DISASTER on the mud flats to MONSTER BARRAMUNDI | Kurtjar Country, Northern Australia

This was the day of days guys, such an emotional roller coaster. A great example of what a day is like on these remote trips into Far Northern Australia. When S*&t hits the fan you only have yourself to rely on. Luckily the fish turned on at the last minute and Jordan nailed them, so we had fresh BARRAMUNDI for dinner.
Thanks to Jordo for having us on Kurtjar Country, Cape York and big thanks to all of you for watching.
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[@stephensalmon]

Jordo was stoked about his bag of goodies. You guys are legends

[@chicko450]

Jordan best you have on the channel mate great to see him back. Give him a full-time job 👍

[@abhooked]

Jordo's a legend should be on the channel all the time 🤙

[@robertbigfishbourdon2771]

Watching your face almost losing the quad to your face with the biggest smile at the end of the episode !!! PRICELESS 👍🎣

[@WildReaches]

Haha yeah one extreme to another. Cool you guys get to see the whole process, the ups and downs.

[@kccox3446]

Yes Jordo So good to see you as All Ways I thank you for being here on channel and having us on your home Lands to all traditional owners past ,present future, I thank you Can't wait for more ,Love sitting on the edge of my seat rooting for you guys, saying you got this! ❤️❤️❤️ Just Love It!!!

[@WildReaches]

Haha would be cool for me to be able to see everyone’s reactions as they watch this stuff

[@BozSpooner]

Unreal what u did for Jordo he's a champ and so are you guys :)

[@raydenkennedy8156]

Good to see you catch back up with Jordo the legend, another great video! Your also a legend for hooking him up with the goodies mate.

[@WildReaches]

Jordo has become a real good mate of mine. it will be hard to do a trip without catching up with him.

[@stevesallaussieadventures5648]

jordo super pumped with the gifts ❤ so was i 👌👌

[@WildReaches]

It’s the least we can do hey

[@86verbal]

Probably my fav episode so far.

[@davidlandells4443]

Fantastic episode. and the Barra. wow.

[@damianvears4149]

Killer episode lads. Great to see Jordo aka the Barra Whisperer back. So good and makes my week.

[@WildReaches]

💪🏼

[@fishingthewild8542]

What a fantastic episode. Those massive highs and lows associated with remote trips, perfectly captured in this ep.

[@WildReaches]

Thanks mate, it’s never really easy is it. But it makes those highs so much sweeter.

[@laurieboyle3338]

@@WildReaches With the two I will possibly never use them both but if in desparate need I guess I could use an equiliser strap and have double the ground. There are some chinese ones out there. a lot cheaper than ARB I am not sure about them they look ok. But the one I bought is the ARB one.

[@1Psalmaday]

Great to see Jordo back and landing a stonka barra. Also good to see you back out there. The country has a way of healing the soul.

[@WildReaches]

It certainly does, and I reckon it’s where viv will be watching over me.

[@lukeeldridge]

So good to see Jordo back!!

[@caldogz90]

Jordo mad fella, proper country lad. Deadly channel mate, I’m a fan

[@WildReaches]

good to have you with us mate

[@Lee-astrololee]

I agree, Threadfin Salmon is my most favourite fish ever to eat! What a ripper!

[@tonymouat2962]

Jordo looks like a top bloke! 👍👍good job guys 👍

[@shanesimmons4733]

Love Jordan,s enthusiasm great work

[@gordoncarass2360]

Great episode. Nice to see the Master Fisherman Jordan back in action.

[@ravenfeader]

Epic start to the Adventure boys and Jordo without a doubt is the Barra Wizard of Oz.

[@WildReaches]

Haha I like that

[@robertbigfishbourdon2771]

YES Jordo is back !!! What an epic video guys. As always love watching your channel !!! What a way to end that video with jackpot fish 🎣 Can’t wait for the next episode, YEEWW !!!

[@WildReaches]

Haha crazy hey. I couldn’t believe that ending

[@ernsthorn2788]

The vastness and harshness of that land is simply stunning! And to have it all to yourself to explore, what could be better. Thanks for sharing your awesome adventure.

[@WildReaches]

You’re welcome, yep that’s what keeps us coming back and pushing to get further out there

[@DavidBrookes]

Epic ....some stonking fish there Nath and great to see Jordo back.....sphincter pucker factor 9.5 on the quad bike incident but what a day in the end!...Yew!

[@WildReaches]

Haha yeah it was touch and go Dave!

[@zarzi60]

Great episode. Thanks. Awesome to see Jordo back, always love the drama😉 enjoy you well deserved meal and looking forward to next week.

[@WildReaches]

Yeah drama always makes for good entertainment. Bloody stressful tho, thought I’d lost it for sure. See you next week 🤙🏼

[@krisb6462]

Awesome mate! 👌 I was hoping you would put a episode up this arvo! I watch wild reaches religiously.. and have put alot of people onto your show mate! Your a legend 👏

[@WildReaches]

Thanks Kris, I really appreciate that mate

[@alimitchell5346]

Excellent 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@bevcomo5724]

Absolutely brilliant video😊 loved it .

[@RaymondNevell-fg3do]

Love the channel! It's so good to see Jordan is back. Keep up the good work!

[@WildReaches]

Good to hear mate, I agree, so good having Jordo on board

[@denismartin4680]

Hey guys enjoy watching your episode's keep up the great work love it blessings cheers from far north Queensland tablelands thanks for sharing stay safe 👍that was hectic fella's awesome stuff

[@user-xm4sn5gf6p]

I want to see the boy's with there own channel+profits! You are a wonderful human 💜💜

[@badhabitz5904]

Jordo is like kid in the candy store out there,he finding them mud mussels like they were screaming his name👍

[@WildReaches]

He certainly was! So connected

[@roypowell3450]

A superb episode Nath and its great to see Jordo back barra tickling😉. Blimey a bit touch and go with the quad mate....nothing like a jog in the heat, phew!. Cheryl said where you were is very similar to what we are aiming for with next doors garden, just waiting for the weedkiller to take effect🫤. You will have to inform Jordo of our many adventures following you!. Nice to see those bloody flies have travelled north to you, as we left them in WA🪰!! Looking forward to next week already..Take care. The Screecher UK Ltd!!

[@WildReaches]

You’re poor neighbour, I think you two could have a reality tv show with all the shenanigans you get up to.

[@mitchroczniak9936]

Being from the very bottom of Australia I have a new bucket list place to visit ✅

[@boagaandbeyond4336]

Next time you can use the anchor from the boat buried it deep and winch of that , thats what I do when I can't find a tree it could save you next time . Love the videos keep up the get work

[@WildReaches]

Yeah we tried that, didn’t work for me.. I have a better anchor for season 8 tho

[@eugenematthews1981]

Welcome back Jordo. Great episode guys , those wild reaches merch, hooddies in particular looks awesome

[@auozjan]

Great to see you back, Jordp, looking forward to your input 👍👍

[@WildReaches]

You and me both!

[@jayhaagmans3377]

Maaate, awesome episode, what a cool system that is. That little yabbie looking thing is a mud lobster legend, apparently ok to eat when they are a bit bigger! Normally nocturnal though so lucky to see that one during the day. Duude so awesome to see Jordo back. He’s awesome, lad can catch a Barra mate. This was a particularly ripping episode Nath, great fishing, great adventure and awesome food full of awesomeness. It has really been an amazing series so far man, I’m really loving it! Thanks so much for all of your hard work legend man, much appreciated. YYEEWWWWWWW🤙🏽

[@craigmcdonald8348]

Epic Nathan, just epic. Good to see the Barra slayer back. Go Jordan.👍

[@WildReaches]

He’s not bad aye!

[@andyvangemert5851]

Always enjoy what you guys do.

[@reeloffroadadventure9076]

Great episode awesome love jordo

[@michellehoney5847]

Great to see you both back together, ❤

[@4x4andfishing]

It was all happening, it what makes the adventure. Another great ep, can't wait for the next

[@WildReaches]

Yep that’s what it takes sometimes to get into these spots..

[@brianfrance3581]

Love it brothers

[@markoneill9064]

Good on ya boys.. I know exactly how you were feeling, it’s a lot of stress at the time but hell, it makes for some exciting times and memories.

[@russallchin5552]

Great episode 👏

[@PaulPofandt]

Nate. You need to get yourself a proper anchor for your tinny. Not only will it do for you boat but you can re-purpose it for situation when you don't have anything solid to anchor a winch line to. Bed it in the sand/mud deeply, get someone to stand on it, and start winching. Failing that, you could have made a sand anchor. Dig a hole. Attach the winch line to a spare tire (or a tire taken off the trailer). Bury it a deep as you can with as much weight on top as you can find. And winch away.

[@jarrodscott3769]

Love this show iv learnt so much

[@WildReaches]

That’s so good to hear mate

[@nathanzahl1091]

Zip tie or wire some 7 or 8 feet steel pickets/posts to you boat trailer mate… then drive them in with something and winch off them.

[@WildReaches]

That’s a good idea!

[@janicebiddle6882]

Hello to Jordan and you both 💯👋

[@WildReaches]

Hello 👋

[@destinationyeahya4404]

Awesome episode!

[@kimbullock475]

Great video once again Nate…🤙🤙 Awesome..

[@WildReaches]

🙏🏼

[@andrewpickette6186]

Great episode boys. The highs and the lows all in a single day. Keep it up and cheers.

[@WildReaches]

Crazy hey

[@heathmurray2210]

Hey mate cracking episode! Thats a cracking river fished it a few time’s beautiful place

[@WildReaches]

Glad youve experienced it, Id love to go back and fish it again

[@claudiodippolito5686]

Simply outstanding Love your content.

[@WildReaches]

Thanks Claudio

[@chefcamsey1375]

Great work guys much respect 👍💪🔥

[@WildReaches]

Glad you enjoyed this one chef 🤙🏼

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

Top Shelf Nath, Great Ep. Edge of the seat for a while. Mammoth effort getting the quad out 🙏 Jordo The Barra Slayer, great effort on what I thought was a GT pulling string. Stonka of a Barra All the worries left behind when a Fishin Mission is On Cheers

[@WildReaches]

So true mate, those stresses just disappear when the fish are on… even if it is on Jordos line 😂

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

@@WildReaches ❤ 😂 👍 🙏

[@JillyBean70]

WHAT A EPISOED !!!....so glad it all turned out good.....welcome back Jordo :)......cant wait untill next weeks vid ....stay safe !! ♥♥

[@WildReaches]

I agree! Geez I thought it was all over!

[@triga26]

Good to see yah back with jordo bro because we all no will see lots of fishing 🎣

[@WildReaches]

😂

[@graemewatkins5535]

another great vid

[@lumberjaxe8910]

Good Stuff for appreciating buying your Mate some goodies.

[@LordTyphuryus]

Honestly, best episode in awhile. This reminds me of the Dane videos. Jordo is a good ass dude 🤙🏼

[@WildReaches]

👌🏼

[@efrenmooney9353]

Loved it it can only get better

[@WildReaches]

💪🏼

[@reelle66]

Trop heureuse de vous revoir grand merçi ❤❤

[@saltyking8964]

YTB's Great episode Nath n Jordo awesome to see ya's back out exploring country. That creature in the groves is a mud lobster rare as seen usually nocturnal. Keep up that great footage and exploring fulla's!!🤙

[@WildReaches]

That explains why he was so sleepy. 😜. Thanks mate

[@jimdoyle8224]

Awesome let go.

[@nevanalthaus2387]

Great episode mate That river system looks like it'll produce the goods cracking fish mate

[@WildReaches]

It’s beautiful hey. 👌🏼

[@samdavis456]

VICTORY ! 😁😁

[@aquariumsalive7703]

Great episode. Just a tip for the future. Tree branches are what was used before maxx trax were invented.

[@willisluke2949]

@wildreaches that creature Jordo found in the mangroves is called a mud lobster.

[@Bustups]

Long time watcher & Love watching theses adventures living the dream ✌️ slaying bazzas in these remote places must admit very jealous indeed haha look forward watching the next coming episodes 🤙

[@WildReaches]

Thanks for watching and supporting mate. Spots like this are why we do it. 🤙🏼

[@jordanrose6817]

Love the channel, look forward to every episode, good to see you back Jordo. & What a Barra bra, to deadly. ✊

[@WildReaches]

Stonker hey!

[@jordanrose6817]

Yesss 😁👍

[@trekcampfish]

Nice work legend

[@michaeldavidson9242]

Something to keep in mind I have used my boat anchor as a winch anchor on my sxs buggy before as a get out of trouble when towing boat through mudflats

[@JustinRudd-sv6gh]

Love your content guys keep it up. I live in west oz and have always dreamed of the adventures you go on. Very jealous lol. It would be great to see you and YBS hook up for a mission living from the land , hint hint would be epic!

[@bunyipdan]

So you probably didn't show all the drama but there are several options open to you that might have helped you get yourself out of that bog; * Carry a different style anchor Danforth or little Mantis on your boat ...... you could have used as a ground anchor (this would also let you set up a temporary endless mooring to facilitate safe boat access in especially croc country) * carry a folding camp shovel to help you clear the mud and get access to shove sticks under wheels, no shovel a paddle/oar would have worked (no paddle ..... carry paddles) * bury a tyre (trailer) ..... no tools dig holes to bury tyres trailer and all, could have even tried to hook the winch cable to the trailer A frame and buried the front of the trailer into the mud * noticed you had a winch rope braking bag ...... in a pinch you can turn this into a ground anchor (like a "Deadman Ground Anchor" - this can work in sand not sure about mud) The biggest thing to remember is like you said step back, access the situation, never give up, ....... if you could not get the car in remember you had the boat which you could have pulled up to the back of the bike and used it to help lift the bike up a bit to get rear out of that hole so you could get more sticks under it (Using anchor rope and truckies hitches or the like). You could have also tried to use the back of the trailer as fulcrum to lift the back of the bike up........or just chuck the Maxtracks you carry on your car in the boat. The yabbie is known as a Mud Lobster (Thalassina anommila), they make the volcanic looking mounds of mud you see in the mangroves

[@pheonix1758]

One word - EPIC 👍👍

[@WildReaches]

Glad you liked it 🤙🏼

[@andrewwalker-zy7ql]

Natb, I'm Andrew NQ. That's an extremely rare endangered mud cove Cray I think . I caught one last week put him back. Crazy looking. Meunga creek near.

[@WildReaches]

Interesting little critter, Iv only caught a glimpse of one before this, never caught one.

[@veigel100]

You could of used the boat anchor to winch off, glad it worked out in the end.

[@kccox3446]

🖐️Good Day All it's early morning here vib just came in I can't wait till my first work brake to watch 🖐️

[@WildReaches]

Morning! Hope you enjoy it.

[@reddustadventures]

Bloody awesome episode mate hey. Love the calm heads when the pressure was building 👌👌. Easier said than done sometimes. And what a way to finish a Hectic day with the Barra Slayer 😂😂👌👌. Absolute Legend Jordo is hey. Love watching you lads together Awesome team 🎣🎣🎣🎣👌👌 Keep ‘em coming mate Good to see you back out on country 🙌🙌

[@WildReaches]

Yeah have to try stay calm. Now I’m home looking at it there were several things I would’ve tried before getting the cruiser but oh well. I know for next time. He certainly is a legend, I love being out on country with Jordo

[@reddustadventures]

@@WildReaches hindsight is a great thing hey mate. No doubt the Max Trax will never leave the quad going forward. I seen one of the comments suggesting using the boat anchor but you don’t use a conventional anchor. Do you think you could of used yours ??

[@tonyloechte9994]

Thanks mate Old viv was up there when I was a teenager Great to see Jordan and top job on getting the quad out love ya work guys A hard days bogged mean a good time fishing And that mangrove yabbie I work in aquaculture at Charles Darwin university and I will let you know what it’s called sp and genus ❤Yas.

[@WildReaches]

awesome mate that would be great. Yeah crazy day but we’ll worth it

[@gnj8127]

how good!

[@art-is-lazy4509]

OMG Jordo's back, he's our favorite at the Fishing and Country Club, y'all will produce some good episodes now he's back on the team. Looking forward to some giant barras and gators. Dam those mud clam things are big much bigger than our clam bakes. God damn, what is that scorpion crawdad y'all found, is it venomous like near on everything else y'all have down under. Y'all should get a hovercraft or an airboat for those treacherous mud flats, they're great for hog hunting to. Y'all should post some episodes on that to, we shoot the heck outa our hog here but doesn't seem to make any impact on em.

[@WildReaches]

Yeah they’re a nuisance here too mate, we cook some up in the next episode. Glad you’re enjoying the show. Nah they’re not venomous, have to be one of the only things not trying to get us out here 😂

[@petersandall3662]

Your little crayfish critter looks like an over sized yabby / nipper bloody good bait ..

[@paulflores1360]

Looks like a heap of fun. Sadly my childhood friends are too prissy for that sort of thing. Good thing I married a good one. She's a gamer. So is the dog. All I need. Best to you and your compadres. Excellent content. By the way we are from South Texas. Ton of trouble to get into if you care to try. Meaning fishing n hunting.

[@Matt_Norrie]

Another awesome video mate love the longer episodes! Can you tell me the music playing during the drone footage around 16 minutes in? Matt

[@WildReaches]

Into the forest, Jakob Ahlbom 👍🏼

[@Matt_Norrie]

@Wild Reaches great music thanks mate

[@randomuser4310]

ayyy, missed jordan. another awesome ep mate cheers!

[@WildReaches]

He’s back!

[@peterhamence917]

Err on the side of caution. Sincerest condolences Nathan. Very jealous of your job Bro 😎

[@russellhanley4417]

Not sure what the local name is for the critter you show at 13.55 but scientists call it a mud lobster. Thalassina anomala. Widespread in the tropical Indo- Pacific region. Important in mangroves where their burrowing and mound building turnover the soil and provide habitat for other fauna.

[@keiran_wilkinson]

1.11 in n already gave the like button a smash for Jordan 👌 loving the vids!

[@WildReaches]

Thanks legend

[@MegaTyrone1979]

Should of used the boat anchor on the winch cable , love these trips..

[@WildReaches]

Yeah we tried that.

[@Fitzy6722]

bro that was ectic! so lucky with the quad man

[@WildReaches]

Crazy huh, I thought it was a gonna

[@Fitzy6722]

@@WildReaches same mate. And a cracking day after all that stress🤙

[@derekhall7875]

The yabbie is called a nipper down south normally need a nipper pump to get them out

[@markygreenall8645]

Ha bro, I laughed when you said you loved this remote stuff. Fuck it all looks remote to me. Nice one.

[@WildReaches]

😂

[@bergzy420]

awesome vid mate that yabbie is a mud lobster rare to see them not good eating apparently

[@WildReaches]

Thanks mate, apparently nocturnal

[@diggascryptoawarenessdownu7246]

Can use your anchor too winch from next time , hopefully there isn't one but great job!!!

[@cjb788]

That yabbie is great bait. They are what people use yabby pumps for. Like awesome bait down south for bream, whiting and flathead but would probably catch anying up the top end.

[@WildReaches]

This fella looked different, so much darker and thicker. But yes I imagine it would be great bait

[@cjb788]

Everything bigger up there aswell haha

[@temerramargaret5484]

Hey next time yous get bogged just put some sticks under the tire's so they have some grip 🙂👍

[@DylanStraw-xp6xq]

Awesome episode guys 🤙 dreaming of fishy places

[@WildReaches]

😂

[@micksoa.k.885]

Yeah the boyz....