Hi mate, in Australia we call them a mangrove jack.

I have my moment's 😅🤣 Let's catch up for a spear

Yes, I use wide. I find it the best. What do you like to use?

@@DownDeep widr to sir,but wht your go pro type?

@@spearfishingexp I use a gopro 11. I use a high bitrate 4k at 60fps 10 bit colour Iso Max 400 Video colour raw and then I colour grade in davinci resolve

@@DownDeep thanks for sharing bro🫡🫡🫡

Thanks Mark, glad you enjoyed it mate😁

Appreciate it mate. Glad you liked it😁

Thank you 😁

So fun to hunt. The challengeing species are my favourite

Massive Queensland grouper hey. Intimidating fish

It's a humbling experience being in the presence of an apex predator. Well, terrifying in the moment and humbling after the fact. I'm guessing this shark was around the 4 m mark. Where were you at the time?

@DownDeep we were around 30 miles off the coast on New jersey tuna fishing. we were in 600 feet of water, this was a while ago, and I always think about where it is right now. I hope it's still swimming somewhere. I think about it a lot it really affected me in a way I can't explain

I'd say it's still swimming around mate. Unless it swam into a pod of killer whales😅 Pretty crazy what they are doing to the whites in some parts of the world

Aww, thanks mate. Much appreciated. Welcome 😁

Thanks mate, still stoked 😁

Thanks mate, glad you are enjoying the videos. I love the annual comp format. Best of luck in your fresh water tournament. Where are you based?

@@DownDeep I am in Oklahoma. It’s right in the middle of the US. It’s a tough state to spear with not a lot of clear water, but we get it done😁 Arkansas is next to us and you can spear game fish like stripers and walleye there.

Awesome mate, I have never spearfished in fresh water. Sounds pretty challenging. I bet no sharks makes it easier to relax though😅

@@DownDeep oh yeah. No sharks is great. Our biggest danger is getting ran over by a boat.

Thankyou😁

Much appreciated Ethan😁 glad you enjoyed it mate. I thought this video would have performed better. Can never pick which video will do well 😅🤣Welcome back to land, hope it was productive.

Ps, I love your videos, too. Hope you captured some cool footage over the last month. Looking forward to your next one

@@DownDeep Hahaha yeah the youtube algorithm is a funny one! It took a fair few of my videos a year or so before the algorithm actually picked it up and started pushing it. How was the audience retention on this one, I can imagine it'd be pretty high given it's a shorter video?

@EthanYeo1 this one might still have a chance😅 it has 74% retention for the first 30 seconds and 57.5% retention overall. Pretty good numbers for my channel. Ctr is 6.6% which is a little lower than normal. I wonder if youtube is trying to push longer videos over the shorter ones

I envy you! My last shore dive resulted in a hasty retreat back to land while protecting our catch from multiple whaler sharks😅

I do this too! Not every dive though. Only if I feel a little off or I stayed on the bottom a little too long. Might be a good idea for a video. Little things like that that some people don't think about that can save your life. Thanks for the comment🙂

@@DownDeep Yes. Not every dive. We also have a clip on a short lanyard on our belt to attach to our float line and jettison our welt belt when an accelerated accent seems prudent. I suggested to Rob Allen last week that he should do a video suggesting some of these common sense safety measures. The more KZbin sites that get this information out there the better. Lives could be saved.

That's a great idea. I'll make a video in the near future on some basic safety tips like holding your disengaged belt while ascending. Could save a spearos life

That's awesome, glad you are enjoying the content and finding it helpful. If you want to improve your diving quickly , I would highly recommend joing your local spearfishing club.

Haha, I'll know better next time. The fish didn't give me an easy shot. 😅

Cheers mate, I was stoked!

Thanks mate, was a particularly good day that one. Top table fish

Liam spotted a bunch of bill fish smashing bait while we were dealing with the sailfish. So there were a few around that day. The sailfish was full of long toms. Do you ever use them for troll baits??

I don't. We do use gar a lot of course. I have seen the longtoms jumping there a fair bit.

Cheers Shane, I was stoked

Cheers bro! Let's get a blue marlin

Haha, glad someone appreciated that one🤣

100% legal here in Qld Australia. Thanks mate, pretty stoked

Kiichi is a legend. Love diving with him. That second shot was so quick 🤣

We ate it

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it. Definitely a day to remember!

Thanks Drew!

Haha, I'm a bit special some times

Thanks mate! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm not sure if it was trying to intimidate me or it saw the flasher behind me and was checking that out. Whatever it was doing it made for great footage 😅

@@DownDeep haha for sure! I've heard of Marlin turning and taking a swim at spearos if you chase them, but have no idea regarding sailies. I guess it could be similar based on this!

Watching Tim Mac's marlin video and the same thing happened. He charged at it and it charged back😅

@@DownDeep haha that's the one, noticed some similarities in this video with that one 😜

@LearningToHuman haha, it's got millions of views. Hopefully this one does alright

Thanks mate. Yeah there was a lot of pressure to not mess up the shot. As far as eating goes it was pretty good. No way near as good as mangrove jack or trout though. The wings on the BBQ were very good, my favourite part of the saily

Thanks man, still stoked

Cheers mate!

Schuessler Tissue Salts Mag Phos Muscle Relaxant Oral Spray 30ml I have to get some for myself to keep on the boat. Pretty handy if anyone is having cramping issues.

I'm using a 1.25 aimrite Vendetta. Absolute weapon!

@@DownDeep Nice, such a sick gun! I’m looking at a 110. Do you use a 7.5mm shaft?

Yeah man, 7.5mm rob allen shaft. I have been thinking about trying an 8mm manny sub shaft. I think the rob allen 7.5mm gets a little shaft whip some times.

This is the first time I have seen it. I have a pair of diveR composites, they are about 10 years old. Still going strong. The fins that snapped were brand new diveR inegras.

@@DownDeep Wow, that could cost a life if your down & over stayed your bottom time & your fin snaps!

100% mate. That's why it's imperative to at least dive one up one down. Anything can happen at any time. Dive buddy is the number one thing you can have for safety

Glad you enjoyed! thanks for the comment

haha, might need a new accountant😅 thanks mate

Yes, lucky shot😁

Thanks for the support!

Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Haha, cheers mate. Danny was on holiday or something. He missed out! Was an awesome day. Gun is shooting a lot better now. The shaft had a slight bend in it

@@DownDeep Thought it may have😁

I have a 7.5mm rob allen shaft. The shaft without the shark fins as I hear they are prone to snapping. I also run 16mm mannysub rubbers, best rubber I have used. What gun are you using, I might be able to help

Just built a roller with ermes muzzle / handle and a soriatec barrel. I'm thinking about using a 7.5 - 8mm shaft

How's the mannysub rubbers compared to primeline?

@allanjr808 very nice, I want to make another gun for blue water hunting. I already have the double roller head. I have not used primeline I don't think. Mannysub has just been flawless so I don't see a reason to try anything else

Hey mate, it's a 90 etec. It's starting to miss a bit at low revs. Apart from that it runs pretty well. I'm looking at upgrading to a Yamaha 115 when finances allow.

@@DownDeep I am getting a 150 Optimax. It only has 220 hours on it and they are pretty fuel efficient. The Yamaha would be good but the newer 4 strokes are crazy expensive.

Yeah, they are pretty expensive. For myself I think it's a good investment. I will be using it all the time. With better fuel efficiency and more reliability, I'll be able to do longer and further trips. What boat do you have

@@DownDeep I have a 1800 Mustang. One of the older ones that has had the floor and transom done and pod added. It is a bit rough, but should be a solid hull. I had a 115 Opti on a previous boat and it was super efficient, I could get 85km on 30L which was amazing. The 150 Opti I bought was only 5k and only had 220 hours on it. I know they are reliable and fuel efficient so I went with that to keep the price down. We are based in Mackay, if you are ever up that way or want to do Cloughy look me up!!

@@Timbuctoo sounds like a good dive rig. I would love to come up and dive the cloughy challenge. When is it run?

😁💪

Thanks man, it really was an awesome day. Some cool fish taken. This one took a long time to edit😅

Definitely paid off!