There were so many! a quick limit + underwater footage of tautog blackfish in the Sound 

thank you for the support - good to know about the shore videos, will def bring my cameras next time i get the chance to fish from shore then 👍

Hey Tom! ah man sounds nice though at least your still kayaking and getting some warmer water species down there. great hearing from you!

You are too kind! I truly appreciate the encouragement though, welcome to the club of tog addiction, lol. I cant get enough of them either! 😁

Thanks 👍 Paul!

thanks Will, it is! sub 40's is a little too cold for me, you out of the water now?

I calling it quits for the season; unless we get a nice day or two@@PeterRanieriII

It sure is, are you still getting porgies by you also?!

Heck yeah man great to hear that! I wonder how deep you have to go over there

@@PeterRanieriII inlet by ocean city Maryland maybe 15 to 20 ft

@@BIGYAKRFISHING ah that’s not too bad at all

thanks Steve, you should give it a try if you can, it may be the last good weekend to get out. I will also try weather permitting. Yeah the bluefish surprised me as well, i doubt them and the porgies will be around this weekend but hey you never know

@@PeterRanieriII yeah I think I'll be going out Saturday actually to the deeper areas of matinecock and see how I do.

Thanks!

they are called glacier gloves, heres a link: amzn.to/3SNAJv2 and yes they actually do keep my hands dry and warm for the most part. You just have to be careful if you take them off and your hands are wet to dry your hands a little before putting them back on. I've honestly tried a lot of different gloves and these are my favorite, there is a little loss of dexterity of course but no gloves are perfect, these are the best ive found so far

I have tried to show this in past videos, red hard bottom and some yellow fuzz above it

yep you are 100% correct. Typically around here i think the thermocline starts around 30' so thats why i typcally start there and go deeper as needed. I will try to remember to attach a thermometer to the undewater camera next time so we can see the difference.

This is in the western sound on the NY side

that is the garmin 74sv - heres the link: amzn.to/44SZglL

@@PeterRanieriII thanks, looks like it has super clear resolution

@@josephbrogna3646 sharp eye, I just installed the vision+ navionics chip on it which has the relief shading

Francus, wow you really pay attention to these videos, lol -your so right, I was cold, the wind is what kills me, I dont mind cold air with sun but the wind just chills you. and I know! wth is up with the heavy breathing lately?! had to keep pedaling the whole time to keep kayak stationary in the wind but I need to exercise more man, sheesh -yeah I mostly agree that these fisheries are currently sustainable but they really are just a fraction of what they once were. great to see the numbers but the bigger fish are pretty much gone from these parts. speaking only of blackfish here of course -I rinse off the dry suit after every trip, it has a slight crab odor to it but not too bad lol. I've never taken anything more to it other than water. -awesome, enjoy your last few outings, fishing should be picking up by you now too right?

@PeterRanieriII Not in my opion. Here's my pitch. In '98 I believed everything I had heard. So, I thought what most say..... spring and fall were best and winter and summer were worst. Now I THINK that I know more.... Fish do eat.... ALL YEAR. Their diets change. So do all the other factors.... Wind, temps (air/water), air pressure, sun/cloud, seasons, tides, etc... Choice of baits...too. How much influence each of these has fluctuates too. The trick is figuring out from day to day, which factor/s is/are the most influential on any given day. Now I feel confident that any day of the year can produce a world class day.... I used to think night fishing sucked. But..... I was on a night schedule at work. That schedule kept me awake on my off nights too. I started night fishing and STROKED the fish. I thought was magic. Then, after about a year or two, I realized it's the same as day fishing. Sometimes good. Sometimes crap. Usually in-between. The best part of night fishing is NO SUN or sunglasses. 2nd best? No people. I have so many spots that crowds aren't that big of deal. But it's nice to know that ALL of my spots are empty at 1 am. Ultimately? If I had say the biggest single factor.... The moon. I find full moons or new moons (no moon) to be slower. Waxing or waning 50/50 moons are better (which are actually 1/4 moons). Seasons, tides, sun, rain, temps,..... Now I only use these factors to prepare for the conditions.... i.e. How to battle the elements... NOT as a predicting factor for catching fish. Or... Tide matters because some spots are dry at low tide or too much water moving at mid tide... but I am just as confident on an incoming as an outgoing tide when heading out. I just have to fish diffent tides differently. Okay.... Hope that makes sense.

@@francus7227 makes a lot of sense, I agree. The fish do have to eat year-round and even in the winter when they could be more dormant, some sort of food source must sustain them. Thats what I love about fishing so much, its a constant puzzle we are trying to figure out. Sure there are patterns but its dynamic and constantly changing. Look at old pictures though of some of the sizes and numbers of fish, it was certainly healthier. Or what about the number of party boats that used to go out compared to today. Some fisheries have improved, its not fair to blanket statement everything is worse now.

@PeterRanieriII I missed replying to your point on the regs. Again.... many many many influences. I think recreational hook and line fishing is one of the least influential. Pollution, habit loss in the estuaries and commercial fishing are so much more impactful. None of those are going to change any time soon. So a return to the past is unlikely. I do want to hold on to what's left. I just want it based on sound science. I have seen old pictures. One in 1950's Jacksonville of 100 tarpon.... ALL above 100 pounds and all lying on the dock dead. Caught for thrill. Then became crab food. Jacksonville was the tarpon capital of the world in "Mill Cove" in the 50's. But the Corps of Engineers cut up The St. Johns River to controll the flow and increase commercial shipping. It changed the flow and silt caused them to leave. Mill Cove became a hot bed for trout and reds. About 10 years ago The Corps dredged Mill Cove to correct and increase the water flow. Maybe it worked. About 4 years ago, I caught a 50" tarpon about 2 am with another old trusty 52-M.... So, maybe in a few more years it will rebound. Although I gotta tell ya. I hope I never catch another tarpon the rest of my life. 1st.... I didn't know it was illegal to boat a tarpon over 40". It was the only one I've ever caught. It went CRAZY in my 12' plastic boat (Yes... running the main river at night in a 12' plastic boat with a 9.9 and a 30 lb trolling motor.) It flipped the net AND a rod out of my boat.... That chapped my butt. But not like the SLIME. Those fish are slimey. It took hours to clean everything and I lost a $100 net and $200 rod/reel. Uhg

haha thts a crazy story with the tarpon, they are so powerful, I can imagine the flops that occurred. But your completely right about those factors being more impactful...and I do hope we are able to preserve what remains with good science!