Slow Boat Day | St. John's River Florida

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Жыл бұрын

Howdy fellow adventurers, in this episode Wavey and I spend a hot day slowly making our way back to Palatka. it was only 7 miles or so, but when you're stuck on slow and stopping to fish, that takes all day ;)
We're trying out a new phone. the old Galaxy s7 I've been using for years just hasn't been cutting it. I'm looking for feedback.
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--Brenton and Wavey

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@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Howdy fellow adventurers, here's the video before this one. I'll make a playlist as we get a few together. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pcp6hMl11Ne2fJc.html

@Cindy-qw6ho Жыл бұрын

My ex said he put it on your porch.... But he probably didnt...he ripped me off for 300 grand...my boat... He tried to take my life.... Im ok...i will buy you a new book

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

@@Cindy-qw6ho he definitely didn't return it.

@Cindy-qw6ho Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads im so sorry...he ripped me off too.... I will get you a new copy

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

@@Cindy-qw6ho is he the harbor master again this year? They actually did me a favor and motivated me to buy land on the river so I don't have to deal with the marina anymore.

@Cindy-qw6ho Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads they denied him...saw him for what he is

@joew717 2 ай бұрын

My grandparents had a place off Dunns creek and it was so great seeing you explore the waters I grew up fishing and boating on!

@stewmiller778 Жыл бұрын

I would salvage items from an abandoned boat with a clear conscience. Thanks for sharing.

@wbsims2996 Жыл бұрын

New phone looks good, we call them Bluegills in Georgia. They are in the Sunfish family and the smaller specimens of sunfish are generically called bream around here. Fun to catch and great to eat. Hey to Wavey, thanks for the video, keep em coming.

@edfrhes Жыл бұрын

I would have grabbed the cast net off the swamped boat if it was not tore up. A cast net is a good tool for catching bait. Looks like a lot of fun. If there's crabs there then there is probably red fish, flounder and speckled trout. Red fish are very easy to catch as long as you have some tide moving. A dead shrimp or a half crab near the shoreline. Speckled trout don't bite on dead shrimp as much. Live shrimp with a slow retrieve or under a float or plastic baits with a fairly fast retrieve in some fairly clear water. I bet there's some big garfish there. One of those brim a foot or two under a float with some good strong line, a good pole and a large net to boat them with. Cleaning garfish is a little tricky the first few times. Good luck. Thumbs up

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. I'm learning the tricks down here slowly. Thanks for this info man

@MrStevo440 3 ай бұрын

Looking back I bet you wish you would have taken those fat bumpers to keep the house boats gutters safe... LOL

@SteveAnderson-sc7gu 2 ай бұрын

One day someone will have to pick the boat up to clean the river up....let them get the spoils

@JudeSpurlin-pg7ri 6 ай бұрын

That first fish looks like a shellcracker

@DualTasticToday Жыл бұрын

Oh oh I wish I could be you. I wonder what the rich people are doing today? I could bet their not in shanty boat paradise. Love your videos.

@gangsterghost7200 Жыл бұрын

Have fun

@Rvdaydream Жыл бұрын

Love seeing that area Florida on the water. I grew up fishing those Waters as my grandfather had a retirement home in hermit's Cove in Satsuma.

@Foxboss9 Жыл бұрын

Accidentally commented it as my other channel, oops. You can get some decent catfish if you want to stick your cane pole down in the water Deep with no bobber at the pilings at the locks. Cricket's rule and expect lots of panfish maybe some purple face.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

@@Foxboss9 yes! This is helpful. I'll try it. Thank you!

@Foxboss9 Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads we drove through that area today... We had some business back home in NE OHIO but made it back to our current winter stop in Vero Beach.. Soon to hook up the RV and hit Zephyrhills until the RV Supershow in Tampa.. Then onto Orlando then Kissimmee... After that who knows.. Love to travel and watch others do the same, such as you... Keep up the good work..!

@randomislandnorm3043 Жыл бұрын

Yes b'y! Some nice day to be fishing along that river! Interesting to see so many modern shipwrecks lying about, goes to show how much boating activity happens in that area. Excellent video quality from your new phone too. Loves it!

@jhen6690 Жыл бұрын

camera looks good

@MrSheymie Жыл бұрын

Nice easygoing video. Relaxing. Good luck with your crab pot.

@RutherfordTony Жыл бұрын

New camera works great. Good enjoyable video. Safe travels..

@gatorsoutdooradventures Жыл бұрын

Looks like the waters gone down sense the flood. It’s about time to get down there an catch some of them crappie.

@paulb351 Жыл бұрын

Video looks good In the UP everyone called them brim Down in Florida we call them sunfish

@bokendrick6553 Жыл бұрын

great way to start my Saturday! Thanks UPDATE...imho When salvaging off boat i would leave a small nominal amount of $ in envelope with kind note. At the end of the day, you didn't technically steal (who knows)and you may of helped some poor soul needing some money. Amount you leave is up to you. Leave a message in a bottle kinda thang.

@jimsteele7108 Жыл бұрын

Camera is awesome, bro.

@Bill.Hicks.51 Жыл бұрын

I've used bluegill for cut bait to catch cats. Legal if you catch them yourself. Nice times! Caught a few small mouth further south on the St Johns near Sanford - back in the 80's. :D Been a rough month but getting there, by gawd. LOL!

@doncollins786 Жыл бұрын

Great video, vid quality was excellent! My nomad now undergoing 2nd Refit, 12 months since you dleivered it. Can't wait for spring! Love to Wavey!

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Don, did you see I found another one?

@doncollins786 Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads Another Nomad?

@Scottyrock1000 Жыл бұрын

Pirates code... Take what you can, give nothing back! Arrrrrr. LOL!

@55197A Жыл бұрын

If the boat has been abandoned then I don't think you would get in trouble take what you want just make sure it's abandoned

@thomaskitz1185 Жыл бұрын

So it's hot there, well not here my friend. Tom

@AloneinRemoteAlaska Жыл бұрын

Nothing beats a nice day of fishing! The new phone looks good I suppose? You should salvage what you can. If the boats are basically abandoned does it really matter? Not sure how that salvage laws work with boats like that. Anyway this was a great video. I do wish they were longer! 😉🤣

@davidlacey146 5 ай бұрын

Bone-picking derelicts can be a transfer of bad karma. Another thing to consider, everything you take of value makes the boat less rescuable. Finally, that you had to ask the question means that it is within the realm of wrong. Don't burden your soul is a good rule.

@backwatersandbackroads 5 ай бұрын

I agree. My conscious doesn't really allow me to do it anymore.

@woodsontr Жыл бұрын

Have you heard of grunting worms? Pretty crazy to see. Look it up.

@kensheley8271 Жыл бұрын

I need that windshield surround

@stevenpalmore4299 Жыл бұрын

Beagals make good gator bait.

@gregmueller2265 Жыл бұрын

Its working

@ericnelson2926 Жыл бұрын

Like to pull the motor.

@davelawrence6777 Жыл бұрын

Pardon the fat thumb it's a new phone with a small keyboard

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Lol

@davelawrence6777 Жыл бұрын

So would you like my number

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

@@davelawrence6777 yes. Can you email it to me? Text okay?

@janeysiegrist5061 Жыл бұрын

Personally, I think someone should go into business salvaging those modern shipwrecks..I'm not sure how someone would go about that..but that's my opinion. Also, I'm convinced as we get more age under our belts, we become more in tune to the changes between the seasons

@eclariusfenagain3089 Жыл бұрын

Hi Brenton, I think the new phone is better quality video than the old one.... I myself would not any problem morally taking parts off that swamped wrecked boat. I'd love to have that steering wheel for my boat.... What you needed to notice was the doors going into the wrecked boat, isn't that what you need for your shanty boat?, If not that should give you a new idea how you may want to make new doors. Love the videos.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing about the doors! ;)

@davelawrence6777 Жыл бұрын

I have a suggestion as to what to do with the nimble long term and here it is. Hug um kiss um and call it George. That is ine great boat for your needs.

@deangrande7207 Жыл бұрын

I never heard of any laws against picking off old ,known abandoned boats .

@woodsontr Жыл бұрын

Brim are tasty.

@gregmollon Жыл бұрын

Nice new camera. How was the crabbing? It is possible to salvage parts from abandoned boats in Florida, but you should be aware that there are specific laws and regulations that govern the salvage of abandoned boats in the state. In general, it is illegal to salvage or remove parts from a boat without the permission of the owner or the person who is responsible for the boat. If you wish to salvage parts from an abandoned boat in Florida, you should contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to obtain permission and ensure that you are following the proper legal procedures. The FWC can provide you with information on the specific laws and regulations that apply to boat salvage in Florida, and they can help you obtain the necessary permits and approvals.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!

@cmiketaylor 24 күн бұрын

4k is a great improvement. Hate your politics, but enjoy your videos Fairwinds and following seas.

@backwatersandbackroads 24 күн бұрын

@@cmiketaylor what are my politics?

@stephenmsellers5287 Жыл бұрын

Bream is a hybrid it is half bluegill and half sunfish

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Good to know! Thank you ;)

@johninokla2635 Жыл бұрын

My take on you taking something off an abandoned boat is to ask yourself how you would feel if the item you're taking belonged to you and you found it missing? Say hi to Wavey and be careful Brenton and of course Wavey.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

I generally agree with everything you say here John. It's hard to bring myself to do it, though the reality is most will just go to the junk yard or bottom eventually

@johninokla2635 Жыл бұрын

Well, I guess it is a if you don't take it somebody else will.

@Cindy-qw6ho Жыл бұрын

I owe you a book

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Okay. Yes...now I know who this is. "A Speck on the Sea" is the book. Wouldn't mind getting that one back ;)

@IntheBlood67 Жыл бұрын

That looked like a cast net hanging there! Are you still in Palatka?

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

There was 2 of those cast nets. I'm tempted to go fetch them. Still in Palatka.

@IntheBlood67 Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads Be careful. Someone may be using that boat as a casting platform, Hence the sign!

@garymilstead4199 Жыл бұрын

I live there. Anything in the 80s degrees is a cool day. You don’t want to be here in late June, July, August and most of September.

@IntheBlood67 Жыл бұрын

@@garymilstead4199 It's defnitely a challenge if you have A-Fib! I guess back in the day, people who had heart problems and stayed in the shade on a blistering,muggy day were unfairly deemed LAZY and noAccount!

@woodsontr Жыл бұрын

It’s ashamed they don’t remove these vessels from the rivers. I wouldn’t take anything off the boats. Just me. If they’re abandoned, which it looks like they are, I done see anything wrong but I just won’t take anything off them.

@TaintedNate Жыл бұрын

I’d take the steering wheel and cleats. It was left there to rot. No moral qualms taking what you want.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

You don't know how tempted I am Nate...

@chedvogt8116 Жыл бұрын

What brand and length is your boat?

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Nimble Vagabond 20

@steverichmond9157 Жыл бұрын

no touch...bad juju

@CarolinaGuy Жыл бұрын

Wavey was unimpressed,lol. Hwy 17 not far from here in my part of NC. We call them Bream here and they are great eating,highly under rated pan fish and one of my favorite fresh water catches for eating. I like that S20. I have an S9 and it's old now too but dang,the price of the new phones... Not sure if I want to pay on my plan for a new one just yet. As far as salvaging parts,you'd be doing a service to the community at this point. When is abandoned abandoned? Maybe look at local laws about it? You are living the life! Enjoy!

@BackwoodsBuilt9737 Жыл бұрын

unfortunately there are no vessel salvage rights in FL, legally it seems you cant touch a wrecked or abandoned boat regardless of how long its been there. for years ive seen perfectly good sail boats go to waste in the ICW. only way to touch it is to go through FWC and try and get the title for it. a costly and time consuming process.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

This is good to know. Seems that India hard to come by. Of course it doesn't stop people from "salvaging" half the abandoned boats I come across are stripped bare.

@BackwoodsBuilt9737 Жыл бұрын

Yeah can't blame anyone if its half sunk and obviously abandoned. I've always noticed how the mast's eventually disappear too of the sail boats in the ICW. heard they are the most valuable part on them?

@davelawrence6777 Жыл бұрын

So if you are still i. Palatka area I'm going up to ny RV in Gainesville Thursday afternoon for the weekend i was going through some of my electronics thst i took off the bost a couple of years ago when i updated abd I've got a hummingbird depth sounder with the transducer and a snall lowrance chart plotter that i don't know if i have the transducer for i also have a pair of wall mounted swivel led marine cabin lights your for the asking if you like i could meet you either friday or Saturday I'm sure fkr obvious reasons you dont want to give out your cell num er but if you want i could gice you mine

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave. Can you email me? bnetz95959@yahoo.com

@pattisandow6224 Жыл бұрын

Florida has alligators. They love dogs. In fact you can call a gator by whining like your doggie is doing. Please watch your dog close. Not a good idea to have him on the water in that canoe. Just a hint. Have fun.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

Really? Like an alligator would come up and grab her off the kayak?

@pattisandow6224 Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads No, she would fall in and they would be there before you could get her out. If you don't believe me, just stand around where there are gators and whine like a dog and splash the water then see what happens. Seen it many many times. Owners leaving dogs tied to bumpers thinking they will be safe and comeback to find only collars and the leash. Just thinking about your dog. Google it. Oh and never let her go into the river.

@backwatersandbackroads Жыл бұрын

@@pattisandow6224 I believe what you're saying. I'll look into it more. Thanks.

@pattisandow6224 Жыл бұрын

@@backwatersandbackroads Alligators Although most Floridians have learned to live with alligators, the potential for conflict exists. It is rare that an alligator attacks a human but a few precautions should be observed. Don’t feed or harass alligators. Not only is this act illegal, but over a period of time, the alligator will lose its fear of humans and become dependant on us as their food source. Never approach an alligator closely. They are quite agile on land. Don’t swim outside of posted swimming areas, especially in the areas that large gators live. Be sure to check the area for large gators prior to swimming. Don’t swim after dusk/dark. This is the time most alligators actively feed. Avoid thick vegetation areas as this is the area a gator is most likely to call home! Don’t dump fish scraps into the water or on the shoreline. This will attract gators. Don’t allow your dog to swim in areas that are known to harbor large gators. Be aware of your surroundings and use common sense. If you encounter a nuisance alligator please contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (352) 732-1225