Kayak Fishing with crab on a jig in the Long Island Sound!

[@anewlookatlurestopwaterpop5466]

Nice seabass

[@Kayak_fishing_maniac]

Great job Peter 👏🔥💪 In the fisherman magazine They gave you a whole page 🤩👌congratulations, brother 👊😊

[@PeterRanieriII]

Thanks man 😅 I just saw it! I didnt know about it until you metnioned it, that is pretty cool - yeah my wife sent the photo in and its awesome to see they published it in the nov. magazine 😊 keep doing what your doing too brotha 🤙💪👊 great time of year right now

[@Kayak_fishing_maniac]

@PeterRanieriII thank you brother 👊

[@anewlookatlurestopwaterpop5466]

Good job Peter I love watching your videos

[@PeterRanieriII]

thanks mario I very much appreciate the support!

[@1515732]

Good day on the water thanks for sharing

[@pastapaul150]

Nice. Looks like a good day, this never ending wind is killing me.

[@PeterRanieriII]

thanks Paul, def a fun day out there, still a lot of porgies and seabss with the warmer water temps...I really hope the wind lines up better in Novemeber, we'll see!

[@foxfai1]

Love your underwater video. Word of advise, don't touch the drag when a fish hits. If you are fishing for blackfish, you will need to get it up 10ft+ before playing with the drag and let it run. The initial fight/pull is the most crucial and you need to get it OFF the rock. Tight drag on that. Secondly, if scup are within the blackfish, use a whole crab, small ones if you have, cut or leave the leg, hook through one leg socket and out the belly. Cut the corners of the crab so it gets some scents in the water. That way only bigger seabass or tog can only chew the whole crab.

[@PeterRanieriII]

Great tips! I think this is very good advice, going to do this next time I'm out there...especially when i'm in an area that potentially has bigger blackfish those things will make a huge difference I think

[@pastapaul150]

Good advice

[@kb7771]

What's up Peter ? Damn another season and we didn't connect. Bro you're definitely upping your fishing skills. Hopefully next year we'll see each other on the water. What's the price on green craps?

[@PeterRanieriII]

YOooo KB! its gunna happen man, lol thanks just love it too much, always learning every trip! I typically pay $35 for a quarter bushel at my local tackle shop and that last me 2 weekends. Recently my friend was able to get me a whole bushel so I'm packed to the gills with crab right now lol wish I could send you some

[@kb7771]

@ lmao 🤣, while I’m ready to get fishing lessons with the grandmaster. lol thanks again for all videos and time it takes to make them

[@Cybercnc123]

lol you went out Sunday! I went to the ramp and chickened out. wasn't that bad

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@Cybercnc123 lol did you look in the morning? I waited until about 11:30 to go, the wind was def stronger in the morning

[@Cybercnc123]

@@PeterRanieriII I was there around 8, Gonna give it a go this weekend maybe see you out there. Thanks For the videos Pete!!

[@PeterRanieriII]

@ I may see you, not sure where I can go this weekend, Sunday looks like the better day in terms of wind…

[@angy97]

Nice catch, what’s the blue bucket at the front for?

[@PeterRanieriII]

thanks, lol yeah I meant to leave that bucket in the car but forgot. Its sole purpose is to just transport the crabs in my car so that the wet burlap bag isn't touching the floor

[@charlesmurray1220]

What general area of LI Sound are you fishing? Western? Central? Eastern? LI shore? Connecticut shore? Out of so-and-so harbor? Just generally.

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@charlesmurray1220 in this video I’m in the western sound. Im pretty much always fishing the NY side of the sound. I try to stay away from the harbors since they have more boat traffic so I’m typically launching from residential only beaches or public beaches on the northshore

[@mattshlisky6392]

where did u get ur fish stringer ?

[@PeterRanieriII]

I just got it on amazon: amzn.to/3rFGZcO

[@augustinecampbell7337]

Let us know how that oyster toad tastes 👍🏽

[@PeterRanieriII]

lol it was ok, for some reason the meat just seemed a little soft (which is not my favorite texture for fish). the taste was good though, very mild flavor

[@henryxue692]

I believe Oyster Toadfish season is closed

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@henryxue692 in New York? Pretty sure it’s 3 fish over 10” per day and the season is only closed a short time in the summer

[@henryxue692]

Sorry, you are correct. Didn’t read the month/year fully. Got confused. Thanks enjoy

[@bobthompson9890]

I never would have thought there was even a season for those ugly critters

[@PeterRanieriII]

lol yeah it’s a really confusing way they show it, doesn’t make much sense to me why it’s closed for a very short time. Or that there’s a creel limit for the ugly things lol but I guess they play some sort of role in the ecosystem

[@inyongp]

let us know how the toadfish taste! LOL

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@inyongp what’s been goin on inny!? Ehhh I think it’s a great tasting fish but I’m not big on the texture as it’s kinda soft. I grilled it this time maybe frying it next time would be better

[@inyongp]

@@PeterRanieriII yeah it's like mushy when you grab them.. haha ..nothing much getting some fishing done in NJ. Good tog season so far. Hopefully I'll catch you on the water soon!

[@NorthShore1]

Is a fluorocarbon leader necessary for blackfish or would a monofilament leader work as well?

[@PeterRanieriII]

@@NorthShore1 I did quite a bit of testing on abrasion resistance and knot strength of mono vs fluoro and found the fluoro can actually be less abrasion resistant to sharp structure than mono and has less knot strength. Per my underwater videos my observation is blackfish are not line shy they are just curious. They study the bait and don’t care what’s connected to it. Lastly Mono is much cheaper… so in my opinion fluorocarbon is a complete waste of money for blackfishing.

[@NorthShore1]

@@PeterRanieriII Thanks. I use a mono leader as well. Was wondering if I was making a mistake. I feel better about it now

[@PeterRanieriII]

@ I haven’t used fluorocarbon leader in years. I’d say blackfishing is probably 75% the spot, the rest is your gear and timing the bite. Focus your time on finding good spots 👍🤙