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Florida man attacked by boat captain in viral video speaks out in first interview

Florida man attacked by boat captain in viral video speaks out in first interview
FOR RAIN COMING UP AND JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> HE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY STARTS CURSING OUT HE WAS PART OF THE MOST VIRAL BOAT RAGE VIDEO EVER ON THE GULF LIKE MY LIGHTS WERE ON ROW. LIGHTS WERE ON WITH PROFANITY, SCREENED EVERY OTHER WORD. THAT'S NOT MY DUDE, BRO. I SAID, BRO. YOU ALMOST AND THE OTHER DO WITH. >> NEW OUT. >> AND THE FEAR OF VIOLENCE STARING HIM IN THE FACE. HE WAS INCHING HIS BOAT UP ON ME TONIGHT. ONLY KENNEDY MASON IS SPEAKING TO CAPTAIN GAIGE HOUSE ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT ENSUED ON THE PEACE RIVER. >> CAST A LINE CATCH THE FISH. RELIVE BOWL GAMES TOLLS. DOES THIS ON REPEAT WHAT I LIVE FOR? >> EVERY BAD DAY THAT I HAVE THE EGO FISSION AND, YOU KNOW, REMEMBER THE BAD. IT'S MORE OF A GOOD DAY. HE STARTED FISHING AT THE AGE OF I MEAN, EVER SINCE I WAS PROBABLY 4 OR 5, ANY HASN'T STOPPED SINCE HE'S OUT ON THE WATER. EVERY SINGLE DAY. I WAS HAVING A HORRIBLE DAY AND USE THE OFFICIAL MY BUDDIES. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GO OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF BY HIMSELF, ON THE PEACE RIVER. APRIL, FIRST, THAT HORRIBLE DAY GOT EVEN WORSE. BIG, TOUGH GUY. YOU PULLED UP ON ME. >> I YEAH. CAPTAIN BROCK HORNER, OWNER OF TARPON COAST FISHING BEGAN THREATENING JUMPED ON MY BOAT. THAT'S WHEN IT WENT FROM. YOU KNOW, ME JUST ARE, YOU KNOW, BRUSHING THE STAFF TO NOW FEARING THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE. BUT DEATH WAS OPTION FOR GAGE WAS JUST 22 YEARS OLD. I AND SO WE THREW THE BOATING GEAR. I TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, SLIP THEM OFF OR SOME WAY, YOU KNOW, GET THEM OFF OF MY BOAT. HE HAD SO MUCH GRIP IT HE ALSO THOUGHT ABOUT JUMPING INTO THE WATER TO GET AWAY. BUT HE DIDN'T. HE WAS PROBABLY EITHER GOING TO ONE JUMP ON TOP OF ME ARE YOU WAS GOING TO RUN ME OVER WITH MY OWN BOAT. LUCKILY THE SITUATION EVENTUALLY DE-ESCALATED ENGAGE CAUGHT THE WHOLE SITUATION ON HIS GOPRO. MY BUDDIES TOLD ME THEY'RE LIKE, DON'T DON'T CAST A LINE WITHOUT THAT GOPRO BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING REGRET IT. WHEN YOU GET A BIG FISH EVER SINCE THEN, EVERY TIME I WENT ONLINE I KEEP MY GOPRO ON THE READY TO GO, THAT GOPRO SHOW THE WORLD CORNERS, AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS GAUGE SHOT HORNER'S ANGER ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFORE HE SAYS HORNER SPED PAST HIM AND HIS FRIEND AROUND 05:00AM. >> IMMEDIATELY STARTS CURSING AT US CALLING US ALL TYPES NAMES AND STUPID. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DID DANA HAVE OUR LIGHTS ON. BUT WE BOTH THAT HAVE OUR LIGHTS ON I JUST THINK MAYBE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION, WHICH IT HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE THING SHOW AGAIN SCORE ON THAT. BUT HE SAYS >> IT WON'T SHAKE HIS LOVE FOR REELING IN THE BEST CATCH. I'LL STILL BE CHASING THE FISH. EVERY SINGLE DAD LOVED TO FISH. IT'S MY PASSION. IT'S EVERYTHING. IT'S WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO GET THROUGH LIFE. >> NOW GATES SAYS JUST DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT QUARTER WAS TRYING TO CALL HIM AND BLEW UP HIS PHONE, HE SAYS HE FELT A SENSE OF RELIEF HEARING THAT HORNER WAS ARRESTED. >> NO KENNEDY, ONE OF THE THINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE SAYING AFTER THEY SAW THE VIDEO FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS THAT CORNER GUY IS LUCKY. THAT GAUGE DIDN'T HAVE A GUN ON HIS BOAT, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT HE DID. HE JUST HAD THE WHEREWITHAL NOT PULL IT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT, PETER. HE SAID HE DID HAVE A GUN ON HIS BOAT AND HE TYPICALLY HAS A GUN ON HIS BOAT. EVERY TIME HE GOES OUT ON THE WATER, HE SAYS HE JUST DIDN'T USE IT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T THINK ANYONE DESERVED TO DIE THAT DAY. LIVE IN GORD
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Florida man attacked by boat captain in viral video speaks out in first interview
For the first time, the man who was attacked on the Peace River is giving an exclusive interview. See his interview in the video aboveGage Towles was wearing a GoPro camera on April 1 when Charter Captain Brock Horner of Tarpon Coast Fishing stormed his boat. He posted the video, and it went viral. What the video didn't show was that Towles had a gun on his boat that day. He said he didn't use it because he didn’t feel like anyone deserved to lose their life that day. Towles said he started fishing with his dad at 5 years old, and he hasn't stopped since. "It's what I live for," he said. "Every bad day that I have, you go fishing, and you don't remember the bad days. It's more of a good day." Now at 22 years old, he’s out on the water every single day, but a normal fishing day on the Peace River is now a day he’ll never forget. While Towles was out fishing by himself on April 1, Captain Horner began threatening him. Horner got so heated, he even got on Towle's boat. "Ultimately, he did slowly pull his boat up to me, and when he jumped on my boat, that's when it went from me just brushing this guy off to now fearing that I was going to die," Towles said.Towles saw Horner’s anger about three days before he filmed the now-viral video. He said Horner sped past him and his friend around 5 a.m. Video below: Towles urges end to threats after Brock Horner's arrest"He stopped and immediately starts cursing at us and calling us all types of names because we didn't have our lights on, but we both did have our lights on," he said. "I just think maybe he wasn't paying attention, which, it happens." The whole situation shook Gage to his core, but he said it won’t shake his love for reeling in the best catch. "I'll still be chasing the fish every single day," he said. "I love to fish. It's my passion. It's everything. It's what motivates me to get through life."

For the first time, the man who was attacked on the Peace River is giving an exclusive interview.

See his interview in the video above

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Gage Towles was wearing a GoPro camera on April 1 when Charter . He posted the video, and it went viral.

What the video didn't show was that Towles had a gun on his boat that day. He said he didn't use it because he didn’t feel like anyone deserved to lose their life that day.

Towles said he started fishing with his dad at 5 years old, and he hasn't stopped since.

"It's what I live for," he said. "Every bad day that I have, you go fishing, and you don't remember the bad days. It's more of a good day."

Now at 22 years old, he’s out on the water every single day, but a normal fishing day on the Peace River is now a day he’ll never forget.

While Towles was out fishing by himself on April 1, Captain Horner began threatening him. Horner got so heated, he even got on Towle's boat.

"Ultimately, he did slowly pull his boat up to me, and when he jumped on my boat, that's when it went from me just brushing this guy off to now fearing that I was going to die," Towles said.

Towles saw Horner’s anger about three days before he filmed the now-viral video. He said Horner sped past him and his friend around 5 a.m.

Video below: Towles urges end to threats after Brock Horner's arrest


"He stopped and immediately starts cursing at us and calling us all types of names because we didn't have our lights on, but we both did have our lights on," he said. "I just think maybe he wasn't paying attention, which, it happens."

The whole situation shook Gage to his core, but he said it won’t shake his love for reeling in the best catch.

"I'll still be chasing the fish every single day," he said. "I love to fish. It's my passion. It's everything. It's what motivates me to get through life."