I come back to this video and watch it at least once a year, it still gives me chills.

@chuckfrezzel348

4 ай бұрын

It will be engrained in my mind forever.

I can't stop listening to the beginning of it it's giving me so much confidence

The kneel and reel. Love this technique is learned from watching Paul. Really gets that crank bait down deep.

and he did this without spot-lock and livescope. I met Paul and several of the old timers at a PAA tournament here on Cherokee Lake back around 2010, really nice guys. Shaw Grigsby was awesome and went out of his way to talk to fans. I was glad I went to the weigh-in because fans would be standing beside the anglers while they were at the water tanks, taking pics and just visiting.

Paul is awesome, he has been at it for a long time and has caught much bigger fish for sure but this was a tournament for those who dont get it .

I'm going to falcon this summer can't wait

My son and I got to meet him at the last mlf tournament we went to. He is a super nice guy. Took pics with my 9yr old and signed a couple items as he gave him tips.

Paul is one of my favorite fisherman, great guy!

He caught that on a $60-70 reel. 🇺🇲

@benbizzell4687

4 жыл бұрын

Roll Damn Tide The Quantum Energy’s were more like $150.

PAUL ELIAS is the man , kneel and reel .. get the extra 4' do it every time i go.

Do you notice that he doesn't use the drag? He shifts the reel to free spool and uses his thumb.

@edwardthayer9386

5 жыл бұрын

That's what most long time bass fishermen do. Same thing with spinning reels, we don't use the drag but back wind.

@georgetraylor7835

5 жыл бұрын

had one had a leather pad to press on the spool from burning the thumb.

@anothersomebody8195

5 жыл бұрын

That's how I salmon fish. The direct drives are the purest way to a perfect fight.... until you get a king and you're missing the leather pad mentioned above :-D

@cooperroy4070

3 жыл бұрын

drag on older reels where trash kinda had to do it in fact i still do it out of habit

@scottcarpenter6491

3 жыл бұрын

How does that not turn into the biggest backlash ever??

I'm a big fan of the unpretensious Paul Elias and his generation of bass anglers. the younger guys are pop stars..too much show!

@hilldwler420

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.... shut up and fish! Let your skills do the talkin

wow i have never seen anyone fish like that ever!! very unique style great catch!!!

Love those Mann’s patches on Paul’s shirt and cap.

So badass with that golf or batting glove!

That lake was unreal a few years ago. I had 13 8 lbers in a row on one point. Me and my partner caught 400 plus pounds in a day. Only weighed 5 plus fish. Heaven on earth. I actually quit fishing after that for years because nothing could compete.

@supremeleaderarmy9164

2 жыл бұрын

U quit fishing? ...😅😅😅😅🎣🎣🎣🎣🤡

Holy snikes...im fishing falcon Monday cant wait

Love the old school guys , I'm old school myself. trying to learn how to edit my own fishing experiences. any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I remember watching this tournament with my dad live, just AWESTRUCK. To this day I still keep Mann’s Jelly Worms in my tackle box, JUST in case!

I liked the tip about standing on a porch step.

Watching this in 2021 while I’ve been in a slump. Weighed in maybe 13-15 lbs for 5. in my last few tournaments. I need me a 30 lb sack to go ahead & get back in the right mind of things. Listening to him say “ I only had 20-22 lbs for my first 5 “ made me laugh. I’d love to have that lol

I've watched this so many times that iknow all the words.

Rod Crawford! Almost broke the record string of Bass for real...237pounds for 20 bass! The record still stands at 240 pounds of a string of bass. Came that close, my Brother's and myself on a spring morning March 8th 1987, our fish came from a place pretty close to where the record was set at Ocklawaha River. Monsters lurk there! What really made it all worth talking about is we returned everyone of the fish back to the exact spot She was caught. Memories last forever...

the most greatest moment on my fishing life i was there watching him on the lake!!!

gotta love deep crankin, congrats paul

Sweet video.

My top rig for this lake is a 6" senko Bl\Red with a 5/8 painted black brass bullet wt. The hook a 4/O Gamakatsu super line tied with power pro 30 or 50 lb green. my fav all around rig.

@Allaroundstuff pretty awesome man i actually went again wednesday and caught more than my limit the biggest was about 5.6 and all five totaled about 12.5 pounds roughly. awesome day.

Paul Elias is a legend!

I remember going fishing with Bill Dance and Roland Martin

Are AK"s legal for this tournament?

A true legend!

this is the kind of legend you use for bedtime stories...

0:09 Manns 12' inch jelly worm =D

@aashaahmed6340

5 жыл бұрын

I use 12 worm before but it trash for me

@RGVfishing how did you do?

just fished there this saturday

First, braid is much smaller diameter, so you can use 50 lb braid that is around the same diameter as 10-12 lb mono, so may as well use it and not worry about the line snapping. Second, when going for big bass that fight hard, a 4lb bass can break 10 lb test which is why it is suggested to stick with around 15-20 lb test line. I myself use 15 lb Pline CX and have never had a line break on bigger fish, even pike, 3 foot long turtle and catfish.

@RGVfishing nice!

ill be you net catcher =D

wow amazing...

All time great 👍

ahh....i've never watched this before but i notice he used alot of the technique i use too. =D

I don't see how he trusted that fluorocarbon setting that hook like that.

Big bass are fun to catch but the small ones are good to eat.

I am looking for Bruin Outdoors Paul Elias Legend Series Right Hand Baitcast Fishing Reel 7.3 or 8.1:1 used or new.

@sepulvedaoutdoors

Ай бұрын

I have 2 bait casters and 1 spinning reel

@idealano not really...he found the spot where the big fish were hanging out, threw baits that would appeal to big bass...(big baits) and he got em!

thats my uncle reeling them in (no lie)

Can you imagine if he had the active target technology then how big that bag would of been?

whats the weight dam thats big

pues cuales son los del tio homer porque no creo que esten mejor que estos de paul elias.

Back when people didn’t stare at a screen 📺 all day.

Gotta throw some big ol Huddlestons on that lake

Im from Hebbronville Tx which is just a few minutes or an hour from Zapata Tx and iv'e heard that Falcon Lake is being invaded by pirates which are people from Mexico...if that is still going on then i recommend that people stay away from that lake for awhile.

@idealano Not entirely. Getting on big fish takes knowledge and skill, using the right bait to get those big fish to strike takes the same.

Does Paul still hold the record???

6:21 what is the deal with the bill? I never saw one like that.

@hunterjarnigan7220

3 жыл бұрын

You may not see this since it’s been so long. But it’s called a hot lip old school crank bait. They go extremely deep

On what if you dont mind sharing? :)

i want to be like him

@redred3144

7 жыл бұрын

Beast clashers if you want to be like him you got to get some of these mann's jelly worms I currently have a pack sitting on my lap 12 in watermelon red

class act

Mann’s jelly worm 🍇 grape 👍

Golf glove!

It was a record under the circumstances in which he was fishing:)

i wonder what the biggest bass that exists is..how big can they get?

holy crap

Is this a private lake?

@nrxhavoc

8 жыл бұрын

No, this is Falcon Lake on Texas/Mexico border

@dwightlollar1

4 жыл бұрын

dino hunter no

We got bigger fish in halfway lake but nice video

@Coonass

5 жыл бұрын

But has the record there ever come close to Falcon? Didnt think so.

hahahahahaaaha mans jelly worm hahahahahaaha i love it ive got 8 packs left Paul

Hes got a nice lookin real, what does he use?

@Coonass

5 жыл бұрын

Quantum 650PT

Yeah def an incredible day. It mightve been called something different but i had no idea they were using live scope back in those days. IMO its straight up cheating. I mean hes sitting there looking at those monster bass and all he had to do was figure out which bait was gonna work the best

I wonder what mike Iaconelli what have done if he caught all the fish

@jerryscrappielife

7 жыл бұрын

Hyperventilated, got laryngitis, popped an aneurysm, and keeled over with a heart attack.....and that's just on the first three fish.

I wonder what his thumbs must have looked like after all that :D

People starting piercing fish before they started piercing themselves OR vice versa?

0:30 dude tossed his combo in the drink.

@toddfongemie9441

5 жыл бұрын

Lmfao 😂 I saw that too man

Do they put these fish back?

@Coonass

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Yea they release the fish right after they weigh them, a lot of time and care is put in to make sure the fish survive, only a few die

@bnm19711989

5 жыл бұрын

MLF format is a lot better for the fish.

Hes the shit good fishing

just in case you did not know the internet is global,is not just to be used in one country or in just one language, if you don't know another language STF UP! and start learning thanx. and have a wonderful day.

is it just me or am i just a tiny bit disaponted thart mark zona was not narrerating this vid

lol I go every weekend

se referia a homero simpson, de un capitulo de los simpson.

I happen to know a girl that's Paul's niece and she is, and I'm not exaggerating here, one of the most beautiful girls on planet earth. and good as gold to boot. she said Paul is a great guy.

legend, lol. he jumped someones spot to catch them.

Tom man told you catch a trophy bass on a jelly worm

@trophyfisher13 dude there is something called lieing lol

Who’s here in 2021

@adwiese2003 lol i just noticed that but i dont think he cares he will get another free one soon

Throws rod off boat @ 0:31

just bought some jelly worms 12 inch watermelon red

a man by the name of leon tidwell weighed n 54 pounds 5 fish in colbert county wilson lake alabama he needss to b promno one around here can come close to beatin him

lol

Great catch . if you have a chance take it look my channel!!

Dude buy a net it will make your life a whole lot easier

@Coonass

5 жыл бұрын

Not allowed.

Anyone can do this cheating with a damn big screen TV stealth bomber radar finder... mic drop

BassMasters turned me off watching these fishing shows. It's like fake wresslin' now.

I remember going fishing with Bill Dance and Roland Martin