Crazy day catching HUGE walleye! (exploring new lakes)

Exploring new lakes paid-off BIG! Rotating thru some of my go-to confidence baits for walleye fishing and fooled multiple giants into eating – definitely a day I won't soon forget! Oh, and I'll be back for "the one that got away...." 😩💔

Drop a comment below and let me know what you think. 👊 Thx SO much for watching!

- Brett McComas

GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:

‣ Rapala CrushCity Mooch Minnow:

‣ 10-lb Sufix 832 Advanced Superline (main line):

‣ 8-lb Sufix Advance Fluoro (leader).

‣ Elliott Identity "Rig & Jig" (7'4" ML-F):

‣ #7 Rapala Jigging Rap:

‣ 10-lb Sufix Advance Mono:

‣ 1/16-oz VMC Tungsten Moon Eye Jig:

‣ Thill Pro Series Slip Float:

‣ 2B Genesis "Precision Shooter" slip-bobber rod:

‣ Garmin LiveScope Plus LVS34:

‣ onX Fish phone app:

‣ Clam Fortis Net:

‣ Amped Outdoors lithium batteries:
I upgraded my boat batteries to lithium last year and could NOT be more happy!

I went with Amped Outdoors' 36V 100Ah trolling motor lithium battery system (which is two 36V 50Ah LiFePO4 batteries in parallel). I was able to shave off roughly 140 pounds 😳 by running those 2 lithiums vs 3 lead or AGM batteries, and of course get some amazing run times:

Which also freed up an extra battery slot in my boat, so I was able to plug in this 130Ah beast (only weighs 31 lbs) to exclusively run all of my electronics – fer dayzzzz 🔋 – instead of running them off of my cranking battery:

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[TheGuncage]

I love u and your channel in a manly way what I love is your lack of commercials and great content and your listing of all your tackle great job

[BobslakeWalleyeguy]

My lake is like this. Deep clear reservoir with tons of Cisco and low number of big pelagic walleyes. Can’t wait til I get ffs. Catch maybe 50 a season. I fish 130 days a year. 😂 Bobs Lake, South Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. Stop by…..bring your scope

[billsutorius]

I liked it a lot. Brett. Those are some great walleyes you caught. I enjoyed watching and learning. Thanks!
👍🎣🇺🇸

[josephreis]

great content as always, it really captures the highs and lows of pig hunting. be cool to see more of what to do in dog days of summer with forward facing

[jimnummerdor]

Great video. I realize the grind involved with making a video like this one. But I enjoy that more than one where you catch a bunch of smaller fish

[Moondog]

Beautiful fish, Brett! Another great video....really enjoyed!

[craigwavra]

Really good video and day out there!! Sorry to hear about losing that big one!! Impressed just getting it to the net after all that!!

[darestu]

Walleyes before work makes a man jealous to get on the water. Tight lines and happy trails friends

[pary]

Nice video Brett, becoming one of my favorite to watch. I don’t have ffs but still learn a lot about different techniques to add to the arsenal.

[naturecutsinc]

Great video. One of my favorite YouTube fisherman.

[CyphrX]

What an INCREDIBLE day! Those tour level gold guys could learn a thing or two from you bud 🎉

[Chainoflakesguy]

The scope over the video like that is awesome

[johnny]

Good stuff!! Gotta love the rod snap!

[gordjohnson]

Great video ! Suggestion : Going for big fish Take a big net.

[nathanparadis]

Great video Brett! Some banger eyes! 😎

[noysreyhoung]

Amazing day ❤❤❤ I feel like this weekend I will get more fish 😂😂😂

[JMonOutdoors]

What a day!!! 🔥🔥. Felt your pain on the “biggest of your life walleye” when you lost it at the net… very unfortunate your rod broke at that moment! I can only imagine how much your heart was pumping and adrenaline going and having the shakes after that one!

This vid gets me jacked up to chase walleyes some more tho lol, thanks for sharing!

Also, love reading your Target Walleye info man 👍🏼.
I fish the Brainerd Lakes to Aitkin Area a lot.

[MrHarryson]

Man my jigging rap go to rod is a Berkeley cherry wood medium heavy. $30 cheapest can be and I'm telling you it is damn near unbreakable. I imagine an ugly stick would be a good j rap Rod as well. For that approach I think cheaper is better

[charliekorabek]

That was awesome! Too bad that last one didn’t end up in the boat….loved the video. Thank you for the training!

[DomBroda]

Im glad to know im not the only one that has terrible luck in losing bigs. I can realistically get out every 10-12 days and tried a similar type of lake. The day sucked to start with high blue skies and blistering heat. Tight lips all day with barely any follows. Threw the whole kitchen sink at them. Caught a few small ones then marked a pair of gigantos toward the end of the outing. Hooked the first one, awesome fight, got up to the boat and saw it (27-28 probably) and my net got caught on a seat and the fish shook off the hook.

Immediately casted out to the other fish which looked bigger. I work it for a bit and it finally hits. Set the hook and my knot breaks. Almost certainly was going to be my PB. I just set my rod down gently and called it a day.

Seeing the end of this video does make me feel bad for you but is almost therapy to me knowing I am not alone.