The BEST Florida Keys Catches all in one! - Mutton Snapper Mahi Mahi Tuna [Catch & Cook]

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This weeks video we travel offshore to do some deep seasalt water fishing down in the Florida Keys. Throughout the video we catch mutton snapper, dolphin/mahi-mahi, tuna and we fill you in on tips, techniques, lures, bait and much more. Follow along in this epic outdoors adventure to see some of the most amazing unbelievable fishing you’ve seen on a bay boat. This was easily a trip of a lifetime as we catch multi species of fish out in rough seas completely remote 30 miles offshore. At a point in time it was a matter of survival as we continue to run from storms but the stars aligned as we cross paths with a lot of hungry fish. We eventually end the day off with a catch clean and cook back at the house as we reminisce on such an amazing day.

[@carlosarredondo2589]

Hey guys. I’ve been watching fishing videos for a while now, I accidentally came across yours and I am so glad I did. You put so much education into your content,and for a guy like me, who doesn’t get the opportunity to go fishing very much, it’s great to see and learn. Thank you so much, and God bless you two and your crew.

[@julienrobins4121]

Clay, luv the positive and endless energy you have. You make a tough day on the water look fun. Then to top it off with your beautiful young lady Stephanie cooking dinner, my heart sighs ! " Another Day in Paradise "

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you Julien! The one thing that I’ve learned in my short life is positivity and persistence always pays off thanks for watching 👍🏼

[@alexsmith9922]

Nice vid, awesome mahi action!! just a tip, when you clean your fish at the dock, stick your knife through the eyes before you discard the carcass, then they won`t float and wash up the beach.

[@davidmathias6264]

Best content I’ve ever seen in a fishing channel.

[@chuckdalton4778]

You guys are so cool Be sure and thank God more Y’all are truly blessed

[@alejandrocarvajal3969]

I’m going through some stressful times, and watching your videos makes me forget about them. I love your videos. Amazing job !!!

[@kneestothechin]

i dont imagine itll be too much longer before your channel blows up. great production quality and lots of great advice 🤙

[@LifeByTheBow]

Appreciate the kind words Cory hopefully sooner than later!

[@alessandra6841]

@Emmett Quentin Q Ca was

[@michaellogsdon5880]

I enjoy watching your videos and you are right about not enough positive in the world . I really want to move to Florida. I am really tired of living in Kansas because there is nothing to do and I love fishing in salt water. I was raised in Baltimore MD and my father had a 20 ft. boat that I used to fish on when I was a young teen. We used to vacation in Florida every Easter when I was young and once we went to Walt Disney World for 2 weeks. I have always loved Florida. Keep making the good videos and hopefully I will be able to move to Florida in about a year after I down size and get rid of of some stuff. Thanks again for great videos. Mike

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks so much Mike!

[@jurghhh1528]

We literally said 'that's sushi' at the same time. This is my favourite new channel!

[@justinnelson8554]

Just stumbled across the channel and enjoying the content! Just a couple tips when cleaning a fish (which you may have learned already since I’m finding this a year late) Once you cut the fish by the head, when you go cut the skin down the backbone and belly turn the knife blade out and cut the skin from the inside out. It’ll keep the knife blade sharper, longer, by not having to cut into and through the scales. Next, to me, cutting the rib cage out is easier when skin is off and laying skin side up. You can essentially fillet the rib meat from the outside of the ribs. Cut above spine pin bones, cut below them back towards the head until you hit the ribs then turn the knife to the side and fillet the outside rib meat off. Keep up the great videos!

[@TheGCballer]

Hey man just watching your vid and I’m already in love with them keep it up

[@timhooper6055]

I love your how calm and collected you are on this video showing how you fish thank you for all the tips they stay wit me as I am learning how to fish in the Florida waters so much different from the Chesapeake bay. You have great videos and how the catch and cooking you do is a spectacular section. thank you

[@mitchmoore44]

I love this channel. Your success, drive, goal setting and focus is infectious.

[@rubinrowles9634]

You and your wife put it great content. It’s like a real channel versus watching like it’s a VHS.

[@richardsabourin3853]

Man. been watching some of your videos. These are some of the best put together videos I've seen of the Keys Thanks to you and your fiance Stephanie. Greatly appreciated

[@ryankrause3168]

You make catching these fish look so easy, love the videos!

[@gregmiller2916]

That grilled fish with the salsa looked fabulous!!!

[@LifeByTheBow]

It was delicious Greg thanks for watching!

[@andromedanh]

Nice fix of dropped fish on floor with pets cutiness lol. Great vibe gyus! Some real fisherman skill on 2 rods at once. wow.

[@keiths.6251]

You and your videos are right up there with Jose Wejebe's I'm glad I found a good teacher also on your videos. Good luck and I will keep watching and learning.

[@radofenix]

You guys are awesome, please keep making videos, when you have your kids they will be in good hands with you all.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Daniel your positive words keep us going! We have no plans of stoping 💪🏼

[@ltdao1980]

that is an awesome finish! fresh ending!

[@jilljackson5414]

We love watching your videos and have learned alot! We are down from Sarasota this week and looking forward to catching some fish!!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks so much really appreciate it!

[@ruthlong6876]

Man I love you guys life wish I was young again thank you for sharing made my day

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you Ruth we will try as hard as possible to keep the content coming for you to watch 👍🏼

[@time4transformation806]

Mmmm Yumm!!! I made the recipe tonight and OMGosh!! The whole family loved it including the picky eater who doesn't like any kind of fish... lol... really good!! Thank you for the recipe. It's a definite keeper!!

[@edsilva942]

Epic fishing day👍🏻

[@footballcoach1495]

If you ever want to take an old high school football coach and his wife out fishing (We own a 25 World Cat) here in St. Petersburg but do not see the fish you are catching so if you ever want to help out an old ball coach let me know and we would love to learn from you. LOL. Great Videos. Enjoy your Christmas and New Year and keep them coming. We love them. Bless and Be Safe. Coach Cap

[@northlandacres]

As I've gotten older I've learned to get the whole story. I had the "where the heck is Stephanie?" all Tee'd up. But I waited til the end and there she was! Great video and awesome fishing action!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Jeremy Unfortunately I don’t think we are going to be fishing together very much in the future. Covid gave her a lot of flexibility to come out and fish but now things are back in full swing it’s going to be difficult to have her involved 👎🏼

[@sallewilson6211]

Clay, beautiful dolphins. You can sure move fast. great video. I'm glad I don"t have to get up early. retirement is nice. Also, my husband died a couple of years ago so no one tells me when to get up.

[@reynaldocaballero806]

Nice catch! Thanks for taking the time explaining the set up really appreciate that!

[@petealtman5621]

seems like I catch more fish here in the keys when the weather is not so great offshore. Love your videos Clay and Stephanie makes them even better she is beautiful

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Pete!

[@jabangun]

You guys are so lucky there is hardly any swell out there. It's not even choppy at all! One day I'd love to go fishing there!

[@catdogky]

Your videos are great man! Nice quality productions, lots of teaching going on. Maybe after I retire in 10 years I'll be down there doing what you are. Kudos

[@mattrohdenburg7126]

Another great video! Unreal how quick that Dolphin was biting!

[@LifeByTheBow]

There’s some of the most aggressive fish easily one of my favorite catch!

[@andrewcuriel8354]

Looked more fun during the storm👻 happy ur back safe, love the videoo:)

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Andrew!

[@scary_scat3924]

First,in the afternoon when the sun is high,the tuna tend to hang back,away from the boat.So fishing a shotgun bait way back will usually draw a strike.Second ,black fin tuna this size are usually feeding on rain bait(or tiny little 1/2 to 1 inch baitfish).By using tiny little lures your basically matching the hatch.So that’s why far back small baits work,under the right conditions.I also do a lot of tuna fishing up north in Montauk and this same tactic works here.

[@alanwaldman6892]

Amazing videos, keep them coming. The fact you explain everything will you a ton of success man!! All the best

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks, will do!

[@rtrrtr1943]

I learned something new Hoop net , good to know

[@marcvibar7639]

I love this channel more than others. You explain everything clearly, you don’t have a lot of non sense blah blah blah like the DeerMeat channel. Keep it up man! 🤙🏽

[@LifeByTheBow]

Robert is a legend but thanks for watching Marc!

[@stanleyfrom]

Great fishing day even running from the storm.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Yes it was! thanks for watching Stanley

[@vincelaagan7340]

Yep LIFE BY DAVAO!!!! filipino here!!! Solid life by the bow!!!!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you Vince!

[@jasonvelasquez6673]

Killing it....Steph will be mad she missed out

[@LifeByTheBow]

No doubt thanks for watching Jason!

[@zannahsporri9648]

We love your content and this video is FIRE!! SOO many mahi back to back! :)

[@christopherpeterraby]

dude I dropped a fatty 23" flounder off my dock after i came in on my canoe yesterday....when you dropped the Tuna it made me feel better lol, I got redemption today though slayed a couple flounder and kept a 22"

[@nikmar1338]

Dude the same thing happened to me last week. I caught an 18 inch fluke on from the shore on the sandbar. I was walking back to the boat to put it in the live well, but everyone told me it had to be rinsed off because it had too much sand on it. I knew this wasn’t a good idea and as soon as that fish touched the water he was gone. I was pissed lol.

[@TimNye850]

I watched a dude drop what would have been a guaranteed 1st place in a Kingfish tourney while transfering from boat to dock. They sdove the dock for hours to no avail... Costly mistake. Another one- I didn't enter a tournament and caught a 312# blue marlin, largest blue weighed- was a $50k fish.

[@LifeByTheBow]

LOL it happens man thankfully we caught a lot more fish so I wasn’t to bummed!

[@teachingrounds]

Epic footage here on mahi fishing

[@dnlsongs]

Awesome Adventure Clay, amazing recipe, love all your videos, awesome productions !! Regards, Danny ;-)

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Danny!

[@eightofnine9]

When I saw one of your videos for the first time I wasn't sure that I wanted to keep watching your videos. At first I wasn't sure what your skill and knowledge level was. I'm not very good at catching mahi, wahoo, tuna and groupers. So, I watch videos on dealing with those fish. This video determined that I will be watching your videos on a consistent basis. Plus, I will be trying some of your fiance's recipes. I'm also, interested in those rods you use. I like the action they have. Keep up with these videos!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you my friend glad to have you here!

[@pecoswild]

That was a great video dude. I like your channel. And great brownie points comment “the catch was right there...” I LOL’d!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Always got to give her a little love walking in the door LOL thanks for watching!

[@TheNicko773]

Way to handle that mahi fire drill.!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks!

[@Nowehi305]

Amazing fishing👍great day 🙏

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Noah!

[@zearosn]

anyone else notice the fish in the water at 23:28 watching him cut the meat like a hungry dog?

[@troywoolery3220]

Im addicted here! SICK!

[@SouthernmostBrainard]

Another great episode! I have a request- I’m amazed at how easily you pop that artery to bleed those tuna. I use kitchen shears to cut the gill arches and drop em head first into a 5gal bucket to bleed before pitching them into the ice slush. Can you do a slow closeup video of you popping that artery? And explain if you’re feeling towards the head or the tail. What’s it feel like when you find it? Thanks and keep up the great and entertaining work!

[@mikechampion22]

Excellent video, my 3 favorite species to catch. Great job working around that weather and filling the cooler. Dinner looked awesome also.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Mike we were tired on this one but the fish were cooperating!

[@southflwildadventures]

Well done on getting those fish around the weather. It's very impressive how you're able to get out there with the bay boat. Great double action while catching the Mahi. You handled that like a pro. Those fresh Ballyhoo worked out well. I've only seen them chunked out and never whole. Always seen people using smaller live bait. Always learning something new on your channel. Keep it up.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Sean appreciate you watching!

[@nunyahbizness7069]

Lol. Nice banana trunks, Nick.

[@LAlumpy-me6tr]

I live here in florida and the weather here is unpredictable i love your vids btw

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you!

[@johnyewtc1]

The small tuna that was let go were telling the mahi mahi what a great guy he was and to pay him a visit! 😁😁😁

[@LifeByTheBow]

If that’s the case I should start releasing a lot more lol!

[@johnyewtc1]

@@LifeByTheBow maybe just the first one of every trip

[@aldoruiz9627]

Clay amazing video dude can’t wait for the next one to drop

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Aldo, Appreciate you watching buddy!

[@credit2020]

Best of the Best!!!

[@TripFishingMyLife]

Nice fishing with the boat.. Amazing.. Aagghhh.. So nice... I like it.. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks my friend 👍🏼

[@zippytheoldhippy8418]

First time watching. I hit subscribe right away! Great job on the video and catching them. Cook it up!!!!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you!

[@floridasworstvlog1252]

Great stuff as always. We just love the two of you.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you!

[@djplayerproductions]

Another great video. Well done

[@dennyburke7481]

Nice job fam

[@davidosband862]

Another big vote of thanks to you both! Miss Steph - how many lbs. have you dropped???

[@catdogky]

Dude, seriously? Asking a woman how many pounds she's lost? She'd slap you across each cheek with a black finned tuna if you weren't behind a computer monitor.

[@margeebling4921]

Great video, truly living the dream.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Marge!

[@milkyfade6285]

Question, in the Aerial Footage, I see what look like trails in the darker backdrop, what causes that? Ha, they look like oceanic snail trails, lol. Thanks for the vids.

[@donaldtinsley3047]

Great video! Lookin forward to many more!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Donald!

[@robertolopez7640]

You got yourself a new subscriber bro

[@LifeByTheBow]

Welcome aboard! Appreciate the support!

[@urbex-fromitaly5934]

Nice boat , dude

[@coreymurray8422]

Good vids! Keep it up! Great fishing tips and love the cooking!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks! Will do, Appreciate the support!

[@dalemaynard1967]

Nice catch! Crazy weather for sure. Love the videos.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Dale!

[@jamesrahn8339]

So you don't let the poor camera man grab a pole!?!... Mean man, mean. 😂. So how did you almost risk your life? EPIC VIDEO!!! LOVED IT!!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for watching James, And dodging lightning bolts!

[@anthonyjukuri8332]

Great video...

[@marlibrown5174]

Question what length rod, power and action do you use. Also what pound main line and what lb leader.

[@dfielding04]

Have a question about the ads before your video....do you approve those or are they auto..??

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for watching my friend unfortunately no. KZbin places them there without my approval.

[@zaidalichakir3093]

Its very nice vidéo stay safe bro

[@coreyeg87]

Always thought the pathfinder 2300 was a inshore boat but your pretty far out this boat would be perfect for crossing to the Bahamas and keys and playing in the gulf of Mexico think i found my boat lol whats the top speed with v max

[@dannyarceosantos6160]

try ur experience here in the phillipines...specially in the west

[@troylawrence8563]

Great videos! Love seeing not just you catching the fish but also the clean and cooking. My family and l are heading down to Conch fishing Lodge and marina in February. I hope to wet a line there or along the bridge. Do you have any tips for land fishing in February? Any good lures or should l stick to bait? Thank you

[@sandraalves5046]

Inteligente você....BRASIL

[@iamremy-kl3xm]

Great Video

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you!

[@liammartin2107]

YBS Brodie 2.0

[@loisgood6345]

Love your videos. Do you offer fishing trips?

[@mikaylenkistna8175]

Anyone else just sees the guy floating in the back😂😂

[@LifeByTheBow]

I didn’t see haha

[@stilkterrin]

Nice video. Thank you for sharing it. You have my support. 😊

[@LifeByTheBow]

Appreciate the support thanks for watching my friend!

[@tiarsdailylawyer9972]

Very Nice

[@rugrad98]

Great content Clay! Just watched with my 9 year old son and 7 year old daughter. Keep up the great work! P.S. What’s the deal with that mansion that you guys live in. Sick pad man!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for watching glad you guys enjoyed it! The home has been in my family for over 20 years Stephanie and I are blessed to call it home 👍🏼

[@UrbanFisherman]

Great job bro 👊🏾

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@allenpearson9716]

Great video. Were you fishing on the Gulf side or the or on the Atlantic side?

[@luisrochez2652]

Good life fishermen

[@gaznaz]

Great vid. Waiting for my Avail shirts to arrive in the UK so I can roll out the Anglo-Branch. Keep the content coming!! G

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Gareth, can’t wait for you to receive them!

[@FishStalker777]

Nice vid! I’ve snorkel fished in Hawaii, but just with a line. The spool looks nice. Any tips for how to find good hogfish spots other than jumping in and looking? Have you had a shark mess with you or your fish when doing this?

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for watching! We look for patch reefs and grass flats. We have not but we also don't like to stick around if we see one in the water.

[@dommorrison6510]

Post production dead on! Keep on with the fishing!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks Dominick we’re grinding hard at it!

[@KylandFreeman]

What do you use the additional Simrad plotter for?

[@markjungdahl3054]

Great content. Can you tell a little about your boat?

[@whalerlife53]

Y’all need to buy a ULU for your kitchen. It’s an native Alaskan knife. Get one with the chopping bowl. You can get them on amazon or from the ULU factory in Anchorage. It’s awesome for chopping. They make great gifts as well and are not very expensive.

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for the advice will definitely check it out!

[@drewdoxzon676]

What a day! I’ve had to outrun my fair share of storms in FL. What are the best wind directions/intervals etc down in the keys to run bay boat offshore? I have a 22ft coming down again in June

[@5fathomsfishing330]

Great day fishing!! I'm coming down this week with my bay boat for the same thing!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Nice! Good luck should be getting some good weather here towards the end of the week.

[@5fathomsfishing330]

@@LifeByTheBow Tight lines. See you on the water!

[@baccoff3308]

Nice channel!

[@LifeByTheBow]

Thanks for the visit!!