Fishing Naples, Florida / Naples Pier without a guide or a clue what to do. I still caught fish!!

[@CatfishinKatieCollins]

great time to be in Naples with that crappy weather here! great video!

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks Katie! We timed that perfect and had a great time.

[@CatfishWeekly]

Outstanding video Bob!! I guess they have never heard of catch and release there! Glad you had a good time and shared the fishing with all of us!!!

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks Lyle! It seems like almost every fish was going to used as a meal or bait! The few that were thrown back usually got snatched by the pelicans 😮😮

[@2olvets443]

I don't know the how people are there now but, when I was growing up in FL., when people went fishing it was for food and not for sport.

[@CatchingFins]

It definitely was mainly for food. What wasn’t good eating became bait.

[@o-facecomedy]

So Entertaining video great job

[@CatchingFins]

Much appreciated!

[@CatfishandCrappie]

Man I would be such a fish out of water there... Great video Bob! Happy Fishing!

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks Mark. I definitely was clueless. If I wasn’t on the move so much I would have got some frozen or live bait and caught more but I had a blast anyway.

[@escubasteve]

You must of made this video on feb 13 th I was in Annapolis Missouri and it was 13 degrees that day! Coldest day of the year, i would have loved to be in Naples that day!

[@CatchingFins]

You are exactly right on that! Was glad to be there instead of here that day for sure.

[@TheArmorersFix]

Wow you escaped in great time! Haven’t fished in years and figured I’d watch a couple mins. Stayed for the whole thing, lol! Looks like you had a good time!

[@CatchingFins]

Hi Kyle! I appreciate you watching it, I had a blast and missed all the worst weather here.

[@TheArmorersFix]

@@CatchingFins it wasn’t too bad and I missed our last good one while in CA.

[@GreatOutdoorsDetecting]

Great trip and great video!

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks Zach!

[@escubasteve]

I thought about fishing the pier in Naples... I should’ve tried. Great video

[@CatchingFins]

I had a blast there! Want to go back for sure.

[@BeccaMudtramp]

Just picked ya up (thought I had ya already) LOL Nice to meet ya and nice to be here ---- Becca

[@CatchingFins]

Thank you very much

[@L0st-n0found]

your catfish at 17:20 is a hardhead at 21:20 that's a gafftopsail.

[@CatchingFins]

Awesome! Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

[@2olvets443]

I miss my Gulf waters for sure. The best fishing of my life were in/around the Gulf.

[@CatchingFins]

It sure is exciting. Never know what you are going to hook

[@2olvets443]

@@CatchingFins I can remember snorkeling for scallops, and spear gun fishing. I think spear guns may not be legal now in the bays and such but not sure. Also back then if you were on or in the water you didn't need a license for salt water. Only if you were bank or pier fishing you were required to have one.

[@mocreekfishing5366]

Didn’t know you was a Missouri boy Fins! A trip to Florida would be so nice right now

[@CatchingFins]

Been here 18 years but still consider myself a Texan where I grew up. It was a great trip there with some awesome weather, I luckily missed the worst here.

[@leewillinger3824]

I know this is from over a year ago so you may not be able to answer my question. You bought lures locally to fish the pier. What lures did you use while fishing the pier? Thanks in advance.

[@CatchingFins]

I used a 1oz Kastking spoon

[@LauratheXplora]

Wow amazing!!! Thank you for coming by my channel!! I appreciate all the support I can get!! Lol!

[@CatchingFins]

Any time. We are all here to support and learn from each other.

[@JackMcCarthyFL]

Hi just wondering what bait you used in this video ? I fish the pier but never get anything big

[@CatchingFins]

I used a 1 oz Kastking spoon for all the pier fish.

[@Rattletrapfishing]

we are new here we are stopping on by to show you some love to your channel

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks so much Rattletrap fishing. Good to see you in chat today. I’ll definitely be heading your way to check your videos out.

[@jdfishing3659]

Good Job man !

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks my friend!

[@alvinramosadante]

New friend here from Philippines.

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks BabenTV! I’ll be sure to check out your content.

[@FishingLouisiana2020]

Great video brother. New follower here

[@CatchingFins]

Appreciate it! You have some great videos too!

[@georgiafisherman5050]

I have seen the sunrise many times from a fishing pier in saltwater...Ya just never know what you gonna catch.

[@CatchingFins]

That was my thought every cast!!!

[@bloodlust_fishin1446]

Dang you stoped by my town bro, also that’s the trickiest part getting the fish up into the pier before the dolphins or pelicans get em.

[@CatchingFins]

That was the craziest thing I ever saw!

[@jdubs1007]

Are you allowed to use trihook lures on Naples piers?? I heard u can only use single hook lures. Not sure if this is one pier rule out there or not??

[@CatchingFins]

If I recall it’s only 1 hook allowed, no treble hooks. I do think that’s a pier policy

[@jdubs1007]

@@CatchingFins thank you friend

[@jiojimenez1120]

Do you remember what’s the location of the pier? I looked one up and it looks abandoned

[@CatchingFins]

It’s the historical Naples Pier. Last I heard there was some damage from a hurricane a while back so maybe it’s closed for repairs? It had been there for like a hundred years or so I think.

[@forthegoodlife2]

Cool!! What weight line do you use there? Do you have to have a Florida license to fish off the pier?

[@CatchingFins]

No license needed off the pier which was cool. I brought a reel from home that had either 12 or 15lb braid on it. Not the best choice there but used it anyway

[@fishincontrol]

Great video!

[@CatchingFins]

Thank you! I appreciate that

[@wrcs]

what was the spot where u caught the catfish?

[@CatchingFins]

Naples pier.

[@wrcs]

@@CatchingFins i mean at 16:56 - so sad the naples pier is destroyed😢😢

[@CatchingFins]

@@wrcs Sorry I don’t remember that exact spot. My wife and I were checking out some cool places to explore and came across that guy fishing. I just don’t remember where it was. Wow! I had no idea the pier was destroyed in that storm. That is very sad.

[@wrcs]

@@CatchingFins yeah the hurricane tore it all apart they will repair it soon though.

[@pueblodsmrs5624]

i grew up on that pier fished it everyday for 25 years met all my best friends there caught everything you could think of 400lb jewfish 15ft sawfish 200lb tarpon 50in snook 3ft barracudas giant 10-13ft bulls tigers spinners lemons duskys black tips & silky sharks 200lb stingrays u name it ive caught it

[@CatchingFins]

It’s definitely an amazing place. I’d love to go back again

[@danmadgett1513]

All freshwater fisher think they knew everything when we tell them to tighten the drag, Until they get spooled by a dolphin eating their catch. When a dolphin takes there catch & we tell them to open the bail to stop getting spooled They never listen & get spooled. LOL .

[@CatchingFins]

Those dolphin are fast!

[@danmadgett1513]

@@CatchingFins you were talking with my friends Nelson & Jimmy I wish I was there to see you, Covid-19 is keeping me from travelling south this winter

[@CatchingFins]

@@danmadgett1513 I met a lot of cool people on that pier. Would love to go back and see them again. Seems like a great place to spend each morning. Hopefully things will get back to normal so you can get out there.

[@bloodlust_fishin1446]

@@danmadgett1513 Honestly I’ve never heard someone speak so many facts, you have to get those fish out the water before the dolphin does, really no such thing as a good fight at the Naples pier.

[@ggLarez]

What bait r u using

[@CatchingFins]

I was using a 1oz Kastking spoon

[@pueblodsmrs5624]

haha i know those locals in the background maks make great shark bait

[@CatchingFins]

Over the 3 or 4 days I went, saw many of the same guys each day. Very nice and helpful

[@NKRWrestlingVlogs]

Subbed ty duee

[@CatchingFins]

Thanks my friend!!