**I Tested if Tiny Docks Have Monster Fish! — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Exploring various docks to find monster fish, including feeding giant tarpon at Robbies in Islamorada.

## Key Takeaways

- Monster fish can be found under docks with the right structure and bait.
- Clear water and fishing pressure make big fish more cautious.
- Local knowledge is valuable for finding prime fishing spots like Robbies.
- Feeding giant tarpon is a unique and exciting experience.
- Persistence and varied tactics are needed to catch large fish in these environments.

## What the video covers

- The video explores multiple docks to discover if they harbor monster fish.
- Starts at a small dock with mostly small fish and bait fish behavior indicating predators.
- Moves to a larger dock with deeper water and more boat spaces, encountering bigger fish but no catches.
- Interviews a local fisherman named Lou who shares insights about big fish and mentions Robbies in Islamorada.
- Visits Robbies, a popular spot known for giant tarpon feeding, where the host feeds and observes massive fish.
- Uses different lures and bait to try to catch big fish under docks and around structures.
- Notes fish behavior such as cautiousness in clear water and aggressive bites that damage lures.
- Captures the excitement and challenges of fishing for large fish under docks and in deeper waters.
- Highlights the importance of structure like rocks and dock lights in attracting big fish.
- Concludes with a focus on learning fish feeding behavior and preparing for a serious catch.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction and small dock fishing
2. 00:47 Using shrimp bait and observing fish behavior
3. 01:44 Exploring a larger dock with deeper water
4. 02:30 Fishing deeper water and encountering aggressive bites
5. 03:27 Interview with local fisherman Lou about big fish
6. 04:47 Heading to Robbies for giant tarpon
7. 05:50 Feeding and observing massive tarpon at Robbies
8. 06:47 Studying fish behavior and planning next steps
9. 08:41 Returning to dock lights and searching for big fish
10. 09:36 Final attempts and reflections on fishing success

Answers

## Questions about this video

Where can I find giant fish under docks as shown in the video?

The video highlights Robbies in Islamorada as a prime location where giant tarpon and other large fish gather under docks, especially near feeding areas.

What bait and lures were effective in attracting big fish in the video?

The host used shrimp tails, small shiny lures, and swimbaits of varying sizes to attract fish, noting that bigger lures were needed to entice larger fish.

What challenges did the host face while fishing for monster fish under docks?

Challenges included fish being cautious in clear water, aggressive bites that damaged lures, and difficulty hooking or landing the larger fish despite seeing them.

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00:00

Speaker A

I've tracked down the coolest docks to see if any of them hold monster fish.

00:04

Speaker A

Like this dock light that turns into a feeding frenzy at night. This place where giant fish come right up to your hand, all the way up to fish so big they break your rod. But it all starts with

00:12

Speaker A

this dock right here. About as average as it gets. And because it's a small dock with barely room for one boat, I don't think I'll have to look very hard to see if there's something giant here.

00:21

Speaker A

This dock cuts pretty far back, so there could be something under there. But the first thing I'm noticing are all these small fish. And I actually found a bunch of creatures hiding underneath this buoy. But what's most important here is

00:30

Speaker A

to see if there are any big fish. I think if I throw some shrimp, I'll be able to see if there's something big.

00:35

Speaker A

All I need is just a piece of the tail. Let's send this juicy little piece down there. And under there it goes. That was perfect. I tossed that underneath the fillet table, so all the used fish scraps go right down there. And I think

00:47

Speaker A

that's where a big fish would be sitting. Those shrimp juices are starting to ooze out, and I'm noticing all these bait fish are kind of acting funny. When they dart around like this, that usually means there's a predator

00:56

Speaker A

beneath them. And something stole my bait already. Okay, that's a really good sign. But the problem is I didn't even feel those bites. So that could have been something small. What the heck, dude? How did I not even notice that? I

01:05

Speaker A

just put a bigger piece on. Let's see if that gets them. I have to be careful not to get this stuck on the dock, 'cause I could lose everything if I do. I'm going to slowly drag it out to see if I can

01:14

Speaker A

lure whatever that was. Ooh, I'm getting bites. Look at that. I'm getting bites. Oh, wait. I got a fish. No way. Oh my gosh. What the heck? That's what was taking the bait. Yo, there was something living under here, but this guy is not

01:24

Speaker A

very big. This little guy was straight underneath my feet when he ate the bait.

01:27

Speaker A

But if this dock has weird creatures, small aggressive fish like this, and lots of bait, our next stop should be a lot more promising. [music] Wow, we are upgrading quickly with this one. Look at all of this space. And with

01:44

Speaker A

that space, there should be some big fish right here. We have 24 boat spaces, much deeper water, and people fishing.

01:51

Speaker A

But before I go fish that deeper water, I'm going to throw this little lure in the shallow stuff first. I'm seeing so much life, but I want to work my way out. That way, if there's something big, I don't miss it. It looks like this

02:00

Speaker A

whole rocky wall is covered in all different kinds of fish. But there could definitely be something hiding in here.

02:05

Speaker A

Man, this little bait is shiny. Oh. Oh my gosh. Wait, something just attacked this. I think I had a needlefish take a swing at it over here. It looks like there's a fillet table. And I'm actually seeing some much bigger fish hanging out

02:16

Speaker A

here. I think they'll be sitting on these rocks here. Oh, look. They're trying to attack it. Little bigger one.

02:22

Speaker A

Well, I've made a couple casts of shallow, and I've only had some small needlefish chase this thing in. So, I just set on this swimbait, which is a little bit bigger than the last lure, and I'm just going to drop it in the

02:30

Speaker A

slightly deeper water. Where I'm tossing this right now is deep enough to have boats, so I'm guessing there's probably going to be some fish hiding underneath them. I just hope they're hungry. Ooh, I got that right under there. Anyone

02:40

Speaker A

living under there? Right down in here, there's a sunken fish trap. So, I bet there's going to be some stuff sitting underneath it. Tough cast. Tough cast.

02:49

Speaker A

This is definitely deeper than I thought it was. Is there anything under that shade? Oh my gosh, there is. They're coming after it. They're coming after it. Oh my gosh.

02:57

Speaker A

He's on it. He's on it. Look at that. Look, something's chasing this. What are those? Those are way bigger than the first fish I caught. The one thing I've noticed is that the water here is way more clear. So, I think the fish are a

03:07

Speaker A

lot smarter. I had them come look and check out my bait, but nothing wanted to eat it right around here. So, let's go fish off the deep end. Looks like a cool little spot to cast. The problem is the

03:16

Speaker A

fish I'm looking for are underneath docks, not way out there. H. So, I'm just going to cast it right down here along the side of this thing. See if I can get something to come out. Oh, that felt weird. Oh, I am getting bites. No

03:27

Speaker A

way. What the heck, bro? Nearly took this thing off. Oh my gosh. What the What was that? Well, whatever's living around here definitely has teeth, 'cause he just tore up my swimbait. That is crazy.

03:37

Speaker A

Taking chunks out of this thing. I need to put a fresh one on here so I can find out whatever that was. New bait activated. And after I had tied that lure on that had already gotten bitten once, I started fishing all over this

03:47

Speaker A

dock. I fished every deep section I could possibly find and every shallow section, too. Well, I have fished what feels like every inch of this darn dock, and I've seen some bigger fish following my lure, but nothing has actually fully

03:59

Speaker A

eaten it yet. I am struggling very hard to catch a big fish here. So, I think I need to talk to some fishermen who look like they know what they're doing. Well, I've been seeing some other fishermen here, so let's go ask them some

04:07

Speaker A

questions. Right now, I'm here with Lou, and I've got a couple questions for you.

04:11

Speaker A

And I think I have the answers. Has anyone ever hooked something here they haven't been able to land?

04:15

Speaker A

Yeah, one time I hooked him to a lemon shark here and I was almost going to bring him up to the dock, but then he snapped off my line.

04:20

Speaker A

No way. Right here. It was like over there kind of. Yeah, it was pretty good. It was like an hour fight. Couldn't land him. He broke off when I was trying to bring him onto the dock. It's pretty sad to

04:29

Speaker A

So Lou, if there are big fish around, do you think all docks can have big fish?

04:33

Speaker A

Sometimes if there's a lot of rocks around and a little bit under. Yeah, like just a lot of structure around.

04:38

Speaker A

Okay. I'm not seeing a whole lot of rocks down here. There's a little bit under the dock.

04:42

Speaker A

So Lou, I've heard rumors of a place where there are giant fish just sitting right underneath the dock. Is there a place like that?

04:47

Speaker A

It's up in Robbies in Island Marada. Robbies. Okay. Lou kept mentioning a place called Robbies. So I think we need to go give that a look. Robbies. Here we come. And by we, I mean Jace from Northstar Fishing and Braden and Briana

05:00

Speaker A

from the 103 Experience. Well, this looks like the place. Oh my goodness, there are a lot of people here. This is Robbies. People can only get here on foot. Tarpon charters. Those are big fish.

05:12

Speaker A

This is definitely the place. And I don't think he was lying. It says tarpon feeding. Looks like we have to pay to get some bait to feed some fish. There are this many people here. There have to be something giant down there. You want

05:23

Speaker A

a bucket? Can we get two buckets, please? Like everybody, I bought two buckets of warm slimy fish. Thank you.

05:28

Speaker A

Yeah, there's one on top the other. I just paid and I got a bunch of fish and that's when I saw something I've never seen before. Tons of massive fish just waiting to be fed. What the? That thing is huge, bro. And this is, I

05:40

Speaker A

guess, what you're supposed to do. Oh my gosh. This is one of the craziest things I think I've ever seen. Oh my gosh, dude. They're everywhere.

05:50

Speaker A

Apparently, they just saw an absolutely giant one. Oh my gosh, dude. That thing is giant. And after seeing that big one, I knew exactly which fish I wanted to feed. The big one, of course. But I'm not here for all fun and games

06:03

Speaker A

because this is a fish I seriously want to catch. All right, I'm going to take one of these stinky fish and feed it to one of these monsters. This is insane.

06:10

Speaker A

All right, let's give them, let's give him something to eat. These things are huge. I don't want that one to eat it.

06:16

Speaker A

Oh, bro. Actually got m

06:28

Speaker A

big some of them are. Oh my gosh. But I want to learn as much as I can about this place to see if I can find another spot like this later. These fish are so aggressive. They'll eat anything that

06:38

Speaker A

moves. Oh, that's my camera. Bro, don't eat that. That was not what I was going for whatsoever. Now I have to see from the fish's point of view because if I want to try and catch one of these, I

06:47

Speaker A

need to know exactly how they feed. So, I lowered my camera down to try and better understand their behavior. Looks like they're super observant. They really like to use their big eyes to inspect their prey before they eat it.

06:57

Speaker A

To test this theory out, I'm going to throw a fish. see if they can precisely calculate where it is before it even hits the water.

07:04

Speaker A

Needless to say, every single one of those fish knew exactly what they were doing. All of these fish are tarpon, and my whole life, I've always wanted to catch a big one. Since they love this, maybe I need to throw something like it.

07:15

Speaker A

And if you haven't fed a tarpon before, they can fully eat your hand. He almost took my hand, bro.

07:21

Speaker A

You see, I try and be a little careful about it because tarpon cuts and salt water don't mix super well. But Jason, on the other hand, doesn't mind as much.

07:28

Speaker A

Well, I fed my last fish to these monster tarpon. So, this proves that giant fish can live around docks. But let's be real, all of these guys are basically pets. They're handfed literally every day. And if I want to

07:41

Speaker A

find one that's actually wild and actually earned, I have to go somewhere no one's feeding them. All I have to say is thank you Lou for pointing me in the right direction. I'm saying goodbye to Robbie's and I need to find one that's

07:55

Speaker A

not being handfed. And that place is right here. Look familiar? I'm just kidding. We're leaving from [music] this dock right here to go to a new one with something very special. The only time to see it though is at night. It's actually

08:08

Speaker A

It's actually right behind me. Now, let me explain. A dock light just like that is basically an all you can eat free buffet for giant fish because at night it attracts all kinds of creatures and small bait. So, the first thing we're

08:18

Speaker A

going to do is load up in the boat and actually go catch them off of those lights. But in preparation for catching the bait, we've already got some big circle hooks ready. In here is what we're going to use to catch the bait.

08:28

Speaker A

This is a 12T cast net. So, let's go pull up to a dock light just like that that's covered with fish. This is the first dock light we've seen, and there's a ton of little fish on it. But in order

08:38

Speaker A

to catch these monsters, we're going to have to look for some much bigger bait.

08:41

Speaker A

Luckily though, this whole canal is covered with dock lights. All right, there might be at the end.

08:45

Speaker A

Grabbing the cast net right now. We're going to throw this right on top of them. We're pulling into a a little canal right here.

08:52

Speaker A

But the reason why we're pulling into this canal is because of this green dock light at the end of it. But on closer inspection, I noticed something weird.

08:58

Speaker A

See that? Is there something floating in the middle? Yeah, that that was a concrete bridge with a dock light on the opposite side of it.

09:05

Speaker A

It is a bridge. I couldn't even see that. But we spotted another dock light right next to us. So, we're going to throw on this one before we hit that [music] one, too. Are those fish or LG?

09:12

Speaker A

I think it's algae. There's a tarp in there. Yeah. Look at all these tarpon circling.

09:16

Speaker A

We had to come back here. One, two. Holy cow. We just found the fish we're after and I can't even throw the net on them.

09:21

Speaker A

We're going to go in the other canal and try to get that light over there and see if and then pitch in here. So, we're going to go look somewhere else and then come back to them. All right, I'm just going

09:28

Speaker A

to start getting this thing ready in case we pull up on some bait. I've never thrown a cast net this big. So, this is definitely going to be an interesting throw. Oh, yeah. I don't want to get that in my hand. I found a little tasty

09:38

Speaker A

treat in this cast net. Delicious. So, we just went around that bridge to go find bait on that light that we had seen. But, of course, there is a new obstacle headed our way. There's something on. All right. Yeah. Oh,

09:49

Speaker A

there's a dude fishing. I didn't even see you, man. So sorry. We caught a tarp a few nights ago.

09:53

Speaker A

Yeah, my bad. Yo, I was about to throw this thing right on top of your head. I seriously did not see them at all.

09:58

Speaker A

[laughter] Is there somebody fishing this one that I just don't see yet? So, after searching for lights where people weren't fishing, coolest thing we ended up seeing was a manity.

10:06

Speaker A

There's tarpon sitting. Holy cow. Oh, there's a manatee. But the problem was all the fish we were catching were way too small. So, we were out of luck catching bait on the dock light, which was honestly surprising. But luckily we

10:16

Speaker A

have a backup plan and it doesn't involve a net. So throwing the cast net did not work at all. Everything was too small. So actually we had set a pinfish trap. The backup plan if we don't catch bait off the dog lights. There's a chum

10:27

Speaker A

block right here that's going to go into this trap. We set it wrong and catch no bait. You see how there's two openings?

10:33

Speaker A

You have to set it with the parallel of the land. So like that. But in order to get the pinfish trap, we needed to fly through pure darkness. Not exaggerating when I tell you that this was my view for the entire boat ride.

10:44

Speaker A

When we thought we were getting close, we pulled out the spotlight and right away Braden said this.

10:48

Speaker A

There's our buddy. And he must secretly be an owl because I could not see that thing until we were nearly right on top of it. Hopefully, this thing is just full of pinfish. And luck must have been on our side because

10:58

Speaker A

I heard the best words you could possibly hear. Loaded. Absolutely loaded. Holy. They're all good size, too.

11:06

Speaker A

They're small. That's perfect. These are all pinfish and they're all literally the candy size. This is so perfect.

11:12

Speaker A

Let's go. See, this is how it's supposed to be. This is how it's supposed to be. Words can't describe how incredible it felt to finally have some real bait. After that, casting I don't know how many times. Oh,

11:21

Speaker A

I'm so glad we have bait. Right now, we're headed straight back to the dock lights where we were seeing a whole lot of big fish, but not a whole lot of bait. And since we weren't seeing a whole lot of bait, we were going to give

11:29

Speaker A

them something to eat. So, the first thing we did is we grabbed a fresh pinfish and tossed it right on top of the light where we had just seen them.

11:34

Speaker A

And almost immediately, we knew something was off. Yeah. How long does it usually take?

11:38

Speaker A

Usually pretty quick. And that was a huge problem because all of the big fish had left. But the craziest part is is we knew where they went. You see, when we went to go pull the pinfish trap earlier, we noticed something strange.

11:49

Speaker A

Oh my gosh, there's fish blowing up everywhere. This was all under a bridge, by the way. And oddly enough, there were docks on both sides. But all of the fish seem to be hanging off of this bridge.

11:58

Speaker A

But up until this single moment right here, this whole video has been about one question. Do monster fish actually live under docks? And so far, the biggest fish we've seen have actually just been pets. But now there's a

12:08

Speaker A

problem because this bridge is right next to us and it's loaded with big fish. So now the question isn't just docks hold big fish. It's do these big fish actually prefer docks or have we been fishing the wrong structure this

12:19

Speaker A

whole time? And that is a question that I need answers to. Let's put on a live pinfish and just see what happens here.

12:24

Speaker A

Just letting this thing drift down with the current cuz all these fish are chasing bait to the surface and I wanted to go right past the big one. And no exaggeration here, there were hundreds of fish around the boat. This one eating

12:33

Speaker A

right at our feet. It's money. So money. And by now, my pitfish wasn't doing too hot, so I had to grab a fresh one because I'm not leaving without a fish.

12:41

Speaker A

All I'm going to do is just hook him right through the chin. Got a fresh one on here. Now, when there are hundreds of fish all feeding at once, one of them is bound to make a mistake. As my pinfish

12:50

Speaker A

slowly drifted past, he started swimming a little faster than usual. I just got picked up. Something Somebody's trying to eat this. Like, actually, oh, I actually got picked up.

13:00

Speaker A

Open your phone. And this is the beginning of a very long fight because I just hooked the biggest tarpon of my life. Oh my gosh.

13:10

Speaker A

And if you know anything about tarpon, you know they love to jump. And you also know they love to spit your hooks out.

13:15

Speaker A

So the fact that he stayed on after that first jump was big news. But now he's swimming straight up stream right for our anchor line.

13:22

Speaker A

Can't let him get in the anchor. Don't go in the anchor. Don't go in the anchor. Don't go in the anchor.

13:30

Speaker A

Bro forgot he could swim. I feel him on the anchor line. You see, on a light setup like this, I have virtually no control over where this fish goes. So, I'm doing my best to not break the line and pull him the one

13:41

Speaker A

direction he doesn't want to go. You got one of the anchor. I think he's out. He's out.

13:47

Speaker A

Just as soon as I thought he was running away from the anchor line, he made a tremendous 180. So, with the high chances that this fish comes off, I'm just appreciating that it's on my line.

13:55

Speaker A

Dude, I started to get nervous because this thing is bailless. I couldn't get the line in. He was peeling it out.

14:01

Speaker A

No, no, no, no, no, no. Wrong way. Wrong way. Wrong way. Wrong way. Wrong way.

14:04

Speaker A

Wrong way. Yeah, he went. And this tarpon finally got himself out of the anchor line, but he just can't seem to make up his mind. And at this point, I'm starting to get kind of frustrated with the fish. Can we not

14:17

Speaker A

keep doing this, please? Bro, this guy's got to chill. Holy moly, bro. But the one way to know if you fought a fish for over 10 minutes is when you just start asking questions.

14:26

Speaker A

I wonder how he's hooked. Probably pretty good if he's still here. a never- ending battle with this fish, dude. And he wasn't even on a dock. But as much as this fish has worn me down, finally I'm starting to wear it down because he's

14:37

Speaker A

doing these smaller kicks and starting to do some circles, which means I'm getting close to actually having this fish in the boat. He's doing those little kicks now.

14:45

Speaker A

Little kicks, little kicks, little kicks. But if things weren't already stressful, I've already gotten this far.

14:50

Speaker A

And if the fish is going to come off now, it's going to be when we try and grab him. If he takes off, just let it go. You always see the videos of him grabbing along.

14:58

Speaker A

However, we're all in for a little surprise when we actually get our hands on him. He's really starting to tire out now, which is He's not going to like it.

15:05

Speaker A

Come on, Braden. Steal the deal. That is one final jump just to show off.

15:11

Speaker A

Hang on, Braden. Hang on to him. Yes. Dang, that's a decent one. Yes, dude. That's the biggest one I've ever caught, man. But this one is more special than that. If you remember back to Robbie's, all of those tarpon were

15:23

Speaker A

silver, but this one is golden and green. That's so sick. Looks like a big old shiner. Here we go, dude. Let's go, bro. He chewed. Got this beautiful tarpon. And guess [music] what? He wasn't on a dock. This is a new PB. An

15:38

Speaker A

absolutely beautiful fish. And after all that time fishing docks, interviewing fishermen, and feeding big fish, check out that fish. The one that I was after was caught from a bridge. All right, come on. Back in the water with this

15:51

Speaker A

boy. Let's go. Most important thing is that he swims away and the best way to do it is to give him a good pull and they kick.

15:57

Speaker A

There he goes. Off he goes. [music] We work so hard for that fish. Honestly, I am so grateful to have caught that tarpon. And that is absolutely something I could not have done without the help of my good friends

16:07

Speaker A

Braden and Jason. And if you enjoyed this video, I really think you'll enjoy the content they put out, too. So, go check them out. I'll link them in the description below. If you would fish any of those docks, be sure to hit

16:16

Speaker A

subscribe. But if you want to watch another video, I think you'll like this one right here.

Topics: monster fish dock fishing tarpon Robbies Islamorada fishing lures bait fish fishing tips big fish fishing docks fishing adventure


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