Great Britain to the World Spearfishing Championships Laredo Spain 2023

[@jaadmaan8156]

Justin Lee is always positive. So great to see. Would love to see you over in Hawaii with Justin and Ryan

[@DanielMann]

Would love to get to Hawaii one day. Did some diving with Ryan in France which is the next video!

[@thepatriotsrage661]

Agreed! Was good to see Justin from Team USA there.

[@jaadmaan8156]

@@DanielMann can’t wait!

[@thepatriotsrage661]

An Aussie and a South African in the UK National Spearfishing Team, why am I not surprised by this? LMAO. Awesome vid!

[@DanielMann]

All British citizens - loads of people call different countries home these days.

[@mbnz0174]

The sarcastic and slightly passive aggressive comments about Spanish time keeping were as British as you can be 😂

[@thepatriotsrage661]

@@DanielMann I get that, but you don't expect to hear South African and Aussie accents in the England team. Rugby is about the only other sport I know of where this happens.

[@YuriPicanco]

And? Pretty sure meeting accent expectations is not a measure of performance 😂 ​@@thepatriotsrage661

[@KevinDaly]

Great account of our time in Laredo Dan. ❤ Good memories, great comradeship and cringeworthy dancing 🤣🤣

[@DanielMann]

Cheers Kevin, I quite like the dance moves - hope to see them in Turkey :)

[@mikes_in_paradise78]

Good luck and dive safe to all the divers

[@KuyaKjsAdventure]

JUSTIIIIN!!😮 LOVE TO SEE JUSTIN IN THE COMPETETION

[@Spearfishing-oy4ny]

Man, your videos are the best. But if you could do case studies, analyzing the ocean and scenarios, underwater for beginners, you would be the hub of this hobby. I liked the way how you clarified with drone footage that it’s not a place to be in. For a complete beginner never hit water, it’s high quality foundations

[@slozy]

Can't believe you saw a sunfish in the Tweed River, never thought they would go in there. Ps: love the pink hat haha

[@DanielMann]

It was massive, along the Fingal stretch looking for flathead. I was surprised it didn't touch the bottom, must have been 3-4m fin to fin.

[@Battle_Beard]

You’re phenomenal at what you do, mate. Your passion is obvious. Cheers to your continued success!

[@DanielMann]

Thank you!

[@rowanvirbickas-kiwispearo6285]

Great Vid mate! And good to meet you guys. What a comp!

[@DanielMann]

Thanks Rowan and you too. Your whole team did exceptionally well. Might see you at the next one or in Barcelona if that works out 💪

[@josh.bollen]

So good to see ya back mate, pleasure to watch as always

[@bossspearfishingja]

I love this❤😊

[@AkselOrstavik]

Great one as always, very fun to see your perspective of the comp! Regret not bringing the drone, those shots were solid

[@DanielMann]

I’m so impressed with how much footage you got and you were competing! I couldn’t do that at all, especially the droning.

[@AkselOrstavik]

Droning while competing is a bit far fetch haha. But the footage during the comp was no problem, pressing the film-button before heading down is completely automatic. If there was any hastle I wouldnt spend time on it during competitions, but its nice to share that perspective:)

[@LuigiPuretti]

Great video! 😍

[@DanielMann]

Grazie Luigi! Congratulations on your 2nd position! See you in Türkiye next year 💪

[@Jacedives]

How goods the legions cap!

[@isBessem]

Very nice, as usual! 👌🏻

[@ralphfreeman255]

That would be quite a fantastic experience! Would love to do something like that someday. Great video coverage

[@fins4u718]

Top job Dan, thanks again, awesome boatman, couldn’t have asked for anymore (Even if the Spanish didn’t agree with the two speeds of Full and stop!)..

[@DanielMann]

Cheers Dave! Don’t be gentle, it’s a rental 🤣

[@fins4u718]

@@DanielMannlike it!

[@bigd711]

The high concentration of spearos here must decimate the reefs of fish for the sake of a few medals. I'm a spearo myself but making it a comp just seems off

Exactly my tought! This competitions should be banned. Throwing bad light at spearos.

[@Kuliwa]

I was wondering about that too. You can probably forget these places for quite a while. I hope at least all the fish found their way in the pan.

[@akashmaharaj3389]

The contests never happen in the same location successively or maybe even at all. Limits are set for species as well, I would imagine with some thought into what sizes for what species and even what species make the target list in the first place. The contest is likely the highest concentration of conservatively-minded, sustainably-driven marine hunters tbh

[@Skittlesfishing]

Any comp I’ve done has a a max fish weigh in example last weekend was a 3 fish comp so in terms of divers and amount of fish there it really wasn’t a lot

[@frenchyadamson]

When I saw the number of boats I had similar thoughts, but seeing the fish caught by each spearo, it didn't seem a lot compared to what gets caught commercially on a regular basis in that region.

[@budrohammbone2806]

Well Done ! Excellent video all around. Maybe an Alaska halibut trip next ?

[@DanielMann]

Would be great to get over there but I'm terrified of the cost of things in America!

[@leoneljvalladares5402]

Always great to watch your videos brother, Congrats to Santi Lopez and Magdalena on their 1rst place. Awesome vid.

[@DanielMann]

Thanks Leo, great competitors who performed under the pressure.

[@CameronSmithDiving]

Great video, conveying top level spearfishing superbly. Thanks for sharing!

[@simonetrudu4219]

Complimenti per la gara 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Ma in particolare un ringraziamento per aver condiviso la vostra esperienza con questo magnifico video. Super like 👍🏻

[@CatalinaJuan]

Congrats to all who competed, and nice to see some great competition! If you ever want to come dive here on Catalina Island, reach out to me. If you fancy a tournament, we have a couple each year that I think you would really enjoy. Keep up the great content, thanks for all the amazing videos over the years.

[@dinggarasta9528]

Please accept my respectful greetings from Indonesia." 🇮🇩

[@antoniomineo70]

Great video as always Daniel. And I love your pink cap!!

[@DanielMann]

Thank you! Got to be sun smart out there.

[@simonpichler-d2x]

i love your spearfishing videos they are so good

[@DanielMann]

Thank you very much!

[@pejepeineFuerteventura]

bonito reportaje enhorabuena

[@jerlyn17]

hope to see you making spearfishing video here in the Philippines dan😊

[@markmclaughlin4801]

Daniel, was wondering why i have not seen any videos from you recently and then..... You post this. . Great report on the competition and the challenges of it. Many thanks

[@DanielMann]

Thanks Mark, busy on a road trip from London to Türkiye!

[@mariocinque8588]

Complimenti Daniel bellissimo reportage.

[@DanielMann]

Grazie Mario!

[@eduardogongorakeys]

CHILE !!! wooooww

[@dfgdfg_]

You get a Leo DiCaprio Blood Diamond accent twang with your mask on 😂

[@DanielMann]

That's Kevin Daly who is South African...

[@abidhajher7076]

😂

[@LuvTee-j4g]

Amusing to see the money available to the different teams. Watched the Kiwi team prep. Did their own scouting, tight budgets etc. The US (J Lee) was a step up from the Kiwis. This British team, have much more resources. Tahiti though, congrats. Pasifika represent!

[@DanielMann]

How do you know what resources the British team had? Everything was virtually self funded by the competitors and including myself as the manager. I did some fundraising but each participant was out of pocket at least £3000. We have no sponsors at all.

[@anto427]

Grande Luigi! Your's and luigi's are my top yt channels

[@robyndaly7060]

great video! well done team GB

[@DanielMann]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheDadFaxs]

Awesome video

[@gazzabyerun8152]

💯Very nice, enjoying your video this rainy morning here in the mountains! Thanks for sharing, be safe, God Speed!

[@DanielMann]

Thanks, you too!

[@msacontrocorrente]

Bravi ragazzi ❤

[@DanielMann]

Grazie!

[@finnbrittenden9161]

Epic account of the tourney Dan!

[@DanielMann]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@achillepetit1354]

Merci vive la France 🇨🇵

[@snowbank9386]

Great !

[@peasantti]

I saw a massive tuna in the area 150kg+. Shit was AMAZING! I was with Chus from team spain in late summer. He said he never encountered one there. The Tuna aswell as a HUGE Conger and i to FInnish it off i shot a 4.5kg Seabass! What an amazing day!!!!

[@yosu7334]

Epic video! So happy for Santi. Hopefully you come back to the Cantábrico for some big dentex in shallow water!

[@DanielMann]

Thank you, great to meet you out there. Hopefully not long before I return to Spain!

[@cdocranktours2514]

good job captain...

[@raykuhn-o1e]

Man with so many boats on the water you would be lucky to see a fish let alone shoot one your team did a real good job all things considered shoot straight Grumpy

[@mtnrabi]

Maybe I missed, but why didn’t you dive?

[@DanielMann]

I wasn’t selected for the team.

[@aquamatt4225]

It would be cool to see world champs on a place with some bigger fish, Southern Europe doesnt to most other places around the world

[@Orhan_TOPAL]

let us know when you come to Turkey :) be our guest

[@mikeledc96]

Didn't know Spain was such good in spearfishing. Is it usually good or do they had the advantage of knowing the place? Great video 😊

[@DanielMann]

Spain has the most world champions of any country. They are exceptional as a nation of spearfishers.

[@moumous87]

A bunch of people spearfishing underwater sounds a bit risky 😰

[@ericlafrogne5698]

Loving your videos, very inspiring. I am looking for a spearfishing school/charter in turkey. Is there any you could recommend? Failing that, one in Europe. I haven't found anything online. Cheers

[@DanielMann]

Thank you! I would contact the TSSF in Türkiye. They are the spearfishing national body. Or Bill in Greece is a great teacher from what I have read. instagram.com/billabyssofficial?igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

[@ericlafrogne5698]

@@DanielMann thanks very much for taking the time to answer me. This is great info!

[@Janpva.]

😂I really thought you were going to shoot saupe.

[@houssemattia3403]

Hope you dive in Turkey captain Good luck

[@DanielMann]

We shall see who is selected for 2024!

[@ryankeen6756]

How come you don’t compete anymore

[@DanielMann]

I didn’t make the team. I had dived enough British National competitions in the two previous years.

[@HülaguHan63]

Elios 👋🏻😍

[@DanielMann]

Kevin loves his, I'm sure they are great suits.

[@ebadd3468]

Nice hat?!

[@zsomborerchegyi7636]

Are there qualifiers for the Word champs or how does it work?

[@DanielMann]

Yes, Europe and African nations are ranked by the Euro-African championships, North, Central & South American by the Pan American championships and I think the Pacific nations like Tahiti, New Zealand & Australia are ranked by the Inter Pacific championships.

[@scottessery100]

What happened to all fish?

[@DanielMann]

All was donated to a local charity to feed less fortunate people. They were really happy to get all the fresh fish.

[@spearonggala3785]

Philippines 🇵🇭 no participants

[@DanielMann]

Never seen the Philippines at a world championships. Not sure if they have a spearfishing federation.

[@joelfildes5544]

Wrasse ?!…Go on then,how do you prepare them for eating ? I stopped shooting em after I’d tried the Thai fish cake recipe,plus,they live over 30 years…

[@DanielMann]

I’ve got a video on my channel. Sensational in ceviche! Bass, sargos & snappers all can live that long. No one questions that!

[@TheBowhunterinNB]

Was that Justin Lee ? I recognize him from meat eater

[@DanielMann]

Sure is!

[@antonnosal219]

Hi! Did Ukrainian team take part! I saw Ukrainian flag in the video.

[@DanielMann]

Yes they did, always great to see them at competitions. Especially in recent times!

[@pjacefilms]

Does this seem like a terrible location for a spero world championship? Why not Philippines or Australia?

[@DanielMann]

Not really, it's difficult and sorts the wheat from the chaff. Nothing more humbling than diving the exact same area, shooting very little and then seeing someone else with a huge string of fish.

[@Ashcooper117]

May a competition of this scale never come to where I live.

[@pjacefilms]

yeah i guess that makes sense--it's like a pro surfing competition with tough conditions vs having it at Mavericks or Nazere@@DanielMann

[@zsomborerchegyi7636]

Team captains don’t dive?

[@DanielMann]

Not usually. They manage the team.

[@BurninatorTheTrogdor]

231 dives? No thanks. I might get in 50 on a really good day. Our comp is in the summer when the water is warm and viz is good. I normally just sign up to get the shirt.

[@mischamix439]

its not fishing! only killing fish whit out respect

[@NordicGameFishAdventures]

Great video as always Daniel😊👌🏻 sounds just as chaotic as my experience with the world championships in 2018 in Sabres, Portugal 😅 But so much fun to be part of and what an amazing experience 😊 I will just DM you on instagram with some great ideas for the next year 😃

[@Battle_Beard]

Is a sunfish the most dopey fish in the ocean? 🤔

[@DanielMann]

It swam off pretty quickly to be fair!

[@niccrosskill]

Why do the English team divers sound South African?

[@DanielMann]

Because not every citizen of a country is born and grows up in that country.

[@niccrosskill]

Good to see the SAFFERS keeping the sport strong in the UK. I'm trying to do the same in Adelaide, Australia.

[@theosicard5670]

This is not what spearfishing is about. Spearfishing is supposed to be a sustainable way to catch food and enjoy beautiful landscapes, not catching as many barely edible mullets as you can.

[@jonathanponsford]

So many fish killed for egos very sad

[@Tony-qx5mt]

I can see that in the not to distant future competitions for this sport will be banned in a lot of country’s. Not a good look guys!

[@the_tin_prince1918]

This looks like quickest way of ruining every aspect of spearfishing. What a joke 😂

[@mishmash9397]

I love the fake accent you put on more and more.. NOT

[@DanielMann]

Not sure what you’re talking about.

[@mishmash9397]

@@DanielMann your amount of views should tell you what I’m on about

[@DanielMann]

Can’t catch a break, speaks English and gets complaints it’s not the right sounding English. Glad you stopped by though 🙌

[@000scubasteve]

Daniel, have you ever made it to Florida for the St Pete Open? You should seriously consider coming across the pond if you can find a boat etc to use for the contest.

[@DanielMann]

Never dived in the States but would love to one day. Loads of fish it seems.

[@pjacefilms]

Tampa native here. Is the diving here good? Seems like vis sucks compared with the Florida keys / Miami though there are so many bull sharks I’d be reluctant