Camping on Abandoned Island & Fishing Catch and Cook

I promise I'll show up when your life's too rough In space, no matter how you talk with me You never know what to say I don't think I'm in my key I'm so hypnotized by these feelings It's all in, it's all in, it's all in, it's all in Alright guys, here we are at Tangier Island Jake, you ready to catch some big fish? Yeah! Well, it's a beautiful day, but it's a little windy and choppy And it doesn't take much to put a wave over the side and swamp us I really need to get a sit-on-top kayak for this sort of thing It's on my to-do list You see all these houses sitting here on the dock? These are little peeler sheds When you catch a crab that's about to molt You put him in the shed with a bunch of water And he sheds and becomes a peeler A soft little gummy crab that you can eat whole And they're worth a lot more money So this is where they make the peeler crabs More peeler crabs come out of Tangier Island than just about anywhere else We've got about 12-15 mile per hour winds right in our face And we've got actually decent little waves Makes me a little nervous we might swamp the kayak Because this is not a saltwater kayak But, I've got an ace up my sleeve I think, yeah, we're only in 24 inches of water So even Jacob could walk back to the dock if we had to So it's not exactly dangerous But just more of a wrong tool for the job situation Well, we're finally turning around the island But now we've got to go a little bit of an angle to the waves We're going to see how that goes Alright, we've got a beach We're going to try to make it to that Yeah, you are wet, aren't you? Yeah Oh, I'm dying I'm paddling for about an hour Really hard to get to this island But we're only about halfway to where we need to be But I can't fight this wind and tide anymore So we're going to drag the boat along the beach To where we want to camp My arms need a break I am beat This is not easy But it's a lot easier than kayaking in that Got an old crab trap Hey, look at this You remember this? Look at this It's a chair We found this last time Look It's a shark Look at that Is it a dead shark? It's a dead shark? Is that crazy? Jacob's been talking about catching a shark for days That's what he wants to do more than anything else Ah, poop I think we ran out of beach We've got to get back in the kayak Why do I have the feeling I'm about to get really wet? Oh, poor Jacob Well, I'm wet from the knees down But I think Jacob got the worst of it Are you wet, Jacob? Yeah All right, guys I need to put the camera down and fight some wind and current here All right, I think we found our spot It's about an hour before high tide So real estate is a little bit scarce Got to find a spot to set the tent So we need to find the highest spot we can to pitch our tent This might work But darn it, it's close Check this out This is kind of sad Check out this grave A year ago, it was in so much better shape This used to be an inhabited island But the erosion's been so bad That all the houses and everything is gone now There's just a few artifacts left Here on Tangier Island, families bury their loved ones in their front yard Because there's nowhere else to put them So this was someone's house Every once in a while, locals come and move the gravestones away from the shoreline But you know what the saying is You can't fight the tide Oh, look at this Last year, there was a set of gravestones right here And you could read them really well I actually did some research and found out some interesting things About the people that were buried here But after a hundred years of resting in peace It's gone Yeah, the shoreline's eroded away a lot too The beach was a lot wider this time last year Well, luckily, this is the highest tide we're going to experience on this campout So as long as we stay dry in the next hour, we'll be dry all night My little camping buddy's wet, cold, and tired I better get the tent up and get him taken care of Yeah, I think the tent's going to be okay As long as it stays dry in the next hour I'm just worried about one rogue wave coming in and getting everything wet Well, now that I've got the tent set up I'm going to try to see if we can get some of our clothes dried There we go Got a dairy rigged a little bit Hopefully that does something Poor little guy's tuckered right out Oh, that tent's already the perfect temperature Jacob's just snoozing away I'm going to let him get his rest And I'm going to go rig up the fishing gear This is an old Daiwa surf rod I bought it in Hong Kong They don't sell it here in the U.S. And I absolutely love it Telescope's out about 12 feet It's perfect for this type of thing This over here is a European carp fishing rod and reel It's a Daiwa Mission X with a Fox EOS bite and run reel Great for catching carp But also an awesome surf fishing rod Surf fishing is not rocket science I'm taking a prepackaged rig Chucking it out over an oyster bed at high tide Using a little shrimp as bait If they're there, I'll catch them If not, I won't There we go That didn't take long Got something good on here Only been fishing for two minutes And already got an awesome keeper bass Unfortunately the season doesn't open until next week So we're putting him back A fish like that is never swimming by itself This rod's going to get slammed I'm getting all these little nibbles Must be like little spot or something Striped bass don't nibble like that Little spot make good bait So I always keep a couple of these number 12 size eagle claws in my bag I'm going to go check one of those out there Try to catch these little fish that are stealing my bait And use them for bait You know, squid is so tough I just use it like a bait stop Use that to help keep my bait from sliding off the hook Got a serious fish Dang it got hung up We're going to take the kayak out and see if we can't undo it Ah, my butt's nice and wet Easier to paddle without Jacob in the gear Well, whatever it was, we lost it now We'll throw it back in and see if we can't catch something I think the wind and the waves might be calming down a little bit Well, I'm nice and wet now Oh, we got a real one Oh, that was a nice fish Uh oh, uh oh See the end of my line's all curly and crimped Means my knot was bad That's on me There you go, that's some beautiful bait That's exactly what we want Another little bait stealer Look at this I got a blowtoad It's a puffer fish, or we call them blowtoads When Jacob was just a baby, I did a catch and cook video about blowtoads And I got the video all done And Jacob grabbed my external hard drive off the kitchen table and threw it And broke it, and I lost all my footage But I'm going to keep this guy This guy's good eating I've got a live well going on in here Hey Jacob What's up? You want to come fish with me? Well, I am having a ball But I need to get this little boy some lunch Making a little wind block so the flame doesn't get blown away Let's test that Too hot? There we go, we got two chunks of pinfish on a high-low rig We're going to see what that catches We might catch a shark Yeah Oh yeah, that's bone dry That worked really well I think we need to have a campfire tonight So we're going to make a little fire pit And get some firewood together Let's put it right there, okay? Careful That's a stingray See, look at that That's their stinger right there See, look at that That thing is ferocious It's huge Watch out, watch out, he can get you in the foot Watch this Not a shark, but a member of the shark family So, you know, there's that I just lost another lead I brought six of them, but I'm down to only two After three hours The fishing is awesome though Man, I've been getting big hits I just got another rig hung up I got to go get it I can't afford to lose any more leads I went and got this rig unstuck And then the other rod just went off Something big grabbed it And so Jake started fighting it And I kayaked over And started handlining it And it broke the line Oh, I've got 20 pound mono On these reels And it's just too light I need like 40 Oh, I'm down to one lead It's a time to adapt And overcome So, I'm going to make Some weight here We use this trick in off the beach shark fishing And once you catch a fish Or you reel it in You'll drag this across the reef It'll tear it open, the sand will dump out And the plastic bag comes back to shore So you're not littering But it's kind of a one time use weight Alright, there we go Nice big chunk of whiting Okay, we're going to put this in the kayak and take it out I dropped that bait way out there I expected a big old Striped bass Well, we've got some bait soaking and it's getting late I think it's time to start cooking some dinner I'm going to build a fire right here On the beach And we're going to see about cooking up some tacos Alright It's time to cook some tacos Alright, we call these blow toads But they're a type of puffer fish Super easy to clean There we go Nice little chunk of puffer fish It's kind of like a chicken drumstick Really good tasting meat Super easy to clean You know, it takes 10-15 minutes to clean like 30 of these I mean, you can get really fast at it Well, I wanted to do Seafood tacos, but I didn't know what If anything I would catch today So I kind of brought a lot of stuff One, they had a sale on live Lobsters, so I got a lobster And then of course we got Our bait, which is perfectly good Fresh shrimp, it's refrigerated And then I've got our clickbait These are freshwater crayfish From Thailand Look at these suckers Isn't that crazy They had them on sale next to the Tiger Prawn, so I just had to buy a few You know, just because I've never seen one before Hey Jake, you want to eat one of these? Yeah Okay, I'm just going to take this and remove this Yeah, I got big old green feathers Let's see Alright Jake, hold it with your hands Here, wipe your hands on your shirt Get all the sand off You like it? Okay Oh, that looks good Oh, that's good That's really good You've got to lean over here though I don't want you eating that on my There you go, it's a shrimp popsicle Alright Now we're going to make a taco with the puffer fish There we go Puffer fish taco That is good You want to eat the lobster? Yeah? Big old buttery garlicky lobster tail We've got a bag of marshmallows What do you want? Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, or sour apple? There we go Go roast that bad boy That is a great beach fire Oh There you go Well we ate a ton of food and sat by the fire and counted stars and it's just been wonderful but it's super late and I've got to get to bed I'll see you guys in the morning Did you sleep well last night? Yeah You had your blankey and your survival shark Oh no Come, nom, nom, nom Oh, that's gorgeous Let's make some breakfast Alright, we're going to have breakfast rice Our water is all gone Our water leaked We just lost about a third a gallon of water Luckily, I have a backup I used frozen water bottles for the cooler and that will be our drinking water and cooking water today Alright, well that's cooking I think I'm going to do some fishing There we go, our very last fishing lead Yo, it's hot still There you go I really enjoy breakfast rice It's kind of like a mix between rice pudding and oatmeal, but when I lived in Japan the Japanese people found it so disgusting, people would be like what have you done to that rice Well, lost my last rig so I guess it's time to call it and get packed up and head back to the main island Well, without all the water, food and fuel we used up, we're about 20-30 pounds lighter and the wind and the waves are much better today so we should have an easier time of it We got some swells, but at least they're not breaking over the boat, that's what matters and we're going to paddle with the wind and tide to our back, that's going to be very nice Woo, we're shucking around pretty good We got turned a little sideways and had a good size wave come over the side Woohoo Ah, now my butt's wet You got that? Now your fat dad is going to try to get out We made it back to Tangier and we got about an hour or so before the ferry arrived, so we're going to go see about grabbing some food and wait for mama and company to come Let's see, it's a little early There's only a couple restaurants on the island they don't open until 11, so we're going to go to the grocery store here, get Jacob a snack Let's see if they got anything Alright, there we go You want that? Alright There's no cars on Tangier Island, so everyone rides UTVs and golf carts and bicycles and stuff Well the ferry should be arriving any moment now, so we're going to go get some pizza and ice cream and go and meet mama and the boys at the dock Hey Jake Look at that That is a big piece for a little boy You got that? There's the boat That's mama's on there Hey Tommy Hey Come here bud Hey look, Jake's got some ice cream and pizza for you Nice to meet you Hey mama and dad, how are you guys doing? Did you have a good camp out last night? Yeah, it worked out real well Alright guys, we're just grabbing a quick tour real quick and that'll also help us get to the beach a little bit faster And there's small bed and breakfast And this is one of the highest points on our island And we'll meet you back here at 210 Well Tangier's just a small little island that can walk the whole thing in about 45 minutes or so But despite that, it's still nice not to have to walk it Getting old Yeah, you see the crabs? Oh, I am tired Sitting down on a beach eating pizza sounds wonderful Well guys, I hope you enjoyed this video. If you guys want to see more camping videos from the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel, check out our camping adventure playlist. We have over 50 camping adventures posted on that playlist. And don't forget to click subscribe We put out new videos every Saturday morning If you liked this video don't forget to check out the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel where we have hundreds of videos just like this. 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