How to Use-- Terra Firma Tackle Float Rig-- (Land Base Shark Fishing Leader) |Mako Shark|

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[@GulfCoastNation]

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[@PowerFisherman]

Wow. Maybe I will have to book a trip. Looks cool.

[@whatupm8891]

Awesome I was wondering about these

[@GulfCoastNation]

Hope it helped! We wanted to do this for some time!

[@johnbeckywier1548]

Good info. Wish I was a little closer to the water to fish more regularly. 4 degrees here in morning. Look forward to seeing you fisher later this spring. GPJ

[@GulfCoastNation]

That is some cold weather right there!! We are looking at possible snow next weekend, you know where we will be!! Looking forward to seeing yall in the spring too!

[@watersedgefishing9502]

This channel is the next big thing. Keep it up. Remember us when you guys are all booked up and very big.

[@GulfCoastNation]

How could we forget yall! We talk atleast every week! Haha thats not our nature to forget where we came from. 🙌💪

[@watersedgefishing9502]

@@GulfCoastNation lol, I know you won't forget me. But seriously, you guys should know that people do listen and use your advice and videos. I was just in Florida 2 weeks ago. I caught myself a 6foot shark. Had you guys in mind.

[@GulfCoastNation]

@@watersedgefishing9502 yes man!! Congrats brotha! Shoot us some pictures if you have them!

[@buckshot21000]

Cinder blocks work great plus if you the same area a lot it makes a artificial reef in time. More structure more fish.

[@GulfCoastNation]

Haha thats a long time fishing!

[@buckshot21000]

@@GulfCoastNation all part of the addiction

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

You ever go offshore and see the fish on the bottom, macks, jacks, tunas, don't always stay up top. Also these fish have came in shallow so feeding from top to bottom in 40ft of water is nothing when they sometimes patrol several hundred ft of the water column. The float rig has a lot of uses/benefits. you can fish rough bottom areas, it will keep your bait from being covered in sand in the areas with a lot of sand shifts, reduce by catch and bait loss by things like nurse sharks. I think the scent spreads out more when the baits up higher.

[@GulfCoastNation]

Little lost on the point of the beginning of your comment but yes, suspended baits have other benefits like not getting crab and being more in the current in some situations spreading scent throughout

[@charlestonsharkandsurf]

@@GulfCoastNation the first part was a comment on the part where you were saying that some of the makos by others are coming on non float rigs. Its like sometimes the mullet are on top or down on the bottom in the surf. I guess i was trying to say fish that usually feed up top may follow the bait when its down on the bottom. What did the mako yall caught have in its stomach?

[@GulfCoastNation]

@@charlestonsharkandsurf yeah they will eat off the bottom if they need too. We will see many more makos caught each winter in our area with more float rigs being used

[@danielnelson5142]

Great video!!!! Thank you for such good information! What crimper do you recommend to crimp the barb since the hook is so thick.

[@GulfCoastNation]

Hey! Glad you enjoyed the video! We actually use the big crimpers from lowes or homedepot. They are for crimping battery cables we believe but here is a link!! "American FarmWorks 4-Slot Crimping Tool, Compatible with Sleeves Designed for 9 to 15-1/2 Wire Gauges, HT4SCT-AFW at Tractor Supply Co." www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/american-farmworks-4-slot-crimping-tool-1213272?store=2408&cm_mmc=feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-1213272&gclid=CjwKCAiA9vOABhBfEiwATCi7GAku62BlWbHSyR-yszV4tU7Wllt62siZFkaBzjkOrLWp9CZxp-DXURoCL2kQAvD_BwE

[@danielnelson5142]

@@GulfCoastNation thanks guys!!!

[@SH-ez5gf]

Very cool video, great detail👍 Question... Why again don’t your recommend a spider vs. sandbag/cinderblock? Is it an issue of the upward pressure from the float/line that makes the spider hard to lodge? I’d rather not take a sandbag or cinder block, as the more weight on the yak the more it upsets the balance of the yak as you’d certainly agree, especially with 20+ extra pounds of sand in a bag. Thanks again guys for the great info.

[@GulfCoastNation]

Hey! Glad you enjoyed the video and yes the upward pressure makes it very tough/impossible to get the legs to stick! We have gotten them to hold it 15-17 ft over water but then you bait isn't suspended much at all. We typically drop in 23-35ft of water and that weight will not stick

[@SH-ez5gf]

Thanks fellas, that confirmation saves me from wasting time with the spider. I figured the physics of it + bait suspension probably wouldn’t work. Thanks again for the insight and keep up the great work👍

[@GulfCoastNation]

@@SH-ez5gf haha no worries we already spent many an hour trying to make it work lol 🙄 kayaking 800 yards to just have to come back cause it won't stick till the 2nd bar 🤣

[@iamatt]

Do you also use those for recovery on case of cutoffs? They should breach the surface if you cut off assuming your leader is long enough? We fish Texas but cutoff city. At least we can drive on the beaches though!

[@GulfCoastNation]

No these are smaller than the Texas rig recovery floats haha. Just to suspend baits

[@horsanmelsom9648]

How long do they take to ship?

[@slapfishstevefishing5091]

Will y'all run these in the summer or just in the winter the targeting makos?

[@GulfCoastNation]

Just in the winter! Don't run them in the summer. Your line is very very high in the water colum so any boat that runs between your float and the beach will catch your line. Also tippers will destroy it every 20 minutes haha

[@ajseimet5022]

How long does the break away momo need to be east side of Florida?? 20ft 30ft long ?

[@GulfCoastNation]

Hey, if you are talking about just the breakaway mono section that ties to the brick or "weight bag" we use 15 pound mono, and use maybe 5-8ft section. No need to use more than that

[@zachdinan7668]

Would this rig still be able to be used in 12-15 foot of water on west coast of Florida

[@GulfCoastNation]

Yes it would!! You could also get away with a spider weight most likely too!

[@GulfCoastNation]

Just make sure there are no boats running over your line that is out. All line on this rig is high in the water colum

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

What would you do if you were 500+ yards off the beach and an oblivious boater ran through your line between between the kayaker and the reel? Would be a nightmare I'd imagine.

[@GulfCoastNation]

We run these rigs we run them in the winter time with low to no boat traffic off the beach. But in this situation it would stink with or without a float rig. We have had this situation come close to happening. Just be aware of boats and flag them down or wait for them to go by. But if you are caught like that and they don't see you. Drop the bait immediately and radio back to the beach to drop the rod tip. As long as you see the boat in enough time, which you should, the line will get below the prop quick enough!

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

@@GulfCoastNation that sounds like that would be your best option for sure. Wasn't meaning your specific rig just meant in general kayaking a bait in any fashion. But sounds like you guys have a plan for any potential issues that could arise. One thing you can always count on in FL is oblivious boaters. Also would of loved to seen that Mako cooked up!

[@GulfCoastNation]

@@Tyler-kw9ce no doubt!! Haha oblivious for sure. We are lucky to fish about 200-250 days a year from the beach. That gives us ample opportunity to mess up in lots of situations to then come back and help yall not be like us 🤣

[@Tyler-kw9ce]

@@GulfCoastNation I've never done any shark fishing intentionally. 99% of the time I'm trying to avoid a Shark or big AJ if I'm offshore. And inshore I fish Snook, flounder, reds, pompano, etc.. mostly fishing to harvest fish. But I really enjoy watching you guys fight big sharks on stand up gear. I know some guys here in NSB that do the same. They've landed some monster tigers and hammerhead! Looks like you guys have landed more then your fair share as well. Hope you get some serious growth in your channel this year!

[@GulfCoastNation]

@@Tyler-kw9ce no doubt! We tell people that all the time, sharks off the beach is great, sharks in the boat is bad!! Haha hope they leave you alone this year in the boat! Thats awesome, we have seen some decent fish for sure. Thanks for the kind words and support man!

[@nickpaolini81]

I'm confused. It looks like in Terra Firm's picture (terrafirmatackle.com/products/lbsf-float-rig-kit-kayak-deployed-60-600lb-mono-and-12-800lb-cable) that the float is part of the apparatus that connects to the hook meaning the float is integral in getting the fish to shore. In the video, your setup had a barrel swivel that slid on the leader and it was crimped to the cable to the hook. Then you clipped the float to the barrel....making the float no part of the retrieval pressures of a big fish. Is the website's picture misleading or could you fight a fish with the float as a part of the retrieval?

[@GulfCoastNation]

This is the Panhandle version, you can order them when they come available again or request them when you order via the comment section! With the west coast style you just clip the float in-line. With the Panhandle style you clip them as shown in the video. The west style has no disadvantages because that float wire is through rigged so it retains the strength of the leader. Spencer designed the Panhandle style different for the shallower water we would be fishing making the float no inline with the rig.

[@Jake.warren251]

2 videos in 1 week? Is it Christmas time?

[@GulfCoastNation]

Haha it feels like it!🙌🙌 wanna keep bringing yall some helpful stuff

[@the_pope_clan2408]

Why cable and not wire?

[@the_pope_clan2408]

I asked to soon.... just saw you answer that..

[@GulfCoastNation]

No worries, good topic! We use wire on the bottom rigs and avoid cable when we can! But for the correct presentation of your bait on the float, cable is a must!