It would not be a trip to the RAD Reef without a red grouper! Nice snappers. I have been doing really well with Mustad yellowtail jigs on the Mangs. Tight lines JC
J.C. just left St Pete Beach. I rented a Fishing Kayak from Liberty Kayak rentals on Terra Verdasco and hit the Mangrove Snapper and got 8 keepers my 1st day. The reason I mention this is... I'm advid angler from Ohio, and I have you and your vids to thank for the successful fishing trip down in the area. Keep it up, you are very blessed my friend. Hope our paths cross someday!
Great video I really respect how you treat the kitty’s they’re fish too. Where I’m at if people catch ‘em they’ll slam them to the concrete or just leave them out the water to die
I have a trick I use to get catfish off the hook without having to touch them. Carry screwdriver about a 6" long with you. When you hook a catfish slide the screwdriver down its throat and grab the line against the screwdriver and twirl the catfish around the screwdriver. It will usually pull the hook right off and the catfish will go into the water. Rarely the line may break but that is not the norm. If you need to see it in action let me know. Great video.
I fish that same spot when I have my grandkids with me. we too get Mangrove Snappers ... but most times we get mulitple "Baby Gag Groupers". Never any keeper Groupers. We call that spot the "Baby Grouper Hole". My grandkids love it.
JC if you ever get or have a buddy with a boat big enough to get 6ish Miles offshore the M1-M6 hold some nice mangs but most people don't know how to fish for them and only catch the 8-11 inch ones. "If you chum they will come" lol seriously I grab 2 frozen chum bags from all about fishing or hearts landing, I leave out of Marina Jack so those are the easiest places for me, head to one of the M reefs pick a nice spot , anchor up and throw both chum bags, tied to the boat lol, over. Shake them every 5-10 min to get that slick going and freeline or use a split shot, pitch them out in the slick and you'll be surprised the size of the mangos you'll get on public reefs. You'll catch some on knocker rigs too but those big 20 to 22 in mangoes love the free line for some reason even in 50 ft of water.
Thanks for watching. Great tips you shared for sure. I've fished the east coast for Red Snapper. We would chum up giant Red Snapper off the bottom with chunks of Spanish Sardines. Here's one video where we chummed up some big Reds ruclips.net/video/Wqqx_1VKX6o/видео.html
Are you talking about inshore mangs? Sounds like I I need to take a trip over there. Actually, I've been thinking about hitting Boca Grande soon in the kayak. I'm kind of limited in the kayak, but even my charter boat captain friend doesn't catch mangs over 14" in the area where this video was made. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RadReelingFishing Yessir although its really in Captiva not Sanibel. But yea I have seen plenty of 20” s and we do catch the small ones too but if I’m keeping them then I wont keep any under 13 and usually its not a problem getting a limit between 14-18”. You just gotta know where to go!😎
Hang under those bridges JC. That heat almost got me last Thursday. It was Quiet, no wind, No clouds. Blazing sun. Caught a couple decent Mangroves that were 12+ A "nice" Tarpon at about 30", got him all the way in and got pics. And at least 6 Bullhead al of them trolling and even got stuck in the ankle. Was a fun day till after 6 hours the heat got me.
The hard head cats are not very good, actually they are nasty, but the" sail cats" taste better than freshwater cats. People think they are all nasty but like I said the gafftop or sail cats, call them what you want, are very good and like you said they are a pain to clean unless you know how to clean catfish. I think most saltwater anglers don't know how, including myself, because we've been throwing them back our whole lives. 🤷🏼
Here's something cool In that second fish you caught I literally said that's fighting like a catfish And looky here it's a cat That tells you how many I've caught
Always watch your Videos JC. I was wondering if RUclips is your full time job ? It is hard to make good content all the time and work full time . Keep up the good work .
Well now that depends upon what the average size is in the area one is fishing. Usually I'm catching 4 to 6" snappers under these docks and loads of them. Okay if it wasn't a stud, then it was a beast.
a good mang bite is maybe my fave fishing there is.
Those are some good mangroves
Yeah boy get on the snappers 😄💪
It would not be a trip to the RAD Reef without a red grouper! Nice snappers. I have been doing really well with Mustad yellowtail jigs on the Mangs. Tight lines JC
J.C. just left St Pete Beach. I rented a Fishing Kayak from Liberty Kayak rentals on Terra Verdasco and hit the Mangrove Snapper and got 8 keepers my 1st day. The reason I mention this is... I'm advid angler from Ohio, and I have you and your vids to thank for the successful fishing trip down in the area. Keep it up, you are very blessed my friend. Hope our paths cross someday!
JC, you have pulled some nice fish from the Rad Reef! 👍
I love your videos so much
You da man!!
Great video I really respect how you treat the kitty’s they’re fish too. Where I’m at if people catch ‘em they’ll slam them to the concrete or just leave them out the water to die
I have a trick I use to get catfish off the hook without having to touch them. Carry screwdriver about a 6" long with you. When you hook a catfish slide the screwdriver down its throat and grab the line against the screwdriver and twirl the catfish around the screwdriver. It will usually pull the hook right off and the catfish will go into the water. Rarely the line may break but that is not the norm. If you need to see it in action let me know. Great video.
I fish that same spot when I have my grandkids with me. we too get Mangrove Snappers ... but most times we get mulitple "Baby Gag Groupers". Never any keeper Groupers. We call that spot the "Baby Grouper Hole". My grandkids love it.
I have a spot not far from there it is just loaded with big mangrove snapper and grouper. I'm hesitant to post the spot.
I'd like to see a whole snapper cook. Something about eating fish off the bones I find satisfying 🤷 Nice job JC ❤️🐟🤟
Way to Catchem, JC. ✌😎
JC if you ever get or have a buddy with a boat big enough to get 6ish Miles offshore the M1-M6 hold some nice mangs but most people don't know how to fish for them and only catch the 8-11 inch ones. "If you chum they will come" lol seriously I grab 2 frozen chum bags from all about fishing or hearts landing, I leave out of Marina Jack so those are the easiest places for me, head to one of the M reefs pick a nice spot , anchor up and throw both chum bags, tied to the boat lol, over. Shake them every 5-10 min to get that slick going and freeline or use a split shot, pitch them out in the slick and you'll be surprised the size of the mangos you'll get on public reefs. You'll catch some on knocker rigs too but those big 20 to 22 in mangoes love the free line for some reason even in 50 ft of water.
Thanks for watching. Great tips you shared for sure. I've fished the east coast for Red Snapper. We would chum up giant Red Snapper off the bottom with chunks of Spanish Sardines. Here's one video where we chummed up some big Reds ruclips.net/video/Wqqx_1VKX6o/видео.html
Great videos JC.
Wow JC need to grocery shop with you
Down in Sanibel we dont keep any Mangos under 13. Most are 16-18😎
Are you talking about inshore mangs? Sounds like I I need to take a trip over there. Actually, I've been thinking about hitting Boca Grande soon in the kayak. I'm kind of limited in the kayak, but even my charter boat captain friend doesn't catch mangs over 14" in the area where this video was made. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RadReelingFishing Yessir although its really in Captiva not Sanibel. But yea I have seen plenty of 20” s and we do catch the small ones too but if I’m keeping them then I wont keep any under 13 and usually its not a problem getting a limit between 14-18”. You just gotta know where to go!😎
🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Awesome stuff dude
Hang under those bridges JC. That heat almost got me last Thursday. It was Quiet, no wind, No clouds. Blazing sun. Caught a couple decent Mangroves that were 12+ A "nice" Tarpon at about 30", got him all the way in and got pics. And at least 6 Bullhead al of them trolling and even got stuck in the ankle. Was a fun day till after 6 hours the heat got me.
Pretty sweet kayak setup and never seen a catfish that small. Nice tip on how to hold it, although I'm being honest I will never hold a fish 😂
Great video and awesome fish.
Better not let the camera catch any of those house numbers 🤣👍👍🇺🇸
I think only locals know where he's at.. 🤷🏼
Great video
Catfish lives matter too. Lol. They actually are pretty good to eat if you wanna mess with them.
The hard head cats are not very good, actually they are nasty, but the" sail cats" taste better than freshwater cats. People think they are all nasty but like I said the gafftop or sail cats, call them what you want, are very good and like you said they are a pain to clean unless you know how to clean catfish. I think most saltwater anglers don't know how, including myself, because we've been throwing them back our whole lives. 🤷🏼
Here's something cool
In that second fish you caught I literally said that's fighting like a catfish
And looky here it's a cat
That tells you how many I've caught
Hey keep the lane snapper if it’s over 8 inch. It looked small.
What’s a good set up for them?
If Jack Nicholson was a kayak fisherman lol
🤣🤣. JC resemble him a little
Always watch your Videos JC. I was wondering if RUclips is your full time job ? It is hard to make good content all the time and work full time . Keep up the good work .
no, I play a little music and have an online business
I see you are out there slumming it on the outro. Have any Grey Poupon?
What power was the rod
My black rods are medium.
Why don’t u kill them cats ?? Everyone is keeping all the good fishes and keep releasing the cats hahaha !
You’re a little dramatic. An 11 inch mangrove is a baby, not a stud
Well now that depends upon what the average size is in the area one is fishing. Usually I'm catching 4 to 6" snappers under these docks and loads of them. Okay if it wasn't a stud, then it was a beast.