This BrurjoStory fishing trip starts with a simple plan: scrape together some leftover coins, buy chicken liver, and see if it can bring in a catfish from the river.
The whole thing has that playful, slightly chaotic outdoor energy from the beginning. There are pennies, jokes about buying chicken liver at Walmart, and a big hope that the bait will be worth the trouble. The goal is clear: catch a monster. Or at least catch something big enough to make the smell and mess feel worth it.
Chicken liver is not exactly glamorous bait. In the video, prepping it becomes its own adventure. It is gooey, slippery, strong-smelling, and hard to keep on the hook. There is also an improvised setup involved, including what gets described as an “analog” fishing rod: no fancy reel, just line, hook, and a lot of hope.
Catfishing With Chicken Liver
Once the bait is in the water, the waiting begins. It is warm outside, patience is required, and there is a little uncertainty about whether the setup can even handle a real monster if one shows up.
The first payoff is a small catfish, possibly a bullhead or another catfish-type fish. It is enough to prove the chicken liver works, but it is not the big one. The fish is handled carefully, freed from the hook, and sent back into the water while the crew keeps trying for something larger.
Then the real surprise happens.
Later, the line starts moving in a way that clearly feels different. The fish on the other end is heavy, strong, and hard to bring in. The mood flips instantly from casual fishing to full-on excitement. There is scrambling for the net, trying to keep the camera going, and a lot of nervous energy as the huge catfish finally comes close enough to land.
No measurements are given, but the reaction says everything: this is the monster they were hoping for. After all the joking, the smelly bait, the homemade setup, and the waiting, the chicken liver actually delivers.
Key Moments
- Gathering leftover coins to buy chicken liver for bait
- Picking up chicken liver from Walmart for the catfishing trip
- Building an improvised, old-school fishing setup with line and hook
- Struggling to keep the slippery liver on the hook
- Waiting in the heat and hoping for a monster bite
- Catching a small catfish first and putting it back
- Hooking into a much bigger catfish later
- Landing the huge catfish after a tense, chaotic fight
This video is messy in the best outdoor-life way: a little gross, a little funny, and genuinely exciting when the big fish finally shows up.
Original video: Chicken Liver Caught a HUGE Catfish! Night Catfishing Surprise