You guys and all of your videos are awesome. I truly appreciate the time and the effort you guys put in to make these great videos and as well as helping me become a better fisherman with all your tips and tactics. Davenport FL . Appreciates you guys !! Keep em' coming.
Thanks again for the info. I live on the Chain Of Lakes in Winter Haven. If you ever decide to come this direction looking to do some bass fishing, I am happy to give you some advice for a good day on our lakes.
Are you fishing the dropoff itself, in the deep part of the channel, or on the high side? Are any one of these better than the others for snapper? For grouper?
@@TampaBayFishingChannel Well I owe you guys a huge thank you. Went out yesterday and had a great day with my kids. Found some nice bottom in the middle of the channel inside the skyway and we caught a bunch of nice grouper. It was non stop action! A couple more questions: 1. I was chumming with dead whitebait/pinfish but the current was screaming so it seemed kind of pointless. I've seen you mention slack and slower current. Do you stick to chumming in low current and forego it when it's ripping? 2. You guys ever live chum or you generally stick to the dead stuff in the bucket? Thanks guys!!!
Another great video, love images from Tampa bay early morning chumming bait with nice music, really enjoy Jokes between you guys, then limiting out on target species, explanations and 360 drone footage. Got a question: what do you think affect snapper sizes, like water depth and location? Thank you!
hell yeah! how do i sign up to go with yall? South Tampa local here.. i almost exclusively fishing mangrove shore lines for snook, cobia, and reds in my flats boat
We use www.solunarforecast.com The majors happen when the moon is underneath and overhead of the earth and the minors is when the moon is rising and setting.
@@chaserendueles6346 when we used to anchor I would always drive the boat past the anchor and let the boat pull the anchor and I then would "let it fly" meaning that I would drive the boat until the anchor was at the surface. Much easier to bring in the anchor like that. The only time I have lost an anchor was at the skyway pier not the bridge but the pier.
We went fishing the same day. We couldn't seem to find any good bait on the flats. We gave up and fished some fresh shrimp and got our limit of mangs by 10 am. We did get a bonus on the way back in and hit a school of mackerel. We chased them for an hour and put 20 keepers in the boat. I have been watching your videos and soaking up as much information that I can. I watched the tides friday night before the trip and planned our whole day out by them. You have such awesome info in your videos. I have learned a lot and it definitely paid off for us on Saturday. I am still learning but improving on every trip.Thanks!
@@TampaBayFishingChannel We seem to have trouble locating bait. We tried the flats for an hour. We were watching for those changes in depth and everything. We just couldn't find anything other than glass minnows. What are we missing?
I also forgot to mention, the few pinfish we did catch we put to good use. We caught a nice gag and mangrove on the outskirts of the channel. Watching for good bottom and found a couple nice spots!
I want to try to be there right before the major or minor feeding time. If I have been fishing a spot for a while I will have a tendency to move to another spot especially if we have been wearing out the fish in the prior spot. I want a "clean" spot to work.
Sorry but you guys lose too many big fish with that light tackle,up it just 10 lb on your leader up to 30 and your main up to 15 you should get the same bite but catch more big ones
We caught close to 80 fish this day. We have upped our gear and the bite ratio goes WAY down. Rather catch a bunch and lose a couple then to get very little bites. As you saw we had plenty of fish in the box. But thanks for the suggestion!!
Like the drone shots, need to get some Nd polarized filters to correct for the glare/wash out
Great video what gear are you using?
You guys and all of your videos are awesome. I truly appreciate the time and the effort you guys put in to make these great videos and as well as helping me become a better fisherman with all your tips and tactics. Davenport FL . Appreciates you guys !! Keep em' coming.
Thank you Arnold, that is exactly why we do the videos and thank you for watching!
Thanks again for the info. I live on the Chain Of Lakes in Winter Haven. If you ever decide to come this direction looking to do some bass fishing, I am happy to give you some advice for a good day on our lakes.
Thank you Tony I appreciate it. I actually grew up in Lakeland and have fished the chain.
Are you anchoring to the bottom or spot lock?
We are using a spot lock trolling motor
Is it pretty much understood that when you get broken off that a shark took the fish?
It can be 3 things, shark, dolphin or goliath.
Very informative but if you only have a day or two to fish the tide or the moon don’t mean shit as long as it’s safe you have to go
We only fish one day a week on Saturdays. The minor or major will always fall in a time frame that we fish.
Where is the best places to go fishing in Tampa, St. Pete area?
Hi Lisa, it all depends on the species that you are targeting. There are thousands of areas to fish but every species is a little different.
Are yall inside the bay or outside the skyway
We have most of our spots inside the skyway and some outside the skyway. We have over 460+ waypoints just inside Tampa Bay.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel so can I catch snapper that size inside the skyway
@@joshualeonard8879 yep we do it on a pretty consistent basis. Caught a bunch of them yesterday.
Are you fishing the dropoff itself, in the deep part of the channel, or on the high side? Are any one of these better than the others for snapper? For grouper?
It’s a combination of fishing channel ledges and in the middle of the channels.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel Well I owe you guys a huge thank you. Went out yesterday and had a great day with my kids. Found some nice bottom in the middle of the channel inside the skyway and we caught a bunch of nice grouper. It was non stop action! A couple more questions: 1. I was chumming with dead whitebait/pinfish but the current was screaming so it seemed kind of pointless. I've seen you mention slack and slower current. Do you stick to chumming in low current and forego it when it's ripping? 2. You guys ever live chum or you generally stick to the dead stuff in the bucket? Thanks guys!!!
Drag
If you give the fish too much drag it is a lot worse than tightening the drag all the way down. Lost more fish with a loose drag than a tight drag.
Tampa Bay Fishing Channel true. Nice fish though man
Awesome, I love fishing for gag grouper around there!
Awesome video and great info to help people catch some grouper and snapper 👍
Tampabay Fishing Adventures what’s considered white bait?
surferskaterdude55 I’d say green backs but other people might say something different
Great video guys! Was out of town for the grouper ,snapper seminar ..would love to follow you guys out seeing as you guys don't do charters lol
Great job
Thank you
OMG !!! That cooler was stuffed!! Great video guys👍🏻
Thank you!
Awsome video man!! Chanel has a lot of potential! If I dm you would you send me the coordinates? :)
Awesome video. So what time is dinner going to be. Lol
Another great video guys!
when chumming you freeline bait with chum ,or use the jig heads or both depending on current strength? great videos
If the tide is really slow or non existent we use a bare hook with no weight and we freeline the bait with the chum
Enjoy with your life and thanks for nice video ..from Thailand😊
Thank you
Another great video, love images from Tampa bay early morning chumming bait with nice music, really enjoy Jokes between you guys, then limiting out on target species, explanations and 360 drone footage.
Got a question: what do you think affect snapper sizes, like water depth and location?
Thank you!
I think some of it has to do with depth and food availability. But I think most of the fish we are catching right now come and go with the seasons.
Another great video! Those tide tips are invaluable. That's years of time on the water summed up into a few minutes of video! Great Stuff!!!
Thank you and yes the tides are so important no matter if you are fishing for grouper and snapper or inshore for reds, snook etc.
You catch and I eat... how bout it?
hell yeah! how do i sign up to go with yall? South Tampa local here.. i almost exclusively fishing mangrove shore lines for snook, cobia,
and reds in my flats boat
LOL, we have a long list!
How do you determine when the major and minor feeding time is?
We use www.solunarforecast.com The majors happen when the moon is underneath and overhead of the earth and the minors is when the moon is rising and setting.
Great videos!!!!!
Thanks a lot for this channel. I've learned a lot. What size jig heads?
We are using 3/4oz most of the time and when the tide is slower we use 1/2oz
@@TampaBayFishingChannel Thanks a lot Captain Todd. Hope to catch you guys out there and thank you in person. Great videos.
@@jordanbuendiaful no problem!
Im just now trying to learn some salt water fishing. What mixture do u use for chum for bait in the flats?
That is purina tropical fish food 33%. You can get it at feed stores most of the time. Especially if they are closer to the coast.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel thank you I appreciate it.
Ive had luck along the shipping channel but is their better structure closer to the bridge or would you prefer to be more around port manatee reef
We never fish structure that is really easy to find. I like to try stay away from public #'s but there are fish to be caught there trust me.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel thats fair. Do you have any advice on anchoring techniques? One of my biggest concerns is always losing an anchor ⚓
@@chaserendueles6346 when we used to anchor I would always drive the boat past the anchor and let the boat pull the anchor and I then would "let it fly" meaning that I would drive the boat until the anchor was at the surface. Much easier to bring in the anchor like that. The only time I have lost an anchor was at the skyway pier not the bridge but the pier.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel ive never heard of doing that but ive also only fished the flats my whole life lol
Great channel. What boat do you have????
Thank you. We have the Sea Pro 248
@@TampaBayFishingChannel Thanx a lot and tight lines. Keep the vids coming.
Awesome job guys!!!
We went fishing the same day. We couldn't seem to find any good bait on the flats. We gave up and fished some fresh shrimp and got our limit of mangs by 10 am. We did get a bonus on the way back in and hit a school of mackerel. We chased them for an hour and put 20 keepers in the boat.
I have been watching your videos and soaking up as much information that I can. I watched the tides friday night before the trip and planned our whole day out by them. You have such awesome info in your videos. I have learned a lot and it definitely paid off for us on Saturday. I am still learning but improving on every trip.Thanks!
Now that is awesome Colby. Glad you are able to get out there and get on some fish. If there is anything you want us to talk about please let us know.
@@TampaBayFishingChannel We seem to have trouble locating bait. We tried the flats for an hour. We were watching for those changes in depth and everything. We just couldn't find anything other than glass minnows. What are we missing?
I also forgot to mention, the few pinfish we did catch we put to good use. We caught a nice gag and mangrove on the outskirts of the channel. Watching for good bottom and found a couple nice spots!
@@colbysadler7879 just keep looking and listen for the "flicks" on the water.
I need to hook up with you when I come down.
Thank you for the awesome videos!
Thank you for watching
What line and leader do you use
I use 8# braid for my main line and 20# fluorocarbon leader.
At what time of the tide do you want to be at your spot? Great, informative video again!!!
I want to try to be there right before the major or minor feeding time. If I have been fishing a spot for a while I will have a tendency to move to another spot especially if we have been wearing out the fish in the prior spot. I want a "clean" spot to work.
Tampa Bay Fishing Channel thank you sir
Great vid guys! Keep it up.
Thank you
Sorry but you guys lose too many big fish with that light tackle,up it just 10 lb on your leader up to 30 and your main up to 15 you should get the same bite but catch more big ones
We caught close to 80 fish this day. We have upped our gear and the bite ratio goes WAY down. Rather catch a bunch and lose a couple then to get very little bites. As you saw we had plenty of fish in the box. But thanks for the suggestion!!