Why Every Family Deserves a Boat! | Groupers & Hogfish on Shallow Patch Reefs 

I’m 28, I’m an electrician and have been one for 9 years now. I have a 18 month little girl. I’m paying for my wife’s nursing school with no loans. My truck is paid off, my wife’s car is paid off. It took lots of weekend working, and last month I bought a 2013 Sportsman 207 Masters. It doesn’t have the biggest motor or the fanciest electronics but it’s perfect for us. And it’s a beautiful boat. Everyone’s finances are different but every family with some sacrifices and hard work can definitely obtain a boat.

At the end of the day when I’m towing my boat home, I can’t help but think about all the people I pass who have no idea what is right in their backyard and what they are missing. Having a boat in a coastal area is a must!

Its a good day when lifebythebow post amazing video

My daughter is 9 and absolutely loves your videos. She gets up every morning and checks for a new episode. Thank you for putting out great content for everyone in the family. It’s hard to come by these days

I grew up in Floria poor family my dad had a boat 16ft Long boat I fell in love with going out on the water worked really hard now I have 2 off shore boats don’t need 2 but that’s another story I take it to the Bahamas and love it .

Good character! Wow, you said it and it hits home. I deal with a lot of people with a severe lack of character. As well as empathy as well. To many narcissists these days because of social media. I pray that this type of thought goes by the wayside. God bless!

Eddy’s and his family are great people. Nice meeting you on the sandbar! Keep the videos and inspiration going! 👊🏼

Attach a super thin small piece of PVC on that hand reel. After you hook the fish drive the the PVC towards the hook which allows you to direct the fish out of the hole without cutting the line on the rocks. The PVC just gives you leverage on controlling the fish without cutting the line

Every family does deserve a boat lol. I deserve a bigger boat I told my wife 😂I have a 17ft Carolina skiff next will be a 21ft+23ft boat hopefully this year. I can't wait to see your new boat those front runners are very nice boats. I really appreciate the videos yall put out thanks.

Great video as always! Keep us all inspired! Congratulations on the birth of ya'lls child. Blessings from Texas!!!

One of my favorite videos! I love the simplicity you showed about hand lining fish in the water, so cool! And so true about having a family boat! We just did our first spend the weekend on our boat and had a blast!

Congratulations to you fine folks! In my opinion, a baby is a miracle! God Bless all of you!

Very nice video,i love it fishing in paradise, WOW catch and cook outstanding.sending love from Coralcoast Fiji Islands

Fantastic video, Clay! I went out on Tampa Bay this last weekend and caught mangroves well over the limit and put them all back. Even caught a Lane which surprised me!

I love your channel! It's shows fun fishing and informative public announcements. Also congratulations on your new bundle of joy!!

Content is always top-notch and incredibly motivating! Your videos give us the push we need to keep creating and growing our business. Wishing you continued success and looking forward to more amazing content!

How you don't have millions of subscribers amazes me. Your content is absolutely amazing, from the drone footage to the face to face conversation you have with the camera you could turn anyone into an ocean lover! If the word "boat" gets brought up in any conversation I tell people to check out your channel. Keep up the awesome work!

So happy for your new family member. We have three grown kids and I’m a proud father each day watching them grow and mature. We are 1st time grandparents as well. God is great!

Not huge fish people??? WHAAAAT?? That blows my mind 🤯 What do you do with all the fish you catch then? Stephanie needs a cookbook and some avail cooking knives 😀

I did the hand reel on yellowtails and it was so enjoyable to see how they would nip and pick and strike at the bait

Our family loves our boat. We all cut grass do laundry get homework done on Thursday evenings to T-Up boating weekends.

Best song choice for the intro! Had this song playing at my wedding. And yes, because of you I’m selling my bass bot and moving into the offshore world.

Clay, I use to do a lot of fishing with live crabs, mostly for striped bass and black and red drum fish. Instead of piercing the shell, we'd rubber banded the crab to the hook, so that the fish had to eat the entire crab with the hook. My favorite hooks for live bait were Gamakatsu circle hooks. Super sharp and never had a hook break, like I've seen in some other brands. Sacrilege, living on the water and not being a "Fish Guy" .

Seemed like a great day to be out on the ocean, Clay! God Bless you & your family!

C, another great shoot. Very relaxing and enjoyable to watch you hand line those edibles!! Can’t wait to give it a try. Thanks for sharing🎣🎣🎣

Congratulations on the baby, my man. You and your family are extremely blessed. How far are we from seeing 👀 the new boat? I'm excited as if it's my boat, lol. Last thing, man, you are an absolute inspiration to EVERYONE with your content. I've said it before your videos 100 percent helps me with my PTSD. I start feeling down. I turn on your videos.

“We aren’t huge fish people” 😂

I was doing some work on the computer, so turned on the tv to listen to some relaxing music in the background. Somehow landed on your video, so let it roll. The video, although exciting, was very relaxing between the music, video and comments. Can’t wait to re-watch when I’m not multi-tasking! Thanks for your artistry and creativity, and congratulations on your little girl!!

Hog fish has to be one of my favorites. Quite a unique way to fish for sure, thanks for taking us along.

I really love the layout of the Pathfinder 2400 Open for fishing so I sold I prime lot I owned and bought the 2400. I had a Boston Whaler 170 Montauk and got it from under it but I’m having regrets. As much as I love pathfinders layout, trailer, tower, live wells etc. the boat beats the fire out of me, my wife and even my young daughter. I’ve had it a week and the dealer I bought it from is no help. I’m hoping it’s human error but I’ve gone out fishing on glass days and can’t keep this boat to run smooth on a plane for the life of me. I’m not a novice, I’ve lived on the water all my life and have has boats since I was 12 and I’m not 65. I know you’ve gone to the Bahamas on your 2400 and I’m pleading for you to do a video on how you practice boat handling in all conditions of seas. I was out today and the family is so disappointed we’re considering going to a Whaler 210 Montauk but I will take a huge hit on the pathfinder I just bought. I paid cash and own the boat outright. There are so many pluses for fishing with the pathfinder. There must be something I’m doing wrong with the Pathfinder. No boat I’ve owned except a Sea Fox and a Carolina Skiff has run as rough as this Pathfinder. I have a video I made to promote our Fishing Club in Tarpon Springs. You can see I have the same boat as you. Mines a 2024. Thank you.. Link below: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-glj4IBoe4Wc.htmlsi=vchXraGnExMauSk0

Yes man, spend time fishing with family and friends is awesome

Thanks to continuing inspiring us! Another amazing video!

Thanks for handing your catch with respect ❤

Be careful with the weighted sleep sacks! There are some articles out there listing some potential issues with them! Anyways beautiful baby, beautiful family and as always a fantastic video! Keep it up clay and family

Another great video and excited for summer to come up for this channel and me personally, nothing better than enjoying being on the water after being landlocked for too long lol

I ordered one of your hooded sweatshirts, will be sporting it here on the ski slopes in Tahoe! :)

Great video brother!! and congrats on the baby bud. You're going to love her. I remember seeing an episode that ur wife had wanted a baby lol...Take lots of film and pics of her ur capturing frozen moments in time. Time flies, next thing you know... Shes off to college. I'm living that right now😪

What a great video, Steph... you look amazing after giving birth. What a great looking meal as well as you two having a precious daughter. Clay... you killed it as usual! Best to y'all, ~Stan.

This is good stuff. Definitely subscribing.

This was awesome! Handlining fish and beautiful underwater photography. Nice work!

Clay, hit the perfect tone again! Water,fish,music and family(related or not) Good times. Thank You.

I'm a big fan of really getting down, one on one, with the fish. It's not easy but in my opinion, extremely rewarding know you both went against each other. Many times the fish win, sometimes they make a great sandwich...lol One of my favorite vids you've put out to date...thanks again for taking us along and ensuring the sustainability of our reef!

We are so happy for you both enjoy your daughter everyday love her and life We know you will love you guy's.

Love the video very informative. Bless your newborn baby girl

You guys went so hard on this one. Amazing channel. Conservation + love of fishing = winner in my book

Great video , delicious looking meal , and Anglers Eddie's is a fantastic place . Been there many times .

Love it! Looks delish, both diving and dinner! Congrats on the youngin!!!

the videography is therapeutic, thanks so much. Great show Clay! Looking forward to viewing next episode

Crown this guy the mayor of the Keys! Best advice coming out of the islands !! Thank you buddy!

filming production is spectacular! excellent content!! thanks for sharing...

This video was very well done and fun to watch!! Thanks!

The Baby’s adorable.. I wish we were in the keys, we looked at buying there, but everything was so expensive, we ended up on the west coast in Cape Coral. We have some good fishing in shore, Snook and Red Fish, but have to go out really far to get Mahi, or big fish. Hoping to make a run to the keys from here at some point. Another cool video. Thanks…

Wise beyond your years my friend. I enjoy your point of view and the videos are awesome! Happy for your success and keep 'em coming. Congrats on your new addition...kiddos are the best.

"What Kind",.... Erh, Human😂🤣

Great coconut crusted fish and salsa recipe. Im going to use that one for sure

What a wonderful end to fishing, good food with family and friends, have a good time😃🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

These visuals are insane. Amazing footage

Congratulations Clay and Stephanie on the addition to your family she's very beautiful. Clay you done a great job fishing right there Stephanie dinner looked delicious as always great job.

Been watching yall for over 2 years. Now I'm a boat owner and in August taking my 1st trip to the keys for a week can't wait

Dude since I last saw u u put on size. Looking jacked. Great vids. Rock on

Wow what quality video. Just found your channel, amazing videography.

love this channel!

2 weeks clay come on man u cant do me like that i need once a week ur videos are tooo damm good man i was captivated and glued to screen whole time this was a banger of a video i loved every second of it!

We will be back down in Marathon in August. I love your videos. They help me between trips to the Keys!!! Congratulations on the new baby she is beautiful!!!

Great episode 🤩🤩🤩

Awesome video as usual. Congratulations on the baby and becoming a family of three. You guys are awesome. Man I’d love to fish with you guys sometime. We love the Florida keys and visit almost every winter from NJ.

Clay and Steffony congrats on your baby girl. Clay your going to be an awesome Dad and provide such a good example for your daughter. Love your show and love how delicate you are about everything you do.

Hi friend, how's my favorite realtor Stephanie doing and congratulations 🎉 with the baby 😁✌️

I really like the idea of the yoyo!

Hey brotha, need an update on that new front runner monster !!!! Blessings to y’all and the little one !

So I’ve been talking about a boat for years I just haven’t had the opportunity to get one yet. Once I do, ain’t nobody seeing me on weekends.

Hey haven't see you guys in a long while Congrats on the new family member all the great blessings

Sweet!! Love you guys!!!!!

I came across your RU-vid chanel a week ago and I love your videos. I would love to live near the sea but unfortunately I live in Switzerland.

What’s your Main camera and where do you do your color grading?

where is that hang out spot at 24:23 does anyone know?

Enjoy your videos, Clay. Much more with your narration instead of music

Thank you for this

Always Nice to see Life By The Bow. Really cool 😎 watching you use hand lines to catch some Hogs & Red Groupers. Right on Target 🎯 Clay "Master Of The Oceans" OUT!!!

Your videos are very exciting to watch/ can’t wait to buy a boat soon

Yes Sir.... Gotta love th boat life. Awesome.

First of all congratulations on your new addition to your family. She's gorgeous. God bless her the lady and the bait shop made me laugh. I watch you show all the time. She was surprised that you had a baby and she did not even ask and then she asked what did whoever shows.... lol

Hey Clay, would you recommend owning a boat or Freedom boat club. I'm here in south Florida and on the fence about which would be best. Thanks for any input.

Amazing video and amazing quality! Can you share an affiliate link to the camera you use? It's amazing!

momma gonna love that,yull so cool, lookin to yalls next vids. good info an unreal filming down there..godbless da new famley..

Awesome thank you 🙏

When you went in the shop to get the bait and was talking to that lady, they guy she was with looked like Cpt Mike...I always enjoy your videos.

I live inn massachusetts have a 232 center console. We're looking to upgrade a bigger boat. I wonder if we travel to Florida would it be better price from where we are. ??? Thanks

Cool to see you're using Cressi fins, They make one hell of a mask too.

Another great day on the water - love it

What of brand sunglasses do you wear?

Congrats on the baby guys 🎉

Good

That was amazing 👏

How can I order a complete rod and reel like you are using. Thanks Tony

Clay, what model sunglasses do you have on during this video?? And do you have a code for us to use?

Amazing footage!

My best memories growing up were on the boat!

The best editing I have seen nice combination congratulations to you and the wife love the keys