Kayak Fishing during Low Tide
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- You can catch more fish if you know what the bottom looks like. Recognize the terrain under the water by viewing it during winter time low tides. Knowing where the structure is that holds fish will pay off for you when the tide is low and later on when the tide is high as well. Deep holes in the treeline, barnacles and oyster beds, deep holes and channels can all be found during low tides.
When others say, 'There's no water out there, I'm not fishing', you can go out there on your kayak and knock em dead!
Thanks for all the subs!
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Tight Lines Everybody!
I'm still loving your old videos all these years later. Thank you!
Your videos are like psycho therapy....... I'm wishing relaxing fishing trips to all.
You taugh me "catch and release" in another video, now you teach me that lesson again. Thank you! :)
I live in Vietnam, some people around my area live by catching fish, they catch whatever its big or small. I know its bad, but they're poor and they need it to feed their family.
I watched alots of your vids and by your GoPro, I saw alots of fish swiming below the boat everytime it goes down. Then, when I go to the riverside and fishing, there only small fishes left... I caught, then I release as your move.
May be I have badluck, or wrong way of fishin. But I think, for now, the only way for me to see the big fishes like yours is... dreaming and watching your videos :)
Thanks again !
This is the most chill fishing channel I have ever seen. Very necessary for these troubled times. Thank you.
You make my day when I see that you've posted another video.
I was going to watch a movie on Netflix with my son but found myself here because I was looking for a kayak for fishing. My son and I spent a couple of hours watching your videos. You make the sport come alive and you treat your audience with respect. Well done on a fantastic job!
I like at the end when you were talking to those people.
I've had days that I've spent more time letting people look at my kayak and answering questions (about why do I fish out of a kayak...and how...and where does everything go...and you're actually going out THERE?? IN THE OCEAN??) than I did fishing.
One guy even asked if he could sit in it...
Sure! Why not!
Most people are just curious, and many that I've spoken with really appreciate the ingenuity of making your own stuff...wether it be a cart, the milk crate...or any other add ons...
I'm glad to see that you're not only sharing your enthusiasm with like minded folks here in TH-camr land, but also just plain folks out enjoying the sun! A friendly smile and a little conversation go a long way to giving kayak fishermen a better name.
Keep paddlin', and tight lines!
Russ
Have never watched anything more relaxing on TH-cam....appreciate it.
To clear up a little confusion about the fish you call a rockfish. A lingcod is a sharp snouted fish from the Pacific Ocean while the oyster toadfish is the blunt snouted strong jawed fish you caught here. This is the frustrating thing about common names and why scientists use scientific names so that no matter where they're from or what language they speak, they all have the same name. As always great and enjoyable video, Marty! Your videos are what made me decide to get a kayak for my fishing expeditions.
I have learned more about fishing in Florida from your videos as I may have learned my entire life here as a native Floridian. I really appreciate your videos ! Even these older videos I am just now watching. Thanks! If I ever bump into you, drinks are on me bro! I'm in Palm Beach County so feel free to look me up if your around.
You are very kind, Jeff. Thank you :^)
I have to say..I have not enjoyed a video as much as I enjoyed this one in a very long time. I click on kayak-fishing videos three times a week at least, and I can't believe I never ran into one of yours. Thank you for posting !!
Buddy, Its not the angling I like the most in your videos, but the preparations and Kayaking. Enjoying your videos. Keep posting. :)
Great videos man - really chilled vibe - love watching them with my kids here on the Southwest coast of England...it's encouraging us to get out in our kayak and learn to fish !! thanks Zoffinger
+Mark Graham ...Cheers, Mark
+zoffinger ...really enjoying your channel....do you ever use dry bags ? we'd love to send you one as a thanks for ll the entertainment and sharing of your knowledge....we have a great range of shapes and sizes (in our business)... it would stoke my kids to see one of our bags in one of your youtube vids :-) drop us a mail..Mark @ North Coast Wetsuits (Cornwall)
Mark Graham I always have my camera stuff in a dry bag as you'll see in my upcoming Pelican video. I'd be honored to use one of yours someday. My po box is 943 Gibsonton, Fl. 33534 Tight lines to you and your family, Mark :^)
+zoffinger can I get your email address so I can send you some size options to choose from? cheers Mark
Enjoyed this video. I just purchased a 12 ft malibu kayak and I cant wait to get it out on the water. This video only adds fuel to the fire.
That first fish was a Grey(Mangrove) Snapper and good thing you played it safe with the Toadfish they do have venom on their spines on top of their head, I am from the big bend area of Florida and fish all the time, I am so grateful to live in a area with such a diverse ecosystem, one place I fish you can start at the mouth of the river catching large mouth bass and red drum at the exact same spot. There's nothing better than hooking up on a bull red(Red Drum) or a gator trout(Spotted Sea Trout). Keep up the great videos.
really like your videos mate . making the most of fishing situations us fishermen have really like the background music really relaxing 👍
Thanks for the videos Marty,
I live in Sun City and my son in law and I went out today, Christmas, and caught about 60 reds and about a dozen sheep head from 2:00 to 5:00.Went out from the mangrove crab bridge on 41 the flats were mud to about 6 inches so we looked for a hole and found one at 27degrees 52 min 47.24 north 82 degrees 24' 0.44 W. Used shrimp, artificial, but mostly mangrove crabs. of course with that kind of bite anything worked. Only one was over 18 and that one got away! all the sheep head were under 12. used circle hooks and a dehooker so we were able to release without harm. Most not even touched. Have a great year.
Hello zoffinger - thanks for posting your awesome videos! I just discovered your videos a few days ago. You pay meticulous attention to detail and setting up your shots. It really makes your videos interesting and the explanations are clear and easy to understand. The music is excellent... What you did with that boat is genius! I'm planning on a spitfire 8 now myself thanks to you and your videos - thank you so much for sharing! I'm on the muddy side of the gulf near Galveston up in Spring, Texas... All the best to you!
I get my first taste of saltwater fishing at the end of the month your channel helps a bunch thanks Craig
I really enjoyed your fishing video.... I must admit I have seen many videos but your's allowed me to really enjoy the beautiful outdoors and great taste in music I also enjoyed the captions in there place. Made me wanna go fishing.
Great Job. hope to see more fishing videos.
Hey mate, love your videos. That fish you weren't sure on at the 9 minute mark was what most people call a red snapper - in Australia we call them Mangrove Jack's, absolute prize fish. Meant to be one of the best table fish, they are very sporting, especially after the 40cm mark, once they hit a certain size they head out to sea. Usually the first 2-3 seconds of a Mangrove Jack fight determines if you've caught or lost the fish.
Love your work mate.
i really enjoy ALL your videos....you seem like a guy just like me...who just loves to be out there weather its 1 fish or 100....keep making these...you have a knack for it...tight lines from the north east
This was the first video of yours i stumbled across while searching for kayak fishing. I too live in Tampa Bay area and have started to get into fishing. I agree with the other comments about how well this one was made, music and everything. Really makes me want to get out and rent a kayak and get my feet wet (ha! Pun intended)
What a good video. You have the perfect laid back personality to make your own videos. Can't say the same for a lot of people on TH-cam!
Awesome video!
Very well shot, and the whole very pleasing and peacefull. Thanks for sharing
Clicked for the fish, stayed for the bass playing. Lol.
Cool vid. 👍
Here in the indian river we have power plants (two one for titusville area and one for I believe cocoa and what not) that we fish. Its great to get your kayak up close to the turbines where other boats may not be able to get. We throw some cut mullet and bring up reds, trout, etc. Its a great place to fish when its cold out.
Your video is flat out amazing! Narration was perfect, excellent shots. Freaking awesome.
As usual my hum drum day at the office is made a little better by looking at your vid. during my lunch.
Very nice video and great editting, just like a pro. What a nice day you had. Congrats.
It really was a great day. Thanks for writing.
Mangrove snapper, toad fish and piggy perch. I was amazed at this video. Nice job bud
I really enjoy your fishing videos... From the camera shots to the music..thanks
Out of all my channels this one is my favorite to watch. To one of the coolest dudes that I don’t know. LOL 😂
You Know I have watched a lot of your videos, I see the commitment you make in what you do. Keep it up my friend, to bad your not in Texas I would enjoy fishin with you. FISH ON
I stumbled upon your shark from a kayak video and subscribed immediately afterwards. Your videos are calming, sometimes intense but always full of good things! Thanks for what you do and keep the videos coming! ~john
Good tips as usual. I watched several boats get towed by SeaTow after getting stuck. Kayak is definitely the way to fish .
agreed!
Thank you for the many fine fishing trips I have been on with you. Music is great and in the background as it should be. Great job man keep on fishing. Missouri.
I love fishing from a kayak. I'm enjoying your videos, very relaxing. Thank you Sir.
Awesome video! I found hooking shrimp through the tail results in more snapper hookups. They attack from the back. They don't like the shrimps front prongs. I changed the hook position and immediately starting consistently hooking the bait stealer snappers
I really do enjoy your videos I don't live in fla but fish there a lot trying to find me a kayak look fun great tips in your videos thanks man happy fishing
I really love the respect that you have for fish, you handle them well and give them a good chance to live to fight another day, I been watching other vids where they have no clue.. makes me frustrated -_-
Fun video! I was stuck on low tide this past sunday out of Aripeka. I found some isolated pools that had tons of bait (minnows) but no solid fish in there. I'll learn a cast net soon to get 'em!
Your videos are the best on TH-cam, you deserve more subscribers, love your vids, keep up the good work.
I live in California in San Diego right next to the border to Mexico. Great fishing. Last summer we had tuna. We were catching them off shore. They were huge. 3 to 4 feet long. Also king mackerel. I'm only 13 but I love fishing I go down to Mexico every weekend to go fishing. In cabo San Lucas I coaght a 10 foot blue marlin. An hour and a half long fight. I suggest go down the peninsula of Mexico. I drove from San Diego all the way to the end of the peninsula. Good fun.
Great video. Thanks for the tips, just got my first fishing kayak for the intercoastal here in NC....thanks.
I am a young fisherman and I learned a couple of new things in this vid so I need to use that today but thanks for this awesome vid
Another great offering man! Thanks for sharing. Great tunes by the way.
Dude love your vids. You give a lot of inspiration to people with them.
What a great day you had back here ❤️
Best fishing video ever!! good job Mr. Zoffinger!
Your vids are well made. They have inspired another po' man like me to yak up. Thanks dude !
Mangrove snapper :) Can live in fresh, salt and brackish water. Loves shrimp!
great video, very inspirational! i live right down the street from that place on Moccasin wallow. nice to see a local place on youtube. you went out there with what you had and just showed what a perfect day of fishing is. my hat off to you!
Thanks, Z. You're close to some awesome spots down there!
zoffinger dude i have court a 1 m snapper down there.
I just wanted to say that you really inspire me to start fishing I'm working on getting a fishing rod so that I can fish from the docks until I can get a boat to fish out in lakes in stuff but anyways keep the videos going thanks
That was a really cool video. Awesome editing and nice music. Makes me want to get out!
Great videos enjoyable to watch! Makes you want to get out there. Oh well stuck in the cold northeast.
Outstanding video these are always my favorite inshore fishing. Keep up the great work thumbs up!
Good catches especially the sheepshead! It's the opposite on the east coast we get really high tides and not so low tides. But in the everglades gulf side the tide is just like this really low tides.
Great video, love the back trax, too. Extremely well done. You are exactly right, Marty. Survey the surf at low tide. In fact I've caught some of my biggest fish at dead low tide (the pro's round here scoff at me - say it ain't possible) . When the water level drops the baitfish have to retreat to deep water and the game fish will stay in those holes waiting for the incoming.
I always have better luck during low tide, Tom. I think it's because the big fish can't hide deep in the trees and are forced to roam the exposed areas on the flats. And then, there are only a limited number of areas they can fit inside.
3:13 fish jumping... love your stuff Marty
I fished both of these spots at cockroach bay yesterday :) love the videos!
I'm basing my yak after watching your vids. Thank you, I learned a lot!
Thank you, Aaron. Yak fishing is hard to beat. I visited a friend when I got off the water today. He's got two boats but spends most of his time fishing from a kayak!
I was thinking about putting a small bar and pulley for crabbing. Not sure if I should put the base off on the side or in the middle. The bar would swing out and over with a small pulley at the end. Do you think that would work?
Thanks again. Your Vids are awesome.
this is an amazing video, like always. you are my favorite guy to watch on youtube. but one thing, i noticed you were starting to quit when the tide came in. i personally have found that when the tide is rising, all of the fish anxiously come in with the water looking for crabs and other critters that went onto the once-dry land. i cought my largest amount of fish fishing a rishing tide, (16 redfish, 24 trout, 4 flounder and 9 ladyfish all within 4-5 hours on plastics and spooks). but i do take into consideration that you had 3 shrimp left. and those were working at the time. thanks for making such amazing vids!!!!!
Your absolutely right. I've heard the same thing
You're in the water, alligators in the water, possibly bull sharks.
Start singing that song from JAWS- Quint was singing, you know the one. Fair well my fair maiden and so on. Liked the video though. From Florida myself, fished from a 16 foot bass tracker. We had wished we could shallow fish like you, catch more for sure. Just be careful. Sea trout, snook. Good eating. Nice job. Best part,like you said,boat won't get stuck in the shallows waiting for the tide to rise like the other boaters.
I appreciate your videos man thanks for for taking the time and making them
Thanks for the soft music on the video. Nice video !!
Classic. Beautifully shot. The "rockfish" I believe is actually a delicacy, maybe you should try it the next time it is caught
Looked like an amazing day. Great video
love your videos man!! They are serene and relaxing
Holy Crap Marty! When I grow up, I want to learn to make videos at least one half as good as yours. This was the best one yet. The music was perfect, it blended in and you never noticed it getting in the way and the composition on your shots was great, around 6:30 you are in the background framed by the two small islands and behind you is the horizon and you go into shadow so are a silhouette against the sky, it was such a cool shot. and the Sheepheads looked like a good dinner too.that is one of my favorite fish to eat.
hey check out Google earth and see if you can't use some video of your fishing grounds from up in the sky. there is a guy in the UK that does great work using Google earth in his videos, his channel is Keep Turning Left.
Thanks for sharing Marty and keep em coming. I think one day maybe you will have your own fishing show.
Don't ever grow up, Robb ;) That's my secret
Thanks for the nice comments, as always.
Man I love your videos so relaxing! We sure would appreciate some catch and cook videos 😉
Grey snapper and dogfish. Good video.
Mangrove snapper. Greys aren't striped.
Amazing video Marty always watch yours for fishing. Ill also keep those tips in mind. Ilive in the TB area too and love to go fishing at Ft Desoto
so nice, you have a lot of fishing spots and a lot of different species of fish to catch, also love the setup of your kayak,next time try to showcase how you cook those fish :-) that would be more exciting too, perhaps...
you do a wonderful job. you teach and entertain, thank you .
also i just wanted to say you remind me soo much of my father and i can tell you are a great guyand i love your videos and ive seen at least half in one night
THIS IS AMAZING! I need to get my life down in Florida. Awesome video man.
I look forward to your videos and have learned a lot. I am actually catching bigger fish here in the SC marshes thanks to your videos!
That's pretty cool, Mouse Toes! Glad I could help. Thanks for the nice comment!
You should start a kayak fishing tour service. I would move there and work for you in a heartbeat. Great job. Just got back from Surf City, NC where my wife and I kayaked through a small part of the inter-coastal waterway.
great video! that is going in my favorites to watch again
I started watching your videos today. they pretty cool and yes... I will subscribe. Just one advise: Try to remember to make sure the sun is behind the camera and facing you when you show the fish to the camera, that will improve your videos alot. KEEP'EM COMMING!!
Great videos really enjoy watching them
Very professional video. Well done, Mate.
I love low tides in Florida. everything amazing lurks especially around mangroves
Really Enjoyed watching your video!!
Awesome video one the best I've seen on TH-cam.
And great video by the way. It must be nice to live down there in Florida. I live and fish here in Charleston SC and its COLD today. Down in the 30's this morning. Not good for yak fishing....
i loved the scenery. its beautiful
I love watching your vids mate, I live in Australia were we get a fish called "bream" they grow o around 4kg. There shape is exactly like sheepshead but silver. They taste nice but not amazing. If your not busy look these fish up, "sand whiting" they are 5/5 eating quality.
Dusky flathead, there also 5/5.
Yellowfin bream, there about a 3/5 for eating quality.
Anyway, I hope you carry on with the channel, it's really great and if you do I'll know I have someone to watch for years to come
Jordan Voglsinger Thanks, m'friend. I love my aussie fans :)
I was thinking the same how sheepshead's look just like our bream. Even their diet of crabs, shellfish and other crustaceans are similar. And yeah, I agree about the eating qualities. Well made production. I too love the freedom my yak gives me not to mention the stealth factor.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS and the music!
Good one as usual....you say its winter but it looks like summer !! You would not be in shorts in the Blackwater estuary here in Esssex UK. Wish i was in your area !!
My fingertips were numb, Nigel! Haha. It was 60° F in the morning. If it's not 85 or higher, it feels like it's freezing ;)
Don't think I've ever watched one of your videos just halfway through, and this one's excellent. Your sheepshead look like our black bream (over in South Australia) with stripes on. Same habitat and grinding teeth too.
And the same rules apply to catching those bream, I bet! Thanks for watching (all the way through) man :)
Most professional videos are half the quality of this. Great work fella!!
Nice spot,went there yesterday and tore the snook up while tide was low.
Kiyaking is the way to go fishing anywhere
great video, thanks for sharing the trip
this is why I love Florida!
i love your set up
Dude, I've the better part of two rainy days watching these and they just take me away dude. I'm a music video director/editor and you have "just the right amount" of "homemade" in these edits to make it so nice to watch. Love these sooo much! I'm gonna be in Indian Shores in June-July with family and will have my cams and hexacopter on me, love to film you , like a quickie "day of fishing highlight reel"..?
Thanks, man. Hit me up when you're in town.
I will. Definitely!!
zoffinger
Did you get some aerial footage yet? Can't wait!
Cockroach Bay. Great spot!