Replicated this in NJ ~ absolutely my favorite way to catch Stripers. Tidal water moving good, shoal/seam/drop along it's path, drop down and WHAM! Can be absolutely non-stop until the tide stops. Cheers for inspiring me to seek out these kinds of conditions.
DAMM JOHN YOU ARE TRULY THE KING OF LONG ISLAND FISHING, TOOK A BAD FALL AT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCKS LAST APRIL AND AM JUST RECOVERED AFTER A YEAR ALL MY RODS ARE DUSTED OFF AND I WILL HIT THE BAY BY SHORE OFCOURSE (NO BOAT) THIS WEEK. I NEVER DID ARTIFICIALS ONLY, ALWAYS USED BAIT, BUT THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ALL ARTIFICIALS PERIOD.
The SS Swing bucktail works really well for multiple California species notably with our Halibut . We have small patch holes in the Kelp along reefs and need to get a jig down quickly to hit the sand pockets they are laying on but need the most vibration possible to get um to bite. This jig does both and it lasts longer durability wise .
Last year I purchased your “Surfcasting for Stripers” and what a game changer it has been, absolutely has leveled up my fishing game. Welcome back North and keep bending those rods.
I'm in Saltaire. Striper have been hitting swim shads at night & and schoolies have been hitting Clouser minnows on fly rod before winds. But I've had no luck w/ bucktails (a few passes in daylight by schoolies). I'm tapping bottom, maybe too heavy?
Hey John can you explain your retrieve in this video? It looks like you are letting the bucktail sit on the bottom and only intermittently retrieving ?
I can't think of a better way to start the fishing season than getting a bent rod on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and... casts. Awesome start, John! 👍
my first fish of the '22 season was over slot. blew me away when i heard it slap its tail when i got it close. i guess they're just super lethargic at those temperatures. i probably woke up half of PI celebrating because i had been working for that fish for a while. once that first bite turned on it was the best spring of my life. never seen that many big fish. a little troubling that there were so few smalls by june. and by late july the bite was dead and the fall was fairly poor as well. not a good showing for local fish this year and that scares me. i'm not one to complain or call for a seal season, but i think the resident seals really worked over the young bass in the late summer through fall this year on the north shore in mass. they are everywhere. white sharks are soon to follow. almost sure that i saw one about 80% of the way down the salisbury jetty inside the mouth of the river.
Welcome back, you weren't kidding, lots of bass. They must have been really stacked in that current. It must be nice being able to land fish without interference again, Thanks.
" I'm surprised I don't have one yet" I think you're having a good trip. I once had a trip with my wife where we couldn't turn the reel handle without getting a hit. She retrieved the lure all the way in at one point and said" wow, I didn't get one on that cast" That was a day to remember like this one.
Season started early. Best early spring I’ve had so far in CT. They are everywhere and larger than normal. Started with water temps in the mid 40s, seems like an unusual amount held over this yr.
Hi John. Welcome back. Did you bring your Old Town Kayak north? I’m wondering what jig heads you recommend for using the Slam Shady up here. Most of the SS jig heads are way too light. I’m thinking that I need 3/4 - 1.5 oz but with a 3/0-4/0 hook. Any thoughts/recommendations?
Hey John, welcome home!! Was this trip before the big blow up here? We're coming off of a weekend of 60+mph gusts with 40-50mph sustained winds out of the NE starting Friday the 6th and continuing through Sunday. Pulled the boat to avoid any horror stories.
Amazing ….I had a terrible fall season and bad spring until I tried those slam series salt strong from the promotion .. used them in the back bys stripe bass they love them broke the skunk !!! Slammed them
15-1 record on hookups? Don't be too disappointed John, sometimes it may take a trip or two to round back into form. Geez, the fish gods welcome home the prodigal son in style, well done sir!
that is too awesome ! im glad you're back ! can't wait for your giant screaming blues ! the wind has been hectic here by the jones inlet but I've manage to get a few this season so far, top water too which is always fun nice job 🤝 🇺🇸 praying for an Albie this year. awesome !
I was just yesterday saying to myself, I know John’s back in town, no videos yet ? I guess our season is off to a slow start, then no need for me to be in a rush with the boat, cold windy weather, and hideous gas prices. Haha I wake up to find this video, sure enough, he catches more bass in a dozen cast then I catch all year ! I guess I better stop lollygagin, and get my act together ! Looking forward to your review on that synthetic hair, I noticed that and not expecting positive results, hopefully I’m wrong. You The Man Skinner, thanks.
@John Skinner Fishing question for you ....how do you feel about using soft plastics on bucktail jigs ?? ( paddle tails , zoom flukes, whip tails ) do you feel it changes anything?
They absolutely work. It's a matter of what you get most comfortable with. Things like shad tails will have a little more drag in air and water. It's hard to beat the strips.
Love the videos and glad to see you back up north! Been fishing the canal behind the house (south shore long island) and usually do great with topwater because the bottom is very grassy/weedy but its been too cold. What do you recommend when the bottom is full of seaweed? Every cast Im pulling weeds off my bucktail. Thanks!
Glad you are back up north! Been waiting for you and Rich the Fishaholic to come back up and post videos of what's been a decent start to the season. I still learn a lot from Florida fishing videos but ... they're not the same. I'll look forward to the synthetic BT videos
A fine welcome back John. I’m starting to think you have them trained! 😂 Question: Are you superstitious when you hook up on the first cast that it might lead to the dreaded first cast, first fish, last fish jinx? I’m normally not superstitious but I have had it happen more than a few times and have since then become superstitious in that situation. Hooking up on your next cast had me rooting for you to land it as to put that jinx to rest! Great start to your season John. Maybe a harbinger of better trips to come!
I used to think about the first cast curse. A friend of mine used to call them "sentry fish", because it was there job to patrol and hit whatever was cast and then warn the other fish away. I don't think of it much anymore, but I noticed as soon as I caught the first one on this video I said "That's probably the only one."
Deer hair will definitely be a problem especially with NJ and NY deer populations being overwhelmed with deer deaths from Midge flys EHD desease in the fall season as well as restrictions on deer being transported from other states with the hopes to reduce the introduction of chronic wasting disease spreading but it looks like a classic bar that washes into deeper water to stack up bass heavy I always liked the 3 hour windows of incoming and outgoing to and from peak especially in the rivers great activity for a daytime bite.
As far as the deer hair goes, NJ deer got hit hard with EHD this passed season as well as a few other states. EHD in deer causes death which means less deer harvested by hunters. Less deer hides means less hair for bucktails.
When I saw you catching tarpon with the 7' M carbon shield II, I knew that if I got the 7' MH it could pretty much handle any size striper or bluefish in LI so I got it ;) Thanks for the quality footage as always
So are the stripers always in the Bays and you need to hit them on outgoing? Or do they find an inlet, travel in during incoming high tide, then leave on outgoing? I never fished the south shore I just moved here.
This time of year when the water is cold it's usually best to avoid water pouring in from the ocean. The back bay water heats up and holds warmth better.
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welcome Back
Replicated this in NJ ~ absolutely my favorite way to catch Stripers. Tidal water moving good, shoal/seam/drop along it's path, drop down and WHAM! Can be absolutely non-stop until the tide stops. Cheers for inspiring me to seek out these kinds of conditions.
Awesome! Glad it's working for you.
Glad your back up north
amazing
Hear osprey overhead
This rod was the 7 foot?
Yes.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing awesome you’re a legend idk how you do it I’ll have to buy the lessons haha
King of the North! He’s back!
NICE CATCH AN RELEASE!!
He's baaack!!!
Hey Skinner love your vid’s. What size reel is that?
Evict 2000
DAMM JOHN YOU ARE TRULY THE KING OF LONG ISLAND FISHING, TOOK A BAD FALL AT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCKS LAST APRIL AND AM JUST RECOVERED AFTER A YEAR ALL MY RODS ARE DUSTED OFF AND I WILL HIT THE BAY BY SHORE OFCOURSE (NO BOAT) THIS WEEK. I NEVER DID ARTIFICIALS ONLY, ALWAYS USED BAIT, BUT THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ALL ARTIFICIALS PERIOD.
Good luck with the new season and artificials!
Nothing beats a Skinner hook set! Welcome back up North. Catch em’ up, John !
The SS Swing bucktail works really well for multiple California species notably with our Halibut . We have small patch holes in the Kelp along reefs and need to get a jig down quickly to hit the sand pockets they are laying on but need the most vibration possible to get um to bite. This jig does both and it lasts longer durability wise .
That's awesome!. Thanks for sharing that! I've heard from many CA anglers that the jigging technique works well on CA Halibut.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing how many seconds do you let bucktail fall before you start reeling the bucktail?
Haha nice john! Welcome home!
They was waiting for John!!!!
Love you videos. Thanks for all the great content
Welcome home!
Last year I purchased your “Surfcasting for Stripers” and what a game changer it has been, absolutely has leveled up my fishing game.
Welcome back North and keep bending those rods.
I guess the bass got the memo! Uncle John is back and let's give him a nice welcome. Welcome back!
Welcome back
Any new gear for this season? Welcome back.
When the supply chains free up, there are a couple of new rods.
I'm in Saltaire. Striper have been hitting swim shads at night & and schoolies have been hitting Clouser minnows on fly rod before winds. But I've had no luck w/ bucktails (a few passes in daylight by schoolies). I'm tapping bottom, maybe too heavy?
Try going a little lighter in weight.
We save our deer tails and my nieces husband ties our buck tails. Awesome video.
I deer hunt so I decided years ago to tie my own bucktails. They aren't has pretty as store bought but they do work.
Perfect. Pretty doesn't matter. I tied my own for a lot of years from hunted tails.
Dang they were stacked up thick. It has been a pretty unbelievable striped bass season so far
From one avid fisherman to another, the force is STRONG with you! I envy your skill and ongoing, constant success.
welcome back!
Hey John can you explain your retrieve in this video? It looks like you are letting the bucktail sit on the bottom and only intermittently retrieving ?
There's a lot of current there. The bucktail is gliding a foot or two off the bottom. When I'm not realing it's hanging in the current.
I can't think of a better way to start the fishing season than getting a bent rod on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and... casts. Awesome start, John! 👍
Nice Osprey too. Love those guys, welcome back to our reality. May 9 feeling like March 9.
Got to like it ... fish every cast
Welcome back sport!
John, do you use a clip with a buck tail or a loop tied at the end of your leader like the fluke setup?
75# Tactical Anglers clip
John’s back… fish starting migrating north 🤣
Welcome home John
That’s the way to start the season
Skinner showing us how it's done his first day back,gotta love it! Tight lines 🎣
Action packed, great video
my first fish of the '22 season was over slot. blew me away when i heard it slap its tail when i got it close. i guess they're just super lethargic at those temperatures. i probably woke up half of PI celebrating because i had been working for that fish for a while. once that first bite turned on it was the best spring of my life. never seen that many big fish. a little troubling that there were so few smalls by june. and by late july the bite was dead and the fall was fairly poor as well. not a good showing for local fish this year and that scares me. i'm not one to complain or call for a seal season, but i think the resident seals really worked over the young bass in the late summer through fall this year on the north shore in mass. they are everywhere. white sharks are soon to follow. almost sure that i saw one about 80% of the way down the salisbury jetty inside the mouth of the river.
Welcome back, you weren't kidding, lots of bass. They must have been really stacked in that current. It must be nice being able to land fish without interference again, Thanks.
Great to fish the shore again. Not much access in my local Florida area.
Welcome Back :-)
Please share the depth of the channel you were fishing. Even with the strong current, I assume it has to be fairly deep to require 1.5 oz.
10'
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks!
Skinners back.. Me first me first, lol!!!!!!!
You certainly have a knack for making the rest of us look like amateur's!! Welcome back to LI
Just beat the storm!
" I'm surprised I don't have one yet" I think you're having a good trip. I once had a trip with my wife where we couldn't turn the reel handle without getting a hit. She retrieved the lure all the way in at one point and said" wow, I didn't get one on that cast" That was a day to remember like this one.
Season started early. Best early spring I’ve had so far in CT. They are everywhere and larger than normal. Started with water temps in the mid 40s, seems like an unusual amount held over this yr.
Welcome back!!!
Stripers are making a come back.
Stripers seem OK. I'm not so sure about fluke. We'll see.
AWESOME Video John. LOVE your Content
Take care of that cough my Friend!
Welcome home John!!! the season has officially started!
Slayed em!!! Couldn't ask fer a better fishin trip!!
Generally where are you fishing?
LI, NY
John skinner is the master of the bucktail
What lbs test line do you use
20
What a first outing on your return, amazing!
Welcome back the Island! Hope these crazy winds can die down to get some kayak videos in. Been very few good weather days so far this spring
Welcome home. Tight lines to the John crew and company.
Hi John. Welcome back. Did you bring your Old Town Kayak north? I’m wondering what jig heads you recommend for using the Slam Shady up here. Most of the SS jig heads are way too light. I’m thinking that I need 3/4 - 1.5 oz but with a 3/0-4/0 hook. Any thoughts/recommendations?
Yes. brought the old town north. Those soft plastics are pretty small. An ounce at most I'd think.
A legend in action. Great vid
GOAT
Lol. I always thought of that spot your at at the opening of the video.
good Omen for a great summer of fishing!
We are getting them in Rhody now.
That's like fishing for speckled trout in the winter time in corpus christi tx
Welcome back John. I think the fish missed you😎
I guess you're not in Florida.. or have the stripers pushed past NC?
Awesome video brother.
Welcome back john....you're the man!!! Unreal! Lol
Hey John, welcome home!! Was this trip before the big blow up here? We're coming off of a weekend of 60+mph gusts with 40-50mph sustained winds out of the NE starting Friday the 6th and continuing through Sunday. Pulled the boat to avoid any horror stories.
Right before the blow.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing ok. Mother Nature knew you were back and wanted to give the fish a fighting chance! Hahaha!
You just ANSWERED THAT FOR ME...HAHAHA
Amazing ….I had a terrible fall season and bad spring until I tried those slam series salt strong from the promotion .. used them in the back bys stripe bass they love them broke the skunk !!! Slammed them
I get the feeling that you know what you are doing. Great fun!
15-1 record on hookups? Don't be too disappointed John, sometimes it may take a trip or two to round back into form.
Geez, the fish gods welcome home the prodigal son in style, well done sir!
How far back in the bay should I be fishing for these fish?
With this cold water and weather, I'd try to stay at least a mile from an ocean inlet on incoming water.
this is just a textbook spot, that current break is insane
Great to see you back in your home fishing land john! Your fluke seabass and striped bass season has begone!
Glad to hear your back safe. As for the stripped bass they might not be so glad. Fish on....
Master of bucktail fishing I’ve learned from you thank you
that is too awesome ! im glad you're back ! can't wait for your giant screaming blues ! the wind has been hectic here by the jones inlet but I've manage to get a few this season so far, top water too which is always fun nice job 🤝 🇺🇸 praying for an Albie this year. awesome !
I was just yesterday saying to myself, I know John’s back in town, no videos yet ? I guess our season is off to a slow start, then no need for me to be in a rush with the boat, cold windy weather, and hideous gas prices. Haha I wake up to find this video, sure enough, he catches more bass in a dozen cast then I catch all year ! I guess I better stop lollygagin, and get my act together ! Looking forward to your review on that synthetic hair, I noticed that and not expecting positive results, hopefully I’m wrong. You The Man Skinner, thanks.
@John Skinner Fishing question for you ....how do you feel about using soft plastics on bucktail jigs ?? ( paddle tails , zoom flukes, whip tails ) do you feel it changes anything?
They absolutely work. It's a matter of what you get most comfortable with. Things like shad tails will have a little more drag in air and water. It's hard to beat the strips.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks 👍🏻
The striper bite is excellent this season, I haven’t caught an under yet. They’ve all been slots and a one over. Welcome back 👍
Every now and then things just fall in line...and experience shows you where and when
I was thinking you’d be back soon now that the stripers are running
Well done sir.
Love the videos and glad to see you back up north! Been fishing the canal behind the house (south shore long island) and usually do great with topwater because the bottom is very grassy/weedy but its been too cold. What do you recommend when the bottom is full of seaweed? Every cast Im pulling weeds off my bucktail. Thanks!
Fish a lighter weight bucktail and swim it off the bottom.
Glad you are back up north! Been waiting for you and Rich the Fishaholic to come back up and post videos of what's been a decent start to the season. I still learn a lot from Florida fishing videos but ... they're not the same. I'll look forward to the synthetic BT videos
Looks and sounds like you’re out fishing the Ospreys in the background. Impressive
Id say most the striper population has met John Skinner at some point during their life.
Welcome back john! Looks like a good season ahead! Watch out for the new striper rule and regulations.
Hi Mr. Skinner. Are you casting over some type of sand bar? It looks like the current isn't moving at a certain spot.
No. All channel water.
I miss the east coast videos sir
Amazing!!! cant wait to get some casts on in the shinnecock inlet
Hopefully you left some fish for us down here in Lee County when you left the state. Enjoy your northern summer!
A fine welcome back John. I’m starting to think you have them trained! 😂
Question: Are you superstitious when you hook up on the first cast that it might lead to the dreaded first cast, first fish, last fish jinx? I’m normally not superstitious but I have had it happen more than a few times and have since then become superstitious in that situation. Hooking up on your next cast had me rooting for you to land it as to put that jinx to rest! Great start to your season John. Maybe a harbinger of better trips to come!
I used to think about the first cast curse. A friend of mine used to call them "sentry fish", because it was there job to patrol and hit whatever was cast and then warn the other fish away. I don't think of it much anymore, but I noticed as soon as I caught the first one on this video I said "That's probably the only one."
Deer hair will definitely be a problem especially with NJ and NY deer populations being overwhelmed with deer deaths from Midge flys EHD desease in the fall season as well as restrictions on deer being transported from other states with the hopes to reduce the introduction of chronic wasting disease spreading but it looks like a classic bar that washes into deeper water to stack up bass heavy I always liked the 3 hour windows of incoming and outgoing to and from peak especially in the rivers great activity for a daytime bite.
As far as the deer hair goes, NJ deer got hit hard with EHD this passed season as well as a few other states.
EHD in deer causes death which means less deer harvested by hunters. Less deer hides means less hair for bucktails.
When I saw you catching tarpon with the 7' M carbon shield II, I knew that if I got the 7' MH it could pretty much handle any size striper or bluefish in LI so I got it ;) Thanks for the quality footage as always
John, have u ever landed a bass in late March/early April in Ny?
I've had them second week of April, but haven't tried earlier.
So are the stripers always in the Bays and you need to hit them on outgoing?
Or do they find an inlet, travel in during incoming high tide, then leave on outgoing?
I never fished the south shore I just moved here.
This time of year when the water is cold it's usually best to avoid water pouring in from the ocean. The back bay water heats up and holds warmth better.