My fishing buddy thought he'd hooked a big salmon: video clip

[Derrel]

On a recent saltwater salmon fishing trip this past week, my longtime fishing buddy Scott thought he had hooked a king salmon as we trolled three lines in deep water near Sekiu, Washington. Just a few moments after a good, solid strike he bellowed, "It's a king! It's a king!," and he had us reel our gear up so he could land his king salmon. Here's an iPhone video of the end of this epic king salmon battle:

 

[jaomul]

It's not the fish in the fight, it's the fight in the fish

 

[weepete]

Nice! Lol.

 

[Derrel]

It's not the fish in the fight, it's the fight in the fish

Ummmm....yeah....I guess. We all had a few days' worth of pretty good laughs about this, at his expense. Even he made a few jokes when he hooked the occasional "shaker" sized salmon, bellowing "It's a king! It's a king!" when he was reeling in an obvious, trout-sized fish, of which there were a number.

 

[astroNikon]

just like that Geico commercial lol

 

[SashaT]

Hahahaha that was rad!

 

[NancyMoranG]

and when it grows up, it will look like this!
yes, that is me in Alaska '09 and yes, mine is the bigger one It nearly pulled me in when it hit!!

2009_0618Denali090022 by Nancy Moran Gonsiewski, on Flickr

 

[JustJazzie]

Bummer! The video isn't showing up on my phone. I'll have to try the computer tomorrow.​