Finding BIG Summer-Time Sheepshead in south St. Augustine (Crescent Beach), FL on the Kayak

Went out with my buddy Nathan & Greg from Freedom Fishing St. Augustine (‪@FreedomFishingFL‬) to do some kayak fishing around the 206 bridge. It was the day after the full moon (January 26, 2024). The bite was pretty slow, and the tide was ripping. The extra high tide allowed us to fish some spots I usually cannot because the water would be too low. We got on a few including a 19" beast!
I hope you enjoy the video!
Setup:
Toadfish 5'11" sheepshead rod
3500 Penn Spinfisher VI
Jigs: sheepshead jig (1/4 oz)
Line: 15 lb. #powerpro braid
Leader: 20 lb. pre-cut Offshore Angler flouro
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[@CesarAbrego-gu9iq]

Nice vid bud. My PB on Sheepshead is still from the one I caught back in 1993. It was a monster at 32 in. Several of us had a great dinner from it.😳😊

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

Nice man! That’s a toad for sure

[@buschdogproductions]

Damn, that's a beast. You should share a pic on the channel if you can get it to Joey. Fan shout out 😎

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@buschdogproductions I’d do it! [e-mail]

[@FreedomFishingFL]

Another solid Sheep day Joey! We need to go back there together!

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@FreedomFishingFL I’m down man! With this cold snap it should start to really turn on too!

[@billstev100]

Great fishing there Joey. Hope this hurricane weather hasn’t impacted you and your family. Keep the sheeps in focus. Many times the fall mimics the spring. Good luck and God bless brother! 👍

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@billstev100 thanks! We did fine up in north Florida. My little sister lives in Riverview. She, on the other hand, has a lot of cleaning and will be without power for quite some time. I was at her place all day Thursday with several others and we might’ve gotten 40% of the debris cleared. Thankfully nothing really hurt her house

[@delbertottensmanjr5869]

Great morning of fishing Joey, I enjoy all of your videos. Ive been wanting to hit that bridge for awhile now but that inner coastal scares me a little with the kayak, I had a huge boat flip me under the 100 Palm Coast bridge, luckily I was fishing the docks in 4 feet of water so it wasnt too bad but still sucked. Most people are pretty cool and slow down, but there a lot of assholes that blow by ya with huge waves. I love fishing for those sheepshead too, they really are good eating. Waiting for your next vid bud.

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@delbertottensmanjr5869 thank you! Yeah, it can be sketchy on the ICW. Bridges are pretty nice because they’re supposed to be no wake zones

[@keithkrause3807]

Nice I never have luck out there especially the deeppppp docks lol

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@keithkrause3807 thinking about going there tomorrow

[@keithkrause3807]

@joeyfitzpatrickfishing been hoping to run into you there sometime but I only get out on Saturdays unfortunately but mayb one of these times weil cross paths tight lines bro

[@yakitiyyakkayaks4323]

Have you ever fished the keys? I’m gonna be down there February 3rd to 7th if you wanna meet up

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

@@yakitiyyakkayaks4323 I have not, def would love to. That’s a long way for me 😅