EPIC FAIL - Jet Skiing Big Lake Toho in Kissimmee Chain of Lakes on Yamaha Waverunners
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Жыл бұрынWe attempt to circumnavigate the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes and end up in the most epic fail of my jet skiing experience. Hydrilla and other aquatic growth immediately leave us adrift in alligator infested water of Big Toho. We make the best of it and perform self rescues. (this video is about: Bob Broeking, WhiteSpider, Jet Skiing, Jet Ski, Yamaha Waverunners, FX Cruiser, VX Cruiser, Seadoo's, jet skiing on lakes, jet skiing on rivers, jet skiing in the Gulf of Mexico, jet skiing in the Ocean, jet skiing in Natural Springs, how to jet ski in Florida in 2022, adventure Jet Skiing)
Ramp: NOT Recommended: Big Toho Marina, 69 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL 34741, goo.gl/maps/ikJS2GTyfNbut69Z7
My equipment and preferred accessories: 2020 FX Cruiser HO WaveRunner www.yamahawaverunners.com/wav...
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@scootosan Жыл бұрын
" I'm thinking that should have been a clue"..... hindsight 20/20 hahah
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Yeah usually I am quicker on the uptake.... did I mention I was not the leader of this trip? lol! Thanks for watching!
@gpooleii Жыл бұрын
Bob, your adventures are awesome and your misadventures are just as great. Glad everyone was ok!
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Yes, we never know what we might encounter on even the simplest of rides... this was an epic fail but also a good story. I glad you enjoyed a 12 minute video on a 2 mile ride! :-) hahahhaha thanks for watching! Bob
@timshull59 3 ай бұрын
Great vid!
@BobBroeking 3 ай бұрын
It was one of my greatest failures! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! 😂
@perksyk 10 ай бұрын
I always get stuck there lol, you're not the only one
@BobBroeking 10 ай бұрын
I say I'll never go back there....🙂
@fredbunkley5604 Жыл бұрын
Is Tracy from Duck Key, FL?.........left ya'll stranded!........LOL. I know the feeling
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Are you saying he would do well down there; I could have made your stranding an epic video as well! :-)
@fredbunkley5604 Жыл бұрын
@Bob Broeking mine was not as entertaining as Tracy riding off 🤣
@Seadoo-Scotty Жыл бұрын
Tracy rides in the swamps with me so he knows the #1 rule. Never ever stop your ski!
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Yes he executed that heartless rule very well that day! :-) I made the mistake in caring for my fellow man....
@Seadoo-Scotty Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking 😆 🤣 😂
@ericburch6847 Жыл бұрын
Bob I'm glad we got you to test out the environments for us lol. Once again going places I would never go
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Yes, do NOT go there! What were we thinking? Seemed like a good plan leaving the marina....
@jeffwhitelock1013 9 ай бұрын
One thing about riding jets in weeds it has to be full throttle an jet trim down. If starting in shallow water sit as far foward as possible trim down an full throttle just pin it! Hopefully it will help
@BobBroeking 9 ай бұрын
Hahahahahahha that’s good advice Jeff… This was not our first rodeo …. We just picked the wrong arena that day! 😎👍 I appreciate you watching and commenting!
@JimNelson-kw5le Жыл бұрын
great job!! we know not to follow ya into that lake!! lol at least you were close to ramp
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Yes, do not go tot hat lake...nothing good will happen.... yes we never got far from the ramp! lol Thanks for watching!
@donaldwest9103 Жыл бұрын
I'll stick to Narragansett Bay, and the Southern New England Coast. Nice water, no locks, no hydrilla, no green algae, and above all, no gators! Sorry about your day, but you do have a good story to tell.
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
I am the only creater on You Tube who can created a 12 minute video for a .2 mile ride! thanks for watching!
@bostfan Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the grass was more prominent during this time of year of if that lake is always like that. Gators love to hang out in that thick stuff, no thank you. That lake is off my ride-along list lol.
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
No, that would be more in the summer.... this lake is ALWAYS like this and we should not have attempted it....except for the resulting humor it gave us! I will not take you there... :-) Bob
@dReMiXeDg Жыл бұрын
Epic
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Epic fail for sure! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@connosps4656 Жыл бұрын
lets see 😁
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Aell what did you think? Good fail?
@connosps4656 Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking hahah it happens!! part of exploring! but you stayed positive 😎
@coreytaylor1673 Жыл бұрын
Still good day if everyone is smiling at the end!
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
It made for a good story and laugh afterwards. Tracy Danny and Shawn tried to go to another chain of lakes while I headed home. That location was closed due to high water so they struck out.
@drewlink281 Жыл бұрын
Great video, Where did you get the fuel container boxes that are on your skis? Thanks
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Those are SureCans…. Not cheap but the best 5 gallon container out there… you don’t have to pour from a nozzle … gravity drains it out a tube T the bottom… you control the fuel flow…. Amazon and other retainers… search SureCan… thanks for watching! Bob
@drewlink281 Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking Thanks for that info, also where did you get the boxes that they go in?
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
@@drewlink281 that is a Shorlock Cargo box … I love it…. See: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e69nldVmuqzZoI0.html
@PaulSpeedWITMinistries Жыл бұрын
Great video! I really appreciate that. You show us what real life looks like on a WaveRunner. My wife and I have our own list of experiences we’ve learned the hard way. Can you comment or send me the name of the 360 camera you use on the back of the WaveRunner? I’m sure you’ve posted it somewhere but I’ve looked back through comments on previous videos and I can’t find it.
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.... yes that is real life! hahahhaha.... It is the Insta360 Camera - do that search and you will find the site. It takes 360 degree videos and the makes the selfie stick invisible Bob
@PaulSpeedWITMinistries Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking did you buy a selfie stick with an attachment for your WaveRunner or did you make something else? I’ve got a Yamaha FXHO 2023 with a rec deck on the back. Just wondering what you have it held up with
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
@@PaulSpeedWITMinistries I have a Shorlock cargo rack with flag pole holder so I just secure the selfie stick in the flag pole holder. Alternatively I have also just stuck the selfie stick down in my PFD and I almost get the same shot. In my next video you will see that method and the shot it gives… you just need something in the back you can secure the base of the selfie pole in or attach it to something (seat handle) you don’t want to lose it though! $! 😎 I use the Insta350 36" selfie stick
@InCaveEntertainment Жыл бұрын
My experience is that while there can be some gators out in the middle of those Florida lakes during the daytime, the majority of the time they seem to prefer the shore areas or around docks. I remember sitting on a dock off Lake Okeechobee watching the sunset and just watching dozens of gators leaving the shore area to head out for their night feeding. Yeah, we’ll, of course there’s always gonna be one or two out in the middle of the lake at the same time you’re trying to rip hydrilla out of the intake, but in general, they don’t want to mess with you unless you kick at it or you’re near its nest. Famous last words - Mike
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
You are generally correct; in lake Toho they are everywhere...Shawn found a video of some hunters pulling big ones out of the area we were stuck in close to shore...remember we never got more than .2 miles from shore! hahahhahahahahha You are right, I have never had a gator be anything but afraid of me and the waverunner; I just don't want to run into the one courageous alligator in Florida. :-)
@pvp64 Жыл бұрын
IDF is a good thing. 😃
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Would have been a good test having a Seadoo out there with IDF to test it out. I am 50/50 on if it would have cleared this mess. :-) Thanks for watching!
@pvp64 Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking I have used it several times in Maine and so far it has saved me several times.
@JasonGolf Жыл бұрын
What tools do you recommend to help with clearing while out in the water? The sargassum is starting to build up down here too.
@michaelknight614 Жыл бұрын
Your brain. DONT GO THERE. LOL.😅😅
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
No tools needed really, you just have to reach under there and grab and tug until it comes loose; usually after tugging you will get the whole basketball sized clump to float free.
@JasonGolf Жыл бұрын
@@BobBroeking so if anything goes deeper, past the grate or like a twig, just call it a day?
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
@@JasonGolf if it goes deeper and sticks in the impeller you are dead in the water. Some carry a metal rod like tool to try and clear it but if you are on the water you are doing it blind and just poking a metal tool all around in there… not good in my opinion… that’s why we all carry tow ropes. Better to try and clear impeller while it’s sitting on the trailer. Never had that happen.
@lkdolby Жыл бұрын
Glad the gators didn't get you!
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Me too, thank for watchng!
@wadesteven4270 Жыл бұрын
I have to make fun of you all. Not for the first attempt nothing you could do about that as you did not know the terrain. Sometimes you have to take risks for new adventures. But what were you thinking, going out again after two Waverunners got clogged in the first couple hundred yards?
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Well................... we had this plan see, was going to be over 100+ miles; we had all this gas loaded on the back..... we thought if we could get out into the lake proper we could begin our journey.... ok, I have run out of reasons or excuses..... we are just adventurers! :-)
@exploringourwaterways Жыл бұрын
That’s the worst.
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Agree…. 👍
@exploringourwaterways Жыл бұрын
Great content, glad I found this. Subscribed!
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Thank you for those words...
@michaelknight614 Жыл бұрын
Bob. This is hard to watch. Don't you have a depth finder 😢? Why on earth would anyone try to take a waverunner over that crap? Can't be more than 3 ft? It's asinine. Very disappointing. At least I can watch this train wreck as further education of WHAT NOT TO DO. If anyone needed that.😅
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
You ask some good questions and they were all answered in the first minute of the video by me. We all have depth finders, we were in about 7 - 9' of water and 6 1/2 - 8 1/2 feet of hydrilla. Depth finders tell you water depth, not weed depth. We had zero intel on this particular lake and I do not know if this is the first video you have watched on my channel but we do adventure touring and we often do not know what we will encounter until we encounter it. Thanks for watching even though it was hard! lol
@joeyseabrook9765 Жыл бұрын
Is this video sponsored by Diet Coke?
@BobBroeking Жыл бұрын
Hahahahha I noticed that too when I was editing the video….. I only wish Coke would sponsor it! Ha. Thanks for watching!
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