Hi Guys. Nice video. Very informative. I've been wanting to get out to the bay for a long time and hopefully will do that soon. Thanks for the indepth knowledge and tips. Trust me I'm taking notes. First time on the channel. Going to check out more of your channel. Tight lines......
I feel like I just went fishing with you. Great video. I see a lot of videos that always start with bait but no instructions on getting your bait. Can you do a video on casting? Size nets? How to catch your bait? No bait no chum no fish! Thank you again.
Thanks for the comment! We have a couple bait catching videos on our channel but we will do one again soon on net sizes and how to target specific types of bait.
I did watch them after subscription and they were great. I need help with best net sizes for different baits, which is better for the beach, jetty, from a boat, from a bridge and how to cast. If you can add methods to keep them alive if you don’t have a bait well in a boat that would be awesome. Keep the videos coming and thank you for sharing/responding!
We're can I throw ( Ramp ) the boat to start for the Easiest way to get to a good place to start try my luck. Yes!!! Mangrove Write and Read 😂😂😂 They go to College.
I would just launch in Tampa bay at the ramp closest to you and focus on the edges of the shipping channels, I personally put in at cockroach bay in Ruskin.
There’s no reason why it wouldn’t, focus on the slower moving tides and I would try to chum up current from the bridge so that the chum falls to the bottom around the bridge.
I'm an easy coast fisherman. Never fish West Coast. How far you go. Any Knowledge to change my fishing adventure will Appreciate. Have a GW 22.8 G 1996 250 Suzuki Thanks for your knowledge
can we sleep overnight in the small RV at sKyway pier?I've heard Tampa bay w/ red tide for last 2 years an the fertilizer factory dumping toxic waste has ruined the bay for fishing. it's killed saw grass/ mamals/birds turtles fish all marine life.
Yes you can sleep on the skyway pier in a small RV as far as I know and have seen but as far as the health of the bay goes it is surprisingly good despite everything it has been through in the last few years. Grass did seem to be affected a little but there is some still there and plenty of life.
You can usually catch your 5 fish limit in the bay year round but the size of them will vary from season to season and yes there are snapper around the skyway bridge.
Please tell me this was a recent video. If not, is there any fish left due to the red tide? Vacation planned to the bay in September and can’t decide if I should cancel. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
red tide is completely gone out of the bay i go out almost every day and catch a limit of snapper the red tide didn’t last to long but the dead fish did all gone now tho so definitely don’t cancel that vacation lol
We are Bad fish charters, you can contact us through badfishtampa.com or my phone number at 8636407036 and we can discuss prices/scheduling, we’d be happy to get you out!
How long do you usually fish your spots for snapper before moving to a different one? And if you’re getting a bunch of shorts/small ones, would you still move off of it to find bigger 12+” fish?
Great video! Just moved out to Ruskin/Riverview area about a year ago. Been fishing from the shore but haven’t had much luck yet. Any tips I should be aware of?
If you want to target inshore fish like snook, redfish and trout, fish as if you were bass fishing they setup in similar spots and react to similar baits!
I'm glad I found your channel. I am moving from North Port to Parrish within the year and I wanted to get a head start on some channels for fishing Tampa Bay. As a member of Saltstrong, I have done pretty good but always look towards the guides and locals of the areas to hone my skills. Thank you for having such an informative channel willing to show how you are catching snappers and groupers in Tampa Bay. I like my light tackle but also have the heavier tackle when it is needed. going out to 20 miles or less, what are you thoughts on Jigging with slow jigs? I like artificial baits but also do live/fresh caught baits as well. thanks again Brad, Tom
Are those circle hooks? I understand if you don’t want to give up the spot but as a first timer I would appreciate a hint to try for location. Are you out past the islands towards to gulf? The area is very intimidating to start. Really appreciate the videos!
that was nice to meet you at the ramp and the younger fella . You gave me a good tip how to put a boat in the trailer in up current thank you ,you are doing a good job
