Early Season Kingfish: Trolling Live Bait Around Wrecks & Ledges

[@wicced1069]

Keep the vids coming

[@TheNorthFloridaAngler]

Great action Jeremy! Y'all were tearing em up! Shoot Yeah!!!

[@ReelHazardous]

Thanks Capt CC!

[@JoseDiaz-yl9sh]

Live bait ur on the positive side already. Weather ohhhh. Lightning. Stay safe nice catch

[@ReelHazardous]

Thanks Jose! Yeah we don’t play around lightning!

[@jimjordan5630]

Though wet and cold it looked like everyone had fun and a nice catch also!

[@ReelHazardous]

Thanks Jim! It was fun!

[@sirtango1]

Now those small kings, you lip them like you would a freshwater bass or something. Then you gradually work your way up by lipping a barracuda next. Then I would recommend a nurse shark. After that you should be ready for a sand tiger, then a bull or tiger shark next! 😂😂😂😂 I think I’ve been bitten by about everything in the ocean except for a shark. One of the things I hate being bitten by the most of a Hatteras long tailed flounder. Most folks just call them skates. The next would probably be a bluefish. I like the ones around 12-15 inches for bait. It seems like every time I’m rigging one for cobia bait I end up on the toothy end. I guess I’m just delicious. Anyway don’t worry about the mermaids. They just nibble! 😂😂😂 Do you guys ever have any luck trolling for wahoo when it’s raining? Great video!

[@ReelHazardous]

Lol yeah you got to work your way up and build up the toughness of your skin so the fishes teeth don’t affect it! I didn’t think I’ve ever fished for Wahoo in the rain. With other trolling fish it seems like I do well before and after a rain. I might catch one or two during the rain but most seem to be before and after.

[@jimdrechsel3611]

Fun time. Any trouble trolling with floating weeds?

[@jjthurne5206]

Usually not too bad nearshore

[@jimdrechsel3611]

@@jjthurne5206 it’s difficult trolling with weeds getting onto the line and bait. The gulf is better but there’s still plenty

[@LandItFishing]

Where do you fish out of normally? I'm just curious

[@WTBARBECUE]

Just curious how far offshore. Was 9 off red tops and through jetties. No luck but did see a couple schools of jacks on the beach around 60-100 in each. All looked to be in the 15-20 pound range.

[@ReelHazardous]

We were about 10 miles offshore on this trip. The bite wasn’t that good the following week there though.

[@christerzian9293]

What bait were they biting? Trolled 9 mile early on Sunday with poggies and couldn’t get them to bite.

[@ReelHazardous]

We had both pogies and some cigar minnows and they were hitting both that day.

[@BuoyBomberFishing]

never had much luck throwing the net offshore. Do you let it go all the way to bottom?

[@ReelHazardous]

Normally we don’t have to let it go to the bottom. Most of the time they are on the surface.

[@arminwahl8755]

What kind of rods are you using with the TLD's?

[@ReelHazardous]

I have an assortment of them as most I bought used lol. I like the start rods though generally for kingfish.