grisFeting i Dalarna

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