did a little surf fishing in daytona beach while on vacation 5-20-2010.caught some bluefish,whiting/kingfish,ladtfish,guitar fish and a pompano. hooked onto some larger fish too but got broke off with the 12 lb test line.was hoping for a shark or 2 seeing how daytona beach area is the shark bite capital of the world – felt fish bumping my leg often while wading chest deep in the water. caught some blue crabs that would hang onto the shrimp till ya reeled them in.used shrimp and whole mullet/baitfish for bait on pampano rigs and wire bluefish rigs -2,3 oz pyramid sinkers,12 lb stren and 8.5 ugly stick rods.
saw plenty of dolphin cruising just beyond the surf but no sharks
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We were just north …
We were just north of there and caught some nice Whiting and Pompano. Saw some guys get into Blues but we never fished for them. Also caught some Sea Cats and Croakers.
@MURAB1TON i’m …
@MURAB1TON i’m heading down to daytona mid may – i’ll have to give that a try this time
you should have …
you should have used that ladyfish for bait. Perfect bait fish.
@fishingwiththenerd …
@fishingwiththenerd thanks man -i’m going back there mid may ,hopefully i can hook into a few
@ …
@ROADSNAKE90ROADSNAKE Bill,
There is always some risk in surf fishing. The main critter that you have to watch out for is the blacktip reef shark. The stingrays at that depth usually are not the deadly ones. In fact, I think the sharks and rays should be worried about you!!! Use steel leader and cut jack crevalle or kingfish. You would be surprised how hard those sharks fight. Get a hook extractor, their bite is still painful. TRUST ME.
Captain Nerd.
7:26 – 7:37 is the …
7:26 – 7:37 is the best
@CobraDemon91 …
@CobraDemon91 alright -thanks man.
we’re coming back out there in may to try for a few more pomps
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@ROADSNAKE90ROADSNAKE Naw brother, you’ll be fine. We locals will swim farther out than where you were at. I mean, they can come in that close and do on occasion, but more often than not they’re farther out than where you were at.
@whybepro i’m …
@whybepro i’m coming back to daytona area may 13 for 9 days.
got a question for you -although iv’e been fishing for over 40 years i have no experience with salt water.
i was a little uptight about wading chest deep out at the beach – all the locals fish from shore.
are there any dangers ? standing out in the water like i did in this video ? i mean do sharks or stinrays or any other creatures come in that close to shore?????????????
I tell you, I am a …
I tell you, I am a local resident of New Smyrna Beach. You should have cut the ladyfish into 2 inch chunks. We catch cobia, redfish, snook, decent size tarpon from time to time and of course shark, rather large sharks to be honest. Happy to see a tourist the didnt get hit be a car or attacked by a shark, come back soon.
@OlracCrisisX thats …
@OlracCrisisX thats not a mullet its a ladyfish mullet are striped
@KidODeath500 I …
@KidODeath500 I think its used for bait -some were 16″ i seen
what is a mullet …
what is a mullet like a saltwater minnow or something??
excuse me but …
excuse me but daytona is not the shark attack capitol of the world because i believe it is a beach just a little farther south called new smyrna…….we go there every year and i want to start surf fishing there but i dont have any ocean gear yet would you recomend anything?
what a goofy …
what a goofy looking fish that guitar fish! dont see very many up here in michigan i know that!
@fishingkid11 you …
@fishingkid11 you did a lot better than i did
haha i was at mylte …
haha i was at mylte beach i caught about 150 whiting in four days and a two foot shark
haha okay i was …
haha okay i was just checking cause im all new to surf fishing
@chinglengvang i …
@chinglengvang i like a little longer rod but should be ok – we used 12 i think
you think a 7.6 ft …
you think a 7.6 ft med/heavy action ocean side surf rod and 12lb test line will be okay for surf fishing
bill at 6:00 thats …
bill at 6:00 thats a mullet
@mybird9 don’t …
@mybird9 don’t know but i heard it was from the guys at the pier – i’m from ny but i know may is pretty good
@padreman121 thats …
@padreman121 thats what the guy at the bait shop told me – glad i wasn’t standing chest deep in the water at new smyrna beach then
Im going to daytona …
Im going to daytona beach for January is this a good time to fish there and if so what fish are biting. Thanks
Do you know if …
Do you know if january is a good time to Daytona beach and if so what kind of fish bite.Thanks