 Hey everyone shabber 1,000 here tonight. We're gonna be solo fishing night fishing We're gonna do a little off the boat a little off the bank. Hopefully if we catch something we'll clean it up We'll cook it and then we'll have story time. So stick around Should be fun Okay, so Monkey and Bruno is just left. They're gonna stop back here in a couple hours. They're gonna bring me some more pop And a pillow But we're out here on the boat We fished here before I got a line out that way and I'm lying out that way Before we was kind of pulled up in there right up in there and then I also fished I just let the current take the boat right over into them pads there them lily pads and just let it set so Fish jumping there I usually do pretty good here so if that don't work then all I'll just ease over there and We'll just let the current just park itself And then I'll just fish out in a couple different areas there. So stick around. Okay guys So we just moved spots. I wanted to show you this this is a midden mound here I didn't know that one was there, but there's a little kind of like memorial here for a gentlemen Dean Must have really liked it out here I'm guessing that would be his helmet so Yeah, right next to it's a midden mound Very interesting. So we're just right across from we were parked right over right over there so We're gonna try it here. I'm just gonna cast straight out here see what we can do here. Okay guys we're back at the campsite and it is About 442 Monkeys coming back about seven dropped me off a couple things But I had to come back because I forgot the bug spray and I was getting eat up down there They was just starting to bite and I was getting tore up So I came back get the bug spray and just thought well try it here for a few minutes, but um Yeah, I thought man. I should have because I sent the thermo cell with her I was like I'm not gonna need it. I thought I should have kept that but I probably would have left it here too there's a squirrel about 10 feet behind me. He's over there playing these buddies up in the tree. They're over there having a good time So I'm gonna try it here. I start catching anything There you go. Let's start catching anything. I'll turn you on. Okay guys. I got a little fish on here. Don't make catfish All right, that's fish number one. I'm gonna throw him back and See if we can get fish number two this some monkeys full door still fin digging into my hand Fish number one That's the perfect shot and he went in. Oh head first All right, fish number one. I haven't had a bite in a while. So I took the drone up flew it around and uh It didn't seem like it took all the photos That I took but I don't know. Anyway, I got some footage and I'll show you the two photos that I did have If they're just in a I don't know if I find them all put the rest of them up, but I definitely got two Getting a little hunger. I'll probably regret this. This will be the time I catch a fish Excuse me so I'm gonna go ahead and fire this up then We're gonna make some of these things I love these farmer johns. These things are awesome I got two pieces of chicken in there and I got this these noodles, but I'm gonna eat the noodles I'm gonna have these for breakfast, but I think I'm going to eat them tonight because them things are so good And I'm getting hunger having eight all day so That's what we're going to do next There are sausages in here sizzle sizzle. All right now Gotta add this stuff. Excuse me dollar 25 a dollar tree best stuff you'll ever have man She left me some garlic A head of garlic in there. Well, I have had I used uh half of it last night to make our dinner, but She left some of that in there for me and uh In case I catch a fish and I got some flour and I got some butter I got some oil. So if we do catch a big fish, we might do a late night fish fry So let me get these cooked up and then we'll put on some of our noodles in there And I'm just going to put it in one of my pans here. I got it You know That is in my mess kit in my backpack So I'll be back with you. She'll be She'll be showing up out here for a long it's 6 30 now. She said about seven So she gonna come out. All right now. Let's put some of our noodles in better move this Or I'll probably regret it Already dropped one little piece of my sausage I cut them I cut them up in thirds Now I'm going to put these back on well on then Uh, let's we forget you got to have the seasoning This this is better than any steak seasoning I've ever had in my life Man, it's getting dark quick. I got to get a light out for you guys too. All right. So this is done All I had this is um leftover noodles. I had the night four last I made for monkey and I Something just happened to my a thing just stripped Can you believe it? I can't buy nothing anymore Okay, so It had a bunch of mosquitoes and stuff last night in front of this big light and uh Anyway, these are leftover, but We turned that thermos cell on in about 20 minutes. I mean there was a couple hundred I mean they were just all over that light. I turned that thermos cell on And the wind was blowing that way But they were still flying around the smoke was going that way and The light was on this side of the fire ring which is over there So I know it wasn't the smoke, but I turned that thermos cell on which was behind the light And within about 20 minutes there was maybe three four tops So I probably should have had her leave that with me Mosquitoes down here. I don't think I got to worry too much about the bears It being February Man I got him buzzing around my ear now All right I am going To eat my supper And then I'll be back with you guys here shortly. Okay guys Monkey showed up. She's just leaving. She's still got the trailer on she can unhook it But she doesn't trust herself hooking up back up Because she don't want it coming off But I've you know stood there while she didn't she does it just fine. So There she goes She brought me some more coax and a pillow and she brought an extra blanket because she said Alexa said it's going to be colder tonight than it was last night. I want to make sure you're warm. So that's like oh, thank you so Yeah, she brought me some something happened to my hat. Oh There we go Let's have my head down but yeah, so I might call it an early night tonight I might take the boat for a little cruise. I don't know a night cruise but Yeah, I think I'll head into the tent and Finish watching my movie that that it movie that I was watching last night on yesterday. Let's Last video You know, it's two discs Long and I didn't get through the first desk and I got tired, but it was like four four four thirty so That's called a night So Excuse me guys. All right There we are We're back in camp Camera looks really dark for some reason Usually doesn't yeah, there's the tent. All right guys. Well as you can see though from the drone footage As you can probably tell I'm the only one out here in this whole wide space I'm the only one here Let's not say someone won't show up like three o'clock in the morning. They've done that before but you know Right now. I'm the only one here. So Yeah, pretty cool. Okay guys, so I thought I'd taken a little night ride on the boat Uh, I got you a night vision because well, uh my light back here Quit working. I just checked it before I left so um, but It's dark time and we are on a river. So we're not going to be doing any full tilt buggy or anything like that Okay, well Monkey left me the meat sticks Because she had them up here And this thing but I took them out and rolled this up because it's it goes right in my face I know I had four meat sticks Because I showed you guys in the last video, but for some reason I only have three now. Hmm Now If for some reason I didn't lose it from there to right here Monk You know anything about my meat stick All right, well I'm gonna call an early night. I'm gonna watch. Well, I'll be up a while. I mean It's real early, but I'm gonna watch my Watch my Watch that movie. It's only eight o'clock but So I'm gonna watch my movie I heard a tree Fall right up here behind me Like the next site over And there's nobody up there. So I don't know what that was all about And I don't know what happened to my meat stick I don't know if Sam Squange came in and took it or what But I know I had four but I didn't count them when I took them out. I just took them out Set them down right there so I don't know All right, I'm gonna watch a little bit of my movie. I'll be back with you guys shortly hang tight story time. Okay, so Monkey wanted to tell one of me to tell you guys the stories of my animal encounters and these are all true and she can verify it um Since I've been down here in florida so I have told these stories before but in different videos, but she wanted me she said she You should just tell them all for your story time tonight So I was like, okay, I'll I'll do that man. She likes to hear hear the stories. Um, we were talking about them last night I think last night or today, but Yeah, he was talking about them today, but uh, so Let me see here standing at the back door one night smoking a cigarette because you know, I don't smoke in the house So I either smoke in the garage or stand at the back door Or You know smoke Underneath the the vent the hood range, you know, so it sucks it out Uh, because she don't smoke and You know, I don't smoke in the house out of respect, you know so um So anyway, uh So I stand there, you know how you just kind of like lean with your arm You know up against something and just stay in there. I stand there looking out the back door one afternoon and uh I felt something like run down my arm and down my side and I got bit and you know, I just You know went like that. Let me just back out a little bit here so, you know, I just kind of flicked it off of me and um When I seen it it landed on on the back You know the little concrete pad out back and landed on there and was running away and this thing was huge man. It was Probably Okay, there's a pop can this thing was probably and this is my koozie About Big around is the bottom of that can there so Or that koozie. So that's you know That's pretty big around Now it's looking and I there was two bite marks. You can see them just plain as day two big Bite marks and I looked it up. Of course. I googled it. I want to know what kind of spider that was Hadn't been down here florida very long. So, you know, well, they got it wasn't a banana spider this thing had girth and it was you know, one big brown spider and uh, it kind of like Its feet wouldn't come straight out. It kind of goes like this in the front legs and uh I'll put a picture up right now, but that's what it looked like and uh The people around here calling florida huntsman spiders. I don't I don't know if it's actually a huntsman But it was huge because I know the banana spiders. I've seen them bigger than that down here. I mean, you know big big Size of saucers, you know teacup saucers, but Yeah, this thing was big and But it was you know, it's not venomous or anything But it hurt like hell and it did itch for a little bit But it didn't it didn't itch any more than a mosquito bite or you know, anything like that But those two two red marks stayed there. They were there for almost a week before they dissipated and went away and then uh Right here at this this very site Monkey and I's first boat So it's fitting since yesterday was was uh, uh valentine's day. So Our first valentine's day together We got together in November 2016 so February 2017 well, I I'd asked her, you know what she wanted for for uh, valentine's day. She said a boat That's what seriously. She said no seriously. I want a boat And it was funny because the next day a guy worked with his name Brian Brian said, you know, buddy anybody looking for a boat? I said, what kind of boat? He said a wide bottom guino That's how big he said 16 foot I said, yeah, well, he went for it. He said a hundred bucks I said, yeah, I'll buy it. So I bought it right then and there site unseen. He says it's not the prettiest thing It's an old boat from the 70s. I said, I don't care Monkey picked me up but worked at that. So wouldn't you say you wanted for valentine's day? She said and this was the 13th. I think or something real close She said I told you I wanted a boat and I said, well, I got you a boat What where I said, we gotta go pick it up tomorrow. I got you a boat Are you kidding me? I said, no, it's just a little guinoop. She said, I don't care If it's on if it'll go down if it'll go on water. I don't care And we had that boat everywhere man. We had it in solar springs and all over the place but Yeah, so um But anyway that boat I was right on this river right where our boats parked right now Uh, we we had took a trip on this river and and we had a 60 pound thrust. I think it had my Minn kota trolling motor on it and I had two 12 volt, you know, two Deep cycle batteries, which I still have one was bigger than the other but because we bought one used and one We bought brand new and still have them and they're still get great batteries um but So we took this trip, right and I'm thinking I kept watching the gauge on on the minn kota because it was It was pretty spot on, you know, so I figured when we get about halfway You know it's Would actually be going let's see this river runs It runs north so we were heading north But I didn't think it through so when we got about halfway We just a little more than halfway on on the gauge. I said, well, we'll turn around come back And the current got stronger and we was coming up current and ended up We just used both both batteries just slam out Just warm out but and we paddled it a little bit now Okay, so the next story is with this same night but okay, so When the batteries started running low and we kind of got got close to a sandbar and and Uh, the seaweed's got all tangled up in the prop, right and she's paddling like crazy And I'm doing all I can with that motor and it just it just didn't want to come up out of there Uh, where we was come something like little rapids, you know, and there's this gator sitting over here On the bank on the other side of the bank, right and of course our boat started drifting backwards and she's Bust her hard poor thing. She's up front doing all the paddling she can to keep that gator keep me away from that gator, but I got within Probably eight feet of that thing And finally the boat got stopped, right? So she kind of held it there so I left the motor up as far as I could but I still had to reach down in the water because it didn't raise up real far It didn't raise up like our trolling motor does because it's just a trolling motor. So And I'm reaching back as far as I can to get the seaweed off that Off that uh off the prop because it was you know, and I'm Running the engine backwards trying to get it to throw off in the meantime This gator is with any about eight feet of me You know, and that's no joke. She can verify this and If he lunged yeah, I mean he could he could have took my arm off or you know took me into the river But he didn't he just but he stared at me. He didn't hiss or nothing like they do And that's what was scary because we had seen probably 15 18 gators that day and they would all come down off the bank And into the water You know, so they didn't want confrontation. This one didn't do that. He was sitting there On our way up the river, right? He was sitting there And coming back that's when you know things started going south force And uh, but he was still there and yes, he was alive. I mean his eyes were blank But he sat there and stared at me So finally, you know, like I said, I got the seaweed off the motor off the prop And we got it going again and we got up here And I told her I said look I said it's not There's no way it's going to make it to the boat ramp. So I said we'll pull in here because there was campers here. Well, this was on a sunday When we went, you know up the river when we went past But when we came back there was nobody here because you know, I was like, well, we'll stop there Maybe some will give us a ride back to boat ramp But there wasn't nobody here. So we We pull up it's just starting to get dark It was still daylight. Yeah, we didn't need lights yet. So I pulled up in here and tied the boat off And I told us well, let's you know, I'm gonna Walk with you back To the truck, you know, and we'll get the truck and we'll bring it back here That's the first time we was ever back in here. Okay, we're we're I'm keeping that right now So we're walking up through there and we kept hearing something beside us But we couldn't see it and and I figured it was bear. So she's got her whistle and she's blowing her whistle so Finally We get to the gate. We did not know It had a locked gate I was like, oh my god, no way because you know, it's like a mile up through there Then it's just a little bit. It's not that far maybe an eighth a mile from there You got to walk up the road a little bit And then you turn left and then there's the boat ramp, you know on onto the other road and so We was like, oh my god. She said, well, so what are you going to do? I said, well I said, look, I said, I'm gonna walk you back the truck and you stay at the truck. All right I said, it's going to be dark and it's going to take me a little bit And I'll just meet you back here at the ramp. I said, don't go anywhere. Just you know, just wait on me It's going to take me a little bit. She was like, okay so So She said, well, what about that bear? I said, look, it probably wasn't a bear Which I I thought it probably was which I was right. It it was a bear Uh because I know this now But I told her I said, oh, it was probably just some coons or some, you know Armadillos or something. I said, it's It's okay. You know, I'll be fine because I didn't want her worried and I didn't want to psych myself out So I went walking back got to the gate went around the gate this time now. It's it's it's dark, you know I mean, it's all but pitch black. It is dark so But there was a there was a pretty good moon out but it didn't show much through the trees, right? So I'm walking up through there. I'm singing songs and stuff and Hey bear, yo bear and I'm hearing something beside me, you know And I'm starting to psych myself out again. I'm like, wait a minute You know, this is just just it's probably a possum coon armadillos or something because they make a lot of noise and about that time I heard a branch break and feet and It got quiet like it stopped and I turned around There's a black bear standing there probably within 20 feet of me. That's no joke Just standing there So I try to make myself look big now. I'm talking real calm to this bear. I said look I said bear I'm just passing through I'll be I'll be out of your way in no time. Just let me go and I'll be passing through So I started walking backwards and the bear started walking, you know, like towards me, but I was walking backwards Like he wasn't gaining on me or anything like that I would stop and that bear would stop So I keep doing that and I keep talking real calm to this bear. I'm like, you know, yeah It's pretty nice night out. I said look our boat broke down Yeah, I'm talking to him like, you know, like he's a human But I'm trying to keep this bear calm, you know at the same time. I can't really turn around. So this thing probably about About a half a mile probably half the length of this room This thing followed me Not once did it get aggressive not once did it claw to ground not once did it growl or hiss or snort It just followed me and every time I stopped It would stop And I come walking out here and just as I got right here just Just to where it breaks open out into this area here As soon as I come into here where it breaks open The bear just stopped And he looked at me and he turned and walked about I don't know five steps. He stopped turned around look back at me again and then turned around just Went up the road Probably 30 feet and then went up into the To the woods and I can hear him going away from me It was almost like he turned around to say I see you later, you know Good talking to you or whatever But it's kind of like he knew people was here or something Or you know, I like to think he was making sure I got here. Okay, you know, I got here the boat was here, you know so But yeah, so I got down the boat and and you know I hadn't paddled all the way because the batteries were done all the way up to the boat ramp So let me see So that was my gator and bear story and spider story the gator and that gator and bear story happened the same day Now this story now monkey monkey can verify them all except Except for the uh the bear that was here, but she knew I mean She she knew I don't lie. You know, there's no reason to lie about that Because she said would you take a picture of him because I had my cell phone I was like hell no I'm not flashing a picture in that bear's eyes and piss him off. He was he wasn't aggressive I just talked. I just wanted to get the hell out of the situation, you know Because I mean one good jump and he could have been on me That's how close he was. I mean he was really really close so All right, then uh, what was it last year well, yeah had to be last year, but last summer We were out here on this river. We were accidentally about a half a mile from where we're at now up the river and uh So It was right right before we get to our little island I think I showed you guys that island before the one I'm going to camp on we went past there tonight And the water was low enough. I could have done my solo there, but so we were coming Up through there and I'm just you know You know I got more I'm like yes at the side of the boat and I had my hand just You know because our top was up. So I just would have my hand rested there You know kind of like on on the poles that come down on the bimini top And so it just kind of hanging over just a little bit because and I like to feel the water splash up, you know a little bit and We were just cruising we weren't going wide open So we were just cruising you probably 10 miles an hour or whatever And I heard a thump and as soon as I heard a thump This gator's head come out of the water. He was like going to the right of me And as soon as I heard that thump this gator's head come out of the water and Right at my hand and just as I moved my hand. I felt his teeth Hit my finger in fact it scraped my finger monkey will tell you that it's it's too scraped my finger Now I think what I think he was underwater going across and I think he touched the boat and his natural reaction Was just to turn around and bite it whatever was there and he almost got my hand I felt his teeth, you know kind of go like that, you know like When when I pulled my hand back so he almost got my my pinky And it it did have a scrape down it so the monkey will verify that So those those are some pretty good stories. Um One more actually that we forgot about that we was talking about today was uh, uh, Bruno one night we come home. It was kind of late and we Did you hear that thump right before the frog was Croaking I heard a thump. I hear something beside me in the tent or not in the tent Hope it's not in the tent All right. So anyway, uh, I forget where we was coming back. The Bruno was with us and it was dark And I didn't see him but we pulled him the driveway and you know, when we get out Bruno will hop out He'll go do his business go up here or whatever before we go into house Just his routine. That's what we taught him, you know, so we don't get in then have to take him back out He started walking across the or to go pee and all once I heard And and he took off up the street Right to the edge of the That's when I seen them they were crossing the road and he seen them. So right to the edge of our yard They they went waddling into the uh There's like ferns that grew there they went waddling into there And he was on them like that and he he had a hold of one just And that thing was grilling and screeching And I was like Bruno was loud and as mean sounding as I could get over here And finally he he come over just tail wagging like he'd done something me I was like they they were they bothering you and boy, he don't he don't like them armadillos, man He was on that one. Uh, I believe he could have took it out if he wanted to or if I hadn't stopped him But yeah, we forgot that one monkey. But yeah, my kid will tell you that she was right there too Oh my god, that was crazy and he was just just a pop then he wasn't he was only about half as big As what he is now He's still ain't scared of nothing He used to be scared of them big cranes the big tall birds. I don't think he liked the way they squawked it Like that, I don't think he liked that But he's they don't bother him anymore And like coyotes like And we hear him at the house all the time, you know, within about a mile of us I know where they hang out at and we'll hear them. They'll get the reason how and we'll be outside and he He thinks nothing of it. But if he hears a dog way off in the distance of bark that we can't hardly hear He starts growling and barking him But the coyotes don't bother him just like last night. They didn't bother him But last night when I was telling my story though before the coyotes were were uh Riappa well, that was raising hell but he was just Standing there And he growled twice And monkey said he's mad or he's not happy or something And I said no and I looked and he was looking right behind me tail straight out and that one paw up. He was pointing and I I showed you guys that He was pointing Looking right behind me, which is over that way Towards the wood line I turned around I didn't see nothing, but I didn't look real hard monkey says she didn't see anything, but You know, I mean she said well, I didn't see any eyes glowing. That's well, you know It might not have been looking this way if it wasn't looking this way with the light Yeah, you wouldn't have seen his eyes glowing. She said well true um She said well, maybe he just heard something But when that dog hears something his ears will go up and he'll stop but he'll look around and he'll sniff You know because he hears somebody like you don't know where it is Last night he saw something because when he sees something his ears go up Tail goes out and that one paw goes up and that's what he was doing sitting on monkey's lap. So Yeah, that's that's pretty cool So anyway guys, uh still haven't watched my movie yet. I was uh putting the My videos onto her dad's computer just in case the card gets corrupted or You know something happens at least, you know, I'll have most of them. I'll have them all except for this one So not have it's been edited yet yesterday's or today's so But anyway guys, I'm going to watch my movie and if anything else Happens, uh, I'll kick you on but I'll definitely kick you on say good night before I go to sleep or try to go to sleep and uh Yeah That's pretty much it. So, uh, yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and do that and I'll talk you guys in a minute Hope you enjoyed my story. I appreciate it. Good morning, everyone. It is 9 30 Uh Went to bed. Well went to sleep Around four o'clock a little after four I got up I got back up about eight o'clock came out here for a little bit It was nice nice night And uh, then I went in laid down a little bit more took a little nap. So it's about 9 35 right now But uh, yeah, uh It was supposed to get colder last night than it was the night before but I wasn't cold either nights, but last night Uh, I was pretty much hot all night I uh Cracked the window open on the You know open the door the window for the door here Opened it up and that helped and Cooled down a little bit. I can see my breath, but I was hot. I mean I didn't you know Uh, when when I was watching my movie I had to Uh, I just unzipped my sleeping bag and just laid on top of it. So yeah, it was a beautiful night though um But throughout the night, you know, I came out here and looked around and listened to the night birds and The raccoons there's a bunch of raccoons over there across the river playing I couldn't see him, but I could hear them. They were over there chattering having a good time. So It's a beautiful night. This place is This place is really nice, but yeah, I've been out here myself all night long so Yeah, that's pretty cool Uh Unusual but yeah, it's cool. So I'm gonna start packing up here in a little bit We'll meet monkey up at the boat ramp. So it won't take long to you know, all I gotta do is take the tent down and Uh, I just got a lot of small stuff Not a lot, but you know like I got my battery and Tackle box my little chair and stuff like that So Yeah, it was a great time man. Hope you enjoyed it But uh, I'm not gonna bore you with the tent Tent down. You saw me set it up. So, you know, it's It's not interesting. I know But yeah our went out so um, but Yeah, I'm gonna sit here and Drink my coke and Might throw a line in the water for a little bit. I got time See if I can catch anything. So I'll be back to you guys here in just a minute. All right guys Sit around a little bit too long I gotta get all this stuff in that boat Get the boat started Drive a couple miles up the river In 20 minutes. Let's try it though. I got it 40 minutes after And there she comes cool I'll be back with you in a second. Okay guys, so there it is Sheba, the Mr. Man Ledge. I'm gone for now. We'll see you guys in the next one Hope you guys enjoyed the video. It was supposed to be a fishing solo, but I mean I caught two fish One was during the video with her and then one was yesterday. You guys saw that one last night You should caught two fish. I didn't get anything No, and I gave up So it was more or less a solo camp story time. Yeah, so hopefully you guys enjoyed it They should have fun. It was gorgeous. Like I said, it's nice today. Oh, it is nice breeze But I I was only four minutes late so Well, you were here when I was here. So you weren't late for me I thought surely she'll wait like 10 minutes. You know, I didn't mean like if I wasn't here at 12 You know 1159 Noon I gotta go check on him. I would have waited until about 1215. Yeah Had trouble getting the boat started. It was in gear If that thing would have started first crank like it used to I would have been over the back You would have seen your boat going past. Hey, there he is. Where's he at? There's no driver. You see your boat going past Now I wasn't gonna swim after that. She's been me walking down the road soaking wet. Hey, did you see the boat? That thing we're running a long time on five gallons of gas. Yeah Well, we only used about a gallon. So yeah, it's six gallon tank. All right guys Thanks for watching. I appreciate it. Say a prayer to met the man alleged. I'm going for now. I'm up We'll see you guys. Take care