The Epoxy Jig. Best Fishing Lure For Summer

Small swimbaits, epoxy jigs, and flukes can really shine in the Summer time. I like to focus on smaller profiles as the Summer heat settles in mid-day. They can really save a trip from getting skunked and filling a cooler.
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[@Awengate]

Thank you Bob for entertaining us, nothing like being outdoors in the open ocean.

[@BobAquatic]

The ocean is the best place to be. Thank you for watching awengate

[@girlfinfishing]

I could watch this all day. Great catches 🤩

[@BobAquatic]

Cheers girlfinfishing, thank you for watching

[@pvntellus]

11:29 -- the color of their scales are determined by the structure they are hanging out at - if the rocks are darker - they get darker etc ... same w/ tautog

[@BobAquatic]

Interesting, I guess I wonder why half of them were silver, half were dark. This is the case on sandy structure, rocks, wherever with porgy

[@martuni1539]

That seems like a really efficient way to catch porgy. Not a lot of re-baiting the rig

[@larryp85]

Nah. You might as well buy a lotto ticket after catching a porgy with a lure. That is rare

[@martuni1539]

​​⁠Where they are thick I have had success using even small kastmaster metal lures, but I generally agree bait is the obvious way to go. However in the video I think he tips the lure with Gulp sandworm, which I think is what makes it very plausible porgy technique

[@BobAquatic]

You'll catch a lot more small porgy with bait. I use this rig to avoid the small ones

[@larryp85]

Blue fish taste great to me. People give them a bad rep for tasting nasty.

[@BobAquatic]

Theres is a lot of strong opinions with fishing. Most of them are incorrect or untested. I'm glad you enjoy blues, they're delicious. Cheers bud

[@CytoplasmicGoo]

18" to 22" taste pretty good, anything bigger gets pretty "fishy" for my taste. Also, you got to put it on ice immediately and cook it right away, I find bluefish don't store very well even when I freeze it.

[@BobAquatic]

@@CytoplasmicGoo That's a nice size to reference. I agree, Ice. If your having trouble with consistency you should try a salt brine, it'll toughen it up

[@michaelloucks4448]

Marinate the blue fish in milk it will pull all the oil out of the fillet. Me personally I grew up on the saltwater and I love blue fish, stripped bass, blackfish is the best tasting fish on the east coast.

[@joshuafigueroa6]

Indeed Bluefish,they are great. Every fish has to be prepared differently. My fried Bluefish was confused for chicken 🍗.

[@mathtutor4147]

Great video. The kayak vids are super fun.

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you Mathtutor, its a good time. The kayak fishing brings a lot of freedom

[@smooveb191]

what did you tip the epoxy jig with?

[@BobAquatic]

gulp sandworm, there's a link for it in the description

[@jonathanperaza222]

Keep up the good videos 👍🏼

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you Jonathan!

[@LI-FLKayakFisherman]

Fun video! Just took my epoxy jigs out of my yak boxes but this video convinced me to add some small ones back in!

[@BobAquatic]

They're great in the summer time. Hope your having a fun season

[@LI-FLKayakFisherman]

Funny you ask my season so far in the Huntington Bay Area hasn’t been great. I just emailed Pete to see if he knows of any access sites I can launch from daybreak without a resident permit. Looks like the west side is more productive so far this season.

[@NicksOutdoors_]

Great video from beginning to end . Nice jig you used for the porgies,something different from the popular high low and tandem rigs. keep up the great videos! 🔥🔥🔥

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you Nick! Appreciate you watching

[@PapaMav]

Luv the Catch n Release approach. Only way to keep fishin and the fisherie going.

[@BobAquatic]

Striper are the best, I'd love to be able to fish for them for the rest of my life. Thank you for watching papamav

[@lisov4575]

Why are these fish so small?

[@BobAquatic]

I have no idea how to answer this, but that's just the way they are. Thank you for watching

[@yakanglernj8798]

Great day on the water!

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you Yakanglernj!

[@willykapalot2627]

My favorite fishing KZbinr. Tried your egg knocker rig caught a ton.

[@BobAquatic]

I'm glad it worked out! That rigs under rated on the east coast

[@ConeyIsland1952]

Outstanding luv it!! do you ever fish for Snakeheads?

[@BobAquatic]

Ya I've tried a few times but never caught one. Thank you for watching

[@ddd6705]

Why don’t you use live bait? Small bunker works well

[@BobAquatic]

I do and agree it rules. I was on adult bunker schools that morning at dark but the fish weren't there so I focused shallow. Cheers bud, thank you for watching

[@Tog_Tastic]

Giant pork chop on the Bob Jig!

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you! They tasted great

[@AZ-NY]

Nice video. Great catch. Dude you gotta start a fishing excursions. Put it up on Groupon and make some $.

[@BobAquatic]

Thank you AZ, been asked a bunch to go out but there are some hurdles that make it challenging to guide. Not sure if its for me but I might try it one day just to see if teaching is something I'm interested in.

[@AZ-NY]

@@BobAquatic count me in and start with your viewers and your viewers will grow like crazy. You just have to have clear rules so this way you're not liable for others mistakes and issues.

[@BobAquatic]

@@AZ-NY you gotta have a license and insurance to guide. Lot of upfront costs to do it correctly. But I'll consider it in the future, did research on it a while back

[@AZ-NY]

​@@BobAquatic- sounds good. For anyone who's willing to go fishing with Bob. Give it a thumbs up.