Spearfishing Bluefin tuna 282kg (621.7pounds)

Gunther stones a 282kg bluefin tuna spearfishing off New Zealand..

[@lknanml]

When a single fish outweighs all the people in the boat you know you had a good day...

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[@gregbraddon8073]

These guys were out in the Ocean all day to get this fish. This fish was speared on the last run of the day. They got two for the day. Obviously this was the biggest one. They were given to the Locals in NZ to eat. It was not sold for Profit or even to recoup costs. A whole village ate fish for a week. A true Legend. Thanks Butch for the Video. And thanks Gunther for a once in a lifetime shot. All caught on Vid.

[@steveotene8137]

#Greg Braddon at least those locals would have had the meanest feed of tuna for awhile... I watch these north American bluefin tuna vids and they ain't got nothing on our waters for giant bluefin tuna. I'm so lucky to be a kiwi and one day I'll be in there to catch me one🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🐟🐟🐟

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

this video was so intense and badass you can’t help but entirely respect the sportsman like this compared to long liners and commercial vessels this is truly a nice thing to do for the community of the surrounding waters and for ethical hunters alike

[@phi1968]

Did the village know they were eating a freakin $100k+ fish? LOL. (And a great stoned first shot. Music gave me a headache.)

[@yafreisirijomedrano671]

Very interesting, if we can help, we can reach mire!

[@Colemode]

+Alex Ross If you're so concerned about the Bluefin preservation then go lobby against commercial fishing like net draggers and long liners. Spearfishing and Sportfishing literally make no dent on their population.

[@hamdanmuhairbi9369]

***** No. Just no.

[@robbieatvic]

***** totally true, at any stage you could become part of the food chain by a shark. Long liners should be banned if you ask me.

[@ttterence_]

that's right. go lobby against'em commercial fisherman -cough- japanese- cough-

[@kiwishuffler]

"There are ambitious spear fisherman, and then there are mad spear fisherman."

[@breadscout]

the bird at 2:03 must've been like WTF?!

[@SonOroSound]

Video: Fishing in a calmed ocean Music: LET'S FKING ROCK!!!!

[@KR7PT]

Freakin' amazing!! That thing is HUGE! I agree that spearfishing is the most sustainable, because you pick your fish, it's not a game of chance like net fishing or line fishing.

[@Pensacola-Handyman]

F****** great job mate. Excellent watch. Gave me a woody.

[@benzarocs7274]

Fuck you

[@fiziflake4415]

Fuck you too

[@sim392]

@@benzarocs7274 why "fuck you" lol?

[@ayla5094]

@@sim392 Guess Benz got excited about Tobin’s woody and asked directly 😂

[@shanethornton486]

Is that like an Australian name for boner?

[@MrCk1234567890]

Imagine you stone a 600 lb fish and it just immediately starts sinking

[@richarri]

@ Taylor Dawson: I've done both, trust me this is much harder than bagging a buck. Shooting a big fish like this requires expert level skills. You have to 1) be comfortable diving 10, 15, 20m+ and stay steady comfortably down there as you scope and zero in 2) unlike the buck you have to be able to get close to the fish, which is not easy for big open water fish like tuna, marlin and trevally 3) only a headshot will do, if you don't kill the fish i.e. headshot bye bye speargun. It'll drag you like a horse if you don't let the spear gun go.

[@gonedeepseafishing]

First shot was great! I was waiting for him to wake up!!

[@icimblind]

Unlike the harpoon people, these guys earned this fish. This is what I call a true sport! That's 620.40 lbs fish and it took only 2 guys to pull it in!

[@mickeyh1961]

amazing to see such a huge fish caught so easy and stoned with first strike no struggle just hauled to the surface like a spider with a fly in its web you know it cannot get away. These guys are amazing hunters.

[@crabchronic]

congrats boys... ive watched this vid time and time again, and i still dont get sick of it. id love to achieve what you have accomplished, it is a life long dream.' chur!!!

[@josesosa91]

Congratulations Mr.Gunther what a fine catch,your shot was perfect because the tuna didn´t swon away fighting,I read the comments below I must say most are negative I think that´s envy from loosers.My dad once caught a giant 300 kg grouper in Los Roques Venezuela back in 1978 I have pictures of it,thank you.

[@WeBeYachting]

Nice video, thumbs up from us and cheers from sunny IGY Simpson Bay Marina, Sint Maarten in the Caribbean.

[@gnarcore88]

i agree with the the conservation aspect of what some people are saying and agree that tuna in general are an overfished group of fish but you have to realize spearfishing is not the problem. when spearfishing there is no by-catch, no waste, and honestly look these guys took one fish. even if they had taken five thats extremely responsible especially when compared to the thousands taken by commercial fisherman. awesome video and great catch, only problem is youll never out do yourself now!

[@superdonyoungy]

Willownss, I love spearing, it's a a wonderful feeling as a person that eats fish to be able to go into the ocean and catch your meal. I don't appreciate the industrial methods employed to catch fish but that in a way is also necessary. The saddest thing is that nobody is regulating themselves, that and the by product of fishing with nets make fishing sad. A few guys that grouped together and caught 1 fish which they are likely to eat isn't that bad compared to the souless commercial trawling.

[@sZeRo0Xx]

beautiful! im a spearfisher myself i live in spain, and overfishing is not done by spearfishers, when i go on a dive i get 3 or 4 good pieces to eat em, sometime i even dive just for fun without my gun cause i love the sea. its all about respect to the sea.

[@kurojin97]

nice!!! very good editing, song, and probably a breath taking experience to catch something that big in its own environment...that quickly....

[@MichaelDildo]

That was the first shot placed on the Bluefin Tuna. You can tell this by a) the single spear holding onto the fish b) no other lines/guns floating above the tuna that would show its being held on already Great shot and great footage.

[@acordmasters]

I just wish there was no music in the background, just the natural sound and excitement of the crew would have been fantastic. Great video, though

[@hallerbakk]

I doubt it. The famous $100,000 tuna you're probably thinking of was bought for many times it's normal value by a couple of crazy sushi chefs. A google search tells me that the average price per kilo for bluefin tuna in Japan is 8000 yen. Which means this tuna is probably worth about 22,000 dollars.

[@aburgheim]

Hey Megalops You almost had it, the tubing is electrical cable! I dont know how high the voltage is but it kills the tuna on the spot. The meat is then unspoiled and of high value. These guys are making money in a very interesting way ( selling to japan probably) Sadly these large tuna are on the decline worldwide. Great vid.

[@armensg]

One of the best videos on youtube.

[@jaym3503]

thats how you catch a big fish dive till u can see one u want. awsome video man

[@scoliva]

If you knew what you were talking about, you would've noticed the factory ship that accidentally catches tonnes of tuna every single day.

[@wildcatbungalo]

the price often fluctuates wildly and can go from more than $400 per kg all the way down to $4 per kg in a season - it's only the first and finest fish of the season that fetch the top end prices and within a couple days the price is down to half that and after a few weeks you're unlikely to get more than tens of dollars per kg - source: my memory of what I heard a bluefin tuna fisherman say (I play hockey with the guy) I'll actually ask him current prices this year when I see him this weekend

[@devine57]

Monogatos funky greens. Dirty dust. I love it!

[@PH020]

THIS VIDEO IS SOOO AWESOME!! The music got that ocean melody vibe xP i love it Two Thumbs way up

[@gyotakuboy]

totally depends on the quality of the meat. but i suspect with a instant kill like that, there is no stress to the fish (no burn to the meat) and since its speared in the head, none of the eatable parts are disturbed. Then it would depend on how they handled and stored it from that point on. Cut the gills to bleed it out and ice it as soon as possible. Even with proper handling, it depends on the fish itself, diet, fat content, water conditions, where its caught.

[@bluesirsanchez]

Was that seriously a kill shot on the tuna or was the chase not recorded? Absolutely incredible! Ive been spearfishing for 12 years and have finally got a camera hooked up to my gun....great showing others a glimpse of the underwater world and spearfishing within it.

[@sergiomorenorodriguez1881]

2:02 SUP bro 😂😂😂

[@tentoesover456]

Those aren't cables. They're bungees to absorb the shock and prevent the shaft from ripping out of the fish.

[@Jeepula]

great song, great choice

[@chronistas]

they are snorkelling!!!! great job

[@TheConormac1]

@scoliva I am actually a fisherman. A sustainable fisherman. The statistics of catch and release fishing could be argued all day; deep water fish have a 60% mortality rate while shallow water fish (such as rockfish) have less than a 10% mortality. Properly handling fish and using the proper equipment greatly increases their chances of survival. The fact that you are purposely avoiding is the status of the bluefin tuna...

[@HassanIngram]

Great catch guys! bet you were knackerd after hauling that beast up!

[@gaunhlet]

Love this vid.. love this song.. 10/10 1 of best video on youtube !

[@stevenmarns4661]

Nice fish. Bet that was better than even a day we had at Dampier reef, home of the tiger sharks.

[@sooboo26]

this is the real hunter .. . these guys is legend

[@DarkSparkCannabis]

cant believe you guys managed to haul that thing over the transom... strong.

[@Zachry86]

Amazing fish!!! breathtaking!

[@simon685]

music is so bad,it hurt my ear

[@PierGdeMics]

music is fuckin awesome!

[@yeetman6955]

Your profile picture is so bad, it hurt my eyes

[@Sunnsurf]

Were you guys running electricity through the cable? If so, what equipment do u use? Monster of a Tuna!! Great vid,

[@kimbojanbranyan6352]

Love the Tunes

[@iceman8881]

that was just incredible! so how much would a tuna that size be worth?? are we talking in the region of $35000 if u sell it to japan or am i just totally wrong? ive heard that massive tuna fetch tens of thousands of dollars out there, because of the sushi.

[@Blackfish46]

Great work there Gunther, fantastic fish. G.B.

[@timtullio1210]

Nice job! Big tuna with my blue water gun is on my Bucket List.

[@joshfoster9832]

That Tuna would've made you a millionaire in Japan

[@TheConormac1]

@pmtad You are right, it is schools of fish. I am not necessarily against spearfishing; I hope to spearfish invasive lionfish sometime in the future. Spearfishing is sustainable in some cases because you can selectively catch fish. My problem with this video concerns the threatened bluefin tuna displayed in this video. Most people understand that the industrial methods of fishing are more destructive than spearfishing. However, spearfishing amounts for a significant..

[@LUCYLANDY]

Nice minow,bit sad and happy,mixted emotions,rod and line more fun...or maybe not! 90lb tarpon was fun in cuba!

[@The01gilceta]

vcs são ótimos!!! nota 10!!!! vcs deviam vir ao Brazil,existem ótimos lugares para caça submaria.

[@eezerik]

that is the sickest shot. on the sickest fish. Well done. What was your rig?

[@gregbraddon8073]

they didnt sell it. they gave it away to the locals in New Zealand.

[@jcr3rd]

Looks like he was at a buyer at the end of video! Wonder how much he sold it for? 621.7 pounds! After it is dressed it would weigh around 550 pounds! At the low end price of $15 lbs = $ 8,250.00 At the high end price $22 lbs = $12,100.00. Not bad for a few hours of work. Not sure how long it took him to get it up and onboard the boat.

[@LoveTheLord77]

holy shit that is a lot of money

[@JonSmith-yq1dw]

at the high end 15 bucks? Yeah right that's actually on the high end especially they're probably doing this during the season which means a lot of people are bringing in Fish which drags the price down. if you don't get your fish in first thing I've seen lower-quality Tunas go for as low as 5 6 bucks a pound

[@chrrev1]

on japanese market that would go for 100k

[@JonSmith-yq1dw]

christian revuelta no it wouldn't that would be about $180 a pound dressed at 550 pounds of fish. those articles you see where these giant tuna go for insane sums of money is not the it is clickbait articles that very unreputable news sources like BuzzFeed put in their title to get people to click it since they have no idea about any of the culture, background, what the fish are actually worth, they wouldn't even know the difference between three types of tuna if I put them out in front of them let alone know what to look for in fatty content if I had them all laid up in front of them. in the Japanese culture the first nice fish of the Season that comes in there are certain high-end Sushi chefs that pay a lot more than what it's worth because it's considered a good luck symbol and their name will be plastered on the internet everywhere in these type of BuzzFeed articles and their name will be put in with a title such as one of Japan's best sushi chef or sushi chef blah blah blah whatever his name is. believe me I understand these fish and the market so for you just to throw out $100,000 tells me you have not the slightest clue. Plus they didn't even clean the fish there. all you seen was the pictures of the fish whole. there's no way you can judge it's fatty content and quality just by looking at the fish like that and even if they did cut it up took a tube of flesh out to look at the fat it still would be difficult to know exactly where it would grade without looking at it in person and also knowing how those skills work and what the different grades are and what to look for. when you bring a tuna like that to the Docs they do a few different things to see how the meat is. Weather if it's damaged make sure it's not been out in the sun too long and spoiled to see the fatty content see how the meat is a lot of different things. On the East Coast you could bring in a for 500 pound tuna during season and the price of what you're going to get per pound has a lot of different variables. Fish that are brought in Just That season opens gets a little more because there's not as many coming in at that one time and obviously exactly how much fish are going to come in that season. After that they test it and do a few other things. I've seen tuna during the later parts of the season and that aren't very fatty and of not great quality go for as low as 5 6 7 bucks a pound and the higher-rated quality fish at a beginning of a season go for 25-26 a pound but again that's nowhere close to almost $200 a pound. Again as I stated above in my comment what the reason that you see these really expensive fish get sold in Japan has a reason that these blog news channels don't bother to try to figure out why. Also again you would have no clue of the fatty content and quality of the fish until it was cut open and it was not cut open in this video. It would be like me holding up what appears to be a random sized bar of metal in a picture 50 feet away and you saying oh that is definitely gold and I know the karat of it and I know what the weight of it is. there's no way you can know that unless you had the piece of metal in your hand so you could weigh it, test its Purity and if it's big enough x-ray it to make sure that it's not a cheaper metal that a little bit of gold has been wrapped around.

[@redhot19731973]

In japan they catch them by handline fishing called ippontsuri (one line fishing) then they shock em so the the flesh doesnt ruin due to the stress. if thats the case that fish wold got for about 35k or more. Im interested to see if they would take them speared.

[@liltwang]

correct me if im wrong but i dont think that trawler was fishing for the bluefin? I have a dvd where they go out off new zealand and look for these trawlers that catch Hokey? whatever they're called, and the tuna feed off the scrap the trawler throws out

[@bastogne315]

This is just the Marine version of another sad KZbinr Tim Wells. "Leave our fish alone"

[@garbias65]

the best video! Congratulations to all!

[@bkomak1]

Great catch and awesome vid

[@SausalitoChi]

Nice shot. Nice fish. Kiwis, wow!

[@240SSONLY]

NOW THATS A PIG... wow... serious monster... NEW FAV video... EPIC music... great content, awesome ship... youtube needs move vids like this... good fellas.. Thumbs up...

[@TheRealNoway]

"We're encouraging more and more people to eat fish. When in fact, the problem is that we're running out of fish and the oceans are dying. There's simply not enough fish in the oceans to continue to feed the ever expanding population of human beings. And what that means is that if the fish disappear the oceans die and when the oceans die civilization collapses and we all die. " - Paul Watson (Sea Shepherd)

[@TheRealNoway]

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a large migratory fish found in the western and eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Bluefin tuna is the source of highest grade sushi. Bluefin tuna fisheries are near collapse and the species at serious risk of extinction if unsustainable fishing practices in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean are not stopped. A temporary ban on the global trade of bluefin tuna would allow the overexploited species to recover.

[@Cephalopodapus]

@richard2mitchell Actually it would sell for around 11 grand, probably more if you shopped around. You could get a car with that for sure.

[@dumb7890]

birds were waiting for the feild dress

[@Bichoicho]

There are 100s of exercices. I'll name just 1 of the simplest that you can start doing right away,and everyday without even bothering much. That is,as you are walking down de street, imagine a point to wich you want to hold your breath to(a tree,a bus stop,some parked car,a store,some person walking slower than you on a distance)when you've chosen your "target" think(I'm gonna make it)-and believe that) take 3 slow deep breaths and then hold your breath to the desired point.Keep your pace.

[@lyntonhowes5154]

Best done on a grassy surface 👍 for when you keel over

[@kaluevue]

Nothing like fishing & Trance music, I love it.

[@SingleBreath]

Great Shot.. How deep did you dive to plant the second shot..? It looked close to 25 meters..

[@strikenetter]

Some interesting comments !! I commercial fish for a living and this type of fishing is awesome ! Very safe means of taking a fish !!!! Great job guys !

[@AnecdotalPoet]

I’m a spearfisher, theoretically I guess you could say it’s a safe means, but in reality it’s the most dangerous means, but the most sustainable. And least damaging

[@Bichoicho]

If you go by the same streets everyday you can set 2 fixed reference points(for instance the corners of a building) then you can check on your progress, knowing how far have you gone. It's a great exercice for those stinking streets. lol I sometimes go to public toilets on a single breath just for fun. ;) Cheers.

[@TheRealNoway]

WWF is encouraging restaurants, chefs, retailers, and consumers to stop serving, buying, selling, and eating endangered bluefin tuna until this amazing species shows signs of recovery.

[@Waterman_mike]

epic tuna! thats the fish of a lifetime

[@CapitanPR]

Awesome shot to the spinal chord, if not that fish would have dragged the man into an abyss, it has happened to me before, Not easy to do. Hope you had a lot of sushi for a great party

[@akxbr]

AWESOME! congrats, great job

[@runoyd]

DAMN. thats sick.. that was a really nice cath. I'm a novise free diver. Last summer i cought my first fish in Norway. I don't know if you know this fish. It's very similar to horngjel. (you can search for it on google.) oh, btw do you have any tips on how I can hold my breath longer? on dry land I can hold it for like 2 min. but in the water I can only hold it for like almost 1min.

[@SingleBreath]

Great Fish.. How deep did you have to dive to place the second shot..? 30m..?

[@pwrplnt1975]

Damn the comm. vessals there stealing from us all! Awesome shot and beautiful fish! I hope the Tuna are around for us all to enjoy. With the way they are being fished it won't be long and you will have to go to a fish farm to see one!!

[@agustingiampaoli]

Dude, amazing fish!!!! It surprises me it doesn't figth a lot, well that's what it seems in the video. Very nice catch.

[@MacBeamish]

mint bluefin bro. great condition. good effort boys. that is why new zealand is the greatest country in the world!

[@picsordidnthappen]

That sounds scary, man. What did you do when that happened? Did you let the fish go along with your speargun?

[@gwildgoose]

Interesting...I go bluefin fishing in New England, US all the time, all rod & reel...I couldn't imagine shooting one with a spear. how did you get the shot to penetrate and not deflect off the top? I can't imagine the tuna sitting still long enough to let you shoot it.

[@ImDBC]

Absolutely insane, nice work boys.

[@pinkduffle]

wow that is a monster, good work mate

[@ALASKAFARI]

Awesome! Great video

[@gaunhlet]

Name of the song is: dirty dot - heart of pain monogatos funk n trance mix Hope you enjoy with this like me :)

[@steventually]

DAMN! I MUST HAVE THE NAME OF THIS TRACK!! PLEASE GIVE ME THE ARTIST-TITLE-(MIX IF ANY) Its my kinda music, very progressive trancey, tech housy, great melody n vocals. But that is one awesome tuna hunt let alone the great camera filming! I live in California and I am pretty sure there are very few if any bluefin or anyfin tuna that big ~! NICE CATCH ~ How many did that beast of a fish feed? like 20... 20 families that is!! LOL :D Keep the Videos Coming, Love it

[@RTDLIFE]

Good choice of music. I got some tunas.

[@Dstick1Spearfishing]

Cracking good shot! Well done on the video mate!

[@Dominificator]

I guess u guys used electricity. Wires on your guns were electrified. Otherwise, this tuna would drown you. Electrified gun, just a bit more powerful can kill great white in the same way. Tuna was paralyzed. But why did u make several more shots? 2 headshots would b enough to take it off. And body shots just spoil a few kg of meat. Still, very nice catch. What guns did u use? Was it RA Railgun?

[@AirFrez23]

@Zammis007 "the bigger the fish the easy the target" without thinking of catching.. I been spearfishing for 7yrs. and I use spear with plain tips and no strings. Every time I always aim for a fatal shot.. A misplaced shot could mean just hurting the fish or a lost spear. and i agree with you but try my way.....

[@scoliva]

There's no point in lying. It's very obvious that you're not a fisherman. The majority of catch and release fisherman don't do it right, in which case 43% of released fish die within 6 days if not handled properly. This man should be an ambassador for sustainable fishing. If everyone fished like him, the issue of declining fish stocks wouldn't exist. Surely you agree with that, but then I'm thinking you won't.

[@armandorsolino6544]

Wow! That was a great Sashimi!..Could that be caught without floats?

[@balonypony16]

Just awesome...how often do you guys do this?

[@PierGdeMics]

everytime i see this video my mind begins to fly...

[@oomsoutie14]

Nice fish! I had heard it's illegal to catch blue fin tuna on spear though...not hating, just asking. There was another spearo who got a thousand pound one off the coast of Nova Scotia or something and there was a big thing about that.

[@richarri]

That's a good shot. Can you explain your tactics? Did you incorporate any deflection shooting technique? Have you speared any giant trevally. If yes, how would it compare with tuna? Cheers.

[@teraaitepogedeon6431]

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[@MrErik038]

Its big!,are u gone use it as bate fore a Great White Shark? lol thanks fore the upload!

[@Bluewatertravler]

Put another shrimp on the Barby I got a whopper!! Awsome shot man and Spear fishing is way cool!! I bow fish alot its similar but not near as difficult