Tony, I wondered why my Subscriber count started going through the Roof! Thank you SO MUCH! Tip - If your floats are too soft.. then just put a Bead first , then the Float.. and toothpick the Bead. I like using the colored Party picks. They are hardwood. Use pliers when inserting into Bead. Trim with Nail Clippers. Great Underwater Video Gum! Keep'em Coming!

That's a great tip, I will do this with my Pompano rigs as well. Thank you for sharing.

I have to thank you for not only your interesting videos but your sincere honesty of trying to help us become more productive fishermen. You rock...

Thank you for doing a wonderful job at sharing all this training and imagine you have underwater cameras to validate it all. God Bless You. Testimony: I watched your video on catching sand fleas. Went to Daytona today. Shrimp not hitting nothing. Started catching sand fleas and the hook was never empty. We caught enough to make this one of our best fishing days ever.. thx again

Brother you EARNED a subscription from me for this one! I've heard about your Fish Gum and am looking to get it ASAP! Just moved to Gulf Breeze and I'm obsessed with Pompano fishing. Keep up the great work and THANK YOU!

I just found your channel and want to thank you for creating this content. Armed with a toothpicked Chartreuse Float/Eagle Claw Crcle Sea rig i tied myself, and an "Elite" Kahle hook rig, i decided to conduct an experiment. Results: Circle Sea 5 keepers and "Elite" Kahle rig 1 keeper. Yep, 5 to 1. Same bait, rotated locations...bjg difference. Got a limit yesterday and want to thank you. I've since watched several of your other videos and really appreciate the straightforward candid opinions you share and your enthusiasm for innovative approaches. Thanks.

Catfish swarm wow!! Great explanation of that opening clip! That pomp catch was awesome! That underwater footage is awesome man every time. Great to see you back!

More really good stuff. I love it when once in a while one of these catfish swim straight at the camera as if to say "I see you, and I know what you're up to."

Hey Tony. Been following your channel for a couple months already and I can tell you I have learn so much about surf fishing with all your videos. I usually have 4 rods set up when surf fishing. One of the rods I call it the experimental rod, that's the one I use for trying all the techniques and tricks I learn from you, Frank's fly, painted hooks, etc...That rod always always outfishes my other rods therefore, I can give testimonial that your advices REALLY works. I might have to name that rod 'Tony' in your honor...lol..I use fishbites a lot tho. Can't wait for your pomp chews to hit the market so I can finally try them. Thanks for all you do for the fishing community man. May God keep blessing you brother!!

I just got back from Florida fishing for Pompano in the surf and catching nothing but hardhead catfish. I will be studying this video for next year. Thank you for your work Sir

Cant wait to see more !!! This is again another learning experience about the little things we overlook that can make a huge difference thank you for the time and effort you put in to this channel and the education you provide

I'm pretty new to surf fishing, this is my first year. I have caught few cats & no rays because I have made sure my floats stay at the hook & keep it up off bottom. This is the best tip for new surf fisherpeople. Can't wait to get my hands on some gum.

I was thinking a bobber stopper knot tied to the line but this is much easier to implement and a more solid solution. Nice.

Holy catfish Batman 😳 great video buddy. Love these under water footage you learn so much from this

The footage is amazing me, my son and my daughter love watching underwater videos i never seen these clear fishes before🎣💖

Thanks for sharing the tips on the rigs.

Welcome back Bud. Another great underwater video...….!!!

Glad to hear your past 3000 Tony. I'll be trying out your suggestions here in Thailand after the rainy season stops.

Welcome back, Tony ... Good to see you posting content again!

Welcome back Tony good learning lesson. I’ve pegged the floats before but not on double drops. Set up kinda like a Carolina setup with a sliding weight.

Great video. The underwater footage really sets off your teaching.

Great tip Tony. Can't wait to try it in October when I go to Indian Pass for 3 weeks. God Bless brother.

Awesome. That will be done to all my rigs for my next trip down. Thanks.

Awesome tip Tony!! Thank you for this! Recon I'll be keeping a tube of toothpicks in my fishing bag from here on out! Another good video!

When I lived in central US.."let's go catch some catfish. Now I live in Florida..."hate these damn catfish"

Welcome back! Great tip! I'm going to have to make my drop lines longer and try this! Thanks again for another great video

Interesting idea. Have to give this a try. Have not caught a pomp since the beginning of summer. Camt wait till they start moving through again

This is great! What I had been doing was to tale a small paintbrush with plasti-dip and simply painting the end of the float holding it in place and not inhibiting the floating action. I use the same color as the float when I use the plasti-dip. I think the toothpick may work better. My only problem is there aren’t enough Pompano on N.C. Beaches. There are almost never any of the size you catch on the Gulf.

Thanks again man learning so much from you this year cant wait to get back to the beach

Great to see you back

Aloha Hanapaa. Mahalo for that fishing tip.

Thank you for these videos. You've got me thinking about my rigs and how they affect my catch. Been struggling to catch much using those 99 cent hi lows from the box stores. Going to try some new rigs at the end of the month as long as the tropics cooperate with me.

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing. Wish we had clear water like that here in Galveston, Texas

Nice video illustrating the problem, and nice quick easy fix.

Small things can become BIG THINGS if not corrected! Thank You. Captain Carpman

Great vid man! Great simple solution...I love these underwater educational videos! Tight lines 😎

I make all my pomp. Rigs with a 4 - 6 inch droppers, and a 18 inch anchor point. So it's 12 - 18 inches off the bottom and the hooks never float close the bottom.

Awesome video, great info. I love the underwater shots. Nice work!

HayMan that’s a great tip thank you very much for being in this game for the long-haul I really appreciate it god bless you and I look forward to you being back

Will have to try this very good tip, great to have you back

This is a great idea for the floats and great video and information as always!

awesome and very helpful underwater footage..thanks for sharing

great video Tony....very interesting.....

It makes sense i use them bass fishing to pin bullet weights in place. Thanks

Hey Tony! I’m a little behind responding but that was a great tip. Thanks for the info and thanks to Pompano Brownie for coming up with that! I haven’t been able to get to the beach to fish this year due to buying a house and some family stuff but I’ll get out there one of these days lol. Thanks to this, I have some work to do to my rigs. God bless my friend!

Good information dude!

I just walked through my kitchen, picked up toothpicks and put them in my tackle bag. Thanks Tony!

Welcome back Tony. You look well rested. Great tip. Have you tried adding a float to a rig with Frank's fly?

Amazing!!! This is beyond informative. You have unlocked a fault that has been going unrecognized. Keep up the experiments and research you are equipping the avid fisherman with a wealth of knowledge. Blessings bro.

Great tip! Thanks

Welcome back Tony. Good vid.

Thanks for the idea of coloring weights and hooks. With lacquer nail polish, a mix of two colors, I'm putting on 'conch pink' to my hooks, beads, floats and sinkers. I'm looking for 'Mole Shrimp Yellow'. If we're going to throw colors let the colors be agreeable.

That’s good Info. Sure didn’t know that one

Did this trick mainly to keep crabs from stealing my bait..😂😂.. Great Video and Tip Tony!!

Been doing it years in freshwater but it never occured to me to use it in saltwater, thanks Tony.

Good video and tip. You can also thread a Rubber band into where you shoved the toothpick into, Is how I peg my weight when bass fishing. Looking forward to more videos!

Freshwater catfishing rattle floats are common but better if you separate your float and bait/bait about 2-4 inches. Tooth picks are cheap work well. Looking forward in seeing FishGum on the store shelves. Tight lines and God speed

Great tip, nice to know. How about more video's of failed casts so we can learn why it was a failed hookup?

Thank you for the great info

A toothpick!! Awesome. I make my drops 6 inches long and have caught rays etc... now l know what l was, repeat, was doing wrong. Thanks. Have a great labor day weekend. Cheers.

Nice tip Brother,,good underwater tutorial... thanks for sharing Blessings

Great footage. Good to have you back! How do you tie that rig? It looks like it could be done pretty easily as a sort of reverse pompano rig. Put the weight on the dropper loop and the hook down where you put the weight.

Awesome tip! Lol Thanks for another great video stay blessed my friend!

Great tip! Awesome footage!

That was a great tip. Thanks.

Kindly make a video on how to make under water camera rig and what camera you used. Thanks

Thank u for ur time

WOW! Tony, I better buy a box of toothpicks before there's a run on them!👍 Great tip! Tight Lines 🍀👍😎

thank u so match for great info.

problem solved. now i know why i catch stingray everytime. Thanks heaps!!!

I use a small piece of silicone tube too do the same effect on my pulley rigs

Best way to avoid the headache of bait and catfish use a goofy jig and teaser best rig ever.

Love the underwater footage

Great tip. How long do you make your loops?

Big thumbs up buddy great upload

simple tip with big results

Good video. I was fishing last weekend on st George island and seriously got like 21 catfish. Most were 5 inches long. Never seen anything like it. Awful. Got one pompano that was too small and one whiting that was too small.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING, GREAT VIDEO

I’ve always carried a few toothpicks to pin weights. Now, I”ll use them to pin floats.

Wait to try out the new product

Great idea!

Amazing videos Tony! A lot of scientific information, explains fish behavior. I'm curious about the camera that you use for underwater videos. I love the footage and I love seeing nature, can you share what little camera you use and how you attach it to your rigs? By the way, I'm a subscriber, I love your content!

Awesome video man

Great tip!!!

Thanks good idea!

Great Tip!

Great tip thanks

This is genius!

Knowing how you like vintage fishing reels - just got an old D.A.M. Quick 270 Super reel circa early 1960’s. Do you know this reel or have one? It is supposed to be a great old surf fishing reel and it is surely large enough. It needs a little work but that will be fun. This one has a speed control (?) Let me know what you think about this reel. I’ve missed having you to talk to about reels. Think about us up in NC as we are waiting for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian. I just put a new roof on my house yesterday because of a hail storm two months ago. Bad timing for a new roof but that’s my luck I guess. Very concerned about another flooding event like Matthew and Florence! Pray for us!

Toothpick with the float is a heck of a tool. I catch less trash fish

Great Video!

great info

Do have one question? Whe. Using the tooth pick nethod. Is that float too small for shrimp. In other words., would the shrimp be too heavy and pull the float to the bottom ornwould it float as well.

Hi, can you teach how to set up a camera on a rig like this? I really want to see what my area looks like

Muito bom esse conselho, a isca tem que estar na posição certa

Awesome tip!! Thank you

Very nice!

Do you use a sinker with this rig if so what sizes sinker should I use thank you

Use a rubber bobber stop. Works the same. Last longer

I’m in Alabama, are you fishing at Orange Beach near us? Thanks for tip 🙌🏼