This is footage any tv crew would drool to have caught!
Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label videos. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Octopus attacks and eats shark!
This video has been around for a while, but it's still an amazing capture. This octopus has been hunting in a public aquarium...hunting sharks!!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Hunting with Eagles, see eagles catch deer and wolves
Absolutely amazing. Ok, I know this is off-topic, but it was too stunning not to share and I aian't startin' a hunting blog. ;)
On this guy's Flickr page, a video clip of hunting deer using an eagle!
This Youtube video is of ancient hunting techniques using eagles to hunt wolves. Wow, this so dwarfs my memory of being 9 years old and watching an eagle grab a kitten just about 3o yards from me. Warning: the Youtube video is not for the faint of heart, some scenes will be disturbing for some people!
On this guy's Flickr page, a video clip of hunting deer using an eagle!
This Youtube video is of ancient hunting techniques using eagles to hunt wolves. Wow, this so dwarfs my memory of being 9 years old and watching an eagle grab a kitten just about 3o yards from me. Warning: the Youtube video is not for the faint of heart, some scenes will be disturbing for some people!
Monday, August 31, 2009
little girl catches Carp by hand!
I did this once at a rock dam on Pine creek. I saw the Carp's tail sticking out of a hole so I grabbed it. 'Course, if that Carp was proportionate in size to me that this one is to the little girl, it would've weighed about 165 pounds!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
How to tie a Wooly Bugger
Oh man, can you tell how long it's been since I had any fish fun? My poor blog has *stomp* spider webs on it! Lemme change that. The Woolly Bugger is one of those universal fly patterns worldwide because the pattern is that good. It just works!
You can buy some if you need to, and by the way you can use them on a spinning rod too, but if you're able to tie your own you'll be a whole lot more confident getting them down into the weeds, rocks and timber where they should be fished in order to coax mr mouth down there into biting!
You can buy some if you need to, and by the way you can use them on a spinning rod too, but if you're able to tie your own you'll be a whole lot more confident getting them down into the weeds, rocks and timber where they should be fished in order to coax mr mouth down there into biting!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Musky fishing, Musky CATCHING, with the Lindners
The Lindner family is unquestionably the First Family of fishing, having been the heart behind everything "In-Fisherman" for many years and then leaving to launch Lindner's Angling Edge and other media projects.
They're real innovators in the game and interviewing Al Lindner for my radio show is one of the highlights of my broadcasting career. I had to laugh when another fishing show host shared with me that having Al and his brother Ron as guests on his show was a real learning experience and that they never, ever stand still. He said he'd never been around fishermen with such passion and energy!
So while I was checking out some Pike fishing videos, leading to Musky fishing videos and then finding this one featuring two more members of the Lindner family, I thought I'd share it with you. Watch it when you can't fish, it'll make you crazy!
They're real innovators in the game and interviewing Al Lindner for my radio show is one of the highlights of my broadcasting career. I had to laugh when another fishing show host shared with me that having Al and his brother Ron as guests on his show was a real learning experience and that they never, ever stand still. He said he'd never been around fishermen with such passion and energy!
So while I was checking out some Pike fishing videos, leading to Musky fishing videos and then finding this one featuring two more members of the Lindner family, I thought I'd share it with you. Watch it when you can't fish, it'll make you crazy!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Great White Shark circles kayakers off Australia
Man, this had to be seriously scary! Although I would have caught the shark handily on rod and reel or by hand if necessary, I can still empathize with the fear these guys must've been feeling.
Monday, September 22, 2008
What a summer
Beneath all the slings and arrows of outrageous inactivity, Mark rises! This has been a really unusual summer for me in that I've only fished like three times! I've had lots of summers where I've fished three times a week, so you can guess that this is makin' me nuts.
That's no excuse for languidity here though, and as such, check this out. Catfish are great fish. There are many, many beautiful species which lay their "ugly" reputation quite to rest. Several species attain sizes larger than the people fishing for them! The European Wels is one such catfish.
That's no excuse for languidity here though, and as such, check this out. Catfish are great fish. There are many, many beautiful species which lay their "ugly" reputation quite to rest. Several species attain sizes larger than the people fishing for them! The European Wels is one such catfish.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The moment of the strike
Oh wow, I can't believe I've ignored this blog for so long! Sorry about that, I've been mad busy with work and actually haven't had a moment to fish in weeks. I did find something today that I thought you'd enjoy.
I've often said that the one thing fly fishing shows usually omit which is oddly enough, the most exciting moment of fishing for a lot of people: the moment of the strike.
This video is sweet!
I've often said that the one thing fly fishing shows usually omit which is oddly enough, the most exciting moment of fishing for a lot of people: the moment of the strike.
This video is sweet!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Carp fishing
I'll never get used to it. You talk to almost any group of fisher folk and mention Carp. Somebody invariably insults the Carp as a "trash fish", worthy only of tossing back into the water or worse, thrown alive onto the bank to suffocate. NO fish should be treated that way. If you're going to kill it, then do so. If not, then put it back in the water. It's only humane.
Admittedly Carp do overpopulate many waters due to their incredible propagative ability. Then they need to be thinned out, but still humanely. The thing that irritates me about the complete lack of respect shown these fish is that they are tremendous fun to catch!
Hooking up with a ten pound Carp, which is likely almost anywhere they can be found, is hooking up with a ten pound fish! They fight like your big brother whoopin' on you for taking the last cookie, and pound for pound their stamina is a match for any other freshwater fish.
You can't always just throw bait at them either, especially as they grow older. Carp are totally aware of their environment and that usually includes you. The best Carp anglers in the world, generally speaking, can be found in Great Britain. These folks have honed their skills fishing along some of the world's most crowded banks, refining and refining again their approach to a fish which can pick up and drop a bait without you even knowing they've seen it.
Some anglers call the Carp the "Golden Bonefish" because in their feeding habits, skittishness and near invulnerability to the hook in clear water. The name fits. I am certain that you've seen more wakes suddenly headed away from you than you've seen the actual Carp in the your area, and in clear water, you may not have seen them at all.
My 2 favorite Carp memories both took place on, believe it or not, trout streams! Yup, Carp make a way.
The first one was on one of the best trout streams in the northeast. I was fly fishing at a dam on the stream, drifting a small nymph through the pockets in the dam formed by rocks splitting the overflow as it tumbled over it's 3 foot drop in front of me. It was a comfortable spring day and I'd been catching fish pretty regularly. I was drifting it deep after seeing a few large shadows which I took to be smallmouth, when my line tightened slowly. I set the hook, and within 20 seconds I got that cold feeling in the pit of my stomach that tells you something bad is about to happen.
My line had followed the plunge pool of the waterfall from one side to the other, without slowing in the least. The cold feeling set in. Then, when my line turned East and started downstream toward the rapids area, my gut started to quake a little. I'm gonna be real honest here, more honest than a fisherman should. I had two thoughts making me nervous. Thought number one: "Oh shoot, I'm gonna lose this fish!" Thought number two, the...ugly thought...was: "Oh shoot, I'm gonna lose this fish...and everybody's gonna see it happen!" I hate when that happens. It's not as bad when you lose a fish and are the only one who knows it, but when everybody knows...ugh.
My mind got off that real quick when I looked down and saw that this fish had stripped my fly line off the reel and was down into the backing and still hadn't so much as paused in it's mad dash to be free of that hook. Since I couldn't run across the stream and the near side was bounded by high weeds, I had one choice: follow the fish through the rapids. Scared? You bet. I was running out of line though, and determined to find out what was making me sweat.
It took some serious scrambling on my part and some furious reeling to finally get my fly line back on the reel, and by this point I was down near the fly shop which sits on the bank of the Neshannock Creek. This was a Saturday and there were plenty of other guys fishing. They quickly realized that I was fighting something big, and everybody stopped to look. Bob Shuey, the owner of Neshannock Creek Fly Shop, came out and gave me a little heck. "What's this commotion you're causing out here?" he asked. To be honest, I was so wound up fighting this fish that I don't even remember what I said in response!
I had been fighting this fish for about 20 minutes at this point and all eyes were on me. (Nervous? Bah!) Finally, after all this running, climbing and fighting, the fish showed itself at the surface. It was simply the biggest carp I've ever hooked! I mean when this baby rolled up top it was like a golden side of beef! So when the angler down from me (the fish was still over 20 yards away) offered to net it for me, I quickly accepted.
*Ominous music starts*
Then it all came crashing down. As carp will, this fish reacted badly to the approach of this guy with his net. One huge flip and it threw the hook and took off back upstream.
On the bright side, everybody saw my big fish. On the dark side, I SO wanted a picture with that beast.
Next time I'll tell you about the 4 pound line, Crappie jig, crystal clear water and 6 pound carp. 'Til then...
Admittedly Carp do overpopulate many waters due to their incredible propagative ability. Then they need to be thinned out, but still humanely. The thing that irritates me about the complete lack of respect shown these fish is that they are tremendous fun to catch!
Hooking up with a ten pound Carp, which is likely almost anywhere they can be found, is hooking up with a ten pound fish! They fight like your big brother whoopin' on you for taking the last cookie, and pound for pound their stamina is a match for any other freshwater fish.
You can't always just throw bait at them either, especially as they grow older. Carp are totally aware of their environment and that usually includes you. The best Carp anglers in the world, generally speaking, can be found in Great Britain. These folks have honed their skills fishing along some of the world's most crowded banks, refining and refining again their approach to a fish which can pick up and drop a bait without you even knowing they've seen it.
Some anglers call the Carp the "Golden Bonefish" because in their feeding habits, skittishness and near invulnerability to the hook in clear water. The name fits. I am certain that you've seen more wakes suddenly headed away from you than you've seen the actual Carp in the your area, and in clear water, you may not have seen them at all.
My 2 favorite Carp memories both took place on, believe it or not, trout streams! Yup, Carp make a way.
The first one was on one of the best trout streams in the northeast. I was fly fishing at a dam on the stream, drifting a small nymph through the pockets in the dam formed by rocks splitting the overflow as it tumbled over it's 3 foot drop in front of me. It was a comfortable spring day and I'd been catching fish pretty regularly. I was drifting it deep after seeing a few large shadows which I took to be smallmouth, when my line tightened slowly. I set the hook, and within 20 seconds I got that cold feeling in the pit of my stomach that tells you something bad is about to happen.
My line had followed the plunge pool of the waterfall from one side to the other, without slowing in the least. The cold feeling set in. Then, when my line turned East and started downstream toward the rapids area, my gut started to quake a little. I'm gonna be real honest here, more honest than a fisherman should. I had two thoughts making me nervous. Thought number one: "Oh shoot, I'm gonna lose this fish!" Thought number two, the...ugly thought...was: "Oh shoot, I'm gonna lose this fish...and everybody's gonna see it happen!" I hate when that happens. It's not as bad when you lose a fish and are the only one who knows it, but when everybody knows...ugh.
My mind got off that real quick when I looked down and saw that this fish had stripped my fly line off the reel and was down into the backing and still hadn't so much as paused in it's mad dash to be free of that hook. Since I couldn't run across the stream and the near side was bounded by high weeds, I had one choice: follow the fish through the rapids. Scared? You bet. I was running out of line though, and determined to find out what was making me sweat.
It took some serious scrambling on my part and some furious reeling to finally get my fly line back on the reel, and by this point I was down near the fly shop which sits on the bank of the Neshannock Creek. This was a Saturday and there were plenty of other guys fishing. They quickly realized that I was fighting something big, and everybody stopped to look. Bob Shuey, the owner of Neshannock Creek Fly Shop, came out and gave me a little heck. "What's this commotion you're causing out here?" he asked. To be honest, I was so wound up fighting this fish that I don't even remember what I said in response!
I had been fighting this fish for about 20 minutes at this point and all eyes were on me. (Nervous? Bah!) Finally, after all this running, climbing and fighting, the fish showed itself at the surface. It was simply the biggest carp I've ever hooked! I mean when this baby rolled up top it was like a golden side of beef! So when the angler down from me (the fish was still over 20 yards away) offered to net it for me, I quickly accepted.
*Ominous music starts*
Then it all came crashing down. As carp will, this fish reacted badly to the approach of this guy with his net. One huge flip and it threw the hook and took off back upstream.
On the bright side, everybody saw my big fish. On the dark side, I SO wanted a picture with that beast.
Next time I'll tell you about the 4 pound line, Crappie jig, crystal clear water and 6 pound carp. 'Til then...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
What is the monster in Cloverfield?
If you've seen the "Cloverfield" commercials then you know it's some kind of monster movie, but what kind? On the surface, it seems like another Godzilla movie, but when you really check it out the truth points elsewhere. (I know, I know, this is a fish blog. You'll see how this relates in a moment.)
In the commercial something big is obviously wreaking havoc, tossing the head of the statue of Liberty into the city street. However, there's also a brief clip of hazard suit garbed guys escorting a woman behind a bio-screen type curtain. This is what made me think that there is a main monster, but that it was created by some sort of parasitic infection. Then as I found stuff online about the movie, I've settled on this idea: the monster is some large sea creature somehow infected by [whatever], which comes ashore and somehow infects others. Something that big ain't gonna infect people by biting anymore than a Musky could infect a minnow by biting.
The big boy is an infected Blue Whale or Killer Whale which somehow mutates into being able to motivate across dry land, and pustules on it's skin allow the infectious parasites to escape. That's what I'm thinkin' anyway.
I found a cool 5 minute preview at a site discussing the movie, where I later saw a picture someone had drawn of what the creature will look like, and lo and behold, it has the head of a whale!
In the commercial something big is obviously wreaking havoc, tossing the head of the statue of Liberty into the city street. However, there's also a brief clip of hazard suit garbed guys escorting a woman behind a bio-screen type curtain. This is what made me think that there is a main monster, but that it was created by some sort of parasitic infection. Then as I found stuff online about the movie, I've settled on this idea: the monster is some large sea creature somehow infected by [whatever], which comes ashore and somehow infects others. Something that big ain't gonna infect people by biting anymore than a Musky could infect a minnow by biting.
The big boy is an infected Blue Whale or Killer Whale which somehow mutates into being able to motivate across dry land, and pustules on it's skin allow the infectious parasites to escape. That's what I'm thinkin' anyway.
I found a cool 5 minute preview at a site discussing the movie, where I later saw a picture someone had drawn of what the creature will look like, and lo and behold, it has the head of a whale!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Do you have video of your hunt?
Are you a photog who has good video of your outdoor experience? Check this out from PA Back Country:
These guys are a class operation all the way 'round. I had the opportunity to film a fishing segment with them and it was great fun while remaining completely professional the whole time. Check them out here, and let me know if you submit some video, I'd like to see it too!
Have you ever thought it would be great to showcase some of your outstanding video from past hunts or even just wildlife videography you have acquired over time? Pennsylvania Back Country would like to give you that opportunity to display your video to a national audience. We are currently looking for home video of hunts or wildlife involving deer, bear and turkey. The only restriction is that we ask it be taped in Pennsylvania. The video can be funny or serious, however we do request that it follow all hunting ethics. If your video is used on “Pennsylvania Back Country” we will mail you a special gift in appreciation.
These guys are a class operation all the way 'round. I had the opportunity to film a fishing segment with them and it was great fun while remaining completely professional the whole time. Check them out here, and let me know if you submit some video, I'd like to see it too!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Fishing on YouTube!
There's plenty of stuff to run from for various reasons on YouTube. If you look carefully though you can find some neat stuff. Even with the good clips you have to beware of the moronic/crude comments that show up to drag down every comment thread. The other day I was researching some fishing lures and came across this very interesting video. It's an unusual technique called noodling and you shouldn't hold your breath waiting for me to do it. I kinda like having all ten fingers.
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