Shallow Ledge

[@Rangerglx]

Loving this channel! I'm a long time diver but a novice spear fisherman, is there any way to add more fish ID's when you're diving so I know what your shooting and or what NOT to shoot.

[@drewbellamy4365]

Do a video on ur gun set up! I love watchin ur videos. I wish I could free shaft 20’ stone shots EVERYTIME like u. Impressive!

[@danmacmahon3973]

That's a great idea Drew, I'll def do that. Thanks for suggestion. Best, Dan

[@tomdowney37215]

I would love that

[@jacobharrison6794]

As calm and collect u r during shooting fish it's freaking awesome I still get to excited when ever I shoot good fish

[@danmacmahon3973]

Jacob, I know where you're coming from. I've been spear fishing almost 50 years now and it never gets old or boring. Appreciate you watching! Best, Dan

[@floridajetskifishing2073]

Shallow ledge...150' LOL I ran a head boat over on that coast but moved to the east coast. I wish I could go back to some of my old honey holes over...I didn't start spearfishing til I moved to south Florida. Great vids brother!

[@danmacmahon3973]

FJSF, very glad you're enjoying the videos. Looking for new stuff and diving new stuff is half the fun in IMHO. Best, Dan

[@danmacmahon3973]

Commercial Spearing on a Shallow Ledge.

[@GreeneSpear]

what camera are you using for all this film? you seem very comfortable and not having on issue with it

[@dennisvisto3314]

i always enjoy watching all your vides, because this is also my favorite hobbies here in our province in phillippines

[@danmacmahon3973]

Thanks DV, much appreciated! Best to you over there on the other side of the world! Dan

[@brendonblue829]

Heck of a fishy spot! Nice shooting as always, and thanks for commenting over that 'missed' shot. Nice to get some insight.

[@danmacmahon3973]

BB, yeah sometimes the screw ups seem to be more entertaining than the home runs. Thanks for watching. Best, Dan

[@faisalsattar9931]

@@danmacmahon3973 That comment made you feel human otherwise your shooting is godlike. No bent spears, no floppers closing down, no lost spears. A single band braining the thickest grouper skulls! What magic is this. Being a free diver I felt quite negative when I watched the first video with scuba but after watching more I realised your videos are not ordinary stuff. Stay safe at those depths.

[@randypearson8747]

Great video Dan, nice mangs , thanks again for sharing

[@danmacmahon3973]

RP, I'd gotten some comments that I never seemed to spear any Mango's so I thought I'd prove that I do. Glad you enjoyed. Best, Dan

[@samyam9866]

love the vids. show us unloading the fish in the boat...Thanx!

[@danmacmahon3973]

SY, I def will with future dives. Glad you're enjoying the videos. Best, Dan

[@tomdowney37215]

That looked like so much fun. I miss cuttin' loose on the reds like that.

[@danmacmahon3973]

I def agree, I perfer the challenge of Gags and Blacks but Reds will def work! I've seen guys get the tar beat out of them on a bad shot 20 LB Red in a hole. More blood coming out of the diver than the fish! Thanks for watching Tom! Best, Dan

[@arnoldalexander3093]

Thanks Dan 4 another amazing video .

[@danmacmahon3973]

Thanks AA, glad you enjoyed it! Best, Dan

[@wicholee1]

great video, thx for sharing!

[@danmacmahon3973]

Thanks for watching! Best, Dan

[@huntfisheat73]

Here I am wishing I could get some grouper in my freezer and you killing more than I've seen in my life . I used to spearfish all the time but mostly in a river but some offshore but we all got rid of are boats so now I can't even go catch em with a pole 😠. I wish you was close to me I would buy some from you or trade ya for some flounder or hog meat lol . Good job man keep on get em.

[@danmacmahon3973]

Hunt, I hear you. Man I love Flounder and haven't had it in years. If we were close, I'm sure we could work something out! Best, Dan

[@huntfisheat73]

@@danmacmahon3973 where do you fish out of?

[@marsh5818ce]

Thank goodness rockin Ronny Desantis opened red snapper 2 months in 2021… you can’t even see the grouper because of all the snapper. Looks like the species has repopulated quite well.

[@danmacmahon3973]

CM, those things are pretty much everywhere! Def a success as a rebuilding project but I think they could open 'em up quite a bit more! Best, Dan

[@dcbgator]

Hey Dan love the vids! There used to be a show on TV that was out of Hudson Florida. This is way better. Anyhow, do you ever see any lobster in the middle ground? I haven't seen any on your footage and I was just curious. Thanks

[@danmacmahon3973]

Dgator, thanks and glad you're enjoying the videos. Yes, there's a lot of Lobster on the MG. Because the average structure is so large, you really have to devote yourself to looking for them. I usually don't do that but will sometimes grab one when the right opportunity arises. Best, Dan

[@gkny4045]

Could you let me know your approximate time limits for different depths. Deep stuff seems like a mere couple of minutes.

[@HolySearIt5]

There’s calculators you can use to figure out bottom time based on depth, o2 % and length of decompression time

[@Toonseskat]

Please tell us the general area each video is made in.

[@georgeg8130]

Nice shooting.. What kind of gun is that?

[@danmacmahon3973]

GG, it's a home made gun. Based on an older Sea Hornet design with upgraded parts. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan

[@aboutayssir4827]

Hi Dan. Can we find nice spot at 50 to 70 feet in Florida ?

[@danmacmahon3973]

Abou, absolutely, lots of great stuff in 50-70 feet. All require a boat, as those depths are 20-30 miles offshore in this area. Are you free divers or scuba? Best, Dan

[@aboutayssir4827]

I am an open water scuba diver and I love speargun fishing. Unfortunately I live in montreal Canada and I was planning to come to Miami Florida this summer

[@shinshaul665]

Wich rifle is it? Can you explain?video about it

[@danmacmahon3973]

Shin, it's a home made gun. I'm planning on doing a video on it in the future when time allows. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan

[@simeoncoleman8629]

All those endangered Red Snapper. Must have been pretty shallow compared to your other dives. You had a long bottom time it seems

[@danmacmahon3973]

SC, yeah they're almost going extinct, lol! Yeah that spot is less than 100' so you def get some time down there! Best, Dan

[@wail2030]

Nice shot u too 😉

[@danmacmahon3973]

Thank you! Much appreciated! Best, Dan

[@jamesmiller5357]

What is purpose of small spike on front of gun, mounting light?

[@danmacmahon3973]

JM, it's a great place to put your flash light but was primarily designed to poke off bad attitude sharks when you might have all the shafts out of the gun. Best, Dan

[@jamesmiller5357]

Dan MacMahon Did you make it or was it a purchased part

[@cajicoutinho3899]

Hi u already know the fishing spot or reading fishfinder thax

[@danmacmahon3973]

CC, it's a mix, some known stuff and some new stuff. I love diving a new spot for the first time and suspect that most of us would feel that way. Thanks for watching, Best, Dan

[@greenoverwhite]

do you ever miss!!?

[@danmacmahon3973]

AG, oh yeah. I try not to but it def happens. In the video "Predator Ledge" I whiffed on a really nice Grouper...my buddies haven't let me forget it either! Best, Dan

[@men_in_life8266]

that's not spearfishing if you are using a gas tank no skills

[@danmacmahon3973]

And here I've been calling it spearfishing for almost 50 years. Best, Dan

[@macmac5973]

Men_in_Life ok buddy let’s see you freedive 150’

[@gkny4045]

Comical . This is skill defined. Mastery may be a better description.

[@richardvila1173]

The guy with the shortest stick always makes a stupid comment. Freaking troll lets see you do it with the grace and skill that Dans does it!

[@daveobsoleteammo4547]

You really should look up Freediving , not Spearfishing , for the videos you want to be watching . Those that freedive can only go down as far as they can hold their breath . Dan goes out 100 miles or more off-shore to gather fish . Dan had to get extra classes and more training before he could be allowed to fish in deeper waters . Dan uses a different type spear for this different type of spearfishing . It is dangerous going that deep and you can only be down a very short period of time . It is extremely difficult and takes a lot of skill to shoot a spear at a moving fish when you do not have a line attached to the spear . You can't just hit any old part of the fish and reel it in . If you don't hit it right it will run off with your spear .