How to catch Sailfish on the Reef in the Florida Keys! - Fishing on Contender boat's 30 ST.

Join us as we venture offshore in our 30 foot contender 30 ST center console. This week we are targeting sailfish out on the Florida Keys reefs. Though sailfish can be found far off shore, they’re also commonly found very shallow. In this episode we were targeting the fish while drifting live ballyhoo in about 100 feet. Enjoy!
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[@jorgeferrer7319]

Great video... It would be awesome if you talk a little about the bait and how you are rigging it in order to catch the sails...for all of us who are learning

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Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thanks for watching my friend! We definitely put a lot of time into these videos, so we're glad you're enjoying them!

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Of course Pat thanks for watching!

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We appreciate all the support love him a lot more to come come back and visit us sometime soon!

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[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Garrett, going to do one on the contender soon.

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Nice, we definitely put the bay boat to work! Stay tuned Bret, a lot more videos to come out of the pathfinder.

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Thats our goal John, trying to bring good quality content to the ones that can't be out there as often as they would like. Thanks for watching.

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Hey Micheal sorry it took so long to get back to you but we hope you enjoyed your trip!

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[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Jeremey and dude she's a trooper. Ive put her through just about everything and luckily she continues to still go out with me haha.

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Just moved to Summerland Key , enjoy watching. Can we get some depths where the sails run?

[@LifeByTheBow]

20-200 feet in the winter winter months mostly around 80-100

[@gogulfadventures1717]

I’ve been searching for key’s fishing videos and came across the channel. Now, I’m hooked! Live in TX but frequent Summerland for fishing. Would appreciate any info on helping catching these sails also!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Nice, hopefully we will see you down here in the near future. As far as the sailfish, you can catch them year round on the reef anywhere from 50-150 feet. But they're more common to catch in the winter and spring months. Its really not too tricky, the key is just to drift nice healthy lively baits on the drop off. Some days you'll catch none and some days it's on fire. You just have to hit it right.

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Awesome! Thanks for the info. Headed down week after next. I’ll give it a shot.

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Life By the Bow we got a couple

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Would love to see a video on the Contender.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Coming soon!

[@SUV1996]

Hi Clay, Im visiting Marathon right now and going to fish for sailfish tomorrow. Were planning to freeline live ballyhoo and drift by the current. How much feet do we have to fish in?

[@LifeByTheBow]

Good luck!

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@@LifeByTheBow how much feet of water do you recommend?

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What rod you are using??

[@MrWampler33]

Another good video because..... No Claw seen!!! For Steph - I am sure you have already tried everything and everyone is an expert with advice but.... Try chewing Ginger Gum if you have not. It works for my nephew who loves to fish but gets a little motion sickness on the boat when we stop trolling. Dose not cure it but settles his nausea just enough.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Haha I'm going to break a Claw out one these days when you're least expecting it... We are always open to advice no matter what it is, by no means are we experts at anything. We will definitely have to try that, thanks for your additional support.

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Ginger works 4 sure...good for handovers also😉

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How far out were you

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Do you have any recommendations for charters in the keys for marlin? Me and my father are planning a trip there in 2025 and it's on his bucket list to get one

[@LifeByTheBow]

So Marlin aren’t really prevalent in the Florida keys. Are you talking about Sailfish by any chance?

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Thank you my friend!

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You should enter Stephanie in the ladies sailfish tournament each February in key Largo/Islamorada

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Maybe in the new boat!

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Awesome thanks for watching Billy!

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Thanks so much for the support!

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Why didn't u eat it?

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Not much of an informational vidoe

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Sorry you feel that way but thanks for watching!