84ft - Freediving | The Biggest Fish I've Ever Speared

[@sammcvea1069]

That smile on your face is bigger than the fish 🐟. The grouper had his own condo, 😆

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha right!

[@KEYWESTFISHING]

amazing stuff ! 84 ft ! time and again !!! 2.5 hours ? monster grouper ! you are at the top of free diving fishing man kind has to offer !

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha it was quite the mission. a fish I will never forget!

[@richclay7928]

Team effort for sure - great job and congrats!

[@MegaVince09]

What is it, Goliath grouper?

[@drdrew3]

@@MegaVince09 No. You can’t spear Goliath grouper in Florida.

[@MegaVince09]

@@drdrew3 But you can with a line from a boat, right? I read somewhere that the ban was lifted...

[@timjepson1092]

I Am so glad I discovered your Site . I can do 60 ‘ 84 don’t think so . I’m pushing 60 years now so 15 ‘ sounds good to me . I appreciate the less swearing and more content .

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha happy to hear you like the content! thanks for watching and more content on the way!

[@larrypresnall5360]

Agreed, 100% on your comment. At my advanced age, (61), it’s nice to see less T on display and just good, solid diving/spearing. Aaron seems like a good guy to hang out with. I can still, “dive my age” when it comes to depth, but they were out there all day and brought this fish up at the end of the day. Crazy!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

Killer video, fish, dive, footage, narrations. Love it! Also at 3:05 I really like how that diver is making sure you get to the surface ok. Great buddy diver!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

for sure! this was a great group of divers, everyone was extremely safe and always had each others backs. makes diving deep feel easy!

[@Adventureman_Dan]

@@KeyWestWaterman For sure! Stoked for you!

[@David-uz9qw]

I was happy to see that too. So easy to push yourself on the bottom, just a few more seconds and risk it.

[@JigginWithJordan]

Unreal fish! What a battle. Congrats 👊🏼🔥

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a fish I will never forget! and probably never best, but I will keep searching!

[@jesseekins2432]

awesome, huge fish. great accomplishment. all those who poopoo you for shooting a fish don't think about the turkey and ham they are going to eat tomorrow, or the burger they get at mcchoken'pukes but are happy to criticize you for legally harvesting a beautiful fish that is pure, tasty protein. keep the videos coming!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

amen to that! appreciate the love and thanks so much for watching!

[@spearinglife]

My first time hearing about "Dibs On Bottom" was the Spearheads episode about their trip to the Tortugas with you. Aaron (Chasse) and Justin are awesome guys. Very glad you started your own channel. Keep it going!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha yea its been some time! all the guys are amazing divers and people! hopefully get the chance to dive with them again some day!

[@hongchang9370]

I am impressed, I just getting int spearfishing,hours and hours of videos, learning a lot,but so much to learn, I am 64 100% disabled, I been training my breathing at the Y going on 4 weeks.I know how important it is to train,I can’t walk much, but I can swim, also doing equalizer hears, very important, I called a diving outfit,I plan on taking private lessons. Thanks

[@KeyWestWaterman]

love to hear you enjoy the videos! stick with it!

[@med-3000]

What a hunt! Gem of a session and well done to the team and the camera guy!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a day I will never forget!

[@theoffgridtravelers7316]

Wow, just Awesome. 84ft to boot. Nice that you had a great team around you for many reasons.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a day I will never forget and a fish I will never top!

[@sammylacks4937]

Never dived but use to fish for grouper and wanted to see how this is done. Amazing finding that lone rock in the middle of nowhere. Great catch and video. Thanks for sharing.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for tuning in!

[@GeoFitz4]

I love how the one guy was like "THAT'S A 40 POUNDER!" when you shot it... only to find out... no... no, you were wrong... lol

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha right! too funny!

[@ColeAnderson8]

And with the old Cressi 2000 Plastic fins to boot! incredible fish man I still remember how amazed I was when I first watched that spearheads episode.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha don't sleep on the plastics! definitely a trip I will never forget!

[@frankkarr8355]

Beautiful fish. Glad you stayed with it and got him!!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

one I will never forget!

[@stanleycates1972]

Very cool. I would have to go back to the 80's to secure a fish at 84 ft. Glad you had some help. There were some huge cubera around St Thomas but they were ciguatoxic.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha that was back in my prime! would be a tall task now!

[@juliafiore120]

Wow! Idk what surprised me most, the depth or the time it took to grab that joker! Amazing! Great job, Aaron!🤙🏻

[@KeyWestWaterman]

One i won’t forget!

[@matthewwarner5043]

It’s all about having the right divers with you! Incredible fish man. 🤙🏻

[@KeyWestWaterman]

amen to that! a day I will never forget!

[@deesuydam8838]

Uncle Dibs, It really sucks that the weather is bad this week and weekend. I Heard my other two favorites were coming to play in the water with you.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha yup! Weather already cleared up just a little rain!

[@deesuydam8838]

@@KeyWestWaterman My ex-wife is from inverness Ocalla area and she and her whole family are there this week on vacation. Today is my 16 year olds birthday. 16 years old and already trying to get a job proud papa yes I am, How old are you Uncle Dibs?

[@joycehennequin8469]

This is without any dought a truly fantastic channel.l love fishing but nothing on this scale.And your such a pleasant calm gentleman.Going to take a long time to get through your videos,but l will.l really enjoy the Mangrove videos,that's probably my limit on the depth of water...yes lm terrified of deep water,but that's just me 😏 All the very best Joyce England UK 🇬🇧

[@KeyWestWaterman]

really really love to hear that! thanks so much for tuning in and the kind words!

[@MegaEvoluzione]

Awesome video Aaron ‼️

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching!

[@williamparrish8767]

Love seeing that you guys saw this through to the end. Awesome job by all, most people don't understand how much the repeated diving at that depth taxes your body.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

amen! lots of team work went into this fish! a memory that will stay with me forever!

[@JustMike2791]

You're a natural videographer. Well done....such a nice Carbo. I live in Cape Coral, if only the water would ever get that clear....the fun that could be had

[@KeyWestWaterman]

appreciate that! thanks for the kind words! haha yea we are pretty lucky, not always clear but can be great at times!

[@Axiom_Link]

What an absolute MONSTER! 84’ free dive??? Holding your breath that long and doing all that work. Also, the fish is big too 😎

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a day ill never forget!

[@edwinroberts4653]

Maybe 1 per cent of humanity have the skills to do this congrats again God Bless

[@KeyWestWaterman]

lots of practice! thanks for coming along

[@garyrock2356]

That's hard work, at that depth, free diving and looking inside caves. It was, i guess, important to finish what you started, bet you were glad you had a team to help. 😀

[@TheWaterbouy88]

Aaron - great short video from a long spearfishing hunt. 60+ lb grouper!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

One i will never forget

[@waltershumate5777]

Is that a grouper?... I had heard that it was illegal to harvest giant grouper. You can land them, and take a picture, but you had to catch and release. Did rules change?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

it is illegal to harvest a Goliath grouper, this is a black grouper. 100% legal and in season

[@lewisspeed3041]

Awesome video,that was worth every minute

[@KeyWestWaterman]

glad you enjoyed it! thanks for sharing!

[@lewisspeed3041]

@@KeyWestWaterman sure thing bro

[@BarbaraHaskins-dz4xq]

Girst video wstvhed og yourd. Kelly Young and Gabe Arrington are regulars I've been watching over 3 years since I moved East from California. But still not in Florida. Living in Tennessee, planning a trip to Florida within the next couple months. Good dive and great record catch.

[@guygleichmann6334]

Awesome video and great job in Conquering that "Monster Black G"...and another Reason one day soon, when I'm able to get back out there, I'd like to meet up, and go on one of Your Charters, and get the benefit of both Your expertise, an Worthy guidance, in rekindling my Luv of the Sport of *Spearfishing, an fondness of *hunting the best food on the Planet, born from my Youth living in the Bahamas at 9yrs Old, on a 40ft ketch with missionary parents...Great Video Aaron, impressive Free-dive at 84ft to be hunting at especially, not just grabbing sand, to hit a depth marker, but to be "Hunting at that depth", and exertion it requires is truly remarkable, thx Guy

[@KeyWestWaterman]

it was a day I will never forget! and you know where to find me! I really appreciate it!

[@kageexpress1627]

Mate I watch so many of these outdoorsman channels. Yes deer meat is top of the top, and you are great as well. We all know how time consuming it is to put out content. Keep doing you and you'll keep growing. Cheers from Ontario, where it's cold and there are no seas

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for the kind words! no plans to stop!

[@lobstermania4025]

I grew up on grassy key in the 70s. I would dive hawks channel a litte over 40 feet. Got many grouper back then. Deepest i dove was 70 and thst was very hard even in my prime. 85 feet? Your a rock star! Tjanks

[@louskillervids5640]

84ft!!! That is awesome bro!! Amazing fish!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a fish ill never forget!

[@samsiryani9023]

Warriors you guys are, team work always pays off with real men. Great stuff men 👍

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching!

[@Mike-hb4pc]

👍👍👍👍👍 That is awesome! I'd have to have scuba tanks to do that. Congrats!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

hahah most would! years and years of practice!

[@tedhaas8440]

A monster on every level! Great job! I have no idea how you could do such a working free dive that deep.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

one I will never forget!

[@WarehouseFilmz]

Great stuff! Love to see the team work and the shout out to the cameraman. I’ve surfed with Justin for years, looks like I should hit him up for some free diving instruction!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

was a team fish for sure! Justin is an awesome guy all around! great surfer and free diver!

[@mcsuchnsuch]

Awesome watch, glad I clicked.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for clicking!

[@adammcgeorge3538]

What a beast, I never would have guessed it was that much work ;)

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha was for sure! was quite the mission!

[@shaneb704]

What did you say @ 4:30? Couldn’t make out the comment about bad diving technique...

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I was looking up at the surface with my neck bent all the way back. its a no no when diving deep.

[@petermyers479]

Great fish. Interesting watching the harvesting process. Thanks.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching! glad you enjoyed it!

[@darrellbice5551]

love your style of making videos!!! Thank you for the time and effort in making them.....

[@KeyWestWaterman]

really appreciate that! gonna keep them coming!

[@wreckashore9283]

Just amazing footage. The water so perfectly clear. Love the narrative

[@KeyWestWaterman]

was an amazing day! thanks for tuning in as always!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Wow, that's deep. Looks like a black out recipe to me because I doubt you all were resting enough between drops. Nice work.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

There was 5 of us alternating so we had plenty of rest but it was still quite the task!

[@DavidVanDenburgh]

You are very blessed - keep the videos coming!!!!

[@raeraehxd5915]

Nice fish love the team work to get it out. Thank you for replying

[@KeyWestWaterman]

definitely was a team effort!

[@ClarkJudah]

Amazing fish man! Really cool footage and teamwork. Justin is a lot of fun to dive with.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks brother! will never forget this one! Justin in the man I love that guy! always in high spirits and a great time!

[@jamesrahn8339]

Dude! What a job...great job and the attention of all your fellow divers to help and keep it safe...again incredible! Beast of a fish! Thanks again for a great video!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a memory I will keep with me forever! thanks for watching and sharing as always!

[@BillJohnston-y7o]

Much nicer to see you with a few other guys for safety. 84 ft, LMAO.. You're the man!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha back in my prime!

[@bulkington3272]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching!

[@ironworker5792]

I commercial fished out there when younger, your a true badass to be working that deep!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha years and years of practice! this was in my prime!

[@ramblin660]

Very cool. Memory for a lifetime!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

One i will never forget!

[@ReelinTension]

I find it unreal how long you can hold your breath. Truly amazing! That is a stud of a grouper

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha lots of practice. Back in my prime.

[@dustinronnie4227]

Isn’t the Grouper a protected species? Or is there a season for them?

[@scorporsupremacy7948]

Protected in some places and seasonal for others. Also, some species are protected and others are not. It just depends on where you go really.

[@timwalker5646]

@@scorporsupremacy7948 ok so was this a legal fish to catch where you are

[@KeyWestWaterman]

they are open seasonally here. was open for harvest and completely legal in this video.

[@rogerr7856]

Scorpor Supremacy p

[@seandaniels1671]

Floridians , we’re a different breed! Bad ass video

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha!

[@redbullrich]

Badass crew ... I watched most of the spearhead videos... it’s a shame they haven’t put out any more content, but at least key west waterman has taken over 👍

[@KeyWestWaterman]

yea it really is! great group of guys all very talented!

[@FloridaFishingFriends]

Bad A$$!! Big fish and caves, always an adventure!! Thanks for sharing!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha for sure! thanks for watching!

[@jamesschrader8193]

Aron* Hi you have the equivalent 12 POINT BUCK. Now in a case like this would you consider using a POWER HEAD SPEAR AND A DOUBLE FLOPPER??? Great video thank you for sharing.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha right, and a power head would have been nice. would have preferred to have a double flopper but not sure it would have helped.

[@Dougarrowhead]

If I could dive like you there wouldn’t be any big catfish left around here. Very impressive!

[@WillyK51]

I my neck of the woods, I shot a 300 Pds Jew/Golliat grouper when I was 15 yrs of age, Got cut off by rocks, swam back to shore, hicked to car, drowe home, got another spear gun , reversed trail and still found the fish there 2 hours later, 2 nd shot , shaft bended and broke off, watched for a while and went back home to never see him again, None of the shots hit him in vital spot, so he probbaly shed the first shaft with detachable tip and lived on with the tip of the second shaft, Dad and others recovered old shaft tips from other big groupers some times

[@KeyWestWaterman]

that is wild! thanks for taking the time to share!

[@jackwhick9214]

great diving man ...beautiful fish ..keep it up ..b safeee

[@KeyWestWaterman]

really appreciate it!

[@jackwhick9214]

@@KeyWestWaterman right on man ...maybe one day we can arrange a trip 🤞💪

[@ianparkinson7039]

That’s epic diving mate, holy Christ a lot of deep hard dives you thoroughly deserved that fish cheers from down under 🦘🦘🦎

[@KeyWestWaterman]

will never forget this grouper and will probably never shoot one bigger. definitely had to earn it!

[@tuckamorecustomknives4550]

Wicked~Awesome AY! 🔥🤘🏻

[@KeyWestWaterman]

still stoked on this fish!

[@offthegridz]

That’s an Insane dive, wow . 🙌🙌🤙 Sooo good !

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Haha thanks for watching!!

[@noleycannoli7185]

Fire bro Definitely be safe out there and keep catching them sick diving 👌😎

[@KeyWestWaterman]

will do! appreciate it!

[@chronicawareness9986]

how does a grouper that size taste like? is it dangerous to eat?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

nope, common myth is a fish that size is inedible. groupers this size are sold to the market and restaurants all the time!

[@chronicawareness9986]

@@KeyWestWaterman nice, those fillets must have been nice

[@johnbarthelemy189]

Wow that was a brilliant fish mate.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I will never forget that one!

[@melonyrichards937]

WOW ! Awesome job.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for watching!

[@tincanforacup2745]

Howdy from TX........sickest salt vid I’ve ever seen🤙

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha happy to hear it! welcome to the channel!

[@mdv2043]

Nice brother excellent fish.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for tuning in!

[@mikejenkins4598]

I am still bragging about my 35 lb black grouper I shot 20 years ago. ..WOW ! What a fish .

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha 35 lbs is still a stud!

[@FindingCloud]

So sick. Is ciguatera not much of an issue in the keys?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

No it’s not. It’s pretty random everywhere from what I’ve gathered

[@WRA005]

Great video as always and what an amazing fish!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

really appreciate that! thanks for watching!

[@davehoward3645]

Great team work

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a day ill never forget!

[@dsante56]

Just watching got me tired lol. I’ve been thru that several times & actually I started keeping a tank on the boat for shit like that although it’s very gratifying to pull that bad boy out on a breath hold. It makes your life so much easier to be able to go down and take your time. Beautiful fish and badass footage!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha yea I know a lot of guys that do the same. was nice to get it out on Freedive! one I will never forget!

[@dsante56]

@@KeyWestWaterman 84ft is nothing to sneeze at. Serious work out right there. 💯🤙🏻

[@MegaEvoluzione]

I see you had polymer fins at the time, you advise me to switch to carbon fiber fins? I only go down typically 45-50 feet but it's the way up which takes what feels like an eternity

[@KeyWestWaterman]

honestly the main difference I noticed in the two is with carbons I can last a lot longer. they are very light and you get more from each kick. I think you would noticed a huge difference diving 50 ft with carbons

[@MegaEvoluzione]

@@KeyWestWaterman I cringe at the thought of my $350 fins getting banged up and scratched and gouged on rocks because most of my diving is lying on the rocks or the sea floor ambushing 😖 I should find a way to protect them somehow...

[@KeyWestWaterman]

@@MegaEvoluzione haha yea for sure! Unfortunately comes with the territory. I’ve learned to let go along time ago. Thing is to get a good set that will withstand the beating!

[@MegaEvoluzione]

@@KeyWestWaterman maybe some sort of tough transparent stick-on coating? Hmmm Teflon.......

[@borikennautical6649]

Wow!! Big grouper😲😲😳😳😳 you have to have a great body condition to to that. Great video!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

years and years of practice! thanks for watching!

[@Goodwill_Hunter]

Where do you figure thise big rocks in the middle of the ocean came from? Could it be from when the asteroid hit the gf??

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I wish i knew!

[@user-gq5ju2pe5d]

Monster black grouper! Nice catch bro

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thank you sir! will never forget this fish!

[@dougmarlow9466]

Congrats ! Nice fish.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

one I will never forget!

[@anthonyp2312]

Is that the fish from your logo? Beautiful fish you guys are all beast

[@KeyWestWaterman]

do I have a fish in my logo?

[@matthiasbitterwolf1354]

Awesome job. One day I will come down to the keys and get a big grouper.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Thanks for watching!

[@paulcoombe98]

Very cool thanks for sharing

[@KeyWestWaterman]

a day I won't soon forget!

[@mrbill1683]

I counted 4 spears into him. big grouper! -how are the bugs this year? better than normal since mini season was cancelled ?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

yea it took 4! and its been pretty slow to be honest, mini season was not cancelled. it went on as normal!

[@petewebster2860]

Fish of a lifetime great job dude

[@KeyWestWaterman]

one I will never forget!

[@gRosh08]

I can only think of Tacos right now. Nice hunt.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

haha that's me most days!

[@rentaldetectors4397]

Do you let out air on the way back up to the surface?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

on occasion yea right before I surface

[@tg2515]

What reel do you have on the banana gun?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

its a 50 m ulu sub!

[@rodrigopavao9927]

That's a big dude!! Congrats 👏👏👏

[@KeyWestWaterman]

one ill never forget!

[@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd]

Nice. I have no idea what my largest was. Old man shot plenty of jewfish over 300lbs. Freediving. Did not have to dive as deep as stateside for big fish. Should send you some pics. Some people have been "taught" that they are endangered and all the rest of it, won't get into it, but in the Zone, they were taken quite regularly, and delicious too. Sometimes his 3/8 SS shafts looked like a pretzel. Could not believe the power of those fish. But we ate well.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

lol I hate those things! they need to open them back up

[@MetalDetectingwithCZkidd]

@@KeyWestWaterman make great fish head soup, too. Always had a healthy snook, snapper population around the structures, by keeping those big’ uns controlled so to speak.

[@TheMataleon06]

Got to come to Panama! We get huge broom tails! Pearl Islands!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

I would love to one day! once we get back on track financially after this mess of a year would love to make some videos traveling and diving different locations with subscribers!

[@DeanSchumacher]

Amazing fish thanks for sharing it with us

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching!

[@davidpeters2617]

Do you think they will ever open a Warsaw season? Or should they?

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Warsaw probably not on the south Atlantic federal. but they really need to open a Goliath tag system

[@tonynardi9505]

Just curious what you do with the fish. Hes a monster. Congratulations

[@KeyWestWaterman]

the entire fish was consumed by countless people. nothing to waste

[@atrias144]

That was an incredible fish! What was the species of this fish? It looks like a grouper of some sort but idk which.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

black grouper!

[@atrias144]

@@KeyWestWaterman Damn! It looked like a Goliath!

[@michaelwolff4988]

Where is there nice water like this to freedive? Is this key west??

[@KeyWestWaterman]

yup this is key west!

[@Ken-xm1rf]

Holy moley!! 84 feet! You earned that fish.

[@KeyWestWaterman]

definitely wasn't easy! back in my prime!

[@southspearmedia]

Awesome 😎!!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

thanks for watching!

[@birispearo3448]

Wooww nice dive màster....it is very deep diving...dive safe always...

[@KeyWestWaterman]

Won’t ever forget this one!

[@firstcatchfishing2778]

The big fish def make you work for em!

[@KeyWestWaterman]

they sure do! all power!