MOVE!! Jet Ski Mob Blocks Channel As Fish of a Lifetime Tows My Kayak!

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An EPIC kayak fishing battle with an enormous fish was made more challenging by a wall of jet skis blocking passage under a bridge while the fish towed me down-river. The battle with the fish is as intense as it gets!
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@saginawdan 7 месяцев назад

I've been fishing for 60 years...THAT was one the best fish battles I've ever seen! Thanks!!! 👍👍👍

@tomweber8729 7 месяцев назад

Old man and the sea 😂 Classic

@tomweber8729 7 месяцев назад

That made me laugh John 😎🎣

@eriverany8441 7 месяцев назад

Wow.. those jumps were insane!. And I have to add ... you are a class act, my friend. I can tell you from experience that that whole situation could have gone horribly wrong. I'm happy that everything worked out for you and the Jet Skiers. I've unfortunately had some bad run-ins on the water dealing with some really ignorant anglers. Nice to see mutual patience & respect prevail. 🙏 🤝

@philtarbox8256 7 месяцев назад

Now THAT is what tarpon fishing is all about!... those jumps just get your heart beating like nothing else can... good job all the way around on that one John

@carlhanson7312 7 месяцев назад

The strength of that fish is absolutely astounding. Nothing like being the bobber!!😆

@toogirthy7677 7 месяцев назад

Respectful jetskiers, your lucky day😂

@davidkuperschmid5274 7 месяцев назад

Remarkable the hook stayed in so long under that much stress. Great patience. Fun to watch. Thanks!

@edwardcoysh4836 7 месяцев назад

The nicest jet skis I've ever seen. They usually jerks

@charlesmurray1220 3 месяца назад

Mr. Skinner, you are the man. Nice fishing!

@v.hillegass4351 7 месяцев назад

Awesome, awesome video Mr. Skinner! You are truly living your best life! Keep the videos coming.

@goldstandard3714 7 месяцев назад

5-minute slow clap standing ovation. Awesome video brother. Thank you

@tomasonatali3148 6 месяцев назад

The best video and catch. Looks like your water skiing off the back of that fish.

@captsunny9946 7 месяцев назад

John, in my humble opinion, in the fleet of hands-on, excellent, insure fisherman, you are the command, master chief!

@randolphbehm877 7 месяцев назад

When I have a good weekend of fishing I send my mom pictures of my catch. Whether it be smallmouth, or stripper, or flounder, or tautog. No matter how good of catch I have she always congratulates me and says “That’s really nice, but you ain’t no Skinner…” This video and all of your others leave some really large shoes to try and fill. Thanks for the videos and the knowledge sir.

@dansiegel1874 7 месяцев назад

What does she think of the strippers? 😂😂😂 I know you meant Striper...

@seachild100 7 месяцев назад

Wow, what a fight! Excellent content as usual. Thanks John!

@GregorsOutdoors 7 месяцев назад

Made me nervous when you traversed through the mob. They did as you asked. Pretty cool. Epic fight. Those jumps will be etched in your memory forever! Instant classic man!

@johnrudy9404 7 месяцев назад

This fight is the reason Tarpon is part of the holy trinity of game fish, inclusive of bone and Permit. Wild ride.

@SuperChadbeck 6 месяцев назад

I love how excited he gets cause if you fish for big fish as i do then you definitely know this heart pounding experience

@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 7 месяцев назад

What a monster! Epic fight, John! Too bad you couldn't land it, but it was an asymmetrical battle with light gear against such a trophy. Wonderful footage, though!

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

If that hook hadn't pulled I would have had it within a minute or so. It was ready. Oh well. No complaints!

@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 7 месяцев назад

@@JohnSkinnerFishing Agree, but it was spectacular, and nobody can take that way from you! You even have the footage to prove it 🙂

@larrywhittaker9901 7 месяцев назад

SPOILER ALERT ⚠️

@larrywhittaker9901 7 месяцев назад

THAT FISH TOOK YOU ON A TOUR OF THE BAY

@JoseSilveira-newhandleforYT 7 месяцев назад

@@larrywhittaker9901 Yep 🙂

@jeromewalton5553 7 месяцев назад

Jet ski mob surrounds me? Clickbaited. I love your content but I expect more from you.

@CharlotteHarborFisherman 6 месяцев назад

He didn’t say they surrounded him. His title says exactly what happened

@TomMendoladrums 7 месяцев назад

What a battle! Great play John. Let the gear do the work and finesse the fish. Monstrous!

@FloridaFishingFriends 7 месяцев назад

"I'm not the one in charge here" LOL So TRUE! Good Job. FFF

@larrycarr6545 7 месяцев назад

Nice to see them move for you. And great rod work, great knots and great line! Perfect camera work too and that jump….incredible!!!

@nozzledrich 7 месяцев назад

Stop John the mob seems to be pretty well behaved. Mob🤣

@jeremykenward3082 7 месяцев назад

Wow what a video! Seeing the size of that tarpon definitely calms some of my nerves about chasing chinook salmon in great lakes harbors. Great fish!

@twisted8221 7 месяцев назад

Wow that was crazy!! John nice meeting you at surf day. Thanks for signing my book and the picture. Ended up picking up a 10'6 odm frontier x and pairing it with a van staal vs200. Thanks for the help. Definitely enjoyed the seminar.

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

ODM - good!

@scottbellagio 6 месяцев назад

At 10:05 this huge fish comes flying up ant out of the water. Spectacular ⭐️⭐️⭐️

@robtopham6095 7 месяцев назад

Like Moses parting the red sea... except with fish and jet skis! Nice work John, your arms and shoulders had to be aching after that.

@rayflynn7942 7 месяцев назад

when I saw the size of that fish I was a small bit worried for you john😅 The phrase " we're going to need a bigger boat" popped into my head 😉

@JB31278 7 месяцев назад

One of your best videos if not the best. The suspense was great, had me at the edge of my seat I was also saying what am I doing here in NY still lol. The suspense for me was clearing the bridge with the tide, I’m surprised he did not go for the pilings. Great video John Epic. Always love when you go for the bigger stuff try to take advantage of it more then sheepshead lol.

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the kind words!

@joesidwell 7 месяцев назад

Three great performances! First place must go to the tarpon - what a magnificent creature. 2nd to you Skinner, outstanding job - you are the consummate fisherman, I’ve seen none better. And 3rd, to that rod - WOW! You might need to have the manufacturer step up production. Loved the video.

@Swflinshorefishing 7 месяцев назад

Lake O water releases started Saturday Mr Skinner please use your platform to inform others our estuaries are being destroyed here in SWFL

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

I see that. I'm watching the salinity on recon.sccf.org/sites/tarpon-bay. Not seeing much of a drop yet. The water clarity is lousy but it's been real windy so not sure what to blame.

@timothykarnes7945 7 месяцев назад

Wow Epic what a sport that fish was ..thanks for sharing Battle Royale great hook up

@billwallenstein3387 7 месяцев назад

Nice one Johnny! Those big ones are something, you had a real jumper! Well done

@reelsaltkitchen 7 месяцев назад

Hook pull or not, that was awesome, John!!

@toddpeterson9557 7 месяцев назад

Dude, this a cool ass video, Its fun watching you fight them. Thanks for making it..........

@fortunatefishing 7 месяцев назад

Thats epic man you kept your cool so well around those folks , like you said you cant even make this up sometimes - those jumps in the beginning were heart stopping so cool

@paulpeaden3402 7 месяцев назад

That is truely a fish of a lifetime!!! Thanks for the great footage!!!!!!

@johnlanigan4130 7 месяцев назад

All I can say is WOW, you caught some show today, nice going and your fishing rod is a beast. All the best!!!!

@hookedonthebay3890 6 месяцев назад

Outstanding footage. That's awesome!!!

@rayhollingsworth2588 7 месяцев назад

That is totally insane!!! I couldn’t imagine having a fish that big hooked on a kayak 👍

@SupposedlyFunThing 7 месяцев назад

I've noticed most other fishing channels don't use barrel swivels, and only tie main line directly to leader. I've not noticed much of a difference either way so I'm wondering if there's a reason to not use a barrel swivel for typical rigs, other than maybe superstition.

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

In Northeast surfcasting almost everyone uses a barrel swivel, and that's what I learned on and see no reason to change. I have more confidence in palomar and clinch knots.

@mikem29 7 месяцев назад

I'm so glad the jetskiers were courteous great video I think we all wanted to see the fish as much as you

@tolpacourt 7 месяцев назад

They shouldn't be blocking the channel at all. Everything free in America!

@LongIslandLethals 7 месяцев назад

That was a big one! The rod preformed excellent with a fish of that caliber. So my fresh water guide loves your MH spinner. He has three of them as well. We were talking about the forward grip and comfortable it is. He won't bring them on his charters yet for his clients lol 😂. I can understand when you are out there every day and that week someone dropped a rod overboard.

@kennykeleher4128 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic!

@michaelsimko7694 7 месяцев назад

Those last few jumps reminded me of 12+ pound blues. Jet skiers can be a big nuisance. I'm accustomed to them getting too close and causing big wakes during the warmer months here in southwestern CT. They'll even plow right through a blitz. They can be very bad during July and August, mostly in part to kids being out of school and families spending time off. Jet skiers are like the motorcyclists of the water.

@timothywashburn4669 7 месяцев назад

Awesome fish, awesome video, super rod work.

@chucktyner4127 7 месяцев назад

You make it look easy Mr Skinner ;). That was amazing!!! What a fish, phenomenal battle, well played

@IreallyDC462 7 месяцев назад

Awesome,perfect self release, everyone went home tired, healthy and happy, great clip!

@josephmcguiness6452 7 месяцев назад

New Yorker yelling at the locals to get out of his way cause he’s on a fish in a kayak. Classic. Lol. And I’m a ny er

@donjuwann5868 6 месяцев назад

How much would I have to spend for a kayak outfitted like yours?

@guenthersteiner8163 6 месяцев назад

@@donjuwann5868John is using an Old Town Sportsman autopilot, it’s a $4500 motorised kayak

@barrygraber9776 7 месяцев назад

That was a caught fish in my book. Well done sir. Also you tie some great knots

@tomwinkel5182 7 месяцев назад

What an unbelievable fight !! That was awsome!

@rogerhyde5990 7 месяцев назад

Great Adventurous Video. Personally I would consider that a Release. Coolest Video on here in a While. Enjoy the Florida Weather and Fishing before heading back North

@gregktm 7 месяцев назад

You are the man! Thanks for taking us along.

@PeterOkeefe54 7 месяцев назад

LOL! thought you would quit before the fish did!

@scottbranlawns 6 месяцев назад

John that was incredible. Especially those jumps. Epic 🏆🏆🏆

@papasnook 4 месяца назад

I’m watching your video thinking “that’s a big azz flounder”. Scenery looked too familiar. Nice work! Glad you got on em’.

@JoeJeopardy 7 месяцев назад

I watch a lot of fishing videos, especially fishing from kayak. THAT WAS GREAT!!!

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bobbyk3469 7 месяцев назад

If this video doesn't convince people to pick up that Dark Matter rod, I don't know what will.

@Drufus6753 7 месяцев назад

I got one for my son for Christmas. Realized we would be fighting over it while chasing albies, so I got another!

@guenthersteiner8163 6 месяцев назад

@@Drufus6753do you like it? I’m thinking of buying one

@dennismcnamara6377 7 месяцев назад

Great fight! The line sounded like a guitar string when you hit it with your finger!

@HWCism 7 месяцев назад

Wow, glad you got that on video! Now that is a fish story. 🥳

@aguilarcasie 7 месяцев назад

Awesome bro,what a fight!!

@Hazel-Hill 7 месяцев назад

I need air, was holding my breath :)

@indeep6431 7 месяцев назад

"That's tarpon fishing" is exactly right!

@scottwilsonrestoration 7 месяцев назад

"that's a VERY" large one"....hahaha!! YUP!

@stratpaulguy86 7 месяцев назад

That fish was well north of 100lbs. Those jumps were what we live for!

@soot4355 6 месяцев назад

Great job beautiful tarpon

@scootersays 6 месяцев назад

That was awesome! Congrats John!

@jf-be4zy 7 месяцев назад

that whole video was worth it just to see those jumps, I was hoping he would jump in the middle of the jetskiers. When you said you were going to put your hand in his mouth and take the hook out I thought you might end up with your whole arm in his mouth because he did look very big to me.

@seanleahy1672 6 месяцев назад

This one made me smile every time that fished jumped Great video

@deno818 7 месяцев назад

Very nice of the Jet skiers to move.. They certainly didn’t have to.. you thanked them near the end.. I think the jet skiers were the star of the show.

@irasaposnik6511 7 месяцев назад

The hell they did. The thought police were there McNair

@Norcaloutside 7 месяцев назад

You must not have been watching him land that Epic tarpon,

@deno818 7 месяцев назад

@@Norcaloutside yeah it’s a pretty good size

@dudeilligence6441 6 месяцев назад

You're wack

@vigodatopia2229 7 месяцев назад

I trade places most days to experience that, great job Skinner!

@tracyb1577 7 месяцев назад

My favorite “influencer “

@kenny.g727 7 месяцев назад

Great fish John ! I fish for tarpon around the Skyway Bridge and they are called the silver king for a reason ! And jetskiers are called sea cockroaches for a reason 👍

@gennerobootz6490 7 месяцев назад

Yea that’s a well made rod

@Beenhereawhile1001 7 месяцев назад

Those jumps were the juice! Congrats!

@openstenosis 7 месяцев назад

Magnificent creature….tarpon too Which part(s) of your arms feel it the most? Absolutely incredible, thanks for sharing JS

@charleslahay5991 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the hard work to bring us this video. It was fun to watch.

@pwrplnt1975 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely Amazing Video, John!!

@MadMatty72 7 месяцев назад

Hell yeah!, Iwas excited watching it.

@fishwhistler758 7 месяцев назад

That was an Awesome video! Ill never forget my first first and only landed tarpon. I was in my hobie in the Homasassa river FL. I went 1/4 on a root beer colored DOA terror eyes. Awesome memoy.

@johnpacheco2501 7 месяцев назад

That's a beast!

@YodaWasSith 6 месяцев назад

Purely because that thing towed you a good mile, we're gonna say you landed him. Nice catch, my friend.

@duffmeister6480 7 месяцев назад

That’s very impressive John, but what I find more impressive is that , you traveled from home in the kayak ? That’s looks like 20+ mile trip one way ! For our age I find that incredible , keep going strong ! Thanks.

@richdunn9774 7 месяцев назад

Kayaks motorized and I’m sure he trailered it.

@duffmeister6480 7 месяцев назад

@@richdunn9774 he previously said to get there by car he hits too much traffic ? He’s extremely adventurous, helps motivate my lazy -- !

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

That kayak goes in the truck bed with a bed extender. It's about an hour from the house with traffic.

@CheekyMonkey1776 6 месяцев назад

So cool!

@joshrussell9460 7 месяцев назад

It's amazing how fast they get distance on you. Amazing fight john congrats

@tomreilly9295 7 месяцев назад

Great job on fighting the fish!

@HarlyGuy13 7 месяцев назад

I can’t even imagine how exciting that must have been.

@sayetka 7 месяцев назад

What a fish! Great to meet you at Brookdale this past weekend!

@addicted2fishing119 7 месяцев назад

Hells Angelfish ‼️😂

@robbiekingston9055 7 месяцев назад

Can I ask what the line rating is for your rods please? Am a Brit and don’t really understand the way actions work

@JohnSkinnerFishing 7 месяцев назад

8-15#, but as you can see the numbers are deceiving.

@robbiekingston9055 7 месяцев назад

They are. I was guessing it was a 20/30lb class but am more then impressed with with that 😊

@guenthersteiner8163 6 месяцев назад

The rod he’s using is a Dark Matter John Skinner inshore

@Obxhatman 7 месяцев назад

Damn Skinner , good hook up brother , I know you were fighting like hell to get it in , and its hard to fight that long. You put the pressure on it , and man I commend ya for that. Definitely a fish of a lifetime , that one was easily twice the weight of any you have caught so far. Monster of a fish. I honestly think out of 100 people in that situation , you are 1 of 100 that would do as well as you did.