Jig Fishing for Catch and Cook - EASY Recipe and Cleanup!

I jigged up a bunch of fish and used my new air fryer to make a delicious meal fast and easy! The fishing wasn't so easy until I ran across some structure and saw a pile of fish on my fishfinder. This recipe is healthy and cleanup is effortless! If you like eating fish and don't yet have an air fryer, this video will show the advantages over other cooking methods.
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[@jboss7587]

a idea related to "flipping" the fillets. see if you can get another cooking tray, lay it on top on the one with fish and flip all at once...

[@BobAquatic]

The dark matter air fryer haha. Dang doc hooked it up

[@charmainevandiford6622]

Good to have friends like Doc. He seems like a great Friend and a pretty good fisherman.

[@archieoutdoors1776]

I got a good laugh out of the 'DarkMatter Air Fryer' joke

[@gbouley1]

Great video both fishing and cooking. Thanks🙌

[@skelly5893]

Super relaxing to watch, Love your vids!

[@PeterRanieriII]

Thanks for the video, always learning from you 👍

[@mikejordan6036]

Great Video again John

[@gowokegobrokee]

I find that 30-40 feet of water is the sweet spot for big Black Sea bass. I’ve caught plenty of 20+ inchers with a 3-4 ounce bucktail and a piece of cut up squid on it. In the early spring and late fall when they are hungry enough I’ve even had them hit top water lures. Super fun fish to catch and absolutely delicious to eat. Tight lines boys

[@matthewbeckwith663]

Enjoyed the cooking portion- good Lord, that looks delicious

[@georgegarrison7114]

Tip: Hello John, the rack should go on that pan, and you put both the rack and pan in the oven. The pan will catch all the drippings and breadcrumbs from the product you are cooking.

[@timconnors3211]

Always learn from you John, thanks again for posting this... doubling up with the gulp teaser was a great way to finish the day OTW and i especially liked the olive oil trick, your lunch really looked better than mine today...

[@ingyham]

Nice to see you doing a catch and cook. I love using my air fryer as well

[@googeelou]

I love Sea Bass. We used to catch tem on the Capt Al from Point Lookout.

[@FMorgigno1]

Great Video John. Great idea on the air fryer as well. I didnt think the sharpie was going to work BTW. Thanks for the spray paint info. Is there a better buddy on the planet than Doc? He is one of the true unsung heroes of the fishing world! Long live the four John's. What a great group of guys. Keep up the great service to our wonderful past time.

[@heyreddin2.0s10]

Another thumbs up sir.

[@dirtyoldfarmhand3]

Thank you.

[@Thelocksa102]

I never get tired of this channel thank you for all the tips and tricks!!!!

[@KCsniper79]

Awesome vid John, an I also have a similar air fryer and it makes all foods like fried chicken, pizza, pretty much anything you’d want to fry, enjoy your dinner..🤙🏼🤙🏼..

[@jeffm4111]

Nice job on those seabass John! Its amazing how many weakfish are off long island but not along R I south shore. Youre not that far away!

[@HobbiesHobo]

John, I really enjoy your videos, I would like to see more of the "Cooking" like this one had. Mike

[@ayadusky]

I have to disagree. I enjoy this channel for being focused and not engaging in “typical KZbinr fashion,” or following trends. I hope you stick with educational “catch R&D” summarization of experiment and experience. I love your FLUKE vids!!! You rule the flounder catching world!’ Then again, this is also an extremely helpful catch and cook for practicality! Search ‘convection flow’ to understand at least part of the reason why the top is heated faster.

[@Fishingandkicking]

First fluke keeper of the season today! Thanks for all the insight John.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I hope you get many more this season!

[@robtopham6095]

I might have to get myself one of those Dark matter Air Fryers! The fish looked really good.

[@passissmokes1034]

Hey John, do you have a video on how to use/view a fish finder? I’m brand new to fish finders, I still have a hard time figuring out what does fish look like on a fish finder. As well as telling if I’m Over rock structure or sand. Appreciate it. I have Garmin Portable if that helps

[@Delmarvafishing]

Heard the weather was terrible out at Montauk today with big rollers. Hopefully you catch some eater size fish, I love videos like this

[@camklues]

Great vid as always, do you have other hobbies that u put this much time in to(surfing)?

[@hownowbrowntrouttasmania7389]

There lovely looking fish.:)

[@snowayadventures]

oh man, I need that air fryer lol great video sir!!

[@josephstreet3407]

Alright Doc..getting one..

[@j121212100]

duck done in a convection oven is great. Cut a few potatoes in half face down so they absorb the fat and get em crispy. yum

[@brucecrawford8495]

Love the air fryer. Use mine often for fish. try avocado oil in lieu of olive oil. Higher smoke point and a bit healthier

[@edhebert]

Hi John, what makes you choose diamond jigs over a 4oz bucktail here? I have seen you working so much with bucktails and am curious of your thoughts. Thx

[@termite122]

my nexus toaster oven does great job too

[@rlon36]

Love your videos, and especially love the fact that potato chips are your side when you seem to be contemplating being healthier. Sounds like me…

[@hooper4581]

Eat ya heart out chef Ramsey

[@juanrodriguez-mu7ko]

Awesome job skinner one day we can fish together🎣

[@bobmcdowell2523]

Rather than spray paint (which doesn’t last long) try shrink tubing around the jig,

[@flatbedtruckingthenortheas1578]

got a kick out of the dark matter air fryer !! love my new skinner jig and bounce rod !! john im building a rod and was wondering what the reel seat and grips are i cant seem to find the same setup anywhere and i really like them and would like to use the same or similar on my first build . thanks so much for all your videos

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Glad you're liking the rod! I don't know what those grips are. Josh at J&H found them after I took the third prototype behind his shop and sprayed it with a hose and told him the grip was too slippery when wet. Then he came up with whatever is on there now.

[@robertstorms5539]

The Dark matter skinner pole works really well even with 5-6oz jig heads. My friend and I bought one and they are great fishing poles. I'm also waiting to try out my new Black spray painted Diamond jigs :)

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Thanks for your support! Yes, we've been fishing 5 and 6 ounces a lot lately and the rod does a great job with them, but no problem going down to 1.5 ounces either.

[@Easternlongislandcast]

I would use ultraviolet-drying resin to coat the jigs after painting. Paint job will stay

[@LongIslandLethals]

The gulp teaser and bucktails did it for me yesterday. Same area. Salmon was getting slammed!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Fluke or seabass?

[@LongIslandLethals]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing seabass. I had a few fluke hits but the drift was weird. Perfect 1 mph mid incoming tide but the boat wanted to drift backwards because of the slight wind. Sandwaves and bouy field. Always life around those traps.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm surprised there aren't more fluke in those sand waves.

[@LongIslandLethals]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing there definitely should be. There were plenty a few weeks ago in the 50 to 40 foot range inland but my guess is they are around the deeper sand waves because of all this heat, but it's just a lot of ground to cover to find them. I saw something huge on the way in just outside the drop off that looked like a 50lb striper just below the surface that day.

[@7citiesfishing]

The blues in seabass are beautiful

[@williamfris3835]

Always good potato chips and a pickle! LOL

[@thenatureoffishing7591]

Enjoy your videos. But, some more info about the spots up front would help, in this case simply the depths being fished. Perhaps I missed it. “4oz jig and 15lb braid” along with depth it’s being fished would tell us more about speed control. Thanks!

[@GormanRepairs]

Nice oven mitts!

[@afuhs]

I recently picked up one of these rods and am looking forward to getting out with it. I was curious to know what the thought process was with the eyes wrapping around the round. Thanks

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It reduces torque from the rod wanting to turn on its side if all of the guides are on top. Many good conventional rods are built that way these days. You'll understand why when you use it. Thanks for your support!

[@afuhs]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Great, thanks for the reply. I am looking forward to using it. Rod seems very, very well built.

[@BStavFishing]

Skinner, I’m literally in a hospital waiting room watching your video while my beautiful mom is getting a total knee replacement. I bust out laughing at the Dark Matter Air Fryer. Unfortunately, security got called and I’m now out in the parking lot. Hahaha

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Best wishes on a speedy recovery for your Mom!

[@BStavFishing]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you so much John.

[@BStavFishing]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing with mom now and she said, “Thank you, John!”

[@rocknred123]

Hi John, Can you tell me a little about your minn Kota spot lock/ trolling motor set up and if there are any other videos about it and the installation price and any other info you can, I would like to ad one to my Proline 190 Center console Thanks in advance Tom

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Your boat might get by with the same 80-pound thrust motor I have, but with a 72'' shaft. They're a game changer. There's a link in the video description. Installation difficulty will depend on the layout of your bow. You'll also need 2 dedicated batteries for this 24-volt motor, or one pricey lithium.

[@rocknred123]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks John for the quick response, I will do somemore homework

[@ziradee]

Nice Video! I must say you're a real nice guy. I look forward to checking out all of your content. you would enjoy our fishery here in SW Florida.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I winter on Pine Island. The SW Florida fishery is awesome!

[@usobninja14]

Hey mista skinner, how was the shore based striper fishing on the north fork this spring? I saw the couple of videos you put out this year but not too much, do you ussually tend to do better in the fall than the spring?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Better in fall.

[@usobninja14]

Sweet, makes sense. Love all the vids especially a good catch and cook, love me some fresh sea bass and fluke. Tight lines, good health and keep up the great work mista skinner

[@marklabrozzi7260]

A TM is my next add - ive watched you and the Jerks use it out fishing most everyone so yea i'll be using the same guy John used i guess. Who did your install?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

My friend Sweeney did mine for which I'm eternally grateful. Look up Blu-J Marine in Greenport. He does them.

[@duffmeister6480]

Hello John, two questions please, I’m new to fishing the Sound, ( same areas as you ) is there anything I can do to avoid catching some many Sea Robins ? And can you do a video of how you set up your fish finder, I have a Simrad Evo 2, ( it’s not user friendly ) and I never see any fish ( arches ) on it ? Thanks very much.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

There's nothing I know of to avoid catching searobins, other than to move where there are less. I just use the defaults on my Humminbird. You don't need to see arcs - just stuff between the surface and the bottom.

[@duffmeister3373]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thank you

[@TTTT-rc4fv]

@@duffmeister3373 Hi any areas you can recommend between baiting hollow to orient that are productive this time of year for sea bass. Looking to take my son out, we've never caught keeper sea bass. Mattituck we go out from out, as well as orient but I don't know what depths.

[@duffmeister3373]

@@TTTT-rc4fv This spring before the season opened I was catching them on Herods and Roanoke Shoals. Since the season opened I have not been able to find them ? Good luck.

[@icemancarpenter6269]

Can you show you rig for sea bass

[@davidkuperschmid5274]

FYI.. In typical conditions, red turns muddy gray at about 17 feet. Orange follows at 24 feet. Yellow is next at 50 feet. Then Green at 85 feet. Indigo follows at 116 feet. Violet remains visible at great depths. Maybe try violet next?

[@podocrypto6072]

John, you gotta take the time and clean up that boat and get it back into ship shape! Floors are a mess. ;) Nice fishing tho.

[@robertstorms5539]

Do you put your thumb on the line when you reel to prevent slack in the line?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

No.

[@tomterrific2018]

John when do you use a swivel or not ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Always to connect leader to braid.

[@chriskopp1841]

I thought you needed to drift when jigging for sea bass. You taught me something new (again). Here's a question about strategy: What is your next move if you are catching good numbers of sea bass on clams, and only a couple on jigs. Only 2 keepers out of 2 dozen. Do you move deeper? 55' depth, 67 degree water and current required 6 oz sinkers. Unfortunately I only had chrome jigs, but I tipped it with Gulp.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't fish any bait for seabass because it attracts too many little fish of multiple species. As waters warm, I definitely move deeper for Long Island Sound seabass. Also, heavily fished areas see the keepers culled out within a couple weeks of the season opening.

[@chriskopp1841]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thank you! I guess I'll be heading off the beaten path to find dinner.

[@rlon36]

John…Do you do private shore fishing lessons?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Sorry, no.

[@scottspeck8843]

Can you do a video on cleaning fluke and seabass

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

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[@scottspeck8843]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing thanks John 🙏

[@moddkilla]

What is that buttermilk?

[@rileyshane78]

Those sea bass are the best eating fish in the sea

[@michaelzasada5144]

No link to the air fryer

[@CaptDavesSportfishing]

STANK WINS

[@fishnchips641]

Seabass is the best tasting fish

[@thegoods2240]

Those Sharpies stink for quite a while, maybe it repels the fish? I use Rustoleum High Performance Enamel on spoons and metal jigs, it holds up better than other spray paints I've tried. I scuff up the surface and then wipe with alcohol on a cotton ball to remove any skin oils before spraying.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Nice tip.

[@thegoods2240]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing My grandfather had a huge load of pitted and peeling diamond jigs, so rather than toss them I bought the paint. I did two of the sides either pearl or shell white (I forget, basically an off white), the other two sides flat black. Added a deer hair dressed treble hook on a swivel. I almost always out fished my friends on the boat when they were using chrome. I think down deep the color contrast as the lure darts and spins helps draw more strikes, at least it seems that way. Look at me trying to give John Skinner tips! LOL!

[@derekdavis8054]

You and doc should do a vid..or john h..or sweeny..we need a good group video...

[@johnsweeney1400]

Where was this?

[@jiggingjerks]

Skinner’s Sea Bass spot :)

[@Redcrown48]

iF i get some time I'll launch my Old Town and get some fish and try the air fryer that's still in the box i picked up from amazon's big sale.

[@johnradomskijr9252]

Wash the boat who are you kidding LMAO

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Nice catch! In all fairness the whole thing + trailer gets sprayed down with fresh water after each use.

[@EricJStriper]

Why did those fillets all look so different? Usually mine all look almost exactly the same shape

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I cut the fillet halves.

[@EricJStriper]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing ah makes sense, those were bigger fish and I was wondering why some were so much smaller than others. Do you think bigger fillets cook better halved?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I do always cut big fillets into smaller pieces.

[@bnewman21]

The reason you need to flip them is because as they cook the moisture runs out of them and run down towards the bottom of the filets...so the top dries out faster

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Makes sense. Nice description.

[@mikescherner3912]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Instant Pot Vortex Air Fryer has a rotisserie basket so you don't have to flip.

[@neildurso4566]

If i was Josh, i would stock up on air fryers...the sales are inevitable. PS did you cut off the beard because the Islanders were eliminated? Grow it again beginning next season?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Islanders - uggh. I feel like they were one goal away from the cup.

[@robertstorms5539]

Are those healthy potato chips LOL

[@melvinthiess7629]

Why do you bleed fish?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It gets the blood out of the meat. It tastes better and stays fresh longer. Try it and you'll never go back.

[@JacobE-23]

Makes the meat cleaner and taste better Dang john beat me to it as I was typing the response lol

[@mikedonlon6276]

Black 'em out with electric tape.

[@icemancarpenter6269]

Why do you bleed out your fish .

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It gets the blood out of the meat so it lasts longer and tastes better.

[@richardkohut4309]

Clean up your boat! Have you ever done that?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That's mean. Wait till you see what I do to your boat tomorrow.

[@richardkohut4309]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Uh - Oh