As a kid, 11 I think I had a Portuguese Man of War wash onto the beach and the surf slung it's tentacles (I don't think they are really called tentacles) over my foot. We were on the island of Eleuthera in like 1975, no place to go, nothing to do but cry back then.
@@saoirse5308 You were supposed to urine on it. It neutralizes the sting! Not the best treatment but better than nothing. Two years before my birth! Eleuthera has some great fishing. I am from South Andros and the fishing there is amazing! We have red snapper and grouper dying of old age!! Lol I am in Florida and from this video I ordered my super flukes to try for snappers!
Elias, I love the videos of you fishing with Meg. It’s easy to tell that you love being out there with her, she gives you that extra pep in your step. Wishing yall the best in 2024.
Fantastic Mutton on that rig !!!! And the fact that you let the other legal ones go after keeping the first legal mutton....good on you, true sportsman. Tight lines, amigo.
It's a hard thing to judge. All well and good when you're just trying to get enough for 1-2 people. If it's 3,4,5 people, it's gonna take more. Thing is, we wouldn't be able to tell that just from looking. All we'd see is some guy appearing to take more than he needs...
@@sprolyborn2554I’d probably communicate that verbally if we had a lot of people to feed in that situation. I base what gets kept for me based on what’s needed for the day/week. Sometimes 1-2, occasionally a bunch, and sometimes none. I agree that I won’t pass judgment based on just a photo or video with no additional info. It’s also not really my business to know “how many people are being fed.”
@@EliasVFishing oh yeah I wasn't trying to get at you or anything. You pretty well implied what was going on in this vid as you have in all the others. I'm just getting at the guy for basing his assumptions on what makes a good sportsman or not based solely on how few fish he keeps without any other context to go with it.
Aloha. After following this guy for what seems like decades, he takes what he needs! A true sportsman, and an awesome angler in a variety of situations/environments.
Elias - this was an epic episode - those snappers are worth the whole trip! The Keys are a magical place and those snappers are the best eating fish in the world.
Always love to see a brand new upload man. Just when I'm a bit bummed i can't go fishing, i see you uploaded new content. Thanks for letting us tag along.
What a day you two had, and cheers for releasing that 2nd monster mutton. Damn they fight at that size!! Been watching your stuff for a few years and it’s some of the best on CZcams. Thanks for posting
I love your channel. I spent most of my adult life fishing eastern Long Island. Moriches, Shinnecock and the Peconics. I enjoy your videos from up north. Just a quick FYI. Years ago I was visiting a friend in the Keys. He lived there. The waters were loaded with man o wars. I was deathly afraid of them. He pulled up along side a group of them and picked one up. Freaked me out. Evidently, you can safely pick them up by the sail that is above the water. It is the tendrils that will hurt you. So, next time you encounter them pick one up on camera just to prove how brave you are. I'll be watching, LOL.
You are correct. I picked up over a dozen that way Wednesday at Bahia Honda state park that were drifting in around the swimmers. I’ve been stung by them three times as a diver. Not fun but I didn’t die or have to go to the hospital. Everyone reacts differently
Locals call it "Baya Honda". More sharks there than any other bridge in the keys. Summertime the big tarpons stack up there by the thousands and so do the big hammerheads. Lots of resident bulls, lemons, and hammerheads all year. Nice muttons!
You are a smart man! In that situation, it is very easy to "over-coach" your wife. That generally does not go over well and can lead to some voice volume increases. I learned to keep a low profile, a long time ago. A good day and a great dinner.
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Zoom super Flukes have been a weapon of mine for years in both fresh and saltwater..So many ways to rig them and are pretty tough so they last for a few fish...I recently started to fish them weightless tied in tandem..Absolutely killer !
Elias that was a huge mutton snapper!!!! my God I wish you would’ve put him on the board. I guarantee he went 30ins!!!! But good for you for letting him go. That’s awesome dude keep what you need and let go of the rest every angler should do the same!!!
Hey Elias how did you set up your fish finder for your kayak? I got one for Christmas and wanna put it on my kayak for when I go offshore during the summer. But I don’t know how to set the battery and wires up so it won’t get wet when I launch in the surf. I’m launching from topsail and your the only person I’ve seen who launches from the surf with a fish finder.
Really superb trip. Congrats on that. I'll head down there one of these days. Just so hard with good fishing close to home, but I miss that kind of jigging.
Holy snapping arseholes, what great Mutton!!! For the past couple of years I’ve watched, and enjoyed all your videos but I gotta say: this s is my fave! Multi species, great fights and great able fare. It doesn’t get better! So much for live bait with 40 ft leaders to catch Mutton. You keep making them, I’ll keep watching them.
Great fish! Those snapper are fun to catch for sure. There were a bunch or Man o war washed up on Bahia Honda beach last week as well. Stayed well away from them and avoided the water that day. Saw a bunch of other jellyfish in the canals and mangroves as well.
Wow. Congrats on those PB big, beautiful muttons.And much respect for letting that big mutton swim away. Too many people don’t. You certainly had a fantastic outing .
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As a kid, 11 I think I had a Portuguese Man of War wash onto the beach and the surf slung it's tentacles (I don't think they are really called tentacles) over my foot. We were on the island of Eleuthera in like 1975, no place to go, nothing to do but cry back then.
@@saoirse5308 You were supposed to urine on it. It neutralizes the sting! Not the best treatment but better than nothing. Two years before my birth! Eleuthera has some great fishing. I am from South Andros and the fishing there is amazing! We have red snapper and grouper dying of old age!! Lol I am in Florida and from this video I ordered my super flukes to try for snappers!
Elias, I love the videos of you fishing with Meg. It’s easy to tell that you love being out there with her, she gives you that extra pep in your step. Wishing yall the best in 2024.
She always has a blast.
Aloha. I don’t want to call him a lucky man, but, then there’s Meghan.
Fantastic Mutton on that rig !!!! And the fact that you let the other legal ones go after keeping the first legal mutton....good on you, true sportsman. Tight lines, amigo.
It's a hard thing to judge. All well and good when you're just trying to get enough for 1-2 people. If it's 3,4,5 people, it's gonna take more. Thing is, we wouldn't be able to tell that just from looking. All we'd see is some guy appearing to take more than he needs...
@@sprolyborn2554I’d probably communicate that verbally if we had a lot of people to feed in that situation. I base what gets kept for me based on what’s needed for the day/week. Sometimes 1-2, occasionally a bunch, and sometimes none.
I agree that I won’t pass judgment based on just a photo or video with no additional info. It’s also not really my business to know “how many people are being fed.”
@@EliasVFishing oh yeah I wasn't trying to get at you or anything. You pretty well implied what was going on in this vid as you have in all the others. I'm just getting at the guy for basing his assumptions on what makes a good sportsman or not based solely on how few fish he keeps without any other context to go with it.
Aloha. After following this guy for what seems like decades, he takes what he needs! A true sportsman, and an awesome angler in a variety of situations/environments.
@@sprolyborn2554It’s simple, don’t judge.
This is the keys fishing content I’ve been looking for. Thank you algorithm.
Elias - this was an epic episode - those snappers are worth the whole trip! The Keys are a magical place and those snappers are the best eating fish in the world.
I've seen guys fishing reefs offshore that didn't catch Muttons that large. Great job!
Epic stuff Elias!!
Always love to see a brand new upload man. Just when I'm a bit bummed i can't go fishing, i see you uploaded new content. Thanks for letting us tag along.
Back in the day, that mustache was known as a "Cookie Duster", in military and police jargon.
Prayers for Meg and the almighty Mutton!!!
Fun to see you excited. Can’t believe you didn’t measure that second huge one.
What a day you two had, and cheers for releasing that 2nd monster mutton. Damn they fight at that size!! Been watching your stuff for a few years and it’s some of the best on CZcams. Thanks for posting
The legend! Stoked to see how your channel has grown my brother. Happy new year
It’s good to see you smile. Ps I love the “I am trying to work here “. Quote
I love your channel. I spent most of my adult life fishing eastern Long Island. Moriches, Shinnecock and the Peconics. I enjoy your videos from up north. Just a quick FYI. Years ago I was visiting a friend in the Keys. He lived there. The waters were loaded with man o wars. I was deathly afraid of them. He pulled up along side a group of them and picked one up. Freaked me out. Evidently, you can safely pick them up by the sail that is above the water. It is the tendrils that will hurt you. So, next time you encounter them pick one up on camera just to prove how brave you are. I'll be watching, LOL.
You are correct. I picked up over a dozen that way Wednesday at Bahia Honda state park that were drifting in around the swimmers. I’ve been stung by them three times as a diver. Not fun but I didn’t die or have to go to the hospital. Everyone reacts differently
Great video. Respect for just taking what you need and releasing that big mutton.
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Great to see Meg! Thanks for taking us along.
Awesome catch! Great job Elias.
I LOVE when you go out with Meg
Zoom flukes catch everything! Hooked a 60 lb tarpon on a 4 inch super fluke
My jaw dropped when I saw the first snapper. Awesome vid.
wow those were some huge Mutton’s for sure. nice vid!
U came in the cooler weather that's good
Biggest mitten I’ve seen from kayak. Epic!!
Oh its so nice to see you and Meg on the water catching some nice fish. HAVE A HEALTHY HAPPY NEW YEAR. 🎣🎣
❤❤❤ Zoom Fluking for giant red snapper!!
Locals call it "Baya Honda". More sharks there than any other bridge in the keys. Summertime the big tarpons stack up there by the thousands and so do the big hammerheads. Lots of resident bulls, lemons, and hammerheads all year. Nice muttons!
Eliasv: harnessing the power of the jig
Love watching Meg fish. Her excitement level is awesome.
Awesome video!!! Happy New Year Elias!
Great fun! Great team!
Tax man taketh his tax. Excellent video man. That Mutton was a beast! Thanks for sharing with us cold Upper Mid-Westerners.
Thanks Elias
Great video, Elias. Really loved it!!!!
Way cool for letting that 2nd mutton go.....excellent job 👏
You are a smart man! In that situation, it is very easy to "over-coach" your wife. That generally does not go over well and can lead to some voice volume increases. I learned to keep a low profile, a long time ago. A good day and a great dinner.
Awesome, and thanks for taking some & releasing the rest; leaving some for other anglers.
Epic episode man!! We definitely needed a catch and cook for that mutton my guy! Hope you guys enjoyed it though!
For sure - leaving some of the C&C for the more "underrated fish"
Making lifetime memories. Wow!
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Same to you thank you!
Epic Mutton bite dude! Love your vids.
Zoom super Flukes have been a weapon of mine for years in both fresh and saltwater..So many ways to rig them and are pretty tough so they last for a few fish...I recently started to fish them weightless tied in tandem..Absolutely killer !
How do you cast them like that? Or are you trolling them or have a weight further up line?
Heading down in 3 weeks can't wait.
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I will be down there in April… can’t wait!!
Awesome session, thank you ! 😎👍
That Mutton bite was awesome, great segment Elias.
Good times.
Great job!
Great catch. Enjoy
Outstanding video again! Those were brute Muttons, nice getting your pb while we watch. Can't wait to get there in March. Happy New Year, Elias & Meg.
Absolutely Epic man!! Killer stuff
Epic bite!! Well done!
Ur fishing together, that's great!
I think that mutton actually caused you to show some excitement. Hell of a fish😆👍
Wish I could have done 2 thumbs up. Most fun thing about salt water fishing, never know what might bite next.
Best video ever! Well done.
Epic catches!
Killer video man!
I was very happy to see the boat, thanks for the video, it was very useful, the fish catch was extraordinary...
Excited to check it out,👍💪💪
Excellent job fishing those huge mutton snappers and great handling of that giant one. I thought I would never see one's like those 🎣🎣🎣🎣
man that water looks beautiful
God damn these fish were strong!
Ok, now that was some epic stuff!
Awesome catch, my favorite keys fish to catch!!
Dude you must not have a vacuum sealer and a freezer. That 2nd mutton was a dream catch.
Elias that was a huge mutton snapper!!!! my God I wish you would’ve put him on the board. I guarantee he went 30ins!!!! But good for you for letting him go. That’s awesome dude keep what you need and let go of the rest every angler should do the same!!!
Love it. I'm heading down to the Keys in a few days. I'm getting all fired up to catch some fish! Thanks for the great content. 🦈
Us Canadians are very jealous of your fishing adventures! Absolutely wonderful.
Aloha. Us Americans as well. Stay warm.
Happy Holidays Elias......
Holy mutton snapper batman! 👍Happy Holidays to you and Meg.
Amazing action, but just one last thing missing: keeper in season black grouper! I can’t wait until you drop that video🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome job jigging up those big snapper!
Wow congrats
Awesome day of fishing.
Congrats dude on the mutton, so sweet!!!!!!!!
Awesome video elias Happy Holidays to you and meg and congrats on those monster muttons Tightlines my friend!
lol Oh there's always Bull Sharks there! Beautiful Muttons! Enjoyed the video.
Congrats on the 2 awesome mutton! Great video, keep it up!
Congrats on that beautiful Mutton Snapper bro, nicely done 👍
Looks like you had a good trip. Im heading down that way in a few weeks.
Elias your undefeated..
Plenty of defeats in the mix!
Strong fishing Elias! Beautiful muttons! Enjoy the rest of your holiday
You rocked that! That fish truly cooks like chicken breast!
Be down there next week to get me some groceries!
Nice video 0:51
Hey Elias how did you set up your fish finder for your kayak? I got one for Christmas and wanna put it on my kayak for when I go offshore during the summer. But I don’t know how to set the battery and wires up so it won’t get wet when I launch in the surf. I’m launching from topsail and your the only person I’ve seen who launches from the surf with a fish finder.
Really superb trip. Congrats on that. I'll head down there one of these days. Just so hard with good fishing close to home, but I miss that kind of jigging.
It's a bit inconsistent imo - but that was a really cool trip!
What an epic beautiful day of fishing!! Mutton Snapper heaven!! I would eat fresh fish every day up there!! Great video and action Bro!!
That second snapper was outstanding pal buetiful fish 👍
I arrived at Bahai Honda all of last week. I would have loved running into you...
Beautiful Mutton and conditions today look great. I’m right up near Naples. I’m about to make the ride down with my yak.
. Nice snapper, awesome catch.
Holy snapping arseholes, what great Mutton!!! For the past couple of years I’ve watched, and enjoyed all your videos but I gotta say: this s is my fave! Multi species, great fights and great able fare. It doesn’t get better! So much for live bait with 40 ft leaders to catch Mutton. You keep making them, I’ll keep watching them.
Outstanding video, with HUGE mutton snapper! 👍👍👍
Nice video, I am jealous and envious!
Action packed with pbees and the wife. I try to work here Baby. Nice footage on the man of war, awesome video man.
Great fish! Those snapper are fun to catch for sure. There were a bunch or Man o war washed up on Bahia Honda beach last week as well. Stayed well away from them and avoided the water that day. Saw a bunch of other jellyfish in the canals and mangroves as well.
Wow. Congrats on those PB big, beautiful muttons.And much respect for letting that big mutton swim away. Too many people don’t. You certainly had a fantastic outing .
Nice muttons... and good sportsmanship!
AWESOME!
You’re the man
Nice video dishibg 👍