Keep the boat and do some shopping. The $7K is a lot closer to a new motor than the $9K is to a new boat! Should be able to get a good deal if you're patient. Good luck and tight lines!!
@cerasbelmont17102 ай бұрын
Do not surrender your boat. Either retain it and look for a new motor, or retain it and sell it without a motor to a third party person for significantly more than the 2k difference. If it were me I would keep it completely. Boats are extremely expensive right now so replacing it would be a huge cost.
@BryanShelley-v5n2 ай бұрын
I want to say thanks for the entertainment and education I’ve gotten from your channel. As someone who’s worked in the film, TV, and advertising, for 30 years, I Really dig what you do. As a trout and warm water fly fisherman, I’m dying to get down there a try some of what I’ve learned from you. I think it was mentioned by someone else earlier. It does kill me how often I’ve heard you, Brad. and Brant, along with others, say I don’t have a thing to measure a fish with while you’re holding a fishing rod. Measure out the parts of your rod and mark out what you don’t have already have on your rod. Keep rocking all the content you’ve been doing. Love all the family outings as well. If you like the boat you have 7000 can get you a nice motor if you shop around. But you could have a decent down payment on something if you want to upgrade. Bless!
@seansmith17562 ай бұрын
Mark your rods with legal size limits. So then you have to keep running back and forth to measure the fish or worry about bringing a scale.
@WhatJeanWants2 ай бұрын
Yes, keep the boat and go shopping for a new or newish motor!!
@EarlEarl-wj9wg2 ай бұрын
EASY decision about the boat. Yeah, you want the boat so keep it. Take the 7 Grand and find a good motor or have it rebuilt properly. Even if you have to add a few bucks, you still will have the boat you want. An easy one to decide.
@goodcitizen642 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along! Tight lines and good luck no matter what you decide on the boat!
@FoulOwl21122 ай бұрын
Flounder are the funnest fish to release. They really scoot! Makes me laugh every time.
@brick696Ай бұрын
Thanks for doing these kinds of videos. Heading down there tomorrow for the whole month and these kinds of videos really help getting me prepped for fishing. Really appreciate it!
@bobbytodd58462 ай бұрын
Fun video to watch. Listening to the waves is an extra benefit. God bless you guys
@chaspruitt26102 ай бұрын
If the boat is still useable keep it & take the $7K. You will be a whole lot closer to getting a motor for $7K than a boat & motor for $9K. 😊
@pdm12892 ай бұрын
IMO: Take the $7k and use it toward the motor you want. It will be close, but I suspect you will come up a little short on a new motor. But new is always better since you know that the break in periods were done correctly and you didn’t buy someone else’s problems.
@bellarouxllc61602 ай бұрын
Hopes and prayers to you and all the beach bum family with Helene. Stay safe my friend ❤
@brucebryan35002 ай бұрын
Thank you for clarifying the way you set the hook for flounder, that helps tremendously, can't wait to deploy new stradegy!
@lancecashler55472 ай бұрын
Just love watching these flounder videos
@MichaelSmith-uu2sw2 ай бұрын
It was doing the exact same thing yesterday on Perdido Key just down the road from you. There was a ton of some kind of seaweed and was too difficult. I did manage one that came up a half inch short. Thanks for your content!
@arnoldosullivan66422 ай бұрын
Motor, maybe a sponsorship deal with the Marine Shop. Between the YT and the store you have eyes on…
@naesyelmuhc76982 ай бұрын
I meet you and brad at the store that day. I dont use banks, its a no brainer since you know the boat, take that 7k add $$$ to it and get a great motor! I hear someone has 10 newly acquired ones!
@roll_tideroll52052 ай бұрын
Salt Strong now has a flexible/foldable ruler that you can keep in your bag. It's tear proof and rolls up...I'll be grabbing a couple myself. Might want to check them out. Tight lines
@johnhovorka30622 ай бұрын
Keep the boat, its set up the way you like it. Look for a motor.
@wesbayne49222 ай бұрын
You can 100% find a replacement motor for 7k!!! Keep your boat!!
@johncraig47362 ай бұрын
When I was young, we used a coleman lantern gigging. I also got stingray, taste just like scallops.
@randyruney57042 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks
@theestablishmenta79032 ай бұрын
There are plenty of options.. Check with the channel, that boat guy I'm sure he can sell you a second hand motor
@aaronarneson95482 ай бұрын
I went out to Fort Morgan to the beach off Mobile St and threw a Z man trout Jig head with a gulp 4 inch curly tail. I got 12 flounder between two days 2 of which were keepers. I believe they were all Gulf flounder and most of them were right on the shore in the wave crash zone. Was out there on the 21st and the 22nd of September.
@randyneusch56482 ай бұрын
Hi Matt , I would definitely keep the boat . you should be able to find a new motor for 7 grand . God bless and good fishing 🎣 🎣🐟🛥️🚤
@mattbyrne18222 ай бұрын
Get a motor youngman. That's your best and safest bet. 👍
@kilowhisky68732 ай бұрын
Keep the boat and bye the motor! Now, as you stated, I would speak with some marine stores and get a quote for both the motor and install price. You should be able to replace the motor as follows or at least close to this; 25 HP - 100 HP $4,000 to $12,000 give or take. Take the quotes you get and go back to your insurance company with results.
@scottturner25612 ай бұрын
Keep the boat look for a freshwater motor up in Georgia
@RichardSpiegel-y4d2 ай бұрын
Tohatsu outboard are cheaper because of no advertizing... but its the same manufacturer as mercury. Saw 60 HP by less than 5000
@johnkile5712 ай бұрын
" I did not bring anything to measure with." If you don't own a small tape measure, mark you pole .
@salth2o32342 ай бұрын
I thought you were going to say you found a square grouper.
@markbates8912 ай бұрын
I use a tandum rig with Gulp. I caught a couple of 17" southern flounder off Pelican Island near Galveston about 3 weeks ago.
@jailenc66742 ай бұрын
Can you try using live bait as well? Absolutely love these flounder videos.
@BeamsOutdoorsАй бұрын
Man those Flys will role your paints up to bite you
@joshmassey7566Ай бұрын
You should put a mark on the min. Limit for the fish you are targeting. That way you don’t have to have a tape to measure you have it marked on your rod.
@rayrichmond47462 ай бұрын
I bought a brand new mercury that sat in top stock for 5 years from bass pro! No warranty, but 60% off!
@michaelkerr57452 ай бұрын
Stay safe with the weather you have coming
@richardstone52412 ай бұрын
KEEP THE BOAT. ALL OF THE MANUFACTURERS RIGHT NOW ARE HAVING FALL CLOSEOUT SALES FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN GET A 60HP HONDA JET MOTOR FOR $6,000. SHOP AROUND AND WHEEL AND DEAL!
@jayjayveezy2 ай бұрын
What did you find strange on the public beach?
@Mr.Saltwater2 ай бұрын
Salt water, lol. I hate titles like this. At least one time Strange to mean a pirate ship or something instead of nothing strange
@dougvaldivia33952 ай бұрын
work on replacing the motor as you said talking to the dealers to see what might be available...the boat replacement offer maybe good but may not get you back on the water without issues. if time permits it would be cool to see you out on the kayak crossing some eyes.
@mikemargiolos71452 ай бұрын
I found it easier to just put in finger mullet on them and line it up some poles.
@JamesWilliams-h2kАй бұрын
Have you ever caught a flounder that had been gigged? Caught one a few years ago that had gig scars.
@eisaacmiller44432 ай бұрын
Keep the boat and find a motor
@lancecashler55472 ай бұрын
They are one of my favorite fish and I am from Michigan
@markm64652 ай бұрын
Where do you order the Halco lures?
@joewoodfin9231Ай бұрын
I'd take the 7k and keep my boat. Mercury has a 60 hp for $6,995. I don't think the 5 bucks left over would fix that harness though.
@4688-x2t2 ай бұрын
Bust Out Another Thousand (BOAT), motors are expensive as you know but, probably the best option, Good Luck, tight lines in Surfcity with the bummy stick, 26 inch blues
@4688-x2t2 ай бұрын
The Atlantic is 100 feet from me and I am watching BBB videos.
@tomg40842 ай бұрын
You should try Fort Morgan probably catch some big ones heading out. They gonna be thick right after this hurricane blows the water out.
@bjeweled212 ай бұрын
Keep the boat
@richardgorman59132 ай бұрын
new 60 horse yamahas are about 5500 so 7 grand sounds about right
@LorinWhite2 ай бұрын
Get the motor for the boat.your viewers have spoken.
@eeassa2 ай бұрын
So the insurance company totaled the boat for less than the cost to repair or comparably replace it with? Man that;s terrible!! Since you already know and like the boat you should get a motor and keep it.
@CTJEEPGUY19732 ай бұрын
Take the $7K and get a rebuilt motor. $7k will will easily get you a 125 with money for installation and pocket money to boot.
@LeifSybesmaАй бұрын
What’s your favorite option for paints to wear on warmer days beach fishing?
@kastlekiller2 ай бұрын
I saw loads of people Gigging in gulf shores last Friday night, getting hard to find a spot
@stripermanly2 ай бұрын
You can get a 4-stroke of 60HP not far from what you have
@ronturner64112 ай бұрын
I would try to hit a boat show you can usially get good prices on motors and accessories there.
@pieseasmyseasАй бұрын
90hp Honda 4 stroke available or 50hp Yamaha 4 stroke
@fishboyfishing76282 ай бұрын
You usually pay about $1000 for every ten horsepower. So you should be able to replace the motor for $7000
@rayrichmond47462 ай бұрын
I would replace the motor
@jackbelk85272 ай бұрын
From the picture and title I thought you had made chicken foot stilts and were scaring little kids thinking it was T-Rex.
@trappertimsadventures26522 ай бұрын
Damn brother if little ones were big ones you'd have a mess of fish
@RolandDuck-nv1gr2 ай бұрын
Please check AI insurance first they pay a lot more than your local State Farm or Allstate or whoever you have insurance with. Thank you. Love your videos.
@johnmarschalk19772 ай бұрын
Don't you have a boat partner at BBO? Talk to them, I'm sure they'd be honest with you. People reposer all the time. They may have a good motor they just took off a boat that they'd give you a good price on. May actually put some money back in the college fund
@kingcraven80562 ай бұрын
Thats only 2 grand for the boat and trailer. If you could swing another 2 or 3 grand on top of the 7 for the motor you should get a pretty good one that will last.
@iancaen29772 ай бұрын
Motor...keep boat.
@dasavage2 ай бұрын
Matt what is the shaft length for your boat? 20, 25?? Saw a 60 hp Yamaha 20 " shaft for $5355 with free shipping.
@Philip-gy4fi2 ай бұрын
The beach ain't that long we know where you're at
@MikeRobison-y4e2 ай бұрын
i am amazed how you can be on a public beach with not another soul in site. never get that on east coast central florida where i fish.
@randyruney57042 ай бұрын
Wish west central Florida coast was that uncrowded. Hard to fish with all the people swimming or walking into your set.
@davidlucia90892 ай бұрын
You can get a motor for 7k and get it put on for that price
@Kwest1412 ай бұрын
Anything else happening in the surf right now? Blues, Spanish, sharks?? Jack's?
@NeilReeves-ql4bt2 ай бұрын
I landed 4 Blues around 20" yesterday morning from the beach at SGI before the mandatory evacuation notices started coming in at 9:00 am. Hooked and lost 3 other big bites. Using Ladyfish as cut bait. Also caught one short Pomp.
@Kwest1412 ай бұрын
Ohhh Awesome...I'll be at Fort Morgan all next week soo just trying to get an idea of how the fishing is right now...
@michaelpeery48262 ай бұрын
Reach out to That Boat Guy, he's a KZbinr in Florida. He may have a motor, or can lead you in the right direction.
@michaelpeery48262 ай бұрын
youtube.com/@thatboatguy?feature=shared
@darnold852 ай бұрын
I would take the 7 grand because you can get another Yamaha 60 for 7-8 thousand
@randybedker15842 ай бұрын
Just looked on market place here 1989 50 hp for 2000 dollars.
@clayrevis77092 ай бұрын
What is the latest about your motor
@blueaggie642 ай бұрын
Maybe watch the video . 😂
@davidlucia90892 ай бұрын
You can get a motor for 8k
@douglasebert4542Ай бұрын
what was very strange?
@Benney-u5x2 ай бұрын
W post
@kevincasler-h2b2 ай бұрын
You can almost get a new motor for 7k
@rayrichmond47462 ай бұрын
Flounder in NC Sucks now! Too many regs
@no_step_on_snek97962 ай бұрын
What flounder lol? We can't keep any this year. Go to VA and you can keep 6 per person or SC where you can keep 5 per person and we can't keep them recreational at all...but have a much larger commercial limit in NC. I guess they think we are dumb enough to believe that fish know where state lines are and avoid NC, and we can't work out that all of our recreational weight is getting tossed over to commercial.
@colemant68452 ай бұрын
Whoh... The insurance company would not allow you to remove the Spot Lock before they take it???? I thought you installed that trolling motor? $9K can get you a decent used 75hp... But you should be pissed off the insurance company isn't covering "Replacement Value"... That is, unless you only Declared a value of $9K ??
@jamesbeiler60142 ай бұрын
I looked at new motors there around 8k buy new motor
@bonnierust88502 ай бұрын
Any bird nerds know what bird it was end of video? Pileated Woodpecker or King Fisher are my guess.