Inches From Death - Florida Keys Fishing Experience Day 2

[@Kamikaze_4]

11:17 in case you want to see the "inches from death" clip

[@christ938]

Thank you

[@firebolt100]

Very much needed. Thank you.

[@simplyjay0748]

Thank you King

[@xpon7833]

thx

[@andrewscasualmtb]

You're a lifesaver.

[@stevehogan8829]

Shark got a meal, you got a scare,, we got some great excitement added to our couch lives. Thanks. I was supposed to be out today but the day went all weird on me. Thanks.

[@ЯрославКошелев-ы6х]

My first time Kayaking and this Kayak held strong. kzbin.infoUgkx4k5UrhC3v_Y4hIEaXLGvHcN5a5aBmZNB The water got pretty rough as a speed boat zipped by me, and the Kayak withstood it (I expected to be capsized). The Ores are very easy to put together, the pump worked beautifully. the seats are a bit hard to sit in after a while (I recommend sitting on the floor). after reading the reviews I was very scared it'd get a hole in it, the material is very strong and durable. The Air valve may need a small Phillips head screwdriver to adjust, other than that, it's well worth the money!(update)I've gone Kayaking in 3 Lakes and 2 rivers totaling about 40 miles. the kayak had two holes and they patched easily and no other problems can't wait for kayaking season this year!

[@MrTommason1968]

The moment I saw that shark, i would have put on my Jesus sandals and ran to shore.

[@e._graber05]

i’m dead😂

[@Tech-geeky]

lol... Forgive my french.. In another matter, perhaps i don't know fishing that well, but if you see a shark, wouldn't you wanna fish in *another* area entirely regardless? akin to saying "It's dangerous in these waters, but despite the signs i'm gonna still go fo a swim there" If you get one, chances would be high you may get more.... Perhaps i'm just edging on caution.

[@FishAholicTV]

haha dang i need a pair of those.

[@paling1872]

@@Tech-geeky depends what kinda shark, id gtfo if it was a huge one, but a smaller one wouldnt do anything anyways

[@paling1872]

@༼ஓ༽ Dᴀᴠɪɴᴀ Cʟᴀʀᴋᴇ ༼ஓ༽ 【「Vιятυε σƒ Cнαѕтιтч」】 thank you for your unesessarily condescending comment, I'm not having this argument with you.

[@ThePHAMILL]

The least u can do is give this man a thumbs up

[@FishinPA]

bro thats what i was thinkin lol

[@WAEofFishing]

Man I posted to my channel and text blasted everyone! 🤯

[@BlueSky-fr5yq]

Thumps Up And a SUB👌

[@mikeross4937]

That kayak is the only thing keeping you on top of the food chain in Florida.

[@Voltomess]

I don't think so that kayak gives you only a better chance of survival there, you can end up in the water with that shark in no time and shit your pants before he eats you 😂😂

[@coolgamers2794]

HELL NO would I ever go fishing in a stupid small kayak! Especially in the ocean!!!!!!

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

@@coolgamers2794 Lmao, Ive literally swam with huge sharks in pitch black water (with a flashlight) miles out in the ocean in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Night diving. It's nbd. Those sharks don't want anything to do with you. All they want is the fish you shine with your light. One moment the fish is there, the next moment the fish is gone. Shark attacks are so rare you may as well get killed in plane crash before you get attacked by a shark. If they do attack it's almost always on accident.

[@iowa887]

@@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917 hell yea man. that's awesome. I'm just going to take that as the truth because I want to.

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

@@iowa887 We (my brother and I) did it in Cairns, Australia. They have dive boat charter companies where they let you borrow the gear and live on the boat (with other divers) for 5 days. Its a touristy thing. You have to get your padi (or equivalent diving) certification. But that can be done in a couple days. One day studying and taking the exam, and the next day doing a closed-water (pool) dive, and then a quick open-water (ocean) dive. Then you’re set. It’s pricey, but sure is worth it. You feel like an astronaut exploring a different world.

[@temijinkahn511]

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”. Jaws 1975

[@stevesnellgrove1518]

25 five footer and three tons of em !

[@Tombs42]

Haha

[@thegrimshot]

been watching your vids for a while but was to lazy to sign in. finally following. I surf fish ct and rhode island. love seeing the places i fish with my wife.. great vids

[@bflewis9713]

That bridge you were fishing is actually the old Florida East Coast Railroad bridge that ran from Miami to Key West. It was partially destroyed in 1935. It was deemed cost prohibitive to rebuild it. It was converted to a road bridge, and abandoned fully when the new bridge was built right behind you. Makes for great structure! Great Vid👍

[@onlyfinol2856]

Which of all the Key’s bridges is this one?

[@TheTomNelson]

onlyfinol between Summerland and Ramrod Keys

[@TwoStageTrigger]

They also blew up one of the old bridges in the movie True Lies.

[@Unwantedbaby]

Literally my favorite fishing KZbinr. Nice vid

[@totalnoobfishing1753]

Rich ...my heart can't handle another 3 parts to this series... JESUS!

[@Gio-un4wh]

I like how he tells you comment below if you would swim across for $1 billion at night 😂hell no not after seeing this that was a bull shaft easily over 200pounds

[@Gio-un4wh]

Shark*

[@Michael-vn2jj]

This content is so great, love how you caught your lunch and talked through everything. What an amazing day of fishing on beautiful water, wow. You do an exceptional job of planning, editing, and explaining everything. Best KZbin angler I've watched. Quickly becoming a big fan of your content

[@gordonmay1952]

I think that was one of the most exciting and heart stopping fishing videos I have seen! Then you shake it off and go fishing again. Then you peacefully do a clean and cook on kayak! Wow what a fish story you will have for the rest of your life! Thank goodness you are okay and we got to be apart of it. From a safe distance! 😅

[@GenZchaser]

Maybe you’ll see this maybe you won’t but I’m watching all your old vids and it’s making me pick up fishing again heavy up in here in north Texas you’ve changed my life reminding me of this. I’m at a loss of words for how much I owe you. Thanks for reminding me I’m a fishaholic.

[@colleensaufley6803]

That was a heart pounder- holy crap! Great video!

[@drewbarnabei8477]

Tip for those junky matches- fold the flap over and pinch the match head against the strike area. The extra friction helps light the match almost every time

[@husker22chad63]

I love this. I miss fishing so much. I’m from Wisconsin, but have lives in Nebraska most my life. I haven’t been back up to Wisconsin since my Grandfather passed away. Such great memories. It’s amazing how beautiful the sport/hobby of fishing can be. It’s a little different fishing in land-locked states, but the feeling when you hook a big one is universal. You have inspired me to get my sons out there with me to catch some memories. Definitely subscribing.

[@american8428]

yeah its a great idea to subscribe, his videos are so cool

[@jpbreiner]

Excellent Keys fishing content. Brings back tons of wonderful memories fishing in the Keys with my grandfather, father as a kid in the 50s and 60s and later on with our kids. I’ve really enjoyed each and every one you’ve produced. Please keep it up.

[@seadog686]

That "structure" (as you referred to it) was the old Seven Mile Bridge, so-called because it's 7 miles long (and two, narrow, lanes wide). It was partially demolished to prevent people from using it instead of the new Seven Mile Bridge which is 4 lanes wide. It also starred, famously, in the action movie “True Lies”.

[@trey7772]

I wasn't sure if it was the 7 Mile Bridge or Bahia Honda.

[@YouSlipWeGrip]

thats not the 7 mile bridge lol

[@bradleywells75]

looks like the bridge between Summerland and Ramrod in Niles channel

[@shaunvlog]

Oh man I couldn’t watch - I knew it was coming but didn’t know when. Amazing fishing man. I would have brown shorts for sure

[@CJFfishingchannel]

Shit my pants? Nah, my spirit would have left my body without a warning.

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha 😆 Cris for a sec mine probably did

[@sn3akydna314]

where is the part even at this video is 23 minutes long, you figure with the title it would be a small clip but nope, just saw it...didnt even get touched and the tail would have hit you if anything, so nice click bait

[@justinchamlee3327]

@@sn3akydna314 you have a shark randomly get that close to you and see if your life doesn't flash before your eyes. When it happens that fast you don't know what kind of shark it is. Smh.

[@robinstewart6510]

Okay, lets not be a drama queen. That shark had no interest in him whatsoever. It was chasing the floundering food (his catch) on his fishing line. Not all that uncommon. Alligators (and other fish) do the same in fresh waters.

[@shwaggyshwagz3759]

@@robinstewart6510 the shark was what was on his line.. that’s why he had to break it off after he saw that’s what it was

[@colindooley4422]

really enjoyed this video. Thx. Love the variety and your flow during the video

[@robbienapier4176]

As a Florida inshore fisherman, I always get super excited when I see Rich post florida episodes! Can't wait to see the rest of the series!

[@64samsky]

I just moved to the Treasure Coast of Florida about 2.6 years ago, I love it here!

[@ethanwilliamson2]

I'm thinking about kayak fishing the inshore part of Florida this summer. Do you know any good spots would be?

[@Acolis]

bro when that tarpon was on i got super excited. i used to live in clearwater and fished the piers and bridges around st pete dunedin clearwater beach etc. i miss living there. great fishing. ive never had a tarpon on. looks awesome!!!

[@DoUbLeBx2]

Awesome video! Helpful hint, for actual stick matches its strike directly on strike strip but for those paper matchbox sticks fold the front to the back and wedge the match in between the striker strip and the front cover and grip them together and pull the match out while holding the front cover to the match striker strip to start the match easier!

[@75novaguy73]

THAT WAS INTENSE! I honestly dont know if I could have kept fishing, everytime Id go to grab a fish from the water id imagine that shark getting the fish and my arm.

[@lukebystol141]

Same bro

[@JoeGreco]

Jesus Christ man that first tarpon was HUGE! and that shark was absolutely insane man.

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha yeah I wanted to go back the next day for the Tarpon but was a little jumpy still from the Shark encounter so I did something else cool the next day and scratched off a bucket list fish on the flats 🤙🏻

[@JoeGreco]

@@FishAholicTV Haha I don't blame you man that was INTENSE stuff! Awesome video brotha! Cant wait to see the next.

[@brob-zy8zi]

I Had problems with Bull and Lemon sharks once fishing around the islands in the everglades. We fed them more than one snook that day. Awesome video!

[@RJWILSON92678]

That was a monster bull, the tax man was coming to collect.

[@t-techvids9659]

For the match, if you reverse the paper and hold the match, it will give more resistance and the match should lit up easier

[@Fishing_With_Essex]

Dude, that was just insane, not only amazing fishing action on the same lure, but you also managed to capture that shark eat. And a little snapper catch and cook in the end, I'm speechless after watching that man, so awesome!

[@FishAholicTV]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'll have to do more stuff like this but maybe not with the man the grey suit haha.

[@johnnybarillas3154]

I would’ve kept peddling backwards until I hit my house if that happened to me your a real one for staying 😂

[@Comeonforreal]

-,

[@BassNinja]

Went bass fishing again

[@lookin4lunkersfishing]

Never had a problem with sharks in Florida but Gators and Manatees can be a pain.

[@WAEofFishing]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chainsaw_monday]

This comment had me cracking up lol! Happy Friday to you, whoever you are :)

[@jodyhiatt5284]

Love those days when everything is biting - that’s living good there - awesome day! Good for u

[@willburr5929]

I'm glad they left the old bridge structures in place - they're magnets for fish and other wildlife.

[@larryroberts6413]

What bridge is that? The railroad one?

[@willburr5929]

@@larryroberts6413 The history is complicated. In general though, the automobile road crossed the gaps between the keys on bridges with enormous boxy wedding-cake pilings connected overhead by arches. Sometime in the 80's they began replacing these with more conventional pilings and a new roadbed. Sometimes they tore out the old structures but often they left them alongside the new ones as fishing piers etc. As someone who has dived every single one of them, I can tell you that the old pilings with their flat shelves underwater were abundant with marine life. Some spots, Long Key Viaduct, for example, looked almost as nice as the reefs 5 miles offshore.

[@larryroberts6413]

@@willburr5929 Thanks for the info! I live in Florida and we kayak/fish the keys every year. Just not sure which bridge he's fishing under.

[@willburr5929]

@@larryroberts6413 He says he's launching in the Nile Channel. I live in FL too but I haven't been to the Keys in years. I hope the waters there are still as fine as they used to be.

[@willburr5929]

@@larryroberts6413 Sorry "Niles" Channel.

[@rembrandtshadows]

years ago, I used to fish from a certain bridge you are very close to, down by Big Pine Key. One night, my friend had a 14/0 spooled in one run. I would like to say it was a thousand yards of 80 or 100# line, but we already had some out. It was like hooking a submarine, it just kept going to the Bahamas, did not slow down nor a head shake. Scary! I couldn't make up my mind what it was for years because it wasn't like a tiger and damn sure had more stamina than a typical hammer. Now the sharks have returned after being fished out. I don't think you would meet any of the celebrity-sized sharks, such as Little Hitler, but I would never ever think about swimming across any cut, inlet, or tidal river in Eastern or SE Florida during the spring or summer. One good bite from a 6 ft bull shark and you will DOB. Caint spend money if you be daid.

[@ralphzaccaria7420]

My heart skipped a beat just sitting on my couch. I can’t imagine how you felt!

[@nickmariconi1520]

Haha so did mine

[@marcdemichele3799]

Ha!!! I got mugged by a 12+ ft Hammerhead working a very similar bridge down there. I SWEAR ppl cannot understand the feeling of being in a "yak" when one of nature's true predators slams into your vessel that sits about 6 inches off the water. Talk about an adrenaline rush. Krikey!!! You never know what is below you in those waters. Damn, I miss those days!!! Can't thank you enough for taking me back there. Our fishing style may be very similar, but I have to take my hat off to you. Your ability to locate fish is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!

[@JoeBattle]

"Got him out.....OH MY GOD!!!.....we're gonna have to break that off." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Absolutely!

[@PJ-si2po]

I have a fishing kayak up north fresh waters and I love it Thank god you ended fine, what an adventure

[@snookman9112]

That was probably the best fishing action I have seen on any fishing show. Well done.

[@hsidder]

That was quite the shark! Mad props for continuing to fish the Bridge afterwards.

[@ivanvoznenko7874]

Bull Shark, like you said. Please keep this as a once in a lifetime moment! Don't stay there haha

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha nice 👌🏻 that’s what I thought but it all happened so quick. I’m lucky I pressed the record button. I’ll try not to let it happen again 😆

[@SD-ft6gs]

@@FishAholicTV hmmm to me this was a reef shark, like a black tip, that water was too clear for bulls, but also both the dorsal and tail looked to have black highlights

[@monkilla165]

It was a Caribbean reef shark. Bull sharks are way more bulky looking.

[@venezuelainvestigators141]

@@monkilla165 mako or less likely a blacktip

[@Skibbidyboobop]

Definitely a hammerhead. Playback at .25 speed.

[@jayblack7495]

All that action near the bridge; the hooked fish diving to the sea floor, the tarpon breaching to spit out the hook, the splashing on the surface, you rang the dinner-bell for larger predators. As the kayak drifted under the bridge alcove, I was clenching my teeth. The only ingredient missing was a bucket of chum. It felt like the equivalent of the young woman taking a twilight shower at Crystal Lake. Great video!

[@asnapperhead7998]

Insane! Definitely a bull shark. I have seen big ones while snorkeling that bridge. I have also seen huge hammerheads there. No lobster is worth swimming there anymore lol

[@donlysunday]

What bridge is this?

[@fishinggods]

looks like I'm your 200K subscriber. Congrats

[@coreyjbeats1357]

New challenge: hook on a tarpon, let it pull you, then throw out a jerkbait and troll while the tarpon pulls you.

[@jackwierback9615]

That would be legendary

[@843Landbased]

Bro imagine a big cuda or mackerel on the other rod I’d drop weight lifting for that type of action

[@YourMom-su2eu]

Imagine if he catches a fish that way.

[@HeadHoncho727]

That would be crazy tbh.

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

In some parts of south Florida .......if you catch a tarpon and let it pull you.............you may very well be getting hauled around by a hammerhead that a lot bigger than your kayak ! BET !

[@rolffigueiredo3786]

I’m sure someone else has already said it, the Jaws scene. I think we’ll need a bigger boat !! Fantastic, that first Tarpon, when it launched in to the air… huge sheath of silver… amazing… Keep them coming….😲🤭🍻

[@DavidDoesGamble]

The intro is insane, deserves all the likes. Haven’t even seen the rest of the vid yet and I’m hyped

[@FishAholicTV]

Thanks David Glad to hear!! Put a lot of hard hours in on the water and off. 🤙🏻

[@bishopsoren2682]

Instablaster.

[@Bronco2Cj]

@@FishAholicTV I went to the website where you get your music from, which song did you choose? its really catchy

[@jamesgreen9954]

I’ve fished nearly all the bridges in the lower keys while living on Big Pine Key and the best way I found of keeping the tarpon hook up ratio higher was switching out all trebles on hard plastics or stick baits to very strong extra sharp black nickel or similar single hooks and a stiffer action rod with a good strong mono or braid if you prefer. We preferred 25-30lb mono because when you only have out 20yds casting the stretch is minimal and allows you to get a good hook set but after a 40lb+ tarpon pulls 50-75yds of line off the reel the mono acts like a shock absorber on the powerful crazy jumps and we felt it helped us to stay hooked up even tho tarpon will usually throw the hook more than 50% of the time anyway. However without very strong extra sharp hooks, strong line & stiff rod to initially stick the hook good you won’t have to worry about the crazy tarpon jumps. The Keys are my favorite place to fish, even on bad day you can always find something to catch and on good days the fishings unbelievable.

[@pfestate]

That’s what I like to call a “CODE BROWN” because it’s time to change your shorts!!

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha 😆 you got me laughing. I had to check.

[@jarodwaldman3303]

Lol

[@Tainowarrior-js3cj]

🤣😂😂💀🤣😂🤣

[@Jay-lx2ll]

@@FishAholicTV nobody would have said anything if you shat your pants there... i almost thought it was going to tip over....

[@colleensaufley6803]

That was a heart pounder- holy crap! Great video

[@markm391]

This 5 days series is great! The Keys are like a wonderland for fishing. I was just there on vacation and saw several sharks. You never know what you're going to see down there.

[@dulichion]

Dood this content is superb. Love the fish grill and simple nature of it all.

[@toddpainter3721]

RICH OH MY GAWD THIS WAS INSANE!! I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY RECLINER THE WHOLE VID , ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN TOP IT,STAY SAFE

[@captraykelly]

Another Awesome video. Since I'm a droner now...I Love your drone footage. Filmed many shows, Palm Beach, Florida and at Bud n' Mary's in the Keys when I had my tv show. I love florida fishing. Your narration is great too. You have a great channel.

[@Cue521]

Glad I’m watching this sitting on the toilet! I jumped as if I was there! Crazy!

[@FishAholicTV]

Lmfao 🤣 yah got me.

[@gb8518]

The Old Bridge always has a surprise believe me for years the best spot.

[@levelupangler9263]

This series is amazing! Glad you are OK. I almost had a heart attack watching this one.

[@robertwortman4681]

Fished 7 mile bridge at Big pine Key at night with a floating light. You would not believe the number of Tarpon around the boat. Limited out on Snapper. Best time ever.

[@djfliproc]

Finally!!! This was so worth the wait! I screamed so loud after that shark attack I startled the whole house! Now, I can start my week thank you for the incredible content fishaholic! Shaka brotha!🤙👍

[@fleuger99]

I'm from South Africa and growing up we used to go fishing off my uncles boat. I was about 14 and never forgot one day about a mile from shore, we'd been fishing for only about 30 mins and the boat was surrounded by mako's and great whites so we relocated. That was quite scary, I'd never fish like you do on that tiny thing :)

[@michaelcohen2345]

My gosh my heart was pounding rich!

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha tell me about it. It gets me every time still.

[@nc1454]

You crushed em. That close call with the bull definitely kicked it up a notch

[@DavetheCarGuy]

Woah, this is amazing. We have a similar problem here in South Africa, sharks are thankful to the fisherman for bringing them lunch and will sit under kayaks and boats and wait! Great video, as always. Sending positive vibes your way and thank you for the awesome videos.

[@patrickroberts3794]

I have spearfished under most of the bridges from the 3 mile on down south to Bahia Honda. A couple of years ago I lost a nice grouper to a shark, similar to the one in the video, under the 7 mile bridge. That ended our fishing for that particular day. The problem is that the water is murky under those bridges making it hard for the sharks to distinguish between their natural prey and the spearfisher.

[@rotorheadv8]

Sharks in the water. Kayak goes into the water, you go into the kayak.... Farewell to thee, my fair Spanish maiden....

[@ericcote1418]

Brilliant! Gotta love Quint!

[@goonch7956]

If that shark ate you your last meal would have been power bars. You really would have wished that breakfast place would have open.

[@dirtbikeguy321]

I like how you said you had to hunt for a good breakfast place down there. Had the exact same issue down there... I'm from Chicago and I think we get spoiled with the food over here.

[@junkoe]

As long as I could do the cardio, I would make the swim in a heartbeat! I grew up in the keys. Not many "man eaters" normally roam down there. Respect for the kayak fishing though, that is a lot of work.

[@johnbrooker6134]

Niles channel. Caught my first tarpon there in the 80's! Nothing but tarpon and mangrove snapper over the 3 years I fished that bridge.

[@CarolinaGuy]

That right there would've been the end of my kayaking forever!

[@robertm.8385]

Awesome video, tight lines my friend. I fished the long key bridge yesterday and there were so many tarpon and bull sharks. We caught mutton snappers, no keepers though.

[@s4dg]

please don't have bad matches on your kayak, get some water proof matches. if it gets really windy and rainy so you can't return to shore, you're gonna want to have some matches that will still work.

[@jonathanchau1158]

Out of curiosity why would you need matches on a kayak

[@garycraig9361]

I used to swim mullet out to the channel from our seawall for Tigers, Bulls and Hammerheads, always successful. No fear!

[@carminer51]

Damn I would shit myself too LOL As they said in Jaws I think we need a bigger boat !

[@m.g.sledge1160]

I got so in to the tarpon bite I forgot the shark encounter was coming - awesome footage.

[@Beesa10]

Amazing fishing! Sometimes it's like that, the conditions are right, you've found the fish, they're feeding aggressively and you catch again and again. That tarpon was huge and so was that shark. I wouldn't hang around there in a kayak after that encounter, if you got into trouble for some unexpected reason it probably wouldn't take long before becoming fish food.

[@TEnglund34606]

your right

[@majik_man]

So Just a quick story. This clip was how i discovered Rich. It was on the Radio up here in Mpls, mn on 93x about the shark almost flipping the kayak. They talked about how insane you were to keep fishing. I found the clip on KZbin here and been watching ever since! Rich was making international news.

[@BrianMonticello]

The perfect fishing video doesn’t exi- 😳

[@stephendenlinger3514]

Rich... What a fantastic video. You really knocked yourself out. The lead up, the death preview, the overheads, the awesome action at the old bridge... just fantastic. Terrific video adventure. Thanks for all the work to put that video together. Lots of work and pre-planning. I like how you set up a quick fish-fry stop-over, half-in and half-out of the water. Haha. Nothing fancy, right? Very much appreciate all your work here at the consumer end. I'll be following you on a regular basis. Be well.

[@doctorgt3]

MATCHES PRO TIP: You don’t need to strike the entire length of the strip to light a match. In fact, you can use as little as the size of the match head. That way, you can save the strip and light more matches. Happy striking! 🔥

[@sharonkasper5126]

Well, that my friend was the best shot I have seen in a long time. That tarpon cleared the water, and you caught the whole thing on video. Wow, that was truly beautiful. Keep fishing.

[@STILLPHENOM]

that shark was pretty scary.. could have easily tipped the yak.. dang!! scared the heck out of me.. I'd have left the place then n there... oh and by the way, youtube should make a super duper 'like' symbol as well. cause this video was definitely insane..

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha yeah I’ve watched the incident probably 20 times by now and it makes me feel like I’m back there on the water again and my adrenaline shy rockets 😆. Glad you enjoyed though!

[@m-taf731]

The most amazing part wasn't that you hooked a shark in the keys, because theres a ton there. The amazing part was a 8 foot bull went after a tiny lure.

[@Jjim78]

Nah it ate the grouper that he was pulling up

[@jdfflats1]

Anyone who is willing to go in those waters with a self powered boat that small deserves a thumbs up. That looked like a Bull shark to me

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha thanks Joe! Yeah I think your right. Those Bulls are crazy fish.

[@neilwhitacre4877]

I loved the Albright knot for years. Until... I learned the FG knot. Now I definitely prefer the FG. Especially for extra long leaders for fishing from rocks and jetties.

[@frankdecaprio8214]

Living the life kid, always drempt of doing a kayaking vacation to the keys!

[@brentconnock2513]

Frank Decaprio, go do it, never too late! Go get that dream!

[@master00sniper]

With that matchbook you had, it's much easier to light the matches if you flip the front piece of cardboard all the way around to the back, then put the match between the striking strip and the cardboard, give the cardboard a squeeze and pull out the match.

[@SouthForkSalt]

Awesome video Rich. One of the best fishing videos I’ve seen on KZbin. You’ve done an awesome job incorporating the drone. Sick shots. Then the FISHING! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Gonna binge on a bunch more now. Keep up the great work!

[@johntexan4165]

I've got some film of my son catching a beautiful Jack that probably twice the size of what you had here. Took probably 1.5 - 2 hours to get him to the kayak. As he was reaching down to pull it out, it dove straight down and took another 20 minutes to get him back to the side. We found out why he dove... as my son pulled him out of the water, a 6.5ish foot bull surfaced and bit the Jack in half. If it wasn't caught on film, nobody would have ever believed it. It sure changed his tune at wanting to catch a shark on the kayak. haha BTW, love your kayak setup. I'm a minimalist as well and take only what I need. Never understood why kayak fishermen felt the need to take everything including the kitchen sink.

[@brooklynanglerfishing]

Bruhhhhh I don’t know how you didn’t drop that rod😂, that was awesome to catch on camera tho

[@cinderellie8]

Total boss mode

[@FishAholicTV]

Dude tbh the sun was in my eyes pretty bad and I didn’t even really know what happened fully until I rewatched the video on the GoPro.

[@williamammon4899]

HOLLY s@#$ !! That was freaking awesome !! I'm so hook on your videos. I fish out of the same kayak. I'm trying your swim baits this year for pa bass fishing. Didn't make it to the Jersey shore this . Maybe this fall. God bless, stay safe in that kayak. 👊

[@Markitman]

woooow... it was very surprising when the shark went up, the spot was very beautiful and there were also many kinds of fish, good job brother 👍👍

[@Fish-RI]

Yep I would need a fresh pair of shorts after that one

[@jimsurf]

It blows my mind that there is so much structure where you fish, and I almost never see anybody fishing around you.

[@franklinfocus]

Damn I need a day like this 🙏🔥

[@kendaigrepont4683]

Great vid with a code brown moment. My wife said I screamed like a little girl and almost fell out of my easy chair....and she almost spilled her wine! I don’t care what anybody says, but a shark is a shark just like a snake is a snake.

[@robbienapier4176]

There isn't enough money in the world to get me to swim that channel at night. Or in broad daylight for that matter

[@FishAholicTV]

Haha definitely

[@jujuhawkins1932]

Right! 😂

[@bonesjones988]

I'd do it for a million. The chances of a shark attack are very slim. Playing the percentages for a million bucks.

[@ironmank955]

Your expression when you hook up cracks me up man. "Whooaaa gosh!" 😆

[@totalnoobfishing1753]

I'm guessing the 105 thumbs down are from those that swam across the channel?

[@raphlifts420]

They’re all from bull sharks

[@derekdemarco28]

That Double-Jointed Rapala Lure is a Killer!