Catching the RAREST Snapper in the world! Fish n Grits! {Catch, Clean, Cook}

On this episode I go fun fishing with my good buddy Fletcher Hallet and we cant seem to keep the red snapper away from us! I am joking when I say they are rare as they are actually overpopulated! Then I switch it up and do some delicious fish and grits on the tugboat!
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[@manik3353]

Hey Tug. Just joined. From one Florida Boy to another, thanks for the content.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you for subscribing!

[@charleshowell7855]

Fish n grits…. A simple southern staple that’s delicious and relatively cheap. Nice

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

And so good!

[@henrykosky3919]

Love your channel..hardworking man like myself.. enjoy everything aquatic.. but you got some culinary skills bro., go ahead with your badass self!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@K9Yoshi1]

Yes....Busch Light at Daylight!!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@TampaGrown95]

That redfish magic is the best

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yes sir

[@jackcottrell3891]

Bacon grease, seasoned flour dredged Brook Trout...I the " Northen Boy" , needs to incorporate the grits... yep!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Do it!

[@StephenNiemann]

Hey tug going up to meet Harold buying traps I saw on your channel your the best

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you for supporting him. Best rec traps out there

[@Wishard_Wire_Co]

Steve?

[@roberttanner7486]

Yummy. Tugboat eating great on the job. And,,,they need to slack up on the red snapper a little. One per person maybe

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Give use a season!

[@SteveB-hy2ci]

Goosey owned a trailer park a shrimp boat and a big old ship and sold souvenirs ,I rented a trailer for 67 50 per wkly from him and worked occasionally for him,he thought me how to fish that inlet,in 1979 there's a 1982 ford Ltd in the cocina n End of the bridge left side tide down coming in got me ,I'm 60 now every thing has changed so much,I'm glad I found your videos, really brings back memories thanks❤

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I love hear these old stories!

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

I am so happy that I ate lunch before watching your vid today Tug, because that looks yummy !!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

It was a perfect late night snack!

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

@@TugTrashOutdoorsSnack really !!

[@Will7981]

I always enjoy the cookin on the tug. I like the noise on the tug when it’s underway.👍🏻

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Me too but it’s also why I can’t hear anymore lol

[@MrRightnotleft]

You should try tornado peppers, even a bit sweeter than the bell peppers

[@caglecagle4979]

Tug I always use a black cast iron pan to cook the bacon and ham so it can stick to to bottom of the pan that's the taste you want trust after the meat cooks remove it then drain the oil dont wash the pan then put it back on the heat add half cup of black coffee to help release the good stuff on the bottom of the pan then add the veggies add the shrimp when the veggies are at the point you like them then chop the bacon and ham add every thing together and enjoy the meal I hope you like it it's a hit at my house

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Sounds great!

[@RobJob5317]

I bet the crew is asleep and drooling after you cooking a meal like that in the middle of the night! Keep the videos coming bud

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

They are! Lol

[@PropNut]

Now I'm hungry. Thanks. 👍🏻 love and look forward to your videos. I'm in big pine key about 30 mins to marathon. Y'all will always be welcome if ya need anything. I'd love to meet ya.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Love big pine. Usually stay down that way but gonna try marathon this year

[@bobbydennis6231]

Tug, you are my favorite KZbinr. You have an air about you that comes off real and genuine. Keep it up!! Keep on grinding and we will keep on veiwing. Thanks for all you do.🙏👍💪

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I appreciate that!

[@robertlittle8672]

It's been years since I've seen anyone go out fishing from MATANZAS!!!TH8S WAS GREAT TO WATCH, THANKS GUYS!!!!

[@henrykosky3919]

Hey bud..Seems like you may have done this already a time or two!

[@ranhobbs3542]

Just got up to date with your vid’s and they are great brother! Hope to see you again for lobster opening in early August around little palm and summerland! Not sure Corey can make it though since he is covered up with business and weddings. Take care and keep on keepin’ on!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

We are only gonna get mini season this year but will be in Marathon for two weeks in July. Glad Corey’s business is busy!! Thanks for watching and commenting! New video drops tomorrow at 11am.

[@ranhobbs3542]

Cool, wish I could join you then. I’m so stupid I upvoted my own comment! It’s hell to get old!

[@stevemcfarland875]

Wow Tug, that's a couple red snapper within the month,, that's got to be some type of world record for that rare fish ! 😂 Keep em coming 🎣🎣

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@stevenstrassberg3776]

First cooking show from a tug boat in the middle of nowhere.Great idea,loved it.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@bretburt7317]

He identifies as a mutton! Great line.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@bubbletrail6404]

Just made jalapeno, smoked Gouda cheese grits tonight with blackened shrimp and some mang fillets. Shrimp are starting to move a little down here, should be in full swing by time your back in town. Keep up the good work, stay safe brother.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Number one on my things to do when I get home 🦐

[@patsfanb6]

I used too long line back in the day..early 90's..foft myers beach on the woodeye..i would put a box of massive reds,hand lining at night. Those were the days....

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

That would be a blast

[@mikeeastabrooks6204]

Good ole endangered red snapper🤣😂

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Very rare

[@7spadefish7]

I had an idea that I’m gonna’ try ,but I think it’s good enough to pass along…Save food scraps, fish guts, stale bread, anything edible and grind it…run it through a sausage press and make a bait/ trap sausage out of it…You could wrap it in a piece of pantyhose or mesh bag and use it for cut bait….Might work

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Crab bait!

[@coastalcarolinafishingnc5199]

Just caught a couple 28” reds up here in north carolina..100ft. Beautiful beach

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Nice!

[@earlalford7694]

Your dinner looks great thanks for sharing

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@randallkirby8607]

Keep it real an people will keep watching. Your doing a great job.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you, I will

[@nobracobra]

gotta love some fish and grits... tyfs

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yes sir

[@Scott.McEachern]

Enjoy you videos. Seen you around my home of Butler Beach but not been able to stop you and say "Hi". Hopefully will catch yo soon.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Hey neighbor! Say hello next time ya see us out. Thanks for watching

[@bencartrett4867]

Love the fishing from the Tug.

[@robertlittle8672]

Great bite out there,happy to see that.Use to run straight out from the Flagler pier,10 miles.off the chain fishing. Need the fuel though,love your vids!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I know exactly where you are talking about

[@davidmohr1063]

That cooking looks amazing, you are a fabulous cook and fisherman. Great video just stay safe and be careful cooking like that where coonasses or rednecks are known to roam.🎣

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@kyleperrin413]

Looked like potatoes in the bin next to the onions could be wrong but onions put off ethylene gas which will make em ripen and go bad quicker . Gotta keep em separated bud . Enjoyed watching yall pull in those snappers lol went fishing yesterday and nothing but bonnet heads black tip and sting rays . Kids caught a bunch of fiddlers once they got bored fishing .

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Fortunately we grub shop every two weeks. Thanks!

[@adammillard9269]

I'm not making it for mini season this year. Job changed has put that behind for the year. You all have fun and stay say safe though.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Dam man hate that for ya. I’m working next year I think

[@tookmyhandle2]

There used to be a guy with a channel called salty kayak who complained all the time about red snapper in Florida. Called them "govamint fish." I enjoyed his videos. Unfortunately his disappeared during the height of COVID. I've always wondered what happened to him.

[@tookmyhandle2]

Hmm looks like he has posted a bit recently. Good!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Dam I was worried the government rubbed him out lol

[@jaydavidson-kg9gr]

great job on the 20th subs. That looked great

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you

[@allenwilson9656]

Congrats Ian on 1 year and 20k subs 🎉🎉🎉

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you

[@zzach6146]

I love watching you cook no matter where you are tug!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@terrywebb4563]

I've fished Matanzas inlet when I was younger. I haven't fished there in almost fifty years. I live about 5 hours away and traveling ain't really my thing. So fish local or fish in Brunswick GA. about once a month. Have fun guys.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

It’s a special place for sure

[@saenole66]

Before all the draconian snapper regs were enacted I used to load up fishing out of Ponce Inlet. Hard to watch them going over the gunnels . The blackened snapper with grits and vegetable creamed sauce looked really good. There used to be a little restaurant on the southwest side of the Matanzas bridge that had great clam chowder. This was when I was in law school in Gainesville in mid sixties.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

That restaurant got smoked in hurricane Irma or Matthew

[@rustbucket9318]

Ahhh, the ever elusive red snapper. Most have only heard tales of this magical creature of the deep.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@kurttrzeciak8326]

Tug that snapper/grits/veggies looked great!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

It really was! Thx

[@VikingPressMedia]

That looked delicious!!!!!

[@mmcleod111]

Another great video. Those fish and grits looked yummy!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks Mike

[@pasanen3352]

Man I’m telling you we gotta go fishin my treat

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@FarmAce100]

I’m gonna be on Conch Key for mini season. It’s only 15 minutes from Marathon. Also going for a couple weeks on July 3, too!!!!! Time to bend some rods and catch some bugs. Maybe we’ll run into each other.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Say hello if ya see us

[@granada025]

Congrats on 20K, good video and great looking meal, I'm going to try that with some blackened largemouth bass.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Hope you enjoy! Thanks

[@douglassmith1632]

Looks delicious! Love your down to earth style of cooking. Look forward to your videos. Thanks for making me hungry!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you for the kind words

[@chrisstarnes2749]

Nice buddy looks amazing

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@acla6398cell]

Congratulations 🎉 on 1 year and 20,000 subs. Oh and btw, that fish and grits looks amazing!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@mikealguire6342]

Great video as always bud....

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@lawrencebaradell]

AWESOME

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤘🏽🇺🇸

[@shawnharriman3433]

Great video love tug stuff.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@keithkatrein2775]

I just caught a mess of spade fish last weekend. Fried some up and they are pretty good.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

What did ya use for bait? Jellyfish?

[@agould53]

Excellent video T2...really enjoyed it. Next time add a lil bit of that bacon fat to them grits. That's how Crazy Granny does it and, although she's a complete pain in the ass, her grits are fantastic. 😂

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@samnorman5594]

Ian, I have missed seeing you. I loved this. That tug food looks so go. 20000 is just the beginning. The more we share Tug Trash the more you get. God Bless, Sammy

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!!!!

[@sanfordpeters8967]

You need to wrap your truck and boat then you can write off most of your expenses and get your name out there great video give your channel I do believe that you will be able to give that party boat job you have !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@corollaae8645]

Wow! I can’t believe it’s been a year. I joined when Blue Gabe did an oyster cook with you! I hope you keep gain in subs!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you! I’m gonna keep grinding if y’all keep watching

[@Eric0049]

I enjoy your videos! Thank you!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@anguscurran5034]

Nice fishing - for years I crimped the barbs on my hooks and lost very few fish. Just set the hook and keep the pressure on. Much easier to release or toss back.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Good tip!

[@njs454]

Great job! Keep up the awesome work. Heres to many more.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you

[@Freedom2219]

Same experience offshore caught tons of red snapper but couldn't keep them

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

It’s sucks!

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Tug! That was some great rare catches. Lol. Your plate of food made me blacken some haddock. Nice job. Congrats on the 20k scribes. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@rowdybroomstick6394]

I'd take some frozen fish as a last place prize! I'm hungry now 🤤

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@Stan_L]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@MrRightnotleft]

I’ve caught, cleaned and cooked pink snapper, that was delicious, curious how the red tastes 😁😁

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤔🤣

[@karinbrantner3081]

Congrat's on your site!,I have been having a bad week, everything is breaking, but seeing a video up gave me something else to think about if only for a little while.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Sorry to hear that. Glad I could help

[@Yeshua760]

Keep cooking on the boat. I think it’s interesting on how you create good your food while on the tug. Keep it going man!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Will do!

[@Bradley-s7b]

Great video! Be cool if you could do something with key west waterman

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Tell him! Lol thanks

[@jasonbihari]

Congrats on the first year. Been a pleasure watching and seeing some new stuff. Great food section as well.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you buddy! I watch your videos all the time.

[@jasonbihari]

@@TugTrashOutdoors I appreciate that.

[@waynecumbo8593]

Awesome video brother you are doing a great job with the channel..

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@stevehedrick9241]

Like the content an letting us now the regulations on red snapper

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@jasonbillings3574]

GREAT VIDEO!! CAPTAIN

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thx

[@rgutomo8141]

Amazing my friend👍

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@rgutomo8141]

@@TugTrashOutdoors You're welcome my friend, nice to meet you👍🙏

[@royrostjr1352]

Omg it's sounds so delicious send some up to New Jersey lol 😊😊

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’ll check shipping

[@jasonmclaren6651]

Fantastic video man I truly enjoy watching every episode!!! Keep it up my brother 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks 🤙🏽

[@honeyman71962]

I truly enjoy your tugboat content.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks man

[@peterbucken4603]

Congratulations!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@ImpendingDuff]

Tug, I love videos from the tug boat! Keep up the solid content my dude!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks man

[@alanbecker3791]

I really enjoy watching your videos on your channel and your content all of it hopefully fall or winter will get to see some hunting if you do any hunting I'm watching from Galveston Island Texas and I fish and hunt all over Texas

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I have a number of hunting videos if you look back in my history but for some reason the KZbin algorithm doesn’t push them to people. Definitely not going to stop making them though

[@alanbecker3791]

I will go back and check them out like and comment so I can support your channel I think I seen a duck hunting one but I'll go check them out

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

@@alanbecker3791 i really appreciate it

[@alanbecker3791]

Yes sir can't wait tell you post More

[@billytripp4849]

Love the videos Tug! I like your 20 mile rule in your bay boat.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@markpennington9008]

I got to try that meal , thanks for another great video Capt. Tug . Looks like a nice tug you're on

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’ve been on worse!

[@davidmcduffie1398]

My mouth is watering ! Love your videos ! ! !

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@MelissaONeill-hi8gh]

Congrats! Love the tug boat videos!! Could watch forever!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

😁

[@elkhunter76]

Excellent video and the fish with grits looks delicious!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@tpattison66]

Happy 1 year! Keep up the great work Tug! Can't wait to watch ur Keys trip

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks a ton!

[@moonlitpearl700]

I cannot wait to try this recipe. You remind me of my brother.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Let me know how it comes out!

[@danny00726]

Great stuff, man! Nothing better than kicking back on a Friday and watching some awesome content. Keep up the great work and safe travels 🤙🏼

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks! Will do!

[@robertweigandt9449]

Great video that looks awesome.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@angrybeaver280]

i dont like grits but this sure does make me wanna like em

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

It’s good! Rice would work or even a baked potato

[@jamescarpenter1999]

another great video by tug!!! thanks man keep them coming!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@brian70Cuda]

Thank you man for another great one, why I love your vids so much is you mix it up all the time and they are always great!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@richardmiller4104]

Our red snapper in nz are exactly the same. We have large numbers of these

[@U.S.ArmyVeteran]

Man, that looks good! I have to try that. I love fish n grits and the way you did the veggies, I have to try that also eventhough I'm not a big veggie fan. Thanks for sharing your recipie, I really appreciate you!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

The onions and peppers are so cooked down ya don’t even notice them. Thanks

[@billyclark6375]

Hi Tug, congratulations on your one year anniversary. I’ve just come across your channel and have enjoyed your content. Looking forward to retiring to Florida next year and get in on action.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Welcome aboard! Thanks man I really love making this content for yall

[@fishinfool3795]

I thought Red Snapper only existed in picture books. Wow. A real live one. Don't tell anybody. They'll sell it to the Circus for a lifetime of cruelty.

[@alanbecker3791]

Yeah they say the same thing in Texas about the red snapper but yet the daily bag meant limit for commercial fisherman 3500 lbs

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@jasonnorton9604]

Identifies as a mutton, what is a fisherman to do?? LOL. Congrats on your milestones and enjoy your continued success bro!!🎣

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

We might make shirts lol

[@justinschiffman2864]

I just went out matanzas and fished the same Flagler reefs as you today lol

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

How was it?

[@justinschiffman2864]

@@TugTrashOutdoors some nice kings on live pogies and all the red snapper you can stomach lol