This is one of the best SJ videos out there! It had everything: a monster fish, bad luck during the second strike (I still can't believe how this fish unhooked), persistence, and reward!!! Well done Max!!!
Thank you my friend, yes sometimes it comes all together. Of course I would have liked to skip the bad luck part but that's the game! 😅 Yes I don't understand it as well. The strange thing is that the bail arm of the reel flips for a split second and it's gone. I think the hook up wasn't good from the beginning although I struck it good. 🤷♂️ We will never know. Tight lines Max
Wiedermal tolles Video 💪🤩 !!! Nice Amberjack 😎🐟🎣 !!! Finde es super , dass du auch die Aufnahme von dem verloren Fisch mit uns teilst !! Mach weiter so und alles gute dir !!!!!
Hi Panagioti, danke dir! Ja so ist das Rock Shore Leben eben - NIEMAND landete jeden Fisch den er vom Ufer draufbekommt und cut's gehören eben dazu. Man kann immer auch aus Fehlern/Misserfolgen lernen - das mache ich und versuche es auch weiterzugeben. Viele Grüße! Max
Incredible video. Perfect fish, technique, editing. Mixing the cameras. Just great. This fish is the heart of shore jigging and you brought it big time !
Wow thanks mate! Yes actually three challenges. First getting a strike, second getting it out, third editing all the material to something useful! 🤝 Tight lines to you! Max
@@hldemi_fishing yes I know. I have a tiny stock and it's super precious! 🤩 Still I fish it by the way I got stuck with that jig 3 days ago and after trying a long time to get it back I was ready to break the line - and it came loose. So happy 😇
It was a very big fish, maybe way over 10 kg. You see the crazy impact of the strike and my difficulties to change the position of the rod. Very heavy fish! Thank you George! 🙏 Tight lines to you. Max
Thank you, you too! I have a yt fishing channel as well, it's called Sea Hookers, if you'd like to watch some of our videos I'd appreciate it!@@maxdocken
Haha ja übel oder - da darf nichts anbrennen! Ich darf hier mal einen guten Freund zitieren - das ist ein "Bernstein Jakob"! 🤣 Vielen Dank Sebastian 🙋♂️
Thanks bro, actually it's very elastic but strong as well when fighting big fish. A perfect tool to tire the fish quickly. Enjoy your rod to the maximum! 😁 Tight lines Max
Thanks a lot Krasimir, the depth is about 35 m at this spot, getting more shallow to the shore. The fish struck in around ~ 25 m. The reel I use is still the Catalina 4500 H (2016). Check this video I talk about the rod and the whole setup. => ruclips.net/video/AMC8hswso3A/видео.htmlsi=LGD0KTgNH3v5GJqu TL Max
Thank you 🙏 I use the Owner Solid Rings in size #5. When you want to pass the. Trough RG Guides of Muthos Accura 100H you have to squeeze them a bit with the pliers. Tight lines Max
The scenery there is absolutely fantastic, it seems to have all the parameters needed for a great satisfaction of a demanding angler. The fight? as said by others, it had all the ingredients, great lesson and seems you learned it, the reward was the prize AJ at the end. Just great Max. By the way, the beast at the start of your video belongs to category of the trains. By the looks of the strikes seems to me the AJs were hunting closer to the reef's steps, what did the Mahi Mahi expect? Attacking the jig or your catch?
Thank you for your long feedback - I appreciate it! The Mahi - oh I don't know it seems it heard the noise and came by to see whats going on. It was all the time close to the AJ for a much longer time than showed bug it wasn't attacking neither the jig nor the fish. Yes the fish was patrolling very close to the reef step in search of food. That was the difficult part in this situation because the whole fight was in the danger zone. Easy for a big fish like that. Also you see that the fish is fighting extremely clever, first it's going to the left and then to the right side of the reef it wasn't heading out for deeper waters. A fish going to the side is always a very difficult situation for a shore angler because you can't put good pressure on it. That was also the reason why I opened the bail arm of the reel, it worked and the fish chanced direction but also dived deep down. Clever AJ! Tight lines Max
That's the safety-belt your wearing before the damage is done... but I didn't invent it bro just learned it from others good anglers! 🤝 Fishing is lifelong learning! 😜
Danke dir! Ich fische die Owner Kizuna in PE 3, als leader fische ich 4 m YGK Shock Absorber (die alte Version, die neue ist nicht gut) in 40 lbs. Viele Grüße Max
Hi man, yes sure - leader is always about 3,5 meters - depending on the spot Im casting. The connection knot is always (when casting) between Reel and first RG Guide (closer to the guide than the reel). Cheers Max
Nice catch and congratulations for your amazing videos!! I would like to ask for the first fish what kind of diameter line you used? I’m asking because I have the same rod Accura reel 8000 setup and I’m between pe3 and 0,55mm or pe4 and 0,65mm so I can have more abrasion resistance against rocks and to put more drug pressure in case I have a strike from Tuna I know for the other hand I will lose strikes in case of clear or overfishing places but I guess we can’t have everything 🤷🏻♂️what’s your opinion?
Thanks for your comment bro! I use for my Shore Jigging PE 3 and most of the times 40lbs leader - also in the case you mentioned. What I do is I fish quiet long leader about 4,2 meter's to get safety. I have landed a 55 kg Tuna with this setup and I got cut within a secon with 70lbs leader from a beast deep down... My opinion is if your braid and leader is on some sharp rocks with a lot of drags it will cut no matter. Also an important point is the jig animation - with thicker PE and leader it's getting worse. I would go for PE 3 and 40 lbs or if you want 50 lbs leader. Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken thanks for your answer I also prefer to fish with long leader sometimes with knot inside spool specially when casting with headwinds and as I say longer can be shorter but not the opposite! lol
@@aekara1000 🤣🤣🤣 indeed! But don't take the knot on the spool it get's big tangle and lure / leader loss. Between reel and first guide is good! Tight lines bro! Max
Hello Max! I have a question, since I can't travel much, fishing in my areas, we have a max depth gauge of 12/15 meters...maybe 20 in some places...the amberjacks prefer long jigs 80/100gr. I wanted to ask you, despite the shallow water and maybe one day with little current, should I still use these weights? to undermine AJ?
@@DaNy_P86 hello bro, for me the most important is that the jig works properly in the spot with the mentioned conditions. If you have the feeling that an 80g jig is too heavy I would try lighter ones to target the AJ. For example I got a strike of a good Amberjack in 10m of water on a 40g jig, the fish didn't mind and strike it even it was small. Tight lines Max
Sehr cooles Video! Ist echt der Wahnsinn was so ein Aj im Drill abliefert. Hatte heuer auch einen ~6kg Fisch an der Sonio. Zum Glück waren nicht viele Hindernisse im Wasser und hatte auch eine erhöhte Position ansonsten keine Chanche!!
@@Buchstabensuppe75 da ist was schiefgegangen! 😜 Ich fische die Zenaq Muthos Accura Type R und eine Catalina 4500 H mit PE 3 und 40 lbs Vorfach. 😁 Viele Grüße Max
YOU HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF SHOOTING WITH LESS VEHEMENT, I mean, accompanying the fish's rise more, without jerks, it's just a tip, otherwise congratulations on the equipment
@@maxdocken Hi Max, when I watch your videos, I have the impression that, driven by adrenaline, you always pump at 1000. Maybe with a little higher dosage and less force you can get better results. This is my impression. Congratulations for the emotions you convey to us
@@francescozupo9965 hi Francisco, yes true adrenaline hits me hard - haha! I think it needs time to get "used to it" and be calmer. But getting the braid on your reel fast is not a mistake I think. Small jerks and reeling fast would be your way to go? Tight lines Max
This is one of the best SJ videos out there! It had everything: a monster fish, bad luck during the second strike (I still can't believe how this fish unhooked), persistence, and reward!!! Well done Max!!!
Thank you my friend,
yes sometimes it comes all together. Of course I would have liked to skip the bad luck part but that's the game! 😅
Yes I don't understand it as well. The strange thing is that the bail arm of the reel flips for a split second and it's gone.
I think the hook up wasn't good from the beginning although I struck it good. 🤷♂️
We will never know.
Tight lines Max
Wiedermal tolles Video 💪🤩 !!! Nice Amberjack 😎🐟🎣 !!! Finde es super , dass du auch die Aufnahme von dem verloren Fisch mit uns teilst !! Mach weiter so und alles gute dir !!!!!
Hi Panagioti,
danke dir! Ja so ist das Rock Shore Leben eben - NIEMAND landete jeden Fisch den er vom Ufer draufbekommt und cut's gehören eben dazu. Man kann immer auch aus Fehlern/Misserfolgen lernen - das mache ich und versuche es auch weiterzugeben.
Viele Grüße!
Max
A BIG WELL DONE my friend. BIG fish for a BIG Angler.👍👍✌
Thanks Gordon - I appreciate it!
Tight lines Max
Action!!! 💥👊🤙
Thanks mate - love it! From 0 to 💯 % in a split second!
Tight lines Max
Great work, Max!!!
Thank you Johan! It's always a great and teaching experience to have an intermezzo with fish like that!
Greetings Max
Epic fights!!! Well done mate!! I realy enjoy Quality videos like this one!!!
Thank you man! That's music in my ears - please see also my other videos and subscribe! ☺️
Tight lines Max
Mega stark gefischt und absolut geile Aufnahmen! Macht wirklich Laune deinen Content zu schauen ✌
Moin Lino,
vielen Dank für die Lorbeeren! Bist du auch im Shore Game am Start?
Viele Grüße Max
Incredible video. Perfect fish, technique, editing. Mixing the cameras. Just great. This fish is the heart of shore jigging and you brought it big time !
Wow thanks mate! Yes actually three challenges. First getting a strike, second getting it out, third editing all the material to something useful! 🤝
Tight lines to you!
Max
@@maxdocken Btw the legendary long blade no longer in production in 100grams.... Dont ever lose that jig mate :D
@@hldemi_fishing yes I know. I have a tiny stock and it's super precious! 🤩
Still I fish it by the way I got stuck with that jig 3 days ago and after trying a long time to get it back I was ready to break the line - and it came loose. So happy 😇
Daaaamn dude looked like a huuuuge one!!!!!Hell of a strike too eh?? And on such a calm day!!! Niiice!!!!
It was a very big fish, maybe way over 10 kg. You see the crazy impact of the strike and my difficulties to change the position of the rod. Very heavy fish!
Thank you George! 🙏
Tight lines to you.
Max
Sehr cooles Video Max💪
Danke dir Andreas! 🤝
Grüße gehen raus! 🙋♂️
Congratulations man, I'm really enjoying all your video, since I discovered your channel. The fight and pumping with the amberjack was amazing!
Thank you Lorenzo,
happy to hear that! 😁
Wish you tight lines and good fish for 2024 bro! 🥳
Greetings Max
Thank you, you too! I have a yt fishing channel as well, it's called Sea Hookers, if you'd like to watch some of our videos I'd appreciate it!@@maxdocken
Nice catch mate! Strong fish...
Thanks Stefan,
that's why I love them - if you can get them out! 😅
In the next video I will speak about my approach for AJ fishing. 🤘
very good my friend!!!
Thank you bro! Happy to hear that you like it! 🙏
Greetings Max
Great vid & fish Max, well done! Before the fish realized whats going on it was landet 😆
Hi Dimitri,
thank you yes it started to fight close to the surface - it's kind of unusual for Amberjack.
Tight lines & Grüße 🙋♂️
Max
What a fight that was! Can't wait to get back to the rocks after getting injured. Well done Max as always your videos are a pleasure for the eye!
Thanks man, happy to hear it! 🙏
WTF what happened - while fishing?
Hope it helps to heal quicker! 🤝
Tight lines Max
Yes while fishing from rocks like we all love to do i torn my ACL. Tough luck so always think twice where you will step. Tight lines Nick
Get well asap Nick!
Great video! 🎣
Thank you - it's always lot's of work so always happy about good feedback! ✌️
Tight lines Max
Krank, wie gut dein Material bei den Bissen und den Spots mitspielt! Petri zum Bernstein 😁
Haha ja übel oder - da darf nichts anbrennen! Ich darf hier mal einen guten Freund zitieren - das ist ein "Bernstein Jakob"! 🤣
Vielen Dank Sebastian 🙋♂️
Spot for monsters 🐟🎣🤗
Bravo, very impressive video.
@@donPUFAfishing thank you bro! These are the fish we always chase when going for shore jigging. 🙌
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken 🤗🎣🎣🎣🐟💪
Nice done! Μπράβο!!!!
Thank you Pano! 🤝
Μπράβο Μαξ ωραίος
Thank you Michali - greetings from Athens! 🙋♂️
Nice video, good job! 👌
Thanks Borealis Fishing!
Tight lines Max
Well done Max🫡💪, dream catch😇. Keep up 💪🐟
Thank you bro,
yes I just love them! Greetings to Montenegro 🇲🇪🙋♂️
Tight lines Max
Nice video bro and amazing strikes 👌. Keep jigging 💪💪
Thanks man - yes that's what keeps us out there! Addicting!
Tight lines Max
Very nice strike 🤘👌👌🎣
Hey Christian,
thanks - absolutely it's the feeling that makes us to go out there again and again and again! 😅
Tight lines Max
Nice amberjack! Number one😊❤
Thanks Danilo 🙋♂️
yes number one would be a trophy fish! 😭 Next time...
Tight lines Max
Respect !!!
Thank you Dimitri,
it's always luck involved!
Tight lines Max
Wow Max, what can I say! I also have the Accura but I did not know that it can bend this much from a fish😂
Thanks bro,
actually it's very elastic but strong as well when fighting big fish. A perfect tool to tire the fish quickly. Enjoy your rod to the maximum! 😁
Tight lines Max
Great rod, great fight, great place. What's the depth and what reel is paired Accura 100H now?
Thanks a lot Krasimir,
the depth is about 35 m at this spot, getting more shallow to the shore. The fish struck in around ~ 25 m.
The reel I use is still the Catalina 4500 H (2016). Check this video I talk about the rod and the whole setup. => ruclips.net/video/AMC8hswso3A/видео.htmlsi=LGD0KTgNH3v5GJqu
TL Max
Nice video Max👏.
I would like to know, what solid ring size do you use?
And what knot you tie to solid ring?
Thank you 🙏
I use the Owner Solid Rings in size #5.
When you want to pass the. Trough RG Guides of Muthos Accura 100H you have to squeeze them a bit with the pliers.
Tight lines
Max
@maxdocken thank you 🙏
The scenery there is absolutely fantastic, it seems to have all the parameters needed for a great satisfaction of a demanding angler. The fight? as said by others, it had all the ingredients, great lesson and seems you learned it, the reward was the prize AJ at the end. Just great Max. By the way, the beast at the start of your video belongs to category of the trains.
By the looks of the strikes seems to me the AJs were hunting closer to the reef's steps, what did the Mahi Mahi expect? Attacking the jig or your catch?
Thank you for your long feedback - I appreciate it! The Mahi - oh I don't know it seems it heard the noise and came by to see whats going on. It was all the time close to the AJ for a much longer time than showed bug it wasn't attacking neither the jig nor the fish.
Yes the fish was patrolling very close to the reef step in search of food. That was the difficult part in this situation because the whole fight was in the danger zone.
Easy for a big fish like that. Also you see that the fish is fighting extremely clever, first it's going to the left and then to the right side of the reef it wasn't heading out for deeper waters.
A fish going to the side is always a very difficult situation for a shore angler because you can't put good pressure on it. That was also the reason why I opened the bail arm of the reel, it worked and the fish chanced direction but also dived deep down. Clever AJ!
Tight lines Max
Was very impressive where you opened the machine, so he doesn't cut you off!
That's the safety-belt your wearing before the damage is done... but I didn't invent it bro just learned it from others good anglers! 🤝 Fishing is lifelong learning! 😜
❤❤ super magnifique fish
Thanks bro - am addicted to AJ! 😅
Greetings Max
Perfecto 🤙
Thanks man and greetings to Bali!
🙋♂️ Tight lines bro!
Mega Video! Welche geflochtene und was für ein Leader nutzt du?
Danke dir! Ich fische die Owner Kizuna in PE 3, als leader fische ich 4 m YGK Shock Absorber (die alte Version, die neue ist nicht gut) in 40 lbs.
Viele Grüße Max
Complimenti, dietro alla Ricciola Lampuga o altra Ricciola?
@@pistil3838 it was a big Lampuga following the Amberjack!
Nice video Max, I am looking for the long blade jig everywhere, but I can't find it.. could you maybe help? (maybe a link or something)
Bad news bro - no production anymore. 100g impossible to find imo.
Greetings Max
@@maxdocken seems like the amberjacks sabotaged the production line
@@ΓρηγόρηςΜαργαρίτης-θ6μ hehe. They should bring that jig back and we sabotage the Amberjacks 🤣
TL Bro 👊
Another great video, Max! I felt like I was there with you! :) Which part of Greece is this? Not asking about the location, just which part... :)
Thank you man - that was my intention to share the fight and feeling of these fish.
Greetings Max
amazing!!!!
Thanks Daigo,
love to power of AJ! 🔥
Greetings Max
Super
Thanks Smash Haip 🙏
Tight lines Max
Amazing video as always Max. Quick question, how long was your leader line?
Hi man,
yes sure - leader is always about 3,5 meters - depending on the spot Im casting. The connection knot is always (when casting) between Reel and first RG Guide (closer to the guide than the reel).
Cheers Max
@@maxdocken thank you for your respond sir!
@@imanilyas always welcome! 🙏
WONDERFUL
Thanks bro! ✌️
Tight lines Max
Good job man! What line do you use?
Thanks Basti,
it's Owner Kizuna PE 3 with 40 lbs leader.
Good and strong setup!
Tight lines Max
Nice catch and congratulations for your amazing videos!! I would like to ask for the first fish what kind of diameter line you used? I’m asking because I have the same rod Accura reel 8000 setup and I’m between pe3 and 0,55mm or pe4 and 0,65mm so I can have more abrasion resistance against rocks and to put more drug pressure in case I have a strike from Tuna I know for the other hand I will lose strikes in case of clear or overfishing places but I guess we can’t have everything 🤷🏻♂️what’s your opinion?
Thanks for your comment bro!
I use for my Shore Jigging PE 3 and most of the times 40lbs leader - also in the case you mentioned. What I do is I fish quiet long leader about 4,2 meter's to get safety.
I have landed a 55 kg Tuna with this setup and I got cut within a secon with 70lbs leader from a beast deep down... My opinion is if your braid and leader is on some sharp rocks with a lot of drags it will cut no matter. Also an important point is the jig animation - with thicker PE and leader it's getting worse.
I would go for PE 3 and 40 lbs or if you want 50 lbs leader.
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken thanks for your answer I also prefer to fish with long leader sometimes with knot inside spool specially when casting with headwinds and as I say longer can be shorter but not the opposite! lol
@@aekara1000 🤣🤣🤣 indeed! But don't take the knot on the spool it get's big tangle and lure / leader loss. Between reel and first guide is good!
Tight lines bro!
Max
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮fantastic
Thank you 🙏
Greetings Max
Just had to have so strong gear without any drag (or around 10 kilos) to pull that beast out. Rod did great! Nice video
Thanks Dusko - yes that's the way to pull them up! Love AJ - where do you hunt them?
Midddle Dalmatia, islands around Šibenik. Willkommen 🙂
@@soulyrasheed that's great! Thanks bro! 🙋♂️
Hello Max! I have a question, since I can't travel much, fishing in my areas, we have a max depth gauge of 12/15 meters...maybe 20 in some places...the amberjacks prefer long jigs 80/100gr.
I wanted to ask you, despite the shallow water and maybe one day with little current, should I still use these weights? to undermine AJ?
@@DaNy_P86 hello bro,
for me the most important is that the jig works properly in the spot with the mentioned conditions. If you have the feeling that an 80g jig is too heavy I would try lighter ones to target the AJ.
For example I got a strike of a good Amberjack in 10m of water on a 40g jig, the fish didn't mind and strike it even it was small.
Tight lines Max
@maxdocken Ok thanks Bro
Hi Max,can you share the fishing spot?
Hi Nikolay,
I'm afraid no - I hope you understand.
Tight lines
Max
Sehr cooles Video! Ist echt der Wahnsinn was so ein Aj im Drill abliefert. Hatte heuer auch einen ~6kg Fisch an der Sonio. Zum Glück waren nicht viele Hindernisse im Wasser und hatte auch eine erhöhte Position ansonsten keine Chanche!!
Sauber, ich bin gespannt - es wird sicher ein video geben! 👏
Mit 60 g oder 80 g Jig?
Grüße 🙋♂️
@@maxdocken Hatte die GoPro im Rucksack gelassen weil ich dachte da geht sicher nix :D
Auf einen 60g Jig…
@@tobisportfishing shit!
Immer das Ding anmachen - man kann es nie wissen!
Nächstes Mal!
Braid diamater and resistence?
Jawohl 🫡
PE 3, Owner Kizuna 🤣
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken thank you, not that thin so😂
@@marcospalluto. hehe the title is not related to the line (braid) it's the line between loosing and winning a fish.
Greetings Marco 🙋♂️
@@maxdocken ah Sorry 😂
@@marcospalluto. no worries - you can't know how I mean it. ✌️
welche kombi fischt du da?
Hi 👋
ich fische im Mittelmeer in Griechenland!
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken danke. ich meinte eher welche rute und rolle haha aber trotzdem danke für die antwort
@@Buchstabensuppe75 da ist was schiefgegangen! 😜
Ich fische die Zenaq Muthos Accura Type R und eine Catalina 4500 H mit PE 3 und 40 lbs Vorfach. 😁
Viele Grüße Max
Gran bel video, pesce stupendo!! Peccato per il mostro ma comunque sei forte🔝🔝
Hey Alex,
yes it was a really big fish. Next time I will get it. 😜 I was glad to get a second chance with a beautiful 7kg AJ.
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken 😉😉💪💪💪
bravo 👏You should have let some fish go at first... then the braid broke
@@mustafaakaydn they strike close to the structure difficult to let them go, just by opening the drag completely.
Lurehouse for life🤙
Haha you saw it! 😎
YOU HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF SHOOTING WITH LESS VEHEMENT, I mean, accompanying the fish's rise more, without jerks, it's just a tip, otherwise congratulations on the equipment
Hi Francisco,
you mean small pumps instead of long ones when bringing the fish up?
Greetings Max
@@maxdocken Hi Max, when I watch your videos, I have the impression that, driven by adrenaline, you always pump at 1000. Maybe with a little higher dosage and less force you can get better results. This is my impression. Congratulations for the emotions you convey to us
@@francescozupo9965 hi Francisco,
yes true adrenaline hits me hard - haha!
I think it needs time to get "used to it" and be calmer. But getting the braid on your reel fast is not a mistake I think.
Small jerks and reeling fast would be your way to go?
Tight lines Max
@@maxdockenI would be less fast, less sharp hits and I would follow the strength of the fish more......
@@francescozupo9965 difficult IMO from the rocks. Not much room for a gentle fight. Your experience come from shore jigging?
Greetings Max
Ωραίο
Thank you 🙏
Where do you fish?
Greetings Max
@@maxdocken in Greece, Crete +_-
@@alexargiris1291 thats a great place! Love it! 😁
Tight lines Max
Typical boat flogs see a land based fisho
Hey sorry bro I don’t understand.
@@maxdocken pull up the boat were your fishing 🎣👍
@@jesusblessthesecommentsamen there is no Boat! 🤭
@@maxdockenyes there is!🤦♂️😅
👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks 🙏
🔥🔥👍👍
Thanks Antrea! ✌️
Greetings to Crete 🙋♂️