You caught more Weaks than most people will in a lifetime, lol.

@braydenhoward2225

3 жыл бұрын

Wildwood is loaded w them, my buddy and I caught about 30 in a week...well, maybe not loaded but

John, I agree this is a very special event and shows this species is clearly making a comeback. I'm on the Western end and have only caught one Weakfish in my entire lifetime. If there's one person who deserves to experience this, it was you.

Awesome to see the weakfish making such a strong comeback . . . I just hope all recreational fisherman are as ethical and conservation oriented as you, John. Keep up the great work!

A pleasure to see a professional appreciate the fish and handle so gently and respectfully.

I caught one of these guys 2 days ago over in center Moriches. I thought it was a striped bass until I showed a pic to a friends dad who said it’s a weakfish. Very interesting, thanks so much for all the content as a new saltwater fisherman it’s life changing info. Also the weakfish weighed just over 2lbs so he put up a great fight. Nice to know I caught a fish who hasn’t been around in a while

Good to see the regs appear to have worked

I had a very long and tough two days. This video has made it better! Thanks skinner for the hard work you put into these videos! It doesn't go unnoticed!

Good to see you catching all those weaks. Back in the 80s off of Mount Sinai pier at Ralphs at 3:00 am late one October my friend pulled in a 17.5 lb Weakfish using a bunker chunk on the bottom.We didnt know what it was at first that fish lived for one hour out of water really something .I pulled in three bluefish 15-18lbs at the same time on top with snagging live bunker during teh frenzy. It was a once in a lifetime experience at that time we didnt know it . I think 18lbs was IGFA at that time. RIP my old friend and fishing buddy Gary Kazectow. 1957- 2001.

@JohnSkinnerFishing

Жыл бұрын

1981 was the best weakfishing I'd ever seen in that area. I lived in Miller Place then. 17.5 - wow!

@OutBoardTink62

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSkinnerFishing I looked at houses in Miller Place in the 80S great area to live for sure back then now dont know taxes are a tough one.Yes the 80S were good years caught my first ever big bluefish at 18lbs in 1984 off of Ralphs pier that was exciting caught only snappers up till that time..I remember around that time a guy caught an almost 23 lb bluefish in the same spot made mine seem small, LOLL! Oh those good old days I also remember Ralph too a great guy with a big smile...

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!

John, great video as always! Congratulations on finding them! It’s really great to see them around and in those numbers... Thanks, Scott

So crazy!! That is a trip to remember for sure. Amazing video John. 👍

John, it’s so great that you still get so excited.

This is so great to see. Last spring I noticed a lot more weakfish in the back bay and then again in the fall. Hopefully this continues and the fishery comes back better than ever!

Absolutely amazing! What an epic session👍👍👍

That was a world class day John. With any luck it’s a good indicator for the summer. I hope they move further west into the sound. Awesome job and even better video.

First trip on the sound this weekend and your videos have been getting me certifiably riled up

Awesome video john !!! I haven”t seen anything like that !! About 12 years ago i had a trip similiar with weakfish under a school of shads but not quite like that this was just amazing glad to see are weakfish going strong its up to us to try and keep it that way ! Tightlines john

This is amazing. Had a couple last year but before that hadn’t seen them in decades.

john, you are an inspiration to us old guys with a old boat and years of fishing experience. keep up the good work.

Spectacular day out there. Glad to see those numbers and size weakfish for you guys on the coast. Would love to see some under water footage of a school like that

WOW!!! Amazing video John! Never seen anything like it in my 53 years, great to see the weakfish fishery coming to life :)

This was an intense weak fish bite, awesome John..🤙🏼🤙🏼..

Talk about a killer day, going out tomorrow and Gunna jigging wrecks this is getting me pumped

Great video John keep up the great job.

Wow Wow Wow!!! And on bucktails. That was insane. Bravo John

john you continue to amaze! I laughed when you said ' I guess this is gonna be a weak fish video"... priceless, and we thought the tarpon videos were going to tough to top! Stay safe

Great video man love to see these legendary fish coming back. Here in NC the charter fishermen have seen a great class of grey trout this year, some pushing 7 pounds. We haven’t had those sized fish in any numbers since before my time, hope we get a second chance at having those fish around.

Beautiful fish! I haven’t had Weakfishing that good since 2004-2005.... that was the last of lights out fishing for me here in Jersey..... Great job!!!

Unbelievable action, well done Sir!!!!

Wow! Excited to see those kind of numbers!

Glad to see you back North, slammin' them again!

Great Video !!!! Nice to see so many Weakies !!!! Amazing !!! What a wonder Trip ,no boats in site. Thanks for Sharing !!!!

The kind of trip dreams are made of! Outstanding!

Truly amazing. Congrats on a great day.

Great video John and nice to see all those Weak Fish.

Congratulations on an epic experience. I was just reading a long post by an old timer who was among those who knew the ways of the Barnegat Inlet tiderunners. They fished in the dark and filled coolers with 10 to 15 pound fish. He expressed regret for his part in the ruination of the fishery. Your sample of one does seem to bode well for their recovery. Well done!

🙌 amazing video. Loved it. Thanks !

What a trip out. Congratulations on your find. Lots-o-fish

That was insane John. 😳 Thank you for sharing. Looks like it's time to make a trip from Arizona

Incredible video! Those are awesome weakfish

So encouraging to see!

Get up and out early, and more often than not you are going to get rewarded in some manner. Incredible day John. You earned it...you deserve it. And you had it to yourself. Congrats!

Nice John, I don't think I have ever seen a weak video quite like that. Nice to see they are coming back thanks to responsible fishing practices, it actually does work folks, but I know weather plays a huge part in their survival year to year. But man, what a great video. 👍

Nice John! You sure make it look easy!

Man that was a blast to watch!

Will keep it short John. Hats of to conservation, obviously it works. I hope powers that be view this for assessment purposes. Good for you.Wonderful to see this rebound, I have no other words. CHEERS!

Awesome video thanks for sharing

John, nicely done! Hope the weakies get that thick off Cape May. This coming weekend looks like a blowout but it's been slow here anyway. Drum bite has been good. See what happens in two weeks.

Epic day John!

THEMS SOME GOOD SPECKS , NICE VIDEO

That has been a weakfish spot for my whole life. They have been there for the past few years, with this year being so much better than I can remember. Go there at dusk and you can get some fast action. Just had weakfish lunch today! One of my favorites and great that they on a comeback!! Good hunting!!

@Alan-zn5jr

3 жыл бұрын

Is that water accessible by kayak or boat only

@doggydaddo47

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alan-zn5jr a bit far for a kayak

Every time I hear that drag clicking’, I’m smiling. And I’m sitting my living room!

Fantastic John. Miss LI fishing. Used to fish around cutchouge area and up north. Little neck bay. Florida boy the last 28 yrs. Nice size weakfish.

Some good fishing John!

Thank You for sharing!

Great action John. You mentioned changing batteries on the GoPro, I picked up the Miady 10000mAh Dual USB Portable Charger, with USB C Input and it allows me to record for hours. I throw it in my waders front pocket, don't even notice it. Just need a mod that allows you to charge, I use the audio mod, but the door mod would work also. They even make a mod that keeps it splash proof. Cheers mate! Always a pleasure.

John awesome video! Just got back in from moriches bay there are blue fish in places you wouldn't think to cast, insane action,haven't seen any weak fish but it seems the fisheries are starting to bloom again like we haven't seen in years! Tight lines!

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear. The Peconics have been alive this spring, except not so much for fluke.

I haven't seen this since the 1970s when we saw schools of weak fish in the bay off Amityville. I remember the word "tide runner" to describe big weak fish. Good going, John.

We used to catch these fish up here in Buzzards Bay in the early 80's when there where football fields of shad as far as you could see! Mostly Blue fish and Stripers but once in a while we'd catch a Squeteague and they were pretty good size ones. I think they used to just sit at the bottom of these schools and wait for the scraps that the blue fish would leave behind. Man I haven't seen one of these for a long time. It's good to see there coming back around!

Very encouraging, haven’t caught any in New Jersey yet but have seen pictures of people who have

This made me so happy

Unreal mr skinner, unreal!

Beautiful weakies!Nice catch and release. I’ll be there next year, hopefully they’ll be back.

@JohnSkinnerFishing

2 жыл бұрын

The ones that return should be a couple of pounds bigger. They grow fast.

Quickest catch and release I've ever seen..!

Outstanding!

Thanks for the video

Nice to see weakies in abundance, beautiful fish

I haven’t managed any fluke, but the weakfish has been spectacular

@MaggMagg-pq9uw

3 жыл бұрын

How are they eating wise ?

@Engineer_Heathen

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaggMagg-pq9uw they are decent, I'd throw them back though because people wiped them out 15 years ago and it was never the same.

@FlamingTBag

3 жыл бұрын

@@MaggMagg-pq9uw I was just trying for fluke with 5 inch gulp grubs and minnows and they were more interested then the fluke. I also was spotting pockets like he was on the fish finder and just letting the boat drift, but I wasn't catching it like Skinner!

@yadanie6194

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaggMagg-pq9uw They are good-eating fish, though the flesh can be a bit too delicate. I prefer them to striped bass.

Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

I hope they make a great come back haven't seen it like that in virginia since the late 70's

You’re a Legend!

Once in a lifetime fishing trip. That’s awesome

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

That's the thing, it apparently wasn't. My daughter and I went 2 days ago and didn't even go to that spot. We had similar fishing. I couldn't get my line in the water because she was constantly hooked up!. This is real encouraging.

This is EPIC! I've never seen this many weaks in my life! Its been over 25 years since weaks were plentiful. And for me, that was out off Gardner's island. Prompts the question ... Why are they coming back after so many years of nothing? Loved this video! Thanks John!👍

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

For the past few years there have been good numbers of smaller summer weaks. For whatever reason, they seem to have survived winter this time. Now I'm hoping they're big enough to keep surviving. They grow fast. These will be 7# next year, and 9# in 2023.

Reminds me of the good old days in the Delaware Bay back in the 90’s!!

@charlieduvall6463

3 жыл бұрын

Shoots, before that was good fishing too

Outstanding Squeteague video, great job John. In my early teens during the 70-80’s we had fantastic runs of big Sqeteague, 8-10 pounders were not uncommon. Unfortunately, we overfished them. Hopefully, they are on their way back to a healthy population.

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

They grow fast. Hopefully these survive the winters and then they'll be that size in 2023.

hit the honey hole great fishing enjoy thanks for posting....

Fantastic to see that many weakfish.

Amazing video,i have something similar last year in Greenpoint BK from the side on the river,35,36 Striper bass for less the hour fishing.

Interesting. Its been an outstanding year here in NC for weakfish as well.

Videos are amazing! You should write a fisheries ecology paper based on your catches over the years. Would be interesting to pick your brain about longterm trends.

Awesome video. I know you been playing with the fast forward to help us between landing and setting up rig, but I personally like to watch the entire fish fighting in regular time rather than ff through it

I had the same action a week ago off Norwalk, 8 feet of water.. what a day !!!

Incredible! Hopefully this species makes a comeback.

@rfishing9792

3 жыл бұрын

We have a ton in Florida lol

Fishiest guy I ever seen! Great vid. Reminds you of the good ole days, say 20 years ago!

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

We had some decent fishing 20 years ago, but this concentration was more like what we saw in the early 80s.

@thomastuorto9929

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnSkinnerFishing That is probably what I'm talking about. I use to go to a NJ jetty & catch to many of them. Had a hard time getting to the Fluke. Never kept 1.

Mr. Skinner, I don't know if you ever fished the Delaware Bay. But back in the 1980s, weakies were everywhere they were like clock work. shedder crabs are hard to find back then, and now we can keep 1 over 13 inches

Your experience reminded me of when my father had experiences like this in the 1960s in the Delaware Bay before pollution and overfishing nearly eliminated weakfish there.

Western sound a few weeks back had 15 weakfish (half being keepers) in under 2 hours. Great sign.

That bite was INSANE!!

WEAKDOG MADNESS !!!! Good to see such good numbers !!

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised you didn't have them on Sunday when you talked to us. I went through those waters on Saturday and saw very little effort in the usual old spots. I guess they're all a little more east.

Have not seen weakfish action like that in 30 yrs. LUCKY YOU!

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

It was early 80s for me. They were bigger, and we had them from the Sound beaches.

The Weakfish bit has been building over the last two years in the Peconic Bay. Great to see, I guess I will be getting wet fishing in the rain tomorrow. Great to see. Remember to all you can only keep 1 fish! Looking for clues to figure out exactly where you were fishing.

Good job👍👍👍

Success is sweet🎣

Just seeing this…but just WOW…that’s the way we used to catch them…and yes that was the early to mid 80s. So awesome to see them recovering. Didn’t think I would ever see the day. Hope it continues. Such a great fishery that’s been gone a very very long time!

@fellspoint9364

Жыл бұрын

I remember those days down at the Delaware shore . They were big trout and lots of them. What do you think happened to the fish stock ? It’s like they just disappeared.

@pnwpaddler

Жыл бұрын

@@fellspoint9364Massive over harvesting of all the big females. I remember everyone on party boats with coolers full every trip. Never keeping the 20” and under…always taking the oldest and biggest egg layers. Love and learn. It’s why many species now have slot limits along with number limits. Gotta protect the brood stock…95% of the big trout are females…gotta protect those big females! Hope they return as well as the stripers have. Shoot the mid Atlantic flounder fishery was also epic growing up, now all but non existent. Man what we did to our fisheries as population exploded :(

Amazing....!!!!!! 👌👌👌👌👌

I think this is your best video yet. Better than your Florida trips I would say

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

For me, not better than the tarpon from shore one, or the two tarpon in the kayak.

Me and a few good friends of mine had a shackled trout year like this is in 2019. 4 citations between 3 people and several lost. Several dozen 20+ inch trout. That was a year that well never forget

Running into a school of fish is always the best day ever. :)

hey john another great video. Anyway you can do a video on how to tie your rig up for fluking and weak fish?

@JohnSkinnerFishing

3 жыл бұрын

Here you go. It's the same rig. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZWn1smsnaysdqw.html

Crazy cool