The best how to video on surf fishing that I've seen. Thanks for the great work of putting this together. Don't know why it took me almost 3 years to see this.
I told my sons about your videos and you always come up during family get together's..... You are making a whole family of fishermen more productive fishermen....We all look at the ocean in a new way.....Thanks Sy
You're welcome Sy and thanks for the kind words. A family that fishes together and catches fish is the best of both worlds and puts a smile on this old face.
Thanks Jake. Most people think chunking is like cheating or something, but I love fishing chunk bait, feeling the pickup and run, setting the hook, gets my blood going. But I have the attention span of a squirrel when I'm fishing. I'm either catching or I'm moving, unless I'm sure some fish are going to show at some point during a tide lol. Have a good season and stay safe.
Your videos about beach reading became reference for beginners and confirmed fishermen, thank you very much sir for sharing your knowledge and experience. Btw sound is much better then older videos 👌
You are very welcome saskaleb. No sense taking this stuff to the grave with me, not that I'm planning on checking out anytime soon lol. And yeah, I've been pinning the meter on protools lately to get the volume up. Glad to hear that everybody can hear now lol.
I started surfcasting 2 years ago and I kept studing for all the time but the material that I found was nothing compared with your lessons, even though I'm Italian and I know just little english your detailed explanation makes me understand how the whole system leads to understand the whole tapestry and guess where the fish are. Its a real privilege to be able to learn from your great experience! thanks a lot for sharing your experience and for the pathience that you put on your work to make it easily digestible!
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
Just paying a little something forward to balance my karma scale lol. I hope it helps you catch some bass. Chunking is not the boring fishing that many make it out to be ;-)
I do find your videos very informative. I don't miss not seeing you catching fishes. There is plenty of people who do just that, and don't explain anything. I rather have you explaining, not fishing.
You are the man!!!! Love the educational aspect of your videos and I appreciate you don’t just show video of you catching fish. Like you said it teaches nothing. I think learning to read structure is one of the most important part of surf fishing
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the kind words and I agree with you. Watching people catch fish is fun, but I'd rather learn how to do it myself lol. Thanks for watching.
Thank you very much for this video! Information like this is invaluable for someone like me that does not have mentor to learn from. Saved to favorites!
This is one of the most informative videos that I watched on Striper fishing. I have been fishing for over fifty years and in twenty minutes I learnt new strategies. The only thing I can say is thank you for sharing such valuable information...Will be following all your videos
And thanks for the bit about the "sweep" carrying the scent, which seems pretty strong on open beaches in NJ. I look forward to future episodes with more about that, because it seems to play a role in the formation of the structure.
Great, no nonsense, essential and professionally delivered information - a gift! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience so selflessly.
So much info. It's difficult when looking online because everyone has what seems like contradictions to one another but this is perfect. I've recently transitioned from fresh water and catfish bass to salt water and stripers and shark so this is just what I needed. Thank you
Hi Stephen. Interesting you say that. I did a few fish catching videos and most of my subscribers didn't really care for them. They much preferred my usual rapid fire graphic loaded approach. Most said there are plenty of videos of people catching fish, but not a lot of information on how to catch them, so I've kept most of my focus on my narrated graphic approach. Also, because I fish alone and mostly at night, it's difficult for me to make fish catching videos lol. Made a few from my kayak during the day but nobody cared LOL. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
Thanks Rich great to know the best way to fish for bass is knowing how to read the waves and active spots. Many think that just any spot is the best spot but if they watch this episode they will think take your advise.
More to it than just the spot, but certainly structure is important. I just uploaded the first in a new educational series on surf fishing which addresses this. The short version is that structure is only important when fish are in the area, and if they are, it's usually because of bait. It's the triangle of bait, fish, structure.
So happy i found this channel, amazing knowledge and i will be watching all previous videos on how to read a beach. Thank you very much for the effort you put into the videos
Hi Lou and thanks for the kind words. Like I said, the purpose of my videos is to stimulate thought. We are always learning something new. That's what makes this sport so much fun.
by far you have the best information on youtube about fishing. I sometimes fish with an older friend who has about 40 years experience and the information is spot on. Thanks for the hard work!!
Sometimes in the spring, and frequently after a storm if there are surf clams washed up on the beach. I collect them and fish them for the next couple days, particularly in tight to the lip.
Hello Rich, you just got a new subscriber, very good and usefull information. As a fisherman i think that 3/4 of the trip lays on choosing a good spot to cast the line, where the conditions are gathered and you explain it so well Cheers from Portugal
Hi Rich, we catch mainly sea bream, gold bream, seabass and a cousin of the seabass that has black dots called Dicentrarchus puntactus, and some flat species the biggest fish we can catch from the beach is Corvina (Portuguese) or Argyrosomus Regius, they can grow to 50 kg, recently the world record was beaten on a beach in Portugal, with a 58kg corvina, the largest ever caught spearfishing, not with fishing line, but they get really big. These are the main species that we catch here in Portugal, but there are others not so ''noble'' Cheers
Thanx for your videos I have never did surf fishing but this year I will give it a try over here on the west coast I reviewed each video 2 or 3 time to make sure it sinks in
Hey great video for understanding surf fishing! Thanks I’ll beusing some of your knowledge at Democratic point Jones Beach NY this fishing season. THANKS AGAIN.
Ah, Demo point! If you'll be able to get there, between the Piping Plovers and erosion. Good rip but gets a bit crowded. Have a good Spring and thanks for watching.
Great video and thanks again for taking the time to put this together. Is there any chance of an upcoming video maybe showing your set up and rig? Also you mention about catching the freshest bait and "keeping it". I have unfortunately learn this one the hard way. I found to never let fresh bunker sit in ice or fresh water. I think one of your other videos describes how you keep your bunker fresh. Anyway thanks again for taking the time to post. I greatly appreciate it.
Hi Scott. Part one shows how I tie my rigs and there's a quick shot at the end of my rod and reel. I like it simple. Siwash hook tied to 80 lb Ande leader material via palomar knot. 10" up from the hook I tie on a 230 lb Spro swivel, so my hook rigs are very short. They cast better this way. Slide on a fishfinder to your running line and tie on a hook rig, attach sinker to fishfinder and you're ready to go.
Going to answer my own questions and say that I have to start fishing in the daytime :) Went out 10-2AM casting into a trough with the bar no more than 75 yds out, and didn't see my bait hit the water once. If you are appearing at any surf-fishing expos, would like to meet you sometime. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks mueshow. Haven't done any seminars for several years now. Maybe sometime in the future if the opportunity presents itself. If you are casting with spinning gear, you can't feel the sinker hitting the water. When fishing conventional at night, I can feel when the sinker hits water because I am in contact with the spool via my thumb. If I couldn't feel it, I'd throw a bird every time lol.
I am throwing conventional/mono, so I will try dropping the rod tip. Makes sense. Maybe the rod action would come into play also... will try with my 8 oz max rod versus versus the 12, though there are times when the heavier heaver is required in rough surf. Do you ever throw braid for sensitivity?
Missed this one 6 years ago. Sorry. I throw braid down here in Virginia, but not for sensitivity. I spool up with 80 lb PP because it has the diameter of about 17 lb test. This does 2 things. It gives me distance, something I need for fishing big Drum from the surf, and it reduces the amount of lead I need to hold bottom because the thinner diameter line offers less resistance to any sweep and wave pressure the ocean may be offering up on any given night.
Unfortunately, was out of commission again for a while, so for now I'm just trying to get caught up on responding to everyone and trying to finish up on some new content and other stuff. Thanks for hanging in there with me and I'll get this thing going again.
How do you make your videos so easy to understand!!? I learned so much in this week that I found your videos than in years of watching others videos and books.
surf fishing and wading in surf since I was 11 tall kid but u r absolutely correct with ur accts of surf observations I've wading in/through a many troughs cuts and holes up/down the TX gulf Coast and fish r usually around 2nd r 3rd sand bar just slightly beyond what the fishermen can cast sometimes
Very nice video: thanks! My question is why do some beaches rarely have sandbars; for example, Delaware and Maryland (my observation). However, we went up to Island Beach State Park in NJ, and there was a very nice setup of sandbars, cuts, etc.
My initial guess would be orientation of the beach in relation to tidal currents. For instance Long Island runs east west and NJ runs basically north south, so storms hit these two places from different directions. Waves hitting beaches head on will have a tendency to dig more sand close to shore and the prevailing sweep (tidal current) will tend to push that displace sand in the direction it flows creating bars and points. Local structures such as inlets and land points have an impact on sand movement also. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but that's my understanding, limited though it is. Good question!
Well worth the wait!! Thank you, Rich. Question: 16:15 - "Pay attention to how long it takes your sinker to hit bottom.." Given my work schedule and family needs, I am most often chunking NJ beach at night, according to the best tide and wind. I look for structure, but whether I am hitting it or not is another question. Usually, there is a good bit of wash, and I cannot see where my rig is hitting the water. Is there a technique I can use to try to get a feel for depth in these conditions? Better to free-spool (conventional) after splashdown, or hold the line tight? Many thanks!
All by feel. I kind of answered this above but to your specific question as to free spooling on splasdown, I thumb the spool on splashdown and drop my rod tip slightly, like I describe in my bucktailing video, except it happens faster. It's hard to describe but a dropping tip seems to pick up the touch down better than raising the rod tip. Can't say why exactly, it's just a feel thing.
Rich, thanks for the video. You mention having a "feel" for the bottom, bait, and water depth. Do you use braid or mono main line? How heavy? I ask because I'm challenged to feel much in the surf with all the wave action (NJ coast). I usually cast 20-30lb mono with a shock leader, but wonder if braid would give a better feel.
Up north, when I live on Long Island, I actually used 50 lb Ande mono on a Newell conventional. No shock leader required and I could get off a decent enough cast. Fortunately, distance wasn't really a problem on those beaches because structure was usually close. Down here in VA, distance is a problem so I use 80 lb braid, again, no shock leader. As for feeling the bottom depth, I will usually take a couple casts to wet up my line without any bait, just a sinker. I thumb the spool early to take the slack out of the line and when the sinker hits I slowly drop my tip until I fell the sinker hit bottom. Usually only takes a couple seconds if the water is shallow, longer if I've found a deeper hole. I'm not sure why slowly dropping the tip gives me better feel of the sinker hitting bottom but it does. And yes, braid does telegraph the bottom bump better than mono.
glad to see you're back posting. Can you make any recommendations for a conventional surf rig running mono and 12' rod? And if i'm on surf is running braid so much an issue as fishing around people? I'm about an hour out of VB if you'd want a buddy to fish with and share some knowledge. I'm licenced and have my own gear, fishing for +20yrs.
Hi 88. I'm not much of a rod geek, but I have some friends who are great rod builders. I'll see if I can dig up their info and get it to you. They can answer all your questions. As for fishing braid, it's a personal choice. I'm used to mono and I like the stretch when chunking, but you can use braid if you like. A lot of guys do but usually attach a mono topshot of about rod and a half length. Are you on the "eastern" shore of VB or south in NC?
Well if you ever want to fish Lynnhaven Bay from your yak in the late summer let me know. I can meet you and take you to out, cast net up some fresh mullet, and put you on some of my drum spots. It's a really nice bay. Sorry you had to wait 6 years for a reply LOL.
It's not a matter of the chunk being intact. It's a matter of it getting washed out. It loses a lot of it's scent in the first 5 minutes and scent is how bass find your bait. Either that or dumb luck that he happens to swim by it.
Thanks. I suppose it would not hurt to have fresh scent. When I pack out on a jetty I usually have a limited number of bunker. Often they have been frozen. I am not an expert. Two weeks ago I caught a 38 pound bass on a chunk of bunker that was caught and frozen in June near the surf at Jones Beach. It was in the water for 25 minutes before the bass inhaled it. Guess I got lucky. Love your videos.
Since you fish conventional gear, do you tend to keep your reel in free spool with the clicker on when chunking from shore? I use a spinning reel with a live-line option, so same difference. Just wondering if I should keep the reel in gear or engage the live-line option. Thanks!
Good question you ask Ryan. I generally keep my reel in gear and just drop the rod when I feel a bass inhale my chunk. My rod is over 11 foot, so when it drops, that is usually plenty of slack for them to suck the chunk in. Many times though they hit and run so fast that I no sooner drop the rod and the lines tight. I would rather miss a few smaller fish by not giving them slack than let them run in free spool and get gut-hooked all the time. Hope that answers your question.
Definitely answers my question, thank you! I was out on a charter in June (up in NJ/NY area) and the captain was insistent on letting them run in free spool for at least a good 5-10 seconds before engaging and setting the hook...I suppose that's because we were more going for the meat than just pure catch and release. I'm going to take your advice this fall. Thanks for the reply and keep the videos coming!
Loved the Vid! Wondering if anyone can answer some questions. I'm not a novice fisherman but I'm from MI and I rarely get to fish saltwater. However this summer I'll be headed to Montauk and I really really want to get on some bass or blues. I don't have a surfcasting rod but I do have a 9 foot all around heavy rod. With enough weight I can get a bait 60-70 yards without wading. Is this far enough though? I've heard some surf fisherman boast 200 yard casts... I'm willing to do a lot to get on some stripers, so if I need to buy a surfcasting rod, I will. Thanks for any advice I can get.
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
Awesome Rich! I have learned so much and fish the inlets and bays in Va Beach. It has helped me out learning now I just need to go catch them! Mostly catching reds and specks...Are you still playing guitar?
Haha I hear you, I haven't played much lately either. I have a studio too so if you ever want to collaborate (I am a session drummer in the area) or go fishing let me know!
The holy grail of striper theory. you know Galileo went to jail for sharing the truth about how the solar system really works 😮haha... like the planets though, fishing has had numerous opinions and theories to what's really happening out there. Thanks Troxler. you're a true scholar and brotherman. I really enjoyed your well studied and practiced approach to bass fishing here "Sub'ed, saved and waiting for more" 👍🏼
Thank you so much for an excellent, informative video! Best one for striped bass and understanding the entire concept...thanks again! (Now how to deal with the people that gave this video thumbs down...hum. I know, use them for cut bait!) fishon
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
LOL. I've brought the gopro a few times recently, mostly on my kayak. Up until a few years ago, when I lived on Long Island, I fished 95% at night and almost always alone. The pictures I do have are when I fished with someone.
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
@@richtroxler you’re the best. Nor do I remember watching your video years ago but, I just recently picked up fishing again for the first time in years and moved near the coast with the plan of doing some surf fishing. Your comment could not have came at a better time. Time to re-learn! Thank you…. again!!
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The best how to video on surf fishing that I've seen. Thanks for the great work of putting this together. Don't know why it took me almost 3 years to see this.
Sorry for the late reply, was away for a couple weeks. Thanks Jack. I hope it helps you up your game.
I told my sons about your videos and you always come up during family get together's..... You are making a whole family of fishermen more productive fishermen....We all look at the ocean in a new way.....Thanks Sy
You're welcome Sy and thanks for the kind words. A family that fishes together and catches fish is the best of both worlds and puts a smile on this old face.
One of the most informational, easy to understand, well put together videos I have seen
Thanks Jake. Most people think chunking is like cheating or something, but I love fishing chunk bait, feeling the pickup and run, setting the hook, gets my blood going. But I have the attention span of a squirrel when I'm fishing. I'm either catching or I'm moving, unless I'm sure some fish are going to show at some point during a tide lol. Have a good season and stay safe.
Your videos about beach reading became reference for beginners and confirmed fishermen, thank you very much sir for sharing your knowledge and experience. Btw sound is much better then older videos 👌
You are very welcome saskaleb. No sense taking this stuff to the grave with me, not that I'm planning on checking out anytime soon lol. And yeah, I've been pinning the meter on protools lately to get the volume up. Glad to hear that everybody can hear now lol.
@@richtroxler Thank you for another fantastic video Sir!
I started surfcasting 2 years ago and I kept studing for all the time but the material that I found was nothing compared with your lessons, even though I'm Italian and I know just little english your detailed explanation makes me understand how the whole system leads to understand the whole tapestry and guess where the fish are. Its a real privilege to be able to learn from your great experience!
thanks a lot for sharing your experience and for the pathience that you put on your work to make it easily digestible!
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
Wow, what a wealth of information. Thank you for taking the time to share your vast experience with us. Tight lines!
Just paying a little something forward to balance my karma scale lol. I hope it helps you catch some bass. Chunking is not the boring fishing that many make it out to be ;-)
I do find your videos very informative. I don't miss not seeing you catching fishes. There is plenty of people who do just that, and don't explain anything. I rather have you explaining, not fishing.
I'll have some new content soon, 2 vids explaining, 1 catching fish ;-)
You are the man!!!! Love the educational aspect of your videos and I appreciate you don’t just show video of you catching fish. Like you said it teaches nothing. I think learning to read structure is one of the most important part of surf fishing
Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the kind words and I agree with you. Watching people catch fish is fun, but I'd rather learn how to do it myself lol. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for another fantastic video Sir! Watching your videos makes me realize how little I know!
I appreciate the kind words Reel. As I always say, fishing is a life long journey, enjoy the ride!
Thank you very much for this video! Information like this is invaluable for someone like me that does not have mentor to learn from. Saved to favorites!
You are very welcome James. I hope my information helps you.
This is one of the most informative videos that I watched on Striper fishing. I have been fishing for over fifty years and in twenty minutes I learnt new strategies. The only thing I can say is thank you for sharing such valuable information...Will be following all your videos
Thank you Seymour. What keeps fishing interesting is that there is always something more to learn, for me, for you, for everybody. It never grows old.
And thanks for the bit about the "sweep" carrying the scent, which seems pretty strong on open beaches in NJ. I look forward to future episodes with more about that, because it seems to play a role in the formation of the structure.
It definitely does, most commonly, creates points.
Great, no nonsense, essential and professionally delivered information - a gift! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience so selflessly.
You're welcome stronghnd.
This guys videos are the BEST!
Thank you, and thanks for the sub. Be well and stay safe.
So much info. It's difficult when looking online because everyone has what seems like contradictions to one another but this is perfect. I've recently transitioned from fresh water and catfish bass to salt water and stripers and shark so this is just what I needed. Thank you
You are very welcome!
Excellent video!!...I don't have to see you catching a fish, I believe you know what your doing..Thank You Sir....
I am now a sub to your channel..👍
Hi Stephen. Interesting you say that. I did a few fish catching videos and most of my subscribers didn't really care for them. They much preferred my usual rapid fire graphic loaded approach. Most said there are plenty of videos of people catching fish, but not a lot of information on how to catch them, so I've kept most of my focus on my narrated graphic approach. Also, because I fish alone and mostly at night, it's difficult for me to make fish catching videos lol. Made a few from my kayak during the day but nobody cared LOL. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
Thanks for the sub bru.
Today I got a very good lesson about finding spot on beach. I already subscribed. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Thank ou for watching Arthur.
Thanks Rich great to know the best way to fish for bass is knowing how to read the waves and active spots. Many think that just any spot is the best spot but if they watch this episode they will think take your advise.
More to it than just the spot, but certainly structure is important. I just uploaded the first in a new educational series on surf fishing which addresses this. The short version is that structure is only important when fish are in the area, and if they are, it's usually because of bait. It's the triangle of bait, fish, structure.
So happy i found this channel, amazing knowledge and i will be watching all previous videos on how to read a beach. Thank you very much for the effort you put into the videos
Hi Ian, Thank you for watching. Sorry for the late reply.
You made a fan out of me! Keeps these very helpful videos going!!! TY!
Thanks for the kind words Rick, and thanks for watching. I'll have some new videos coming soon.
Excellent instructional video. Thank you!
You're welcome x, I hope it helps you out.
Great video! Rich, you are the obi-wan kenobi of the surf. Tight lines!
May the force be with you lol.
Thanks for another fantastic video. Watching your videos makes me realize how little I know!
Hi Lou and thanks for the kind words. Like I said, the purpose of my videos is to stimulate thought. We are always learning something new. That's what makes this sport so much fun.
This was worth the wait. Great video
Thanks MrX. This one fought me tooth and nail lol.
by far you have the best information on youtube about fishing. I sometimes fish with an older friend who has about 40 years experience and the information is spot on. Thanks for the hard work!!
Do you ever fish with clam?
Sometimes in the spring, and frequently after a storm if there are surf clams washed up on the beach. I collect them and fish them for the next couple days, particularly in tight to the lip.
richtroxler thank you! Maybe it's just me, but I notice the quantity of bass increase with clam. The quality bass seem to come on bunker.
Hello Rich, you just got a new subscriber, very good and usefull information. As a fisherman i think that 3/4 of the trip lays on choosing a good spot to cast the line, where the conditions are gathered and you explain it so well
Cheers from Portugal
Thanks for subscribing. Location is very important, presence of bait is also important. What kind of fish do you catch from the surf in Portugal?
Hi Rich, we catch mainly sea bream, gold bream, seabass and a cousin of the seabass that has black dots called Dicentrarchus puntactus, and some flat species
the biggest fish we can catch from the beach is Corvina (Portuguese) or Argyrosomus Regius, they can grow to 50 kg, recently the world record was beaten on a beach in Portugal, with a 58kg corvina, the largest ever caught spearfishing, not with fishing line, but they get really big.
These are the main species that we catch here in Portugal, but there are others not so ''noble''
Cheers
Thanx for your videos I have never did surf fishing but this year I will give it a try over here on the west coast I reviewed each video 2 or 3 time to make sure it sinks in
Thanks for watching. Enjoy the beach.
Hey great video for understanding surf fishing! Thanks I’ll beusing some of your knowledge at Democratic point Jones Beach NY this fishing season. THANKS AGAIN.
Ah, Demo point! If you'll be able to get there, between the Piping Plovers and erosion. Good rip but gets a bit crowded. Have a good Spring and thanks for watching.
Great video and thanks again for taking the time to put this together. Is there any chance of an upcoming video maybe showing your set up and rig? Also you mention about catching the freshest bait and "keeping it". I have unfortunately learn this one the hard way.
I found to never let fresh bunker sit in ice or fresh water. I think one of your other videos describes how you keep your bunker fresh.
Anyway thanks again for taking the time to post. I greatly appreciate it.
Hi Scott. Part one shows how I tie my rigs and there's a quick shot at the end of my rod and reel. I like it simple. Siwash hook tied to 80 lb Ande leader material via palomar knot. 10" up from the hook I tie on a 230 lb Spro swivel, so my hook rigs are very short. They cast better this way. Slide on a fishfinder to your running line and tie on a hook rig, attach sinker to fishfinder and you're ready to go.
Excellent work. Will apply on West Coast. Thank you.
You're welcome Wayne. Catch'em up!
This is a great video ! Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome, I hope you find it useful. Thanks for watching.
Very informative, I mean you really went into detail. Many thanks for passing on your wise knowledge
As the old saying goes, the devil is in the details lol. Sometimes is the little stuff that makes all the difference. Thanks for watching.
As they say, the devil is in the details. I hope it helps you catch.
great technical info, ill put it to the test this week in the eastern most south shores of Nova Scotia, early sept 2020
62 pounder here las week by my neighbour, winds picking up and the tides coming in, another monster could be caught tonight
Nice fish! Fish on.
Great video and professional presentation! thank you :)
Thanks!
Thanks so much for the information. Seasoned or not always good to learn a couple things to pass along.
You're welcome Ray. We can never have enough information.
Going to answer my own questions and say that I have to start fishing in the daytime :) Went out 10-2AM casting into a trough with the bar no more than 75 yds out, and didn't see my bait hit the water once. If you are appearing at any surf-fishing expos, would like to meet you sometime. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks mueshow. Haven't done any seminars for several years now. Maybe sometime in the future if the opportunity presents itself. If you are casting with spinning gear, you can't feel the sinker hitting the water. When fishing conventional at night, I can feel when the sinker hits water because I am in contact with the spool via my thumb. If I couldn't feel it, I'd throw a bird every time lol.
I am throwing conventional/mono, so I will try dropping the rod tip. Makes sense. Maybe the rod action would come into play also... will try with my 8 oz max rod versus versus the 12, though there are times when the heavier heaver is required in rough surf. Do you ever throw braid for sensitivity?
Missed this one 6 years ago. Sorry. I throw braid down here in Virginia, but not for sensitivity. I spool up with 80 lb PP because it has the diameter of about 17 lb test. This does 2 things. It gives me distance, something I need for fishing big Drum from the surf, and it reduces the amount of lead I need to hold bottom because the thinner diameter line offers less resistance to any sweep and wave pressure the ocean may be offering up on any given night.
Phenomenal content.
Thanks again!
Thanks , sir for the info & tutorial . Well done.🎣
Thank you for watching Jose.
Awesome video with stellar information! Thank you!
And thanks for watching. Sorry for the late reply.
Great video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Unfortunately, was out of commission again for a while, so for now I'm just trying to get caught up on responding to everyone and trying to finish up on some new content and other stuff. Thanks for hanging in there with me and I'll get this thing going again.
Yes hope you are feeling better with your dizziness problem Rich!
How do you make your videos so easy to understand!!? I learned so much in this week that I found your videos than in years of watching others videos and books.
Glad I could help and thanks for the sub.
Very informative, thank you!
You are welcome Thomas.
surf fishing and wading in surf since I was 11 tall kid but u r absolutely correct with ur accts of surf observations I've wading in/through a many troughs cuts and holes up/down the TX gulf Coast and fish r usually around 2nd r 3rd sand bar just slightly beyond what the fishermen can cast sometimes
Hi Winn. Never been down to the TX coast. I've been to Houston, but never got to the water. I'm sure the redfishing is first rate.
Very nice video: thanks! My question is why do some beaches rarely have sandbars; for example, Delaware and Maryland (my observation). However, we went up to Island Beach State Park in NJ, and there was a very nice setup of sandbars, cuts, etc.
My initial guess would be orientation of the beach in relation to tidal currents. For instance Long Island runs east west and NJ runs basically north south, so storms hit these two places from different directions. Waves hitting beaches head on will have a tendency to dig more sand close to shore and the prevailing sweep (tidal current) will tend to push that displace sand in the direction it flows creating bars and points. Local structures such as inlets and land points have an impact on sand movement also. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but that's my understanding, limited though it is. Good question!
Thank you very much for a great video Rich.
You're welcome Jerry and thanks for watching.
Thanks for the info rich, very helpful.
You are welcome sir.
Thanks so very much sir . This is lots of valuable information you have given me Blessings Sir
You are welcome Tony and thanks for watching.
Happy New Year and tight lines to all!
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Well worth the wait!! Thank you, Rich. Question:
16:15 - "Pay attention to how long it takes your sinker to hit bottom.." Given my work schedule and family needs, I am most often chunking NJ beach at night, according to the best tide and wind. I look for structure, but whether I am hitting it or not is another question. Usually, there is a good bit of wash, and I cannot see where my rig is hitting the water. Is there a technique I can use to try to get a feel for depth in these conditions? Better to free-spool (conventional) after splashdown, or hold the line tight? Many thanks!
All by feel. I kind of answered this above but to your specific question as to free spooling on splasdown, I thumb the spool on splashdown and drop my rod tip slightly, like I describe in my bucktailing video, except it happens faster. It's hard to describe but a dropping tip seems to pick up the touch down better than raising the rod tip. Can't say why exactly, it's just a feel thing.
Rich, thanks for the video. You mention having a "feel" for the bottom, bait, and water depth. Do you use braid or mono main line? How heavy? I ask because I'm challenged to feel much in the surf with all the wave action (NJ coast). I usually cast 20-30lb mono with a shock leader, but wonder if braid would give a better feel.
Up north, when I live on Long Island, I actually used 50 lb Ande mono on a Newell conventional. No shock leader required and I could get off a decent enough cast. Fortunately, distance wasn't really a problem on those beaches because structure was usually close. Down here in VA, distance is a problem so I use 80 lb braid, again, no shock leader. As for feeling the bottom depth, I will usually take a couple casts to wet up my line without any bait, just a sinker. I thumb the spool early to take the slack out of the line and when the sinker hits I slowly drop my tip until I fell the sinker hit bottom. Usually only takes a couple seconds if the water is shallow, longer if I've found a deeper hole. I'm not sure why slowly dropping the tip gives me better feel of the sinker hitting bottom but it does. And yes, braid does telegraph the bottom bump better than mono.
Awesome video!!!
Thank you Striper.
Tremendous info Rich!
Thanks Tony.
Excellent video!
Thank you Douglas. Hope it helps you out.
glad to see you're back posting. Can you make any recommendations for a conventional surf rig running mono and 12' rod? And if i'm on surf is running braid so much an issue as fishing around people?
I'm about an hour out of VB if you'd want a buddy to fish with and share some knowledge. I'm licenced and have my own gear, fishing for +20yrs.
Hi 88. I'm not much of a rod geek, but I have some friends who are great rod builders. I'll see if I can dig up their info and get it to you. They can answer all your questions. As for fishing braid, it's a personal choice. I'm used to mono and I like the stretch when chunking, but you can use braid if you like. A lot of guys do but usually attach a mono topshot of about rod and a half length.
Are you on the "eastern" shore of VB or south in NC?
richtroxler thanks for the response. I actually ended up just going the kayak route instead of surf fishing
Well if you ever want to fish Lynnhaven Bay from your yak in the late summer let me know. I can meet you and take you to out, cast net up some fresh mullet, and put you on some of my drum spots. It's a really nice bay. Sorry you had to wait 6 years for a reply LOL.
Great video. Thanks for posting your knowledge. Why change a chunk that is intact?
It's not a matter of the chunk being intact. It's a matter of it getting washed out. It loses a lot of it's scent in the first 5 minutes and scent is how bass find your bait. Either that or dumb luck that he happens to swim by it.
Thanks. I suppose it would not hurt to have fresh scent. When I pack out on a jetty I usually have a limited number of bunker. Often they have been frozen. I am not an expert. Two weeks ago I caught a 38 pound bass on a chunk of bunker that was caught and frozen in June near the surf at Jones Beach. It was in the water for 25 minutes before the bass inhaled it. Guess I got lucky. Love your videos.
Great effort! really appreciated!
Thank you and the pleasure is mine.
Subbing for later.. Looks like solid info. Sold my boat so I need to get some info on surf fishing!
Ahh,,, welcome to the dark side :-) Nothing like catching fish with sand beneath your feet.
Since you fish conventional gear, do you tend to keep your reel in free spool with the clicker on when chunking from shore? I use a spinning reel with a live-line option, so same difference. Just wondering if I should keep the reel in gear or engage the live-line option. Thanks!
Good question you ask Ryan. I generally keep my reel in gear and just drop the rod when I feel a bass inhale my chunk. My rod is over 11 foot, so when it drops, that is usually plenty of slack for them to suck the chunk in. Many times though they hit and run so fast that I no sooner drop the rod and the lines tight. I would rather miss a few smaller fish by not giving them slack than let them run in free spool and get gut-hooked all the time. Hope that answers your question.
Definitely answers my question, thank you! I was out on a charter in June (up in NJ/NY area) and the captain was insistent on letting them run in free spool for at least a good 5-10 seconds before engaging and setting the hook...I suppose that's because we were more going for the meat than just pure catch and release. I'm going to take your advice this fall. Thanks for the reply and keep the videos coming!
Loved the Vid! Wondering if anyone can answer some questions. I'm not a novice fisherman but I'm from MI and I rarely get to fish saltwater. However this summer I'll be headed to Montauk and I really really want to get on some bass or blues. I don't have a surfcasting rod but I do have a 9 foot all around heavy rod. With enough weight I can get a bait 60-70 yards without wading. Is this far enough though? I've heard some surf fisherman boast 200 yard casts... I'm willing to do a lot to get on some stripers, so if I need to buy a surfcasting rod, I will. Thanks for any advice I can get.
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
Awesome Rich! I have learned so much and fish the inlets and bays in Va Beach. It has helped me out learning now I just need to go catch them! Mostly catching reds and specks...Are you still playing guitar?
Yes Brian, still playing guitar, just haven't had the time to finish any songs lately. Won't get any better with fishing season upon us lol.
Haha I hear you, I haven't played much lately either. I have a studio too so if you ever want to collaborate (I am a session drummer in the area) or go fishing let me know!
Will do.
Great video, thanks for sharing, learned a lot
You are welcome Jerry.
The beach I fish at has relatively smooth water little wave can I apply the same system with little waves
Yes, but to a lesser degree. The bottom depth is proportionate to wave height, so the smaller the wave, the less information on bottom depth.
The holy grail of striper theory. you know Galileo went to jail for sharing the truth about how the solar system really works 😮haha... like the planets though, fishing has had numerous opinions and theories to what's really happening out there.
Thanks Troxler. you're a true scholar and brotherman. I really enjoyed your well studied and practiced approach to bass fishing here
"Sub'ed, saved and waiting for more" 👍🏼
Thanks again Peke. I'm just trying to pass along some food for thought.
Thank you so much for an excellent, informative video! Best one for striped bass and understanding the entire concept...thanks again! (Now how to deal with the people that gave this video thumbs down...hum. I know, use them for cut bait!) fishon
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching.
great info!
Thanks, hope you find it useful.
Is it true you saw Bob the Garbageman land 82 huge cows during the Yom Kippur blitz of ‘73?
Nah, must have missed that one lol.
great video
Thanks Chris.
great video!!!
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
Yo disfruto mucho sus videos , thannk you for share
You're welcome Marcelo.
thanx for the "hold your rod" tip ;)
Maybe just my thing, but I do like to know what's going on at the end of my line. Does get my arms tired after a while though lol.
yes exactly
i'm trying to go with lighter rod and reel as often as i can
Thanks a lot sir.
You are welcome!
thank you sir....
You are welcome sir, and thank you for watching.
Thank you
You are welcome Stephen.
you are supper talanted
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
but I would like to see you catching sometimes bro-just to show these new Internet fishermen the real deal before Shimano and 6'6 rods hahaha
LOL. I've brought the gopro a few times recently, mostly on my kayak. Up until a few years ago, when I lived on Long Island, I fished 95% at night and almost always alone. The pictures I do have are when I fished with someone.
great video.very educational..who cares about u catching fish..
Thanks yakoob.
"Lemme get quacky"
This comment just popped up in my feed under "not responded". Apparently it's from 5 years ago. I'm not sure what happened but please accept my most sincere apologies for not responding to your post. I try to respond to everybody who posts on my channel, so a belated thank you for watching my video.
@@richtroxler you’re the best. Nor do I remember watching your video years ago but, I just recently picked up fishing again for the first time in years and moved near the coast with the plan of doing some surf fishing. Your comment could not have came at a better time. Time to re-learn! Thank you…. again!!
And thank you!
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