This Jig Got THUMPED Nearly Every time!

2023 Striped Bass Fishing Late Winter Early Spring. Jigging plastic lures on river ledges.
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[@EliasVFishing]

Barefoot Jigs for jerk Shad lures available here - barefootcatsandtackle.com/the-barefoot-jig-1

[@stripermanly]

You’re so blessed to have that fishery close to you.

[@stevencarter562]

Elias: “I’ve only gotten one bite at each stop, which is kinda frustrating.” Me, same scenario: “I CAUGHT FISH EVERYWHERE I STOPPED!” 😂

[@STINKINGLOWLIFE]

It's amazing bud , you just know when to release an upload , just finished work and sitting down relaxing with a cold one ✌️😂

[@debranewcombe8153]

Miss the catch and cooks! Great video

[@EliasVFishing]

Good to know. Stopped doing them because people were uninterested.

[@debranewcombe8153]

Really? I thought you were creative with your recipes, and doing them occasionally may help the monotony of the same old content.

[@traumahawk517]

great video!! thanks for putting in time Bro!

[@FlynFlyFish]

Elias - for yellow tags, no reason to cut them off if you can get a pic of the number on them - leave them on there for future catches and monitoring - you will still get your hat, pin, etc.

[@EliasVFishing]

For sure - when I’m wearing that drysuit the phone is buried deep and can be a pain to access quickly.

[@keithwest6859]

Enjoyed the video! Like the new net!

[@scottclausen4406]

That was awesome. Thanks Elias.

[@EliasVFishing]

Thank you!

[@quick455]

That drop off on the sonar at 1:46, what a spot!

[@jeromewalton5553]

Thumbs way up for Rockfish! And a new net😉

[@terrybirch4324]

Looking forward to your crappie and black drum outings as well as all of the others.

[@kellettthomas9176]

Love the winter fishing!

[@shephusted2714]

solid session - all kinds of good fish!

[@louv2425]

You killed it buddy 👍👍👍.

[@Zzzzzznaz]

Nothing beats topwater striper bites.

[@goodman4773]

I've been watching since you were working on the train and living in a rowhouse in N.Y. (at least that's how I remember it) Always enjoyable content.

[@EliasVFishing]

Thanks for sticking around through the years!

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

Glad to see ya back, after a week I was worried that stingray jab got infected. I don't know if they're actually spawning but I catch small stripers in the spawning grounds. Like 10-14", 1lb. Some years that class of fish will be thick on the spawning grounds too.

[@EliasVFishing]

Maybe they’re trying to find the route? Follow their older fish to the grounds?

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

@@EliasVFishing imo it's all instinct, if they're big enough to follow the school upriver they will. Random flounder will travel with those schools way upriver too, like they're just tagging along. I'm on the peak of the hickory shad bite on the neuse rn, 30-40 an hr. Let me know if you want me to put you on some this week, it's a hell of a bite but it's gone quick

[@bigg6080]

Elias, do us a catch & cook series again … also including “trash” fish, please man!🙏🏻

[@maxboldt15]

Good stuff as always! Those barefoot jigs seem very legit I'm gonna have to scoop some 😋

[@EliasVFishing]

My favorite jig for zoom flukes, my whiptails, and any sort of jerk shad.

[@robertcanady5335]

I've finished at River since I was a little boy and the water you're fishing right now in this video I have caught 35 and 40 lb strippers off that point my biggest striper come from Wrightsville Beach

[@ashleygatewood6500]

I fish that same spot and those stripers are there yr round. I’ve been down there on my boat during 4th of July and caught stripers while waiting on the fire works.

[@charmainevandiford6622]

You tried out a Lightning Kayak and I have two. How does it compare to your other kayaks like your outback. I love the Lightning but have never used any others. I have had problems with one drive and thought about buying a Hobie drive. Would you spend the extra money or stay with the Lightning drive. One has been good the other has broke twice.

[@matthewmercer2477]

Awe some video, inspiring. Gulp are $$ but they cost alot of $$ also. I fish alt products, Yum baits are very good. Soo many good 3.4 - 4" swim tails out there fished w a gel scent are just as affective. Love vertical jig fishing, my fav. Keep it up bro, you are the man. I often wondered what Elias did for work. Being a mechanic myself I thought maybe RR, tin knocker or some kind of tradesman.

[@richardwarfield7386]

Cool - I love Crappie fishing

[@wbarney59]

Sorry I wasn't sooner. Your an excellent fisherman. Ya might be the only one better than me.

[@philweinrich9552]

New net!! Cool

[@EliasVFishing]

Old net ziptied back together!

[@Kingz_On_Top]

Starting to see the trout bite pick up in NC some? Ive been seeing some studs come out of EI

[@justinmartin8887]

What portion of NC still has stripers? I thought they mostly stayed north of NC that last years

[@CatsNstripers]

Tell us a lil about your RR career turned fisherman. As I was a RR man to fisherman. 9 yrs as a locomotive electrician for NS then got laid off and took part time guiding to full time career

[@EliasVFishing]

I was a train operator/engineer. I fished during that time and did a little guiding. Still being 27 years old at the time…never took the risk to work for myself. And here we are almost ten years later.

[@scottybest]

EliasV. When you think the stripers will be at the New Bern train tracks? Didn’t find any last weekend.

[@EliasVFishing]

Should be there now?

[@scottybest]

@@EliasVFishing thanks brother. Just ordered some EliasV paddle tails this morning so maybe those will help 😂

[@waterassassinfishingbuilds6122]

Beautiful work, you are the dude on the drop fishing!! I gotta figure it out because you make it look sooooo easy but………. It’s not lol!!

[@scottybest]

EliasV the GOAT!

[@kimdelong3429]

In most states fishing licenses help pay for DNR programs and are essential!

[@terryhenderson7089]

are you fishing in wilmington NC ? thought i saw a battleship in the background.

[@terryhenderson7089]

what giveaway? lol

[@nickdowe4887]

Love my Jigging World rods. You definitely put me on to those. Have 2 of the 7' Nexus rods paired with Penn Battles (2500-3000) and they absolutely slay in the bay. You plan on coming up to the Raritan for the Spring Run this year?

[@EliasVFishing]

Next year. I’ll be in Panama this April.

[@nickdowe4887]

@@EliasVFishing sounds amazing. Can't wait to see the content. Show them how the yanks do it. 😆

[@karlneumann6833]

Fucking awesome to catch Stripers and Reds together !

[@lee8287]

Does this mean the numbers are going to rebound along the east coast?

[@fargo2win]

Dude I’ve got to meet you one day. I live in Brunswick County myself

[@ronkrauser1543]

Always fun

[@LongIslandLethals]

Hey Elias, what is your experience with the propellar drive vs. fin. I plan on getting a kayak and have read there is more power and speed with the fin drive.

[@EliasVFishing]

I’d say the fin is more powerful if you are looking at doing mileage. If your trips under two miles the prop is more precise for certain movements and more reliable

[@LongIslandLethals]

@@EliasVFishing thanks

[@cozy_af2090]

Yellow tag, let's go!!! 2 years ago it was a hat or 5 bucks. I have a hat I got from a yellow tag I caught 2 years ago at L&D 1. They send you a certificate with a map of the telemetry of the fish's movement from the time it was stocked until you caught. Emailed you a study of CF striper reproduction. It's from a few years ago, but the picture they paint is bleak.

[@EliasVFishing]

Thanks took a look at that study a few times. Fascinating stuff!

[@billrae4198]

I'm Curious why you don't use tactical anngler type clips? seems like the lure would swing good in a TA clip like a loop knot? Or do you feel they are too visible and fish see them?

[@EliasVFishing]

I like to be stealthy. The clip is not very stealthy imo.

[@billrae4198]

@@EliasVFishing Thanks for your input- Have enjoyed your content over the years! Thanks!

[@MrNooner319]

Stripers inhaling those jigs. Nice to see.

[@jordonmunson8212]

I worked for BNSG for just over a year and I agree with you. I'd rather be on the water.

[@johnleden1909]

I remember having the best chowder at The Pilot House.

[@josephcain8643]

I remember when up here with your 2 buddies the size of the Stippers youse guys got

[@flipmoto1]

are you buy the bridge that goes down to myrtle beach? i drive that area and look at it like a playground

[@EliasVFishing]

Negative

[@davidwatson6472]

The fish move, because, when you let one go it immediately goes to where his homies are hanging out, “ you won’t believe what just happened to me!” Thanks

[@Ocram25]

Newer fisher here explains the clipping of the yellow tag thing. You said hat in the video.

[@EliasVFishing]

Fish was tagged for purpose or researching migrations/movements. You get a tag for a reward.

[@fishingwithfilitsa]

Hello 👍👍

[@saltdonkeyadventures8801]

Hey Elias been watching your channel for 5 years now and you are the reason I started kayak fishing. Definitely learned a lot and hope to see you around one day on the water. Definitely have some questions for the master haha.

[@hchad7323]

Where u fishing at my dad used to fishing where ur at I think

[@joetugwell9015]

Smith creek?

[@walldog1457]

Just curious how many miles would you guess you have put on the water kayaking. Always great to learn from your experience. Thanks again for the vids.😊

[@EliasVFishing]

6-8 miles round trip sometimes 10 plus though

[@walldog1457]

@@EliasVFishing thanks for responding

[@JC-zv3bb]

@@EliasVFishing so what you're saying is, you have the legs of Adonis

[@EliasVFishing]

@@JC-zv3bb usually I’m doing 6 plus with tides. If I’m fighting tide those trips become 3-4 miles 😂

[@jimbothefishinmusician8482]

What Lowrance FF are you using? I'm looking to upgrade my old Elite 4 HDI.

[@EliasVFishing]

Hook 7reveal

[@jimbothefishinmusician8482]

@@EliasVFishing Thanks man!

[@waterassassinfishingbuilds6122]

So when you catch a tagged fish you cut the tag off and throw it back?

[@EliasVFishing]

If it’s clear to read and your phone is handy take a picture. Otherwise cut it off.

[@philpotter6388]

Elias, what was the salinity on your first trip?

[@EliasVFishing]

Guessing pretty salty

[@cliffart7398]

i love trolling for stripers from my kayak and always catch one

[@reeceb.8193]

why’d you cut the tag off? i usually just take a picture and release it again

[@EliasVFishing]

Couldn’t read it. Covered in moss and crap.

[@EliasVFishing]

It also takes me longer to dig phone out of my drysuit to get the photo vs grabbing scissors which are right there.

[@bidenhasdementia8657]

They were saying to do that for a while and I did. Last tag I called in they said to cut the tag off. I'll take a little dab of super glue and glue the tag to the little certificate they give you anyway

[@michaelzabriskie2105]

Why are you not Trout fishing that area?? Are they not in there??

[@EliasVFishing]

There’s a few but it’ll be hard to get more than a few going this time of year in those locations. Far less action for sure.

[@jimcatanzaro7808]

Still killing it Be safe

[@dieterherbert1711]

Watching this video while on the LIRR.. lol

[@EskimoJoe492]

Is it possible that you were over some shad schools?

[@EliasVFishing]

It’s possible. I’ve only bumped into hickory shad traveling through once in my life.

[@mikewest712]

Do you find those guides on the rod on your thumbnail to be affective? They use them on a high end crappie rod and they kinda stink for casting light lures.

[@EliasVFishing]

They aren’t the best for light lures! They are really nice for straight vertical fishing though.

[@jimcatanzaro7808]

Is that a diawa fuego I love mine

[@EliasVFishing]

Shimano Vanford

[@terencephilipstrydom4838]

Do striped bass make good eating?

[@EliasVFishing]

So so - seasons closed for harvest, flounder and sheepshead the only two inshore fish I typically eat.

[@robertsteele8838]

Is sheep head better then those striped bass to eat

[@omarmedrano3542]

Where is this?

[@EliasVFishing]

North Carolina

[@christianjimbomb8204]

Looks like you caught a buzz.

[@24-7flounderproblem]

💪🏼🔥✌️❤️

[@WoodandSteel]

"S" Word... Squirrel!

[@Violence0vAction]

🎣🤙🏼

[@clambosfishingandexploring6379]

The broken net is retired? Say it isn't so!

[@Striperbass2]

they're the best eating size...why u lettin em go??😀

[@EliasVFishing]

Season closed catch and release only here. Plus those waters are pretty sketchy to eat fish from.

[@Striperbass2]

@@EliasVFishingYa i figured...rules...I follow them...up here it's open but 28" minimum.... didn't realize about the funky waters though...thankfully we don't have to fish for sustenance, right?? Imagine putting the cost of catching a striper recreationally....lol! thanks for your awesome vids!

[@davidraines1380]

Brother the strippers were putting up a good fight. You wouldn’t want a treble hook within a mile of one of those when you’re landing them.

[@Zzzzzznaz]

Try not to cut the tag off. You just need the numbers off of it. Not cutting it allows others to report that tag.

[@fredfable5655]

4:43 What is that thing (a wire) in the side of the fish? If that is a tag, who did that must be shot!! And two of them? !@#$%^&*()(*!!!!!

[@danl.909]

Hard work for a nice payoff.

[@huckfin1100]

Help abolish the recreational fishing licenses "we have an inherent right to fish" rights don't require permission slips.

[@AlexGarcia-ni2wy]

Yeah and who pays for the state parks and police and conservation? Do some research and inform yourself

[@kathleensue1]

I agree. However…what happens, and it happened some years back in Mississippi due to cheap out of state fishing licenses and laws…the fish were being over fish by out of staters from states with tougher laws. Luckily the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks got a hold of it.

[@collin2502]

Respectfully, this is a really dumb comment. State wildlife officers and services are funded by licenses. Licenses also insure out of state people don’t cross state lines and bring fish back across. A myriad of other reasons also.

[@seanvarone6380]

@@collin2502 I agree 100%..

[@adamsmith3996]

​@@kathleensue1 it was the liberal harvest of commercial redfish netting. Tourism is what puts money into the hands of your local economy. Educate yourself

[@pedrocordero7898]

Dude you are making me freaking dizzy with that camera on your head.

[@robertsteele8838]

Nice video

[@robertsteele8838]

Are you north of 140 ?