Bull Shark Showed Up! | Florida Keys Kayak Fishing The 7 Mile Bridge

Bull Shark Showed Up! | Florida Keys Kayak Fishing The 7 Mile Bridge - Adapt & Overcome!

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6 ай бұрын

Kayak fishing the 7 Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys. Using lures for snapper and grouper species instead of bait. Oh yeah and a bull shark too!
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@savageair1 6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure I saw you out by the Old Bahia Honda Bridge this morning

@michealfriedman7084 6 ай бұрын

I miss Florida fishing. Brings back so many memories from my childhood in the 70s.

@dhyatt1080 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos, and really look forward to your Keys videos. My family moved to the Keys in 89, my Dad was a professional fisherman and I've probably visited there 30+ times and fished just about everywhere around Islamorada catching an amazing variety of species. It's my favorite place in the world and watching your videos bring back so many wonderful memories. My parents have passed and I haven't been down in a couple years.

@pathua7692 6 ай бұрын

Man! A few trips down the keys, Elias has already become a certified mutton slayer. Can’t imagine what a more trips down would do🔥❤️

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Just a little luck and a confident jig!

@wjstewdog 6 ай бұрын

That shark kind of took the wind out of sails. Sharks are terrifying on a katak

@batmanthe2nd222 6 ай бұрын

Crazy stuff, Elias! That bull shark had me spooked...and sounded like he spooked you too! Great vid, man!

@lessthanfive174 6 ай бұрын

A 30 foot Robalo with twin 300’s would be my answer to the bull sharks!! Love the careful release on the grouper. Now that’s true conservative sportsmanship. Cold in Brunswick county tonight. Have fun and be safe!

@bobvalley2221 6 ай бұрын

My PB Mangrove was 23" it was a monster.

@wolfsvision940 6 ай бұрын

Just booked a trip to the Key's lol these video's are killing me!!

@matthewmercer2477 6 ай бұрын

OMG, that was epic. A lot of casting and a lot of fish. I am the king of run and gun! My gf beats me up, we were catching fish there why did we leave? To funny, I like to mix it up and get variety.

@billprignano456 7 күн бұрын

Great video. I’m a pedal kayak bass fisherman from CT but will be moving to the keys in a few months. Really looks like a fisherman‘s paradise. I appreciate the detailed description of what you’re using and how you’re using your tackle. Love it! Bill P.

@bobkirk942 6 ай бұрын

On 10th street in key colony Beach last year we harvested a 82" bull shark and it wasn't easy 😂

@unionsquaregrassman 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Video! Love the Keys.

@HUNTINDUCS 6 ай бұрын

I was down there right before Thanksgiving. We fished the bridge and did not do well. Looks like we should have ventured away from the bridge a little. I’ve enjoyed all the keys videos. Keep up the good work.

@chronicnoob8673 6 ай бұрын

It's not a 7 mile bridge fishing video without a shark encounter. Aliex got his kayak motor bent and Fishaholic got the side of his kayak slapped. That place is heaven on earth!

@buffdoc46 6 ай бұрын

Much better angle, and no lung panting huff. 😂 Always a great adventure

@roberthahn482 6 ай бұрын

Can't but love your new PA OldTowne

@djflowers1176 6 ай бұрын

I think the snapper you caught at 18:18 is a lane/yellowtail hybrid. Theres no snapper in Florida that looks like that…might be ultra rare

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Man it was a bit wider bodied and had a smaller tail. I couldn’t figure it out either.

@peteluce5342 6 ай бұрын

pretty neat. Never have seen any yellowtail/lane hybrids. Fish the keys a bunch, have seen my share of lane/mangrove and mutton/mangrove hybrids however.

@t-bonejones3576 6 ай бұрын

I'm thinking it could've been a yellowtail/mutton hybrid. Because of the size

@GODSWORD5 6 ай бұрын

Yeah that was a weird fish. Couldve submitted to fwc biologists

@t-bonejones3576 6 ай бұрын

@GODSWORD5 Well, it was probably lip-smackin' tasty, anyway ...

@lee8287 6 ай бұрын

Honestly, one of my favorite places to ever fish,

@paddleandhook 6 ай бұрын

Definitely liked the camera angles sir. And thanks for making the chilly winter delaware nights in the gym come alive with florida fish :)

@davids11131113 6 ай бұрын

Moving back to the Keys next fall I can’t wait, yellowtails every day like the old days.

@JMS_Outdoors 6 ай бұрын

Just got back from my first trip to the keys. Got to fish out in the gulf on a charter and fished the canal behind the house we were renting. Caught some nice snapper and mackerel and a nice sheepshead. Kept enough for 2 meals. It’s amazing how many places there are to fish down there. We stayed in Marathon and it’s nice recognizing the area you are fishing. Nice video!

@wesallen9625 6 ай бұрын

Definitely a lane yellowtail hybrid. Extremely rare fish, maybe the second or third I have ever heard of!

@helterskelter156 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos! Thanks for putting content out there! ✨ 🙏🏻 ✨

@MartinVSmith6334 6 ай бұрын

Very enjoyable! Can't wait to get there in February!

@DarronSmithBahamianMillionaire 5 ай бұрын

Bro another epic fishing day!! Love it and sharing the fishing equipment! Got my zoom baits and hook ordered and shipped!! Can't wait to test them!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@derrickferguson3298 6 ай бұрын

Those needle nose sure do come in handy

@corkycoursen-tv4wv 6 ай бұрын

Great video, love the mixture of fish you caught. Bull sharks are a consistent critter down here. The Keys are definitely full of them. It becomes a bit unnerving when you see a fish close to the same size of your kayak. I even get nervous when the dolphins get curious and come close the yak. Great adventure, thanks for bringing us along. Cheers.

@G-Force_70 6 ай бұрын

Awesome outing Elias, great haul!

@occamsrazr9128 6 ай бұрын

Nice. That big yellowtail is what we call a Flag

@scottclausen4406 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this video. Good camera work. I'm always amazed at the variety down there. Thank you.

@BStavFishing 4 ай бұрын

This has my so siked to tow my new Old Town down to the keys next winter!!

@chrismcclure5825 6 ай бұрын

Very nice Mangrove and Mutton, amigo !

@shephusted2714 6 ай бұрын

bull sharks - reminiscent of burt reynolds getting kicked out of a 40 story window - this year was a bit more controlled and sedate, some of it may be ptsd lol but very deserved. lots of fish, great variety - the spot lock and motor and fish painter really helps you out. #bela lugosi #snapper grand slam

@bobbyk3469 6 ай бұрын

Like the camera angle. Always good to see a little variety of shots.

@kjaneschek 6 ай бұрын

I love your keys content. Thank you.

@supervisorone5960 6 ай бұрын

Using lures is the most exciting way to catch fish! Personally I prefer top water fures such as R, but I will always have with me some jigs and large spoons. Theres nothing like going off shore with some chum and trying to see what hits the top water lures

@FishStalker777 6 ай бұрын

Do you use popper or walk the dog style? What hits them offshore? I wouldn’t have thought to use topwaters when you’re chumming offshore

@troymackie9363 6 ай бұрын

Come fish Tampa Bay 😂 you can get 18 to 20 inch mangrove snapper inshore 🤙not all the time but 15 and 16 inchers are pretty common

@chrism2042 6 ай бұрын

I tow my bay boat down to Marathon from Wilmington every Spring, just to catch sharks and tarpon. With the size sharks I have caught at the bridge, I will stick with the bay boat! lol

@markedwardsphotography 6 ай бұрын

GREETINGS from ENGLAND. another great video, we watch all your videos. Thanks happy kayaking too

@JohnAnderson-Catfish 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for another great video, getting my fishing license Saturday! Camera angle is okay. I like your other shots better, you and your wife do an excellent job with the editing!

@CaptainKenFishing 6 ай бұрын

Man, even your bycatch fish are awesome!! 😂 Great video!

@Farmhouselivingroom 6 ай бұрын

When I watch your videos I’m always waiting to see a shark right when your landing the fish

@jasonmena6973 6 ай бұрын

Wow never seen one of those hybrid snappers before nice catch !

@ctcraftii 6 ай бұрын

The different camera angle is good. Appreciate you bringing us along.

@captainandrewcrabtree6535 6 ай бұрын

Water conditions were looking nice out there for you! Nice work! 🤙🦀🌴

@Rick-i-ver 6 ай бұрын

Camera footage is Excellent

@cbreeze5279 6 ай бұрын

Well that was exciting.

@southernsalt 6 ай бұрын

DUDE… that was awesome!! I got to get down to the keys and fish this year!!

@LanceMcCormick 6 ай бұрын

Nice Job Have big sack of your plastics, down on navy base on main islands, soon as clears up we will be using them!. Nice video!

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Grouper will love em!

@longstrangejourney4776 6 ай бұрын

Nice Video as usual Elias. Nathan's Southern Salt Hoodwink in Cajun Pepper is awesome. Like putting a Paddletail and a Jerkshad in a blender. So too is the newer Payload color. Great here in FL for Reds, Snook and Trout.

@no_step_on_snek9796 6 ай бұрын

You're hammering fish with artificial Elias, that isn't "inferior". In my (little in comparison to yours) experience, it's much easier to catch fish with live bait than artificial. With a lure it takes some skill, you have to trick the fish 🫡. You're definitely my favorite fishing goobtuber and I always learn something from your videos, keep it up 🤟

@psmitty8149 6 ай бұрын

Still jealous and envious and the camera angle is awesome. Tight lines!

@bobkirk942 6 ай бұрын

I've been out on the wrecks off of marathon in 200' of water and sharked!!! Darn the tax man

@Jhossack11 6 ай бұрын

New angle is good!

@joecorrero6763 6 ай бұрын

Camera angle was great. I took a screen shot of that snapper and sent to my cousin who lives in South Florida. He said same thing as another comment…looked like a hybrid.

@wbarney59 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Elias

@dimitrim7463 6 ай бұрын

NICE!! I need to fly down for some snappers.

@goodman4773 6 ай бұрын

As you know I have been watching you for a long time and it is great to hear someone who pronounces the t's in mutton. When I hear the snowflakes say mu-in I simply turn off the video and wait for another video shot in another location.

@ronkrauser1543 6 ай бұрын

Nice!

@phillipcarroll6625 6 ай бұрын

Try cooking the yellow Jack's to medium or mid rare. Still delicious

@nathanclark4674 6 ай бұрын

Another very enjoyable video, Elias. Great variety, and no shame for fishing predominantly with lures, as is my preference. I figure if I can fool em with fakes, I'm sharpening my skills, and it certainly elevates the excitement from dunking to hunting. Nothing wrong with bait, it's just not my preference. Tight lines!

@stripermanly 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff and nice fish. You went a long time without having to pay the tax man in the grey suit

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

You are right! It’s been a while.

@troytolliver2079 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos big time heading down in February we fish the bridges 7 mile etc not brave enough for kayaking keep it up brother

@MikeJonesBBcom 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video as usual sir! The different angles are great.

@danielgriffis9759 6 ай бұрын

Uhm- hmmm, Elias. Your catching the Florida fishing bug. You'll move here eventually. 😅😊❤ nice video, as always. Be safe guy.

@daniels5583 6 ай бұрын

Damn Im feeling proud of the mangrove snapper i caught at Dry Tortugas June 2021, just a tad larger. Brought some rented fishing kayaks with me. When are you going to a Dry Tortugas fishing trip visit!? Your the best Elias!

@johnbrooker6134 6 ай бұрын

I disagree, there's nothing wrong with your choice of lure or your technique. Those are quality Florida keys inshore fish!

@cozy_af2090 6 ай бұрын

Sick hoodie.

@xNFridge 6 ай бұрын

May be an ignorant question but do you have any tips for time of year and techniques for fishing for sheepshead around the bridge?

@scottsief419 6 ай бұрын

More catch n cooks

@jayjohnson9668 6 ай бұрын

You should try SW Fla . We are catching 22”-24” on the regular of mangrove snapper right now. Here in Sanibel/Captiva the bite is on fire! I dont know if you have ever fished this area but its just as good as the Keys.😎

@mario.assaad 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos! Great job. Happy that you’re enjoying the Keys - fishing paradise. What was that mystery snapper that looked like a yellowtail it with a different tail?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Some sort of yellowtail hybrid.

@wtallaksen 6 ай бұрын

You should take a bang stick with you, dangle a jack in one hand then pop out goes the lights with the other, fun!

@user-vy5qx1xq5b 6 ай бұрын

I wish I could win a kayak like the one that you are using in your video

@Captain_Kdawg 6 ай бұрын

Would like to make it down one day to fish that bridge. I wouldn’t reach down in the water to retrieve fish in that area. With all them sharks. 🦈 I remember a video with fishaholic he had a massive bull shark swipe at his fish and nearly turned him over!

@Obxhatman 6 ай бұрын

Seems like when you get near structure , sharks just prefer it but also smaller fish prefer it , if you get away from structure but find a larger bit of coral , same outcome , seems the sweet spot is deeper channels with some coral but not loaded.

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Yeah any heavy concentrations of fish seem to increase the chances of a shark encounter.

@devonavery9036 6 ай бұрын

Those jacks that you We’re catching are called Bar Jacks they are delicious, we eat them in the Bahamas.

@arielpoholek5836 6 ай бұрын

They look similar, but the ones he’s catching are yellow jacks, closely related, but more of yellow color than bar jacks, both are common in the Bahamas.

@260190liam 6 ай бұрын

You got lucky, when I fished long key bridge in November I was sharked 15 times in one day 😢

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

That's bad - I hear its worse that time of year.

@260190liam 6 ай бұрын

@EliasVFishing It's crazy in November but that's also because there's so many other species for them to feed on

@belgiboy1 6 ай бұрын

I would never call being proficient with a jig and a plastic inferior to any other method i.e. fishing with live bait. Let’s face it, live or dead baits can be a giant PITA sometimes.

@wormway_69 6 ай бұрын

Nice video! Are you gonna fish for sharks any time soon?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Ehhh they are way too difficult to handle on a kayak and it gets lot of people upset if I leave hooks in em.

@Shawnpmetal 6 ай бұрын

Elias, great camera angles. I enjoy the multiple angles and do it in my own videos ShaunDiggityFishing. Can I ask what program(s) you’re using to edit? I really enjoy your no frills type of editing. No music, no dramatic B reel stuff. Just fishing.

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Final Cut pro

@kevinwestby9829 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos. What kind of landing net do you have?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

custom made

@andrewhayes1420 6 ай бұрын

Before his knee surgery, my father-in-law used to kayak fish the mangroves down in Florida. His biggest complaint was getting harassed by bull sharks bigger than his kayak.

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

It’s wild I bumped into a couple that were getting taxed in just 6 feet of water fishing shrimp for grunts and small snapper last year. They truly are everywhere at times.

@kevinsandells9933 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Do you trailer your kayak.

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Tailgate

@Qcefer 6 ай бұрын

Nice snapper slam! 👍Tell us which one is tastiest.

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

I like the Mutton the best 👍

@philpotter6388 6 ай бұрын

Gonna need a bigger boat!

@sseras401 6 ай бұрын

What is the biological niche of bull sharks? I understand reef sharks keep down populations of fish that eat coral, eat grass and things like that, but what do large aggressive sharks that can breathe fresh water contribute?

@CSpray 6 ай бұрын

Looking at the charts, the area where you had such great success appears featureless. Did you pick it for it's properties, or just go prospecting?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Prospecting away from sharks basically

@filipe6953 6 ай бұрын

Looks good, you miss J-bay?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

sometimes - that's a tough place!!

@gwuhwhuh6248 6 ай бұрын

Could the mystery snapper have been an especially yellow dog snapper?

@saltwaterbuffalo 6 ай бұрын

Have you tried the hoodwinks in NC yet?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Not yet really. I am sure reds will crush them.

@saltwaterbuffalo 6 ай бұрын

@@EliasVFishing I know Nate crushes fish with them but it’s his lure and KZfaq so of course he does hahahaha

@dexterrobinson4065 6 ай бұрын

Which reel do you find has the most cranking power between your Vanford and the Penn? Shimano is soo much lighter than Penn, but are they as strong?

@matthewmercer2477 6 ай бұрын

I like your question, I have a 4k Spheros SW Inshore Spinning Reel, getting rid of it. No cranking power, useless.

@joshuafigueroa6 6 ай бұрын

Hey I like your Fish Bag! Where can I purchase one at?

@parttimeyoutube 6 ай бұрын

How are there no boats ripping through?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

There’s some boats, but it’s a bit out of the way for main channel traffic

@user-fe3xz7nh5l 6 ай бұрын

Are you missing the spot lock on the new kayak?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

not at all. i use that feature mostly for bait fishing honestly

@tjeffjenkins6226 6 ай бұрын

Gooder camera angle.

@hectorcoria3650 6 ай бұрын

Elias, I don't know if you will answer my question, but are you a fishing guide on a boat?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

Nope

@mitommy3430 6 ай бұрын

“O crap, mystery snapper has to be 18 inches 😬 gotta delete half my video…”

@rudder645 6 ай бұрын

What's the sauce you are squeezing on them lures?

@EliasVFishing 6 ай бұрын

procure