Catch n' Cook on a Caribbean Beach - Conch and Snapper!

These Caribbean islands are home to a huge variety of creatures! We saw and caught so many including spotted stingrays, snapper, tarpon, lionfish, grouper and too many tropical reef fish to keep track of! We also did a conch catch and cook which was delicious! It's a shame we cannot keep conch in the States. What an adventure! I hope y'all enjoy this long episode.
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-Ace
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[@PlayscaleSoldierProductions]

I know a lot of people complain about the videos not being very frequent but I personally prefer it. It makes the videos a lot more special because they aren't as common.

[@ohhysteria7804]

I think so as well!

[@acevideos2]

A lot of people don't notice that my videos these days are a lot longer than in the past. I used to make a lot of 15 - 25 minute videos. But now I go for adventures that keep going. I could have stopped after cooking the conch and made that a video all by itself, but I wanted to keep going and show us using the skin and guts as bait. When we did not catch anything big on the skin and guts, I could not just end the video, so I kept it going and going 😂

[@billythekid22220]

The people who complain have nothing else going on in there lives

[@PlayscaleSoldierProductions]

@@acevideos2 Yeah I definitely prefer the longer, less frequent videos. Keep it up man.

[@hockeystud85]

@@acevideos2100 percent agree Ace. You are such an inspiration to me

[@squonkers762]

9:29 Ace: “I’ll put it back when I’m done” Cinder block: “Ace I don’t feel so good”

[@FrostyBytes]

I cannot process how much your dad loves you. Its unconditional and genuine. You two are amazing. Maybe one day ill be similar to your father and have a cool son like you

[@hooked4]

this is a huge reason why I love his videos. the relationship with his dad >. I’ve never even called anyone dad lol

[@Totallyme.3]

Ace I must say I absolutely love that You still include the prayers in your KZbin videos after all these years. That’s what truly sets your channel aside and makes me want to watch your videos every time I see that you’ve posted God bless you, ace and your dad.❤

[@volcanogaming8870]

Ace and his dad have such a great relationship. I was so lucky, my dad was one of the best people ever. Sadly, he passed when I was 12 from a stroke, I would've loved to do something like this with him.

[@Wasatch99]

You should say that to ace. Dads are forever cherished.

[@Rickie92]

I have a tip for you Ace if something is poisonous or venomous: 1. If it bites/stings/you, and you die, it’s venomous. 2. If you bite (into) something and you die, it’s poisonous 😉 So the stonefish is venomous. Because once the stingers are removed, you can perfectly eat it👍🏻

[@27Dee]

From the Cayman Islands and been watching you for years

[@theintunity]

52:53 *Encounters random snake* "You know, I really wanna eat snake" You just wanna eat everything you find in nature don't ya ace? 😂

[@huyly8741]

And ain’t no way that grouper is 11-12inches like he said

[@Juuex]

A good Sunday just became a great Sunday! Thank you ace for the killer videos. God bless you!

[@Jan-fd7ip]

Dinamo Zagreb?

[@AdventuresMadeFromScratch]

When you picked up that concrete block and then said you’d put it back later, I already knew that that block wasn’t going to survive 😂

[@SLIMXVII]

Broke the concrete with no shoes on 😂

[@Gina-G]

Ace, I'm loving these longer videos! This was great! That's a beautiful place! 🐟 🐠 🎣 🐡 ❤️

[@senorevanlopp]

No way I just ran out of aces’ vids to binge watch and this pops up 😂 YESSSS

[@NicolePomeroyAuthor]

The blue fish with the dots is a small yellowtail damselfish, they can get pretty naughty as they grow up. They can be territorial. The larger blue gray fish was possibly a purple tang or a powder blue tang. They are both aquarium fish. Loved seeing the banded coral shrimp you saw was really neat.

[@lizzieslittlechannel]

That damsel is actually a jeweled damsel. And the tang is an Atlantic blue tang, both tangs you listed don’t live in the Caribbean.

[@thefox267]

You and your Dad have such a nice relationship to be able to travel together and fish together and then cook up what you catch 😎

[@reillymerlo2522]

Marine biologist from hawaii here: aquarium fish- looks like some kind of damsel/ cardinal fish, not sure yes- fire worm crawdad thing- pistol shrimp blue fish- unknown, but the other larger one next to it was a surgeon fish

[@gabdagger4661]

Hey ace I’m a Caymanian resident I’m so happy to see my favorite catch and cook KZbinr is in my country enjoy your stay

[@Wolf-vc4wj]

I remember as a kid twenty some years ago I had the conk salad he was talking about but our guide in the Cayman Islands made it on the boat after we dove down and got them. It wasn't waiting 24hrs to marinate. Also I think Ace was trying to punch the hole in the conk a little too high, no?

[@jasminechristine21]

I don’t care how long or how short the videos are!! I enjoy them. The salad they make is like a ceviche.

[@taralehman3408]

Really enjoy the videos with you and your father. I hope you guys do a video with the two of you and your brother this year. Such a nice example of a good father son brother relationship! Thank you for the content.

[@fishslayerzosima5293]

It always makes my day when Ace posts a banger video. I've watched you for 5 years now and they all are such good videos every time.

[@DetailedCat]

Ok so for everyone wondering why no fish eat the barbershop shrimp. Its because the shrimp cleans fish and all pther organisms (can even clean you if you let it) so they don’t eat it because free cleaning is better than i tiny bit of food.

[@DetailedCat]

It basicly does the same thing as the Bluestreak cleaner wrasse. The difference is really that one is a fish and the other is a shrimp.

[@techfan1017]

2:14 That fish is called a caribbean High hat.

[@okaykuro]

Ace! Japan has SHRIMP NUGGETS at mcdonalds!! I just saw a video about them and you're the first person I thought of. LOL. Thanks for the videos!

[@codyhenson3373]

YES YES YES ACE WITH THAT 🔥Perfect timing

[@simr780]

Dear ace, much love from new york city your videos help me with my depression. I've been down for a while and watching your vids have been the highlight my day thanks for all that do you.

[@rnj1h]

What the sigma

[@virgodvon]

That salad you were talking about is Ceviche , it’s really good , I’ve had it with tilapia

[@donscott1534]

Festivals are normally ate plain. I was introduced to it by my ex as she is Jamaican and I always have it with Ackee and Saltfish or fried fish like you are having it. Not as big as you made them but still fried and really used for sopping up food off your plate. Festivals, Plantain, Bami with Callaloo and fried fish. I have to go to Kansas City and get the festival mix since none of the stores here in Lawrence, KS carries it.

[@byonca8658]

An amazing start to my day!!! Thank you for your videos Asa and thank you to The Ancient as well, he’s my favorite KZbin pops!

[@jamesshadle559]

2:34 For context Ace, this is a scorpion fish. While still painful, it’s like getting stung by a lionfish. Very hard to perish from a sting. They are related to stonefish and they are BEAUTIFUL. All in all, good find!

[@Cookingwithem345]

Fun fact about the conch in cayman. The conch season begins in November until the 30 of April and the actual shell was used for decoration of the yard which back then was sand not grass or anything. Also used as a way of communication for the fishermen back then.

[@takezero8161]

watching u and ur dad go fishing brings me so much joy

[@Cookingwithem345]

Yessssss! I knew it!! I just finished watch Your other video where I raved about me noticing that it’s cayman, and seeing that you mentioned that you in fact in the Cayman Islands is sooo awesome!!! Glad to know a major KZbinr was here!! 😅 star struck

[@paigereding]

Ace just be out here aging like the finest wine you could get 😌

[@bradyhess5699]

This is the 2nd time I’ve seen him smash a concrete block in front of his bare feet 😂😂😂

[@danielsuzuki2678]

Love watching you and your dad, your relationship reminds me of my relationships with my four grown children. Anyway Ace, you really screwed up that Conch!!! My wife is from the islands and she laughed at how you got the snail out of the shell. She kept saying, oh no!!! Lol!!! And when you broke that concrete block over the Conch, we both laughed our ass off!!! I guess when she was a young girl she said they boiled the whole shell and after it died it was easy to get it out with a wire hook. She also laughed at how much edible parts of the snail you cut and used for bait. Well, you didn’t know so it was a learning experience for you… We really enjoy all of your videos Ace, so please keep them coming.

[@michaelfranklyn5660]

As an islander u messed up that conch badly,but great show tho!..🇯🇲👊🏿

[@phillipcarroll6625]

Yeah, it pained me to see what he did to the conch. I hope he doesn't keep anymore.

[@Rahvanteli]

​@@phillipcarroll6625Yeah how could he not do it correctly the first time?! I expect absolute perfection from someone who has never eaten one before.

[@MajinBuusni]

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[@spinster4000]

2:01 It appears to be a baby cardinalfish. One of the best beginner fish for a saltwater aquarium, very cool to see!

[@carlosarizmendi8100]

Love watching your videos much love and support to you and your dad I love fishing as well keep up the good work 👌😊🔥🥰

[@weirdx2021]

“I’m not vegan or anything” I think we can tell Ace 😂

[@theofficialbaconson6643]

Love your vids, you’re like a dad to me. Everytime I feel hungry, I pop up a video of Ace and enjoy the process of seeing you catch and cook fishes! Been watching for 3 years

[@acevideos2]

Thanks, man! Appreciate you.

[@gavynjohnson1771]

Your father musta went for milk n never come back if you consider a dude you never met “a dad”

[@tenaciousdean]

Absolutely PURE AWESOMENESS again Ace, I went camping and fishing the past few days. So much fun.

[@janicehutchins3776]

Ace, this post was EVERYTHING!!! Thanks for the time taken to enlighten subscribers 👍

[@janicebiddle6882]

Hello Ace and a warm hello to your Ancient. Great to see you both again. Love watching you both 💓💓💓💓💓

[@user-mh7vm6fy1u]

It’s a greater soap fish not a grouper! Lol😂 but it’s awesome that you ate it!! We always throw them back! Yall are awesome!!!!!!! God bless have a great day

[@ItsNoahx]

ummmmmmmmm actually... a soapfish is in the generalized grouper species.. so youre wrong

[@hitrates]

Lol this guy knows his stuff more than some random person. This is his living

[@KRGPESCADO]

Ace the fish you seen at 2:02 Is called a high hat

[@acevideos2]

Thanks man!

[@rebel_t3653]

Love the Vids with you and your Pops. Lost my Pops at 16, its great to see y'all spending time together enjoying gods creations :) I hope you have an amazingly blessed year.

[@Sempiteral]

I love the bond between you and your father❤

[@rslack78]

Always wondered if those tasted good. FYI it's a Soapfish. Not a Snowy Grouper. You can literally was your hands with it. 😆

[@DEHDON13]

Those are welks that you put in your pocket. You can eat those. Certain times of the year in some islands you can get arrested for taking welks out of season..

[@t0x1c_3ullets2]

Glad to see you back ace and fishing

[@therealQBbenjamin]

i got my first fish because of you

[@lrparrish227]

I enjoyed this so much. Love the taste testing. My mouth is watering.

[@nathandixon3316]

Hey that’s so cool! I’m actually from the Cayman Islands specifically Grand Cayman and I’ve been watching your videos for a while now. Keep up the great work

[@user-yc4ib3cw3j]

Love your videos. Keep them coming. God bless you and be safe out there.

[@Rolly_27]

That Tony Anderson is beautiful, checked it out and its very much my kind of sound.

[@acevideos2]

I love that kind of music and was so glad to have found him a few months ago!

[@theodorerooseveltcharlesto1555]

Love wacthing yourTropical Video on a cold day Ace.

[@justinwatler2681]

Hey Ace, the brown conch is a king conch and the pink one is a queen conch. The king conch are protected. I know that it is easy to make mistakes but just a heads up for next time.

[@christinehull1090]

Ace your videos are the best.keep doing what your doing.

[@lizzieslittlechannel]

At 2:15 that’s a baby highhat super cute fish!

[@window5724]

Ace. You should see if you can go out of the country and go to australia for a fishing trip. We have every single fish. We got flounder everywhere and botany bay is the best place. Snapper galore, bream everywhere and the jewfish and kingfish are fun to catch. You wont regret it.

[@avinamaximus1]

The black and yellow spade fish is really a juvenile "FRENCH ANGEL FISH" the stripes fade as an adult.

[@freedomwanderer91]

Thats so awesome!

[@bmjace]

Loll it’s okay Ace you can eat conch raw I’m from the Bahamas(home of the best conch salad)it’s truly one of the best ways to eat it also soo much of the conch u wasted😩but nonetheless I love you content keep rockin out✊🏾

[@Grubz34]

when you were snorkling one of the fish were like dori from in the movie

[@daniel1xx]

I thought the same thing . A blue tang. The other blue fish was a type of damsel fish iirc.

[@rampruffmartin709]

Seeing you try to break the shell clearly explain to me how you would find grunts to be trash 😂😂😂😂

[@000Battlefield000]

Super odcinek, jak każdy 🤙 Mieszkam w Polsce więc z przyjemnością oglądam łowienie jakiego u nas nie ma 😄 Dawaj długie filmy, ale fajnie też zobaczyć pomiedzy jakiś wypad na raki czy pstrągi lub w góry...przyjemnie się to ogląda :) Jeden film na 3 tygodnje to troszkę mało dla fana 👍🏼🤙😎 Co nie zmienia faktu, że od paru lat oglądam Ciebie i brata 🤙🤙🤙 Regards from Poland!

[@tysmallwood2077]

Hi ace, I just wanted to let you know that I am a big fan and I get a lot of people say that they are but you inspired me to do fishing and I was wondering if you have any tips for bass fishing because every time I fish I don’t really catch anything other than a stick, so do you have any tips and I’m a take you literally really good at ocean fishing. Have an awesome day.❤

[@danny88dh]

Great video ace it's been a while but the extra long video makes up for it I was soo hoping you were going to land that tarpon

[@bassmastermckenzie4847]

I lost a tarpon in Cancun, threw the hook just like yours and I had the same reaction 😢 it was amazing to experience tho

[@naomisantana1060]

Those snails are very good to eat I use to eat them when I was a kid in Puerto Rico.

[@furiouslyscoped8185]

Thank you for all that you do Ace. Your fishing videos inspire the Floridian in me to get back out there and start fishing again. My wife and I truly enjoy the videos! Keep it up!

[@robertquinn1945]

Beautiful 😻 looking fish 🐠 so pretty 😍 love ❤️ the location!!!!! 😊😊😊😊😊

[@FutureFollowersoGJHS]

Love these videos guys keep them coming please

[@theintunity]

An hour long episode... Hell yeaaaah

[@JacerB2]

u stick a butter knife in the hole you made and separate the meat from the shell the clear thing is called the pistol which is the reproductive part of the conch

[@basgilz9096]

I’m a teen from the Netherlands watching your video’s for about 3 years now. I just want to say that your video’s always make my day a little brighter, you always Fish at these beautiful locations and that’s just awsome. I hope that in the future I can live my life just as you! Keep up the great video’s and also I wanted to tell you that I’m cooking a lot now, mainly because of your video’s! Don’t ever stop creating this great content! (Sorry if my english isn’t that great😅)

[@acevideos2]

That was perfect English. Thank you for the comment, man!

[@basgilz9096]

@@acevideos2 No problem Ace, I’m just happy to share that your video’s have an amazing impact on my life, and I think that’s the same for others too! 😁

[@STA3Y1]

Ace , I live in the Cayman Islands I hope you had an amaizing time

[@euanp3809]

I love these hour long fishing videos. Keep it up man 😀😀

[@FishingNH6378]

That aquarium fish at the start is called a Banggai cardinalfish they are kept in aquariums I’ve had quite a few of them before

[@leoniesmart9607]

The longer the video the better I say shout out from Cradley England luv u ace

[@TheBatman514]

Yo!! Ace!! Your content gets me through the day an also helps me learn the way I know how (sound, sight, and emotion). I've seen the sun rise a hand full of times and seeing it in your videos made me go "WOW THIS IS BEAUTIFUL." Use this, your voice (and pops when he's on the stream) and the visuals of the surroundings, your trek to the fishing spot. It checked all my PERSONAL boxes. I see 451 comments right now that only means something to me. Everything I said are my personal feelings, but my feelings are enhanced for w.e reason god gave me all this extra "awareness" for. Ignore but remember what I said and stay natural. YALL ARE SERIOUSLY DOING GREAT. changed my life and I'm just RELAXED enough to KEEP IT...100. I hate that term but it's a blunt term so YEAH!! lol. Pops is the Goat with the off-Cam Ad-libs!

[@kdockrill4592]

Hey ace long time viewer enjoy all your videos.If you boil conch in the shell you can just scoop it out and after boiling it the skin peels right off.

[@acevideos2]

I tired that in a later video that is not out yet!

[@bertsels1703]

I just loved ye ancients reaction on the fact that poisonous snakes are not allowed on the property :) you guys make my day. I may or may not be jealous of the lifestyle though, wow

[@tylerschoolden473]

you can pour water in the shell and freeze it to pull the snail out and keep the shell fully intact

[@oliverscanio398]

Amazing video ,I live in the cayman island and love the marine life and the fishing

[@GhostCommando09]

Caribbean Salad = Ceviche... Some good stuff, had a lot when I traveled to Belize!

[@justinhanneman2776]

If you just throw the entire conch in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes you xan get them out of the shell without all the trouble. Also can catch them in Virginia legally

[@rachaelireland9467]

I enjoy ya'lls catch and cooks. In my experience grouper is just a meatier fish. Snapper always takes the cake for me 😊

[@acevideos2]

That was amazing to taste and see how superior the snapper was!

[@mistersuspiciousshow]

43:08 - I love the fact that the fish's expression is like "Is this guy seriously jamming a hook through my head right now? Seriously??"

[@SteelyFam]

I just recently went to the Bahamas and the conch salad is so good!! Definitely give it a try. Also I had conch fritters and they gave me Mayo ketchup to dip them in. So that’s an idea of something to dip your conch in.

[@Wolf-vc4wj]

Lol I hooked a tarpon fishing off of a dock in the Cayman Islands with my bass rod and a zara spook. I just sat there holding my rod with two hands as it stripped every inch of line i had on the reel in about five seconds.

[@micthick318]

Awesome video man loved watching it

[@Marc-vl4bm]

If i had to chose one KZbinr to watch for the rest of my life, it would be Ace.

[@caliCHRIS559]

“Im not gonna do that”😂😂 good idea ace, good idea 10:46

[@curtisgaming1018]

love and support from jamaica

[@andybass2045]

Good afternoon Ace Good to see yall Good luck

[@TheLFCPundit]

Great video Ace! Keep the Caribbean videos coming. The festival is not a bread it’s just a festival… that’s the name we Jamaicans give it. We eat it with fish mostly… also jerk chicken & jerk pork. U should try frying it slender instead of flat next time. 😎🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@JchPM]

This is awesome, catch and cook in Alaska would be amazing too.

[@fishmanmike4921]

Ace, with tarpon of any size bigger than 3', you usually want to use a heavier leader, I throw 40-80#. Might seem like overkill, but they have very hard mouthes and it will fray your line right up. For open water like that, with rocks near shore, id throw 40-50, anywhere close to cover like docks and stuff try and go up a bit higher. Goodluck. P.S. grunt make for VERY good bait, just have to find the right areas. Sincerely, a grouper and tarpon fisherman😂

[@jasendawson618]

Cool vid man I'm from the Cayman Islands grew up on that beach lol and for the festival bread ketchup goes perfect with it!

[@fredviener6041]

Dont cut the tail off the yellow tail. The tail gets crispy like a fish chip delicious