@rsouder953 Thanks, I fish when I can, which includes both weekends and midweek days. No issues with close calls, but I also stay off to the side of where the main traffic flow tends to be so that helps, but yes, it does get busy around here for sure.

@frogbear02 So, the only complaint I have is that I had trouble layering enough to keep warm. There also seems to be some condensation that takes place in the boot area? Got electric socks to keep the feet warm. Have been out in the 30's, but prefer 40's and up. And probably no longer than 3 hrs at a time. I get cold alot easier now that I'm not young anymore. Does work as advertised. Curious to know how different this is from one that retails for a $1,000 or more, don't know if they are better or not...

@@joeys7519 Definately gets the job done! Thanks for watching! 😁

@Ben-by1hp Lol, I never use them. I'm always in situations with water crashing over the side when I get waked at the bridge, or over the bow when I'm motoring around in nasty & windy conditions. I like the fact that I don't have to do anything about it. What comes in just goes out.

Hey, thanks man, appreciate it. Yeah, the currents were insane, but perfect for the test! I was very pleased with the results.

@@PopKingKeith Thanks! Same to you.

@shonnellYouCantHandlethetruth Hey, thanks for tuning in. I believe the Sheepshead maybe moving into certain areas as far north as new york as well, just not in numbers. Unfortunately, I can not make arrangements to fish with others mostly (I get this question a lot) because I have to focus on driving my youtube channel and I don't have time beyond that. I also change my mind like the wind (literally) on where I want to go and what I want to do exactly, fishing attention deficit disorder for lack of a better term? Sorry, but maybe we will run into each other on the water one day, I'm pretty easy to spot. If you do see, come over and introduce yourself, I would be happy to meet you. Take care.

@@Gatto1227 That's the one!

@@greatbayoutfitters Thanks!

@wesleybridges8540 Wes! I probably would get skunked in a bare bones set up. Takes real dedication and skills to do what you do, it's impressive! Get there soon and be safe, sheep will be here until mid October I think. Tight lines bro!

@rsouder953 Thank you. They are my favorite target. And I hope New Jersey comes out with regs for these guys soon, so that we will stop seeing people holding up stringers of like 7 fish. Lots of meat on these guys, no need to keep that many in my opinion. Thanks for watching! 👍

@stevepfirman9087 Good luck, they are hard to hook or even feel when they bite. That being said, don't give up, I didn't. Try often and learn something from each trip. That's the reason I catch them now, because I was obsessed. Experience is the best teacher! You don't know if you don't go! Tight lines!

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis got two last week. Biggest was a 7.5 lb hog

@stevewalawender2775 Steve!!!! What's up man! Yeah, sounds great, likewise, if you are up this way, I have two kayaks, so we can get out together one day maybe. Thanks for the compliment, appreciate it! Great to hear from you.

@@Timmyboz Woods to water.

@bernardescobar6952 Only place I have seen them is sea isle bait and tackle. I would call ahead and make sure they have them in stock before you go. You can catch them in the marshy areas near the water, pain in da but to catch, or lower back would be more accurate.

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis I know I have a bad back pain problem that’s why I’m trying to buy it! Thanks for the advice and I will call them up first. Thanks again tight lines!

@@bernardescobar6952 No problem, good luck!

@mostafashalaby3848 No spot burning. No need, they are not hard to find, just difficult to target and hook. The bite at times is nearly undetectable. Bridges, piers, and jetties with mussel growth are the best place to start. Vertical fishing is easiest method to feel the bite. Good luck! 👍

@ValueVictory Thanks! Hope you enjoyed it!

@@kennseefert9286 woods to water outdoors

@@jasoncrouch4899 Atlantic and Cape May counties.

What size of bottom sweeper do use? Thanks!

@@bernardescobar6952 Depends on the exact situation. The rule is as light as you can. But conditions are always different, and you have to make changes at times. That being said, I usually start with 1/2 oz and go from there.

@mikemart3443 So, it's the stock engine that comes with the auto pilot 136, which was specifically designed for this kayak by Johnson outdoors, who are owned by or partnered with oldtown kayaks. I always forget, but I think it's the powerdrive? Either way, it's a proprietary hybrid design, and is not compatible with any other kayak. I am assuming you are looking for a bow mounted design?

@reinaldomoll No, but it's just two small boat bumpers from Amazon with a nylon rope run through them. Tied to the bow handle and a clip on the other end. The clip attaches to a ring like accessory on my track. Really just a make shift system made up with whatever I had available. Nylon cord I found on a bridge piling and the clip was floating down the canal one day attached to a Styrofoam float.

Okay thanks, I’ll rig something together lol

@reinaldomoll Good luck man, I honestly believe the auto pilot is the best setup for this type of fishing. Just be careful in the beginning there's a little bit of a learning curve. Try to go when there's not a lot of boat traffic. And be sure to wear a pfd.

Thanks. It’s my third year with my Autopilot​ and I love it. I’ve been fishing some bridges in New York for porgies so I’m familiar with it. Just never fished for sheepshead before. Safety first!!!@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis thanks.

I catch them mostly, but sometimes I buy them when I don't have time to catch them.

@DanWalker-b9u I usually catch them, but sometimes I buy on the fly when my schedule doesn't cooperate.

I do both depending on time constraints. When I have time, I prefer not to pay.

@chickavuboo Any bridge, jetty, or fishing pier that has growth on the pilings. The Sheepshead are everywhere at this point and in larger numbers than ever before. It is harder to hook them than it is to find out where they are. Keep trying, they are there.

@tomweber8729 I don't, only because I get asked alot, and I wouldn't have time to do meet ups and maximize my time on the water for the purpose of my youtube channel. It's basically a second job at this point. Plus I can never decide exactly what I want to do. Always changing my mind, like mother nature changes the weather...But I run into people all the time, so I'm sure we will run into each other if you fish this area regularly. If you see me, come over and introduce yourself, I'm easy to recognize out on the water. 🙂

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis will do thank you

Cape May and Atlantic Counties, and to be honest, I think anything is possible, but the easiest way is fishing vertically, which is tough enough to pull off. I swing and miss alot, but at least I know exactly what to swing at now. The bite is unlike anything most people have ever experienced. I look back at all the times I was toggin' from a bridge or a pier, not getting a bite, just to find out the bait was gone. Always thought it got washed off the hook by the current, but now think that there were sheepshead around. Best shot from land would definately include sod banks, jetties, bridges, and piers. The thing I see the most in their stomachs when I fillet them is small mussels. So, if you know of any, fish near a mussel bed. I'm still learning stuff, and the fishery is evolving too. I have been experiencing a savage bottom bite, which never happened to me previously. They are definately easier to catch than last year, at least I think...

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis Awesome! I never knew you could catch sheepshead up here. Do you think green crabs or sand fleas would work? I have no clue where to catch fiddlers but I do have a spot for asian crabs. From watching your videos makes wanna try to target these guys. Easier on a yak but whatever I'll look around and see what I come up with. How heavy of a jig are you fishing with? Thanks!

@thebarcadas7850 So, I don't know about green crab, but definately Asians, mud, fiddler crabs work. Asians are good because I regularly see them climbing up the pilings coming up out of the water, so dropping your jig right against the piling mimics that. Sand fleas I used all last year with plenty of success. This year I started out with them, but when I was only catching on fiddlers, I stopped using sand fleas. They probably are just as good now, but early in the season I found the sheep to be finicky. Fiddlers are closer to home for me so more convenient. If it's not broke I'm not trying to fix. 😉

@Itsme-ChuBen So, this has been a very common request, and I just can't. Think I have been asked like 10x since the start of the season, including some other youtubers. My focus right now is my youtube channel, and I can't plan anything, meaning that I'm always changing my mind on locations and times. Maybe in the future this will change but for right now I need to focus solely on my channel. Sorry bud, willing to answer any ?'s you have aside from specific locations.

@@beefox406 2021 Oldtown Autopilot 136

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis thanks, how deep do you look for at these spots?

@beefox406 I really don't think or worry about depths. I have caught sheep in anywhere from 8 ft all the way upto around 30 ft. I basically pick a bridge and play musical pilings. They are always somewhere different. A piling on fire yesterday, might produce nothing today. They could be on the next piling, or all the way on the other side of the bridge. Ya just never know, but that's the thrill of the hunt!

@huli332 No, sorry, I don't spot burn. I don't want to be hated by the respected Fishing community. I have heard stories of youtubers finding pictures of their faces taped to urinals in marinas with captions like "Aim here". Don't want to be that guy. KZbinrs who burn areas end up getting hated. Not the purpose of my channel. I can tell you you can do this with success at any bridge, there's always fish in the slack water. Rely on technique and strategy, not spots, you will way better off as a result. I have become a decent angler in a short period of time by gaining insight into the "hows", and "why's" rather than the "where's". If that makes sense. Once that happens, you can look at the contour maps and find fish according to the 90/10 rule anywhere you go. Bridges, jetties, and fishing piers are your best bet.

Great response man ​@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis

@beefox406 It's the truth too, you know what they say, "give a man a fish..." I will eventually get into doing how to videos, but for now my plate is full. Thanks for the positive feedback, I appreciate it! 😊

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis No problem. thank you anyway. 😃

@derrickyoumans3095 Hey, thanks for the question. So I use 25 lb mono. Sheep are not line shy, and floro is too expensive to be using on fish that are not line shy. Unfortunately, break offs happen when you fish structure. I get pretty upset when I lose a fish but you just gotta brush it off. I have lost two big fish recently cause I grabbed the spool to try to keep em from running into the structure, and I broke off anyways. Sometimes, there is no way to win, just gotta keep playing the game.

@@tobysworld70There aren't any in NJ yet.

@youknow2924 Will eventually do some tutorials, but a litte backed up with my video posting. I have 4 or 5 videos still waiting for edit, so in the near future perhaps? Keep an eye on the channel, or hit the notification 🔔 so you will know when I post it.

@@Jcruxo21 1/2 oz bottom sweeper jig.

@chrstnmurph28 Not yet, don't really know much about Instagram or TikTok, but I have been told that I should look into it...

@Primofishin Me too, but not quite the unicorns they used to be. Probably gonna be a regular part of our fishery and eventually have regulations attached as well. Thanks for watching!

South jersey. You definitely used to get them up there, wouldn't be surprised if they make their way up end of summer. Isn't there a sheepshead bay by NY?

@NurShah8636 I am mostly fishing Cape May and Atlantic counties.

@beefox406 They were fished out of sheepshead bay about a century ago, making a comeback now, and moving more north every year I suspect. If they are around that area there would not be too many people who would know about it, because they are very hard to catch when they are in smaller populations. They seem more aggressive and easier to catch when they are competing against one another. Anythings possible, if you catch one up there, let me know, as I had the same question. Messaged John Skinner about this and he said they are not up that way, so I took his word for it.

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis skinner would know if they were up north again.

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis I know one person who caught one last year from jamaica bay

@@abrahamarellano3617 sea isle bait and tackle

Being there and seeing you catch the 1st while I was on land was sweet. Now knowing the day you had makes me want to cry that I wasn't fishing.haha

@realdealamsteel2047 You know the next two days went exactly the same way. Definately expect a hot bite every trip now till mid September when it starts to slow down, but we will see...and this past Monday, I think I had 5 and woulda had more if the engine battery didn't die on me. Left biting fish cause I had no choice at that point. As you stated earlier on Facebook, the tide really rips around those full and new moons.

Original hook set, when I grabbed my controller, i didnt realize I was high sticking the rod. Sheephead have alot of power for its size and while I was messing with the controls, I was not adjusting my drag, it was set too tight. Luckily he was only 20 inches. When they are 23 or more, it's truely amazing how much power they have, and probably could have customized my rod into a two peicer. Can get away with it with inshore tog, gotta be careful with sheep. Thanks for watchin!

@@reinaldomoll Yes. Power adjusted as needed.

@@reinaldomoll Thanks for viewing!

@realdealamsteel2047 I'll probably never see another one that big again, hard to believe the record in NJ is 19lbs.

@CrabbinNFishin Lol, it's a rig job. I had a friskers pole for tree trimming. Trimmed all my trees and took the blade off. Now I have my camera case zip tied to the top of the pole so I can insert and remove the camera as needed. Runs off a USB battery bank. The fiddlers I usually try to catch the morning of or the night before, when I arrive at the bridge I wanna be ready to get out there right away. No guarantees the fiddlers will out and about when I arrive, so I make sure I take care of it ahead of time. Catch em up man!

@@SouthJerseyYakFishing-wn7bmis appreciate it. Thanks

@@CrabbinNFishin Anytime!

@fifteenminutes1342 No, in fact, I have videos of me talking to state police and the coast guard at different times. And I always wave to them when they pass by and watch them board other boats instead. It would actually be good for the channel to have them check me, as I do have the proper paperwork and I follow all the rules. But no, they never bother me, in fact, I Like it when they are hanging around the bridge because they pull people over when they speed under the bridge and wake me.

@greatbayoutfitters Yep, it upsets me when people take more than they need. I release probably 75 to 80 percent of the sheep I catch. We have to be mindful of the fact that sheepshead have been fished out of this area before. Now that they are back, we have to respect and take care of the fishery. I love sheepshead, such a cool fish! Thanks for the comment! 🙂

Not on the bottom on this one.