Top 5 Fishing tips | Skyway Fishing Pier

Our first time fishing at the Skyway Bridge Pier near Tampa Florida. All new fishing locations are slightly different and understand what is needed or not needed is important before you go. If you do not know someone to give you tips on the location that would be helpful but most of us do not. Enjoy our first time fishing at the Skyway bridge and learn what not to do and what to do.

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[olderetiredtreemahn]

You lucked out meeting the bait guy.
Great source of information. 👍👍👍

[brianhartman]

This guy is awesome. What an absolute find talking to him. Great share!

[TheKevinChaz]

That bait guy was super nice! Hope to see him at the pier one day!

[MrWaco]

Just an FYI. Don't reel in when you hear your drag releasing especially with a spinning reel. It twists the line and can make weak spots and a tangled mess. Also the fish that nearly got your rod probably swam under a rock. Sometimes if you just wait it out it will swim out and you can catch it . Just loosen your drag and sit the rod back down.

[KerriGilpin]

I’ve fished every spot on the skyway, and spearfished below off to the side, climbed on all the rocks, and I’ve seen all kinds of cool stuff there. Happened to witness a massive drum school, and as quickly as my line got wet, they moved away. Sheepshead are tricky but so good to eat, I had the best luck with a spear, they like to go into the rocks and snag line. I caught a ton of kings one night on incoming tide on rod. My husband got a ray on the bridge and that was a challenge to pull up! File fish, box fish and puffers also like to steal bait, and I’ve caught more of those than I can count. Caught the biggest pin fish I’ve ever seen on the bridge in winter and ate good! 😂 it actually filleted nicely.
Keep coming back!

[daisey]

U got lucky and found a good local to help u out ! Kudos

[Conrad_]

The small fish you were catching were grunts very common their I fished the skyway my whole life whenever you do have a set rod make sure you loosen you drag so that way if a fish does take it you will just hear your rod scream then to set the hook just tighten the drag otherwise that fish will pull your rod in the water you got very lucky catching your rod before it disappeared forever loving the channel keep up the great work and maybe one day I’ll catch you out in sanibel one of these days

[evanrodgers]

Wish I was meeting folks like this while I was fishing down there 😂 awesome video

[tampajohn]

Quite helpful. We live in sun city center, close to Ruskin. Fished bass tournaments for years, but going to give skyway a try. Something new. Well appreciated.

[CharlieDontSurf]

I have fished all over the country and my top five fishing spots were.. Valdez Alaska the Kenai River in Alaska Homer in Alaska Seward in Alaska and one strip club called the Bush Company 🐠

[TB-xwvo]

When you set your rod on the pier it needs to have loose drag so it doesn't get pulled in when a fish bites. When the fish has your bait tighten the drag so it doesn't take you in a rock or piling

[FishingFloridaWater]

Videos like this is why I started my website and youtube channel is to help people like him learn how to use their fishing tackle. I mean it's all about having fun to but not fun if your losing fish. The drag on that reel sounds like it was a bit too loose could've tighten a bit more.

[lieng]

I’m a local around tampa and fishing for skyway has lots of fish you can catch. Grouper Spanish mackerel w tarpon etc. To catch grouper, around 6/0 circle should be good with 80lbs leader with a medium size pinfish for Spanish mack small long shank j hook with a thread fin/ greenback

[mrhood]

If you don’t have a net I’d say buy a sabiki rig to catch greenbacks(the bait fish), cut it up or throw it out live and you’ll be able to catch mostly everything around the bridge

[nicklausb]

Fisherman are generally the best people. Usually serial killers don't like fishing. Lol

[terrysimms]

4 gold Aberdeen hooks on a 50lb. Mono strand each one tied into 2inch leads off main line with a swivel on top and lock swivel on bottom and a bass cast sinker size varies with current on bottom swivel mackerel love it just jig no bait needed.

[deanjones]

Was the dude that you talked to named Dakota ? We went shark fishing on a Poseidon charter boat !! It was good times .

[PassivePortfolios]

Free line pinfish or grunts near the pilings to catch grouper, and greenbacks for Spanish mackerel and mangrove snapper.

[cyborgnj]

Tighten your drag bro! Everytime you reel with drag slipping, you put twists in your line, bad news.

[nicklausb]

Send those grunts out on outgoing tide, live free line over the rock piles and the gags will rock your world. Lol. Probably won't be able to land a keeper, though. You need the gear and experience to land the dolphins let you. Lol