Order the most revealing underwater sportfishing DVDs ever produced featuring Alaska salmon, Alaska trout, Alaska halibut, lingcod & rockfish. 

"Underwater Secrets of Catching Halibut, Rockfish & Lingcod"

"The Alaska Hatch"

See for the first time  how and why fish react to lures, bait and flies.

Chris Batin & John Beath's Underwater Secrets of Catching Halibut, Rockfish & Lingcod

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Read about these brand new videos & how it will help you catch more fish!

Underwater Secrets of Catching Halibut, Rockfish & Lingcod

"A spectacular video guaranteed to increase your success on the water, and change forevever how you fish for trophy halibut and bottomfish." 

Join Pacific Northwest halibut expert John Beath and Alaska Angler Editor and Publisher, Chris Batin, as they take you on a remarkable journey into the underwater world of Alaska halibut and bottomfish. Your entire family will be spellbound observing never-before-seen behavior of lingcod stalking rockfish; how halibut behave on shallow reefs and in deep holes; and how schoools of baitfish appear from a halibut's point of view.

This video covers bait and lure rigs, scent trails, static and dynamic presentations, the most effective herring rig for halibut, a mixture/cure that makes your herring shine like a polished mirror, and effective bait-rig combos to enhance your angling success. With this digital-quality video, there is much to learn: You'll discover the Batin Bouncer, the most effective jig you can use for catching lunker halibut; a twister-tail rig that is most visible and effective for all bottomfish in Alaska waters; techniques to trigger strikes when fish are off the bite, and how to expertly rig spreader bars, circle hooks, and much, much more.

Special Bonus: Chris and John reveal the results of field testing a sensational new halibut attractor light that will substantially increase your halibut catch by 100 percent or more. This video is a must have for any angler's video library.

Underwater Secrets of Alaska Sportfish (Currently being updated. Not available)

If you’ve always wanted to see underwater video footage of how Alaska rainbows, grayling, char and other species feed underwater, what flies they prefer, and what fish prefer and ignore about your fishing technique and presentations, make it a point to purchase Chris Batin's latest and most exciting work to date," Underwater Secrets of Alaska Sportfish."

The 45 minute video is produced, directed and videographed by Chris Batin, Alaska’s premier angling writer and photographer. It will answer your questions about how trout, salmon, grayling and halibut behave underwater to a variety of flies and lures.

"This is a project I’ve been working on since 1992," says Batin, who is also editor and publisher of Alaska Angler Publications. "One never knows how a project like this will go. Fortunately for me, this one goes beyond my wildest expectations."

"I've never get tired of watching these fish react underwater to various baits and flies, " says Mark Wade of The Fly Hatch and one of Alaska's premier fly tyers. "I learn something every time I watch the video."

Batin says if you’ve every picked up a flyrod, or interested in Alaska fish and have never fished before in your life, this video will make anyone a better angler.

"Many of the scenes will mesmerize the viewer as they did--and still do--my production staff," he said. "I continue to study the raw footage from the first video, and still pick up something new each time."

Although Batin has been scuba diving since he was 14 years old, obtaining the footage over the years wasn’t without it’s perils. "It’s expensive, and is very equipment and labor intensive," he said. While my 26 years of experience as an award-winning angling photographer helped to some extent, video is far more intense and unforgiving, especially underwater, "he points out.

He uses a variety of cameras and equipment to obtain the footage he needs, and lots of prescriptions.

"I’ve had giardia more times than I care to count, cryptosporidium and various aches and pains from spending hundreds of hours in Alaska’s rivers and streams." Batin recalls. "One drop is all it takes, but then again, these are the hazards of diving in Alaska freshwater. Cold is another. At times I’ve had to stand in a hot shower for a half hour to get warmed up. Even in a full dry suit, Alaska waters are very cold, especially the deep, lakes. But the resulting footage has been more than worth the effort, and I expect it will be an immediate hit with anglers."

"Subject clips show how rainbow trout char and grayling feed, of 6 to 8 large rainbows actually feeding during a hatch, how various leaders and lines appear underwater, where fish move to when they are not feeding, and more. On one dive, I observed the difference in one leader type over another, in that one was very visible and the other was not, and it personally changed how I fished and what I used. No marketing hype here. This is actually footage from the fisheye point-of-view, and it’s invaluable information anglers can apply this season for kings, silvers, rainbow trout and grayling....not to mention halibut."

One can only speculate as to the hows and whys of fish refusing a fly, or why they hit with such aggression."

I was pleased to see that many of the concepts I discuss in my book were actually how fish behave underwater," he said. "But the one thing that is perhaps most surprising is that there are far more fish in streams and rivers than we can ever see from topside. But anglers will see that for themselves in the video presentation."

Chris Batin has spent hundreds of hours diving, observing, and video-taping the habits of Alaska sportfish. The Great Alaska Sportsman Show attendees were  pleased to have sponsored a sneak preview of Batin's newest video in early April, where anglers filled the seats to capacity.

The underwater video presentation and instruction will show examples of rainbow trout holding in various portions of the stream, how they feed on drift items; where to find trophy grayling in a stretch of river, and how they hold and feed, salmon response to flies, and how various flies appear from a fish’s point of view.

Anglers and non-anglers will be amazed at watching how a 110-pound halibut--the largest ever recorded on video-- inhales a specially rigged bait;

Watch crystal clear footage of how halibut approach baits, and the ones they favor, and the others they ignore;

Freshwater anglers will also see how and why trout hold in select waters. See actual footage of how and why they miss lures and flies, the importance of certain tackle, the lures and baits they prefer. You will see this from footage taken from Alaska waters that all of us fish, from a fish-eye view.

See how a trout and grayling position themselves in a pool, and footage of them feeding; See the best flies used for success;

See how plankton blooms affect your fishing success;

See a midge hatch as it takes place underwater, and the fish feeding frenzy it causes as sport fish go into a wild feeding frenzy.

"Underwater Secrets of Alaska Sportfish" is the first in a series of instructional videos produced for anglers by Alaska Angler Video Productions of Fairbanks, Alaska.

This video, Batin says, addresses and answers many of the questions and problems anglers have asked me over the last 26 years.

"Some of my replies were speculative, as no one knew...But now, I have visual proof," he says. "And when one has visual proof, the answers take on much greater meaning and interest. Plus the fact that I was right makes it especially satisfying."

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"The Alaska Hatch" How to tie five of Alaska's best flies and underwater video of how they work underwater, and fish striking them.  45 minutes: The cost is $25.95 plus $ 7 shipping.  VHS only. Call 907-455-8000 to order, or fax your order to 907-455-8264.

"Underwater Secrets of Catching Halibut, Rockfish & Lingcod"  44 minutes: DVD only. The cost is $25.95 plus $ 7 shipping.  Call 907-455-8000 to order, email: chrisbatin@alaskaangler.com or fax your order to 907-455-8264.

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