57 Miles Offshore for American Red Snapper! Steph Caught the Jumbo

We ran 57 miles offshore before sunrise chasing American Red Snapper in 160 feet of water — and Steph landed the jumbo of the day. Frozen squid, salt-cured bait, sharks, grouper, and a full crew made this one a trip to remember. We headed offshore before sunrise with one goal in mind — American Red Snapper. This trip we decided to skip catching live bait and trust the frozen squid along with some salt-cured bait Jerry made for us. The plan was simple: get to the snapper grounds early, get lines down fast, and take advantage of the morning bite before the tide changed around noon. We fished in around 160 feet of water, roughly 57 miles offshore, with Adam, Steph, Steve, and myself, John Phillips. The bite started slow, but once we found the right area, the rods started bending. Steph stole the show with a jumbo red snapper, we put quality fish in the box, battled sharks stealing our fish, caught grouper, lane snapper, triggerfish, porgy, and had plenty of laughs along the way. Some days are limits, some days are just memories — and this one turned into both. Thanks for watching John Phillips Fishing. If you enjoy real offshore fishing trips in the Gulf of America, hit that like button, subscribe, and drop a comment below. #JohnPhillipsFishing #AmericanRedSnapper #OffshoreFishing #GulfOfAmerica #RedSnapperFishing #floridafishing Gear, bait, and partner links are in the description. https://www.onthedockservice.com Strike Footwear 👇 https://alnk.to/7ftA8e6 #southwestflorida #fishingdocumentary Recording Equipment: GoPro 7 GoPro 12 GoPro 13 iPhone 16 pro Video edited on CapCut Pro by Me! (John Phillips) Social Media and Contact Info Please email [email protected] for business inquiries. Instagram: johnphillipsfishing https://www.threads.net/ @johnphillipsfishing TikTok @john.phillips.fishing Facebook: John Phillips 00:00 Leaving Before Sunrise for American Red Snapper 00:45 Meet the Crew: Adam, Steph, Steve & John 02:00 First Stop and Technical Difficulties 04:00 Searching for the First Good Bite 06:30 Shout-Out to On The Dock Service 07:10 First Shark Trouble of the Day 10:00 Lane Snapper and Moving Around 12:00 Red Snapper Marks Fire Up 14:00 First Quality Red Snapper in the Box 16:00 Number Five Hits the Deck 17:30 Steph Hooks a Jumbo Red Snapper 19:00 Biggest Red Snapper of the Year 20:30 The Donkey Jigging Technique 23:00 Two More Snapper Needed 24:30 Adam Battles a Shark 27:00 Steph Lands a Giant Porgy 29:00 Grouper Start Showing Up 32:00 Salted Bait Gets Smoked 33:30 Triggerfish Bonus Catch 35:00 More Snapper and Grouper Action 38:00 Shark Takes Another Fish 40:00 Big School Follows Fish Up 42:30 Time to Make a Big Move 44:00 New Spot Produces Lane Snapper 47:00 Snapper Hole Turns On 48:00 Adam Lands a Nice Red Snapper 50:00 Grouper Bite Gets Hot 52:30 Last Drops and Drone Shots 54:00 Final Count: Snapper, Grouper & 57 Miles Offshore 56:00 Back at the Marina 58:00 Showing the Catch 60:00 Fish Cleaning and Smoked Fish Dip Talk 62:30 Outro and Thanks for Watching