Solo Alligator Hunt in a Jon Boat 2018 Opening Day
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2018
- This is an alligator hunt that happened on the opening day of the 2018 Florida alligator season. This was a solo hunt where I tried to record all that happened. Doing this by yourself can be tricky, so hopefully, you picked up a few tricks from this video and can apply them to your hunts! I tried my best to keep it RUclips friendly.
I am hunting out of a 2016 Alumacraft that is a 1436 LT with a Swamp Runner Mud Motor on it. I built a deck and floor for it, making it a very versatile jon boat. I use this boat for everything I can do on the water like hunting, fishing, traveling, and so much more.
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Much respect for doing that alone!! That is a LOT of work that most won’t appreciate until they attempt it. It’s hard enough with 2-3 people that know what to do etc using poles, snares, snatch hooks etc but doing all that alone puts you on another level.
Thank you @Istandwithjason! It was a challenge but an experience I enjoyed and hope to remember forever. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it
"Right where I did not want him to go..." = key plot element of EVERY gator hunt I've had to date! In all seriousness, no easy thing with one that sized when alone as so many things that can go wrong in an instant. Congrats on the harvest!
Thank you bigbendmarine! Hahaha that is the normal element of a gator hunt haha very rarely does it go completely smooth
@16:40 fishing line, treble hook line, harpoon going on... crazy.... glad you didn't fall over or lose a toe.... tight lines and flip flops usually don't mix well :) Very cool video, thanks for sharing.
Tell ya the truth @Hise Chapman, handling the alligator in this light jon boat makes it a lot easier. As long as my feet are planted the gator pulls the boat and I don't feel it as much compared to being on a bigger boat where the alligator can't move that big boat so you end up absorbing a lot more force from that alligator. I know it's not the best to be fighting an alligator in flip flops 😅 especially with all the ropes and lines going on haha thank you for watching!!
It's like bear hunting with a fishing pole.
I am thoroughly amazed you bagged that by yourself - I would have figured a two-man job minimum but clearly you have the skill. Great hunt.
Thank you TPain79lawguy. This was my first solo hunt so it was a learning experience. I underestimated how many hands I would need. Thankfully it went well. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 👊
@@JTgatoring Are you a professional outfitter? I'm guessing you have caught many before - your plan seemed very confident from the start (a good thing). I am saving $$$ to travel to FLA to gator hunt (first time). Want to taxidermy and bring home full mount. :D
@@TPain79lawguy I would not consider myself a professional outfitter. I've taken around 10 alligators for myself and haven't been hunting in a couple years now. It is an experience that most hunters enjoy. I wish you the best of luck with your hunt when you're able to make it happen. A full mount would be awesome
JT This video was so awesome, man.. I plan on doing this and picked up so many useful tips - I appreciate all of your efforts and sharing your skills ... Thanks so much
Hey Chris, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it and were able to find it useful. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and let me know. Best of luck to you when you're able to go gator hunting!
Trade u a Virginia bear hunt in October for a gator trip 😁 lol
JT, that is a great video! Gator hunting is something I've never done, so that's a great way to see it being done. The even better part (to me) is watching you go through the process using the boat with all of your modifications. I hope you consider showing us how you process the gator after the hunt. Just awesome, can't say it enough. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Thank you SluSharkND! I have five more alligators to get and I would like to go through everything with alligator season. I believe its a great experience for someone to try if they are interested in it. It is a lot of work with getting ready for the season, getting one, processing it, and some more odd end things but still makes for an unforgettable memory and I'm just glad I can share my experiences with others 😁 The jon boat has come a long ways and its crazy to think back on what has happened with it up to now🙈 thank you again for the awesome feedback SluSharkND!!
Dude, I’ve never seen anything like that. Awesome and chilling at the same time.
Thank you @Josh Reed! It was an experience for sure! It really get you going hahaha
Great job bud. Keep up the good work. Great to see all the preperation and boat work in use. Cant wait to see more!
Thank you Justin Polakowski!! It's crazy to look back on this boat and see what all has been done to it. Gator season will be taking up a good chunk of time out on the water so more is on the way! 👍
I love this. You did such an amazing job!
Thank you 😁
Oh yeah that’s a nice gator. Time for a sauce piquant. A gator hunt is def on my bucket list. Nicely done.
Thank you @Huntnfishnuts! At 8'10" in length, I was able to get 40 pounds of meat off of that gator. Start prepping the sauce piquant! 😂 If you are into hunting, and think you would enjoy it, I would definintely reccomend you do it!
Gator Fishing! That's What's up!! Awesome video bro! I wish I was there to film that myself!!
Yes sir!! Thank you @Let's Go Fishing! South Florida! It was an experience trying to set up the cameras, a microphone, and all the hunting gear. I can't image how it is for deer hunting or any of that! Absolutely exhausting 😂
Awesome video! I been in Florida for couple years and interested in gator hunting but everyone looks at me like I'm crazy when I mention it lol. I never knew of bangsticks, it looks safer than shooting, you make it look easy :)
Thank you! In Florida, it is illegal to use a gun to dispatch an alligator. The only firearm you can use is a bangstick. I feel like it does make it safer
I got an adrenaline rush watching you.
awesome video man. never been hunting but want to so this was sick. gator is definitely on the list
Thank you! I enjoy it, and gator season starts August 15th so hopefully I can get one and put the video up
All the great stuff in fla is usually alone, friends just slow down a commercial or serious fisherman
Good videos man liked the Gator and Redfish videos.
Made me believe in myself, that I can go alone too, as long as I get my stuff together and take my time! Awesome work! Looks a lot bigger that 7.5-8, I’d guess 8.5-9, but it may be just the way it looks on video! Great work!
Awesome, thank you Jay! You're right. Just take your time, plan, and think things through and a solo alligator hunt is possible
JTgatoring thanks man! Loved the content! I’ll be on the water tonight.
@@jayfinlayson7438 Best of luck!!
Very nice video. If you haven't figured out a system by now I was able to rig up a pole holder that fit over the stanchion. Basically there were six tubes and the middle tube fit over the stanchion. Just thought I would throw it out there in case you're still trying to figure out what to do there. I used mine in the back of the boat so that when we hooked on a Gator we can move all the poles to the back and get it out of the way.
Thank you! I never thought of putting it over the stanchion. Thank you for the idea!
Nice! I was wondering when you where gonna show this hunting video. Congratulations!!!
Thank you Fishing Mojados! Alligator season is finally here and I have many more tags to fill, so hopefully, some more videos to come!
Great job. I wouldn't want anything bigger than that by myself. Had a 10' 9" this year and 2 of us barely got it rolled into the boat.
Yeah, I agree! I would have to tie it to the side or something if it were any bigger. Anything under 9 feet seems to be just right for eating with a quality hide on it. Nice gator too!! Congrats on that!
Great catch man, you earned it.
Thank you @Dasaster 79!
Awesome JT! I don't know if I would want to hunt an alligator alone as it seems like a second set of hands would have definitely made things easier for you but great job nonetheless! I won't guess on the size of it but I would definitely say its big enough lol... 😊👍
Thank you floridafishhunter!! It was an experience, to say the least. A second set of hands really goes a long way... it ended up measuring 8'10" which gave me 40 pounds of meat so as you said, definitely big enough hahaha
excelente video saludos desde mendoza!!!!
I've seen people shoot them, but with a fishing pole? Kinda funny. Is this considered hunting or fishing?
Using a rifle or handgun is illegal in Florida if you are doing a public hunt so we have to use a bang stick. Fishing wise... I think of it as anything to do with a fish is fishing, anything else is hunting haha even if I'm using a fishing pole to catch em
Sick video bro! This is mad hard. Respect
Thank you Adam! 👊
I’ve landed fish by myself..but this is a whole new game!!
Yes sir! Its a good experience if you are up for it
That’s absolutely horrible!! I can’t imagine what kind of person does this!!
Who actually hunts for gators in flip flops??
Dave Gibson Pretty sure you missed the joke.
Awesome video crazy but cool if you’re in the area bio lab ramp at mosquito lagoon has one between a 7 feet to 8 feet if you can get it I can go back to fishing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you @Victor kayak!! I wish I could help ya out! The tags I have are only good for Manatee County 😢
You are hectic man. doing all that while filming and narrating? respect due
Haha thank you. It was definitely an experience
Super cool dude! makes me want to try it out sometime!
Thank you Night Tracker14! It is an experience I believe most people would enjoy if they are into hunting. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 👊
Finally!
I know! These gators are keeping me busy!!
I’m gonna say 7 1/2 ft 👍great job. I’ve never been on a gator hunt. That was awesome.
The gator ended up measuring 8'10" which gave me 40 pounds of meat. I didn't think it would stretch out that long but it did! Thank you for stopping by @GetOutTheHouseGoFish!
JTgatoring that’s awesome 👏 40lbs wow!
👌 I found out that 40lbs of meat is a lot of meat 😅 time to learn how to cook it!?
JTgatoring time for a meat 🥩 party haha
Nice! Awsome video!
Thank you!
Food ain't free! Nice job.
You know it! Thank you 👍
Nice man! My buddy got tags for Manatee County. Going with him 2nd phase
Awesome! Good luck out there and stay safe
Where is this at?
Pretty cool man... I can’t wait till 2021 season trying to get tags for my first time gator hunt...
Thanks John. This year I wasn't able to get tags so maybe next year. Best of luck to you for the 2021 season, its an experience you'll remember
@@JTgatoring for sure boss thank you.
Nice job Gator
Thank you Predator 670!
Great job.
glenn go Thank you!!
Where are you hunting this year?
Hey I'm looking at getting one of these swamp runner set ups. Your vids are awsome. One question what size motor are you running on this boat in this vid and how did it do for speed with you and the gator in it? Rough speed is fine. Did it get up on plane?
Hey Sean, so this specific body of water is only idle speed so I did not try to get up on plane with the gator in the boat, but this is a 1436 with a 13hp predator engine and a medium swamp runner kit. I have gotten it up to 23mph but on a normal day with two people (370lbs) I get 18mph
@@JTgatoring awsome tks! I see in your earlier vids you had a 6.5. How did that motor do?
@@seancollins4439 Correct, so I use to have a 6.5hp and a small swamp runner kit and I would get 12mph with two people in the same boat
Good Job! Looks like its about 8ft. You had your hands full man! Gotta be cautious dancing around all those lines you had on the deck, easy to get wrapped up. But otherwise I think you made it look easy!
Thank you!! Agreed! This was definitely a learning curve doing it by myself on this jon boat. I tried to keep those away from my feet 😅 I think next time I'm going to try to keep the loose line down on the floor and not on the deck
@@JTgatoring That would be better! Last thing you need is to gift wrap yourself for a pissed off gator! Lol
😂 yeah.... haha more caution will be used when handling loose lines like that on the deck, especially being in flip flops hahaha
I got a 12 foot 4 this year 3 of us barely pulled it in the boat. 538 pounds. That one has nice color to it. Where did you get your gator?
Very nice! I have a video on the 11'2" we got last year here - ruclips.net/video/ThOM8UG40mM/видео.html Same deal, it took a couple of us to load that thing up, I wouldn't even want to try to load a 12 footer hahaha. Our tags are for Manatee County and I still have to get 5 more😬
Awesome
Thank you!
U da man!
Btw, were is the grab bar
Thank you thank you!! Grab bar is on hold for a little. I have 7 more tags to fill. Once I fill the tags (and fill my freezer) the jon boat modifications will continue 😁
Which edition go pro did you use for this and what settings?
This would be the GoPro 3+ Black. 1080p30fps with protune on. Both cameras. The GoPro Hero 3+ Black is by far my favorite gopro to this date. I used a closed door on the gopro on the motor to keep it waterproof, and then used the open door on the head mount one to improve the audio. I know use a GoPro 7 that picks up great audio as long as it doesn't get wet. For future videos, I plan to use the hero 7 for audio based video, and then I use the hero 3+ black gopros with the solid back doors to stay waterproof for footage that doesn't need the audio. Great combo for what I do. This is the hero 7 I got - amzn.to/3bKfvXk you can't buy the hero 3+ new anymore so maybe ebay or craigslist or just get the 7. The main thing I liked about the hero 3+ is that you didn't have to take the camera out of the case to replace the battery. The hero 7 you gotta take the camera out of the case to get the battery. Other than then the 7 is great
What lb test was you using on your reel?
832 suffix 30lb braid. It's my normal saltwater rig. I do have a backup rod that I call a stump rod and that has 200lb on it with a bigger real but prefer to use a hand line with a treble hook. If I'm in a small boat, I can use the hand line and the gator just pulls me around. No need to worry about being pulled in or worrying about a drag system.
Do you take people out on hunts? I'm from Michigan and would like to do a hunt!!!!
wow
It would be pretty sweet to hunt a shark like this.
Dont mind if I ask whats the point in hunting the gators? Food? Sports? Conservation?
For the reasons you mentioned above. There is a good amount of people traffic on this water with people who kayak and paddleboard who are vulnerable to curious alligators. With a healthy number of alligators in this area, the state assigns a certain amount of tags to keep numbers where they should be. Once the alligator is dispatched, it's up to the hunter if they want to sell the whole alligator, or do with it what they want. Normally what I do is what I did with this one. I processed the alligator myself. I got 40 pounds of meat from it, I'm turning the hide into leather, and making a mount out of the skull so very little waste of the carcass. I enjoy prepping for the hunt. the hunt itself, and the benefits after a successful hunt so I do it for the sport too.
@@JTgatoring Nice. Although I dont enjoy hunting or fishing but your reason is good enough for me.
@@ayunkhan2395 . Yeah. Its weird, I don't really care for hunting but I get it at the same time.
What size is you jon boat?
This jon boat is a 1436. 14' long, 36" bottom, 55" beam(top of side to top of side)
2nd comment. Just watch you "dispatch " the gator. Man, hate the idea of killing a gator but damn this is exciting. Your adrenaline must have been flowing. I would probably go on a gator hunt after watching this.
The hunt is exciting and dispatching the alligator is my least favorite part, but I try to do it the most humane way I know. It provided a good amount of meat, a great hide, a cool skull mount, and with very little waste. Most of the gators I get are in fairly public places too and two of the gators I got were ones that hung out by the boat ramp. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel!
why are your hand shaking???
What kinda rope do you use
Normal kernmantle rope. I just went into a hardware store and felt out the rope to see what was best in my hands.
JTgatoring thanks my first year gator hunting in central Florida polk couunty
@@dylanjohnson6361 Awesome man! Congrats! The rope I have floats so maybe also look for a rope that sinks... I don't like the way it floats. It messes with the snag hook and hard to read the rope when you're trying to find out where your trouble hook is while you have it in the water.
You made it look to easy!
Haha don't let the video fool you... my face would tell a different story 😂
Bending down to work that trolling motor seems so sketchy to me, with a gator hooked. I feel like youre in danger of being snatched in everytime you do that.
Haha you get a feeling for where the gator is at. The only hesitation I had was when that mouth was right at the boat side and I had to grab it to tape it. Thats when things felt sketchy to me hahah same with when that tail starts to move after you start to drive back to the ramp 😳
@@JTgatoring Lol yeah i kind of figured you had an idea of his whereabouts. Great Job snagging that big boy all by yourself!!!
I learned in your comments that the bang stick is the only legal way to hunt them in FLA (pretty dumb rule if ya ask me) I too am in FLA, brevard county. Question what was the yellow stick? Harpoon??? Is that also legal requirement whilst FLA gator hunting?
@@iitzDiRTY It was work and I had my fill of it. I got stuck cleaning the 11 footer I got two years ago due to the market being so bad that people weren't buying gators and that was a JOB processing that animal. Needed a break from gatoring after that. Correct. A bang stick is the only "firearm" you can use to dispatch them for public tags. I guess they try to make it more gamey and sporty instead of just harvesting with a gun. Yes, the yellow stick is a harpoon and an even better push pole hahaha it is not required for gator hunting. I've gotten a few gators by just snagging them with a treble hook and banging them before they knew what happened. If you snag and pull on them without jerking, they don't really fight you as much and come floating up to the surface. If you're quick with the bangstick before they are able to look around after catching their breath you can end it quickly and that's how I prefer to do it.
Hate crocs 👀
Goals but ill go with a friend
Haha having someone to go with makes it a lot easier haha especially getting it in the boat...
Sandles?
Sandles 👌
Wowzers
I never new that there was still life in those gators after getting a hit in the head like that...untul you tagged him wow
@@jojom3129 They still have plenty of energy after they are gone. Crazy
I want to work as gator hunter. Any vacancy available pls cont me
that's all one man can do,you need 3 hands to do that.Careful your feet don't get tangled in that rope.
You're right about that rope. It was a learning experience for sure. I think next time I'm going to try to keep the lines down on the floor of the boat instead of up on the deck with me. Thanks for watching @james ellis!!
91"
☝ it was bigger than 91 inches.... it measured 8'10".. a lot more than I thought it would have measured hahaha. Got 40lbs of meat off of it 🤩
JTgatoring wow! Great job. Now do a video on cooking it
C Price 👌 you got it! I have to learn myself so we'll be learning together hahaha
@@JTgatoring For one that big, I'd soak tail sections, the vertebra, overnite in buttermilk. They roll um in whatever fish fry you like. Deep fried is good gator tail. I don't care much for the jowls but some folk love em.
@@tomsowell8982 I will have to try that this gator season!
👀👀👀👍suscripto!
Bang stick are junk. I to used a rifle were I have control of trigger
It is illegal to use a rifle or handgun for the public hunts in Florida. Its either a bang stick or an axe. I prefer a bang stick