Fishing for Large Snapper on the Reef | Personal Best Flag Yellowtail

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I headed out of St Lucie Inlet on Florida's Treasure Coast. Fishing for large Snapper on the reef is my favorite, and I wasn't let down. After the disappointment of losing a monster Snapper I hooked up again. This fish didn't feel as big but it was pulling hard. I was shocked when my personal best flag Yellowtail Snapper flashed in the water. At 29 inches and 7.25 pounds it was a monster for the Treasure Coast area. I followed that up with a beautiful Mutton and had plenty of meat on ice. Short Muttons and Sharks were the story as the sun set but I had goal of having some big beautiful fillets for the table.
Tackle used were Shimano Talica, Speedmaster, and Torium reels on Star Paraflex rods. Long 30 and 40 lb fluorocarbon leader 35 to 45 feet in length. 5/0 Gamakatsu Octopus circle hooks. Bait of choice was butterflied Ballyhoo and Bonito belly strips. I use Kingfisher clips for my bank sinkers placed above a Spro 80lb power swivel.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Sorry about the blurry footage on that Mutton. Had a blood smudge on the lens, but couldn't leave that out. Thanks for watching!! Tight lines!!

[@tubbyguyoutdoors]

Dang that was a good one ! Heart breaking . Redemption with that tank yellowtail though ! Thanks for taking us along bro

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks bro!! Appreciate it

[@truenorthangler]

Congrats on the PB yellow, that was amazing. Great mutton as well, redemption for you Wayne.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Adrian. Appreciate it buddy

[@BruddahdTv]

What an awesome fishing adventure with you brother 💯🎣 Thanks for taking us along had an amazing time unbelievable much respect and appreciation keep safe and a blessed holiday God bless 🛐🎣🔥👊🏽🤙🏽

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks brother appreciate it

[@EngineeringHooksets]

Killin it man, congrats on the PB! Love that barracuda shot.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks!! I’m pretty sure that Cuda is what happened to the first fish. 😒

[@GrantMcIntosh]

Good day! Congratulations on the PB. 👍🍻

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Grant appreciate it

[@johnslonsky3956]

Good to see the Mutton Master is still at it! Wow that was a huge Yellowtail!!!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Hey John!!! Yeah that was a cool surprise.

[@johnslonsky3956]

I'm in Miami again. So need to figure out a trip with you!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Are you on my CPro Facebook page? You can message me there.

[@TheOutdoorCatch]

Congrats on the Yellowtail! You caught a couple really good fish. Nice Job!!👍

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks brother much appreciated!!

[@swampstalkeroutdoors]

Yes sir now that was an action packed day brother! Congrats on your PB man and awesome edit!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks brother always appreciate it

[@AJOutdoors1]

Dang good snapper! That was a beast yellowtail!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks John appreciate it

[@SaskFisher]

First of all....MIS UNDERSTOOD the title.........the first part anyways.... 😜😆😋 haha. Awesome video!! Those Yellow tails you call them...they're gorgeous!! Great looking fish! Love your videos

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

I believe that’s the pink Snapper 😁. Appreciate it brother

[@kohenshlom]

great video my friend !!! that yellow tail was a giant, amazing catch

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks brother!! Even by Keys standards that was a nice one.

[@JohnAmes]

That was awesome my friend

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks John

[@HighcountryFlylife]

Man brother epic video. That stunning yellow tail.. What a fish. That thing was huge. Great to see it as a personal best for you of that species, great work. Nice looking fish too

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Much appreciated. Lots of PBs the last couple years.

[@FishingWithBottles]

Good multispecies trip!! Never know what you'll pull up!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks bottles. No fences in the ocean

[@PeelingLine]

Awesome catches. Congrats on the PB yellowtail. All those fish made up for losing the first one and then some. 👍

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

No doubt Brett but still would’ve loved to see it.

[@RobPainless]

Leave a couple for me! That yellowtail was awesome! I'm not sure I've ever even seen one of those.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Rob. Plenty of fish out there

[@DailyMyChildhood]

Appreciate your video😊Thanks for Sharing👍

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thank you

[@PHFishingBiking]

WOW nice those were some fatties indeed! So many weird looking fish in there! I like those green and yellow ones with the whale looking head you get would like to see some more of them.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

That's a Yellowtail. They're more prevalent south of me and the big one's are usually in the Keys. That fish was only three pounds off the state record.

[@ThatShinerGuy]

That yellowtail was huge! Merry Christmas to you and your family!!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Shiner !! Merry Christmas to you and the family

[@timmc2886]

Just discovered your channel. Liked and Subed. Just ordered a half dozen Fisher King clips (not Kingfisher). What a awesome solution to long leaders. We are 18ft bay boat out of Jup and your content is perfect for the guys that don't have million dollars worth of boat and gear. Since our reef is really hit hard by the day charters we plan on spending more time on the water up your way off Hobe Sound. If we see you, we'll give you a double toot on the horn.

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Timm!! I say the name backwards a lot 🤣. Glad you found them. Definitely say hi if you see me out there.

[@SFROutdoors]

some full grown fish right there

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Ready to put you on some 💪🏻

[@SFROutdoors]

@@CProFishingWithWayne Looking forward to spending some time with the bottom-fishing guru

[@patrickriddlem9130]

LIke the Ballyhoo cloud in the background

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

🙌

[@patrickriddlem9130]

Way to go!!!

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

Thanks Patrick I appreciate it

[@patrickriddlem9130]

@@CProFishingWithWayne By the way, just bought a condo in Stuart. Also joined the Carefree boat club out of Ft. Pierce, Stuart, Vero. Boat down or don't want to clean up? Let's go out together on a Carefree boat - I got the gas and bait. They got nice inshore and offshore center consoles

[@ibeonit1]

That’s a flag

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

No doubt. Thanks Mason

[@kohenshlom]

first

[@CProFishingWithWayne]

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