The most beautiful thing about this fish is the combat, so when I feel that it has hit me, I have fun with it as much as possible. I give it room to escape and bring it back exhausted so that it does not create chaos in front of very sharp stones. 😂😂🌊
Hallo Michael, ja das stimmt - das spannende ist, dass mit viel Einsatz und der richtigen Strategie tolle Fänge möglich sind! Viele Grüße nach Wien! 🙋♂️
Thx, Max. I didn't realize any mistake in the first place, but with your great explanations it absolutely makes sense. I guess even the other Pros can learn from you. Keep up the good work!
Danke dir Markus 🤗 The best thing in fishing is you never stop learning. Even if you are expert in what you do change the field or species and it's necessary to adapt and learn again. That's what keeps fishing so interesting! Greetings my friend 🦑
Hello Max another great fish caught, Well done on the PB 😎👍🏼 and a good video explaining how to work out what species you are fighting quickly and how to fight it, while trying to be calm which is difficult 😅👍🏼
Hello Dom, yes especially when Shore Jigging it's a challenge to stay calm. Many hours without a strike give your adrenaline a good reason to rush your veins... Tight Lines and thx for your comment! Max
Thank you for the video and for your experience you decided to share! It is one of my favourite fish species and i dream to catch a specimen as this one Tight lines!
Hey Max! Your YT is my database for learning shore jig! Nice work mate, I appreciate effort you put into it! I was in the same location last week, that was my first experience in shore jigging. Its little bit harder style that actually looks on the video. LOL. My arms were burning after 2 days of fishing. So ... I got only few small false albacores with 65-85g jigs. Anyway, that is the only place I was in Greece. I was wondering what months are working the best for this place ? Appreciate your feedback.
@@MaxPanayotov thanks bro - happy you discovered the game! 💪 Don't worry bro with more experience you get more relaxed and arms aren't hurting anymore. 🙂 Regarding the place - it's difficult to say because it depends always on the conditions. But big Tunnies are usually hunted best during wintertime. Tight lines Max
Mega Video, sehr inspirierend. Ich mache gerade ein Trip durch Griechenland und komm auf noch keinen grünen Zweig. Speed- und Slowjiggs sind am Start. Irgendwelche Tips? Welche Tiefen fischst du?
Das ist generell schwer zu sagen, ich würde mal zwischen 15 - 30 m suchen. Offene Bereiche und Capes für Tunnies, strukturreiche, felsige Bereiche für Dentex und Grouper. Ruhig auch mal Softbaits probieren. Viele Grüße Max
Thanks for your comment, unfortunately we don't have Goliath Groupers here in the Mediterranean, but good to hear that it works well! 💪 At least for our Groupers I wouldn't consider them as a smart species like snappers or so, If they are in the mood to feed they attack everything slow and in it's sight. Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken Thats true for smaller grouper species... Bigger groupers are kinda like humans.. Definitely one of the smartest fish in the sea. If you manage to speak with experienced spearfishing divers ask them if they think that groupers are stupid and prepare to hear some of the craziest stories ever.... Their game with holes is so sophisticated and reaction to the speargun is on whole different level.... its insane how smart they are. Also their cooperation with some other species like muray eels and stealing the fish from divers... Dentex is also very smart I agree but I would not say its smarter than grouper... Just more in control of its predatory instict. Similar to the AJ. It has the best fighting IQ but still its high predatory instict make them easy to strike especially smaller ones.
@@hldemi_fishing that might be true, old fish are most of the time somehow smart. From the perspective as a shore angler we deal most of the times with the smaller individuals, if we hook a big one from shore the chances are close to zero and these fish are not the really big ones. Greetings to Croatia 🙋♂️
Hi Jason, in this video I fish the Zenaq Muthos Accura 100 H Type R - a very nice rod you will have fun with 3 kg fish but also can handle easily big fish. Check my UA-cam Playlist "Zenaq Type R", I gathered all videos with this rod there. Tight lines bro 🙌
Thanks for your response Max i am interested to buy a zenaq accura H or the HH the late version what do you think about this rods . Thanks for your help
@@jasonspiteri9196 I have only the Muthos Accura 100H, and fished the 100 HH only once. For my fishing here in the Mediterranean Sea the 100 H is perfect, 100 HH is needed only in some rare and special situations. If you are in between both rods, consider also the new Muthos Accura 95 H roughly it's a combination of H and HH. Tight lines Max
Hi Max, thanks for all your useful content. Question: I have been trying to catch something with shore jogging in Corsica (near Sagone) for the past week, but without success. What am I doing wrong?
Hello Eelco, to be honest it's difficult to analyse this without seeing you actually fishing but let me try. 1. You are sure that fish is in the area? Summertime is not an easy time and it can happen, that fish are not around your spot. => I suggest you to check different spots around the island and search actively for the fish. 2. Your setup (rod, reel, braid ect.) you are fishing is OK and for this technique? 3. Are you experienced with jig animation? Jig animation is not super difficult but if not done correctly the amount of strikes drastically decreases. => You have to fish the jig from the bottom to the surface, i fish usually ~ 2/3 of the water depth, depending on the species a bit more. Also when you jig you should feel a constant connection between you and the jig, like a tension on the line. If you habe slack in between your jerks you are overpowering the jig. 4. If technique is OK, I would suggest to play with the hours. Try from early to mid day as well as afternoon to darkness. Most likely strike come in summertime early and/or late. 5. Try different depth. Not only the deepest spots are the most productive! Shore Jigging is a challenging technique targeting big fish - so not every day of jigging is a day of catching. 🤓 Hope my tips are useful for you and you get the experience of a good hookup! 🤟
Hi Andrea, when I go shore jigging I take always jigs for shallow/deep and low light conditions regardless the spot. For example on a sunny day on a spot you describe I always try natural colours first. For example gekito jig strike Nr. 32, 981 or 13 but if I don't get strikes I also try more attractive colours like 34 for example or colour with glow stripes. On cloudy days or when having rough conditions I start usually with more attractive colours but try natural colours as well. It can also be effective to fish a full glow jig on sunny conditions just to tease the fish. Always adopt to the conditions/situation you find but be open to experiment. The only rule I can tell you, if the light is low fish an attractive and easy visible pattern. When you watch my videos you always see what jig/colour I have fished. Tight lines! Max
The I fish most of the times spots between 25 and 35 meters and I use all the colours I fish in these depths. For example the Gekito Jig Strike 982 is a strongly UV Color, that works very well in depth because UV rays are the ones of natural light which get deepest in water. But as said I fish all colours in all depths.
It is the Gekito Jig Strike Mediterran Barracuda (981) I made with Owner Cultiva. The other one is the Red Head Flash (982). I sent you a screenshot via PN.
Max nice video!But a big albacore can cut you on rocks.I have been cut from a big one last year.It went straight on a cape and cut me on rocks.I wish it go in open but it didn't.Next day a friend caught a 13 kg of that but he was lucky to fight it on open water .Tight lines!
Hey Chris, oh of course they can cut you - especially when the circle below your feet. But the don't aim for it like Amberjacks do. That's the game bro - we loose fish, especially with this difficult technique. When I think about my losses from the past few years I cry... 😭 Hope to get a second shot bro - fish hard! TL Max
Hi Thomas, meistens benutze ich ein Balzer Gaff in der Länge 1,8 m. Tut gute Dienste schon viele Jahre allerdings musst du die Spitze mit einem Schleifstein nachschärfen bevor es in den Einsatz geht. Für hohe Spots hab ich noch ein 4m Tele-Gaff (no name), ist aber relativ schwer und brauche ich selten. TL Max
@@thomasstokas3505 ja das stimmt, wobei ich sagen muss, das ich mit dem in 95% der Fälle sehr gut zurecht komme. Zu Beginn hab ich auch immer nach längeren Gaffs gesucht, aber nichts wirklich gefunden. Die Karbongaffs brechen super schnell, wenn sie nicht absolut vertikal (Spundwand) belastet werden. Nach was genau suchst du? Grüße 🙋♂️
@@maxdocken Karbongaffs vermeide ich auch aus dem selben Grund. Ich suche nach einem robuster, der min 1.8m lang und ausziehbar ist. Ich habe vor kurzem einen von der Firma Oceanic gekauft, war allerdings überhaupt nicht qualitativ, der Klebstoff zwischen der Teilen hat sich gelöst und bei dem ersten Einsatz sind die Teile rausgerutscht 🤦♂
@@thomasstokas3505 wie gesagt ich hab das Balzer 1,8 m Gaff seit einigen Jahren im Gebrauch und es macht perfekte Arbeit, nur die Spitze muss man nachschleifen, das geht aber problemlos. Viele Grüße Max
Hi 🙋♂️ I think the power is pretty much the same - maybe 93M is slightly more powerful, but it's hard to notice. In a couple of weeks I release a video sharing my impressions about Sonio 93M and 100M
thanks for the advice! i am going to be on that rock on the end of the month! will be happy if I see you there!
Hey bro,
sometimes it comes down to just one rock! 😅 Would be great 👍
Greetings Max
It's part of the game, Marcos Vidalis said. That big false albacore is a beast, especially when it feels like it's in danger, great content keep it up
Hi Bladi,
yeah that's why it's good to not force the fish to quickly to the shore. Dynamite 🧨 below your feet isn't a good idea! 🤣
Tight lines Max
The most beautiful thing about this fish is the combat, so when I feel that it has hit me, I have fun with it as much as possible. I give it room to escape and bring it back exhausted so that it does not create chaos in front of very sharp stones. 😂😂🌊
@@bladivlogs yes exactly the way to go! 🤙 Well done bro!
Geiles Video und Gratulation zum Fang, so ein dickes Ding gibt es nicht oft! Da bekomme ich richtig Lust direkt in der Flieger zu steigen..
Danke dir Kasim,
als nächstes auf die Spinning 🤪
Tight Lines
Max
Tolles Video Max😊nicht einfach hier zu Angeln. Petri
Hallo Michael,
ja das stimmt - das spannende ist, dass mit viel Einsatz und der richtigen Strategie tolle Fänge möglich sind!
Viele Grüße nach Wien! 🙋♂️
Freu mich mit dir über deinen Erfolge 😃
@@miko2903 danke dir Michi - es kommen spannende Videos 🚀
Tight lines Max
Awesome Max, nice format to show, explain and growing knowledge. Thanks for that
Hi Stephan,
thanks for your comment bro - I hope it will help you one day!
Tight Lines Max
Thx, Max. I didn't realize any mistake in the first place, but with your great explanations it absolutely makes sense. I guess even the other Pros can learn from you. Keep up the good work!
Danke dir Markus 🤗
The best thing in fishing is you never stop learning. Even if you are expert in what you do change the field or species and it's necessary to adapt and learn again.
That's what keeps fishing so interesting!
Greetings my friend 🦑
Hello Max another great fish caught, Well done on the PB 😎👍🏼 and a good video explaining how to work out what species you are fighting quickly and how to fight it, while trying to be calm which is difficult 😅👍🏼
Hello Dom,
yes especially when Shore Jigging it's a challenge to stay calm. Many hours without a strike give your adrenaline a good reason to rush your veins...
Tight Lines and thx for your comment!
Max
Starkes Video Max! Sehr lehrreich!
Danke dir Paul!
Viele Grüße
Max
Thank you for the video and for your experience you decided to share!
It is one of my favourite fish species and i dream to catch a specimen as this one
Tight lines!
Hi Wasilijd,
you are welcome - hope to get it soon, it's a great species to target. Next one I would like to get on spinning! 💥
Super Video, great knowledge, thanks for sharing and always tight lines! 😎
Thanks Magma,
I hope to take the right actions when hooked a big False Albacore next time!
Thanks bro 🙋♂️
TL Max
Hey Max! Your YT is my database for learning shore jig! Nice work mate, I appreciate effort you put into it! I was in the same location last week, that was my first experience in shore jigging. Its little bit harder style that actually looks on the video. LOL. My arms were burning after 2 days of fishing. So ... I got only few small false albacores with 65-85g jigs. Anyway, that is the only place I was in Greece. I was wondering what months are working the best for this place ? Appreciate your feedback.
@@MaxPanayotov thanks bro - happy you discovered the game! 💪 Don't worry bro with more experience you get more relaxed and arms aren't hurting anymore. 🙂 Regarding the place - it's difficult to say because it depends always on the conditions. But big Tunnies are usually hunted best during wintertime.
Tight lines Max
Nice bro ! 😊
Thanks Giorgo 🙋♂️
TL Max
Mega Video, sehr inspirierend. Ich mache gerade ein Trip durch Griechenland und komm auf noch keinen grünen Zweig. Speed- und Slowjiggs sind am Start. Irgendwelche Tips?
Welche Tiefen fischst du?
Das ist generell schwer zu sagen, ich würde mal zwischen 15 - 30 m suchen. Offene Bereiche und Capes für Tunnies, strukturreiche, felsige Bereiche für Dentex und Grouper. Ruhig auch mal Softbaits probieren.
Viele Grüße Max
Hi Max, for you, which is more powerful Zenaq Muthos 93M or the 100M. thank you
02:34 fyi it works well with more challenging species like groupers and even their goliath relatives. They just love it.
Thanks for your comment, unfortunately we don't have Goliath Groupers here in the Mediterranean, but good to hear that it works well! 💪
At least for our Groupers I wouldn't consider them as a smart species like snappers or so, If they are in the mood to feed they attack everything slow and in it's sight.
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken Thats true for smaller grouper species... Bigger groupers are kinda like humans.. Definitely one of the smartest fish in the sea. If you manage to speak with experienced spearfishing divers ask them if they think that groupers are stupid and prepare to hear some of the craziest stories ever.... Their game with holes is so sophisticated and reaction to the speargun is on whole different level.... its insane how smart they are. Also their cooperation with some other species like muray eels and stealing the fish from divers... Dentex is also very smart I agree but I would not say its smarter than grouper... Just more in control of its predatory instict. Similar to the AJ. It has the best fighting IQ but still its high predatory instict make them easy to strike especially smaller ones.
@@hldemi_fishing that might be true, old fish are most of the time somehow smart.
From the perspective as a shore angler we deal most of the times with the smaller individuals, if we hook a big one from shore the chances are close to zero and these fish are not the really big ones.
Greetings to Croatia 🙋♂️
Great 👍👍
Thanks bro! 🙏
Brooo nice video!! This place looks familiar!! Are you in Lefkada?? You got my subscription 😂
Thanks bro! Happy to hear that please sent me a message on Facebook or Insta! 🙋♂️
Tight lines Max
Hi my friend with type of rod are you fishing with thanks for your help thanks
Hi Jason,
in this video I fish the Zenaq Muthos Accura 100 H Type R - a very nice rod you will have fun with 3 kg fish but also can handle easily big fish. Check my UA-cam Playlist "Zenaq Type R", I gathered all videos with this rod there.
Tight lines bro 🙌
Thanks for your response Max i am interested to buy a zenaq accura H or the HH the late version what do you think about this rods . Thanks for your help
@@jasonspiteri9196 I have only the Muthos Accura 100H, and fished the 100 HH only once. For my fishing here in the Mediterranean Sea the 100 H is perfect, 100 HH is needed only in some rare and special situations.
If you are in between both rods, consider also the new Muthos Accura 95 H roughly it's a combination of H and HH.
Tight lines Max
@@maxdocken Thanks for your response your video on UA-cam are very interesting I like them
@@jasonspiteri9196 thanks bro! ✌️
Hi Max, thanks for all your useful content. Question: I have been trying to catch something with shore jogging in Corsica (near Sagone) for the past week, but without success. What am I doing wrong?
Hello Eelco,
to be honest it's difficult to analyse this without seeing you actually fishing but let me try.
1. You are sure that fish is in the area?
Summertime is not an easy time and it can happen, that fish are not around your spot. => I suggest you to check different spots around the island and search actively for the fish.
2. Your setup (rod, reel, braid ect.) you are fishing is OK and for this technique?
3. Are you experienced with jig animation? Jig animation is not super difficult but if not done correctly the amount of strikes drastically decreases.
=> You have to fish the jig from the bottom to the surface, i fish usually ~ 2/3 of the water depth, depending on the species a bit more. Also when you jig you should feel a constant connection between you and the jig, like a tension on the line. If you habe slack in between your jerks you are overpowering the jig.
4. If technique is OK, I would suggest to play with the hours. Try from early to mid day as well as afternoon to darkness. Most likely strike come in summertime early and/or late.
5. Try different depth. Not only the deepest spots are the most productive!
Shore Jigging is a challenging technique targeting big fish - so not every day of jigging is a day of catching. 🤓
Hope my tips are useful for you and you get the experience of a good hookup! 🤟
Nice video bro! I thought you were gonna get f....d by those rocks 😊😊!!
Thanks George,
I thought so too 😅 it was very, very close! 😋
Greetings 🙋♂️
@@maxdocken 😊😊 greetings!!
super Video, gerne mehr davon
Danke dir Kevin! Hot stuff around the corner 😜
Viele Grüße 🙋♂️
Max
I like the new video style, great info but why are you not looking at the camera?
Thank bro, happy to hear that! ...but, why I do so... I set up two cameras like an interview style...
Greetings Max
Hi man, I fish in a depth of 20-40 meters in your opinion what are the best jig colors on sunny days and cloudy days?
Hi Andrea,
when I go shore jigging I take always jigs for shallow/deep and low light conditions regardless the spot. For example on a sunny day on a spot you describe I always try natural colours first. For example gekito jig strike Nr. 32, 981 or 13 but if I don't get strikes I also try more attractive colours like 34 for example or colour with glow stripes.
On cloudy days or when having rough conditions I start usually with more attractive colours but try natural colours as well. It can also be effective to fish a full glow jig on sunny conditions just to tease the fish.
Always adopt to the conditions/situation you find but be open to experiment.
The only rule I can tell you, if the light is low fish an attractive and easy visible pattern.
When you watch my videos you always see what jig/colour I have fished.
Tight lines!
Max
@@maxdocken Thanks for the answer man, but do you also use different colors according to the depths?
@@maxdocken N.981 Wich color is? I can't find it
The I fish most of the times spots between 25 and 35 meters and I use all the colours I fish in these depths.
For example the Gekito Jig Strike 982 is a strongly UV Color, that works very well in depth because UV rays are the ones of natural light which get deepest in water.
But as said I fish all colours in all depths.
It is the Gekito Jig Strike Mediterran Barracuda (981) I made with Owner Cultiva. The other one is the Red Head Flash (982).
I sent you a screenshot via PN.
Max nice video!But a big albacore can cut you on rocks.I have been cut from a big one last year.It went straight on a cape and cut me on rocks.I wish it go in open but it didn't.Next day a friend caught a 13 kg of that but he was lucky to fight it on open water .Tight lines!
Hey Chris,
oh of course they can cut you - especially when the circle below your feet. But the don't aim for it like Amberjacks do.
That's the game bro - we loose fish, especially with this difficult technique. When I think about my losses from the past few years I cry... 😭
Hope to get a second shot bro - fish hard!
TL Max
Danke fur das nutzbringende Video...
Danke dir! 🤝
Viele Grüße
Max
Welchen Gaff hast du Max?
Hi Thomas,
meistens benutze ich ein Balzer Gaff in der Länge 1,8 m. Tut gute Dienste schon viele Jahre allerdings musst du die Spitze mit einem Schleifstein nachschärfen bevor es in den Einsatz geht. Für hohe Spots hab ich noch ein 4m Tele-Gaff (no name), ist aber relativ schwer und brauche ich selten.
TL Max
@@maxdocken danke für die Antwort Max. Das Angebot von Gaffs, was die Nutzung aus den Felsen bzw vom Ufer angeht, finde ich echt traurig. Tight Lines!
@@thomasstokas3505 ja das stimmt, wobei ich sagen muss, das ich mit dem in 95% der Fälle sehr gut zurecht komme. Zu Beginn hab ich auch immer nach längeren Gaffs gesucht, aber nichts wirklich gefunden. Die Karbongaffs brechen super schnell, wenn sie nicht absolut vertikal (Spundwand) belastet werden. Nach was genau suchst du?
Grüße 🙋♂️
@@maxdocken Karbongaffs vermeide ich auch aus dem selben Grund. Ich suche nach einem robuster, der min 1.8m lang und ausziehbar ist. Ich habe vor kurzem einen von der Firma Oceanic gekauft, war allerdings überhaupt nicht qualitativ, der Klebstoff zwischen der Teilen hat sich gelöst und bei dem ersten Einsatz sind die Teile rausgerutscht 🤦♂
@@thomasstokas3505 wie gesagt ich hab das Balzer 1,8 m Gaff seit einigen Jahren im Gebrauch und es macht perfekte Arbeit, nur die Spitze muss man nachschleifen, das geht aber problemlos.
Viele Grüße Max
Very nice! Very nice fish, very nice to see your girlfriend helping you, very nice rod, and very good learner.
Thanks Alex,
if she is around the big fish strike... 😅
Greetings Max 🙋♂️
Hallo Max bist du deutsch oder aus Grieckenland?
@@cespaia ich bin deutscher bin aber in Griechenland.
Viele Grüße
Einfach engler
What? Was meinst du? 🙃
Hi Max, for you, which is more powerful Zenaq Muthos 93M or the 100M. thank you
Hi 🙋♂️
I think the power is pretty much the same - maybe 93M is slightly more powerful, but it's hard to notice.
In a couple of weeks I release a video sharing my impressions about Sonio 93M and 100M
@@maxdocken
Thank you very much Max