Hey everyone! The "200lb MONSTER" in the title refers to both the fish I lost. I saw the first one come up, nose to tail, and it was a trophy (hence my reaction when it threw the hook). I didn't see the second lost fish, but I've only felt a hookset like that once... you know when. The fish I DID catch probably came in at just 100lb, which is still really nice, but you best believe I'm going back for those monsters! Also... when I said I had never lost a gar on the hookset, I was specifically talking about my line breaking. That's the first gar to ever snap my line (probably an issue with the knot)

@observing7312

Жыл бұрын

You'll get them.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

@@observing7312 💯

@tadhghayden8440

Жыл бұрын

One of those .What the hell happened... moments there.....

@johnnevin7759

Жыл бұрын

I would have guessed 85 on low end and 110 on high end

Big Thanks to your video where you used “killer ground bait” really helped me land a few more 20 pounder carps in Clear Creek under 288

How have I not come across this channel before? What have I missed??!!!

Speedy recovery fishing friend, thanks for sharing your day with us.

What a honey hole you've found! Glad to know there is a possibility you catch another breaking news sized fish. Can't wait to see what more this year brings for your channel and all the amazing catches that will take place. Love the videos as always!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty certain the next world class gar is coming out of this spot

YAYAYA MORE WILD LIFEEEE!!!!

Thanks for the video brother. Awesome catch!!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

Your videos never stop impressing me. You catch some monster fish!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it

@GrumpyGillsFishing

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow alligator gar is my state fish. I want to catch a big one someday.

Hope you are feeling better. Great adventure!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Nice fish, I’ve landed a few that were never hooked. Amazing how some will just not let go of the bait.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It's like the story of the monkey and the gourd

@BitesandStrikesFishing

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow hope your feeling better man. Take care of yourself

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

@@BitesandStrikesFishing I appreciate it

@azgamer7681

Жыл бұрын

😂

that first strike, you look like Chuck Norris doing some kung fu stance.... Great video.... really massive fish

Best one yet!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome video as always! Hope your knee is healed up soon! Question: For someone in central Texas, How far south would we need to go to find bait like bullheads, talapia, cichlids, and fish of that variety? In the Belton/Stillhouse lake area, we just have the regular carp, shad, and bluegill varieties. no skipjack or anything like talapia to bait with, and I've heard Talapia makes awesome bait for gator gar, and you seem to catch them pretty frequently.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Depending on which water body you're fishing, you can find those species from San Antonio to Livingston (and everywhere South of that)

@matthewirwin8721

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow Excellent! Thanks for the info! One other question, I am trying to decide on a new reel, and I was using the KastKing Rekon's, which work well but have the same problem your salis x reel did. On the hookset, they peel drag, and don't seem to have a solid hookset. How do you like your Shimano tekota for a solid initial hookset? It looks like it performs better.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

@Matthew Irwin Tekota is amazing in every way, it just doesn't hold as much line. Probably 200 yards of 80lb braid. If you're comfortable with that, it's awesome.

@matthewirwin8721

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow Thank you for the heads up! I may just keep them on my catfish rods then, and find a higher capacity reel for my gar rods. Thinking about the penn squalls or fathom II's. I hear lots of good things. Tight lines man, and thanks for responding! Keep up the great videos!

WOW!!!! A real monster.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

🔥

WILDLIFE! What's going on man! Those first two gars got off but the one you landed was a monster! Great catch man and great episode I loved it! Keep on getting down!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The two that got away were so big, lol. I think they were both over 7 feet long.

Just found you man. Very nice to see that you are so caring towards the wildlife. Glad there are people out there like that still. God bless. Happy fishing

@wildlifefishingshow

8 ай бұрын

I appreciate the support 🙏

Amazing video fishing and my favourite channel

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Amazing videos bro one of my favorite fishing channels

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏

Very nice

Good stuff

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

That first one looked like it was going to be a monster.

Impressed again im wanting you to come to the Mississippi Delta and Catch some Aligator Gar there and it's 25 minutes as well I love your show and The things you do for the Alligator Gar Thanks again for another awesome show and Catch.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Eventually I'll try my luck out that way for sure. Thanks!

You put on a good show, I enjoyed the video. Hope you get to feeling better

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, me too

Finally bro, I’ve been waiting on an upload for a while now 😂

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, been sick as a dog. A really sick dog.

@Afrofshman

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow glad to see your doing better

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it

Take care brother 👌

Sick video

@wildlifefishingshow

4 күн бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏

That first hook set was the best camera angle you have ever done

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it 🙏

@duzaofishing9209

Жыл бұрын

its true

I would really like to see TPDW or whatever to class all gar species as game fish. They have all the stuff to be game fish-fun to catch, hard fight, and they get enormous

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree

You are an animal bro. Landing these alone is very impressive. You are methodical with your approach and I really admire and appreciate that. Happy fishing from a fellow Houston Texan. Would be rad to meet ya some day! 🤘🏻

Good line from Danny glover

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I felt every word, lol

Nice

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Wow great catch, it’s big monster..!! Special thanks you bro for cleaning parasite, Love From Bangladesh ❤️

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support 🙏

Nice editing!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

First of all, EXCELLENT video. I've never been gar fishing but live in Houston. Will gar not bite a bait with a wire leader? Seriously, I have no idea.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

They definitely will bite a wire leader but there's always a small risk of losing the hook or a break off (which happened in this video). A kevlar braided leader isn't going to be as bad in the fish's mouth as it clears the hook over time.

I noticed the spots near the tail. How does that gar differ from the spotted gar I see here in Florida Ponds

Get well soon. Nice video as always. Since braid is so vulnerable to abrasion, why not use a high strength wire leader?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to use a thick 500lb kevlar braid instead of wire, I think it's better for the fish

Holy Baskets Batman. That sucker is Huge

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I went back in the next video and got the 7 footer I missed

When the fish is running, at what point, or what action signifies to you that it is time to set the hook? Your videos are so rad!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Generally speaking, there's a pause in their movement after they run for a moment, and that's the fish readjusting the bait further into its mouth. I wait for that and let the fish pick up just a bit of speed as it moves off again and that's when I set the hook.

@GatewoodBrown

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow This makes so much sense now. Thank you! Hopefully I'll see you out on the Houston bayous some day!

nice video have a nice day greetings from Indonesia 🙏🇮🇩✋

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it, thank you

normal folks recovering from sickness go fish for roach fish ,he goes for frigging alligator fish lol

fantastic video, i hope your are ok. let us know in future videos. i really enjoy you catching these monstors. do all alligator gar fish get that large or is it only that species native to florida?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Well there are seven species of gar and only the alligator gar (atractosteus spatula) that get this large. They are native to the Southern US and have the strongest populations in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. I appreciate the well wishes 🙏

@donaldstrump9690

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow how's your knee? the reason i ask is my brother recently moved to souhtern ill. 20 miles from padducah kentucky. we were fishing mermet lake and got our first alligator gar. it was 5.5 lbs and very skinny with a long thin mouth. i don't think these gar in sthern ill get too big but im not sure.

13:47 - is that blood in the water? If so what caused the gar to bleed? Great catch!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It's a little bit of blood from the hookset

A fish that size, how long will it usually go in between getting breaths? Hope your knee doesn't give you grief,more than it already is.thanks dude!!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

They take breaths as an extra means of gaining oxygen, so it can can be a while

I didn't see where it was coming from, but it seemed to be bleeding quite a bit. I saw a bloody spot in the mud where you landed it and once you put it back in the water it was bleeding pretty good. Did you notice if it was injured on a rock or something? I'm just curious since I wasn't able to see. I know it will survive just fine.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

No, just a bit of blood from the hook set. Sometimes when you're unhooking them out of water, the blood will pool in that pouch and the first chance it gets to leave is when the fish gets back in the water, so it looks like more than it is.

Yes it does feel bad losing a big one

@wildlifefishingshow

Ай бұрын

It's soul crushing, lol

@ 7:18, 'That's what she said'!

Can you tell me which towel you used to use for carp fishing?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It's just a random dish rag

Yeah man losing massive fish sucks as a starter gar fisherman i went out and got 6 bites and only hooked a alligator snapping turtle thinking i wasted my time. i went back home discouraged but every lost fish is a lesson learned and im gonna try next weekend and hope for a better result

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yeah, it still happens. No joke, although I only showed two, I missed 12 fish this day.

@intropeforthefirstime9780

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow ohhh noooo

Nice catch , would you be willing to travel to catch all seven species of gar? Would like to.see that.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Probably not, lol

giving me anxiety u holding it by the snout and looking away lol

Gotta question someone can help me with do yall think store brought carp or talipa from fiesta or heb would work as good bait for gar because i can never caught bait

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It does, yeah. Just try to be sure it hasn't been cleaned (you want all that blood and oil). Stores like 99 Ranch Mart or Jusgo have a good selection.

What kinda rod is that on the conventional setup,and I hope u didn’t mess your knee up🙏🏾

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

My knee is OK. It's a Denali Bottom Feeder medium heavy rod.

You gave that fish a nose ring

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Ha, it probably didn't even set properly since the line broke so fast

Wow you went threw alot of pain for this video

How about using Circle hooks?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I do use circle hooks almost exclusively

Which website do you edit your videos?

Les strout vibes lol

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Now for those Les Stroud views

Which camera/phone holder do u use?

What kind of bait caster you’re using bro , in need of a good reference

@kevinjohnson576

Жыл бұрын

Just seen it in the vid! I’ll appreciate anymore tips as well!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Shimano Tekota 600

What size braid you use ? I use 80 pounds

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Same, 80lb

Great fishing, be careful landing them man. One tooth can ruin ur nerves in ur legs 😅 trust me I know 😂

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've got quite the collection of scars. We could probably replicate that scene from Jaws with Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus

@MythicYetiiiiii

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow 😂😂 I would be opposed to it especially if you get me on anything over 5"7 that's my biggest and ONLY gar I've caught

Which GoPro or camera do you use to record videos?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Gopro hero 8 black

Very y

It’s a damn shame the monster bested you, but you still landed an impressive specimen, take care of your knee, rest up and get healed buddy!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it

Mind sharing your setup??

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It's a Shimano Tekota 600 on a Denali Bottom Feeder medium heavy rod, 80lb Sufix braid

Gotta keep that rod up bud

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Lol, imagine if someone randomly nitpicked you at work from their armchair. Some of yall crack me up.

is it alligator gar fish ?

can u reuse that bait that he ate?

pitty you lost the first one. But if youre sick, we sommetimes do stupid things because of the medication. you just made a beginners fault ;-) , Next time you will catch him.... Annyway, you did youre best to enjoy us with a nice vid. THANKS my friend. a must see vid for you, guy is bringing his pets gar to a bigger pound. It was nice to watch, you would like it....

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I'll get him next time 👍

at 2:11 thats been me lately have lost like my last 3

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It happens

Hey Wildlife, is there anyway that I can watch your deleted video called “Bowfishing a Small Stream”?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

No, I deleted it

Dood said i saw his head with a go pro on his head and no video lol

@wildlifefishingshow

Ай бұрын

"Dood" it was 200 feet away, it isn't showing up on a Gopro, lol

Fish will run with the wind as they are chasing prey also driven by the wind. Was a little surprised you weren't casting 30 ft off the left of that point you were on.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Big sunken tree to the left. Also, the fish prefer being down current of the ledge, resting in the break in the current it creates.

@KatiTheButcher

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow ah, couldnt tell from the video. Looked like a decent pool from here.

Whats your set up ?

@wildlifefishingshow

11 ай бұрын

Shimano Tekota on a Denali Bottom Feeder medium heavy rod

What software do you use to upload your videos

@wildlifefishingshow

2 ай бұрын

I edit with Adobe Premier Pro and save the files to my laptop (Windows 11) and do the upload to KZread from there.

were do you go fishing

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

All over the place

@EchoFn.

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow ok

How do you catch catfish in the same waters

@wildlifefishingshow

11 ай бұрын

Set the hook as soon as they start going and/or use heavy leads. Gar are more likely to just drop the bait in those scenarios.

Trinity River?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Maybe. Maybe not.

Hey yo out don't fish on float anymore?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I prefer floats in bayous and freelining in rivers

@tsumello06

Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifefishingshow ahh I see. Because the debris in the bayous I presume. Free line with no weight? Does the bait stay in place or does it move? BTW I won't say the location but I enjoyed the video you did in my home town on the border of Texas and Louisiana. That made my day. If you ever go back I know that road is bad but if you go all the way to the end there's great fishing to be had on that jetty.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Ultimately it comes down to the speed of the current

Hey dude,without the narration half the time I wouldn't know what the hell is going on!!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I just wish I could narrate in Ray Liotta's voice

Will you ever do hunting videos?

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Not on this channel

Sounds like you’re getting over the crud I’m going through now. Ugh,🤧🤒

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I hope you get through it soon!

WHAT???

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

WHAT???

where is this place at

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

Texas

I hope your knee is o.k. Are you not using circle hooks anymore? Those are bigger fish than most people have caught in their lifetime.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I only used the J hook because I needed a thicker hook and didn't have any thicker guage circle hooks on me at the time.

Tie a Double Uni knot

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It was the uni-knot on the swivel that broke

You can tell the story to your kids about the gar that blew out your knee. Of course, you'll need to stretch the monster's size up to 300 lbs since all good fish tales must be exaggerated.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I got make it sound more epic. "Just then, when it dragged me down under in his jaws, I remembered my knife!"

That fish was losing a lot of blood! The release of the fish looks like a sunken submarine wen is sinking into the deeps. I hope is still alive.👀

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

It was just a little blood and did you even read the caption I put up?

@Mexicocatfishing

Жыл бұрын

Yes I did! I’m sure you did. But I’m sure everyone is used to see a wild and splashing release from all your fish in your videos. Good video though.🤘🤘

1st

It's always an 🐊 gar. No surprise. Try a Goliath grouper or tuna

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I do what I like to do

Too much drag!

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

No, just a bad knot

Noooo, one of my favorite American KZreadrs who I thought respected carp , chopping ones head off 😢 was it dead already or literally caught to use for bait?

@eddiebarrera-ws8vu

Жыл бұрын

Really dude,what does taking a carp for bait,have anything to do with respecting carp,I respect whitetail deer ,but if I shoot one during deer season does not make me disrespect deer.

@wildlifefishingshow

Жыл бұрын

I do respect carp. I'll also occasionally use smaller ones for bait. They're an introduced species over here and are incredibly well populated. If I catch one that I suspect to be anything more than a couple of years old, I wouldn't dare kill it. But the smaller ones are one of the alligator gar's favorite prey items. I'm just facilitating what is normally a natural process.