Didn't even notice them sneaking up on me!
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In this short clip, I was so focused on the tree branch ahead of my kayak that I didn't even notice I had two visitors sneaking up on me. Manatees are awesome and many times curious, but remember to respect them, give them their space and don't touch them. Manatees can move freely through saltwater, brackish and freshwater. These two manatees were encountered in completely freshwater.
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@thekernal0318 10 күн бұрын
I’d have to imagine that’s best case scenario for something in Florida stalking you
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
That's a great point 😂. I agree!
@masterassassinaltairibn-la4698 7 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors quick question how did they get in the river because as far I knew they should be In the ocean not in a river in the middle of Florida
@tonym2513 6 күн бұрын
@@masterassassinaltairibn-la4698they be glidin’ Floriduh!
@uncletiggermclaren7592 6 күн бұрын
@@masterassassinaltairibn-la4698 They swam up from the sea.
@nedspartan9248 6 күн бұрын
@@masterassassinaltairibn-la4698 it's a manatee that lives in the fresh waters of Florida and canals along with gators
@arthurdirindinjr1792 10 күн бұрын
Count your blessings AND thank God they weren't a pair of equally big Alligators
@marcusbullock630 10 күн бұрын
gators would be more interested in stealing his fish the moment he hooks it. they all do that lol
@SmallSpoonBrigade 8 күн бұрын
@@marcusbullock630 From what I understand, alligators don't normally have any interest in anything as large as people. Not that I'd care to test out that idea as they are rather large, can move rather fast and do occasionally kill people.
@Amocoru 8 күн бұрын
Gators never attack humans. It's so rare. You're thinking crocs.
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
@@marcusbullock630 that's the truth for sure! Ive had a ton of gator encounters and never anything really aggressive but when there is a fish in the mix, that completely changes things. I'm really careful when reeling things in! You are 💯 percent correct!
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
@@SmallSpoonBrigade that's exactly right and for the most part they just want to avoid you. I've never had a bad encounter but I do think about it and take all the precautions I can
@morganwaldrop1954 14 күн бұрын
beautiful manatees!!!!
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
They are beautiful creatures!
@unoriginalname4321 9 күн бұрын
I've seen better
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
They were gorgeous
@williingulfditlefsen669 8 күн бұрын
@@unoriginalname4321 What do you mean? Have you seen better manatees, better fishing, better water, WHAT. Let the man enjoy his moment with a couple of passing manatees without you being such a jerk😠🙄
@budmeasap 7 күн бұрын
@@unoriginalname4321Your mom? 😂
@RH-sb5co 8 күн бұрын
Had a Manatee by the boat for 45 minutes wanting to be petted then rolled over wanting it's belly scratched, like a big ole dog. I'll never forget.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
I had that happen once. Literally look down as it popped up right beside the yak and spooked the crap out of me lol.
@RH-sb5co 7 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors I saw the "Manatee wake" and snapped my fingers under water to attract it to the boat. Scratched it's nose and under the chin. That's when it rolled over 😀
@tstahler5420 2 күн бұрын
I thought they were alligators about to tag team you. 😂
@davescire3004 8 күн бұрын
At first i thought they were alligators and im thinking you have to be crazy or stupid to be in a boat that small with alligators on those waters instead it turns out they were manatees which is by far the best case scenario here
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
No gators thankful for that, but it is Florida and the gators are everywhere in the state, so you have to get used to that, if your going to do much freshwater kayak fishing. In 12 years I've never really had any trouble, but I'd be straight up lying if I said it didn't enter my mind
@davescire3004 8 күн бұрын
@tdubsoutdoors I'm from NYC so we don't worry about alligators here but I wouldn't chance kayaking in Florida waters I get most of the time they don't bother you but just like sharks you never know if you will encounter that 1 gator that's hungry or just plain aggressive
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
@@davescire3004 I get that completely and ultimately your right. It is always in the back of my mind for sure. I just take as many precautions as I can. Ive fished my whole life up north and never had to worry about them. Definitely something you have to take into account down here for sure.
@james_robnett 8 күн бұрын
@@davescire3004 Everybody knows the gators in NY sewers are absolutely huge.
@davescire3004 8 күн бұрын
@tdubsoutdoors I hear ya I guess when you live in Florida you're uses to gators and you still go about your day I personally love gators but they're also much more dangerous in water then on land but at the end of the day you just have to live your life take precautions and go about your day
@aesop2733 3 сағат бұрын
Your kayak might look like a fellow manatee, from underwater and at a distance. They probably wanted to say hello.
@joeeastes9351 9 күн бұрын
Priceless..thank you
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Appreciate that, didnt catch much that day, but was really cool to encounter them
@bigrich6750 7 күн бұрын
Those were some full figured mermaids.
@tonym2513 6 күн бұрын
I do not envy the headache you will have when you wake, but in the meantime rest well and dream of large women
@tdubsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
Yes they were
@bigrich6750 6 күн бұрын
@@tonym2513 Not large - VOLUPTUOUS!
@zacharyhicks6237 6 күн бұрын
Inconceivable. @@tonym2513
@james3339 4 күн бұрын
They’re cows. No sneaking. Just grazing
@tdubsoutdoors 3 күн бұрын
And being curious
@betsykendrick8179 7 күн бұрын
Manatees! How awesome is that! 😁
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Very cool! I've seen them quite a few times on the yak but it never gets old
@OrcaSnack 8 күн бұрын
Outstanding cast!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thank you!!!
@gringo3009 12 күн бұрын
Awesome!
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate it
@niteshades_promise 11 күн бұрын
i swam with them as a kid. was an awesome experience. 🍻
@nedread6700 11 күн бұрын
Those same ones, wow
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
They are very cool, curious and gentle
@Deadpool0210 7 күн бұрын
I used to go to Crystal River every February to see some manatees with my kids and they are beautiful creatures, most of the time the mothers will swim by us with their babies, it’s so cute
@tdubsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
Manatees are really cool! My kids love to see them as well!
@TrueNorthOutdoorAdventures 7 күн бұрын
Dude that's cool!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thanks, it's really cool to see them. They really are curious and pretty chill!
@chuckaddison5134 11 күн бұрын
The two closest show evidence of being hit by boats. Not as common as it used to be, but ir happens.
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
I saw that too, at least on one of them. It's a shame that some boaters do not slow down in the manatee zones. These animals are so curious and gentle.
@allkindsofoutdooractivities 10 күн бұрын
Really cool!
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
Appreciate that!! I've seen them before many times but it never gets old!
@ChelleLlewes 7 күн бұрын
Whoa! At first, I thought they were sturgeon! Where I live, they're catch-and-release, and they get used to having people reel them in just to pet them and let them go again. It's almost a rite-of-passage with some of the younger folk. Just beautiful...
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
I wish! One of these days I love to see a huge wild sturgeon, that's for sure!
@ChelleLlewes 6 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors Come to the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia! That's about sixty-ish miles east of Vancouver...
@cindym7234 7 күн бұрын
So cool!!!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thank you! Love seeing them and even luckier seeing them while fishing
@uslanja 8 күн бұрын
Nice casting!
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Thanks!!! Appreciate that
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Thanks appreciate that!
@bobbyduke777 7 күн бұрын
You can see the wound on the ones back. Poor creatures do not hurt anyone, and should be protected better.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
They are amazing gentle creatures and I agree should be protected more! Seen so many boats flying through protected zones
@bobbrown6430 8 күн бұрын
they are just chilling having a BUD. hehehehe
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Hahaha they definitely act like that!!! They are so chill
@kurtzFPV 10 күн бұрын
Running the yak over the top of a sleeping one just before first light wakes you up better than a big cup of coffee.
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
I accidentally got the kayak over one in like 4-6 foot of water and it swam up and about throw me from the yak so that definitely woke me up 😂
@kurtzFPV 10 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors yes. It's happened to me twice, but only once when it was almost completely dark. Until my brain could process what happened, I felt like a topwater lure that had been hit by a whale sized snook. Almost had to change my underwear. They can move fast for big fat men. 😁
@jennifermcmillan9518 9 күн бұрын
They’re just saying hi.
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
They actually were. I had them come up to me before and just stare at me 😂
@ithico 8 күн бұрын
How rude.👀
@bill3641 7 күн бұрын
It's sad to see prop tracks on their backs...............
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Yes it is, frustrating and sad!
@David-qo7lz 11 күн бұрын
I had one bump my kayak once. Scared the crap out of me!
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
@@David-qo7lz I hear you on that. Same here! Something bumped my kayak, looked down and it was two feet from me! Lol 😂bout jumped out the yak
@robbubba8020 6 күн бұрын
Sad both of them scarred up with prop marks we just have so many boats in our state the encounters are inevitable
@tdubsoutdoors 5 күн бұрын
Yea it is a shame. I get that there will be accidental encounters, just hate it when the encounters happen in areas where folks are supposed to follow the rules but don't!
@papabits5721 8 күн бұрын
Narwol are not in warm freshwater streams.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
No they are not
@FlaviusMaximus1967 2 күн бұрын
You're lucky to be alive!!!
@tdubsoutdoors 2 күн бұрын
Manatees usually don't bite
@jamesbridges6502 5 күн бұрын
Me-If you lived in Florida (or Lousiana) why would you ever go near natural bodies of water? Manatees.......us.
@tdubsoutdoors 3 күн бұрын
I like fishing too much!
@wendymcdowell2341 7 күн бұрын
I’d have been SO sad not to be allowed to pet them! They’re so gentle and friendly!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
For the most part they are very curious and gentle creatures. I've had them literally come up right beside me and just stare
@Store-ig8uy 7 күн бұрын
Don't pet the green bumpy manatees.😮
@tdubsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
😂 I'll have to be careful
@jimhammond4287 6 күн бұрын
Why not pet the green bumpy ones?
@derekc180 2 күн бұрын
What body of water are you in, in this video?
@tdubsoutdoors 2 күн бұрын
I'm in a coastal river close to Tampa FL
@user-pb2vo4pt3t 10 күн бұрын
Lucky they weren't gators! _"You're gonna need a bigger boat."_
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
Yes very true. Not going to disagree on that point!
@user-ql7yv7zx5s 10 күн бұрын
There are probably Crocs in the water too.
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
No Crocs here, maybe 3 hours south
@scottmcshannon6821 5 күн бұрын
manatee, i had assumed gators, and you in a boat smaller than either.
@tdubsoutdoors 4 күн бұрын
Glad they weren't 😂
@garyb6219 7 күн бұрын
Prop tracks across its back, ouch!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Yea I saw that true, so sad, as much as can be avoided
@garyb6219 7 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors And I've heard a great many of them have those wounds. I'm up near Chicago so it's not something I'm familiar with. Thanks for the response!
@colonelkurtz2269 5 күн бұрын
Everything in Florida is cute or lethal or both.
@tdubsoutdoors 5 күн бұрын
That's so true!! 😂 😂
@johnbrewer1893 7 күн бұрын
looks like one had a prop encounter
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
For sure and I hate seeing it!
@mikelabelle420 9 күн бұрын
Awesome
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Thanks!!
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Appreciate that!
@davegilmore7420 7 күн бұрын
Cool.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thanks!! Much appreciated
@BoneStar 8 күн бұрын
Saw a breeding pair at a dolphin sanctuary in Cuba. The staff were totally amazed and excited at seeing them after years of working there. Lucky me was there for just a few hours, in the right place at the right time
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Thats cool! Its really fortunate to see them!!
@johnnyfreedom3437 8 күн бұрын
I didn't realize that Waterway had access to the ocean. When I saw the manatee in that small body of water I was shocked they existed in there!
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
I honestly was surprised too to see them that far up the river, but they can go between salt, brackish and fresh water
@eas2252 4 күн бұрын
Yeah I thought gators.
@tdubsoutdoors 3 күн бұрын
Thankfully not 😂
@user-wg6fw4ou1b 7 күн бұрын
Both of them had wounds to their backs, usually from motor props, that also kills a lot of them sadly.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Yea its pretty sad and I hate to see these gentle creatures with the boat wounds
@vincentvega5686 7 күн бұрын
this happened to me with a couple of salties. i didnt live to tell about it.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Yea them salties are a different story, ain't no kayaking then
@fredworthmn 6 күн бұрын
I am sorry to hear of your demise. I am sure you are missed.
@lisamcevoy6221 8 күн бұрын
That is scary as hell
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
It was even a bit more sketchy until I realized at least they were manatees. But as gentle as they are, if you get your kayak over then accidentally in shallow water they can flip you
@lacnoslen5644 7 күн бұрын
i seen them at 7 second mark.
@tdubsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
😂 I know I was too focused on getting past that tree branch
@mickeymann8526 8 күн бұрын
So I was hoping for an alligator 🤷🏻♂️
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
Lol I've seen them too
@josephmuller6051 6 күн бұрын
Those are Manatees, not Narwhals. Whales do not swim up stream and spawn. There mammals and he is in the Florida area.
@tdubsoutdoors 6 күн бұрын
Yea I've tried to say that several times lol. I appreciate it!
@Eastbarn1 3 күн бұрын
Two Manatees, both with injuries from boat propellers - sad.
@tdubsoutdoors 3 күн бұрын
Yes it is! Totally agreed
@leslieparker3914 11 күн бұрын
Sea cow don’t sneak.
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
Hahaha your right, but they can kinda appear at your kayak very quietly especially in the darker river waters
@stanmann356 7 күн бұрын
I assumed it was going to be anti-fishing Karen's sneaking up to disrupt your fishing on "private" property.
@tdubsoutdoors 7 күн бұрын
That would have been a lot more entertaining lol!
@stanmann356 7 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors but not nearly as rewarding
@alphabravo8703 9 күн бұрын
cool
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Thanks!!
@fjb4932 11 күн бұрын
Anywhere there are manatee...'crocodile and 'gators are. And you're called bacon on ah boat... ☆
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
A peril of living in Florida for sure!
@MrT13 11 күн бұрын
Funny every how alligators seem to always know the exact date and time their hunting season opens though…
@kmichaelp4508 8 күн бұрын
What part of Flarda?
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
Close to Tampa on the west side
@kmichaelp4508 8 күн бұрын
@@tdubsoutdoors I’m straight across from you on the east shore
@tdubsoutdoors 8 күн бұрын
@@kmichaelp4508 I love fishing on the east side, seems like you get more fishing migrating in and out than we do
@johnfitz8167 11 күн бұрын
If it looks good just eat it.
@tdubsoutdoors 10 күн бұрын
😂
@scarygary-qq1pj 4 күн бұрын
FAKE
@tdubsoutdoors 3 күн бұрын
Yep fake, good catch
@marcweiss5115 11 күн бұрын
Stalked by the rarely filmed narwhale. The boater is extremely lucky that these were juveniles. As they mature and head downstream to the open oceans they develop their trademark spiral tusk, and their paddlelike tail splits into flukes. They only return to the streams they're born in to lay their dark brown, furry looking eggs beneath palm trees near water's edge. Fact.
@jameswahnee-vn5nt 11 күн бұрын
Mr. MARC. What kind of animal are you talking about? I never heard of one before. Thought I would ask. You sound like your quite familiar with these.
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
@@marcweiss5115 😂😂 well they are a little off course from the artic waters, must have taken a wrong turn in Albuquerque and ended up in Florida. Crazy
@tdubsoutdoors 11 күн бұрын
@@jameswahnee-vn5nt these are manatees in a freshwater river in Florida
@koldestever4241 11 күн бұрын
Expert level facts! 😂
@unionsquaregrassman 11 күн бұрын
"If it's a fact, I'll believe it!"
@cherrylwegner6292 5 күн бұрын
Cool
@tdubsoutdoors 4 күн бұрын
Thanks!
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