EPIC Surf Fishing Frenzy on Deserted Beach - Thousands of Fish!

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  • @tomjpt
    @tomjpt Рік тому +7

    Oh John! Hard to believe I survived 27 minutes of watching somebody else fish the blitz. Those moments are so special. Love your very careful treatment of the fish. Thanks for a great time!

  • @duffmeister6480
    @duffmeister6480 Рік тому +4

    I don’t know how, but you must have eyes on the water 24/7. That was incredible , and I noticed that lately you’ve been sharing a little more detail and tips in your videos, much appreciated. Thanks.

  • @jameshill8548
    @jameshill8548 Рік тому +4

    What an epic day, and no one else there fishing!!! Those are the days that memories are made to last a life time.

  • @joshrussell9460
    @joshrussell9460 Рік тому +6

    That's so awesome to see. What a feeling to be fishing a blitz . Gotta love it ! Great video as always John .

  • @jmd8693
    @jmd8693 Рік тому +2

    Nice! Thanks for sharing so much info about the gear you use, your books, etc

  • @Sir_Defyable
    @Sir_Defyable Рік тому +5

    Pretty good fish swims right by your feet at 3:09 👍🏻

  • @jmfjmf2542
    @jmfjmf2542 Рік тому +2

    Nothing short of amazing. Excellent vid. Congratulations!

  • @NACHO_-LIBRE
    @NACHO_-LIBRE Рік тому +4

    Insane that the fish are coming right up to your feet. Incredible footage John.

  • @kylenorman7997
    @kylenorman7997 Рік тому +1

    awesome! ive never witnessed a blitz in person. i hope to someday. i have never even caught that many fish in 1 outing. amazing. if i can ever obtain even 1/8 of the knowledge you have john, id be happy. id give an awful lot to fish with you someday. i dont even care if i fish - id just watch and be happy learning. just to see how you approach it all, decide where to fish, when to fish... its simply amazing.

  • @brandonpoulter9570
    @brandonpoulter9570 Рік тому +2

    One of your best videos Skinner! I thought the fish would shut down when the boat moved in but it actually pushed the fish right to you. Amazing video. And thank you for releasing your Stripers. We have so few here in Virginia now they should put a moratorium on them in the Chesapeake Bay.

  • @tjaaw
    @tjaaw Рік тому +3

    one of your wildest ever, thanks. you don't see that every day.

  • @FMorgigno1
    @FMorgigno1 Рік тому +1

    One for the record books, John. Awesome video.

  • @jameso321
    @jameso321 Рік тому +2

    I was just thinking if there were some good quality blitz videos!

  • @markstafford4015
    @markstafford4015 Рік тому +1

    Crazy action John

  • @richtroxler
    @richtroxler Рік тому +1

    The little drop out in volume was you no doubt using a few bad words at the boater who put the fish down lol. Nice video John!

  • @billrae4198
    @billrae4198 Рік тому +20

    If you see someone fishing one of those rods you can walk up and say, "Hey, give me my rod back, I know it's mine because it's got my name on it!"

    • @VilimoneLolokula-s4s
      @VilimoneLolokula-s4s Рік тому

      And the lure too 😂

    • @billrae4198
      @billrae4198 Рік тому

      Yeah, guy'd be standing there with nothing wondering what just happened.@@VilimoneLolokula-s4s

    • @DindaLions
      @DindaLions Рік тому

      What!!!!😂 my names they r call sticky rice mahhh

  • @shadomane
    @shadomane Рік тому +1

    Awesome fishing!!! Thanks for the video and for sharing.

  • @BobbyOfEarth
    @BobbyOfEarth Рік тому +1

    Awesome man, the kind of thing that dreams are made of...

  • @johnadams7963
    @johnadams7963 Рік тому +1

    It's like the mullet runs here in Florida. Killing blues and mackerel.
    Awesome video bro

  • @joshrussell9460
    @joshrussell9460 Рік тому +1

    Also appreciate the tips and pointers as always .

  • @patmcdermott8547
    @patmcdermott8547 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for some incredible footage! I'm surprised there weren't more bluefish mixed in, though.

  • @Peter-zg3em
    @Peter-zg3em Рік тому +3

    it's been that kind of fall. fish are here one minute and gone the next. better than last year, nothing like '21. still not a ton of smalls in the rivers and that's troublesome.

  • @lawrencecardente533
    @lawrencecardente533 Рік тому +1

    It just doesn't get any better than that!

  • @JOATMOFA
    @JOATMOFA Рік тому +1

    Fishing dreams are made of this...

  • @jungleoflaos7996
    @jungleoflaos7996 Рік тому +2

    The beauty of nature

  • @jmcook9441
    @jmcook9441 Рік тому +1

    Hey I live in the S.F. bay area. Not a lot of old school bucktail fisherman here. Swimsuits and jerkbait on casting gear. We fish a lot of muddy water. I do like watching your channel.

  • @Onewayto2024
    @Onewayto2024 Рік тому

    Fantastic John! I bet you’re gonna miss that when you’re back down in FL!

  • @richardcatalinajr.369
    @richardcatalinajr.369 Рік тому +1

    Amazing! That was truly EPIC.

  • @grantd.5438
    @grantd.5438 Рік тому +4

    Whats kind of neat here is how the bucktail stands out in this scenario despite loads of bait around, I think do to its size. In an identical scenario on menhaden (peanut sized), I have found its not as easy with the bucktail to 'stand-out' like it did here. Seems like a balance of 'how far to I want to blend in with the bait' vs. 'stand out enough to be seen and eaten'. What are your thoughts Skinner?

  • @MakeTimeForFishing
    @MakeTimeForFishing Рік тому +2

    Such a cool POV to see a striper blitz like that at your feet all day! Most of us will only dream of seeing a school swarming like that in person. Great video as usual, John!

  • @vipergeddy
    @vipergeddy Рік тому +2

    John you can throw a beer can out there a catch them lol they look like blues busting and you have the hole beach to yourself it looks like 👍

  • @LI-Aquanaut
    @LI-Aquanaut Рік тому

    Dream fishing footage. I've yet to witness this in the 20+ years I've lived on Long Island. I heard it used to be more common. Someday soon, I hope.

    • @dcskate1022
      @dcskate1022 Рік тому

      Don’t get your hopes up. Jersey and VA guys are absolutely decimating these fish.

    • @LI-Aquanaut
      @LI-Aquanaut Рік тому

      How so?

  • @jonyana13
    @jonyana13 Рік тому +1

    Wow nice lots of birds fish on 🐟🎣

  • @Adam-Izzy
    @Adam-Izzy Рік тому

    Awesome footage John!

  • @anthonypileggi1272
    @anthonypileggi1272 Рік тому +1

    Awesome day man enjoy it while it lasts!!!!!😅👍👍👍🎣🐟🐟

  • @rayflynn7942
    @rayflynn7942 Рік тому +1

    spectacular footage of the frenzy 👌

  • @stephenfletcher4681
    @stephenfletcher4681 Рік тому

    Wow that was aweseom...must have been a blast

  • @teslarocks7345
    @teslarocks7345 Рік тому +1

    I noticed about at the 3:10 mark there was something big that swam in front of him right after he hooked up to a fish.

  • @gerrymcguire7521
    @gerrymcguire7521 6 місяців тому

    Once I saw all the Birds , I knew the party was over!

  • @RichGotFish
    @RichGotFish Рік тому +2

    Hi John. I know you live by the bucktail, but I wonder how a Crippled Herring would work. It is very similar to a Bay Anchovy in size and shape.

    • @mikemelina7395
      @mikemelina7395 Рік тому

      I'm not John, but the appropriate size and color jig would certainly work, the old adage "Match the Hatch" always applies.

  • @jeffderenzo1500
    @jeffderenzo1500 Місяць тому +1

    You could used a hook with nothing on it lol love it...

  • @mako184
    @mako184 Рік тому +1

    Great video!! When you cast into a school feeding , how far past the fish do you try to cast?

  • @iulianburlacu
    @iulianburlacu Рік тому

    Loved it! Subbed.

  • @Jake4211-
    @Jake4211- Рік тому +1

    that is every angler's dream🤣

  • @jamefishin3333
    @jamefishin3333 Рік тому +1

    Hey Mr Skinner, I’m brand new to the fall run and I have a question. I’ll be fishing the surf at island beach state park in NJ starting this upcoming weekend to thanksgiving. What time of day do the Stripers bite? Is the bite throughout the day or in the morning/afternoon? And how would one find stripers if they’re not hitting the top of the water? Thank you if you see this!

    • @redrover3259
      @redrover3259 Рік тому

      I'm not Mr. Skinner but would suggest topwater, poppers and Spooks at dawn, even as the sun is coming up, to locate fish, then again sunset and even into the night with dark swimmers and bucktail jigs. They seem to be on the feed at those hopurs and less skittish. Of course blitzes like these can occur at any time when the fish are on schools of bait. If you have a 4x4, can you get a permit to drive on the beach? Makes chasing schools a lot easier.

  • @JLTFishing
    @JLTFishing Рік тому +1

    Nice video good 👍

  • @davecosgrove8787
    @davecosgrove8787 Рік тому +1

    If ever there was a time for the fly rod!

  • @sidobx6600
    @sidobx6600 Рік тому

    There is hope! Here in NC we have the pin fish blitz. Things have changed a bit and not sure why :(

  • @markstafford4015
    @markstafford4015 Рік тому +1

    Do you ever keep a keeper striper for the table or are they sacred ?!

  • @Redcrown48
    @Redcrown48 Рік тому +1

    I guess you were looking for Albie's and the Bass were a bonus and you were the only one on the Beach.

  • @stevensilva1350
    @stevensilva1350 Рік тому

    I try to find my biggest profile fishing lure, a 6 inch darter in brown or green. Even white does really good

  • @usobninja14
    @usobninja14 Рік тому +2

    Oooh Man this is tough to watch after just getting off the water nothing lol, had perfect conditions after work, very over cast, lots of bait, and fishing a really nice rip and nothing, I usually fish into the night but it was too slow. they have been comin in waves where I’ve been fishing on the south shore and there either there or there not, on the bright side when they have been there they’ve almost all been in the slot or above

    • @anon-e-mouse988
      @anon-e-mouse988 Рік тому

      This is northshore

    • @usobninja14
      @usobninja14 Рік тому

      @renchen5977 Yes I know bud I never said this wasn’t the north shore I was just sharing my experience on the south shore lol

  • @xcel5
    @xcel5 Рік тому +2

    Town beach. McCabe's goldsmiths inlet Kenny's all good

  • @andreaspinola417
    @andreaspinola417 Рік тому

    Today I went out and got skunked, I came back home to this

  • @jrod1077
    @jrod1077 Рік тому +2

    Hi John - I was out there over the past two weeks and hit three days of these blitzes from the shore, two of which were during that high NW wind. My original plan was to target albies, but they were few and far between. Are these blitzes unusual on the Sound and for how long do you think they might continue? Are you still due for an influx of albies or was this just an off year for them?

    • @JohnSkinnerFishing
      @JohnSkinnerFishing  Рік тому +1

      I think we'll have good fishing on the onshore winds. I'm still confident on the albies.

    • @jrod1077
      @jrod1077 Рік тому

      @@JohnSkinnerFishing Many thanks, John!

  • @danieljohnson8437
    @danieljohnson8437 Рік тому +1

    Just One more cast!
    REBEL Crawdad

  • @davidkuperschmid5274
    @davidkuperschmid5274 Рік тому

    what day was this? I was fishing a mile or so west of Plum a couple days last week and didn't see any stripers. Uggh.

  • @InTheFlow66
    @InTheFlow66 Рік тому

    Epic blitzing...I'm hoping those fish are on their way to Western Suffolk cause we haven't seen much action like that at all on the North Shore here. When was this video made John?

  • @BassSwirls
    @BassSwirls Рік тому

    A 6/0 bare hook would work.. days like that are fantastic... but I prefer quiet with the odd lunker .

  • @BrendanKenny-c8r
    @BrendanKenny-c8r Рік тому

    Why do you prefer a bail less reel? I have never used bail less. just curious. Enjoy your videos

  • @slackline9841
    @slackline9841 Рік тому +1

    Well, that was cool to watch, but I never realized what poor fighters stripers are. Those fish don't take any line at all, you just crank 'em in.

  • @glennplomchok5125
    @glennplomchok5125 Рік тому +1

    Totally insane

  • @ToTheMoon8636
    @ToTheMoon8636 Рік тому

    Hi John, first of all nice 👍 video and good catch. Do you have any video series about bucktail , how to use and retrieve. Thanks

  • @bruce2582
    @bruce2582 Рік тому

    This is at Salton Sea right?

  • @behzadshambayati6912
    @behzadshambayati6912 Рік тому

    Where are you at, is this beach somewhere in Marin county CA ?

  • @andyslaybids
    @andyslaybids Рік тому

    Does time of day matter less during the fall?

  • @kennetholavarria8044
    @kennetholavarria8044 11 місяців тому

    Hello John I’m from Long Island and I moved to Florida what part of Florida you live in I been following you yrs I use to fish in Hampton and jones beach I live in spring hills I always wanted to go fishing. With you

  • @new2guitar1
    @new2guitar1 Рік тому

    Would you say that these fish are the target range for the 8 footer and when there's slot to over slot fish that it's time for the 9 footer?

  • @jf-be4zy
    @jf-be4zy Рік тому

    Beautiful day, great beach and I love the sound of the waves on the the small rocks. The fishing was ok too haha would love to have a day like that. How do you keep from getting wind knots in your braided line? I went to a fishing store to get a rod and reel to do the same kind of fishing and they gave me braided line. I had so much trouble with it I went back to mono.

    • @jonfisher9214
      @jonfisher9214 Рік тому

      I've found the key to avoiding knots in braid is to avoid letting the line go slack. When I cast I hold my index finger just off the spool as the lure is touching down. Just before it hits the water I stop the line with my finger. When you start winding make sure you have a curve in the rod to keep it under tension. I use mono for 90% of my fishing but for this kind of lure fishing braid gives you a huge advantage. I'd recommend giving it another try.

  • @914senaca
    @914senaca Рік тому

    I paused at one point and counted 38 fish in one frame...that looked like so much fun..Are silversides the same as bay anchovies?

  • @callmeishmaelk767
    @callmeishmaelk767 Рік тому +1

    The clear water up there is impressive, as well as the number of fish from shore. I'm in lower Cape May county on the Delaware Bay side and you don't see anything like that down here. Why don't you keep striped bass, just don't like the way they taste?

    • @deandanenhower4948
      @deandanenhower4948 Рік тому +3

      Because we're all watching them disappear. The numbers are drastically getting worse every year. There's barely any spawns, and we as anglers need to do as much as possible to preserve what's left

  • @Da_GmanFisherman
    @Da_GmanFisherman Рік тому

    Where in Long Island is that the water is so clean?

    • @JohnSkinnerFishing
      @JohnSkinnerFishing  Рік тому

      Roughly east of Mattituck depending on time of year and weather conditions.

  • @raphaelrousso7124
    @raphaelrousso7124 Рік тому

    Ou est ce paradis de la pêche ? Un poisson par lancer ?!! Moi c'est plutôt un poisson tous les 100 lancers ! Si on tapait les loups comme ça en Méditerranée ce serait presque routinier . En tout cas bravo pour ces coups de ligne !(cette canne fleuret à l'air d'avoir une action souple à souhait qui ne serait pas pour me déplaire , elle a l'air magnifique)

  • @michaeloshea3090
    @michaeloshea3090 Рік тому +2

    John, did you ever try making your own strips with pork skin and kosher salt? I've been doing it for years. 20 strips for four dollars 😊

    • @JohnSkinnerFishing
      @JohnSkinnerFishing  Рік тому

      Nope. Sounds pretty economical.

    • @michaeloshea3090
      @michaeloshea3090 Рік тому +1

      @@JohnSkinnerFishing An older friend of mine who has passed away used to fish the Breezy Point jetty and showed me how to do it 40 years ago.

    • @JamesP29
      @JamesP29 Рік тому +1

      ​@michaeloshea3090 Please tell us.. jig strips work pretty good, but nothing beats pork in my opinion.

    • @michaeloshea3090
      @michaeloshea3090 Рік тому

      @@JamesP29 I agree!

    • @StrataGz
      @StrataGz Рік тому

      @@michaeloshea3090do you recommend that spot? my fishing buddy moved to queens so mountauk trips aren’t as easy to pull off but he’s been telling me good stuff about breezy

  • @rstanton3
    @rstanton3 Рік тому

    What's the latest you 've seen albies there?

    • @JohnSkinnerFishing
      @JohnSkinnerFishing  Рік тому

      11/15, but I went to Florida the next day so they might have stayed later.

  • @marksheppard6498
    @marksheppard6498 Рік тому

    Those are great eating fish you are casually letting go.

  • @zackpapazahariou6557
    @zackpapazahariou6557 Рік тому

    IPP You've got all the time in the world! NICE anyway.

  • @georgegoode147
    @georgegoode147 Рік тому

    BLITZ!

  • @hungrymon7887
    @hungrymon7887 Рік тому

    What state or country is this? Thanks.

  • @tomdestio6575
    @tomdestio6575 Рік тому

    Where are you in this video LONG ISLAND? North Shore oyster bay

  • @graemefindsen4001
    @graemefindsen4001 Рік тому

    In New Zealand we call that a boil up😂

  • @robertgerber2533
    @robertgerber2533 Рік тому

    Fishing the bucktail

  • @northface484
    @northface484 Рік тому

    And the Ding Dongs in the Boat park right on top of them.....

  • @tlsmoke23
    @tlsmoke23 Рік тому

    She thing happen yesterday in Orient. Its feeding time.

  • @mikemelina7395
    @mikemelina7395 Рік тому

    I was into a blitz further north last week, a couple guys were hitting them on teasers, I got a few on SS sinking poppers and a small cruiser. I could get them to eat on the bucktail, or the teaser for that matter. They liked the cruiser best.

  • @ChasMtz420
    @ChasMtz420 Рік тому

    what state is this?

  • @paulrash8861
    @paulrash8861 Рік тому +1

    We have white bass down here nobody eats em

  • @stevensilva1350
    @stevensilva1350 Рік тому

    Giant blitzes.

  • @mikemuller4019
    @mikemuller4019 Рік тому

    If this is the north shore what’s mtk like

    • @JB-bj3os
      @JB-bj3os Рік тому

      They are in Montauk! I was there this past Saturday on my cc and ran into a blitz just like this about 1 mile off the beach in the early afternoon, they come close to the beach when the stripers chase the bait into the coves you will see this. Its a blast..

  • @vipergeddy
    @vipergeddy Рік тому

    Just reach in and grab one 😅

  • @steveeder6909
    @steveeder6909 Рік тому

    Where is this?

  • @MegaFoobar
    @MegaFoobar Рік тому

    What kind of fish? 🐟

  • @richardbauman4731
    @richardbauman4731 Рік тому

    we're gonna have to start calling him the fish whisperer 😎

  • @shawnhealey6297
    @shawnhealey6297 Рік тому +1

    Only John Skinner, lol.

  • @ВикторВиктор-л7н

    What kind of Fish?

  • @johnfinn3787
    @johnfinn3787 Рік тому

    John, during an anchovy bite do you ever fish a naked bucktail? For instance when the fish pushed out a bit instead of upping the size, maybe just eliminate the trailer? I’ve had success with it during peanut bites due to the slight profile change. Just curious if you e tried and the success. Thanks

  • @MOON_KID
    @MOON_KID Рік тому

    Have you ever hooked a gull? Unintentionally, I mean

  • @theresafitzgerald4114
    @theresafitzgerald4114 Рік тому

    Wow! Did any of the fish actually bump your legs? Must be twenty years ago or more and that happened to me just West of Nissy. Looks like all your fish were right around slot size with a few bigger fish? Hard to tell sometimes with camera angle and all. Anyway very nice! Saw another comment about you "rushing" to unhook your fish. Haters gonna hate. I thought all were good and clean releases...

  • @FishNassau
    @FishNassau Рік тому

    A reel with no bail? Please explain why this is a desirable feature?

    • @JohnSkinnerFishing
      @JohnSkinnerFishing  Рік тому

      A bail does nothing your index finger can't do faster, more reliably, and with no chance of putting a loop on the spool. It's a shame they were ever invented.

    • @FishNassau
      @FishNassau Рік тому

      @@JohnSkinnerFishing Wow, this never would have crossed my mind… Something I will try, thank you!

  • @Ghazwan2023
    @Ghazwan2023 Рік тому

    why he did not keep the fish????