Redfish, Snook, and Trout Crushed Plugs - Tide Impact Explained

[@MikeTOrangeCounty]

Awesome explanation of tides and how it impacts the bite! You've really inspired me to go fish. I've been using gulp to catch saltwater fish in California bays (spotted sand bass, barred sand bass, calico, and halibut). YOU THE MAN JOHN!!

[@operatorspectre7428]

Try using zman curly tailz Texas rigged with a 3/16 to 1/4 ounce weight.. work it super slow. Thank me later

[@hevestilmy6635]

Thanks for this. I normally fish topwater at low light but this vid inspired me to bring out the spook this afternoon in full sun. Caught my first slot snook of the season - 29”. My wife thanks you also, Snook is her favorite fish! Cheers

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Awesome! Glad the vid helped.

[@jefemaximo2537]

The Jumpin’ Minnow is a great plug, and a bargain compared to most other saltwater lures, even when you factor in the cost of upgrading the hooks and split rings. I use it a lot up here in MA for bass, blues, and even albies.

[@frankzima7998]

Bill Fiora I agree ...it's an underrated plug...been using it in the NE for several years. It's a better slim bait profile than the Super Spooks and is more aerodynamic.

[@adamsmith8533]

I love rebel jumpin minnows. Used to slay reds and trout, stripers and largemouth bass on em. I haven't been able to find them for years. Thought they stopped making em .

[@calebbellizio4985]

Love the vids, love the respect for the fish, love the commentary. Haven’t fish the west coast in a while but you’ve convinced me to go. Keep it up man!

[@ljelect]

FWC needs to watch you fish... you give a pretty good assessment of the Big Three numbers!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

So as I've been stating, I'm totally new to the fishery and the area. Around every third trip I'm fishing totally new water. Obviously I have no idea how much better it was before, but if this is a damaged fishery - wow! It must have been something.

[@bradwadefishtx]

Nice session John, congrats on your PB.

[@gioserratore5229]

Just saw you at ward Melville expo love what you do.

[@Blane_be_fishin]

Reds love the top water! You are doing very well for just starting out fishing down here. Keep it up! Big snook and tarpon should start coming out to play soon in the sound.

[@danl.909]

Thanks for the NOAA tide page tip, John.

[@neocaridaniel8220]

Made me nervous a couple times when you netted those fish and the trebles were still kinda close to your legs. Happened to a friend of mine and i think Elias. Ive had very close calls and i get chills thinking how bad it would be being hooked with a fish. I actually did get hooked once, i bet youve seen plenty. My fish came off just as i got hooked, i carry mini bolt cutters now. Great videos, excellent transition down south.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yeah I'm going to test cast one of those plugs with a single tail hook and see what it looks like. I'm not a fan of trebles, especially in a kayak cockpit.

[@ericnoble1702]

I dont like fishing sitting in a kayak. God bless ya. Enjoyed the video.

[@tolpacourt]

Jumpin' Minnow is a killer. Chrome topwater plugs work so well in Florida but not so much in the northeast where bone is best.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I bought this in the NE, and they special order it.

[@Nightrangersb]

Wow, awesome demonstration of the importance of tides. I have a question about early season stripers up north. For the past few days been fishing little neck bay during late afternoon to sunset mid flood hours. Wading middle to back of bay and caught 4 fish on small soft plastics/Gulp up to 24 inches on very slow retrieves and very gentle hits. Also, each time there were schools of large bunker busting the surface at some point, sometimes feet from me. I even snagged one on a fast retrieve they were so thick and I definitely felt them ticking my line a lot. Also probably saw a bass or two roll. My questions are: if bunker are jumping, does always mean bass/blues are chasing them? And, if so, the bass I caught could not possibly eat those bunker, I don’t think. Can I assume there were bigger bass there? And if so, how do I catch them. When I saw the bunker I threw poppers, spooks and SP Minnows at them and my buddy used a 1/2 oz Kastmaster but no love at all. I know you’re not clairvoyant but just would love to hear your thoughts.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

No, jumping bunker don't necessarily indicate fish. Scattering bunker do. That said, it's sometimes the quietest bunker schools that have big bass on them. It may be a little early for big bass there, but I'm not sure. Sometimes when big bass are fixated on bunker, it's tough to catch them on anything else.

[@Nightrangersb]

Thanks John. You’re the best for taking the time. Every little bit helps, not least to lessen the frustration of having fish splashing all around and not hooking up. Your books are awesome, BTW.

[@KCsniper79]

Phenomenal job John, I can definitely see that you’ve become custom to them waters, an landin your PB red is jus awesome 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@HankPretz]

Nice fish John. Congratulations!

[@jamess.6541]

Hey john is your rod a medium or medium light? I love the content and was interested in the rod. I always trust your advice about fishing👍.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

It's medium. There's a link to that exact rod in the video description.

[@jamess.6541]

John Skinner Fishing thanks

[@billmatson8711]

Slam on topwater . Well done sir . Subbed

[@mccandrj]

How do you compare between the same size bluefish and a red. I I fish both Jersey and the spacecoast of Florida, to me the blue fights more down and around, and the red makes runs. I would say the big blues, but reds get twice the size. And there is no comparison to a striper, even though I love the meat! Great video as usual.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not that I've done it, but I bet the best comparison is to catch an equal weight blackfish in 2 feet of water. The reds have more stamina than either stripers or blues. They don't tire. They also don't run like a striper or blue.

[@mccandrj]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Your right about the running except for in the surf, all they do is head for England, many times.

[@KeeganVera]

What a beautiful day!!

[@seancurley7954]

I notice you often reach up to your hat after you catch a fish. Do you have the camera on a loop mode and set a highlight? Thanks. Glad to see you picked right up on these fish. Keep them coming.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I'm making sure the camera is running. Just a quick stop and restart. It also makes it easier going through the video.

[@OkNoBigDeal]

Do you have any invertebrate or mollusk videos planned? I liked your clamming series.

[@georgemerritt2468]

Hey mr skinner is there anyway u can let me know what inlet your one fishing vid is at and were a good spot to wade for flounder is I'll be comeing to Montauk in in a few months around end of may early June with my 10 year old son and I'd like to show him what real flounder look like and how the feel to catch I'm from Delaware and we dont catch to many nice fish around here also was wonder if u would be willing to take us to out on the boat I could pay thinking about going out with john jigging jerks charter also

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I don't guide, but I do go along on some Jigging Jerks charters. Ask John about that. justfishinglongisland.com/. When you're in Montauk, I'd suggest the Montauk Star partyboat.

[@Dyeheartxfire]

Cool video and nice red! Love fishing sw Florida 👌🏼 💪🏻

[@chrism8013]

Curious as to why do you not swap out the rear treble for a single siwash style hook? Trebles are a PITA when releasing.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Awesome question. I'm inexperienced with both the fishery and the lures, so I'm taking lure modifications very slowly. I started out using this plug with the factory hooks to see what the manufacturer intended for action. Then I replaced those trebles with stronger trebles of the same size. I'll test a single on the tail soon and see how it looks. I'm not a treble fan, especially in the kayak.

[@johnpuckett899]

Hey man how Florida life and retirement I was guessing that the little bit of Chop on the water would be a good thing for you because the water was so clear you said that it was not the best topwater conditions can you tell me why the chop is not good for you when you're fishing topwater in super Clearwater

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Because those plugs are so small (compared to what I'm used to up North) that the chop messes up that nice side-to-side action. I notice that the Rebel is less impacted by this than the super spook Jr., which I fully agree is an excellent plug.

[@ricpar61711]

Thanks for the video John! Have you and what type of fish are you keeping for lunch and dinner?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Dominos.

[@ricpar61711]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing That's a rough compared to N.Y. pizza! 👍

[@robertcronin6714]

DOMINOS! Shame on you real New Yorkers don't eat Dominos!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

@@robertcronin6714 Seems like the best option at the moment - that and DiGiorno!

[@beyondtheburgoutdoors]

Maybe try the voiceover after you catch the fish, a lot of us like watching someone catch fish without someone at home talking over the action, good video mane!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

I almost never, ever talk on top of a fish fight, unless something needs to be pointed out.

[@TheMass33]

Imma try this out.

[@michaelthomas4350]

Would not mind what city is near where you are fishing

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Ft Myers

[@frankgallagher1165]

So, where are you? South West Florida 's a big place ? ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

By Ft Myers

[@mikeknottscreek8183]

Still like to see you catch those Sheephead. That was a solid outing and looked to be very worth your effort. You must be using a different mic while narrating.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Yes - and I just returned it! I didn't like it. My voice was also shot from doing a day-long fishing show/seminar up North yesterday.

[@dennisr7452]

Great action. You seem to be enjoying the Florida fishing. Can you give a comparison of how these fish fight vs same size striped bass, bluefish?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not that I've done it, but I bet the best comparison is to catch an equal weight blackfish in 2 feet of water. The reds have more stamina than either stripers or blues. They don't tire. They also don't run like a striper or blue.

[@dennisr7452]

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks John. I hope to catch a red someday. I have caught a few small snook and they did seem to move fast.

[@CharlieWest00]

What's a good plug for casting from shore?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

That's it.

[@THERE4LGOAT]

Anyone know the tide chart he was using website ?

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=8725411

[@robertgerber2533]

Great video. It was nice to see one of my favorite KZbin fishermen in person on Saturday. You are probably around the same age as me so after a fight like that big red gave you you feel like you been through a workout. But in my case it’s stripers.

[@tomterrific2018]

John your link doesn’t offer the CHROME Version ?

[@tomterrific2018]

Did you buy them all ? Lol

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Not all.

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Judging by your name I'm guessing you're an older Met fan, so here's where my stash of chrome Jumpin Minnows is. saltwateredge.com/products/rebel-jumpin-minnows?variant=8356302848044

[@roelfriasjr5976]

I've been looking for that color and I cant find it

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Here you go. One of my Northern contacts where they're used for stripers. saltwateredge.com/products/rebel-jumpin-minnows?variant=8356302848044

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Another great video... When they call you Yankee, don't forget to correct 'em. You're a Damn Yankee Now! Any native can tell you the difference :+) Thanks Again!!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

No one's called me that yet, at least to my face! Ha! I just had to edit this after reading the next comment!

[@ComputerGuyAndy]

Sooner or later it's gonna happen.. I've had a waitress ask if I wouldn't mind changing tables because my Yankee accent was offensive to the people at the table behind mine. No Joke!

[@iluvpugstoo]

I like this.

[@frankwarren5602]

I can't believe you have not had someone squeeze in on you!! Not a boat in sight!!

[@JohnSkinnerFishing]

Honestly I'm starting to think I really must be clueless because it's rare that anyone fishes within a half-mile of me, and most boats head off miles away. It's like I'm not fishing the good places or something. I am quite range-limited though and am just happy to catch.