Fishing for pike without steelleader: I am directly out! Thats like loosing a fish on purpose and may be even killing it.

Just a tip: use leaders so the pike don’t snap off

No matter how many fish you bring up the hole, it is so fun watching pike and bass come through so fast through the camera, it never gets old 😂 great video tons of action!

There need to be more videos like this with both topside and a good underwater camera shot never seen anything like this before very entertaining. Nice job.

Not a fisherman, but loved the underwater footage as inspiration for some of my aquariums. Interesting to see the 2nd pike being cautious and take a taste. Nice video.

Steel leader is a must with Pike! They are like a cross of shark and barracuda!

This is a perfect example of why I do not like catch and release fishing. Those pike have learned what is safe and what is not. They feel for hooks and can recognize an artificial lure.

it looks like you have a slip bobber in the right hole. Can you explain why you would use a slip bobber while ice fishing vs. simply setting the hook to depth and just dead stick it or jig it? Thanks for the video.

Those darn toothy critters can get expensive when they start biting lures off! Winter weeds are always productive. Nice job bud...

The Bob Ross of ice fishing. Loving it!

That pike is looking at the bait thinking, there’s something fishy here!

At 5:14....."This guy doesn't even know what he's doing"!!!.....I think he knows EXACTLY what he's doing, LOL.

5:15 “This guy doesn’t know what he’s doing.” I beg to differ.

I've ice fished 50 years and I gotta say this was fun to watch

That Pike at 4:17 knew something wasnt right as soon as he took that bite lol!

That intro straight out of horror movie haha!

you need a wire leader

Really good underwater video. It seems to me that you need to add a wire trace with a snap link to the end of your line to prevent being bitten off. Traces are a standard setup for most Pike anglers where I'm from (UK).

2:56 the fish in the back🤣

I'm still amazed that you're surprised when pike break you off when you're fishing with no leader.

great vid. not easy to keep a dialogue going that long but this cat manages to keep it light and entertaining with the action and the commentary. Fun!

Some of the best under water footage I’ve seen this year Bryan!!! Keep em comin !! And please buy a hook sharper 🤣

“This guy doesn’t even know what he’s doing” Funniest comment yet on a fishing vid ! LOL!

The night before you hit the ice take a few ice cube trays and a dozen or so mackerel. Cut the mackerel up and put some meat in your ice cube trays and pour fish oil, garlic oil in the trays. Let it freeze overnight, take the trays with you and drop a few down your hole every hour.

"This guy doesn't even know what he's doing" No - he knows EXACTLY what he's doing

I hate losing lures to pike slicing through your line. I usually switch to using a steel leader once I see that the pike are really active but it still sucks to lose a brand new or favourite lure at first!

5:08 that fish knows what you are up to. Lol

12:29 The Pike is like NOPE!!!😂😂😂

I used to ice fish and was always taught to jig very slowly in cold water as fish are lethargic during these times. But really enjoyed the underwater video. May have to start fishing again.

Very cool video!!! I find myself yelling at the fish to take the bait 🤣. Awesome vids!!!…….Thank you 👍🎣

Tips from old people ! #1- Remove slime and stink from Northern Pike handled, sprinkle table salt on palm wet and scrub vigorously for 10 seconds, rinse--hands smell fresh as Spring.. Wipe bait down if Northern takes a bait intended for Panfish or they'll refuse it. Same when you start to clean a Northern, sprinkle with salt and rub over it, all the slime comes off and not into meat ! Next: Always check hook point sharpness by dragging it across your thumb nail. If sharp it will immediately dig into thumb nail. New lure are notorious for selling you a dull hook. Many nice ones have been lost because of NEW dull hooks. Another warning when you end a day or use of a particular set up, DON'T put your hook into the ceramic EYE on the pole, put it into the frame of the eye. Barbs scratch the ceramic potion of an EYE and turns it into a sharp burr, cutting your line at the most unfortunate moment ! Run a cotton swab through ALL the eyes on a rod to check for burrs... Northerns like all fish are attracted to SOUND, the jingle of that hook on a spoon draws fish from hundreds of feet away. Certain tones are better with a sharper ring than one bouncing against brass spoons. I've done much study on this subject. Also, did you know Northern Pike loose all their teeth the end of December far into January to replace old teeth like a child looses it's "Baby Teeth" , only Northerns loose them every year !!! That's why they'll timidly take Crappie minnows or wax worms during this time. Loom in their mouths, it's like swollen cotton for jaws, then check their stomachs, tiny tiny Perch and Sunfish under an inch long are their main diet. They won't take a Perch of any size (6 inches or Shiners because of their tender mouths. Did you know of a study done on predatory fish trigger on the bait's Pupil Size of the bait's eye !? When the minnow is started by a predator, their pupils dilate to large size and triggers an attack. Remember this when finishing a spearing decoy or making changes to bought fishing lures and spoons ! I've made contact with an eye company and was interest in the old treat "Cracker Jacks" and the prismatic "toys" inside. Thinking if they rocked up and down in the SWIM ACTION of a decoy and would change from small to large pupils as the moved up and down, this would be perfect. They had read the research on this and bought a big sheet of prism cut plastic w/this effect painted into the grooves. Remember the dog running as you tilted the small plastic square back and forth; same concept ! They tried it ,but the refraction that is caused by under water, will not allow prism action to refract in water. So goes a good thought..... In your MART store ,in fabrics ,you can buy type writer size sheets of 1/8th inch felt and any color , CHEAP ! If you cut a circle the size of a penny or smaller and glue it on a spoon and put a drop of scent or fish oil on it, the attraction becomes greater than jingles and flash, right ? Many of your existing Summer baits work great under the ice , if you just drill a hole near the head and insert a small "eye screw" with Super Glue in hole and screw in eye. PLACEMENT: If you put a rubber band around body of lure, and a string attached to rubber band; as you move it forward or back until the lure hangs horizontal, mark this spot on top of head and you know exactly where to drill hole for eye screw ! Think how many Super ideas are being lost every day in Nursing Homes. They'd enjoy talking to you and your visit would be worth it's weight in GOLD ! If Covid permits it, make a call to Supervisor and talk to them about your idea and she or he would know exactly who fits your needs. God will make a mark in his or her book for your final visit, maybe giving you a special rock along a heavenly stream for your ETERNITY !

“I’m good at fishing, I’m just not good at catching” lol that’s hilarious, same here same here😂😂

That's what I thought was gonna happen, tying the line through the spoon would be good if you were using a short leader of 20 or 30lb braid tied to a barrel swivel to eliminate twisting, then whatever you have spooled. Tie in a barrel swivel about a foot above your jig/ hook to guarantee the elimination of twist. Also, let em peel and put your tip way down in the water in thick ice, the edge of the ice will cut mono as fast as a tooth.

Your drag is to lose and horse them a little much otherwise you would be catching those pike

14:19 at this moment he knew, he F***ED up

Really funny that pike smelling the lure :)))))

A quick strike rig is the way to go. I have a few places where I use live bait and being able to set the hook right away is good.

I always was curious if fish were checking out my lures or bait. Now I know. Of course they are!

That pike is acting in a territorial manner. Bitting just enough to show his authority.

Pike fishing without a steel leader, now I've seen everything 😂😂😂

Past experience, ive often went to a different bait when the pike start staring like that. Its worked more than it hasnt. Sweet video and footage. 👍👍

I have seen soooo many fishing videos but this one I enjoyed so much. Thank you and well done

in front of the camera they look like giants 🤣

I always get anxious when the fish play with the bait. Maybe that is why I need beer when I fish.

Tighten your drag if you don’t wanna loose good fish like that

Fascinating Video in many ways as someone who frequently fishes Pike, Bass and Perch. It does affirm some of my experience. When bass typically strike, they hit hard fast and generally will not get off the hook, Pike seem more almost casual in their approach. I use spinners a lot and rarely will a bass become unhooked because when they hit they bite hard. Pike are hit and miss and I lose a number just because they only passively strike and the one hook sometimes does not set well. Watching this video seems to confirm that experience. I was blown away by the size, on video some of those fish looked fairly big, but when you brought them up, they were much smaller then I expected. Still interesting though.

lol the Bass was like... 'sure, why not'

Great video! I just started fishing last year and I find the underwater videos really help me to learn fish behaviour.

Have you ever tried using live nightcrawlers for bait? Bass will eat them like candy. I actually caught a Pike off of live Nightcrawler trying to catch Bass and Bluegill.

🤣🤣 the pike was too smart for ya 😂😂

I always keep an Emory board or nail file in the tackle box. Sharp hooks are the key to landing pike and muskie. Their mouths are like tough gristle and hooks won't immediately in them well if they're not sharp.

I always look forward to your videos. Love your peaceful approach and your reverence for the fish. I learn so much from watching these. Thanks for sharing your passion with all of us.

The reason why he keeps losing all of those fish 🐠 is because his drag is so low and it’s annoying

Yes! I feel like im right there with ya. !

You need to make sure you have thicker line and make sure the fish can take line and don’t real strate away as well

Fun video. Friendly suggestion.... Start carrying a good size magnet in your vehicle. Would have made for an easy recovery on the gold lure

This is the funniest fishing video I’ve ever watched. Thank you.

I use to LOVE ice fishing with the boys, we even made a make-shift camper we could pull off and try and load back on, we didn't have the money to buy a real ice tent so we used our dad's lumber hahaha. Great video. hope to see more.

Your luck is incredible

If you want a big fish, you should open much bigger hole in the ice for sure.

i like how one of the purch were down there and he's like did you just fall out of the sky

11:26 I was watching your rod wondering when you would notice the float had been going under. Nice fish.

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Makes us always wanting more...

5:17 that pike processing this situation real hard

Did anyone peep game? The Fish are getting smarter the second fish was actually testing the bait on both rods and was like hell no its one of those traps, I'm out. LMAO

such a docile pike at the beginning. pickerel hit harder than that hehe.

Northern, Muskie, and Sandies "Pike" are basically fresh water Barracuda.

I love how they keep on missing it, and then you pull them up and set the hook and then wee

Excellent footage Bryan! You have a nice setup. Da Bears!

simply amazing watching fishes underwater , looking at the lures! I love IT!!😍

The brand new spoon fluttering down on camera just adds insult to injury ! I think your getting a reaction bite from neutral pike. Thats why they arent committing. Great footage bud !

5:17 lol he does know what hes doing.... he sees the hook lmfao...

Looks like your rod is very soft for pike. It's great for perch and maybe for bass, but for pike and zander harded rod is preffered. Great uw shots!

5:15. That pike’s like ”hmm, this is fishy…”

I don't meant to laugh but damn its funny to see someone else besides myself struggle with a hook set.

I think that guy knows exactly what he's doing. Smart like a fox

Maybe you should bring a magnet to recover your lures. Magnet fishing.Guaranteed catch of the day. That is really a cool shot of the pikes. Pikes are preying fish. They’ll pop out of nowhere. 10lbs test?

Hilarious ! ...was laughing for hours....

You losing that big bass hurt me lol 😆

Your Bobber went under multiple times when you weren’t looking one was when you were re tieing

Love the heavy Canadian accent lol

This is awesome! We use a huge 5 diamond spoon with a golf ball for a spearing decoy

You need to add a steel leader to your setup. Pike will usually bite the line off if you don't have steel.

This was so humorous. Dang fish !!! Thanks cool camera setup

Love Northerns and love the 5 of Diamonds. Always a hell of a fight.

Used to jig for panfish. Always attracked more than were interested in biting. But when the group would drift away from my line, it was always because there was a pike moving into the area.

So much fun watching these fishes get caught. Thanks for the video.

a good idea that will maximize your fish catching posibilities would be to make sure your hooks are sharpened regularly ✌️

From this video, I got the impression that pikes were more skeptical or cleverer than bass.

that pike looked like it would make tasty pike nuggets.

That bass loss 🤣🤣 classic great footage- try scent on lures next time perhaps

Your jigging at fish strikes 10:41 and 13:10 are longer faster jigs. That seems to trigger them more than the short bounces you were doing earlier.

That first lure had really great action!

Braid will help hooksets in boney mouth poked, steel leaders are a must!

For any toothed fish use a steel leader!

We’ll call him the 5 of diamonds!! Lol

I watched this for too long, I don't even fish ha ha.

Your bass proved that the camera adds weight to you,

Steel leaders are absolutely necessary when fishing for sharp-toothed fish like pike.

No leader, lol. Yes the line goes through the lure to prevent twist, but you need a good thick fluorocarbon leader on there at the very least for Pike. Love the underwater footage, even when we lose fish, we still learn something, so good on you for showing this. Many other channels will only show their successes.