As a kayak fisherman it’s amazing the kind of complicated messes we can get in. It’s enjoyable to see someone else get into a total cluster other than me. Good vid.

@dlmsarge8329

Жыл бұрын

Yup! I always think if I don't break anything, don't loose anything and don't hurt myself it's been a good day of kayak fishing!! Lol

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Honestly that's some of the most fun for me. Thanks for watching!

@unitedwestanddividedwefall2073

Жыл бұрын

@@RiverCertified That was 1 BIG GAR you latched on never thought they got that big.

So sorry you didn't get a big Flathead. But the chaotic mess with that Gar looked like a total blast! Sometimes the unexpected moments are the best. As usual thanks a bunch for sharing!

Another fine River Certified Production

Just before you talked about it, I was thinking how well the new rod was handling the pressure. Great to see and thanks for taking us along on another adventure. Loved the look of that spillway at the start too.

Thanks for taking us along for the ride Spencer

Awesome video as always thanks for taking us along Spencer, hope ya catch a giant

When Spencer says:"surprising monster" it's not clickbait.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I try my best not to do that. I suppose perspective plays a big part haha

Nerves of steel! That thang took you for a ride! Love the vid and would like to see more small creek adventures.

That was badass, when you hooked the gar. Good job handling that like a champ. 👏💪

Great vid sir !! I love catching those big Gar!! Really love the kayak/ river trips you have done !! Thank you for what you do !

the explorative creek adventures are really great, dont care if you dont catch any cats let alone a giant anything. It's really interesting to see what lives in there and what is gonna chew. Awesome job

Nice fish. Excellent job of demonstrating 5 of the biggest challenges of trying to catch big fish from a kayak. 😜 Thanks for the video Spencer!

Awesome trip Spencer. You will have plenty of chance this year for more flattys. I gotta get my butt out there. Caught a couple bluegills today and been hitting the creeks trying to get back into it. That river is just rough without a motor. Anyway. Tight lines brother 💪🏼

I wouldnt worry about not being able to show off the fish... I wouldve done the same thing you did. Just getting to see that monster take you on a ride was good enough for me! I don't know what exactly it is about this video, but I loved it! Possibly the fact that you were somewhere new on some skinny water in the backwoods of who knows where with monsters lurking just gave this video the feel I am always lookin for! Great video, loved every minute!

What a experience you had there. That had to be awesome!!!!

That gator gar footage was VERY fun to watch (actually watched it twice). Great content! The unexpected catch, pull from the bank, and snag were super engaging. In some ways, more exciting than a straightforward catch of a large kitty.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

That's definitely what I was thinking too. Crazy powerful man. I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

Yeah I sure would like a trip like that ,man that look so peaceful,you scored on that one..and great bait ,nice gar too. Totally enjoyed Spencer.

That gar fight was insane!

You would have needed some rope and probably some help to land that gar. Amazing you didn’t get turned over by that monster. I’d say you reacted well for being unprepared for such an event. You said you were going light and fast I believe when you set out ! I enjoyed watching much more than I would have liked being in your shoes. 👍👍👍

Tight Lines Captain Spencer 🐟🐟🐟🐟

@ 16:14 Ya gotta love a good sleigh ride on unfamiliar waters! 🎣🤣👍🏼WOOHOO! That really was quite a dilemma being caught between a snagged pole and a prehistoric river monster. 🥴 Good times! Thanks for sharing. 👍🏼

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

It was definitely my idea of a good time. Glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful gar! Congrats on a great fish, and a hectic but proper release.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly sir

That was awesome! Definitely needed Ty pig patrol out there to help you out with the gar!

Dang, that went sideways in a hurry! You did just fine, Spencer. That was a powerful fish

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it. It was a fun hectic moment for sure

I caught your video an hour after you posted and then life got in the way. Was glad to see you took the smart move and was careful of the situation. You did the smart thing. It is scary to know you are out there by yourself and accidents happen. Don't ever put your self at risk for a fish or a video. It was one of the exciting times. Thank you, and thanks for staying safe.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I try my best to play it safe in unfamiliar situations like that. If it happens again, I have a plan for it now. Hopefully I get another shot.

You handled the situation well with that gar, good video bro!

Man that's a beautiful looking river. I have a tributary off the main river in my county that sets up almost identically, just flatter terrain. Blues don't go up it too much but BIG flatheads on narrow water logjams

Pretty awesome, you can see it in water real good once, good enough, they are powerful fish

I loved this video! An excellent adventure hooking a dinosaur and safely releasing it after that snag and all was dang entertaining!! Thanks Spencer!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya got a kick outta it!

Man I was hopin that was a 100lb flathead. Still gonna be my favorite outta all your videos I've seen n I've been watching ya for @least a few years. Awesome trip Spence, thanks for takin us along!!!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely man. Glad ya enjoyed it so much!

That creek looks sweet

Absolutely incredible! The alligator gar.

You handled this really well for not being ready ✊

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it man!

Another wonderful video Spencer. I enjoyed watching. Glad that Alligator Gar didn't use his sharp teeth on ya. At the same time I'm quite sure he was a lot of fun. You take care and stay safe. God bless.

That was a heck of a fight! Congrats on your new PB! Great fish!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thank ya sir!

Boy oh boy fishing is fun when your chillin on the bank edge then just yanked in to the river an draged all around

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

You ain't kidding haha

Great video bubba even without a flat head still looked like a good day to me

lol about the alligator gar, the sheer power was awsome

Been watching you for a few years now buddy. This was my favorite catch/fish so far. What a battle

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya got a kick outta it man. I appreciate that.

Well done! This is one of the best trips in my book.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

You're always good for a pleasant surprise Spence, just glad you didn't go for a swim when she went under you. Especially with the other pole snagged in the brush, and not being able to float freely behind her. Made excellent content for BloopTube though, and I'm fairly certain that your heart rate quadrupled instantly. Stay safe

That was awesome Spencer you landed him that's what counts. Good job

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man

Awesome float once again. You should of called Ty he knows all about them lol.

Great video brother keep it up can't wait for the next one keep those lines tight my friend

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate ya!

16:20 well things got serious real quick wouldn’t ya say 😂

I believe you captured the chaos and pure power of that fish well. That looked like an Insane amount of power, like you was tied to a truck!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

It definitely caught me off guard man. I need to try and catch one of the big ones I saw later.

you did awesome!! nothing wrong with being safe 👍🏼

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that man

Channels and tiny blues make good flat head bait too. Super tough live bait that the gar don't mess with to much.

great video. the fight was great, huge fish. a good day. stay safe.

This is a great video brother and I was glad to see it. Peace out from Ohio Don T

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Your calamity is beautiful lots of power there

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Haha it was definitely calamity haha

Fun stuff brother. Always a pleasure. Hey....this is fishing! 😊 God bless all here.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Yessir. I appreciate ya!

You should do a rod building video. I'm sure a bunch of us would enjoy that.

That place where the shad were at is amazing

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I have to agree.

Well, no one would say a thing about being smart in that situation with handling one of those monsters. And, you were looking for a big one you got it! Not the kind you were looking for but big fish are still fun! And a little chaotic sometimes. That’s the part of spice that keeps you wanting to go back among other things! Good video! Cool place to fish too!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

You summed it up nicely. Thanks for watching man!

Dude what an awesome fish. I would love to catch one of those. Great video brother.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton man

Take you a heavy duty catfish stringer, loop one in through it. Lasso the gars mouth hold on to that while you drag him in by the tail and the rope or stringer. His armor can cut you just as bad as his teeth If you handle them out of the water, keep them on the ground, in the water. Just be safe. You're at the mercy of his mouth. Love watching your videos man. You're not the reason why I wanted to start kayak fishing, but you're the only one I could find that does it the way I want to. So your videos are really inspirational and a big help. I've always catfished from the bank in areas like that and always had to walk a country mile, river monsters is the one that got me searching for big shovel head and creeks and small rivers. I never like kayak, fishing the way the others do it. Lakes and oceans. I've always been a catfish guy and I've always wanted to combine my canoeing with my catfishing and since I got a kayak I wanted to combine the two. You're the only person I could find it does that? So you've really show me a lot of pointers that I need and I appreciate everything you've shown and I'm happy everything is going as good as it has for you. I remember you when you just had 36 followers lol. Could be wrong about the number but it was very many lol. Think it was about 2 years before you got your boat lmao

That’s one skookum fish man, Great footage!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Haha you ain't kiddin. Thanks for watching!

I was definitely impressed with the rods performance! One hell of a test!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

The more I use it, the more I like it. Hopefully test it out on some big blues next week.

Lmao on the gar,what a struggle

Those are the kinda fights that make you fall in love with a new species. I was on Saint Clair smallmouth fishing when a mid 40s musky t-boned a smallmouth off my line, never looked at bass fishing the same way again. $5,000 in musky gear later here we are.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

You ain't kidding. I'm definitely gonna get after em down the road

Thanks!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton man!

I've started "dabbling" with fly fishing for carp. I have NEVER been able to just walk up to them like that though. They spook so easy here in Utard land.

That was GREAT 😃👍 I'd love to see you tackle up for them and go with a few more guys, to catch a real BIG one!! Please 🙏🙏🙏. Tight lines old son; see you next time! 😃👴

that was still a great video bud, i was laughing the whole time you had that gar hooked up but that fish flexed the hell outta that rod

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya were entertained haha. That rod handled it as well as I could have asked for.

When I was younger, I never saw carp. Now I see them all over the place in large schools.

Don’t apologize for showing the struggles of kayak fishing. People should know that it’s not always pretty and you gotta keep your cool so you don’t tip. Good job. Nice catch.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad ya understand man

@Rizzob420

Жыл бұрын

@@RiverCertified I enjoyed the video because you didn’t doctor it up to make yourself look better and you demonstrated the importance of keeping calm when something goes wrong. I’ve been in a similar situation, although not with a fish that massive, and it almost ended badly. And who hasn’t forgotten their pliers before? 😂

All good , great content, be safe and stay positive is what I allways say.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Same to you man

Here them gator gar are delicious if you have some metal shears. Gotta love the uncontrolled controlled chaos 😲. New rods held up well looks like. Great vid and keep your powder dry and your pantry stocked young man 💪😎🙏

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I've heard that too. I hope to head back next spring and try and catch a small one to try, on a river that isn't quite as polluted Hopefully. Thanks for watching sir.

Great fishing small places ! Omg I hate my reel going in water too . Man that hurt me seeing lol 😂 I’m same exact way with that . Normally does nothing but when it causes your fishing day to end bc it locks up boy is that a bummer always happens when your ripping the fish out lol

I don’t even fish for catfish, yet I love to watch your videos. Thanks for another great one.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Greatest compliment ever. I appreciate it Bret!

They usually tie ropes around them like a lasso. Brutally powerful fish.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Next time I'll use the rope I anchor to brush with. I didn't think of that until after I let him go of course.

Stinkin' gars. Get a huge flat head next time. Thanks as always for sharing brother!! 👍🏾👊🏾✊🏾🙂💯

Epic video. I have dreamed of catching alligator gar. You are an awesome fisherman, and I look forward to each of your videos. I would love to meet you and share a fishing bank with you.

Bro I’d love to know what your thinking when you are floating down: - what signs are you looking for? For flatheads on that type of creek. - do you fish the backsides of the stopped up areas where it may be deeper pockets?

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

It all depends man. The more you do it, the more it kinda starts to make sense.

Nice video, Spencer. You should go back there and try for more flatheads.

Good video, thanks. Gar back to the mud bottom. Good bait catch spot.

Big gar live in tiny streams like this everywhere. They actually thrive in small water ways

Nice to see you back in Oklahoma

Even ifnit looked like oblivion was in full roll eirh that gar it looked like alot of fun 😁 Pleasure as always Sir!

As always awesome video man. Still want to book a trip with you. My son and I would love it!

Let me tell you what that gar took off and yanked that spike out my heart started beating lol. That was awesome to watch!!!! I bank fish a lot of creeks and rivers for cats in north central Ohio and I can only hope something would take my line out like that! That’s totally different then a cat taking the bait and running! Again awesome video today man!!!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Dude I had no idea what to think other than this is awesome haha. Glad you enjoyed the video man!

That's why I always keep super glue with me. More than one trip has ended up with a deep cut/gash that had to be doctored up.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea.

That was f******* AWESOME!!!!! What a ride

@RiverCertified

11 ай бұрын

Glad ya got a kick outta it. It was definitely a ton of fun.

That looks like such golf flathead territory too. And obviously there’s forage hope you get a chance to try the water again

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Kinda surprised i didn't find any that day.

You ever try catfish noodling?

Spencer is KING!

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I'm just glad I didn't get wet haha

😂 in a bit of a pickle there bud. Looked like a blast.

@RiverCertified

8 ай бұрын

I'm just glad I stayed reasonably dry haha. Thanks for watching!

Spencer you are a better catfishing man then me.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about that

That was awesome.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya enjoyed it!

That was fun!!!!

Just picked up my second kayak the ascend h10 definitely taking it to the big muddy this weekend! Great content per usual man

@TopWaterLord

Жыл бұрын

Ascend H10 thats a nice kayak man. I assume you got it at bass pro ?

@doingitwithdylan8851

Жыл бұрын

@@TopWaterLord picked it up off a local that flipped it over and lost interest

At least you know those new rods hold up..😂

Hey Spencer go back prepared I bet there's some monster flatheads there!! Lol bring your net you'll need it. Have a blessed day Desmond Johnson 😂

@RiverCertified

11 ай бұрын

I'll definitely be back. Gonna try and get a bigger gar next time too.

You handled that Gar pretty well for someone who doesn't know how to land them solo. But it's like they say, "Better safe than sorry." Good job on the rods, too. When do they go on sale?😉

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Hopefully one of these days they'll be available.

Those rods are very impressive.

Hey you look like me when I kayak fish. Minus the giant gar. Just 2-3 Snagged rods at a time😂

That was some next level angling - battle a 4 foot gator gar from a kayak while having another rod snagged up and still landing the gar.

@RiverCertified

Жыл бұрын

It was some wonderful chaos that I'd love to replicate

Enjoyed the content 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽

Nice dinosaur gar! That'll shoot your heart rate and adrenalin to unbelievable heights! 😉♥