Using GIANT LIVE BAIT for Spillway MONSTERS!!! (Nonstop BIG Fish!)
In this video I fish for spillway monsters with giant live bait!
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The kayak dude was like, "I wish that Nick guy would get outta here so I can dispose of this body."
I thought maybe he was being courteous knowing that Nick was filming
haha
😁😁😁
Darn they are nice fish..gotta change the bait on the monster pole..just cast it out..dont say what the bait was ..get the monster
@@nunyab5955 👍
My wife doesn't watch this channel with me but she often hears it in the background, last time we went fishing she released every fish by saying "see you later buddy" haha
Lol, that's awesome. We all have a lil kid in us.
That is the most wholesome thing I’ve seen today
See you latter buddy 🤣
So cute
😅😅😅😅 if u ever cheat, thats gonna be her line to u, "see ya later, buddy" 🤣🤣🤣
Back in the early 80s in middle Texas we used 2&3 pound carp for bate, would catch 40- 50- and on and then 60+ pound flatheads. Fantastic fun.
You mean bait?
@@MrEazyE357 yes got dyslexia. Sorry
Sounds like you were the master of bate
were they live carp ? I'm very curious.
@@choritzo1963 yes
Nick: * catches blue whale * Also nick: o.k. guys I’m going to use this little guy as bait.
Releases the blue whale. "See ya later buddy!"
To katch an orca 😂😂
Lol
@@ypcyoungpaperchaser2557 Andrew lhuoup
HEY
Don't reel in your large live baits to "check" them. Just grab the line and give a little tug to see if it tugs back and is still alive. If you keep reeling it in and casting it, that will sometimes cause it to dislodge or kill it by slamming it onto the waters surface. Leave it sit unless you are moving to another spot. Sometimes it takes a large fish a long time to find your bait. Occasionally tugging slightly on your line will make your live bait active and attract large predatory fish. Just make sure you don't do it hard enough to tear off your live offering.
This is gold, thanks for the info. Plz keep sharing and teaching!
Thx I'll use this method
Yessirr
@Dark Roses no what?
@@JohnSmith-fq7hj Was wondering that myself
Wow just seeing this out of the box kzhead.infoUgkxQr1yd4Zc6qJF-scTB6Zb9dQbVpviuRxB recommend I have yet to fish with this set up, but based on the first hands on appeal, I can tell this is going to change the way i pack and carry to a whole new level. If you fish like i do, you know the smaller and less stuff the better. I’ve added a photo of just some of my gear so you can see how serious i am about fishing.
Plot twist: He never sees them later, buddies...
That’s what he wants you to think
made me lol, thanks XD
Me: Fish for 12 hours with 0 fish Nick: Fish for 1 hour and 10 fish
Me in my pond honey hole: 30 mins 7 fish
Me in my personal slice of the San Juan river: Unlimited food
Me in a puddle: 1 second 56,000 30 pounder carps
You need to find somewhere better to fish.
Me catching 20+ smallmouth a day on the monacacy river 🥱🥱
I have broke off many many fish......but never have I caught a fish with a lure attached to it. Great day of fishing!
I lost my favorite crankbait on what i could only imagine was a pike in my community spot, about two weeks later i catch that pike with a jig and get my crankbait back. I just had to replace the rear hook
Brian Zimmer last year long story short I caught a 22in small mouth. As I picked it out of the water my line hit the concrete peir snapped my line. 4 days later went back got my lure back. Caught the same fish. It was half way down hid throatI worked it out and set him free.
I caught a 2 lbs largemouth with a black bomber lure in his mouth (not mine). I thought I would pull all the extra line in. It still had the rod and reel atached.
Was kayak fishing and found a floating crankbait on the surface. Picked up the crankbait and pulled in the line attached to it and got a new fishing pole.
@@dzlf2504 What are the odds of that happening?!
Guy catches a bunch of bowfin, says "see ya later buddy" every time, the end.
Its probably the same one each and every time.
RoseOfHizaki that’s highly unlikely
😂😂
See ya later buddy...lmao
You'd be surprised colin. I have fished the same stretch of river lots of times and caught the same fish multiple times. Sometimes they go back to the same place you initially hooked them at or at least stay within the same area so even if you dont cast to the same exact spot, you run the chance of hooking them a second or third time.
the spillway in Louisa KY has some MASSIVE channel catfish. I’m 13 and I caught a 27.3 pound catfish down there.
@@zzirJesus no one loves you, I hope you know that.
@@zzirJesus somebodys mom and dad didn't spend enough time with them
Holy crap, show them fish who's boss brother...
I’m 28 and now upset that a 13 year old has a bigger catch than I🤣
@@MrCopious what did he say?
This is just a wholesome, good dude, doing what he loves. The sporting world needs more personalities like you, brother.
We don’t cause he uses illegal live and cut bait
@@keiranrooker7981 I'm not sure that is accurate. I live in Texas and all bait....live and cut are legal.
@@tmikew33 thats fucked I live in Canada and none of that even panfish is legal to use as bait the only things you can use or minnows suckers and Cisco and any kid kind of baitfish
@@keiranrooker7981 May the gods bless America 🇺🇸
@@tmikew33 exactly why are fishing’s better
Finally... someone whom doesn’t think that just because the camera is running. That their lips need to be obnoxiously running as well. Calm, cool, collected, and nicely edited.
Jesus Christ that is breaking the law.
I know eh? He makes the setting the main character and he's the narrorator
I have learned that just because 618 says he is fishing for a monster that does not mean he will catch a monster.........or hook a monster.......or see a monster.
Takes a picture of a $200 prime rib hanging on a grouper hook and says he’s spillway fishing for nuclear-freak sized fish today ( catches a 12” channel cat) “Well not today folks…”
This dude is so calm and he knows what kind of music to use in certain situations. I respect that, man.
You should go check out my spill way fishing video massive fish
The only appropriate music in fishing-videos is "No-music"! Nature deliver the best 'music' for nature videos!
What's it called
@@chrisfasthorse5417 what
The back ground music
I’m from the Netherlands and it’s so cool to see you catch all these different species at the same spot! If I get a take I usually know what type of fish is on the end, must be really fun to be surprised that often 👍
God bless America
Nick after every fish- “See you later buddy”
Old news
Must be a new subscriber. Welcome!
George Sfouggatakis that’s the rules lol, I say that too 🤘🏽
That was how I remembered him
With all the other KZhead fisherman, its a very nice change of pace to see someone handle and release the fish with respect... New sub
Somewhere someone's using a goose head without a body for good luck.
Jebus Cruz that would be me. Had one in the trunk of my car for a long time. Now it’s in my garage.
Hahahahahaha!!!! I thought maybe he was going to use the body as a giant bobber
Ur gay
Jebus Cruz mines a piece of coal that a bass spit up about size of post it note ! Has been in every talk box I’ve ever owned lol
A goose is good luck for fishing? Or?
Nick doesn’t just go fishing, he goes on “fishing adventures.” Love it.
Nice video man. You own the phrase “See you later buddy”. I liked it
🤔
To all the fish who gave their life for the making of this video, we salute you!
Si true 🙌
Guy Quinton frl
Gave their life ?
Guy Quinton they aren’t gonna see this comment bro hate to tell u😂
Thanks buddy!
Nick: Catches state record bullhead. Also Nick: Uses as live bait in search of monsters.
Lol, that's just a little guy. They get a bit bigger. I've had a couple out of the Illinois River that were nose to tail in the bottom of a five gallon bucket. One was chunkier, but I don't carry a scale, so I'll never know. The state record for black and yellow bullhead is over 5lbs each, and Brown is almost a pound and a half, but I don't think Ive ever seen a Brown.
@@StonedDead1981 I live in northern Indiana and last year I caught a big yellow belly bullhead it weighed almost 4 pounds
@@kylephillip6433 I live in Evansville IN is there some good fishing spots up that way?
@@kylephillip6433 that's a big stinkin bullhead!
Well, Nick, I go for the long awaited shoulder replacement this morning. I need you to go fishing more frequently for the next 6 to 8 weeks. Your adventures makes time fly.
I'll catch a coho salmon and eat it for you tomorrow. I have a broken shoulder right now as well but it hasn't stopped me from casting my line out and letting it sit in the heavy current with a trolling spoon on there. Dardevle red eye spoons. My injury isn't horrible though just a type 3 ACJ dislocation.
@@ML-ks2lj ouch! Enjoy your catch!
What I like about this video is it’s crisp and clear. No audio artifacts or silly visual effects added on. The music isn’t overused or too loud, and fits the mood. This is honestly very high quality production for a little KZhead video about a day fishing. You could probably be a television show editor or producer if you wanted.
Gotta make the, “see ya later buddy” t-shirt.
Lmao
I'm saying 😂
Hey Nick, for those big catfish in spillways, try that same large bait... closer to shore.... depending on how fast it drops off.... about 4 ft deep! They generally work the shorelines, especially if there is rock / rip-rap on the sides.
Thank you!! My favorite kind of fishing....catfish and carp. Can't fish anymore but loving watching it. Also a little larger hook may help to really hook any you might otherwise lose.
Carp? They are everywhere here....can literally snag one each time ya throw out at dam. Do you eat them? Ive heard some do but never tried it
@@gonnalearntoday5649 I'm 77 now and can't fish anymore. I didn't eat carp or cat. Fished mostly in pay lakes and gave my fish away to people who wanted to eat them.
Pretty cats in your profile picture. My girlfriend has two with very similar colors to yours.
Thanks, they're calico cats
The Bowfin needed you to rescue him and took a chance… You are a good man.✌🏼😇
The person in the back is just standing there and staring like a skyrim npc
🤣🤣🤣
Doyoung's Jeno Mike Meyers, Halloween....
He took an arrow to the knee 😂😂
When using the bullheads cut off the spines, it’ll make them want to take it more
Good idea!!
Not necessary to cut the spines off
In my buddies pond we use catch the small fish cut their tails off and use them for bait and caught the large mouth bass.
@@mikestandaert4428 wrong. A predator fish will mouth around on one of those spiny baits until he can crush and swallow it sometimes this results in a lost bait the fish steels, or it could mean the fish will just spit the bait. Clip the spines and they will gobble it.
@@dzlf2504 bass are fabulous bait for flatheads !
Love your videos Nick! You are my favorite when it comes to watching fishing videos. Awesome catching all those bowfin, next time you'll get your big catfish!😀
Man catches a bunch of bowfin, says "holy cow thats a nice one" every time, the end
Where I live we call them shoepick Ive caught one that was 25 inches Long.
@@yaboicrinklecut2165 holy cow thats a nice one
Me:bored to death Nick aka 618 fishing: having fun and catching fish
As much fun as it was watching you catch all that bowfin... I was dying to hear why there was a headless goose decoy there... 👀
its for luck
:)
@@juliusortiz1578 honestly? If so y headless? Thought decoys 1 job is to look like a real, live animal
There isn’t much left of a lucky rabbit’s foot.
Looks like you got the same fish all-time. You say - see you later Fish - sure 🤣
I just love how I can go fishing anytime I feel like it
I like watching you because you don’t freak out when you get a fish you aren’t yelling and shit and it’s nice and I can see you really enjoy it
Why is there a headless goose
It's the lucky spillway mascot
Where!?
@@SumProject18 with his gear, right at his feet
like we all don't carry enough crap with us--he's got a headless decoy to lug around........
Nick even keeps his voice down when other fisherman are near, he’d make a good neighbor!👍😊
A day of fishing like that is something that only happens ever so often but that ain't a day to complain about at all
I’m sure someone has mentioned it before, but those bowfin are easily caught the same plastic worms you would use for bass. It’s a ton of fun to catch them on bass tackle.
That's what I do
@@chrismccrary2168 bowfin are native fish in America, and not invasive
@@chrismccrary2168 You don't have to kill every gar lmao
Bowfin are a blast to catch! They destroy a lot of tackle, though. I couldn't tell you how many times I've had them straighten my hooks.
@@enstudios2320 Thank you!!! It pisses me off to no end seeing them dead on the shore. They are NOT snakeheads and they don't decimate a healthy ecosystem.
Circle hooks are counter intuitive, you have to just wait for them to take the bait and then you do not set the hook. You reel down and then maintain pressure. Let the hook do what it’s designed to do. Setting the hook on a circle hook will pull the bait out of their mouths every time. Good luck and tight lines!
AFishBicycle Yes! I was just about to comment, “don’t set those circle hooks, just reel.”
Yes sir, just reel. Setting the hooks is for j hooks only! If you want to set the hook, use j hooks... If you don’t, then use circles... Don’t do both!
Yes! I mean the dude is out there catching fish, but those hook sets were giving me legit anxiety. Lol
Yeah it's different for sure. C hooks are a fickle beast. If set the hook about 85% the time you missed that fish. Hubby and I are mainly bass and here in the heavy grass of Florida we are used to jacking their jaws. So when we go salt water fishing with live bait we use Chooks (for catch and release reasons and when shiner fishing for bass we don't want belly hooked fish) it takes thought to not set the hook and just raise the rod tip and reel slack.
I fish almost exclusively for flatheads with live bait circle hooks and have always set the hook. Seems to work fine for me. I certainly have better than a 15% hook up rate. I've tried the reel down method with very limited success. I think the that reason has to do with the way I fish. Who knows maybe I'll try it next time out and see how it goes.
12:41 I SWEAR ON MY LIFE MY WIFE MY DADS ASHES THAT I CALLED THIS FISH 6 POUNDS (THATT BELLY!!!!!) WHEN I SAW IT IN THE NET. IM 37 BEEN FISHING MY WHOLE LIFE ON THE ROCK RIVER IN ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER. I LIKE YOUR CHANNEL BROTHER KEEP IT UP. PEACE -proV
Gave me a trip down memory lane catching 17 flat heads in one night at the ice factory in Paramaribo, Suriname. Thanks for a great video ❤️
You just made my day in a way you didn't even plan. I have that net on my wish list on Amazon, but just wasn't sure. After seeing it in action, I'm buying one for sure!
Everytime you say "see ya later buddy" I creep closer to morphing into a fish
"See ya buddy, whooo this is a nice one..not bigs as the other 😂😂😂
This is awesome!! Brings me back way back!! I fished in a town called Selkirk. The local docks where the place to catch cat fish. On the right side we had a massive concert dock dock to left a dry dock. On any day it was cat fish day! Beautiful fresh channel cats to monster yellow cats. I caught a 47lb yellow on minnows from Frizens store. We ended up 40 lbs of fish fillet!! Best darn fish barbecue ever!!
I’m just giving y’all a tip, if you ever catch a fish by the eye keep them, I did it twice to two baby fish and released one but he had died a minute later...
LMAO I just chuckem back in the water there fine
💀💀💀
Baby fish huh.... u done hug'n that tree so u can finish that granola?
I read the comments before watching the video. Now everytime he says: “See ya later buddy.” I laugh!
Yooo me too😂😂😂😂
That's super
Same lol
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone on KZhead show so much love to the misunderstood and highly underrated bowfin. I like that a lot bro. I’m always talking about them and my friends are like 😒. Whatever!!! I love bowfin 🤷🏾♂️ 😤
I remember the first time I caught one in the Allegheny River and I had zero clue what it was. Thankfully some old timer fishing just up the river from me knew what it was. I was so pumped to catch that fish. This guy was pulling them in all day.
@@dmzabo3914 they’re a lot of fun to catch
“See ya later buddy” would make for a great drinking game
Did the guy on the spillway catch anything or did he just have to watch you pull all of these fish in hahahha
yeah he caught a bunch of fish! dude was really nice and even offered me some fresh bluegill for bait!
I sent you some stuff in the mail last year too, looking forward to mail time again. Tight lines bud 😎🤙
Do you ever get ran out of any of these awesome spots?
hahaha was thinking the same thing
@@618Fishing kool
Great fishing adventure... love the sound of drag being pulled off my a monster fish! Nice catfish catch, my friend! Blessings! 👍🎣
I think I am going fishing tomorrow! You reminded me how fun it is!
Just his bait looks like my best fishing day
When using the big live baits like that make sure you give the fish time to eat it or you will just rip it out of there mouths
He's probably been fishing longer than you've been. Alive
mulie chaser he is right tho, with circle hooks and big baits you gotta let the fish eat
mulie chaser nothing wrong with giving advice buddy
you could use a two hook set up one high one low on a good size bait fish double your chances of a hook up
Dude you're 'KILLING" it, every 5 minute a catch...save the fish you're throwing bag and mail em to me in N.Carolina so I can stock my freezer to ride-out covid.
Bowfin are almost inedible unless you get em in the oil cooking within minutes of cleaning! Even then they are bad!
"See you later buddy" is a funny thing to say to a fish that's just been released.
He is in search of monsters, so his using words to small one's "see uh later buddy" that's awesome 😉
Everybody have a drink when he says see you later buddy
I'm fuck as drunk right now
Take me drunk im home
Who else likes the spill way videos?
I do! My twin has been crushing a spillin way near him. Last week he caught a trout - the lake hasn't been stocked in at least 12 years!
It was super cool to see you save that fish on all that. loose. Line. he might've been wrapped in that line for you don't know how long thanks again for helping this poor fish! iagain helping this poor fish!!!!!!!!!!!💕
Love it when the reel starts humming a tune
oh man i love when you get on to a bowfin bite... River next to me gets tons of em, Raw shrimp for bait and a few beers for me = a blast XD
sounds like a great time!
Bowfin are the scrappiest junkyard dogs in North America's freshwaters. It's amazing how strong they are.
When using circle hooks, don't set the hook, just reel in, the circle hook will 9 out of 10 times hit the corner of the mouth and set. In my years of ocean fishing if you "set" the hook the hook will pull through the mouth and not catch the sides of the mouth. Just a FYI
Or just let the fish hook themselves.
true
I love how he says “Fish on” every time well a fish is on🤣
Wax on…. Wax off….
You caught more fish that day than I did in my life, dang !
The dismembered decoy and the B-roll of a rock totally brought the video together A+ 😂😂 just messing love the vids man
Dismembered bodies (albeit plastic ones) add some flavor to the video, don't you think? 😅😅
Disclaimer: there were no monsters caught in this video.
You’re fun at parties 😐
Yo yikes I u no no hi
It was just photo shop
You ain't wrong
Hey thanks for saving me time tho
I love this guy, don't particularly like watching fishing videos, but his enthusiasm, his "fish on" and "see ya later buddy", I'm "hooked"!! Definitely want to go fishing with him, definitely love watching his videos...
Man, y’all’s bowfin are a completely different color than the ones we hove down in south Mississippi. That’s dope.
You film these videos all by yourself and assume editing also and they are so dam good!!! Keep up the great work and don't catch them all!!!
Who else seen his bait fly off n knew it wasn't on there lmao 😂
You mean the slip weight that hits the water too? Lol
Yeah I did!
Bowfins look like a lot of fun to catch
WE NEED, "Cya Later Buddy" shirts lol
It seems that I was not the only one watching the guy in the background lol
618 Fishing: “Poops” “Looks at the poop” See ya later buddy😂
what is the derivative of COS?
This made me laugh to much
Awesome.day Fishing!!!! You always have a Great day fishing!!!!!!
Great to see such good as video/audio production as fishing content on your channel!!
If you close your eyes it’s like your fishing with John Krasinsky.
I've literally been fishing 6 times this month not one fish only the bugs are biteing
They are under a Stay at home order...
I went out about 8 times and caught nothing but then I Caught 3 on the 9th and then I I started catching fish again
@Soapy Sandal I think he was talking about the fish lol
Soapy Sandal that went wayyy over your head 😂
I've been fishing at least 50 and I've only caught two sand bass
Ok is it just me or did anybody see that goose decoy with no head
The guy on the kayak is loving the show
The trade mark of this channel is ,see ya later buddy’
Cut the fins (Dorsey and side pectoral fins). Big catfish will spit the bait if it pokes em.
Great info!
@@gyrosmith very true
Ben Livingston Also need to put a big float (20 oz coke bottle works) on the line when fishing from bank so that fish can’t go straight to the bottom, they need to be two feet up so big kitty fish can easily see them from much farther away..... (on boat you would just drop fish and limit the line). When I’m halibut fishing I keep my live bait about ten to fifteen feet above bottom...
firstly, catfish have to deal with fins all the time - they swallow their prey head-first like most predators. secondly that's cruel and retarded.
aboomination...first, fish swallow other fish head first so they don’t end up getting poked with spines or fins. When a fish swallows another fish head first, the fins get pushed down. Second, fish don’t have nerves in their spines. They’re basically like fingernails. And if you’re using a fish as bait and shoving a giant hook through it, are you really worried about being cruel? Your comments were daft to say the least.
The best part of your videos for me is when you say “see ya later little buddy”. But also love your catches and appreciate some professional advice. Thanks man
EVERY time he releases a fish, he says, 'See ya later, BUDDY'. I'm not sure a fish dragged through the water with a hook stuck in its mouth would agree. LOL. Another excellent video.
That poor fish being tossed to and fro to catch a bigger fish is like, "Can you just end me now for fish sake?"
Fish: "What the heck?! You have caught me six times! So my weight is different because my body is swollen! Please man.. stop!" Nick: "see yah later buddy!"
He saw him later
"i'm going to use a special bait" *Proceeds to use the most common bait of all time 😂
He obviously meant the bullheads that he was catching to use as bait lol not the night crawlers
@@neddane898 definitely. just made the comment 6 minutes early ya know
I spent the whole time. On my toilet, definitely subscribing lol.
this guy when he catches a big fish: holy.... Me unfortunately: OMG OMG OMG I NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE Edit: also the first fish he caught was the big fish i catch 😂
Imagine if he was just getting the same fish over and over again.
OwnyOne It’s like getting bad rates for a gacha pull except for fishes
Thats why he says see you later buddy
The same dumbass fish, lol
Maybe it's the same Fish all the Times... And the added Bait in his Stomach makes the PB's...
I'll be honest I typically fast forward through the dramatic music cuts but I love the parts were the drag is screaming
I just came across your fishing videos and I have to say, great video love it was really entertaining! I had to subscribe, can't wait to see more, great job!👍
Drinking game: Nick says Monster, take a drink.
Timothy Haun I’m not paying
Or see ya little buddy
In the beginning of his vids he’s like “HOOKED UP WITH A HUGE FISH” ends up being a snagged carp
It happens to him a lot
Did you see the goose he had with him
Unfortunately
Fish: **splashes** Captions: *A P P L A U S E*
Love love love that theme music!!