Florida Keys Fishing | ‘NO WAY’ Did I Think These Fish Would Eat This

Fishing In The Florida Keys - Thought fishing along the bridge would be the move but slow trolling a surface swimmer gave up some big mutton snapper to then cast around and catch grouper!
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[@Qcefer]

The Keys definitely has your name written all over it! Yessir it does!! 👍

[@roysaari3028]

Great video!! Always appreciate you taking us along!!! Thank you!!

[@randyruney5704]

There was a guy who used to wade the flats for mutton snapper as a child 70yrs ago. His legs & feet would get torn up when he broke through the crusty surface so he would cut through the mangroves to his spot. He found a homemade spoon made out of a tablespoon with a tarpon hook attached. Probably 80-85yrs old. Finally on the way home to me. Love your videos

[@mikebennett3432]

Your editing is🔥. 😎👍 Thanks for an amazing video once again!

[@nickmaraveyias1185]

Unbelievable fishing yet again Elias. Good work!

[@johnleden1909]

Looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for posting another great video.

[@stevetoth4765]

Great day of fishing. You're killing it in the keys! Enjoyed watching as usual!

[@supervisorone5960]

Great video good catches

[@FishingwithBrewski]

You know it's never occurred to me just how wildly your life has transitioned.

[@nolanminor6761]

You're alive!

[@MiamiFella305]

Awesome video bro, you're the master

[@corkycoursen-tv4wv]

Another great video. Pretty cool you could troll up those large mutton’s. Nice day to be on the water minus the wind. Thanks for the adventure, what fun. Cheers

[@Fitnessgamer1986]

You might as well move to the keys 😂😂 so I can keep seeing these videos

[@nathanclark4674]

Nice variety, lunker muttons, seems to me you had a good day. Thanks as always for beautiful content. Can't wait to get there with my kayak next month!!

[@ronkrauser1543]

Always interesting!

[@traumahawk517]

Always a great video.....

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

I fished the Keys back in the 80s and fishing near Bahia Honda underneath the bridge I hooked into a large hammerhead shark. The line on my rod was screaming off the reel and I had to cut it for I didn’t think I could hold onto the rod if it came to the end. Miss the Keys but found the Gulf Coast soothes me better. Thanks for the video and “ Keep a tight line”

[@Fisher_Munro]

He calls himself a Googan so often. But I still smile everytime

[@starkillerr3116]

Dope catch bro ,mutton on the troll and a legal one so cool. Keep up the good work brother

[@jackbentley9530]

Great video!

[@johndevlin6549]

I enjoy your videos. You're fishing in the sun in the keys in February and you say the "conditions suck". Come up north... shovel some snow and restate please.

[@roberttolley5055]

Great video, i gotta make transducer mount, mount forward pole holder. Im all done n set up. Crappie fishing. I walked in back yard hooked a 15,or 16 inch bass. Crappie haven't moved up. New ultra light real , tried new orange paddle tail, crappie jig. Was fun on ultra light St Croix 5 ft rod. Caught a 20 carp by tail on it couple years ago. Hate that much weight on that rod.

[@G-Force_70]

Wow, amazing bite action, 2 large Muttons were great catches.

[@bendhilfishing3816]

GoodMorning friend, nice video fishing 🎣

[@jasonfulton77]

With young Yellowtail Snapper 10 feet of water is a 10" snapper if there is enough structure to hold them. In a deeper channel I find the bigger ones, 13'-14' equals a maybe decent one you don't have to visually measure. This is based on February conditions though. My favorite thing about the Middle Keys is there is so much room there ESPECIALLY if you kayak.

[@user-nj1rz5rj7v]

That mutton was massive, and on the troll too. Great job!

[@MrSAMUELDONG]

Awesome video, thanks

[@user-fe3xz7nh5l]

Nice fish man, I most definitely troll a lot when I’m in unfamiliar waters just to get a feeling for it. Man I list and retrieved my hat 3 times last summer. You are not the only one!!!!

[@WVCUR77]

It's pretty crazy catching mutton on the troll

[@mrdiazjr27]

Bro really miss you fishing Jamaica bay….I really am happy you are enjoying your life doing what u love..

[@aimfendi]

That’s exactly how the guides catch big mutton’s on the reefs, you just downsized it💪🔥 good work.

[@robvance7538]

Love the Big Muttons on the Troll!

[@HeartDog1337]

you don't try and link up with Key West Kayak Fishing and do a video together? Great content thanks for doing them!

[@adampierce2358]

That would be cool. Or a collab with Rich, from Fishaholic.. They'd kill it! ☠️

[@MRMIKE276]

I don't think that guy catches a whole lot

[@MrSandomir]

You had great day again!😀

[@frankiev-tech4630]

Wow rough wind conditions and landing quality fish like that? 2 huge muttons like those sizes are hard to come by in 9 to 10ft depths! Dude you continue to impress me man! Can't wait till you try the Savage Gear Crabs again!

[@chrissicz8506]

Very nice mutton, yum yum!

[@jackbrown5184]

Beautiful grouper bro

[@woodystemms3799]

Another advertisement for the Keys ... you make it look easy ... . Keep the catch & cook episodes coming

[@shaunmoller2997]

Fishing at its best wow

[@JBaz12]

You have the cheat code bro 😂 catching mutton on the troll is 🔥🔥

[@matthewmercer2477]

Very pretty muttons ! Well done. Sad they seem so random to target and catch. I saw alot of people off the bridges w chum bags to attract them. In 5 weeks random fishing at different times of year I saw 1 quality mutton short hit me. I never did bring the yak down as the winter wind is just so unpredictable and by myself I was not going to chance it. I will say, my all time fav trolling lure is a berkely Juke 100. Kinda hard to find and $10-$20 a pop for the bigger size but I would love to see you try one, runs 4-6'.

[@billmoss5624]

👍😎✌ Thanks, Elias.

[@charmainevandiford6622]

I would rather catch Speckled Trout casting but in NC we use Corks with Lead heads and the cork keeps you off bottom. It is a great locator.

[@chrismcclure5825]

Holy Mutton, Elias !!!!and good on you on releasing her....

[@alancastellon9225]

what an awesome day!

[@ricdintino9502]

Glad you were able to save your lucky hat.

[@Jnhfishing]

you gained my sub

[@danl.909]

Two big muttons and a nice Goliath? I’d call that a good day in those bluebird conditions.

[@fierceflyer5]

I found myself more interested in weather you would get your hat back then what was on your line. Lol

[@Fish-Man-Mike]

great video ! how fast was you trolling ?

[@edgarajeffersjr5892]

If there is a trap them possibly the tap is the structure and the food source as far as drawing crabs and such

[@lukegray413]

That will eat well. Killer mutton snapper

[@lee8287]

ePDL looks like it took the chop great!

[@brandonshartzer7807]

Awesome video as always! When are those barefoot jigs gonna be available in smaller sizes????!!!

[@EliasVFishing]

I think in the next two weeks. Was just giving that 1/0 hook a test for him.

[@outdoorsman04]

Hey man great vid. Im planning a trip down to the keys and Im wondering if I can use my hmx for saltwater and is it rated for inshore use? Thanks

[@minityper]

Some proper drills/fights there.

[@hafeeziqbaluddin263]

sorry i know random question lol, but is that a zelda or anime tattoo on your leg? Ive been trying to figure it out for a while now. Love the channel man!

[@mrmilo5203]

💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

Every time I see you catch all those fish out of a kayak it makes me wonder what you could do with a twenty foot center console.

[@jimparker7778]

Not the best boat for your conditions but the fish don't seem to mind

[@edgarajeffersjr5892]

Or there might be an under water spring with a ledge you can't see on the finder.

[@giovanniealexandable]

Which software or service do you use to video edit?

[@clipsking1730]

What’s you light tackle rod and reel called?

[@alexanderaguirre3345]

how heavy is that 1st motton snapper in your estimate?

[@lukegray413]

Of course hooked up on. A yo zuri

[@willieorso1872]

How much did you put into your kayak?

[@JeremyMartin-xq7pb]

Did you miss the first guide on that rod at the 19 minute mark?

[@EliasVFishing]

Probably - I’m notorious for that!

[@afout07]

When you move to the Keys, can i have your spots in NC?

[@scotttucker899]

Hat Trick! Take the sweatband at the front of the hat, backside of the bill, and flip it down so it goes across your forehead. Your hat will not blow off.

[@Fishmoree]

6k for a kayak is way crazy

[@jega157]

Just flatline a couple rattletraps. You'll get em.

[@jonathanline2703]

Your off annies beach I bone fished long long time ago

[@beamer_extremer29]

You might want to take this one down, last time I know of you can’t handle those grouper you know Goliaths.

[@kathleensue1]

Maybe there’s a food source of variety in that area

[@EliasVFishing]

What I was thinking

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Are groupers good eating?

[@frankiev-tech4630]

Very!

[@lucashernandez1857]

Where is this?

[@eddierack]

You still down here?

[@cozy_af2090]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="915">15:15</a> I was gonna have a stroke if Elias didn't do it.

[@EliasVFishing]

Haha. I brought the small cooler and didn’t have too much ice! That first bite happened so quickly I wouldn’t get enough time to look around before headed in.

[@cozy_af2090]

@@EliasVFishing Just giving you a hard time brother. Epic catch.

[@Bigvince-kr2vj]

Nice 🔥🔥❤️‍🔥🫣🫣👀👍🏿👍🏿💯🎣🎣

[@daddybigfins7729]

Get a bigger net

[@lukedixon2938]

Do you think that these deep water fish heading shallow is perhaps a sign of global warming oceanic collapse?

[@kennethbradley7095]

You might want to do some research before commenting something ignorant like this. These "deepwater fish" have always been caught in shallow water in the florida keys. There's a reason anglers across the world flock to the various islands to fish.

[@dtredinnick5897]

But why would deeper water fish be coming to shallow water in the first place if that was the case? deeper water colder water, shallow water means warmer water. If the ocean is warming, then would they not try to go deeper

[@EliasVFishing]

Not at all, many fish that inhabit in 200’ plus can also be right on the beach. The more distribution throughout usable habitat the healthier the population in most cases 👍

[@deleon4j]

Nah they probably just had a covid vaccine