This is not your regular fishing trip
This is Vättern
Swedens second biggest lake
It's deep and full of predators
Team Galant are ready to deal with the giants of this lake
We're doing it with the trolling legend himself, Rade
He knows every deep edge, school and hunting areas in the lake
We're getting onboard on Scandinavias probably biggest trolling boat
Our goal is Salmon, Arctic char and sea trout
It's really hard to catch all 3 of them in one single day
3 species and one gigantic boat
And some people who think they know what they're doing
the lures are in the water and the coffea is hot
what can possibly go wrong?
Welcome onboard this will be fun
or it'll be chaos
probably both
It's jumping
Big!
But first we'll read some of your comments
The first one is from Kenny who would like is to out the date in the description
We could do that but we might as well just say the date in the video
So this video when we're out trolling is filmed in January
Adrian want us to tell his fishing buddy DT to stop carrying his wifes purses
And start fishing again
I'm on your side Adrian, drop the purses DT
and grab the fishing rod instead
Our last comment is from Samuel
what happened with the serious fishing that we told to do
I did say at the start of the year to stop do as many challenges
and more serious fishing
I really think we have, this video is serious
we've been on Vänern and fished for big pikes in a video coming soon
We're gonna mix it up this year
challenges and serious fishing
But now it's time to head out there
It's always special when you arrive at Vättern early in the morning
You got that feeling inside
We're heading out there for the hole day
and probably catch some big fish
Salmon, sea trouts and arctic chars
they are so beautiful and strong
I've got a great feeling about today
I've never caught a salmon in a lake before
Only in one river, Bergeforsen
My goal for the day is to catch my first salmon in a lake
that would've beens o much fun
we've decided to head out there with Rade from trolling.se
He got some really cool gear on his boat
cinema chairs, huge TV from a small boat to a huge one
We can enjoy a movie and eat popcorn
- cinema chairs? - yes
He's lying
I can see him over there in the boat
It's time to head out
I didn't lie , he actually has cinema chairs
I want to trick him to think that I'm lying
Hi there, any salmons in the boat today?
That we will try
do you think we're catching any salmon?
If not, any arctic char?
or third any sea trouts?
It's a great period for salmon so we aim for that
we rig for salmon and have arcitc char and sea trout as a bonus
- There are cinema chairs in there - I told you
I really thought you where just kidding
You even got a soda holder on them
We need to be comfortable when you're out with Rade
this might be the biggest salmon boat on Vättern
It's huge
this is trolling.se standard
we even got movie screens with the sonar on it
more fun than the cinema
The best time to catch all 3 species is during winter
when the water is cold
Vättern is 130km long, 30 km wide
and the deepest spot is 128m
a lot of spots for the fish to hide
you need to have the lures in the water and cover as much area as possible
Let's go now
We'll start with a wobbler on the surface
We just got out here and all of a sudden Rade rigged all the rods
Are the salmon close to shore this time of year?
is that why we start fishing already?
You can have this one Tobbe release it like 220 feet
I'll start at the other side
It's been great fishing from shore lately
There's been some good reports the winter has been mild
- How many rods do we have? 12? - it's 10
we're gonna have 6 rods on the surface
and 4 rods going deeper 2 on each side
we have a counter on these trolling reels
so 220 feet is around 70 meters
Rade has got really good track record
we've caught fish every time we've been on the water with him
But salmon, arctic char and trout is hard to cath
we need to have the lures in the water as quick as possible
we can show you later what lures we're using
Fish!
That didn't take long
I wonder if it's salmon, trout or arctic char
But I can see it's shiny
- looks like an arctic char - you think?
it comes slowly
it's an arctic char
or a sea trout
we didn't even have all the rods in the water
But this is fun
They are strong
The take was really good
so sick, we haven't even fished for more than 5 minutes
feels like a great start of the day
It took on this spoon a green one
Nice Tobbe, you got the first fish of the day
I was stuck in the cinema chair
next one might be mine then
arctic char is one of my favourite fish
they are so beautiful
they are more silver here in Vättern
if you fish them in arctic lakes they are really red
a beautiful one but not the most beautiful I've seen
a perfect fish to eat
they need to be minimum 50cm
let's measure this one later but it's definiltey over 50cm
I've got the knife with me here
Important if you want the best meat
to drain them from all blood
I'll use the Morakniv
let's do it outside the boat
- we don't want to ruin Rades boat - no we don't want blood everywhere
I'll cut just below the geels oh it's so sharp
like that
This knife handle is made of cork so I could drop it and it will float
and you can just get it
a perfect knife for fishing
This was really nice
You can sit in here with now wind
and you can have a look at the rods
This is life
Fish!
It pulls
let's go
so much fun
I wonder what it is, arctic char or a salmon this time?
imagine my first salmon on a lake
I don't want to push it to hard
they can have soft mouth you need to be careful
a pike, zander or perch you can just reel them in
You need to be careful with these fish
here it comes
I can see it
Is it my first salmon?
It's a salmon!
come on now
YES!
what a nice salmon
I can't believe it
- it's fat - it's beautiful
- congrats Edvin - thank you
My first salmon from a lake
It's really fat and nice Edvin
- it's well fed - you can say that
Look at this fish
I'm so happy now
such a nice fish
The salmon was close to 4kg
and after just 1 hour of fishing we've caught 2/3 species
the last few year there have been so many salmon in Vättern
back in the days there where fewer salmon here
but higher average weight
the worlds biggest salmon caught in a lake was 20,4kg
and was caught here in Vättern
from shore by Dennis Gustafsson 1997
In that time a salmon even close to that haven't been caught
But on a good day you might catch up to 10 salmon
we where not the only ones fishing just this day
Vättern is the second biggest lake in Sweden
a popular lake to fish
you can be out trolling like this
but also fish from land and cast
then you need long rods to cast far out
I can see 10 people here behind us
It's fun when you can vary your fishing
you don't need a boat to fish for salmon
When you're out trolling at Vättern
we have different lures than we're used to
here we have some special lures
I've got 3 different types here
the first one is a spoon
pretty thin and moves a lot
then we have this type
looks like a bleak
try to look like a real fish
as you can see it's bent
It spins when you fish with it
and lure more fish
at last we have this one
It looks really special
it's plastic and weighs almost nothing
it's very irratic in the water
so 3 different lures with 3 different movements
and you can figure out what they want just that day
during summer you can fish for arctic char buy fishing them vertically
with often good result
arctic char is the one species that is easisest to catch
so not a surprise that arctic char was the first fish we caught
and after that salmon we just need a sea trout
Sea trout is as you might know a species that is hard to catch
a bite !
It's on the surface
I think it's a salmon it fights really hard
You can easily loose these salmons
You don't want to push them to hard
You can't fight them for to long either
we have 30 meters left
here it comes
Is it a salmon? or?
it's an arctic char
the arctic char in Vättern is one of the few wild ones still left in Sweden
they are born naturally in Vättern
each fish caught is extra valuable
They like cold and clear water
and are often found on the deep especially during summer
To protect them there are strict rules
You can only take home 2 chars/person
and the minimum lenght is 50cm
but even though we're happy about catching arctic char, the clock is ticking
and to reach our goal we really need to catch a sea trout very soon
this one feels better
feels heavy
It's jumping!
It's big!
Listen to this
- what is it? - a big salmon
- seriously - yeah I saw it
- you want the net? - yes
It's a salmon
I'm nervous now
it's going deep now, but I saw it was a salmon
It was on the surface before
Please don't let go
- Can you see it? - I can see something shiny
- it's an arctic char - no
Looks like I'm the arctic char master
It looks decent
I thought it was a salmon
well well It's a fish
are you ready?
yes, there we go it's a nice one
It's big, and long
what an arctic char
It behaved like a salmon
It almost jumped on the surface
and then went deeper
You never know
but so much fun
this one is longer than the previous
not that fat though
but still really nice one
I really love arctic char even though I really want. a salmon or trout today
You need a lot of gear to go out trolling here at Vättern
the easiest way if you dan't have this much gear
is to go out here with a fishing guide
Rade has got 10 different rods
we can have a look at the closest one
this is how it looks like
you need a line counter on it
to be able to know how much line you have out there
and then a nylon line
the rod is quite short, only 7 feet a inline rod
which mean that the line goes inside the rod
so you get the best feeling reeling in the fish
and less risk of tangle
It's a good idea to go out with a guide so you learn a lot
You get some tips
I can really recomend trolling.se
have a look at their website
we've fought hard all day long
arctic char delivered
and a salmon caught out of nowhere
but the trout has kept hidden
the hours fly by and Vättern start to feel quiet
This is the time we need that last bite
one last sign before we need to give up
fish!
It's on the surface
It's here
- already? - yes
what is it?
it's shiny
I think it's a salmon or a trout
it's a trout
YES!
I got a trout aswell
This is my best day of all this year
one trout and a salmon
a grand slam for me
I haven't caught a arctic char yet but
but I've caught a salmon and a trout
this is too small to take home as food
So I'll release it quick
No grand slam for Edvin
But together we did it
we fought all day long
and in the end we caught a trout
it was to small to keep
But still a magic moment
and considering how few trouts there are still left in Vättern
so of course we're releasing that one
I'm so happy about today
First salmon caught in a lake and a nice trout
If you want to see more like this we made a video with Rade before
I'll link it down here
we'll see you next time
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bye bye
Subtitles by A. Eriksson