Nice trip. Thanks again for reminding me of how fun fishing is, can’t wait to get back out there. Stay safe and hope to see more of you and the jigging jerks on the water.
Awesome John way to start off the season I’m fired up for this weekend I’m fishing the sound in the Westchester side good to see some action, catch em up
What a great video John - insane action! I’ll add the light tackle part adds to to the fun but doesn’t seem to hurt the fish. This would not have been as much fun with a 5 ounce sinker with a traditional blackfish rig and stouter tackle.
The US Army had a slogan that they get more done before 6AM then most people get done in a day. Skinner catches more fish before work then most people catch in a week.
NIce to see you back in the kayak in skinnier water! I'd love to see how you set up on a spot, what it looks like on the finder and how far up current you go before dropping. Do you reset if you don't see the rock top depth on the finder or trust you're close enough? I found this frustrating fishing a well known rubble field last season. I did better on pilings & rockpiles.
Ironic how you said they sometimes pick up the jig and swim away with it. I noticed this for the first time last weekend in 10-15 feet of water. I was using a rig though and a 2 oz sinker. Never saw that before.... the line angling out like that haha.
John and all you fellow NoFo anglers, I am in Greenport and was wondering where you think would be an ideal place to launch the kayak from to get quickly into good rocky taug areas. Truman's and Kenny's are convenient with the parking right there at the beach but it looks like it might be a long paddle to fertile grounds. Was thinking about Southold Town Beach since it is rocky east and west of there. Or maybe Goldsmith's.
hi john love your work, have learned a lot from watching your techniques. dont you ever become a pedestrian and get your jig hung up on bottom structure? to have boated that many fish w/o even getting snagged for even a min .....wow btw were u fishing by huntington ?? I am outta fairfield ct
Craig from CT not necessarily true Craig - we’ve caught a ton of 6 to 10 pound tog on 10 pound test. It’s all about the drag. You can’t have it on super tight....
Where i fish for tog, i use 80 pound test with 50 lb mono leader. Just more likely to retain your braid and loose just the hook or sinker when snagged and it is tough enough to rub against the rocks all season.
Great start John, heading out Sunday myself into the Sound near me. Do you think if you had Green crabs vs Asians it would have effected your results here?
Hi john if I'm in a 28-40 foot boat , how do you determine where to find spots on structure seems from your video it needs to be precise ? Thank you in advance , how do you look for the best black fish spots ? Or what makes a good spot good?
Pick your depth in an area you know has some boulders, cruise around until you find one and put a jig down on it. Repeat until you find fish. Avoid rocks already on charts. Those get picked over. Undisturbed rocks harbor many more fish.
GREAT Q & A. Was wondering same thing. Never ever did it occur to me that the rocks on the charts could be picked over like that. Still curious about that... don't the togs move in as the water cools? Wouldn't they just replenish these spots?
@@JohnSkinnerFishing WOW, ok thanks, and I should know better considering that I go porgy and seabass fishing all the time. Thank John, have a good weekend.
Hey john i see you use a lot of 10 11 foot lamiglas rods rated way over 3/4 in your videos and it may seem like a dumb question for you but is it possible to get away with using 3/4 bucktails and sp minnows with really beefy rods like that? Just for futre reference.
I mostly use my 9-footer. I used a 10 for a few trips with pencils this fall, but otherwise only used that rod for eeling. 3/4-ounce is a little light for most 11-footers.
Usually none, but lost one to a frayed leader this trip. I knew I was almost finished fishing so I didn't cut back, and I broke the last one off before quitting.
Hey John - my understanding here is that you can't buy asian crabs in a bait shop. Are there any ideal landmarks you could reference where one could find asian crabs for this?
It's marginally OK. Trim a little off the tip if it feels too soft. Those rods actually have pretty good backbone near the handle. I prefer 90 minutes either side of either slack current.
Thin line (10# test). There are some areas with heavy current where this will not work, but there are many places to fish for blacks where it does work.
Great question. I wish I had a very solid answer, but I can only say there's a preference for moving the fish immediately with my hand already on the reel. I can't do that with a right-handed conventional, and I'm not comfortable with a left handed conventional with the heavier weights that require more leverage on the rod.
John, Similar question. When I do fluke fishing with quantum, I use right hand (I am right handed) to hold the rod and lift when fish is on and moved to left and start to reel with right hand. Because I am not comfortable reeling with left hand. In black fish, do you think it will work with quantum? What I heard, you have to lift the rod quickly in black fish , so you don't waist your time to move the rod from right hand to left?
Nice trip. Thanks again for reminding me of how fun fishing is, can’t wait to get back out there. Stay safe and hope to see more of you and the jigging jerks on the water.
Great video. Can't wait to be out there Sunday!
John Skinner is one helluva fisherman!
Good to see you back on the yak!!!! More yak videos please 😊
Awesome John way to start off the season I’m fired up for this weekend I’m fishing the sound in the Westchester side good to see some action, catch em up
Any spots near Greenwich or Stamford to suggest ? By boat
Mark Burton Any of the areas around captain’s Island any structure a big boulders on the machine are holding fish
What a great video John - insane action! I’ll add the light tackle part adds to to the fun but doesn’t seem to hurt the fish. This would not have been as much fun with a 5 ounce sinker with a traditional blackfish rig and stouter tackle.
Even the little ones hit hard. My favorite species to fish for.
How you came such a long way in 4 years
The US Army had a slogan that they get more done before 6AM then most people get done in a day.
Skinner catches more fish before work then most people catch in a week.
tried some blackfish jigs off the jetty near me in AC, NJ works pretty well. great video, btw
NIce to see you back in the kayak in skinnier water! I'd love to see how you set up on a spot, what it looks like on the finder and how far up current you go before dropping. Do you reset if you don't see the rock top depth on the finder or trust you're close enough? I found this frustrating fishing a well known rubble field last season. I did better on pilings & rockpiles.
Ironic how you said they sometimes pick up the jig and swim away with it. I noticed this for the first time last weekend in 10-15 feet of water. I was using a rig though and a 2 oz sinker. Never saw that before.... the line angling out like that haha.
John and all you fellow NoFo anglers, I am in Greenport and was wondering where you think would be an ideal place to launch the kayak from to get quickly into good rocky taug areas. Truman's and Kenny's are convenient with the parking right there at the beach but it looks like it might be a long paddle to fertile grounds. Was thinking about Southold Town Beach since it is rocky east and west of there. Or maybe Goldsmith's.
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Cant wait for blackfish season. Are you able to purchase the crabs from a tackle shop? Or do you look for your own by the rocks before going out.
Both
hi john love your work, have learned a lot from watching your techniques. dont you ever become a pedestrian and get your jig hung up on bottom structure? to have boated that many fish w/o even getting snagged for even a min .....wow btw were u fishing by huntington ?? I am outta fairfield ct
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Nice man I’ve been getting into the Tog too off to a good start this season. I got some good videos
Have no idea about what a blackfish is but looked like fun.....
love the video i am 12 where is the best spot to go to fish for black fish
Surprised you use only 10 pound test blackfishing. Tough to reel in Togzilla on that
Craig from CT not necessarily true Craig - we’ve caught a ton of 6 to 10 pound tog on 10 pound test. It’s all about the drag. You can’t have it on super tight....
10# is an excellent choice in many places, but if you're in a situation where you're trying to keep big ones out of a wreck, then I'd go to 15 or 20#.
Where i fish for tog, i use 80 pound test with 50 lb mono leader. Just more likely to retain your braid and loose just the hook or sinker when snagged and it is tough enough to rub against the rocks all season.
Is the rod a medium heavy or heavy
Is it possible for you to put orange or some bright color masking tape on the tip of your rod so I can see the bite of a tog better? Thanks brother!
Can’t wait for sunday
John if a fish bends the hook back is it ok to bend it back
It's risky.
Hey skinner what length and power is your tsunami trophy slow pitch spinning rod?
John, it seemed that all those fish came off the same piece of structure.... if so, I had no idea they would stack up like that! Could you confirm?
That's exactly what blackfish do.
Do you find that the jigs get snagged a lot less than a traditional tog rig with a sinker and hooks?
Great video. Thanks for posting these.
John Skinner Fishing thanks! I will be visiting J & H soon.
Great Video John thank you very much!!!
Great start John, heading out Sunday myself into the Sound near me. Do you think if you had Green crabs vs Asians it would have effected your results here?
Greens are fine.
Can’t wait to go out!!! How much drag do you set?
I always try to go as tight as I dare without breaking the line.
Hi John- Love the vidsYour Tsunami Slim Wave is that the 6' 4" version ?
It's not a slimwave. It's a 6-foot slow pitch. I linked to it in the video description. Fun rod!
Hi john if I'm in a 28-40 foot boat , how do you determine where to find spots on structure seems from your video it needs to be precise ? Thank you in advance , how do you look for the best black fish spots ? Or what makes a good spot good?
Pick your depth in an area you know has some boulders, cruise around until you find one and put a jig down on it. Repeat until you find fish. Avoid rocks already on charts. Those get picked over. Undisturbed rocks harbor many more fish.
GREAT Q & A. Was wondering same thing. Never ever did it occur to me that the rocks on the charts could be picked over like that. Still curious about that... don't the togs move in as the water cools? Wouldn't they just replenish these spots?
Those togs are around the rocks all summer. They're just not feeding much. This is a summer dive: ua-cam.com/video/VCPOhS5QEZs/v-deo.html
Hi John, Do you have any kayak review video ? Thank you!!
I'll take those any day. I got no fish in my freezer. Never caught this fish. I guess I will go on a charter some day.
Why dont you use an anchor trolley on your kayak? It would alleviate 90% of your anchoring issues.
Wonderful fishing John. Did you catch a Sheepshead or was that also a Blackfish? Anyway, great fishing, have a good weekend.
Only two seabass and two porgies mixed with the blackfish.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing WOW, ok thanks, and I should know better considering that I go porgy and seabass fishing all the time. Thank John, have a good weekend.
Whew Fish #2 JUMPED on that rig..
Hey john i see you use a lot of 10 11 foot lamiglas rods rated way over 3/4 in your videos and it may seem like a dumb question for you but is it possible to get away with using 3/4 bucktails and sp minnows with really beefy rods like that? Just for futre reference.
I mostly use my 9-footer. I used a 10 for a few trips with pencils this fall, but otherwise only used that rod for eeling. 3/4-ounce is a little light for most 11-footers.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing good to know Thank you very much for the information!
It will much help in the future!
John, what type of pants do you recommend for kayak fishing this time of year?
How many rigs do you typically lose to the rocks fishing for these?
Usually none, but lost one to a frayed leader this trip. I knew I was almost finished fishing so I didn't cut back, and I broke the last one off before quitting.
Hey John - my understanding here is that you can't buy asian crabs in a bait shop. Are there any ideal landmarks you could reference where one could find asian crabs for this?
Some shops sell them. Try calling around and see who has them.
Wow, what's the longest it took you to hook up? 10 seconds? What took you so long, lol
I know there if I don't get hit in 30 seconds, I need to adjust the position.
Hi John. What length leader do you recommend? And do you use "quick clips" to attach the jig?
Around 3 feet of 25#. I don't use clips.
Hi John - New to your site, do you prefer braid or mono? This will actually be the first fall to blackfish. Do you chum at all?
I never use mono. No chum. It would attract too many little fish.
Thank You. My son and I are watching your videos now!
Hi John, do you think a 7’ Medium Slimwave spinning rod would be too light for this fishing? Also, what is your favorite tide to jig blackfish?
It's marginally OK. Trim a little off the tip if it feels too soft. Those rods actually have pretty good backbone near the handle. I prefer 90 minutes either side of either slack current.
Thanks for the response. I’ll probably pick up a heavier version once Black Friday at J&H roles around
Love blackfish. How do you hold bottom with one ounce? When you go on a party boat they say you need 8
Thin line (10# test). There are some areas with heavy current where this will not work, but there are many places to fish for blacks where it does work.
John why do you prefer spinning over conventional for jigging blackfish?
Great question. I wish I had a very solid answer, but I can only say there's a preference for moving the fish immediately with my hand already on the reel. I can't do that with a right-handed conventional, and I'm not comfortable with a left handed conventional with the heavier weights that require more leverage on the rod.
John, Similar question. When I do fluke fishing with quantum, I use right hand (I am right handed) to hold the rod and lift when fish is on and moved to left and start to reel with right hand. Because I am not comfortable reeling with left hand. In black fish, do you think it will work with quantum? What I heard, you have to lift the rod quickly in black fish , so you don't waist your time to move the rod from right hand to left?
You described my situation exactly.
Link doesn’t work, what kayak is that?
Hobie Outback 2019 from 3 belles outfitters in Ct.
Whats the reason for the arrows on the one side of the cooler?
It tells me where the button is to open the top.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing oh ok thanks
This particular species (black fish) must no migrate to NC waters. I can't say I ever seen one.
Brutal!!! great! I take the opportunity to say that my channel I'm drawing a drone with camera
That is fun
what state are you in? Thought it opens on the 15th in NY
It opened on the tenth
cobrasrock in NY? no it opens on the 15th
@@holz5188 my bad. It opened on the 11th on the sound and will open on the 15th elsewhere.
Maybe underwater behavior videos while pinging the bottom and when not? Could be interesting maybe nothing !!
nice tautog
Who would dislike??
Jealous people who are trash at fishing. Lol
Envious,no good wanna be fisherman
Vegans.
Lol why people calling Asian crap 🤭😄