How to Catch 9 Inch Abalone in 2 Feet of Water

[@TheCecil64]

I dove for ablone and rock fish for 20 years first eight non stop. I used tanks to find the big lings ( 28 )pounds and free dove for the ablone. I really enjoyed your video I hope you have as much fun as I did. When you start free diving in the 20 foot range you get into the inner space. Swimming thru kelp is like swimming thru trees. With the look in your eyes joy in your speech you will be a fantastic free diver. Be safe and keep loving the water.

[@candiceramos]

Your content is soooo good. I'm not even a person who would normally go fishing. But I'm binge watching all of your videos and feel soooo inspired to go fishing. Loving your channel!!!

[@ericawolitarsky2283]

I have psych homework due tomorrow but I'm on a Fisherman's Life marathon! I don't even fish but I really enjoy your channel, interesting stuff. :)

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

erica wolitarsky Take up fishing and snorkeling for your food.... your life will be more exciting and fulfilling than what you will get out of your schooling....

[@tangkortv3922]

plss watch may channels maam is also abalone in philiphines

[@SiikPros]

Did u pass

[@antonymartin2522]

Wow! 2 feet of water. Thats crazy. Here in Victoria, Australia the rule is they must be in at least two metres of water. It would be cool to get them while standing in knee deep water though. Enjoy. Abalone are delicious when prepared correctly.

[@NWFishingSecrets]

Awesome dude - never saw this video of yours! Cool to see you both out there 🤙

[@srm9167]

This is good to know. I always want to go for abalone. Never knew you could do it so close to shore. And going at low tide, you sir are a genius!

[@sussanalee430]

We had to be tuff in the 1980's. Surf mats, paddling, (no scuba allowed), limit of 4, buddy system, eyeball before prying them off the rock with the tire iron. Sneak up quietly. If they sense trouble, they suck on so tight that you cant get them off the rock without tearing the shell off. We had to pee in the wet suit to keep warm. So peaceful quiet to just flow through the wavering tendrils of giant kelp. I'd be in heaven already if I stayed too long. Water was freaking cold. 55 to 60 degrees. visibility 25 ft on an excellent day, 10 ft normal. Really hard work for 4 abs, some halibut, few crabs. Really great company.

[@Andysfishing]

That's cool. I'll be doing this in Australia this summer. I've never eaten Abalone before and I'm looking forward to it.

[@ll-nm8he]

Is there any abalone up In north Andy ?by the way I'm a big fan off ur chanel Andy u have lots off cool videos 👍

[@GAROmx]

I had not realized I’ve been watching your videos this long 😮

[@jddesro]

Hey man, thanks for the informative (and responsible!) video! Glad to have you in the underwater explorer's club. Here's an interesting tidbit for you: do you know why you have to take the abalone you remove (as long as it's big enough)? Unlike humans and some other animals, their blood doesn't clot. And they almost always get a small cut on them when you're trying to slide the spatula under to remove them. If you put them back wanting a prettier shell or a bigger abalone, they are most likely gonna bleed out and/or die of an infection!

[@ianfield3864]

Can't be true professionals do fish downs ( collect abs where they are bunched up close together and spread them out )

[@tjacobemxw109]

What beach or Gulch is this? And how close to actual town of Mendocino is it?

[@adamchase8985]

When I was 12 I went to catalina island. took a small boat out with my step-dad. we stopped at a rocks that where above the water. we had snorkeling gear no wet suit. he asked me if i could swim down to the rocks below. I think it was about 15 feet down where i got ahold with my hands, but I was actually hanging on an abalone. I pulled it off and stared swimming back up to the boat. when i looked out to se my surroundings I saw a group of hammerheads swimming close. Freaked me out. I told my step-dad ... but all he was worried about was the abalone... such a dickhead, but it was one of the coolest things I ever did as a child.

[@adamchase8985]

sorry about my misspelled word's ; /

[@skyetran8]

Adam Chase

[@kodiak1010]

You kind of had it coming with a name like Chase, Adam. Lol

[@adamchase8985]

Har har har

[@jeremycreighton3237]

Adam Chase

[@junaidahmed3980]

Great vid dude! Can you please post a short vid on how to prep and cook abalone?

[@andyhuerta5213]

Great video. I'm near Monterey Bay area. Where was that spot or where can I go for abalone ? Thanks. Andy.

[@superbadassawesomefella5480]

Nice little abs for rock picking good job it's cool to see you up north around where I grew up!

[@nidonguyen4992]

Hey i was just wondering Where was this place located if u don't mind i ask??

[@aidanahrens3954]

It looks like a fucking kabuto from Pokemon

[@midnightnotracer]

That's because a kabuto IS suppose to represent a crab, besides metagross

[@davidwebb7885]

Grow up, tards!

[@Crash_Tv.]

Aidan Ahrens lol

[@gkhanjriii91-04]

+Alex Tseng in the modern vocabulary it's the same ...

[@TheNamelessOne888]

*Aidan Ahrens* Kabuto is either one of or a mix between a horseshoe crab (which is a chelicerate) and/or a horseshoe shrimp (which is a crustacean) and/or a trilobite. Those are arthropods. An abalone is a snail, a mollusk.

[@ChiefToad]

I have noticed your sub numbers really shooting up recently. The word is out. That is cool. You stuff is well produced with good content. Now this is a good safer method, for someone not accustomed to swimming in the ocean along the shore.

[@joshimuddin6295]

mrtoady2 ,

[@Eskah.Mof0]

mrtoady2 jjdjdjdjdj

[@rottenrottie1515]

hey Matts nice first harvest of abs.friends and i go to a few spots at fort bragg.we cruise right up to huge rocks with our RIB and dive 10 to 20 feet for good size abs...get a good dive light and check all the dark holes,cracks and under rock ledges thats usually where the big ones are....

[@101dtman]

Looks like you hit up sub surface progression for your suits and gear? If not I highly recommend stopping in there up in fort bragg.

[@joshuaoliver2619]

Im here as a result of reading the "warden force" series of books while I was incarcerated. There was numerous stories of people illegally harvesting, or way over harvesting these to sell on the black market. Apparently this is very lucrative (or was back in the 80s & 90s) the one story even mentioned a giant female abalone thats shell was 10 inches across. I had to see for myself what these creatues were, and how they are harvested using the abalone iron

[@Silenceplz595]

Love watching your video. How low was tide that day?

[@Phenomenal-oc1xo]

"West coast of California," not to be confused with the east coast of California, lol.

[@tc2334]

I'm so glad someone else caught that. lol

[@thugasaurusrex6004]

Phenomenal 2112 lol

[@emmae858]

yknow california has islands.. so there are west and east coasts connect to water...

[@rock_oclock]

west coast of oregon....west coast of washington...

[@HAMlLTON]

@@rock_oclock oregon isnt on the west coast

[@riverrat1149]

You, Ish and Mr furry hat are making me wish I was in San Fran.Something I thought I would never think let alone comment on you tube.LOL.Another great vid!

[@My_Fishingjournal]

Where in Mendocino is this place if you don't mind me asking?

[@catchandeat]

Abalone is on my list! We found a black abalone while filming a TV show (it'll air this month!) but those guys are off limits

[@FishermansLife]

nice! Which channel? I'd love to tune in

[@catchandeat]

Fisherman's Life travel channel, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. We did a tidepooling catch n cook with them

[@FishermansLife]

Cool! I'll keep an eye out

[@useniamistry8087]

Catch-N-Eat ll

[@tigerlord600]

Amazing

[@handsomejohnjohn]

how many abalone are allowed to pick up per day? Is this Oregon or Washington state?

[@Tommy9111k]

$300 for one?!?!? Catch me on the black market boys

[@nebraskaangler60]

DAM Right, this 8-4 shit got me livin in my truck lol

[@frankziola7710]

Tommy Le 300.00 in 10 minutes, count me in too🤑🤑🤑

[@jordannash8725]

Tommy Price hell yea

[@drunkenbeer]

Lol then get fined for 60k then you will be sleeping in the same box together

[@hbk7574]

Tj Degroote shiiiit its worth it

[@heartoheartio]

I watched.all.your videos and I don't even fish. But I feel so full and satisfied watching omg. Why why why

[@littleboychildhood196]

Hi, can you drop me the location of the abalone please

[@sickofeverything6413]

Good to see you're ALIVE and out there getting abs man. It's addicting isn't it?

[@dtanders78]

nice work man! you've come along way from your snaring vids

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks bro!

[@rebeccakipler5963]

Nice shots of the turkey vultures in the beginning :)

[@archangel20031]

They are on the West coast of California? What other coast would it be? I did not know California had an East, North, or South coast!

[@Toomuchbullshitt]

It does have a north and south coast tho.

[@batone76sanchez37]

glad you made it through this time safely with no obstacles in your way.

[@happytam]

easy picking. nice job Matt. learn to dive and you can go out at anytime with any tide.

[@pdarocha1970]

As an experienced scuba and free diver, I have seen someone get themselves into a dangerous situation such as what was described in a portion of the video, and it only happened because they didn't follow my instructions, just because you see some rocks doesn't mean it's safe to exit the water in that spot.

[@TommyBui]

Wow...where is this place?

[@aloofmusician856]

How did you get the bird to pose for you? 0:44

[@ningwang4424]

Can u tell me address of this spot,it looks a great place to get abalone.

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Sarah's laugh is so cute

[@sqhunter65]

glad to see you're stoked on it again and you learn how to do it right very cool can't wait to see your underwater video maybe you'll start spearfishing

[@xweiliable]

how did you find this spot? did you just drive around and find a tide pool and dive in? or did your friend told you the spot? I want to go to, and just want to figure out how I should find my spot. thanks. Oh, how low is the tide that day?

[@FishermansLife]

i just stumbled upon it after almost drowning trying to get to it on the other beach lol. but if you can find a shallow rocky area like this, it should be a good spot at low tide. that day it was a .9 at 8am

[@xweiliable]

I like how you promptly reply to fans! I will watch all your video 5 times and click on the ads to support your channel!

[@gunznknives]

Post a video of you prepping and cooking the abalone.

[@yolandasoto116]

hey matts is that your gear or did you rent it out??

[@FishermansLife]

Rented from Sub Surface Progression in Mendocino

[@juvenalvarez1122]

+Matts Withans that's were I rent my wetsuit I was just there two weeks ago

[@HazardousCliff]

Now that's redemption right there! Way to go! I may have to try this out next time I'm up in Mendo

[@josephsaeteurn9158]

good going.. I myself just started abalone this year.. definitely fun sport but need to be super careful.. i just go on minus tides and rock picking.. not ready for full dive yet. Be safe out there..

[@FishermansLife]

Thanks, you too. Was looking at wetsuits today. Hopefully I'll have one in a month or so and start going out and getting comfortable in the water. Good luck on your journey haha

[@Carla2186__]

Is this Abalone Cove in Palos Verdes? Where is this beach?

[@hohepa1004]

yummy, the abalone here in nz are tiny compared to those monsters, tempted to go to america just to taste one

[@touacheng9936]

hey bro where is this place at? Fort bragg?

[@edwardryu7926]

could you share the exact location of that beach? like gps coordinate?

[@TheYoungBonsaiGuy]

recently subscribed, and all i can say is your content is really good man. it makes me want to go fishing soo much!

[@MrFrance97]

Those are huge, do you think you can share the location? I'm not a strong swimmer and this location is great!!

[@percymiller4570]

Hey Matt's, I'm a new subscriber. I just stumbled upon your channel and have watched nearly all of your videos. I'm near the Gulf of Mexico and was wondering if your snares would work for blue crab?

[@FishermansLife]

Couldn't tell you for sure...I've sold some to people who wanted to use them for that. Never heard back though. I don't see why they wouldn't

[@kalenhouse]

bro glad you had a better experience this time around. it looked fun. I never had abalone. what's it like. is the meat chewy? I'd love to go there. hit me up I'm in fremont. love to meet you in person. love all your adventures videos.

[@HypergaugeDIY]

Nice job. How tough is the climb to get down to the spot?

[@letswetaline2771]

Cool videos as always. Subbed. Thanks for putting these together.

[@dacowboys01]

nice videos like always Matt. looks like alot fun only in low tide

[@rosanarosana508]

where is this place? could you tell me?

[@littleboychildhood196]

can you send me the address of the spot, please ?

[@bz7403]

Nice jobs well done!!! Would you mine to share the geographic location and Location Code for the area ? Thanks a lots

[@mobileplayers5008]

I want a life like this someday with my gf

[@fkujakedmyname]

but you didnt get a rich daddy to pay your nazi welfare

[@KineticTaco]

Then do it

[@bobjones279]

Where did you film

[@alquocnguyen361]

May I ask for the direction how to get to this spot please

[@kristinbui8924]

On what island due u find that abalone on?????

[@rilleu879]

Where do you go for diving??

[@PIAMUSA]

Wow! They're huge. Never tasted one.

[@jasonlee1457]

Nice to see that you went back out, next time be sure if you didn't this time to tag all you abs right after you get out of the water. Because of the fact your in such a popular area it gets checked more often than if your further north and if they aren't tagged after you get out of the water and they check while you two were snorkling, then they will be taken and you will be fined.

[@TheamazingFisherman-yb7ox]

Holy, those things are huge!

[@MichelleKimball44]

What shore?

[@leolldankology]

since the posting of this webisode all the abalone have been poached.

[@swedsweg3197]

got 'em

[@danielktse]

where is this? i want to try to get abalone and i do not know how to swim. Do you mine giving me the spot. i know you guys don't really want to tell people, but all the video i watch, people dive for it. You guys make it look so easy. You can email me if you don't want to let everyone know. thanks

[@Duongha1]

Love your video bro. Would love to join ya for some fishing camping trip. Keep up the good work.

[@huangxiajing9986]

Where is the location

[@slackerz35]

love ur vids man. nice scenery and infos. keep up the good work! from singapore.

[@KhanhNguyen-tl7ml]

Can you show me where is the exactly spot?

[@magslittin7529]

In NZ we call them paua and we usually either grind or chop them up and cook them with onion and cream

[@fishingman8766]

What a nice video! I love it so much!

[@FishermansLife]

thanks!

[@scottsmith6571]

Was that a condore ?

[@karlchen9024]

dude, where is this place man?

[@midnightnotracer]

Penisland

[@domdavid6090]

Ever thought about changing up something??, how about a hunting and camping video? What you think

[@chaseborchers]

nice job getting those quick!

[@virginiaimperial8995]

I think you should show us how you harvest them in the ocean 😊

[@michalrose1]

are u goin to show how to cook the Abalone..

[@derpyang5828]

0:40 jesus is a bird confirmed

[@wrestlemaniafan27]

Derp Yang lol

[@ExopMan]

I think so...who knows tho, ppl might say it's a condor lol

[@EXOglobe]

That's how birds dry their feathers....

[@tomjones7232]

Where can I fish here in Oregon? Thank you!

[@jamesharding1527]

what is this is it like a clam?

[@sarahallen8739]

abalone

[@NewMexico1912]

James Harding gastropods ie snails

[@reptileadventures3504]

may some one explain what abalone are to me and some background history of them seems interesting

[@yolandasoto116]

would it be too cold to go without a wet suit

[@FishermansLife]

In my opinion yes. Especially if you're in the shade

[@shortafewbolts]

No catch and cook this time?

[@mememe8453]

Where is that place

[@rbo350]

when is abalone season, can I do that in so cal

[@FishermansLife]

+Ringo Star cannot get abs south of the golden gate bridge I believe

[@AdaptEdgeInstatute]

where is this?

[@juvenalvarez1122]

Where is that I know it's around Mendocino

[@khechua1300]

What is the name of this beach?

[@joecgirl]

You should show us how to cook and clean them!

[@David-eu6mt]

Matt! Learn to swim before doing more collecting. I like this channel and I don't want the owner of it to die before the channel blows up.

[@lukeluchini4393]

What location in mendo?

[@plk5520]

Sssh!..be very, very quiet and don't tell anyone where that little cove is!

[@FishermansLife]

+Patrick Kitts don't worry, secrets safe with me! I've had people say the hope I drown because i wouldn't reveal the location lol

[@Jt8444]

@@FishermansLife i know that spot very well!

[@masterchief647]

What do you do with a shell