Striped Bass Fishing Tips - Bucktails in Fast Water

Advice on how to catch striped bass fishing with bucktail jigs in fast moving water. Bucktails are versatile lures that catch stripers under many conditions.

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

I was fishing a smaller bucktail for white bass and was catching alot of fish. Then a big striper hit and he had big head shakes then he took off!! Ive never felt such a strong fish in my life!! I fought her for 15 20 minutes and finally landed her and released her. Beautiful fish and strong

[@Marceldbd]

Mr John Skinner, what a great surprise to find that the books I ordered from you were signed! Books are amazing, thank you for sharing so much of your information though your videos and books. Massively have increased my confidence with bucktails. Thank you.

[@coldairkillerd]

good to see your channel is still active. cant wait to get back out to the water! fish on!

[@Chag2point0]

Always a great video thanks John .

[@Briiink]

John your a magician!

[@wdinarte]

great information, nice video and instructions.

[@elveciojunior]

Congrats! Thanks for the tips. It's really awesome.

[@saadchuck6379]

Sir you are great fisherman

[@FishYourWay]

Great video!

[@EzioCovone]

Hello John Skinner, first off thank you for all your videos and books they're great! I wanted to ask you a question, what type of molds do you use to make your jig heads and where did you get them? Thank you very much, I hope to hear from you!

[@miamiwax5504]

Would be interesting if you made a vid trying bucktail techniques from the jetties or beaches in South florida

[@AndyOutdoorsChannel]

I've just got a penn prevail 9ft with a bg 3500 on it with 30lb braid. I just bout a bone, green mackerel and a yellow and white sp minnows. Also got a few bucktails in a ounce and a half, an ounce, and had a few half ounces. But would live more from you and just pick your brain and have tsunami sand eel I think the 7-9 inch forgot which size though all this gear is because of you(as in lures being bucktails and the sand eel) I look at you as a person who I'd love to have as a mentor haha. But I just got today the fat cow 5 inch blood red split tail. So just moved to the south east sector of CT. so it should be fun. Thanks for all your videos and hope florida is treating you well.

[@matthewficco7090]

hey John another great video. one question I have does color of the pork grind matter?

[@MoreThanFishing]

Nice video sir very informative thanks for sharing

[@i-84grow.49]

john,merry christmas to you and family..do you now a good surf fishing spot in the connecticut side of long island sound or someone else now,,really appreciated the help,watching john videos now i want to start surf fishing..

[@quadboyz8128]

hey john i love all of your books. i was wondering if buck tails works on the north shore in li sound for stripers. also i was wondering if you recommend darters, needles and metal lips work?

[@nickvasile5354]

Hey John, nice video! What are the best lures / colors you recommend for night time in the dark striped bass fishing?

[@brada5786]

hay John good question for you I know depending on weather and bait it's hard to choose but if you could only take one lure with you which would it be?

[@justinpastor2644]

Have you tried Asgard Bucktails by John Boggio from Great South Bay Bait & Tackle. The paint and hair stays for a while.

[@JMGZ8]

Just ordered two copies of striper pursuit! One for me one as a gift for my bro.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+JMGZ8 They are shipped. Thanks!

[@jonathanchen5847]

Hi John, Is there any trick to tell the depth of the water?

[@jasoncohen6025]

Hey John, Big Fan. Bought all of your books, subscriber to your KZbin channel. I just heard Uncle Josh is discontinuing production of their pork rind. Any advice on what to substitute with? Thx. J.Cohen

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Jason Cohen It will be years before the supply dries up, so I'm not worrying about it now. Grubs are fine anyway.

[@michaelthomas4156]

Schoolies... ugh.. all set. But cool video! Nice job.

[@alexsrodowski3918]

What is the biggest striper you've ever caught on a bucktail?

[@zwicker3697]

What do you recommend for striped bass at night?

[@KennyCannon]

Hey John, are you going to be presenting at any of the seminars this winter? I know about Striper Day (I'll be there) but what about any of the other ones?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Kenny Cannon Intentionally laying low this winter. I'll have a table at Surf Day in NJ. I'll do something at Ward Melville HS in March.

[@KennyCannon]

John Skinner Fishing Sounds good. I'll keep an eye out on your Noreast posts to see about the Ward Melville talk. Would love to attend.

[@stevewolfakaheliarc2696]

Is this the Nissequogue River?

[@tombigbeatsprod]

why is there not great fishing like this on staten island?

[@kaoyang1426]

Where can I find your book?

[@alexsrodowski3918]

Since pork rind is now discontinued, do you think you'll start using grubs?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Squirly Bringer It will be years before the supply dries up, so I'm not worrying about it now. Grubs are fine anyway.

[@hooked-upsurfcasting4985]

Do you use trailers on bucktails that have hacklefeathers tied into them ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes. Make sure the trailer extends beyond the end of the hackle.

[@hooked-upsurfcasting4985]

John Skinner Fishing I thought so but was not sure thanks a lot

[@amd3636]

Thoughts on soft plastics/pork - should they match the jig color, or is it good to add an opposite color?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's really hard to go wrong with white on white.

[@amd3636]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thank you for the response good sir. It means a lot.

[@timm7267]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing do you use black trailers at night? Or stick with white?

[@samlove933]

used this technique the other day caught 4 bass in a row while people standing next to me weighting in twice as deep using van stalls caught nothing.

[@alexsrodowski3918]

With my 1.5oz jigs, I use 7/0 Mustad 34185 hooks. Are those sufficient for LI?

[@deegs7104]

+Squirly Bringer 7/0 is more than enough

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Squirly Bringer Those are fine, but I use the longer shanked 34184 hooks. They make it much easier on the hands when handling a lot of fish.

[@tritonjet]

John, I'm having a problem with the pork rapping around the jig hook almost every time because it is so flexible. It is uncle josh . Have you ever ran into that .

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+tritonjet This only happens to me in the kayak when I cast upcurrent. Not a problem otherwise.

[@dtbs888]

Hey John, why do you always use a swivel for your leader? Why don't you just tie direct?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Doug Schantz Do you mean the clip to attach the lure or the swivel to attach the leader?

[@dtbs888]

swivel between the braid and leader

[@dtbs888]

There's a multitude of knots guys are using to tie braid to a fluorocarbon leader (albright, double uni, etc.) and I was curious why you seem to stick with the barrel swivel?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Doug Schantz My personal preference that I perceive the swivel connection is stronger.

[@786fantastic]

Will you ship your books to South Africa and if yes then how much?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+Adam Ally Sorry, no. I had bad luck shipping out of North America. Fishing the Bucktail is available as an e-book if that helps.

[@786fantastic]

Thanks ordering it from Amazon

[@andytong6032]

same place again?????

[@ThePeueguino]

Do you offer guided tours? Paid of course?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

+ThePeueguino Sorry, no. Between a full-time day job and everything I just don't have the time for it.