Big Fish on a Big Bucktail Jig!

[@canadagooses]

I get so excited when I get a notification. Watching your videos when I’m having a bad day with my depression really helps make me feel better. I hope to get out and do some fluke fishing myself soon

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I hope you feel better. I'm glad my videos help a little.

[@seizedcarcass8440]

The bucktail magician strikes again! I didn’t realize big gulp grubs would work so well but I’m definitely going to have to try them.

[@ronh8717]

I understand trying to keep the videos pg but my favorite part of these videos is when you and your friends give each other shit. Reminds me of all the guys I grew up fishing with.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm glad you get it. Some people think we're being rude to each other. We're just having fun.

[@savvy1856]

Congrats John! Awesome fish. I've never seen a fish that size take such a large jig.

[@bobbymartin2604]

I have been in love with my skinner fluke rod. The guys on the party boat checked it out and all were very impressed

[@kevinmalavarca5468]

I'm with you on that. It always seems to get attention... but more importantly, my first time out with it, I boated 2 keepers, the larger one won me the pool that day on the Atlantic Star!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Congrats on the pool! Glad you like the rod!

[@roberthaibi2304]

You guys are masters ....but nothing beats a bare fat spearing on a hook . love your videos!

[@fishingtacklechannel]

Loved the analysis! I love trying different things. I caught a flounder on a drop shot rig using a glow in the dark plastic 3inch shad. You never know what it will bite!

[@Guy-pm5bn]

John skinner as net boy, too funny!!!!

[@LongIslandLethals]

I spoke with a fisherman sunday about bucktailing for fluke and weight. The resistance of the bucktail is great for fluke at the weight that gives a slightly delayed drop is how he put it. One oz. makes the difference from a hard drop to a soft drop. I never thought about that and saw it that day with a snag in the white gil plate when the fish missed it and layed on it. The Rod put some money in my pocket this weekend, thanks John. My buddy Mark used it yesterday, caught a decent fish and will be picking up the same set up. 👍Nice catch

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I heard you earned a couple of grand on the Skinner rod! Congrats on that!

[@dfzurichch]

Every day is a learning day, nice door mat.

[@Pinoycan]

Here comes another awesome video. You are legend and masters of all.. thanks for sharing

[@juanrodriguez-mu7ko]

Awesome skinner hopefully I can fish with you and John Halkias

[@gregzis981]

Great video as always!! Second time out to montuak yesterday with my new skinner rod and me and my buddy limited I caught a 24” and a fat 22” love the rod !!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Awesome! I'm glad you like the rod!

[@mikedougherty9165]

the king once again

[@stefanschwalenberg8320]

Catching a limit of keepers is, of course, always great but when they bring with them replacement grubs...BONUS! :)

[@jeromewalton5553]

Well Mr Skinner you cannot become a master of something until you have been humbled by it as well.

[@gcharlesleo1475]

Thanks Mr. Skinner for sharing your knowledge. Learning from your videos and your fluke book has improved my fishing considerably. I have become a full Skinner method convert and I'm using all the gear: Skinner rod, Quantum Accurist reel, Skinner fluke jigs and Gulp.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm glad my info and gear has helped your catch!

[@richienegron7886]

That was a beautiful fish there at the end Mr Skinner 👍

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I saw you had a better one recently - congrats!

[@richienegron7886]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you Mr. Skinner

[@jobino511]

Last week the sea bass in my neighborhood refused other colors and preferred the blue fuse. I think good to use when snapper blues are around

[@jimk5893]

love it awesome video. love big fluke dont have too many door mats in barnegat bay but lots of small ones.

[@chuckstith838]

Wow . Not a bad fluke for a net boy. Enjoy

[@carloszarate2293]

Same here. I’m so glad I bought this rod and reel setup. Someone on the party boat asked me what’s up with your guides on your rod. It’s a great rod.

[@chriswilcox9369]

Someone told me I should get my rod fixed the guides are inline lol

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm glad you like the rod! I'm surprised some people still don't know about the advantages of a spiral wrapped rod.

[@colingordon2305]

Great video, always learning from your vids thank you

[@jamiehoward5591]

Awesome video that was the way to close it out for sure!!!

[@michaelmcclay357]

From what I saw when Doc was distracted his jogging would change direction. Instead of a vertical it looked more horizontal. At 90 feet I’m not sure if that would look any different at the bottom, but maybe. You ever fish for flounder around Stuart, FL? Whenever I get the time I want to try your technique.

[@tmik7864]

John you have to get yourself a bubba blade it's a game changer on the seabass filleting .

[@jiggingjerks]

Tommy ain’t lying….

[@user-dc9bq1nn9n]

the commentary on the phone playing is hilarious.

[@duainenye3599]

Thanks for the video

[@UncleMikeyJam]

Great video. I bought your new jigging rod, Quantum Accurist PT and a Power Handle from J&H Tackle, great combo. I haven't caught any fluke yet but I have caught a lot of weaks and porgies on this combo.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Great to hear about the weaks! They're really coming back.

[@hectorcoria3650]

Enjoyed it.

[@mikedavisclassiccountry8704]

Love your videos brother 👍

[@EricChampey215]

I’m pretty sure that coast guard ship is usually docked up in the Delaware River in Philadelphia. I work across the River from their dock and noticed that it’s been out for a while. What do I know though?

[@asantigarcon]

Hi John, great videos as always. I haven't figured out that Sheepshead bite yet in Jamaica Bay. Was wondering if you're seeing any Spanish Mackerel out your way, I know their out at Fire Island and beyond...

[@aos7194]

florida just changed our flounder harvest size. What makes your area produce such large flounder?

[@The2011viewer]

"BIG ass fish"... haha nice work

[@joesmith6420]

John explain what you're doing with your left thumb while reeling in a fish ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't even realize I'm doing it, but I know I don't like drag slippage unless it's really needed. It's like a way to control drag pressure without touching the drag.

[@walleyewaltzy]

Fishing question,,if you catch a limit or 2 on some steady drifts, but they are all under 23 inch, if you want bigger fish, do you continue to fish that spot or move to find bigger fish, thanks

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

If we limit we rarely stay more than 1 extra drift. You'll see on the next video that I publish how we quit fluke fishing when the limit fish hit the deck. Then we went to a wreck to catch cod.

[@walleyewaltzy]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thanks, I only go to the ocean a few times a year, and i,m trying to catch that first 30 incher,,have caught several 28,s but never a 30, were down at Manasquan inlet for a month, so we are trying hard,,,thanks

[@josephbernard1666]

Awesome fish

[@colehardy4794]

If i usually use an 8 oz sinker or a 10 oz. when 8 oz isnt holding bottom while fluke fishing, what size bucktails should I use on a double rig?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

What pound-test braid are you using?

[@colehardy4794]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I have 20lb mono on my old conventional reels, should I make the switch to braid?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes. Your line has too much drag. I use 15# 8-strand braids like Berkley X9 or Daiwa JBraid.

[@RichGotFish]

Hi John. I've learned a lot from your videos. Thanks. How do you connect your leader to your main line?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I go through a small high quality barrel swivel.

[@RichGotFish]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing sorry to be a pest, but what knot do you prefer?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Palomar on the braid, clinch on the leader.

[@cjcoleman7372]

So when you catch Fluke do you have to catch 2 before you can say that you caught 1?

[@kevinbrewster9256]

Nice Fish! Any other reel recommendations for this rod? Not a big fan of the bait casters...

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I really like these. They are available in silver, but sold out in the other colors on this site: bit.ly/2GBCcM7

[@topwater_tommy]

Based on your Weakfish test with the silver, black and glow diamond jigs, at a depth of 90' wouldn't white = blue fuze = nuclear chicken? Isn't color a moot point when it's all dark down there?

[@scottbecker5700]

Was curious of this myself. Great question.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

This is clear water. I've recorded beautiful well-lit video at 85'. That other video was in turbid bay water where the light didn't penetrate.

[@edwinrivera6896]

Albies and fluorocarbon coming soon. What knot do you tie?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Palomar all around with albies.

[@edwinrivera6896]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing ok thank you I must be doing something wrong. I've had a lot of knot failures with Polymer knots in the past with flourocarbon.

[@googanslayer6675]

how do you drift but keep the line so vertical?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thin 8-strand 15# braided line.

[@googanslayer6675]

John Skinner Fishing great I’m new to finish the sound just staring to figure out the off shore sea bass and porgies. Really enjoying the metal jigs but want to get into bucktail jigs. I only have a medium combo at the moment. I think my next combo will be a bait caster jigging combo. Is metal buck tail good on same rod? I fish 20-90 ft deep with strong current. Can I jig it all with one rod? Thanks

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

The rod in this video is very versatile and will handle all of that nicely.

[@googeelou]

What brand boots is Rick wearing? They look sharp.

[@Alan-zn5jr]

Technique question for you guys...so i noticed you guys never stop reeling when the fish is on, thats to say not pumping the rod even a little bit. Seems to work.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I pump somewhat on the larger fish, but I make sure the rod always has a bend in it. Something to be aware of is that sometimes the boat is rising and falling in the waves, and you need to compensate for that.

[@DoubleBogeyBaker]

Did you let the 9lb’er live or take it home for the table? I love seeing people sending them back but at the same time, it’s great to pull out a halibut sized filet from the cooler and put it on the grill! Great job John!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Ate it.

[@DoubleBogeyBaker]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing 👍🏻 damn right! Maybe next year I’ll be able to fish with you on John’s charter with the skinner package.

[@rtorres3442]

Disregard, I gave a second watch & heard your comments on the Dark Matter rod. If that's the case with using one rod for a wide array of oz sizes what action is that specific one? Is there a Tsunami model equivalent to it? I use them for various applications & find them to be good bang for your buck rods.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

This is a rod I designed for this fishing. There is no equivalent, as I went through an entire season and 4 other prototypes to get this right. It will handle 1.5-6 ounces very well, although we had someone jig 8 ounces a few trips ago and it was OK with that too. Here's a link to it: bit.ly/2QeiT6G

[@rtorres3442]

I see. Thanks for the info. Will definitely look it up. I prefer the one rod option myself especially when fishing on head boats.

[@walterwatkins8599]

John- Am I wrong, or did see quite a big of water on the back deck of the boat after you caught the big fluke? What caused that?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Scuppers.

[@Eoghanbass2000]

We have a running joke/insult, where if one of my buddies catches anything we say "wow, there must have been millions". We say it to others too as a joke but some people don't realize its a bit of a tongue in cheek insult. :-)

[@alexanderrossi6482]

John where are you getting the 8 inch Gulps ?

[@scottbecker5700]

Great video as always John. Any reason you don’t like filleting sea bass?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's hard working around that big rib cage and I always feel like I should have gotten more meat.

[@brynniebfishing]

How about talking about how you drift in relation to the structure you're fishing. You already discuss drift speed, jigging, presentation, and color/weight. I assume fishing where you are rocks are the structure.?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I guess I gloss that over because whether we're on rocky areas or not, we're focusing on edges and slopes. We usually are not on very rocky structure. Some areas are pretty clean and we lose no jigs. Others steal a little tackle. This all happens in the course of a single trip.

[@brynniebfishing]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you for the insight. I've been struggling a bit this year.

[@Pimpdaddy69420]

can someone please fill me in on what "scooping out" means? Is it when you are drifting and the bucktail goes under your boat. He uses the words " go as light as you can without scooping out" so in my context i think he wants to be dragging the bucktail and not the current taking the bucktail. Thanks.

[@Fishingandkicking]

Scoping out is when your bait and line is pulled out from a vertical up and down position. So outside of 90 degrees. A little bit of scope is not bad but the more horizontal your line is to the water, the less likely you are holding bottom and keeping your bait in the fish’s strike zone.

[@Pimpdaddy69420]

@@Fishingandkicking thanks last trip I had on my favorite drift spot I had 4oz jig on and I could not get it to be vertical it would keep going under my boat when drifting. I had to throw on a high low rig with a 6oz and drag the rig. I like jigging a lot better.

[@jobino511]

I'd your going under the boat your dripping on the wrong side

[@jobino511]

Of*

[@jobino511]

If

[@carminer51]

Nice Boat

[@JDski]

I like those high gunwale's on the boat. Gives you something to lean against. That boat seems almost like a small head boat. BTW, did you measure the length or that monster?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Great boat for sure. We didn't get a length. I'm guessing a little short of 30 inches.

[@qbsmurdamuzic]

Skinner,you legend !!!

[@user-dc9bq1nn9n]

doc's rod looks like a weeping willow stick

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Ha! Great description.

[@jiggingjerks]

Noodle rod is the preferred description :)

[@edgerrity893]

HI John.. after watching a ton of your videos, I just noticed when reeling in a fish you put your thumb on your upper had down on the line when you stop reeling. IS this on purpose?? great fish! thanks for the time you put into your videos

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't even realize I'm doing it, but I know I don't like drag slippage unless it's really needed. You are right though.

[@crispychris9492]

I don’t know if there’s more current in the area I fish and you have less current where you fish but holding in 50 feet of water with 4 ounces is a good day. Usually I need 6 ounces so I’m not scoped out too far. I’m using 15 lb 8 strand braid and 30 lb leader. It’s not like the drift is fast it must be the current.

[@crispychris9492]

@@new2guitar1 sandy hook NJ area

[@weimaraner483]

Same experience up here off Block Island !

[@termite122]

@@crispychris9492 yup...i fish the same area all the time..the currents near the bottom are quite strong and requires more weight than alot different places..ive fished montauk before and always said ive would love to hold in 50 to 60 ft of water with 2oz like u can do there at times but even 5 and 6oz in our area still yields alot of fluke..its def alot more of an issue to the fisherman then the fluke..last wk for the first time i got my fluke limit all fish over 20in..and all 3 were caught on an 8oz bucktail which ive never had to use before and had one in my bag for years and they ate that cannonball like it was a 2oz

[@edwinrivera6896]

Have you tried the black gulp?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I haven't seen that.

[@edwinrivera6896]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing they got it. Check Amazon and remember where you heard it first. 😂😂😂😂

[@termite122]

@@edwinrivera6896 black worked well last wk in nj..

[@lukekozikowski4316]

John, which salt strong for fluking on boat?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

100% the Fluke Mastery

[@damianpeterman9693]

What rod is that your using ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's a Dark Matter Skinner rod. bit.ly/2QeiT6G

[@damianpeterman9693]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I’ll definitely be ordering a few of those. I just got the dark mattress Psychedelic

[@christopherlaw8919]

Hey John! How long is your leader? Also, do you thumb the spool when setting the hook? Thanks!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

The leader is at least 24'' above the dropper loop to facilitate swinging fish in. Funny, I honestly don't know if I thumb the spool, but I bet I do because I hate drag slippage on the hookset.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes. I thumb on the hookset.

[@muddywaters1934]

I noticed something strange about your rod...looks like a 2 piece when the top part rotates out of alignment with the bottom half...check out the line guides...

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's called a spiral wrapped, or acid wrapped rod. Many high quality rods of this type are built this way. They are very comfortable because they transition the line from the top to the bottom of the rod, thus reducing torque that occurs when a rod with all of the guides on the top wants to turn on its side. If you try a spiral wrapped rod, it's unlikely you'll want anything else.

[@muddywaters1934]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing wow...just learned something new...which isn't unusual with your videos...thanks!

[@mccandrj]

No description!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't understand. I see a description with gear links.

[@rhodysweet]

Great video as usual John, thanks. Question: are you guys catching a bunch of shorts and you edit them out, or is it all keepers all the time? Thanks! Dave in RI

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Roughly as many shorts as keepers.

[@chrisv3968]

Its the blu j connection

[@markbass354]

I WANNA GO FISHEN WITH YOU JOHN PLEASE TAKE ME

[@AMCG81]

That coast guard ship is a cutter

[@Delmarvafishing]

Fluke fishing is like bass fishing, sometimes you just have to figure out the pattern. At least you know what depth they are always at and I guess big ass fish is the scientific term for a 9 + pound fluke 😆

[@oliversmith9148]

It’s nothing like bass fishing

[@Delmarvafishing]

@@oliversmith9148 why do you say that?

[@oliversmith9148]

@@Delmarvafishing to start with the bites different then a bass the pattern are different then a bass different tackle in a bass they are different then a bass all around

[@Delmarvafishing]

@@oliversmith9148 I suggest you read my comment again, the only thing I was suggesting is that it is similar because you have to figure out the pattern. Where they are, what they want, what color etc etc.

[@Flukeallday]

The way Rick reels in his line is pretty “unconventional “.

[@maximusfiya]

It appears that way. Pauses while retrieving in a drift helps too. Notice his rod tip is pointed aware from the boat at 90 degrees and at a great incline. Guaranteed tight lines and no tangles with nube fishermen. His hip will hurt later though.

[@rtorres3442]

Way to redeem yourself there John! In regards to setups do you use a different rod for let's say 1-3oz jigs and another for 4-6oz? If so, what actions are they?

[@derekdavis8054]

Shoulda got ole john h..he woulda got you on the big ones...lol

[@oyabun8538]

What's going on Mr Skinner 🤔 don't tell me you losing your groove? LOL 😆 🤣. Nah not Mr. Skinner.

[@reelsweetfishing]

Net Boy

[@williamtukeyjr3661]

Skinner lost his Mojo

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

For about 4 hours anyway! Seemed like I couldn't buy a fish.

[@josephstreet3407]

Netboy, at least you contribute..

[@-stealthy-cricket8209]

Mr skinner, I agree with you that there is a lot to learn, sometimes though it appears as though it’s made more complicated than it needs to be. I’m of the mindset to keep it simple. Enjoy your videos, and learn a lot. Ironic. I’ll still keep it simple though. I’d like to know what your camera Is set at for frame rate ? 1080 p at 60 frames a second might help with the digital graininess. It’s very distorted at the boat, sometimes the fish, and fish pole disappear. Just as an FYI. Thanks again.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks for that. KZbin drives me nuts with their compression. What I upload is crystal clear. What they present is as you describe. Jigging Jerk runs 60fps and I see the same distortion in his videos, though I'll revisit.

[@oliversmith9148]

That only works up north that doesn’t work in the south skinner don’t come down here and try that it will not work

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Now that I know you're in Texas, I've had good reports from some piers in Galveston on bucktail and Gulp. I've caught them accidently near Ft. Myers FL.

[@oliversmith9148]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing i fish Sabin lake an It doesn’t work if you want to come down here I’d love to show you that that will not work now gulp yes but not a bucktail Sabin pass Tx

[@oliversmith9148]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I fished all day today with a white sprul bucktail tipped with a orange grub gulp I caught one flounder about 8” so the numbers don’t lie mr John it Really doesn’t work down here and I even had the hottest color gulp for my Teaser

[@paulonaganuma3364]

👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🎣

[@iangreenberg5101]

Nice fluke

[@SaysClanHD]

First!!!!

[@scottmeyerriecks2759]

Great job as always