Got my first keeper of the year just north east of greenlawns and a short in 3 feet of water on the south side of shinecock canal on Sunday. Thank god for porgies.
My hubby and I bought your fluke course and watch your videos all the time. Hope to catch some fluke and stripers off the Jersey coast soon! Welcome back, John. Stay safe.
Welcome back john so glad you are back up here with us always look forward to your trip and honest portrail of how most of us fish, still running my 1985 seanymph 17' center console with 95 90 mariner. Fish sandy hook raritan bay area, launch out of rumson muni ramp. Stay well, stay safe.
I miss bay , surf , and ocean fishing since I moved from your area 30 years ago . Was really nice to see you catch that fluke . Seems a bit early for them as I used to fluke fish constantly when in season . Thanks for the video , brought back many memories ! I subscribed based just on this , my first of your channel .
Thanks for the kick in the nuts so early in the season lol 😂 seeing you land more fish in two hours than I’ll prob land all season just made me feel so warm and fuzzy inside 🤦♂️
Always enjoy watching your fishing adventures John. What changes did you notice at the airport and on the plane traveling under the current situation. Stay safe and healthy!
Nice. I love the Jumpin’ Minnow for bass, and have caught albies on it too. Plus, it’s much less-expensive than many other surf plugs. I often replace the rear hook with a bucktail trailer, which keeps me from catching the super-small bass, and it hasn’t diminished my ability to hook the larger fish.
Glad to see that your back John, an wow I remember the days that I use to go scup fishing with my Dad we use to have a blast, as for fluke my Dad has thee best spot that always pays its in the Newport area, this video definitely brought back some great memories... awesome John
Welcome back John! Hope you and your family are safe. Looking forward to another year of great videos... “If this ain’t a fluke I’m going home..” Great line... Thanks, Scott
Welcome back John! Your FL videos induced me to buy a new Hobie Outback. Picked it up Monday and hope to take it out on Friday from Centerport or maybe the Lilco Asharoken ramp. Supposedly the fluke are stacked by the oil platform.
Welcome home, Mr. Skinner. Hoping you, your family and your communities are safe and well. PS. Favor to ask, at end of vid before you move to fluke, might you consider in the future when observing "really big porgy," could you give us a measurement for scale? GoPro lens, it's hard to tell. Am curious if a Peconic big porgy is 12 in., 14 in., bigger? Thanks for considering.
If the sea robins are decent size, they make tasty filets. The yield is low, maybe 1 pound of filet from 5 pounds of round fish. IMO porgies are tastier if cooked with the bone in, scaled but with the skin on. I cut along the dorsal fin but leave the fin on.
Wait, was that a snook or trout? Doesn’t look familiar... welcome back home. We are all lucky to have you back. The fish here, not so lucky. Stay safe.
I saw you out there that day working the sea robins like everyone else. I had 1 barely legal keeper a little further east. I'm hoping it turns around soon, I'm scheduled for a surgery June first. Tight lines.
He's back! I'm so excited! You and fishaholic went to Florida for the winter and I missed you guys so much. Are you going to try and work something out with the 4 Johns?
John welcome back and a quick question please. Do you have your trolling motor mounted on top of your rail in the front? I’ve been struggling to come up with ideas for dealing with the rail that runs around the bow of my small cabin boat. Never thought about mounting it on top of the rail. Thanks Giovanni
G M - the guy that did mine also did a Steiger with a pronounced rail. From what I remember, he cut a section of the rail and welded in two sloping down pieces so there was a gap where the TM could be deployed
Hi John, where is the chum pot compared to where you drop your line. Do you try and stay within a couple of feet of the chum pot or do you drop the chum pot off the bow and fish off the stern? Thanks.
love to see you back home John. Please be cautious and stay safe. Also I have a question and a possible video idea for you, what wind conditions etc. do you look for to ensure a good day of fishing?
Was wondering what happened to you, I was really enjoying the redfish, shook and trout vids. It will be getting more crowded in that area today the CT headboats can start fishing again.
John, I live on the Peconic Bay. Can you recommend where you purchased the chum and squid. I have an order in for the rod and reel you showed in the video. Unfortunately the chum pot listed is out of stock, hopefully I can find one locally. Looking forward to some good fishing this year. Thanks
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Hi John. Usually during the full moon in May we will get our squid run. It has slowed considerably over the years and my local bait shop guy goes to the Cape now where it is very good. We will get a sand eel hatch soon and that will trigger some good fluking. Best of luck from Newport.
John, those are nice Porgies. But I have never eatin them before. Are they really that good? What's the flavor and texture of their meat taste like? Also, dont know if you can or will answer this last question, but that large grip handle on your reel, do you have a link for that? I did not see it or maybe I somehow missed it. Thank you in advance.
Hey John, long time follower... In regards to the porgy and blackfish techniques. Do you drop the jig right to the bottoms and let it sit for a given time or do you drop and then reel it up a few inches and let it hover close to the bottom. Dumb question I know but I'm knew to porgy/blackfish/ bottom fishing
Welcome back to the northeast!!! How was your trip back up did you fly or drive back? I'm just curious 🤔 because I hear different things about traveling to and from Florida. Great video.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing me and my wife had plans to go to Florida in June but from what she said is that governor had put a shutdown to New Yorkers and being put on quarantine once we got there. So we just canceled our vacation and just decided to home. Thank you for the information God bless you and your family.
I was going to go out on a party boat out of Port Jeff if I used a 1 ounce s&s jig is that enough to get to the bottom and stay on the bottom thanks John
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Can your next video include how you set up.the trolling motor. I'm curious as to the number of batteries required, how they are charged, how you know they need a charge etc. Looks like a great addition to the aresenal.
The king of the north is back!!!
🤴🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
@fishaholic is the king of the north 👑
Vic V no he can be rob
I will only bend the knee to John
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Skinner is back on LI, the disturbance in the fishing force has been restored
20 years from now old fish will tell their grandfish stories and let them know that if they don't behave the John Skinner is gonna get them
Got my first keeper of the year just north east of greenlawns and a short in 3 feet of water on the south side of shinecock canal on Sunday. Thank god for porgies.
My hubby and I bought your fluke course and watch your videos all the time. Hope to catch some fluke and stripers off the Jersey coast soon! Welcome back, John. Stay safe.
John, a friend of mine has just caught a 5 pound fluke from the shore today in Greenwich, CT
Nice shoutout to saltwater edge i bought my fluke rod and reel there its a great shop
Glad you’re back in NY!
Great to see you back in NY! Can’t wait to see your future fishing videos. They’ve really helped me!
Welcome back john so glad you are back up here with us always look forward to your trip and honest portrail of how most of us fish, still running my 1985 seanymph 17' center console with 95 90 mariner. Fish sandy hook raritan bay area, launch out of rumson muni ramp. Stay well, stay safe.
Good to see you back Mr. Skinner. I hear the fluke are self isolating right now but they plan on opening back up soon!😀
Oh that's what it is! They're in quarantine on the continental shelf!
I miss bay , surf , and ocean fishing since I moved from your area 30 years ago . Was really nice to see you catch that fluke . Seems a bit early for them as I used to fluke fish constantly when in season . Thanks for the video , brought back many memories ! I subscribed based just on this , my first of your channel .
Thanks for the kick in the nuts so early in the season lol 😂 seeing you land more fish in two hours than I’ll prob land all season just made me feel so warm and fuzzy inside 🤦♂️
Welcome back! Its so great to see the old boat some familiar water.
Always enjoy watching your fishing adventures John. What changes did you notice at the airport and on the plane traveling under the current situation. Stay safe and healthy!
We drove 23 hours.
This video is great John! Ive learned a lot from your videos. Thanks.
Nice. I love the Jumpin’ Minnow for bass, and have caught albies on it too. Plus, it’s much less-expensive than many other surf plugs. I often replace the rear hook with a bucktail trailer, which keeps me from catching the super-small bass, and it hasn’t diminished my ability to hook the larger fish.
Too bad they don't make larger ones.
Glad you are home safe John. You can catch bigger fluke than that back here in SW Florida!!
Good to see you back in NE always enjoy your videos
Welcome back John!!
I hope you enjoy your summer here before you go back t ok Florida.
And, stay safe!!
Glad to see that your back John, an wow I remember the days that I use to go scup fishing with my Dad we use to have a blast, as for fluke my Dad has thee best spot that always pays its in the Newport area, this video definitely brought back some great memories... awesome John
Welcome home Mr. Skinner tight lines for you and the John's.
South shore is warming up temps in the mid to high 50’s landed a 25 inch fluke in 20 to 30 feet of water this morning.
What is the name of the snooker lure and who makes it grate video
Hey John good to have you back liked your Florida videos but I like your ny ones better welcome back home 🎣
Welcome back John! Hope you and your family are safe. Looking forward to another year of great videos...
“If this ain’t a fluke I’m going home..”
Great line...
Thanks,
Scott
Welcome back John! Your FL videos induced me to buy a new Hobie Outback. Picked it up Monday and hope to take it out on Friday from Centerport or maybe the Lilco Asharoken ramp. Supposedly the fluke are stacked by the oil platform.
Congrats on the new craft. I hope you like it as much as I like mine.
Welcome home, Mr. Skinner. Hoping you, your family and your communities are safe and well.
PS. Favor to ask, at end of vid before you move to fluke, might you consider in the future when observing "really big porgy," could you give us a measurement for scale? GoPro lens, it's hard to tell. Am curious if a Peconic big porgy is 12 in., 14 in., bigger? Thanks for considering.
Your the man John, I don't know why you don't eat the Sea Robins, we used to eat them all the time in Jersey.
Sea Robin is great meat. People complain how many there are, but won't eat them...
@@mattjirgal1676 I know right, I think it's because they are ugly AF
@@Delmarvafishing there are TONS of ugly things that taste great
Finally some flounder!!!!
Don't get too excited. It's a slow start in my local waters so far.
If the sea robins are decent size, they make tasty filets. The yield is low, maybe 1 pound of filet from 5 pounds of round fish. IMO porgies are tastier if cooked with the bone in, scaled but with the skin on. I cut along the dorsal fin but leave the fin on.
Anddddddddd HES BACK! the fluke king has arrived to the north east once again
Nice video..that trolling motor is amazing to hold your position
Not only that. Every single fluke drift is perfect in track and speed, regardless of the angle the wind is to the current.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing I saw your vids from last year learning to use that trolling motor seems like you have mastered it . nice video
Great video and underwater footage. Nice porgies
Do you pinch down the barbs? Makes de-hooking Soo much easier and costs very, very few fish
Its that time of year again. glad to see u back.
Wait, was that a snook or trout? Doesn’t look familiar... welcome back home. We are all lucky to have you back. The fish here, not so lucky. Stay safe.
I love bottom fishing, it's very relaxing. Great video
I saw you out there that day working the sea robins like everyone else. I had 1 barely legal keeper a little further east. I'm hoping it turns around soon, I'm scheduled for a surgery June first. Tight lines.
Good luck with the surgery. Hope you hit them before then.
Your Porgy looks like our bream in Australia, and are the most common fish in all systems.
I wish we had porgies like that, in my neck of the woods!!
Excellent video!..I will chum for porgies next time I go..👍
Welcome back John! Do you like northern more compared to FL?
He's back! I'm so excited! You and fishaholic went to Florida for the winter and I missed you guys so much. Are you going to try and work something out with the 4 Johns?
We're all distancing.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing smart👍
John welcome back and a quick question please. Do you have your trolling motor mounted on top of your rail in the front? I’ve been struggling to come up with ideas for dealing with the rail that runs around the bow of my small cabin boat. Never thought about mounting it on top of the rail. Thanks Giovanni
I don't have a rail. Is that what you mean? Mine's mounted right on the deck.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing sorry I realized that after I took a closer look. Appreciate the reply.
G M - the guy that did mine also did a Steiger with a pronounced rail. From what I remember, he cut a section of the rail and welded in two sloping down pieces so there was a gap where the TM could be deployed
@@jiggingjerksthanks for the info hope to see you and John Skinner back on the boat fishing for fluke again. Last year was terrific.
Hi John, where is the chum pot compared to where you drop your line. Do you try and stay within a couple of feet of the chum pot or do you drop the chum pot off the bow and fish off the stern? Thanks.
love to see you back home John. Please be cautious and stay safe. Also I have a question and a possible video idea for you, what wind conditions etc. do you look for to ensure a good day of fishing?
There's no right wind, except for boating and kayaking you obviously don't want it rough.
Was wondering what happened to you, I was really enjoying the redfish, shook and trout vids. It will be getting more crowded in that area today the CT headboats can start fishing again.
John,
I live on the Peconic Bay. Can you recommend where you purchased the chum and squid. I have an order in for the rod and reel you showed in the video. Unfortunately the chum pot listed is out of stock, hopefully I can find one locally. Looking forward to some good fishing this year. Thanks
WEGO in Southold
Love your videos! the world is shut down, time to go fishing!
I definitely like those porgie jigs I get some do you tie thendirectly to the line or you have a leader tied to that ?thanks John
25# leader
Skinner how was trip here in Florida?
ahhh yes the jumpin minnow......the official plug of narragansett bay
great to have you back!! , have you ever consider using epoxy jigs and so on for the porgies it seems to work for the jumbos
and i mean with actual jigging motions
Always a pleasure !!!!
Nice video. I had no idea that trolling motors cost $2200!!
Welcome home John!!
I want to see the lures that your using
There's a link in the video description.
I went out Saturday morning...one 14" fluke, the rest Sea Robins.....Typical Connecticut May fishing. It can only get better!
Great video, John!
Im fishing my spots off Newport and so far 50 degree water and no fluke, no scup, and no sea robins. I know they will come soon. Good luck John.
I appreciate that report. Do you have a decent squid run?
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Hi John. Usually during the full moon in May we will get our squid run. It has slowed considerably over the years and my local bait shop guy goes to the Cape now where it is very good. We will get a sand eel hatch soon and that will trigger some good fluking. Best of luck from Newport.
thanks for your reply
John, those are nice Porgies. But I have never eatin them before. Are they really that good? What's the flavor and texture of their meat taste like? Also, dont know if you can or will answer this last question, but that large grip handle on your reel, do you have a link for that? I did not see it or maybe I somehow missed it. Thank you in advance.
Contact jigging world and tell them you want the handle Michael sent me for my Daiwa BG. Porgies are awesome eating. Something like fluke.
When porgy fishing do you recommend going with spinning or conventional reel?
I prefer spin for porgy and blackfish jigging.
The fluke master is back
Welcome Back Skinner!!!
Great north shore videos
Hey John, long time follower... In regards to the porgy and blackfish techniques. Do you drop the jig right to the bottoms and let it sit for a given time or do you drop and then reel it up a few inches and let it hover close to the bottom. Dumb question I know but I'm knew to porgy/blackfish/ bottom fishing
In both cases it sits on the bottom.
John, like your boat, maybe you could share some info about it? Make, model, year type info?
1974 starcraft holiday 16' converted to a CC
@@JohnSkinnerFishing tyvm
Welcome back John!!
Welcome back! New subscriber here. Really, really, enjoying your content!!
He is BACK
And the winner is! I’m so looking forward to seeing the winner of the bad fish box
I announced that on a video about 10 days after the contest. Sorry, you were not one of the winners.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Please put a link to that video so I can see.
@@dougsabug th-cam.com/video/GIrYlDGrWMQ/w-d-xo.html
Welcome back to the northeast!!!
How was your trip back up did you fly or drive back?
I'm just curious 🤔 because I hear different things about traveling to and from Florida.
Great video.
We drove, and the traffic was light.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing me and my wife had plans to go to Florida in June but from what she said is that governor had put a shutdown to New Yorkers and being put on quarantine once we got there.
So we just canceled our vacation and just decided to home.
Thank you for the information God bless you and your family.
Welcome back, Hey John what lures do you use for the stripe bass
I was going to go out on a party boat out of Port Jeff if I used a 1 ounce s&s jig is that enough to get to the bottom and stay on the bottom thanks John
It will depend on the conditions. Bring a couple of 2-ounce just in case. Also confirm that they're fluke fishing.
Just read the previous message that you're porgy fishing. Same answer though.
John Skinner Fishing thank you so much
you ever coming out to the pacific northwest for some salmon steelhead sturgeon
No, but I did spend a few years catching the kings and steelies on Lake Ontario many years ago when I was in Grad School. Really awesome gamefish.
Welcome home John!! Where are you buying your squid?
awesome content as always, love the underwater footage.
“Thats what they look like” - How the mighty have fallen....
Just kidding - love your videos !
Red Sox fan from Mass...ha ha
Hey John Skinner that’s a bad ass boat what kind of boat are you using in this video?
1974 16' starcraft
John, is that the 5 tube supreme bag you are using seen at around the 58 sec mark? Do you find it gets in the way? How are you using it? Thanks.
It's this bag, which I really like and is not expensive. bit.ly/2IGGuau
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Are you wearing it on your belt, by the shoulder strap, or both?
Shoulder strap
Thank you.
I heard Jon brought back the blue fish as well..
You should eat those sea robins, they are delicious
Yep... Awesome thick filets, nice white meat, big in europe...
Yes!! They're really good
Where in Florida and why no snook vids
John where in florida any vidios?
Near Ft Myers
Are you out doing any inshore Tuna fishing ?
Great informative videos always. What kind of boat is that you fish out of?
1974 16' Starcraft Holiday converted to a CC, 40HP Etec
Welcome home.
Welcome back
Boy how I have missed your vids
Your videos are great keep it up man!
Welcome back ,What kind of fish you can target with the squid bait on general ?
Porgies, seabass, and fluke mostly.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you watching your videos is always pleasure .👍
John, glad to see you back up here! How long does the trolling motor battery last? Does anchor mode drain it faster? Cheers
Only once have I run mine down to 3/4 charged on a trip. They last a very long time, and we see this on the bigger boats too.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Can your next video include how you set up.the trolling motor. I'm curious as to the number of batteries required, how they are charged, how you know they need a charge etc. Looks like a great addition to the aresenal.
thaddeus46 a “bit” bigger than John’s boat but here’s an overview of the install on my boat: th-cam.com/video/01HOo0IQIp4/w-d-xo.html
Never had porgy, Good eating??
excellent
Welcome home John. That's a nice looking chum pot - did you make that?
I'm not capable of making anything that nice. WEGO B&T Southold,
What size boat is that? It looks perfect for horsing around the bay.
有没有时间和距离都会过去？你的孩子怎么
16'
Nice porgy’s 👍
I didn't realize you have a state record fish until I saw the records and saw your name
Welcome back!
You prefer the frozen squid over fresh?
Both are fine for porgies.