Just subbed. Anyone that launches from 150ft cliff is damn fine in my book. I don't even need to see anymore vids although I definitely will. And I wanna see how the hell they get the boat back up😂😂
Haha!! That is awesome Brian! I just pinned your comment! Thanks so much for the SUB! You guys are helping me get to 1,000 subscribers and I really appreciate it!
Agreed, just subbed from Portland OR! There's one place on that river I had to literally rappel to get to but this spot gave me some scary slides too... can't imagine dropping a drift boat down there. The river color looks absolutely sexy too!!
Dude, that is hilarious you caught that. John was giving me crap about that very same thing the day we launched. Good call. LOL! Tight lines my friend and thanks for checking it out!
@@flyfishhunter hahaha i give you major credit to have the balls to launch like that, after the boat got to the water im thinking ok how do you even get down there to the boat now. tight lines great video
@@H20chromer Haha! Yes, the walk down is not easy either. A few places you need to grab a plant or rock to hold on! Good to chat with you! See you in the next one I hope!
Pretty sure this just made me rethink literally every time I’ve ever driven past a pond/lake and thought to myself, “Welp, cant launch a boat in there….dang” 😂. Props to you my good sir!!
"PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT" *proceeds to carefully document everything in detail and explain exactly which techniques to use to make this all possible* VERY COOL!
WHO CARES what the launch does to the bank between the road and the river, or the risks that 1st responders might face with a failure?? Fly-fished all my life, but this is nuts!! O,o
This guy is a dip shit to many people at the boat ramp, I wonder why there not a lot of people there with the good old 3 hours of putting rope all over it and sending it in the woods
Riveting from start to finish! I can’t stay with most of these fishing channels...they are boring, to be honest. Great editing, just enough dialogue in your explanations and plenty of incredible fishing and boating skills. I’m going to watch it again right now...just because. Thank you for bringing us along on the journey!
I thought my buddies were fishing fanatics and used to think that I was, but you take the cake. I am amazed by everything you guys did, your rope management methods, there was so much to learn in one short video.
Hey I was expecting an insane 150 foot "Launch." That's when you sit in the boat when it's at the top of the cliff and then give it a push and down you go.
FFTO, that really means a lot! Thanks for watching the whole video vs just seeing the launch! I've fished the Ozarks a bit...White River and Little Red. Beautiful country you have up there. Hope to see you in the next one. Tight lines my friend!
Well done sir!!!!! Love the thought and effort put into a great unique spot to launch. I have done that with sit on top kayaks before including hauling them back up. Usually pays off as we get access to water no one else does.
We lived near a lake as a kid and my dad refused to pay to launch. We had many adventures trying new routes to get the old boat in. A few dings and scratches was well worth every day spent on the water with pops ♥️
That was a sweet tutorial on how to launch a drift boat off of a cliff! I have tossed my boat countless times down that very same launch and also claim the most crashes into the tree that sits just to the right of the slide, notice why theres a patch of moss missing about rear anchor height. I double wrap my rope around the trailer say a hail mary and shove it off the cliff with two of us gloved up on the rope. Your system looks way smarter, what brand is that belay brake?
Nice! It's definitely not a tutorial but that's how I do it. I lost a boat on another launch about 10 years ago double wrapping. That's how I came up with this solution. Be careful my friend and consult an expert first! It's a Black Diamond ATC device made for rock climbing....not for boat launching lol! Hope to see you in the next one!
@@positive_will396 correct you are sir. What I was thinking was after a three+ mile float rowing back up stream to take out in the same spot seems a little asinine
Awesome Jeff! Thanks for the sub! Thankfully we hired a shuttle service to take the truck down river to the take out! See you in the next one! Tight lines my friend!
As a rock climbing guide and someone trained in haul systems and high angle rescue, I approve... mostly 😂😅. I would’ve only done it a little different, but for a boat, smooth! 👍🏻
Sleiv! Thank you so much! Hopefully I will get there one day! Your English is perfect! Share it if you can and I'll see you in the next one. Tight lines my friend!
It reminds me of fishing with my Dad but he would have just gone ahead and backed it down there on the trailer while arguing with my mom on the cell phone, drinking a cup of coffee and smoking a cigarette all at the same time .
My Lord. Only other person I have ever seen wrap line like me. Tried teaching a few guys, always looped and twisted it. Mine was cable not rope. You rock. I am more amazed at the wrapping then throwing a boat down a steep bank. Too cool. Lol
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What I realize Is. When it comes to fishing that’s when creative ideals happen. I’m not blown away of the ideal I’m blown away that you just made it happen. Toddles !!!!!!!
Thank you guys for sharing this challenging, but well worth your time fishing trip ! My parents would always say " where there's a will, there's a way "! Yes , I will be watching more of your clips. TJ
My imagination ran a little wild from that title. I thought I was gonna see a couple guys break out some gopros, and go sleddin down a hill at 40mph in a boat, and bounce off the water a time or two at the bottom.
The whole time I was imagining what the 150' drop was doing to the bottom of the boat... then re-imagining raking it back up over who knows what kind of surface... If the boat bottom was made of steel or kryptonite I would rest assured... the rest of the video with hardware strategies and rigging was SUPERB!! Like everyone else, I think I would have love to seen the retrieval after the adventure of fishing. Great job on explaining the rigging..
Crazy what you need to do to get a bit of solitude these days in the PNW for winter steelhead. I remember when the lots were just a pullout for 2 cars along a dirt road.
Terrific video. Thanks. Good rope work. Enjoyed that. You're basic bowline is of course the absolute best way to tie one. I found a RUclips video teaching it and studied and practiced it until it was part of my DNA. It's automatic, can do it eyes closed, even one handed. I've been with a several sailors more experienced than me, and after 'the bunny goes into the hole..." two or three times. I just reach in and crank it. The upgraded bowline is new to me. I'll work on that one too. Couple of tips for people still struggling with their knots. I had to practice them at home, during watches, over and over. Run through them every now and then. What I discovered after 7500 nMiles of sailing: My rolling hitch was hesitant and my cleat hitch wasn't smooth. So learning on the job isn't as effective as deliberate practice. I hadn't practiced those two outside of using them. So get a plastic cleat and a piece of dowel rod or another rope. Start out doing them over and over and over. Do them again the next day until you're smooth, then wait a few days, then a week. But always try to practice them every month or so. (I used to be not very good. I could tie lumber to the roof but there were too many granny knots. If you ever get kidnapped, hope it's by a sailor, their knots are easy to undo. If it's grannies? It's your teeth or pay the ransom.) Your over the shoulder wrap is really clear and easy to follow. There are a lot of RUclips videos that want to teach but they rush key steps, don't pause at key moments. And watch out for right and left handed instructors. That can be a problem. And never just find one video, find ten and pick the best ones. And I used to think catch and release was kind of wrong. Don't bother the fish unless you intend to eat it. But on that same trip trolling a hand line, big eyed lure at the end. The last couple of hundred miles out of Japan there just weren't any fish near the surface. The sea birds, like the whales some times do, were using us a marker, flying in big loops. There were smarter and dumber birds. The less intelligent birds would land near the lure to check it out, the smarter ones never did -- but they all loved zooming over it and giving it the eye. They all knew it was fake as do dolphins and sea lions, but they still liked the practice or play. So clearly your (terrific) fish was also having a good time. Less 'annoying the critter' and more symbiotic fun. Everybody eventually figures out that the laser pointer isn't fooling a cat or dog. It only takes holding it on one spot and then noticing your pet looks up at you. I really enjoyed this.
Been there, done that. What fun! I noticed that you removed the oars halfway down which is necessary on a cliff launch. They can be lashed down inboard before beginning the drop. Best part of launching so far upstream is drifting by shore fishermen who are so amazed to see a drift boat where it was thought to be impossible. Now that we have inexpensive drones with long range it is possible to do a detailed survey of the water conditions downstream rather than hopping in the boat trusting that there are no log jams around the corner. Great video. Thanks. Jess
Wow, never thought of scouting the river with a drone. That would be cool! Yeah that log was a surprise. Thankfully we could get over and take care of it. Who knows where it could have been. Thanks for checking out the channel. Please consider subbing and we'll see you in the next one!
Yep. Definitely want to see how they get it back on the truck!.. might I add..with a tree at the bottom!! Also. What a perfectly tied rope! Hes definitely done this before!
The heart of the Trek the better the reward I've always learned that backpacking and fishing. I'd be totally on board with this extra work to have a part of the river to yourself
I don't own a drift boat but I have launched 16", 14', 10' Jon boats many times like this but without the belay device. Kayaks and canoes with just rope through one carabineer attacked to tree sling. With some common sense you can have many more option to everything in life. Thanks for sharing, beautiful water and scenery. Stay safe!
Thanks for showing the world how to do that from that spot. Can't wait to meet up with you down there with all my buddies. We're gonna be on the edge of the drop-offs, the eddy's, we're gonna be all over those hot spots and I dare you to keep us out!
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Just subbed. Anyone that launches from 150ft cliff is damn fine in my book. I don't even need to see anymore vids although I definitely will. And I wanna see how the hell they get the boat back up😂😂
U & Me BOTH there Brian !!!
New Sub here in N W Montana !!
Haha!! That is awesome Brian! I just pinned your comment! Thanks so much for the SUB! You guys are helping me get to 1,000 subscribers and I really appreciate it!
EnJoey! THANK YOU so much for the SUB!! NW Montana...killer place to be!! (Cool channel name by the way!) Tight lines and see you in the next one!
Agreed, just subbed from Portland OR! There's one place on that river I had to literally rappel to get to but this spot gave me some scary slides too... can't imagine dropping a drift boat down there. The river color looks absolutely sexy too!!
LMAO at all the guys asking about bringing the boat back up the hill, shuttle servie dawgggg
Craigslist ad in a few years, “like new boat, never abused” 😂😂😂
Lol
Yep! Watch RUclips before you Buy!
@@patricialewis4017 dale lewis would love to be with you guys
🤣😂
When I buy something I never care about the next owner or resale value .enjoy what you have with the time you have .
good thing you had that extra bow pad on there to protect it while its on the trailer, ya know before slamming it down a rocky cliff hahaha
Dude, that is hilarious you caught that. John was giving me crap about that very same thing the day we launched. Good call. LOL! Tight lines my friend and thanks for checking it out!
@@flyfishhunter hahaha i give you major credit to have the balls to launch like that, after the boat got to the water im thinking ok how do you even get down there to the boat now. tight lines great video
@@H20chromer Haha! Yes, the walk down is not easy either. A few places you need to grab a plant or rock to hold on! Good to chat with you! See you in the next one I hope!
Lol....the whole time I'm thinking the same thing lol.. like wow he had that pad to protect it but he sliding it down a nasty hill lol
Talk about soaking wet! Wow that looks like a rush!
The main reason I fish out of kayaks is so I can launch where the boats cannot. You have bypassed the system. Good on you!
Pretty sure this just made me rethink literally every time I’ve ever driven past a pond/lake and thought to myself, “Welp, cant launch a boat in there….dang” 😂. Props to you my good sir!!
But now do you get back up?
@@mikepalmer1971The original boat ramp maybe. This is a multi vehicle job lol
My father has told me all about how they started launching off that exact spot 30 years ago. Sent him this video he loved it great work guys!
"PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT" *proceeds to carefully document everything in detail and explain exactly which techniques to use to make this all possible* VERY COOL!
WHO CARES what the launch does to the bank between the road and the river, or the risks that 1st responders might face with a failure?? Fly-fished all my life, but this is nuts!! O,o
“If we launch from here we have the river to ourselves!” LOVE IT!!
Except for the people downstream who motored up to where they were.
@@ficheye00 its drift fishing in crazy rivers
Just jump in the boat and take the plunge.
@@ficheye00Motors are not allowed on that river.
@@annettegerard613right, and your not allowed to poach or murder either🤦
I like the protective pad falling off the nose of the drift boat. Then skidding it down that gravel rocky launch. Hilarious you rock!
Браво, настоящие рыбаки!!! Готовы преодолеть любые трудности, ради достижения цели!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 СПАСИБО ЗА ВИДЕО!!!!!
Admire the effort for seclusion after seeing all those boat trailors at the end, putting that fish back made my day, great video!!
I'm going to file this under "Just because you can doesn't mean you should."
Lol right!!! Something tells me he works or worked in the coast guard or military.
This guy is a dip shit to many people at the boat ramp, I wonder why there not a lot of people there with the good old 3 hours of putting rope all over it and sending it in the woods
@@kennykardashian4532 ya he clearly doesn't know how to use a normal climbing system or belay device
"Because you can" means "you must". It's a direct translation.
Just because he shouldn’t, doesn’t mean he won’t!!!! Step 1….get boat wet! He definitely accomplished that!
Semi-retired Fly Fishing Instructor from LL Bean. You just passed my class! Just subbed. Tight lines!
Awesome! Thank you!
Honestly surprised the trailer didn't slide and take you out with it! Glad it worked out! Thanks for the content!
Me too!
@@Koji-888 or at least not stood between it and das boot.
That crossed your mind too? I had visions of things going sideways, literally. :)
Your knot tying and rope wrapping skills are meh, but damn bro, you're a badass. Tight lines. 🎣
Maybe the secret is always keeping the boat moving, even slowly would keep load off.
Riveting from start to finish! I can’t stay with most of these fishing channels...they are boring, to be honest. Great editing, just enough dialogue in your explanations and plenty of incredible fishing and boating skills. I’m going to watch it again right now...just because. Thank you for bringing us along on the journey!
Thank you Lucy! That means a lot. Hope you can watch some of my other videos too!
I thought my buddies were fishing fanatics and used to think that I was, but you take the cake.
I am amazed by everything you guys did, your rope management methods, there was so much to learn in one short video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a man's sport. Wore me out watching
Hey I was expecting an insane 150 foot "Launch." That's when you sit in the boat when it's at the top of the cliff and then give it a push and down you go.
need snow for that... 😝🎣
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
Carnival ride
Ya what happened to that?
Great video. That took almost as much perseverance, grit and know-how as it takes to fish with my eight year old, whom I’ve nicknamed “The Entangler.”
Man people just don’t get how much work went into this. Not just the launch but the fishing too. Subbed.
You guys out west are so fortunate to have those big beautiful rivers!
Came for the launch, stayed for the fishing.
FFTO, that really means a lot! Thanks for watching the whole video vs just seeing the launch! I've fished the Ozarks a bit...White River and Little Red. Beautiful country you have up there. Hope to see you in the next one. Tight lines my friend!
Same !!
@@Shift1dwn5up I really appreciate that!! See you in the next one I hope!
Damn, nice autonomous vehicle drove itself back to the boat launch.
They have a service where somebody drives the truck to the takeout.
I was wondering how he got his truck there too
No joke, I can't wait for an autonomous truck so shuttling is easy
And who untied the launch line from the bow?
Well done sir!!!!! Love the thought and effort put into a great unique spot to launch. I have done that with sit on top kayaks before including hauling them back up. Usually pays off as we get access to water no one else does.
Absolutely Chaz! Opens up a lot of possibilities. Thanks so much for checking it out! Tight lines my friend!
I do all kinds of risky stuff as a subpar surfcaster. You guys have my respect for making fly-fishing into an extreme sport 😁😁 fish on
haha! Thanks!
We lived near a lake as a kid and my dad refused to pay to launch. We had many adventures trying new routes to get the old boat in. A few dings and scratches was well worth every day spent on the water with pops ♥️
That was a sweet tutorial on how to launch a drift boat off of a cliff! I have tossed my boat countless times down that very same launch and also claim the most crashes into the tree that sits just to the right of the slide, notice why theres a patch of moss missing about rear anchor height. I double wrap my rope around the trailer say a hail mary and shove it off the cliff with two of us gloved up on the rope. Your system looks way smarter, what brand is that belay brake?
Nice! It's definitely not a tutorial but that's how I do it. I lost a boat on another launch about 10 years ago double wrapping. That's how I came up with this solution. Be careful my friend and consult an expert first! It's a Black Diamond ATC device made for rock climbing....not for boat launching lol! Hope to see you in the next one!
I wanted to see them pull the boat out in the same spot lol
You realize how implausible that is
@@joeysalas7923 I mean with the mechanical advantage of pulleys and a long piece of static rope it really wouldn’t be all that bad
@@positive_will396 correct you are sir. What I was thinking was after a three+ mile float rowing back up stream to take out in the same spot seems a little asinine
Exactly
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Great job! Now pull it back up with a five to 1 pulley system. That looked like some of the stuff I've pulled off. I'm subbed.
Awesome Jeff! Thanks for the sub! Thankfully we hired a shuttle service to take the truck down river to the take out! See you in the next one! Tight lines my friend!
Thank you for taking us in your adventure.... you guys are awesome!!!
The things we do for Rainbow lightning!!! Right on guys thats living
As a rock climbing guide and someone trained in haul systems and high angle rescue, I approve... mostly 😂😅. I would’ve only done it a little different, but for a boat, smooth! 👍🏻
Thank you Brandon!
Man, this channel deserves way more subscribers, such a great stuff, greetings from Chile. (i'm sorry for my poor english)
Sleiv! Thank you so much! Hopefully I will get there one day! Your English is perfect! Share it if you can and I'll see you in the next one. Tight lines my friend!
i'm not a minute into the video, i'm hooked...
This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. Great job.
Wife: Baby you going fishing today? Me: hell no I ain't doing all that work for a fish!
It reminds me of fishing with my Dad but he would have just gone ahead and backed it down there on the trailer while arguing with my mom on the cell phone, drinking a cup of coffee and smoking a cigarette all at the same time .
haha! Family memories!
The truest test of any relationship!
I expect to see this boat on Craigslist "drift boat, lightly used"
My Lord.
Only other person I have ever seen wrap line like me.
Tried teaching a few guys, always looped and twisted it.
Mine was cable not rope.
You rock.
I am more amazed at the wrapping then throwing a boat down a steep bank.
Too cool. Lol
Well that's one way to get away from pressure, well done!! Got into some Steelhead up in Ontario a few years back, it was a blast!
Aw, I wanted to see you haul it up the hill to the trailer.
shuttle service
Yeah no hauling for me. We go down river by use of a shuttle service. They bring the truck down to the take out.
You didn’t think he rowed that boat back up the river did you??
@@jprizzle2604 now that would be impressive 😂😂😂
Really? Ummm pulling it up that hill would be CAKE compared to rowing the boat back up river to the launch site! Duh 🙄 🤦♂️😂
Dude just belayed a boat down the mountain huh 👀
You are a true sportsman.
Thank you Sir! I really appreciate the positive support! Tight lines and I hope to see you in the next one!
Reminds of a spot on the Nehelem River on the Oregon coast I used to rope my drift boat down .
Winter steelhead fishing was great back then
You guys' ROCK!! This was such a great video!! So glad you are catch and release.
Thanks for checking it out!
What does the bottom of your boat look like 😭
No worse that sliding across rocks and stuff while in the water
The efforts that we go through to fish. That was pretty cool!
I know right??!! It's crazy....... Sure appreciate the support! Tight lines my friend!
@@flyfishhunter For sure! My kind of fishing.
@@aaronwhitefoot Glad you liked! Good chatting and hope to see you in the next one!
I thought I put in effort to fishing. That is far and above what I do.
@@talltimber4577 True it's effort, but it's part of the fun and adventure. Thanks for checking it out!
Ride er down cowboy style next time! Love it!
Right!🤣
I just love this launch. I’m heading to Portland soon to pick up my first Clackacraft. Can’t wait for the dentures to come.
Great video, and unlike most fishing expeditions you actually caught a steelhead. Nice release to.
I think I know that spot and I have a hard time walking down that hill-can’t imagine dropping a boat there
Haha! I have a hard time walking down it once the boat is down! Tight lines my friend!
Should someone tell him about the back bouncing hole for springers down around the corner from where they loaded up?
Where is this located? Its gorgeous and I want to go.
I’m proud to say I’m here before he gets 10000 subscribers
Haha! Thanks so much. That is quite the complement!
Theirs a perfectly good landing point 2 miles up the road lol
All that work and one fish....gotta love fishing right? Crazy launch and weather.
I wanted to see you get the boat back up to the trailer.
I quit scouts when it came to knot tying. Obviously this guy stuck with it.
Let's all take a minute to appreciate the Rigging
Word!
That's like 50 feet down a grass hill lol. Clickbait.
Rope was only 25' extra had enough to go through his pulley maze and still back down the whole cliff
And the trail it went down looks like it's made for that 🤣
DO NOT ATTEMPT 😂🙄🙄
If that lol
So this launch is 3 boat lengths??? FYI it's a 16' drift boat. Just sayin! Thanks for checking it out!
Catch and Release…Thank you!!! And thanks for sharing. Also nice roll casting!
This is the life. Nice fish! You made the sacrifice to go through all of that work. Well done.
Never say fly fisherman was not extreme. Makes Bass fisherman looks like pansies. lol
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@@mogunz9643 the Great Lakes would beg to differ
@@JohnJames. grandpa’s ole tackle box, that’s my lucky charm anyways
Except for when us bass guy's go past ya at 30mph, in the rapids, in our jet boats. Trout fishing is for peasants...
@@benblazek3305 When did Bass guys start using jet boats? I've yet to see one. Maybe you're not a Bass fisherman after all? lol. 😜
What I realize Is. When it comes to fishing that’s when creative ideals happen. I’m not blown away of the ideal I’m blown away that you just made it happen. Toddles !!!!!!!
Thanks!!
Thank you guys for sharing this challenging, but well worth your time fishing trip !
My parents would always say " where there's a will, there's a way "!
Yes , I will be watching more of your clips.
TJ
Thanks Thomas!!
I wanted to see you pull that boat back up your launch sight 😂 Great video.
Seen it done by chain saw winch and a 8724 warn
Too bad you can’t drift back up stream 😂
My imagination ran a little wild from that title. I thought I was gonna see a couple guys break out some gopros, and go sleddin down a hill at 40mph in a boat, and bounce off the water a time or two at the bottom.
Amazing. First time seeing a 150ft boat launch.
The one that impresses me is the one not in the video, the person who actually provides the instruction to Hunter LOL. Awesome
Pristine waters and great casting techniques! Love the cross-over cast!
Boat launch was the best part for me. Great teaching segment. 😉👌
The whole time I was imagining what the 150' drop was doing to the bottom of the boat... then re-imagining raking it back up over who knows what kind of surface... If the boat bottom was made of steel or kryptonite I would rest assured... the rest of the video with hardware strategies and rigging was SUPERB!! Like everyone else, I think I would have love to seen the retrieval after the adventure of fishing. Great job on explaining the rigging..
You two deserve a state record lunker with all that work, but I'm sure the fishing in solitude was reward enough 💪🎣
Crazy what you need to do to get a bit of solitude these days in the PNW for winter steelhead. I remember when the lots were just a pullout for 2 cars along a dirt road.
That was INSANE!!! AND you caught a beautiful Steelhead. Awesome video - WOW!
Thanks so much!
Terrific video. Thanks. Good rope work. Enjoyed that. You're basic bowline is of course the absolute best way to tie one. I found a RUclips video teaching it and studied and practiced it until it was part of my DNA. It's automatic, can do it eyes closed, even one handed. I've been with a several sailors more experienced than me, and after 'the bunny goes into the hole..." two or three times. I just reach in and crank it. The upgraded bowline is new to me. I'll work on that one too.
Couple of tips for people still struggling with their knots. I had to practice them at home, during watches, over and over. Run through them every now and then. What I discovered after 7500 nMiles of sailing: My rolling hitch was hesitant and my cleat hitch wasn't smooth. So learning on the job isn't as effective as deliberate practice. I hadn't practiced those two outside of using them. So get a plastic cleat and a piece of dowel rod or another rope. Start out doing them over and over and over. Do them again the next day until you're smooth, then wait a few days, then a week. But always try to practice them every month or so. (I used to be not very good. I could tie lumber to the roof but there were too many granny knots. If you ever get kidnapped, hope it's by a sailor, their knots are easy to undo. If it's grannies? It's your teeth or pay the ransom.)
Your over the shoulder wrap is really clear and easy to follow. There are a lot of RUclips videos that want to teach but they rush key steps, don't pause at key moments. And watch out for right and left handed instructors. That can be a problem. And never just find one video, find ten and pick the best ones.
And I used to think catch and release was kind of wrong. Don't bother the fish unless you intend to eat it. But on that same trip trolling a hand line, big eyed lure at the end. The last couple of hundred miles out of Japan there just weren't any fish near the surface. The sea birds, like the whales some times do, were using us a marker, flying in big loops. There were smarter and dumber birds. The less intelligent birds would land near the lure to check it out, the smarter ones never did -- but they all loved zooming over it and giving it the eye. They all knew it was fake as do dolphins and sea lions, but they still liked the practice or play. So clearly your (terrific) fish was also having a good time. Less 'annoying the critter' and more symbiotic fun. Everybody eventually figures out that the laser pointer isn't fooling a cat or dog. It only takes holding it on one spot and then noticing your pet looks up at you. I really enjoyed this.
Would never do that in my boat but looks like you made it down safe and had fun so more power to you
Never saw a bowline knot tied like that. Brilliant.
Been there, done that. What fun! I noticed that you removed the oars halfway down which is necessary on a cliff launch. They can be lashed down inboard before beginning the drop. Best part of launching so far upstream is drifting by shore fishermen who are so amazed to see a drift boat where it was thought to be impossible. Now that we have inexpensive drones with long range it is possible to do a detailed survey of the water conditions downstream rather than hopping in the boat trusting that there are no log jams around the corner. Great video. Thanks. Jess
Wow, never thought of scouting the river with a drone. That would be cool! Yeah that log was a surprise. Thankfully we could get over and take care of it. Who knows where it could have been. Thanks for checking out the channel. Please consider subbing and we'll see you in the next one!
@@flyfishhunter I bought the DJI Mini 2 drone Fly More Combo. Super small and lightweight with a great camera and long range. Love it. Jess
Love that you challenge yourself, hope to see some more of your adventures.
Thanks JD!!
Man you guys are some awesome, dedicated fishermen!
I know right !! I subscribed to them
Man I appreciate that!
And thanks for the sub!
It never fails to amaze me at the lengths a man will go to, to go fishing in the hardest, crappiest weather and conditions possible.
smart guy !!
I'm so glad you let that fish go. I almost shed a tear LOL !!
That’s dedication to the sport right there mate, good job getting it down there!
Well Done shipmate! Adapt, Improvise, Overcome!
Yep. Definitely want to see how they get it back on the truck!.. might I add..with a tree at the bottom!!
Also. What a perfectly tied rope! Hes definitely done this before!
What an awesome river!!! Great day guys. WORTH IT!!!!!!!! It's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
Clackacraft driftboats!👍🏻👍🏻
The heart of the Trek the better the reward I've always learned that backpacking and fishing. I'd be totally on board with this extra work to have a part of the river to yourself
Awesome launch! I am impressed. Ty
Im impressed, well done man! you earned that fish for damn sure
Haha! Thanks!
Wow. Not a beginner river for paddling. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed
you are correct!!
One of the simplest rivers to row in the NW
Not as crazy as I was expecting actually really thought out and controlled in my opinion
I don't own a drift boat but I have launched 16", 14', 10' Jon boats many times like this but without the belay device. Kayaks and canoes with just rope through one carabineer attacked to tree sling. With some common sense you can have many more option to everything in life. Thanks for sharing, beautiful water and scenery. Stay safe!
Thanks Michael! Appreciate the support!
Hardcore boys! Insane footage.
The guide shop launch gets crazy 😂
Well done! There is a lot of skill shown here...excellent Captain. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I thought I recognized it - the Vanderzanden launch on the Wilson River. My grandmother was a Vanderzanden. Awesome video
I am truly impressed. Now do a video putting it back on the trailer.
Thanks for showing the world how to do that from that spot. Can't wait to meet up with you down there with all my buddies.
We're gonna be on the edge of the drop-offs, the eddy's, we're gonna be all over those hot spots and I dare you to keep us out!
You my friend got more guts than a coyote hangin on a fence. Well done young Jedi. 👍
What a boat launch !, the skilled ropework was a pleasure to watch, the fishing ! next level....
Thanks man!