This is What Happens When You Free Line Live Pinfish off the Skyway Pier!

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[@Thonny]

It’s always a blast filming grouper content! Hope y’all enjoy 🥂 more to come

[@gino55yo]

Hello Thonny, I watch your videos late. Because on vacation... We love you even if I don’t know you. But we see from your head that you are a beautiful person. Sincerely

[@Thonny]

I really appreciate that! 👊

[@gino55yo]

🙋‍♂️👍💪

[@marvandvicarmendinger4933]

You Tampa fishermen are Living The Life! Really enjoy your video’s, thanks for sharing. 👍

[@stevenleath2540]

Been a ton of shorts hanging around those piles ....I think next month will be a game changer

[@Thonny]

Yeah wayy too many! Can’t wait to hook a stud! It’s only gonna get better but unfortunately the season ends November 10th

[@5883558]

Love your fishing videos

[@Thonny]

I appreciate it! 👊

[@stevechiu8264]

Love the skyway video!

[@Thonny]

Thank you! More to come 💪

[@FishOnChannel]

Good job my friend let's go back and catch the big ones 😀💪

[@Thonny]

Let’s run it soon!

[@MDLRFishing]

Intense on how hard them grouper fight. Nice setup, I also have that Terez, solid rod.

[@Thonny]

Probably the hardest fighting fish inshore! Especially off the skyway pier. That rods almost a decade old! And it’s still performing great. 👊

[@Fishdreamcharters]

Nice fish !

[@Thonny]

Oh yeah! Fishdreamcharters!

[@stevenstanfield8591]

on my way ...nice job Thonny

[@Fuego2008]

im trying to go back to the pier so bad!!! great video btw

[@Thonny]

Thank you!

[@mikehamm007]

Good stuff...grouper fishing out there is tough

[@Thonny]

Yeah they are! It’s a lot of fun though. Can’t believe the season ends November 10th! Such a short season

[@mikehamm007]

@@Thonny agreed, whish they would open it up in the winter when all the grouper are in the bay.

[@chuckcox8582]

Damn. Now I need a heavy set up for the bridges!

[@Thonny]

Gotta have it!

[@deanmarten]

Great job. I was wondering why so much herky jerky on the fight and I realized it was because you were trying to get them out of the rocks.

[@Thonny]

Yes! They’re so powerful especially anything over slot

[@Steve1026.]

Great video sir! How do you know where the rock piles are?

[@Thonny]

Google earth!

[@davescheer5038]

🌴 Hey Thon , was think’n about trying S.pier did you see any bait swimming? Couldn’t believe you got crushed right after you were saying stay alert 😆did you ever try some of that micro wire yet ? Saw bush’s video last night on the new pier at Desoto , he was busy there ! Mangroves & flounder, hopefully it starts to cool down a bit , tight lines 👊🏼

[@Thonny]

I can’t seem to find the micro wire! Will the mackerel still hit it?

[@davescheer5038]

@@Thonny ya, that wire is in the craft section at Walmart in the beading section , it’s called beading wire it’s multi strand fine wire , I don’t know the tensile strength of the wire but I did my own test with a piece hooked to a 70 lb suit case and a scale and it didn’t break, I’ve caught a king mackerel and 5’ shark on it it it did break it ! Chewed it up a bit but it held just chewed the plastic coating , it’s thin enough to tie into a knot and thin enough not to be detected by the fish , and toothy critters don’t cut ya off , and it’s a lot cheaper than buying high priced wire leader material $3-4 bucks for spool 👍🏼👊🏼

[@fooballyou]

You should have bought one of those pinfish traps from your store Thonny!

[@Thonny]

That’s a good idea!

[@d.faulkner8210]

Sabiki rigs are not allowed now because of the Pelican terrorist, watch out they are lurking every where. Great Video.

[@fg146]

Too darn hot out to fish down there for me. My boat has been parked all summer except for the 4th of July due to the darn heat.

[@FishingwithAnt]

Brother I can 100% agree with you it’s way too hot I been going early morning now from 6am-11am or 12 cuz of the heat

[@Thonny]

It gets brutal out there for sure! Especially in August

[@toogirthy7677]

So ready for grouper

[@Thonny]

Short season! Get on em 💪

[@MECH-MASTER]

🙏👍

[@QuinnShaefferFishingBass]

I swear I get more bites when I’m not paying attention lol

[@sethscott4211]

If you're not catching the bait you want move like a 100 yards.

[@joshgordon2484]

Where is the Skyway bridge near? Is that by Corpus? No weight? Size and style hook, please.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

The skyway pier is in Tampa Bay Florida.

[@Thonny]

Any 6/0 or 7/0 circle hook would do! Try the mutu light 6/0 circle hook. Don’t get the gamakatsu j hooks those will bend

[@Joey_Randazzo]

I feel like when you are waking backwards you are just creating a lower angle to the fish and allowing him more ability to rock you. Staying on top at a higher angle seems like a better strategy for those fish.

[@Thonny]

Agreed! They’re just so strong off the pier

[@thegrouperking]

Silver grunt like a monster pilchard incredible mutton snapper bait

[@thegrouperking]

Never hesitate on a grouper bite

[@lawrencevalentin3646]

You have rough day with the grouper. It's good you've got 1 but it was not keeper. Till next video. Have nice day Thonn❤

[@Thonny]

Thank you! 👊

[@johncampbell1191]

Instead of shrimp, use fish bites or fish gum, shrimp flavored. Lasts longer on the hook and over time, and no need to use old leftover bait. That could be put in a chum bag.

[@Thonny]

I’ll try the fish bites again! I’ve used them in the past!

[@utanjat3973]

If you really want to know what happens when you free line live pinfish off the skyway the real answer is 🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@Thonny]

No joke! As if fishing for grouper not hard enough