Live Croakers Are Florida's BEST Bait For MONSTER Snook...

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Ай бұрын

FISHING THE SNOOK SPAWN IN FLORIDA WITH LIVE CROAKERS //
On this special episode of Abenz Fishing I went out snook fishing for two days with live croakers during the snook spawn. Snook fishing in Florida lights up every summer as the fish begin their spawn migration, they school up and the big girls come out.
For a long time anglers have said that the best live bait for catching giant snook are live croakers, we tested that theory by fishing HARD and it was an amazing few days with some giant snook. From dock fishing, to beach fishing, we did it all.
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@sammoran200 Ай бұрын

Very high quality production for a channel this small, just goes to show you how much you actually care about it. You got yourself a new subscriber!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@RyanIzfishing Ай бұрын

Whattttt a banger🤯🤯

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@RyanIzfishing my man!

@ChristopherCall-ii8do Ай бұрын

Facts

@covertbailey6562 Ай бұрын

I’d never take Ryan fishing again bro hopped off the boat are u serious 😅

@CatchingDinosaurs Ай бұрын

that intro is nuts

@davidortega2126 Ай бұрын

Sick video. thanks for sharing the technical aspect of the spawn or pre spawn phase of snook fishing. as always u never disappoint! appreciate the grind!!! peace bro!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jc_autob0t520 Ай бұрын

Amazing stuff man! Loving the underwater shots! Keep up the good work, best fishing channel out there!!🙌🏼🙌🏼

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@jc_autob0t520 thanks JC 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

@paulyshinn Ай бұрын

That intro!!!! As soon it started playing I knew this was going to be EPIC

@PhiTrnh Ай бұрын

Love the different angles with the cameraman in this video. 😎 Keep up the great work and content.

@edwardbranch3520 Ай бұрын

Another fantastic video Aaron! Salt Water Sportsman could not have picked a better person to make this video. Very well done! Good things happen to good people. Stay safe out there brother!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@edwardbranch3520 thanks for always tuning in! Appreciate the comments!

@joshk3366 Ай бұрын

Absolute movie! Sick video! 🔥🔥🔥 getting me hyped for my trip down to Jupiter later this month

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@joshk3366 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@hodgepodgeoutdoors Ай бұрын

You are so passionate about your pursuit of big fish. Your vids are very well done bro.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@hodgepodgeoutdoors thanks!

@ChristopherCall-ii8do Ай бұрын

This is an AWESOME video bro!!! Keep up the hard work! I love your videos

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@ChristopherCall-ii8do thanks for watching!

@ChristopherCall-ii8do Ай бұрын

@@AbenzFishing You're welcome

@richbahret56 Ай бұрын

Stumbled across your account. Great editing, commentary! Subscribed from the Tampa Bay area!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@richbahret56 🙏🏻

@SunsOutFishing Ай бұрын

Great job Aaron! Extremely well done my dude!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@SunsOutFishing my dude in the house! Thanks for grabbing that mega

@diegorico9321 Ай бұрын

Dude, this was an awesome video. I like how you added cinematography the entire vibe of the video. I couldn’t agree more about fishing heavy for some of these fish. A lot of times I would see guys fishing 3000 size reels nearly getting spoile in that fish mouth.d, and all that line is stuck in the ocean and a hook is stuck in the fishes mouth. Good on what you do and what you preach.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@diegorico9321 thanks for watching - glad you enjoyed

@edkelly8325 28 күн бұрын

Bro great video! I used to live and fish that same area when I lived in Florida. I sure do miss that snook bite. Up here in Charleston now chasing those bull reds.

@thomasfortini3036 Ай бұрын

Awesome video bro! Thanks for always featuring my absolute best fish to catch 🫡🫡

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@thomasfortini3036 thanks for watching!

@FishguyVR10 Ай бұрын

Those underwater clips in the into were sick Love the vids this channel deserves more subscribers than it has

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@FishguyVR10 soon! Thank you 🙏🏻

@EKOTEntertainmentFISHING4LIFE Ай бұрын

Yooo I know I said it before but your intros are one of a kind amazing brother.

@bobfugate100 Ай бұрын

Epic video!

@ArizonaMMJ Ай бұрын

Man the water is looking beautiful.

@Hellooo11133 Ай бұрын

Loved the intro!!

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@Hellooo11133 thank you!

@emersonpeters7054 Ай бұрын

Love the videos man. Also I’ve been wondering what inlets do you fish

@emersonpeters7054 Ай бұрын

Sebastian?

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

I fish there, I do all of SE fl and move around a lot

@Azaroski Ай бұрын

Yo! You should do a “chunk bait only” series and fish chunk baits from big mullet, lady fish etc!

@tomfreitas9523 Ай бұрын

INSANE vid 😍

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@tomfreitas9523 thanks!

@brookspinnick930 Ай бұрын

Another amazing video!! Curious - what site or resource do you use for looking at inshore tides for the IRL? 🔥

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@brookspinnick930 us harbors is best for me but I search by location

@brookspinnick930 Ай бұрын

@@AbenzFishing thanks!

@acostacamil9503 Ай бұрын

Insane vid on summer snook 🔥🔥 what do you recommend to someone who wants to fish the snook spawn but isn’t from the area? Thanks

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@acostacamil9503 tough man, if you want to visit to hit it and don’t have enough time to dial I’d get a guide, but you can also focus on inlets and swimbaits at night

@miketorre16 Ай бұрын

excellent video brother, I know, those Stellas can rip em in!!! I love em!!! what cast net do you recommend, i know you didnt use one, but id like ur opinion.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@miketorre16 rite angler 10’ is AWESOME. I have 3

@miketorre16 Ай бұрын

@@AbenzFishing Excellent my man!! thank you... see u on the next video.

@moisesramirez7898 Ай бұрын

What kinda boat is that? Like make & model thanks! Another great video 💪🏼

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@moisesramirez7898 mako 18lts - love it!

@ArizonaMMJ Ай бұрын

❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

@Dink_master_fishing Ай бұрын

People always say they love fishing light tackle for snook and say it’s all you need but I fish with a speedmaster and they make fun of me for it. But it works and doesn’t kill the fish

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@Dink_master_fishing keep doing your thing man! Bring them in fast and release them faster

@striper8311 Ай бұрын

I wonder if it’s the same theory up north, I’m a northern striper guy that moved to Florida but still goes up north for the summers to chase stripers and tuna, the stripers on Long Island cannot resist spot which is some sort of croaker, there 5 bucks a piece to buy , which makes an expensive day if you have blues and fluke chomping on your spots, I sometimes run into Brooklyn to catch spots on sabikis, I wonder if the spot feed on striper eggs the same way as snook.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@striper8311 idk, I never even knew that was a bait source for striper. Cool to know

@striper8311 Ай бұрын

@@AbenzFishing the number one bait for stripers on Long Island is spot, there mainly the smaller fish but still can land a cow on one.

@alexanderren1097 Ай бұрын

It’s a made up story. Stripers and Snook are both broadcast spawners. A big female can release 100,000 eggs that almost immediately get swept off with the current. Both species don’t know and don’t care what happens to their eggs. As for what eats them, anything that filter feeds or eats plankton will be eating their eggs along with whatever else is floating in the water. Croakers and Spot mainly eat invertebrates on the bottom so they’re not even going to be eating many Snook or Striper eggs

@BamaRockstar85 Ай бұрын

Surprised a spot like those jetties dont have boats stacked up around them

@coindealer3309 Ай бұрын

You should of seen it 20 years ago . Boats from all over the state were there . The discharges and hurricanes changed it. But some good fish are coming back nowadays

@igobygio Ай бұрын

Was that Sam running the drone/camera?

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@igobygio yes

@SoWhatChris Ай бұрын

If that smoke was on a Tuesday it a house fire in my neighborhood.

@fidelnikehernandez Ай бұрын

What size is that Stella

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

10k

@steveokoren4059 Ай бұрын

Arron, let's fish Jupiter. 👍

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@steveokoren4059 thanks for watching - maybe one day!

@marcosanchez8656 Ай бұрын

I live in tampa how do u catch the croakers ? Could I buy some off of u ?

@marcosanchez8656 Ай бұрын

Or do u know any bait shops in tampa that sell them?

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@marcosanchez8656 I don’t - not as prevalent west coast

@blitzhunts Ай бұрын

I heard small ladyfish work the best but obviously not as easy to obtain and rig up as a croaker

@Zenny_LOL Ай бұрын

abenz and movingweight fishing when??

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@Zenny_LOL 🤷‍♂️

@Hellooo11133 Ай бұрын

Never. Movin weight is a poacher and loser

@brandonaeschliman3258 Ай бұрын

Why is there so much water in your boat

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@brandonaeschliman3258 live well got clogged and was over flowing

@Peter-zg3em Ай бұрын

old wives tale for sure. these fish are not vindictive, and do not protect their eggs like some fish and other animals. the eggs of gamefish are probably on the menu for all sorts of bait species. that's the circle of life. bait is bait; if it's small enough and fits down the throat of a toothless fish it's getting swallowed whole.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@Peter-zg3em thanks for the information, I agree. I think that snook are more reactive towards any bait that comes near them when they’re pre-spawn/spawn. They still have windows where they won’t eat a thing too.

@Peter-zg3em Ай бұрын

@@AbenzFishing the fishing will always depend on different variables, i was only speaking on the idea that gamefish target certain bait to protec their eggs. in reality these fish are depositing eggs and never seeing them again. it's just a wives tail that the stripers target eels because they kill striper eggs, etc. they eat opportunistically and based on a bunch of factors, revenge or protecting eggs isn't one of them.

@AbenzFishing Ай бұрын

@@Peter-zg3em I agree - although I do think pre-spawn fish have a more instinctive bite because they know they have row, not necessarily protecting the eggs, but more aware they have them.