Saw this on another site. Long video but unreal fight & chase.

 

Holy Smokes - The man was definitely committed to doing whatever it took to land that Trophy salmon.

 

The life jacket and the Long rod came in handy as we went down river, literally.

 

I'm guessing here but that water was probably a might bit chilly.

 

He probably losses that fish a good percentage of the time, so there was some good fortune there as well.

 

A-Jay

He was persistent but might have gambled with his life.

He was persistent but might have gambled with his life.

 I was thinking that - but I've been there a few times.

 

I have these vague memories of being towed down and off a few rock jetties by determined striped bass in the middle of a winter's night on the Jersey shore.  The right tackle and planning ahead makes a difference.

 

Of course, you have to stick to the plan.

 

A-Jay

He was persistent but might have gambled with his life.

 

He definitely gambled; that's no PFD he's wearing.  Beautiful Atlantic, though.

He definitely gambled; that's no PFD he's wearing.  Beautiful Atlantic, though.

 

I thought that little orange / red colored deal was a pfd -

 

If it's not, and he continues that technique - we're looking at a dead man walking.

 

A-Jay

I fish similar waters on the Salmon R. in Pulaski and the Genny here in Rochester.  Depending on the flow rate, I will use my kayak fishing PFD.

 

What he's got on is called a Byskevästen:

 

 

There ya go - Thanks J

 

Be careful out there.

 

A-Jay

That's crazy. I'm out on that just due to the amount of mosquitoes and flies he had buzzing around him in the early parts of the video alone. No way I could have kept my concentration with all those things buzzing around me. 

That right there is something to tell your grand kids about.

Thanks, Dwight. That was fun.

 

I don't think he was in serious danger. But he got a good workout. That's what you get hooking such a fish above such a shoot of rapids. You gotta do what you gotta do though. Congrats to the angler. He earned that victory roar.