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Chasing Winter Blues | The hunt for a Giant!

Ahoy Team, this week you join me as I chase the winter blues and go hunting for a giant mackerel. The plan is to troll large baits around, but it quickly becomes apparent that hooking a mackerel small enough to land might be more the problem! I hope you enjoy the episode!
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  • @dannynoy8967
    @dannynoy8967Ай бұрын

    That’s parenting done right mate. My daughter was about her age when she tried fresh oysters for the first time. She’s almost 22 now and the first person to grab a rock and smash oysters off the rocks whenever she can. A million thumbs up to you mate

  • @frednurk8590
    @frednurk8590Ай бұрын

    Mate, loved this ep, Billie is a complete champ and so nice to see a kid embrace tastes and textures that too many kids are deprived of. Onya.

  • @user-gi7ui3kj5l
    @user-gi7ui3kj5lАй бұрын

    I still find it funny that in Queensland limit of 1 per person, or Max 2 per boat, but when the same fish migrate south into NSW, they're no longer endangered and the bag limit jumps to 5 per person. 🤔

  • @brettsmith970

    @brettsmith970

    Ай бұрын

    Maybe the authorities figure they are safer as soon as they cross the border?😉

  • @paulmarnane1192
    @paulmarnane1192Ай бұрын

    Great to see the Phantom's passion and legacy is safe 2 generations on. Well done Dad.

  • @terrytailor

    @terrytailor

    Ай бұрын

    Warms my heart too!

  • @danieltaylor757
    @danieltaylor757Ай бұрын

    “Big boy or girl, 1 of the 2”. Exactly mate, 1 of the 2! Lolz 😂

  • @noeldenney7782

    @noeldenney7782

    Ай бұрын

    Na mate...hundreds now 😆

  • @tropicrows
    @tropicrowsАй бұрын

    Cracking video sammy, but I must admit the best part was the father/daughter interacting. Parenting done right.

  • @juliandean8787
    @juliandean8787Ай бұрын

    So wholesome getting Billy on for the later part of the ep mate you're a wonderful father keep up the great work legend can't wait to see you help her get her first Mackie one day!

  • @BillyReid-qh1ir

    @BillyReid-qh1ir

    Ай бұрын

    Me

  • @andrewkedian5162
    @andrewkedian5162Ай бұрын

    Love the multi day commitment mate!

  • @willkitching
    @willkitchingАй бұрын

    Great stuff Sammy!! Some very desirable species in the mix here, and plenty of fun fishing! I had a laugh when your daughter asked "Why are you doing that voice Dad?" as you weighed it haha, gold!

  • @Captaincursed
    @CaptaincursedАй бұрын

    Your best videos are in your own boat on your own fishing local. Absolutely sensational and love this. Great vid.

  • @paulkirch1754
    @paulkirch1754Ай бұрын

    Great fish, good screamers, and a staple way for eating all the makeral I catch these days!

  • @user-nu4ex2nn8x
    @user-nu4ex2nn8xАй бұрын

    Hey Sammy Can u pls make a video on how u make your Spanish Mackerel rigs and rig your baits? Would help a lot. Thanks mate

  • @tropicrows

    @tropicrows

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed, a bit more detail in that department would be great Sammy.

  • @scotthumpries-norton3942

    @scotthumpries-norton3942

    Ай бұрын

    Copy that gentleman when the weather is bad a little technical video could be awesome even with some rough locations and weather conditions ect 👍

  • @GoldCoastfishakid
    @GoldCoastfishakidАй бұрын

    Sammy knows that I’m his biggest fan by far 😊

  • @ticdelarue
    @ticdelarueАй бұрын

    Another great video. Cheers from the shores of Galveston Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast Mate.

  • @33454262
    @33454262Ай бұрын

    Yes I did enjoy it Sammy. One of your best I reckon. Amazed that your daughter is into sashimi. Mature tastes for someone her age. Good one mate.

  • @terrytailor
    @terrytailorАй бұрын

    Haha, great to see the third generation of Hitzke's enjoying their sashimi! Nice video too 👌

  • @mattspinaze15
    @mattspinaze15Ай бұрын

    Great parenting there legend! Taking my 2 girls for their first beach tailor session this school holidays - cant wait to see their faces when a greenback starts working their light setups.

  • @TheSterg98
    @TheSterg98Ай бұрын

    Wow that fish at the end, mental!!

  • @blacklabel810
    @blacklabel810Ай бұрын

    Wow, what an amazing way to fish, friends, Very cool video, friend, thanks for sharing your experience, Keep the spirit alive, my friend,,,👍

  • @huntncover
    @huntncoverАй бұрын

    Another excellent fishing adventure Sammy . Love your little one eating the fish and helping out . Thanks for taking us along again . Have a good day .

  • @fishermanextrordinaire
    @fishermanextrordinaireАй бұрын

    Bloomin nice Fish mate the one after the one who got away well done

  • @BaileyShinners
    @BaileyShinnersАй бұрын

    Hey Sammy in the next video could you please run through how you rig up your baits for trawling I would love to know how to do it so I can chase big pelagics the same way

  • @zakdaws4808
    @zakdaws4808Ай бұрын

    that ending was so cute, gotta take her out on the boat mate she will love it

  • @Mild_Monkey
    @Mild_MonkeyАй бұрын

    Absolutely well derseved Spanish. Theyre absolute beasts from land so i cant imagine how hard they fight out on the boat. Absolutely nuts.

  • @akcellr8r75
    @akcellr8r75Ай бұрын

    Another awesome Sammy Hitzke Fishing Show with a very cute ending. 👍

  • @joeyfitzpatrickfishing
    @joeyfitzpatrickfishingАй бұрын

    31:28 awesome catch man!

  • @crikeymacca
    @crikeymaccaАй бұрын

    Great fish mate. Well done. I’ve been loving a bit of pickled ginger with my sashimi.

  • @HughJazz69696
    @HughJazz69696Ай бұрын

    Sammy, nice to see you are back to your old net antics.....fun video, thanks!

  • @GlenGibson-dp8br
    @GlenGibson-dp8brАй бұрын

    So wholesome at the end with your daughter mate- so epic!

  • @thisisus.504
    @thisisus.504Ай бұрын

    My Sunday AM UK treat! Thanks Sammy.

  • @user-ul4xu5xy9w
    @user-ul4xu5xy9wАй бұрын

    My daughter is 17 now bud and it seems like yesterday she was Billie’s size, proper man. Bravo👏

  • @AnthonyNelson-gy3vr
    @AnthonyNelson-gy3vrАй бұрын

    Great job this week Sammy! Love a good winter mackerel session. See you next week! Tell your little princess HELLO from America!!!

  • @kirkwoolston6932
    @kirkwoolston6932Ай бұрын

    Big winter Spanish😮 Fishing content doesn't get any better IMO. EPIC Sammy!

  • @Roony71feral
    @Roony71feralАй бұрын

    Great ep Sammy. The bag limit is pretty harsh, but that 18kg fish yields well. Nice to see your little one too, watch em tho mate, they are grown before you know it 👍

  • @jarrodsorensen2270
    @jarrodsorensen2270Ай бұрын

    Haha! Awesome job mate! I think you invented a new word there -“Bonihhilated”. Champion effort!🏴‍☠️🎣🙌

  • @michaelbulla9231
    @michaelbulla9231Ай бұрын

    Well done Sammy great fish Love it when a plan comes together 👍

  • @andyH-c1y
    @andyH-c1yАй бұрын

    Awesome mate🎣

  • @Kerry242
    @Kerry242Ай бұрын

    Well done Sam, persistence always pays off. Leo thinks your a Legend! I tell him otherwise 😂😂🍻🍻🍻 Another cracking watch Keza

  • @kingblackers7991
    @kingblackers7991Ай бұрын

    Liking the few sessions in one video Sammy. I'm sure it's alot for you to do but makes every minute a good watch.

  • @goodcitizen64
    @goodcitizen64Ай бұрын

    Sammy your solo fishing skills are legendary!!

  • @carykennedy9467
    @carykennedy9467Ай бұрын

    Loved the show. Our mac's are a little different in the states, but still one of my favorites to go after. Along with grouper.

  • @thomasbarry5274
    @thomasbarry5274Ай бұрын

    Well done poppa

  • @fishermanextrordinaire
    @fishermanextrordinaireАй бұрын

    Hey mate after seeing you today I see where ya were. Thanks for saying hi and being a nice guy. Hope to see them luderick on a vid?

  • @CaptainSloose
    @CaptainSlooseАй бұрын

    No leashes!!!! Sammy you’re playing with fire lol! Love your stuff thanks for the videos 🎉 I fish alone a lot, I also wear an inflatable PFD and I wear a PLB also.

  • @proteusnet
    @proteusnetАй бұрын

    Nice catch Sammy

  • @benturton3358
    @benturton3358Ай бұрын

    I’m a bit late mate sorry. Another awesome watch bud

  • @goodcitizen64
    @goodcitizen64Ай бұрын

    The size of the spanish and kings yall have are massive compared to the ones we catch in the Gulf of Mexico out of Texas!! Tight lines Sammy!!!

  • @briangriffin4378
    @briangriffin4378Ай бұрын

    What a classic little boy. My gradson Stirling is a similar quality of a boy. Cute and cheekiy. Well done. With good parenting hopefully he won't ever feel the need for machetes and knives in his life as sadly many young boys seem to these days.

  • @andrewmerry9493
    @andrewmerry9493Ай бұрын

    I’m glad your daughter is low key impressed with that giant like my daughter low key impressed with my fish. May I suggest the hulk hogan style intro/ lead into the fish reveal. You will get the wow face

  • @JillyBean70
    @JillyBean70Ай бұрын

    n here I am 53 n have never tried sashimi lol....I keep saying 1 day....Thanks for another great video ♥♥

  • @richardcochrane8119

    @richardcochrane8119

    Ай бұрын

    Your missing out mate, My young fulla keeps telling me if you cook it it's ruined.

  • @MrAcuta73
    @MrAcuta73Ай бұрын

    A day later? Might well have gone 20, they tend to lose a significant amount of water weight overnight. Nice feesh regardless!!

  • @travispeck-ld8wf
    @travispeck-ld8wfАй бұрын

    Persistence Sammy 👌🎣🍻

  • @Mark-ux7yh
    @Mark-ux7yhАй бұрын

    Lets go!!!!!! You ever consider spending a day shark fishing just to get the thrill of the tug

  • @kingblackers7991

    @kingblackers7991

    Ай бұрын

    @Mark-ux7yh love the thrill of a tug

  • @RobertJohnson-uv9ef

    @RobertJohnson-uv9ef

    Ай бұрын

    I thought that’s why we watch this on a Sunday tug

  • @saltui64
    @saltui64Ай бұрын

    You're champ Sam 🏆 good work

  • @russellhodkinson9855
    @russellhodkinson9855Ай бұрын

    Love ya vids Sammy! Highly recommend some breathing courses tho lol

  • @TascastFishing
    @TascastFishingАй бұрын

    Sensational episode Sammy! Need to head out there and do the same.

  • @RWB1111
    @RWB1111Ай бұрын

    Awesome mate, thanks!!

  • @lorenvanlandingham4003
    @lorenvanlandingham4003Ай бұрын

    G'day Sammy!

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    Ай бұрын

    G’day! Thanks for watching 🙂🙂

  • @kman4310
    @kman4310Ай бұрын

    Excellent.

  • @Labrat-pg1ll
    @Labrat-pg1llАй бұрын

    Great ep Sammy😊

  • @absmith666
    @absmith666Ай бұрын

    Nice to meet Billie

  • @fishydubsfishing6516
    @fishydubsfishing6516Ай бұрын

    She's such a good little eater

  • @DvsCxnt
    @DvsCxntАй бұрын

    amazing video there mate.

  • @RobertJohnson-uv9ef
    @RobertJohnson-uv9efАй бұрын

    Go back to mono for Spanish the stretch holds the hooks in

  • @roballan3626
    @roballan3626Ай бұрын

    Nice whale breach in the background.

  • @A.C._Taylor
    @A.C._TaylorАй бұрын

    Well in all fairness, fish do lose weight after a night of being stored. I don't think it would be a loss of 1.5Kg in this case. Doesn't matter because that is still a lot of high quality mackerel. Good on you for introducing your daughter to proper food. I can relate as I was raised on a mixed operation farm and also into a family who hunts, fishes, and forages. We produced, hunted, and collected over 95% of what we ate/eat.

  • @n5688434
    @n5688434Ай бұрын

    i didn;t think Spanish are around in winter dam those are big boys.

  • @Private_Idaho_1
    @Private_Idaho_1Ай бұрын

    2:04 No doubt that was a big fish!

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah it certainly felt like a solid one!! 😤😤

  • @Inkedwardy
    @InkedwardyАй бұрын

    Love the ep mate. Cant stand the ratchet on the reel though lol.

  • @MJAP_
    @MJAP_Ай бұрын

    my goodness your daughter is adorable.

  • @jedtaylor3551
    @jedtaylor3551Ай бұрын

    Bet you taught her that sleeve trick and Mom is not to happy about the stain

  • @freespirit6790
    @freespirit6790Ай бұрын

    4 hooks and still managed to get off?! You hooked a magician mate 😅

  • @remcojansen2953
    @remcojansen2953Ай бұрын

    Thanks for another great vid... when fishing foe snapper do you drift or do you have the engine in reverse. cheers

  • @scotthumpries-norton3942
    @scotthumpries-norton3942Ай бұрын

    Hi Sammie, awesome video bro, what a day…..just curious what headland that is behind if you don’t mind me asking ?

  • @jedtaylor3551
    @jedtaylor3551Ай бұрын

    Enjoy that every time you get They grow up before you know it

  • @chriseverding2560
    @chriseverding2560Ай бұрын

    Is that Moreton Island behind you.

  • @smee103
    @smee103Ай бұрын

    Nice job Mate . What is the next species you’re thinking to go on the wall it’s been a while

  • @shanekhoo318
    @shanekhoo318Ай бұрын

    Great video as always. You have a relatively small boat, do you leave from Redcliffe or Bribie Island?

  • @tranzphormer
    @tranzphormerАй бұрын

    Wow, so cool. Grats, is this rotto?

  • @futurikon
    @futurikonАй бұрын

    Hey Sammy, great episode mate! Question - whats your weight limit for spanish in SEQLD? Aren't you concerned about ciguatera in these big specimens?

  • @Skyliner04s
    @Skyliner04sАй бұрын

    Prost and Cheers!^^

  • @Skyliner04s
    @Skyliner04sАй бұрын

    15:22 SPOILER: Yeehaw! Congratz on your winter macarel chunkers!^^ So happy for you! Petri Hail from Germany!

  • @patrickrobertson5267
    @patrickrobertson5267Ай бұрын

    Hey Sammy cool video, mate you probably don’t have time for small talk, if however, if you get a chance is there any chance you know of any more or some land based luderick spots on the goldcoast please , 🎣

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Hey mate, check out the seaway wall or around any of the bridges. Anywhere with some rocky structure seems to hold them 👍👍

  • @patrickrobertson5267

    @patrickrobertson5267

    28 күн бұрын

    Cheers bro

  • @aemobilr4685
    @aemobilr4685Ай бұрын

    สุดยอดครับ..❤

  • @fishydubsfishing6516
    @fishydubsfishing6516Ай бұрын

    I'm surprise you don't have leashes on those rods when you're trolling

  • @FinlaysonMainTV
    @FinlaysonMainTVАй бұрын

    Is the live fibre rod still available -cant find it on Wilson or BCF’s website.?

  • @mitchellmelrose9412
    @mitchellmelrose9412Ай бұрын

    Another great video I'm ready to watch, Sammy question for you when you trolling lures and baits how fast you trolling at?

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Hey mate! Thanks for tuning in! I usually let the baits choose the speed, they all swim at different speeds depending on how they are rigged, so I just check them boat side and keep at that speed 👍

  • @mitchellmelrose9412

    @mitchellmelrose9412

    Ай бұрын

    @SammyHitzkeFishing cheers mate very helpful havnt done any trolling before but would like to give it ago so much appreciated for you to reply back. Keep the vids coming 🤙

  • @alanjanderson9789
    @alanjanderson9789Ай бұрын

    One in the boat is better than 100 in the water

  • @bobaluga12
    @bobaluga12Ай бұрын

    Mate are you running wire to those rigs or just mono to them?

  • @Davide608
    @Davide608Ай бұрын

    Are you still fishing with the 30lb? I am landbased and I've upgraded to the 65 braid and 80 leader mate! Just beef it up :P

  • @stefanmilovanovic4328
    @stefanmilovanovic4328Ай бұрын

    Where do you get the waistbelt pfd from

  • @user-yt3yp9rk6v
    @user-yt3yp9rk6vАй бұрын

    Live weight would have been 20 easy!

  • @lpdriftn
    @lpdriftnАй бұрын

    What rods and reels are you using ?

  • @gimmysola9452
    @gimmysola9452Ай бұрын

    why why the fixation of small line why you lost good fish

  • @michaelclift541
    @michaelclift541Ай бұрын

    Where's your wire trace?

  • @gavinchudleigh3912
    @gavinchudleigh3912Ай бұрын

    How cute is your daughter.

  • @jedtaylor3551
    @jedtaylor3551Ай бұрын

    Nice problem to have

  • @bobfife9071
    @bobfife907128 күн бұрын

    Sammy could you please leave the ratchet sound on because we cannot hear when fish is running. Only on the macky and wahoo cheers mate.

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    25 күн бұрын

    I’ll see what I can do mate! Heaps of people complain when I leave it on for some reason 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @bobfife9071

    @bobfife9071

    25 күн бұрын

    @@SammyHitzkeFishing hi Sammy, they only moan because its not what they do.when your on the rod you know, but if your watching your video, you can’t tell when and how much line is flying off the reel. Love watching your videos Sammy.

  • @Matthew-wn8oq
    @Matthew-wn8oqАй бұрын

    I cant believe that little girl eats wasabi! I feel like the biggest wuss ever!

  • @rayRobertson-km5kh
    @rayRobertson-km5khАй бұрын

    first like and comment

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    Ай бұрын

    Nice one mate! 🍻🍻🍻

  • @Questionabletesticle

    @Questionabletesticle

    Ай бұрын

    @@SammyHitzkeFishingwhere abouts are you catching these not looking for marks just a general idea like how far out and how far up the coast❤