You are super lucky you had the common sense to not touch that fish. That was a scorpion fish, super venomous and considering you were out alone and on a kayak , you my friend are very lucky in deed.
Yes I was fishing in those same spots before you were even born! A bit of info for you: that old bridge use to be open for fishermen and camping, yes people would put up a tent and fish all night. Down the other end is Bahia Honda which sadly is a lot smaller than when I use to fish it! Also in Key West there use to be several large beaches that attracted tourist and are now gone due to global warming along with several beaches in Marathon! I hope when you are my age you will not have to say the same thing!
Complete B.S. Beaches erode. Usually because man-made structures that change currents.... dock, rocks, jetties, etc. The high tide marks on sea walls haven't changed in 60 years.... Exactly the same.
The Keys are fabulous. 36 years ago when I was in college a bunch of us spear fished from Key West to Largo, sleeping in our tents out on the beaches. We ate very well, conch, lobster, various fish. Nice to see your top water action
@@jimkennedy7050 last time I dived key west, live conchs littered the sea floor, because they are protected in those no-take areas. I speared an enormous grouper bigger than anything I saw in the early and mid 1980s. Whatever fishing management the state is doing there, it’s working well.
There are Goliath grouper near the Sanibel bridge. Those getting several hundred pounds. Charlotte harbor has surprises. It is God's country. For fishing.
This is coming from a person born and raised in Florida and loves to fish, it is such an enjoyment to watch someone else from a different state come to our state and truly cherish the fishing we have and have a blast with it!
@@theshadowbehindyou9631 your not wrong dude, here in florida we have a crap ton of people and old people that suck and driving,but it is a beautiful place
LOVE THIS , Moving to the keys in a couple of weeks , i needed to see this video , fishin these bridges is a lifelong dream of mine , thank you for sharing this!!!
The Keys are magical and you can find places to fish from shore that are INSANE! Look at Google maps or be nice to the locals and you might be able to find a honey spot pretty easily!
Yes it was the old highway bridge. Some parts were also the very old train bridge. Several decades ago I hung out along the Keys just Fishing, snorkeling and truck camping. Loved it. Best
Just ordered some Fishaholic Shad lures from J&H the other night (same color you’re using) in 5” & 6.5” for the first time. Looking forward to using those here in Florida as well. Great vid!
The little "grouper" when you first tied on the bucktail is a Rock Hind! No size limit but you should check to see how many you're allowed to keep. Otherwise just be responsible catch what you can eat today.
You do realize that is the original bridge and the newer bridge is next to it. It is nice they left it and allow walkers and fishermen on it. I was amazed at the railings the whole length of the old bridges for people to walk. The expense must be huge for the minor amount of people on it. It is amazing how those trees grow on the old bridge in the middle of the water. There is no dirt
The weeds you were snagging is Sargassum. It's the world's greatest fertilizer. I've always wanted to fish along that bridge in my kayak. Beautiful video. This gets me psyched up.
Worlds greatest fertilizer is leaf compost. Carbon nitrogen ratios are in perfect balance. It’s why trees lose their leaves in fall. Billions of acres of forests approve..and billions of soil microbes also agree.
I have not yet purchased my first craft but something tells me that always be prepared when exploring new deep water it's quite likely some of the best advice I'm ever going to get I appreciate you for that
Dude rich I gotta say man your editing skills have improved drastically since the start of your channel bro! 🤙🏼 🤙🏼 Live to Fish Fish to Live! Keep em coming brotha Man!!
Kudos to you for getting our there on a kayak. I have fished a number of the bridges in the keys by land and small boat. Doing it in a kayak is not easy and as you saw can be dangerous with big hungry sharks ready to take your fish as you are getting them to the boat/kayak. The small dark groupers are black groupers and the little ones with the tiny dots are likely red hinds. Thanks for the videos!!
You should come to Sanibel island Captiva ! Love your videos you motivated me to really take fishing serious caught my first 30 inch slot snook 2 days ago ! I was so hyped lol
I fished there, Pine Island Sound, Ding Darling Refuge. It was great. Lots of snook, redfish, trout, tons of other fish. The wildlife is amazing. You're in a good place. Enjoy! 🐟🐟
Awesome video rich !!! Those jacks pull like a freight train lol , If you Guys are not subscribed and dont hit the like button you must not have a pulse! Fishaholic is the best youtube fishing period !! tightlines 🤙🏻
Sea scorpion, spines but not venomous you can hold them like a largemouth bass and you will be fine. We have a species called the long spined sea scorpion over here in the UK and they can be fairly large, up to a couple of pounds. The big ones look like an American football with a tail.
looks like a fun little trip man! those grouper you were catching and calling gags are actually Black grouper, also called Carbos. If you ever want to take a trip to Tampa and come out with us your welcome to! inshore, offshore, kayaks- we do a little of everything here.
Bro, you got more guts than common sense but I appreciate your heart. I went down 3x last year and would be terrified with the current out there. I got into those 10 lb jacks at the bahia bridge from shore, they are powerful. Honestly next time I go I am going to sell out like everyone else and toss a chum block and catch everything that swims.
Just found your channel, these videos are sick, makes me wish i live near the coast. The thrill of not knowing whats on the other end seems so exciting.
Jack's are fun!!! Another sweet video. Your videos make me wanna quit my job and just fish lol. Can't wait for my next day off to get out on the water.
I think fishing with light tackle is the best kind of fishing. More fun, great feel for the fight. I know its not always the best for the fish, but as long as you just help them out, they usually swim off to fight another day .
I used to think the same way back in the sixties and early seventies. But over the years I came to understand that by using light tackle and fighting fish for long periods of time, I was simply killing a great deal of those fish. Bump up the tackle!
thought i was concerned one time diving it & seen the Huge Hammerhead , until another time that under shade of Bridge found myself sorrounded by school of Tarpons while eyes were ajusting. Good place to be at.
Used to run charters outta Marathon. Caught many dinosaurs at 7 mile! Use live bait next time if you can. Pilchard for snapper, grouper, jacks. And Mullet of those slammer tarpon. Tight lines bro!
Hey Rich you are pretty brave to do the trex in your kayak...large bull & hammerhead sharks there be there...I certainly appreciate ALL your efforts...thanks for a great video!!!
Awesome video. The one you pulled out that you were nervous to touch looked like a rock fish to me which are indeed dangerous. Don't want to get pricked by that bad boy.
Good call not grabbing that Toadfish. If you ever saw the Sharks that hunt Tarpon and Jacks at that bridge you may think twice about the kayak 🤣 I have seen godzilla a few times there
Yeah brotha great catches! I finally bought a nice fishing Kayak and looking forward to hit the 7 mile bridge in the future...one spot area I'd like to share is the Channel #5 bridge area going the Atlantic side. I'm getting amazing reports right around the flats to the drop off areas. Permits, Tarpon, Sharks, Spanish Macks, Amber Jacks...I'd go in that area if I were you. So keep up the Florida Keys fishing! Love it!
As a trained fisheries biologist, I immediately noticed it was too late in the day to start fishing. I have found saltwater fish tend to eat from sunrise to about 10 am. After the sun gets high in the sky, most fish like to find deeper water and exposure to other larger predator fish.
That fish that you caught with the spines was a Lion fish. It’s an exotic that’s taking over. Supposed to be delicious. When you catch those we supposed to let them die.
Watched video. U might think of using quick realise clip for bucktails/soft plastics. That way you not cutting your leader back. And you get strong clips in today's market. Just a thought..
lmao. i wonder if these baby groupers get any bigger! keys are great. hope you enjoyed. nice vid. did nauset as a kid. noticed a small mass accent on you. come back soon!
You are super lucky you had the common sense to not touch that fish. That was a scorpion fish, super venomous and considering you were out alone and on a kayak , you my friend are very lucky in deed.
I was thinking the same thing
this keys content is probably some of the best i’ve ever seen
agreed!
Yes I was fishing in those same spots before you were even born! A bit of info for you: that old bridge use to be open for fishermen and camping, yes people would put up a tent and fish all night. Down the other end is Bahia Honda which sadly is a lot smaller than when I use to fish it! Also in Key West there use to be several large beaches that attracted tourist and are now gone due to global warming along with several beaches in Marathon! I hope when you are my age you will not have to say the same thing!
Global warming caused the whole place to go underwater like all the beachfront property unfortunately
It's Florida. They won't acknowledge climate change until they are forced to move to Georgia🤣
Complete B.S.
Beaches erode. Usually because man-made structures that change currents.... dock, rocks, jetties, etc.
The high tide marks on sea walls haven't changed in 60 years.... Exactly the same.
That huge Jack crushing the lure right next to the kayak was actually one of the coolest things I’ve seen lol
Yeah that was really cool to rewatch and edit! Moments like that is why i bring the camera on the water! Tight Lines Lando!
@@FishAholicTV Can you tell me at the 4-5 min mark what song is that you used? I checked out the link from the description but under which category?
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The Keys are fabulous. 36 years ago when I was in college a bunch of us spear fished from Key West to Largo, sleeping in our tents out on the beaches. We ate very well, conch, lobster, various fish. Nice to see your top water action
Much on land has changed since then. Waters are the same.
@@jimkennedy7050 last time I dived key west, live conchs littered the sea floor, because they are protected in those no-take areas. I speared an enormous grouper bigger than anything I saw in the early and mid 1980s. Whatever fishing management the state is doing there, it’s working well.
There are Goliath grouper near the Sanibel bridge. Those getting several hundred pounds. Charlotte harbor has surprises. It is God's country. For fishing.
@@jimkennedy7050 at first I did not like all those no fishing, no-take zones. But they are clearly working.
That Jack chasing that bucktail in clear water was just awesome!!
Exhilarating!
what time in the video?
@@jtjt4827 12:35
This is coming from a person born and raised in Florida and loves to fish, it is such an enjoyment to watch someone else from a different state come to our state and truly cherish the fishing we have and have a blast with it!
Keys multi-species adventures are my favorite videos -- thanks and keep it up!
I live for these Florida keys vids. Im planning on moving to Florida in the next year or so & your channel is a big motivator why. Keep it up bro👊
There’s a lot of others RUclipss that fish Florida that would have you motivated more then this guy. But this dude is a fishing machine 💪🏽
Moving to Florida in July and these videos have been getting me so excited
BRO I live in florida and it is great
Please don't, we have to many people down here already! Lol
Come on, the fishings great!
@@theshadowbehindyou9631 your not wrong dude, here in florida we have a crap ton of people and old people that suck and driving,but it is a beautiful place
The little grouper is a graysby, sometimes called strawberry, but that is a nickname and also used for a number of other small grouper species.
LOVE THIS , Moving to the keys in a couple of weeks , i needed to see this video , fishin these bridges is a lifelong dream of mine , thank you for sharing this!!!
how's it been so far
12:57 EPIC! Love it, keep up the great videos!
That second Jack strike was absolutely insane!
Fish at 16:25 is venomous. From the spines on his dorsal. Good call. Scorpionfish
I was thinking Lion Fish
@@cjbproductions9729 A Lionfish is a type of Scorpionfish but I do not believe this particular Scorpionfish is a Lionfish
@@cjbproductions9729 lion fish usually don’t bite on bait like that!
It’s a Lion Fish, yeah
@@b3nnyj0eZ no it's not
Keep the Florida videos going there great!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Man now I really want to visit the keys.. I've really enjoyed this series. Great fishing, narrating and beautiful scenery. Nice work!
The Keys are magical and you can find places to fish from shore that are INSANE! Look at Google maps or be nice to the locals and you might be able to find a honey spot pretty easily!
Excellent! Well done. Fascinating to follow your adventures.
Yes it was the old highway bridge. Some parts were also the very old train bridge. Several decades ago I hung out along the Keys just Fishing, snorkeling and truck camping. Loved it. Best
Great video! I think most guys would love to fish like this.
16:35 I think thats a stone fish which are poisonous at the spines I think
This is a great series, Rich!
Thanks FloBass!!
Love the videos, I feel like I’m with you on the water, keep ‘em coming !
Thanks Tom! Really glad to hear!!
12:20 that’s a strawberry grouper
Awesome content Rich! Mono is much more forgiving around bridge piling's than braid.
Just ordered some Fishaholic Shad lures from J&H the other night (same color you’re using) in 5” & 6.5” for the first time. Looking forward to using those here in Florida as well. Great vid!
Super cool content my guy. Those are some beautiful fish - great vid!
thats a truly awesome fishery your on.
The little "grouper" when you first tied on the bucktail is a Rock Hind! No size limit but you should check to see how many you're allowed to keep. Otherwise just be responsible catch what you can eat today.
Another enjoyable video! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next 🤙
You do realize that is the original bridge and the newer bridge is next to it. It is nice they left it and allow walkers and fishermen on it. I was amazed at the railings the whole length of the old bridges for people to walk. The expense must be huge for the minor amount of people on it.
It is amazing how those trees grow on the old bridge in the middle of the water. There is no dirt
yet another banger vid bro!! Watched every second🔥🤙🏼
Haha awesome Jack! Thanks for tuning in!!
@@FishAholicTV absolutely man!!
Always solid video bro. Everyone wants to catch Snook, Tarpon and Redfish. But the Jacks will always save the day:
The weeds you were snagging is Sargassum. It's the world's greatest fertilizer. I've always wanted to fish along that bridge in my kayak. Beautiful video. This gets me psyched up.
Worlds greatest fertilizer is leaf compost. Carbon nitrogen ratios are in perfect balance. It’s why trees lose their leaves in fall. Billions of acres of forests approve..and billions of soil microbes also agree.
That strike by the Boat was a great shot .... nice outing 🎣
Keep it up brother! Really enjoying the florida vids.. so interesting to watch this type of saltwater fishing, much less out of a kayak!
Thanks Bro!! I’ll try my best! Tight Lines!
I have not yet purchased my first craft but something tells me that always be prepared when exploring new deep water it's quite likely some of the best advice I'm ever going to get I appreciate you for that
Dude rich I gotta say man your editing skills have improved drastically since the start of your channel bro! 🤙🏼 🤙🏼 Live to Fish Fish to Live! Keep em coming brotha Man!!
@16:29 Good call. Looks like a type of stonefish. Very venomous if so.
Awesome video! I always look forward to watching!
Can't take the heat in Florida. My grandmother lived down there. I'm a cold weather person.
Feel ya, I grew up in the Phoenix area in Arizona, now I'm living in Manitoba enjoying my -40° weather.
Great fishing I hope to get over there from the UK once the COVID allows but your vids keep the juices flowing whilst waiting Thank you 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Kudos to you for getting our there on a kayak. I have fished a number of the bridges in the keys by land and small boat. Doing it in a kayak is not easy and as you saw can be dangerous with big hungry sharks ready to take your fish as you are getting them to the boat/kayak. The small dark groupers are black groupers and the little ones with the tiny dots are likely red hinds. Thanks for the videos!!
Bridge trees Fred and Randi. It’s cool how the decorate them for Christmas.
You should come to Sanibel island Captiva ! Love your videos you motivated me to really take fishing serious caught my first 30 inch slot snook 2 days ago ! I was so hyped lol
I fished there, Pine Island Sound, Ding Darling Refuge. It was great. Lots of snook, redfish, trout, tons of other fish. The wildlife is amazing. You're in a good place. Enjoy! 🐟🐟
Snook is an amazing fish down there, spool you in a minute, apex predator!
@@jpn5525 yes I live in fort Myers Florida I come down here with my buddy chris . Always on bites always catching something. This is the place to fish
@@ironworker5792 yes indeed
Yea, it was until everyone broadcasts it.... Lol
Love the branded bills hat man!!! Rock those as well. Loved this video and keep up the hard work bro 🤙
Cool vid. The seven-mile bridge is such a great place.
Awesome video rich !!! Those jacks pull like a freight train lol , If you Guys are not subscribed and dont hit the like button you must not have a pulse! Fishaholic is the best youtube fishing period !! tightlines 🤙🏻
That jack coming up and destroying that buck tail was sick!!!!
Amazing video! Keep up the amazing work! Cant wait for part 4!
Park 5*
Lived in Key Largo yrs ago and used to dive right there!!
That old bridge was used in
True Lies.
Jack is awesome catch pulling you around- Nantucket slay ride baby
16:45 good call not to touch that one, think that was a type of stone fish, very poisonous
It was an oyster cracker not venomous but nasty sharp teeth and spines
@@rga107 I did some further research and found that this is actually a spotted scorpionfish
@@rga107 they are venomous
Sea scorpion, spines but not venomous you can hold them like a largemouth bass and you will be fine. We have a species called the long spined sea scorpion over here in the UK and they can be fairly large, up to a couple of pounds. The big ones look like an American football with a tail.
Haha yeah it was a freaky looking fish and told me right away do not touch.
some of the best i’ve ever seen
looks like a fun little trip man! those grouper you were catching and calling gags are actually Black grouper, also called Carbos. If you ever want to take a trip to Tampa and come out with us your welcome to! inshore, offshore, kayaks- we do a little of everything here.
Great video! I'm at Curry Hammock SP in June. This video and your others are getting me pumped for the trip.
That jack is just an average sized for the Keys. You wait until you hook into a 35 lb Jackhammer.....he will wreck you man!😎👍👍
Especially on light tackle. 20 lb line 🤣
@@justinjones5281 yea man gonna be hard to hold him on 20lb test but if you get lucky and can play him you can get em in on 20!!😎
The Florida Keys are a great place to kick back and the fishing isn't half bad either.
Yo I’d be terrified to pull one up by the kayak with the sharks around there
The vids just keep getting better and better🔥
Bro, you got more guts than common sense but I appreciate your heart. I went down 3x last year and would be terrified with the current out there. I got into those 10 lb jacks at the bahia bridge from shore, they are powerful. Honestly next time I go I am going to sell out like everyone else and toss a chum block and catch everything that swims.
Strawberry Grouper 12:00 ... so good:)
If you stick the end through the loop you make before you tighten it it’ll make a stronger knot. I use it no matter what I’m fishing or I’m tying on.
Just found your channel, these videos are sick, makes me wish i live near the coast. The thrill of not knowing whats on the other end seems so exciting.
that fish at 16:26 was indeed poisonous man, and you had it right over our thigh!!!! You are one lucky fella i tell ya. That was a Stonefish mate.
I LOVE this video. More like this plz! Haha never stop fishing
Grew up in Islamorada and really enjoyed the video!
Jack's are fun!!! Another sweet video. Your videos make me wanna quit my job and just fish lol. Can't wait for my next day off to get out on the water.
Very high pitched woooo hoooooo!!!!!! Awesome!
The old time whalers used to call that the Nantucket sleigh ride.... keep up the great work!
I think fishing with light tackle is the best kind of fishing. More fun, great feel for the fight. I know its not always the best for the fish, but as long as you just help them out, they usually swim off to fight another day .
I used to think the same way back in the sixties and early seventies. But over the years I came to understand that by using light tackle and fighting fish for long periods of time, I was simply killing a great deal of those fish. Bump up the tackle!
Hey man your videos are dope! I just came across them and can’t stop watching! SUBBED
NIce work. Had me on the edge of my seat. Bravo !!!!!
We used to go to the sand flats next to the bridge for the tarpons.
For trolling shallower water, try a Bomber Long A. It floats, so it's a lot less likely to catch salad.
Awesome man I do some real inshore kayak fishing but no pedals so cool to see you out that far and what a fight! Tight lines
thought i was concerned one time diving it & seen the Huge Hammerhead , until another time that under shade of Bridge found myself sorrounded by school of Tarpons while eyes were ajusting. Good place to be at.
Good angling mate from the UK.
Had me on the edge of my seat
Wow that is a very cool spot mate, supporting you from Perth, Australia. Have a good one.
Used to run charters outta Marathon. Caught many dinosaurs at 7 mile! Use live bait next time if you can. Pilchard for snapper, grouper, jacks. And Mullet of those slammer tarpon. Tight lines bro!
Yeah that was sick when the jack got on that bucktail
All these videos make me happy 😍😍😍😍😍👌
Hey Rich you are pretty brave to do the trex in your kayak...large bull & hammerhead sharks there be there...I certainly appreciate ALL your efforts...thanks for a great video!!!
OMG! The casting and talking show!
I think the one you didn’t wanna touch is a scorpion fish! But I may be wrong just looks very similar!
Awesome video. The one you pulled out that you were nervous to touch looked like a rock fish to me which are indeed dangerous. Don't want to get pricked by that bad boy.
Good call not grabbing that Toadfish. If you ever saw the Sharks that hunt Tarpon and Jacks at that bridge you may think twice about the kayak 🤣 I have seen godzilla a few times there
Great fishing show😎👍🏼🏌🏻♂️😷
Black grouper, gags aren’t encountered very often in the Keys.
Yea it looked like a baby black to me.
The last one was a small gag grouper. Need some cut bait on The Jig in strips for the big snapper
Yeah brotha great catches! I finally bought a nice fishing Kayak and looking forward to hit the 7 mile bridge in the future...one spot area I'd like to share is the Channel #5 bridge area going the Atlantic side. I'm getting amazing reports right around the flats to the drop off areas. Permits, Tarpon, Sharks, Spanish Macks, Amber Jacks...I'd go in that area if I were you. So keep up the Florida Keys fishing! Love it!
Loveing these Florida Keys videos!
As a trained fisheries biologist, I immediately noticed it was too late in the day to start fishing. I have found saltwater fish tend to eat from sunrise to about 10 am. After the sun gets high in the sky, most fish like to find deeper water and exposure to other larger predator fish.
Looks epic awesome i would love to go down there and fish in the future great video bro
That fish that you caught with the spines was a Lion fish. It’s an exotic that’s taking over. Supposed to be delicious. When you catch those we supposed to let them die.
Watched video. U might think of using quick realise clip for bucktails/soft plastics. That way you not cutting your leader back. And you get strong clips in today's market. Just a thought..
love the video self isolating in the uk with covid looking forward to august when im going to Sanibel well done
Some nice fish Rich. Any reason why you tie a clinch not and not and improved clinch?Also do you ever use any quick clips like T/A or breakaway?
It's good to see Fred the tree doing so well!!
lmao. i wonder if these baby groupers get any bigger! keys are great. hope you enjoyed. nice vid. did nauset as a kid. noticed a small mass accent on you. come back soon!
Awesome! Thanks for the video!