“A Living To Brag About”: Fisherman Braaing on Fishing Vessel Amuses the Internet

• A proud fisherman took to his TikTok account to show how he had braaied on a fishing trawler
• His friends joked that the man had to be careful that the meat on the braai grid didn't go overboard
• People on the internet gathered in the comment section, cracking jokes and expressing amusement
• Briefly News spoke to the man, who shared what the occasion was for him to start braaing

A TikTok user, Winston, shared that there is always a time and place to braai when he flipped large pieces of meat on a grid while in the middle of the ocean. The video garnered widespread attention on the internet.

Winston, who was aboard a fishing trawler, uploaded the clip on 6 January 2026, in which his friends were heard in the background joking that the meat would go overboard. While there was no specific occasion, he informed Briefly News that he and his colleagues, roughly 50 people on the vessel, braai at least once a week. Winston added that they normally incorporate vegetables into their diet.

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Some members of the online community gathered in the comment section to add humour and intrigue about the video they saw on their For You Pages.

@user691953005323951 jokingly wrote under the post:

"You don't need store-bought salt there. All you need is to scoop up seawater and sprinkle it on the meat."

@rks4life037 added with humour:

"This is illegal. You should have braaied fish... fresh snoek.

@waliedabrahams stated with a laugh:

"Fishermen eat meat, and people on land want to eat fish.

@ggssswift was impressed with the men, saying:

"Nee wat, Jesus Christ blessed you with hardshell stomachs because it must be strong for the sea. No, I would be seasick because of the swaying, left to right. Ja nee, that's a king's life."

An impressed @rosephoenixthrift stated in the comment section:

"People can hype up office jobs all they like, but to me, this is a living to brag about! Be safe at sea, guys, en lekker braai."

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Watch the TikTok video posted on Winston's account below:

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that a father transformed a fireplace into an indoor braai, showcasing his innovation.
• An Afrikaans content creator shared his surprise when a video showed a unique braai technique where a person used a two-basket trolley to cook the meat.
• South Africans were amused when they saw three men braai inside a taxi as if it were a normal occurrence.

Source: Briefly News