Huge ALLIGATOR Encounter While Kayak Fishing ** DANGEROUS SITUATION **

[@Loochy]

Just moved to Florida and got into salt water fishing last month. Got my pedal drive kayak coming in a couple weeks and I’ve learned a TON of stuff watching you. Thanks for all the adventures brother, good luck in the tournament!

[@southernsalt]

Thanks man I appreciate it!!

[@jearredbryan4472]

Can you fish the Hoodwinked in Grass flats

[@southernsalt]

Definitely! They have slits to rig them weedless

[@j.mimoso4767]

Dude! I spilled my damn coffee when that gator came up! Great video and get that win Nate! Best of luck

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@southernsalt]

Thanks brother!

[@neverfalter6702]

That gator came up and you said Mother Badword😂 I had tears rolling out of my eyes I was laughing so hard.

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@anthonyvella2787]

Yes, gators at west end. They bounce from the lake to the west end. I used to wade fish there

[@zbutler111]

There's a big gator a few miles from there that still owes me a slot red. It was a pretty fun ride until he turned around swam directly under me. That's when I decided to stop playing with him and break him off.

[@southernsalt]

Holy crap man lol. That’s crazy!

[@hamptonconsultants4815]

Great video. Fishing the Okefenokee Swamp, gators are not an uncommon sight. We have literally had them try and climb in the boat to get fish being retrieved.

[@southernsalt]

😮 that’s crazy man!

[@TexasSlamFishing]

Holly F

[@frankjohnson5869]

My go to is Salt Strong Slam Shady. Always produces

[@southernsalt]

Nice!

[@guhrizzlee]

Not sure if you updated this already but how have the new drive hold up since you upload that video a year ago?

[@southernsalt]

I’ve still had issues but not near as many

[@agould53]

Yeah, I'd prolly need a drawer change after that too. Good thing is, it looks like he was as scared as you were and booked it out of there too. Great video Nate.

[@southernsalt]

😂 that’s right!! Appreciate it brother!!

[@johngrimes1337]

Ahhh, that was great! 🤣. A good laugh to start the day! I believe I would have had my kayak on plane headed out 😂

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂 😂

[@michaelross5674]

I can't wait to get a fishing kayak what should I get for first one

[@southernsalt]

Man that’s really dependent on your budget and what you plan to use it for. I’m a Hobie guy so I would recommend anything from a Compass to a PA

[@michaelross5674]

@@southernsalt yeah I know it's gonna be like 2000 bucks was looking for used but they want almost what a new one is!!

[@southernsalt]

Go with a Hobie Compass but demo one first to see how it feels to you

[@beamer_extremer29]

Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger out there! I had about a 5’ Bull shark come up and try to snatch a redfish off my stringer while I was anchored in my kayak. I had the stringer hooked on the side of the kayak and it spun me sideways. Lucky I had a sit in Heritage kayak because I’d been thrown out in the water. It broke the reds back and left some teeth marks, but I got to see it when it surfaced with the red in its mouth. I think I crapped my shorts more than you. My wife seen me from a distance and thought I hooked another big red, but when she seen snatch up the stringer and anchor making a beeline towards her screaming like a little girl, she started loading up faster than me.

[@southernsalt]

😂 dang it man!

[@michaelross5674]

Is there any gar around there .... No gators slow breathing down in cold and tend to stay on bottom might have been a gator

[@southernsalt]

I kicked it and felt it when I hit it. No gars in the area. I’m as sure as it gets that it was a gator lol

[@michaelross5674]

@@southernsalt be careful bro he is probably hungry too lol

[@southernsalt]

😂 I bet

[@seanvarone6380]

Boooooom! That was one exciting trip for sure! The name of the lake should have given us a clue! Great content brother!!! Had a blast out there with ya!!! Thanks for all that you do for our sport!!!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌 thanks brother! Ready for the next one!! Just keep the net down 😂

[@vanvision198]

If you're outdoors long enough you may experience an animal anomaly. Floridians know there could be a gator in any body of water. In NE Florida I've had my share of encounters in the kayak with gators and sharks in areas you'd least suspect. I loved the editing with the sound bites to keep it rated G. Still laughing at the video. 🤣

[@southernsalt]

😂 good stuff! Yeah there’s a ton of Gators around where we are as well up here on the AL Gulf Coast.

[@fatlou_dabarber565]

DOA 3.5” paddletail white glow color

[@southernsalt]

Nice choices!

[@kylemoffett7859]

I didn't want to laugh.....but that reaction!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂 I don’t blame you!

[@thomaslong1952]

Voodoo 3 inch shrimp gives me the most confidence, everytime!

[@southernsalt]

Nice! One of the best lures around!!

[@aln.4918]

That was hilarious... from a distance. Also, I was really hoping you'd pull out a cast net. Now you know where to go when you need mullet for offshore shenanigans though.

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@southernsalt]

Man that’s not a bad idea!

[@TonyA-gx1ts]

I think is was a shark. Alligators are most active when temperatures are between 82° to 92° F (28° to 33° C). They stop feeding when the ambient temperature drops below approximately 70° F (21° C) and they become dormant below 55° F (13° C).

[@southernsalt]

Interesting!

[@davidblackmon8523]

Scary stuff! Get that win!!

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌… spoiler alert, I got it done!!

[@RenoGFX]

The hoodwink is my go-to! And that was definitely a gator, lol

[@southernsalt]

No doubt 😂

[@angelobowie6880]

wow, 14:56 you can see the water alter in 3 separate places just before the attempted strike. (3ft baby?) I've had baby gators go after lures down here in Florida. Hard to be sure, but ain't wrong for the caution. what type of water is that your fishing, Salt?

[@southernsalt]

It’s a brackish lake off the Gulf.

[@angelobowie6880]

@@southernsalt explains it, I'll have those same worries where I am in Crystal River/Homosassa Florida area. Great content ,loved the red worm sheepie vid

[@southernsalt]

@@angelobowie6880 thanks man I appreciate it!!

[@flip5097]

Weird you didn't see it on the side scan.

[@southernsalt]

My unit is on the rear of the kayak. Maybe that’s why

[@stevesuperior4760]

If you ain’t a Gator, you must be Gator bait! 😁 Limetreuse & Cotton Cordell gold, black is my favorite for the Florida Big end area.

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@BeastMaster11-me1nb]

Heard Florida has Salt water crocs now.

[@southernsalt]

I think so lol

[@Bo_Shifter]

Gator/mermaid encounter at 15:56

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@AdamStuber]

I beached in the sand right there on the main body and walked over to that area to throw some. No fish, but there's a bunch of gator slides. Gotta have your head on a swivel over there. Great video! - Adam

[@southernsalt]

Thanks man, yeah there’s a ton over there!!

[@riverratfishing]

I’m not sure what that was, but it was huge. Good luck on your tournament. Have a great time.

[@southernsalt]

😂 definitely!

[@southtexasoutdoor5484]

Good luck in the tourney nate!

[@southernsalt]

Thanks man!!

[@southtexasoutdoor5484]

@@southernsalt gonna toss the hoodwink today finally. Will let you know how it goes

[@southernsalt]

@@southtexasoutdoor5484 🙌 can’t wait to hear about it!

[@SouthernCrestFishing]

Could've been an alligator gar.... I've ran into them in the bay and had them scare the bejesus out of me like that lol

[@southernsalt]

There’s no gar in this area. It’s a marsh lake that connects to the gulf but no freshwater influence accept from the ground. The only way in here is from the Gulf.

[@SouthernCrestFishing]

I've seen your videos of you fishing my stomping grounds of Galveston, Tx and you would think they would be no alligator gar in West bay because well it connects to the ocean right off San Luis pass, but them suckers wash up after a hard rain from either Bastrop Bayou or Chocolate Bayou and you'll have your run in with them, last year they caught 3 or 4 6ft plus alligators as well. Seems from your first day of prefishing clip y'all had heavy rains, maybe that bit of fresh water pushed him in there while chasing mullet. I could be wrong but if it was a gator I would've done the same thing you did and bolted out of there so fast you would've thought I had a trolling motor on haha🤣🤣

[@southernsalt]

@@SouthernCrestFishing 😂 yeah I was in a hurry to leave lol.

[@SouthernCrestFishing]

@Southern Salt lol... oh BTW I bought a pack some of your Hoodwinks in both the White minnow of death and Silent assassin and gotta say they've quickly have become my favorite lures to throw, love the action on them and durability. Caught 7 or 8 trout on one lure before it even started to tare apart. Definitely gonna be ordering more here shortly 🤙🤙🤙🎣🎣 Fish On!!!

[@southernsalt]

@@SouthernCrestFishing 🙌 🙌 heck yeah man!! We should have them available at Serious Bait and Tackle very soon

[@PompdUpFishin]

We’re you close to 59 when you bumped the gator?

[@southernsalt]

Yes

[@PompdUpFishin]

@@southernsalt yeah naw… lol I don’t go that far.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

My ole dad used to say 'laundry trouble.'

[@southernsalt]

Lol I’m stealing that lol

[@southerncajun9297]

This is totally random man. But came across a video earlier about your problems with your 360 pa . Then watched another one of yours with a update about the 360 pa . Okay with that being said i see this video was posted like 6hrs ago so its fairly new. My question is did they truly fix it ? Is it alot better ? Is it worth buying now?

[@southernsalt]

It’s definitely better but I still have drive issues from time to time that have to be warrantied

[@fishin2fit753]

WOW....INTENSE 🎣💪🏾

[@southernsalt]

No doubt lol

[@briandibble2234]

Okay I'll go with 3 speck lures that have caught me a ton of fish.. The DOA shrimp The Voodoo Shrimp and the Zoom Zulu

[@southernsalt]

Nice! I’ve never heard of the Zoom Zulu, interesting!

[@briandibble2234]

@Southern Salt So it's basically a saltwater version of the fluke junior I put it on an eighth ounce jighead and burn it pearl white with a red or chartreuse head

[@Tommygunz106]

i am from central texas and moved to dfw area found that majority lakes have atleast one gator old timer told me when they were kids carnivals gave baby gators back then instead of goldfish when they got big they dumped them at the nearest body of water... i dont trust any lake had one launch from beach fishing no signs nothing at lake worth apprently that was the only recorded one in ages just my luck to stumple on it almost giving me a heartattack lol

[@yakDaddy-101]

Happen to me a while back scared th crap out of me

[@southernsalt]

Man it’s the 2nd time I’ve done it and I don’t care to do it again lol

[@williamhansel7856]

Heck I had to almost change my pants after that😂

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@louv2425]

Hope u learned something after that gator buddy 👍👍👍. Stick your net in the water before your hand.

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@NateForTree]

Gonna release ‘em with your hand in the water anymore like that first trout?

[@southernsalt]

Huh?

[@kenjernigan2614]

That gator was long gone before you left the area, you spooked it and it headed for the hills.

[@southernsalt]

Lol we scared each other but I didn’t want to find any more in there either

[@thegreenberetlife0191]

Lol, spooked it??? No, they are everywhere down here and they will avoid you sometimes but they really dgaf and will eat your fish, then stare you down or chase you off! The larger gators are absolute apex predators and are not spooked by your presence. Lose your bearing, they’ll take you…

[@southernsalt]

🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 😂

[@kenjernigan2614]

@@thegreenberetlife0191 I grew up in Central and South Florida, down here is where the gators really get thick.

[@kenjernigan2614]

@The Green Beret Life 01 they will spook at your presence, as long as it is not mating season. Been dealing with them for sixty odd years. They are fun to catch on rod and reel, as long as you don't mind losing your lure. If your scared of them you should stay in your house.

[@hookemhardfishing1946]

I have had big gar to do that to me , almost made me fly out of the yak

[@southernsalt]

I bet lol!

[@LackofEffort]

Oh yeah! That's gator territory.

[@southernsalt]

No doubt lol

[@familiamelle]

Show de pescaria

[@dmc31405]

Might have been a huge alligator gar.

[@YakinwithJack]

Bad word 😂

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@clintwatwood]

14:53 🐊

[@southernsalt]

Definitely lol

[@nickbaer6584]

Northerner: Lake's still frozen. Southerner: We kayak in Feb.. Northerner: But y'all got gators Southerner: Touche..

[@southernsalt]

😂 😂

[@HOLDFASTHOUND]

Better be packing the Lords caliber 😳

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@poindxtr2000]

You don't need clean water, after that I would have needed a clean pair of shorts and a defibrillator 😂

[@2reelyakrz481]

It was either a gator or sturgeon. My money is on a gator. We run into them on occasion along the Gulf Coast and that's how they act if they are startled.

[@southernsalt]

I agree!

[@moblack5883]

One of them Amberjacks coming back for revenge

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@Fishing4Reel]

This is the point at which you put the strain on the drive cable that led to it's failure.🐊🦖

[@stripermanly]

Pretty sure that was a 72” trout.

[@southernsalt]

One could only hope lol

[@fly_yaker]

Them mullet were probably beaching themselves to get away from that gator 😂. I would have been done after that myself 💩.

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@fredeb67]

That sir was a giant Florida swamp lizard. Now, you guess what kind now days.

[@southernsalt]

😂 I think so too only in Bama lol

[@justinrabon7475]

They don’t call that Gator Lake for nothing!

[@lawrencelyman3372]

My guess, it wasn't a Gator. More likely, a Bull Shark. Gators just don't usually hit like that, but a Bull Shark definitely does.

[@magicworldbyjorg]

[@southernsalt]

🙌 you bet!!

[@magicworldbyjorg]

@@southernsalt Thank you very mutch... have a nice day.... see you….

[@TexasSlamFishing]

Sean was probably right, not a gator. Probably a new world record trout or a 100lb gar. I saw a KZbinr last week killing them on the Hoodwink

[@southernsalt]

What KZbinr was it?

[@TexasSlamFishing]

Salty Bottom Outdoors

[@TexasSlamFishing]

New Lure (Southern Salt Hoodwink) Catches Despite Terrible Conditions!!

[@southernsalt]

Nice!!

[@diegosalinas2085]

Boom!!! Sniffs...yup that was a pretty crappy experience 😂Another KZbinr from the Texas Coast is TnA Fishing who's shown how good that hoodwink can do in legendary Baffin Bay. Good luck in the tourney brotha 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mp66knqPpdWMf9U

[@billhobson6637]

Gators signal big fish to me. 😂

[@southernsalt]

I definitely felt like there were good ones there

[@JJ-my9uw]

One of the huge problems in Florida is gators are over protected and hunting needs to kull the population. Kids being stalked on lake banks, fishing attacks like never seen here,animals and people attacked on walking paths. Need to get them back to where they see humans they duck and flee rather than they see us and the dinner bell rings

[@robertcarawan4868]

I think it was a gater

[@southernsalt]

Me too lol

[@Broken_n_Famous]

That wasn't a gator grouper or tarpon or e big alligator gar

[@southernsalt]

I’m sticking with gator, not to mention the area I was in Is called Gator Lake lol

[@fullnelson3028]

Man you probably spooked a carp

[@southernsalt]

Nah lol

[@WinkOutdoors]

i watched it about 30 times and I cant tell what it was.

[@southernsalt]

Me too the only thing I can think of is a gator

[@hookemhardfishing1946]

😂 MOTHER ___ , MOTHER _____ , MOTHER _____

[@southernsalt]

😂 I couldn’t help it lol

[@tonyrains8822]

Yep that was a gator

[@southernsalt]

I think so too lol

[@MarkSmith-gt4kq]

SHARK!?

[@southernsalt]

I don’t think so but it’s not impossible

[@carlquance2542]

Would I kayak in alligator and crocodile territory in a 12 foot kayak? With potential 15 foot alligators or 18 foot American crocodiles ( which now have been documented around the Gulf side all the way past Tampa)? Answer, hell no.

[@AllSportsStations]

At 13:56 if you slow it down to .25 at 4K it looks like a fin pops out before anything swirls. I think he was right that it was a big redfish. If you viewers don't know how to do that...click the COG -> Quality --> choose 4k --> playback speed --> .25 I probably still would have probably took off. Too quick to know, but it looks like its a spinning redfish, a big one. Thumbs up. Love your content man.

[@southernsalt]

I’ll have to look at it again, I’ve slowed it down frame by frame

[@heathwatford1737]

I am pretty sure that was a gator brother

[@southernsalt]

Lol me too 😂

[@earlfryejr5407]

Good Luck 🤞, "gator".

[@southernsalt]

Thanks and definitely!

[@DueSouthFishing]

Ok bro, I think I was 400 on the likes..

[@southernsalt]

🙌 🙌

[@Dasher904]

maybe a manatee happens all the time to me in tampa

[@southernsalt]

Not to many manatees here.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@southernsalt there are some though, but usually in the summer .

[@Violence0vAction]

🎣🤙🏼

[@southernsalt]

🙌

[@nikolaslamb439]

This wasn't a dangerous situation lmao, that gator hightailed out of there faster than any human ever could

[@southernsalt]

Ok thanks for watching lol

[@kbeam531]

DOGONE GATOR

[@southernsalt]

😂

[@kmilesSC]

corky

[@southernsalt]

Nice! I know they use them a ton out in TX. I’ve never built a ton of confidence in it.

[@kmilesSC]

@@southernsalt they work great from the carolinas to texas. Dont forget to bend the tail down

[@southernsalt]

@@kmilesSC Roger that!

[@lggIII]

Corky fat boy for sure, along with those hoodwinks. Wishing you much success.

[@carolecarr5210]

U are nuts fishing on Kayak in alligator waters A swish of tail can tip U over. Duh!!??!!??!

[@southernsalt]

😂 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♂️ I hope you’re kidding