Spearfishing w/ Steven Rinella & Janis Putelis | S1E01 | MeatEater Hunts

[@stevelessard6216]

I really enjoy the more natural interactions and ball busting in this episode vs the Meateater episodes. It's not as polished and sensored, very refreshing. It's just like being out with a good group of buddies and having a good time. Well done. More of this please!

[@ElkinsEric]

Steve Lessard I agree! Way more lifelike. Matter of fact it’s exactly how me and my buddies act.

[@baitball4665]

If you like that style watch "the hunting public". As far as hunting shows go its the goat 🐐

[@oaklandoutdoors2402]

hell yeah you need to put more seasons on netflix

[@tiddiesprinkles]

It's coming, he confirmed in a podcast.

[@treyjackson4402]

Hey man if you go to MyOutdoorTV right now and use the promo code STAYHOME you get a free 30 day trial and they have all of the original seasons of MeatEater. I have been binging for the past couple days.

[@timthompsondp]

I finished the last one the same night I started, they need to make longer seasons!

[@eythemischief4148]

@@timthompsondp There's like 8 seasons you can download on piratebay.

[@TJ-bg4fw]

@@treyjackson4402 I love this, they cut some of the older seasons which had my some of my favorite episodes. Time to kill time while looking to see if I can still get turkey hunt off this year.

[@DestroBB]

Yeah, we were down in the Gulf, fishing bonito. Robert, have you ever been down to the Gulf on the bonito run? It's gorgeous.

[@ryanstevens4477]

Are bonito fish big?

[@kushleche4544]

@@ryanstevens4477 Well they're considered a game fish so.... yeah .

[@nathanieltavarez6225]

DAMNIT DALE

[@boogerboy1265]

great comment thread lmao

[@dmnsawshop8160]

They are Considered a “trophy” fish.... so yeah... they’re pretty big!

[@brianreardon1795]

@12:14 that yellowjacket just NOT phasing steve at all

[@gannonscheidt690]

It's a meat bee.

[@BLEVLS]

@@gannonscheidt690 Same thing buddy

[@gannonscheidt690]

@@BLEVLS oh ok. 😄

[@tornparachute5702]

In these trying times we can all count on Steve to deliver motivation and inspiration. I swear I haven't managed to go hunting or fishing once with my buddies without your name coming up in conversation.

[@mmrtactical7764]

The absolute best show, hands down. Catch it and cook it, gives more meaning to the entire experience.

[@knarfluna]

Steve is ONE BAD ASS DUDE!!true American man....no ego...surrounds himself with humble skilled outdoorsmen!I enjoy his ventures outside the USA...so cool to see him interact with different cultures! He respects all....nature, wilderness, people, culture! so refreshing that I had to write this and let somebody know!!Keep them coming!!

[@codyf296]

My grandfather was an OG skindiver in CA and Mexico in the 40s and 50s. Some of his pictures are absolutely amazing. I miss that old timer. Watching this made my day. Thanks boys.

[@conjooste6168]

Great to see Rob Allen gear in the USA. Rob is an ex parks board game ranger in South Africa who loved spearfishing. Together with Geremy Williams a South African National Spearfishing champ, they developed and now export Rob Allen gear all over the world. Proud to call them my friends.

[@damienhooper1196]

held my breath the entire damn episode...samba'd AF

[@drOBcity]

My favorite way to consume MeatEater content -podcast talking about something they filmed -watching what they filmed -connecting the dots to the podcast

[@tomasd3668]

Love seeing Steve fish the area I grew up in and swim through the same kelp forests I have for so many years

[@SticksSteelAboveBelow]

As an avid spearo for 6 years. From Australia and back, this awesome dude !!! Sone if the best hunting is below the waves 🤙

[@novadrake6454]

I freaking love your content Mr. Rinella I've seen all your Netflix series and its really gave me a new look on wildlife and I can't wait to be able to hunt one day

[@brycescott7895]

i wish you the best of luck friend

[@lancet.346]

I love the Channel Islands. They fed me while I was living in Santa Barbara. So beautiful.

[@happyscrappy370]

Teach me the ways.

[@ogoe_joeoutdoors1088]

Yellowtail is by far my favorite pelagic to eat. I moved away from So Cal but I always long to go back and fish for these guys, oh and they put up a great fight too!

[@broomstickcowgirl]

Born and raised, I'm a proud California native. Cheers Steve.

[@Bigdoggy5329]

I agree! Steve you have THE best show on earth! Very entertaining, especially when you share the passion for the outdoors. Awesome job keep up the good work, blessing to you👊🏾🦌🦃🦆🐿🐻😁

[@fishinglifeforme]

i grew up in Baja California and there's nothing better than some fresh fish right out of the sea.

[@calvinblais7656]

Back in my home area! So glad that yall finally picked up spearfishing! I have been spearfishing my whole life and recently became a "late adult onset hunter" after watching your show! Stoked to see more of this content!!

[@TJWallasch]

Ive had my new speargun waiting for me in Hawaii all winter... now I'm quarantined in California dreaming of getting underwater. Love the podcast on this episode too!

[@gabrielangel955]

Tyler Wallasch Same! Got a new speargun and been waiting to hit the water. My buddy went to the Sonoma coast few weeks ago and fish and game were pulling people over on highway 1.

[@maxphleger8834]

I grew up diving off of this point they’re on. It’s awesome seeing the crew dive it and see why it’s so special!

[@ryanburgess4590]

Greg and Alex are both awesome guys right on my favorite meat eater episode.

[@colbr06]

I’ve been marathoning YBS Youngbloods videos so this fits right in!

[@mosin9105]

Great Yellowtail! I wish we could have seen the shot and fight! I bet it was a good fight! Looks like Santa Barbara Island. Caught some of my first White Seabass there. Loved this episode!!!

[@justinfox7868]

Thanks for sharing the experience. It would be cool if on the podcast you could put a little bit of time into some of the challenges in spearfishing like species identification, size/slot limits, interpreting regulations, etc. Dive safe!

[@broomstickcowgirl]

One of your best episodes, right up there with your Alaskan episodes!! We need more of those please.

[@cc27006]

Steve is the man!

[@tezzabhoy1888]

We need new documentary length episodes of MeatEater steve! Please be careful when trying these new swim hunts! Stay safe man! Dont want to lose you! Love all your work man! Keep safe!!

[@mrgreen3109]

I'm not a huge fan of fish but a fresh caught and cooked fish - I can't say no to that! Great video Steve and team thanks. 👍👍

[@thesportingprofessor3011]

Bonita--bleed right away, ice/saltwater slurry, filet, olive oil and garlic, salt pepper, flash fry--same day. Insanely good.

[@whiteout99]

Love this, and I felt like during the podcast with these guys that something like this was in the works. I really enjoy the "raw" language. seriously. It's more immersive. Keep up the amazing work gentlemen. The content is always enjoyed.

[@Balonishell]

I love watching you hunt all over the world. It's so cool to see you hunting where I hunt! The golden cathedrals of the Macrocystis pyrifera. Hello from Malibu.

[@bptstfrs]

maan i'm a spearfishing hunter for most of the time and i'm a bit disapointed that you didn't film taht much of the action when hunting all this fish.. As the same way of showing all the process to get close to a deer and everythin I think you could have done it here..! Hope you will continue on spearfishing it's amazing and steel, you were in an awaesome place! Thank's for feeding us in this bad time for hunters

[@one_giant_leap]

Digging the score on this one. Whoever worked it did a great job.

[@birdman27000]

Great stuff. The diving here in CA is absolutely wonderful and I can't wait to get back into the water! Glad you got to enjoy the beauty of the channel islands. Next time go during lobster season and grab a few bugs!

[@gunznknives]

Thanks for coming to California! Great video! Should have put a GoPro on you, Steven, and Janis to get a good POV during your spearo time.

[@RYT_Trucking]

This is the first time I ever seen you guys in California, I would love to see a public land deer hunt out here

[@Flatline072]

I don't eat fish (allergies) and I'm afraid of water, but god damn i love watching this show. Amazing new show Steve. Big Fan.

[@tylerdostal]

MORE. MORE. MORE. This is the content we need. Awesome job guys!

[@b.i.g.cdagrouch8014]

I live in the central coast. We fish these waters for rock cod and lings. Thanks for the great video showing it. Its beautifully done 👌 hope you guys enjoyed it down here and the fishing

[@caparzo54]

This crew is so damn good at putting a show together that highlights the hunt and the meal. Now I want some sushi.

[@davidfleming4056]

I love that you're getting into spearfishing!! I'm a spearfisherman and I've been watching Meat Eater religiously since I found out about you! Great content! I wish spearfishing had a prodigious writer like yourself as a spokesman like you are for hunting. Dan Silveira crossover episodes???!!!

[@CHIEFRALF7909]

Watching them all share that fish off the same spoon makes me miss the days before Covid.

[@Z4cgreen]

I love how Steve questions every aspect of instruction always asking why to see if the person can justify what seems to be rediculous 😅

[@blackmesaoutdoors4863]

He sounds like a 5 year old kid, except maybe that is why he is so knowledgeable about so many different things pertaining to the outdoors. He asks and learns. So many adults seem to lazy these days to ask and learn.

[@herkyj]

I think he asked for the viewers too. If he Steve can’t explain it us, then he wants the instructor to explain it.

[@paulfityo1]

The Podcast for this episode was my favorite. Especially when the sharks were mentioned after the fact.

[@wangbot47]

THANK YOU for making more content during this corona virus BS

[@gabrielangel955]

Was literally looking up swells while at work because I’ve been itching to get a dive in. Now I’m drinking coffee watching this, next best thing 🤙

[@benduno2ndtanun436]

Glad to see you still doing your thing during the pandemic. Keep up the good work.

[@davidshuler1922]

I needed this! So glad to see new episodes! Love Meateater!

[@thecarlob_007]

Beautiful. Nice change of scenery.

[@RadDadisRad]

I love watching these shows.

[@heidenreichjames]

Great episode. It is always great to see a new spear fisherman have a good hunt. I know you always try your best to follow all the laws and with fishing there are many of them. The California Sheephead is one of our only fish you cannot fillet before reaching land. It's a silly rule and only helps DFW identify and size the fish if they decide to check you out, but it is a rule.

[@woodsmansfinest3814]

this...was special. lucky I used to do that at the beaches of brazil when I trained there. we also got smaller fish and used them for crab bait the next early morning... 1h got us 80 crabs one morning. Awsome stuff guys!

[@bumtobachelor1908]

“California, what a shit hole” lmaooo true that.

[@allthesmallthings1041]

That’s why they’re all leaving

[@Michael-ps7ji]

Those crab s were so cool. Also, awesome episode.

[@gregwebster8784]

Yep! Spearfishing, surfing, and mountain biking keep me in California. All the beatniks make me second guess this place though. On another note, you guys got lucky with those guys. You just got a free freedive/spearfishing course from experienced divers. Rad show!

[@406MountainMan]

Summer in the saltwater, fall in the mountains. You pick the rest. Shoot straight and tight lines!

[@Dannychaa619]

Your a bad ass hunter on land brother, makes sense you would be good at hunting in the ocean too. Stoked to see you dabble in spearfishing! Keep up the good content!

[@oaklandoutdoors2402]

I am a scuba diver and I love the ocean and really want to spear fish someday

[@ethansees4154]

Such a sick episode, and can we appreciate Steve's taste in shirts? #4Runner

[@jasonm7404]

Bleeding the fish in the water, while in a kelp forrest ? Yeah, that’s just ringing the dinner bell for a White shark or any other shark!

[@battleb0ng420]

Steven will just eat the shark

[@johnj5985]

Yeah. Then in a complete reversal of fate, Steven rings the dinner bell on 'ol Whitey in the end.

[@jamesonian90]

We aren't natural prey for sharks. There's a reason why shark attacks are so rare. And even when they happen, humans aren't eaten. They take a bite of a surfer on a board thinking they're a seal but leave us alone after they see how bony we are.

[@brandonbeers7923]

Nice thx for putting spear fishing a little bit more on the map.

[@tokoloshe42]

Never could do something like that but those fish looked delicious

[@kendallkahl8725]

I'd net the tuna crabs. They make outstanding langostino! Its hard to establish a fishery for them because numbers and location can be erratic but when they can be caught its great when they show up on menus.

[@dcskamau]

love the channel islands!! great content as always!

[@realfungi]

Great video brother im doing freedive training right now and can't wait to have my first spearfishing experience it is truly magical to watch I can't wait

[@blackmesaoutdoors4863]

Definitely something that I would like to get into. Any specific dives on your hitlist?

[@realfungi]

@@blackmesaoutdoors4863 big island hilo side to get some Kole and some goat fish pretty much anywhere in Hawaii it just such rich waters and so much diversity of fish

[@jonahmarmorstein6473]

You got so lucky with the yellow tail, awesome job.

[@MrSpraystarch]

Man do I love what you guys put out. Watching you guys do your thing is the next best thing to doing it myself. keep it up amigos!

[@samjames4829]

Meat eater is the greatest, please keep posting content!!!

[@tinysupreme6417]

12:10 what a set of balls Steve must have to not even flinch at that hornet on his hand.

[@rustindudley3564]

He did get bit by a bullet ant in an episode of meat eater haha

[@CadohaAdventures]

Having recently bought a sail boat to move onto and live full time, spear fishing's something I really want too get into to try and be as self sufficient as possible, plus I also heard Joe Rogan talking about you on a podcast, then KZbin just bought you up in my suggestions, so I think the stars may be aligning. Well that or I need to just get out more. Until then, pandemic binge media consumption it is. 😁😁

[@blackmesaoutdoors4863]

Sounds like a million adventures and experiences are in store! Good luck!

[@brrr8904]

take a level 1 free diving course

[@RaniVeluNachar-kx4lu]

The bears swimming around down there get pretty large. Plus they're very quiet and hard to see. Think of this as a 3D forest, and it's real quiet until someone starts screaming!

[@working_to_hunt]

What a fantastic film! I want more!

[@zsnich2]

Listened to this experience on the podcast a while ago! So cool to be able to see it!

[@willisproctor5965]

Loved this video, hope you do more spearfishing and diving. Thanks!

[@jamesrobbins2708]

Great video guys! Need more underwater footage. Ya gotta get ya some bugs next time, do a little night diving. Hint Halibuts eyes glow in your dive light when sticking out of the sand. 😉 Great to see some underwater hunting, keep it coming!

[@peterpoel1019]

Remember the podcast and now some visuals to along with it. Howdy from West Michigan boys!

[@gapaintball7811]

I'm scared shitless of the ocean but man does this look cool.

[@rickmartinez4586]

Stoked ya got to enjoy our local islands!

[@annrowles2141]

Hey Steve you probably remember me from Facebook . I am Matthew Rowles and my favorite things to do are hunt fish and wrestle. I like your show because everything you kill you eat . Your not like one of those shows that just go out just to kill something. You inspire me because when I hunt I completely forget about everything and I get to the point where all I care about is shooting something but you help me understand that it’s not just about killing it’s about taking in the invirement around you and actually eating what you killed

[@john_wayne_spacey]

Just found meat eater today. Gonna be watching all of it now 😂

[@DeeplyDrivenOutdoors]

Awesome stuff! I'm digging all the extra Meat Eater stuff on the Tube

[@donniegriggs5878]

For starters, I am a MASSIVE fan of all things Steve Rinella & crew and have read his books and bought them for many others and watched all the meat episodes over and over. I love how well he models everything in the outdoors. Watching him and Janis get into spearfishing has been awesome. We hunt hard where I live at the bottom of the outer banks, but spearfishing is the best thing we have. That said, I get a little nervous watching this. Don’t get me wrong, I get stoked when I see these guys spearfishing, and so much of what they discuss is right on. However, I would love it it they did a course from AIDA or PFI and told everyone thinking about spearfishing or Freediving to do so. Shallow water blackout is an equal opportunity killer. I’ve personally saved a friend, who’s the best waterman I’ve ever met, from blackout after he came up from a dive and if I hadn’t been trained he would’ve died. Maybe they did this and didn’t mention it, but this video potentially leaves people thinking a quick briefing on the boat about lmc’s or breathe-ups will be sufficient. We wouldn’t suggest people hunt without a hunter safety course, and Freediving is way more dangerous in my opinion. You are totally out of your element. Sufficient training helps you keep your head when crap happens to you and know how to respond if it happens to a buddy. When fish start showing up, it’s easy to ditch your buddy and go on a rampage if you haven’t been trained to know how deadly that can be. Like I said, FWIW. Well done on the kills by the way🤙

[@barrystites5782]

Huge fan. Just saw the movie stars in the sky. Wow!!! Looking forward to more episodes of meat eater on Netflix. Can’t find em though.

[@ronsmith1364]

Spearfishing trip to australia & norway for halibut Be fun to see the stalking skill set going underwater. 👍

[@ChrisBrown-wr2cb]

Slip Tips to Grizzly Stiks.......love it

[@dakotamaurer530]

Well done fellas. Love me some KZbin episodes. I’ll take it.

[@michaelskipworth6433]

Even though they all ate off the same spoon I will still keep watching.

[@WildCaughtOutdoors]

11:45 sheepshead are my favorite fish taco/ceviche meat

[@strings1586]

My spiritual happy place, I adore the Channel Islands. Last trip we pulled up a few 6 foot wolf eels and that was so damn cool

[@samskelton7968]

We need to have more seasons on Netflix

[@tlpoutdoorsman]

So jealous , I wish I was on the boat!!! Love spearfishing

[@Buffular]

Anacapa is my favorite dive site in Ca for spearfishing. This video is fueling the urge to get out there.

[@zachs8765]

did spearfishing in cabo (only to 25-30 feet) and had a blast. wished i lived close the ocean as it would def be my thing.

[@TroutHunterWa]

You want easy... go to the grocery store. Awesome quote steve.

[@collinblack9605]

Fantastic episode. Keep it coming bois

[@moorecav213]

Bonito are great grilled whole. Try stuffing it with pico and rub the outside with a little oil and a sprinkle of salt.

[@galaxystar703]

Such great technique stunning video makes me wanna go back and try my own hand at it. The vibes, wakes my instinct I wanna go, setup a playlist with Metallica and Delta Parole and go off into my own world right this moment.

[@714milky]

Nice! Quarantine entertainment!!!