BIG Fall Surfcasting Stripers - Topwater! 

How does that help with your hook stuck in the fishes mouth though? A mean if your fishing your fishing!

I just got to my North Fork home an hour ago in advance of a show in Jersey this weekend. I went straight to the bluff. It is definitely special.

And he talks to the fish.

Well that's the most important part. Better company and conversation than most people. Nice video, thank you for doing your thing.

I'm on board with that. Third bass I ever landed I was already a life coach. Reminds me what my own goals are too while jazzed up. Bass 1 was seriously grizzled. Striper as played by Robert Duvall.

yeah i release all bass and the larger fluke but i do keep 2 fluke when i go fluke fishing

they cost $250 to ship i tried

Ronnie Archer are they being sent via Blackhawk helicopter and parachuted onto my deck within 10 minutes of purchase? What the hell is $250 in shipping charges lolll

Why do you need that 9’2 you already have the ODM jigster

Brendan Woerner lmao this was 2 years ago. And I fish the surf/beaches way more than the canal. Can’t use the jigster for everything as awesome as it is

steven G a jealous sob who hates there life

He swapped out a single rear siwash hook to a treble which is totally unnecessary for striped bass. Try giving the fish more of a chance, or haven't you caught enough yet. A single treble is plenty to hook a fish and eliminates the damage the 2nd treble causes. Just because you release it doesn't mean it survived. Yeah, I also did not like the video.

hahaha, thanks for the nature lesson ranger rick. we all know that already jerk off.

Yes the horror of the treble hook. Instant death for sure. Sarcasm aside, I'd say the two biggest contributing factors to the unintentional death of bass intended for release is 1) drag inappropriately set too loose and/or inexperience fighting large fish resulting in an overplayed fish that cannot be revived and 2) removed from the water for too long to get a weight/photo shoot The man in the vid above knew his tackle, knew his water, and knew how to fight fish and landed two sizable bass in a minute and forty seconds which undoubtedly contributed to a successful release. Secondly, he kept both in the water and didn't bother putzing around a with a boga or a camera. He simply removed the plug and revived them. I realize that treble hooks draw the ire of social media "release the breederz" conservationists and internet experts, but in reality, I think much of the hype is overblown (particularly in regards to fish of this size, schoolies and trebles are arguably a different scenario). But due to the reasons stated, to say this video is contrary to ethical angling and conservation because of a treble hook swap is silly.

It has the desired action. Also, less complication banging around in the rocks in the middle of the night. Also, I've done casting comparisons of that layout vs NGC, and there was no distance advantage to going to a lot of little guides. I do have NGC layout on one of my 11-footers.

Thank you Sir

I take it off.

Fidel cabrera a mi no me da risa por supuesto tu no vas a dar la exacta locación.. Por tu comentario me haces pensar que eres de esos pescadores egoístas además no necesita decirlo porque si vives en Long Island NY a donde quiera que vallas hay agua y peces

ikr He quite obviously caught them in the mouth

Distance

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J&H isn't the only place that carries it. Try whatever other good local shop you have nearby that carries Lamiglas.

I would put a 7500 on an 11-footer . I prefer the 6500 on my 9 and 10-footers, though you could certainly use a 5500 on the 9', and many anglers would make that choice. I go slightly larger because I'm often targeting large fish around rocks.

John Skinner Fishing sounds good I'm just learning what works best together. I'll go with a shorter rod for this 6500 then thanks John👍🏼

In the nearly 20 years of using that outfit, I've landed over two dozen 40-pound+ fish on it. They were mostly in rocky areas where I really needed control. I just feel I can exert that control a lot better with the slightly larger reel. Also, I really need the casting distance in the spot this was recorded, and I get added distance. Yes, a 5500 would be a nice match for the rod, and that rod has been locked on top of my truck most of the time recently while I work the beaches with a 4000 on a 7.5-footer.

Steohen Husak i been fishing there too last few weeks. Landed record amount of albies out there. Got some monster blues & small bass too. Heard some guys hooked up w/ big bass. Couple beauties john got. Great spot to fish.

Palomar or clinch knot

Thank You John for the Input!!!! I Love Your videos I am going to use some of your tips down in Cedar Key Fl

Bony part of the mouth? I think the fish does OK. I say that because I once caught a 35-pounder with a large chunk hook in its throat, and it still hit a lure. Also, I've rarely found a fishing lure either diving or on the shore that still had good hooks on it. I also have quite a box of rusty hooks that I took from plugs in my surf bag. If I'm not careful to freshwater wash the lures, these hooks (VMC) rust.

See the link in the video description - 30# green spiderwire stealth

John Skinner Fishing thank you sir

John Skinner Fishing it is braid moss?

John Skinner Fishing mr skinner just bought ur custom rod at J&H also the clips and spool my reel there whit some spider wire 30 line. Im ready for the stripers

We'll probably do fine on smalls. I don't have high hopes for decent numbers of fish over 15 pounds.

John Skinner Fishing do you think they'll be mostly concentrated on the South Fork? Or that there simply aren't many? Cape Cod seems to have been doing nicely with size I've heard, so this is the basis of my curiosity

I expect both shores to have fish.

Between the legs.

For my comfort and feel of leverage between the legs rod pressed against right inner thigh

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Thanks John. Planning the buy a Lamiglas Skinner tomorrow at the Saltwater's Edge.

@@shortyetm3190 Thanks!

Actually bought it today, they had a one piece!

Very. Pretty pricey too.

Christopher Ortega Just look at the description of the Video

MrMedellinusa1 thank you sorry I for got about that!

Gary Gross I know it’s a year later but if you’re looking for a rod like that try a 7 foot medium heavy

yes

Efface 6500 big?

LI, NY

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we aren't all scumbags on the jersey shore , I always cut the big bass go unless its messed up, but there is a lot of morons around here that will keep everything

Saltwater Angler Was just using Jersey as a geographical point south in the fall migration. Nothing personal at all. I could have just as easily said Staten Island or Queens. BTW last December one of my best days ever fishing the Jersey shore! Good times.

its all good , yes the striper run was very good here last fall

what about NY? when is the best bite like November 1?

David Weglarz Last 3 years, South Shore Western L.I. - Mid to late November. Climate change.

Great question. I'm fully convinced we're dealing with the same fish here. When it boiled the first time, it was a pretty aggressive blowup, so it seemed interested. If was just a mild boil I would have thrown another color. Another size wasn't an option because of the distance needed to reach the fish.

Thomas Mathieu some people would like to see more fish in the future. Myself included.

that fish is a female, a breeder , I read that any striper over 33 inches is a female I had a 40 inch 25 pounder last fall and I could not get the fish revived after trying for a while and getting beat up by the waves I had no intentions of keeping that fish but I could not get it going so I took it home and when I cut it opened it was packed with eggs it killed me to take that fish home those big ones should be released obviously unless something like that happens

How can you tell if it’s a female?

Have you tried the 5 and 6-inch models? I'm not a fan of the 7-inch.