Building the ULTIMATE Man Cave in My BACKYARD!!

[@meethed]

That space looks tall enough to have a loft area in it. Perfect for doubling your space!

[@poptartandcakepop1691]

Definitely agree loft would be cool.

[@froggersgarage5127]

I agree

[@tonym.9876]

Loft for studio and office

[@OWAJeremey]

Agree.added a loft to my garage it's great.

[@mandashuck5316]

That's what I was thinking also. 👍

[@caseypainter7036]

Definitely should build a loft in the back part! You have plenty of room for it! Keep up the great work!

[@marcusbromeling4397]

So happy for you it's looking good so far you should also catch more big bass and stalk them in the big bass pond

[@JayMac]

I saw that plywood and all i thought was $$$$$$$ there's hats that say "Make Plywood Cheap Again" 🤣🤣🤣

[@aleckrug1554]

Oak is like 68 bucks for a sheet

[@ChristianDeerHunter]

Can't hide money...😂😂😂

[@jessestyron3806]

HELLO again Ben, Slaw and MFers!! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Friggin love the man cave and obviously the backyard ponds. Gonna be needing an invite to come over and Rip Some Lips out of those pond guys... great videos. And as always.... Keep Rippin Lips 🎣👊🏻💥 my friends!

[@zTHEMADHATTERz]

Could use a pully system to get the yak and pond boat off the ground and utilize the height in the garage.. Just an idea to throw at ya.

[@cagleoutdoors6384]

Pretty sick idea

[@vickoester3993]

Was thinking the same thing while watching this also. Like they use on lakes in boat houses.

[@stevoncrick7078]

Those line holders are a must. I put a spring and two flat washers with the wing nut. Makes for more adjustments on tension. Love the channel!!

[@manuellozano7882]

“Well that didn’t suck” 😂😂😂🐸🤙🏽

[@Rockhead81]

Definitely Need That 65inch TV Hangen On Da Wall So You Can Have Mike Ike On Relay While Your Riggen Tackle In Da Man Cave 🤘🏼

[@marcusbromeling4397]

He'll ya

[@makingmagicfishing541]

6min 33 seconds in, demo that whole wall and give yourself more room for the boat and man cave 👌🔥🔥

[@joecalhounschasintailguide6703]

A buddy of mine has a tackle company and their bait making station was a blocked off section in their garage. They had it set up to where you started the process in one spot and basically went clock wise around the room finishing off the lure. They had a band saw, then router, a sander, drill press , lead pot, etc.. it was super organized and made the process easy and enjoyable. In one evening we cut out and shaped and weighted 200 musky lure bodies that were ready for sealing and then paint. All because of the simplicity of the setup. Given these were all the same lure design. Excited to see what else you do in this sweet garage.

[@robertbanta4037]

Love the man cave!! Can’t wait to see phase 2!! Hope you’re crushing it this weekend.

[@LarryPKorn]

Nice workmanship on the bench and peg board. Thank you for sharing.

[@cooper2220]

Omg it's like the best of both worlds we get to see all his stuffys and catch big bass at the same time I love the pond!!!!!!

[@riccardofioretti9743]

That's a dam fishing shop dude! Love it. Gonna be great.

[@kennethritts9170]

Good start to the man cave Ben. Look forward to follow up videos to see how the shop comes along.

[@amals51]

Pool or Foosball table? Definitely some large flat screens both inside and out in the boat garage. Maybe a trophy shelf, desk area to shoot sone content? Plenty of couch space to relax when you can! The potential is awesome!

[@joelsfishing9447]

Awesome video can't wait to see how you finish your garage with them rod lockers..

[@GrimesFinds]

Maybe a big aquarium in the man cave. Mount a few old motors up high. Make some hanging led lights out of those old big bobber coolers.

[@saltylegion6288]

Giant fish tank with a huge bass in it!! That is a must for your badass garage/mancave!

[@prestonrussell605]

You have a lot of tackle on that peg board! Great job so far, can’t wait to see more.

[@timtrammell7302]

Looking good Ben. Lots of room for more, maybe build a loft for easier access to more storage

[@LuisGutierrez-fi5rv]

Loving the pond and diy vids milky kans keep up the great work!

[@adamfeliciano8960]

Enjoyed seeing that build. Keep up the great content guys

[@polaris11d7]

If you get a rainy day I think a video showing some of your lure or rig setup for fishing different types of water or brush would be interesting. I see you use a lot of different set ups and wonder what helps you decide.

[@richardluzaderjr4415]

Man, love it. The possibilities are endless!

[@TheBlindkiller85407]

Let all appreciate Ben’s hard work. Buy a huge house with ponds, buy a new boat, new truck and fish all the time. The true “this is my status of hard work pays off is this video of him buying that much wood from Home Depot.

[@mototech489]

You could totally put a loft in there and make a office/editing space, tackle making room, a bar/game room, all of them haha! The possibilities are endless!

[@TheJaymon1962]

Awesome, man. Good job! I will be doing this on a smaller scale. Thanks to you!

[@anthonyosborne4346]

As I'm working on making my own fishing mancave/bait making room, I'm loving this vid and need more! All I've got is the tv, antique coke (beer) cooler, couch and peg board 😂. Essentials

[@fishthruit]

Let's go! Ive been putting mine off for too long! Welcome to Texas! Living in San Antonio

[@kingace1115]

Great start! I hope you put a sink near your tackle making station.

[@michaelgautreaux8470]

Humid 🤣🤣 it's only May my friend wait till August. I've lived here my whole life and love it here. Welcome!

[@SgtSlime365]

Make it look like one of those bad ass old libraries that go really high and have a sliding ladder

[@zachburger7126]

That would be cool

[@kylevincitore4]

Glad I’m not the only person who thought bout that lol it was first thing that came to my mind haha.

[@amals51]

That would be cool, and more peg board vertically for more 6th sense tackle. God, wouldn’t it be nice to have that much stuff that you’d need a ladder to reach it?!! Definitely got some potential!

[@grizzlyd4593]

Looking good. It takes time to get it done. So far so good.

[@alanhore1834]

TV, Couch, and a Beer Fridge to start. Then a loft in the back to store items not often used out of the way. Install a big ass fan to dry the boat when it gets rained on.

[@R.A.andTheOutdoors]

Ben giving my boy Victor Depp a shout out. Freaking Awesome!! Great guy, with an awesome story. Love the new space, can't wait for the future adventures. Now go win some more tournaments!!!!

[@chrislnflorida5192]

Compliments on your carpentry, your pretty handy 👍👍. 1 thing u deciding to set your 2x4s on your work bench. The top of your bench, working area u set your 2xs the right direction, face out, holds weight better. Your storage under your work top, setting your 2xs flat, edge out, they won't hold the weight, they will sag. U should of installed the same way as your top, face out 👍

[@zekhill3942]

Try adding a pully system you could attach to the little boat. And you could raise it up and lock it to give you even more room. Just a thought Mr. Ben.

[@jeffj3785]

Fans on the ceiling above the boat to dry it out when need be is a must!!!!

[@waterratlyle2590]

Great video as always. can't wait to see the final set up in the MANCAVE

[@joelp8764]

PVC, use it to make a line spool holder as well. Easy way to restring you stuff and great storage/compact

[@mandashuck5316]

Definitely build storage above. 👍👏💜🎣Can't wait to see more. 👊

[@jimwaldron4231]

Loft in the back would be great. You could use it as your tackle making area and put in an exhaust fan in.

[@donniewakemup8729]

Some underwater cameras in the pond would be cool. Yeah, lots of space to do some cool stuff in the garage. Greg Blanchard just turned his garage into a fishing man cave, maybe check it out to get some ideas.

[@mnfarris55]

Very cool Ben Congrats. Put a couple windows in above the peg board for natural light. If you film in there more you'll have better lighting and ventilation.

[@scottsinclair9525]

just an idea... hang the spools horizontally above the peg board. It won't take up counter space and it will be higher if and when you want to reline a reel while sitting in the boat.

[@mikeschlomann2471]

That man cave is coming along!!! Outstanding bro! Those swim baits look deadly also. Nice work guys.

[@Baggy541]

For the yak and pelican boat. You can put a pulley system and make a custom rig to store them on the back wall. My pops and I did that in his barn for the personal pontoons and they worked perfectly and created more floor space

[@davidorndorff2229]

You are living the dream my friend, and deserve it you put in the work and have taught me so much about bass fishing. You should come to Maryland and catch some snakeheads amazing fight and tasty to boot

[@PrettycoolRYEGUY]

I love your line spooling spot idea, thats a great idea. Cheers!!!. Put beer n whiskey bottles up top.

[@bowwow0068]

ULINE for metal pegboard and accessories, Packing tables for everything else!

[@tomchalupsky5199]

Great start.

[@brettbarr2129]

love your content...thats gonna be a dream man cave! mega jealous!

[@markusnilsson5783]

Loft in the back, ceiling rod holder under the loft, should fit all your rods. Lurebuilding/ more storage downstairs and office/ lounge/ bar up top. 2 winches in the front for the kayak and the pelican.

[@HunterStanley1]

one of the best fishtubers jon b is a close second but just always entertaining content and I always learn something new

[@ericdowd336]

Good start to a big ol project

[@DK-ms4vc]

Definitely loft it, front and rear. You would have crazy storage👍✌

[@pmm422]

In the Back you need to construct a loft, under the loft for the ceiling it needs to be a rod rack that covers the entire ceiling. On the floor carpet held in place by couches and a super cool glass top shadowbox coffee table with carved fish displayed in a natural seen (river bottom or spawning bed). Of course the wall needs to be a bragging board completed with mounted fish and photos. Up in the loft is where you store all the crap that you can't stand to part with but which you know deep down in your heart you will never use again. Oh big screen TV and a beer cooler probably a good choice too.

[@JerseyJoel]

Garage looks awesome 👌. Tons of room - maybe put a Bass mount above the pegboard and shelves that would look sick! 👊 🎣

[@mikeschlomann2471]

Maybe also put some stainless on the top of the work bench. This way if you need to put boat parts or anything up there and they are full of oil or grease, the top of the bench doesn’t get ruined. A vice is a great addition too.

[@ryanfujimura8742]

You can add a section specifically for making your own baits. Such as shaky head hooks and jigs. Maybe even to make your own plastics

[@tannerpaddock9704]

You should definitely check out some low voltage led lights! Just run 2 conductor for everything and daisy chain them and good to go!!!

[@bigjim08172663]

In the back of your man cave you have high a ceiling you need to put a loft in and hang up the kayak and bass buggy

[@joshlyon8269]

And the swim bait pool test!!! I’m excited for more episodes

[@FuManDrew365]

Man looks great so far 👌.. you would be surprised if you threw up some dryway and paint in the studded areas how much brighter it would be in there.. wood as much as i looks great tends to soak up the light where as drywall and white paint would reflect the light and brighten the whole area

[@brianrobinson9979]

If it's not already planned, you need to pay for Father Zac (@ SC Fish Keeping) to come down and have him help you setup a big fish tank against that back wall 😁👍

[@o.e.outdoors475]

Garage looks badass!! And that Tiger King shirt is kickass!!

[@russhood6747]

Make sure you have 4 ft led lights so cheap to run also 1 or 2 Window A/C units to cool those hot humid days in Texas

[@turinx]

I need to build a nice work area like that in my garage. Good job, Ben.

[@Wormser_mcfrazzleweiner]

Air confitioning! Every shop/ man cave needs it!

[@cherokeeboggs534]

Awesome man cave Milliken!! 👊🎣

[@michaelhancock46]

Garage is cool!! How about getting with your buddy and put in a aquarium with some big bass and smallmouth. Would be cool in the garage 🤙🏻

[@kylebaker478]

Might even be able to put a lil upstairs spot in there too. That’d be sick

[@charleshamby575]

I'm super excited to see upcoming content now that you are in Texas

[@simons.3450]

Loft in Texas? hot IMO but what do I know. I say build a bar in the finished area with the m mounts etc. in the back make/install a kayak/raft lift and storage rack on rails in place of a loft. so you can winch up your small boats and slide them above the bass boat. on rails. . Do your tackle station back there with a minibar and flat screens. Install small neon lights down the length of the tackle counter and run some electricity and boxes down it. put some mounted adjustable fans every 5 feet or so to keep the air moving , if you're going big

[@scottday2939]

Yes. Loft and neon beer / fishing signs.

[@trevormartindvm]

Awesome stuff Ben! The Tiger King t-shirt cracked me up!

[@Camptalk_]

You could literally open a tackle store, that is a crazy amount of tackle!!! Must be nice!!!

[@baggers-]

Some tidy workmanship there Ben if I was you I would put another 2 peg boards in trust me you will use them up in no time you may also need one for the build corner 😉

[@natekeller9544]

Slaunchmaster HQ is coming together nicely! Perhaps a custom 6th Sense dart board on the wall right between the two 17 pounders yer gonna catch? Glad to see the dream coming together! I'm a big fan

[@ryanschmidt4915]

Looks great man.

[@jeremywilliams3011]

Lovin the pond fishing videos keep up the good work and nice bass

[@GrimesFinds]

I need a garage that size. Welcome to Texas. We live in Plano

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sup. Awesome space. I would do a loft for storage. If put a bench on back wall I would put mini refrigerator under it for beer. And need a chair! Tv on wall would be great👍. Some folding chairs to hang with friends. Lot of dead space above 7'. Oh another room lol. Small fridge in garage. Regular fridge in room lol. Ty tc

[@marthacarr1487]

Looking good your going to love it after it's done happy for you Granny Nita in Madison Tennessee The 74 year old lady that has talked to you before love you video's wish I could still go fishing.But I can still dream big love you and Cold Slaw lol 💘

[@butterpoopzjones6847]

Beer fridge!!! It's a must

[@troyemmons7575]

Paint the walls white will help brighten up with new lights

[@anthonyhanson6637]

Dude this things gona be amazing

[@joshlettrick7212]

You definitely need some cool lights. Look at this guy bass fisherman and he has carpentry Skills. Someone in Huston should see this guy and show him what he needs for his man cave🌞🌞🌞

[@jameshudson800]

FOR YOUR BAIT MAKING STATION YOU SHOULD PUT IT IN THE BACK OF THE GARAGE AND PUT IN A VENT FOR WHEN YOU MELT YOUR PLASTICS. YOU HAVE THE ELECTRIC YOU NEED TO CONNECT TO ARLEADY THERE WITH THE OUTLET THAT YOU FOUND IN THE BACK. I WOULD ALSO MAKE A PULLY SYSTEM, BIG SHELF, FROM THE CEILING TO BE ABLE TO RAISE AND LOWER YOUR BIGGER STUFF, AKA ICE FISHING SLED, THAT WAY ITS NOT ON THE FLOOR TAKING UP SPACE TO WALK AROUND WITH. AND YOU COULD EVEN MAKE IT WORK OFF OF LIKE A ATV WINCH SO ITS NOT HARD TO RAISE AND LOWER.

[@gamecock4u03]

Dude you've got a damn tackle shop as your garage. BADASS

[@Smile-N-Bear]

Bam! It's a function work space😂 Take me fish'n and there could be a Garage Mural in your future. LOL. Cant wait to see what else you do to it Bro. Always a pleasure!

[@TheCrx23]

Hey Ben, hello from Ontario! On the topic of shop lighting, Have a look into high bay LED “UFO” style lights, we just did our shop with them, same height, and great light output.

[@alanbertdubois8796]

Definitely take advantage of the loft space above. To bad you can't do a boat lift system to hang the boat and trailer. Or a second boat. Looking good. Plenty of room. Need more tackle. Filler up.

[@justinjackson9977]

Most solid dude I watch!

[@jasonthehoghuntergorzkowsk8777]

Need a storage loft in the back to get most of the things in the floor up out the way then make your tackle making station underneath

[@rushhookhornadventures20]

So awesome butttt I think you should insulate and cover it and keep it temperature controlled and dry so things don’t get damp and wet and corrode. I know it doesn’t snow but it does get humid and rain and get super hot! But awesome set up

[@darrenthornhill506]

Deff a loft in the back area in the back. 8-10 feet up. 10 feet deep. Looks good so far

[@pjoshboyd]

Pretty freakin' awesome!