Joeytier Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApmdyXiCY74&feature=youtu.be We broke 'trail' (using that term loosely) into a remote brook trout lake in Northern Ontario and caught a pair of big brook trout on primitive rigs. I was so happy to be able to capture the entire battle and landing of such a special fish on camera.
canoecarrier Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Gorgeous fish! You are a good man for putting that fish back. She is even looking at the camera for the picture! haha!
Joeytier Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Posted January 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, canoecarrier said: Gorgeous fish! You are a good man for putting that fish back. She is even looking at the camera for the picture! haha! Thank you...a brook trout of that size will likely die of old age in less than a year's time, but I was not interested in mounting it, and they get pretty nasty tasting when they reach that size, so back she went. Hopefully someone else will be able to catch her before she croaks.
Old Ironmaker Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Very nice Joey. What a beauty!!!! 4 pounds minimum, probably closer to 5. When you don't have a tape hold the fish to the tip of your finger at it's head and hold it up your arm and make note where the tail ends. Then measure that latter. I have to ask how in Hell can you catch quality fish without many hundreds of dollars of electronics and tackle. 13 minutes is perfect for a fishing video by the way.
can u fish Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Well it looks like you had a great outing Joey thanks for sharing really enjoyed the video great looking brookies. Cheers Mitch
buick14 Posted January 22, 2018 Report Posted January 22, 2018 Very very impressive! Good for you that’s incredible !
sleepjigging Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 Now why do we spend hundreds on gear when it can be done with just sticks ?! Nice fishies.
manitoubass2 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 That's friggen epic Joey! Unreal fish! I really need to do a trip and just go back to the old methods for a day just for old time sake. My brother in law caught a pretty nice pike on a stick this weekend. Congrats on a beauty! Sure makes the leg work worth it!
misfish Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 Great outing Joey. Some nice eats as well. Enjoyed it very much
Joeytier Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Posted January 23, 2018 2 hours ago, sleepjigging said: Now why do we spend hundreds on gear when it can be done with just sticks ?! Nice fishies. There's definitely something magical about fooling a trophy trout in a small remote lake on super simple gear.
smitty55 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 That's a beauty Speck Joey. Congrats on the PB. We always called them switches, and that's all we use when fishing back lakes since the late 70's. They can be super sensitive when thin enough. I always like to be able to see the minnow swimming at the tip. One of my buds used them for everything. Cheers
Chuck Enwinde Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 Awesome fish Joey. Slick video too.
Joeytier Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Posted January 23, 2018 4 hours ago, smitty55 said: That's a beauty Speck Joey. Congrats on the PB. We always called them switches, and that's all we use when fishing back lakes since the late 70's. They can be super sensitive when thin enough. I always like to be able to see the minnow swimming at the tip. One of my buds used them for everything. Cheers Yea! I've heard people call 'em switches, or gads.
fishindevil Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 nice vid man you had em dialed in for sure...for many years I used sticks and loved it.....congrats for putting that tank back.....cheers
Sterling Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 Love the video. Cheers on the release.
Rod Caster Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 All the hours you spent fishing specks without a camera on you.... all you needed was an audience to catch your trophies!
msp Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 Great video. Well done and congrats . Love the simplicity of it all
chris.brock Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 That could be the Ontario record "twig" brook trout. What a tank! Damn, makes me want to go back lake ice fishing asap.
Acountdeleted Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 Way to go Joey. Fish of a lifetime. And you let her see a few more years, or at least one more hook in her mouth.
JoshS Posted January 24, 2018 Report Posted January 24, 2018 That's a beauty fish!! Back to basics... I like it. It's nice to just bring a few items and catch fish.
Joeytier Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Posted January 24, 2018 5 hours ago, JoshS said: That's a beauty fish!! Back to basics... I like it. It's nice to just bring a few items and catch fish. Nice things tend to break on trips like these lol ?
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