Roland, the way you got that second snakehead and captured it on film was a total blast to watch. Nice catch! I'm just jealous as my boat is in the shop having a few things added and it's going to be 104 today so definitely too hot to be walking the banks. Hopefully I'll be back out there next week though. Glad I found you on youtube recently after discovering Scott's channel. Led me to Jimmy Houston and Bill Dance as well. The triple threat from my teen age years...lol!
Love your videos, reminds me of the days I'd wake up and watch you and Bill Dance on TV and just absorb every tidbit of fishing info I could get my hands on
Another great Wednesday night installment Roland. Best quote by Ken,"Bright sunny day hitting buzz baits, who'd a thunk it." Keep traveling and fishing Roland. I hope to follow your lead some day.
Snakeheads and Maryland Department of Natural Resources. MD DNR has this video online: ruclips.net/video/ekajrDaaVdc/видео.html The Officer in the video says you should kill any snakehead that you catch or release it immediately. They cut one open and pull a bass out of its stomach. I remember the HUGE carp kill about 15-20 years ago. In spawning season big carp were jumping completely out of the water in arc-shaped leaps and were also charging at and striking canoe paddle blades while we paddled around the Belle Haven Marina area. I never heard who dumped poison into the Potomac, but there were thousands of dead carp laying on the shores at a couple parks that I visited. I don't know who was responsible for that fish kill; maybe an outfitter?
Roland I always see you in the Everglades coloring your braid and line with a marker and since you only color about 24" is that a sufficient length for a leader of flouro onto 30lb braid. Setup on a dobyns 7'3" heavy fast action with a 7.3:1 gear ratio reel. I am fishing senkos and jigs etc on it. Alot of single hook applications.
Presque Isle Erie PA have a population of Bowfin that resembles Snake Head except they are brighter green and have round tails. Do you think that Snakehead reduce Bass populations or improve them? Some fishing regulations state releasing them can result in a fine. If eliminating them is impossible, does not reducing their population seem the best thing to do? Bass are the target gamefish so they take pressure from anglers and now from evasive species. I think removing them at every opportunity is good practice for Bass anglers to adopt. When these fish reach larger sizes, they will reduce waterfowl populations as well. The fewer of them there are the better off the natural wildlife will be.
No state requires you to kill, as that law is both impossible to enforce and possibly a constitutional violation if someone's religion prohibits the killing of an animal. Bass populations in the potomac are better than ever, despite the presence of the NSH. That said bass are also a non-native fish here in our tidal waters, consuming the same forage as bass, small bluegill and killifish are what are found in snakehead stomachs, I choose to catch and release based on the scientific information currently available.
@@YOAownageYOA Do what you think best, I have no issue with your thinking. However, if King Cobras start showing up in your backyard that might change your thinking about evasive species. As far science is concerned that has nothing to do with the balance of nature. It is illegal to introduce evasive species into any waters. Technically, if you are in possession of an evasive species and introduce it into the water you just broke the law. Just because the law is not enforced does not make it OKAY.
@@YOAownageYOA if you have a religious objection to killing you shouldn't be fishing as it may kill a fish. The state can revoke your fishing license at anytime if you don't follow the regulations. As it is in all the Mid-Atlantic states they "prohibit" you from release it back into the water. In Virginia they are looking at making it a class 2 misdemeanor if you are caught with a live snakehead. In other words they know people are putting them in other bodies of water and they have trail cameras at some locations. Just not a good practice to put them back especially since they can spawn 5x a year. No doubt we are their only real predator. It's a matter of doing what's right for the local ecology and understanding that yeah it might be cool to catch them but the more they keep them in check the better.
@@Tacoman1967 Please stop spewing ignorant misinformation. I catch probably 1000 fish a year, probably more, and the mortality numbers are close to 1-2 fish per 500, I would say you can EASILY fish with a low likelihood of killing a fish if proper handling procedures are following. Everything you are saying is so incredibly wrong, we (humans) are not their only predators. Other fish, otters, osprey and eagles to name just a few, I have seen all of these go after snakehead successfully from fry up to adults depending on predators.You know what REALLY fucks up a fishery? Having a fish approach a population dynamics balance over the course of 16 years and then all of a sudden removing a large chunk of that population from the balance. You clearly do not understand how fisheries work, or possibly how nature works, and you DEFINITELY do not understand the laws regarding fishing. Maybe it is best you stay inside until you know what is legal and what is not. I suggest you call VDGIF/DNR in your home state, in virginia you may release snakehead, but if you plan to keep, ONLY THEN MUST THEY BE KILLED. Transfering a live invasive species is a violation of the Lacey act. Bass and snakehead are both non-native to the potomac river, and have almost identical feeding and predation habits.
The thing I heard about the snakeheads they are providing alot of fry for the catch fish and the bass. I think in time it will level out but the biggest worry is the shad population.
You can let them go into the same water. Cannot transport live ones. So either let it go right away or kill it and throw it into the box. They're in almost all of our waterways now because people release them.
I think that you might have been able to give those snakeheads to someone at the ramp. At least that’s what you could have said. If they were females, they would account for thousands of eggs. I think you were a little soft hearted. I personally don’t like to kill anything that I don’t eat, but invasive species are an ecological problem as you are well aware. Still love your teaching skills. The old professor
Love your videos, alot like the old tv episodes that i loved when i was 10 years old and still love today. nice to see something other than 100% go pro video.
@@RolandMartinOutdoors That is great to hear. Some lakes in Polk county don't seem to be that way. It seemed like I take out 4 mud fish to 1 bass. And talking 4-5 lb mud fish. I stopped fishing those lakes sadly.
Hi Mr Martin! Im traveling to Florida this next Sept, and would love to fish with you or one of your staff! All the way from Brazil to fish on your lake!
That’s it. I was thinking about targeting snakeheads for the first time this weekend and seeing Roland come home and catch a few beauties sealed it for me. Thanks for the years of lessons you’ve provided, Roland!
I'm a newbie. What is that tool you used to attach the trailer hook to the buzz bait? I'm a teacher too! High school! Thanks for your service as a teacher!
Snakehead will hit anything, they are pure ambush predators like a gar. Some TASTY meat too... I was told that they go bad fast like trout and bow fin, so I always cut the gills and get them on ice as fast as possible.
Great video! There is a lot of powerful fishing knowledge all in one spot! Great to see you guys near me on the Potomac! My bucket list includes a couple of big snakeheads from the river too!! You guys are killing it! Have fun.......and maybe add a trailer hook:P
Wouldn't it be best to kill the snakehead fish, instead of releasing them? Considering bass are the native target fish..We are hoping they stay out of the Great Lakes .
Only video I dont care for....if their invasive..why release them back to continue killing everything in the water...sorry roland, but I didnt even watch after you let that 1 go.
@@YOAownageYOA so you agree?...I dont live in that area...but we have invasive carp in our waters on the west coast on some of our little lakes...and we are asked to not release them back to continue the rampage...it makes sense to do the same with the snakehead thing
Carp and snakehead are very different species, snakehead have amazing gamefish potential, here on the Potomac we have zero native gamefish, this includes the largemouth bass which were introduced quite a long time ago. The snakehead have been here for 14+ years and bass populations are better than ever, snakeheads diet is very sustainable consisting of baby bluegill and killifish. We have produced several IGFA world record northern snakeheads and these fish are bringing lots of money to the state in the form of fishing license revenew. I catch and release these fish, as many anglers do, I've had the opportunity to catch fish on topwater pushing 15 pounds, and see the potential this fishery has.
Lots of fishermen think that snakeheads are great for they are big , fight hard and taste real good, so most of the locals think that they should be protected
Roland, the way you got that second snakehead and captured it on film was a total blast to watch. Nice catch! I'm just jealous as my boat is in the shop having a few things added and it's going to be 104 today so definitely too hot to be walking the banks. Hopefully I'll be back out there next week though. Glad I found you on youtube recently after discovering Scott's channel. Led me to Jimmy Houston and Bill Dance as well. The triple threat from my teen age years...lol!
Love your videos, reminds me of the days I'd wake up and watch you and Bill Dance on TV and just absorb every tidbit of fishing info I could get my hands on
Couldn’t imagine how great it must be to fish with Roland Martin. 👌
Another great Wednesday night installment Roland. Best quote by Ken,"Bright sunny day hitting buzz baits, who'd a thunk it." Keep traveling and fishing Roland. I hope to follow your lead some day.
this guys are classics! they love to fish and teaching others to fish.
Another awesome video Roland!! You always bring the excitement!! Thank you!!!
You need your classic theme song as your intro. I've loved that since the 80's.
Glad to see video in Maryland I'm in Maryland love it guys thanks
Roland hate to tell you but bill dance had triple buzz back in th 90s thats the slowest i still use it .i got your buzz also dance slowest
Hello Mr Martin, i would just like to thank you for another entertaining and educational video. Many thanks, Hunter Thompson
I got a place in laurel id love to take you for snakeheads!! Patuxent
Great video Roland always look forward to them.
Snakeheads and Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
MD DNR has this video online: ruclips.net/video/ekajrDaaVdc/видео.html
The Officer in the video says you should kill any snakehead that you catch or release it immediately. They cut one open and pull a bass out of its stomach.
I remember the HUGE carp kill about 15-20 years ago. In spawning season big carp were jumping completely out of the water in arc-shaped leaps and were also charging at and striking canoe paddle blades while we paddled around the Belle Haven Marina area. I never heard who dumped poison into the Potomac, but there were thousands of dead carp laying on the shores at a couple parks that I visited. I don't know who was responsible for that fish kill; maybe an outfitter?
Good Ol Maryland legends!
Roland I always see you in the Everglades coloring your braid and line with a marker and since you only color about 24" is that a sufficient length for a leader of flouro onto 30lb braid. Setup on a dobyns 7'3" heavy fast action with a 7.3:1 gear ratio reel. I am fishing senkos and jigs etc on it. Alot of single hook applications.
Yes
Presque Isle Erie PA have a population of Bowfin that resembles Snake Head except they are brighter green and have round tails. Do you think that Snakehead reduce Bass populations or improve them? Some fishing regulations state releasing them can result in a fine. If eliminating them is impossible, does not reducing their population seem the best thing to do? Bass are the target gamefish so they take pressure from anglers and now from evasive species. I think removing them at every opportunity is good practice for Bass anglers to adopt. When these fish reach larger sizes, they will reduce waterfowl populations as well. The fewer of them there are the better off the natural wildlife will be.
No state requires you to kill, as that law is both impossible to enforce and possibly a constitutional violation if someone's religion prohibits the killing of an animal. Bass populations in the potomac are better than ever, despite the presence of the NSH. That said bass are also a non-native fish here in our tidal waters, consuming the same forage as bass, small bluegill and killifish are what are found in snakehead stomachs, I choose to catch and release based on the scientific information currently available.
@@YOAownageYOA Do what you think best, I have no issue with your thinking. However, if King Cobras start showing up in your backyard that might change your thinking about evasive species. As far science is concerned that has nothing to do with the balance of nature. It is illegal to introduce evasive species into any waters. Technically, if you are in possession of an evasive species and introduce it into the water you just broke the law. Just because the law is not enforced does not make it OKAY.
@@YOAownageYOA if you have a religious objection to killing you shouldn't be fishing as it may kill a fish. The state can revoke your fishing license at anytime if you don't follow the regulations. As it is in all the Mid-Atlantic states they "prohibit" you from release it back into the water. In Virginia they are looking at making it a class 2 misdemeanor if you are caught with a live snakehead. In other words they know people are putting them in other bodies of water and they have trail cameras at some locations. Just not a good practice to put them back especially since they can spawn 5x a year. No doubt we are their only real predator. It's a matter of doing what's right for the local ecology and understanding that yeah it might be cool to catch them but the more they keep them in check the better.
@@Tacoman1967 Please stop spewing ignorant misinformation. I catch probably 1000 fish a year, probably more, and the mortality numbers are close to 1-2 fish per 500, I would say you can EASILY fish with a low likelihood of killing a fish if proper handling procedures are following. Everything you are saying is so incredibly wrong, we (humans) are not their only predators. Other fish, otters, osprey and eagles to name just a few, I have seen all of these go after snakehead successfully from fry up to adults depending on predators.You know what REALLY fucks up a fishery? Having a fish approach a population dynamics balance over the course of 16 years and then all of a sudden removing a large chunk of that population from the balance. You clearly do not understand how fisheries work, or possibly how nature works, and you DEFINITELY do not understand the laws regarding fishing. Maybe it is best you stay inside until you know what is legal and what is not. I suggest you call VDGIF/DNR in your home state, in virginia you may release snakehead, but if you plan to keep, ONLY THEN MUST THEY BE KILLED. Transfering a live invasive species is a violation of the Lacey act. Bass and snakehead are both non-native to the potomac river, and have almost identical feeding and predation habits.
I wonder what kind of battles the bass and snakeeads are having!
The thing I heard about the snakeheads they are providing alot of fry for the catch fish and the bass. I think in time it will level out but the biggest worry is the shad population.
I met you guys this weekend ! Awesome Experience thanks for the opportunity again the video of me meeting you and fishing that day is on my channel 🙌🏻
What are the rules in Maryland? In North Carolina, you're not allowed to release Snakehead.
You can let them go into the same water. Cannot transport live ones. So either let it go right away or kill it and throw it into the box. They're in almost all of our waterways now because people release them.
In Georgia we are supposed to "kill on site and immediately inform DNR"
What is that vest Ken's wearing?
?
@@RolandMartinOutdoors looks like some kind of fishing vest. Lot of pockets
Another wonderful way to end a wen witching you’re videos keep them coming
Great job to both of you!
I’m pretty sure that I saw you guys around the big dock at Stump Neck but left you alone.
I think that you might have been able to give those snakeheads to someone at the ramp. At least that’s what you could have said. If they were females, they would account for thousands of eggs. I think you were a little soft hearted.
I personally don’t like to kill anything that I don’t eat, but invasive species are an ecological problem as you are well aware. Still love your teaching skills.
The old professor
Bass are non native to the Potomac, do you suggest we kill all bass caught in tidal waters too?
Love your videos, alot like the old tv episodes that i loved when i was 10 years old and still love today. nice to see something other than 100% go pro video.
I'm sure you're already gone, but if you're still in the area.. would love to see you on Rocky Gorge or one of the local reservoirs!
Mud Fish and Snake heads, great fighters but don't want to take them home. Some lakes they are taking over, bass are diminishing.
Bass in the Potomac are doing better than ever
@@RolandMartinOutdoors That is great to hear. Some lakes in Polk county don't seem to be that way. It seemed like I take out 4 mud fish to 1 bass. And talking 4-5 lb mud fish. I stopped fishing those lakes sadly.
I too stand by Cavitron Buzzbaits.
Hi Mr Martin! Im traveling to Florida this next Sept, and would love to fish with you or one of your staff! All the way from Brazil to fish on your lake!
Awesome footage! I live in Northern Va and fish the Potomac River often and love the action of snake heads hitting a top water lure.
Great video Roland what's the biggest bass you ever caught on the top water frog
A couple over10
That’s it. I was thinking about targeting snakeheads for the first time this weekend and seeing Roland come home and catch a few beauties sealed it for me. Thanks for the years of lessons you’ve provided, Roland!
I'm a newbie. What is that tool you used to attach the trailer hook to the buzz bait? I'm a teacher too! High school! Thanks for your service as a teacher!
I lost the package it came in
Awesome day
Do you think they would hit a devil horse?
Snakehead will hit anything, they are pure ambush predators like a gar. Some TASTY meat too... I was told that they go bad fast like trout and bow fin, so I always cut the gills and get them on ice as fast as possible.
Love to see you in my back yard and is penrod cove named after your buddy Ken penrod ?
Yes
@@RolandMartinOutdoors ok thanks I've caught some nice bass out of there
That is how Roland won his money over the years, it is from being friends with or paying off guides...........
No I use trained bass I buy from Disney world!
How far up the Potomac river are they? I live in wv now it runs all the way in wv.
?
They’re just across the Potomac from leesylvania state park. Just a short run up from quantico.
Where can I buy some of them buzz bait
Tackle
On line
Great video! There is a lot of powerful fishing knowledge all in one spot! Great to see you guys near me on the Potomac! My bucket list includes a couple of big snakeheads from the river too!! You guys are killing it! Have fun.......and maybe add a trailer hook:P
Roland Martin The Dragon Slayer.......
GOAT!!!
Next time your in the area Roland hit Loch Raven .
Why do you always hold the fish by the jaw, I have read that can break their jaw and they will die.
That's the way we have always held a bass
Che viejo .eres la mera verga papá... Quiero un abuelo como tú🎣👍
Wouldn't it be best to kill the snakehead fish, instead of releasing them?
Considering bass are the native target fish..We are hoping they stay out of the Great Lakes .
Bass are not native to the potomac river either, and are more damaging to local fauna. You are not required to kill snakeheads.
@@YOAownageYOA correct. Bass are an exotic species vs. Snakehead which is considered an invasive species.
They are great to eat
Pretty slimy when you're cleaning them up, though.
Keep them snakeheads they'er good eating
Potomac river fish are nasty and full of cancer causing PCB
over cast. choppy water. lower Potomac. whopper plopper
You are fishing not to far from where i lived in maryland
In my back yard
those snakeheads are great fighting fish
You Martinized that snakehead!
Only video I dont care for....if their invasive..why release them back to continue killing everything in the water...sorry roland, but I didnt even watch after you let that 1 go.
Wrong wrong wrong
@@YOAownageYOA so you agree?...I dont live in that area...but we have invasive carp in our waters on the west coast on some of our little lakes...and we are asked to not release them back to continue the rampage...it makes sense to do the same with the snakehead thing
Carp and snakehead are very different species, snakehead have amazing gamefish potential, here on the Potomac we have zero native gamefish, this includes the largemouth bass which were introduced quite a long time ago. The snakehead have been here for 14+ years and bass populations are better than ever, snakeheads diet is very sustainable consisting of baby bluegill and killifish. We have produced several IGFA world record northern snakeheads and these fish are bringing lots of money to the state in the form of fishing license revenew. I catch and release these fish, as many anglers do, I've had the opportunity to catch fish on topwater pushing 15 pounds, and see the potential this fishery has.
@@YOAownageYOA lol in not gonna debate this..have a good 1
Lots of fishermen think that snakeheads are great for they are big , fight hard and taste real good, so most of the locals think that they should be protected