Great Videos! Dig those snakes chasing you !!! I really liked your videos, and the way you narrate, nice catches!, I think the biggest fish in this Florida Trip was the salt water catfish! I look forward to seeing more of you vids in the future!!!
Thanks for posting your journey. I had a great time watching it and even took my kayak out in Ohio last week from your inspiration(pretty sore as a result(too old) and over 100 chigger bites from the ponds). I have subsequently watched all of your videos. Keep up the great fishing. I REALLY enjoy watching you fish (at least when I am not fishing). You are an excellent fisherman Chris. Thanks Again! BTW, you were right about the algae...
Your videos are great. Nothing flashy, but they show the lures used and the technique. And your florida trip has taken about 80 minutes to watch, but i enjoyed it. I picked up some pointers for next month when this northeastern kid takes on Florida.
I enjoy watching you FL Fishing Adventure. Very nice! You should think about coming down to Texas. I'll take you around the state of Texas for a week for some awesome bass fishing in North, East, and Central Texas and will also hit the coast and do some off shore fishing! It would be a blast! Just let me know!
Also thank you for sharing these videos! I used to take yearly FL trips to visit a bestie out there and we would just devastate fish everyday. Your videos are very reminiscent of those trips, and it's been four years since I've had an FL fix so this tickles my ocean itch!
Hey Sea-Money....Thanks for the vids! It's nice to see you keep trying regardless of the conditions. I spent some time fishing in Florida as well. It was too damn funny watching you get aggravated by the Speck bites! I totally had the same aggravation. They would keep nipping the tail off of my power bait grub.....Kuddos....you did better than I. Also, I gotta thank you for motivating me to get out fishing with my son. Since I'm in Delaware, the videos relate a bit better than others. Thanks Again!
I binge watched this little series... its really good man sad to see that it ended here. but its also cool to see how a northerner sees the place that I grew up fishing.
You HAVE to go to the Crystal River man, pristine water, went kayaking there and had bull reds schooling past me, went for a swim and found bass and a grouper, to my surprise. Just an amazing place, I wish I brought my rod with me haha
Awesome videos! The Smack It Jr. Is one of my favorite lures. I fish for Stripers a lot in the Lower Susquehanna river below Conowingo Dam down to the Flats.
Hi my name is Matthew I'm a 13 year old fisherman and I just wanna say u inspire me to fish I have won 1 tournament but placed below many times and some day I wish to meet u at a tournament and fish side by side thank you so much and keep up the great work
I love your vids so far I've only watched the Florida ones but there awesome I live in hartwell georgia I've been to Florida all the way to Daytona keep up the good work your great
I was thinking - wow this looks like "my backyard' or where I kayak often then i read a little more close and it is!!! I was lead here by your thumbnail because it looks just like one of mine :-) I guess now i know why - same area! I like you videos and now that I've found you can't wait to check out some of your others!
I used to fish out of my kayak it was fun when a big red pulls you around in your kayak and I lived in Titusville Florida and that's where I used to do my kayaking I love fishing out of a kayak
Just discovered your videos... if this wasn't your last day on FL I'd say you should have camped in 10,000 islands on one of the uninhabited mangrove islands. Great spot for reds, trout, flounder, and snook not to mention there's a chance of witnessing bioluminescent algae which is an awesome sight. By the way, on your drive back up through Florida if you have another day once passing O-town, launch into Masons Creek in Homosassa, definitely a good estuary and some good sea grass beds just a little ways into the open Gulf.
Keep in mind if you go fishing in Florida and you hear thunder you NEED to get out of the water or get away because positive charge lightning is very dangerous and it happens a lot in Florida. Positive charge lighting is 40 times more powerful than normal cloud to ground
That's a nice sized gafftopsail. Gotta watch those find though. At least on juvies. Them and the hardhead cats. Fished in Galvaston last summer and those darn hardeads kept spiking me. Hurts like hell for about 10 minutes. Not fun.
Agree with those on the chunks out of fluke are puffer fish and hook sets on those trout should be lighter not heavier because they have very soft mouths so harder hook sets = pulled hooks more often than not. Good video on my favorite fishing spot here in East Central Florida. funny, I fish this area a half dozen times a year or so and have never caught any barracuda in that area.
Monroe county "keys" has some different fishing regulations. Keep an eye on that next time. Also, if you ever take a trip down here again.. I recommend using a mirrodine lure. I always have the best luck with them. If you want snook, I'd say go to Stuart/Jensen Beach to fish for them. I live there and they are always plentiful in the summer. Fish sea walls. If you want reds, go further up to Sebastian. Also, I think you should try mosquito lagoon next time. I've only been there once, in terrible conditions, and we saw a ton of redfish. Even saw a bunch of tailing redfish that we weren't able to get to thanks to a front that moved through at that very moment. For tarpon, I always have the best luck in the summer catching those. You should look in to heading down during the mullet run on the beaches. Might need to boost up your tackle a bit before catching one of them.
Don't you like duolock snap? Much easier to chance the baits. I was there, in Florida, for 6 months. My experience was good with plastic warms for bass, surface at night and... Small lakes with lots of plants were goos spots for bass. That's it. I was in Pompano Beach. Nice video. Just like my kinf of fishing.
Hey man awesome video! I didn't know you had an interest for weather! Im actually going to study meteorology in college and also become a part time storm chaser myself along with the fishing hobby! I was watching these storms all day as they moved east. One of the worst FEB tornado outbreaks for the Carolinas/VA!
+Alexander Bronsky Yea it was insane there was a solid 5 hours of tornado warnings that pretty much followed my up along 95 so I got a good look at those supercells, Just missed the one tornado.. I love that stuff haha
I'm enjoying your videos, makes me wanna haul my Gheenoe around to some saltwater. You would be right at home fishing out of a Gheenoe NMZ if you get bored of paddling.
The beaked puffers are called porgies by the locals in Indian River, they use to fry them in nuggets but were recently banned due to fatalities related to Ciguatera
Been following your videos for a while Chris, great work! Looking forward to watching more of your videos this season! Maybe if you have subs to fish with you let me know, I would love to take a drive down to Jersey shores!
The trout have a really soft mouth. If you set the hook too hard it will rip a hole in the mouth. You kind of just give it a slow tug to set it with them. The second one you caught was perfect as far as technique. It was a nice one too.
Hey Man, been following your videos for a minute now.... This florida series was really cool. Props to just go solo and be one with fishing in some new places, thats inspiring. What do you think is the best fishing to be had right now within 30 minutes of Philly? getting sick of skuke channies but don't think the bass bite is on yet.
I live right on the St Lucie river and it's incredibly sad to see the state of the whole thing. Algae grows where it shouldn't and there's so few oysters now. There's a warning by a pier near me advising not to come in contact with the water because of high bacteria. It can cause skin irritation and even burns and blisters. Also, there are giant bull sharks and dolphins up in there, and those gafftopsails get to nearly 20 pounds.
you've made some of my favorite fishing vids on youtube. keep up the good shit
+bdubs keezle thanks man will do!
Thanks for uploading your Florida Chronicle videos! The Indian River is close to me and I saw a few spots I'd like to fish.
I agree these are amazing videos and the way you present them is the best
Keep up the good work. Feb is a slow month for us here in Florida, hope you come back for happy bait season.
Your videos are the best! Please keep posting them.
Reminds me of my times fishing Tampa Bay. Thanks for letting us fish vicariously with you!
Thanks for posting these fishing road trip videos. I almost feel like I'm there fishing myself. Great videos!
Great Videos! Dig those snakes chasing you !!! I really liked your videos, and the way you narrate, nice catches!, I think the biggest fish in this Florida Trip was the salt water catfish! I look forward to seeing more of you vids in the future!!!
Thanks for posting your journey. I had a great time watching it and even took my kayak out in Ohio last week from your inspiration(pretty sore as a result(too old) and over 100 chigger bites from the ponds). I have subsequently watched all of your videos. Keep up the great fishing. I REALLY enjoy watching you fish (at least when I am not fishing). You are an excellent fisherman Chris. Thanks Again! BTW, you were right about the algae...
Many thanks for sharing such a great adventure. I only wish I had fishing like it in England!
Your videos are great. Nothing flashy, but they show the lures used and the technique. And your florida trip has taken about 80 minutes to watch, but i enjoyed it. I picked up some pointers for next month when this northeastern kid takes on Florida.
I enjoy watching you FL Fishing Adventure. Very nice! You should think about coming down to Texas. I'll take you around the state of Texas for a week for some awesome bass fishing in North, East, and Central Texas and will also hit the coast and do some off shore fishing! It would be a blast! Just let me know!
These have been a great series of videos! Thanks for posting.
Also thank you for sharing these videos! I used to take yearly FL trips to visit a bestie out there and we would just devastate fish everyday. Your videos are very reminiscent of those trips, and it's been four years since I've had an FL fix so this tickles my ocean itch!
Interesting video. Fishing + Storm chasing, that's an adventure.
Nice. Lovin your vids, keep up the good work!!
Hey Thanks... I watched them all..gave me my fishin' fix for the day!
Hey Sea-Money....Thanks for the vids! It's nice to see you keep trying regardless of the conditions. I spent some time fishing in Florida as well. It was too damn funny watching you get aggravated by the Speck bites! I totally had the same aggravation. They would keep nipping the tail off of my power bait grub.....Kuddos....you did better than I. Also, I gotta thank you for motivating me to get out fishing with my son. Since I'm in Delaware, the videos relate a bit better than others. Thanks Again!
I binge watched this little series... its really good man sad to see that it ended here. but its also cool to see how a northerner sees the place that I grew up fishing.
I love the Indian river, been going there since I was a kid. Now I know what I'm doing next time I go down there.
This Florida series has been awesome to watch. Hopefully I'll see you out on the water sometime.
the zoom chucks missing are from puffer fish, the bane of the Indian river
I did the same trip last year threw the kayak in the back and headed down to the Gulf for a week. I caught a mess of red fish and trout it was great.
You HAVE to go to the Crystal River man, pristine water, went kayaking there and had bull reds schooling past me, went for a swim and found bass and a grouper, to my surprise. Just an amazing place, I wish I brought my rod with me haha
Great video, makes me want to go on vacation!
Awesome videos! The Smack It Jr. Is one of my favorite lures. I fish for Stripers a lot in the Lower Susquehanna river below Conowingo Dam down to the Flats.
+Keith Dougherty yea stillwater nailed it with the smack-it, that lure is tops for any bass.. SM, LM Striper
forgot to click like before I leave and I came back to click the like for you. good video please make more i like your adventure video!
dude i really enjoyed your Florida trip videos...you just got yourself a sub!!!
tight lines!!!
Awesome trip Chris, thanks for sharing with us!
Hi my name is Matthew I'm a 13 year old fisherman and I just wanna say u inspire me to fish I have won 1 tournament but placed below many times and some day I wish to meet u at a tournament and fish side by side thank you so much and keep up the great work
I love your vids so far I've only watched the Florida ones but there awesome I live in hartwell georgia I've been to Florida all the way to Daytona keep up the good work your great
well now that u are done down there the bass are here and i heard the blues to so u are right on time
you should have stopped by jacksonville, fl. fishing has been great in the atlantic plus the creeks in the st. johns river. tons of redfish and trout
I was thinking - wow this looks like "my backyard' or where I kayak often then i read a little more close and it is!!! I was lead here by your thumbnail because it looks just like one of mine :-) I guess now i know why - same area! I like you videos and now that I've found you can't wait to check out some of your others!
I used to fish out of my kayak it was fun when a big red pulls you around in your kayak and I lived in Titusville Florida and that's where I used to do my kayaking I love fishing out of a kayak
Loved the diversity caught in this video. enjoyed this a lot keep it up man
I thought that saltwater catfish was beautiful - what an amazing creature! (I know it wasn't what you were looking for, but it was great to see it).
Kinda binge watching your videos really nice stuff I actually live in Orlando too bad you get the monster snook in Sebastian but it’s tough to fish
where you at thousands islands in cocoa beach fl, great fishing there and great for bull red and black drum too
Amazing video dude always :) can't wait to see some more videos
Just discovered your videos... if this wasn't your last day on FL I'd say you should have camped in 10,000 islands on one of the uninhabited mangrove islands. Great spot for reds, trout, flounder, and snook not to mention there's a chance of witnessing bioluminescent algae which is an awesome sight. By the way, on your drive back up through Florida if you have another day once passing O-town, launch into Masons Creek in Homosassa, definitely a good estuary and some good sea grass beds just a little ways into the open Gulf.
Keep in mind if you go fishing in Florida and you hear thunder you NEED to get out of the water or get away because positive charge lightning is very dangerous and it happens a lot in Florida. Positive charge lighting is 40 times more powerful than normal cloud to ground
I'm loving this series man! Keep it up :D
That's a nice sized gafftopsail. Gotta watch those find though. At least on juvies. Them and the hardhead cats. Fished in Galvaston last summer and those darn hardeads kept spiking me. Hurts like hell for about 10 minutes. Not fun.
Great video, i watched them all
Great series. looking forward to future uploads.
Beautiful cat, I mostly fish for bass, trout and catfish.
the weird chunks are from puffer fish when i go up there they are everywhere
We can agree on quality rods. St Croix are the best.
John Echterhoff they snap too easy and they have trash guides
That cat fish was unreal, half shark/half cat fish
love your work
Agree with those on the chunks out of fluke are puffer fish and hook sets on those trout should be lighter not heavier because they have very soft mouths so harder hook sets = pulled hooks more often than not. Good video on my favorite fishing spot here in East Central Florida. funny, I fish this area a half dozen times a year or so and have never caught any barracuda in that area.
You got me scared for a second there! Watch out for the catfishes spines, Ive seen them go through peoples arms and shoes.
I had catfish spine me through my shoe, spine out the top of my foot! Be careful 🤪
10,000 sub good job mate and I predict by the end of the year 100,000 sub keep up the good work
Monroe county "keys" has some different fishing regulations. Keep an eye on that next time. Also, if you ever take a trip down here again.. I recommend using a mirrodine lure. I always have the best luck with them.
If you want snook, I'd say go to Stuart/Jensen Beach to fish for them. I live there and they are always plentiful in the summer. Fish sea walls. If you want reds, go further up to Sebastian. Also, I think you should try mosquito lagoon next time. I've only been there once, in terrible conditions, and we saw a ton of redfish. Even saw a bunch of tailing redfish that we weren't able to get to thanks to a front that moved through at that very moment. For tarpon, I always have the best luck in the summer catching those. You should look in to heading down during the mullet run on the beaches. Might need to boost up your tackle a bit before catching one of them.
i love this series so much. do more series
Don't you like duolock snap? Much easier to chance the baits.
I was there, in Florida, for 6 months. My experience was good with plastic warms for bass, surface at night and... Small lakes with lots of plants were goos spots for bass. That's it. I was in Pompano Beach. Nice video. Just like my kinf of fishing.
Love your videos! Congrats on 10k
+Texas Bassin thanks man!
Hey man awesome video! I didn't know you had an interest for weather! Im actually going to study meteorology in college and also become a part time storm chaser myself along with the fishing hobby! I was watching these storms all day as they moved east. One of the worst FEB tornado outbreaks for the Carolinas/VA!
+Alexander Bronsky Yea it was insane there was a solid 5 hours of tornado warnings that pretty much followed my up along 95 so I got a good look at those supercells, Just missed the one tornado.. I love that stuff haha
A good lure for Reds, Jacks, Snook, etc. in Florida is either Gulp Shrimp or DOA Shrimp....Swimbaits also work well
I bet an inline spinner would have worked pretty well down there.
the thing about specks is as soon as you feel the bite you have to set the hook.
I'm enjoying your videos, makes me wanna haul my Gheenoe around to some saltwater. You would be right at home fishing out of a Gheenoe NMZ if you get bored of paddling.
+Trey Young thanks man, I havent heard of the Gheenoe I gotta check that out
great video fishing video!
Another great vid man. Awesome editing.
Great adventure chris! I'll be in florida in 2 weeks so hopefully i'll produce some wonderful videos like yours!
+raWr Fishing nice man yea kill it down there!
Not at Indian River anymore there all dead
ahh man i been waitin' on this one :) You are now my fav youtuber. I love your kayak. I'm trying to talk my wife into letting me get one now hah :)
+uClash Gaming Thanks dude hope you get the yak!
Uclash gaming: I've a fishing kayak I'll sell you.
Your doing everything right with the specs, just try a bit of a larger hook. A 1/8 or 1/4 is good just get some with a strong hook
Indian River used to be in my backyard in Titusville I'm up here in Branson Missouri now I left Florida in 2008
nice series man keep it up
The beaked puffers are called porgies by the locals in Indian River, they use to fry them in nuggets but were recently banned due to fatalities related to Ciguatera
if you ever come back use a neon green jig head with red flashy eyes and a green jerk bait for speckled trout
omg that pufferfish lookd funny as hell
Damn your sub count has gone up like crazy recently but its well deserved! Keep up the awesome content man
Been following your videos for a while Chris, great work! Looking forward to watching more of your videos this season! Maybe if you have subs to fish with you let me know, I would love to take a drive down to Jersey shores!
Speckles are notoriously hard to keep on a hook. They are master "spitters"!!
Omg start making chase videos as well! Enjoying as always
The trout have a really soft mouth. If you set the hook too hard it will rip a hole in the mouth. You kind of just give it a slow tug to set it with them. The second one you caught was perfect as far as technique. It was a nice one too.
went yesterday caught 24 trout only 8 were keepers and caught 6 black drum 1 was to small but did good just using live shrimp and popping cork
Forget the fishing channel.... You are way more entertaining to watch !
When do you think of heading back down to Florida I love the vids from Florida alot
+Evocksss Hopefully soon but more realistically next winter... no idea though haha
I live in the keys and kayak fish a lot. John penny camp has keeper mangrove snapper. The sea trout Is nicknamed the weak fish
in February most snook are in the rivers closer to central florida
Keep making videos I love em
that was a puffer/ bait destroyer. find that pretty often when you live here
the species you caught was a dog fish puffer o think
you can keep mangroves at 10
Hey Man, been following your videos for a minute now.... This florida series was really cool. Props to just go solo and be one with fishing in some new places, thats inspiring. What do you think is the best fishing to be had right now within 30 minutes of Philly? getting sick of skuke channies but don't think the bass bite is on yet.
I live right on the St Lucie river and it's incredibly sad to see the state of the whole thing. Algae grows where it shouldn't and there's so few oysters now. There's a warning by a pier near me advising not to come in contact with the water because of high bacteria. It can cause skin irritation and even burns and blisters.
Also, there are giant bull sharks and dolphins up in there, and those gafftopsails get to nearly 20 pounds.
Do you happen to remember where this spot was on the indian river? i fish it all the time and im constanlt ylooking for new spots.
that catfish looks like a skuke channel with wings
..and congrats on the 10k subs bud. :)
+Robert Stair thanks man!
I wish this wasn't the last video, you should do more like this maybe around different states or new areas?
+Long Island Fishing We'll see Ill be fishing some more new waters this year for sure! thanks for watching
Luv ur vids
specs have a soft mouth so you need to get a good hook set and always keep pressure on them.
awesome video
Pufferfish bites for sure on those missing chunks
I was about to say maybe there are puffer fish biting chunks out of the lures but then you said it
keep doing your thing.
great video, would also love to know which part of Indian river you started off at?
Ive caught those catfish before in cape coral
Nice fishing
That chunk missing is a puffery, you called it.