Aww, well thanks so much for writing this and I’m sorry to hear that but I will think of you when I’m out there. I’ll continue to fish my heart out to bring this content to you.

Awesome, glad to hear! I hope you have some success with fishing similar in some of your spots.

Hahaha 🤣 that was lucky

Glad you enjoyed that!! Thanks so much for watching!!

Yeah his buddy talks to much bull

😂

I disagree. I think it’s totally fine

Yup totally fine.

Don’t want to listen to annoying friend. Rather just Rich.

Ok sounds good! I can make some videos like that for sure!

@@FishAholicTV If you do devote a show to teaching there I bet there are a bunch of things people want to know. My list is extensive but a few are those I mentioned above and also maybe these: What are your current thoughts on Fluorocarbon vs Mono leaders? I hear you constantly talking about reducing your leader size when you are not getting bites. I have never even thought the could be a reason I am not getting bites? A final question is why when you fish offshore do you have our sinker so far away from your hook? What are your thoughts on that rig as opposed to dropper rig where the sinker can move around on the line?

Ok for sure! I’ll try to make some fly content coming up!

Of course and thank you!!!

Thanks so much Rick! Glad you enjoyed!!

Same here 6hr trip. We’re lucky we have that option, most people need to take a big trip across the country

Thanks so much Frank! Tight Lines if you go!

Thanks so much and I’m glad you enjoyed!!

Thanks so much!! Glad to hear you enjoyed!!

Thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed!!

Thanks so much!! Really glad to hear you enjoyed!!

Don't give me ideas 😂 hahahahhaha This man is unstoppable, take his kayak and he will be diving with his own breath... so I like the kayak 🤣❤

Hahahaha yeahhh she doesn’t like it one bit when I tell her how my day was 😂

You know it babe!

Awesome! Really glad to hear and I hope you are catching Raul!

Thanks so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed! Catch em up this Spring

Hahaha yeah I’ll get the Cuda next time. The Tarpon was better 😆

Thanks so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed!!

Thanks so much Brian!!

Thanks so much and glad to hear!!

That’s when he soiled his shorts 😂😂

Thanks so much for watching!!

@@FishAholicTV how was that not the thumbnail!

Thanks so much!! Haha that bull cruised in quick! I’m glad the water was kinda clear so I could see it coming.

Thanks so much!!

Hahaha yeah for sure! I’m glad I stayed out and fished for more bites

Yeah it is!

Glad you enjoyed!!! I wish you some luck down there. Hopefully you’ll find a bite!!

Thanks so much Joey!!!

Thanks so much!!

Hahaha thanks so much Rusty!! Glad you enjoyed!!

Thanks so much for watching!!

Thanks so much!!!

Thanks so much Rickee!! Yeah I think it’s what keeps that crowds away. Many people don’t want to kayak with sharks.

@FishAholicTV yeah, special kind of crazy we are lol. Some big bulls around 7 mile, seen a few I'd guess to be 9ft plus there before.

Thanks so much!! Believe it or not every summer some Tarpon get caught in nets around Montauk. So who knows maybe you’ll make a legendary Rhode Island Tarpon catch one day haha.

Lol well if that happens you will be the first to know rich . Cool short live you did cleaning the rig ok bud tight lines be safe

And it was delicious!

Hahaha yeah you know it Mike. It happens. I hope you are catching bro 🤙🏻

Hahaha yeah for sure!

Haha glad to hear!!

Haha yeah it can be overwhelming to fish in the kayak. So much water to cover!

@@FishAholicTV i was there on full moon and the tides were insane

Thanks so much!!

Haha I had no guide 👌🏻. Self guided.

Haha sorry to scare yah. Thanks for watching!!

@@FishAholicTV I kayak fish and that happen to me think I would call a day after that lol 😂

Haha sorry about that!! Thanks so much for watching!!!

@@FishAholicTV all good. Love your videos

Haha yeah exactly!!

Hahaha for sure!! Thanks so much for watching!!

Thanks so much and glad you enjoyed Tom! The Saltist Mg didn’t last long. It broke and seized up only after a couple months of use. So I wouldn’t recommend. The BG Mq and Certate are definitely by far my favorite

Yeah I checked it and surprisingly it was ok. Still caught that tarpon on that setup and recently two permit with everything performing perfectly

I was lucky 🤣

In this video I was using the head mount that’s it. It’s not comfortable but I do what I need to do to make some cool content

Hahaha it’s good chum to attract the bait and then the bigger fish will bite!

I have both the revo13 and the outback 12, although the revo is faster I really prefer to fish from the outback .. it's wider and more stable

Thanks for that, I went for a spill in January (British winter) and have been considering swapping to an outback

@dylanhudson4665 Brrrr that makes for a bad day if you weren't prepared for it ... that's the reason I moved to Fort Lauderdale years ago tired of the snow .. if I was going to take the revo out in the ocean here I would definitely want some kind of outriggers

Hi Dave I have been considering outriggers, I haven’t been worried about tipping until now and will use conditions a little better in the future

@dylanhudson4665 the revo was my 1st kayak and I liked it enough to get the outback .. I've been thinking about selling the revo and getting a pro Angler 12 or 14 tho as I don't really use it much anymore .. if I keep it I may try it with some outriggers also

Aww well I’m sorry to hear we will have to try and get out and fish. I am running charters now in the Stuart Florida area.

@FishAholicTV would love that I'll reach out to ya sometime this year planning on doing more fishing up that way a charter with you would be awesome as I would be fresh to that area.

Hey that’s they best part of fighting them is when they jump! Thanks so much for watching!!

Thanks so much!!

Eu estou pesquisando expedições de pesca para ele nessa região!! ❤ Mas por agora ele nunca foi para a Amazônia !

@@KaryVi É um dos melhores destinos de pesca no Brasil, é garantia de grandes peixes.

No I haven’t but that really sounds cool!!!

Haha yeah for sure. This wasn’t as bad

It’s their smallest size Squidtrex. I can’t remember the exact one. Also I swapped out the split rings and hook for stronger stuff for next time.

@@FishAholicTV appreciate the response! Insane they went for a squid lure!

Thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed!!!

Procure shrimp and dr juice. I switch between the two

Hahaha good 🤣. Thanks for watching!!

I know how to do it and idk if you watched the whole video. I landed the one and I bowed to it twice and I only really had one good opportunity in my opinion so that was 100% success 🤣. Let me explain. I did have four Tarpon bites in total but the first one wasn’t expected. I was targeting snapper with the squid lure with 25lb leader. Somehow I managed to hook it with the micro hooks. Chased it around for 10 min before it broke off. So I wouldn’t really count that as an opportunity and it had nothing to do with bowing. I knew I was going to lose that fish. Then since I found out the squid lure works I tired it with heavier line and I had that fish hooked as well but it broke the thread off the Nomad Squidtrex which was attached to the hooks. So that was a lure failure waiting to happen because these squid lures aren’t rigged for Tarpon out of the box. The next day I rigged them up better for Tarpon for my next attempt down there. But anyway, those two I lost had nothing to do with bowing to them. They were going to get off no matter how many times I bow to them lol. The third Tarpon I had on the line got caught under the bow of the kayak because the fish ate it, swam down current, and jumped so quick on my starboard bow side the line got caught under the port bow side of the kayak so I could not set the hook or bow to it. The fourth and final Tarpon bite of the day everything was right with my line, lure, hook, proper hook set, and bowing to the fish which resulted in me landing it. Here are other videos with me bowing to the Kings and landing them just fine not around crazy bridge structure and a lot of current. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9CFprl_lr7GZac.htmlsi=I91miUD4qDMhAEjc kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLx_ha2mns-3fHk.htmlsi=4yMVwMgfsKBdV41b kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eMeJn5mIsa-tnYk.htmlsi=Odgfm26AWWC9QFZO In the end they are Tarpon. It’s not like hooking many other fish which I’m sure you know. Even if you do everything right they still can jump off because of their bony mouth, the type of hook, and even a scale over the hook point from the bait. Do you have a 100% landing success rate with all your Tarpon….?

@@FishAholicTV Hey bro I was just trying to give some advice. I’m born and raised in Florida and fishing has been an obsession of mine since I was old enough to hold a rod. Love your channel and I think your a really talented fisherman. That being said you gotta be open to some constructive criticism if you plan on learning more and improving as an angler. Good luck to ya.

And BTW you didn’t bow like 2-3 times when the tarpon jumped, the last one you landed was light enough that you were able to make it work with no bow 🤦🏻‍♂️

I’m open to constructive criticism 100% but when you make a statement that I don’t know anything about bowing to Tarpon. When I do know. I just respond. Don’t take it the wrong way. Im not mad. Just two fishy guys talking about fishing. I fish 300 days a year maybe more and I’ve fished the entire east coast of the United States from Maine to the Florida Keys and back many many times. I’m one of the biggest fish nerds out there haha. If I didn’t know about bowing to Tarpon something is wrong with me. Did I bow to it every time?. No. I do the best I can with bowing to them in the kayak. You have to think about all that current pushing me one way after I hooked the fish, I’m also steering the kayak with one hand while fighting the fish in another, filming, and trying to pull the fish away from the bridge. Have you tried catching a lot of Tarpon in the kayak before in the the same scenario? If not then it’s not as easy as it looks. I respect that your a native Floridian and thank you for criticism and advice I’ll try and get better at doing it all the time. So you are right. I have to do it more. Again don’t take this conversation the wrong way. You seem like a very fishy dude and maybe we can even share a tide or two one day. I’m 100% sure I can learn from you and vise versa for you maybe outside if your state. Talk to you later and Tight Lines

Nahhh not really. It’s not like I’m sticking a bunker chum over the side of the kayak or dangling the fish over the side and bleeding it. I find that to be the most logical way to do it so the shark can’t really see the fish.