:03:47,065 ... and the average weight is high! 41 00:03:49,026 --> 00:03:51,176 Not bad Freddy! 42 00:03:51,176 --> 00:03:52,216 Beautiful. 43 00:03:52,216 --> 00:04:02,306 We've already got our measuring board from BFT ready. Quick measuring! 44 00:04:02,306 --> 00:04:05,496 108 cm. 45 00:04:05,496 --> 00:04:13,866 Scale is zero:ed, let's weigh it. It's a pre-spawned fish, will be interesting to find the weight out. 46 00:04:17,875 --> 00:04:21,165 8.57 kg! 47 00:04:27,030 --> 00:04:30,860 A pig! - Big? 48 00:04:30,860 --> 00:04:35,180 Check it out! - Rod is doing it's magic! 49 00:04:35,341 --> 00:04:39,551 Big fish! Really big! 50 00:04:39,646 --> 00:04:41,556 Great! 51 00:04:41,556 --> 00:04:45,686 My legs are shaking! 52 00:04:45,686 --> 00:04:47,486 The strike from hell! 53 00:04:47,486 --> 00:04:54,886 We've steadily drifted along these edges until we came to this spot - a bit more weedy area. 54 00:04:54,886 --> 00:04:57,116 Which resulted in this pike! 55 00:04:57,116 --> 00:04:58,776 95 cm! 56 00:04:58,776 --> 00:05:05,696 Before attending such a big lake, it's crucial to examine the chart of the lake. 57 00:05:05,696 --> 00:05:13,046 As you can see, there are plenty of interesting spots - however these two are the main ones. 58 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:20,456 Why these? Because there are deeper areas around. Around 40-60 meters. 59 00:05:20,456 --> 00:05:28,056 When zooming, there are two more shallow areas. The first area hold two interesting spot 60 00:05:28,056 --> 00:05:37,026 ... the oblong one with depths at 4.8 meters and the round spot at 6 meters. 61 00:05:37,026 --> 00:05:46,806 You fish these spots by either drifting, or as we did, used our electric motor due to no wind. Keep casting! 62 00:05:46,806 --> 00:05:54,806 If you have no success at the first place - go for the next one. Just keep moving until you find the fish! 63 00:05:54,806 --> 00:05:57,426 Fish again? - Yes! 64 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:03,500 We're catching them! 65 00:06:03,500 --> 00:06:05,770 The bite was as hard as the previous one! Lovely! 66 00:06:05,770 --> 00:06:12,060 Took on the Giant Pig Shad in the color Spotted Bullhead! All pikes are caught using this bait! 67 00:06:12,250 --> 00:06:14,920 Advice number two! 68 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:25,420 When catching a pike - don't be afraid to keep it in the net due to the possibility of a striking period. 69 00:06:25,420 --> 00:06:28,840 Tobias had a follower immediately after this was caught. 70 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:35,110 Nothing has happened for a couple of minutes - let's examine the fish! Measure and take pictures! 71 00:06:35,110 --> 00:06:37,800 Post-spawned pike! 72 00:06:38,727 --> 00:06:46,877 Could be a meter fish. I estimate it to be 97 cm. - I'd say 99 cm! 73 00:06:47,007 --> 00:06:48,647 I'll go for 100 cm. 74 00:06:49,601 --> 00:06:52,741 97 cm! 75 00:06:52,741 --> 00:06:59,151 Time to release it. Great back - the stomach is lacking though! 76 00:07:04,614 --> 00:07:07,714 Lively pike! - Awesome! 77 00:07:17,344 --> 00:07:21,344 Fish! 78 00:07:25,781 --> 00:07:27,481 Hooked up! 79 00:07:33,782 --> 00:07:40,392 What's happening Tobbe? - I'm hooked up! Big fish! 80 00:07:41,069 --> 00:07:44,639 Ready? - Yes. 81 00:07:49,234 --> 00:07:51,914 There we go! 82 00:07:51,914 --> 00:07:54,466 Great! - Finally my first fish! 83 00:07:54,466 --> 00:07:56,296 I've been hammering so hard! 84 00:07:56,296 --> 00:08:00,296 Not a 10 kg fish. - Sure? 85 00:08:00,311 --> 00:08:09,801 First bite after two days of hard fishing. I don't believe it's a 10 kg fish but Andreas do 86 00:08:09,801 --> 00:08:15,751 ... will be interesting to find out. Meanwhile they're casting I'll unhook it. 87 00:08:16,647 --> 00:08:21,779 Remember advice number two - striking periods! 88 00:08:21,779 --> 00:08:24,749 I'm shaky! 89 00:08:32,299 --> 00:08:43,049 Freddy and Andreas had no success. Time to measure it! Exciting! Hopefully above 10 kilos. 90 00:08:43,049 --> 00:08:45,819 Heavy fish! 91 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:53,798 The moment of truth. Check it's belly out! 92 00:08:53,822 --> 00:09:01,732 I saw it had a burbot in it's throat! When measuring it it's 118 cm! 93 00:09:01,732 --> 00:09:15,012 118 cm! Has to be a 10 kg fish, perhaps even above! Let's weigh it! Beautiful fish! 94 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:24,992 I'm so happy! Two days without a contact, first fish and it's a stunning one! That's why you keep hammering! 95 00:09:24,992 --> 00:09:33,202 I failed to tare the scale so we'll do the math afterwards, I want to release it as soon as possible. 96 00:09:33,202 --> 00:09:36,312 Time to see. Oh it's a 10 kg. 97 00:09:36,312 --> 00:09:39,962 10.48 kg with the bag! 98 00:09:39,962 --> 00:09:43,132 The bag is around 0.3 kg, so around 10.3 kg perhaps! 99 00:09:43,132 --> 00:09:45,202 What a fish! Awesome! 100 00:09:45,202 --> 00:09:53,942 Before releasing it - look the throat! It's a burbot! The burbot could be contributing factor to the 10 kg weight! 101 00:09:53,942 --> 00:09:59,862 Time to release it Andreas! You're doing the job for me! 102 00:09:59,862 --> 00:10:05,159 Big fish, great first fish for me. 103 00:10:05,556 --> 00:10:07,686 There she goes! 104 00:10:07,686 --> 00:10:10,426 Thanks! - You're awesome! 105 00:10:10,426 --> 00:10:11,986 Thanks for the netting Freddy! 106 00:10:11,986 --> 00:10:17,726 Advice number three - keep casting no matter what! 107 00:10:17,726 --> 00:10:27,216 I'm always repeating that phrase but it's the first fish for the journey. I've kept casting no matter what 108 00:10:27,216 --> 00:10:41,076 ... and finally I got it. If you know the fish is nearby - just keep casting. More casts equals greater chances of catching a big fish. 109 00:10:41,076 --> 00:10:50,876 Advice number four - when you finally find a good spot at the water where you notice the presence of fish 110 00:10:50,876 --> 00:10:56,746 ... you might get a bite, a follower or something similar - keep drifting but never change spot! 111 00:10:56,746 --> 00:11:02,056 There're certainly pike nearby - don't change the spot! 112 00:11:02,056 --> 00:11:08,326 Forgot to mention! My fish was caught on the Giant Pigshad in the color Smelt. 113 00:11:08,326 --> 00:11:14,070 What has been your bait for today? - Giant Pigshad in the color Spotted Bullhead, been working great! 114 00:11:14,070 --> 00:11:19,050 Freddy what about you? - The color Ice Spotted Bullhead! 115 00:11:19,050 --> 00:11:22,330 Why do you believe these type of baits end up delivering fish? 116 00:11:22,330 --> 00:11:29,790 Because the bait allow you to retrieve it slowly with it's wide profile! 117 00:11:29,790 --> 00:11:33,850 A killer bait in big lakes! 118 00:11:40,290 --> 00:11:47,300 The sun is setting and we have a long way home - not preferred to head home during darkness 119 00:11:47,300 --> 00:11:50,750 ... so we'll start heading home right now. Been a great day - long time between each bite 120 00:11:50,750 --> 00:11:56,780 ... but the size has been amazing. I'm happy, great job all of you! 121 00:11:56,780 --> 00:12:00,170 Great job! - What's the plan for tomorrow? 122 00:12:00,170 --> 00:12:06,720 The plan is to fish at similar spots - a bit deeper and hammer spots we know hold big fish. 123 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:12,270 Let's head home! Give me five! 124 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:29,570 Spring fishing at it's finest! Early morning and late evenings. Let's consume a pizza and get to bed. 125 00:12:39,651 --> 00:12:45,911 New day and new possibilities for big pike! What's the plan? 126 00:12:45,911 --> 00:12:52,651 A bit colder today - good chances of catching pre-spawned pike. The fish we caught yesterday 127 00:12:52,651 --> 00:12:54,731 ... were not as thick as they could've been. 128 00:12:54,731 --> 00:13:01,671 They were all spawned. We're aiming for 15+ pikes! Located in the middle of nowhere! 129 00:13:04,962 --> 00:13:09,952 No land in sight, just open water! 130 00:13:09,952 --> 00:13:13,682 This means pig! - Let's get them! 131 00:13:13,682 --> 00:13:22,592 When fishing at these depths you have to use these quick sunglasses! Greater chance of a good hookset! 132 00:13:22,592 --> 00:13:27,962 First cast for today! Let's see if there's a 15+ kg pike nearby! 133 00:13:28,485 --> 00:13:29,595 No! 134 00:13:29,595 --> 00:13:33,075 What happened Freddy? - Lost a pig. 135 00:13:33,075 --> 00:13:38,335 We've been hammering a lot without a contact. 136 00:13:38,335 --> 00:13:48,315 I had a hard bite but didn't manage to set the hooks. - The scream of doom! 137 00:13:48,335 --> 00:13:51,235 Many emotions involved. 138 00:13:51,235 --> 00:13:57,335 The pike usually follow the bait - we could estimate it to be around 110 cm. 139 00:13:57,335 --> 00:14:00,885 Probably pre-spawned as well - not too fun! 140 00:14:00,885 --> 00:14:08,845 Could've been your personal best. - Could've been. At least it's here with perhaps it's grandma. 141 00:14:09,544 --> 00:14:12,894 Let's get her. 142 00:14:14,128 --> 00:14:17,478 Fish on! 143 00:14:20,125 --> 00:14:24,185 Could be good. 144 00:14:25,110 --> 00:14:25,870 Great! 145 00:14:25,870 --> 00:14:32,120 Feels good catching something this early. 9:45 a.m. 146 00:14:33,550 --> 00:14:37,890 What's happening Freddy? - Hooked up with a giant! 147 00:14:38,202 --> 00:14:40,872 A monster! 148 00:14:43,657 --> 00:14:46,517 Let's wait for it. 149 00:14:46,517 --> 00:14:49,007 How big! 150 00:14:49,596 --> 00:14:54,276 Probably personal best. 151 00:14:56,402 --> 00:14:58,602 It's coming up. 152 00:15:09,917 --> 00:15:12,717 Personal best. 153 00:15:16,524 --> 00:15:20,644 Nervous? - Extremely. Shaky. 154 00:15:20,644 --> 00:15:25,424 I'm releasing this 93 cm fish in order to give space for the big one. 155 00:15:28,296 --> 00:15:32,296 Not a small one Freddy! 156 00:15:35,673 --> 00:15:37,573 Go for it! 157 00:15:38,743 --> 00:15:42,533 Yes! 158 00:15:44,081 --> 00:15:46,161 How fun! 159 00:15:46,161 --> 00:15:48,811 This is a pig! 160 00:15:48,811 --> 00:15:55,111 I just saw a big shaking head immediately after the bite. 161 00:15:55,111 --> 00:15:58,151 Easily 10 kg +. 162 00:15:58,151 --> 00:16:05,621 How awesome! I'm so shaky - full of adrenalin! 163 00:16:05,621 --> 00:16:10,041 When setting the hook I saw it's head. 164 00:16:10,044 --> 00:16:15,784 Plenty of chaos as you saw. I was measuring and taking pictures of my fish 165 00:16:15,784 --> 00:16:24,194 ... when taking pictures Freddy screamed "Big fish!". That's why you didn't get to see too much of my fish. 166 00:16:24,194 --> 00:16:30,034 It was 93 cm and like 6 kg. But Freddy has finally managed to get a personal best. 167 00:16:30,034 --> 00:16:35,334 Advice number two - don't forget! 168 00:16:35,334 --> 00:16:38,714 Let's wait with the casting - we have to examine this beast! 169 00:16:38,714 --> 00:16:40,305 Plenty of pictures awaits. 170 00:16:40,305 --> 00:16:46,165 The fish is unhooked - time to measure it. 171 00:16:46,245 --> 00:16:50,515 A fighter. Dream fish. 172 00:16:50,515 --> 00:16:53,895 My previous personal best is 9.21 kg, time to see wether this exceeds that! 173 00:16:53,895 --> 00:17:00,085 How long? - 114 cm. 174 00:17:00,700 --> 00:17:05,240 Quite fat as you can see. 175 00:17:05,381 --> 00:17:12,651 It's thick but not that compact! Guaranteed a 10 kg+ fish. 176 00:17:12,651 --> 00:17:21,631 At least personal best on length with 2 cm! Sick! Beat my personal best on length two times in three days. 177 00:17:21,631 --> 00:17:23,241 Time to see the weight. 178 00:17:23,241 --> 00:17:27,241 I'll keep it in the net until we've got all our stuff ready. 179 00:17:27,241 --> 00:17:29,521 Freddy caught a pig - and I'm bleeding like a pig 180 00:17:29,521 --> 00:17:34,751 ... my thumb is patched up in order not to bleed down the entire boat. Totally worth it! 181 00:17:34,751 --> 00:17:39,921 The scale is tarred! Let's bring it up for weighing. 182 00:17:43,159 --> 00:17:49,959 The scale is imprecise. - from 9.99 to 11.2 kg. 183 00:17:49,959 --> 00:17:55,219 We've tried out different scales - 10.4 kg seems to be the concluded weight. 184 00:17:55,219 --> 00:18:04,549 It's varying due to the waves but 10.4 kg seems like a reasonable weight. 185 00:18:04,736 --> 00:18:10,096 It's not fun to estimate the weigh way too high - therefor it's more fair to assume a lighter weight. 186 00:18:10,096 --> 00:18:14,096 10.4 kg, I'm happy! 187 00:18:15,989 --> 00:18:20,769 Check this belly out! - Piggy! 188 00:18:20,769 --> 00:18:23,729 Awesome Freddy! - We came for this one! 189 00:18:23,729 --> 00:18:29,469 Time to release it - congrats on your new personal best! - Thanks! 190 00:18:29,469 --> 00:18:36,019 Two 10 kg + in three days - yet some time left! 191 00:18:43,873 --> 00:18:46,083 There she goes! 192 00:18:46,332 --> 00:18:50,332 Pig-thumb! Awesome Freddy! 193 00:18:50,610 --> 00:18:54,610 I'm speechless. 194 00:18:54,610 --> 00:19:03,010 This is what we came for. First 10 kg pike, been unable to exceed 10 kg for some years now 195 00:19:03,010 --> 00:19:08,730 ... but when fishing with Andreas it was no longer impossible! 196 00:19:08,730 --> 00:19:16,440 What a strike as well! Flew up in the air after she struck the bait just underneath the surface! 197 00:19:16,502 --> 00:19:20,052 Really strong and huge fish. You're so worth it! 198 00:19:20,052 --> 00:19:24,052 Freddy, you'll have the honor to press this magical button! 199 00:19:26,116 --> 00:19:30,116 How hard can it be? - Finally got it! 200 00:19:40,582 --> 00:19:45,792 The wind is increasing so we've decided to head home a bit earlier than planned 201 00:19:45,792 --> 00:19:50,742 ... me and Freddy have a long way ahead of us home as well. Awesome three days! 202 00:19:50,742 --> 00:19:54,672 How long are our top 5 pikes? 203 00:19:54,672 --> 00:19:58,672 561 cm on 5 fish - really incredible. 204 00:19:58,672 --> 00:20:06,452 Two above 10 kg, longest one at 119 cm. How sick! 205 00:20:06,452 --> 00:20:08,592 Finally Freddy was able to get his first 10kg+ pike as well, really awesome. 206 00:20:08,592 --> 00:20:14,602 Well guided, well fished! We did it great! 207 00:20:14,602 --> 00:20:21,612 Hope you enjoyed this video, don't forget to thumbs up and subscribe for more of these videos 208 00:20:21,612 --> 00:20:24,632 ... tight lines as well! - Take care! 209 00:20:24,632 --> 00:20:27,992 Bye!