Fishing SOLO in the GULF and I NEVER Thought THIS would HAPPEN! [Catch, Clean, Cook]

[@saintsfan39475]

It's a fishing channel! No, it's a species information channel! No, it's a bait and tackle channel! No, it's a boat safety channel! No, it's a travel the Gulf South channel! No, it's a cooking channel! No, It's all of those and more. The best of all of them put together with the best host you could hope for. Thank you Stephen, you've built a great channel and community.

[@BamaSaltwater]

I'm always happy to share these cool experiences !! Thank you!!!!

[@thomasmcanelly373]

@@saintsfan39475 Yes I agree with you! He certainly has!

[@mikebo4072]

Holy mackerel batman it's a informative channel keep up the good work I'm glad to have the dates when making these it helps alot for us googans lol

[@bobpettit3301]

Agree. I began my beach life after leaving Las Vegas, started fishing and just got my first boat yesterday! I have learned so much from Steven (hope I spelled that correctly) and hope to apply that knowledge very soon, from boat safety, to fishing, to cleaning/cooking, and so on. Such a nice guy and keeps me entertained. Other channels just don’t compare IMHO.

[@hotcoffee5542]

@@BamaSaltwater bats are a significant vector for rabies virus, you might want to get yourself checked out just to be safe.

[@austinsnotabbrat]

heard someone call you the Bob Ross of fishing and I’ve never been able to unsee it😂 you truly take us along with you and your love for it is infectious. Appreciate you man!

[@maxpinson5002]

😂 Happy little mackerel. This is your little world, and you put however much garlic you want to use in your world ❤ 😂 ❤ 😂

[@joelongano7192]

You have single handedly gotten me into and the reason i started fishing. i can credit my love for fishing to you entirely. please, whatever you do keep it up. Much Love!

[@BamaSaltwater]

Awesome to hear!!! Thank you for sharing and your continued support! I know there are a lot worse things to be doing than fishing for sure!

[@gkny4045]

That bat footage was epic

[@collinbeecher2949]

I truly appreciate your content Steven. I'm deployed and your videos keep me at peace and bring a sense of home to me. I've also got some of my guys into fishing now and wanting to plan a trip once back. Thank you for all you do brother, you are a LEGEND!

[@wendyhood5794]

That's a Seminole bat. Thanks for taking care of that little guy. They are native to the southeast, one of my favorites. An absolutely beautiful animal. The prefer forested areas, especially with Spanish moss - so he/she was definitely out of its element.

[@DerrickAnderson-r6q]

@@wendyhood5794 Thanks for the Education. Didn’t know that and I live near the brave Seminoles.

[@CesarAbrego-gu9iq]

Holy Mackerel! Your officially the 1st Batman fisherman.😳😮🦇🦇😂🤣

[@BamaSaltwater]

Hehe, definitely a first for me LOL

[@ZaydenHetherington]

Dude, I love your videos so much. I’m from West Virginia and You’ve taught me way more than I thought I would ever know about saltwater fishing. And you are just such an awesome and wholehearted guy. Thank you for everything man.

[@BamaSaltwater]

Thanks for sharing !!! I'm always happy to help, its my favorite sport and it's a great way to relieve the pressures of life for sure!

[@I_love_fishing-z2s]

Thank you for always posting these videos they always cheer me up

[@MatveyPershyn]

just got some snacks, and saw bama posted! never been this happy in a while

[@john-ec4460]

I like your sign-off. Great to see someone appreciate the gifts we receive and give thanks!

[@theabsolutetruth2024]

Amen!

[@Kiomanche]

That bat looked evil! Best channel out there! My favorite!

[@jimhahn2728]

The bat was looking for a place to land. You were it!

[@bobbykeith1758]

Steven, I really enjoy your videos. That are so complete. Thank you!!

[@CalebCrazy24]

been watching for a few months now and always makes me happy to watch you slay some fish. great video!

[@ilexopaca437]

It's so great that you share how you set up your rigs, tackle, baits... good/fun stuff! And that bat!!

[@DerrickAnderson-r6q]

I love that you are an animal Lover and saved the Bat.👍

[@thomasmcanelly373]

Thank you Steve for another great video!

[@CowdogArchie]

This is the only KZbin channel I've subscribed to.

[@larrygolden167]

That was a pretty good explanation about the weather. My grandfather was a captain all his life and that is some of the same things he taught me to look for.

[@leehowell4258]

Nice King! I grew up eating King Mackerel because we fished a lot of the tournaments so it was a fish we targeted. Dad always steaked them and grilled them with some garlic pepper lemon butter. It was awesome! Makes me want to go out and try and get one and make some poor man’s lobster! Awesome video as always Stephen! Thank you for bringing us along on your fishing trips!

[@flyinthecoast2607]

I am definitely going to try that recipe. Thanks for the videos.

[@BamaSaltwater]

It's simple and incredibly tasty for sure!!!

[@Hodgehound]

That bat footage was crazy! Had to rewind and see it fly into the camera several times!

[@herbcounselorh7734]

Great "real" screaming adventure! with the bat!!! :- ) And the REEL screaming footage was great too! LOL :- )

[@garydavid2197]

Love watching you catch fish. Thanks for filming it!

[@mikecampingforfun5226]

Love watching your videos Steve.

[@david-dy4ie]

Hard heads and bats, poor Stephen....Lol....Love the content, a fun trip out shore....!!

[@louv4437]

Cool you saved the bat man well done

[@texoutlaw1732]

That was a fun batty day of fishing followed by a great meal.

[@MyDogLovesBlueberries]

Fantastic video! Your Poor Man’s Lobster looks delicious! And, the bat! Lol. There were a few times I jumped as flew at you. Lol. Thanks for always providing us with awesome content!

[@blktom]

Thanks for the video man! Yeah, that is super crazy with the bat!

[@theprinceofsnj]

I'm sure Vlad was glad you gave him a ride back to shore.🦇🦇

[@BamaSaltwater]

IKR lol if all his inoculations were up to par LOL

[@incognito5986]

See you soon Steven, my boat is fixed, had a few glitches taken care of. If I do happen to see you, expect a very short meet and greet. We have something in common I’d rather share in person. It’s one of the main reasons I follow your channel. Thanks for the inspiration to go out in smaller craft as well. My boats only a 20’ bay boat, but is probably more capable than my nerves. Great video as usual, always look forward to them !!

[@BamaSaltwater]

💙💙💙💙💙

[@Poke_Dan]

Top notch fishing content. I appreciate you. 💯💯💯

[@Stetsonhatman]

Poor bat was trying to find his way home then decided to be on the channel 😊. Liked the types of fishing cut bait, jig, and trolling. Caught fish on all of them.

[@johnt.2716]

I love that you show the setup for the rods, helps me get an idea of what im going to need to get these fish. I watched one of your videos on red snapper and got the opportunity to catch one and we kept our limit of 4.

[@DwightPerkins-i7t]

Nothing more fun than a small kastmaster style Shiney jig, and some Bonito or mackerel or Albies. Great video man I was feeling that drag scream on the lighter gear. Reminds me of catching Bonito in California on 8lb line and light gear years ago. Thanks again for the fine video on the bat boat. 😆

[@my31and37]

Always enjoy your videos..I switched to kayak fishing a few years ago, but you have me wanting an offshore boat again!

[@keithwest6859]

Another great video! I enjoyed the bat scene!

[@jim7smith]

Appreciate your videos so much. Outstanding!

[@kttnlvr2bynxylee622]

If that had been my daughter, she would have been in the water!! LOL!! I have laughed til I nearly wet myself, I have tears running down my face! Thanks for the laugh! Im a 67 year old ol' woman, and i am gonna subscribe to your channel, i can't join, but i love to watch fishing on the ocean!! But you seem like a pretty good fisherman, so I'm going to be watching you!! But the bat was probably just scared. You can bet for sure that if that had been my daughter, she would have been overboard, LOL! If you just say the word to her when you are standing outside at dusk all you see next is the door swinging shut on the house!! I swear!! LOL!!

[@chaspruitt2610]

Video starting out with a Hardhead & a crazy Bat a few miles out in the Gulf..... I can't wait to see what comes next!!! 😅😎

[@BamaSaltwater]

Definitely a first for me hahaha!!

[@ttype231]

I commented before the video got to the Cleaning and cooking part. I've learned even more stuff! Thanks again for posting.

[@kanyunbros9315]

The Bama Batman!!

[@BamaSaltwater]

LOL

[@ejkelley2364]

thank you for your act of kindness

[@samspratlin]

Only four minutes in and all sorts of craziness going on!

[@BamaSaltwater]

It's a circus sometimes LOL

[@thefisher6273]

That bat encounter is crazy!! I would be freaking out as well. Yikes! 😱😱😱

[@GShore]

Bruh, that bat slo mo in the gulf is crazy! Thanks for sharing as always, Steve!

[@enoidione]

Thanks for bringing Dracula to America...😂

[@robertallbritton7229]

youre a trooper getting out in this heat buddy! thanks for the videos!!

[@robertallbritton7229]

id like to add to this comment i purchased a aquasport 175 with a lot of help from your videos. im currently adding a minn kota spot lock 24v trolling motor. prepping for the cool months of speckled trout, redfish, flounder, and sheepshead on the inland waters of east coast florida. thanks again for all the information and videos and god bless

[@mostaley5049]

Dude, that bat 🦇. 😳 nice king. 👏👏 🎣

[@AllenBakerfla]

I’m a fan of the channel I’m actually in mobile Alabama today doing some free diving off the rigs and red snapper fishing just wanted to give you a shout out your videos made me load the friends and family up and head for Alabama !!! Keep doing what you’re doing love the videos!!!

[@whatisunknown]

He was just trying to give you IMMORTALITY

[@donaldbohn3183]

Mr. Bat: Hey dude, can you give me a lift? I'm kinda lost.

[@williamalston4685]

another great video as usual, thanks for sharing

[@ohann]

I am a rabies epidemiologist with my state. If you had any direct contact between your skin and the bat, or were bitten/scratched by it, you should reach out to your local/state health department to see if you should receive rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (also called rabies vaccines). I am not joking. Any direct contact, even a glancing blow, between and human and bat can lead to rabies transmission. Rabies is fatal in human beings.

[@dgriffin6074]

I agree. I have referred patients at risk for the RIG and vaccines. IMHO, that is peculiar behavior.

[@gem7107]

I just finished a set of rabies vaccine a month or so ago after being bitten by a stray cat. No problems with the shots . Didn't hurt at all for me. Better safe than sorry.

[@billhood6109]

From what I understand, you probably wouldn't even feel the bite.

[@streetwork5069]

I had bats flying around my living room.. took weeks to get rid of them,

[@Educated_Eggdicator]

So even holding one without gloves could give you rabies?

[@cartersboxerandbulldogbabies]

Man what a crazy encounter with the bat. You know they have horrible eye sight I’ve heard, he just knew your boat was his ticket back to land lol That’s really cool

[@BamaSaltwater]

100% lol. their echo location is amazing but still weird to see in the middle of the day haha!! Luckily he didnt bite me and made it back to the mainland lol

[@mondo851]

Definitely a suspicious bat, there. I would have been skittish in the same situation, too. ... That said, another great fishing video!

[@Rivertrot]

Ain’t afraid of bats either, but that dude would have found the inside of my net for sure 😂

[@BamaSaltwater]

I hear that lol

[@14yeartwitch14]

I'd dove off the boat and swam with sharks to avoid that rat with wings.

[@AKFF320]

Thank you for your service!

[@ytharper66]

That bat had me laughing out loud! He was doing his best to land on ya for that trip to land.

[@evansmith9016]

love the content bro. The bat really threw me for a loop! LOL!

[@sideshowbob1381]

Great video dude, I can't wait to catch one! That recipe looked good as f!

[@masseywillingham2740]

My favorite way to cook sheepshead. I then make a West Indies salad out of it.

[@BamaSaltwater]

I love a good West Indies even with poached Sheepshead or Tripletail

[@RyanAhearn1]

Sup! First! That bat is crazy lol!

[@maxpinson5002]

Thanks for another video Looking forward to many more ❤

[@markmulder4434]

😂😂 that bat had me ducking and weaving that was crazy

[@royallclark6331]

Wahoo is my favorite fish to eat! In Hawaii, it's called Ono, which is also the word for "good".

[@terischiech]

A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work.

[@jackshreffler8526]

Ton of Fun watching your vids bro!

[@lightfoot413]

fun trip and a king gr8 as usual thanks

[@joepollard3228]

False albacore are very good to eat. If you bleed them out, they make an excellent sushi or sashimi, with a flavor very much like blackfin tuna. They are very good if you then filet them out, skin them and cut into chunks, then follow directions for canning them. They make excellent tuna. Boil the chunks in salted water, let them dry, then pack the dry chunks in a mason jar. They are an oily fish, and the oil cooks out of them. My brother-in-law, who would eat one if you paid him, had a tuna salad my sister made for him. She didn't tell him what it was, but said it was the best tuna salad he'd ever had. Three days later, when he couldn't have psychosomatic upheaval, she told him. He promptly asked for more. My mother used to bake them in the oven, and they were great. But they had to be bled out, because the blood didn't taste good.

[@jb2257]

I see you with your Chris reeve large sebenza take great care of it and it will outlive you

[@BamaSaltwater]

I love em, ive owned a few and sold em but the large Benza was a Christmas gift and will stay with me forever. I love the CPM magnacut

[@johnphillipsfishing]

NiceKingfish. Those little Bobos you were catching would’ve turned into bait on my Boat. Some of my best days fishing are after we caught one of those and use them for bait. Snapper can’t resist them. Keep up the great job.

[@BamaSaltwater]

100% if my freezer wasn't already full!! They are excellent bait for sure.

[@stevetady5332]

Bama Bay Beauty. Nowhere else does this happen

[@richvasquez8534]

There's my boy bamm DAMM get em

[@DMutsky]

Thank Steven for another nice video ;)

[@ozzietingobeltran5790]

Around here we put a couple trebles on the bonito and fish for wahoo.

[@jjjohny_a5965]

dolphins are good luck to fishermen unless they hang out...great stream ..smash the likes

[@mtw1234]

That bat came from your boat (or the other guys boat). I've had racoons jump out of my battery compartment. Your bat is trying to tell you to get out of his house.

[@johnnyl.stevensii3608]

Hi Steve. Great job on the channel. Love watching you catch so many species locally. If you ever need a video/social media intern, let me know. I was military but now teach college courses in Mobile. I’m sure my students would find being your cameraman interesting. Keep up the great work!

[@scottmitchell1884]

It’s always a good Saturday afternoon when I have a new Bama Saltwater video to watch!! Would this dish work with Large Mouth Bass?

[@LaBoofay]

Poor bat is lost looking for a place to nap 😂

[@TaylorPierceApps]

Hahahaah a bat in the middle of the day, 8 miles offshore. Yeah I’d be worried about that little disease factory too

[@griffinxxx6439]

Amazing channel and amazing bat flying scene!

[@NBTxCoog]

I admire your ability to hold your tongue when that bat hit you in the face! I’m afraid KZbin would’ve censored me! And that bat would’ve been dispatched with an oar, light pole, or what ever I could find!😂

[@BamaSaltwater]

🤣🤣

[@35NThomas]

The bat 😂. Great camera good work!

[@warrenbraender4950]

Smoked Bonita is also great to eat

[@theabsolutetruth2024]

Great video!

[@mikesabran]

That was a fun trip.

[@jameshitch31]

man i tell you what just fishing some fish like some bonito is just a damn good time, glad you enjoyed the day out

[@BamaSaltwater]

100%% when you love to fish, anything that pulls is always a good time!!

[@FishinWithRissa]

I can't believe he flew right into you! 😂 What are the odds!? Great video as always! 🙌🏼🎣

[@crazydrummer181]

Wild how you see unexpected things like that off shore. We’ve seen alligators on the barrier islands of Mississippi, 10-12 miles off the coast. That is super weird and sketchy seeing that bat, though. Rabies is scary lol. Glad to see that he hung out on the boat and was chilling out.

[@slowstang88]

Man I LOVE freshwater drum cooked like lobster and crab

[@crazydrummer181]

Is freshwater drum also called sheephead? I posted a picture of a saltwater sheepshead on a Reddit fishing group. A lot of folks were confused and telling me I was wrong. I know names for fish can vary widely by region lol.

[@slowstang88]

@crazydrummer181 There's many different names for the same species, regionality and accent/dialect plays a role in different naming conventions

[@crazydrummer181]

@@slowstang88 yeah I know. That’s what I said in the last sentence of my previous comment. I was asking because I think I remember hearing freshwater drum referred to as sheephead but I’m not sure. I was just wondering if you’ve ever heard it by that name?

[@slowstang88]

@@crazydrummer181 Yeah up north

[@joeyfitzpatrickfishing]

Great video man! 🦇

[@beebob1279]

Fun video. It's amazing how people will call a fish trash one year and later it's all the rage. It's all in the marketing.

[@olivercosta2902]

loved it.

[@lanceschilling541]

That’s insane- I’m a tough guy (I claim) but I would have screamed when that bat came at you.

[@MrBumbles2]

lol the catfish,,,, i use to haul catfish, but i bought a new cc yrs ago and first fish first cast my nephew caught a catfish , 10 miles out off morehead nc. so the boat got named the catfish.

[@tg1cent765]

Yummy and got try that one. Thank you!