Drove 5 Hours To Virginia So I Can Legally Catch This Fish....Also My Biggest One Of These In Years

[@EliasVFishing]

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[@Wellmanneredcanine]

Your new paddle tails are awesome.

[@timrudy4359]

This is like throwback Thursday. Elias fishing VA and sea money posting vids with Romo and Tan lol

[@benwhite5219]

Love when you come to Virginia! Our amazing fisheries are rarely shown. I've always felt like Virginia is underrated or forgotten by most. I hope you enjoyed it here.

[@FishingwithBrewski]

VA sheepshead are just on another level.

[@fishingnorthflorida5549]

I love to see you release those big sheepshead. I worry about their future with all the pressure they’re getting nowadays. If you did keep that monster, I’d be super interested in seeing the otoliths in it. Sheepshead have been found to live over 30 years and I bet that one was at least 25.

[@RichardKeith-l4j]

Hey Elias, I always enjoy when you do a catch and cook! Really enjoyed the tag along, God Bless You and Yours!🎉

[@Obxhatman]

Get a chance next time ya pass the VA/NC border on 168 , stop at Southland ( Red and Grey Store ) about 200 yards from the border on the NC side , Our family run business , I'll treat ya to a free meal BBQ or a slammin burger , least I can do for all the content I've watched over the years from ya. Tight lines brother. Just ask for Jason

[@EliasVFishing]

Thanks for that. I’ll keep that in mind for my next trip.

[@pondscum9595]

ill be passing through next week...im gonna ask for jason. that burger better be slammin

[@bobbyk3469]

Visited friends in NC last year. Southland was great!

[@SchusterFishes]

We always stop at south land when we go to the obx

[@jesseholicfilms8766]

South land has been a stop for my family on every road trip for years great spot my man

[@chrispfishing757]

Ole concrete ships. Come back! 50in cobia and drum. Citation sheep’s head! 25in flounder. Croaker eating 5in paddle tails. It’s insane! The puppy drum and trout are getting bigger in the back creeks and the marsh.

[@corkycoursen-tv4wv]

Beautiful day on the water. Love the Chesapeake bay. I grew up in Va went to college there and lived there 20 yrs. Great adventure, thanks for bringing us along. Cheers

[@SaltHoundHC]

August tog seems crazy, but that's what makes the late-fall/winter fishing so fun in NC. You already have a "reel" job!

[@tylerl1633]

Love the concrete shops Great video Elias this is my home stomping grounds, enjoy the Beautiful Chesapeake

[@ECR1972]

That used to be a phenomenal flounder spot. Too many years of small size limits and incredible pressure changed that. Don’t even go there much any more because I know what it used to be like.

[@michaellopreato8162]

I’ll tell you what works GREAT up there is clam snouts! One will last multiple fish without getting nibbled off. Love your videos and how successful you are catching fish.

[@pennywise804]

Nice video bro, I was down at the OBX 2 weeks ago with my kids...I brought my bass rod to do a little flounder fishing from the surf.....Caught a couple keepers but had to let them go.........Thanks for giving VA the respect, water looks soooo clear!

[@michaelclark9337]

Super enjoyable vid- Picked up several packs of your baits and will spend some time testing them in Sept. Also picked up the ice bag, the Trident cooler and the shark bait bucket to try out. Thanks for your pointers.

[@stevehogan8829]

Hey Elias, Good for you man, I know fish have been a struggle recently or at least weather has, Nice fish this trip. Good to see you looking well.

[@MiamiFella305]

The master of jigging, we miss you down here on the keys bro.

[@EliasVFishing]

I am working on something to get back that way ASAP

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I live in Hampton and I fish for flounder a lot. It's been tough, we have a lot of babies around but I've only caught 3 keepers so far. One was yesterday, 20 and a quarter inches. They're still around. If you ever want to fish the HRBT I'd be happy to paddle over there with you and show you around, or anywhere else in the area.

[@davidbangtson3109]

Haven't caught one of your videos for quite awhile and am happy to see another one of yours! Nicely shot and great fishing!

[@tomvang5335]

Man, your VA fishing trip there was so much fun! That was the biggest Sheepshead I have ever seen on video!

[@alwaysbentfishing]

Close to our neck of the woods! Let me know if you ever want to fish in Ocean City Maryland, got plenty of spots from land, kayak, or can hit the boat! Back bays to offshore we do a little bit of everything! Awesome video as always! Tight lines!

[@jmamba23]

Amazing video I love the mixed bag and limited out that's awesome

[@ctcraftii]

Thanks for sharing. Great work as always!

[@bryancondrey6457]

When I fished for flounder, we looked for 40-50 foot depth water around the last demolished de-gausing station at buoy WT2 further north where the Baltimore channel makes a gentle turn near silver beach. We always used a double dropper rigs called "Old Salt". Each drop had a live minnow hooked through the lips and maybe a piece of peeler crab to juice up the bait. Many a citation was landed in that area until the crab dredgers invaded the area during the winters and stripped away to much grass. The current could be murder and when we had to add more than 16oz of lead to stay on bottom; it was time to move. My father always chose to drift-fish. Good days!

[@DogBreathDAK]

Welcome to 757! the brackish water makes for some diverse saltwater fishing. too bad we're not supposed to eat too much of it! also i think the atlantic has some of the prettiest skies (:

[@onfootbassin]

Elias, you are spot on about livescope.

[@eltororojo5]

Elias, I was just there fishing last weekend, I did not have the success you did! lol but I did learn something from your video for next time so thanks!

[@nicholasbowie5660]

Caught a 46 inch Red on a charter out in VA this past May. Most fun fishing I've had in years!

[@hxvu]

Nice to meet you out there Elias. Got the same oversized red at the same spot in the afternoon. Probably the same one :-)

[@LanceMcCormick]

Time to moved to Florida! NC firshery is a joke! They took away fall grouper catch! Picked up couple acres in Silver Springs area and heading down next week to break ground and slay the Legal gags and scallops! Nice video pickle man! Ha

[@dhooter]

Absolutely gorgeous red fish

[@ethanhall9617]

Good to see you ripping kiptopeake!! I need to get up there myself 🤙

[@mooosey]

My wife and I have only fished the Norfolk side of the bay. Seems like we need to make a trip to Kiptopeake!

[@AlexanderBronskyFishing]

Flounder fishing in NJ has been abysmal for years. 20-30 shorts before catching 1 keeper if you’re lucky. Been a very bad year this year too. Love the videos.

[@quick455]

What a kickass location. I could sit there all day even if noting was biting

[@latest509]

Not too far from me!!! And that sheeps head was enormous.

[@EliasVFishing]

Only 2lb

[@jonmenges2256]

Also that spot in VA is one of my favorites overall. I'd move there if I could

[@cfmurphy57]

Fished that area back in the 80's and filled coolers of flounder. Back then no size limits.

[@lapasionporlapesca]

Great Work Elias 🎉🎉🎉

[@mulletoutdooradventures6286]

This year has been atrocious in NJ. I don't do much inshore stuff just because I can't handle idiots so I'm usually 30 plus offshore and it's been such a struggle with cold water. Usually this time of year we are in the mid to high 70s and last week it was 68. Just before Debbie pushed through it was 74 and I had 2 Mahi one was 21lbs and the other was 19. Then the next trip had 4 from 12 to 18lbs. Then Debbie and 65 degree water and since it's only gotten to about maybe 70 45 miles offshore. I'm only in a 17ft boat so I'm kind of way past my limit going where I go. I keep saying I need to just do some inshore stuff but I just can't 😆. I think Saturday I'm going to go play with Spanish and bonitos that seem to be everywhere around the reefs with some school bluefin mixing in.

[@MichaelPaparelli]

Welcome back to VA brother. Become the flounder pounder! Lol!

[@001Cherith]

We were in Kiptopeake few days ago and caught lots of ribbonfish, but did not realize tautog can be had this early in the season. Good work!

[@daskiier]

Tog can be caught pretty much all year in the bay. Its just a matter of getting your bait to them before the toads and Willies take it

[@craighope-johnstone5639]

We used to get what you call ribbon fish, we call Hairtail, only in winter in Australia. Some as big a 8ft long, though mainly around 4 to 5ft. One of the best eating fish in the sea in my opinion.

[@filipe6953]

Nice fishing. Also was there on same weekend and did pretty good.

[@lindathrift4805]

Definitely worth the trip.

[@wadeirwin7003]

That sheep was a beast!

[@chrismerritt1677]

You should have come to Chincoteague island va. It's about an hour and a half north of kiptopeake state park. Lots of fish action off of Chincoteague and assateague island

[@Justicesdad]

21:20 king convictions with that beast

[@aljohnson1191]

Probably a good thing you went to VA, cherry grove SC is a nightmare with the amount of people from NC down flounder fishing it gets hammered so hard. Even before sunrise dozens of boats everywhere

[@EliasVFishing]

I’ve heard that…another reason I skipped the closest SC area.

[@JerseyShoreFishing]

Best fish sandwich I’ve ever had was at Pilot House in Key Largo which had cheese on it. Changed my life. Never tried pickles though 🤔

[@williamleidy6713]

The " swim out " prayer. Done that plenty of times.

[@saltwaterbuffalo]

Man it’s sad we have to go to a different state to keep flounder.. I catch a ton of them around OKI without fishing for them. Keep it up man I love the content!

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

Man that was a monster sheep!

[@bobbyk3469]

Just ordered some Whiptails and shad to catch the end of Fluke season here in NY. Only a few weeks left. Still fishing a 19 1/2 inch limit. Hoping the doormats will chase the Whiptail.

[@jonmenges2256]

My PB sheep came from there. Also don't feel bad in June it was soooo hot and the currents were terrible.

[@riverakers]

That 27 inch Sheepshead would have landed you a Va Citation plaque.Only drawback you have to keep the fish and have it weighted at an official weight station.Makes a nice conversation piece to hang on the wall.

[@ChrisJones-fm6wp]

FWIW, Cherry Grove in SC has it's own inlet so it does have some surprises. The tidal movement there gets pretty nuts, too. The environment itself is pretty basic( creeks or docks) but the flounder and sheepshead fishing is pretty good there. I've caught decent redfish and blues there as well. There are sometimes spanish coming in through the inlet but that and the trout fishing there is fairly inconsistent. This past year I've done almost all of my fishing there since it's the same distance from me (I live near Fayetteville) as all of the places in NC I fish and I can keep what I catch. The biggest annoyance for me is that there's no bait shop nearby so I have to go into the creeks and catch fiddler crabs before I can fish if I'm only doing a day trip. That and having to pay to park unless it's off-season.

[@EliasVFishing]

Thanks for that maybe I’ll try there late fall when the crowds subside a bit

[@anthonyfoglio8749]

Wow beautiful fish

[@adamholston2269]

I like to keep the fin strips from my flounder preferably the white side and pair that with my jig flounder love it

[@johnbendistis6059]

Them ribbon work great for flounder

[@jonclausen2734]

Wow what a sheapy!

[@jailenc6674]

I love watching your videos! I just got a small j12 Carolina skiff to go into the brackish creeks and open icw water (on calm days) could we get a video talking about how to work jigs and how heavy or light they should be in certain water depths?

[@robertgerber2533]

Great video

[@morrisronald96]

Its been tough staying away from the flounder here in NC

[@WayfarerFishing]

When are you coming down to the Keys again? The mullet should be showing up soon.

[@wadeirwin7003]

The old concrete ships on the Eastern Shore!

[@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin]

Great video 😊🤘🏾

[@Dirtydom]

Monsta sheepy would love my mind if i caught one that size here in gulf Texas my biggest was around 22inches they’re delicious too people can keep thinking they’re “trash” fish

[@noobhatsupremacy]

usually in the second half of summer there will be hundreds of beltfish in that exact spot you fished

[@tatersaladde09]

Taking my old town minn kota to the ships soon, havent gotten the nuts to take on CBBT yet 😂

[@davebardsley278]

Besides crab what are you using for bait

[@Randy_Samuel]

Amazing

[@markhorton1718]

Excellent video Elias!! I love seeing fishing videos shot in Virginia, my home state. Would love to know where you were fishing though. The Bay is a very big fishery, lol!!

[@timothybecker8605]

Kiptopeake

[@markhorton1718]

​@@timothybecker8605Thanks!!

[@JohnJohn-wr1jo]

Ahhh Kiptopeake. Caught so many species under those hulls. Including my PB tog. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@markhorton1718]

@JohnJohn-wr1jo Never have fished around Kiptopeake, but sure seems to be a great place, Thank You!!

[@todaytriper]

like to see one of you guys do a stuff flounder catch and cook

[@M45306]

Hi Elias, do you have a video on your Kayak setup? Would like to learn more about it; and also the cost of licensing and if I need to take classes or courses. Best, and Happy fishing!

[@johnhill1165]

I feel your pain they over manage red snapper down in the sunshine state

[@timtorkelson7201]

How do you like your Vanford reels? I have 4 3000 models up here in Minny, love em! Your channel is awesome!

[@Elios0000]

Come up top the bay in MD and get rid some these Blue Catfish for us lol

[@firefighter9901]

Man i love fishing in Kiptopeke, what kayak are you using?

[@Pwrcritter]

My wife's fav channel, lol.

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

`Hello, nice fishing

[@JoeGraveDancer]

Great video, awesome catches!! Always love to watch your videos. Going to fish Keuka lake from the 3rd to the 11th. Will jig for lake trout and target bass also. Question, when you use swim baits, spoons and lures. Do you usually tie direct, use snaps or snap swivels?

[@EliasVFishing]

Check out my videos from those areas - generally use mackinaw shads for lakers, sometimes small spoons if they don’t want to budge off the bottom.

[@EliasVFishing]

Always tie direct

[@JoeGraveDancer]

@@EliasVFishing, thanks for the quick reply. I watch all your videos. All you finger lakes videos several times LOL

[@kevinmcnelis3806]

Never seen someone use a chatterbait for flounder. Interesting!

[@michaellopreato8162]

P.S. you can ball it up or rig as a strip. Catches all manner of fish.

[@RomoKayakFishing]

Flounder master

[@koopasix5897]

Where exactly did you put in? I'm here in West Point and would like to check it out..we have the York that runs into the Chesapeake..very brackish

[@rwid71663]

live scope has pretty much got the freshwater fish where I live culled down to just under keeping size. I think fishing in general would improve in a few years. if no electronics were allowed. there would always be growing bigger fish populations that aren't fished out.

[@alext3178]

Never heard of the grey trout name,up in Jersey we call them either by their common name.Weakfish or sea trout.

[@dhooter]

Old concrete ships. Some of them off the beaches of New Jersey

[@lakemarine484]

You got on a lot of fish! Ive always pronounced Tautog as never heard it said as "toe-tawg"! I see you cut the flounder fillets off but you skipped how you removed the skin from the fillets?

[@ronkrauser1543]

Fun!

[@briankirk1969]

It's a shame NC keeps selling out the rec flounder season to the commercial fisheries. Flounder season is wide open and plentiful in VA and SC.

[@MM-ib6qh]

I'd love to do this someday! Where were you in VA? How do you find good spots to get out and fish areas like this?

[@richardstone4666]

Why don't you try the cut it's like a mile from you on the other side you can fish the fishermans island bridge too good fishing there love the vids keep up the awesome work

[@FishKeeperFishing]

is that the new Daiwa Certate you are using in the video? how do you like it?

[@robertcarmack1320]

What fish do you keep? Just asking great video !!!!!

[@michaelabraham8777]

Is that off Kiptopeake or the James River? Both have concrete ships.

[@robsoutdoors1766]

Move closer into the beach We burn up the doormats at kiptopeke just off the pier casting double bucktails and stripped spot

[@kevinkeiderling9505]

Pound for pound what is the best fighting fish that you have caught while fishing in your kayak?

[@EliasVFishing]

I'd say Cubera snapper in Panama

[@jakemynameis93]

The one and only Sheep I've caught was there, and it was 26.5"! I hope to beat that next year!

[@nova0241]

Those concrete ships at Kiptopeke are awesome! I've been seining on the beach there, got lots of flounder, baby tog/sheepshead, and baitfish. I'd heard the ships give good structure for big fish but hadn't seen any catches off them until now; keep it up!