Don't ever doubt your skills etc Mr. Elias well deserved record and I've gotta add that if you have ever fished a big billed crank at and not kneeled and reeled. YOU AINT NO COWBOY ATS FOR SURE. PAUL your definitely a LEGEND and a great role model. THANK YOU SIR
Hard to find a more deserving man than Paul to experience that glory....A true Vet of the sport that has seen it all....and now has done it all....Hats off to you Paul..........from a fellow Bassmaster Lifemember who has been there with you through it all....
When Paul said "The Lord tap me on the shoulder and said "it's your turn today Paul", I just about broke down. What an amazing day for Paul. He's work long and hard and it couldn't have happened to a better guy.
Paul lost his confidence because he wasn't satisfied in his own level of performance.But the good Lord took him by the hand and showed him that he still had what a champion is still made of .
God gives us a blessing when we least expect it or deserve it, to simply let us know he's still there in our lives. Fantastic job Mr. Elias, this is a far cry from SE Kentucky and Laurel Lake isn't it. God bless you!
Paul Elias, has always been my favorite angler, and will be....From the time I started bass fishing..I've always said "There he is" on every bite ,I have....
+Nicholas M Me too man. The whole story is beyond amazing. It was definitely the single best tournament performance I've ever seen, maybe in the history of bass fishing.
@@Woefman911 100%. Seeing the way things went in 2024 and the venues they are fishing. I don't think Pauls record will ever be broken. No one has even come close since.
Paul Elias and Rick Clunn , My favorite people on the circuit , and on this earth..They bring a spiritual part into fishing that is infectious. (The Zone). I feel that once in awhile , when the stars and moon align ,and the fish spirit talks to you.
So 'The Good Lord', ..the catch and release tablet, being the only fish in the live- well, and the ice to keep the water cooler kept the fish alive and Elias wins by 4 oz' s. (But it's the Lord that get' s the credit!) I guess Satan was just messin with the guy who lost by 4 oz' s. I guess delusional people can also be great bass fisherman. (I'm an Athiest and have won many fishing tournaments covering several species. God turned a 'deaf ear' to the 'spirituals' fishing against me. Oh, that's right, ...he works in mysterious ways! Not taking anything away from Elias, ..If he thinks ..'God did it', ..he thinks 'God did it', how can anyone possibly take that away from him? He's just wrong. Elias 'did it' himself.
imacoop It does rain for sinners AND saints. But the saints give thanks, and like this video. Could you imagine if only Christians were successful? And only Christians had jobs or were the only ones with money? What would happen? It's easy. Everyone would be scrambling to the alter for their share of The Fish.
Jim- And that is a problem ...How? (Rhetorical question) It would take 'faith' away as a requirement for belief. Faith is not a desirable virtue, ..it is literally exactly the same as gullibility. So you think there really is a God who looked down upon Elias and decided he is the one that should win this tournament, ...while at the same time, ..looks down on the 9 million children who die each year before the age of 5, and thought that Elias winning this tournament was more important than the multitude of prayers over these dying children? Which would you choose as a higher priority? Feel free, if you like, to give the good Lord credit for saving the bass' life. I'm just going to leave it at that.
imacoop, its funny, I've read 100's/100's of "comparison comments" like yours so ppl will then see disparity between the innocence of one as compared to another; but never once have I read someone such as you, bring up the "innocence" of the sinless Son of God. The Bible says that God was "pleased to crush Him" / "put Him to grief" / to allow the "anguish of His soul"...why don't you recognize THIS horrible suffering of innocence that God allowed? He was beaten beyond recognition "so that we esteemed Him not, spit on, wounded, bruised, pierced for our sins, on/on..Isaiah 53...yet He was "sinless/innocent." Today we have in our possession 25k+ extant [existing/in our possession], Biblical ancient manuscripts, and thats of just the New Testament alone. Thats 4x's more than ANY known piece of ancient literature thats been verified by scholars [Christian and NON-Christian]. Of the next closest theres only 643 and thats Homers Iliad [8th c poem set during the Trojan war]. If you want to know where todays Bible came from: ruclips.net/video/jPhzjMOboQI/видео.html You say you're an atheist...thats sad b/c theres so much information on Jesus Christ that you're just ignoring. Aside from that, I think of ppl like Socrates who taught for 40 years, Plato taught for 50 years, and Aristotle taught for 40 years. Jesus, He taught for less than 3 years, yet the influence of the 3 years of Jesus' ministry far outstrips the combined 130 years of the 3 greatest philosophers of all antiquity. Jesus never painted a picture, yet some of the finest paintings of Raphael, Michelangelo, da Vinci, and many other artists found in Him their inspiration. Jesus wrote no poetry, but Dante, Milton, and scores of the world's greatest poets have been inspired by Him as by no other. Jesus wrote no music yet Haydn, Handel, Beethoven, Bach, and Mendelssohn, and myriad others reached the highest perfection of melody and the sweetest sounds in compositions about Him. imacoop, you're an atheist only b/c you want to be one, not b/c you need to be one. IF you want to know some facts that ppl typically avoid, I'd be happy to share them with you. God Bless.
@@imacoop588 a fool says in is heart "there is no God". When you stand before the Lord your own words will condemn you. (Not if.......when). Praying for the scales to be removed from your eyes friend.
So many big fish! Amazing show. Jesus is awesome 👍👍👍 I’ve caught a couple in the 7 to 8 lb range but watching you pull so many big ones in just blows my mind.Rock on brother 👍👍👍
Glad you got the record ! Thanks for the short testimony about your faith. I am from Ms. and it great to see a brother from Ms. come out on top !! Still read your monthly in Ms. Outdoors. God Bless You !!
What a deserving man to have this record. I hope it is never broken and this video is seen by the next several generations of BASS fisherman. Elias is a class act and now one of my favorite anglers ever. Wow. Just an incredible day fishing. I wonder what is total was including culls? He was culling six pounders! Amazing lake. Amazing day for one of the good guys.
Truly a fantastic and remarkable story! I can only hope to have such a story at some point in my own life! God truly did reach down to you at that time!!
I watched this awesome man fish for years! And one day I bumped into him at a red light in Delaware! I couldn't believe it! I was having a bad day. Then I ran into Paul and I forgot all about my bad day! I said "What the hell you doing around here" Paul said trying to get back on the highway! I said it's right there. He laughed, said thanks and the light turned green. It was nothing to him but it was like a basketball fan seeing Michael Jordan at a red light to me. Especially at a place he was by accident. Paul seemed so cool.
Jesus loves us. you must open the door. HE is knocking. how can you know of His love if you you do not know Him. John 1:1-5. JOHN 3:14-18 will get you started in the letter God The Father has given us Glory Be To GOD. FATHER Son and Holy Spirit!!!
I used to wake up every Saturday and watch fishing shows. I been fishing for bass my whole life. I dont follow tournaments to the tee now a days but i do this is impressive and i am happy for this man.
A great fisherman on probably the best bass lake around. Definitely the best I've ever fished . i hope it never gets broken and if it does it will probably be on that same lake.
i was there,two other boats and i spend the last 2 days with paul but a i saw martens , rook , iaconelli, and velvik and i was there when paul lost 3 fish beetwen 6 to 8 lb range and then he came back to win the tournament. one of the best moments of life
God bless you brother Paul. Keep seeking God first, and growing in His holiness, and everything else He will make it His business to take care of. Good for you! Man I love me some bass fishing!!!!
He's using braided line for its strength, but it's dark and the fish can see it, causing less bites. So he used a monofilament leader tied to his bait because fish can't see mono. The leader is for clarity, not strength.
Love the videos. You gotta watch those jelly worms though. As big as they are they do float pretty good. I was at my local river and as I was finishing up my cast and quickly retrieving my worm. When I noticed a big Osprey diving down out of a nearby tree into the water. Thankfully I was able to get it in before the hawk got it.
I love to hear the click of the reel when he bypasses the reel drag and goes to the thumb. I would also like to hear him describe what he was fishing. I know it was on a point but what was on that point and how deep was it. I fished Falcon after it's prime and did see a DD in our trip that place is unreal. It's to bad that the drug runners have ruined it.
Hey Brother. That was 1 in a lifetime experience with this awesome record breaking few days especially the last! Congratulations! I dream of fish like that. ????? I noticed that you don't use the drag. You free spool with your thumb on it creating your own "drag". Does that help? Please lmk why and the why and how you do it? Only one who I've seen yet using this method? Congratulations again man, can't even imagine the feelings in the heat of the moment. I would have had to dry land and run around screaming looking like an idiot!!!😂
I know this is video is old, but it's the first time I've seen it. I believe the main reason why I and other people use the free spool and thumb method to act as "drag" is because, often we have our drag cranked down to almost maximum, in order to get a solid hookset without slippage. Then, being cautious of a big fish running on us, we simply hit the spool release thumb bar/button which is much quicker than trying to back off several turns of a star drag that is tightened down to the max. We must use caution, though, as to not burn our thumbs (which rarely happens).
That, " Your turn buddy. " hits right in the feels.
God Bless You Paul! That sure looked like a great time on the water!
This story never gets old. Good job.
Don't ever doubt your skills etc Mr. Elias well deserved record and I've gotta add that if you have ever fished a big billed crank at and not kneeled and reeled. YOU AINT NO COWBOY ATS FOR SURE. PAUL your definitely a LEGEND and a great role model. THANK YOU SIR
If you listen to this with your eyes closed, he and Phil Robertson sound so much alike!
Hard to find a more deserving man than Paul to experience that glory....A true Vet of the sport that has seen it all....and now has done it all....Hats off to you Paul..........from a fellow Bassmaster Lifemember who has been there with you through it all....
One of the LEGENDS i grew up watching
One of my favorite anglers ever
Kevin who? Here's a true legend and inspiration and proud Christian. Congrats sir u deserve this recognition
Something about watching someone catch a big bass that get you Everytime
When Paul said "The Lord tap me on the shoulder and said "it's your turn today Paul", I just about broke down. What an amazing day for Paul. He's work long and hard and it couldn't have happened to a better guy.
True! Ride'n with JESUS!🙏🇺🇸
Paul lost his confidence because he wasn't satisfied in his own level of performance.But the good Lord took him by the hand and showed him that he still had what a champion is still made of .
What a great bass fisherman! A true pro
LEGEND Plain and simple
I am looking for Bruin Outdoors Paul Elias Legend Series Right Hand Baitcast Fishing Reel 7.3 or 8.1:1 used or new.
God gives us a blessing when we least expect it or deserve it, to simply let us know he's still there in our lives. Fantastic job Mr. Elias, this is a far cry from SE Kentucky and Laurel Lake isn't it. God bless you!
Still here in 2020
Paul Elias, has always been my favorite angler, and will be....From the time I started bass fishing..I've always said "There he is" on every bite ,I have....
This video still gives me the chills no matter how many times I watch it.
+Nicholas M Me too man. The whole story is beyond amazing. It was definitely the single best tournament performance I've ever seen, maybe in the history of bass fishing.
I would pass out if I caught at least 2 of them big bass he caught it's not easy them big one's will shake a hook fast.
@@jeffreymoran6234 coming back in 2023, I've caught 2 of the biggest fish of my life since my original comment. You can't give up, keep fishing!
I revisit this tournament about 1 time a year, goosebumps everytime. I can't think of a more deserving person to win it and get a record.
@@Woefman911 100%. Seeing the way things went in 2024 and the venues they are fishing. I don't think Pauls record will ever be broken. No one has even come close since.
Paul Elias and Rick Clunn , My favorite people on the circuit , and on this earth..They bring a spiritual part into fishing that is infectious. (The Zone). I feel that once in awhile , when the stars and moon align ,and the fish spirit talks to you.
He said that He would exalt you in good time. Thank you for giving The Lord the praise. I'm glad you won. Thank you for the story.
So 'The Good Lord', ..the catch and release tablet, being the only fish in the live- well, and the ice to keep the water cooler kept the fish alive and Elias wins by 4 oz' s. (But it's the Lord that get' s the credit!) I guess Satan was just messin with the guy who lost by 4 oz' s. I guess delusional people can also be great bass fisherman. (I'm an Athiest and have won many fishing tournaments covering several species. God turned a 'deaf ear' to the 'spirituals' fishing against me. Oh, that's right, ...he works in mysterious ways! Not taking anything away from Elias, ..If he thinks ..'God did it', ..he thinks 'God did it', how can anyone possibly take that away from him? He's just wrong. Elias 'did it' himself.
imacoop It does rain for sinners AND saints. But the saints give thanks, and like this video.
Could you imagine if only Christians were successful? And only Christians had jobs or were the only ones with money? What would happen? It's easy. Everyone would be scrambling to the alter for their share of The Fish.
Jim- And that is a problem ...How? (Rhetorical question) It would take 'faith' away as a requirement for belief. Faith is not a desirable virtue, ..it is literally exactly the same as gullibility. So you think there really is a God who looked down upon Elias and decided he is the one that should win this tournament, ...while at the same time, ..looks down on the 9 million children who die each year before the age of 5, and thought that Elias winning this tournament was more important than the multitude of prayers over these dying children? Which would you choose as a higher priority? Feel free, if you like, to give the good Lord credit for saving the bass' life. I'm just going to leave it at that.
imacoop, its funny, I've read 100's/100's of "comparison comments" like yours so ppl will then see disparity between the innocence of one as compared to another; but never once have I read someone such as you, bring up the "innocence" of the sinless Son of God. The Bible says that God was "pleased to crush Him" / "put Him to grief" / to allow the "anguish of His soul"...why don't you recognize THIS horrible suffering of innocence that God allowed?
He was beaten beyond recognition "so that we esteemed Him not, spit on, wounded, bruised, pierced for our sins, on/on..Isaiah 53...yet He was "sinless/innocent." Today we have in our possession 25k+ extant [existing/in our possession], Biblical ancient manuscripts, and thats of just the New Testament alone. Thats 4x's more than ANY known piece of ancient literature thats been verified by scholars [Christian and NON-Christian]. Of the next closest theres only 643 and thats Homers Iliad [8th c poem set during the Trojan war]. If you want to know where todays Bible came from: ruclips.net/video/jPhzjMOboQI/видео.html You say you're an atheist...thats sad b/c theres so much information on Jesus Christ that you're just ignoring. Aside from that, I think of ppl like Socrates who taught for 40 years, Plato taught for 50 years, and Aristotle taught for 40 years. Jesus, He taught for less than 3 years, yet the influence of the 3 years of Jesus' ministry far outstrips the combined 130 years of the 3 greatest philosophers of all antiquity. Jesus never painted a picture, yet some of the finest paintings of Raphael, Michelangelo, da Vinci, and many other artists found in Him their inspiration. Jesus wrote no poetry, but Dante, Milton, and scores of the world's greatest poets have been inspired by Him as by no other. Jesus wrote no music yet Haydn, Handel, Beethoven, Bach, and Mendelssohn, and myriad others reached the highest perfection of melody and the sweetest sounds in compositions about Him. imacoop, you're an atheist only b/c you want to be one, not b/c you need to be one. IF you want to know some facts that ppl typically avoid, I'd be happy to share them with you. God Bless.
@@imacoop588 a fool says in is heart "there is no God". When you stand before the Lord your own words will condemn you. (Not if.......when). Praying for the scales to be removed from your eyes friend.
So many big fish! Amazing show. Jesus is awesome 👍👍👍 I’ve caught a couple in the 7 to 8 lb range but watching you pull so many big ones in just blows my mind.Rock on brother 👍👍👍
This is just amazing
Wow! What a great tournament of big bass catches. Also love the fact that Paul gives the Glory to God!!!
Glad you got the record ! Thanks for the short testimony about your faith. I am from Ms. and it great to see a brother from Ms. come out on top !! Still read your monthly in Ms. Outdoors. God Bless You !!
Dude you deserve that holy moly! God Blessed you 132.8 😳 LEGENDARY
This is an amazing show of fishing. But it sucks that these large fish are probably gonna die from having to be weighed later.
What a deserving man to have this record. I hope it is never broken and this video is seen by the next several generations of BASS fisherman. Elias is a class act and now one of my favorite anglers ever. Wow. Just an incredible day fishing. I wonder what is total was including culls? He was culling six pounders! Amazing lake. Amazing day for one of the good guys.
Truly a fantastic and remarkable story! I can only hope to have such a story at some point in my own life! God truly did reach down to you at that time!!
I watched this awesome man fish for years! And one day I bumped into him at a red light in Delaware! I couldn't believe it! I was having a bad day. Then I ran into Paul and I forgot all about my bad day! I said "What the hell you doing around here" Paul said trying to get back on the highway! I said it's right there. He laughed, said thanks and the light turned green. It was nothing to him but it was like a basketball fan seeing Michael Jordan at a red light to me. Especially at a place he was by accident. Paul seemed so cool.
Jesus loves us. you must open the door. HE is knocking. how can you know of His love if you you do not know Him.
John 1:1-5. JOHN 3:14-18 will get you started in the letter God The Father has given us Glory Be To GOD. FATHER Son and Holy Spirit!!!
Your a good man . I'm a salty , we have the same style . Good stuff 👍
As great as a performance as this was he only won by 4 ounces let that sink in lol
I used to wake up every Saturday and watch fishing shows. I been fishing for bass my whole life. I dont follow tournaments to the tee now a days but i do this is impressive and i am happy for this man.
This was truly a gift from God, wow so amazing!!!
the fact that fish lived against those odds of it bleeding so bad and you winning the tournament because it lives gives me the chills
I hope if anyone breaks the record, it's Paul.
This 3 part series was incredible and inspiring can only dream of a bag that big. Awesome awesome catch
God love him ❤❤❤❤
A great fisherman on probably the best bass lake around. Definitely the best I've ever fished . i hope it never gets broken and if it does it will probably be on that same lake.
i was there,two other boats and i spend the last 2 days with paul but a i saw martens , rook , iaconelli, and velvik and i was there when paul lost 3 fish beetwen 6 to 8 lb range and then he came back to win the tournament.
one of the best moments of life
I watched this video 5 years ago and the sound was a little off, but now is in perfect sync with the video...
I noticed that too!! way better now!!! thanks to whoever fixed it!!!!
Rio Grand City Texas . It shares the border with Mexeco .
God bless you brother Paul. Keep seeking God first, and growing in His holiness, and everything else He will make it His business to take care of.
Good for you!
Man I love me some bass fishing!!!!
Rio Grande City Texas . It shares the border with Mexeco between Laredo and McAllen
couldn't have happened to a better guy....way to go
I marshalled for paul on Cherokee in 2017...he really is an awesome guy to spend a day with...was an honor to be on his boat...
He's using braided line for its strength, but it's dark and the fish can see it, causing less bites. So he used a monofilament leader tied to his bait because fish can't see mono. The leader is for clarity, not strength.
What a great story
Love the videos. You gotta watch those jelly worms though. As big as they are they do float pretty good. I was at my local river and as I was finishing up my cast and quickly retrieving my worm. When I noticed a big Osprey diving down out of a nearby tree into the water. Thankfully I was able to get it in before the hawk got it.
One of the greatest moments in my short bass fishing carear was watching this video! Congrats on a life-time day!
awesome vid I just broke lake record at dixon lake 16.82 nabraska tail Walker trout on jig 4ld izor
a true legend in the sport
you'll learn more for that 600 dollars than you would in 2 seasons fishing on your own. 600 is a steal
Man, what an awesome video. What a cool guy.
the most greatest moment on my fishing life i was there watching him!!!
Freakin' INCREDIBLE
Guys last week March 2019 takes about your record. It’s your s my man be throwing big worms Sunday in your honor
he was talking about leaders for carolina rigs. if
there's not many people that can say "i love my job"
take care.
That was a lot of heart stopping head shakes! Amazing!
No joke. We fish $1, two dock board length qualifying bass tourneys at a farm pond and lose our marbles over head shakes and lost fish.
Miglior video in vita mia
I watch this before I fish Fork! Awesome 👏
I have a tournament tomorrow...watching this to get pumped.
Great camera work, the guy who shot this is a pro.
I Love Paul E. why i throw Manns!
Great day Paul been there
I love to hear the click of the reel when he bypasses the reel drag and goes to the thumb.
I would also like to hear him describe what he was fishing. I know it was on a point but what was on that point and how deep was it. I fished Falcon after it's prime and did see a DD in our trip that place is unreal. It's to bad that the drug runners have ruined it.
Hey Brother. That was 1 in a lifetime experience with this awesome record breaking few days especially the last! Congratulations! I dream of fish like that. ????? I noticed that you don't use the drag. You free spool with your thumb on it creating your own "drag". Does that help? Please lmk why and the why and how you do it? Only one who I've seen yet using this method? Congratulations again man, can't even imagine the feelings in the heat of the moment. I would have had to dry land and run around screaming looking like an idiot!!!😂
I know this is video is old, but it's the first time I've seen it. I believe the main reason why I and other people use the free spool and thumb method to act as "drag" is because, often we have our drag cranked down to almost maximum, in order to get a solid hookset without slippage. Then, being cautious of a big fish running on us, we simply hit the spool release thumb bar/button which is much quicker than trying to back off several turns of a star drag that is tightened down to the max. We must use caution, though, as to not burn our thumbs (which rarely happens).
AWESOME vid, the sounds a little off though
God is good!
He is also not real.
TexasSmoking prove it
TexasSmoking bro is your profile pic from gojira ?
@@fishinnewengland4807
I can.....
600 is damn good.
love this video
jellly worm old technique that is still the best style.
good end to the story, too bad the audio is out of sync
AMEN
was it that like a 11 pounder lol?
@9FLATTOP WRONG, my name has nothing to do with philly I'm in Maryland nice try though
You don't use leaders for bass, they don't have teeth.
obviously its because braid can be easily seen