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[@BigJay703]

Fun fact about Bill Dance- He was actually accepted into/enrolled in medical school at the University of Tennessee. One night driving home from class he happened upon a horrible motorcycle accident on a lonesome highway. He was unable to save the dying man. He said in that moment he decided he'd rather just go fishing. So, he dropped out of med school and did just that.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Understandable

[@Saltloony]

Legend has it, he is still fishing.

[@barrykelly4706]

I bet Bill Dance don't wear flip flops on a shore line are on any of his boats

[@nachyomoney3598]

@@barrykelly4706 not when he is as scared of snakes as he is lol

[@KeyWestWaterman]

That is wild!

[@anglerissues2309]

When I think of the words ‘paradise and happiness’ I visualize your backyard. 👍

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha love that!

[@geraldfelix7222]

Gorgeous back yard or better said paradise

[@chubbrock659]

Bro, I would never leave that canal ever. I’d be so addicted to fishing it constantly. Youre a lucky man!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha some days I dont!

[@Willy.exe9876]

3:14 watching tuna freak out was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right

[@gradybrowning3976]

The jump and the show is what gets you addicted to catching them.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha right

[@asystoleD]

your cat getting the hell out of there was hilarious

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol for real though

[@mikkimichele51014]

Too Funny. Madeline at 3:15-20. "Ooooh, where's my phone!". Love you guys. Keep doing what you're doing, we'll keep watching

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha thanks so much! 🙏

[@WoodenBoatGuy]

I legit laughed out loud at the Bill Dance reference 😂

[@KeyWestWaterman]

😂

[@freshandsaltyjohnny]

Freaking A Mr. Young that tarpon hook up was wicked. All in the comfort of you're own home too bravo. What a Wednesday evening.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for tuning in!

[@franiannarone8196]

Nothing better than your own backyard!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Amen

[@bh-0330]

"set the hook like Bill Dance" hahaha that guy used to be my freakin hero, got me interested in fishing and outdoors as a little kid. I remember how hard he used to set those hooks on his bass XD

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha he was always a hoot

[@blakeshaw5272]

Right in the yard... sure sounds like paradise to me!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

It is!

[@heathercanales5679]

I love it when you fish in your backyard!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

me too! haha

[@saltynativecharters2357]

Who needs Robbie’s? We got Aaron’s place!!!! Whooo hooo!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@lewislambert2363]

What a surptise, mid week video, yay. Loved Madeline response to the first hook up, classic!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha right! Thanks for tuning in!

[@w00dducksadventures48]

Ha Ha nice little video ! The cat freaked out when the first one fish was on !!!! Thanks for sharing..

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha right! Thanks for tuning in

[@rodneyalaking8241]

You experienced the best, most exciting part of the fight…trying to fight and land a tarpon on light tackle in a small space could end up hurting or killing it. It’s fun when they’re devouring bait like that!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

was pretty wild!

[@mikecooper8818]

Backyard paradise! Nice change of pace - short video clip!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Hope ya enjoyed it!

[@FrankJamger]

I remember as a boy visiting South Florida, how excited and awed I felt walking up to a Mangrove shoreline, getting to peer within, knowing that there were innumerable fascinating creatures that I might encounter. And you can do this anytime at your wonderful little backyard cove, which I assume is directly connected to the entire ocean system.

[@WillyK51]

Some are landlocked till next rainy season when the sandbarr is breached

[@tampakid100]

My sediments exactly

[@KeyWestWaterman]

There is nothing like it. That feeling hasn’t changed.

[@curlymaple42]

Find his vids where he swims right out from his house there and spear fishes just outside of the canal! It's titled something about lunch or something.

[@fishingwithsauce]

dude you live in absolute paradise 🤣👏👏 catching that in your backyard is priceless 👍 god speed 🎣

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I won’t argue that!

[@yogiberraslovechild3080]

Nice underwater view of the tarpon snapping bait up!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thought it was cool!

[@nathanwest7320]

Dude your smile after you lost the first one was huge!!!! Pure joy!!!! I spent all my time in high school fishing for them here in Tampa…. Glad you finally got a tarpon under your belt now. Now go get a 150+, an aj ain’t got nothing on a green tarpon.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha it was pretty wild to see. Not something i ever do

[@harr5667]

I love how you both are in sync clutz...... hahaha so freaking perfect together!!!!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right 😂

[@colemant6845]

LOL ... You no Tarpon!!! Virgin catch in your BACKYARD!! Your Rod/Reel catches are .... Awesome!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for watching

[@pepilloni]

Men you are the luckiest men on earth having that beautiful backyard I’m jealous. Missing the Florida keys getting so expensive lately 🥴.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I won’t argue that!

[@comfortablynumb9342]

That escalated quickly. Looks like fun! And what a lucky opportunity to make a quick video. Cool. Now if you could get snook up in there..

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Was a bit a fun! thanks for tuning in

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

I love that I got to see you catch your first Tarpon...LOL...!!!...That was awesome...

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha kinda!

[@rusticmade]

ARRON you living in the top .0001% of the world 🌎! Soooooo happy for you buddy

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I’m tryin!

[@JJNunez-wt4mr]

You are the man, Aaron.... love the vlogs, and the cooking at the end....

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoy the vids!

[@granthall2325]

Aaron I once went to Cuba..... Back in the day & I'm South African so we can get in... Anyway I was @ a resort that had a lagoon with hundreds of tarpon that I saltwater flyfished into it was crazy!!!! so much fun!!! They have a jaw that is very hard to hook into but that was the fun part u would fool them into biting then they would jump loads of time then the fly would come flying back @ u as they had throw the hook SO MUCH FUN!!!

[@davidhillen1682]

Thanks for that.....I always enjoy a break from reality😎

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

[@badassMars]

That's crazy just having monsters in your backyard.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@reggieg8610]

Love the Bill Dance quote!!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@lewisspeed3041]

That was a fun bite,glad you kept that finger

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha me too

[@urbancornbread5500]

Bill Dance is The GOAT! Cool vid man! Love it!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for watching

[@WilliamJohnson-tx7no]

Nothing like playing with the backyard kids

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha

[@optimystofficial6337]

I was about to ask to do a backyard fishing. But here it is. 🙏

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha

[@Tangga1boy01]

I drive 9 miles to get my food, you just walked down to your backyard and hooked a fish. Thats way too cool mate 😃

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@jasonhoey6396]

That was rad. Great to see something different

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@melonyrichards937]

I just have to say I'm so happy for you you have so many followers now. You're doing great. Been watching you from the beginning when you had just a handful of followers.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Definitely have been growing! Thanks so much for the support and continuing to watch!

[@ogre7909]

You definitely need to do a tarpon episode to check them off the list. This is a really sweet video you are living my dream.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Maybe I’ll get to it one day! Haha thanks for watching

[@ogre7909]

I watch them all

[@markreaves5331]

Wednesday night shenanigans! Fun. Got worried when you slipped with that filet knife man…yikes

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for watching

[@TheSwanlake2009]

That tarp was a champion

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@sergeidragunov8103]

Mr. Young... you are such a chilled guy, your videos are great, Madeleine seems to enjoy the excitement too, you guys are great, Thanks for the videos, they're my breakaway from reality. Keep well. G - South Africa

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Really love to hear it! Thanks for tuning in

[@2023musicsearch]

I love the way the fisherman released the fish if it was small.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

🤔

[@zylomorph]

Happy to see you're not jaded to the simple yet exciting little things like this. You have a wonderful back yard and I'm glad you can enjoy it. Thanks for showing us!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Trying to enjoy life as it is! Thanks for coming along

[@pl3xify]

That's the tarpon flip dude, a lot of guys like them flipping out the hook so you don't have to deal with em haha

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right

[@michaelsearch6722]

Awesome!! Like a mini Robbies! That’s why I gave up on braided line. Great videos.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@robertfernandez3741]

I want to thank you for suggesting that rust remover product that you had on your show works great

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Love to hear it!

[@chir0pter]

That was really cool I see why people like to fish tarpon

[@KeyWestWaterman]

It was cool to see!

[@williamhughes5197]

This video was pretty cool. Wish you could have landed one of those tarpon. As soon as you said you were going to try to get one. I automatically thought you better get ready for a great aerobatic flying fish

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha

[@georgedorsey3089]

Ha! Nice short vid. Loved it

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rolandvance6663]

Love your backyard 👍🏼👍🏼

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Me too!

[@nickkolehmainen2368]

Down there living the dream. Love the videos man!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

im tryin!

[@2023musicsearch]

You're so very very lucky sir Aaron, because you're sorrounded by the beautiful waterway canal through the mangroves forest. Here in my place mangroves were dying because of the careless boat passing through them, even if they're still young. So they doesnt grow taller than 5 feet. In fact they were all dying. Unlike the place where you are staying. Mangroves were growing old and useful.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

that is a bummer so sorry to hear that! ours are very healthy .

[@scandal007]

Nice back yard....I chased tarpon from Jupiter , down through Miami, all of the keys and around the horn to Hommassa...in my thirties. Thankfully I got over My obsession. Hooking one is called jumping a tarpon.... And most importantly, when they jump you have to bow to the fish, that is slack the line some or they will spit the hoo, or fall on the leader and break you off. h

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for the info!

[@josephkey2979]

Definitely enjoyed it...awsome little video

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for watching!

[@dougnelson2536]

Living the good life!! Man I’m jealous.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I’m tryin!

[@SinisterSG]

Man you uploaded this, and then the next day I got my first tarpon and first inshore grand slam, keep posting these lmao

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Amazing!

[@bh-0330]

That is so crazy seeing tarpon that close in a out canal for residents. I guess as you said they are probably relatively young/juveniles, I would take that as a good sign that there's a healthy fish population that are potentially thriving off of. Thats awesome.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Yup! Always cool to see

[@basedcarp]

theres snook and tarpon in golf course ponds where i live lol

[@billclark1011]

That is so fun! We used to catch juveniles in the canals in Tavernier same way but we had way more space you do.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha it was!

[@Parzival.007]

"I set the hook like Bill Dance" 🤣 that made me laugh out loud.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol!

[@jamesstantonjr.6553]

Nobody but OG’s are going to know who Bill Dance is…

[@rpetersen2]

Agreed biggest joker and old school bass man!!

[@Eagle1538]

Well ain't that a fine howdy do

[@richardcarter3406]

Bill dance blooper videos are some of the best

[@ronsmith1364]

That qoute was fun & the story..

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right!

[@wiblin701]

Thank you for your videos! They are a refuge from all of the bad news videos out there.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Love to hear that

[@WanderingBobAK]

@3:15, Cat says ... I'm outta here!🤣

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha right

[@pawshog]

So Funny ... You Fishin' and Madaline with the Cat ???? Love you two !!!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for watching!

[@naefaren3515]

What a true fisherman. Gouged your finger out with the line and just kept trucking haha!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol merely a flesh wound!

[@jarronko]

same thing happened to me the other day fishing in the mangroves. hooked up on something big while i was hand feeding line through the stream of current and it ate it so fast the line snapped the top of my hand so loud it sounded like a gun shot. it'll be up in my next video if you're interested in taking a look. lesson learned indeed 😅

[@KeyWestWaterman]

😂

[@silvernatedogg]

I did enjoy your reality break!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@D-Explora]

Always a pleasure watching

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Love to hear it

[@sleighridefishing9027]

Awesome!!! Tarpon are one of my favorite fish to catch! I'm excited to watch this video!!!! And I've hooked over 50 and landed 5. Very hard to keep hooked!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol I’m still defeated on them!

[@sleighridefishing9027]

@@KeyWestWaterman yeah.... they sure can be a challenge! But the fight is spectacular! A good friend of mine has landed them over 200lbs from the beach!

[@markroper9269]

Bucket list fish for me......gotta get further south than Hatteras Island and Ocracoke, NC! The cat was having non of that!!!

[@ronsmith1364]

They've been showing up most summers lately. Check the piers & the dates on the wall of Fame. Have to do the search to check how/where north they've been.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha was not a fan

[@meatmaster1560]

Cool video. There is nothing quite like seeing a tarpon dance! They are so much fun!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Pretty wild fish!

[@akindofmagick]

Love the cat clearing out!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha right

[@kimalsutherland4185]

Even the cat got scared & run,guess she don't like fish😂

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol

[@chucky2tonez584]

Go in shark key channel on the Atlantic side and use Jack crevall or king fish strips off the bottom late afternoon when the tarpon are rolling and hook into a 150 lber lol . The silver dragon is one of the funnest fish to catch

[@ronsmith1364]

With a heavy boat penn setup... Would be fun to see, if you have time. Silver King indeed. Tarpon & bonefish are not the meat fisher/spearmans usual fare. That's drifting into that 'lofty' realm of those streamer & 9' rod flats folks. I am becoming a huge fan of spear fishing life & the reward for that effort. Fly fishing is the more published fare in the FS.OL & SA mags. Even all 3 of those aren't around anymore. TFS Keep Safe

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha idk if i have any interest in catch a big one

[@Thatjamaicangirlneke5240]

Another great vlog i love these back yard fishing so much it amazes me to see all of what you find in that water

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Love that you enjoy them! More on the way!

[@Thatjamaicangirlneke5240]

@@KeyWestWaterman thanks much can't wait to see them

[@michaelgillis331]

That was wicked cool brother

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@waterskipilot145]

I was out yesterday in Titusville. Launched at Parrish Park. Tarpon were rolling all day north of the bridge to the trestle. I couldn't get them to eat anything. Greenies were balled up all over. Caught a bunch. Threw every size I had at them. Artificials too. Not a nibble. But the damn catfish ate good. Guess I should've cut up a cat and tried that. Oh well.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Some days they just won’t eat!

[@thintz100]

That was great to see you drop the li be in then get a hit instantaneously was awesome

[@KeyWestWaterman]

was pretty cool!

[@aaronprice6716]

Tarpon are beautiful fish, l love to watch them school up in clear water

[@KeyWestWaterman]

They are pretty cool!

[@howardlashbrook8500]

You sure live a tough life. Thanks for sharing your backyard with everyone. Please stay safe

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha it didnt come easy but wouldn't trade it for the world!

[@robertveilawa7717]

Paradise indeed. Can’t beat fishing in the backyard, too good. Thank you Aaron and Madeline👍👍🤙.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha thank you!

[@BroadBillHunter]

key west is such a cool place. cheers from hillsboro inlet

[@KeyWestWaterman]

It really is!

[@bradjones9634]

That was cool, especially it being in your backyard. Another day in paradise! Enjoy

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Right!

[@crystalgaddy2985]

That Bill Dance reference! I watched Saturday morning cartoons as a little girl, Bill Dance Outdoors came on after cartoons. 💙 Madeline's shorts are too cute

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha! Thanks for tuning in

[@kellystandard703]

Great short video. They fight hard and are hard to hook up and stay on. Love it and keep it up!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for watching!

[@eddyballester8990]

That was a wonderful show! One of my favs Capt. Thanks for the treat. Excellent camera positions/views. Too bad about the skin flap on your finger, good thing it wasn’t a serious injury; reminder to all to be careful when using braided line. Looking forward to viewing your next show!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@tonyclark4954]

Glad to see a Tarpon video finally! :D Even though they are a catch and release its so awesome seeing big ones landed. You gotta keep on tryin!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha for sure

[@fairwind3111]

Simplest but best video!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Hellfrolic71]

Backyard Tarpon? Incredible. And a little finger filet. Also Miss Lowe in glasses. Action packed episode. :)

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol! Thanks for watching

[@alexsocha9379]

Well that was fun!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right!

[@salty_life3652]

You guys are always awesome

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for watching!

[@malikiteblackthorn1638]

Nice, fun, little short episode with some amazing tarpon jumps. Tarpon are known for going airborne when hooked and for being a really fun fight. I've never had the pleasure but it's still fun to watch. Ty.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Pretty wild fish!

[@kellystewart2977]

Loved the video! One of the best hook ups I've ever seen. 😍 So cool that it's literally in your backyard.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thought it was pretty wild had to share!

[@JeremyTheOtter]

This just made my day man I love the videos and can’t wait to move there my self one day. But thanks so much for sharing this amazing moment

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Love to hear it!

[@chubbrock659]

You can tell a true fisherman by how he can take a loss of a chunk of skin and not be fazed. !!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

😂

[@markmc9692]

Kitty said “see ya” lol

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Lol right

[@jimcbroyles]

Super fun video !

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Fishburne-_-]

The cat skidaddled with the quickness!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha it did