Never Thought I Would Catch This - Epic Destin Bridge Fishing

The Lawless Tide
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Mar 23, 2025
Never Thought I Would Catch This - Epic Destin Bridge Fishing
One of my all time favorite bridge fishing trips. Rocky Bayou has rarely mnaged to disappoint me. I hope you enjoy the video and tight lines everybody!
Got him. I got him. I got him. Got him. Got one. Got him. Yeah. Whoa. What is that?
I'm all loaded up. Let's get out on the water and get to fishing.
All right. There are a lot of boats around here. So get our flag out. Got him. Got him. Yes.
You know what? I forgot. I forgot to bring a net. Golly. That's a good move.
This has got to be a black drum. Just trying to get him away from the bridge pilings.
All right. Should be getting a little safer area here. It's kind of got to go slow and steady.
Just a little bit at a time, boys. It's a stout one. He's not wanting to come up.
Wait. There he comes. Where's he going? Whoa. Yeah. That's a good one. I just saw him.
It's a big boy. Come on.
Whoo. Yeah. Why do I always catch these giant drum on my lightest setup?
Wanting to catch a sheep's head. Ah, golly.
Come on. He's digging back down. I'm not letting you get back to the bridge pilings.
Get the fish grips out so I can. There we go. Oh, he's getting tired. He's getting tired.
Come on. He's getting tired. He's getting tired. Oh, gosh. Don't fray it. Don't fray it. Come on.
Got him. Whoo. Yeah. Ouch. Stop it. Stop it.
That is a good one. Yes. All right. Let's see if I can get the hook out. See if you're ready.
He's gone. Nice. Got him. Yeah. All right. Let's go this way.
Whoo. Got another big one. Yes. Come on. Let's go out here. Get out away from the bridge.
Oh, yeah. I want to tighten the drag too much. If he's that big, maybe two clicks. All right.
Oh, come on.
All right, buddy. Nothing but big fish today. It's all right. I'd rather catch a few big ones.
Than a bunch of little ones. All right. Let's see if you're ready. Oh, there you go. He's gone.
Thanks. All right. Got one. You're good luck. Come on. Come on. Get out of there.
Dang it. I didn't get him out of the structure quick enough.
Dang it. Dang it. Dang it. All right. Oh, let's. Oh, didn't set the hook again. Gosh,
dang it. Set the hook and then worry about backing up. Got him this time. Got him.
Get out of here. Let's get out of here. All right. Clear of the structure. One even bigger.
Whoa. He might be. I need to start measuring these guys. Whoa.
Yeah, that's a good one. Coming up. Coming up. Come on. Come on. Come on. Keep coming.
No. Digging in again. Holy cow. There he is. Come on. Come on. Let's see. Let's see how big
you actually are. Whoo. That's a beast. Oh, he's trying to dig down again.
Oh, come on. Come on. Yeah. Biggest one of the day. Nice. Let's measure this guy. Oh, yep.
There's the tip. 36 inches. That's a nice one. All right. Let's see. Are you ready?
He was ready. Well, that was immediate hit. Ready? Oh. Oh, figured he got it, but he didn't.
Whoa. What is that? Moving fast. Oh, boy. This is a big sucker. All right. Let's get him out of here.
Oh, my gosh. All right. We're out of the structure. Should be able to get him now.
I don't know. This is acting weird. This is not acting like a black drum.
What is that? Maybe it is a black drum. Hard to tell. Oh, my God. I think I caught a permit.
I just got a giant or not giant, but for me, it's giant. Oh, my God.
He is 16 to the fork. Wow. All right. Let's see if you're ready to go. Get you going a little bit.
Oh, you're ready. You are ready. All right. Let me have that back.
Right on that pile in there. So let's just slowly drift over. Got him. I got him. I got him.
I got that guy. I knew I would just get him out into open water. Yes. I thought I had a good shot
of getting him when I saw him come up and tail coming up. Let's get a look at him. Let's get
a look at him. Come on. Keep coming. This is a good one. Oh, boy. He dug down. Let's get his head
turned. Come on. Come on. Got to get your head turned. All right. I thought you were going to
get me back into the pilings there for a second. You're starting to run. No, no. Come on. Come on.
Keep coming. Keep coming up. I want to get a peek of you. He might be the biggest.
Get your head turned. Whoa. Whoa. Look at that sucker. I think he's the biggest.
Let's keep him upside down until we can. Yeah. Holy moly. I think he is.
Let's weigh him. Let's measure him. Oh, yeah. He's the biggest one of the day by far.
37. About 37 inches.
All right. I think you're ready. He's gone.
