Kayak Fishing with Alligators - USE CAUTION

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  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
  • Alligators are not a threat to fishermen most of the time. There are a few situations that you need to exercise additional caution. This video is not designed to scare anyone or make you too comfortable with alligators, it is designed to make you understand that they are beautiful creatures and with the proper level of awareness and respect they are not a threat, and hey, they also live where big bass live.
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Комментарии • 95

  • @lojofishing
    @lojofishing 7 лет назад +17

    It always makes me a little uneasy fishing out of my kayak with gators around, still fun though. Great vid as usual

  • @JohnsFishTales
    @JohnsFishTales 7 лет назад +62

    I overcame my fear by buying a bigger boat.

    • @prandomable
      @prandomable 4 года назад +1

      How you gonna go on shallower water?

    • @vulpixgrant
      @vulpixgrant 4 года назад +2

      @@prandomable - Probably a Jon Boat, I have a Kayak just purchased it and a Jon Boat I've had a year. Honestly the Jon will go almost anywhere the Kayak will, if your willing to tilt the motor up and do some good ol fashioned paddling lol.

  • @II_JP_II
    @II_JP_II 7 лет назад +10

    Tip 1 ... don't fall in, Tip 2..... don't lip your grass covered bass, it might not be a bass... lol

  • @RadReelingFishing
    @RadReelingFishing 6 лет назад +4

    Great video man! I'm considering getting a kayak. This has relieved some of my fear. When I was younger I used to wade bass fishing in a lake where there were gators, several of them. What the heck, no fear when I was a teen.

  • @CoreyB777
    @CoreyB777 Год назад +3

    I was out kayaking lake Palestine in east Texas march 9, 2023, a day before my birthday. When I got into the north side of the lake into Kickapoo all seemed fine. I came around that island bend then I had felt a thump and then a few seconds later all I had seen was a massive gators head clamped down on the right side of my kayak. Me and my kayak got lifted and thrown about 4 ft up in the air.
    Luckily the gator didn't come after me when I landed in the water.
    I gathered my things under the water and put it back into my kayak. Then I went over to that island and just sat there trembling for a bit questioning my life decisions...
    I figured the gator was chasing something and I was in the wrong place at the right time.
    A few minutes later a guy in a bass boat and a game warden came over to where I was asking if I was okay or needed help.
    Told them I am fine and uninjured.
    The warden said, there's gators over here by the way!
    I said, ya think captain obvious?!
    I made my way over to the Kickapoo creek boat ramp and had a friend come pick me up.
    My kayak luckily didn't get punctured but now it has a lot of scratches on it.
    To put how big and strong this gator is into perspective. I'm 6'4 and weight 260, my kayak and my gear is an additional 75-80 pounds.
    Not going to lie at all. I was so surprised, scared, and caught off guard that I had pissed myself while I was in the air.

    • @anthonysandoval4076
      @anthonysandoval4076 Год назад

      Is there any in lake in the pine or Martin creek lake ??

    • @CoreyB777
      @CoreyB777 Год назад +1

      @@anthonysandoval4076 I don't know. All I know is the gators are there on the north end of lake Palestine in the Kickapoo area off of fm 315

  • @larrythornton843
    @larrythornton843 Год назад +2

    I had one attack me twice in 10 minutes. First time it came up under the yak and lifted me out and the second time was when I was padding away as fast as I could. Spun the whole 13 foot yak 180 degrees. After that no more night fishing in Florida unless it’s below 50 for a solid week

  • @kayakeros3470
    @kayakeros3470 7 лет назад +10

    Gators can be cool... to watch, far far from my yak! great vid!

  • @flipone2166
    @flipone2166 5 лет назад +6

    i drifted right into a gator while fishing reds i hadnt seen him until i was extremly close to him man i almost died of a heart attack that day

  • @Sumd3vil
    @Sumd3vil 4 года назад +4

    Sure wished i hadn't closed the video just before the end. HEard "pet em on the head" and that was all i needed to hear. I closed the browser and went kayaking. Now i'm typing one handed. sub'd tho.

  • @YAKMANONT
    @YAKMANONT 7 лет назад +8

    You talk about Alligators like we talk about Bears ..Here in Canada

    • @andyd834
      @andyd834 7 лет назад +6

      YAKMAN ONT you keep your grizzly bears, I'll take my chances with the gators

  • @mrmatt7210
    @mrmatt7210 Год назад +1

    Generally speaking, gators have a healthy respect for items larger than they are. Re: If your boat/kayak is larger than the gator your probably looked upon as being a threat to the gator. However, gators can reach 13+ feet in length and over 700lbs. Yes, I've said before "I need a bigger boat."

  • @robbiehampton6450
    @robbiehampton6450 6 лет назад +2

    Gators are like stray cats, they are everywhere(here in FL) and they ignore you if you ignore them

  • @LouisianaBlackwaterFlyFishing
    @LouisianaBlackwaterFlyFishing 7 лет назад +3

    Gators is just what you fish around here in Louisiana.. good info man..

  • @connorskipper569
    @connorskipper569 5 лет назад +3

    Gators are harmless in south Louisiana in the marsh we have a fishing spot that we have to walk too and we are always standing next to gators they just steal your bait alot

  • @A_R912
    @A_R912 7 лет назад +4

    "yea, we'll split it." hahaha!

  • @bryetemplet3911
    @bryetemplet3911 7 лет назад +1

    the constant struggle for me living in southern louisiana and fishing swamps and bayous

  • @Motorcyclewindtherapy
    @Motorcyclewindtherapy 7 лет назад +4

    yeah....no thanks, lol. I carry always...but thankfully I've only had to worry about a charging water moccasin one time. Thankful to live and fish without gators or the ocean stuff! lol. Be careful out there with those gators~!

  • @jpettymd
    @jpettymd 5 лет назад

    Hey thanks so much for this video. I’m new to kayaking so I’ll still be cautious but a little more relaxed now

  • @bigmike3189
    @bigmike3189 5 лет назад +2

    i was fishing from the bank and i watched it go under then it came right where i was standing but i moved out of the way before it came up

  • @adamwillby
    @adamwillby 7 лет назад

    I see that gantarel rigged up back there! get in on the big swimbait action I see. did you catch any on it out there?

  • @h.n.441
    @h.n.441 4 года назад +2

    I would feel safer in a bigger boat and a gun to be within 200 feet in their view lol

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  4 года назад

      Ha!! That’s funny. It’s crazy that I’m not even concerned about them. Maybe I should be....

  • @Grablifebythefish1
    @Grablifebythefish1 7 лет назад

    Always great tips coming from the kayak master!!

  • @mikearcher6239
    @mikearcher6239 7 лет назад

    I'll trust you on this one! Don't need to find out for myself, and thankfully in SW Oklahoma I'm not likely to encounter them!

  • @TheMaggots
    @TheMaggots Месяц назад

    Correction: you’re not something they wanna eat while ur on ur kayak/land.
    If they see anything struggling in the water u best bet its going to try to drown it or bite it. Respect them and you’ll be fine.

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  Месяц назад

      How is that a correction. That’s pretty much what I said. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @pedrodiaz2272
    @pedrodiaz2272 7 лет назад

    hey Chad, is the day by day here in Florida, Gator everywhere, if you get use to, there's no problem...
    they taste lime chicken, lol lol lol

    • @riverpirate1022
      @riverpirate1022 Год назад

      And when you stop treating them with the respect and attention they deserve as a large carnivorous predator, that's when you disappear.
      So many foolish statements here about how gators are safe to be around.
      The south really is chock full of idiots.

  • @parthabanerjee169
    @parthabanerjee169 4 года назад +1

    Wonderful man 👍👍love from India

  • @spookzer16
    @spookzer16 4 года назад +1

    I was gonna make the joke that he'd win in a fight with a gator, but his name is Chad. Must I continue? HIS NAME IS LITERALLY CHAD.

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  4 года назад +1

      Please do.... 😂😂😂😂

    • @spookzer16
      @spookzer16 4 года назад

      @@ChadHooverFishing People call the, "buff dude that gets ladies", archetype Chad.

  • @andrewmoe1192
    @andrewmoe1192 3 года назад

    LMFAO!!! We'll split the cost of your lost limb just send the vid!"

  • @MrEdmakko
    @MrEdmakko 6 лет назад +1

    I love to get in the shallows with my waiters on while fishing. The gators will swim right up beside me sometimes and bump up against my leg and just swim away, a few will hang around as if they’re watching me fish, but yes you’re correct they won’t harm you unless it’s mating season.

    • @riverpirate1022
      @riverpirate1022 Год назад

      Fool who will one day regret his ignorant words when he disappears.

  • @inbetweenprojects1238
    @inbetweenprojects1238 7 лет назад

    Are you still doing way in Wednesday's

  • @TheBassquatchHunter
    @TheBassquatchHunter 7 лет назад

    Awesome video!

  • @user-em2nh2hh8m
    @user-em2nh2hh8m 2 месяца назад

    I was stalked by a 14 foot gator once , I had a tent set up at night and was fishing off the high bank and it was slowly climbing up the bank straight at me , I had no food or fish with me , so I know for a fact it was after me

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  2 месяца назад +1

      Looks like it didn’t get you. Well done

    • @user-em2nh2hh8m
      @user-em2nh2hh8m 2 месяца назад

      @@ChadHooverFishing no he didn't get me , I had a flashlight and seen him coming

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  2 месяца назад +1

      Sweet, it would be an even better story if yo told me about the new gator skin boots and belt you have 😂

  • @jjaa578
    @jjaa578 Год назад +1

    Everything is a petting zoo if you're brave enough!

  • @trust.the.process3023
    @trust.the.process3023 7 лет назад +1

    no way man that is to close to a gator for this fla girl.

  • @atlfisherman3413
    @atlfisherman3413 7 лет назад

    LOL....ending.

  • @mariatorres9789
    @mariatorres9789 Год назад

    I just watched a video of a gator flipping a kayak.

  • @YAKMANONT
    @YAKMANONT 7 лет назад

    Crazy Stuff...

  • @ralphie0224
    @ralphie0224 7 лет назад

    you would make for quiet a morsel!

  • @issacchase6238
    @issacchase6238 6 лет назад +1

    U r floating alligator bait. Bullshit they will eat u in a minute givin the chance.

  • @brokeandbored85
    @brokeandbored85 6 лет назад +2

    If they're so nice these alligators make a video of you swimming with them

  • @chipsammich2078
    @chipsammich2078 7 лет назад

    Gator ain't got $H!t on a shark.. whole other story

  • @BlackAnvil47
    @BlackAnvil47 6 лет назад +1

    No thanks

  • @seabass22
    @seabass22 5 лет назад +1

    You want to “split” a copy of a video of someone getting their arm ripped off?
    Nice.

  • @paintermike184
    @paintermike184 3 года назад +1

    Lol

  • @Countryboyzrule
    @Countryboyzrule 6 лет назад

    QUESTIIN HAS ANYINE PET THE ALIGATOR IN THE HEAD YET IF SO COMMENT HERE WITH VIDEO LINK😂

  • @DwayneMcguire
    @DwayneMcguire 7 лет назад

    lol haha 😄👍🎣 ,,,,,,,

  • @Imkflow
    @Imkflow 3 месяца назад

    "You're not in the menu". Sorry mate, try again.

  • @anthonylopez9868
    @anthonylopez9868 7 лет назад

    I fish for mating gators all the time if I see them mating on a bank I just keep pitching a craw or creature bait to them and hope the female bites it .

  • @prandomable
    @prandomable 4 года назад

    Get a bigger boat! Problem solved...

  • @wpdmib108
    @wpdmib108 7 лет назад

    LMBO

  • @riverpirate1022
    @riverpirate1022 Год назад +1

    Your crazy, being in a kayak around large reptiles is idiotic!
    You most CERTAINLY are on their menu, if they want you, your dead, period.
    It should be illegal national wide to swim, kayak, paddleboard or anything that's not a full size solid high walled boat anywhere gators are in the water.
    Your just ASKING to be eaten.

    • @ChadHooverFishing
      @ChadHooverFishing  Год назад +1

      More people are hit walking on sidewalks, riding bicycles or killed by hot dogs. We should
      make walking, riding bikes or eating hot dogs illegal by your logic

    • @charlessmith4242
      @charlessmith4242 6 месяцев назад

      @@ChadHooverFishing * Have you figured out what the percentages are between people dying from kayaking with gators vs. people dying from eating hot dogs?

  • @jacobfranklin820
    @jacobfranklin820 4 года назад

    Wtf is he talking about? Alligators do eat people and have been for a long time. Go to Africa they also get eaten over there

    • @JSpidey
      @JSpidey 4 года назад

      You're thinking of a crocodile, not a alligator, they're two different species.

    • @riverpirate1022
      @riverpirate1022 Год назад +1

      @@JSpidey Yes crocs are way more aggressive, but alligators can be at times as well, and they can always eat you if they are so inclined regardless of how aggressive they are.
      These people are all idiots.

    • @JSpidey
      @JSpidey Год назад

      @@riverpirate1022 From my understanding alligators don't like full sized adults, they would much rather go after kids, dogs etc

    • @wagstag89
      @wagstag89 Год назад

      Not the same thing at all. Africa has Crocs which are much more aggressive and will basically kill and eat anything that moves. Death by alligators is ridiculously rare. If you drive a vehicle then you do something much more dangerous than kayaking near gators.

    • @charlessmith4242
      @charlessmith4242 6 месяцев назад

      @@wagstag89 * Rarity is immaterial if you're the person being killed.

  • @vickexpress4959
    @vickexpress4959 4 года назад

    Best gator is dead gator

    • @betsyssister
      @betsyssister 4 года назад

      Gators say the same thing about you.