Howdy from Australia, l've seen Striper fishing in the US, but nothing like this, absolutely loved it, bloody awesome mate as we say here, tight lines 🎣 🐟 🇦🇺 🇺🇲
John, I am from S.C. and have been a life long striper fisherman. I am 72 years young. I started fishing for striper in the early 60s on Lake Murray, Lake Hartwell and Santee Cooper. I would love to come to your area and fish for saltwater Stripers. Would you recommend a guide or two that concentrates on stripers. I really enjoy your vids and have read your last book. 😊
John, My name is Doug not Evy. I was using my granddaughters iPad, mine is being repaired. By the way, my largest striper was caught in 1988 at Lake Murray SC, 29lbs 6 ozs.
John, I have been watching and learning from your videos for years now. I think my 1st encounter was when I searched for "how to rig a live eel". I think you should stick a go pro on your brother next time he out fishes you 😂
Have you tried the MTK tackle flutter spoons..... I use them and they produce well... They have all the common colors plus 3-4 custom colors. I have a few of the 9" ones. They sell the blanks as well. That is what I purchased.... very reasonable... they are on the marketplace. Tight lines out there
Nice looking Bass, the Spoons are too pricey for me, I would hate to loose one of them. The Buck tails. are always good. Your Brother didn't need coaching he was catching.
Dude might be a legend in these parts but I sure wouldn’t want to go fishing with him and listen to him all day talking like that telling me what to do lol
My brother had never fished that place before, and had never spoon fished. He also has minimal experience casting bucktails on that kind of a rip. He's been thanking me up and down since the trip for all he learned. Would you rather I just fish and not give him guidance?
I always assumed you needed a moderate or slow action rod for that type of of spoon fishing. Your fluke rod has a fast action for fluke and it works fine.
I got a plumb colored trick worm I'm going to put blood worm scent by procure and try a few casts in the river. I want at least 1 or 2 striper before the striper venture out to the ocean. The Day I got hit but sadly didn't land them because people talking to me passing by the weather was cold and crappie and the current in the river was rough. 😊
John, looking to purchase a fish finder. I have a Garmin GPS with down view and side view but it’s difficult to see when I’m at the back of my boat. Your link does not specifically show the one you are using. I think it’s a Helix 7 but not sure. Thanks for letting me know the model number. George
Thank you for responding. We are planning on using those mainly in Pulm. And BTW, your rods are really well dialed in, have 2 of yor fluke rods, 1 MH spinning, and just ordered L spinning from J&H. Very happy with them, good job 👍
I was out there Friday morning looking for rips like that around Robins is. On the flood and didn’t see any, (managed some nice porgy) am I looking in the wrong area ? Thanks.
@John Skinner Fishing you ever catch stripers or lipless crankbaits jerk baits or square bill crankbait? I've heard people catch stripers on spinnerbaits with a willow and colorado blade
Yeah they will catch fish, usually they do really well if the bait the fish are eating is small, usually the issue with them is the hardware, hooks, split rings and swivels are usually freshwater grade and bend out easily against decent size saltwater fish and also corrode fairly quickly and since they are typically smaller lures, if u try to switch them to heavier duty hardware it will often time affect the action of the lure, so in short yes they do work, sometimes very well and if that’s all they’re hitting on I will certainly use them but there’s better things in my opinion that I reach for first, best thing is to try them out and see how they work for u in your area
We don't want it to flutter all of the way through the water column, else it would take forever to get to the near bottom strike zone, which is 30-60 feet in the places I fish. We want it to slice to the bottom quickly when first dropped, but the flutter while jigging.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Ok I understand now. Thank you. Can you use one of those big 6/7 oz flashy curved spoons that Tsunami makes and jig it the same way off the bottom?
Great video John. Good to see you back up north and back at it. I’m still waiting for the strippers and blues to arrive here in New Jersey in full force. 🎣🎣🎣
Definitely got into them you know how to fish up north . Great job guys . I have always wanted to fish up there it looks like we are moving back to Klamath falls Oregon in the next year . I will be in the salmon ,steelhead and sturgeon though.. keep on them beautiful stripers guys ..
@@JohnSkinnerFishing That is the warning I read years ago in a book about surfcasting, I ignored the same book's admonition about not trying to do this unless you are an expert. Googan that I am, I tried to grab a pencil popper attached to a bluefish. The fish threw the plug as I reached down and I went to Southampton Hospital. Many thanks for the great videos.
Hi John, do you ever use top waters? Specifically for stripers? Looking to land my first striper but my access to areas where I wont (a majority of the time) lose my bucktails is minimal. I understand every once in a while its not the worst thing to lose one but one can lose quite a few in my area. TIA
I really like that rod too John but I think a little more backbone in the butt section would help get the bass in quicker. Since you release ALL of your stripers why not give em brake and not tire them out so much?
Which rod? We caught on 4 different rods on this video. If you mean the one I caught the big fish on, that is not the rod I normally use in that spot. My brother had the better one, and I used one that was on board for weaks but could handle stripers in a pinch.
John want to buy one of your spinning rods but having a hard time making a choice on length and action… want to use for casting from boat for strippers, blues and possible cobia.. but want to buck-tail for fluke as a last resort .. what do u recommend … by the way ow. Two how your dm rods for fluking
Great vid john, got my PB tog on you jig and bounce last week from shore. So far i have landed keepers on it each time i have used it!gonna use it for the seabass run too. Love it!
Got to try some of my skinner bucktails today for the first time. Quick question: the water we were in was like chocolate milk. You literally could not see the jig after you lowered it an inch into the water. Is it better to use one of the scented trailers or should I have moved over to a louder lure like a rattle trap to help the fish hone in on it?
I don't use scented trailers. Striped bass can hit bucktails 50 feet down on a moonless night in a 5-knot current. They can find your jig in dirty water.
Awesome question. Highly visible line makes it easier because you can probably see the tick of the bottom collision or the brief decrease in the speed of the line going out. Other than that just stay in contact with the lure and try to feel it out.
I know you have to show "proof" for the video but man, John, it would be really nice if you never took em outa the water. Otherwise another great video.
Awesome job teaching him and not getting frustrated! Wish my brother would come out and fish with me. Looks like you both had a great time. 🐠
Great to have you back John. Sure was a long winter.
Howdy from Australia, l've seen Striper fishing in the US, but nothing like this, absolutely loved it, bloody awesome mate as we say here, tight lines 🎣 🐟 🇦🇺 🇺🇲
Thanks from the comment from the other side of the world!
John, I am from S.C. and have been a life long striper fisherman. I am 72 years young. I started fishing for striper in the early 60s on Lake Murray, Lake Hartwell and Santee Cooper. I would love to come to your area and fish for saltwater Stripers. Would you recommend a guide or two that concentrates on stripers. I really enjoy your vids and have read your last book. 😊
John, My name is Doug not Evy. I was using my granddaughters iPad, mine is being repaired. By the way, my largest striper was caught in 1988 at Lake Murray SC, 29lbs 6 ozs.
@jigginjerks runs charters same area same tactics
Tremendous fishing. What an amazing day. Got a good look at those spoons and hope to get at least one afternoon on a boat this summer.
Wow I remember back in the 80’s. The Mother’s Day Weakfish tournament out there. That was THE place to go. Seems like it still is.
Rock & Role!❤
@John Skinner Fishing thanks for the info on Fishing a flutter spoon. Now I know 3 ways to work flutter spoon. 😊
Great job John, once again
Always a rule. Never let your brother beat you no matter what your age John!!!!!
Wow nice fish John 👍👍
Nice catch!
John, I have been watching and learning from your videos for years now. I think my 1st encounter was when I searched for "how to rig a live eel". I think you should stick a go pro on your brother next time he out fishes you 😂
Great video, if your in NJ fish all over barnegat bay. Go get some!!
Incredible!! Very exciting to see your brother nailing them right alongside you. Can you share what tide you were fishing?
Incoming.
Have you tried the MTK tackle flutter spoons..... I use them and they produce well... They have all the common colors plus 3-4 custom colors. I have a few of the 9" ones. They sell the blanks as well. That is what I purchased.... very reasonable... they are on the marketplace. Tight lines out there
I like the Tsunami Heavy spoons because they're 6 ounces and work great in deep rips.
Thanks John - you just cost me 50 bucks (again) :)
Nice 👍👍👍👍👍
Nice looking Bass, the Spoons are too pricey for me, I would hate to loose one of them. The Buck tails. are always good. Your Brother didn't need coaching he was catching.
awesome share
Dude might be a legend in these parts but I sure wouldn’t want to go fishing with him and listen to him all day talking like that telling me what to do lol
My brother had never fished that place before, and had never spoon fished. He also has minimal experience casting bucktails on that kind of a rip. He's been thanking me up and down since the trip for all he learned. Would you rather I just fish and not give him guidance?
I'd love to go fishing with John and listen to every word he says. I think you're reading into it too deep. And remember they are brothers.
I always assumed you needed a moderate or slow action rod for that type of of spoon fishing. Your fluke rod has a fast action for fluke and it works fine.
That rod is not fast action. It's moderate.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing oh ok. That makes sense. Is it the fact that the length is shorter that it works well for fluke jigging?
I find a little shorter to make it easier to put a lot of action on the jig for fluke.
What a cow. Solid fish!
I got a plumb colored trick worm I'm going to put blood worm scent by procure and try a few casts in the river. I want at least 1 or 2 striper before the striper venture out to the ocean. The Day I got hit but sadly didn't land them because people talking to me passing by the weather was cold and crappie and the current in the river was rough. 😊
Nice fish
Ha. Brotherly love. 40 # striper. Eh here’s a net. Nice fish.
That was an amazing day of fishing. Thanks John.
Is flatter spoon designed to jig from the boat? I notice they can’t seem to cast from inshore.
John, looking to purchase a fish finder. I have a Garmin GPS with down view and side view but it’s difficult to see when I’m at the back of my boat. Your link does not specifically show the one you are using. I think it’s a Helix 7 but not sure. Thanks for letting me know the model number. George
I have a helix 10'' on my boat and a 7'' on my kayak.
Thanks John. I will look at the 10”.
Hi John. What size spoon do you use in this video, is it the heavy one or standard? Which size do you prefer overall? Thanks 👍
9'' Heavy preferred in the rips I fish.
Thank you for responding. We are planning on using those mainly in Pulm. And BTW, your rods are really well dialed in, have 2 of yor fluke rods, 1 MH spinning, and just ordered L spinning from J&H. Very happy with them, good job 👍
Great video John. How deep was the rip and was there structure on the bottom?
The best was 25 rising to 12 dropping to 25.
Fantastic video John. I would probably need some Dramamine to cope with the waves. 🤢
I actually take it for ocean trips with swells, but not even a thought in a choppy rip.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks for the response…it just reminded me of Mackerel trips in March off Sandy Hook 40-50 years ago. All good 👍
Hola amigos muy buena pesca me gustaría saber que lugar es gracias
Catfish are game for anything. I had a 2lb catfish eat a football head with a rage tail creyfish
Hi John, Great video! Were you fishing with the new Maxel Hy25 or Hy20?
25
I was out there Friday morning looking for rips like that around Robins is. On the flood and didn’t see any, (managed some nice porgy) am I looking in the wrong area ? Thanks.
I'm east of there, but the south race of robbins should have weakfish.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you
I was out there by Reynolds channel in Long beach yesterday from 11PM-2AM and I didn see a single thing. Have you ever fished in that area?
No.
@John Skinner Fishing you ever catch stripers or lipless crankbaits jerk baits or square bill crankbait? I've heard people catch stripers on spinnerbaits with a willow and colorado blade
Yeah they will catch fish, usually they do really well if the bait the fish are eating is small, usually the issue with them is the hardware, hooks, split rings and swivels are usually freshwater grade and bend out easily against decent size saltwater fish and also corrode fairly quickly and since they are typically smaller lures, if u try to switch them to heavier duty hardware it will often time affect the action of the lure, so in short yes they do work, sometimes very well and if that’s all they’re hitting on I will certainly use them but there’s better things in my opinion that I reach for first, best thing is to try them out and see how they work for u in your area
I have not used them.
Did your Etec motor crap out or is that on another boat?
Sold it because a 40 underpowers this boat.
WoW... some real donkeys hitting today! What's your water temperature like now ...just out of curiosity. These are fat for spring run..
55 on this trip. 56 today.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing ... hi thanks ... well in the zone . Thanks. Tight lines .
Jessups ?
Gee. Thanks for the heads about the neighborhood you’re in. Eastern Long Island is 200 square miles.
Do you want him to catch it for you too?
Gotta hookum to cookum
Why is is called a flutter spoon if you do not want it to flutter on the way down?
We don't want it to flutter all of the way through the water column, else it would take forever to get to the near bottom strike zone, which is 30-60 feet in the places I fish. We want it to slice to the bottom quickly when first dropped, but the flutter while jigging.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Ok I understand now. Thank you. Can you use one of those big 6/7 oz flashy curved spoons that Tsunami makes and jig it the same way off the bottom?
Those would work in deep rips.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing Ok thank you. I might do better with that for going on these party boats where they commonly use 8-12 oz to get to the bottom.
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Wow it common to have guys mob you like that after you catch a few? Absolutely shameless
I don't think they were mobbing me personally, but it's pretty common to have boats go on your drift when they see bent rods that aren't theirs.
Great video John. Good to see you back up north and back at it. I’m still waiting for the strippers and blues to arrive here in New Jersey in full force. 🎣🎣🎣
Fishing genetics on display!
Great video as always !! Thanks John
The perfect day, nice fishing
Definitely got into them you know how to fish up north . Great job guys . I have always wanted to fish up there it looks like we are moving back to Klamath falls Oregon in the next year . I will be in the salmon ,steelhead and sturgeon though.. keep on them beautiful stripers guys ..
Very impressive fishing!
I enjoy watching you fish with friends. But 2 brothers fishing is my favorite. The ball busting is more subtle.
Some fisherman follow the birds to find the fish and some follow John
Hope to get on a good bite with my dad soon! Awesome video!
Great fishing channel & this is my favorite fish to eat
Nice!
I hope this upcoming season I can catch some stripers. Where in eastern Li was this. Much appreciated if you could tell me.
skinner outfished skinner
Thank you. Mr Skinner.
Thanks John nice to see they have arrived.
Wish I was his brother.
Well done
Can't let Broee catch bigger!!
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i have lived on the north fork for years and love that place. it looks like you're in a bay, which one?
Wow
If you’re curious on why your video got views it’s 100% because of the thumbnail
No it's because he's John Skinner!
I guess one way to find out if stripers eat jerk baits square bills or lip less crank baits is to try them. I know smallies and large mouth love em 😊
Thanks for the video. I enjoy all of them. Can we use trebles this year or do we need to switch out to circles?
😮nice looking fish
What size spoon were you using the 9 or 11? And weight?
The story of my life, where nobody else is fishing….
Nice video, is This jessups neck? Thanks
have you been off the beach yet Skinner?
He kinda kicked your butt… 🤣
What size net do you use ?
Not sure. It's old. Just big enough on this trip.
is grabbing the spoon on landing a fish a method you recommend?
Seems reasonable to me, but try at your own risk.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing That is the warning I read years ago in a book about surfcasting, I ignored the same book's admonition about not trying to do this unless you are an expert. Googan that I am, I tried to grab a pencil popper attached to a bluefish. The fish threw the plug as I reached down and I went to Southampton Hospital. Many thanks for the great videos.
What I would do to fish with you
I’m in NJ @john skinner … was this off jersey shore somewhere ? Thinking of manasquan somewhere on chunks of bunker
Eastern LI, bucktails and spoons.
@@JohnSkinnerFishing thanks John 👍🏼, great video as always 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Bossy acting like your brother is 5
Dudes a little annoying right? Lol just let the man fish lol
How about some surf fishing jones Beach Long Island area.
He's coaching! It's all good
You obviously aren’t from NY 😉
@@RPMFISHIN how dare you speak of a legend in such a manner. Pssshhhhh
Hi John, do you ever use top waters? Specifically for stripers? Looking to land my first striper but my access to areas where I wont (a majority of the time) lose my bucktails is minimal. I understand every once in a while its not the worst thing to lose one but one can lose quite a few in my area. TIA
Yes, I do plenty topwater. I fish bucktails in the rockiest of areas without loss. Try a lighter weight bucktail.
I really like that rod too John but I think a little more backbone in the butt section would help get the bass in quicker. Since you release ALL of your stripers why not give em brake and not tire them out so much?
Which rod? We caught on 4 different rods on this video. If you mean the one I caught the big fish on, that is not the rod I normally use in that spot. My brother had the better one, and I used one that was on board for weaks but could handle stripers in a pinch.
John want to buy one of your spinning rods but having a hard time making a choice on length and action… want to use for casting from boat for strippers, blues and possible cobia.. but want to buck-tail for fluke as a last resort .. what do u recommend … by the way ow. Two how your dm rods for fluking
This would be the best all around choice: bit.ly/3vArSAh
Great Day on the water!
Great vid john, got my PB tog on you jig and bounce last week from shore. So far i have landed keepers on it each time i have used it!gonna use it for the seabass run too. Love it!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Got to try some of my skinner bucktails today for the first time. Quick question: the water we were in was like chocolate milk. You literally could not see the jig after you lowered it an inch into the water. Is it better to use one of the scented trailers or should I have moved over to a louder lure like a rattle trap to help the fish hone in on it?
I don't use scented trailers. Striped bass can hit bucktails 50 feet down on a moonless night in a 5-knot current. They can find your jig in dirty water.
John
Is that a 72” or 60” shaft on your Minn Kota ? Trying to decide which would be better for my 17’ skiff for fishing in your area .. NY and CT
60
John, are housing the standard or heavy flutter spoon?
9 inch 4.7 ounce
Hey John awesome video... was wondering if u had any tips on getting a better feel for hitting bottom when fishing?? Thanks
Awesome question. Highly visible line makes it easier because you can probably see the tick of the bottom collision or the brief decrease in the speed of the line going out. Other than that just stay in contact with the lure and try to feel it out.
Ok thanks for the advice and keep making great content
What depth were you finding them?
@Joe K Thanks, didn't have time to watch the whole video yet
Why did you choose the flutter spoons on some drifts and bucktails on others?
We used spoons in the deeper spots.
Thanks!
Did you keep any
No.
Connecticut?
Eastern LI
I know you have to show "proof" for the video but man, John, it would be really nice if you never took em outa the water. Otherwise another great video.
Do you have anything better to do other than to criticize John on how to catch and handle fish?
But where are the blues ?