3 Good Bank Fishing Spots in Naples, Florida + Tips!

[@ackjlo6078]

Kudos to you my friend. Not afraid to share fishing spots 👍🏽

[@fishinfinaddictyttv3122]

Thanks for supporting serenity bait co! We appreciate it hoss love the videos

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Thank you! And thanks for the shrimp

[@richardpcrowe]

As a California saltwater fisherman, I tend to use conventional reels as opposed to spinning tackle. I think that I can fight a fish more efficiently on conventional tackle. I have been using a light weight seven foot Fenwick rod and a two speed Ambassaduer conventional reel with 15 pound test mono for fishing the kelp beds. I have used this outfit fr over twenty years and it has help up great. If the fish start to run on the heavier size, I will switch to an eight foot 20# test bait stick with a Shimano reel and 20-25# test mono. I have landed a lot of kelp bass along with Pacific barracuda and occasional yellowtail with this light outfit. I notice that spinning gear is more in evidence with Florida fishermen.

[@MattVavrochFishing]

Great tips dude! Looked like a blast down there!

[@BigBaitPosse]

Awesome stuff. Always enjoyed the salt water. Don't get the opportunity to do that much anymore. Sort of miss it.

[@BackroadsAngling]

I think snook would be #1 on my hit list for Florida species. Everyone always seems to enjoy catching them. That jack looked like it was built for power too so I bet they are fun!

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Yeah they're pretty cool, I think theyre basically the largemouth bass of the ocean. I really want to get a redfish, I've caught about 6 snook but never a redfish. Jacks are insane fighters, more so than hybrids or smallmouth IMO.

[@eyeTHC]

I’ve been in Florida my whole life and the one fish I have yet to land is the tarpon. I’ve hooked about 5 or so, never landed one but I can tell you they’re the most exciting hands down.

[@EngineeringHooksets]

@@eyeTHC I feel that, I want to catch a tarpon so bad. I got broke off by a small (~30"?) one last time I was down there

[@joesmith1605]

Snook are best bang for "buck" . Tarpon you need to be chill, just let em beat themselves cuz you won't. Reds are strong, like F 350 HD strong. Love swfl, every day of fishing I've had has been awesome.

[@jj6539]

Nice man! I was just there last month. I was mostly at clam pass because that's where we stayed. I got a nice redfish in that big bay. A few snook too. How do u wade that muddy bottom though?

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Very slowly lol. I swear I about lost my shoes every other step. Ive purchased new wading "shoes" recently tho that are basically 7mm neoprene socks that go over the ankle (w/ velcro straps), and they do really well in mud. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jj6539]

@@EngineeringHooksets cool, will definitely look at neoprene wading shoes. I was ok a kayak btw throwing a vudu shrimp when the redfish hit.

[@EngineeringHooksets]

@@jj6539 I tried to catch a redfish so hard the whole week we were here and came up empty 🙃

[@jj6539]

@@EngineeringHooksets yeah, it was a grind for me to get one. I think around the mangroves in the big bay is the best chance. Having a kayak helps because it would be a pain to try to wade it. High tide, or right before or after is best time but you already know that.

[@jj6539]

Also, it has to be a lure because i tried cut bait at the bottom and I kept getting catfish. Maybe shiners or baitfish on a bobber will work but i had trouble catching baitfish. I think the paddletail swim baits or vudu shrimps is best for that area.

[@_xocity]

Great vid 👍. I was thinking of using Shrimp for bait but would shrimp from the supermarket that is not live work aswell. Thanks!

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Supermarket shrimp works too. Thanks for watching!

[@joesmith1605]

The bridge nets a lot of mangrove snapper. Have your license ready they come down there A LOT.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Nice work Matt!! Be careful you might end up wanting to move to Florida. Seems like you would catch on the fisheries fast.

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Thanks Wayne! It definitely has its perks

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

Awesome Jack, Matt. That first shot in the video, wasn't that the spot you got your first Snook a few years ago?

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Sort of. Not my first snook but that was the first snook I posted. I'm actually still holding on to the first snook video lol. By now it's over 2 years old, really need to get around to editing that haha

[@gomfrddy1]

Do you get to Drs. Pass from the north or south?

[@luisgius]

Whete you park in doctor pass?

[@fishbishh8034]

Those were some nice fish! Sad mine got away 😔

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Rip u

[@mattstowell7736]

Shrimp lure works great to catch lady fish here

[@jony7701]

How did you access the water at clam pass? I was there recently and didn’t see any kind of walking trail like you walked on

[@EngineeringHooksets]

We just followed the beach, look at google maps

[@9elalo3000]

How did u get to that bridge by foot

[@EngineeringHooksets]

We started at the beach and waded through the water

[@bryangomez176]

What lures did you use at the jack spot?

[@EngineeringHooksets]

I caught that jack on a 6th sense lipless jerkbait, but the hooks completely bent out on that 1 fish, so idk if id recommend it.

[@littlebigman954]

That second snapper you caught wasn’t a mangrove, it was a baby mutton snapper

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Thanks for the info!

[@Thr34l1ne]

The 3rd snapper looked like a mutton cuz the dot mangroves are darker too

[@bigkids32]

I catch snook in that same spot every time at doctors pass

[@EngineeringHooksets]

It's a good spot!

[@alive4082]

Paid parking for residents? That would suck

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Indeed. Thats South Florida for you

[@gc176]

I'd be scared of bullsharks...

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Eh

[@ethanplayz425]

Stop using lures live bait works way better if u want to catch something bigger

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Everyone knows live bait works better, but artificial lures are 1000 times more fun to catch a fish on.