fishing Johns Pass for multiple species was a MASSIVE success

[@willcordelo9582]

So it's approaching Memorial Day Weekend 2024. We are from Clearwater Fl. (Only about 10 miles to the north), we just happen to be staying at the John's Pass Hotel this weekend and will be fishing right about the same spot, except this time of year we strictly target Snook & Tarpon from about midnight until 8 am or so! The Snook are stacked in the passes by the thousands for their summer spawn! We just catch, pic and release! I just hope there are as many Trout and Spanish around now as when you were there! Those are fantastic live baits! We'll try to report back next week!

[@fishingfanatic.]

How did it go???

[@willcordelo9582]

​@fishingfanatic. I wish I could say we slayed them, but it wouldn't be true. What IS true is that we had trouble with bait. I like to use grunts and pinfish, so I built a small, but really nice recirculating baitwell so we could have the option to buy bait in addition to catching bait. Since it is very dark there at night we knew that catching our own would be difficult. So we finally found a pinfish/grunt mixture at a small baitshop in Seminole. We are not sure why but our bait didn't make the 4 hours until it was time to go fishing. We even stopped and changed the water before we went to catch a nap. When we got up to go, all had died. We have had many more baits in this baitwell for twice as long with no problem, so we just can't figure out what happened! We could have went and fished in the morning and caught our own bait, but that weekend was so hot and packed with people, that we voted against it and joined the tourists shopping. Since then,I I bought a really bright green night fishing light that we tried at the Skyway's southern fishing pier and boy does it light up the water and attract greenbacks! That is until the Tarpon showed up. You can't do much with a Tarpon from a pier, but we teased them with some NLBN baits doing figure 8's on the surface. We would allow them to almost kiss the baits, before pulling it away at the last second! We noticed that a few really big ones were getting faster and more aggressive, like they were getting pissed! So we finally quit teasing them! There was about a dozen that stayed around all night, but we didn't catch a thing either night. In fact, we didn't see anyone catch anything! So I don't know what's going on except that the water temp. is really hot! I'm going Tarpon fishing tomorrow in a friend's boat Sunday am. He's been doing really well, so we'll see what happens!

[@fishingfanatic.]

@@willcordelo9582 dang yeah I don’t know why they didn’t survive pinfish are super hardy also have you tried for other fish at John’s pass like Spanish or snook I’m going for sheepshead good luck on your trip tomorrow!!!

[@mackelwarren8600]

I love fishing there. Plenty of good fishing, shopping and good restaurant to eat from When you're done. You can sit back on the beach and watch a beautiful sunset.

[@anitasayachack4004]

Hi I’m your FC. I like watching fishing video

[@derekfaust9354]

Digging the channel, thanks for sharing!

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Thank you very much!’

[@totalannihilation9065]

Getting back to Saltwater fishing it's good to see people catch fish in my area. Kinda risky wearing sandals on those rocks. I hit my big toe on shells, not a fun feeling. Grabbed a paper towel and a grocery bag and kept on fishing.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I did that in Pensacola I fell on the rocks tho… luckily I didn’t go in between the rocks

[@josephhelenek8673]

Great video dude. Non stop action with the small silver spoon. Amazing you didn’t get snagged up on all the rocks in that pass. Good day of fishing !!👍🏼👍🏼🎣🎣

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Thank you! I do my best to keep the action rolling on these videos! And yeah I was honestly surprised I didn’t too lol. I did at the end of the pass it was either a king or a rock and my bet is it was a rock lol

[@josephhelenek8673]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 good to know. Love fishing that Pass in the summer when big Snook are the.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

@@josephhelenek8673 that was the goal and I decided to throw a spoon while waiting and never got a snook or if I got a hit I didn’t see it cause I was having so much fun with the Spanish and trout lol

[@michaelhudnall336]

I fish there often, I live in pinellas county

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I liked fishing over there it was my first trip south I live in Pensacola

[@colerichardsfishing6188]

I fish a lot now but a couple of years ago I went fishing there when I didn’t know how to fish and my brother and I were having fun casting the rod my dad rented and on my last cast I snagged a minnow and I was so happy.

[@sologarcia4434]

Right where you’re standing I’ve caught about a 30 lb black drum

[@cdb2018]

great vid, what lures you using?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I was using CC spoons “cotton cordell” silver spoon. I buy them at academy but you can get them off google search as well

[@cdb2018]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 thanks man, keep it up with the vids!

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I’m going to get back at fishing here soon! With work and the winter time weather it’s bee hard to get out and fish to much

[@bayareagrillcleaner8029]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 What size spoon was it?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

@@bayareagrillcleaner8029 not sure on the weight but I think .38 oz or 1/2 oz where the ones I was tossing that day they are about an inch and a half long with the treble on them. Google cc spoons and they pop up on Amazon I use the bigger ones for blue fish and once the weather warms up I’ll start doing videos again with these spoons

[@jungkim7882]

Where is this located?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Johns pass near indian rocks beach florida. Really cool and fishy spot! I have 2 videos and the other one wasn’t as good and it was rainy but still a good video!

[@thatsitvideos]

John's Pass divides Madera Beach and T.I. Beach.

[@Chris-qg2un]

I live right down the street in the canals S of where you were fishing. Cool to see some techniques to use around me. Really enjoyed the vid. Is there something in that spot in particular that makes it a great fishing spot? I always see people there.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Not really. Basically anywhere that has moving water is gonna hold fish. Just the fact that it is a pass and there is a lot of structure there is why I picked it to fish. But I’m sure it’s right place right time kinda deal with that day

[@VegaRockIn-Depth]

I caught a mangrove snapper on a crank bait not too long ago. That was surprising

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Haha idk why I didn’t reply but that is kinda cool! Try 5” jerk bait around docks any time of they year you’ll find loads of mangrove that won’t hit live baits! Also 5” sinkos on a Texas rig gets em good to!

[@phatsublime]

Cool video, I have to say your tossing fish on the rocks, I just try to be more careful with them. They die more than you think.

[@RazvanStefan]

I am going to visit Madeira this year and I am willing to do some shore fishing 100%. Can you please share some tips / tricks for lure fishing? What to use/where/do I need a fishing license? How much does it cost etc?

[@RazvanStefan]

Forgot to mention that I will be in Madeira between 5-14 August, maybe that matters for targetting some species.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I mean as far as south Florida I’m not sure what species to target as northern Florida is vastly different in the ecosystem. But you will need a fishing license unless you are on a chartered boat as far as I know for that info refer to FWC’s website. I’m not able to give legal advice on fishing legally, but as far as tricks and lures I’d use soft plastics like flukes, paddle tails, curly tail grubs and top water stuff like spooks (walk the dog lures) and then spoons like I use in this video silver and shiny small and big for blue fish kings Spanish and more. Fish the mangroves is what I hear for south Florida but your best bet is to look up some charter captains in the area so you have a successful fishing trip then on the other days you can explore a little and do some land fishing, I try to hit inlets from the ocean, mangrove area and docks if you can get to docs legally to fish. Fish canals for fresh water bad tarpon snook peacock bass and other exotics like cichlids. Cost wise I think out of state license is around $100 for the year but for a week it’s like $30. Tackle is expensive if you have non that’s just gonna com nature and for boat charters expect to spend for a good charter captain around $700 for 4 hours of fishing. Hope that info helps ya but best way to figure out what you need to be legal is go to fwc then look up requirements to fish look up the species local to the area then look up the limits and what you can/can’t keep in that area/time of year

[@RazvanStefan]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 that was quite comprehensive. Thanks a lot, I am planning to just fish from shores, with my tackle box lures, I will get some in my luggage and I have plenty of jig heads and soft plastics. Maybe I will just take couple of jig heads not a full blown box with many weights and I can buy some there. I have lots of jerkbaits, top water lures so I think I am covered in this. What do you mean by FWC, where I can purchase this license for 1-2 weeks? They have any info points near beaches or maybe in marinas?

[@SittingBearProd]

@@RazvanStefan go to a Walmart when you get to Florida & buy a fishing license for however long you’re here it’s really cheap but you definitely need one as I get asked for mine all the time randomly even by undercover FWC (fish & wildlife conservation) officers.

[@RazvanStefan]

@@SittingBearProd understood, I was asking about Madeira license, not Florida. As the material is related to a location which I am going to visit in about 1 month.

[@MatLon28]

What’s the best month and time for johns pass?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Honestly have no idea. I went down there once and had a blast on the little fish was told you can catch snook and little grouper year round there and red fish

[@MatLon28]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 I see. What month did you go?

[@thatsitvideos]

Best time during the day is when the tide is beginning to either head out or in. Between those times, you can just head to the local bar or pub and chill.

[@rubentrevino9847]

Lol I was in your video

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Who where you??

[@preston1715]

Nice video 🔥🤟

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

MTB Preston thank you!

[@cryptojay727]

i fish this everyweek :) nj!

[@yowths4666]

We’re is that at ?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Yo Wths johns pass near Tampa florida

[@ericvonp]

You’re in St Pete not Tampa. John’s pass is in Madeira Beach

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Thanks for the view homie

[@Ogtomtom]

The other side of the bridge slaps brother ur welcome !

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

That’s what I heard. First time there and the places people told me to fish I didn’t find anything other than small bourse shew crabs lol so I went exploring and found the trout n spanish

[@Swellist]

whyd you throw back that pinfish??? best bait to use there :/

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

I had a live pin fish out the entire time I was fishing and it never got hit I had 3 left in the bait bucket in the car, I was only getting hit on the spoon so I stuck with what was catching and let the pen fish go this time around

[@Swellist]

@@littlebucketfishing3939try gators dock side w pins

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Next time I’m that way I will have to try it

[@cbort8223]

Try not to grab the trout like that. Messes with their slime coat and can cause them to die…

[@VegaRockIn-Depth]

The lady fish have a similar coating of slime. Make sure your hands are good an wet before grabbing them (if thats how you unhook them) and having some soaked gloves is better too.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

How would y’all suggest I unhook them without grabbing and can still show the fish on camera? Cause if I just grab the hook and shake I’ll get made fun of for being afraid of fish or being told I’m going to kill the fish my shaking the hook it their head or risk ripping the fishes lip off. Not being a smart A here just asking for information. I’m aware or the slime coat that every fish has some thinker than others but it comes back from what I understand and I’m not palming the fish, just grabbing with my figure tips

[@frankblangeard8865]

You let that pinfish go. If you wanted to catch a snook you should have used that pinfish for bait. Cast a little bitty spoon and catch little bitty fish. And John's Pass is not in Tampa.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Yes master thank you for your input no one cared about

[@frankblangeard8865]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 Keep catching little bitty fish.

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Yeah watches One video of someone and things he knows the fish that person catches cause I’m sure every time you fish you catch monster lol 😂

[@ryancurtis822]

Like the video, but how in the hell are you wearing sandals? Be careful out there

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Lol I know it was a bad idea.. but I didn’t die so it’s okay. I planned on getting in the water so didn’t wanna wear shoes

[@ryancurtis822]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 I hear that. Tight lines brother.

[@AKirshawn]

This guy drove 3+ hours to fish there and I live about 25 mi minutes away... I'm trippin huh?

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Not sure what your sayin? Lol and it’s 8 hours from my house to be exact.

[@AKirshawn]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 I'm just saying that I've been putting it off for too long and it's right in my backyard. You did your thing tho bro!!

[@AKirshawn]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 oh, I meant to say that I live 25 minutes away and I've never fished there

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Oh haha just had to make sure lol a lot of people where hating on this video cause I didn’t catch a snook haha oh well but yeah it’s a great spot from what I found I spend 3 days near Tampa and this was the only place I even say life in the water lol

[@thatsitvideos]

@@littlebucketfishing3939 The Snook are on the intercostal, hanging under the docks. From where you were fishing in this video, you would get back on Gulf Blvd and head north or south, only trouble is finding a place to fish without going through someone's backyard. Here's a secret though. There's a nice spot behind Treasure Island Police station, small dock, maybe 8 slips. LOADED with Snook.

[@eugeneweeks3325]

Bro you look sooo high in the intro.

[@stephenvachris2170]

You can do that all day long at any of THOSE bridges? Small FISH DUDE!!##

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Thank you for the view and the comment! Seeing people like you Helping small KZbinrs with engagement is the best! ❤️

[@sudiste12]

What's happen with all those prostitutes commenting our fishing videos ?! Anyway good job man, thanks for sharing !

[@littlebucketfishing3939]

Haha I have no freakin clue dude..... this is crazy... apparently one of them shared it and now all their freaking friends comment oh well it’s helping the “rating” of this video........