I Dropped my Camera 100 FEET DEEP into the Ocean for Rockfish.. THIS is What I Saw!

This footage SHOCKED me. I would've had no idea all this was going on below while I'm above the surface... ENJOY!
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[@NOLA-vv3sz]

What I learned is that lead weights should have hooks on them.

[@trentwilliams1984]

Charter I went on in fort Bragg did

[@FirstNameLastName-zu9so]

What I learned is that I had to pay a fine because I used it

[@SpamMusubi308]

Exchange the lead weight for a chrome hex bar w/single hook. The fish seem more attracted to the lighter colored bait. Try a rubber spider style skirt and a stinger hook? So much information in the video crazy thanks Daniel

[@MichaelSmith-os1pp]

You could make a whole channel with the camera, this was interesting

[@runescapeaddict111]

Love the underwater footage; that school of blues was crazy!

[@BayandBeyondFishing]

Holy Moly that Lingcod is SWIFT! Visibility down there is so clear. Awesome dude.

[@flatophall]

Totally Awesome footage. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@OutdoorChefLife]

Crazy footage!! So cool dude, I'm glad you got those cameras. There was a huge sea cucumber when you were snagged. I'm tryin to catch that next. lol

[@aristaangler9938]

👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍

[@weedlboffer]

I know this is eight months old, but where we fish in Canada, we use a short piece of small diameter nylon rope with lead shot inside, ( just melt the end closed with a lighter) then attach a swivel & use as your weight. It slides through the rocks instead of getting stuck....

[@khmersols]

Those underwater videos are sick! Down to see more of those.

[@bigworm3446]

21:56 those eyes dont lie! He's thinking " something fishy about this that thing on top🤔" Awesome footage d👌

[@nagaal2012]

That fish is dangerous if you touch it?. Thanks.

[@reelin_it_with_jake]

Dope footage! Very surprising to see all the hits on the weights. I’d be too scared to lose the underwater cam especially while bottom fishing. Might consider using it for trolling though. Congrats and best of luck on your PHD journey!

[@AK47_seekndestroy]

Best underwater footage I’ve seen thus far. Great job braddah! 😃🎣🤙

[@heathhartung6599]

Try adding a small strip of squid to your swimbait hook, I do that on the east coast, it gives them flavor so they grab and hold instead of spitting the lure out. Great videos!

[@milliepankow1326]

Wow! I really loved watching the fish in this.

[@tai9499]

Wow that lingcod looked like a dinosaur. Crazy how it was next to a big halibut. Giants that stay together live forever I guess lol

[@kcv723]

Bro love theses rad videos, keep them coming 💪🏻

[@breathingthebay4906]

That’s what’s up dude!! Great footage. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together and post it. Great content! 🙌🏽 And it was tight to see you at the fishing tournament a few weeks ago!! I meant to say what’s up, but my girl and I were making tacos and having some 🍻. I forgot!

[@morgansolem2995]

Awesome underwater footage Daniel!!

[@moisesdelapuente2911]

Great content bud. Keep em coming 👍 have fun and be safe out there

[@gregharpo9369]

great job bro. good video, good commentary! keep them coming!!! thx.

[@ishwithfish]

great vid phd! amazing footage. that ling was huge!

[@EG-fb1wc]

Great perspective at the risk of losing that underwater camera! Thanks for uploading this video. It helps to see how fish react to things being presented to them and how we can improve on the terminal tackle to use and what baits are more appealing to the target species. I don’t know if adding a little Pro cure scent may entice a better bite on those swim baits, but you could have had some nice lingcod or halibut fillets!

[@jeremyberger3505]

Very interesting footage, thanks man ! That lingcod footage was awesome !

[@axscdvfb]

Really cool! I’m getting one of those! I think you can reduce the spinning by adding a fin to the camera, so it will be stabilized by the current when you drift.

[@matthewplambek7174]

Truly love the underwater footage!!! Thankyou so much for getting the cameras to go down with the bait!!!

[@jimmybritt9537]

Thanks for the video , never realized it is so busy down there . That is a sweet little Montauk also 🤗👍👍🇺🇸

[@KatiePhongh]

Simply awesome footage. Puts so much into context.

[@christopherallenpalmer4222]

Awesome video and narration. Some more vids like this would be great to see. Thanks.

[@FishDiveCook]

There's some big Butts down there. Awesome footage!

[@Moco925]

Love these underwater videos so dope I can watch these all day. Thanks philosophy D!

[@dannyhelton5341]

This is so cool to see what is going on below the surface to your bate. Very interesting thanks.

[@WildCaughtOutdoors]

I've always wondered what it looks like down there while rock fishing, rad video!

[@tomi1964]

Hello!!! OMG Daniel, this has got to be THE best under water footage ever! And your narration...I am loving this!! Is it possible to add a hook near the weight? Now that you finally decided to share with everyone else about your PhD, they are going to start calling you Dr. D! Lol ❤️

[@gregormiller4037]

HI Susan, hope ya having a great Independence Day weekend!

[@tomi1964]

Same to you Gregor Miller! Isn’t this the best?!!

[@phihelix8777]

Pretty cool perspective on what is going on down there. Thanks for sharing.

[@amandagallaghet5394]

Omg all those Kina (uni) down there such beautiful clear footage. That ling was huge.

[@pip5461]

That was really awesome footage of life below ...

[@sleeksm4]

Nice gc8

[@alex111683]

Great footage! You should put a hook on your weights, it seems like it was getting hit a lot.

[@stevanovicsimeon]

When I made underwater footages with a similar setup, I attached the camera on the main line, and used a thinner line for the weight and/or the lures. (This way if something snags you can just break it off and you can save the camera ;) )

[@SergioLopez-wx7dk]

Thanks for providing that unseen " need to see " view. Happy fishing .

[@Reverandfatdave]

Man, what an awesome piece of equipment. It's crazy to watch how many fish swarm the bait before they even come close to hitting. Super cool

[@BradGryphonn]

Very cool. I kinda wondered if the fish that hit the weights thought that was the food the swimbaits were chasing.

[@arnaldohemedez7458]

nice videography .. seeing how the fish react with the baits are so informative ..nice job man

[@tommc70]

Great vid - thanks for the work you put in on this one! I wonder how your rig attraction and take would have been if you'd put a strip of squid or some scent on there?

[@allgasnobrakes919]

Great Vlog my Bwoi

[@rapagao61]

Awesome video bro...keep up the great videos

[@davebucknum8293]

Wow! I'm commenting why I watch on pause. A little time out to grab a beer,.. Super job man!

[@delarabe]

Awesome vid man!!

[@Lambert-hr7sm]

Sick underwater footage!

[@NorCaLove1]

so much good info for all levels of fishermen!!!! Thanks bro!

[@tonycruz4117]

thank you for that intresting video. Half moon is where i learned…i continue to learn. Strips of squid, or a filleted anchovy on your setup and i think the big Ling would have bit..your hook up ratio will go up.

[@waltershumate5777]

Look at that beautiful blue color on that Cabazon at 19:12 ! Beautiful fish! I hope you G.P.S.'d that halibut sand bar. That would be a spectacular catch on a fish-cam. Awesome dude!

[@joelcr250]

Great video, good commentary

[@rustynails113]

Excellent job. Made me want to buy one of those underwater cameras.

[@pagpagonsol]

Thnks for this mate

[@catchncookcalifornia1574]

Nice! Looked like a great day out there!

[@jamesyeung5379]

Thanks for the amazing video, Daniel. I fish there all the time, and I never know there are so many fishes underneath.

[@michelle9583]

Very cool video! Thanks!

[@nbaumann89]

Great footage. A few pieces of feedback: don’t set the hook on a ling, just let it eat it and when the rod loads up start reeling through the hookset all the way to the boat. You just yank it from their mouths otherwise. When you feel a rockfish on the flies, don’t immediately reel, leave it there for a few seconds so you can double up. Use smaller hooks on those flies. That would have been easy limits in a few drops with smaller hooks and more patience.

[@philosophyd]

Hey Nic, thanks for the constructive feedback. I could reel up all the way to the boat but at that point, it's a gamble if the ling decides to let go instead of piggybacking. If I try to set the hook, it's also a gamble if the ling isn't right over the hook. For the flies, I intentionally used larger 7/0 hooks because I don't want to keep smaller rockfish. We could've easily limited if we wanted to, but we targeted bigger rockfish and we let go ~15 rockfish together and didn't keep the ones on the larger end. Most of the rockfish that nipped at the bait and didn't get hooked are the smaller fish which I didn't want to keep

[@nbaumann89]

Philosophy D understood on the bigger hooks - those smaller rockfish did look thick! In terms of the ling hook set, I wasn’t suggesting you reel it up as if it was piggy backing. As you see from your footage and other underwater footage, lings will often t-bone their prey and sit there for a few seconds, if you set the hook at this point you’ll very likely yank it out of its mouth unless you’re lucky, IMO this is a 50% hook up rate at best. If you give it a few seconds to start eating the bait, wait for the rod to load up and then start reeling, you will hook the fish and it won’t be piggybacking. Just don’t stop reeling. Your hook up rate will improve considerably. Same principle with big swimbaits - do not set the hook and just start cranking when the rod starts loading up. From looking at the action of your rod you might also want something a little stiffer and more backbone.

[@philosophyd]

Right on. I'll try that next time. It's just a reaction when your rod loads up - it could be bottom and ya don't wanna get snagged! Appreciate the comments 👍🏽👍🏽

[@Memo-nd6fj]

Great ideas. Your suggestions are evident by just watching the camera video. You could also leave your offering on the hook, if its not to big and leave it down on the bottom and you could get a large ling attached when you pull it up, and the ling wont even be hooked, just hanging on to the fish, but you cannot let the ling break the surface bc it will just let go and swim back down. Been there, done that!

[@matthewcartelli2625]

Great video. Loved it thanks

[@nikanika4003]

You coming up in the world huh...lol great footage!!

[@FirstNameLastName-zu9so]

Basically all the fish: mhmm some two scrumptious, delicious, and delightful bait fish right infront of me! I’ll go after the floating rock

[@bonniemarsh7902]

Loved it!! Ty

[@ehumaui4087]

Very interesting to see them hit the bait and weights

[@xyzct]

Geez, it's awfully busy down there!

[@fishking694]

Great video bro!

[@alaskawilderman]

I debated buying this same camera last year but questioned its use in our silty/ glacial waters. This footage is pretty cool. Black is a killer color in clear waters and so maybe paint it to make it less appealing. Schooling rockfish are such fun with a flyrod

[@HyBrad]

It seems to me that it would be beneficial to use a single swimbait and add a split ring and a hook to the end of the torpedo weight! Also, with all of those fish that hit the GoPro, I feel like you might have had more luck using a larger swimbait. Great underwater footage and some awesome insights on whats going on down below. Well done!

[@hansel2001]

Great footage and excellent commentary. When you were snagged at the end, how was the boat not drifting? I usually get a good 4-5 seconds max to loosen the snag before i have to drag the boat back around to work out the snag (usually without a good result). Really interesting to see the rockfish go after the torpedo weights. Also was surprised to see the lingcod free swimming. I always assumed lingcod were hunkered down in structure ready to ambush prey. Good stuff. Keep up with the underwater footage!

[@johnjackson3220]

That was sick!!!

[@larrywilson356]

Seeing underwater footage helps explains so much. Might have to get me one of those cameras. Until then, more videos like this please.

[@tushetukala]

Love it!!

[@dreamfly555]

Great to know! Seems like adding some live bait will have better bite and hookup rate.

[@melvinphillips6883]

Great video , I use to fish at Capitola tons of fun . Thank you !

[@video5442]

I love these videos. Would love to see you use different kind of bait especially live bait. Keep up the good work bro.

[@colebishop2661]

Interesting, Looks like the Ling is actually smelling and basicly checking out the bait before they bite.. So might be worth using some sent with the swim bait?? Might have more of a chance of them takein it.. what do you think Daniel?? GOOD VID BRO!! Learn'd a lot on that footage...Now them Blue Bellies really don't stand a chance!!

[@jeffchauvet3725]

loved it, good job

[@skateboardingjesus4006]

You should try slightly fatter lures, ( though not bigger). Natural blues, greys and muted greens, with silvery flanks and an off white tail, on a Texas style rig, with a weight stop bead 3 feet from your lure. The swim action is excellent and lingcod can't resist them here in Ireland.

[@BikeAndFish1]

Good camera, and channel, subbed.

[@rodeosound]

You said "smack" like 30 times in this video😎

[@wcheavyarms]

This is awesome footage. It gives some insight on the action underwater. Also, What reel are you using here? Thanks!!

[@DCastillo88]

Great vid

[@zikegcwk]

Good at with your Ph.D. journey. I went through one myself, definitely not easy!

[@gabeah]

great vid and thanks for doing these man. i think a camera above a camera would be awesome, that way you could see all those constant hits on the camera such as that halibut. very curious how much it gets hit! peace and blessings brother.

[@bryanfox7646]

Great vid.

[@ankiolebring9136]

Interesting fish study ;)

[@FishandDiveHawaii]

Man. We were literally just talking about this a few weeks ago 😱😭😂 sick video bro!!

[@adventureswithloviematt]

great video man :)

[@lauriepenner350]

Looks like there's lots of big fish down there that got big because they are smart enough to inspect their food for hooks. You can really see natural selection in action in this footage.

[@beatsbyjc]

Dope channel bro.

[@TheCorpsmanChannel]

Just went rock fishing and I was curious too... thank you

[@fishingtacklechannel]

Why aren’t you making more of these videos? I can watch this all day with your narration.

[@stevehogan8829]

Great footage. I think it's amazing how much is going on that doesn't result in a hooked fish. haha looks like the perfect situation to try a freshwater Alabama rig to me.

[@boweili5839]

Enjoyed your video man. My friend fishes with torpedo weights + assist hooks exclusively for bottom fishing, he usually gets more fish than me using all kinds of swimbaits/jigs/live baits....

[@jamesyoder1455]

Tight lines! Fun times, I just love bottom fish, such a fun time.

[@trumpetmano]

I would attached some small bits of bait to your lures... Works on Onaga in Hawaii

[@axminsterz4151]

Blue rockfish, the carp of the rockfish world!🤣

[@MrAcuta73]

Been thinking about buying one of those cameras...guess you made a good commercial for them. Image quality is really good! Might grab one and use it on a Kokanee trip in a couple weeks. Here in Oregon, we often use weights with hooks on them...for a good reason. People will use lead molds formed from buzz bombs. Try a 6'6" Trevala MH and a Penn Battle II 4000 w/50lb braid. It's an amazing combo, my biggest fish on that setup is a 65lb Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) (video on my channel).

[@tankc6474]

Respect from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏

[@Fox1nDen]

Our baits are sometimes used as marker buoys for fish races, get slapped by tails, tumbled over, they nibble the swivels, the weights, all but the hooks, but that just makes us more creative about making fake baits that taste and smell like real fish food nek nek nek and it works.

[@TheRuffusMD]

wow ... i really learned a lot with this ... for one the rig you were using , and i have used the same , is not very efficient ... and we all need a lead weight lure .... it helps to put your lead weight on like 2 lb line . then you do not loose the whole rig