Brooke Monk's fishing challenge puts a baby bet on the table
A tabletop game becomes a parenting joke, while viewers focus on Brooke's right to choose.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,784,925 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (64,740).
Who do you want to win?
Brooke needs this catch. The fish are plastic, but the joking penalty for losing is considerably bigger: Michelle Choi wants Brooke and her partner to have a baby so their children can grow up as best friends.
"Why does everyone want me to be pregnant?" Brooke asks in "Who do you want to win?" This is a toy-game challenge with a baby-themed wager, not a pregnancy announcement. Brooke offers some absurd conditions of her own, including a ban on Michelle and her partner doing math or art.
Then come the little fishing rods. The players pull extendable, numbered fish out of cups, with each catch adding to their scores. Brooke lands a long one, but a later, much smaller catch leaves her needing help from her final pull. Behind them, their partners get thoroughly involved in the contest.
The Short drew about 1.8 million views in its first day, far beyond Brooke's usual opening. Comments arrived seven times faster than usual, too.
Some viewers point to the background fist bumping and joke about Brooke facing a united team. Others focus on the baby wager, saying a decision about having children should remain hers. That is a response to the video's premise, not evidence of Brooke's plans. Her immediate concern at the table is simpler: "I really need a big fish."
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Where next?
What viewers say
Not the guys fist bumping in the back😂
@Sierra-u1fSee it on YouTubeBro really said 'failure is not an option' over a mini game
@OliviaavacharlotteSee it on YouTubeI was rooting for you Brooke🫠
@mcchicken_editz1See it on YouTube
1 more comment
The collab we never saw coming
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Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Brooke Monk
- Subscribers
- 12,000,000 ▲ 100,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 57,468,258
- Channel views, pace per day
- 11,475,083 (on a normal day: 8,867,714)
- Video published
- October 15, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,935,039 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,927,326
The numbers
The fishing challenge drew an unusually large first-day audience for Brooke's Shorts, with a much busier comment section alongside it.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which tabletop game do Brooke and Michelle play in the challenge?
They use small plastic rods to catch numbered toy fish and add up their points.


