I use a live sucker and a red white decoy sometimes I bring out a black gold and white one, my grandpa used a black and orange one when he used to spear he said it was really good on murky lakes
@@bricemantel6619 why is that is it not sportsman like to troll a sucker make no difference in my book I spent 600 dollars on a lifetime license ill fish how I want
Thanks for posting this video! This is sofa king cool. My grandfather used to regale me with stories of spearing pike in MN. Being a Cali boy I've never experienced this 'til now. Thank you so much, dude!
This makes me cry, I would fish like this Fifty (50) years ago...its all we could afford...mom would smoke the fish, dad I would catch the fish...girls would take to mom who would clean and place in the smoke house...
I mean no disrespect but you don't put your spear down far enough in the water so they're seeing it or hearing it. That's also causing you when you hit them to not hit them behind the head they come off a lot easier when you get them in the back to far down just constructive criticism
Amazing footage! I've only seen the look down into the hole of another person's set up. Videos like these always get me wanting to set up my own up here in ak
Heck yeah!....I'm already fueled to get out again now that I got great info and now the needed skills to spear a pike not only did you give me great technique you also informed me on the Mn rules and regulations! ...thanks again Brian!
Great video I also like the red and white but favorite has been a silver decoy with no fins when I pull it it swims like a wounded fish and the big ones love it I've speared 10 pike on it in the last 5 years over 40 inches
Why do you guys spear so deep? I spear 95% of my northerns, and never let go of the spear. Deepest I ever put the decoy is one foot deeper than the spear is long. I have speared Minnesota waters for over 40 years, and always spear them right behind the head almost every time. Good luck guys !
I love spearing New Orleans but when I’m on a lake I like to be in maybe five or 6 feet of water and I do not like to put my decoy all the way down. My average is maybe 3 to 3 1/2 feet below the ice now watching your video which sure seems like they are close to the ice
Anglers here will be able to keep 10 northern pike, but not more than two pike longer than 26 inches, and all from 22 to 26 inches must be released. Northern pike taken by spearing follow the same rules except one pike may be between 22 and 26 inches and one longer than 26 inches. This is in Wisconsin. We only spear sturgeon. I'd rather use tip ups or a jig. Besides the thrill catching a massive pike is so much more satisfying other than this. But sturgeon again is a wicked good time.
I agree. I’m a sportsman myself. I hunt and fish. Love the outdoors. I also try to be as respectful and humane as I can to the outdoors and it’s wildlife. To me, this doesn’t seem like the ideal approach. To each their own though. What’s legal and fun for someone is fair game.
Well first time I've seen spearfishing through the ice and I and I am a very Abid ice fisherman don't really know what to say maybe I'll try it one day
Northern pike are an absolutely delicious fish and there's actually a slick way to fillet them soon you don't have to deal with any y-bones or any other esophagus ripping protrusions.
I don't know where your at.hear, in Idaho I think it would be legit as it's invasive. But they would probably give you a tick for the size of the hole.
Just curious, why don't you weld a couple bent nails on the handle of the spear10-12" above the tines so that the spear is already in the water when a fish shows up? I've been a pike spearer my whole life, you can get quick throws in a lot easier and you spook less fish. No big deal either way, just an observation. Also, red and white hand carved decoys about a foot long is the Go-To, but we also have luck with perch, silver minnow, and in one lake Chartreuse is king
That was an awesome and absolutely beautiful Catch n release of a Great Northern Pike. Congratulations it was Wonderful too Witness. Thanks for Sharing with us.
@@kopsu6739 agreed...but my comment was sarcastic due to "SPEARING"...not legal for "SOME"... but being out doors and eating your catch...mmmmm...Pass the Salt & Lemon!!! LOL.
Funny how these fish don't seem to notice whats going on right above them. They must focus so much on the decoy bait they're blind to anything else. Crazy. Its caveman fishing.
I don't understand where the fun is in fishing this way. It should be illegal. Give idiots permission to act like idiots and they'll seize the opportunity.
This is fishing in a barrel: catching, not fishing. To each his own but I don’t see the appeal, unless your goal is the ridding your lake of its apex predator.
@@billyhead7798 killing tons of predatory fish hurts ecosystems and makes fishing harder for everyone. depends on the lake but if u do this in a small one it can really hurt the ecosystem. But i cant tell u what to do lol
@@brianholthaus8121 Anchor Bay Mi.. In 4 feet. We don't throw, we pin them to the bottom... then we use a second spear to make sure we have them... about 8 inches from the head. So you can open the door to your shanty and put your boot between the spears and kick them off. Close the door.. drink another beer...
It helps to use Suckers... put a hook on top connected to your shanty roof, with the line hanging down, ... put a split shot on a hook, ACTUALLY ON A HOOK, and put it in their bottom... it keeps them from riding up thru your hole. When they sense danger, they will tend to come upwards... to hide from prey... the weight on their bottom will stop that from happening. Pike look at a Sucker 1-2 feet off the bottom as normal, natural easy, stupid, prey....
Yooo this is a great tutorial on how to destroy the pike population over a couple years. And a great tutorial for people who don’t have enough skill to get a bite and don’t care about the population and health of the lake! If you wanna keep a fish just catch it the humane way this is just cruel
Okay first off, regardless of how you fish there are limits to how many you can get so this doesn’t hurt the pike population what so ever. If there are a rise or dip in the pike population the DNR record it and adjust the fishing limits next year to preserve the population. Spear fishing is very popular in Minnesota and very fun. If you even bothered to do your research you would know this but I guess ignorance is bliss.
Boom! There are enough fish in Minnesota, believe me. The state has one of the best fish and wildlife management programs in the nation. They really care about sustainable fishing, unlike the prepackaged "fish" you get at the supermarket.
We've been spearing northerns in Minnesota since the 1800's at least and there's still too many in many people's minds. DNR manages the populations for everyone, including the northern.
I dont know man, looks like a bit not cool. Spearing those small pikes. What if you miss it and disable him. Take a propper fishing rod, stop being silly. If you fish, you fish, if you play go to play with sand castles.
I use a live sucker and a red white decoy sometimes I bring out a black gold and white one, my grandpa used a black and orange one when he used to spear he said it was really good on murky lakes
Red and White seems to work well! I will have to try those other color patterns out too.
People who spear are not sportsman in my book.
@@bricemantel6619 why is that is it not sportsman like to troll a sucker make no difference in my book I spent 600 dollars on a lifetime license ill fish how I want
@@bricemantel6619 lol get over yourself their pike their shitty fish
@@brianholthaus8121 pretty small northerns I wouldn't spear anything that small
Thanks for posting this video!
This is sofa king cool.
My grandfather used to regale me with stories of spearing pike in MN.
Being a Cali boy I've never experienced this 'til now.
Thank you so much, dude!
This makes me cry, I would fish like this Fifty (50) years ago...its all we could afford...mom would smoke the fish, dad I would catch the fish...girls would take to mom who would clean and place in the smoke house...
Waiting for that one person to say "That's animal cruelty!"
thats aminal ducurdltyu
And it was you. And it certainly isn't nice
I mean no disrespect but you don't put your spear down far enough in the water so they're seeing it or hearing it. That's also causing you when you hit them to not hit them behind the head they come off a lot easier when you get them in the back to far down just constructive criticism
No catch and release here lol 😂
Pike are extremely invasive.
@@andrewdomina3688 In some places not here lol or in the place in the video
Amazing footage! I've only seen the look down into the hole of another person's set up. Videos like these always get me wanting to set up my own up here in ak
Heck yeah!....I'm already fueled to get out again now that I got great info and now the needed skills to spear a pike not only did you give me great technique you also informed me on the Mn rules and regulations! ...thanks again Brian!
Glad we were able to get out! Now I can see the videos of you spearing LOL
I can’t believe you speared your fish as the intro
Small UA-camr content is so much better than big youtubers
Thanks for the kind words!
Great video I also like the red and white but favorite has been a silver decoy with no fins when I pull it it swims like a wounded fish and the big ones love it I've speared 10 pike on it in the last 5 years over 40 inches
Thanks a lot. I'll have to try that silver decoy next time I go out for sure! Thanks for your input!
So do you eat these fish?
I am your 817 subscriber! keep posting great content and your channel will explode! thanks for the vid!
My favorites are a red and white, silver, and a bright firertiger
Great input. I'll have to try this silver sometime, many people have been saying it's their favorite!
Never tried this type of fishing. Looks fun great video
Appreciate it. If you are ever in MN in the winter hit me up!
Dark house spearing is awesome the best way to fish next to dupont fishing
i like my Shallbetter Cisco's, Garn R&W, John Pususta Cisco, JJ Decoys
Seems like a lot of fun if you're patient. Would love to try it at least once
northern and bluegil color works all the time
I gotta try this I’ve ice fished a bunch but I’ve never ice spearfished
I go sturgeon spearing but never done this. I really want to. Maybe next year.
Do it up next year! If you take me sturgeon spearing I'll take you Northern Pike spearing?
brianholthaus I don’t know. That might work. But I’ll have to talk about it with my dad. In only 14. But that would be fun. On Winnebago in wi
It’s a lot less common to get a sturgeon than a pike though
A red and white sucker decoy, brings them in every time. No competition.
I like using a redish orange color, i always get 1 or 2 using those colors on the lake i fish
do you use it with a live decoy? Those are deadly colors for sure
These videos never get old!
My grandpa handmade a perch decoy that we spear big ones with
Why do you guys spear so deep?
I spear 95% of my northerns, and never let go of the spear.
Deepest I ever put the decoy is one foot deeper than the spear is long.
I have speared Minnesota waters for over 40 years, and always spear them right behind the head almost every time.
Good luck guys !
Im going spearing this weekend i use the electric chicken shes pink and yellow and the pike here love her
I love spearing New Orleans but when I’m on a lake I like to be in maybe five or 6 feet of water and I do not like to put my decoy all the way down. My average is maybe 3 to 3 1/2 feet below the ice now watching your video which sure seems like they are close to the ice
How many pike can you keep? And what size? In Michigan it’s 2/day 24”
Anglers here will be able to keep 10 northern pike, but not more than two pike longer than 26 inches, and all from 22 to 26 inches must be released. Northern pike taken by spearing follow the same rules except one pike may be between 22 and 26 inches and one longer than 26 inches. This is in Wisconsin. We only spear sturgeon. I'd rather use tip ups or a jig. Besides the thrill catching a massive pike is so much more satisfying other than this. But sturgeon again is a wicked good time.
Do you catch and release?
Lol I actually found this funny 🤣
@@wisconsinwaterfowl8944 glad someone got it 😂
Seems like the pike are willing to smash your attractors why not just hook them seems more fun with rod and reel
I agree. I’m a sportsman myself. I hunt and fish. Love the outdoors. I also try to be as respectful and humane as I can to the outdoors and it’s wildlife. To me, this doesn’t seem like the ideal approach. To each their own though. What’s legal and fun for someone is fair game.
What’s the difference between this and someone shooting a spear through the fish
Well first time I've seen spearfishing through the ice and I and I am a very Abid ice fisherman don't really know what to say maybe I'll try it one day
I custom paint my own. My favorite is my metallic silver and gold shad with black tiger stripes.
Good old red and white with a bit of silver for the shine🐟
A little bit of advise, put that spear further in the water before you thrust. You can see that one person hit the ice!
I live on the coast and fish saltwater. Can you eat pike?
Yeah just very boney
Northern pike are an absolutely delicious fish and there's actually a slick way to fillet them soon you don't have to deal with any y-bones or any other esophagus ripping protrusions.
Probably red and white or neon green and orange
I don't know where your at.hear, in Idaho I think it would be legit as it's invasive. But they would probably give you a tick for the size of the hole.
red and white !!
Red/white or Fluorescent Orange/4 large black spots
What kind of spear? I'm looking for advice on some good brands
Red&white
Use a Hawaiian sling or better yet a barbed kawabunga!!!🤘🤙
Just curious, why don't you weld a couple bent nails on the handle of the spear10-12" above the tines so that the spear is already in the water when a fish shows up? I've been a pike spearer my whole life, you can get quick throws in a lot easier and you spook less fish. No big deal either way, just an observation. Also, red and white hand carved decoys about a foot long is the Go-To, but we also have luck with perch, silver minnow, and in one lake Chartreuse is king
So do you hang the spear from the roof of the house or does the bent nail hook onto the edge of the ice hole?
Went spearing for the first time yesterday and speared my first. Im hooked. Curious, what part of MN are you in???
I spear in eastern Minnesota, on loon lake.
Old red and white
Where do you get that sucker harness or what is the actual name of it?
Where are you fishing
what an awesome idea I wanna try this so bad now. that is just savagery
Dude got rolled😂
this is so cool
Nice beard
Great bideo
Why you throw so hard? Should just have to drop it on them miss alot less fish awesome video keep it up
oo nice
White and red always
Where do you get the cool spear heads?
Never seen this before. It's not legal where I live
Do u eat these?
That was an awesome and absolutely beautiful Catch n release of a Great Northern Pike. Congratulations it was Wonderful too Witness. Thanks for Sharing with us.
Hey I live in Minnesota too and I’ve always wanted to go spear fishin do you have any lakes you would recommend
what area of MN do you live in? Find me on Instagram and I can help point you in the right direction!
@@brianholthaus8121 what's ur insta my dude I'll dm you
Red and white
I like red and white
buddy..
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I guess catch and release is outta the question?...
Yes? Why would you release them? Pikes are delicious.
@@kopsu6739 agreed...but my comment was sarcastic due to "SPEARING"...not legal for "SOME"...
but being out doors and eating your catch...mmmmm...Pass the Salt & Lemon!!! LOL.
Funny how these fish don't seem to notice whats going on right above them. They must focus so much on the decoy bait they're blind to anything else. Crazy. Its caveman fishing.
You should spear fish for invasive species.
Red head white body
Yum!
First time seeing this kind of fishing, are you guys spearing to eat the fish? If not, then why are we spearing it? Overpopulation?
This looks so fucking cool
It is fun, such an adrenaline rush
Well I'm not 100 0/0 sure but I'm sure spearing game fish in Canada is illegal
All the pike in the videos where really young
I don't understand where the fun is in fishing this way. It should be illegal. Give idiots permission to act like idiots and they'll seize the opportunity.
WoW
Sick vid
I always have Speared Pike right behind the gills of course,,so I don't waste any meat like you guys do
pink
If You catch someone doing this In the UK, the only thing being Speared, would be Their Face.
can you email me some snow please , I can trade you some beach sandals
LOL Let's do it. Where are you located?
Houston
@@boashna Love that place
Are any of theses fish legal size ? They look like 20 inchers
This is fishing in a barrel: catching, not fishing. To each his own but I don’t see the appeal, unless your goal is the ridding your lake of its apex predator.
yeah, I totally agree. I mean its cool getting big fish but if ya aren’t gonna do it responsibly dont do it at all.
@@zest6542 And who made you the one that decides responsible?
@@billyhead7798 killing tons of predatory fish hurts ecosystems and makes fishing harder for everyone. depends on the lake but if u do this in a small one it can really hurt the ecosystem. But i cant tell u what to do lol
Does this hurt this fish? 🙀
Is that a serious question
Try using a hand line and be more ethical about fishing it's more fun and you don't hurt fish that you miss due to poor aim.
258... Nice throw buddy, you got him in the middle...
Better getting him in the middle then completely missing, right?
@@brianholthaus8121 ya got me... and a nice dinner! Good video. Thanks.
@@rodrigogonzalez3620 Lol do you spear?
@@brianholthaus8121 Anchor Bay Mi.. In 4 feet. We don't throw, we pin them to the bottom... then we use a second spear to make sure we have them... about 8 inches from the head. So you can open the door to your shanty and put your boot between the spears and kick them off. Close the door.. drink another beer...
It helps to use Suckers... put a hook on top connected to your shanty roof, with the line hanging down, ... put a split shot on a hook, ACTUALLY ON A HOOK, and put it in their bottom... it keeps them from riding up thru your hole. When they sense danger, they will tend to come upwards... to hide from prey... the weight on their bottom will stop that from happening. Pike look at a Sucker 1-2 feet off the bottom as normal, natural easy, stupid, prey....
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Yooo this is a great tutorial on how to destroy the pike population over a couple years. And a great tutorial for people who don’t have enough skill to get a bite and don’t care about the population and health of the lake! If you wanna keep a fish just catch it the humane way this is just cruel
Okay first off, regardless of how you fish there are limits to how many you can get so this doesn’t hurt the pike population what so ever. If there are a rise or dip in the pike population the DNR record it and adjust the fishing limits next year to preserve the population. Spear fishing is very popular in Minnesota and very fun. If you even bothered to do your research you would know this but I guess ignorance is bliss.
Boom! There are enough fish in Minnesota, believe me. The state has one of the best fish and wildlife management programs in the nation. They really care about sustainable fishing, unlike the prepackaged "fish" you get at the supermarket.
We've been spearing northerns in Minnesota since the 1800's at least and there's still too many in many people's minds. DNR manages the populations for everyone, including the northern.
i love catch and release fishing but this is Animal cruelty
You need remedial training on your throws.
I dont know man, looks like a bit not cool. Spearing those small pikes. What if you miss it and disable him. Take a propper fishing rod, stop being silly. If you fish, you fish, if you play go to play with sand castles.
Only in America 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
Nope. If you think that, then you are an idiot.
Don't get it....fish were aggressive .....just loose a hook so you can release if you want.....
Buddy let people fish how that let want for hate on people who don’t even buy a liscense
Poor pike
Spearing is what people that suck at ice fishing do
I hope you eat them, otherwise killing them pointlessly is pretty fucking dumb.
Do these clowns kill the fish asap or let them suffer
Stoneage people
Red and white
You can't ever go wrong with red and white!
Red and white
My go to color too!
brianholthaus my bengal nord by Laska with white stripes is 2nd
@@rustybrockway5523 Can't say I have tried that one before.
brianholthaus I will have to get a pic
brianholthaus ever use a teaser?