@@emz7638 Yup they sent me the new model. I don’t remember exactly how much, but I know that it was shipping + difference in retail price which wasn’t much at the time (if I am remembering correctly).

@ how do they compare?? I just bought the gen 1 off marketplace for $275 and im loving it right now im just wondering what they could’ve improved upon in the new one

@ I actually prefer the first gen for performance. The new one seems stiffer to me and it’s not as fun. I’m not sure if it’s any more sensitive than the first gen. The only thing I didn’t like about the first gen is the white handle that got dirty quickly. I like to keep my gear as clean as possible and I didn’t like that. Probably not a problem for many people.

@@theanglercrew7059 yeah I’ve heard from a couple people they prefer the older one as it was more balanced too, I got the black handle one so it’s hard to see if it gets dirty and gives it a cleaner look, anyways thanks for the response. There really isn’t much information about the gen 1 version.

@@hotpolymer which headboat are you referring to? I was on Orlando (Canaveral) Princess and Ocean Princess in the last couple of months. 👍🏼

@@theanglercrew7059 oh yeah the ocean princess. Was that trip.productive? Do you have a KZbin trip video on that boat? I would like to see their operation.

@@hotpolymerat 8:11, that’s the trip on Orlando (Canaveral) Princess and at 15:49, that’s the trip on Ocean Obsession 2. I like both boats and really can’t say one is better over the other. Orlando/Canaveral Princess is bigger and probably more comfortable, but it gets canceled more frequently.

@@theanglercrew7059 got it. Noticed they hang the bait pale over the rail. Never seen that before on a head boat. Do you prefer mono or braid on the depths these boats fish? I used braid the first time on Orlando princess and may start using it because the bite is so sensitive. Still haven’t decided since their house rods already have the heavy mono rigged already. Just trying new approaches and tactics. I try to go once every other year down in Florida.

@ they hang it over the rail on OO2, but not OP. I prefer braid for sure. Normally fish 80-110ft deep water, so it’s not too deep. Tight lines!

Ayee booked the same trip

@the1995mikal let's roll can't wait to meet ya. Let's catch some limits

@@ronmckinney4334 I personally didn’t. I used the rig they recommend (double snelled rig). I saw their recent video and it looks like they are busy rebuilding the dock and cleaning up the area. Luckily the boats made it out fine. 👍🏼

@theanglercrew7059 yes I saw that yesterday. Sea spirit here at ponce inlet is also closed till November. Princess fleet canceled my Saturday full day so I took the half day but it was like fishing in chocolate milk unfortunately they said it usually takes about 10 days to settle back to normal condition

@@ronmckinney4334 Ty for the heads up! I saw the hang from Sunday and it looked pretty good (Big Mangos and one big Mutton)

@@ronmckinney4334 Dang I’m jealous! I had two trips cancelled - one because we didn’t have enough people and one because of the weather. Wish you luck and tight lines!!!

@@theanglercrew7059 same. I’ve had a couple trips cancelled due to not enough numbers. Man I wished they had the regulars card membership like Double O

@@charlesachinelli3857 they’re not long enough (minimum of 12” to keep)

@@theanglercrew7059 I fished that boat. Always some quality fish caught on it

Yeah I think they don't have the same size limit over here on the West Coast.

@@quentinwalker5804 sweet! Remember, go in with low expectations that being on the water is better than sitting at home, lol. I went out last Saturday and it was slim pickins for me (didn’t get a chance to edit yet). Hopefully it’s better this weekend. Tight lines!

@@paidslave1217 take everything I say with a grain of salt lol. 1. Weekday trips can still get shoulder to shoulder, if there are big groups coming together (ex. company team outing). You might get lucky and end up going with 19 other people. They need a minimum of 20 to go out. 2. You can jig as much as you want to, but from what I’ve been seeing, it’s been iffy - usually fishing 80-120 ft of water. I saw someone catch a 15+ lb red snapper on a jig 3 trips ago. 3. It’s a mixed bag lol. I sometimes fish next to party boat newbies and don’t tangle at all. I was just on a trip and one of the regulars was obnoxious and people were making jokes about him when he wasn’t around (about how obnoxious he was). Tight lines!

@theanglercrew7059 thanks for the info. Been curious about this boat for a while. I don't have high expectations. Just going to get somebody some headboat and sea legs experience for a yankee capt or American patriot trip.

@@fishingtacklechannel Ty! Yup, it gets cozy hahah. I’ve seen a lot of triggers at OCMD inlet. Have you fished there yet? Lot of sheepshead and togs too at the right time of the year.

@@fishingtacklechannel I definitely wasn’t the only one catching lol. Lost the darn fish pool! 😂 I have a second camera set up in the second deck. Waiting to see you drop a longer fishing video!

@@pathua7692 Thank you sir! They didn’t do the fish pool the last dozen time I went out on OP. It’s all for fun anyway and I don’t expect to win 😂

@@kkatzburg Thank you. Appreciate the feedback!

@@allkindsofoutdooractivities Thank you!

@@theanglercrew7059 you are welcome!

@@hotpolymer No, I think the captain tries to get away from the sharks, but it’s open water and they are thick around this time of the year. They are always around, but it seems to be worse during the summer months.

I use 3/0 - 4/0 for hook size and for sinker, it really depends on the current. I use 3 - 6 oz and I was able to hold bottom with 3 oz on this trip.

Thank you and tight lines!

@@skunkyaawax4546 No, I still think it’s luck hahah. Maybe a few more times likes this back to back and I’ll start calling myself a regular 😂

@@sc1742 I think swapping bait did the trick as well. Caught two of them on cut bait on this trip. 👍🏼

Hahah exactly!

Looking at the reports on fb, it looks like it’s slow for a lot of headboats right now. I think the captain tried and moved us around and hopefully it’ll improve soon. I definitely had luck on my side on this trip. Tight lines!

@@stevechiu8264 💯!

@@paidslave1217 headboats usually are elbow to elbow, but mostly towards the stern area. It isn’t as bad as it looks. There was plenty of space on the port side and towards the bow on this trip (boat had less than 30 people I think). I personally prefer the stern because of the direction of the current. However, up towards the middle/front is where you’ll find the real regulars who catch big snappers. I’m not at their level 😂

Hahah thanks brother. Still learning and mostly luck. Hope you’ve been fishing and catching on the other side of Florida!

It was a tough day. Hoping that it’ll get better. Tight lines! I will be trying out different headboats around the area as well to check them out.

@theanglercrew7059 more cost and it's a advanced anglers trip but . I do Hubbard's 39 an 44 hr trios few times an year . They also do half day an 12 hr trips. I use captian Andersons marina In Panama city Beach every June I got f9r 2 weeks straight

@@John06648yup, been on Hubbards 39hr trip with recommendation from another sub and enjoyed the trip!

@@stevecooper8121 I was lucky on the trip and kids said they liked triggerfish over mangrove snappers, lol. Of course they prefer something that’s harder to catch for me. Tight lines!

Yup, party boat fishing is not for everyone and that’s one of the things I try to highlight. Try to set expectations so people know that they may or may not get lucky and that often times, it’ll be elbow to elbow. I personally grew to love fishing from party boats in general for convenience and value. $100 nominal fee for 9 hrs of fishing from air conditioned boat is hard to beat. Definitely not for everyone though. Tight lines!

@theanglercrew7059 I agree with you about most boats. Up here in jacksonville we're lucky we had 2 of the better day boats in Florida, the Mayport Princess and the King Neptune. They were some of the best producers ever for daily boats. The Orlando Princess and Canaveral are known to be lack luster overall. You did your thing cause you're a fisherman but that boat should have an 80% limit in that boat. Then again that boat is known to stay away cause of this reason. I'm glad you did well and being an actual fisherman helps when the capt is lazy or not skilled.

@@mychaelmitchell4632 Ooh, very nice! I’ll add Mayport Princess and King Neptune to my list of party fishing boats to try out! Ty!

@theanglercrew7059 king Neptune isn't running any more. The Princess is still running.

@theanglercrew7059 Destin Florida has 2 of the best boats as well! I'd go there while the snapper are still in season. Great boats

@@hotpolymer IMO, fishing’s similar between the two boats and I am also looking for the right opportunity to get on Double O. Tight lines!

@@fishydubsfishing6516 Yup, I agree. It was disappointing for a lot of folks on the trip and I know that captain tried. We moved around a lot looking for red snappers, which also cut into fishing time. It was a case of bad luck.

I’d say that pinfish is a hit or a miss. I like to try whatever I have and rotate until something bites. Most of the red snappers were caught on frozen sardines. I don’t like using frozen sardines because it gets destroyed quickly by everything. Sometimes I take live shrimp if the baitshop doesn’t have pinfish that day. Tight lines!

@@ronmckinney4334 I can’t imagine what the fight must’ve been like. I was struggling with a lot smaller red snapper! Congrats on your PB!!

What about AJ?

@theanglercrew7059 definitely a struggle. I was even using 80lb main line. The crew handed out 130lb leader and 16oz lead I had my penn squall II 60 high speed 33lb drag maxed out and it still pulled drag. These are super strong fish 🐟 and best fighters pound per pound for sure.

@@stevecooper8121 Ty for the kind words. Doing this as a hobby and not doing it for $ (I make $0), so the quality is not even close to other dedicated fishing channels, but it’s good to know that a few folks out there enjoy my quickly edited videos! And I’ll take a mental note on the threadfin when I come across them!

I think red snappers eat anything, definitely not as picky as mangrove or mutton snappers

Ty! If it’s your personal gear, you are allowed to fish lighter line, because there’s no hard rule. It should be fine as long as you have mono topshot. Regulars might get a little upset if you keep breaking off and shutting down the bite though lol. They’ll allow you to fish double snell rigs. You can bring as many setups as you want, but you can only have one rod at a time in the rod holder. You have to keep the other rods out of the way. I usually keep mine on the second deck and I’ve seen people store it inside/stern area. You just have to keep swapping it out one for one, so that’s the cost of bringing multiple rods. Tight lines!

@@theanglercrew7059 thanks for great info! 1ARS for 1 day seems absurd to me just my opinon tho. Keep the vids coming and please come to west coast as well!

@@ShinkiZer0 Yup, 1 day season is ridiculous for sure and it’s what it is. We just have to hope that they know what they are doing. West coast tuna is definitely on my fishing list!

That makes sense. That’s where I see the real regulars set up.

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3TNmp2BrpJghZIsi=zlfKL0Lc1RDRr_iq Two hook chicken rig is great if you want to catch whatever bites. I started with three hooks, but it was more trouble (more tangles and twists) than what it was worth. Tight lines!

@@ShorrockPaul They do 💯. We never had a Marlin so we kept one. We also kept tuna on the 4th day and all other fish were released (Jacks, roosterfish, snapper, tilefish, etc).

@theanglercrew7059 got ya! Amazing that Marlin on the spinning reel.

@@ShorrockPaul Yea, not just one, but we pulled in 3 to the boat with the same setup. Tight lines!

@@pathua7692 That was the captain’s call 100%. We tried jigging here and there and dropped butterflied blue runner down for a half hour, but it wasn’t good. DK and Jose each caught small tilefish on their jigs and that’s about it. We were jigging 200-400 ft and the current was pretty strong down there and my 350g jig didn’t work. I wanted to bottom fish more and I was pretty upset about that lol. I don’t think the captain cared much for bottom fishing, at least not when we were there.

@@theanglercrew7059 ooof… yea I’m big bottom fish guy. So I was really curious on what kind of species was out there in Baja

@@pathua7692 Me too man, me too! I wanted to pull up some groupers and snappers from down below.

Thank you for the kind words. I was looking to buy the Daiwa travel rod, but it wouldn’t fit in the duffel bag I had, so I had to find one that broke down to a smaller size. Tight lines!