Awesome Underwater School of Rockfish - A Look Under the Surface

Hey everyone! In this video, we show you some epic underwater footage of some huge rockfish schools. Turning the camera downwards we take a look at the seafloor. This was taken during one of our past jig trips using a GoPro Hero 4 with diving housing.
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[@ThoughtfulWander]

Now that is super cool video! Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@eriks9576]

Ive always heard that rockfish are one of the dumbest fish in the sea, lol. awesome shot of that Chinook

[@EISAlaska]

I think you're the first one to comment on it, Erik! We were surprised to see it in there!

[@mikehaggerty6536]

A feeding frenzy, reminds me of some family members at the dinner table

[@EISAlaska]

Lol, very true! Dinner bell rings kitchen gets crowded.

[@earljones8537]

👍👍

[@RGB06084]

Great job with the underwater cam work guys!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Robert! 👍 We were really surprised by how well it turned out.

[@jonnywaselectric]

I have always wondered if those lines were baited hooks, so it just appears to be some rubber tubing to mimic a small bait fish, like a massive sabiki or mackeral rig

[@EISAlaska]

Yep, that's right Jonny. doesn't take much either, they've gone after a 1" piece of tubing before.

[@jonnywaselectric]

@@EISAlaska awesome, it was great footage thank you for another interesting video

[@allanclose9684]

No smelly bait, no bites. I put white and or red hair on mine and get more fish.

[@stuartelder7344]

Hi from Australia, that was pretty cool footage, watching fish from this perspective is what most people don't see, pitty l can't sample what you catch but anyway love the vid and good luck fishing.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks, Stuart! We were surprised how good the footage turned out, it was about 30 fathoms deep.

[@bwcok7947]

Great video! Thank you! Lets see more with different target species! Ever try an under spin on at least one of those hooks? Hair on the curve of those hooks may entice em more also!

[@EISAlaska]

Great comment BWC! There are some things we could try for when they are being hook shy. We'll definitely get more underwater footage this season.

[@bwcok7947]

@@EISAlaska thank you! Very interesting how the rock fish reacted or did not react at first.

[@wranther]

Now that to me is a good definition of fishing; not catching but fishing! Thank you for sharing such a unique perspective of the life of a fishing family. How do the rockfish respond to different bait colors? Or patterns? -Bob...

[@EISAlaska]

Glad you enjoyed it Bob. We just mix the different colors on each setup, and in the past have tried to see if one catches more fish than the other. We always seem to get busy catching and caring for the fish and forget to pay attention to the performance. One thing we do notice is old hooks always catch fish. The tubing will get torn and sometimes it will just be a small piece left by the swivel. The fish seem to like those hooks and always bite them.

[@wranther]

@@EISAlaska Have you discovered a use for rusty old hooks? lol Be Safe and Great Success!

[@robne6712]

great footage.. i know it would be more work but tipped w squid seems like they would eat faster

[@patricktillmanns3949]

Do you get many sharks, and are there barracuda there?

[@EISAlaska]

We have a few species of sharks here, sleeper sharks, salmon sharks, and small dogfish sharks. We don't have barracuda as far as I know.

[@ravennelson827]

Thats why it's fishing and not catching

[@townbeach3603]

Underwater now you're talking

[@wickwilkinson4208]

Interesting how the first fish on will jiggle the rig and attract their buddies to get caught.

[@EISAlaska]

Yes, sometimes if you can coax one to bite you will get them going. Sometimes they are hook shy and just eyeball it. We call em window shoppers!

[@henryleone4432]

Hi ! On this underwater footage, are you drifting or anchored ? Thanks

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Henry. We were drifting.

[@nectcruiser]

How come the jigging machines aren't jigging????

[@EISAlaska]

They are manual jig machines, we jig by hand.

[@lukechapman3701]

God's big aquarium is amazing. Thanks for this video guys.

[@burlmikesell7162]

I am always curious as to why you don't clean the rockfish before icing like you do halibut..

[@BigRift]

Amazing video so happy you did this! I need to get a new underwater camera with stabilization so I can keep doing my videos. Please many more underwater videos!

[@EISAlaska]

Thank you! Will do!

[@atlanticocean640]

Kinda Funny the rockfish is the go to lobster bait in the Maine lobster industry. Who would have thought

[@ronlowes2193]

So why aren’t they biting?

[@EISAlaska]

That how it goes sometimes. We can see them on the meter, and they even chase the gear to the surface but don't bite. Other times they are voracious. I guess that's why its called Fishing.

[@chriskulpa4056]

Dang I wanted to see one of them hit a bait. I think they may have in the log distance ones but didn't catch it if thye did.

[@airecraft1]

Now I can’t wait to see halibut hit and salmon in the net

[@fishhubbd]

Excellent

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks!

[@spudsmccatfish]

Really cool video 😎👍

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Dan 👍. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@rodneystarkey8567]

Mat how are u going to pump out the other side of your ice box😊

[@craigmccann1028]

I liked the underwater footage.

[@lesliefisk1269]

the fish are not bitting with the camera down on them ???

[@elmerchrisman3031]

Great video

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks!

[@goldshieldenterprises692]

Pretty cool to see this perspective.

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Gold, and congrats on first, lol.

[@bradsellnow3665]

Amazing clarity at that depth>

[@kevinhill6530]

That was definitely a cool video!! I would love to see more like that!!! Thanks for taking us along!!!

[@renehernandez5231]

Wow. It’s just amazing to see how much is down there. It would be awesome to see a camera view on your crab pots and your halibut long line soaks.

[@EISAlaska]

It sure is Rene. If you missed it there is a king salmon cruising through at 2:26. It was so cool when we reviewed the footage and saw that. What a treat!

[@duffusedward1326]

it seems rockfish are not aggressive to bite the lure.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

Well that was definitely cool to watch. Thanks guys!

[@EISAlaska]

Our pleasure!

[@robertmalis4493]

That’s some great underwear video work

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks Robert!

[@StephenMortimer]

That's FRUSTRATING (get the dynOmite)

[@EISAlaska]

Some of 'em were being pretty hook shy!

[@lakotakrueger5354]

That was beautiful please do more videos like this amazing

[@EISAlaska]

We definitely will! Thanks for watching Lakota.

[@viviangrantz2572]

Fishing yes

[@iain1969]

I am absolutely loving the Rockfish videos. There's something very satisfying about handlining. We don't get those fish over here and I am curious as to their table qualities - obviously you sell them commercially so they must be good to eat? Also it it legal or worthwhile to bait one of the jig hooks to entice that first fish to bite? When we fish for Mackerel here, once one gets on the rest get excited and start a feeding frenzy and you quickly have a full string. Thanks for the videos - they are fantastic.

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Iain. Rockfish is one of our favorites to eat. It is very mild flavored and moist, and you can use it in just about any dish you can think of. It is also a fun fishery to do. It is legal to use bait, but like mackerel once they go on the bite you can't keep up.

[@goldshieldenterprises692]

First!!

[@onexwright9482]

Thought that King was going to hit a jig! You guys are so awesome. Thanks for all your hard work putting these together!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks for watching! We were so surprised to see it swimming around!

[@paulhammer4106]

Really cool. Like to see more of underwater video.

[@EISAlaska]

Definitely Paul! We'll get more footage this season.

[@douglasstehr3877]

Found this amazing. Looked like once a fish is on it now the gigging machine. Seems they get the jibs really moving and the the other come in to bite. Love underwater Vids. Hope you make more soon.

[@deathcar]

Really cool video! Those big boulders look like quite the sinker magnets, how often do you get hung up, and or lose your sinker?

[@EISAlaska]

Hi Gary, yes they definitely are! there is a moment during the vid you can see it doing into the crack but pulls free. We typically don't lose too much gear, as we tend to fish midwater. But when the fish are being hook shy, we'll drop to bottom to make the line more slack to try to entice a bite, that's when we lose most weights.

[@deathcar]

@@EISAlaska Yeah I did notice you hang up that one time. I love to see how active they get once the fish start climbing on the ganglion shaking it around...so cool!

[@capt.ceciljacksonsr226]

Nice video like your creativity It’s a wonder the unnatural things that will catch fish. A shiny bit of metal,a few feathers tied together , a bit of shell on a hook, how about a white cigarette filter, a piece of tubing the list never stops

[@reedsoutdooradventures7324]

Based on what I'm seeing id say that your jigs are custom made, I think if it were me I'd try making one full string of jigs with treble hooks and compare the yield harvest vs. Single hook jigs as a comparison

[@russellgallagher7839]

Amazing footage. Something I’ve always wondered about and wanted to see. Thank you for the opportunity.

[@Buoy4AK]

Outstanding!

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks, friends!

[@stevehammond2016]

I always enjoy seeing things as such . Although I did feel cold while thinking about underwater .

[@EISAlaska]

Yea, Steve. I bet its a bit chilly down there.

[@stevehammond2016]

@@EISAlaska Some what , sorta´ kinda´ .

[@cmoreson4281]

Great view how deep do you go down?

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks, this was about 30 fathoms (180 feet) deep. I've sent it as deep as 40 fathoms with the diving case.

[@danielpaulus382]

nice to see the fish perspective lol. thanx for sharing

[@EISAlaska]

Thanks for watching, Daniel!