Kayak fishing all different depths for seabass & fluke in the Sound!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Glassy calm conditions meant it was a perfect day to fish a bit further into the Sound (middle region) for black seabass and fluke with Dan from @FishinAccomplished. We started in 30' or so and then worked into 70' and then 90'+ at which point we decided to work the ledge which at the top was about 20' or so. Thankfully some keeper seabass but the fluke were on the smaller side, as somewhat expected. Still a lot of fun with a lot of action, great day to be out there, despite the heat towards the end of the trip.
Main Setup:
Rod: modified shimano TMSX66M • Cutting the last eye o...
Reel: daiwa KGLT2000D-XH • Daiwa Kage LT 2000D-XH...
Mainline: Berkley x9 8lb. crystal amzn.to/38sLXjA (affiliate link)
Leader: Yo-zuri Hybrid Mono 15lb. test: amzn.to/36717dr (affiliate link)
Lure: 4"-5" gulps: amzn.to/4cKXJl8 (affiliate link)
3/8oz -1/2oz S&S bucktails Bigeye Jig Head: www.grumpystac...
Backup setup:
Rod: st. croix tidemaster inshore 6'-6" med-heavy fast amzn.to/3Wou60i (affiliate link)
Reel: Penn Clash 4000 (older model) www.tackledire...
Mainline: Spiderwire Ultracast 15lb. amzn.to/3pZfLd2 (affiliate link)
Leader: Ande mono 30lb: amzn.to/3SGw36C (affiliate link)
Bottom Rig: 3oz sinker 3/0 baitholder 6" gulp grub pink/black
First-Person Camera: GoPro Hero 11 amzn.to/42Refec (affiliate link)
Third-Person Camera: GoPro Hero 9 amzn.to/42y7vCm (affiliate link)
Underwater Camera: GoPro Hero 9 amzn.to/42y7vCm (affiliate link)
External Battery: amzn.to/4cxpe1D (affiliate link)
Fish Finder: amzn.to/44SZglL
Fish Finder Battery: amzn.to/43CXweL
VHF radio: amzn.to/3oYciyj (affiliate link)
Fish soft cooler: amzn.to/3R6UewT (affiliate link)
PFD: amzn.to/3pRU2Y0 (affiliate link)
Fish Stringer: amzn.to/3rFGZcO (affiliate link)
Motor: Watersnake T24 kayak trolling motor: amzn.to/4cTABAP (affiliate link)
Playlist of the Hobie Compass 2021 kayak I use and the modifications I've done to it:
• Hobie Compass 2021 Kay...
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Great conditions. Good to see all those fluke. Was on the south shore this morning and same thing, all shorts.
Hmmm, it really has me wondering where all the larger fish went...thanks for the report though I was thinking of trying south shore actually for a change soon
Peter: LOVE the added info at the beginning! Date, time, tide, wind - GREAT! I swear you pack more rods, camera equipment and other fishing equipment on your kayak than I can fit on my Sea Hunt Triton 172. I am constantly amazed.
Thank you frank! its my way of keeping a log and really does help mew I think when I can look back and try to pick up a pattern. HAHa your prob right, I try to be minimal with gear but it never works out. by the time I have all the camera stuff, battery for the motor, lures, cooler, rods, its pretty packed for a 12' piece of plastic, lol
Hello Peter ! Doug P. from Mamaroneck Harbor. Thanks for the amazing content & going the extra mile for us subscribers ! Dan is a blast to view and learn from like you, so it's really cool seeing you guys collaborate.
Peter, I have a lot of respect for you and the other Kayakers. Great to see how successful and productive you are via this type of fishing. I would think most of your subscribers, like me, are boat owners. But, I could be totally wrong. Have you considered doing a boat trip for a video ? I would think many of your subscribers, like me, would find that content very cool, and helpful. If you ever wanted to get out via boat, I'd be honored to help and fish with you. I would be happy to pay for your time. I am trying to better my marginal Sea Bass skills. Tough getting Sea Bass in my area (Dan's area / Rye). I've been boating and fishing on the Sound for about 20 years. I am passionate about angling, always enjoy the trips whether productive or not, but take it seriously with safety being paramount. I hope you will consider and I am lucky to meet you one day. Keep up the great work my friend. Doug P.
Doug! email me pr2fishing@gmail.com I'm always open to doing any type of fishing, just now kayaking makes the most sense economically for me, especially with work and family, I usually have very short windows to fish on the weekends when the weather allows
very much appreciate this comment
I've put a hook right on the same snap swivel with my sinker and have caught fluke. When you think about it, it's pretty much the same as a bucktail. Glad you had some fun out there
lol very good point, I may try that little trick over sandy bottom like this. Makes me think also why those fluke balls are very effective!
nice underwater cam footage!
Thanks!
Love the underwater view. Enjoyable video to watch.
Nice video. Love that underwater footage.
Thanks 👍
72’ - 98’ nice calm conditions, fun trip!
couldn't ask for better conditions, current wasn't ripping either...little hot but overall a really fun trip!
Hey Peter, another enjoyable video. My usual go to dependable hot spot for Seabass on structure almost nobody knows about has instead been loaded with….sharks. Caught 8 on one trip which is the most on a single trip. There must have been 80 I didn’t catch. Not sure what’s going on but it’s interesting to see you catch a keeper in 17 feet of water. I’m guessing he was hiding from the sharks 😂. I will definitely go shallower next trip out. Greetings from Gio Western Long Island Sound.
Hey Gio, were you using clam at that spot? I was on a party boat in montauk once going for seabass and everyone on the boat was using clam except my friend and I were using asian crabs. (this was in the summer). Everyone and I mean everyone was catching dogfish on the boat except my friend and I who were actually getting seabass...but idk maybe your scenario is different. LOL this has been a slow seabass season in the sound for me, my western sound areas dont have many around still...
@@PeterRanieriII Thanks for the reply. I almost always use whole squid, and occasionally cut strips of squid.
Great underwater footage!
Thanks!
It's crazy how many fluke are at that spot but it seems like the keepers got picked through. A month ago it was alot easier getting keepers there
Good to know man, I think next year if the sand eel run happens again I'll do my best to get to these areas earlier. As you know this area is massive so it would surprise me though if all the keepers got picked through, Im starting to think that maybe since the sand eels left, the bigger fish also moved on because they have a bigger need to feed and there wasnt a whole lot of bait over there?
Yeah I always wonder where the big fish go.. it was definetly fun when it was loaded with sandeels.. on sunday I had a fluke spit up a crab over there
Good job Peter
Thank you Mario! always a good time on the water
Cool collaboration. Both of you guys have excellent channels. Keep up the great work and be safe out there. P.S. If you’re ever in my neck of the woods hit me up. I have some great Fluke spots.
I appreciate you saying that man, Dan is a lot of fun to fish with. It would be nice if our schedules aligned more often but its always nice when we can go together. I just watched a few of your vids, love them and your commentary is great, seems like you had some great success this summer near you, no fish finder either, that's impressive. I think dan and I have your bay a few years back (not the same area though), would def love to try there again.
Thanks bro. I’m going to try and get out there again within a few days or so and hopefully put up a new video. The Fluke should still be holding strong. If so it definitely would be worth the trip. I hammered them up until mid-October during the last two seasons. My fingers are crossed the same willl hold true over the next 6 weeks.
Peter !
Remember Jaws?
"I'm talking about SHARK'IN. I'm not talking about a dogfish !"
Which sparked me to look up the dogfish. I did not know that dogfish have teeth that are so blunt that they're harmless. I saw a clip of a guy putting his finger in it's mouth. Some have venomous spines on their dorsal fins. The spiny have and smooth don't. They are considered EXCELLENT table fare. Maybe the wife is gonna be angry if she sees this clip.
Also.... I know it's weird that I looked up N.Y. saltwater fishing regulations.... But.... Who is making these regs?
Before August 1st, fluke 19" and after it's 19.5"? Can they really be technically accurate enough to know that it's necessary to increase the limit by 1/2" mid-season? It feels much more like ..... Someone or a group in Albany needs to justify the validity of their positions.
Nice clip.
I tapped the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.
Edit:
Caution with consumption of dogfish. They are very slow growers. That one was probably 30-40 years old.......... It is "said" they build up toxins. The Long Island Sound ? In 1984 ? Leaded gas was still being used in 50% of cars....
haha Francus you are the man, love that you research a lot about other fisheries. Your absolutely correct dogfish don't really have teeth, its kind of like a 80grit sandpaper but the spiny ones you do have to watch that tail. This one was a smooth so relatively safe to handle, they just are so strong its amazing. And yes they do taste great, just takes a bit more prep and care but they I def do want to keep one on the next opportunity, haha she hasn't had it yet 🤫
Yeah the regs don't make much sense. Its gotta be some sort of equation that projects an expected harvest amount of fish by mass. There were actually a number of options for fluke this year, I think the other options included shortening the season but allowing a smaller fish size or larger creel limit, etc. They eventually decided on this strange larger size keeper halfway through the season lol. Your prob right they just wanna look like theyr being creative over there in Albany
@PeterRanieriII
Your short clip, about the size of a "needle in a haystack," saw a hundred. There's millions more. This thread has several people citing LARGE ones being caught. Recreational fishing has ZERO impact on saltwater fishing. It is not a lake. There's more fluke than seagulls. Same for porgies, robin, bluefish, and striper.
Okay. I'm SORRY. No more complaining.... I PROMISE.
I'm with you man, the more I fish the more I think we rec guys are drops in the bucket, especially over soft bottom areas that can be dragged. Maybe certain non-migratory fish in snaggy bottoms are more pressured by rec guys/for hire boats but thats a small sample set
@PeterRanieriII
Way to go, PETER ! Now you got me breaking my PROMISE...
Think about the Florida Everglades... It has 10,000 mangrove islands. 99.9% never see a human. Every single bridge, dock, rock, reef, mangrove island, etc, is holding hundreds of mangrove snappers. Redfish? They are so heavily protected (one per person).... It is my belief. Redfish eat more undersized sea trout than all trout caught by humans. We aren't protecting fish. We're just shifting the fish protection from one fish to a different fish.
Nobody.... and I mean NOBODY.... wants fishing regulations more than the fishermen. But.... we want them to be based on sound science.
Supposedly
..... In the late 80's, redfish were over fished.... That was done by commercial fishing. Since then, they've made a complete comeback with no chance of depletion ever happening again because commercial targeting of redfish has been haulted. But.... The stranglehold on recreational fishermen continues..... based on what I believe to be, obsolete science.
I wish good people could change the bad parts of the world. But.... This is the world we live in, and it's so much better in many ways that I TRY not to complain
Where are you launching from ? I live on Long Island fishing has been slow for me , love your videos man ! Also what penn reel is that ? 🔥
Its been slow lately for me too, the reel is the penn clash 3000 but its an older model they dont make anymore. you prob could find on ebay but heres a little info on it: www.henry-gilbey.com/blog/penn-clash-3000-very-interested-to-see-if-this-new-spinning-reel-works-out-for-my-lure-fishing
@@PeterRanieriII thanks man I appreciate you
How do u get some of your jig down to the bottom in 25 to 30 ft of water, I use something similar size ( 1/2 to 3/8 oz) and it take forever to get down, and it would be scoping too much
@@sanhson108 I use 8lb test braid which is very thin, and I try to match the current with my drift as much as possible
Awesome video theres 2 water snake motors, finding the kayak one seems to be difficult.
If I was to get the other one then Im forced to use the tiller the whole time right?
I like the idea of hooking it up and using my kayak steering.
wow your right it seems a lot of places are out of stock like scheels and walmart. try amazon but not many left: amzn.to/3y7OMDR yeah i dont use the tiller i just leave it locked in one position and steer with my rudder
Hey question what size wire did you use for the battery the manual says 1m = 10AWG
Or 3m= 8AWG
The wire on the motor is probably like 14 would I have to use such a bigger wire?
Also did you change the whole wire to the motor or just for wiring the breaker?
@@waterboy5164 so yeah your correct it says to use 8 gage over 9ft but that is really just them being extra safe I think. If you look at typically wiring for 30 amps it’s around 10 gage and like you said the wire coming out of the motor is like 12 or 14 gage so it doesn’t even matter as that’s the wire that would fail first. I used 10AWG and it’s about 10ft or so connect d to a short run of the cable it comes with from the motor. I really don’t want to try and wire the extension wire directly to it. So far no issues on what I did
@@waterboy5164 for the watersnake I just used the same wire that it came with to the battery. I didn’t need to extend. Where’s your battery?
@@PeterRanieriII im going to do the same set up as you. Ill have the watersnake on the right side of my old town 132pdl and the battery right behind my seat
How far from the surface was the top of the rock that you were over at the end of the video?
@@milesk14 not exactly sure but prob around 8-10’ it was a very similar rock to the one I caught the seabass on a short time earlier.
Where do you fish by? We've been looking for a good place to fish, any reccomndations?
I fish mostly in the western sound and sometimes the middle sound but I think right now the best area is the eastern sound so east of mattituck would probably be the best in these hot summer months
There have been some absolutely doormat fluke being caught right off the beaches. As in nearly 30".
wow, true dormat status right there from shore! I'm gunna try some new ideas to find bigger fish...
Off a Long Island sound beach?
how did you mount the garmin fishfinder to the track?
@@sterlingporter830 i used a toilet bowl flange bolt in reverse. Check this video and skip to about the 17:00-19:00 area: ua-cam.com/video/uybRILrS_oY/v-deo.htmlsi=bNWkArbH2DC1zP46
What type of kayak are you using
@@Kaiscott-ue2oh it’s a hobie compass 2021