Crazy fish caught 1 mile off the beach

The wind was ripping for several days strait and I mean blasting. 20-25 knots on the forecast and blowing what felt like 25-35 at my house. Having not fished in a week my friend and I were hoping to sneak out for a quick trip. Saturday I woke up and it was still blasting at my house so I decided to call it off. Later that night the wind calmed to 10 knots while I was at the airport. I conferred with my friend and we decided to make the call in the morning based on where he was in the central valley. He said the wind was 10 knots at 230 in the morning and it seemed around 15 knots at my place so we decided to make the call from the launch. We headed out after deciding it was safe. From previous experience I had a feeling that this would be the case and then the wind would start blasting 1-2 hours after sunrise. My main plan was to deep drop before sunrise and then go for pelagic. On the way out I caught 2 goggle eyes. From there I continued out to 600ft to start deep dropping. Not particularly marking anything I made my first drop and started getting bites right away. They were what felt like small bites but 600ft down you’re really counting on circle hooks to do the work for you. Once I felt reasonably sure I had a fish on I stared reeling. Around 6 minutes later I got it to the surface. It was what I would later find out was a deep sea moi or more commonly known as a beard fish. I figured it wouldn’t survive going back down and so I kept it. All of my wahoo belly bait chunks were still intact so I dropped it again. With only 12oz of lead it took about 3 minutes it make it to the bottom. After hitting the bottom I put the reel in gear and turned to put the beard fish in my fish bag. I had been expecting more tiny bites but as I turned back around he rod was doubled over. At this point I had no idea of what to expect after all this was only my 8th deep drop, ever. I knew it was bigger than the last fish as it was pulling drag at first and then periodically as I brought it up. It was now 10 minutes before sunrise as I slowly brought the fish up. It took about 15 minutes but when it was close I saw a huge back mass and I wondered what the heck it was. During the fight I was really only hoping that it wasn’t a shark. I took some pictures and sent them to a few people while I looked online. I had seen one caught on KZbin before but I couldn’t remember what it was. After a lot of deliberation I decided to put it in my fish bag and take it in. It was a little over 5 feet long and I had to bend the tail to get it in my fish bag. I didn’t get the fish bag oriented quite right and the kayak was very tippy as I made my way towards my friend on the 200ft ledge. He had actually helped land the fish about 10 minutes prior. The wind came up on cue right at an hour after sunrise and we started making our way in.
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[@FlyingFish_TV]

The fish turned out to be an oil fish or Walu in Hawaiian. It is also called the diarrhea fish... You can read more about the trip in the description.

[@jchapin1284]

Nice catch! I caught one on my Hobie Pro Angler 12 here in Guam. I was jigging for Monchong at 1000 feet with a 450g jig and caught it right after sunset. I was very confused on what it was when I got it next to the kayak. Ended up weighing 50lbs and was the biggest fish to date on the yak. Found out they are called Escolar or Oilfish. Scales feel like needles. I actually caught one again last night on a boat at one of the banks here again dropping down to 1000ft with a 350g jig. I gave mine away to the locals due to all the stories I heard about being a laxative fish.

[@strykers_inc140]

Excellent video as usual Dan!

[@barryiwashita6352]

Nice Walu 👍🏼…cool to see charlie again and his crazy eyes !

[@kevinstrickland6314]

Awesome vid and a beast of a fish those teeth are gnarly! Still waiting to catch something on akule...would like to see a sabiki tutorial from you 🤙 keep up the great vids!

[@BCKA]

Thank you for sharing this adventure. We never know what is going to happen . Best part of waking up is something new happens. Bret SYOTW

[@jalriteythen]

someone just recently caught an oil fish (escolar) in SD too! gotta watch out for those wax esters since it's like a laxative but a few pieces here and there should be fine. nice job!

[@AffordableWahoo]

Was wondering when we'd get to see the video of this! That thing's a beast nice one 🙌

[@jif.6821]

Nice Walu (aka Hawaiian Butterfish, oilfish), congratulations! Rare catch, and I think the first from a kayak. They have a very rich flesh, extremely tasty, but beware, eat only in moderation as the oil in the flesh is undigestable, so it goes straight thru you like a laxative. Remember, small portions only. 😉

[@cyberadventures4845]

Get excited when I see you post! TY C!

[@MadisonFishing]

Used to catch those at night fishing for tuna. They would come up and be 60-100ft deep even in 1500ft of water. Super delicious sashimi and lightly cooked for tacos. You can’t eat a lot otherwise it’ll turn your bowels inside out (never actually had that problem in all my years eating it so idk how much is too much) but a 30-40lb fish would get divided between 4 guys and keep us happy for about a month

[@ChiefToad]

That was certainly a rare and interesting catch. I am going to research more about that species.

[@doctt6639]

Cool video,cool fish kind of reminds me of a dogtooth tuna

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

very prehistoric-looking fish! Oh, how do you like the Ugly Stik Tiger rod?

[@meridian8536]

Incredible fish!!! 👍😊

[@Flippin4Fish]

What a stunning dog bud

[@danielkinikini2190]

Hey brotha, love your videos. Could you do a video of all your gear. I live on the north shore on Oahu and I am slowly getting my gear for Kayak fishing and would love to know everything you have and maybe the cost. Mahaloz

[@NinoSpinner]

Top 🤙🐟💥 grande bellissimo video come sempre

[@danielg6589]

Do you use just the spinfisher or is it the live liner version?

[@petergajic7591]

Dude that thing is so knarly,Moki black cod,SICK

[@moisespena799]

Do you have any lights on kayak or just a head lamp?

[@740bussa]

Great video as always. What transducer are you using with your Garmin? I’m in Guam and trying to find an accurate transducer that reaches 1000ft+

[@FlyingFish_TV]

I can't remember what this one was, but it was the one that came with my garmin 64cv. This was before they started putting crappy transducers in the 64cv. I have a 74sv now with a GT 51 transducer. I would get a GT 51 if you have a garmin, they are 500 bucks though.

[@clevertrevor1549]

Hi Dan. Take a look at Patagonian Toothfish info & pic’s on the web. I’m interested to know if this is another name for the fish you caught? Thanks. Jamie (New Zealand).

[@andrewoutdoor9225]

Yes an oil fish. Congrats sir💪🤙

[@destructosaur]

can confirm def an oil fish. catch them here in NZ too around the 300mtr line.

[@808koloa]

What transducer are you running?

[@KillerBeeOutdoors]

That thing looked like a zombie kingfish bro!

[@Village74]

Nice

[@robertvelasco5681]

Wow what a beast of a fish. Congats

[@dominic_a]

Walu. Banned in some countries and in some restaurants here in Hawaii. We served it at a restaurant I cooked at, but never more than a 6oz portion. Except the a-hole owner. He'd always order a double portion.

[@fishhunt9874]

I did not know that they had those fish in Hawaiian waters. We catch them sometimes at night in Mexico. They are called “Escolar” there. Very white opaque flesh, very oily and from what I heard from people who have eaten them, “Diarrhea fish” is an accurate moniker for them. 🤙🏼 And that was a big “ass” spider!

[@JustbentFishing]

That is a nice fish

[@jesuslopez924]

Did you eat it? I would have liked to see you filet it. I wonder if ginger helps those with stomach issues?

[@calbauski]

We catch these from our kayaks in Guam too!

[@FlyingFish_TV]

I need to rename the video lol

[@todd.goslin6190]

Escolar. One of the best tasting fish I've ever had though they can cause some digestive issues with some people. The meat is extremely white and has a buttery flavor.

[@jorged0712]

Thanks I know it by escolar and not oilfish lol. I've had it, it's good, I just didn't know it could cause diarrhea if you eat too much. Apparently it's because it contains wax esters instead of just oil. The more you know lol

[@fishingcrazy4793]

They catch those in Japan at night. It’s called an Escolar or Oil Fish. Can make you sick if you eat more than six ounces.

[@ryanh4435]

Maybe an Oilfish?

[@eddielikesfishing]

Escolar aka Ex Lax fish. It tastes delicious, just don't eat more than 6 ounces or you'll fill your shorts with greased lightning.

[@surfboardshack3327]

Friggin monster. Def don’t wanna catch that or a marlin 😂

[@commodore_connor]

I remember seeing this on Instagram and hoping for the video, How far back are your videos backlogged?

[@vaughn1804]

Not a good looking fish by any stretch... but still a beautiful fish. Never seen it before. 👍

[@nmolinaro62]

Congrats. Always quality vids at this channel. 700 ft drop? I can only imagine it. Looking forward to the final identification of that fish. You'll let us know, right?

[@FlyingFish_TV]

Turned out to be a Walu or oil fish

[@theCulinaryEdgeTV]

In some places they call Escolar Butterfish.

[@user-mq3yy2qr9k]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@alejandroriffo6177]

You are a crack, greetings from Chile .🛶🎣

[@mzfmp73]

That's a FISH eating challenge ... Who can hold the DIARRHEA IN THE LONGEST....GOOD LUCK...

[@FlyingFish_TV]

😂😂😂

[@leftydiablo]

Was it an edible fish?

[@FlyingFish_TV]

It’s edible, but if you eat too much it will give you diarrhea. It’s nicknamed the diarrhea because our bodies can’t digest all of the oil.

[@tvfishing6588]

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[@saltymc987]

This fish is very good we call them Uravena here in Tahiti French Polynesia but no many people like to eat them because of the reputation of diarrhea Fish or Purge Fish💩 because of his white meat very oily but very good taste if you don't want to run on the toilet just dip the fish meat in fresh lemon for about 10min and after cook in a pan or on the BBQ you ill see oily buble came out of it...its very good😋👌

[@nickluengo3066]

What kind of fish is that?

[@marki2659]

Walu

[@MVDCGTO]

Looks like a oil fish

[@HERKOMPENDERETYK]

@@marki2659 Yep, Escolar.

[@arkster00]

Good way to get a bad case of the runs with that fish.

[@kauaimurph]

It’s edible and quite tasty. Just don’t eat a lot of it. : )

[@Saltloony]

Zombie fish, I am sure it tastes yummy 😋

[@manuelmarquardsen7399]

It’s called a oil fish

[@VMykeV]

Doggo.

[@Runsfrombears]

Dry it , Put it on a tiki stake and light it up.

[@kalekwon8362]

Walu

[@atlantic_gplay-_-]

Especially well prepare it, this fish gives diarrhea if you prepare it poorly.

[@user-mq3yy2qr9k]

🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jeffreyholmes5283]

Nice fish don't eat it

[@FlyingFish_TV]

I feel bad for the guy I gave it to. I didn’t know it was the diarrhea fish

[@martinspijker9661]

sounds not very tasty.. oly diarrhea fish..:D.. velcro fish is also a good name..

[@achafins1]

I would eat that Walu in moderation unless you would like to ruin some underwear....

[@alecstollfuss211]

Maybe don't grab the fish by the gills?

[@FlyingFish_TV]

That was after it was dead. Most of the time I would just tail grab the fish (like the yellowfin tuna later in the video), but this was 4 feet long.

[@TravelairR]

looks like some kind of salmon