Crazy Canal Tarpon! The Saint Martin Fishing Experience!

Ight Fishaholic's so ten years ago I traveled to Saint Martin with my family and fished for Tarpon but failed to succeed in actually catching one. So I returned and achieved my childhood dream and caught some crazy silver kings! Tarpon are awesome fish and you should definitely pursue if you get the chance. Put it on your Bucket List!
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[@andrewberube9673]

For landing more tarpon, some tips are: loosen your drag, bow your rod on the jumps, replace the trebs with singles, use mono leader not flouro (for a little bit of stretch). ive been tarpon fishing for years and wish i knew all of this when I started out.

[@alexd1fishing]

Thx

[@JRJ_fishing]

Thank you

[@caseycoffey1]

one thing to never ask a tarpon "dont jump"😂. sweet video man!

[@gheenoeguy1510]

I never thought about bringing a fishing pole while on a cruise ship. This is awesome!

[@seancm5329]

So happy I'm not the only person who's right handed but reels and casts with their right

[@natespics8276]

Sean C M left is only good for holding high up on the pole or tying knots.

[@JonathanJulbe]

Sean C M jajaja me to man jajaja

[@alee7275]

Me too

[@heathhippel78]

Same here!

[@eastcoastoutdoors902]

Disgusting

[@gregoryguitars6291]

I gotta say, of the many fishing channels I watch on KZbin, you and John Skinner are the two most passionate and obsessive anglers. You both seem to capture the mind of an angler. I feel like I'm actually fishing when I watch you guys. Good job.

[@judemarzo713]

9:48, im addicted to these, my heart is racing!. I always feel that everytime i catched a fish

[@glennw9927]

I was smiling and rooting for you watching this. 100% like my first tarpon fishing experience in the caymans. Couldn’t believe how hard they were to land - and these were just juvenile tarpon. Incredibly addictive. Thx for posting.

[@chasingtails7416]

That's some amazing Tarpon footage! Awesome catches! Keep crushin em and enjoy your trip, I can't wait for more videos.

[@phillyfaceske5835]

never leave home without you rod!!! as soon as it starts to get hot u got to roll. Respect

[@suzita4019]

Love these videos. I love it when there fishing in the sea. It's like you're there. In the sea. Not insane

[@mrblueskynm3968]

Thanks for sharing, that was crazy fun tarpon fishing!

[@realjimmywillis]

Keep up the great work! All the best, Jimmy Willis

[@Chr.1995]

Love theese travel vids

[@SuellenGoncalves]

Beautiful *Video* Congratulations Fisherman, have a very successful week!👍🎣🐠🐟

[@lacenuken3998]

That little kid was so wholesome

[@JRJ_fishing]

I am moving to sxm this summer i am really exited for the fishing there! Tnx for the video and the good fishing spots

[@madsammer]

Just came back from St Maarten. Fished this exact spot. I was on the wall fishing. Hooked like 18. Landed 1. All were in the 3-4' range. Wow!

[@2299jsimon]

Many moons ago, we used to fish the South Florida canals and catch loads of Tarpon... 18-24". Very acrobatic and loads of fun.

[@toxic_wolf9047]

Love your fishing attitude 🤝

[@shafieazmi3201]

when i first start ultralight fishing..i fish tarpon and i very love how the fish jump after hook up.. i always love tarpon but indo pacific tarpon is smaller than your place..its really rare to find that size here.. love ur video from malaysia

[@Sentana]

wow. so many strikes. 👍

[@dmartinnj]

awesome vid. I love watching all your vids. I learn from them...

[@mnc1126]

That was great. What a day❗️

[@ulisesramos2772]

Love the effort you put in your videos keep it up

[@SoCalSkiffLife]

So insane, I want to go there

[@FENCfishingeasternnc]

wow that's crazy, awesome fish

[@Jesus312Fishing]

Wow those tarpon are hard to hook. Good to see you were able to land a few.

[@tassius500]

I've loved your Channel! Subscribed! Hugs from Brazil!

[@robertmitchell6651]

Hey Rich! Fishing for tarpon in St Maarten is INSANE! They are EVERYWHERE...I go to Oyster Bay and have hours of fun catching them...great video!

[@1bait1strikefishing73]

Wow, full of tarpoon, nice spot

[@heathhippel78]

That looked like a lot of fun!

[@kaweatokbasri]

Wow..big tarpon..nice

[@urby1720]

Man, I wish I had tarpon in my backyard. Great video!

[@TheDreamCatchers]

Its better if you use one hook baits like a swimbait, you can hit them so much harder and the hook will penetrate better. Also point the rod towards the fish when it jumps. Bow to the king

[@SoCalSkiffLife]

The Dream Catcher haha

[@FishAholicTV]

haha yeah thanks for the tip!

[@floridafishermanpace798]

I would have said it if you didn't.

[@rickyw.2631]

You sir, are correct!

[@tucker_4629]

Don’t bow that’s for fly fishing bitches. You can just pull on them and turn their head when they hit the water. Just don’t pull mid jump or you will break the line.

[@jfkangling7258]

One of the most entertaining videos I’ve seen in a while!! Props on the great adventure and catches!!

[@FishAholicTV]

Thanks bro! tight lines!

[@suzita4019]

I love fishing. My Dad use to catch large Cod. Delicious.

[@johannaleinmueller7525]

Oh so much fun! Without cruise ship it would be perfect!

[@davidanderson1652]

Those tarpon look like blast!!! Don't get too hooked on tarpon, you'll be a fly fisherman before you know it. Also very impressed you didn't use a thumbnail of that girl as click bait for the vid, thanks for keeping it real👍👍

[@bomiwonabi]

The one you hooked up on while walking back to was awesome 😎

[@FishAholicTV]

CRAAAAZY fish haha

[@wildahabibi3821]

it's awesome fishing experience dude..

[@reelFLgirl]

Tarpon is one fish I haven't gotten yet!! Hooked em but never got him to shore. Awesome video looks so pretty there

[@mattblanchard8906]

Awesome video Rich!!

[@scotchtape_8713]

Its like south Florida but better!

[@fareshajjar1208]

Yeah, except for the raw sewage dumping into all the waterways.

[@patrickr2601]

@@fareshajjar1208 I was gonna say, that water looks like diarrhea.

[@yusufsubba406]

Beautiful wow 😮

[@basvandermeij6772]

Awesome video

[@JerzyAnt609]

Waaaaaaaattttt lol that was some crazy action and they spit hooks like sunflower seeds down there haha crazy fish

[@Raiderboy2155]

Love the videos and channel! Met you on the cruise. It’s Nate, played some good volleyball and talked fishing. Fished Narragansett over the weekend and saw a lot of action.

[@castbreaker3478]

insane fight !!! silvers king is always best game fish for a light tackle

[@stevebonds4698]

Four fish I have always wanted to fish for and they are Bone Fish in the flats, Snook, Marlin and Tarpon. I am hoping the next time I am in Florida to see what I can get. Great video.

[@joedoug3647]

Tarpon fishing is the best!

[@elizacaproni9158]

Muito bom seus videos

[@Msquad321]

Good vid, Richie !!

[@b-9125]

Fantastic😍👏

[@CarlosRodriguez-tx3oe]

Awesome fishing man..!

[@RICKYL100]

Just watched this what a great idea for fishing pole on ship! I have been to st marteen and Rhode that black mamba boat to the island, my kids sands toys fell off that boat and in the water lol! Nice video and now you catching tons of tarpon in Florida! Love your stuff and have a few of the setup you use. I live in Rhode island and fish all your spots on your vid’s. I also do all the fire inspection at JWU XAVIER DORMS WERE YOU ISWD TO GO TK SCHOOL ANYWAY! Love your stuff keep it up hopefully we can fish in Florida together one day!

[@jamesschlickoutdoors]

Smoove move 14:28 👌 haha. Sick tarpon bite! Looks like you had a awesome vacation.

[@Winston_Smith_84]

I could fish there for a week and catch nothing but an STD! 😂😂😂

[@linustree8266]

PBRstreetgang good one

[@matiasdacenzo9907]

😛😛😛😛😛😛

[@ifillam7511]

what is STD?

[@Ghetsuga]

@@ifillam7511 Sexual Transmitted Disease

[@AnglerSpeaks]

std 😄😄😄

[@tomcopaysage256]

Magnifique belle pêche.

[@barttuthill4043]

Thank you for this. I went to saint Maartin and the fish in that canal have tripled in size. After three days and plenty of break-offs and lures spit back at me, along with three trips to the tackle shops, I finally caught and landed a tarpon about 25-30 lbs. It took a bucktail! Never was able to hook one on a treble hook. I wanted to post a picture but could not figure it out!

[@king0_0julian14]

Where is this at I’m in saint Maarten right now

[@gulp_man1026]

Awesome video man

[@FishAholicTV]

Thx bro

[@Markitman]

Nice catch so funny 👍👍👍

[@craze_tiger8382]

Dude your channel is amazing

[@FishAholicTV]

Thanks bro!!

[@mohammedtuma100]

I would love to see some slow motion jumps!!!! That’s cool man.

[@ReginaldNazaire7]

Definitely have to give fishing a try on the next trip! Awesome video brotha!

[@FishAholicTV]

definitely bring a little travel rod . Thx bro!

[@rainzbracho6424]

i like your bait men Good Job🎆

[@enzoitgoes8335]

Man, Philipsburg St Maarten. Fun memories at a local tiki bar near the port called The Dirty Sanchez Crew Bar. It isn’t even on the map, but it’s the first stop for cruise ship workers. And beware, the “hot pepper” shots are sneaky.

[@FishAholicTV]

Mikey Dip haha yeah It was pretty lit on the cruise so the islands were like half time. Hotter pepper shots though 😆

[@Mattk1991-]

New subscriber man love the videos so far I have tarpon the same size in my backyard congrats on landing a few future reference keep a metal nail file in your box helps to sharpen the hooks in between those boney silver kings

[@NandoFishing]

Aoooooooo como queria um cantinho assim perto de casa rs!

[@dd214fishing]

yea dude there have been several hurricane since the years you have come through this area enjoy your time here brother. welcome

[@dd214fishing]

Rent you a kayak

[@dixondjallen6620]

Waiting for the annual mullet migration around the new Smyrna beach FL. area. Tarpon are everywhere just off the beaches. It's a blast on a fly rod or relatively light tackle...

[@RomoKayakFishing]

that was awesome. vacation fish are the hardest to catch

[@ecture1]

Muito legal a pescaria, o sul do Brasil está te assistindo.

[@timothyyarborough5338]

Good job buddy..some people wish they can do

[@timothyyarborough5338]

SIR LUCKY.......

[@timothyyarborough5338]

Yep jack

[@BCOutdoors95]

Good stuff man

[@boston_k5988]

14:55 skipjack*, but a very similar fish

[@ThirdWorldCamping]

it's a juvie Jack Crevalle... defintely not a skipjack

[@brandonaun2790]

Nah, not skipjack man.

[@pescafamiliaelazer]

Muito bom peixe pra caramba Parabéns 👏👏👍👍✌️✌️

[@PhillyAK47]

That rod looks FRESH

[@HTR_okinawa]

Big size tarpon!!

[@michaelsimko7694]

That tarpon fishing looks so much like fishing back bays and lower tidal channels in the Northeast for tailors and big schoolies/small keepers.

[@SchusterFishes]

It’s unreal how they spit hooks like that

[@bipedalhominid6815]

SchusterFishing it's more of him ripping it out of their mouth trying to look cool for the camera

[@ReDHaWko]

To aggressive on hookset, and i really dont know why i see a lot of anglers pump fish in that hard :S. you got a reel with brakes for fighting, why rip the lure out of the mouth of the fish

[@kingtide69]

NotYour AverageGunny have you ever even fought a tarpon bro? You let that tarpon any slack it’ll throw that hook right out of its mouth, need constant pressure

[@thetoxicbadger9202]

SchusterFishing bow to the king

[@willswope2204]

@@kingtide69 ur supposed to give it slack when it jumps

[@fishingireland7719]

Love the video man

[@FishAholicTV]

Thanks bro!

[@MattDiener]

They filled a large portion of the pond in recent years for construction of municipal buildings. Also the islands landfill backs up on it.

[@chandlerbekkelund4644]

looks like you found the honeyhole, flyfishing there would be a blast !

[@josephfahie8147]

Great video man glad u came to st.marteen. u should visit the bvi also. Looks like you visited the island after those hurricanes everything is brown

[@muhammadazrul830]

nice catch dude

[@yodoe4582]

Small tarpon are fun just plain fun.

[@mehmettunc9289]

Goodd fish GOOD MEN 👏👏

[@msacco175]

Great vid

[@kvartekmedia]

Hell of a video brother.

[@SoCalSkiffLife]

KvartekMedia makes you want to be there with him huh?

[@KevinHernandez-kd7zx]

You should try to catch them on a fly fishing rod, you will have a lot of fun! Great video man!

[@mikealbronda738]

Wow surfing around and look who I find this was your best show you coming back to montauk Mikie Montauk

[@adamdubarre9406]

Need to catch my first tarpon ...

[@jl300plus]

gotta bow to the king!

[@Cookerab]

Sweet Tarpon. Those are the fun sized. Come to Tampa Bay in the summer and we will go for some monsters

[@jodyhiatt5284]

Awesome

[@oncorclarki1965]

Dude, I spent two weeks in Saint Maarten, and one of our Airbnb's was 10 minutes from that canal. I wish I had seen your vid before I left!

[@samdrunheller8584]

i heard if you bow the tip of your rod when they jump it helps keep them on

[@ryanlynch3303]

Pretty epic, coco beach one time I lost like 20

[@elijahhowe4271]

A trick I recommend in landing Tarpon is pointing your rod at the fish when it jumps. This is referred to as “bowing to the king”. Helped me in landing Tarpon 4 times the size you’re catching in this video.

[@Korean4831]

Awesome 👏🏼 😎👏🏼🐟🎣🎣🎣