From what I’ve learned about catching flag yellowtails around sharks, is to keep reeling and don’t let up. The minute you try to play them (pumping and reeling down) is when the sharks jump on them, as you can see.
Live bait is our favorite, but fresh dead is good too! I wish we knew what the big fish we lost were! Perhaps big grouper, amberjack, cubera snapper, or just sharks!
The 28 is a really good size to trailer. If I could do it over again, I would opt for the 32 Contender but it’s just so much more expensive. if you aren’t planning on doing any crazy Bahamas trips, the 28th is plenty big enough. our boat has been to Bimini multiple times, but the longer trips over to the berry islands were a little rough.
@@DerekVanHook I think I’d like to have the option to comfortable do the Bahamas trips. But like you said it’s crazy how fast the price starts shooting up.
Whenever fishin a spot and sharks/goliath groupers show up, best to just move to another spot. Your basically training these fish to come to boats because they know its free buffet!
Deep wrecks, long light weight fluorocarbon leaders, and live bait were all in the video. If you need more help than that, I’d suggest taking out a charter!
Milan at the end 😂
I'am fron brazil, i Love florida Keys, The Best fishing place on The Planet
Hi my friend Derek. Yellowtail snapper are interesting fish, Like
Great video derek
Nice flag's, i Love The fishing, i missing key west, congratulation fron Brazil.
Thanks!
Nice flag, congratulation fron Brazil.
Sweet vid !!
Awesome video!
Not sure how you haven’t blown up yet great video!
Agreed
From what I’ve learned about catching flag yellowtails around sharks, is to keep reeling and don’t let up. The minute you try to play them (pumping and reeling down) is when the sharks jump on them, as you can see.
Nice 🎯 on the yellowtail
Bello.
I like this YT fishing.
Did you use only life bait ?
What type are those heavy big fish you couldn't bring in the boat ?
Live bait is our favorite, but fresh dead is good too! I wish we knew what the big fish we lost were! Perhaps big grouper, amberjack, cubera snapper, or just sharks!
What kind of rigs you guys runnin?
We aren’t too picky when it comes to the rod and reel combos. We like Diawa BGs as our spinners and Avet reels for our conventional rods.
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What part of the keys? We usually freeline in 70' -100', were you sandballing? Egg sinkers with 15' leader?
Key Largo, free lining works well on the drop off. There fish were caught on a wreck in about 200 feet!
Great content man. Just curious what length is your boat?
We have a 28 Contender with twin 200s. Great boat for South Florida!
@@DerekVanHook very nice! I’m looking to get something between 28-32. Seems like a good size and I can still go offshore with it
The 28 is a really good size to trailer. If I could do it over again, I would opt for the 32 Contender but it’s just so much more expensive. if you aren’t planning on doing any crazy Bahamas trips, the 28th is plenty big enough. our boat has been to Bimini multiple times, but the longer trips over to the berry islands were a little rough.
@@DerekVanHook I think I’d like to have the option to comfortable do the Bahamas trips. But like you said it’s crazy how fast the price starts shooting up.
We got our 2017 28 new from factory for less than half what used 32s are going for today
What's your usual depth for flag yellowtails?
usually between 80 to 130 ft but on this day we were catching them off a wreck a bit deeper.
You are fishing in how many feet of water?
100-200 feet on a wreck
Do u guys bleed your fish ?
We try to bleed all of our fish!
Yellowtail don't bleed much.
Whenever fishin a spot and sharks/goliath groupers show up, best to just move to another spot. Your basically training these fish to come to boats because they know its free buffet!
Too bad you guys couldn't have had a camera in the water to see what you were fighting.
Great video
We will try that next time! The only issue is that the water is so deep we wouldn’t be able to see the fish until they’re almost at the boat.
nice fish but the only tip i heard was to use live bait and a long leader............
Also use light pound test and fluorocarbon 4:50 . These are the only tricks we used this day and still got on the fish!
Sooooo where were the tips and tricks . Its just you catching i got nothing from it
See 4:50
The drag on those reels is too hercky-jerky. I bet you lose a lot of fish, as a result.
We usually have our reels serviced once a year, these were ready for a service. can’t say we have lost any fish due to the drag though
your video says "how to". Great footage with no "how to"
Deep wrecks, long light weight fluorocarbon leaders, and live bait were all in the video. If you need more help than that, I’d suggest taking out a charter!
GREAT JOB AND GREAT VIDEO BUT THERE IS A MUCH EASIER WAY TO CATCH FLAG YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER.
Maybe in Key West! Upper keys yellowtail aren’t as easy to chum up, unless you’re using 2 cases of chum per trip!
GUYS! YOU ARE FISHING MUTTONS MORE THAN YELLOW TAIL SNAPPER BUT GOOD MUTTON VIDEO.
Muttons love this rig too, but it also weeds out the small yellowtail!