SCARY Start to Florida Keys Bridge Channel Fishing, Awesome Finish! 

“I’m netting because I was told you don’t want to put your hand in the:…. Oh !#@?!!€ I’m outta here!’ Priceless

“Mutton” to see here! Just Skinner doing what he does best…slaying fish!

in awe of your patience and persistence, resulting in those incredible catches.

elias is the best fisherman on the jig in a kayak in these jersey to the keys waters that i've seen making videos. he's a fantastic fisherman.

Last drop 3hrs later last drop 3hrs later last drop this goes out to all the dedicated fisherman it’s hard to walk away from what we love great video Jonny skin

Your knowledge is so profound, John. Happy just to listen.

No end to good videos from you! Great entertainment and teaching.

Don’t let the Bulls get you John! Scary!

Good move opening the bail right away. I'll have to remember that if I ever get sharked right at the boat!

Elias is a hell of a jig fisherman and any other kind that he cares to be. Love the Florida Keys and great video, John. Glad that was the only shark you had a problem with.

Big Hammerheads out there ... be careful!

Excellent video. Thanks John.

That was AWSOME Mr. Skinner!!!

Great video John. Elias definitely put you on them. I watched his whole keys series. Awesome stuff.

I can't tell you how many trips I have said," ok I'm going to give it 10 more minutes" and end up getting something crazy. The wahoo in my picture I had traveled 176 miles throughout the day and I was trolling back to where I had started the day planning to finish and about 2 minutes before I reached the spot it hit. My last party boat tuna trip I hooked the pool winner 93.56 lb yellowfin the second the horn blew for lines in. I went 20hrs at the rail for 2 4lb bluefish and was the last person still fishing 😂. I swear it's my dad letting me know he's watching

You rock Jane, thanks for more great ideas.

“Can’t be that easy” lol. Welcome to the keys

As a bluefish fanatic, I'd have a field day with those jacks.

Zoom fluke is so underrated. No one uses it here in Texas

Mr. Skinner, your videos are so entertaining & educational. Also like your videos when you're aboard the Blue J.

Very scary. That spot is notorious for bull sharks.

Luv this! ❤️

Man I love your kayak setup! Scary hit though .... Yikes!

I know from experience, there's some horrible things swimming around that Bahi Honda bridge lol. That wasnt even a big one John, some true beasts there. I had em grab 100# Tarpon right next to the boat.

It's ok John, I think most of us would be using a year's worth of curse words if a giant shark hit our little boat too lol

hahah YUP, that's the Keys experience alright!

Blu j just went over the boat with a microscope so you guys better put a smackdown on the fish !!! Good luck !

Gotta love the keys. You never know what you are gonna hook into down there. The sharks sure are wild there too.

Such beautiful blue water. Man that’s awesome, great catches!

Big Moe lives around there John! I love fishing and camping at Bahia Honda!!! My profile pic is in that very water about 10 years ago! Lots of sharks everywhere!

Yeah, I would have soiled myself. Outta there !! You're having better luck than us. Windy all week, rain, and a bunch of cancelled charters. These videos help.

JOHN!!! you do fish the keys!!!! you dog you!!! LOL....good luck..I did just okay last week..try sombrero reef. We were on mangrove snapper and yellow tail all day

Brings fish up a second time. Proceeds to let’s jack splash while trying to net

Damm that water looks nothing like nj lol love it

John’s gonna need a bigger boat 😂

I think you were fishing 7 mile bridge or Bahia Honda bridge. I didn't see you down there where I went by. A little windy. That doesn't stop John Skinner! Great video!

Ive always worried about having fish on a stringer or the reverberations from the fish jumping around in a bleeding bucket on my kayak. Only got dogfish on long island but we all know the man in the grey tuxedo is out there. Scary video john. Knowing how the go pro changes the perception; that was SCARY, and you have some big brass to stay out there! I also just watched jaws again so that might have something to do with it. Have fun be safe! Thanks for the content!

How John feels about sharks: Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water. Our shark. Farewell and ado to you fair Spanish ladies... :) :)

I give you credit. I spent two winters in the Bahamas and saw a lot of bull sharks. They eat people! Not to be messed with. You in your kayak. Did your wife see this video? I hope you at least got dinner.

Nicw video, mixing it up, seems like a good idea to stretch out and do som we thing different.

Awesome video as always John and Elias V is flat out awesome. You both have inspired me to chase saltwater fish more up here in NJ. Aside from that, could you please tell me which fishfinder you have? I don't see it in the description. Thank you.

Would love to see a video of you walking the canals and roadside creeks along the way to or from the keys. The amount of life and different species is stagering. Watch out for gators

Wonder what an underwater view would have shown where the snapper were.

I was praying you didn't get into a sharks next to that bridge and marking a spot of structure with the grouper and later grinding for a bigger mutton snapper omg mastering a marked spot in a day 😅 you put all your equipment to work 🛶🎣

I liked the second view from your second camera. It was a nice little bit of variety in the video. I’m very likely going to get my first kayak this year, directly inspired by your books and videos. But I don’t know how you can kayak fish knowing there are sharks around; I might have cut my line and raced out of there, but maybe there’s no need to panic. How do you determine if you’re in real danger or not?

The tsunami carbon shield rod still the best

Mark to never come back lol

Where did you get that u shaped net you use? I’ve looked every which where and can’t find one!

Lol. I swear as soon as I saw the bridge I thought of Fishaholic's encounter with a shark at that bridge. Guess the shark is still there 🙂

Where did you launch from ? Thanks.

and that's why you have 7 or 8 last drifts / casts!!

What model is your thin profile PDF? Excellent video.

I'm not looking forward to seeing my first shark in my kayak! Inevitably, it's probably going to happen as I keep fishing deep in my Yak!

HI JOHN , YOUR KILLING ME , I HAVE TO WAIT TILL APRIL 27

that footage you have of the jack swimming tight circles to avoid a shark is really something. might want to show that to the local biologists. that's a behavior they'll get a kick out of at the very least. not sure if it will have some kind of implications on the length of the animals, which i know are going down. maybe a smaller shark is a more effective predator when the prey is smaller.

I have a Coastmaster card and I use the view where it shows satellite views(I forget what they call it exactly) but the images are very blurry. I can see sand bars but in general the image sucks. Is yours similar?

I probably would have soiled my waders .

Why did you choose the yellow kayak versus the new blue one?

What kind of battery do you use on Your Old Town 120 Auto Pilot

Killing me to see you NOT keep at least one snapper

Sharks are after fish. Orcas are after you.

What day was this? I think I might have seen you on 2/23?

Not even 10% of the quota of curse words necessary for that encounter! 😆

Elias usually states that fishing around the bridges has to do with sharks.

Spoiler, alert, love it I’d be there till dark

Know nothing about saltwater fishing. Are jacks a mackeral? Edible? What about the snappers? Are there size limits on them? Would absolutely love to hook rod benders like the ones you did. Makes my perch look like bait...

Nope why I only fish the surf or from a bigger boat

Enjoyed the video but if you don't like sharks you're fishing the wrong place I grew up in the keys back in the 70s and they were bad then I can't imagine with the new laws protecting them!!! Be careful for real.

I fished in the keys many times its safer fishing off the bridges

Promo*SM 😌

Did you check your underwear after that shark kissed your kayak

To all you people asking Mr. Skinner all your stupid questions please consider this; How dare you question the great John Skinner? Do you realize who your talking to? I’ve seen John Skinner ride an e-bike on the rock strewn beaches on the North Fork wearing crocks. CROCKS !!! If that’s not a sign of bravery I don’t know what is. When the local Long Island theater was damaged in a fire it was John Skinner who rebuilt it with his own hands. When the lumber and building supplies would start to dwindle down he would go to the local lumber yards and strong arm the owners to “donate” all the needed supplies under threat of grave bodily harm. They knew better than to deny his requests. I also know that the legendary John Skinner would go to the local woman’s shelter and spend many hours and great sums of money to help get the young single mothers back on their feet. Those young ladies will never forget him. Do you realize that John Skinner donates all the money he receives from his tackle and book sales to the Long Island Foundation For The Preservation Of Leaking Aluminum Boats and has himself started a sunken reef at the base of the Mount Sinai boat launch? John Skinner is more a man than you or I will ever be. He’s made and lost three fortunes, has hurricanes named after him, has laid down on top of some of the most desirable women in several South American countries and all he asks for is your respect and forgiveness. Shame on you,,,,,shame on us all.

The Keys are like Disney World for fisherman. Even though I live in SW FL - going to the Keys to fish is truly special. John, wouldn't you agree?

Ask @fishahaulic about his shark encounter there