Hi Heath, i was looking for an instructional video on yellow tail fishing and there are a ton of fluff videos out there, guys on a boat catching fish with not even 30 secs of instruction. This video, among many that you make, are awesome! Please don't change the content. Thank you!
Thanks for watching and leaving a most excellent comment. Honestly, I'm just sharing what I've learned through my experiences and failures. Presenting my knowledge this way, makes me feel like I'm really helping and being truthful... It gives me a driving sense of serving a real purpose. Thanks again. Take care :)
Thanks for the video. You are very different than the other guys, you explain how and why. Anyone can video themselves catching fish,but you explain how . That's very important. Thank you again!
Thank you Heath for another great video. This was a very good explanation of how to fish for yellowtail. The best thing is that you genuinely share without reservation what works and you explain in detail the rigging, baiting, chumming and positioning of your boat. I've been fishing for years and I always pick up something new from you that works. The knots and leader length to me was new. I've always used the chartreuse jig with flouro leader with a simple surgeon knot however thanks for sharing your method and knots used. I will surely try it soon. Also, I noticed you only use a Chum bag. I've always used both a Chum bag and I make a bucket of chum slop with one block of Chum, play sand, oats and menhaden oil. I'd like to hear your opinion on how important the slop is compared to just the bag of chum. Thanks
Thanks a million for watching and leaving an awesome heartfelt comment. To answer your question about chumming is rather simple... If you overfeed them, they will leave. You want just enough snacks in the water to make them want more... more chum does not equal more fish, but it can attract sharks. So, either way works spooning out a mixture of oats, chum and sand mixture is what I did for years and it worked great... somewhere along the line I grew out of it, or maybe got lazy and just started throwing out a chum block and got the same results. Hope this answers your question. Be safe out there. Tight lines & take care :)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing thanks i think I'm getting lazy too that's why I was asking i think it's less of a production to pick up a bag of silversides and a couple of chum blocks than the whole bucket deal. Lol Thanks again.
Thanks a million fir watching. That's a bummer... I guess you're implying it was a slow bite. Moon phase is a tricky thing, especially when coupled with tides and atmospheric pressure changes. Better luck next time. Tight lines & take care :)
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some excellent feedback. I truly appreciate the support and the compliment. Makes all the effort worthwhile. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for watching. That's a bummer about your last week. Hopefully, next time you get out you can put on a clinic. Good luck and tight lines. Take care :)
Thanks for watching and realizing the effort that goes into it. Not much research, except the years of experience and learning through my failures. It's a pleasure to share my knowledge. Fishing should be fun. Take care :)
Thanks for watching multiple episodes and leaving some pleasant feedback. I truly appreciate the support. Glad to hear you are learning. Blessings to you and your family as well. Tight lines & take care :)
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Good luck out there, hope you catch lots. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks a million for watching and leaving the most honoring and humbling compliment. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Makes all the endless effort and sleepless nights 100% completely worthwhile. Sincerely, I can't thank you enough and I couldn't do this without you. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Hi Heath, Great info for you Florida fishermen. I just wish we could get out to fish. Every beach and fishing area is closed. Good luck and stay safe, Mickey
Hi Mickey, Hope all is well with you and your family. I'm itching to get out and wet some lines too. hopefully, in the coming weeks we all will be able to see some easing up of the restrictions. Great to hear from you. Take care :)
Great video Heath, certainly the best YT info I have found. Heading to Keys mid May and will put to use. Live in Venice FL and have done grouper/ red snapper way offshore. Also fished extensively in SoCal for calico and sand bass and the "other yellowtail" as well as some overnight tuna trips out of San Diego. I have the mahi techniques down pretty good and we will do that but really looking forward to YT as my fishing newbies might get bored chasing the mahi!
Yellowtail bite should be good then... 60 to 70 feet deep.. you need current and chum... that completes the equation. No current don't bother.. no chum, you're gonna fish for grunts all day
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I've been using this rig for almost 3 decades. It is my "go to" rig for yellowtail fishing. If broken down to it's most basic components it's not that complicated. First, is the jig, you're simply adding a trailer hook to it. Next, is the leader being tied on to the main line, here is probably where the confusion lies. I'd rather use a line to line attachment, than a swivel. Less hardware will increase your hook-up ratio. and then attaching the jig to your leader is one of the most basic knots around, the clinch knot. You can always , go without the leader and attach your jig straight to the mainline. This might decrease your hook-up ratio slightly, but it will still work. Adding the fluorocarbon leader gives your presentation a more stealthy natural look, as yellowtail have excellent eyesight and auditory sensing. Hope this helps. Thanks again for you support of the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment. Hope it works out for you and you end up with some nice action. Good luck and tight lines. Take care :)
hey Heath ,im not sure if i missed it , but what is the best size floro leader for the yellow tales, friday i hit one of the reefs out of palm beach amd hooked 4 of them i was using 20lb, thinking of down sizing to 15lb . what do you think
Thanks a million for watching. Great to hear from you. I truly appreciate all your support. This seminar is one of the most important, in my opinion, the family time that can come out a good day snapper fishing is unprecedented. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for the great instructional. My only question is, would it be faulty to use a double uni knot to tie the leader to the main line instead of a spider hitch?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I stay away from uni to uni as a splice point. That application is very abrasive and can snap on either side of the knot as it will cut itself through the line. If you're know into the spider hitch to no-name knot, I recommend going with a blood knot, this threads your line together instead of tying 2 knots together. Here's a link to a video I made on how to tie a blood knot if you're interested in it: th-cam.com/video/Cfn-k8NWM4k/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great informative video, when you do "tips Thuuuuursday" and the 1-2-3 fingers, you remind my of childhood idol hacksaw Jim Duggan. LOL. Question: Anchoring! What anchor you use for yellowtail? I heard it is illegal to anchor on the reef? Or frawn upon? A few days ago I went to the mooring buoy south of Pompano Pier, it's only 20ft. I had many Lane snappers but yellowtail were undersize. Next time I would want to try lighthouse ledge north of Hillsboro inlet. But where, how to anchor not to arm the coral reef.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The bigger yellowtail are in 60 to 70 feet. You can anchor out there no problem. You're gonna need 2 things for yellowtail.... #1 you need current... #2 you need chum. My favorite baits are silversides and sardines. I think north of Hillsboro inlet is better. The rodeo area just to the south is too crowded. Good luck. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the video, i learn a lot with you. I'm a begginer in saltwater fishing. In other theme. What rod, reel and line do you recommend to me to troll rapalas magnums 30 and 40? Thanks!
Thanks for and leaving a great comment & question. For a Rapala magnum 30 or 40 i would go with a light to heavy conventional rod and reel set up... As it will put a good amount of tension on your line as you are under way... I personally have an x-rap 40 that I troll and I use a Penn international 30 spooled with 30 pound test and a short 10 foot 60 pound test leader... My speed is around 8 knots to get it diving down between 30 and 40 feet. Hope this helps. Take care, tight lines & stay healthy :)
Best video on Yellow tail fishing so far.. I recently just got my very first 14' inflatable boat. How far out to sea do I need to go to catch Yellow Tail Snapper in South Florida? Great video btw.. you've earned a new subscriber!
Thanks a million watching and leaving some stellar feedback. So, when I go out for snapper, I'm about 3/4 to a mile off shore. The best yellowtailing is done between 50 and 90 feet... my favorite depth is approximately 65 feet. If you don't have a fish finder, the best way to get into the correct depth is head out until you can barely no longer see the bottom and you're there. On the same note, tomorrow night at 5:00pm, I am releasing an episode where I go yellowtail fishing, most definitely what you're looking for... you see how close to shore I am. Thanks for supporting the channel. Be careful out there. Tight lines & take care :))))
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. J hooks are banned on the west coast in the Gulf of Mexico... Luckily I'm on the east coast. Still legal here. Hope this helps. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks a boat load for watching and asking a great question. Persoanlly, when going for yellowtail, or any snappper, I'd shy away from as much hardware as possible. They have keen eyesight and hearing, and can be spooked easily by unnatural anomalies in thier surroundings. However, if you are uncomfortable with making the line to line connections, a small swivel will get the job done. It decrease your hook up ratio some, but it's definitely not a deal breaker. The line to line connections are all part of fishing and learning the craft. If you take the process and break it down to it's most simplest components step-by-step, it's not overwhelming. Once you've done it a few time, it'll become second nature, and you'll never look back. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel, I truly appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks a million fir watching and asking a good question... The answer is most definitely... I've used the spider hitch & no-name knot combo for over 20 years... It flows through the guides seamlessly... Just make sure to trim the tags close enough... You can even cast with it, that's how streamline it is. Hope this answers your question. Thanks again for the support. Tight lines & take cate ;)
Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. According to the FWC website link below: myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/snappers/ yellowtail snapper are measured 12" total length, which is defined as tip of the snout to the tip of the tail. Unless you are in a totally different region where there are different regulations. hopefully, you haven't been tossing back too many keepers. Tight lines & Take care :)
Hi Heath, i was looking for an instructional video on yellow tail fishing and there are a ton of fluff videos out there, guys on a boat catching fish with not even 30 secs of instruction. This video, among many that you make, are awesome! Please don't change the content. Thank you!
Thanks for the info, you're one of the few that not only show a great rig setup, but just as important how and what bait to use!!
Thanks for watching and leaving a most excellent comment. Honestly, I'm just sharing what I've learned through my experiences and failures. Presenting my knowledge this way, makes me feel like I'm really helping and being truthful... It gives me a driving sense of serving a real purpose. Thanks again. Take care :)
Lo and lo
Thanks for the video. You are very different than the other guys, you explain how and why. Anyone can video themselves catching fish,but you explain how . That's very important. Thank you again!
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some positive feedback... I truly appreciate it. Take care & tight lines :)
Good video Capt. Very thoro for anyone to understand. I 've been a Master Op. for over 40 years, we can always learn another tecknique. Capt Bill
Thank you Heath for another great video. This was a very good explanation of how to fish for yellowtail. The best thing is that you genuinely share without reservation what works and you explain in detail the rigging, baiting, chumming and positioning of your boat. I've been fishing for years and I always pick up something new from you that works. The knots and leader length to me was new. I've always used the chartreuse jig with flouro leader with a simple surgeon knot however thanks for sharing your method and knots used. I will surely try it soon. Also,
I noticed you only use a Chum bag. I've always used both a Chum bag and I make a bucket of chum slop with one block of Chum, play sand, oats and menhaden oil. I'd like to hear your opinion on how important the slop is compared to just the bag of chum.
Thanks
Thanks a million for watching and leaving an awesome heartfelt comment. To answer your question about chumming is rather simple... If you overfeed them, they will leave. You want just enough snacks in the water to make them want more... more chum does not equal more fish, but it can attract sharks. So, either way works spooning out a mixture of oats, chum and sand mixture is what I did for years and it worked great... somewhere along the line I grew out of it, or maybe got lazy and just started throwing out a chum block and got the same results. Hope this answers your question. Be safe out there. Tight lines & take care :)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing thanks i think I'm getting lazy too that's why I was asking i think it's less of a production to pick up a bag of silversides and a couple of chum blocks than the whole bucket deal. Lol
Thanks again.
Went fishing for yellow tail yesterday. It was the day after a full moon wish I saw this video before
Thanks a million fir watching. That's a bummer... I guess you're implying it was a slow bite. Moon phase is a tricky thing, especially when coupled with tides and atmospheric pressure changes. Better luck next time. Tight lines & take care :)
Heath you are the best. I really enjoy your videos.
i like this guy...best knot tying tutorial ever. good stuff
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some excellent feedback. I truly appreciate the support and the compliment. Makes all the effort worthwhile. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for all the tips
Very informative I wish I had this video last week. I realized i was doing everything wrong
Thanks for watching. That's a bummer about your last week. Hopefully, next time you get out you can put on a clinic. Good luck and tight lines. Take care :)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing will do!
That is why experts who are so generous with their knowledge is a beautiful thing
Great Video Heath... Appreciate the time you take with these...
Thanks for watching and realizing the effort that goes into it. Not much research, except the years of experience and learning through my failures. It's a pleasure to share my knowledge. Fishing should be fun. Take care :)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I AM LEARNING A LOT FROM YOUR VIDEO'S GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thanks for watching multiple episodes and leaving some pleasant feedback. I truly appreciate the support. Glad to hear you are learning. Blessings to you and your family as well. Tight lines & take care :)
Man thanks for that info I can’t wait to try it out, the way you explained it made it so easy for me to understand it!
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some great feedback. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Good luck out there, hope you catch lots. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Heath is the Tactical Bassin of saltwater and yes that is the highest praise i can think of
Thanks a million for watching and leaving the most honoring and humbling compliment. I truly appreciate it and your support for the channel. Makes all the endless effort and sleepless nights 100% completely worthwhile. Sincerely, I can't thank you enough and I couldn't do this without you. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Hi Heath, Great info for you Florida fishermen. I just wish we could get out to fish. Every beach and fishing area is closed. Good luck and stay safe, Mickey
Hi Mickey, Hope all is well with you and your family. I'm itching to get out and wet some lines too. hopefully, in the coming weeks we all will be able to see some easing up of the restrictions. Great to hear from you. Take care :)
Hi Heath, Thank you and stay well. Thanks, Mickey
Very good from Mallorca desde Mallorca baleares
Thanks buddy for the great video my friend 👍
Thanks for watching. It's great to hear from you week after week with some good vibes. Take care :)
Very good video the best
Thanks a million for watching and leaving some stellar feedback. I really appreciate it. Take care :)
Great video Heath, certainly the best YT info I have found. Heading to Keys mid May and will put to use. Live in Venice FL and have done grouper/ red snapper way offshore. Also fished extensively in SoCal for calico and sand bass and the "other yellowtail" as well as some overnight tuna trips out of San Diego. I have the mahi techniques down pretty good and we will do that but really looking forward to YT as my fishing newbies might get bored chasing the mahi!
Yellowtail bite should be good then... 60 to 70 feet deep.. you need current and chum... that completes the equation. No current don't bother.. no chum, you're gonna fish for grunts all day
great video 👍👍👍
Thanks a million for watching. It's always a pleasure to hear from you. I really appreciate the feedback. Take care :)
Love your videos! Thanks.
Great video. One question: why the rig for Yellowtail it has to be SOOOO complicated? Anything this rig do that helps catch them?
I don’t get it.
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I've been using this rig for almost 3 decades. It is my "go to" rig for yellowtail fishing. If broken down to it's most basic components it's not that complicated. First, is the jig, you're simply adding a trailer hook to it. Next, is the leader being tied on to the main line, here is probably where the confusion lies. I'd rather use a line to line attachment, than a swivel. Less hardware will increase your hook-up ratio. and then attaching the jig to your leader is one of the most basic knots around, the clinch knot. You can always , go without the leader and attach your jig straight to the mainline. This might decrease your hook-up ratio slightly, but it will still work. Adding the fluorocarbon leader gives your presentation a more stealthy natural look, as yellowtail have excellent eyesight and auditory sensing. Hope this helps. Thanks again for you support of the channel. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks!
I will use it this weekend. Hope to get some of those delicious fish
Excellent content. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback. It's greatly appreciated. Take care :)
Great informative video. Can't wait to try it. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and leaving a great comment. Hope it works out for you and you end up with some nice action. Good luck and tight lines. Take care :)
hey Heath ,im not sure if i missed it , but what is the best size floro leader for the yellow tales, friday i hit one of the reefs out of palm beach amd hooked 4 of them i was using 20lb, thinking of down sizing to 15lb . what do you think
I use 20 lb... but if you're feeling froggy I'd go with 12 lb fluoro
Heath, another great video....
Thanks a million for watching. Great to hear from you. I truly appreciate all your support. This seminar is one of the most important, in my opinion, the family time that can come out a good day snapper fishing is unprecedented. Thanks again. Tight lines & take care ;)
Thanks for the great instructional. My only question is, would it be faulty to use a double uni knot to tie the leader to the main line instead of a spider hitch?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. I stay away from uni to uni as a splice point. That application is very abrasive and can snap on either side of the knot as it will cut itself through the line. If you're know into the spider hitch to no-name knot, I recommend going with a blood knot, this threads your line together instead of tying 2 knots together.
Here's a link to a video I made on how to tie a blood knot if you're interested in it:
th-cam.com/video/Cfn-k8NWM4k/w-d-xo.html
Hope this helps.
Thanks again for your support of the channel.
Tight lines & take care ;)
Great informative video, when you do "tips Thuuuuursday" and the 1-2-3 fingers, you remind my of childhood idol hacksaw Jim Duggan. LOL. Question: Anchoring! What anchor you use for yellowtail? I heard it is illegal to anchor on the reef? Or frawn upon? A few days ago I went to the mooring buoy south of Pompano Pier, it's only 20ft. I had many Lane snappers but yellowtail were undersize. Next time I would want to try lighthouse ledge north of Hillsboro inlet. But where, how to anchor not to arm the coral reef.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The bigger yellowtail are in 60 to 70 feet. You can anchor out there no problem. You're gonna need 2 things for yellowtail.... #1 you need current... #2 you need chum. My favorite baits are silversides and sardines. I think north of Hillsboro inlet is better. The rodeo area just to the south is too crowded. Good luck. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the video, i learn a lot with you. I'm a begginer in saltwater fishing.
In other theme. What rod, reel and line do you recommend to me to troll rapalas magnums 30 and 40?
Thanks!
Thanks for and leaving a great comment & question. For a Rapala magnum 30 or 40 i would go with a light to heavy conventional rod and reel set up... As it will put a good amount of tension on your line as you are under way... I personally have an x-rap 40 that I troll and I use a Penn international 30 spooled with 30 pound test and a short 10 foot 60 pound test leader... My speed is around 8 knots to get it diving down between 30 and 40 feet. Hope this helps. Take care, tight lines & stay healthy :)
Thank you very much Im learning a lot with your videos keep going bro
Thanks for watching and for the continued support. I truly appreciate it. Great to hear you are learning. Tight lines & take care :)
Thanks so much for the info! I just subscribed 👍🏽
My pleasure. Thanks a million for watching & thanks for the support. Take care :)
Best video on Yellow tail fishing so far.. I recently just got my very first 14' inflatable boat.
How far out to sea do I need to go to catch Yellow Tail Snapper in South Florida? Great video btw.. you've earned a new subscriber!
Thanks a million watching and leaving some stellar feedback. So, when I go out for snapper, I'm about 3/4 to a mile off shore. The best yellowtailing is done between 50 and 90 feet... my favorite depth is approximately 65 feet. If you don't have a fish finder, the best way to get into the correct depth is head out until you can barely no longer see the bottom and you're there. On the same note, tomorrow night at 5:00pm, I am releasing an episode where I go yellowtail fishing, most definitely what you're looking for... you see how close to shore I am. Thanks for supporting the channel. Be careful out there. Tight lines & take care :))))
South Florida Saltwater Fishing Thank you!
Thank for the videos where can i order this lures from im in south africa plz
The links are in the description. I use Amazon. Not sure about south Africa. The lures are made by a company called Hook Up Lures
Nice video.
Very informative, Thanks,
Just have a question, is that J hook legal in Florida?
Thanks a million for watching and asking a great question. J hooks are banned on the west coast in the Gulf of Mexico... Luckily I'm on the east coast. Still legal here. Hope this helps. Tight lines & take care ;)
Great informative video 👍
Thanks for watching and leaving some positive feedback. I truly appreciate it. Take care & stay healthy :)
Is using a swivel from mono to floro not recommended?
Thanks a boat load for watching and asking a great question. Persoanlly, when going for yellowtail, or any snappper, I'd shy away from as much hardware as possible. They have keen eyesight and hearing, and can be spooked easily by unnatural anomalies in thier surroundings. However, if you are uncomfortable with making the line to line connections, a small swivel will get the job done. It decrease your hook up ratio some, but it's definitely not a deal breaker. The line to line connections are all part of fishing and learning the craft. If you take the process and break it down to it's most simplest components step-by-step, it's not overwhelming. Once you've done it a few time, it'll become second nature, and you'll never look back. Hope this helps. Thanks again for your support of the channel, I truly appreciate it. Tight lines & take care ;)
Will that knot go thru your guides?
Thanks a million fir watching and asking a good question... The answer is most definitely... I've used the spider hitch & no-name knot combo for over 20 years... It flows through the guides seamlessly... Just make sure to trim the tags close enough... You can even cast with it, that's how streamline it is. Hope this answers your question. Thanks again for the support. Tight lines & take cate ;)
@@SouthFloridaSaltwaterFishing Thank you.
How about from a pier if we don’t have a boat?
Same ideas and concepts... just go with the current
Great video but the facts art that is from the tip of their lips to the fork of the tail 12 inches.
Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it.
According to the FWC website link below:
myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/snappers/
yellowtail snapper are measured 12" total length, which is defined as tip of the snout to the tip of the tail.
Unless you are in a totally different region where there are different regulations.
hopefully, you haven't been tossing back too many keepers.
Tight lines & Take care :)
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