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
and these rod holders which give you
more space in the boat
not only in big boats, it's perfect if
you have a smaller boat aswell
kayaks or floating rings when you
don't have room
we've bought these from Fisken Outdoor
in Jönköping
But you can find them in more places
I'll leave a link below
Big big!
it goes sideways
It's big
Nooooo!
- are you kidding me?
- it's still there, it's there
- it's nice
- it's really nice
- what are you doing?
- I don't know
- net?
- yes
no, no need for a net
I don't know what happened
It just dissapeared
It swam towards you
I reeled in so fast
I got it
It's heavy
a really fat one
These are the ones you want
picture this one but 10-20cm longer
I got wet now
But it was worth it
a strange fight
he swam straight at me
But I caught it and now
I feel great again
There!
We seemed to have found them here
on a shallower reed edge
Tobbe caught one and me to now
it's even better
it's a nice one to
- it's like mine
- yeah it is
a good average
Really fat
all of them have been fat
Look at this pike
Flatnose gets the job done for real
Works so good here
we start to catch some good pikes now
so much fun
just before summer this flatnose
19cm works realle well
on hungry pikes
the tail is quite big with a lot
of vibrations in the water
the pikes are awake for real
a good tip for cathing pike at
this time of year