A Punta Gorda fisherman who was berated in a viral confrontation on the Peace River earlier this year is now using the experience to launch a new career as a charter captain.
In April, a video posted by 22-year-old Gage Towles showed charter captain Brock Horner driving up to his boat near the U.S. 41 bridge in Punta Gorda, shouting profanities before boarding Towles’ vessel.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on what Gage Towles has been up to since the viral boat rage video in April:
From boat rage to boat rides: Punta Gorda fisherman set to take clients fishing
“I’m the best charter captain you will ever meet,” Horner can be heard yelling before boarding Towles boat in a part of the video that’s now become infamous…