word of advice you may or may not choose to use, get a roll of pink 1 inch plastic survey tape knotted on clothes pins in two foot sections so they hang down and are visible, and mark branches at your intersections by pinning them on, one at the start of your turns, one at the apex, and one as you exit a channel choice. It takes two seconds to tie on, and you just follow it back upon your return. Pull them as you head back. It's a course marking method we use in the backcountry of Colorado....or anywhere else. Cool adventure!
Adventurous!!!-glad you found your way back.👍 What should be a great day in on the water can quickly turn to a bad day. Be prepared everyone. Luke be safe man. God bless. Love this back country type of video👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Gilbert! More backcountry videos coming very soon... this is my favorite time of the year to fish the ultra skinny water.
Great video! I'm a firm believer in Murphy's Law..I also take a solar charger with me for my cell phone..also it's good to make like a preflight plan so if you get stuck you can be found easier. A few years back I was 4 miles from shore in my yak and got speared through my hand by a large Joe cat. Not easy to paddle one handed.
Great advice!!! I develop a check list and if something is not checked off, I back tract. I know the feeling when you are out fishing and you can't figure out where you're at. It's scary, especially when the sun is getting ready to set. Thanks again!!! (Salt Strong - Texas).
Cool adventure Luke. You have to start carrying some of the orange flagging tape to tie on the mangrove branches to mark your path. One turn turns into a hundred really quickly.
Thanks Bill! Yes, the tape method can be handy for more complex trails where there are a lot of turns. My adventure side enjoys the uncertainty in knowing the exact way back, so I like to test my memory with the turns as long as I have the comfort of my phone or a map to rely on if my memory fails like it did this trip:)
@@Saltstrong No doubt. I enjoy the same and sometimes the adventure is better than the fishing. I did something similar at the first meet up up at Cockroach with the canoe. Need to revisit that backwater place now that it's winter.
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Robert! I agree that the tape is a good safety precaution. The rule to go by should be to always untie them on the way back so that we can keep these creek systems as natural as we found them.
Also, great point about letting someone know where you will be. Ive had some sticky situations kayaking also, and sometimes people dont realize phones can get wet or there may be no signal at all.
Sucks to get turned around like that, but I love videos like this where you set off on an adventure on an unnamed creek without knowing what may be in there. Especially somewhere nobody else goes.
I grew up on that canal, I recognized the area from the thumbnail. I’ve gotten lost more than I like to admit in there. I’ve encountered plenty of monsters during winter time.
We share all of our spots with Insider Club members... here's a link to the detailed report from this trip which shows exactly where I fished and launched from: www.saltstrong.com/insiders/sup-fishing-backwater-creeks-for-trout-redfish-snook-insider-club-report/
We’d make a great team. Today my wife said if I was a RUclipsr that my channel name might best describe my adventures as Monster Mistakes with Mike. The ribbon is a good idea. Or the scouting method of branch breaking or slashing some bark to expose it.
The full list of the gear I used along with related links are all displayed on the article on our website that featured this video. Here's a link to it (just scroll down the right below the video): www.saltstrong.com/articles/how-to-fish-shallow-backwater-creeks/
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Caught LESS than you might have thought and learned MORE than intended in one trip! Love it...
word of advice you may or may not choose to use, get a roll of pink 1 inch plastic survey tape knotted on clothes pins in two foot sections so they hang down and are visible, and mark branches at your intersections by pinning them on, one at the start of your turns, one at the apex, and one as you exit a channel choice. It takes two seconds to tie on, and you just follow it back upon your return. Pull them as you head back. It's a course marking method we use in the backcountry of Colorado....or anywhere else. Cool adventure!
The 3:15 mark just to the right in under the mangroves at high tide first 30 mins of outgoing is good I've caught dozens of slot snook there
I seen you catch a snook from your hotel 🏨 room. I subscribed that day. Keep it up you are helping fishermen everywhere
Glad to see that you enjoyed that balcony snook catch! I still can't believe that happened:)
I know the feeling! Had this happen years ago in Tampa Bay before cell phones were popular. Lol
Glad you got back ok and safe.
Man that board would have me scared of Gators. I don't think I could do it.
Awesome video.
Thanks for checking it out!
Exploring creeks during the winter is a fun day! Great sight fishing opportunities
Absolutely!
Adventurous!!!-glad you found your way back.👍 What should be a great day in on the water can quickly turn to a bad day. Be prepared everyone. Luke be safe man. God bless. Love this back country type of video👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Gilbert! More backcountry videos coming very soon... this is my favorite time of the year to fish the ultra skinny water.
Great video! I'm a firm believer in Murphy's Law..I also take a solar charger with me for my cell phone..also it's good to make like a preflight plan so if you get stuck you can be found easier. A few years back I was 4 miles from shore in my yak and got speared through my hand by a large Joe cat. Not easy to paddle one handed.
Yikes... that was no easy feat!
gators aren't a concern on a paddle board?
Great advice!!! I develop a check list and if something is not checked off, I back tract. I know the feeling when you are out fishing and you can't figure out where you're at. It's scary, especially when the sun is getting ready to set. Thanks again!!! (Salt Strong - Texas).
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Douglas!
Cool adventure Luke. You have to start carrying some of the orange flagging tape to tie on the mangrove branches to mark your path. One turn turns into a hundred really quickly.
Thanks Bill! Yes, the tape method can be handy for more complex trails where there are a lot of turns. My adventure side enjoys the uncertainty in knowing the exact way back, so I like to test my memory with the turns as long as I have the comfort of my phone or a map to rely on if my memory fails like it did this trip:)
@@Saltstrong No doubt. I enjoy the same and sometimes the adventure is better than the fishing. I did something similar at the first meet up up at Cockroach with the canoe. Need to revisit that backwater place now that it's winter.
I would add one more thing for first-time fishing a new mangrove area. Take a pocket of 1x6 inch bright ribbon to mark your path. Good video man.
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Robert! I agree that the tape is a good safety precaution. The rule to go by should be to always untie them on the way back so that we can keep these creek systems as natural as we found them.
Biodegradable toilet paper would be better. If you happen to find a different route back the TP will deteriorate, the plastic ribbon won't.
Have a compass as well. I use the one on my phone but should have another on my rig.
Good tip!
Great vid Luke!
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Gerry!
Also, great point about letting someone know where you will be. Ive had some sticky situations kayaking also, and sometimes people dont realize phones can get wet or there may be no signal at all.
The journey is the adventure!
Absolutely!!!
Sucks to get turned around like that, but I love videos like this where you set off on an adventure on an unnamed creek without knowing what may be in there. Especially somewhere nobody else goes.
Thanks for checking it out!
I grew up on that canal, I recognized the area from the thumbnail. I’ve gotten lost more than I like to admit in there. I’ve encountered plenty of monsters during winter time.
Where is this?
How cool! Sure was a fun network of creeks to explore.
Do you mind sharing the location? I would love to go fishing there!
We share all of our spots with Insider Club members... here's a link to the detailed report from this trip which shows exactly where I fished and launched from: www.saltstrong.com/insiders/sup-fishing-backwater-creeks-for-trout-redfish-snook-insider-club-report/
Up here in NC it's warmer back there as well
Yes, that's a big reason why there are a lot of fish that push up into the creeks during the winter months... seeking out the warmer water.
I love those skinny waters.
They sure make for some fun fishing grounds!
Ain't a matter IF you find yourself in that sitch but a matter of WHEN.
Ooooh gah, I just paused this video and ordered a solar power bank 😂
We’d make a great team. Today my wife said if I was a RUclipsr that my channel name might best describe my adventures as Monster Mistakes with Mike. The ribbon is a good idea. Or the scouting method of branch breaking or slashing some bark to expose it.
Haha!
My first thought at the beginning of this video was, "Wonder how he knows how to get back?"
That's my backyard
I bet there’s crocodiles around there
Maybe some alligators, but shouldn't be any crocs in any creeks in St. Petersburg, FL.
@@Saltstrong lol....
post your gear, it is essential to your viewers
The full list of the gear I used along with related links are all displayed on the article on our website that featured this video. Here's a link to it (just scroll down the right below the video): www.saltstrong.com/articles/how-to-fish-shallow-backwater-creeks/
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