ENGINE TROUBLE 127 miles offshore! (Grouper Catch/Clean/Cook)

[@funsharx]

It was the banana you ate. 💯 Never bring bananas on the boat

[@CrimeVid]

Or Cornish Pasties, or see a rabbit on the way to the boat, or…

[@mosquitofleetfishing6599]

When you buy a boat, everything on it is broke, just takes a little while to discover it.

[@Wills420913]

truest statment I've ever heard 😂😂

[@jakejacobson2999]

Shhhhh! The boats will hear you! Mine don’t know they’re supposed to be broken yet 😂

[@Mikesalas1989]

Partly because they sit all the time till u use it, another cuz the sun does a number on them don’t buy a boat unless u plan on using it

[@matthewsmitherman606]

That’s where I’m at currently I’ve had a boat for 2 months now but haven’t gotten to go out once :)

[@bige2969]

I always have said the three worse things for a boat, Sun, Salt, and lack of use!! have a great day.@@Mikesalas1989

[@Mike-hb4pc]

That was definitely one of your better videos! Nice catch of snowies. And that bad fuel issue..... it's the reason I installed top of the line Racor fuel filter/water separators on my boat. We got some bad fuel one time in the Bahamas and had to keep stopping to drain off the water in the Racors, but nothing got past them and we had no engine issues, thank God. I knew that day those Racors paid for themselves. Anyway, nice catch, and at the end of the day that will be the trip you remember and talk about later. Cheers

[@rodfair5698]

Nick, I spent 20 years at sea as an Engineer Officer on a cruise liner, one of my responsibilities was looking after 22 lifeboats and launches, from 2 cylinder to twin 12 cylinder. I know from that experience, that you have the right attitude to be a boat captain. Great job man! Very sincerely,Rod

[@StanzFam]

I wish I knew more about the mechanics! Thanks for watching

[@maritimeus]

If it wasn’t mass maritime, then it was nothing. Mr. Cruise Ship Engineer Officer 😂

[@alanhannigan9944]

That's not fishing using fancy reel's that pull your fish up from bottom then you got a guy who deals with gaffing unhooking l, remember as teenager sitting on the end of the breakwater line tight and half rapped around my index 👉 you can tell alot from the way a fish strikes,can your reel tell you what's on the hook, probably not yet but give it time, fishing will be watching rods fish, sad for the youth

[@gradybrowning3976]

I was waiting for that mini rod to snap, but wow I’m impressed!

[@binhnguyen-zy7ut]

2 years watching you and this is the first time i'm first! 😂

[@jamiehoward4980]

Glad you all had a safe trip there and back. That little mini rod is the truth awesome! That cooler was packed full of yummy grouper. That's why we run Yamaha!!!

[@StanzFam]

You got that right!

[@simpledj509chromo7]

Twin engines and separate tanks for the win. It'll be a long while before I can afford anything that could reasonably run twins but having two motors on separate systems is a smart move. Glad you guys made it back in a reasonable time frame and caught some really nice fish.

[@WillyK51]

I run twin old 48 Enduros on my 24 Ft Panga. No inboard tanks. You def can afford twins on whatever you are driving. New boat with twin Merc 600, next lifetime, Caught 4 Kingfish and a big jack two weeks ago, A 30 lb'r. Whatever you got(reliable), and Kicker for insurance will bring fish for the table. Many years ago would go way out there with a 12 Ft Starcraft and a 8HP Mariner. never let me down, even on pretty high seas. For insurace had a pair of Oars🤣My only insurance was one of the big cell phones of the late 1970's. If stranded could call my local fishermen friends fo help. Never had to

[@customledandfiberopticsinc2756]

That was a brutal trip. Last time I was down we had the air pump fail 20 miles out. Long slow ride back to shore, 5 hrs, but we trolled all the way back in and got a half dozen keeper Dolphin so it wasn't a total loss. Sometimes you gotta make lemonade.

[@lenjames]

As the Freeman and Yamaha logos are playing in the corner...classic. Great vid Capt. Nick...looks like good eating

[@befmx31]

16:36, at least it's a calm day out there. Imagine working on that motor is a rolling sea.

[@michaelcarlson8622]

I'm in southern California and here the wings are called collars. They are really good on different fish one is a yellowtail. It's part of the jack family and over 20 pounds done on the barbeque are good. As a suggestion for getting the cheeks off the head sharpen a large spoon to scoop the meat out it gets more of it off the head. I make a soup with the head that is really good. Enjoyed watching you catch the double header on the mini rod it would have been nice to have been 1 giant one, but 2 big ones are good. We get the snowy grouper off the Baja Peninsula up to +40 pounds in water up to about 450 feet deep.

[@erniewallace7687]

Really neat shot of running past Ft. Jefferson!

[@Yikes927]

I had a similar fuel issue on my Suzuki. It ended up being a hard to see secondary filter on the engine. Its called a high pressure fuel filter and its connected to the fuel injection rail..

[@StanzFam]

I think that was it!

[@ben3989]

Is it field maintainable? In a pinch could you delete the filter in a pinch?

[@Yikes927]

@@ben3989It would be difficult, but maybe.. You have to take the side cowling off to be able to get to it.. My boat does not have good access to the engine while in the water.. It would be impossible for me..

[@DarylLandry]

Man,we had problems like this on a 2stroke,,, and I had to sit back in the back and pump the primer bulb all the way home

[@StanzFam]

It happens : /

[@williammathews6603]

thats a real life trip,grouper on da mini kudoz..goodness in dat head..staysafe an that was another good vid nic..

[@stevejo8162]

You need to mount those fish with the mini rod!!!! That was awesome! Love the channel keep it up and we will keep watching

[@StanzFam]

Great idea! Thanks for watching

[@michaelmilliet6665]

Great idea showing the world the almost catastrophic day offshore. The sat phone a must! Extra water on board like a gallon per person per day. And plenty of grouper sushi. Lol

[@tymesho]

Killer "all-around" video. Of course, I subbed. Also, the head makes some of the finest soup!

[@Nunofurbusiness-ci6vm]

Love the channel! I always feel I'm right there with y'all... Great videos

[@StanzFam]

I appreciate that

[@garyulmer259]

Nick that was a good fishing trip to bad you all had engine trouble but you all got fish and some big ones at that just glad you all made it back safe 👍

[@ronniedavis3273]

I am glad for you guys that the boat issues were not more serious than they were. Love the channel!

[@johnlincoln4616]

You might be a fisherman, but you’re probably not a go 130 miles out on a questionable engine and catch a double on the mini rod kinda fisherman. You’re a fishing beast Nick!

[@wadealley74]

Wow your a beast nick!!! That was cool on the mini rod!

[@tombrown7577]

Nick, all I can say is that you are one lucky dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are living life the right way.

[@AStrangernightApache0864]

Hi Captain Nick , you caught those fish with the mini rod because all your years as a fisherman and your experience played the part in landing those two . Way to go Captain Nick . I dare you to do it again with the mini rod except this time make it a 40 or 50 pounder 💯😎💪😱👍 You the Man Nick .👍

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Stanzfam! Awesome catch on the mini Nick! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@wizdom246]

Glad yall made it back home safe ❤

[@jeffh5886]

Awesome job on the Nick stick. Great video. Sucks about the fuel issues.

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching!

[@robertlittle8672]

Nick , glad you filmed the whole trip,made it interesting, to wait and see the outcome, glad you guys got home safe .THOSE WERE SOME JUMBO GROUPER YOU CAUGHT ON THE NICK/STAN STICK ,Great Video as always!!! T hanks!!!

[@benduea2713]

Nice one! When my Suzuki was doing that I thought it was fuel but it was the plugs!

[@pammager7135]

Glad you made it back safe, Nick! That was pretty scary!

[@thecount1001]

you guys seem like a different kind of rich people that i see in boats on YT. i get a sense that you probably worked for it over a long time.

[@oumuamua717]

Greetings from Massachusetts love your video's

[@StanzFam]

Glad you like them!

[@MikeHoncho69420]

Good opportunity to sell them one of those $1.5M Freeman’s you listed 😂

[@robertrodriguez5354]

Unfortunately, I can relate. In fact I felt bad just watching you. I can only imagine what was going through your mind. Just glad you made it back in one piece!

[@pammager7135]

Hi Nick, when you guys get back to your area and the Coast Guard stops you, how can you prove you caught those fish in legal waters? Must be a lot of drag on the line when you catch 3 at a time?

[@Billyrussell0948]

Down here in the Laguna madre and Baffin bay I had my fuel filter rust a hole so I repaired it with a screw and electrical tape. Went on to fish for 3 days.

[@benknowles6757]

Yup welcome to key west, everything is expensive nowadays! Great catch Nick that's gonna be a good dinner!

[@spurbronc9449]

He's definitely one of your best fisherman along with Joey VT. They do it for the true love and original traditions and putting food on humans tables!!

[@andersonj1each26]

This is a great video to show why you should have twins when fishing offshore! A 25hp kicker is gonna be even a worse trip back if you had to come back on that. After fishing tuna 100 miles offshore I have realized I will never go offshore without twin mains ever again.

[@StanzFam]

Very true!

[@sdhelomz]

Excellent, thanks for cooking the grouper. On the Westcoast the throat is called the collar.

[@1776FREE2]

As a captain, the only excusable reasons to only bring “just enough gas for the trip” are: Don’t have enough capacity. More money than brains. More brains than money.

[@hammer4211]

Props to the guys for working so hard and never giving up to fix the issue..and they never complained..would fish with those guys on that boat in a heartbeat..They put ya'll on an epic bite..so no worries about motor issue...

[@jake9705]

Advice like that is how you get yourself killed or your kids killed some day.

[@ericanderson1910]

So glad y’all made it! Saw you at Buds working on your boat on the bar. Hope everything was ok. Mahi been tough this year only a few keepers per 20 shorts. Lobsters are making up for it! Stay safe man. Also picked me up a really cool stanz shirt at buds! God bless you guys.

[@icatchthings]

Glad y’all got back safe and still found a few fish. Have been to pulley 4 times and it’s always prayers on the way in and out.

[@josephkey2979]

Nick videos like this are awesome

[@michaelmcdonnell1172]

Excellent videos. I really enjoy the complete honesty and candidness so much great information here. Stay safe

[@winterswijk1970]

I really enjoy the video Nick!!,,👍🙏👊👊

[@victorlui5955]

Yay!! Y'all got back real good. 😊

[@1789ep]

Amazing!!! the mini rod action was great

[@ducnut]

That floating restaurant right there at the boat ramp, in the background, is WAY better than Five Guys, every day of the week. You missed out.

[@StanzFam]

Next time 🙂

[@deanwellmer3668]

Great video !! What temperature did you bake the throat meat?

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching! I think it was 375

[@turkeybird7679]

It's a darn good thing you went out with two engines. A call to a friend or the coast guard for a tow would have been embarrassing....lol.

[@TheNickhammond]

Same thing happened on my only trip to Pulley. We had a motor that wouldn’t start and limped back at 10 mph. Took 12 hours. Turned out to be a connection at the battery terminal. Glad you made it back. I never went back after my ordeal.

[@TheNickhammond]

Oh yeah. Shout out on that little rod catch! That was awesome!

[@StanzFam]

It’s always something on a boat! Thanks for watching

[@koatele]

Captain Nick on the mini rod! "Tightness is upon us! No one's laughing now."

[@jrcriddle7253]

Whew. We had to come back at 10mph awhile back. Slow wet ride back. Wound up being a check valve on the tank.

[@jonsmith398]

my marine mechanic highly recommends lucas ethanol treatment in the green bottle no issues so far this year

[@jumper72]

You jinx the boat with that banana lol

[@bruhmomento4590]

Yamaha logo on the bottom right adds some humor to it

[@kevinkawamoto7322]

Congrats, on the great catch! If you come to Hawaii, "wings" are called "collars'" here. That and the belly are the fatty parts, so tasty & juicy. Even grilled. Now you'll sound like a pro in the islands. Tight lines

[@Steve-Jody]

Back at the dock, the next day, Did I miss what the final conclusion to the motors issues was? What did the mechanic find?

[@mitchellfolkes7854]

Brother you are number 1

[@quentind4093]

nice video ! Cheers from France

[@Rowdymotmot]

Good catch with the mini rod it did a massive job. Instead of using Garlic salt use Garlic Powder. You can add salt as you wish. This is a big help if you have someone watching their salt intake. I am glad you guys got back okay with the engine that was not running well.

[@wonderchild53]

Nick, with two big fish on the mini-rod...you're the man...hahahaha

[@rosswhite4527]

At least y’all caught some beautiful fish 👌

[@byoung3586]

You did a great job 👏🏿 using that mini rod

[@CaptainAtSea]

Any update on the motor?

[@randalljames1]

we were out fishing the Coronados when I saw my first Mula mula.... what a freak fish...

[@StanzFam]

Strange fish for sure!

[@jakejacobson2999]

Atleast it was flat calm that day! Better than being broke down in snotty seas!

[@shawnwood9875]

Man! That’s a trip!

[@moncorp1]

if the garlic salt is too salty, use garlic powder instead. You can always salt it after tasting it. Its hard to use too much garlic powder.

[@StanzFam]

Good call!

[@Subsequentlytherefore]

Love the captain Ron reference,

[@kevinekleberry7414]

Great video nice to see you get into the tuna you can’t feel to bad about the blue it happens better to eat it than feed sharks we did same thing with a good black out of Dominical got tail wrapped

[@hoppy1028]

Had to buy a mini rod today for my kids to have fun with offshore, gonna throw my little Avet reel on it

[@Skits_Missions]

The banana did it!

[@CaptainWizz-db2pw]

Best thing about your trip other than getting back safely is at least the seas were not 3-5 or bigger. Had my share of those kinda days. Question, you think those snowy grouper were on a wreck? Get hung up any? There is a wreck here off North Carolina about 100 miles off of Wrightsville Beach that holds big Snowies. Season was closed after the numbers of the wreck fell into too many hands. We used Miami type electric reels to reach them. Big fish. Mostly in the 50-60 lb range. The good ole days!

[@BraydonBlanchette]

It was the banana!

[@iBon1wheel]

I’m really glad you survived those 5 guys

[@martyw9675]

Another great Video Nick, What model Penn reel are you using on the light rod? Cheers Marty ( Melbourne )

[@ericdavi1231]

We just missed eachother! I took my boat to Pulley Ridge from Sanibel last Saturday!

[@ktitus54]

Nice catch. Great processing information. Like the cheeks. Is there a reason why you do not used super cold shaved ice? Is there a reason to use cocktail ice?? I live in Juneau Alaska and just came back from Petersburg on a halibut and silver salmon fishing trip. We use shaved ice from Trident that is free in Petersburg. Shaved is also available in Juneau from a local processor. "Gill and gut" and then put on and in shaved ice.

[@StanzFam]

Thanks for watching. That’s the ice machines we have available to us

[@rosspittman6556]

Capt. Nick, be glad you’ve got anything but Suziki’s on the BroadMinded, could be fuel, could be wiring harness, but its always something.

[@dannyjones3840]

At least you guys only lost 1 engine. If was really a bad fuel issue, you would've lost boat engines. Glad y'all made it back in!

[@Folderedge]

DOUBLE HEADER ON A MINI ROD!!! SHEESH

[@StanzFam]

🙌🏻

[@BroadBillHunter]

When fishing turns into a living nightmare. You guys definetly kept your cool thats forsure...glad yall made it back safe

[@csrboltfan2643]

I used to think electric reels were for sissies or the handicapped..........until I tried them (MANY years ago). I cannot believe the difference it made fishing all day. Back then there weren't many restrictions on grouper and we filled both fish boxes to the brim. I can't remember how deep the water was, but If we didn't use electric reels we would've been whipped by 9:00am. They made a believer out of me.

[@victorlui5955]

Ohhh, I used to put to much garlic salt in the dry rub marinating. That's when I just used garlic powder & a little garlic salt. 😊

[@dennismusch1623]

when fueling a boat if not sure pump the fuel thru a mister funnel ( used on aviation ) it will trap and show if there are contaminants , we use these funnels in alaska , once while motoring thru foreign ports I bought fuel without using the mister funnel less than two hours out used up four racors and two secondary filters....bad fuel.

[@AuditRecon]

Damn Nick, these videos make me jealous. I would love to go out deep sea fishing. Very nice double up on the light tackle.

[@skylaryoung3750]

Would love to do this same trip but all jigging 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@StanzFam]

Jigging would be fun!

[@PamB_3423]

Wow glad you made it home safely. Those Grouper were huge. Looked way bigger than the Atlantic grouper??

[@MrNick-]

Those reals are like a video game. Even when the fish come up looking dead with their tongues out, looks like a real like video game lol

[@alexv305]

What rod is that!! It can hold that much weight and not snap? Talking about the mini one

[@StanzFam]

It’s a “NickStick” from STANZ fishing. We are sold out of them at the moment though

[@joeeliff4233]

GREAT VIDEO"

[@jake9705]

9:41 -- What's the deal with the "sunset" position on Penn reels? Is that a marketing gimmick? How is free-strike-full-sunset any different from free-strike-full if both reels have the same maximum drag?

[@befmx31]

You guys are dropping those baits so fast! I realize there is current there. Are you anchored in 700ft of water? Spot lock? How do you keep the leader from wrapping around the mainline? I have trouble with that. Thanks.

[@boostedsaleen6146]

Nothing like working on a boat off shore , we were 50miles off shore and lost a alternator and a lower unit . Need less to say we swapped parts on the water to make it home. Took to two broken motors and made one good one . Lol

[@joecassara1870]

The Banana might had something to with it :)