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I wanted an easy day of fishing and Mother Nature supported that decision by placing a school of Glass Minnows and Pilchards right at the launch. Then made the current outgoing which set-up a nice close channel right by the bridge. With those two components I knew it was going to be an easy day.
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KEY WEST KAYAK FISHING: Equipment Used
The RODS AND REELS:
1) Esky Rods - Spinning 7' (Med 12-15lb Saltwater) - Slow Parabolic Action - Solid Carbon - Fuji Guides(8) and Reel Seat.
Quantum Cabo 4000
-20lb Power Pro
2) Esky Rods - Spinning 7' (Med/Hvy 15-20lb Saltwater) - Fast Action - Solid Carbon - Fuji Guides(8) and Reel Seat.
Quantum Cabo 5000
-30lb Power Pro
3) Esky Rods - Spinning 7' (Med 12-15lb Saltwater) - Med Fast Action - Solid Carbon - Fuji Guides(8) and Reel Seat.
Quantum Cabo 6000
-50lb Power Pro
4) Esky Rods - Spinning 6'4" (25-30lb Saltwater) - Mod-Fast Action - Solid Carbon - Fuji Guides(9) and Reel Seat.
Shimano Torium 16
-65lb Power Pro
Esky Rods
920 B Kennedy Drive
Key West, Fl 30040
305-896-4637
Harrison@eskyrods.com
www.eskyrods.com/
The Kayaks
1) 2010 Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140.
2) 2012 Hobie Adventure Island w/ Outboard Motor Mount
2010 Suzuki 2.5 HP 4-Stroke Outboard
Lowrance Hook-5
The Rods/Reels (RETIRED)
1) 7' MH Shimano Teramar, TMS-X70MH, Line Wt. 10-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-1 1/2oz, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Extra Fast
Penn Conflict 4000
Power Pro 20lb
Power Pro 10lb
Andes 15lb pink mono
2) 7' H Shimano Teramar, TMS-F70H, Line Wt. 15-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-2oz, Power: Heavy, Action: Med Fast
Penn Conflict 6000
Power Pro 65lb
3) 5'8" XH Shimano Treval Jigging Trigger Rod, TVC-58XH, Line Wt. 80-200, Lure Wt, 160 - 270grams, PowerExtra Heavy
Shimano Torium 16
Power Pro 65lb
4) 7'6" M Hurricane Calico Jack IM7, CAJ-457, Line Wt. 8-17lb, Lure Wt 3/8-3/4oz, Power: Medium
Shimano Solstace 4000 FI
Power Pro 20lb
5) 6' Ande Tournament Stand Up Rod, ASU-601A SDRMH, Line Wt. 20-50, Power: Medium Heavy
Shimano TLD-30A 2-Speed
Power Pro 65lb
6) 6'6" Shimano Trevala, TVC-66MH, Line Wt. 50-100lb, Jig Wt 50-100g, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Medium Fast
Abu Garcia 6500C3
Power Pro 30lb
7) 7' Shimano Trevala, TVC-70ML, Line Wt. 20-50lb, Jig Wt 55-135g, Power: Medium Light, Action: Medium Fast
Abu Garcia 6500C3
Power Pro 30lb
Plus a few other misc saltwater rigs that are used sparingly and some Bass rigs which I won't use in salt water.
Cast Nets
-5' 3/8" Plastic enclosed weights
-6' 3/16" Super Spreader SS-1000 1 lb per foot
-7' 3/8" Mako 1lb per foot
Filming
GoPro Hero 8 Black
GoPro Hero 4 Black with Sennheiser MKE2 Elements waterproof microphone.
GoPro Hero 4 Silver
GoPro Hero 3 Black
Panasonic G7
-14-42mm F3.5-5.8
-20mm F1.7
Software: Adobe Premeire Elements and Photoshop Elements
The Car - 2009 Honda Fit Base Model - 5 Speed Manual, Yakima Roof Rack.
The Motorcycle - 1997 BMW F650
Header Graphic Created By: Jeff Kaphingst (www.jeffthedesigner.com) (www.rack30.com)
I’m so glad you got your bucket back! I feel sad when something so small and priceless is actually the opposite to us.
💀 he just cared because it’s where he has to place the bait
@@stomperstripes4654 Dog, he had a bucket in the back, too. 19:45
Don't beat yourself up, your a fishing machine and have caught more fish than most, your knot didn't come undone, the tarpon untied it, now that's a fishing story to tell!
Kinda irresponsible way to land the fish though imo. Them hooks don't actually rust out as fast as people say, if they do at all even.
@@scottyeomans2111 Agreed man
@@scottyeomans2111it’s a different hook a lot of people use it it’s not irresponsible
Man I've been a fisherman my entire life as long as I can remember.....but I am a crappie fisherman and this to me is still awesome to see every time.......I'm almost fifty and I have caught everything in fresh water at least put of the lakes in Texas and allot of specs and big reds at the coast.....but never have I ever had a chance to catch 1 of these beasts.....I have caught a 275 lb maco and a 180lb black tip shark off the Padre island coast..... awesome day sir
you dont need to use 28 periods in one sentence
@@davidms0836 I didn't use one period in my entire paragraph. Thanks for the grammar lesson. Maybe you should be a school teacher troll
@@brandonbrown5351 then wtf are they
@@davidms0836 wtf are what
@@brandonbrown5351 the last 5 characters in can remember.....
That’s gorgeous water you’re fishing…with incredible fish. Good to see you’re not taking it for granted! I’d love to mess around with a fly rod there for a bit
Catching a tarpon on fly is something else
Thanks for getting your bucket back. Protect the ocean! And don’t waste-love it!
I did the same thing with my net the other day. It was so bad I considered throwing it away, ugh...I feel your pain. Awesome video. Thanks for the idea of chumming with the stuck bait.
If you just shake the net for a few minutes 90% of them will fall out
@@Jacob-ry3lu Right, but it's that additional 10% that's the biggest pain to remove.
@@RadReelingFishing For the remaining ones I just pinch off their heads instead of trying to pull them through, and then they will fall right out
This guy has everything in line working for him. He knows what to do, where to go, how to prepare, but he just sucks at rigging. Love you still! I'm jealous.
So much fun watching the fishing spot fill up with Tarpon and eat the bait. So epic man. Great work, keep it up sir!!!
Love the channel.I had a thought while watching this, if you are chumming, all of the bait you are chumming with is sinking at a certain speed. When you have a weighted hook, your bait starts falling and acting much differently than your chum, and your bait can stick out like a sore thumb. This can be a good or bad thing depending on the scenario like if the big fish are deeper and you want to get the bait down to them before the little guys get it.However, if the seem to be hesitant, a quick switch to a smaller thin wire hook to be the ticket so that it doesn't affect the action or sink rate of you bait. I find this especially useful when chumming finicky snapper.
Again love the content. Much love.
One of my all time favorite TH-cam fishing channels !!!! Keep up the good work much love from San Diego 🤙
I award you the best charismatic stylish tarpon king 2021
That is a really good spot. The guy knew how to find the fish and set up that's for sure.
When everyone’s useing drones to locate the schools, they are easy to locate.
Wrong net size for those baits lol.
Mirco or small tarpon are pretty guaranteed in key largo to Islamorada. Let’s have a one day fishing tournament( live streamed) for 1k or 2k a boat. 1st 🥇 takes the pot. You can pick the species the date and location also 🤷♂️. If you turn it down maybe 1 of your viewers wants to take your spot. No I’m not a guide in the keys.
You can reach me at bobhewes21 or anthonyhewes21 on intragram. This is 💯.
Maximum respect for keeping all the content in, great vid
You are absolutely the nicest fisherman on TH-cam you're loving the dream
When I use live bait I sacrifice one or two and I smash them up really good and I use their juices as hand lotion before I start fishing that seems to mask my scent and I catch a lot more fish when I remember to do that. It was really fun watching your video thanks I’m in Northwest Florida and fish for reds trout and flounder but we do have the occasional juvenile Tarpon that come up our way and they sure are fun to catch
I like that I immediately knew exactly where you were at the second this vid started. If u fish the Keys bridges enough you should know where that is too.
7 mile?
@@snowfreak551 Yeah 7 mile ramp. Great bait spot 👌🏿
I find most of the bait under the bridge and I’ll cast my net from the walkway
@@miamiwax5504 can t believe you told everyone this guys spot
@@flatbrokeoutdoors8462 not like everyone that fishes out of the area already knows it. it’s a public boat ramp with crystal clear water u can see the bait all day long 😭
Love the channel. I like that you show the little things that drive all of us mad…line twisted around the tip of the rod…gear getting loose and in the way…etc. most channels just show a guy catching a fish, you take the ego out of it. This is a great channel to learn a ton about inshore fishing. As a side note I just punched a 5 pack of your Cuda Tubes.
That was the best fishing video I've watched in a long time.
U can say that again!
New subscriber dude! This video got me. Great job showing and explaining everything you do.
By nice coincidence this showed up in my recommendations at the same time the latest tarpon prep video dropped, and I haven't seen this one before so yayyy
Great video. I love fishing by the bridge here at Lake Norman NC. Not only bc there are great bass along the rocks....I like making all the commuters jealous of me while they're stuck in gridlock traffic on 77. Lol
You're my new favorite channel. Great fishing fun!
Try using a plastic ladle to scrape the gill netted bait off the cast next. The heads break off easily.
Good video!
Best feeling in the world is throwing a net like that and seeing chaotic shimmering happening inside of it😌
God, I wish we had water that clean here in SE Texas. So beautiful. Love snagging a Tarpon. We have very few big Tarps down here
That looks so much fun you should do guided trips I bet people would pay a lot to catch a tarpon and do what you do
That typed of fishing looks soo fun. You’re lucky!
Bimini twist. Definitely Marathon fishing.
Such a fun video, that tarpon that got loose was huge!
when you just get to many glass minnows in your net, pinch and shake first to get as many as you can then, set it outside for a day or two, then hang it up and pressure wash it with a hose and nozzle, they just wash out after about a day. then put about a cup of hair conditioner in a five gallon bucket mix well. let sit over night, take out in morning, wash out good and hang it to dry. this will make your net much easier to shake out unwanted bait next time.
loved the video bruh. it felt like i was right there fishing... awesome
I cast a lure with Carolina rig off today didn't open the bail. My first day too..... 😆
Just when I was thinking he was getting better at hook sets. Back to square one. That was a pretty nice tarpon. I really enjoyed this video! Thanks.
You don’t set circle hooks
What a noob
The three stooges all combined in one bumbling dude trying to fish.
I said the same thing 💀 🤣
😂
Let’s see your video of you bringing in tarpon using sent and landing them…it’s ok I’ll wait
@@gazmo6070 scent my man scent.
Go trump
Man get yourself some net Will ya!!! That was a nice fish for a photo taking mate...Nice Video!! Tight line buddy!!
I think you need a stronger leader line or a better knot. I recommend the Palomar knot.
Those craters were made during the filming of PT 109. No kidding. Look it up. Great fishing holes year a round.
Just a suggestion next time to try to grab the tarpon, because those hooks take a while to rust out. Awesome video, it’s fun to play with the tarpon because I’ve hooked so many.
What happened? Besides the reel issue you need some higher test line
the tarpon dropping that scale was straight out of a video game lol like for every couple tarpon you catch you get a collectible scale or something 😂
Really cool,beautiful spot and lots of fish,you are very good at sowing Nets,greetings from a hobby from indonesia
First day of fishing! 😜😝😆🤣😂🤤 Still sweet footage of the tarpon eat on the lure. 🤙
Great natural structure area to fish; looks to have nice fish feeding….
Aliex, that was An Epic vid bro. Those juvenile Tarpon, and the big 100lb Tarpons get tired. Steve actually walks them, until they're fresh. Those sharks just wait. 🌊 🎣 🌴
Great vid. Made my day you for sure earned a sub here. Love this man!
Excellent video. Exciting!!
This dude living the inshore dream 🔥😍
A beautiful spot to fish. I can't imagine why people want to run a boat twenty or thirty miles out when you can catch fish like this, close to shore.
One day I'm gonna get to tarpon fish. Very nice vid.
I like ur kayak set up 👍
Lol you had quite the Christmas tree going with those tiny baits ,
Tarpons are some of the smartest fish
Man, awesome video! I think I know where I want to go on our next vacation!
I am from malaysia 🇲🇾.. i like kayak fishing
Imagine if you would've had a lure. They would've smashed it!!
Fast way to clean xmas tree majuahs is just hold up the net and run your dip net down across the heads. Cleans the whole net in a couple passes
Gotta love the keys!
You did good for your first day!
Hahahaha
Where is this?
It’s beautiful..
it looks like the water drops off the edge of the earth and the bridge goes forever.
Key west florida
Very nice good cast
That’s a sweet spot to fish yet I bet there’s some big snappers and groupers in those holes
Wow this spot is fantastic,
Awesome video man !
Gotta be careful when setting on a tarpon leaving it for 1 sec more can make all the difference but still great video love the content
Eu surfo e gosto muito de pesca. Belas edições amigo.
Good job my friend.. I like your fishing video..nice size tarpon...
What an incredible fishery!
Double uni knot brother that was a nice tarpon
Try to use top watter lure when you casting,,its more fun to catch a tarpoon 👍
You have a very good fishing spot bro. Good catch.
Use a leader spool to scrap the stick bait out of the net. Absolute life saver
Oh man that tarpon hurt!
The water is transparan,i see that fish
This remind me of trying to catch a salmon on some of the Pere Marquette rivers
Jesus christ, this guy should start a rock band called slip’dknot. If i had a day so frustrating fishing like this i think i’d call it quits. This guy has way better spirits losing fish than i would lol.
I came out to St Petersburg to fish for 4 days. Long story short, with a strangers boat and being unfamiliar with east coast waters and all the sand bars, I caught a sting ray. Smh.
Geeez I just came from the keys before the hurricane. Wish I would of came across this video.
Great video that water is beautiful😁
Just share my experience,
Let the bait free swim, u dont have to add some weight to your hook.
And snap your hook to part of the fish which make it can easy swim and still strong to swim
Dude I'm totally jealous 😫 I'm going to try to catch one t his year on .my bucket list I really likevyour channel
Net with smaller mesh would help but I guess it’s nice having chum for later hah
Site fishing is the best!!
Lots of work! The emerald shiners do that to my shiner net too. Great way to chum
You got some balls fishing on top of a current on a kayak. Granted it is low tide so if you did fall in you would be fine
Amazing footage 👏! That was an awesome day on the water. You have news friends here wishing you all the best! Tight lines!
7 mile bridge
🎣🐟🐟🐟3 in 1 morning all 4'-5' in length
wore me out 1987
CAPTAIN MIKE'S BOAT
EPIC DAY
You ain't caught nothin lil man
Knot came undone?
Seppuku is your only honorable course of action.🔪
What bridge is that? I’ve always wanted to catch a tarpon!
He said he was near 7 mile bridge so I'm thinking 7 mile bridge area?
At 18:50 he says 7 mile.
Amazing tarpon when they fly on the air
What a set up you have! Thats freaking awesome 👌
Great video love to see it 🔥
1:50 did anyone else see the turtle under water on the right side of the screen around this time
Hey Steve.... ha.. good to see you messing up like the rest of us. You catching some nice fish.
Why you breaking the fish off though man. Gotta get those hooks out man. At least its saltwater so they will rust relatively fast
Worse things happen in the water that go unseen. Still think he should try better to get that hook out before I subscribe.
@@NateForTree yeah 100% agree
Be humane get the hooks out poor fishies :'(
My knot came undone 😂🤣 dang it I suck 😂🤣 that was funny 😅 I would of said the same thing 🤦🏻♂️😂
I WANT MY MONEY BACK haha. last year I had a tarpon snap my 9' ugly stik big water rated for up to 50lb line when i was fishing under the Bahia Honda bridge live lining a grunt and ZOOOM! peeling line then the rod popped shortly after the 70lb flouro went too. coming back down from Pennsylvania this spring break to get another shot at them. Got a new rod and rod combo. however I didn't learn my lesson and went with a flea market find of a heavy offshore angler (also rated for 50lb braid) (Cabela's/bass pro brand) boat rod instead of a surf rod like the big water(I do a lot of striper fishing) and a 6000 size penn fierce with 50lb berkley trilene. I want a triple digit poon or close to. any tips? ya think that I can get away with that gear. Im replacing the drag washers on the penn, they were sticky, still just using some felt that I got from the flea as well. (the reel came from the flea too $40 score) thanks for any feed back.
Great video and beautiful place
i love to fish tarpon on fly. what a rush. hi from denmark
Hey man nice...where is this place located??
Beautiful beach, great video, love it