Great channel, stud snook, amazing fight in those mangroves.. One thing though; as a guy who had one treble from an Atom popper stuck in the palm of my hand and the other in the mouth of a flopping teen size bluefish, it only takes a second for things to go sickeningly bad. These days I don't touch a fish until I've unhooked it. That being said, keep making these excellent videos!
Dude, I appreciate the view and support! I totally agree about the trebles, normally I use a boga but after that sickening first loss I was willing to risk it lol - I think because I was careful and grabbed the leader instead of the fish the first time, that ended in a loss
The amount of skill it takes to casts in those mangroves is insane. Love the videos dude keep up the great work. Background music was a bit louder than your voice in the intro.
Congratulations! I am so glad that you got that redemption! That second battle was insane and super sketchy. It too could have ended badly. Keep up the good work. 💪🏻🎣🐟🐟🐟
Now this is my type of fishing! Straight up in the sticks. I fish deep in creeks in the 10k islands so i know that feeling of a giant in the jungle. Great stuff man! I enjoyed this one
That was epic my man and you're right my bots in the backyard and I worked a mangroves every morning with the spook and recently I've been seeing giant snook
Just ordered one of your 6”spooks I recommend these for any fish out there. I use them on big blues and stripers up here in Jersey and for snook and jacks in Florida. This spook is the best!!!! Just check out the 2 stripers in my bio pic. Thanks ABenz!!!
Aaron….your best video yet…and probably the sickest fish/fight I’ve seen you have. Congratulations on the redemption…most of the time we have those level of heartbreaks…we live them and they haunt us for the rest of our lives…even if we later find redemption. You found it on the same trip. Epic…is overused…but appropriate here 👊🏻🤙🏻 🎣🔥🍻
People can say would've should've could've all they want bro. Killer content as always. You consistently catch the biggest snooks and jacks going around youtube. On a side note, its funny to hear you talk about the residential tarpon around the southwest side. Most people dont even realize you can pretty much catch 15 to 50lb tarpon all year around over here. I landed 7 last night biggest taped somewhere around 32 to 35lb from my kayak on a fly rod in a brackish canal in Cape Coral.
Cara isso foi muito insanoo, o tamanho desse mostro é algo inacreditável. Parabéns pelo seu sucesso, fisgar e conseguir tirar um monstro desses no mangue, não é uma tarefa nada fácil.
Fact. I cant even use something as light as 40 cause l already know lm getting frayed off. Even w just a slot fish. I mainly fish jigs & 80 is the lightest l ever go. Not even 60. But yes, its mandatory w heavy jigs cause u get alot of inside the mouth hooks & using heavy gear. But this deal where hes using topwater ld still use atleast 60. So yes, l agree
OMG 🤯!!!! You, Adam, Vik, Ryan, etc. all of you are unbelievable. All of you just creat more and more, better and better content. Remember… where the head goes the body follows. What a freeking heartbreaker in the beginning. I would have loved to see that on a tape! Brother, you are the shit! Would you be willing to go over setups, rigging etc. one day when it’s blowing? I so enjoy your drops! I pray the family is well. Stay safe out there brother!
Dude thanks for always tuning in and even including me with those guys 😅😂 I definitely will make a setups and rigging video one day! That first one looked bigger to me… thanks again!
This made my morni g. I hunt sissy bass from wooded banks like this with big swimbaits. Those monsters gotta be a monster adrenaline rush. A 6 or 7😅bl bass is to me. Just wow man.
Your not lying about fort myers area. I’ve lived here most of my life and I’ve caught most of bigger snook in dark waters of the caloosahatchee absolute slobs in there
Hey man, great video. I'm new to snook fishing, live in Naples. Do you have any tips of good places I can do some top water snook fishing without a boat? Caught my first snook on the back of Sudgen Park, but its very limited there, went back a few times and didn't have any luck.
Do you think these big mamas have spawned and are looking to drop their frye in freshwater where they are safer? Also I wonder if the snook which are locked up in freshwater actually spawn? Great show. Your line must have been 65 lb braid not to break? What flouro pound test did you use?
I think the brackish water ones spawn naturally in the inlets but primarily forage in fresher water. They eat tilapia, cichlids, etc. Thanks for watching!
What a slob! I’m going to make another trip to st Lucie Inlet again this summer to fish the snook spawn? When is the best time to go? I usually go in August is that too late?
Dude realistically it’s good from May-September. Just gotta get lucky and find them eating. They get hit hard at the inlets. I go two to three times a year for spawn and it’s hit or miss.
What are you doing when you hit the capture button on the go pro? Because you don’t have it on loop mode because you’re recording even past you hitting the button. Can you please elaborate? Every time I see you set the hook on a fish you hit the button and it beeps. What’s it doing?
@@Kgoutdoor it’s called hindsight - the go pro records 15-30 seconds at a time and when I hit the button I can save all the capture from 15 seconds before I ever hit it.
No way I’m in SWFL in those areas, mainly fish sanibel captiva area, where am i going to find these monster tarpon you’re talking about? All i have is a 15’ gheenoe so the passes aren’t ideal. Looking for some back water action like this
People actually say it’s bad to use a net? I get that old school nylon nets can be rough on fish but the newer synthetic nets on the market these days?! Get out’a here!
Me saying that is a reference to Brazilian Jiujitsu, which I’m a Black Belt in. Whenever we have a tough round, we would say this is the jungle. Shout out to my boy Ricardo.
Talk about fighting in a phone booth! That was awesome!!!
Great topwater fishing, great snook! Greetings from Costa Rica, another land of giants!
Sick video! Great fish. Video was a real rollercoaster of emotions lol. Love these types of videos.
Glad you enjoyed! It really was highs and lows
Great channel, stud snook, amazing fight in those mangroves.. One thing though; as a guy who had one treble from an Atom popper stuck in the palm of my hand and the other in the mouth of a flopping teen size bluefish, it only takes a second for things to go sickeningly bad. These days I don't touch a fish until I've unhooked it. That being said, keep making these excellent videos!
Dude, I appreciate the view and support! I totally agree about the trebles, normally I use a boga but after that sickening first loss I was willing to risk it lol - I think because I was careful and grabbed the leader instead of the fish the first time, that ended in a loss
He wanted people to see that spook hanging out his mouth!
The amount of skill it takes to casts in those mangroves is insane. Love the videos dude keep up the great work. Background music was a bit louder than your voice in the intro.
Thanks man! And appreciate the view - I agree, we noted it for next time!
sickest snook fight ive ever seen..well done
Thank you 🙏🏻
Love your vids man
Thank you 🙏🏻
Man the first 1:40 was EPIC. EDITING… music… wow!
And the LOGO! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Sam is super talented- hopefully him and I will be collaborating monthly 🙏🏻
Very solid fish. Thick lateral line tells the truth
Best and most entertaining video I’ve seen from any fishing page!
My man!
Beautiful catch buddy! 🎉Congrats
Thanks man!
Bro, killer intro, you’re getting good at this! Slay on, buddy!
Thank you - the intro was actually professionally edited, Sam is the man! He did it
Congratulations! I am so glad that you got that redemption! That second battle was insane and super sketchy. It too could have ended badly. Keep up the good work. 💪🏻🎣🐟🐟🐟
Thanks so much!!
Way to not give up dog. Persistence pays off!! Great video!
Thank you!
Congrats on the pb! Way to grind it out! U never disappoint brotha!!! Have a great week!!
Thanks! You too!
Love this channel so glad I found it!
Thanks for watching!
Subscribed, great video man. That snook was a freaking beast! I dream of getting one like that. My best snook is 32 inch off a beach
Thanks for the sub! Appreciate the view!
Now this is my type of fishing! Straight up in the sticks. I fish deep in creeks in the 10k islands so i know that feeling of a giant in the jungle. Great stuff man! I enjoyed this one
Thanks for tuning in!
Insane video Aaron 🙌🙌 editing and fish action are top notch!🤌🔥🔥
Thanks dude! I’m stoked with the result! Tight lines bro
Niiice dude! Best video yet!!
My man! Thanks bro!
That was epic my man and you're right my bots in the backyard and I worked a mangroves every morning with the spook and recently I've been seeing giant snook
Great fight in that tight skinny water, great catch.
Thanks 👍
Your best video brother! Hell yeah
I agree - thank you!!
Just ordered one of your 6”spooks
I recommend these for any fish out there. I use them on big blues and stripers up here in Jersey and for snook and jacks in Florida. This spook is the best!!!! Just check out the 2 stripers in my bio pic. Thanks ABenz!!!
My man! Thank you! The 6” turned out unbelievable
AMAZING EDITING BRO!
Thank you - I had the beginning professionally done 🙏🏻
Aaron….your best video yet…and probably the sickest fish/fight I’ve seen you have.
Congratulations on the redemption…most of the time we have those level of heartbreaks…we live them and they haunt us for the rest of our lives…even if we later find redemption. You found it on the same trip. Epic…is overused…but appropriate here 👊🏻🤙🏻 🎣🔥🍻
Thanks man - I agree, this is probably my favorite catch of my life given the circumstances- even with the redemption the first fish haunts me 😅😂
Love these videos man! go fish Poppelton Creek!
dude, that was awesome.... loved the backwater fishing.. thats what I do, on a Kayak.... those snook fight like crazy!! sweet catch brother!!!!!
Thanks for watching - it was an insane day! Stars aligned
@@AbenzFishing your welcome!! see ya on the next one
Now that’s combat fishing. Great work! Ain’t nothing better than a slob on top water.
Thanks so much! I agree!
Insane size Snook! Wish I was out on a boat fishing right now!
Thanks for watching!
This is epic.
Immediately subscribed 🔥
🙏🏻
People can say would've should've could've all they want bro. Killer content as always. You consistently catch the biggest snooks and jacks going around youtube. On a side note, its funny to hear you talk about the residential tarpon around the southwest side. Most people dont even realize you can pretty much catch 15 to 50lb tarpon all year around over here. I landed 7 last night biggest taped somewhere around 32 to 35lb from my kayak on a fly rod in a brackish canal in Cape Coral.
That’s so awesome bro - there are some epic fisheries around there! I miss it!
My back yard looks exactly like this. I fish every single day....7 days a week. And love the hat.
That’s awesome - and thanks - BJJ fanatics is awesome
Dude, I've been following you for a long time, definitely the best video👏👏👏
Appreciate that - I agree!
@@AbenzFishing 👏👏👏
you should go to the spillway on c-24 canal this summer like in june there are some big snook there
grew up fishing pine island sound, San Carlos bay caloosahatchee river mouth area. PB snook came from blind pass. Get some
Cara isso foi muito insanoo, o tamanho desse mostro é algo inacreditável. Parabéns pelo seu sucesso, fisgar e conseguir tirar um monstro desses no mangue, não é uma tarefa nada fácil.
Obrigado!
That was money well spent paying somebody to edit the show. It looks really really good. Great job.!!!
Thank you very much! I agree - he’s way more talented than me lol
Just watched again, phenomenal!
Haha thanks - I’d be lying if I said I didn’t watch it twice with friends and family. It’s my favorite video I’ve ever filmed
@@AbenzFishing I don’t know, you’ve filmed some EPIC videos, that’s for sure! But… it’s a total contender for #1 in my book.
Dude it’s fish porn!
Dude that was a giant! definitely earned that sub🔥
🙏🏻
Wow!!!!!!
Awesome channel man! Love the content 👌
Glad you enjoy it!
Jesus man. That cast at 6:05 was crazy! WTF! Lookin forward to getting my Spooks!
6:44 my heart was racing. THAT is what it's all about!
Haha practice makes perfect, thanks for tuning in bro
Bro 40lb is wayyyy light. Use 60 or 80 🤦♂️
I normally do. Didn’t expect a day like this
It’s top water also, like it matters if you use 40 why not 60+
Fact. I cant even use something as light as 40 cause l already know lm getting frayed off. Even w just a slot fish. I mainly fish jigs & 80 is the lightest l ever go. Not even 60. But yes, its mandatory w heavy jigs cause u get alot of inside the mouth hooks & using heavy gear. But this deal where hes using topwater ld still use atleast 60. So yes, l agree
@@AbenzFishingGotcha
A fish of a lifetime only comes once in a lifetime. Tight lines...
OMG 🤯!!!! You, Adam, Vik, Ryan, etc. all of you are unbelievable. All of you just creat more and more, better and better content. Remember… where the head goes the body follows. What a freeking heartbreaker in the beginning. I would have loved to see that on a tape! Brother, you are the shit!
Would you be willing to go over setups, rigging etc. one day when it’s blowing? I so enjoy your drops!
I pray the family is well. Stay safe out there brother!
Dude thanks for always tuning in and even including me with those guys 😅😂
I definitely will make a setups and rigging video one day! That first one looked bigger to me… thanks again!
indeed, you Ryan,and Vik are great to watch
Sick brother! Congrats! Just ordered 4 spooks!
Hahaha my man! You’ll love them!
This made my morni g. I hunt sissy bass from wooded banks like this with big swimbaits. Those monsters gotta be a monster adrenaline rush. A 6 or 7😅bl bass is to me. Just wow man.
Haha 7/8 lb bass are epic
You said you where dropping a video that was a movie 10/10🖤
Yessir! Thank you! 🙏🏻
Awesome Intro!
Dude!!! - coming from you, that means a lot. My buddy Sam did it and he’s super talented.
@@AbenzFishing effort is there! Love the story telling - keep up the great work boys.
@@xblackwelll thanks bro - the vision definitely came to life on this video 🙏🏻
You should literally have over 1 million subscribers unbelievable
One day! I’ll be the Inshore goat 😂
Jungle beast! Nice
Thanks for watching!
Insane! All done solo👏
Thank you - solo landing in tight creeks is not for the faint of heart
Slob dude congrats tight quarters fishing
Thanks for watching!
Your not lying about fort myers area. I’ve lived here most of my life and I’ve caught most of bigger snook in dark waters of the caloosahatchee absolute slobs in there
Yessir - thanks for watching!
More jungle videos!!!👏🏼
My man! Good to see you in the comment section!
So sick I wish we had more areas like that here in Tampa
Thanks for tuning in!
Backwater fun times.
Always a blast!
🔥🔥🔥🔥
great video the snook ones i think are better than the jack ones especially the artificial snook videos like this
Glad you like them! Snook are tougher because of where they eat, basically in a tiny jungle lol
Hey man, great video. I'm new to snook fishing, live in Naples. Do you have any tips of good places I can do some top water snook fishing without a boat? Caught my first snook on the back of Sudgen Park, but its very limited there, went back a few times and didn't have any luck.
Not as familiar with Naples these days, but I’d just hit dawn and dusk hard near any pass with topwaters and artificial shrimp/swimbaits. Good luck!
Do you think these big mamas have spawned and are looking to drop their frye in freshwater where they are safer? Also I wonder if the snook which are locked up in freshwater actually spawn? Great show. Your line must have been 65 lb braid not to break? What flouro pound test did you use?
I think the brackish water ones spawn naturally in the inlets but primarily forage in fresher water. They eat tilapia, cichlids, etc. Thanks for watching!
Herreee wee goo fire
My man! Thanks!
What a slob! I’m going to make another trip to st Lucie Inlet again this summer to fish the snook spawn? When is the best time to go? I usually go in August is that too late?
Dude realistically it’s good from May-September. Just gotta get lucky and find them eating. They get hit hard at the inlets. I go two to three times a year for spawn and it’s hit or miss.
sanibel chew is where it’s at
That’s my stomping grounds. I went to Sanibel school K-8 - it’s the best
middle of december i get my biggest, cold as hell, cutbait chew on the big lazy ones, summer 34-38 chew is dumb just hard to find them megas
1000% accurate
What are you doing when you hit the capture button on the go pro? Because you don’t have it on loop mode because you’re recording even past you hitting the button. Can you please elaborate? Every time I see you set the hook on a fish you hit the button and it beeps. What’s it doing?
@@Kgoutdoor it’s called hindsight - the go pro records 15-30 seconds at a time and when I hit the button I can save all the capture from 15 seconds before I ever hit it.
You ever fish the caloosahatchee river I acatch a 30 or those 20 but can never the the 40
Grew up fishing it - there’s giants there. It’s just vast - harder to dial
Is this in palm bay/melbourne area? If so i was just in those mangroves the other day and had no luck what time were you out?
It’s not - but good luck! This was morningish
Epic
where in florida you @?
No way I’m in SWFL in those areas, mainly fish sanibel captiva area, where am i going to find these monster tarpon you’re talking about? All i have is a 15’ gheenoe so the passes aren’t ideal. Looking for some back water action like this
Or somewhere i can beat my PB 38” snook
Google maps brotha - find the creeks! They’re there
Where can we get stickers with that logo
I have to make some sometime - good idea!
Should’ve had heavier leader, that fish isn’t gonna be able to eat and probably will die
you gotta keep on saying what setup you fishing on every video
Holy fuck bro what are you doing
People actually say it’s bad to use a net? I get that old school nylon nets can be rough on fish but the newer synthetic nets on the market these days?! Get out’a here!
1000% agree
The chest cam is friggin horrible!
This is the jungle dude is such a joke
Me saying that is a reference to Brazilian Jiujitsu, which I’m a Black Belt in. Whenever we have a tough round, we would say this is the jungle. Shout out to my boy Ricardo.
Awesome work but honestly did not enjoy this video I came to see fishing instead listen to you yap for the first 8 mins