Sheepshead Archives

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

When most 3-year olds are learning the ABC song, this little angler is giving fishing lessons.

The young man in this awesome video is Kellan Hunt. Little 3-yeard old Kellan baits his own hooks, he lands sharks, he nets sheepshead, and he even gives a lesson on rigging and tying knots.

Love it!

He also happens to be Capt. Scott Moore’s grandson.

Now if you don’t know who legendary angler Capt. Scott Moore is (you can see him in “The Complete List: 85 Must Know Florida Saltwater Anglers” here), he is one of the most respected captains in all of Florida.

He has put more people on fish in the west coast of Florida than almost any other captain.

And as you can imagine, fishing runs in his blood. In fact, Scott Moore’s son Justin was running one of Scott’s boats in Boca Grande at age 13.

By age 18, Justin officially had his captain’s license.

So when I found out that this little angler named Kellan Hunt was a grandson to Capt. Scott Moore, it all made sense (Kellan’s parents are Courtland Hunt and Kelly Moore Hunt – Scott’s daughter).

It’s like having John McEnroe as your grandfather if you were a young tennis prodigy.

I have a funny feeling this isn’t the last time we’ve heard the name Kellan Hunt associated with fishing.

Great job guys! Keep up the great work with this young gentleman.

Enjoy this awesome video.

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January 12, 2017February 16, 2016 by Joseph Simonds

A while back, a video of a guy catching a “boat load” of sheepshead in his cast net went a bit viral (and created a ton of comments and opinions) in our Private Salt Strong Fishing Tribe Facebook Group.

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So here is what we could find out about this wild sheepshead cast netting video.

The guy with the net is a commercial fisherman and he was catching these while not on duty to feed his family while on the Anna Maria Island City Pier in Florida.

And quite honestly, if you are skilled enough to throw a 12-foot net off a dock and not completely rip it up from structure (not to mention, avoiding any getting any bycatch caught in your net), then you deserve every fish that you catch…

I still don’t know how there this many sheepshead in an area where he could get away throwing a net and not having it get snagged on some structure of some sort. And the fact that this many sheepshead didn’t see the net is amazing!

Note: For any beginners to fishing that are reading this, using a cast net like this is NOT the recommended way to catch a sheepshead. This is for experienced commercial anglers only.

Ever seen anyone catch more sheepshead in a cast net?

Let us know in the comments.

Enjoy.

Related Post: “The World’s Largest Cast Net Throw [40 Foot Pancake] (watch it here)

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Fish On.

March 13, 2015 by Joseph Simonds

Its always pretty cool to see a bald eagle out in the wild.

Its really cool when you get to see a bald eagle feeding.

And its freaking awesome when you get to see a bald eagle stealing a sheepshead from an osprey!

Luke and I were already having a pretty awesome day when we caught this bald eagle on film.

And then, as if the bald eagle had passed on some of its mystical good luck powers, Luke lands a redfish on his first cast.

Note: This was all filmed back in Bull Bay (near Boca Grande and Little Gasparilla Island, FL)

Bald Eagle = Salt Strong

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