I know the feeling. I fought what I thought was a giant catfish in a muddy river for over 45 minutes... could feel it fighting, stripping line off the reel. It turned out to be a folding camp chair that was opening and closing in the river current.

Forrest is a certified legend.

Did the same thing while fishing for grouper in Florida. Fought for my life for 45 min to bring up our anchor 😅

“Stop laughing, stop fucking laughing” I feel your pain brother hooked bottom trash before lol

We lost a world where my children will grow up with Steve Irwin but Forest is just as amazing and important as the man himself. I'm so happy my children have you to learn from about these animals. I introduced them the the croc hunter and they love him and I have also introduced them to Forest and they love him even more.....thank you sir. My children and I bond over your videos and they always search to see if you've found a new animal or rediscovered an extinct one ❤

The fact that forest doesn’t have millions of subscribers/followers should be an actual crime .. guy is an absolute legend. When it comes to conservation or education Forrest is an absolute pioneer in either field. His education will effect generations and for that we thank him !!

This was probably one of my favorite videos you’ve posted so far.😂 That was hilarious!! We need more stories like this😂😂😂😂

🤣🤣🤣 that’s the best fish story I’ve ever heard! I was convinced you were gonna pull up a sleeper shark while trying to catch bait to catch a sleeper shark, what a plot twist!

Forrest is such a good story teller

Best fishing show story ever! It takes.a.real fisherman to admit to a mistaken catch. With all the success stories I have seen with you and your buddies, good to see you be able to laugh at yourselves. It shows real character! Fish on!

One of the greatest fishing stories ever. EVER.

What a terrific story honestly 😂 I had the opposite happen once. Was hooked onto what I thought was a log. So very carelessly reeled in. Got it to the boat just in time to see the lake trout of a lifetime bust off it 5 ft from the bow

The best fishing story I've heard in a long time love it

"I'm on a serious piece of wood" " and johnny and I are just tag teaming this rod" AAYYOOOO, PAUSE.. 🤣😂🤣

Lol what a story man. As a fellow fisherman, I can only imagine how you felt 😂

Man do I just love hearing story’s from Forrest!

You said Embarrassing... So I am in the North East in Ct. One year me and dad decide to take the boat out to do some Blue Fish Fishing... Well We decide what better way to catch them then to troll for Bunker... And well... We cruising along out the harbor with the lines down and trying to snag what ever bunker we could because they are already fleeing the blues in the harbor. At some point dad decided to stop and just cast out one of the troll hooks and starts reeling in fast and crazy. We were ahead of the school trying to get away from the blues. Its like his third or fourth cast, I am busy trying to keep the boat about center like dad told me when off to my right I hear this EXTREMELY LOUD squawk... Expecting to see a Gull getting attacked by the Blues... What I saw was WAY WORSE then the blues attacking some bird... This poor bird saw my dad cast the line and instead of going for a fish it went after the weighted tri-hooked tackle... AND DAD SNAGGED IT right in the wing about fifty feet from the boat. This thing was not happy and showed it after we got it in the boat... It attacked both of us, pecking like a psycho bird and trying to bite us, in the struggle to calm it down it had gotten tangled to the point that it could no longer do a damn thing other then bitch and complain at us. I threw my coat over it, let it sit for a second so it would chill but it was still Griping up a storm. We get the snagged wing out of the coat and see what type of damage this poor bird got and WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT... THIS BIRD WAS ONLY TIED INTO THE LINE, Not one of the three hooks touched it. So after getting this bird untied, and putting it on the bow... IT REFUSED TO LEAVE... We spent all day tossing bunker to the fricken bird and NEVER CAUGHT A DAMN BLUE FISH. Only Skates and one Sand shark pup... ALL THROW BACKS which the Gull laughed at us every time we threw a fish back... It didn't leave the bow till we hit shore again. I swear it purposely dove on the line JUST for the free meal... LOL!!!

I once saw with my own eyes , a buddy of mine got his rod pulled in the water by a fish and then an hour later he caught the rod with the fish still attached to the end of it

i knew this was going to be a good one the minute they stepped into that little 12 ft skif. lol

Lmao! That's too good, the look on your faces when you get back in the cabin is pure gold. I think most who have fished a good amount have a story pretty similar, maybe not THAT bad, but similar. 😂😂😂

Miss your extinct or alive. Glad I refound you

Probably the funniest fishing story I've heard 😂

Such an awesome, great story Thanks so much for posting. Can't believe I waited so long to watch. Forrest, you are now legend to me, not just because you share a first name with my grandpa, but also because of your courage. Good on you!

I did this with a plastic bag in my kayak while trolling. 😂😂😂 it was hilarious. didn't think it was a fish cause it just pulled and pulled

I'm crying laughing as he says "stop fucking laughing" 😂😂😂😂

Best fishing tale ever. Forrest and Johnny, masters of the sea. 😂

Years ago in backcountry , during heavy snow storm, about five wolverines(!!) ran out of the woods and started playing, rolling in the snow, we watched them for a good 44 min enjoy the snow, surrounded by trees of bald eagles above us. One of this w special memories you spoke of.

That was a great fishing story.

Thank you for all you do for the animal kingdom man and the entertainment you provide along the way your an amazing person and me and mine appreciate you

Amazing Bro... 😂 love you the work your guys do

Freaking love this story only a true fisherman would tell the story love all your videos, but this one really hits home

Finally, a fishing story that's not only believable but also 100% true...🤪

The greatest story ever

In all honesty, who would have ever guessed you threaded a needle and hooked your own bait bag and that the force you were feeling was the current. 😆

I've got a funny fish story. Maybe not as funny as this one, and it certainly didn't take an hour lol. When I was a kid, we used to go fishing for rainbow trout all the time at a local stocked lake. It was a really big lake, and there had been some massive rainbows pulled out of it. My dad cast out his hook, and he was taking the slack out of his line when something took the rod so hard, it almost ripped it out of his hands. Most of the fish we caught were 2-3lbs, so Dad only used 8lb test. He turned the drag down, and fought with that fish for several minutes. The whole time that rod tip is bent way down, and he's fighting pretty hard to get this fish to shore. He's talking about how this must be Moby Dick's cousin, and all of us kids were gathered around, super excited to see this huge rainbow trout my dad was reeling in. He finally gets the fish to shore, and it pops out of the water. What does he have on his hook? A little 5 or 6 inch trout that he had somehow managed to catch by the fucking TAIL! The fish must have swam past the hook while he was taking up the slack, and managed to get hooked! That was probably close to 30 years ago and we still laugh about the time dad caught Moby Dick's cousin 🤣🤣

I would love to hear more fishing stories and honestly some fishing shows or vlogs from you guys. What a catch tho Ahab😂

Forrest, ever since I stumbled upon you're Joe Rogan podcast, I have absolutely fallen in love with everything that you have to do with the internet. Your content is outstanding and you need to be back on Joe Rogan ASAP. Thank you sir

This is one of the funniest things I’ve watched in a long time, and I watch the wild times

That was one of the funniest stories I’ve ever heard

commenting for algorithm you are amazing forrest!

😂😂 I had to subscribe after this video 😂😂 needa hear more like this 😂😂🤣

Love you forrest!!!!!

That's awesome! One of the best fishing stories ever...Field & Stream right there!

At least yall got fishing stories 🥲

Forrest: **points at camera* “Stop laughing!” Me: “No, I don’t think I will.”

“This thing is screaming out line!”

As a kid I was in the Bahamas and I watched my dad hook something massive. He fought it for over 2 hours. The crew had harpoons ready for it to be a shark. Turns out he hooked a rope attached to an anchor that fell off a boat and was dragging on the bottom fighting him the whole way

Flippin Hilarious!!! You're a Legend!!

That’s the single greatest fish story I have ever heard. 😅

This is the best story ever

Thats too funny!

I’m literally crying that’s so funny😂😂

Worth every moment of watching. That was a killer fish storie

You bagged a big one buddy!!!

Epic bag fishing 🤣

Yep fishing is great !!!

I cant believe the run that bag made, Just ripping line! 😂😂😂😂

The biggest largemouth I ever hooked turned out to be a sock half filled with sand. Shad Rap. Size 7. Shad finish. Great lure...

Love your passion man, keep it coming

Too funny. That’s what friends are for. Blessings❤️🌺

That is pure gold

Nice catch! .

Incredible

😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is too good!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

That's great

Not as absolutely hilarious as this fishing story, but on a day fishing Pike in the Swedish archipelago with my friends i hooked a Big fish and what would end up beeing the strangest "fish" we had ever seen/caught. It started out as an actual monster pike absolutely crushing my huge swimbait and we battled a solid 5-10min before almost reaching the side of the boat she dove straight down into the depths. Me and the boys in the boat cheered as she seemed to finally have given up and we started to finally gain and could reel the fish back up from her deep dive. The cheering from me and the boys thinking this would 100% be a new "PB" pike for me went dead silent as when the fish FINALLY reached the surface, The fish that we had seen with our own eyes , battled with for now maybe 15-20min now infact was not at all what now appeared beside the boat and on the end of my fishing-line. What instead came up from the depths was a huge white door from a giant FRIDGE/Freezer????? something that we will always be remembered between us in the boat

Yes Sir That's a story that needs to be told for many reasons, not the least being it's funnier than heck and is really a semblance of life in general sometimes.

You caught a legendary bagfish. Well played sir, well played.

I used to offshore fish off St. Augustine, FL. 55 mile run each way to bluewater. While trolling if someone on the boat fell asleep we would take a heavy rod and put a 5 gallon bucket on the line, send it over and let out about a 100 yards of line. As it's deploying turn on the clicker and wake up the sleeper and and yell big fish, and put him on the rod. The look on their face when they see the bucket is always a blast.

Forest we once fought a “fish” for an hour off key west only to find out it was an underwater cable haha. Funny enough, our anchor also hooked another underwater cable much bigger talk about several hours of fun haha😅

My longest and hardest fight was this last summer when I hooked a a chair at a 65 foot depth and hauled it up on an old Penn sea scamp which has no drag or anti reverse.

Bro that's f****** hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I hooked a log while anchored fishing for catfish at night. I fought that thing for 45 min just to have my dad laugh at me when it finally got close enough to see. We call them stick fish 😂

I’m glad I fast forwarded till the end

way too funny!

The illusive bag fish, thought those were extinct. Great catch.

My brother faught a short for 5min. Thought it was a catfish, to this day we still quote him screaming "GIT THE NET, GIT THE NET"

This was a fun story to listen to while taking a dump

😂😂😂😂😂 i freaking love you dude. What a legend. Massive workout for that catch 😂 at least you both became better fisherman 😂

So entertaining. Can't imagine how hilarious is must have been to have been there and fought the bag for almost 2 hours.

So friggin awesome Forrest

Hahahaha this is absolutely amazing. So glad you shared it. Its one of those stories that you simply wouldn't believe unless documented 😂😂😂

Thanks for the all white cast it's nice 🎉🎉🎉

This is hilarious 😂😂😂 thanks for sharing. Absolutely love the channel

Great story !!!!

🤣🤣🤣 so there was two cod on that Line Hilarious ❤ You caught a sub on that one🤷🏼‍♂️

us guys have a local salmon spot that we’ve been hitting for decades and we know every inch of that slot. so when new guys show up, it’s only a matter of time before they are hook setting the “log” that runs thru that section. never laughed so hard when one day a new kid set into that log and had his pole doubled over with all his mite. my buddy just looked over and said to him…. EARTH HEAVY in this caveman voice😂😂😂. to this day it makes me bust a gut!

😆 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 That’s an unforgettable fishing story! 🤣

Great story 😂. I've done it myself on a smaller scale. You will always laugh about that.

Lmao I’ve reeled up so many logs and big weeds thinking I hooked up to a giant xD

You the man

This was great! We have all been there. Spend enough time in the outdoors and crazy things happen. Great you can laugh about it because at that point you can't even be mad. Great video! I think you have found something here Forrest. You are a hell of a story teller and your great in front of the camera.

the wildest part is that the jig managed to find that tiny little loop in the line

Humility is a great attribute. Good job boys. You'll get em next time lol

Just proves you're human Forrest. Many can relate to such legendary embarrassment XD

Jesus bro i needed this laugh!

Gr8 story, top blokes.

The picture silhouette looks like a goldfish. Don’t tell me you got a goldfish monster.😂lol

LOL. Good one.

I spit on myself laughing lmao, you can’t keep this type story from us Forest!! Lol we all have had a moment like this in life lol, it may of not been fishing but we have all had something stupid happen lol