LIMIT of KINGFISH on the POPPER at Port Aransas Jetties

The weather is looking good so we decided to make to go the Port Aransas Jetties and try for some Kingfish ‪@BeachBomberFishing‬ . Before the sun even started to rise Ruben was hooked up to a Kingfish. Then within minutes he was hooked up to another! A few hours passed by before I was finally hooked up to a Kingfish of my own.
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Location: Port Aransas Jetties
Conditions: Sunny, clear skies in the morning
Wind: SE 6 - 12 knots
Ambient Temp: 85°F
Water Temp: 85°F
Pattern: 1000 casts

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Now that's what I call an awesome day! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe if you want to see more 🔥 videos like this.

[@renemarroquinjr3107]

Epic fishing guy’s. Keep the great fishing videos coming. Always waiting for the next one.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks, Rene, we appreciate it! We had an awesome day! It's not every day that you can catch a Kingfish much less 3!

[@MADFISHINREELS]

That type of fishing action is unbeatable!! MAN!! Well done lads!!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thank you sir! We had an awesome day.

[@atysamorim1732]

Yessir!!!! Nice video!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@FishermanATX]

You guys killed it out there. What a great video 👏👍

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@RubenakaChupacabra]

Man dude great video! No wonder I can't catch a Kingfish, y'all are catching them all! Lol Jack 'em up!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

You should see how many we didn't catch because we got cut off and cameras weren't rolling.

[@RubenakaChupacabra]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing pics or it didn't happen.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@RubenakaChupacabra 🙈

[@nickfrancipane2763]

Awesome catches!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thank you!

[@welltester]

I use that Ocean Master Power Stick, geat rod for casting lures and fishing on the bottom.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

It's a good food and this 1 is perfect for throwing lures. Thanks for watching!

[@dgarza0672]

No disrespect bro but kingfish smoked then made into a kingfish dip is pretty good utube some vids on how to make or if you have them on video don't worry about getting the pics you shorting time out of the water so maybe they can make it there not like a red or jack they have to constantly be moving to get water passing through there gills tight lines love your videos bro

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Kingfish and Spanish Mackerel just don't hold up well and sometimes pulling the picture from the GoPro doesn't come out as good. We have had Kingfish dip and it was good but we prefer to eat Redfish, Flounder and Trout without all the mercury. The Kings in this video didn't go to waste though. Thanks for watching and commenting, glad you enjoy the videos and tight lines.

[@chriscothren8170]

Clear the jetty’s! Mack attack boyz are hook/jackin em” up!!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

We sure did jack 'em up that day! Thanks for watching, Chris, always good to see you in the comments. 💪

[@cagonzal13]

Yeah y'all did jack'em up good. Ruben was sending that top water far you had to zoom in on it. The Kings are still hanging around good to see that. Bad to the bone video Matt. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks, Carlos! Yeah he was casting that Popper a mile. Once I saw him catch 2 Kings on it I had to give it a try. Lol

[@cagonzal13]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing I think i bought that chug popper with a teaser. I watched it twice those kings were nice ones.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@cagonzal13 thank you, Carlos! Yes they were some solid Kings! I got the small 1 out of the bunch. 😂

[@cagonzal13]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing will 80lb mono work for leader to popper lure i wasnt sure cause i saw yall got cut off quick

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@cagonzal13 we like using 80lb mono and on the rods/reels we have been using for throwing big lures we are using roughly 10 feet of 100lb mono attached via an fg knot to the braid mainline. On the Rapala I was throwing I had a 2 foot section of wire and of course I got cutoff on the 100lb mono. 🤣

[@Bluzzee]

Going out there this weekend, just recently started fishing again, How did you cast so far? Lmao I might sound dumb but I’m learning this fishing stuff on my own haven’t fish since my pops passed

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks for watching and welcome back to fishing. When you're throwing a 3oz Popper with a 10' rod you get some distance. If you have any other questions just let us know.

[@texoutlaw1732]

Great fun vid! Change out treble to single?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks! The hook up ratio is bad enough with trebles on a topwater popper with singles it'll probably be even lower.

[@jakelencher817]

now i gotta get myself one of dem poppers, what is that popper like a tsunami talkin popper?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

It is the Tsunami Surface Blaster.

[@martinramirez6702]

Awesome. What test pound main line and leader?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

65lb braid attached to 100lb mono with an fg knot and #8 and #9 single strand wire.

[@ronjaime3493]

Dang that's what I want. I just started the heavy rod jetti/surf fishing. I got some questions for yall. How far out are you casting? When are the Kings and Jacks out there? I'm off the next couple days winds are going to be low in the mornings yall think its Jack em up time?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Throwing the 4oz Popper and 3oz spoon we're probably casting ~100 yards at times. The Kings and Jacks might still be around and in my opinion it wouldn't hurt to try for them if the conditions are looking good. Good luck!

[@jimmywilkinson9190]

Nice catch Matt and Ruben . The Kings when they get stressed have a heart attack , so they die easy ?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Not exactly sure if they have a hear attack but they definitely use all their energy up in the fight. If their gill gets nicked it's instant game over too. Thanks for watching, Jimmy!

[@leroygutierrez3948]

Sweet catching!! Do you have to park away from the beach and walk your way over there ?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

You can park on the beach right next to the jetties. The walk from the start of the water to the end of the jetties is like 0.7 miles though.

[@leroygutierrez3948]

Matt's Saltwater Fishing We went yesterday 6am but the beach was blocked off and couldn’t find a way to get my sons wheelchair to jetty’s

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@leroygutierrez3948 sorry to hear that but it was probably blocked off because of the high tide from the hurricane that was in the gulf. I'm not sure if there is any access points further down the jetty to allow a wheelchair to get on since the rocks are a lot higher than the beach.

[@attran6856]

Does 20lbs braid could handle them? And did u have a wire leader for them?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

We have both caught them on 20lb and 30lb braid, the thing is on the smaller reels you might be cutting it close when it comes to line capacity. Yes we usually use wire leaders on the expensive lures.

[@bobby_bassin93]

How heavy is your braid that you're using I'm planning on going to the jetties this weekend I'm running 35 lb braid on my reel right now

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

65lb Daiwa Grand J Braid. About 300 yards on each reel. We use a little heavier braid for abrasion resistance and in case that Big Tarpon decides to hit.

[@natarinvanderby1847]

New sub. I like your channel

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks and welcome to the channel!

[@natarinvanderby1847]

Waiting to see your guys fishing Packery B.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@natarinvanderby1847 when you do see us don't forget to say hi.

[@davidram2500]

How do you like the breakaway omega for kings and Jacks?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

So far it has been good, it throws the plugs a fair distance. I haven't compared it to other rods of similar price points though so hard to say if it's as good as others or better.

[@davidram2500]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing if you could just have one rod for that purpose what would it be?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@davidram2500 for throwing 3oz spoons, 3oz Halco Max 130s and 3oz Poppers it is good.

[@hectorcoria3650]

Nicely done champ. If you don't mind me asking, what popper is that?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Thanks! It is the Tsunami Surface Blaster.

[@hectorcoria3650]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing Thank you. Btw what kind of leader do you use and would it do any good to use a titanium leader with that lure?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@hectorcoria3650 We have roughly 10 feet of 100lb mono for landing and abrasion resistance and sometimes we add about 2 feet of wire to the lures with a haywire twist and swivel. @2:15 and @6:15 you can see the wire attached to the popper. I have never used titanium leader but I heard it kinks less than single strand wire. Just keep in mind even if you have 2 or 3 feet of wire like us you can still get cutoff on the 10 feet of mono OR your actual line.

[@hectorcoria3650]

@@MattsSaltwaterFishing ok, good to know for my rookie expertise. Very grateful for your help. Thanks.

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@hectorcoria3650 you're welcome and good luck out there!

[@mydaysoff1988]

Nice,was it today?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

No, this was a few weeks back. Thanks for watching!

[@naomic343]

Was it flooded?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

This was from a few weeks back. A few days ago the beach was flooded. Thanks for watching!

[@jcdyminz701]

What popper was that Matt?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Tsunami Surface Blaster.

[@Joe-wd7rx]

You know where the reds are hitting rn ?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Unfortunately I do not.

[@AllSystemsGoSound]

what day was this bro??

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

2 weeks ago.

[@AllSystemsGoSound]

Matt's Saltwater Fishing cool thx bro!

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

@@AllSystemsGoSound you're welcome and good luck!

[@Senor-Misterioso]

Why is guy in blue shirt open carrying?

[@MattsSaltwaterFishing]

Just in case the Kingfish tries to steal the lure.

[@3rdCoastFishin]

Yo bro I have a channel too I wanna catch a king fish wanna collab I will be down there in like 2 weeks