Fishing With Live Crabs For Non-Stop Backwater Action (JUMBO Sheepshead)

It's a live crab kinda morning. Northeast winds and some lousy conditions. I opted to fill the cooler with Sheepshead as the target.
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[@dillonfishing]

I love the title and thumbnail on this vid. I can’t wait for you to reach 100k, it’s well deserved man. Keep it up!

[@RadReelingFishing]

You aren't kidding, WOW, jumbos! Always a great adventures. Thanks for the Sheepshead fishing tips.

[@csmithfishing4380]

Hello JC

[@tonygust24]

For the norther jersey fishery would you go with the 1/0, 2/0 or the 3/0 hook size for the ounces that have a choice in hook size.

[@EliasVFishing]

3/0

[@jimwalsh5151]

Awesome video, thanks for all the content and audio. Your one of the best.

[@3lrancho]

Drum tastes better then sheepshead wdym

[@jimbo4612]

Sheepshead fillets can be wrapped in cheese cloth and cooked just like a shrimp boil and will taste very much like crab . One of those you are what you eat deals. Once cooked and cooled in he shrimp boil it can be used for seafood cakes, or mostly any recipe that calls for crab meat. Very nice quality sheepshead in this session, nice job

[@davidjordan5646]

Well dang you just got another subscriber!!! Awesome vids keep em coming.

[@jayjohnson9668]

Down here in the Panhandle of Fla the go to bait for sheepies is sand fleas and small mangrove crabs or barnacles. All of those work great but I guess it's all relative to where u r and what natural bait is around but it's always fun to catch the "Chain Gang"😎👍👍

[@danl.909]

You should put rocks with oysters on them back like you found them, E.

[@EliasVFishing]

You’re right. I did it for a few but not all.

[@t-bonejones3576]

I like how you prefer to eat black drum over the red ones. Kudos!

[@somewherefishing382]

So how do you find them when they aren’t around poles or bridges?

[@TV-iw7df]

Nice fishing my friend 👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@thomasjarosz7406]

Elias, Show us how to "Crush" fish. Stay safe from Pennsylvania. Prayers sent for Meg,Elias. God bless

[@cbreeze5279]

I just noticed the smooth jazz music in the background..nice

[@luccaglospescadores]

Yea I have been waiting for another Elias upload, glad it finally came

[@julioagosto3544]

I really like your style and your not stingy you’ll take your fair share and then enjoy the fun but release them.... cool .

[@mixitupkeeney5596]

What kind of yak are you in I want the same one

[@andywasp]

I’m off... noise of that wind! Get a wind muffler

[@BLACKRAIN390]

I didn't know they hang in open water

[@felixsanchez8095]

I have used live crab, i don't get Shit

[@person390]

Nice fish great action Big Like ...

[@nerminmujezinovic4901]

What kind rod and reel are you using.

[@martinryan8101]

Don’t we all love an easterly! 😡

[@hhprogressiveconstruction1140]

What’s the limit of sheepshead 🐠 .

[@timtorkelson7201]

What knot you tying?

[@cozy_af2090]

Buzzard's bay?

[@bigrick9776]

Where are you fishing ? Could you include the general area in your videos or description. Love your videos.

[@marcmeadows5973]

He fishing in Hushmouth Creek....

[@CarolinaShoreFishing]

Agree with ya on the shrimp. Good tips looking to get into some sheeps soon before its late.

[@derekdavis8054]

Can you believe sea money gonna post a bass fishing vid...after all this time....get on him Elias...hes slackn

[@calskitchen23]

Trying to smash those sheepsheads in the Rockaways no luck ,any pointers

[@EliasVFishing]

Roxbury pier in August.

[@SunnyIlha]

Bruther, anytime You hook a crab on, I get a little bit ramped up 😁😄 🎣🛶

[@tyrelllovitt4234]

Nice Video 👍

[@tennislite]

New to salt water fishing. Learning from your videos. Thanks.

[@stevestory8483]

Awesome video as always was wondering Which do you like better for inshore the Stradic FL, Fuego LT or Spheros 3000. Trying to decide on my first saltwater reel

[@mackjenkins7721]

Hello EliasV Fishing how you doing. I would like to say you have a great Channel. Your channel is fun to watch. You make them look easy. I have a question sir and was wondering if you can help? I have a paddle kayak and I'm looking for a pedal drive kayak. I'm a big dude am 6'2 358Ibs sz14 4 EEEE with fat wide toe. My footrest it is too small for my feet and my foot will not stay on them. Wondering do you know how wide your foot is what what size and is the pedals on a kayak wide. I notice how your foot stay on the pedal drive. I would love to upgrade to a pedal drive but i don't know if my foot would stayed on the paddle. I appreciate if you can give me your opinion sir. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@mikecuev820]

Hi there, been watching your videos over threshershark vids and you sure know the NC waters for fiah. In this video i noticed you found the sheepies on a ledge? How do you identify this on your fishfinder? I usually fish structure like docks etc. How did you find these in the river with no structure? Thanks brother

[@tinkmarshino]

if you want to stay clean just watch the videos don't make 'em.. Enjoyed the heck outta this one Elias.. it is 90 and humid here.. I was missing the misty cool of the ocean.. But you brought that right into my computer room for me..I owe you AGAIN... sure do miss my ocean.. even though I am only about 100 miles from it I am just getting to old to make the trip any more.. enjoy your youth my friend and thanks for sharing it.. carry on!

[@ccog6450]

Watching your videos let’s me know just how poor of a fisherman I am. I’ll probably see you around the inlet this summer. Sold the bay reef 210 and got a fs239, message me if you want to hook up for a trip sometime.

[@petersymons7817]

Thank u

[@sergeykhaitov678]

great content. it feels you "tolerate" your PDL kayak but miss your Hobie? (maybe my imagination)... any thought to put trolling motor since you cover so much ground?

[@charlieboutin3341]

Really love watching your videos. Great narrator and better fisherman! 👍👍 Thanks for taking us! Have a great weekend! 🎣

[@jonrichards1632]

Thanks for turning me onto the knight ranger rod from jigging world... took my new setup out today in the Chesapeake bay caught 2 11lb monsters...rod sensitivity and strength phenomenal!

[@TridentDriver]

With Hamburger meat approaching 10 bucks a pound in some places a fish haul like that is good stuff!

[@brandonleboon1102]

Have you thought about bringing back the kayak fishing challenge videos

[@coreysalmon9603]

Elias we need some more catch and cook videos! I have now watched all you have. How about something with either Spanish or Kings? Really enjoy your channel.

[@andreacarraro5025]

Super Elias veri veri important comportamenti 🤗😁🤗❤️👌👍👍👍🔝

[@GreenMeanie101]

Can we get a video of you trying to or fixing your hobie crack?

[@TheMarpalm]

Would be interesting to hear how you clean and cook the fish you keep. Good show

[@jawjuh1005]

Love your vids and the way you fish. Where I live deep is 5 feet? Haha. You’re the man for deep jigging though. Thank you.

[@Paradoxiums]

Got the baits today. Looks and feels great. Thanks for the fast shipping. Excited to try them out tomorrow.

[@stevehogan8829]

thanks, thinking about getting a kayak and this was a helpful video. thank you for sharing.

[@chrisnyzio1957]

Always wanted to see how you got those crustaceans. Wonder if it’s that easy by me. Thanks for sharing.

[@brooklynanglerfishing]

Are you able to buy these crabs from the bait store or are you just trying to find them your self?

[@marcmeadows5973]

Find em yourself is easy,they are in the mud on the marsh...

[@ajhall141]

What's the pad you have for your seat I have the same kayak and I'm looking for something like that for the seat

[@leonciocapola6291]

Wow, I'm jealous😊 nice video. Thanks.

[@alexanderburgos8200]

Where did go to catch the sheepshead? Is that in Long Island?

[@marcmeadows5973]

Wilmington NC

[@neal4reel723]

Do you think the old town sportsman 106 pdl is good for those waters?

[@ishaboydrake4127]

If you dont mind me asking what kinda scissors are those? Ive recently been using big blue crabs for bait and crackin them is a pain

[@jameskattau1135]

Great video for the weather Eli! What is the biggest fish you’ve ever caught aside from a shark kayak fishing?

[@hudsonkay5938]

Got some mud crabs today I’m also in Wilmington any suggestions where to go From land?

[@HamboneFishing]

Great video, do you ever do any saltwater tournaments out there? Any inshore events?

[@Anglerzack01]

Why and how do the north east winds affect the fishing like you were saying?

[@afout07]

i wish there were spots like this where i live...seems like the only place that you can really get on the sheephead is the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel but the conditions have to line up for a trip out there in a kayak

[@tylercahill7859]

Have you ever fished cape may nj for sheep’s? Ive heard its really good

[@huckfin1100]

Abolish the Maryland fishing licenses !

[@fishin2fit753]

Nice video.🎣💪🏽 what state

[@wreckanchor]

Are you on the bottom fishing that jig or up in the water column?

[@KCsniper79]

Nice fishing an good size sheepshead, 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Wayfarout2024]

The fish finder is your best friend you use it very well great job

[@bartekdyszkiewicz1359]

Great video and like the intro with the crab harvest.

[@alexandermarmolejo7715]

Te saludo desde Cali-Colombia, muy buenos tus vídeos, desafortunadamente no hablo Inglés, me pierdo la oportunidad de entender tus relatos .

[@woodystemms3799]

Making the best of it. Good to see the bait search demo ... been a while ... needed a reminder.

[@shiroikin]

man it must be nice to live next to coastal waters.

[@antoniogonzales8499]

Love that you showed getting bait dont get to see alot of that in east Georgia in the country lol thanks brother

[@leefishing5862]

👍👍👍

[@mixitupkeeney5596]

Can you tell me what kayack u are using

[@CP-rp7yp]

fishing up north is delayed a bit too

[@FishingwithBrewski]

you make this look so easy.

[@skipyost177]

Where on the Cape fear river are you fishing

[@anthonymurphy1624]

In dallas area 10 to 15 a pound for red fish.

[@SweetBuLivingLife]

Man, that is some great eating right there!!!

[@adamsmith8533]

Have you fished that spot before. Seems like a really random place for sheep's. Not any visual structure . Crazy.

[@EliasVFishing]

Yep. Fished it a few times in videos

[@paulematthews]

Where was this filmed?

[@stateniland]

they were hungry! great catch!

[@rusedorange]

where are you?

[@marcmeadows5973]

Wilmington NC

[@cbreeze5279]

another great adventure

[@jonathansundh5626]

fine bait collecting

[@davidcrowson4745]

👍 nice day fishing

[@ricdintino9502]

So many oysters!

[@Captn_Cor]

No more Hobie?

[@dont3780]

Locations ?

[@chrisbrown8748]

Crushed it

[@bbforlife2281]

Man u really loading it up.. what is the limit on sheephead

[@rolandfero9742]

10" fork length, 10/day .... tight lines 😎 edit: in NC.

[@loganlord9066]

first

[@nickmaraveyias1185]

Great sheepshead fishing Elias! You make it look easy. You have probably discussed this before, but why do you always use swivels for your braid to leader connection, instead of knots? Thanks

[@EliasVFishing]

I break off pretty often throughout the day. The swivel is about 10 times faster. Getting swept away in current and losing time with a manual vessel sucks.

[@nickmaraveyias1185]

Makes sense. Thanks for the reply

[@MrJuansWorld]

I have so many questions. I can’t catch a sheep on a bridge piling, and you’re (seemingly) catching them in the middle of a creek. 1) Are mud crabs way better than fiddlers for these? 2) what kind of ledge are you working on. You said 8ft, but how much deeper is it than the rest of the creek? 3) could you see the fish on your sounder? 4) can you do a whole sounder episode? 5) were you stopped or drifting?

[@EliasVFishing]

Muds are my preferred bait since the little croakers seem to hold off. I was fishing an oyster ledge that runs down to 15 foot. The fish were EASY to mark on the sounder, bunched up pretty good, but moving often. I was working the peddles to remain stationary the whole time.

[@EliasVFishing]

Biggest mistake I do see on average is guys using too heavy weights for these fish. They will drop your jig or rig if they feel that sinker.

[@MrJuansWorld]

EliasVFishing Yeah that’s definitely my thing. I use my 1/2 oz a lot if there is any current at all. I don’t understand how fools can use 1/8 jigs and not have them just hanging in the current.

[@andrewhayes1420]

What kind of PFD are you using? I am getting gear together to start kayak fishing and I am trying to decide on a PFD at the moment. Is it an older model Chinook?

[@EliasVFishing]

Yeah its a chinook

[@andrewhayes1420]

@@EliasVFishing Thanks man. Take care.

[@megalexander6568]

🐑

[@rufinogonzalez6020]

Can you explain a little on why you don’t like too eat the redfish I hear it either way some people love em and some people throw em back id like to hear your opinion on why not

[@EliasVFishing]

It’s fine, I prefer the Sheeps for loading up on meat though

[@rufinogonzalez6020]

EliasVFishing I see I guess it’s a matter of opinion here in south Texas I hear sheep’s are considered more trash and the reds are more desirable i personally like either one

[@marcmeadows5973]

@@rufinogonzalez6020 I like redfish fresh fried or in a stew....

[@tuckercaines6119]

I like your opinion on redfish, wish more people thought about releasing them.

[@marcmeadows5973]

Well I'm against catching the ole drum ,but I don't see why a person shouldn't keep a few puppy drum to eat,they are excellent fresh fried!!!!