West Coast of Florida Archives

August 2, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you thought the song “My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard” by Kelis was bad, then you haven’t seen anything yet…

Although I debated telling you this (for those of you that don’t know me), the guy with the mustache singing while fishing in this video below is none other than me (Joe Simonds).

And quite honestly, I had completely forgotten about this short clip that we filmed back in January while fishing around Boca Grande, FL until one of our viewers reminded me about it.

The only good news was that he said it had him laughing for the entire day, and that we would be crazy not to feature it.

So here goes nothing…

Hope you enjoy this funny fishing video, and hope that you never have to put up with this kind of singing with your fishing partner.

And if you want to get the steps on “How To Tie A Bucktail From Home” referenced in the video below, click here.

P.S. – If you want to see the Ultimate Fishing Music Video (“Fishing In Our Soul”) click here to watch it now.

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July 20, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Patrick Rhea of LivitFilms and his drone flying stud partner Nick Shirghio have done it again!

They have somehow produced back to back saltwater inshore fishing video masterpieces that certainly land each of the videos up in the rankings of top inshore fishing videos of all time.

After coming off a Grand Slam hit video called, “Fishing in our Soul” with Jill’s Cashbox featuring Salt Strong (in our humble opinion the best saltwater inshore video of all time), Patrick and Nick Shirghio hit another home run with Eleven Angling: Bluemoon Expeditions out of Islamorada, Florida with their fly fishing video at the bottom of this page.

Just wait until you see the tarpon footage! Amazing.

But first…

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You can download the song “Fishing in our Soul” by Jill’s Cashbox on iTunes by clicking here.

Next, make sure to check out Patrick and Nick’s other over the top video in the last 30 days below.

If you have even been fishing while cameras are rolling, you know that it rarely turns out like this with Tarpon hitting your fly just feet away from the camera and boat. Amazing job!

Enjoy!

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P.P.S. – Let us know what you think. Are these the two best inshore saltwater fishing videos ever created? Let us know if you have other favorites as well. You won’t hurt our feelings… much.

July 16, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you have spent much time on our site, there is a good chance you have across Alex Fogg, “The Ultimate Lionfish Killer” (watch his original Lionfish Killer video here).

The guy is singlehandedly responsible for more of the invasive lionfish deaths than any human in the Gulf of Mexico, and we should all be thanking him for his work and dedication.

In this video below, Alex teams up with the “Reef Rangers” to set some new records at the FGCU Lionfish Derby 2015 recently held in Ft. Myers, Florida.

And as you will see, Alex and his cohorts pile on the lionfish death toll once again… while also winning the lionfish derby with the most lionfish bagged, the largest lionfish, and the smallest lionfish.

Great job Alex, Meaghan, Allie, and Eric!

Related Video: “Triggerfish and Snapper Eat Lionfish on a Pyramid!” (watch it here)

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July 4, 2015July 4, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Even though the Wildlife Dept in the state of Florida claims Goliath Grouper aren’t ready to be harvested again due to their small population, these massive fish have certainly made a healthy comeback as we have had an influx of Goliath Grouper videos like you wouldn’t believe.

And if you have somehow been hiding under a rock and don’t know much about these Goliath Grouper, these fish can get incredibly massive, and they are incredibly challenging to actually land next to your boat (as they break rods, lines, take you down in structure, etc).

In fact, these Goliath Grouper are kind of like how hunting down a massive bear could be on the ultimate bucket list hunt for an avid hunter, landing a Goliath Grouper is one of those “bucket list” fish for many avid saltwater anglers.

But don’t think for a second that catching a Goliath Grouper is just for men.

The women anglers out there are showing they can land these big fish just as well as any man!

Here are two other related videos of women fighting Goliaths that I highly recommend watching:

“These Two Gils Tag-Team a 300lb Goliath Grouper!” (watch it here)
“High School Girl Captures a Goliath Grouper from a Kayak!” (watch it here)

And in the video below, the team at Big Bully Outdoors take their friend Nicky (Nicky is a traveling nurse AND master captain) out fishing for Goliaths near Boca Grande, FL.

Before you know it, she has one, and she requires no help battling the Goliath from all of the structure.

Well done!

Related Video: “Watch This Girl Land a Huge Goliath Grouper by Hand!” (watch it here)

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July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

If you have been to our site before, you know that Captain Ben Chancey of Chew on This is a seasoned pro at catching monster fish out of a kayak.

In fact, it was his video that first surfaced proving that a Goliath Grouper could be landed from a kayak (see that video here).

Ironically, he was using the exact same kayak as he was in this video that he just published yesterday…

However, this video of Capt. Ben taking on a huge shark from a kayak has a different result… and I still can’t believe how it ended.

I won’t ruin it for you, but let’s just say Captain Ben is one lucky fisherman!

Related Video: “High School Girl Captures Goliath Grouper From A Kayak” (watch it here)

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June 29, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

I am willing to bet your last fishing charter didn’t turn out like this one…

Because it’s not every day you come back from an offshore fishing charter with an EXTRA 200 lbs of meat…

But for this incredibly lucky angler named Scott Gettle, that was the case this past weekend as he went out with Captain Tom Boyll of Sarasota Offshore.

Here’s the scoop:

Tom, Scott, and few others went long-range offshore fishing this past weekend (well over 100 miles off of Sarasota), and while out in about 550 feet of water, Scott hooked into a Monstrous fish.

After a solid 30 minute fight with what everyone on the boat knew was going to be a big fish, they all gasped when they saw the MASSIVE 270lb Warsaw Grouper finally surface.

In fact, this grouper rivals the size of many of the Goliath Grouper trophies that we publish on our page (see all of the best Goliath Grouper videos in this video library).

A grouper so big, it took up a huge chunk of space in the boat (you can see the size of the boat they were out in at the 18-second mark).

For those of you wondering how Scott was able to legally keep this grouper, it is because this is a Warsaw Grouper (not a Goliath Grouper), and the legal limit in Florida allows you to keep 1 (one) Warsaw Grouper per day… of course, this one was enough to feed everyone’s family.

Amazing job Scott and Captain Tom Boyll! This was certainly not an easy fish to land!

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July 19, 2017June 23, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

A few weeks ago I posted a Snook video that got shared like crazy on the social networks called “The Biggest School of Snook Ever Captured on Film” (watch it here next).

And even though I was VERY clear that I didn’t think it was the biggest school of Snook in history, I did believe it was the biggest school of Snook ever caught on film (as the title implied).

As you can probably imagine, it received countless comments on Facebook from anglers that claimed to have seen much bigger schools of Snook in the past.

But after I kindly replied back to each person that the headline was a question and not a statement… AND that if they have any video footage of a bigger school of Snook then I will quickly exchange their video for the one on the Salt Strong post…

Let’s just say the original Snook video is still up and taking on any and all challengers.

Well, this week my brother Luke sent me this Redfish video that fits the same criteria as the Snook video: An almost unbelievable school of Redfish, so much so that it is impossible to even gauge the actual amount of reds as they are stacked up so deep, and spread so far.

Amazing Redfish footage from Capt. Paul Sonnen! Thank you for sharing.

Anglers, let me know your thoughts in the comments. Is this the largest school of Redfish on film, or can someone send me a Redfish video that beats it?

I look forward to hearing your thoughts in the comment section below.

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June 29, 2015June 21, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

There are girls that like to fish, and then there are girls that like to catch the biggest fish in the sea…

I would say that our friends Deidra Bridger (of Team Tenacity) and Mallory Herzog (of Big Bully Outdoors) fit the latter, as these girls are some of the strongest and toughest female anglers in the state of Florida, if not the country.

And these girls certainly know how to fight (and land) some monster fish!

In this video, the female angling duo battle a monster Goliath Grouper near Boca Grande, Florida that weighs more than the two of them combined! Well done. Awesome video ladies!

Related Video: “Watch This Girl Land A Huge Goliath Grouper By Hand!” (watch it here)

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June 18, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

This Salt Strong high school girl, Lexis Chancey, is no stranger to monster fish…

In fact, this is the second time that she has made the home page here at Salt Strong. The first time was when she landed a beast of a 30-lb Snook (watch that video here).

Of course this time she is having to battle a fish that weighs more than she does, all from a kayak. Notice how she comes pretty close to flipping over at one point. Wow!

And if the last name sounds familiar, it is because she is the daughter of Monster Fish Legend Capt. Ben Chancey of Chew on This. If you never saw Capt Ben’s first huge Goliath Grouper from a kayak just a month ago, then check out that video here.

Related: The fishing hole in this video appears to be the exact same spot that a “Goliath Grouper Snaps Kayaker’s Rod and He Still Lands It” video took place. Watch it here if you never saw it.

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