Hey everyone! Today, we are at Jacksonville pier
and I've got a really cool method I wanna show you
So, piers are notorious for snags
I've got a good work-around for it
It's this rig called the Float Rig
And this rig will allow you to keep above all those snags
above all the-the-the debris on the bottom
allow you to fish deep without getting snagged
So here's the basic rig:
It's a sliding float- just like this
I choose the unweighted ones
I attach beads to stop it from
from sliding
an egg sinker to keep my bait down
this allows me to cast my float pretty far
Um, and I've got more beads just so that
it doesn't bang up my knots
This goes to a swivel and a leader line right here
to a hook with a live shrimp on it
This method, you basically
are able to float it out
with the outgoing tide
or cast it out and float it in with an incoming tide
It's a- it's a really nice rig to avoid
The bottom, but still be able to fish deep
I'm gonna show you some tricks that I like to do with this bobber
Alright, let's get fishing, guys!
'Sup, Mike?
how are you doin'?
[Mike:] Good.
Couple misses, two dinks,
[Brendon:] Ok, alright
[Mike:] And a partridge in a pear tree
[Brendon:] Is that Phil?
[Phil:] Hey, what's up?
[Brendon:] Hey, Phil
Darren, hey!
How are you guys?
[Mike:] Did you throw that in a fish's mouth!?
[Brendon:] I think. I got one!
[Brendon:] First fish on a float [Mike:] Now, is that good or bad?
[Mike:] Cuz I- I've been fishing before,
And first cast, just like that, I caught a fish
[Brendon:] And then no- [Mike:] And then caught nothing the rest of the day
[Brendon:] Yea
Yea
I'm not sure. Let's see
[Mike:] We'll find out]
[Brendon:] No, I'm feeling lucky
[Mike:] You didn't bring a banana on the boat, did you?
[Brendon:] No, I brought 2
[Mike:] I have hot dogs, sandwhiches
[Brendon:] Hot dogs
[Mike:] For real, dude
[Brendon:] Woo!
There we go
That's awesome
Ok first, you gotta make sure you set the depth correctly
Um
Depending on how
deep this beach is or what kind of structure's on the beach
You're gonna need to adjust your bobber stopper
To match the depth of
the area you're fishing
A lot of times, I see people fishing way too shallow and they don't end up hitting any fish
You can tell if you're on the bottom
If you're too deep if your bobber is just
looking really wonky
You want it to be sittin' straight up, moving naturally with the waves
Usually, I start up by just dropping it straight down
Checking the depth, making sure everything's ok
Then as it moves out,
As the bobber moves out, I'm opening my bail
and letting line out
But not too much line
You wanna find a nice balance because when a fish hits,
You wanna have enough tension to set the hook
And it's ok if waves pound at your bobber
because it stays afloat
Just as long as it's set to the correct depth, you're ok
Lady!
What'd you get there?
[Erin:] Lady fish
[Brendon:] Lady fish, we could use this for bait
or we could let him go
[Erin:] Up to you
[Brendon:] Let's let it go
[Erin:] ok
[Brendon:] Got one?
Nice
[Mike:] Yea, Erin!
[Brendon:] That's a shark!
Nice!
[Erin:] Can you help me get it up?
[Brendon:] Yea, hold on. We're gonna- we're gonna net this
[Erin:] Are you sure?
[Mike:] Oh sweet. That's awesome
[Erin:] That's ok, I'm fine with that
[Mike:] That's the best news ever
[Brendon:] Aw, you lost your hook
[Erin:] Yea, I lost my hook
[Brendon:] On a shrimp, huh?
[Erin:] It got a new piercing, Yea! On a shrimp!
[Brendon:] Onthe float- you caught a shark on a float!
[Erin:] So I- I was watching my float and it literally just went like this
down really slow
and when I set it- it was a shark
[Mike:] Look at that- look at that pod of dolphins, bro
straight out
over there
[Brendon:] Oh yea, I see 'em
[Mike:] 3 different ones
[Brendon:] I see 'em
[Brendon:] Oh yea
If you're not getting any bites but you kind of know that there's fish around,
you can give it a little pop like this
and
this
creates a little more motion in your bait- maybe your bait is a little lethargic
It kinda wakes it up a little bit and it kinda moves it around a little bit
um, a lot of times I'll give it a little twitch
and on its way down, it gets hit again
[Brendon:] Erin, you got it?
[Erin:] Alright!
[Stranger:] Nice fish!
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[Brendon:] Oh, you got one!
Woah!
[Erin:] This must be a skate or something
[Brendon:] Run it, run it down! Run it down!
It's running you
Now if it's- if it's pullin'
Go up over everyone
[Erin:] It's probably a ray
Oh! My god, I'm gonna lose my spool! What do I do!?
there
[Brendon:] You had to
Oh my gosh, you lost your bobber, everything
Oh man
That was crazy!
[Erin:] I know
[Brendon:] It just went ZZZZZZZ
Darn
You had to snap it or you were gonna lose everything
Your hand's shaking?
oh my gosh
A shot of adrenaline, huh?
[Erin:] Yea
It just- it just took it and started- it just went
[Brendon:] But, what if it was a tarpon!?
[Erin:] But it wasn't
[Brendon:] How do you know?
[Erin:] I didn't feel any head shakes
[Brendon:] Oh yea, you know what a tarpon feels like, right?
[Erin:] I don't think it was. I just don't
[Brendon:] This is my favorite part about pier fishing:
There's always so many different species
It's always a nice mystery, and it's- it's a nice surprise to see what you can catch
Erin, you hit like a- a couple of sharks
a ray
[Erin:] Yea, that was crazy
[Brendon:] That's awesome
[Erin:] That was my first time getting spooled out, I think
[Brendon:] Yea, and that was Erin's first time getting spooled out. That's pretty crazy
Anyways, this float rig is very versatile. It can catch all sorts of different kinds of fish
Worked great. We didn't- we didn't get snagged. I mean,
You did lose your rig to a shark, but
Other than that, it's a good rig
Right?
[Erin:] Yea
[Brendon:] Thank you guys for watching
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I'll see ya next week