WEBVTT 00:00:02.251 --> 00:00:05.316 This is not your regular fishing trip 00:00:05.447 --> 00:00:06.750 This is Vättern 00:00:06.750 --> 00:00:08.895 Swedens second biggest lake 00:00:09.018 --> 00:00:12.453 It's deep and full of predators 00:00:13.798 --> 00:00:18.647 Team Galant are ready to deal with the giants of this lake 00:00:18.647 --> 00:00:22.295 We're doing it with the trolling legend himself, Rade 00:00:22.343 --> 00:00:26.898 He knows every deep edge, school and hunting areas in the lake 00:00:26.898 --> 00:00:31.726 We're getting onboard on Scandinavias probably biggest trolling boat 00:00:32.612 --> 00:00:36.662 Our goal is Salmon, Arctic char and sea trout 00:00:36.731 --> 00:00:41.763 It's really hard to catch all 3 of them in one single day 00:00:44.551 --> 00:00:47.401 3 species and one gigantic boat 00:00:47.401 --> 00:00:50.773 And some people who think they know what they're doing 00:00:50.851 --> 00:00:53.488 the lures are in the water and the coffea is hot 00:00:53.488 --> 00:00:55.279 what can possibly go wrong? 00:00:55.339 --> 00:00:57.064 Welcome onboard this will be fun 00:00:57.064 --> 00:00:58.857 or it'll be chaos 00:00:59.074 --> 00:01:00.727 probably both 00:01:06.505 --> 00:01:07.621 It's jumping 00:01:07.621 --> 00:01:08.729 Big! 00:01:09.187 --> 00:01:13.472 But first we'll read some of your comments 00:01:13.893 --> 00:01:18.878 The first one is from Kenny who would like is to out the date in the description 00:01:20.034 --> 00:01:26.884 We could do that but we might as well just say the date in the video 00:01:27.418 --> 00:01:31.751 So this video when we're out trolling is filmed in January 00:01:32.345 --> 00:01:39.174 Adrian want us to tell his fishing buddy DT to stop carrying his wifes purses 00:01:39.174 --> 00:01:41.500 And start fishing again 00:01:41.500 --> 00:01:44.537 I'm on your side Adrian, drop the purses DT 00:01:44.537 --> 00:01:46.444 and grab the fishing rod instead 00:01:46.668 --> 00:01:49.270 Our last comment is from Samuel 00:01:49.270 --> 00:01:52.672 what happened with the serious fishing that we told to do 00:01:52.869 --> 00:01:56.988 I did say at the start of the year to stop do as many challenges 00:01:56.988 --> 00:01:59.186 and more serious fishing 00:01:59.186 --> 00:02:03.186 I really think we have, this video is serious 00:02:04.919 --> 00:02:09.519 we've been on Vänern and fished for big pikes in a video coming soon 00:02:11.750 --> 00:02:16.097 We're gonna mix it up this year 00:02:16.097 --> 00:02:18.959 challenges and serious fishing 00:02:18.959 --> 00:02:22.206 But now it's time to head out there 00:02:27.657 --> 00:02:32.840 It's always special when you arrive at Vättern early in the morning 00:02:33.145 --> 00:02:36.377 You got that feeling inside 00:02:36.511 --> 00:02:38.800 We're heading out there for the hole day 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:42.646 and probably catch some big fish 00:02:42.646 --> 00:02:46.430 Salmon, sea trouts and arctic chars 00:02:46.430 --> 00:02:49.796 they are so beautiful and strong 00:02:49.796 --> 00:02:53.313 I've got a great feeling about today 00:02:53.313 --> 00:02:56.983 I've never caught a salmon in a lake before 00:02:56.983 --> 00:03:01.044 Only in one river, Bergeforsen 00:03:01.044 --> 00:03:04.236 My goal for the day is to catch my first salmon in a lake 00:03:04.236 --> 00:03:05.866 that would've beens o much fun 00:03:05.866 --> 00:03:10.840 we've decided to head out there with Rade from trolling.se 00:03:11.211 --> 00:03:14.083 He got some really cool gear on his boat 00:03:14.083 --> 00:03:19.273 cinema chairs, huge TV from a small boat to a huge one 00:03:19.273 --> 00:03:22.449 We can enjoy a movie and eat popcorn 00:03:22.449 --> 00:03:23.732 - cinema chairs? - yes 00:03:23.732 --> 00:03:25.096 He's lying 00:03:25.096 --> 00:03:27.971 I can see him over there in the boat 00:03:27.971 --> 00:03:30.172 It's time to head out 00:03:30.172 --> 00:03:34.160 I didn't lie , he actually has cinema chairs 00:03:34.619 --> 00:03:38.614 I want to trick him to think that I'm lying 00:03:43.773 --> 00:03:46.090 Hi there, any salmons in the boat today? 00:03:46.090 --> 00:03:47.382 That we will try 00:03:47.485 --> 00:03:49.889 do you think we're catching any salmon? 00:03:49.889 --> 00:03:51.683 If not, any arctic char? 00:03:51.693 --> 00:03:53.634 or third any sea trouts? 00:03:54.066 --> 00:03:56.700 It's a great period for salmon so we aim for that 00:03:56.700 --> 00:03:59.776 we rig for salmon and have arcitc char and sea trout as a bonus 00:04:03.690 --> 00:04:06.859 - There are cinema chairs in there - I told you 00:04:10.533 --> 00:04:13.482 I really thought you where just kidding 00:04:13.482 --> 00:04:16.781 You even got a soda holder on them 00:04:17.151 --> 00:04:22.554 We need to be comfortable when you're out with Rade 00:04:22.788 --> 00:04:26.230 this might be the biggest salmon boat on Vättern 00:04:26.387 --> 00:04:27.521 It's huge 00:04:27.521 --> 00:04:30.139 this is trolling.se standard 00:04:30.742 --> 00:04:33.745 we even got movie screens with the sonar on it 00:04:34.233 --> 00:04:36.083 more fun than the cinema 00:04:37.133 --> 00:04:41.733 The best time to catch all 3 species is during winter 00:04:41.911 --> 00:04:43.809 when the water is cold 00:04:44.602 --> 00:04:47.805 Vättern is 130km long, 30 km wide 00:04:48.065 --> 00:04:51.815 and the deepest spot is 128m 00:04:52.109 --> 00:04:55.959 a lot of spots for the fish to hide 00:04:55.959 --> 00:05:01.313 you need to have the lures in the water and cover as much area as possible 00:05:03.289 --> 00:05:05.105 Let's go now 00:05:05.105 --> 00:05:07.648 We'll start with a wobbler on the surface 00:05:07.955 --> 00:05:13.045 We just got out here and all of a sudden Rade rigged all the rods 00:05:14.834 --> 00:05:18.400 Are the salmon close to shore this time of year? 00:05:19.096 --> 00:05:23.162 is that why we start fishing already? 00:05:24.261 --> 00:05:29.059 You can have this one Tobbe release it like 220 feet 00:05:30.184 --> 00:05:32.184 I'll start at the other side 00:05:32.187 --> 00:05:35.654 It's been great fishing from shore lately 00:05:35.654 --> 00:05:39.351 There's been some good reports the winter has been mild 00:05:39.351 --> 00:05:42.958 - How many rods do we have? 12? - it's 10 00:05:44.279 --> 00:05:47.946 we're gonna have 6 rods on the surface 00:05:50.058 --> 00:05:54.522 and 4 rods going deeper 2 on each side 00:05:54.522 --> 00:05:57.315 we have a counter on these trolling reels 00:05:58.351 --> 00:06:03.314 so 220 feet is around 70 meters 00:06:04.310 --> 00:06:07.279 Rade has got really good track record 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:10.352 we've caught fish every time we've been on the water with him 00:06:10.352 --> 00:06:13.668 But salmon, arctic char and trout is hard to cath 00:06:13.668 --> 00:06:16.914 we need to have the lures in the water as quick as possible 00:06:18.653 --> 00:06:22.653 we can show you later what lures we're using 00:06:30.537 --> 00:06:31.520 Fish! 00:06:35.100 --> 00:06:36.917 That didn't take long 00:06:37.115 --> 00:06:40.337 I wonder if it's salmon, trout or arctic char 00:06:40.419 --> 00:06:42.613 But I can see it's shiny 00:06:43.018 --> 00:06:46.315 - looks like an arctic char - you think? 00:06:48.270 --> 00:06:49.904 it comes slowly 00:06:50.719 --> 00:06:52.935 it's an arctic char 00:06:52.935 --> 00:06:54.830 or a sea trout 00:06:54.992 --> 00:06:59.231 we didn't even have all the rods in the water 00:06:59.982 --> 00:07:01.533 But this is fun 00:07:01.663 --> 00:07:03.714 They are strong 00:07:04.283 --> 00:07:07.213 The take was really good 00:07:10.703 --> 00:07:13.987 so sick, we haven't even fished for more than 5 minutes 00:07:15.553 --> 00:07:17.753 feels like a great start of the day 00:07:17.820 --> 00:07:21.526 It took on this spoon a green one 00:07:22.489 --> 00:07:25.591 Nice Tobbe, you got the first fish of the day 00:07:25.591 --> 00:07:28.304 I was stuck in the cinema chair 00:07:29.562 --> 00:07:31.679 next one might be mine then 00:07:31.679 --> 00:07:34.938 arctic char is one of my favourite fish 00:07:34.938 --> 00:07:37.146 they are so beautiful 00:07:37.482 --> 00:07:40.957 they are more silver here in Vättern 00:07:41.246 --> 00:07:44.642 if you fish them in arctic lakes they are really red 00:07:44.864 --> 00:07:48.113 a beautiful one but not the most beautiful I've seen 00:07:48.113 --> 00:07:50.505 a perfect fish to eat 00:07:50.981 --> 00:07:55.325 they need to be minimum 50cm 00:07:55.325 --> 00:07:59.695 let's measure this one later but it's definiltey over 50cm 00:07:59.695 --> 00:08:02.289 I've got the knife with me here 00:08:02.289 --> 00:08:06.010 Important if you want the best meat 00:08:06.010 --> 00:08:08.591 to drain them from all blood 00:08:08.642 --> 00:08:11.156 I'll use the Morakniv 00:08:11.156 --> 00:08:13.371 let's do it outside the boat 00:08:13.371 --> 00:08:18.444 - we don't want to ruin Rades boat - no we don't want blood everywhere 00:08:18.444 --> 00:08:21.705 I'll cut just below the geels oh it's so sharp 00:08:22.847 --> 00:08:24.428 like that 00:08:25.114 --> 00:08:29.887 This knife handle is made of cork so I could drop it and it will float 00:08:31.070 --> 00:08:33.187 and you can just get it 00:08:33.245 --> 00:08:35.194 a perfect knife for fishing 00:08:41.307 --> 00:08:43.492 This was really nice 00:08:43.492 --> 00:08:46.327 You can sit in here with now wind 00:08:46.327 --> 00:08:49.136 and you can have a look at the rods 00:08:50.428 --> 00:08:51.911 This is life 00:08:54.391 --> 00:08:55.682 Fish! 00:08:57.896 --> 00:08:58.764 It pulls 00:08:59.050 --> 00:09:00.107 let's go 00:09:02.898 --> 00:09:04.116 so much fun 00:09:04.808 --> 00:09:07.939 I wonder what it is, arctic char or a salmon this time? 00:09:10.882 --> 00:09:13.315 imagine my first salmon on a lake 00:09:18.621 --> 00:09:20.866 I don't want to push it to hard 00:09:20.866 --> 00:09:24.573 they can have soft mouth you need to be careful 00:09:27.513 --> 00:09:30.846 a pike, zander or perch you can just reel them in 00:09:32.123 --> 00:09:34.607 You need to be careful with these fish 00:09:34.764 --> 00:09:36.148 here it comes 00:09:36.634 --> 00:09:37.731 I can see it 00:09:38.137 --> 00:09:40.085 Is it my first salmon? 00:09:40.656 --> 00:09:41.755 It's a salmon! 00:09:42.492 --> 00:09:43.748 It's a salmon! 00:09:45.601 --> 00:09:46.634 come on now 00:09:47.244 --> 00:09:48.143 YES! 00:09:49.171 --> 00:09:50.720 what a nice salmon 00:09:51.283 --> 00:09:52.482 I can't believe it 00:09:52.596 --> 00:09:54.817 - it's fat - it's beautiful 00:09:55.656 --> 00:09:57.792 - congrats Edvin - thank you 00:09:57.792 --> 00:09:59.657 My first salmon from a lake 00:09:59.904 --> 00:10:02.000 It's really fat and nice Edvin 00:10:02.239 --> 00:10:04.494 - it's well fed - you can say that 00:10:04.718 --> 00:10:06.445 Look at this fish 00:10:06.445 --> 00:10:08.886 I'm so happy now 00:10:09.090 --> 00:10:10.708 such a nice fish 00:10:11.341 --> 00:10:14.205 The salmon was close to 4kg 00:10:14.530 --> 00:10:20.557 and after just 1 hour of fishing we've caught 2/3 species 00:10:21.523 --> 00:10:27.639 the last few year there have been so many salmon in Vättern 00:10:28.619 --> 00:10:31.147 back in the days there where fewer salmon here 00:10:31.171 --> 00:10:33.653 but higher average weight 00:10:33.653 --> 00:10:37.455 the worlds biggest salmon caught in a lake was 20,4kg 00:10:37.455 --> 00:10:40.025 and was caught here in Vättern 00:10:40.025 --> 00:10:44.511 from shore by Dennis Gustafsson 1997 00:10:44.511 --> 00:10:48.982 In that time a salmon even close to that haven't been caught 00:10:50.044 --> 00:10:56.528 But on a good day you might catch up to 10 salmon 00:10:57.603 --> 00:11:02.347 we where not the only ones fishing just this day 00:11:03.133 --> 00:11:05.932 Vättern is the second biggest lake in Sweden 00:11:06.598 --> 00:11:08.205 a popular lake to fish 00:11:08.205 --> 00:11:09.909 you can be out trolling like this 00:11:09.909 --> 00:11:13.062 but also fish from land and cast 00:11:14.342 --> 00:11:17.475 then you need long rods to cast far out 00:11:18.075 --> 00:11:21.059 I can see 10 people here behind us 00:11:22.053 --> 00:11:25.853 It's fun when you can vary your fishing 00:11:26.242 --> 00:11:29.676 you don't need a boat to fish for salmon 00:11:34.006 --> 00:11:37.224 When you're out trolling at Vättern 00:11:37.801 --> 00:11:40.888 we have different lures than we're used to 00:11:42.066 --> 00:11:44.016 here we have some special lures 00:11:44.210 --> 00:11:46.672 I've got 3 different types here 00:11:46.954 --> 00:11:49.186 the first one is a spoon 00:11:50.906 --> 00:11:52.856 pretty thin and moves a lot 00:11:53.486 --> 00:11:55.085 then we have this type 00:11:55.492 --> 00:11:57.949 looks like a bleak 00:11:58.303 --> 00:12:01.315 try to look like a real fish 00:12:01.633 --> 00:12:03.892 as you can see it's bent 00:12:04.030 --> 00:12:06.695 It spins when you fish with it 00:12:06.966 --> 00:12:08.480 and lure more fish 00:12:08.664 --> 00:12:10.931 at last we have this one 00:12:12.090 --> 00:12:14.424 It looks really special 00:12:14.769 --> 00:12:17.668 it's plastic and weighs almost nothing 00:12:18.044 --> 00:12:20.917 it's very irratic in the water 00:12:23.586 --> 00:12:26.152 so 3 different lures with 3 different movements 00:12:26.271 --> 00:12:29.570 and you can figure out what they want just that day 00:12:30.163 --> 00:12:35.080 during summer you can fish for arctic char buy fishing them vertically 00:12:35.415 --> 00:12:38.300 with often good result 00:12:39.801 --> 00:12:46.080 arctic char is the one species that is easisest to catch 00:12:47.107 --> 00:12:52.474 so not a surprise that arctic char was the first fish we caught 00:12:53.045 --> 00:12:56.756 and after that salmon we just need a sea trout 00:12:58.522 --> 00:13:03.488 Sea trout is as you might know a species that is hard to catch 00:13:11.677 --> 00:13:12.961 a bite ! 00:13:16.918 --> 00:13:18.700 It's on the surface 00:13:18.700 --> 00:13:21.926 I think it's a salmon it fights really hard 00:13:23.232 --> 00:13:27.131 You can easily loose these salmons 00:13:29.598 --> 00:13:32.149 You don't want to push them to hard 00:13:33.467 --> 00:13:35.983 You can't fight them for to long either 00:13:36.940 --> 00:13:39.489 we have 30 meters left 00:13:42.152 --> 00:13:43.738 here it comes 00:13:44.212 --> 00:13:45.812 Is it a salmon? or? 00:13:48.134 --> 00:13:49.734 it's an arctic char 00:13:50.249 --> 00:13:56.449 the arctic char in Vättern is one of the few wild ones still left in Sweden 00:13:56.740 --> 00:14:00.741 they are born naturally in Vättern 00:14:01.316 --> 00:14:04.182 each fish caught is extra valuable 00:14:04.533 --> 00:14:07.060 They like cold and clear water 00:14:07.060 --> 00:14:11.079 and are often found on the deep especially during summer 00:14:11.505 --> 00:14:14.289 To protect them there are strict rules 00:14:14.710 --> 00:14:17.872 You can only take home 2 chars/person 00:14:18.266 --> 00:14:21.011 and the minimum lenght is 50cm 00:14:21.543 --> 00:14:25.543 but even though we're happy about catching arctic char, the clock is ticking 00:14:25.749 --> 00:14:30.743 and to reach our goal we really need to catch a sea trout very soon 00:14:31.275 --> 00:14:33.407 this one feels better 00:14:34.410 --> 00:14:35.493 feels heavy 00:14:36.867 --> 00:14:38.051 It's jumping! 00:14:38.105 --> 00:14:39.550 It's big! 00:14:40.989 --> 00:14:42.273 Listen to this 00:14:43.797 --> 00:14:46.631 - what is it? - a big salmon 00:14:47.403 --> 00:14:49.169 - seriously - yeah I saw it 00:14:51.314 --> 00:14:53.363 - you want the net? - yes 00:14:53.370 --> 00:14:54.635 It's a salmon 00:14:56.452 --> 00:14:58.302 I'm nervous now 00:14:58.793 --> 00:15:01.911 it's going deep now, but I saw it was a salmon 00:15:04.538 --> 00:15:06.839 It was on the surface before 00:15:06.930 --> 00:15:08.363 Please don't let go 00:15:08.961 --> 00:15:11.756 - Can you see it? - I can see something shiny 00:15:12.346 --> 00:15:14.629 - it's an arctic char - no 00:15:16.420 --> 00:15:19.022 Looks like I'm the arctic char master 00:15:19.769 --> 00:15:21.769 It looks decent 00:15:22.424 --> 00:15:24.874 I thought it was a salmon 00:15:25.142 --> 00:15:27.358 well well It's a fish 00:15:28.021 --> 00:15:30.125 are you ready? 00:15:30.342 --> 00:15:33.465 yes, there we go it's a nice one 00:15:34.126 --> 00:15:36.668 It's big, and long 00:15:39.363 --> 00:15:41.131 what an arctic char 00:15:41.350 --> 00:15:43.244 It behaved like a salmon 00:15:43.674 --> 00:15:46.006 It almost jumped on the surface 00:15:46.037 --> 00:15:47.832 and then went deeper 00:15:47.832 --> 00:15:49.682 You never know 00:15:50.349 --> 00:15:52.167 but so much fun 00:15:52.606 --> 00:15:54.944 this one is longer than the previous 00:15:55.307 --> 00:15:57.422 not that fat though 00:15:58.931 --> 00:16:01.247 but still really nice one 00:16:01.822 --> 00:16:06.615 I really love arctic char even though I really want. a salmon or trout today 00:16:18.934 --> 00:16:22.750 You need a lot of gear to go out trolling here at Vättern 00:16:23.798 --> 00:16:27.412 the easiest way if you dan't have this much gear 00:16:27.412 --> 00:16:29.826 is to go out here with a fishing guide 00:16:29.826 --> 00:16:32.453 Rade has got 10 different rods 00:16:32.453 --> 00:16:35.029 we can have a look at the closest one 00:16:35.029 --> 00:16:37.268 this is how it looks like 00:16:37.719 --> 00:16:41.017 you need a line counter on it 00:16:41.017 --> 00:16:44.280 to be able to know how much line you have out there 00:16:44.972 --> 00:16:49.283 and then a nylon line 00:16:52.266 --> 00:16:57.930 the rod is quite short, only 7 feet a inline rod 00:16:57.930 --> 00:17:01.428 which mean that the line goes inside the rod 00:17:02.552 --> 00:17:06.063 so you get the best feeling reeling in the fish 00:17:06.281 --> 00:17:08.993 and less risk of tangle 00:17:09.677 --> 00:17:13.670 It's a good idea to go out with a guide so you learn a lot 00:17:13.670 --> 00:17:16.719 You get some tips 00:17:17.821 --> 00:17:21.053 I can really recomend trolling.se 00:17:21.053 --> 00:17:23.529 have a look at their website 00:17:27.863 --> 00:17:30.680 we've fought hard all day long 00:17:30.752 --> 00:17:32.148 arctic char delivered 00:17:32.528 --> 00:17:36.317 and a salmon caught out of nowhere 00:17:36.968 --> 00:17:39.685 but the trout has kept hidden 00:17:39.685 --> 00:17:43.220 the hours fly by and Vättern start to feel quiet 00:17:43.220 --> 00:17:46.570 This is the time we need that last bite 00:17:46.607 --> 00:17:50.186 one last sign before we need to give up 00:17:55.173 --> 00:17:56.341 fish! 00:18:01.410 --> 00:18:03.109 It's on the surface 00:18:03.377 --> 00:18:04.550 It's here 00:18:04.550 --> 00:18:05.886 - already? - yes 00:18:06.309 --> 00:18:07.374 what is it? 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:09.004 it's shiny 00:18:11.127 --> 00:18:13.795 I think it's a salmon or a trout 00:18:16.506 --> 00:18:18.006 it's a trout 00:18:23.173 --> 00:18:24.072 YES! 00:18:24.072 --> 00:18:25.477 I got a trout aswell 00:18:25.676 --> 00:18:28.608 This is my best day of all this year 00:18:28.612 --> 00:18:30.661 one trout and a salmon 00:18:32.276 --> 00:18:34.576 a grand slam for me 00:18:34.576 --> 00:18:36.725 I haven't caught a arctic char yet but 00:18:36.725 --> 00:18:39.355 but I've caught a salmon and a trout 00:18:40.189 --> 00:18:43.686 this is too small to take home as food 00:18:44.742 --> 00:18:47.342 So I'll release it quick 00:18:48.652 --> 00:18:50.905 No grand slam for Edvin 00:18:51.560 --> 00:18:54.669 But together we did it 00:18:55.169 --> 00:18:56.852 we fought all day long 00:18:58.322 --> 00:19:00.783 and in the end we caught a trout 00:19:01.121 --> 00:19:02.649 it was to small to keep 00:19:02.649 --> 00:19:05.277 But still a magic moment 00:19:06.163 --> 00:19:09.422 and considering how few trouts there are still left in Vättern 00:19:10.162 --> 00:19:14.064 so of course we're releasing that one