I've learned a ton watching you, and I'm probably old enough to be you're dad. Lol Keep up the great work.
@davidrhode35953 жыл бұрын
I caught more fish this year than I ever have in the surf before. Thanks for helping me get away from store bought rigs, it paid off.
@steveschwier47826 жыл бұрын
I caught my first two bull red fish today on pompanos rigs I tied, using fish bites. I doubled up with one on one rig and one on the other at the same time. One red was 40" the other was 37" . A fellow fisherman came along and helped me out. These were the largest fish I had ever caught After watching you I decided to vacation in Pensacola. I also have caught my first two Pompano again on fish bites. one 16" and one 18". Your enthusiasm has been catching.. I have tried natural bait, sand fleas and shrimp, but I have one caught fish on the hook with fish bites. If there was a way to post a picture of the bull reds, I would. Thanks for your videos, keep it up.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome to hear! I’m glad some of the tips are paying off! If you check me out on Facebook (Bama Beach Bum) you can send me the pictures via message, or you can email them to me: matthewisbell6@gmail.com. I’d love to see them!
@kateskrmetta20223 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched plenty of these pompano vids and yours is the only one that made sense
@prynceal67625 жыл бұрын
I like the fact that u dont withhold info like alot of other sel"fish" ppl out there! Thx man!
@TheRizzlerRegiment5 жыл бұрын
U and senko skipper are the helpful ones
@Brandon-jw5cv3 жыл бұрын
I would like this a thousand times if I could. Thank you so much for this tutorial!
@peterbernier96245 жыл бұрын
As a newbie , i find you are a wealth of information, probably for anyone who follows you. Coming down from the Canadian Atlantic shores and spending the winter months along your shores and in Texas. Thanks a million.
@U812GREEN5 жыл бұрын
Beads are cheaper at hobby or craft store, any color you want. I bought chartreuse 500 for $3 and some change
@ralph70774 жыл бұрын
Like what store for example? New here in America.
@U812GREEN4 жыл бұрын
@@ralph7077 Hobby Lobby or Michael's or many other craft stores
@ralph70774 жыл бұрын
U812GREEN thank you!!
@MatthewinGooseneck3 жыл бұрын
Dude that is a good hot tip!
@willharvey36052 жыл бұрын
Does the color of the beads scare the fish, should I be worried about that?
@ericolsen97992 жыл бұрын
You should do more of these tutorials. It wold be great content. Knots, leaders, leader to braid, Kayak tips etc. Great stuff.
@yiannis4rush5 жыл бұрын
Best tutorial on making rigs I have ever seen. Well presented and easy to learn from. Thank you for your patient explanations and for taking the time to teach us beginners how to succeed in fishing.
@briandemo71864 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I know its a couple years old but I tied my first rig today watching this and landed my first bull red! Much appreciated
@jamesandsarapayne5635 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! I'm a senior citizen living in florida and kayak fish alot but going to Atlantic Beach, NC this summer and plan on doing some surf fishing. Find your videos fun to watch and full of knowledge. Love your attitude and personality. I know it would be a blast to fish with you! Thanks for all the information! God bless ya!
@Peregrine1514 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! I just got back from OBX and made my own pompano rigs instead of using those wire ones you get at the tackle shops. It was easy following your video...and they worked great! And I made my own 'flip flop floats' I saw on Salt Strong's channel. And this was the first time I used 1/0 in-line circle hooks. They worked flawlessly. Thanks again...love your enthusiasm - keep up the great work! By the way, I didn't buy any shrimp or squid this year, just Fishbites and caught red and black drum, whiting and lots of pompano! Hope you and your friends survived the hurricanes these past few weeks...
@willvos1076 жыл бұрын
Caught 2 keeper pompano from shore in orange beach today... your videos really help with tips
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
That’s so great! Thank you for sharing! Stay Bummy!
@technical19d343 жыл бұрын
Tied my 1st pomp rigs today, thanks Matthew. Using a ring LED light that you can clamp to a table that also has the magnifying glass in the center is a big help if you have bad eyes.
@bi0lizard12 жыл бұрын
This was INCREDIBLY helpful! Ty Ty!
@MrBoomer-jl2gw Жыл бұрын
Im a beach bum. It comes with living in florida. I love it.🤪 From one beach bum to another, i subbed 🤙
@jimmyjaimes52683 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the help . Your way of doing it is so much easier.
@izzy8609 Жыл бұрын
Caught my first pompano on this rig and loads of other fish as well. Thanks 🤙
@surenbhola10710 ай бұрын
AWESOME rig presentation thanks a million buddy 💪👌👍
@Domkizzle5 жыл бұрын
The way you explained the dropper loop was way easier than the other video I watched. There’s a different way to explain everything pretty much.
@bradinnh5 жыл бұрын
Dude, I can't get enough of your videos, I love them! Keep em' coming! I'm planning a trip to Cape Outlook in the outer Banks early summer and that is prime time for sea mullet (whiting) and I think pomps will be active too. I just made my first attempt at tying your pompano rig and it's not pretty. My starting measurements that I based on your specs didn't turn out to be the target length, I couldn't find the floats at Bass Pro, I got the 30 lb fluoro (I might use the 20 lb mono on the next one), but I think it might still work. I'm sure I'll get better the more I do. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@skydiverbob14 жыл бұрын
rockislandsportsgov.com - less than $15 for 100 pieces of 3/4 " floats, including shipping!
@saltwaterron1984 Жыл бұрын
i know your video was not about how to tie dropper loops specifically.. I have watched several videos on how to make dropper loops..the way you tied them is so much easier for me to follow
@adventureswithken19836 жыл бұрын
With a wife & 3 kids who love to dock fish for pinfish, I had to learn to tie my own rigs too. I've learned with them that the simpler and less parts involved, the easier it is on my wallet haha
@bobpiff51613 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Thanks so much....! From a Northerner.
@KyleForAwhile6 жыл бұрын
Watching this makes me so ready to get back after them, nice video as always man! 🙌🏽
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, I’m glad yesterday didn’t discourage you too much! Lol
@davidmullins64904 жыл бұрын
Great easy video for my simple mind. I do like the first way to attact the hook so I can change hook size/style easy if needed. Thanks
@DETmichigan-yy6lf2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man... Took a minute but I got it.. Great vid
@barrywinfree68453 жыл бұрын
Love that I’m just getting started at this great video thanks
@andywilliamsflorida4 жыл бұрын
Not trying to be a know-it-all, because I didn't know how to tie it. But I went looking for a polymer knot. It's a Palomar knot. Thanks for teaching me how to tie this.
@jerryhartlein4 жыл бұрын
very clear straight forward video. Well done BBB !!
@reginagarvey7994 Жыл бұрын
Thank you You made it look easy!
@ianlaccohee71805 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you. I'm used to beach fishing in England, so I have been over thinking my rigs. I clearly need to go back to basics.
@thenewgandhi27654 жыл бұрын
You are my hero, dude. Seriously
@quintonhainline73556 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Just learning and this helped tremendously. Thanks
@WhaleWalls6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video!!! I’ve been trying to learn how to do this myself for a while and you’ve made it so clear and easy. Just subscribed and I will continue to watch your videos.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad it helped! And I’m glad to have you on board!
@KyleForAwhile6 жыл бұрын
Me ans Scott are going out in the morning so i'm watching this right now! 😂
@stevehogan88294 жыл бұрын
Thanks, watched when I first started and just checking back.
@gregwikle14156 жыл бұрын
Nice video. One question. What type of weight do you use (e.g. egg sinker, bank sinker, pyramid sinker, etc.) and what weight and where do you tie weight? I assume, I assume at the bottom below the hooks.
@atc06jh5 жыл бұрын
Just rewatched this and now tying my own rigs. All I have is 30lb mono right now and beads with a 1 or 2 circle hook. Can’t find floats in middle GA. But hoping these work!
@TacoMyrick5 жыл бұрын
I've used orange ear plugs...the squishy type. Just cut'em in half and they work great! 👍 🐟 👍
@atc06jh5 жыл бұрын
I got a few of those laying around. If I can't find any at BlueWater Outriggers then I'll try that one. I appreciate it!
@boogieman14144 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man! Thanx for the ideas.
@steveleonard16624 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial, I can tie my own rigs now and don't have to waste my money buying rigs now. I bet this would work as a catfish rig with the float to keep it off the bottom where you get snagged a lot.
@FSR1825 жыл бұрын
Have you tried cutting part of the dropper loop near the knot to produce a single drop line? It seems the single line would be less visible to fish that might be leader shy. Thanks for your videos; I've learned a lot from you!
@capeheartriz5 жыл бұрын
done it both ways....my opinion, makes no difference....other then you have to be careful the single line isn't to long or it will wrap around the main leader line....if your using 20# test.....He catches lots of fish so I guess we can say that speaks for itself....If your down in the Florida keys on a dead calm, gin clean water day..then I think tackle could be an issue....
@TheNiuhuskies093 жыл бұрын
Great video. Ive seen some where people doing it so fast you cant tell what they're doing or have i white backround so definately cant tell
@Floridamarty Жыл бұрын
I appreciate the video. I mainly surf fish NE Florida. I have been tying my own rigs for a few years now and have experimented plenty. I have mixed feelings about beads and floats. I seem to have a better bite ratio when I fish just the baited hook. I typically use sand fleas, sometimes blanched sand fleas, and seldom fish bites. The blanched fleas are an attractant themselves, or so it seems. I also stopped using kahle or circle hooks, again, a get a higher percentage of hookups when fishing a J hook. Just my 2 cents. My last Pompano outing, 10 bites, landed 9, kept 6. Also, fishing sand fleas I seem to hook many bonnet head and lemon sharks, the circle and kahle hooks often fail to hold onto the sharks, where the J hooks hold.
@philippians44107 ай бұрын
Those are likely blacknose sharks not lemons..next time you get one look at the snout and you will see a black marking on the tip. Lemon sharks also typically have a more rounded snout like a bull shark. Just my guess it is blacknose what you’re getting because I get quite a few of them on the pompano rig as well.
@anthonylindsey31255 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother, very informative, and helpful
@elijahclaxton76764 жыл бұрын
thank you so much! so easy to understand. helped alot!
@halifax_googan22276 жыл бұрын
Very informative yet so simple, thanks man!!!
@monkeyman41315 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that was easy-er than I thought.Will now tie my own.
@brendawalker47565 жыл бұрын
Were going soon and this will be so helpful. Thank you!
@skydiverbob14 жыл бұрын
Excellent over the shoulder video so one can follow along easily. Thank you very much for explaining the line weight, hook sizes. All of it. Awesome!!!
@davidbrown56135 жыл бұрын
Hi beach bum my name is David Brown I go down to Florida for 2 to 3 weeks every Christmas looking to get into Surf fishing for the first time what would you recommend for gear pole and real been watching a lot of your videos and obviously you’ve been doing this for a long time I’m just starting out
@rdr2panther1545 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude I’m 12 and going to gulf shores this summer and I’m going to go fishing
@MrRoyHutchins4 жыл бұрын
Hey Bum,recommend a good surf rod and reel set up that won't break the bank. For a beginner.
@jelly_fishing5 жыл бұрын
Nice video great breakdown of the rig
@mossyoakshomestead88855 жыл бұрын
@ Bama Beach Bum very nice video I read through the comments and I haven't noticed any mention of the size and type of hook you are putting on this drop ring? I was going to tie a few but didn't want to tie with the wrong size hook, lol, again thanks a lot for the excellent video and Merry Christmas from Cape Canaveral Florida......cheers
@arroyoriverrat6 жыл бұрын
you should get together woth Joe and Luke with the salt strong. They put together a beach fishing eductional video but the guy doing it was to area specific and alot of people did not get alot out of it. I like your videos. The casting out at different distances, looking for different structure, tackle tips, bait tips ... learned alot thanks.
@046mriggs Жыл бұрын
Great information Thank you…did you make your own floats?
@juliocordero12205 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos my friend! Keep’m coming!
@aaronwagner89044 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! Well done.
@ObiWanShinobi16 жыл бұрын
I could only find orange floats locally, so I "cored" some foam (the rubbery stuff, not the poly) with a 3/8" pipe, sharpened around the edges. - clipped the pieces so they were about the size of a mini marshmallow, strung them up on a long piece of #12 wire, sprayed them neon, and had more floats than I will need for 5 seasons. Haven't been often enough to seriously stress test the hand-tied rigs, but I'll keep throwing them.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good plan to me!
@skydiverbob14 жыл бұрын
rockislandsportsgov.com - 100 pieces of 3/4" floats for less than $15, including shipping.
@buckshot210004 жыл бұрын
If you had to choose just 2 colors of beads to have to tie rigs what would they be? Also how often do you use a float?
@ToddDinkins Жыл бұрын
Very tedious, but probably worth it. My questoon is how do you store them once they're tied?
@dm840925 жыл бұрын
New suscriber..... How do you store pre made rigs without them getting tangled? Enjoy your delivery and will continue to watch and spread the news..
@YOURthornSIDE5 жыл бұрын
Sandwich baggies or a section of pool float.
@BasicFishingNZ6 жыл бұрын
nice video man. really like to use those dropper rigs on surfcasting: always catches so many species of fish on a great day haha
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Yes I’ve caught countless species on this rig
@bfife19706 жыл бұрын
What's the purpose of the bead and float? Is it just an attractor? Great video. Thanks for the information.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
The color helps catch the attention of fish feeding in the surf. The sand fleas have a bright orange sack of eggs that it is imitating. Also, the cochina shells have lots of different colors on them. This is the main 2 food sources for fish feeding in the surf.
@steelhead6616 жыл бұрын
Bama Beach Bum Great video sir...headed down from Michigan to ft Morgan tonight!! What tackle shop do you use in the area?
@horseblinderson47476 жыл бұрын
Float keeps you from getting covered up in the sand, also beads and whatnot on the line help keep your traces from twisting up around you main drop in the surf.
@christiangabasa14326 жыл бұрын
do you use any weights at all?
@peterrabbit10545 жыл бұрын
@@horseblinderson4747 I also had that question... thanks, sir 👍
@ethanliu122 Жыл бұрын
does the bead being rubber or glass make a difference? also how long are the loops?
@unclesam72122 жыл бұрын
Hey bud. Completely new to this. Wondering what size/color float and what diameter/color bead to start with. Love your videos.
@tylerb31692 жыл бұрын
Not sure on the float size, I ordered a variety pack on Amazon. I've seen guys have a lot of luck with a yellow float and a 6mm red bead.
@markc49215 жыл бұрын
Found it! Enjoyed the video!! Thanks!!
@fortheloveofmoney17524 жыл бұрын
So if your using 20lb flouro or mono liter, what are you using on your mainline of your surf rod, 15lb? Isn’t that rather light weight line for a surf rod?
@denyhendrawan36635 жыл бұрын
what kind of material from the red and yellow balls in the fishing line? plastic, wood or something? and are the balls floating or sinking ?? thank you.. 🇲🇨😍👍👍👍
@domana1009 ай бұрын
I love your videos and have been a sub for many years. I finally decided to make my own rig however I could not get 20lbs fluoro line to go thru the 1/0 hook eye 😅. Went with 2/0 and we’ll see how it goes
@philippians44107 ай бұрын
Take a random lil piece of light fishing line, run it through the end of your dropper loop and bend it, then run the ends of that random piece of line through your hook eye and use it as a sort of needle to thread your hook onto the dropper loop.
@domana1007 ай бұрын
@@philippians4410Thanks!
@philippians44107 ай бұрын
@@domana100 YVW, I use 20 lb and 1/0 for pompano as well. another thing you could do is tie a T-knot for your loops. Which is pretty much just a surgeon’s loop with extra twists followed by a dropper loop over it. Then cut one end of the loops close to your standing line, and tie your hook on with a uni knot, or whatever knot you prefer. A ‘high low rig’. I use that rig when fishing a heavier 30-50 lb leader not intended for pompano. There’s likely a lot of videos on here to show you how to tie that rig.
@jackmoore53063 жыл бұрын
Matt how do you store those in your taco bag or tacklebox
@SteveStuff5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, I'll be trying this out for sure.
@HuntStewTV2 жыл бұрын
How long do you make your rigs generally? What pounds test do you use?
@dalemsalem74576 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother , this helped me alot today .
@christopherroyer7635 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much that was perfect!!!!!
@Jdvaron4 жыл бұрын
Well a pyramid sinker do as well? Thanks for the vid!
@williamwelsh54516 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Looking good. Need to see the water and the beach missing home bad!!! Roll Tide!!!
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Come on down! And War Eagle!
@ronhmason3 жыл бұрын
Love this video. Where to get the small floats?
@CatfishDunbarTV15 жыл бұрын
Do you commonly have problems with your drops get tangled on leader? I know some guys use T knots to avoid this but I like your way of doing it more.. just curious.
@saltwaterrook46386 жыл бұрын
I've bought one premade rig from the store (Walmart) and that was my Pompano rig. It's lasted me since November and it's still going strong lol. It's got the croaker (Kahle) hooks on it. I can't count the Pompano and whiting I've hooked on that rig. I'll use it till it breaks then tie my own.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
Very nice! It’s cool it has lasted you this long!
@d-op15024 жыл бұрын
Will this be good for whiting? With smaller line and tackle of course? What size line would you use for whiting?
@robgarner62445 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm new to pompano rigs and was just wondering why you would select a colour bead?
@boyoudedy84425 жыл бұрын
The pompano will have a better chance of seeing your bait.
@jeffmesko82116 жыл бұрын
Great video! Any chance you could show us how to read the surf and beach? I make it down that way once a year and any help on this would be great.
@BamaBeachBum6 жыл бұрын
I talk about this a lot in many of my fishing videos, maybe one day I’ll do a dedicated video to the topic.
@jeffmesko82116 жыл бұрын
Bama Beach Bum awesome! I recently found your channel and will catch up on all the others
@robbrown8094 жыл бұрын
Are clinch knots good too use? I’ve watched a lot of different videos and basically comes down to a knot is a knot right?
@grandwonder58584 жыл бұрын
Do you tip the hooks with shrimp or some other kind of bait?
@nealroberson61144 жыл бұрын
How do you get the line into the smaller #2 hooks? I use 20# and can not for the life of me get them to go into the eye sometimes. Drives me insane fighting that loop haha. I tie all my rigs but I'm baffled how they get those tiny hooks on 20# line. Love the videos btw keep em rolling !
@CatfishDunbarTV15 жыл бұрын
How do you recommend storing pre made pomp rigs?
@billc20545 жыл бұрын
catfishmaster01 I use ziplocks, even the ones made for snacks work well
@TheDrogoBoffin5 жыл бұрын
I never used the floats. Does having them do anything other than keep your bait in a separate water column?
@zacharyporter84153 жыл бұрын
Hey Bum I tied this rig 20lb mono and using a 2oz weight and the mono keeps snapping when I cast. It is snapping where I tie the drops. Any input?
@MrAspard4 жыл бұрын
great tutorial, congratulations. how big is that hook you use? Greetings from Brazil.
@MatthewinGooseneck3 жыл бұрын
He was using a 1/0 circle hook
@frutiferaemvasodovovojoao4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations good program.
@Motown9193 жыл бұрын
Great and very informative video! I'm tieing all my rigs for a trip coming up and I was curious if you found that the floats help on both dropper loops or more so on the bottom dropper loop to keep the crabs from having an all you can eat buffet! I have also been in between 20lb & 30lb test as far as presenting bait goes or do you think that would be more due to strength of the current? Thanks for all the awesome videos!
@josh_fisher2 жыл бұрын
20lb mono or 30lb fluorocarbon. Floats do help keep the bottom hook off the sea floor, so that's not a bad idea at all.
@jasonbolin1515 жыл бұрын
Super helpful ,thoroughly enjoy your channel.
@j33wolf5 жыл бұрын
What knot do you prefer to use when tying your mono to your braid?
@jeffreyvanderklip67695 жыл бұрын
Well I have to say in 60 years of fishing, I have finally caught my first Pomp. Went last Sat. to New Smyrna used fish bites. Started using them since you recommended them. Great channel and info. Was wondering if the Pomps that are in the area resident?
@hmanone10635 жыл бұрын
Brother, thanks for another great video. How do you jig that setup?
@mathewt7674 жыл бұрын
Any reason you dont twist the line instead for a dropper knot?
@terrystrickland9814 жыл бұрын
Matt, the end you cut off. How do you attach that to your line?