Targeting Trophy Sized Redear(Shellcracker)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 окт 2023
  • Back to the Forbay for some stripers and bass with Pia/PXfishing. Hit the jackpot and found some monster sized redear sunfish(shellcrackers). Ran out of worms but landed 18 giants. This is Pia/PXFishing day with me • -O'neil Forebay- "BIG...
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  • @outwestmetaldetecting6186
    @outwestmetaldetecting6186 9 месяцев назад +4

    I'm 68 years old, I have been fishing since I was 8, never seen redear that big, awesome day fishing.

  • @valleyshenanigans
    @valleyshenanigans 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. The way you hold them like a bass that's how you know them shellcrackers are trophies. We need more pia & Damian content. GREAT DUO 💪😎

  • @hobbylottery5014
    @hobbylottery5014 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is one the funnest fishing videos I’ve ever watched

  • @johnhill2298
    @johnhill2298 9 месяцев назад +2

    What a day! That's a whole lot. Closer to the 50 lb then 30. Great job Damian! 🤙

  • @FishingThePNW
    @FishingThePNW 9 месяцев назад +6

    No shellcrackers here in Washington but if there were and I could catch them that size, I would never fish for bass lol!

    • @Fishing4moby
      @Fishing4moby 8 месяцев назад +2

      Ive caught my pb crappie from lake washington in the spring (mid may) i thought it was a bass!

  • @luigidaniels6570
    @luigidaniels6570 9 месяцев назад +1

    Huge redear gills, that is a awesome day of fishing , I get a few that size from Aquaduct...only in spring or late winter. Best fishing there is at this size and I use 4lb. Test sunline.

  • @DYangBass
    @DYangBass 9 месяцев назад +3

    That’s insane man. Absolute Units!

  • @tonysalumbides405
    @tonysalumbides405 9 месяцев назад +1

    Dang Damian! Those are some toads! Nice job! 😯🤙🏽

  • @QaibHumble
    @QaibHumble 9 месяцев назад +2

    When it so fire 🔥 you gotta call game warden and report on Dthao 😂

  • @dangkhang9479
    @dangkhang9479 9 месяцев назад +2

    Some big Talapia you got there. Hmong New Year coming soon

  • @pxfishing
    @pxfishing 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the shout out

  • @jaredcrist4798
    @jaredcrist4798 8 месяцев назад

    I live in Los Banos and would love to see you around one day! youre best fisherman in the CV hands down!

  • @tasmoua
    @tasmoua 9 месяцев назад +2

    Dang big'ol redears! Imagine during the spawn🤯

  • @immadonuttin
    @immadonuttin 9 месяцев назад

    Nice fish!

  • @elvispressley702
    @elvispressley702 9 месяцев назад

    Love you guys

  • @IMightBeFishing
    @IMightBeFishing 9 месяцев назад +1

    Big FISH BRO!!

  • @hunterm7624
    @hunterm7624 4 месяца назад

    DT ..... spend $6 for 350 yards of Trout Magnet SOS line. I tried it for the first time back in August. They are fanatic Trout guys fishing the White River in Arkansas. Only make #2 #4 #6 pound test. Caught a 14-16 pound Striper on #6 test the first week. Casts so well i only fish it in open water. Knot strength & abrasion resistance are fine :)

  • @fryeguy9939
    @fryeguy9939 9 месяцев назад +2

    I wish they would stock the redear sunfish in Wisconsin... ! !

  • @StaySaneFishing
    @StaySaneFishing 9 месяцев назад +1

    Looks like it would be a blast on a fly rod!

    • @aziffel4063
      @aziffel4063 9 месяцев назад

      They were me out with my 4wt

  • @ericmitchell732
    @ericmitchell732 Месяц назад

    Very nice Shellctakers, what area was it again you said in your intro. I definitely want to come fish that area. Those Shellctakers make Florida Shellctakers look small.

  • @kouvang590
    @kouvang590 9 месяцев назад

    Dang, that some biggin. Wish we have that size in mn.

  • @bomcdaniel3005
    @bomcdaniel3005 9 месяцев назад +1

    Those are so fun to catch and taste great. Awesome job.

  • @skunkcity1369
    @skunkcity1369 9 месяцев назад +1

    The pros fishing together!!🔥🔥

  • @TheFishingExperience916
    @TheFishingExperience916 9 месяцев назад +7

    Imagine catching them on a ultralight BFS set up 🔥🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍

  • @pxfishing
    @pxfishing 9 месяцев назад +3

    There it is 😆

  • @edkonvang
    @edkonvang 9 месяцев назад +4

    Wow! I've been fishing on that lake over 20 years plus...I didn't even know there's blue gills in there. Nice catch!

    • @Prentis1
      @Prentis1 9 месяцев назад +2

      Me too. Ive always gone there for stripers.

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +2

      They are just really hard to find. But when you do find them, they are all big

  • @Alberto-kl9pl
    @Alberto-kl9pl Месяц назад

    How are you still there at night and they didn’t kick you out? They close the. Lake down 15 min before dark? Did you find a spot where they could not see you ?

  • @smlbcity23
    @smlbcity23 9 месяцев назад

    Damn them big bluegills has been a dream of mine to catch on ultralight setup. Ever try fishing them using jigs?

  • @kevinher4010
    @kevinher4010 Месяц назад

    Didn't know that that lake has redear(shell cracker)

  • @BillaBong1
    @BillaBong1 9 месяцев назад

    ha i know exactly where u at lol. love camping and fishing there. family dont like it cause bunch of rattle snakes all over the place. last year was last time i went, there was 3 little ones and the adult slithering around the campsites. sister ran over one there too.

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      Man, I’m not a fan of snakes lol. Campgrounds are nice though

  • @jeffpost7508
    @jeffpost7508 9 месяцев назад +1

    Are used to target them out there back in the day with my Kik boat

  • @geneant78
    @geneant78 9 месяцев назад

    What kind of hooks

  • @user-ex6ke1yf5p
    @user-ex6ke1yf5p 9 месяцев назад

    Where are they fishing at.

  • @kito1san
    @kito1san 9 месяцев назад +1

    How deep is the water you catch those redears and is there structure or grass or weed?

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      It’s grass. I’m fishing a deeper pocket that’s probably 7-8ft

  • @hmoobbeast8425
    @hmoobbeast8425 3 месяца назад

    Is this at the small lake or los Banos lake?

  • @bucketmouthinc2937
    @bucketmouthinc2937 5 месяцев назад

    That’s insane!!! I’ve heard of tiddy bream but those are truly monsters.

  • @sunlengsuy8160
    @sunlengsuy8160 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, i never see big mama bluegill, nice catch, it's om 152 hwy? Thanks

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes 152

  • @stoptalkin901
    @stoptalkin901 Месяц назад

    What kayak do you have?

  • @chrisruef9221
    @chrisruef9221 9 месяцев назад

    Why keep all of them?

  • @keojuan
    @keojuan 9 месяцев назад

    What kind of glide? SG? If you don't mind me asking...

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      It’s a savage gear

  • @Longboard-Dude
    @Longboard-Dude 9 месяцев назад +1

    Mr. Damian . . . Never heard of or ever seen a "Redear" (Shellcracker). Had I accidentally caught one of those fish, I would have thought I caught the "mother" of all Bluegills 🤣. Loved how you didn't want to immediately put your fish in the cooler, proceeded to rebait your hook, cast out, and proceeded to catch another until you're netting another one with two still in the net 😂. The fun was catching them, the work began when cleaning all those Redears and Striper, and the reward was eating your catch. I mentioned this in one of your "soaking bait" vids, but would love to see a "clean and cook" vid. Hope your catch ate well for your family and freinds and another enjoyed video.

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +3

      I don’t eat fish but man they were a pain to clean. I put in all that work cleaning them so had to eat a few. They were really good. A lot of meat for a panfish lol

  • @terrellmay7509
    @terrellmay7509 9 месяцев назад

    Man where yall at

  • @geneant78
    @geneant78 9 месяцев назад

    Nice! What lb line you use?

    • @geneant78
      @geneant78 9 месяцев назад +1

      6 lb. Floro just finished vid

  • @mastermouaable
    @mastermouaable 9 месяцев назад +3

    One of my favorite fish to target. It peels drag on light spinning setup.

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      They fight harder than the bass. I man handled the bass back in with the spinning rod but these redears just don’t give up lol

  • @larrywhitmore654
    @larrywhitmore654 9 месяцев назад

    Nice fish! Did you catch these in october?

  • @djradrs199
    @djradrs199 9 месяцев назад +1

    DUDE …. That was KRAZY 👊👍🎣🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳. your Bro was like 😢🤬🤬 musta been the HOOK. LoL. LoL !! BTW what were the hooks you were using ??

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      I was just using size 2-4 mosquito hooks

  • @doualor4574
    @doualor4574 9 месяцев назад +2

    🔥 those guys pull hard

  • @bendover-uf9st
    @bendover-uf9st 9 месяцев назад

    🎉

  • @timxfishing
    @timxfishing 9 месяцев назад +2

    bruh those are some GIANTS REDEARS....

  • @joshuaher8386
    @joshuaher8386 9 месяцев назад +2

    Save some for all of us! lmao

  • @ronaldmcdonald3965
    @ronaldmcdonald3965 9 месяцев назад +1

    Wow

  • @alhutch3714
    @alhutch3714 9 месяцев назад

    What lake is that?

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад

      San Luis o’niel forbay

  • @Phoenix-nl2ut
    @Phoenix-nl2ut 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fish laab bro

  • @s0mdumb9uy
    @s0mdumb9uy 9 месяцев назад +2

    holy shit

  • @beat.the.boxasian7410
    @beat.the.boxasian7410 9 месяцев назад

    Which lake is this?

    • @KING-MUFFASA
      @KING-MUFFASA 9 месяцев назад +2

      Bro he says it in the beginning of the video

    • @Austin_DeSanto
      @Austin_DeSanto 9 месяцев назад

      Yea bro

  • @gn3ricc
    @gn3ricc 9 месяцев назад

    Are you just drop shotting the worms?😊

  • @KING-MUFFASA
    @KING-MUFFASA 9 месяцев назад

    Damm never new they get that big in cali

    • @Waga8529
      @Waga8529 9 месяцев назад

      Oh, we got some monster panfish here in Cali too

    • @KING-MUFFASA
      @KING-MUFFASA 9 месяцев назад

      @@Waga8529 ima need a boat

    • @TimVang0916
      @TimVang0916 9 месяцев назад

      This lake, usually everyone fish stripers only that’s why sunfish and other fish can get really big.

    • @Waga8529
      @Waga8529 9 месяцев назад

      @@TimVang0916 Yup

  • @saramchum4810
    @saramchum4810 9 месяцев назад

    Can i join you

  • @friendlyfishingguy9556
    @friendlyfishingguy9556 9 месяцев назад +1

    All Hmong look alike lol short and stout

  • @bvb1132
    @bvb1132 9 месяцев назад

    Those are some hard fighting bullgills.

  • @roroteam8395
    @roroteam8395 9 месяцев назад

    What's your setup for those?

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      6’10 phoenix maxim paired with a daiwa tatula 2000. 6lb Pline tactical, size 2-4 masquito hook with a red worm

  • @PiperFishing
    @PiperFishing 9 месяцев назад +1

    My home lake is Havasu and we have the world record redear here. If you're ever out this way hit me up.

    • @kito1san
      @kito1san 9 месяцев назад

      I agree with you. Havasu has some giants.

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve always seen pictures of them from Havasu or someone catches a monster redear during a tournament up there. Pretty insane

  • @jeffpost7508
    @jeffpost7508 9 месяцев назад +1

    Some of the tastiest fish I ever had

  • @gabrielvelasco8648
    @gabrielvelasco8648 9 месяцев назад

    where is ai bro

  • @cashgmoney
    @cashgmoney 9 месяцев назад

    Why you need so much fish this why the salmon almost gone

  • @J.WannaFish
    @J.WannaFish 9 месяцев назад

    For once the Forebay was slick calm

    • @MyBigAzzPimple
      @MyBigAzzPimple 9 месяцев назад

      Which for fore bay? Oroville?

    • @dthao92
      @dthao92  9 месяцев назад +1

      Right, every other time I’m there it’s a freakin storm out there lol