Big Striped Bass Fishing with Underwater View!

Fishing for big striped bass with an underwater look at the action using a GoFish underwater camera.
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[@UofMicers]

John - You don't know me and I don't know you, but your voice narrating these videos is PERFECT. Your videos are always clear, concise and offer us viewers a look into your expeditions. Thank you sir!

[@jaychino1621]

Thanks John for catching and releasing the big fishes for future fishermen.

[@EliasVFishing]

Noise, that's a lot of noise. Key info right there.

[@lawsonbelford4643]

Love your videos

[@paulbrown8478]

Unlike the majority of fishing videos on the net, these are highly informative , excellent job

[@AddictedFishing]

Bucket-list fish for sure!

[@Matthew41188]

You are the man John. Waiting for your next book "Striper Pursuit 2: Striper fishing from boat and kayak."

[@Bsprecksfishing]

you can say that again

[@chasing_tidestide4773]

Love the release great job!! One of the best parts for me in striped bass fishing is seeing them swim off!!

[@johnsweeney1400]

Always great to watch these after the trip. Thanks for documenting and the underwater view.

[@vilramos]

Congratulations on the fish! And great underwater video with the noise. Having less noise is one (of many) advantage that kayak fishing has over boats.

[@tidewatertony1995]

Good job Skinner! Love the underwater footage keep it up brother

[@carlsnow2342]

mr skinner i love watching your videos they always have great information and lots of action . keep them coming thank you for putting in the time and for showing us all how its done .

[@smokster0604]

Number one finally....I sea the other John’s got netting a fish down....well done J.S.

[@spinnaker5514]

John, I'm a fairly new subscriber but I just love your channel and how you do it! You are now my number one fishing channel and I really feel like I'm learning a lot! Just wanted to say thank you....and your friends are great too! Can't wait till your next video which is what I say at the end of every one I watch! Thanks again!

[@saltyfisherman603]

Awesome video thanks John keep em rolling

[@ProfessorBear510]

Thank you so much I love your videos they super educational!

[@jaygrenham]

Great video John! The underwater camera was very interesting. When I dove Id always be amazed how many fish ( Blackfish) were in the wrecks and structures.

[@jefferyduran]

I see that fish took some juice to bring up..... Nice fish!!... Keep it coming!

[@mosshark]

John: the best

[@BostonFishin]

Nice fish John, good release definitely gave it time to revive that cow

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

If most of these fish are catch & release, you have a growing population of experienced fish that have learned to turn off the feed when they hear boats in the vicinity. I would say trolling behind a lone canoe/kayak with an eel pattern, with plenty of movement, would get some good results. I love it when sea bass fishing here in Ireland, but I would love to fish for stripers over there.

[@AndreRoy1967]

I am going to try some deeper water fishing for stripers this year off the northern tip of Cape Breton - what kinda of depth and structure - off river mouths etc - anything would help.

[@ocean374]

Beautiful fish

[@drewkenney8504]

i’m going to montauk tmrw to fish for stripers hoping for the best!

[@Billmcd1974]

The legend.

[@fishhubbd]

Really Awesome content Sir!!!

[@spirostsoukalas5868]

Awesome brother

[@jamesalanstephensmith7930]

Nice!

[@curtisg.8671]

Always informational with the under water views John. Thanks for sharing. I'm guessing with all the boats and fish sounder noise, the fish just would not bite like you would want to. Especially seeing them stuck to the bottom like that.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That's a 3- to 3.5-mph current there, as measured by our drift speed. They really need to stay close to the bottom and use the structure to break the current for them, else they'd expend too much energy.

[@curtisg.8671]

Good point John. Same effect I use to have at bridges in the Delaware river for stripers. Makes sense why they seem to hunker down in one spot(pilings or rocks) in the Delaware. Thanks again for the tips.

[@anthonybrennan9845]

John is that a synthetic eel? And also would this rig work with live boat?

[@anthonyhorton5884]

John, Love your content sir. I purchased the tsunami 681 rod based on your first video you fished it. Due to mefical reasons I havent fished it yet. The plan is for jigging lingcod and rockfish in california in a couple months.

[@darrellbrake7839]

what reefs in the sound have you found to be best for striped bass?

[@MattsKennels]

“Do you want me to bring it up” 😂😂 he’s experienced y’all

[@Bbfishman]

how does anyone dislike this video? where else can you ever get this kind of information about whats going on, on the other end of your line

[@joecamel587]

Your videos have helped me get back into surfcasting thanks for the great content! Also just picked up a set of your bucktails at j & h there winners!

[@mccandrj]

Wonder how that setup would handle a 20 pound bluefish?

[@Violence0vAction]

Correlation between sound/bite? Good Stuff Here

[@johnglynn5089]

Great Video John. Cant be good for them hanging them by the Bogo though. A sling would be better.

[@ItalianStal1523]

Another great video John and nice fish! Could you provide some advice on how you avoid tangles between the main line and leader? Every time I tie braid direct to the 3-way swivel I have several drifts where the leader is wrapped around the main line after reeling up. I usually have to resort to tying a section of mono ahead of the swivel which is a pain.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Maybe your 3-ways aren't big enough? The other possibility is that the drift isn't such that your offering stands out straight from the 3-way.

[@capt.nelsonsilva635]

Cool video!! Also have a Maxel hybrid. Very good!! Congrats from Madeira island

[@scottbecker5700]

John was your drift speed the same when you caught your fish as it was when you took the video? Also was there just as many boats in the area when you caught your fish compared to the video? Thanks for posting! Great video!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes to both. Video started next drift.

[@scottbecker5700]

In your opinion what do you think turned the fish off from eating? Or what do you think made your fish eat?? Thanks again

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

They just don't need to eat frequently because they eat big stuff. The noise probably didn't help.

[@lastcasttv5380]

How heavy was this fish John?

[@Sandstorm9562]

Is it just the camera angle or do the guides run down the side of that rod?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That's a spiral wrapped, AKA acid wrapped rod. It reduces rod twist and is very comfortable.

[@dantheman4956]

Great to see the underwater footage! Always frustrating to see you are on the fish but they are not feeding. Any theories on what the cause of the lockjaw was and what would need to change to turn them on? Thanks!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

These big fish eat big stuff here, like porgies, seabass, small fluke... They don't need to feed all of the time, and probably feed a very small portion of the day. Having 50+ boats running over them probably doesn't help either.

[@dantheman4956]

Thanks. Love the content and the engagement! Waiting for your 10+#-er fluke this year 😀

[@paulchung3992]

What ounce bucktail should I use in like 50ft of water??

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Depends on wind and current. Could be anywhere from 1 to 6 ounces where we fish.

[@carlcarl9290]

Great video, I wanted to buy your striped bass persuit, but is not for boat fishing, do you happen to offers the boat version of it? Thank you

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

The closest one I have for boat bass is Fishing the Bucktail: amzn.to/2MQDysM

[@mikehillenbrand2559]

I'm having trouble finding information online so I figured the next best place to ask a fishing equipment gear question might be here lol. Recently bought a 10ft med-fast action st croix mojo surf pole. Trying to match it with a penn slammer 3. I'm trying to decide on what size though! I was thinking 5500. Any suggestions? The guy at field & stream in Melville NY told me he wouldn't go smaller then a 8500 but that sounds way too big. I was thinking the right answer would be between 4500-6500 for sure lol. Ive been fishing my whole life but this is the first time I'm trying to buy a decent set up for myself. So any opinions would be appreciated!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'd put a 6500 on it. That 8500 weighs a ton.

[@mikehillenbrand2559]

John Skinner Fishing thanks for the reply! Was over complicating things in my head lol

[@ferenc-x7p]

I always thought releasing the larger stripers is a better guarantee for more stripers in the future, since they are the breeders. They have far less natural enemies as well just by having a size advantage. Hearing how much noise there is, there should be some kind of a mandatory distance among the boaters. We're disturbing the fish and they are annoyed with all the motor boats.

[@Tommy-xo7ew]

Will striped bass eat live eel more in the night near a rocky structure?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Absolutely yes. Most serious fishing for big stripers is done at night.

[@ivandad]

so....what’d the striper weigh?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

34

[@isaiahbritton6341]

I wish I was able to catch fish

[@joedarden2276]

Now We Fishing

[@calvinationtube2527]

Where is this

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Montauk Pt, NY

[@calvinationtube2527]

John Skinner Fishing yeah I recognized the area I’ve spent sometime fishing there myself

[@yellostallion]

Good stuff! Did you measure the fish? My PB striper is 42" , fresh Texas water. That fish looks identical.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yours is probably heavier, as the pictures I've seen from there are much fatter.

[@tomsreviews238]

Surprised your line didn't break being your rod was not assembled properly!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Explain. It's a spiral wrapped rod, also known as acid wrapped.

[@tomsreviews238]

I am looking at the video, and eyes on the top half of the rod seem cocked to the left, not in line with the bottom half

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

They actually wrap from the top of the rod, to the bottom. This is intentional, and many rods are made this way these days. It's very comfortable!

[@tomsreviews238]

Just seems like the line would be partially wrapped around the rod, ill take your word for it, I use many of your techniques in NJ and have had great success, please keep the books and videos coming, thanks.

[@gk621]

If you haven't fished an acid wrapped rod you have to try it,it takes all the twisting out of the fight

[@Bsprecksfishing]

what was the weight on that girl?

[@timsherman8701]

Let those biggies go

[@montclairpatricio82]

Good fish?!? Are you kidding me?!? That rod was bent over backwards lol.

[@240LTS]

John, live or artificial eels? Live eels to stripers are like crack to an addict. They cannot be resisted. Were you drifting that fast only going with the current? Looking for a video of your underwater video camera setup. Thanks for all your videos!! Jeff 240 LTS

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Live eels just drifting with the current.

[@mikewhitaker2306]

Thank the problem you guys were having their John was you were trolling I think if you were drifting with those eels would have picked up a lot more fish

[@26halkman]

Mike Whitaker we were drifting.

[@scottshelley2908]

W

[@petercollin5670]

John, do you have an address where viewers can send friendly emails?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

info at striperpursuit.com

[@petercollin5670]

Couldn't find an address there. Basically I wanted to thank you for the inspiration to make my own video jigging lakers in Lake Ontario. The technique is similar to going after fluke, but much deeper. I didn't want to use your channel to promote my own. I thought you may be interested to see it because you used to fish L.O. in western NY.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes! I'm very interested. [e-mail]

[@petercollin5670]

Oh, I get it now!

[@robertgerber2533]

How about a freshwater video someday.

[@FishingwithRick-bw4bf]

Great video. I have a couple of eel lures that I never caught a striper on but I'll try your tecnique and I like the way you release your fish. I liked and subscribed. I was using a whole live mackerel this one day when I was after a 40 plus inch striper but I hooked a great white shark instead while fishing fom my kayak. Part of my video was recently used on the Discovery Channel episode called The Great White North. Toss me a subscription if you like, I only need a couple more to get 1000 :) Cheers

[@csquaredfishing]

You sound funny.

[@JohnAvantiBK]

John, can tell the males from the female striped Bass?

[@noneofurbizniz933]

Is eel bait fishing legal where you fish?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes, and it's one of the most popular big bass baits. Is it illegal where you are and where is that? Thanks.

[@noneofurbizniz933]

John Skinner Fishing www.eregulations.com/maryland/fishing/striped-bass/

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That Maryland rule is very specific to place and time. "To use eels as bait while fishing for striped bass with hook and line from Dec. 16-May 15, inclusive, in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries." Looks like they're protecting the spawning run of stripers.

[@JerzyAnt609]

bobinsuffolk hahaha what are you his lawyer

[@chunkyfather29]

Its only illegal if you get caught Fool !!!!!! Jk around :)

[@chrishillemeir2874]

Ask and you shall recieve

[@lawsonbelford4643]

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