Using LIVE CROAKERS To Catch Hammer Beach Fish!! *Catch, Clean, & Cook*

Using LIVE CROAKERS To Catch Hammer Beach Fish!! Catch, Clean, & Cook

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Жыл бұрын

If you were to ask me what my favorite Live bait to catch Speckled trout with is, I would say a 3-4" croaker every time. Here along the gulf coast croakers are abundantly found just about anywhere and are fairly easy to catch yourself. If you can get a few dozen of these precious baits its almost guaranteed you will catch some speckled trout and other species as you'll see in this video!
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@SuperTeebird123 Жыл бұрын

I can no wait till I’m able to get me a boat in get on this boys like this man

@WilliamSmith-ty5rt 28 күн бұрын

Captain enjoy watching you fish. I Really like using live bait. Speckled trout are great to eat.

@michaelkerr5745 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Anyone that says they don't fish live bait is full of it or just don't know how to fish!!! Hope you hit 100k quickly. You do a great job

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! The channel growth is coming slowly but surely

@cameljockey10 10 ай бұрын

great job, brother. God bless you; you should come to Gulfport. get on my boat, and let's go deep sea fishing.

@juicyfruit4516 Жыл бұрын

Love the croaker videos keep it up

@vincentrussell7246 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why but catch clean and cook's people really like that, I like watching different recipes because I eat a good bit of fish, great videos u make some good ones keep it up Capt

@jeffhixon9450 Жыл бұрын

Good times. Had a great trip last month. Really enjoy the videos. Keep up the great content.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Yessir me too, and will do!

@tombartell2526 Жыл бұрын

I always learn something ! Plus having fun! Love it!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear. I’m glad you like it

@kluce1914 11 ай бұрын

Love the catch & cook videos !

@CaptCollier 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback!

@fishman6892 Жыл бұрын

Smashing as Normal!! Keepm come Capt!!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Will do 😎

@ctcraftii Жыл бұрын

Well done as always. Thank you for sharing

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@emmanuelbrisker7588 Жыл бұрын

Wish u can put out more content I enjoy your video I'll book a trip soon great work

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Wish I could too, but I appreciate it!

@weekender38 Жыл бұрын

SERIOUS catching going right there!

@tealnexttimebond8859 3 ай бұрын

Nice to see you lettin go over 20. Here in Texas we just ur limits revoked again by 2 15-20 inches 3 per. Might have a title more time to fish trying to get into the slot.

@claylyons8160 Жыл бұрын

Great video buddy! I love the CCC's

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Got another one coming right up!

@jeffreymay6032 Жыл бұрын

Great video! That biggest bait that you used at the end was awesome.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I thought so too! Haha them fish blow my mind sometimes

@downsouthfishing6670 Жыл бұрын

Gotta love speck fishing this time of year

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Yessir, some of the best fishing right now

@gregsample3112 10 ай бұрын

Man what a nice AM bite! BC that was fun to watch. Nice job sharing tips and setup.

@CaptCollier 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the care package. I’m itching for fall to come so I can start throwing my slicks again

@Alsaltyadventures Жыл бұрын

Still learning yet another way to hook up bait. Thanks Branden

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

No problem! Hookup ratio is better IMO when you hook them in the anal fin, however if you reel them in a time or two without getting a bite they will die quickly vs hooking in the nose

@jamesadams7445 Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@jeb533 Жыл бұрын

Really nice fish. Good day for you, I enjoyed that

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Yessir, glad ya liked it

@carlreed320 Жыл бұрын

Awesome specks !!!

@bunnpokefishing Жыл бұрын

Nice Capt !!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks bunn!

@bozander479 Жыл бұрын

Nice CCC, definitely made me hungry!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Awesome, time to eat some fish then

@kennethsajovie4473 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching you catching truck driver from Pensacola Florida

@dianetbailey9185 Жыл бұрын

Get them Brandon🎣🎣

@youroutdoors5453 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos and all the excitement you pour into them. Maybe some day I can come down there from west central Louisiana and do some fishing with you, do you charter? Great video with some awesome trout, keep the videos coming.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Well I appreciate it. And yes I do, you can find a link to my charter info in the description of my videos.

@DWAYNEGRAY Жыл бұрын

Loved the video, had to subscribe

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I appreciate it

@BuoyBomberFishing Жыл бұрын

Dude i am going to try this!! Thanks!!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Good luck, I’m sure it will work for ya

@williamcoats78 Жыл бұрын

Great video and do more like these please!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks, can do!

@whitelightningjj631 Жыл бұрын

I’m ready to come fishing with you! Tight lines👊🏼

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I’ve got some availabilities in august. Thanks for watching

@charleshatcliff5588 Жыл бұрын

Thanks . Great vid. Made me hungry.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@joeybollinger5278 Жыл бұрын

Great video Brandon. We used to do the same thing at the shoals. We would catch the croaker the east side of the D.I. Bridge and the big specs on the west side.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and sounds like y’all had a good system going on. I haven’t fished the shoals very much

@tombrown7577 Жыл бұрын

Catching big gator trout on croakers or pigfish is absolutely in the top three things I like to do. There is absolutlely nothing wrong using live bait ( croakers or pigfish or even finger mullet) to catch big trout. Live shrimp get eaten by to many trash fish. At $30 for a hundred shrimp, catching your own live bait only makes sense! Only a 2 fish limit here in Florida so I quit fishing for them till they recover. Awesome video, glad you included your wife.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Good on ya for giving them a break to recuperate ! And yes, anytime you can catch your on bait the better! Saving money and better quality

@mritolduso7355 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Branden! Those trout were so thick, I bet an artificial would have worked as well… but I’m not sure I would have volunteered to try were I with you!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and you’re probably right but I wasn’t fixing to swap over if they were eating croakers lol

@PaulO-wy7xy 11 ай бұрын

Great fishing. Good tips. Still tying to get my first trout of that size. Your wife is so cute. I think she was just being nice to give you a 7 on taste. Don't think she'll be eating that one with you again soon.

@johnlee7909 5 ай бұрын

Good video. Those were some nice trouts.

@CaptCollier 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@TheSurfFishingGuy Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👍🏽🔥

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🔥

@kevindonovan5274 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah nice fish!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@8-bitco-op897 Жыл бұрын

DAT HOOKSET THOUG!!! I dont do a lot with live bait unless if Fishing for sheepshead and Mangroves but from time to time its nice catching a King of an LY or a flounder on a cig. Them was some nice Trout though I caught a huge JC on a white trout but I dont think I ever had a Speck eat one and one that big.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Nice! I’ve always been a live bait guy, but I try to be proficient with both just in case 😅

@richardmotley4778 Жыл бұрын

Love it thanks for the content.. #steady yeetin

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Always! Thanks is for tuning in

@schlaznger8049 Жыл бұрын

My dad who passed away just over 1 year ago loved to fish for white trout as it was it absolute favorite.

@drojohns73 Жыл бұрын

Nice job buddy

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@CHOPPER030279 Жыл бұрын

Caught a bunch on croakers but never a white trout that was really cool!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Same! I figured as good of a bite that I was on one of them would snatched it up

@patrickpixle6380 Жыл бұрын

Great work and great content! What did you use to catch the bait? Sibiki? Did you use any bait?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And I just use a small “chicken rig” setup with a panfish hook. Small fishbite strips or small piece of dead shrimp will do the trick

@slicknr2 Жыл бұрын

Great fishing “yeeeettttt”

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Haha you know it

@paolo3815 Жыл бұрын

Nice video

@texasdboxoutdoors746 Жыл бұрын

You sure know how to make me nervous boat flipping them good fish

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Lol I don’t worry much about losing fish unless I’m tournament fishing or it’s a giant

@ironmaiden8625 Жыл бұрын

Great one! I'm fishing a tournament this coming weekend and need to find croakers for big trout. They're hard to find in my area.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you can find some! You could also try and get them the day before and keep an aerator on them overnight. Ive done that dozens of time

@ironmaiden8625 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier Yeah, it's a science keeping them alive. We had a method years ago where we used an oxygen bottle and an aquarium stone to oxygenate. Tough process. Thanks.

@leerexrode1801 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Brandon. Good to see your wife is starting to eat fish. Other than a redfish, I'm with her I would rather have the deep-water fish as well 😁

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m glad to see it too! And that’s right, gives me an excuse to make more offshore trips 😁

@leerexrode1801 Жыл бұрын

Just keep up the great content and the catch and cooks!

@connorcole525 Жыл бұрын

Need some merch that reads "Captain Collier's Croaker Clan"

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

😂

@GULF2BAY Жыл бұрын

That was a good bite you were on.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Yessir. Best bite for me this year

@joeoakley9729 Жыл бұрын

The house cat always smells fish fry lol

@williamcox8175 Жыл бұрын

Hook question for you. Do you prefer kahle hooks over circle hooks when using live baits? Thanks and, l enjoyed the video especially seeing the size of bait you used.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I do. Mainly just for trout and flounder though. And glad you enjoyed it, I was shocked too

@Jacemang_Outdoors Жыл бұрын

Looked like a fun day! Hey, how funny would it be if you reached back in the livewell for another croaker and that trout ate em all while you were fishin. 😂

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

😂 I bet if I left em in there long enough they’d have em all sucked up! Lol might be a good strategy for tournaments

@majorrhodes2870 Жыл бұрын

Yeetin 20" trout gotta love that ❤

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Right?? Hard to beat it

@mr.potatohead3009 Жыл бұрын

Them some nice looking cucumbers!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

They tasted just as good. Preciate it tater head

@carlsmith412 Жыл бұрын

Nice! I'll be in that neck of the woods next week. Hope I can duplicate it.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Should be able too! Good luck

@flawdacountryboy Жыл бұрын

I use croakers a lot for specks on grass flats and structure, what do you look for when you judging a beach to target specks?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Troughs, points, or high current areas

@flawdacountryboy Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier thanks for the insight, that’s kind of what I figured, they needed some sort of structure to hold to. I’ll have to try fishing some sandy beaches here. Are beaches closer to passes or ones deeper in the bays better?

@duck_the_builder 3 ай бұрын

@Capt.Collier when you free line croakers, do you use braid with mono leader or all fluorocarbon line? Thanks

@CaptCollier 3 ай бұрын

Either or is fine. I normally use braid with a couple feet of mono or flouro leader ties with an FG knot just because that’s what I have on all my inshore setups

@garrettdruhan391 Жыл бұрын

Sand island crocker fishing the best

@captaj2845 Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah I may have already caught a few there 🤣🤪 live shrimp though !

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Can’t beat that!

@hosta3199 Жыл бұрын

Nice trout

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jp82cards30 Жыл бұрын

Tell your lady not to be so dang shy, she's pretty you did well for yourself.. Enjoyed the video

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’m sure she’ll come around. Takes some time to get used to being in front of a camera

@JH-ye9sh Жыл бұрын

👍

@stephentaylor3438 Жыл бұрын

What kind of areas and how do you catch small croakers, maybe do a video on catching bait for us North Alabama Hillbilly’s.We learn something from your videos every week and look forward to seeing the next one.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I posted a video about a year ago from today where I explain my bait catching if you’d like to go back in my previous videos and check it out. I may do another one this year alittle bit later. Thanks for watching!

@jeffs9852 28 күн бұрын

Nice! How do you catch your craoker?

@tylerlee5349 Жыл бұрын

Man I need to find a spot like that to try out my new trolling motor lol. You think they’d be stacked up like that at those new little disposal islands out by the light house?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Could be worth a shot. Any beachy area with steep drop offs, points, or places with lots of current can be good

@xmob20001 Жыл бұрын

Capt ,how's that 256 C and the Mercury treating You?.I myself just picked up a 2022 224/ 300 Yam hoping it is all what Everyone is saying.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Loving it! Plenty of torque and great fuel economy. She’s does great in nasty chop as well. I think you’ll be happy with your boat as well

@khamkeokhounpachamsy3738 Жыл бұрын

Hold on wait a minute!!! You use live croaker for trout??? Ain’t never seen It done before!!! I’ve used croaker for a lot of different fish but never spec trout now that’s cool!!! Awesome video bro thanks for the tip

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Heck yea man. Speckled trout LOVE croaker. One of my favorite baits to use for them. Glad you enjoyed it

@RaymondTeague-ev5qp Жыл бұрын

I don't mind live bait but being brought up on cooler loads of 17 inch golden croaker my dad and I cry everytime we see a trout fisherman using them for bait. It used to be nothing in Texas to catch 100 croaker. Now your lucky to catch 2. It's not just trout fisherman too, it's also bycatch in nets. I know trout are good but you get you a mess of croaker and that's the best fried fish filets in the gulf.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Yea them shrimpers can put a hurtin on them. Thankfully we have no shortage of them here in Bama. But we don’t catch a lot of bull croakers big enough to eat. They definitely arnt bad, comparable to redfish

@greatlakesfishingguy3227 Жыл бұрын

Yeet count 5 Keep the catch and cook formats Love those speckled trout. #LetGoBrandon #YeetMaster #SnoopyPoleChallenge #CCjr

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Can do!

@Baseball33433 Жыл бұрын

Great fish! Where are you fishing?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thanks,Alabama waters

@johnnyearliwine6698 Жыл бұрын

love your videos. where are U located. Would love to fish with u.

@jizzlegfam8454 Жыл бұрын

What size hook were you using?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

3/0 or 4/0 eagle claw khale hook I believe

@brandonrice4904 Жыл бұрын

Was that off the beach of dauphin island or fort morgan side?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Dauphin island side

@brandonrice4904 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier thanks. I havent fished the west end beach on daulphin island. Looks like they were stacked

@samrivers1815 10 ай бұрын

What's the difference in taste versus those trout and sea run cut throat? I'm very curious 👍

@raybrdjr Жыл бұрын

Bro, the hell with the haters and their comments!! The way I see it live or plastic you’re catching fish!!!!! Get em son!!!!

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I agree. I don’t pay em no mind, I just like to mention it lol

@raybrdjr Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier its like the ole saying if someone filmed you walking on water a bunch of goofballs would say, LOOK, he cant swim!!

@drewblack566 3 ай бұрын

How do you go about catching live croakers?

@jcgalmiche8352 Жыл бұрын

Any fisherman that says he NEVER throws live bait it full of it.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I know one guy that won’t . But that’s it lol

@BrokeAggieOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Same only one guy

@mosquitofleetfishing6599 Жыл бұрын

I won’t throw live bait for speckled trout, flounder or slot reds but I’ll use all the live bait in the world offshore. As I write this, it doesn’t even make sense to me. May get some live croaker and soak em Friday lol.

@captaj2845 Жыл бұрын

I throw live bait and when I catch a few I throw artificial 🤣💀

@Bearacooter Жыл бұрын

A guy that says he never uses live bait doesn't know how to throw a net😅

@Quazo594 Жыл бұрын

Yeet em in the boat. What a perfect shirt that would be. I would buy it lol.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Might have to do that!

@masseywillingham2740 Жыл бұрын

How did you catch the croker?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Hook and line with small fish bite strips or small pieces of shrimp.

@shanegilchrist1441 Жыл бұрын

Glad to you are not a bait snob like some other PERSON we know. 😂Another great vid. thanks capt.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I guarantee he’d be chunking out some live bait after seeing me rip lips on them trout 😂👍🏻

@shanegilchrist1441 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier if he can catch one, and hang on to it long enough to put on the hook.

@sloucher5777 Жыл бұрын

Random but what depth of water were you sitting in?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

About 7-8ft

@pcs56 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever have issues with worms in big speckled trout and red fish in the summer?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Another reason why I don’t normally keep trout, but yes it’s usually a 50/50 chance they’ll have worms. They are harmless to us from what I hear though.

@pcs56 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier I have heard from friends that eat fish that had worms, "Once they're cooked, you'd never know the difference." Just not exactly appetizing! LOL!

@michaelhodges1367 Жыл бұрын

What’s the length of your boat?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

It’s a 25’6

@brandonrice4904 Жыл бұрын

What do you use to catch your croakers ?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Small pieces of shrimp or fishbite strips work well paired with a panfish hook

@brandonrice4904 Жыл бұрын

@@CaptCollier ok thanks. Any advice as to where to look for small croakers ? I put in at daulphin island . Would sabikis work with some shrimp or pieces of squid

@jerryhurst1192 Жыл бұрын

Where are you fishing at?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Dauphin island, Al

@vincentrussell7246 Жыл бұрын

Another comment u r catching monsters I mean I fish point la hache and we might catch 1 or 2 like that sometimes they all taste the same large ones or medium ones

@ronmartin5971 Жыл бұрын

Good video as usual 🧢

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

Thankya sir

@jjcc2192 Жыл бұрын

What time of day was this?

@Bamaturkeyhunter04 Жыл бұрын

6:05

@mezquitoza1926 Жыл бұрын

Can you show how to hook the croaker?

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I hook them through their anal fin. But you could hook them through the nose as well

@johnk6457 Жыл бұрын

Where do you catch live croaker?

@Abrag72 Жыл бұрын

Practically anywhere.

@hopeinthephilippines4295 Жыл бұрын

Don’t let fish go bro that’s good meat keep them

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I kept my legal limit and released all the others

@jimmytran929 Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with feeding them candy😂

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

They like em some croakas. And so do seagulls

@jimmytran929 Жыл бұрын

😂

@251reeling9 Жыл бұрын

Anytime you tie money up into fishing trips who cares what you use for bait. Nice quality fish.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

@peterbrucker798 Жыл бұрын

That looks daring to be so close to shore with your boat.

@CaptCollier Жыл бұрын

I was about 70 yards from shore and my trolling motor was holding me in position. Takes 5 seconds to start the engine and move if I have too, but yes I’m always paying attention to make sure I don’t