SHOCKED These Tiny Fleas Caught a Beach MONSTER! 

Your videos are amazing, congratulations you are a great fisherman!👍🎣😊 Your pompano catch was fantastic We fish a lot of pompano here in Brazil, this fish is wonderful.

"Tiny boy uses tiny bait for giant fish"

My taste buds with DRY when you released that 1st pompano. Fillet baked with lemon, butter, a little salt and pepper. Congratulations and best wishes to you and your team at Bama Beach Bum Outdoors.

Frozen prawns (shrimp) are THE biggest selling bait in Australia. Every tackle shop, most service (gas) stations and lots of supermarkets sell them. In my area there's a prohibiton against using uncooked supermarket ones for bait because of outbreaks of whitespot disease. We get different versions of pomano here. We've got Snubnose Dart (Trachinotus blochii) and Giant Oystercracker (Trachinotus anak) which get to about 45 and 70 inches long respectively, although such big ones are pretty rare. I think yours are the Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus). It can be crazy the similarities of fish between Australia and the US. What messes with my head is the fish that are so similar, yet have some outstanding differences, such as whiting (looking basically the same as ours, but different mouths and are not only a different species, but also different families and orders!!!), redfish are incredibly like our mulloway, snook are a lot like a barramundi and we even have tarppon, but they only grow to about 24 inches long.

That is what fishing is about! Enjoying the catch and sharing with those who aren’t as lucky! Excellent video, Matt! Stay Safe and Healthy!!

Love the vids keep up the great work your videos have made me learn how to beach fish better

I was like 996! Let’s go‼️🍻

Those guys beside you are probably wondering what are we doing wrong 😂

Man making me want to go beach fishing!

I like the fact you didn't keep it just because it was in season. Over harvesting hurts the fisheries and thr bigger fish are the better breaders.

SOOOOO Jealous. Sand fleas in the surf catching nice Pomps on a beautiful sunny warm day, absolutely nothing better. Every time I make a run to Florida during what should be prime time - I get bad weather and seaweed from hell.

This is exactly what I did using Walmart great value colossal shrimp... limited out on pompano.

We are in Florida. You say this is early in the run. Are they coming from Florida north. Can you explain the run and how and when. Beach fishing will be over soon because of the Sargases Grass from Africa

I don't have much time to fish, but would love to get some, if you really want to give me some it would be greatly appreciated. Hook a brother up. Lol

Nuke your shrimp to warm them up before you go fishing. It releases more oils and scents.

One time I had a guy fishing beside me refuse the extra shrimp I offered him because "I've never caught anything on them"

I’ve given fish away when I have what I need. But one thing I d is see what there using show them how caught owe sandflees how rickup even give them I rig set something my twin brother and I do.

Bro I'm up in Delaware does the fish gum work with other specie's good

Do you not keep fish in some videos because you're just leaving them for the rest of us

Very cool. Can a sand flea be too large for pompano fishing?

When does the pompano run end? I'll be down there for the grand opening and would like to get on some!!

The frozen pompano we get up here are about the size of your first one's head..we don't get fresh

Great video, good of you to give them away. Keep up the good work.

Hey have you thought about keeping fish you don't need and blessing another family that might be struggling or can't fish for themselves? You don't have to tell people what you are doing or you can if you want but I would suggest not to so you don't have people bothering you all the time wanting fish. I love your videos and wish I were able to fish but get enjoyment watching you and your buddies! God bless!

Why I’m thinking they have been all the same fish that you catch again !? 🙁

what lb test would you recommend mono line comming down with the steel head rods cant wait.

What size line do you recommend for surf fishing?

Another fun video. Nice giving them to those guys.

I bet Bearded Brad would take those fish if you offered them to him.

Great video as always and waw got some toads for sure 🎣🎣🎣

Rod tip up? That bad boy was horizontal.

What’s your opinion on baitrunners for the surf?

Sand in your phone charging port 5 seconds in

if you buy from store, ensure they are raw shrimp

Any reason you don't freeze fish?

Wow! Nice Pomps Bum for the early run! Another great Beach Bum vid!!!!👍👍👍👋👋👋🎣🎣🎣

When do you catch the beach monster?😂

ooooooweeee.....ive had to buy shrimp just like that on late night surf fishing trips. when all the bait shops are close lol. it works the same but always carry fish bites. keep them tight.

That pomp,I don't know.

When I'm in Gulf Shores I am going to start looking for you on the beach when I am fishing. I will gladly take the fish you don't choose to keep. It's great that shared those fish.

Amazing, Never had any luck using shrimp in Monterey California area. I need to come to Alabama and let you catch the fish for me. lol. m

Hey hey Matt!!! Good to see you hauling em in again. Can’t wait to get back in the game here in Maryland. Great to see our friend Fred as well. Awesome video. 👍🏾💯

They'll eat cooked or raw grocery store shrimp. I've used both and got pretty much equal results.

Nice to see a regular video without the store. Keep em coming! No disrespect I know you have to advertise especially when starting a new business. 🤙

Matt having any trouble with the seaweed bloom invasion. Love your pompano catches

Are you guys worried about the seaweed that is coming in? We have reservations for September and 90% of the trip is just to fish it's got me just a little worried.

In college I had a peranta in a aquarium I used to feed it shrimp from the cafeteria. I would take the breading off. He would devour it instantly.

I have had very good luck on frozen shrimp from Walmart. I get the raw, peeled shrimp in the blue bags. I am not sure what it is about those raw Walmart shrimp, but I have had them outfish live shrimp 3 to 1. They seem to stay on the hook really well.

Just curious why so many RU-vid content creators that do fishing dont "set" the hook. They just pick it up and reel it in. And it seems like it does make a difference as far as keeping the fish on the hook based upon what I've seen although I am far from being an authority LOL

Mathew, those are some BIG pomps. Man good times. Wish i could sling a line through the computer screen and catch one.

Ohhh they love them I cought a 31 inch mutton snapper and a bunch of flags out byscayne last week

Just got yours and bearded brads salty's pomp rigs in the mail today and wondered why the color and pattern choose. It would really be cool if you did a indepth video with visual aids maybe a segment on fishing not catching pod cast with Bearded Brad going indepth about his choices of design also.

Great video as always you my hero and I will be at the grand opening got a long ride to get there but I'll be there thanks again for all you do OHH don't cut your hair it's so dam cool

They're not grocery store shrimp,They're just shrimp 😅,nice video keep em coming

Great way to spend the morning, beach bum wifey might be upset you didn't bring home pompano dinner though

Have you had any luck with frozen sand fleas?

I was watching this video earlier, and it just stopped. So I came back to hit the like button

It was nice to see that 19" pomp released! Respect, Matt.

Great catches!! What type of microphone are you running on that GoPro?

I never had much luck on frozen shrimp. Good thing you found some sandflies.

Nicely done!

MULLET rod 😎

Where's Fred?

I haven't surf fished much but I would reel down before taking my rod out of the rod holder it's worth a try might not lose as many it works with other types of fishing

How many rods can you fish on the Gulf?

Looking at the shrimp bag makes me want a Pub Sub..iykyk

Betting the sand in the phone when you dropped it was fun to clean up. Hearing again the weight rating on your rods and the amount of weight you are using on them is good to hear. Seems many times when on the east coast the surf is more rough and requires more weight. Those were great Pomps!

Wow! Very nice catch there! And very generous of you to give them away. Shows what a stand up guy you are Matt.

1 month and counting, can't wait, the Bummy Stick is ready

Why do you video makers put your cart at the end of your line of rods then run to the end. Why not put cart in the middle?????

What a massive pomp! always nice seeing those big ones early in the run.

ice video im going to have to try that with shrimp i usely use fish bites with shrimp.

I prefer the smaller fleas seems like the pomps can get the bait and hook in their mouth easier than those big fleas

So jealous right now. Great video man. Can’t wait to come down

Love the video! Good action!!! You were in the sweet spot!

Fun watching thanks bum

New video love to see it!!! pompano won’t know what hit em

Great video Beach Bum awesome day on the beach

Hey Bum try helping the less fortunate and feed the hungry with those fish you throw back it would be a nice thing to do. Much love from Tennessee 😊

What size hook is best for pompano ?

They're raw pink shrimp

Reeling in to fast can cause you too lose fish, better to play the fish in less chance on losing it. Never try and force a fish

Why do you not set the hook when surf fishing? Would that help avoid losing fish?

I would have loved to have that

I am ready for some pompano.

Great pomp catch

All sea food, if not alive, is blanched/cooked before sale.

Good job!!!💫

Linda pescaria.. Parabéns..

Please don't tell us the fish are biting in the Gulf Shores area. I was there all last week and NO ONE was catching a darn thing. Even the Gulf Coast Park pier was dead. Just my 2 cents worth

Please turn on your clothes captain on your videos

Is it even legal to fish for Pompano and not keep keeper size? I'm pretty sure you have to surrender your license now. 😂

I will never understand catch and release except for trash fish. God made fish to eat. Jesus even ate them for breakfast.

Why are you bill dancing the fish with circle hooks?

Giving one up to a fan, nice!!!