Rick was PAYIN' BILLS on that trip! And he wasn't even a dick about it, even though he 100% owes you guys for all the jawing the last couple seasons. :) Epic trip.
Lol......My son and I were on the Star that day! LE was very courteous, checked coolers, measured one of my Sea Bass and left...... definitely a first for me....we had a fantastic day on the fish as well, both my son and I hitting our limits up to 7 pounds
If it's the bow guy who's hooked up, I go around the empty side, else I save time going the other way. It's a longer way around than it seems on video.
if you go over the bottom of the jigs with sally hansens hard as nails the paint will stay on so much longer without chipping..i do it to all my buck tail jigs and also i coat the thread wraps where the buck tail hair is tied on..
Hey - I wanted to mention to you after watching one of your videos with my rod - you have THE most awesome hookset! I thought I set hard, but you've got me beat there. I think we can establish a hookset range with rickset on one end and toddset on the other.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing hahaha toddset , thanks John. I've had the all or nothing mentality my whole life. I notice you set right to the point of load on the skinner rod. In my mind, that's all the set needed to not potentially overset and lose the fish. I get excited, as you can see lol.
I'm curious, when netting fish for the guys in the bow, why do you grab the net from the empty side of the boat, then go to all the trouble of squeezing past everyone when you could just walk unobstructed up the empty side?
Hello John. I have found on occasion that I did hook up more if allowed my rig to scope out a little. I think because it puts the teaser closer to the bottom which might be where the majority of fluke prefer to stay. And why does Rick always look like he wants to high stick the fluke right from the bottom of the ocean and straight into the boat. Looks really awkward sometimes watching him fish.
Hey John thanks for the great videos. I tried Montauk point the week before last and only got two big porgy. Seems as though nobody was catching Any fluke
Great trips like that sure make up for those tough ones! John, I see all you guys use different color combinations to determine what might be the hot color for the day. In your opinion does having different color tandem bucktails/colors of gulp on both the high & low produce better than having uniform colors on both? Does water depth determine the decision in using either or?
Love the videos and the fact you were going to let the bug girl go but we all know as a fisherman we should never handle any fish with a rag as it removes their protective slime coat that keeps them healthy
Wow, Rick should open the boat to one outsider every trip who must fish the other side of the boat, cover the fuel cost, stop and net every fish, and can't speak at all unless spoken to. The line would be a mile long to get on board because, as he likes to point out, and there is no denying, "he puts you on the fish!!".
are you fishing a charter or on a friends boat? looking to catch some fluke in next 2-3 weeks and looking for a good boat, as long as hurricane doesnt screw up fishing. thanks in advance
Hi John, a question about fishing big structures like those wind turbines and that deep water petroleum platform that’s near me in the Sound, is it allowed ? Are there special regulations ? They have to hold fish, especially way out at Block Island. Thanks. Great video, at least somebody’s kicking fish a _ _ !
I'm not 100% sure. Certainly you can fish the Northville pipeline, but not sure if there are restrictions on the platform. I've seen boats pretty close to the wind turbines.
I see that you switch from a blue reel to a white. Is that because you have a second ready to go in case you snag bottom, or different lb test line switches?
I couldn't hear a word of what was said on the VHF. That being said, I was on a charter out of Montauk fishing the same area this weekend and saw that same law enforcement boat. Was this Saturday?
They were instructing the party boat to not throw anything over the side and that they were about to be boarded by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Haven't seen action like that since my block island trip lol. I have a question if Skinner or anybody with anymore knowledge/time on the water a reply would be appreciated. In June I'm mostly fishing tight inshore or off jetties here in NJ. By July I'll still be fishing the jetties or a bit further off the shore by boat. By August I'm fishing the deeper wrecks in 60-90ft with mostly rigs due to depth and scope if I used bucktails. What I've noticed is that the tide matters more the tighter inshore you get but in August when I look deeper in those wrecks the tides seem to have a lesser effect. So I read through the forums and find that current has more effect on fish. I find the direction in which the current moves and won't you know it I find that the currents move water south from RI and MA and LI down through the Raritan even further down south into my neck of the woods off the jersey shore. So my question is if I have a SE wind moving south to north for example going into a current flowing southward does this create an ocean equivalent of wind against tide or does it not matter further offshore. And the opposite scenario as well. What if I have a NE wind flowing from the north in the same way the currents are moving does that create a faster drift making it hard to keep bottom or does it make for a good day? Sorry for the long comment I find myself trying to make fishing as much of a science and study the waters as thoroughly as possible. I'm somewhat new to fishing as I've been fishing seriously for about two years which is nothing compared to most people fishing
Wind against current is wind against current regardless of the depth. This results in the worst scoping, even if the boat isn't moving much. A tricky thing about offshore is that sometimes the top and bottom currents move differently. On a trip we did Tuesday there was no wind but we still needed 6 ounces. As we dropped our rigs they initially went under the boat, but then scoped out away from the boat. This was 100 feet.
The 3 dislikes are the guys that dumped the fish off the Montauk star lol. The whole video in like Ricks got a 4oz he was scoping a bit more the everyone.
What’s your opinion of using live mud minnows / killies as opposed or in conjunction with gulp ? I’m in NJ and it’s out fishing gulp nearly 7:1 minnow to gulp. Granted the larger fluke are typically on 6” gulp w/ buck tail - the raw circle hook with mud minnow is absolutely unstoppable
30 years ago killies were a popular bait for fluke. I doubt you can buy them now, at least on LI. They are not necessary. Any comparisons we've done jigging Gulp against other baits, Gulp won. That said, if you have a convenient free supply of them, they'll catch plenty of fish. I'm glad you use circle hooks. One of the problems with bait is that it gut hooks a lot of fish.
Hey Johnny , it’s Dave Graf. I changed my you tube name. I got two nice fat stripers on the cordell this morning. They were 26” and 24” - Heavy tho …. It was cool!!! Sorry haven’t been watching….. 💔 … these women… I gotta scroll through see the awesome vids you got !!!
@@JohnSkinnerFishing are you goin for the night bite ? Or resting up for the morning!! I’d love to fish with you one day. Saw Josh the other day. Bought a new rod and reel. My father is smokster0604 - we’ll have to make a trip out. You’re the man Johnny. Best of luck. I’ll let you know how the south produces- 🤝💪🏻🦈🎣
What a pile of fish ! John . I was curious the recharge juice you speak of for gulp . Is it a certain scent or just generic scent . In relation to the fluke .
What was the name of that boat? Looks like super hawk. This wk and last wk has been really good for big fluke. I caught some really nice ones. As most of the people on the boat did as well. A few 8 lbers and a bunch of 5-6 lbers
They were instructing the party boat to not throw anything over the side and that they were about to be boarded by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
@@JohnSkinnerFishing I tell you what come down here leave your bucktail at the house bring your gulp and I’ll put you on more flounders then you can Imagine
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God bless Rick. What a great guy taking all his buddies fishing. Unforgettable day!
I love the video most, when you're on Rick's boat. I have watched it several times. Great video Mr. Skinner.
You guys rock always catching quality fish . fish on
You know it's a great day when you have to edit and omit fish footage because you've got toooooo much of it!! Bravo, Skinner!!
Love it when the captain slays them up like that
Rick was PAYIN' BILLS on that trip! And he wasn't even a dick about it, even though he 100% owes you guys for all the jawing the last couple seasons. :) Epic trip.
Mr. Skinner has that eye 👁 👀 for everything from fish to the DEC, like I always say Mr. Skinner you are the man.
That was an epic fishing trip! So enjoyable to watch and learn!
Wow, what a day!! Beautiful fish John 🎣
Rick was killing them
What an awesome day, and a big congrats to Mr. Skinner for his DD 💪
Lol......My son and I were on the Star that day! LE was very courteous, checked coolers, measured one of my Sea Bass and left...... definitely a first for me....we had a fantastic day on the fish as well, both my son and I hitting our limits up to 7 pounds
That's an awesome partyboat. He seems to get the fish everyday.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing absolutely, it was our first trip with them, definitely won't be our last either!
What party boat is that?
@@nygglover montauk star
Love this video Mr. Skinner.
That's was one awesome day of fishing. You guy's pulled up some very nice ones. Keep up the great catches..
John I got a question when you where netting why didn't you go around instead of cutting thru your friends when going up to the bow?
If it's the bow guy who's hooked up, I go around the empty side, else I save time going the other way. It's a longer way around than it seems on video.
Very nice video, nice and crisp. Way better quality.
Thanks. It takes a lot longer, but I'm glad the improvement is noticeable.
Rick is always killin it honestly
You take the best fluke fisherman on NY waters, and they always make him net all the fish! Lol
I think I remember him saying he generally nets them for footage
enjoy ur content keep it up
What a day! Great job guys
Another great video John
GREAT JOB rick way to Hook em keep up the grate work your friend Mike from nj
Man yall killed it! Awesome video
Rick =MVP. 🤣🤣🤣
What a bunch of ball busters you guys are. My kind of fishermen. 👍🏻does Rick need a new friend ?
if you go over the bottom of the jigs with sally hansens hard as nails the paint will stay on so much longer without chipping..i do it to all my buck tail jigs and also i coat the thread wraps where the buck tail hair is tied on..
Great trip. Went out Friday and Tuesday in Huntington, 1 keeper fluke on Tuesday. The harbor is thick with bunker but nothing chasing it.
some banner fishing...great job
They were biting like that at the Redondo Beach harbor one day.
Nice job skinner one day would love to fish with you 🎣
Wow the Montauk star was boarded !?! Insane
Great fishing 🎣
The ricksets never fail..till they do..🤣
Rick was on Fire
I really enjoy your videos. Great work.
Holy cod!
🤣🤣 let's try not to poke Rick's eye out. He's funny.
Skinner has that eye for everything 👀 LOL the fish, the DEC. Like I always say Mr.Skinner you are the man.
Banner day!
wish you could explain how you gig up in details not so mush in catching fish after fifh more in how to . love you guys
I was on the Star when it was boarded. They checked all the coolers and even measured some fluke and seabass. Kinda dumb to board in the morning
Good eye as usual John spotting law enforcement
Hey - I wanted to mention to you after watching one of your videos with my rod - you have THE most awesome hookset! I thought I set hard, but you've got me beat there. I think we can establish a hookset range with rickset on one end and toddset on the other.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing hahaha toddset , thanks John. I've had the all or nothing mentality my whole life. I notice you set right to the point of load on the skinner rod. In my mind, that's all the set needed to not potentially overset and lose the fish. I get excited, as you can see lol.
I'm curious, when netting fish for the guys in the bow, why do you grab the net from the empty side of the boat, then go to all the trouble of squeezing past everyone when you could just walk unobstructed up the empty side?
My thoughts exactly, I'm still scratching my head, and none of them said anything either ! Makes you wonder if the old guys wanted camera time
If it's the bow guy, I go around the empty side, else I save time going the other way. It's a longer way around than it seems on video.
What chapter in the book, is the Rick set?
Outstanding
Hello John. I have found on occasion that I did hook up more if allowed my rig to scope out a little. I think because it puts the teaser closer to the bottom which might be where the majority of fluke prefer to stay. And why does Rick always look like he wants to high stick the fluke right from the bottom of the ocean and straight into the boat. Looks really awkward sometimes watching him fish.
Rick still catches doormat fluke trip after trip though! Whatever works for him...... everyone is comfortable with their own style I guess
Hey John thanks for the great videos. I tried Montauk point the week before last and only got two big porgy. Seems as though nobody was catching Any fluke
Great trips like that sure make up for those tough ones! John, I see all you guys use different color combinations to determine what might be the hot color for the day. In your opinion does having different color tandem bucktails/colors of gulp on both the high & low produce better than having uniform colors on both? Does water depth determine the decision in using either or?
The color thing can drive us nuts. I mix them, and rely on glow white a lot.
Sure can, lol. I have a preference for the same & mix up the gulp on them. Thanks.
Is this a pontoon boat?
wow look at all them guys in rubber pants
I wonder if this technique that you guys work on the west coast California halibut.
Many have told me it does.
Rick was on Fire 🔥 How much did Cliff’s cod weigh? Awesome Trip!!!
Love the videos and the fact you were going to let the bug girl go but we all know as a fisherman we should never handle any fish with a rag as it removes their protective slime coat that keeps them healthy
Of course, but that is a very difficult fish to control and we don't do it any good by having it beat itself up on the deck of the boat.
Is J&H the only place to get the Dark Matter rods you designed?
Need to replace the Jigging World Nexus that snapped last season...
Yes. bit.ly/2QeiT6G
Holy s&$#. Never heard skinner drop the f bomb before🤣😂🤣
The fishing in that area has been pretty steady for the last couple of weeks . Great job guys 👍
Now those are some doormats
Saltsstrong/Rick'sstrong
Nice video 🙏❤️😀😘😂
Wow, Rick should open the boat to one outsider every trip who must fish the other side of the boat, cover the fuel cost, stop and net every fish, and can't speak at all unless spoken to. The line would be a mile long to get on board because, as he likes to point out, and there is no denying, "he puts you on the fish!!".
"Net every fish" - that would be great.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing sign me up!
are you fishing a charter or on a friends boat? looking to catch some fluke in next 2-3 weeks and looking for a good boat, as long as hurricane doesnt screw up fishing. thanks in advance
It's my friend's boat. I'm sometimes on another friend's charter boat who does this fishing - justfishinglongisland.com
Who put you on the fish ?!?! Always makes me laugh!
He certainly does. We had a ridiculous trip by 11 am that day.
How is it decided who's turn it is to do the netting?
If someone is not in the water, they go for the net. Else it's whoever volunteers, or whoever is closest to fish and net.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Got it. I ask cause it always seems like you do the bulk of the netting lol. Thank you.
what party boat was that? first time i saw one get boarded.
If you were fishing the Long Island sound port Jeff area. What size gulp would you consider?
4-inch grub
Hi John, a question about fishing big structures like those wind turbines and that deep water petroleum platform that’s near me in the Sound, is it allowed ? Are there special regulations ? They have to hold fish, especially way out at Block Island. Thanks. Great video, at least somebody’s kicking fish a _ _ !
I'm not 100% sure. Certainly you can fish the Northville pipeline, but not sure if there are restrictions on the platform. I've seen boats pretty close to the wind turbines.
I see that you switch from a blue reel to a white. Is that because you have a second ready to go in case you snag bottom, or different lb test line switches?
It's a second rod all rigged in case one breaks a rig off.
I was going to question Rick’s choice of using the slimwave rod for fluke but it seems to be working very well.
Not a slimwave - a white nexus. It's his spare as he broke his rig off on his skinner rod and the other was rigged and ready to step in.
Great video John. Thanks for posting. Have you got a recommendation for a spinning rod for tog jigging using 1-2 oz. jigs?
This one: bit.ly/2OVUgbT
Ugh...so frustrating that I was right there that same day just a quick shot away and was not productive at all. Great job!
You should have stopped by!
@@JohnSkinnerFishing next time I will spend my time trying to find you, then the fish will follow...lol.
What kinda boat are you using
metal shark fearless 32'
That is sick fishing! Nice work
Just curious what rod is Rick using ?
Thank you
John …… what do you guys do with all the fish ?? Equally split it up or does each man bucket and keep his own fish ?
I fillet everything as soon as we dock. Everyone takes what they want. There's usually enough to go around.
John, where would I purchase a Swing hook Bucktail mold?
I’ve bought 6 Do It molds and searched their site, but they don’t carry it.
It's a custom mold.
Any chance you’ll be marketing that mold?
Zero chance.
Copy that.
I enjoy your videos, I’ve been watching for years. I also purchased your book ‘Fishing the Bucktail’, thanks for signing it.
I couldn't hear a word of what was said on the VHF. That being said, I was on a charter out of Montauk fishing the same area this weekend and saw that same law enforcement boat. Was this Saturday?
It wasn't Saturday. Maybe Thursday.
How deep was the wreck location/cod hookups?
90'
Hey John, any plans on using the underwater drone soon?
I'm waiting for calm and clear Sound water.
Ah I see, makes sense. Yeah I’m curious to see some footage using the drone.
why do you guys all wear waders? isnt it hot out there?
Slickers. It's cooler on eastern LI, but it drops about another 10 degrees when you go east to the ocean.
God I want to know where this is! I know it’s out east but where😂 great video man 👍
He doesn’t often share but he did on this one. Listen to the beginning of the video again.
Engrave weight on jig molds?
Good idea.
What kind of boat. Is it a Pacific?
Metal Shark
What make of boat is that John?
Metal Shark Fearless 32
Just curious what day this was from? We were out there Saturday and did well, but had to back troll most of day to weather conditions.
Thursday I think.
What exactly did the radio say???
They were instructing the party boat to not throw anything over the side and that they were about to be boarded by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
How many ounces on the buck tail
4-5
One more question I’ve been fluke fishing with my tsunami classic casting 7’ rod. Can that handle 4-5 ounces
And thank you for responding. Means a lot!!
If it's the "H" model, trim 4 inches from the tip and you'll be fine.
Haven't seen action like that since my block island trip lol. I have a question if Skinner or anybody with anymore knowledge/time on the water a reply would be appreciated. In June I'm mostly fishing tight inshore or off jetties here in NJ. By July I'll still be fishing the jetties or a bit further off the shore by boat. By August I'm fishing the deeper wrecks in 60-90ft with mostly rigs due to depth and scope if I used bucktails. What I've noticed is that the tide matters more the tighter inshore you get but in August when I look deeper in those wrecks the tides seem to have a lesser effect. So I read through the forums and find that current has more effect on fish. I find the direction in which the current moves and won't you know it I find that the currents move water south from RI and MA and LI down through the Raritan even further down south into my neck of the woods off the jersey shore. So my question is if I have a SE wind moving south to north for example going into a current flowing southward does this create an ocean equivalent of wind against tide or does it not matter further offshore. And the opposite scenario as well. What if I have a NE wind flowing from the north in the same way the currents are moving does that create a faster drift making it hard to keep bottom or does it make for a good day? Sorry for the long comment I find myself trying to make fishing as much of a science and study the waters as thoroughly as possible. I'm somewhat new to fishing as I've been fishing seriously for about two years which is nothing compared to most people fishing
Wind against current is wind against current regardless of the depth. This results in the worst scoping, even if the boat isn't moving much. A tricky thing about offshore is that sometimes the top and bottom currents move differently. On a trip we did Tuesday there was no wind but we still needed 6 ounces. As we dropped our rigs they initially went under the boat, but then scoped out away from the boat. This was 100 feet.
The 3 dislikes are the guys that dumped the fish off the Montauk star lol.
The whole video in like Ricks got a 4oz he was scoping a bit more the everyone.
What’s your opinion of using live mud minnows / killies as opposed or in conjunction with gulp ? I’m in NJ and it’s out fishing gulp nearly 7:1 minnow to gulp. Granted the larger fluke are typically on 6” gulp w/ buck tail - the raw circle hook with mud minnow is absolutely unstoppable
30 years ago killies were a popular bait for fluke. I doubt you can buy them now, at least on LI. They are not necessary. Any comparisons we've done jigging Gulp against other baits, Gulp won. That said, if you have a convenient free supply of them, they'll catch plenty of fish. I'm glad you use circle hooks. One of the problems with bait is that it gut hooks a lot of fish.
How deep were you guys fishing?
70 feet.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing caught some nice 4-8 lb fish that side of the island in 30-40 feet today. I guess they’re just everywhere right now.
@@EricJStriper Thanks. That's a lot shallower than we normally fish out there.
I have one question for you tube I’m subscribe to this channel I have been for a while why wasn’t it in my feed ?
I'm not sure, but maybe you need to turn on notifications for the channel? It's a little bell thing.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing thanks John I didn’t Think of that
@@JohnSkinnerFishing the bell is on 👍🏽🎣🇺🇸
The different is I don’t have to go to 70 foot of water and fish I can go in the marsh
Man! With all the keeper flukes u guys caught, how u manage to eat all that fish and catching more the following trip?
There were 5 of us, and we also gave some to a friend with a medical issue who can't get out.
I always donate lots of my catches to food banks and local shelters, friends in need. Thanks John!
@@JohnSkinnerFishing very nice of u to do that
Hey Johnny , it’s Dave Graf. I changed my you tube name. I got two nice fat stripers on the cordell this morning. They were 26” and 24” -
Heavy tho …. It was cool!!! Sorry haven’t been watching….. 💔 … these women…
I gotta scroll through see the awesome vids you got !!!
Welcome back. Glad you're catching in this heat.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you Johnny !!!
@@JohnSkinnerFishing are you goin for the night bite ? Or resting up for the morning!!
I’d love to fish with you one day. Saw Josh the other day. Bought a new rod and reel. My father is smokster0604 - we’ll have to make a trip out.
You’re the man Johnny. Best of luck. I’ll let you know how the south produces- 🤝💪🏻🦈🎣
What a pile of fish ! John . I was curious the recharge juice you speak of for gulp . Is it a certain scent or just generic scent . In relation to the fluke .
No idea what it is. It's just Gulp juice, and at this point mine is a pretty disgusting brown but keeps working.
It’s called Gulp “Re-Charge” juice they sell it in bottles at Walmart and bait shops I need to get more lol
@@blizzington4528 thanks ira
What was the name of that boat? Looks like super hawk. This wk and last wk has been really good for big fluke. I caught some really nice ones. As most of the people on the boat did as well. A few 8 lbers and a bunch of 5-6 lbers
One of the Frances Fleet
Couldn’t really hear what they were saying over the radio
They were instructing the party boat to not throw anything over the side and that they were about to be boarded by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
John stick to catching fish.
Let the others use the net.. Just kidding !
Second
So Exactly how many people does it take to catch all them ? I could do that by myself in a couple hours without bucktails only gulp
That size? Very impressive. I didn't know Texas had so many big flounder.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing try to be funny hu?
Not really. I'm not familiar with the Texas fishery.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing I tell you what come down here leave your bucktail at the house bring your gulp and I’ll put you on more flounders then you can Imagine
1st ha ha
everytime john gets the net i cringe