Pure stoke! It's cool to catch the same fish just to see the growth in a certain time frame but at the same time it could mean that the number of big fish in a body of water is much lower than we think! Those lake migraines are no joke either haha!
I caught the same fish 3x within a 2 month period during fall transition everythime she was within 150' of the same brush pile on a point 7.9 crankbait 17' 3 weeks later 7.14 15' nates 9" A week after that she was 8.3 in 5' and took the nates a second time
Thats so dope! Been waiting to break my PB for quite some time now and trying to stay dedicated. I've only been able to stumble upon 5-6lbrs on the Hinkle. Hopefully this season grants me a good one!! Dig the videos as always!
Great story, great fish! I'm not catching anywhere near this caliber of fish but my past two pbs were the same fish set up on the same spot during the same time of year. I know of another giant fish on a nearby lake that was caught multiple times off the same tree by different people. Goes to show that these big fish seem to be creatures of habit and not nearly as plentiful as we would hope.
Caught a couple fish twice but nothing of that caliber in New York. Just some 4’s and 5’s. Great story, and great job putting it all together. Love this
@ unfortunately not by me tho haha. I’ll be hunting for them. Feels good to have confirmation that I may have a chance at that caliber of fish in my home waters
I have had the same thing happen to me at my personal best in my kayak. I caught her on a Megabass jerk bait, and my scale died on me, but I measured her out in early spring and took a guess on her weight, then released her. Within the next two weeks, one of my dad's buddies was fishing the same lake on the side of the cove where I caught mine and sent my dad a picture of her, she was 6 pounds and 5 ounces when he caught her. My dad showed me the picture, and I knew it was the fish I had caught weeks prior due to the patterning and due to her having a very beat-up upper tail fin. Comparing pictures as well, she was closer to 6 pounds 10 ounces to 7 pounds due to her having played her eggs by the time he caught her. Love your videos, btw and working my hardest to get my first double Digit on a Tyrant! Any advice on how to more effectively use a tyrant on Panoptix?
Great video and catch! I have recaptured several big ones here...and my son and I both caught bass over 11lbs on a trip to Toledo Bend in 2016. When weighed at a member marina and released, the Lake Assoc gives you a free replica. The bass are weighed, measured, and tagged. When we left that morning, it started raining, bad. It was the historic flood on the Bend and they opened the dam gared 100% for weeks....flooding everything below. My buddy went back two weeks later in Feb, and caught my son's 11.10 in the very same spot. The fish traveled 8 miles upstream from Fin and Feathers Marina, against terrific current, to get back to her site. The fish weighed 10.34 lbs, so lost weight doing this.
These videos always get my heart rate up! 💯🗽
Definitely!!
Brother I just Love the documentary aspect of your videos. Absolutely love'em!
I'm shopping rods online and watching you in the living room tv. Killer video!
Definitely made me follow
Pure stoke! It's cool to catch the same fish just to see the growth in a certain time frame but at the same time it could mean that the number of big fish in a body of water is much lower than we think! Those lake migraines are no joke either haha!
Much respect!! These giants are hard to find.
Oh man, you're the goat. Awesome video. First time watching one of your videos, time to binge.
If you are just now discovering Mike's videos, you are in for a real treat! Lots of Giant bass and Awesome edits! Enjoy the Binge...
Thanks!
I love this behind the scenes look! Thank you sir!
I caught the same fish 3x within a 2 month period during fall transition everythime she was within 150' of the same brush pile on a point
7.9 crankbait 17'
3 weeks later 7.14 15' nates 9"
A week after that she was 8.3 in 5' and took the nates a second time
Incredible fish!!!
Mike,amazing details. You just improved on perfection. Thank you for sharing🎣☮️😎
Amazing bite, amazing fish Mike!!
Thats so dope! Been waiting to break my PB for quite some time now and trying to stay dedicated. I've only been able to stumble upon 5-6lbrs on the Hinkle. Hopefully this season grants me a good one!! Dig the videos as always!
You can be sure those are the same fish. Biologists use this same method to identify fish. Cool video and story
Great catch Mike.
That's so cool! You going to make it back to Clear Lake this year?
Planning on it!
Great story, great fish! I'm not catching anywhere near this caliber of fish but my past two pbs were the same fish set up on the same spot during the same time of year. I know of another giant fish on a nearby lake that was caught multiple times off the same tree by different people. Goes to show that these big fish seem to be creatures of habit and not nearly as plentiful as we would hope.
Such a rad story
Love these videos man, keep em comin 🫡
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 pure gold
Well said
Caught a couple fish twice but nothing of that caliber in New York. Just some 4’s and 5’s. Great story, and great job putting it all together. Love this
A 12 pounder was caught in NY this year also 9 lb smallie. St.lawrence and Cayuga bassmaster did a piece on the 12
@ unfortunately not by me tho haha. I’ll be hunting for them. Feels good to have confirmation that I may have a chance at that caliber of fish in my home waters
@wolfsbloodny for sure brother never know! There's some prespawn giagantors on the st.lawrence!
Respect
Dude makes some really kino content! WIsh he made more of it.
I have had the same thing happen to me at my personal best in my kayak. I caught her on a Megabass jerk bait, and my scale died on me, but I measured her out in early spring and took a guess on her weight, then released her. Within the next two weeks, one of my dad's buddies was fishing the same lake on the side of the cove where I caught mine and sent my dad a picture of her, she was 6 pounds and 5 ounces when he caught her. My dad showed me the picture, and I knew it was the fish I had caught weeks prior due to the patterning and due to her having a very beat-up upper tail fin. Comparing pictures as well, she was closer to 6 pounds 10 ounces to 7 pounds due to her having played her eggs by the time he caught her. Love your videos, btw and working my hardest to get my first double Digit on a Tyrant! Any advice on how to more effectively use a tyrant on Panoptix?
Thanks for sharing. Thats a skill i dont have with FFS
Great video and catch! I have recaptured several big ones here...and my son and I both caught bass over 11lbs on a trip to Toledo Bend in 2016. When weighed at a member marina and released, the Lake Assoc gives you a free replica. The bass are weighed, measured, and tagged. When we left that morning, it started raining, bad. It was the historic flood on the Bend and they opened the dam gared 100% for weeks....flooding everything below. My buddy went back two weeks later in Feb, and caught my son's 11.10 in the very same spot. The fish traveled 8 miles upstream from Fin and Feathers Marina, against terrific current, to get back to her site. The fish weighed 10.34 lbs, so lost weight doing this.
i love your videos man
just picked up a 9in citizen any words of wisdom
Thanks. The 9 looks pretty good high in the water column on an unweighted beast with a couple of small tungsten nails stuffed in the pectoral fins.
So awesome!! Were these fish sitting on some structure?
For anybody struggling with the bait fouling out, try stopping the bait before it hits the water. This helps a ton
what net do you use? sick video!
Spiritual
Nice video. Do you still get migraines?
What lake is this?//
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Did Mike Gilbert pass away in 2020 ?
your catching giants and I'm out 2 weeks due to surgery.....not helping here!!!
Heal up!
Have you moved out of cali?
not yet. working on it!
@ crazy how bad the lake management is here 🤦
Hey hey, finally no. 1 !!! Notification crew stand up🙌🙌🙌
Dork
wow, same fish is crazy