tha last time we where here it was quiet
almost to quiet
Kolbäcksån in Smedjebacken
a place where a pike over 16kg have been caught
where it's full of rainbow trout
perfect food for a predator
But last time in the fall the pike where slow and hard to catch
It almost felt like they laughed at us from the deep
Now we're back, it's almost summer
warmer water, more activity
and a new plan
we're gonna fish both day and night
but during the middle of the day we're gonna try and catch some rainbow
To see what the pike eat
- I got one! - you got one?
what a jump
This is not only fishing
It's a hunt for a predator
that might only eat once a month
big! big!
big!
Oh damn!
It's the fattest I ever seen
It's brutal Tobbe
But first we'll read some of your comments
Veronika want us from team galant to say hello
So hi to you Veronika
she want ut to do a challenge at Orsa fiskecenter
We've actually planned for that
My wonder where we are from? what dialect do we have?
We're from Småland My
The same place as Emil
Malin want us to fish for garfish
I've never actually fished for garfish
But now we're gonna fish for real pikes
We've arrived here in Smedjebacken
We put my boat in the water kast night but...
we have some bad news
we have a problem
we where not supposed to fish just me and Edvin today
as you now we have a Christmas calendar here at Kanalgratis
filled with really cool fishing gear
And in one of the calendars there are a golden ticket
If you get that one you can have a whole day of fishing with us
last year it was Kalle from Norrland who got the ticket
he brought Khalid with him then
But this time it was Mattias from Borås who will bring his friend Linus
but an accident has occured
Mattias has hurt his back and neck
So he cannot be with us fishing today
Mattias is gonna need some love and support in the comments below
leave a comment wishing him a speedy recovery
and of course he's gonna tag along at a later time with us
but this time Edvin and I are alone
out on this river where some huge pikes live
I haven't been this stoked in a long time
it's been months planning this
and now we're here and just about to start fishing
I can see a lot of baitfish on the surface
My gut feeling is much better than last time we where here
To reduce the risk of stepping on all the rods
we have some new rod holders from Q-ergo
a new company from Poland
with high quality gear
we can show you later how they work
Now we need to have our lures in the water to catch the big fishes
My girlfriend and I designed a lot of hot new colors in photofish
I rigged this one before
I think it will be extra hot today
a fatnose that suppose to look like the bait fish in here
I've actually caught some fish on it before
a perfect lure during spring
most small fishes are close to the edges
so this one is gonna be great
I've packed my lure box with all the hot lures
and colors that I believe extra strong in
Tobbe start with a fatnose so I'm gonna try a flatnose
I've caught so many big fishes on it
It has some wider profile and more round
The lure is rigged and the rod is in my hands
let's catch that pig
first cast
It's so exciting
Right now we don't know where fish are
so we're gonna cover as much space as possible
If we get a bite in one spot we might fish there more
But now we just need to search for them
In the fall pikes are often gathered in a deep hole together
this is totally different when the water Is much warmer
I think they are spread out, along the edges and hiding
so now we're fishing a lot of area
And we probably find a pattern on where they are
Did you see that? it was a rainbow trout
I'm after the ones that are eating the rainbow trouts
they seem hungry to go after this big one
he might be colorblind
I don't know but no pikes yet
I think it gonna strike soon
I got a bite
- a rainbow trout? - No I don't think so
I think it was a rainbow trout that loves that flatnose
That was now rainbow trout
That strike was so hard
I can't see any new bite marks though
But that was now bait fish
The sun decided to join us behind the clouds
It's not so great when fishing for big pikes
During fall they often bite during the whole day
But in the summer I think it's best to fish in the morning and evenings
so we keep on grinding with our lures in the water
I got one
- is it even a fish? - yeah it is
- It's a branch - no it isn't
I felt it moving
It's a fish a pike
But smaller than a rainbow trout
we got here to fish for giant pikes
And so far Mattias you're not missing out
I'll release it quick
It's not big
Sometimes we fish with lures that big
They are hungry
Sometimes fishing in a river like this can be really hot and efficent
But do not underestimate fishing from shore
You can find some new angles to cast
and you're not scaring the fish
we hope to catch a pike from land
This is the most important
when there are some really big pikes
You need to have the drag set hard
- let's do this Edvin - yes let's do it
we've had one of our best pike fishing ever in a river from land
We're gonna be beating that now
Instead of fishing in that deep hole I'm gonna fish in here in a small bay
It's really swampy in here so Edvin can't follow
This is where the big pikes are
No it was a branch there
no
This is one of the downsides of fishing from land
I cast over to the other side just be the edge
and of course there where a branch just at that spot
and I can't reach it from here
If we had the boat we could just go and get it
I don't want to tie a new leader I want to fish
I got it
You need to have a good line
I had one!
- you had one? - yes I had
- is it true? - yeah it was a strong bite
I had a bite in the swamp bay
- look at this - yeah I can see that
But not so hard just
like a small 2kg maybe
It's not easy
- let's move on then - yeah let's fish some more
Fish Fish!
Good job Tobbe
Not the ones I dream about though
That bite was so hard
I thought it was a big one
But then I felt it wasn't
And now that I see it it's not big
but the bite was hard so that count for something
1 strike and 1 fish so far that's a start
I'll grab it like this
I know there's bigger pikes than this one in here
But always fun to catch a fish
release this one and in with the lures again
easy to unhook with my fingers
There is some vegetation just where I caught the pike
and further out is like 5-6 meter deep
That's a perfect spot for the pikes
great that we've found a spot
I got one!
I thought it was grass at first
and there where a pike on there
- Is it any good size? - It's hard to tell
Not that small
It's a pike at least
- what are you doing? - it got loose
I didn't want the hooks in my face
I'm back heavy witth this bag
now I'm free
2 fish now
fun fishing from shore
No I had one! a big one!
the whirl was so big
again again!
I think it might be 1 meter Edvin
it took twice
neither of the strikes where that great though
- shall I get it for you? - No stop it
- did you see it? - I saw the splash
It was a pike in here
It seems to be really shallow today
I've cast a lot on the deep
we've might cracked the code
a plow
It had a pike after it
a slow motion strike
The pikes are on today
I got one!
It took in the reed
just by the edge
It was maybe this one I had on earlier
but it's not a fat one
Not the ones we're here for
These waters are like this, a lot of these and then of a sudden....
that dream fish appears
day 1 is over
we fought hard all day long
and cast in every bay and deep hole
the small fish have been there
but they big one we're searching for are nowhere to be seen
we could've kept on fishing but sometimes a bit more than stubborness is needed
to enhance our chances we decide to what's most out of the regular
to go home
a few hours of sleep and more energy
tomorrow at 05:00 we're back
and the hunt can begin
It's something extra to go up this early in the morning
The sun hasn't even risen yet
and you can feel it in the air that the pikes are awake and ready to eat
well
Well Tobbe this is something extra
especially when you've been fishing all day the day before
a special feeling
I would'nt say it's a good one
but it's bad
This is what it's like to be a fisherman
yeah that's how it is
you need to give that extra when you fish for big pikes
I'm ready now, hope it was worth it to get up this early
This is the day it's gonna happen my gut feeling is great
feels more like pike weather
today is the day that the big 16kg pike is gonna be eating
- oh damn - what the hell?
I didn't even cast
are you kidding me?
I just dipped my lure
and he took the hole lure
maybe he followed my lure in here
and saw your lure and took it
but what?
a good start
first fish I ever catch without even making a first cast
it's a pretty decent pike
a good fish
I haven't done the first cast for the day
a good wake up call
He took the whole lure
I told you today was good
a decent pike straight away
let's go, first cast of the day
just before the sunrise
This is Tobias a wee bit back in time
I've just attached these mounts from Q-ergo
It was super easy, the only thing I needed was a wrench
These come in a set ready to mount
I've mounted them on this handle
If you have rails on your boat you can buy mount for that to
here we have the rod holder
you just unscrew this
mount it and then tighten the screw
you can angle them the way you want
I've mounted something for the electric motor aswell
A stabilization mount
perfect when you have the boat on a trailer behind a car
You can teel these gear are designed by a fisherman
it's great quality for a good price
It's fun to be able to support smaller companies
with unique and smart gear like this
I have that holder where you can place you lures and a soda
pliers and much more