US: huge 116 lb whaoo caught off Venice

An huge size wahoo was caught last week, Sunday the 26th, some miles off Venice in Louisina by angler Edgar Artecon . This news come from Captain William Wall of " Pelagic Charters".

The official weight was 116.2 lb -52.5 kg and measured 79" with a girth of 31.5". This big Wahoo is the pending number 4 in the state.

The boayt was trolling in 250 feet of water, pulling a three bait spread of Rapala X-raps. The fish ate the hot head colour (RH).

Louisiana’s largest wahoo on record was caught in late 1976 and weighed 139.2 pounds.

www.pelagicchartersllc.com

VIDEO: ice fishing for paddlefih possible? YES!!

Ice fishing for paddlefih possible? Yes, as you can see in this awesome video uploaded on Youtube the last week from angler Andrew Flair.

Not clear where exactly he was fishing.

VIDEO: pike eats pike in this underwater footage

A medium size northern pike attacks and eats a smaller pike in this underwater video filmed in Germany.

VIDEO: fly fishing for big perch

This video was uploaded on Youtube this week. In this episode of "FLY TV", fly expert Daniel Bergman and his friend Steffan Jensen go to Denmark (in North Europe) to do some fly fishing for big perch.

See and learn how to catch big perch on fly in this video.

US: a new state record 52 lb flathead catfish for Michigan

From the past week there is a new flathead catfish record for the state of Michigan, and it was caught in a rather uncommon and strange way, while ice fishing.

Expert fisherman Dale Blakley, caught the 52 pound (23.55 kg) and 46 inch  flathead catfish the past week on Sunday, Janauary 12, while deep fishing on Barron Lake in Cass County.

The previous state record  49.8 pound catfish was caught by Rodney Akey in 2012.

VIDEO: pike attacks and eats a baby duckling

A couple of incredible video of a pike that attacks and eats a baby duckling.  The two pikes in the videos aren't so big fishes, but it makes an easy meal of the duckling.

IRELAND: hot action off Antrim coast

A very hot action off Antrim coast for Capt.Hamish Currie and a crew of specimen hunters.

A very fine day in the north channel allowed them to go deep in search of big specimens. After collecting herring as baits it was time to get the lines down in about 450 feet of water and they didn’t have to wait long before the usual suspects were hammering the baits.

It was nice to see Thomas White hook and land his first common skate, a fine fish of 81 kg -179 lbs. Other catches of the day were some big ling, conger and spurdog.

http://www.predatorireland.com

AUSTRALIA: marlin caught and released from a kayak

A great and stunning video was shot just few days ago off Coffs Harbour in Australia.

Angler and kayak expert Strydom  Tommie has gone  fishing, and when he has a severe shock, he first thinks of a shark. Seeing that this is a huge marlin, he calls his close friend to the rescue and also they  film the fight.

The fight that lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the marlin was estimated around 200 lb - 90 kilo .

 The two friends men keep marlin near their kayaks for about 15-20 minutes, giving him time to recover. Then they let him go back free in the ocean.

MEXICO: a 220 lb lemon shark caught from the beach

There is no better place to be right now than Cabo San Lucas in Mexico, great weather, perfect water temperatures and superb fishing in general.

Pisces Sportfishing took out California angler Gerardo Gonzalez, to fish for sierra from the beach in Old Lighthouse to Golden Gate off of Los Arcos when they got a huge surprise, a large lemon shark took the bait intended for the sierra

Gonzalez  struggled and was coached for 30 minutes until they managed to get the 220 pound - 100 kg shark to the beach, were he took out the circle hook and safely released it.

A great achievement on 30 lb braided line and spinning tackle.

http://piscessportfishing.com

JAPAN: Giant squid caught by net fisherman

The capture of a giant squid last week off Sadogashima Island in Japan is exceedingly rare. This huge creature  was found in a net used at a depth of 300 feet. It died after it was hauled to the surface.

According to the "Japan Times" magizine, the huge squid specimen measured about 12 feet and weighed about 330 pounds - 150 kg.
The  Japanese language video shows the creature on display and being measured by scientists.

SOUTH AFRICA: tigerfish jumps out of the water to eat a bird

A very quick bite in this video shoot in South Africa. A big tigerfish leaps from lakes to pluck unsuspecting birds from the air.
The phenomenon has never before been captured on film. In the footage the unlucky bird is a swallow, an incredibly agile species that can hit speeds of 40 mph.

It was taken at Schroda Dam, a lake on the Limpopo River catchment in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa.

IGFA: new world record catched of January 2014

The new year has brought more new World Record applications to the International Game Fish Association. 

While fishing with guide Martin Beenes on Suriname’s South River on October 30^th, angler Olivier Charpentier landed an impressive trahira (Holias spp.) that crushed a Sebile lure he was casting. After hooking up to the fish, Charpentier needed five minutes to land the prehistoric looking fish that measured out to 97 cm. Once the fish was measured and photographed, it was released alive – qualifying Charpentier for the potential new All-Tackle Length record, which currently stands at 94 cm.

Brazilian angler Rogerio Luis Araujo landed a trophy speckled peacock (Cichla temensis) on November 20^th while fishing with local guide Orland Carneira in Brazil’s Cuiuni River. Araujo needed 20 minutes to subdue the fish after it inhaled the popper he was casting along the shoreline. Once landed, the fish measured out to 91 cm before it was released alive. With the existing All-Tackle Length record at 88 cm, Araujo’s fish would replace the current record if approved.

Italian angler Ana Maria Gura landed a 30.15 kg (66 lb 7 oz) common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on July 5^th while fishing in Ghostpark Lake, Itay. Gura’s massive carp was caught on a boilie and put up a 20 minute fight on 10 kg (20 lb) tackle before it was released alive. If approved, Gura’s carp would replace the existing record by nearly 5 kg (10 lb).

Japanese angler Mari Kitagawa landed a potential women’s 8 kg (16 lb) tippet class record Japanese seabass (suzuki) (Lateolabrax japonicus) on November 20^th while fishing with local guide Ryuhei Masuda around Honmoku, Japan. Kitagawa needed only two minutes to land the 3.4 kg (7 lb 7 oz) fish after it ate a well-placed streamer fly, and was released alive after being properly documented. The current IGFA record is 2.3 kg (5 lb 1 oz).

Texas native Meredith McCord recently traveled to the neighboring state of Louisiana in the United States to target world record class redfish that congregate around the coastal city of Venice. Armed with nothing more than a fly rod and the knowledge of local guide Al Keller, McCord hooked an impressive 14.97 kg (33 lb 0 oz) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) on December 1^st – a catch that could potentially earn her the new women’s 10 kg (20 lb) tippet class record. McCord needed 15 minutes to subdue the fish after it ate a custom Keller’s Redfish Killer fly. Once landed, the fish was quickly documented and released alive. The current IGFA record stands at 13.38 kg (29 lb 8 oz).

  

Junior angler Jamie Hamamoto of Honolulu, Hawaii, landed what could become the new All-Tackle world record for sharpjaw bonefish (Albula virgata) while fishing with her father, Wade Hamamoto, from Hawaii’s North Shore on October 11^th. Hamamoto was fishing with scad when she hooked a 2.49 kg (5 lb 8 oz) bonefish that put up a tough five minute fight. The current IGFA record is 2.27 kg (5 lb 0 oz).

www.igfa.org

VIDEO: Sailfish Chasing Bait captured with GoPro

A great HD underwater video filmed with a GoPRo camera. The sailfish is trying several time to knock the crap out of the bait, then spin around and eat the stunned prey.
Check out this sweet video of an agressive sailfish chasing the bait.

ADRENALINE VIDEO: popper fly fishing for redfish

A grat and full adrenaline video filmed by "Flywater Expeditions"; a slow motion and HD compilation of popper bites from a few days of Louisiana fly fishing for big red fish.

CZECH REPUBLIC: ice fishing for an huge 55 inch pike

An awesome ice fishing video filmed in Czech Republic (Europe). Top angler and TV personality Jakub Vagner caught some huge size northern pike while ice fishing in his home country.

You can see an impressive 55 inch - 141 cm pike caught and released. Isn't reported the weight of this giant catch.

MEXICO: hot tuna action on Royal Star Sportfishing

What a great week to close out a great 2013 on board Royal Star Sportfishing.

We learned they had pretty good day of tuna fishing. Seems bites were not all that easy to come by but the quality was excellent.

They are plugging away at quantity as well; 5 huge yellowfin hit the deck throughout the week.

Jan Abbott 203 pound, Neil Barbour 209  pound, Rick Maxa 227 pound, Brooks Brown 221 pound  and our final tuna for 2013, Neil Barbour with an huge  340 pound beast.

A great end of the year for Royal Star Sportfishing.

http://www.royalstarsportfishing.com