Striper Surf Fishing - Dawn Bucktail Bite and Rod Review 

Nice work John, every lecture I’ve sat through I’ve learned so much from you

Thanks much for all your vids. Always a pleasure to watch.

Awesome video John! Thanks for sharing!

Gotta love the fall. Thanks for sharing John.

This past Saturday and Sunday out there was one heck of a crazy bite. It reminded me of the olden days

I just discovered your vids and really enjoy your work THANK YOU SIR 🐟

Good video and very informative talk thanks!

I still have an old fish stix rod built by John. I loved that thing, spent many dark nights on a rock in Montauk with that rod in hand - sturdy as hell and and even doubled as a walking stick through the boulder fields in a pinch - it really did excel at throwing eels. Unfortunately both throwing eels and building specialty rods for specific situations are both dying arts. Everyone now wants that one universal do it all rod for bucktailing, Pencil popping, throwing eels, chunking, plugging both shores - it’s crazy what I see out there and has definitely taken some of the finesse out of surfcasting. Just because you can hammer the square peg through the round hole doesn’t mean it’s the right way of doing it. Custom builders will still help you meet a demand or need for specialty rods but the lack of a manufactures warranty from a custom build has really put people onto stock rods by lami and st croix that can cover many different situations and come with peace of mind warranty if/when if breaks from trying to chunk a bunker head and lead using a rod meant for plugging the back bays lmao.

Great video

got the rod last year, great rod except the butt fell off couple weeks ago, got to bring it back to j&h but still need it for the rest of the season

I’m debating between getting the lamiglass super surf 2 g pro or the new gsb what do you recommend

The guy in the boat probably saw u catching and wanted to beach his boat and start surf casting next to you. Great video thanks.

Geeze man every cast you land a fish.. if you ever decide to do a charter outing i would be interested.

Hi John. Enjoyed your video as usual and when you mentioned the guides on your new rod it made me think of a question I've wanted to ask you. I was just wondering if you've ever used any of these spinning rods that have the lowrider guides on them. I own a 9' St. Croix Mojo Surf Rod and the first guide above the reel is so small and flipped backwards I thought it was a casting rod when I first bought it. Do you have any thoughts on this style like advantages or disadvantages and the proper applications for this design.

Hello John, Do you normally try to follow any rhythm to lifts and twitches of rod when bucktailing? Can you give any detail. You usually get a fish on so fast it's hard to see. Thank you

Thanks John. Do you ever reduce the leader size to 30lb test when buck tailing or would it increase the chances of a break off?

Hey John, Im curious as to what you think are the pros/cons of a swing hook vs fixed hook on a bucktail. What would you prefer?

Hi John , what happens to be the lure rating on that rod? Could you throw the heaviest superstrike needle fish with that?

How far are you casting out?

John great videos . Do you or can make a video on how you tie your set up , the knots you use and so forth . Thanks

Hi John really enjoy your vids,could you tell me what these striped bass eat like, as their cousins over the pond are much sought after by restaurants etc, although a little overrated I think.regards from a Limey b from across the pond.

Legend

Hey John - you mentioned keeping the bucktail down far enough in the water column, but I wanted to know how you avoid getting hung up, especially in many of the locations on the Sound that have boulders all over the place. One second, you're near the bottom and the next, you're snagged on a boulder.

Why the need for 3 ft leader? I uniknot directly to bucktail and just landed a 33 incher the other day.

Are you leaving the buck tail on the bottom or are you reeling it in and casting it back out and repeating?

John is a structure and baitfish hound. He has done his homework and has put his time in, thus knowing where to be and when to be. Giving too much info would not be helpful. His books give people a lot of very helpful info gained from experience.

I just wanna know if it was in the morning early or late afternoon? Hi tide or Lowtide!

Does your style and lure selection work in California? If not any suggestions?

John, how would you characterize the health of the striper population now when compared to your decades of observation?

If u took me along with u to fish one day id be forever grateful

Notice that there is no other guys fishing nowhere nere him!! Secluded areas where nobody could fish and he gets in them!!!!Lol very nice

John why 180lb swivel?

Would you fish a striper buck tail the same you would fish a fluke buck tail

Where is he I need fall fishing

I'd like to know at least if it is north or south shore, bay or sound. I know it's not good etiquette to reveal your location but some basic general regional information would be helpful.

i cant get anything but rats on a bucktail only seem to get big girls on bait

John Skinner the fish whisperer. Give him a piece of water and he can tell you if it's worth fishing.