“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

A TikTok user, Slamzie, 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 intrigued many people on the internet.

Slamzie, who was aboard a fishing trawler, uploaded the clip on 6 January 2026, where his friends were heard in the background joking that the meat would go overboard.

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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.

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@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."

Watch the TikTok video posted on Slamzie'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