Fishing Half Way Out - 7 Mile Bridge Fishing Mission For What Ever BITES!!
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2024
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In the early 70s, when the old bridges were the only bridges, there were wooden walkway decks on the outside of the bridges. Half on one side, then going down and under the bridge and back up on the other side. The crossunder platform was only 4 feet off the water at high tide. We would camp overnight on that platform and try to catch the tarpon that were clearly visible in the moon light.
"Catwalks"
Them bridges were real narrow especially driving a Winnebago Motorhome back then and there was the giant starfish and queen conch just a couple of the species that's disappeared over the years
I remember those days, and the terror of passing trucks and big campers on those bridges
Wow that is really cool and interesting! I’m sure you have a lot of cool stories from fishing around that time.
@@FishAholicTV Yup.
These are your best videos Rich! On the kayak, in the keys. I'm actually doing my own trip inspired by you next month down there.
Awesome! Thanks so much!
Its not even the fishing, its the thought put into the the little cut scenes from the drone, you putting a rod in a rod holder.. just the little stuff keeps me coming back. I mean the fishing is great too ;p I appreciate the production effort you put into your videos.
That buffalo bag is nice. Wondering if you’d be able to give us a run down on your kayak sometime? I’m in the market and would like to hear how you like the hobie.
I'd like to see that as well. I'm on my second Hobie PA12 and upgraded to the 180 drive. I fish in it 5 or 6 days a week from May to Oct here in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 🍁 . Trout , walleye, pike, bass. I'm in my 60s and car top my Hobie without any problems. I think the Hobie drive is really the steathy-ist way of fishing, better than electric motors and better than paddling. The 180 drive is excellent for boat positioning. I'd certainly like to hear Rich's evaluation of his.
Yeah I’ll film something like that at the start of a video one day soon to give you the run down on some pros and cons. Also my opinion on what I have and some other models I’ve encountered.
Great to shake your hand at World Wide Sportsman Rich! Keep up the great work! Always makes my day when I see you’ve a new video out! I have been catching loads while down here and managed a self guided bonefish! 😁😁
Hey Glen, yeah it was nice to meet you as well! Good hear you got a nice bonefish!! I’ll keep fishing hard like I do. Tight lines!
Great show! Lots of action. Each time you were fighting those huge Jacks I wondered if it was going to attract a shark… I recall viewing one of your previous shows where a shark took a bite of your kayak! Impressive footage.
Thanks again and looking forward to your next episode
Thanks so much! Haha yeah when I’m fighting these jacks I think the same thing that a shark can come in at any time and nail it!! See you in the next episode and tight lines till then 🤙🏻
I saw you fishing the bridge on the 4th while I was in our rental car, after seeing you out there you inspired me to go on some fishing expeditions on the kayak at our rental place
Awesome!!! Really glad to hear!! I hope you caught?
@@FishAholicTV I did actually, I caught some cuda, snappers, grunts, a baby Goliath grouper, and I almost hooked a mid 30 to 40 inch snook on a yozuri top knock
Great video, lots of action. Love the new
Catch bag. I will be ordering one of those.
Thanks for bringing us along on your adventure.
Cheers😊
Man, I would love to see a video of the nature coast! Keep up the good work on videos and great fishing!
We used to lobster dive under that bridge a ton back in the 70s. Giant barracuda 6’ plus 32:46 would always be following us in case a lobster got loose! The reefs were pristine back then too.
The buffalo bag is nice but they should have added a feature that secures it to the kayak. Perhaps add velcro fasteners?
Nice action out near Fred 👍
Last time at the PCS show, I just bought the Buffalo bag; it's really awesome! Got it early, missed out on using your code.
me too
Nice, glad you like it!!! I love their stuff.
Great video as always, lots of cool shots! Thanks for sharing and taking us along on the adventure!
Thanks so much Dony!! I’m glad you enjoyed!
This is a bad ass bag! 👏
Yeah I really like it! And in the kayak especially because it saves on some space behind my seat when I have the live well and lunch cooler back there.
Yeah I love this bag a lot and it is really cool now to not have to mix my lunch with fish that I’m keeping in the kayak. Also it saves on space so I can also have my 10 gallon live well behind them the seat.
That is your funniest opening ever Rich!
Hahaha thanks Tom! 😂
Black grouper on a tube is crazy! Great catch
Monster jack. Cant wait to take my kayak outhere
Nice To See U On Your Old lemon Green Hobie Outback, Gives Me Memories 😊 That Kayak Did So Many Adventures
Hahaha I’m glad to hear and thanks so much!!
Very cool Rich, hope to get out there this coming weekend! Very cool machine at the end for vacuum sealing. Tight lines 🤙🏼
Thanks so much!! Really glad you enjoyed!!
Love it when you fish the bridge
Glad to hear Charles! Tight Lines!!
I just moved from Sacramento to florida about 3 weeks ago. I am in love with fishing. Were I lived I haven’t done much ocean fishing only river and lake fishing. I’ve been watching you for a while now and would love to book a trip with you.
OMG as soon as a saw the hose and shoes I knew what happened 😂😂😂
And you knew the words to his PSA before he said it
Hahaha I’m stoked I got that hose
Excellent! Thanks Rich! ♥
Thanks so much and I’m glad you enjoyed!!
Love Your Videos Rich, Can you do another catch and cook on the Kayak Please. Thanks Again!
Thanks so much and glad to hear!! I’ll do a kayak catch and cook soon!!
Awesome day!
I was in the black Lund and said hey to you when you were smashing the School Masters! It was cool to see you out there!
Ohhh hey man! Nice to meet you out there!
Super dope I need a kayak like that saw one in bass pro in doral.
The Black's get out on the flats and everywhere from 300ft to 4 ft of Water and I've caught a bunch in the channels and flats Rich and they love tubes and so do Cobias
It's so nice when you have a great day as you did here.
Yeah I was happy in the end!! Thanks for watching!!!
It ok that meen Good luck
Love this video, I love fresh fish, nice
Love to see the amazing content!
Thanks so much!!!
Love you rich! Thanks for the awesome content!
Thanks so much for watching!! Glad you enjoyed!!
Editing just keeps getting better and better!
Thanks so much!!
Great video!
You should use the shade of the bridge to stay out of the hot sun.
Hahaha yeah I was doing that a lot. But most of the time you need to be further away to cast in to cover more water and make a proper drift.
"Such a creative and engaging video!"
Mantap teman..
Spot mancing yang bagus
My biggest tarpon was at the old bridge at 7 Mile. Big mullet a must! sm
Oh yeah that is always a good bait! But hear this. The last day I got on a good tarpon bite in the kayak. But could not buy a bite on live mullet. I had all my bites on lures and landed one around 50”
🎣🤙🏼 thx for sharing dude
Of course, and thanks so much for watching!!
What kind of wheel for the kayak are you using. I hate having to unload and load everytime using hobie wheel
The jacks were wild! lol.
Haha yeah they are and that’s why we love them!
first off love your vids especially the kayak ones in this one about the 1332 mark you catch a jack and grab it around the gill plate bad move , the fish bleeds and you say you don't know why you hooked it in the corner of the mouth but clearly you can see your thumb in the gills. when a fish bleeds this bad you should keep it because they generally die. not dissing you just education. Be kind to the fish most people have no idea how to hold a fish properly or release one , you do a pretty good job but you can do better. enjoy you thanks.............Rich
Rich, I’ve grabbed thousands of bluefish, and jacks like this and that normally doesn’t happen. When I worked as a mate no joke we would catch 4 to 5 gator bluefish on umbrellas for sometimes 5 hrs straight when they were thick times that by 200 strips a summer.
That was always the best handle to grab them to avoid there teeth. Control them then throw them back or in the box.
Jacks of that smaller size have a very similar handle over the back of their head and the hard tissue a little past their gills. The gill plates do not cause bleeding. If i puncture the soft tissue underneath, or grabbed it by the gills abruptly then I could see that be a cause for the bleeding.
The tube under water is also spinning around really fast in the current. The jack more than likely ate it deep and the hooked nicked a gill then ripped out and hooked into its mouth so when it came up it was bleeding.
In one of my next videos I’ll give you a mention and a closer look at how I hold them. Also so it will educate others. But anyway, jacks and bluefish are not in short supply and if that little jack died in reality it possibly saved another fish from getting eaten by a shark. Nothing goes to waste in the ocean. Talk to you later and tight lines Rich.
You rock love your channel fish 🐟 on
Thanks so much!!!
Instead of “there he is” my friend would say “he’s on like donkey Kong “.
My dad taught me "hook up"! Fishing for albacore in so cal. Universally a great moment in our lives is the moment a fish bites our bait
Hahaha that’s a good one!!!
Sunday Slayday
Hahaha yeah you know it!!
Stepping in dog shit is considered good luck. Great day on the water, and another great video!!!
Great vid as always. Dog Doo sux. Folks and their dogs 😗
Thanks! But hey I think it gave me some luck for the day haha.
Nice. Looks like a blast. Coming down in June. Where can I launch my kayak by the bridge?
It was fun! Good luck. I believe it’s around little duck key
Damn I wish I was as brave as you goin out in the kayak I just couldn’t do it, need a bit bigger boat myself!
Hahaha I hear yah. It can get sketchy out there.
I’ve had sharks circle me many times. But I realized even on the flats in shallow water they do the same thing. Last year I had a big hammer. Probably 15ft. A little bigger than my kayak. Circled me twice in only 4ft of water. But it still got scared when I picked my net up.
@@FishAholicTV Yea I know they’re interested in the fish you’re gettin for an easy lunch, but still I got that fear of sharks ever since Jaws 😂
The day could only get better which it surely did.
Hahahaha for sure. Thanks so for watching!!!
The one day I was able to go to 7 mile and fish was a windy day, had to go fish the flats on the other side of a key. Next day i left and was driving back home, It was completely calm waters of course..
Ahhhhhhh the worst feeling. Knowing you should be out there.
I don't believe in luck....that said...they say if you step a dog poop..you have good luck..maybe there's something to it😂😂
what holds the cooler bag onto the kayak? Rought waves, etc I would really like it secured
Love the videos! Any advice for a new fisherman on kayak living in Miami?
Jack Crevalle! 😁
Haha yeahhh they are fun!
Good seeing you on the beach the other day. 26’ Pathfinder with the Tower. Did you enjoy the Giggity show on the other boat drifting next to us? Did you get that Permit?
Hey nice to meet you as well! Hahaha unfortunately we did not get a Permit. Just a nice Pompano 16” to the fork, 19” black drum, loads of jacks, and bluefish. My buddy also snagged one of those big like 100lb manta rays and broke off. A little while later I somehow snagged his line and chased the fish down and got my lure back and pulled in the rest of his line before it broke again.
Dog crap was so funny and relatable lol
Hahaha 🤣 glad to hear it made you laugh. That was the goal. It gave me some luck for the day.
No way!!! I just saw you fishing in a canal literally 2 minutes ago on Marathon
Hahaha it might have been a look a like. I was down there two weeks ago.
Ohh dang it I really thought. He had your kayak and everything
Fishing looks to simple out there
Sheep's head out of season
Hey Rich, I have recently found your channel because I am starting to get into fishing since I am moving to Florida, a couple questions I have for you (or anyone) is does your line color matter or does it just depend on what color water you're fishing in and I'm also thinking about getting your Dark Matter medium fast spinning rod, is the medium fast rod more for lighter tackle or the heavy fast rod? I'm not doing offshore fishing so I don't want something "too strong". If anything I would rather have it on the lighter side. Love your videos, I've been watching them everyday.
Hey Luke, I would recommend the 7’6” medium fast action for more light tackle fishing inshore fishing. It pairs up really well with most modern 3000, 4000, and 5000 size reels. 10, 15, or 20lb braid and the color doesn’t really matter. Especially if you are using a long leader with an FG knot. I always preferred dark green moss or grey colored braid. But since moving to florida and I’m always using long leaders 8 to 15ft for inshore fishing. I like the high vis line like blue/green and or multi color. Especially since now I’ve been running charters and when I ask the customers if they can see where there bait is. They can because of the high vis line.
Back in the keys!
You know it!! I love it down there!
Woke up to a guy cleaning Dog 💩 off his shoe! 19:00 Osprey.
Hahaha 🤣 sorry.
Yeeeeeehooooo
I think I heard an Osprey there for a couple seconds. Did you by Chance see him?
Hey fishaholic me and my dad are going to the keys for spring break and we are going to fish the 7 mile bridge. Do you think you can give use some tips. We would really appreciate. ❤❤❤
Awesome! Well good luck first thing. Because sometimes that helps haha. But I would bring a bunch of 3 to 4” swimbaits on 3/8 or 1/2 ounce jigs heads. Bring shrimp dead or alive for snapper. And I always bring a trolling lure to cover ground. If you can get live pilchards that is a game changer out there for everything.
what cannoe do you use and how do you format it to store fish?
Just curious if you didnt keep the bigger catches because you didnt have ice for them?
Please come back to Long Island Richard!
I’ll be back around that area. I may stop there on my way up to Canada this spring/ summer. I want to film and fish up in Canada in some remote areas.
What are the pros and cons of bleeding out the snapper?
Great intro hahaha
Hahahah thanks! Tight lines!!
You definitely sprayed poop water on your hand lol 😂
Most likely hahaha. I did the best I could do in the situation. I left my shoes on the top of my car on the sun to dry lol.
Great video. Can you use a tube from land ?
Thanks so much!!! This tube is primarily a trolling lure. I’m sure you could cast it. But it would not cast far.
After releasing that Jack, did you wash your hands before eating that mango? LoL
Heading down to that exact spot end of the month with the yak. where did you catch those shrimp?
Awesome! Good luck. I was out by Bahi Honda state park around low tide walking in the water with my head lamp on and just scooping them up.
You Really like your Ice Tea :)
Yeah I do and I know it’s probably not good for me but I don’t drink it all them time. Just a treat on the water.
If you can find the tripletail it would be cool to try and get them on fly?
Yeah that would be cool! I’ve never done that. I’m going to try and film a cool fly fishing episode soon!
Been looking for a Kayak and that one looks great. Do you mind sharing the brand and Model?
Are the Jacks out of season or are they just not good eating?
If you keep switching from your left hand to right hand to pull the fish and then back again to reel with your right hand, why not just switch the reel to left handed? 😂
Bellissimi video come sempre.... sei un grande! 🤙🤙🤙👋
Thanks so much and I’m glad you enjoyed!!
Which ramp is that ??
Hello how are you I will like to get some ideas it my first time kayak fishing
Is that cooler leak proof?
I believe it would leak a little if you say put it upside down with more water than ice.
what kajak where you using?
Hobie outback 2018. I would look on Facebook marketplace for a used one to save
Do you ever get bullshark
flashbacks while fishing at 7mile?
Yeah I think about sharks all the time when I’m out there.
Curious why you target Jacks? Seems like time would be better spent targeting more palatable fish.
At the start I didn’t know that was what I was going to encounter out there. I went out to catch fish period. I also caught snapper for the table. So I had some fun and caught dinner. I don’t only fish for food. I fish more so for fun and the sport of it.
Dude what kind of kayak do you have?? You list all your gear except the kayak
How did you rig that jerk bait?
when did you film this? we were just in Marathon last week.
This was a couple weeks ago already.
dog poop --->first cast-->sizeable jack. just saying !! lol great content
Are you reeling right handed or is that the camera? Just wondering
Do people eat Permit? I never see it.
What do you do if you have to poop when ur out all day on the kyack?
Hahaha I try to hold it but I always bring wipes with me and if it is an emergency. I’ve gone in the hole where the peddles are.
@@FishAholicTV that's awesome..55555
Legenda em português por favooorrrr😮😅
Ohhh sorry I will get on that!
Rich, if you are still in the Keys, I have a Permit spot I can share with you. BTW, I live in PSL, just up the road from you. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll get you that location.
Hey Brad, thanks that would be awesome! Shoot me an email when you get the chance and maybe we can go out for a night bite. Catch some fish and talk fishing 🤙🏻 fishaholictv@gmail.com
@@FishAholicTV, just sent your way by email.
if you gonna catch and release you should give the fish a snack at least.
Is that a 12ft kayak?
I think it’s about 13ft
@@FishAholicTV thanks
Measure head first bud