 what is up guys Joe Holland here I am super super excited for today's episode it is a real treat for me and I hope you guys feel the same way after you watch this video for if you already know what I am fishing for the first time ever with my good buddy Josh from Precision Anglin one of my absolute favorite channels in Maine check them out this guy is a grinder that's the best way I put it he's out there grinding it all the time for all sorts of species of fish he works really hard at it and he's got a lot of really good information we've never hooked up before but today we hooked up yeah usually I'm on a trip somewhere and he's usually whacking some fish somewhere else and you know how it is guys it just never worked but today is the first day of hopefully many where we're fishing together and even though he's the main character in his channel I found out today he's not the star of his channel the star of his channels in that little shack right there he brought his daughter Riley with with them today and we're on the crappy fest we're looking for big Maine crappy and Maine crappy you guys say most people don't even know we have crappy they the first crappy I ever heard of in the state was about 25 years ago down in southern Maine at Wardwell pond and now they're pretty much everywhere you know I don't know if it's bait bucket biologist if the states moving them if it's Johnny crappy seed planting crappy seeds all over the state I don't know but they're everywhere yeah northern Maine's got them already I've heard as high as Milanoch yes I'm not sure we found some early ice the here's Riley by the way say hi Riley she's the star of that channel she's gonna be the star of my channel it looks like with the fish she's already caught and the fish she's gonna catch too this is a great example right here Josh and I were just talking about a pond that's like a nothing pond no disrespect to the people that live nearby or the people who fished here before but if it didn't have crappy in it it would have like 10 to 12 inch yellow perch maybe a couple pound a large mouth bass maybe some pickerel pound or two it's like a hundred acres or so now I'm driving an hour and a half or more to get here you know we're out here on two to four inches ice and we're catching gigantic crappies so stay tuned check out Josh's channel and hopefully you guys enjoy the show hopefully we catch something over 15 inches for you all right how long till this flag is up guys what do you think if they're here hopefully yeah hopefully a couple minutes think we'll get go there you go I wish you think we'll get to two other traps set before this one goes up okay how far do you set it from the bottom flags up that didn't take long guys that's all you right yeah real light hooks that right I think something's on it I'll take that for you oh yeah yeah looks like it is he there oh it's a good one get him oh yeah look at that one nice right knuckles big one yeah I think we're gonna be busy Joe look at the size of that one is that your biggest crappy ever job that's a half 14 and a half 15 yeah he looks all of 15 inches munched it wow great job Riley not even set up folks just one trap in annihilated that shiner easy one two three one two three got it nice good one all right toss them back right that is a fantastic coffee to start today with that was awesome what a way to start didn't even get the other trap in the water I think it's gonna be a busy one yeah I don't think we're getting all our traps in what do you guys think I'm gonna grab my tape measure so we can measure these two I got a feeling you were 15 inches that was huge some people have fished their whole lives and never caught a crappy that big and you just did it in the first minute we're out here yeah like after you hit them sometimes I'll swim at you and a crappy like you know flat they are if they turn sideways you're pulling against all that sideways and then if they come like at you it's just like a knife cutting through so that's why like it doesn't feel like they're there that it feels like they're big that it doesn't that's what makes it fun about crappy so what's the bet now guys you think we can get this next trap in before that goes up early morning and late day for panfish is just out of the swirls normally wow look at how pretty it is out here wow it is so gorgeous whoa good one oh and guess what guys my furthest one just went up what a giant well look at how pretty and gold that fish is that's another probably geez that's over 13 right maybe bigger right isn't that I got this yeah I always wonder Riley if it's because we're so loud and the furthest one's client doesn't scare the fish but like when we walk near the other ones or talk they could actually hear you I never knew that till I put my camera down there and I was like oh wow they it's so loud oh very nice all right two giants already what do you think yes you are good job good job what's your favorite fish I usually go a little bit further forward than the spine like halfway between the eye and the spine for crappy they eat most things headfirst so usually right about there trying to catch this line I think I might have spine them man is this exciting or what yeah it's already a good day you got she got she got a monster crappy or PB crappy already wow whoa did he get you pretty good holy cow was it a hook no it was like his bottom oh okay all right that's the way I like to look look at everything too you're gonna be dumb you better be tough yeah so let's lay them right down and with crappy you got a measure with a mouth closed actually to get an official so yeah he's 15 15 right on the button that's your fourth one at 15 inches yeah that adds up to 60 inches and four fish that is pretty amazing they're heavy pretty heavy too oh there it goes no no go for it go for it did you get another one are you recording that looks like a good fighter whoa another good one wow another one over 15 hold that baby up wow Josh you definitely brought a ringer oh yeah no I told you she's good luck she is really good luck and another one just went up all right another flag up another 15 plus enter we don't even have to measure that the way he's 15 so that's her she's at 75 inches for five fish can she get to a hundred today it's spinning you wanna take it take it you've been you've been so good you got it wow I took some line for just going up whoa another giant slab yeah what's that one about 14 13 and a half yeah that one's up again and another one after flag holy cow let's get a quick measurement for the smallest of the day to see if she gets to a hundred inches that one is 13 and a half all right you want to go get another one let's go we got her running for flags now I was just a little one 13 and a half what do you think nothing huh you think it's off to the side it might be a perch we might have to lift it up a little okay what do you think he's there nice that one is around yeah probably 13 oh maybe a little bigger what do you think yeah it's pretty sad we're calling those small I'm gonna set this all right he's good all right let's get a measurement all he got his mouth shut all right he's 14 and a quarter tip-to-tip 14 and 14 and a quarter and and here we are calling that small 14 and a quarter Josh good problem I like the way you put that all right we saved the bait and when you get them deep like that guys you can still get them I go through the side of the gills and if Riley would just lift up on that line just put a little tension on it and you could just twist the hook and there it is free just like that so do you want to let them go all right you've been doing such a good job letting them go all right so this is her 6th one 14 and a quarter nice good job what do you think you're loving this crappy fishing good job all right Riley oh man we got to get you some fishing gloves oh look at that last one's up again you get a chance of that big one again spinning you take it no you take what's it feel like wow took a lot of line is it a crappie or a bass well that took a ton of line whoa it's big it's big it's giant it is giant another big one you can get that one here pop it real quick if you want oh yeah there you go there you go that popped easy oh he's all twisted up wow let's get a quick measurement on that one hey what do you think 15 again are you getting tired of catching 15 inches all right lay them right down it doesn't hurt them too much when we close their mouth he is 15 on the button isn't he yeah maybe a 16th over maybe 15 15 or 16 but who's counting beautiful golden crappy let's let this one go huh he's healthy if we get one that bleeds we should probably keep the next bleeder good job we are so lucky in this state to have this fishery oh yeah I mean this is these are 15 inches she's already got what five or six over 15 she's got six over 15 the smallest was 13 and a half we figured 14 and a quarter now we're not we're not crappy geniuses or anything you know we're they're fairly new to Maine but what I watch other people's YouTube videos from like out of state or all across the country they're catching like 12 inches and calling them Megas are giants and we haven't even caught a 12 inch or yet everything's been over 12 so we're really fortunate this just a little pond in the middle of nowhere and there's a thousand of these ponds in Maine so we're very lucky you're gonna have that for your whole future these 15 inches oh you got another flag these 15 inches when you're all right how big are these 15 inches gonna be oh man I might have to actually catch one of these fish what do you think that's going oh good for crappy I guess I'll catch this one guys see that real spinning it's going to the side we're gonna stop it we're gonna give it a nice little hook set oh yeah he's there now head shaking head shaking feels pretty decent definitely oh he's still there yeah it's turning it's turning and burning whoa whoa whoa just barely got them hooked and it's a giant look at that thing what an absolute slab they got two flags up over there let's get this back and and get these traps reset just barely hooked a perch what this one is 15 on the button again they are strong at 15 there's a good good class of 15 inch fish they're super gold and very blue let's get him a breath of fresh air and then we're gonna let him go the long way he's too big to turn around that eight and a half inch hole we're gonna turn him around get him back down there nice healthy fighters beautiful you got another one oh man all right let me just drop this bait in the water so he doesn't die this is crazy guys that's spinning yeah oh yeah definitely oh oh is a good one whoa that's a wide one holy cow holy cow okay quick measurement on him you think he goes 15 I think he does this one might be a little bigger 15 and a quarter exactly 15 and a quarter exactly studs pose your giants and then just so the viewers at home know from meat to meat he's five and a half that's big no this one I don't think was bleeding so we could probably let this one go we still haven't kept any normally I don't keep the 15s because because I want to I want them to the pond to do well but there's obviously so many 15s in here I'll let you let this one go if you want what do you think he spit it up we might as well put it back down there kept another one all right there you go very nice release another one how many that probably work we're in between 7 and 11 oh another flag just went up you see that go up Josh sweet just getting the garment on and we got a flag up over here it's one of Josh's flags who Riley's flags and they're over there pulling one of mine so we're doing a little swap surprisingly oh there's the minnows up in the hole what are you doing up here look at that there's a minnow in the hole what's he doing he knows he knows he's in trouble if he goes down there oh big head shake do I still have them big head shake oh my gosh and I feel more like a bastard a crappy head so much whoa your gold your gold folks look at that beauty wow wow that is another nice one that one's super long let's take a let's get a measurement on him 15 15 and 15 and 15 and three quarters 50 to three quarters we're gonna let this one go she's that one's over 15 to if you want to give them I just hold them in the water for a second get his gills underwater there you go it's not too cold where they're freezing or their eyeballs are freezing or anything we're lucky there it's like 28 all right if you want to measure them just lay them nice and flat wow that is a big one I didn't even notice that ready 15 oh good you put the see I'm not as there you go whoa they're getting bigger guys 15 and a half 15 and 7 8 15 and 7 8 that's your new PB oh no that just went up Riley that is an awesome crappy 15 and 7 8 we're getting there alright we got another flag oh man that one was running oh maybe that was running like crazy keep him keep some I think he's coming at you no I see him on the garment you lose them no there he is I could see him on the garment screen you're gaining on him keep going yeah he's coming way around to the right he's oh yeah he's there's okay that's where we started that's how much line he took another 10 foot Josh we could see it on the garment on the on the live scope holy cow that thing is huge oh my god that's phenomenal that is out of this world big congratulations he is what's he go 15 15 plus yeah 15 and a half 15 and a half mouth closed wow another good one high-fives we don't have anything in do we you guys have to there's got to be something wrong with those two you might want to check them out of our eight traps we have six out the need need some assistance there's a monster crappy on the screen there was a second ago another another solid release you might even be able to see them on the live scope we only have four three traps in Josh you might be the main character your channel but I think you got a new star oh my god Riley how are you doing this she is the best luck charm I've ever seen fish he's over if he's not he's close all right let's get that hook out he's 15 and almost three quarters yeah he's six inches across he's a solid six inches across that's the biggest one by far weight wise he's got a big old filet on him wow amazing awesome right knuckles good job guys oh boy oh boy oh boy I think the real might have hit the ice right before we got here oh drop her right back down I bet you catch him before before we even get the flag set yeah you have caught some Giants today you're having an amazing day congratulations oh you got a phone call she is really catching Giants today like crazy Giants I don't think I've ever seen anyone let alone anyone under age 21 catch fish like this she's definitely the good luck charming all right folks what we're doing is we're using these we're labeled as medium shiners what do you think Joe three inches maybe yeah probably three go three yeah I'm using 10 pound fluorocarbon Joe's using quite a bit more than I am I have about 20 inches on Joe has probably close to three feet yeah I think I put I'm still using 10 but I think I put like six or eight foot okay yeah I'm doing a little split shot to a swivel to the main line this is a size four Gamakatsu octopus hook nothing fancy there and we are and we're dropping these shiners we're about 20 feet of water we're dropping them down probably 15 feet so the shiners are about five feet off bottom plus or minus because we don't want to be after the perch if we set these all the way down on bottom like a foot off bottom would be into them 8 10 12 inch perch all day long and would be burning through a bait so we're keeping them up like five six seven feet and we're getting these property that are coming through these deep holes you know suspended in the you know seven eight foot mark and we've been hammering them it has been a crush vest this morning it has been non-stop we have three flags out right now I just got mine all set up it's been non-stop action for what two and a half hours yeah there's Josh's jig rod box right there hasn't been open there's mine hasn't even made it out of the slug yet no it's been all traps I was playing on doing a little jigging but for me at least this is far exceeded what I was expecting today yeah it's been non-stop I've never seen anything like it the amount of giant fish is just out of this world like I didn't keep any 15s to the last time I was here because I thought it might hurt the pond but now looking at it I mean you can keep all you keep a handful of 15s no problem we haven't kept anything yet I ate two yesterday so that was enough for me we might keep a couple if we get some bleeders today but for the most part we're just here for catching release and a lot of fun state of Maine does not protect these fish they actually have a negative attitude towards crappy I don't understand why but just because they weren't here 500 years ago when the state made their game laws I guess some of the bigger ponds can withstand a no limit but some of the smaller ponds that we have they can get cleaned out your last one finally went up yeah like you look at today Riley's already she's already ice probably 10 15 inches I have a couple Josh's got a couple and you could you could hurt a pond in a hurry if you if you weren't a sportsman so so we're catching release for the most part we'll keep a feed if we want to and we are having fun doing it hopefully the state starts protecting these fish and realizes what a world-class fish and fishery we have in the state of Maine whoa good one it was fooling on her come on please be on yeah that one's tugging that one's tugging just went up too yeah he took out a ton of line for a crop oh she said please be on uh oh is he still on yeah he's on just got to be close to her whoa that's a little one oh man that's got to be the smallest of the day smallest of the day we were wondering when you were going to let us catch or when you weren't going to catch a giant that's our smallest of the day alright what do you the cool thing is in other states they would get away with calling that a slab or a mega or big he's over 10 inches I mean that's like a really good eater size right there that 10 to 10 to 13 inch I can't believe how fast that guy was running he must have had some competition but it's pretty they're super gold here and they have that blue tint if you turn them if you turn it just right alright let's get a measurement just so we know what our biggest and our smallest was for the day look at how much line that took josh he's going to suck this you got like another 50 yards alright if you want to lay him right down we'll get a measurement alright it's probably 12th of the day oh jeez he's bigger than I thought he's 12 and a quarter 12 and a half 12 and a half and we're like we're like disappointed we're like calling him small and making fun of him that poor old guy he'll be a mean fish in a couple years yeah give him what two years alright we're going to throw him we're going to keep him let's start this one let him grow let him grow alright nice good release big one coming in from the side big one coming in from the side I'm going to see if I can get his attention oh two good ones we're going to have a bite here in a second oh a little one is racing in there's a giant I'm going to try to get it away from the little guy oh the little guy is all over it he's got a bite there's a big one behind them the little guy just bit I think yeah he's on it watch this look two came in and one was giant and the little guy got to it first go ahead and take him Riley there's a monster down there he just raced in got ahead of him you got him we'll see him on the screen in a second there's like three good ones down there there's a big one to the side I think that's the one you're fighting right there that just showed up oh it's the little guy yeah I told you there was the little guy he's stopping there he goes again that's going to be the one you're looking for got him is he still on I don't know the last one that ran a while was the small guy so let's hope this isn't the same either way it's a good fish whoa whoa oh it's a big yellow big highfalutin yellow yeah I'm not touching that oh I got one alright how many stripes on them ready let's count the stripes they're so dark one two three four five six seven eight is there another one by his head nine right there nine striper nine stripes on them that's crazy let's count those again one two three four five six seven eight nine wow I don't know I was humming I'm off my game I thought about it but I didn't know if we were going to reset what what is that thing the first pickle I've ever seen out of here what is that don't let that looks like it's straight down and just barely tripped what that doesn't mean oh there you go anything at home yep he's so small oh my god what is he doing out here that's not what we want no not the target species wedges teeth open he's so small I thought I could grab him there we go if you ain't bleeding you ain't having fun right oh he got me look at that yeah he got me really good wow this time of year when it's cold you don't really clot up as quick oh man that'll leave a blood trail we'll be able to follow that right back to the shack Dr. Josh coming around he's going to stop the bleeding almost as good as Dr. T perfect thanks bud how'd you find that oh ok I was going to say that that cut like awesome alright we're all patched up if it was something bigger I probably would have given it a lot more respect usually takes one time a year to learn my lesson got him ooh that feels pretty decent yeah it didn't look huge down there but yeah that'll work that'll work not a good bet no that's always fun on the jig rod there was another one a little bit bigger down there he's over 12 got him on that Northland Slurpee I love these things it looks like a tool but it's got the jig head in it but it looks like a perch got him wow he's fighting pretty good big head shakes whoa that's a big slab big slabber wicked crappy wicked stave and big ol' crappy he smashed that Slurpee didn't really hit too hard he's got an injury there he's been caught before long time ago that's another big one he is right at 15 15 inches slab alright I like the way he acted let's get him back well guys this is great for me cause I get to watch another youtuber work his butt off to get his viewer is great footage he's got a camera out here he's got an underwater camera there a panor there he's got the boss over here his director telling him what to do and he is working hard to get his viewer some good footage on that underwater camera that he's testing out for a review definitely if you guys have not checked out Josh's channel check it out he does a lot of really cool stuff where he'll build his own jig rods makes his own spinner baits what else have I seen on your channel you pretty much make everything right pretty much at the highlights most of my lures, I haven't bought a store about lure in years I make trolling spoons all this type of stuff jigs, little crappie stuff spinner baits gonna get into making crankbaits next year some big stuff for Pike he's always giving good strike master he's got a lot of reviews on the strike master laser the light flight I guess so which I'm probably gonna end up picking one of those up after trying his I'm really impressed I'm impressed it's a cutter instead of just a chipper like my K-drill is I'll give the K-drill another good honest try and then if it's not quite what I'm looking for then I'll switch over to the strike master I highly recommend it I want to show you what actually happens to a body once you catch too many crappie over 15 inches she is out like a light hasn't moved in almost an hour I think we may have possibly worn her out it's amazing how much energy kids have but when you get them out on the ice and they just run back and forth in the cold and they catch a bunch of big fish you can actually wear them down when kids out fishing with you alright Riley, I'm gonna show you a trick when you don't bring a bait bucket you gotta make do with what you have so that's my new bait bucket so I just gotta remember not to drink anything not to try to drink coffee later after you guys leave there let's see oh man, I hope I remember to wash this cup it's hard to see oh, there they are the black bottom and the cooler that is gonna do it for Riley and Josh they are taking off I think I might stick around and just try to poke around and look at some different depths on this pond and see if there's anything over 15 and 3 quarters great day today guys you guys smashed them fantastic day thanks for being on the channel really appreciate it I can't wait to fish with you guys again I agree you're dragging the cleat oh, she's a bass you earned it, Riley you definitely wore her out on those giant trafices that's a good one that's a good fish I had to put it right in the dirt oh, he's got the drag going what are we looking at here? oh, it's a bass it is a nice bass alright I was wondering when I was going to catch a bass man, they're pretty hard to catch yet I put it right in the dirt and it drove them crazy because it thought whatever my bait was was getting away from them nice bass, we'll get him right back down there sweet alright guys, that is going to do it for me I am stoked to be out on the ice stoked for the season ahead of me I got big plans this year a lot of big trips feel free to leave a comment ask any questions you want and I will get back to you as soon as I can really appreciate you viewing the video and really appreciate you hitting that subscribe or like button thanks again guys, see you on the next one