Spearfishing halibut in the Arctic!

Halibuts are not easy to find, and sometimes you have to use weeks to get one on the spear. On a work trip earlier this fall, I joined Martin for a dive in the northern part of Norway, and it was our only chance to get one.
My previous attempts is ofcourse included, enjoy!
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[@PacificCoastHunterz]

Very nice dive locations and great work with the halibut.

[@JackAcid]

What a flattie! To me, our UK flounders sometimes look the same size when I spot them from the surface!! Haha! One day the Norwegian Halibut will be on the menu! Great spearing.

[@AkselOrstavik]

To estimate the size is nese impossible from the surface, have got the same feeling about a couple of plaices over the years. Saw another halibut a few days later when not hunting. was sure it was the size of a barn door, but too small to shoot

[@carlhescornish]

Lovely looking area and a great catch. Look fwd to your next video 😉😁

[@AkselOrstavik]

Thanks! Its in the works:)

[@garyfrederick9107]

that was awesome thanks for sharing!!.

[@PetteriSteigen]

Har svømt mange timer i den fjorden😅 vanligvis en bra spot. Husker godt når du delte fangsten av kveita på på steinen på loggen(?). Kreativt😄

[@AkselOrstavik]

Var vel første fangsten jeg delte i loggen ja, passe kry😁 Artig at vi faktisk fant noe der, kunne ikke ta kveite for gitt på bare et par timer😅 Jakta kveite på øya før, og skal definitivt tilbake! For en plass (selv uten kveitene)

[@HansDampf-qk8tt]

Great Video. How deep do you hunt and dive. And how can i learn it? I am new in Norway and it looks like a very cool hobby 😊 takk for hjelp 🤠

[@AkselOrstavik]

The diving varies, but I shoot most of my fish at 7-10 meters (including all of the halibuts in this video). It’s a fantastic hobby, and Norway is a beautiful country to practice it:) I’d recommend taking a course, check out Frivannsliv.no! There’s both physical courses (best option), or webinars (fourth best option)

[@HadrienDorfman]

Hey mate :) thanks a lot for your videos! very interesting. it looks actually very very similar to the kind of seafloor we have in Brittany(france), you just got some awesome fishes on top of this :)) If I may, could you (please ^^) filter subsonic frequency while using gopro frames? I have quite the heavy setup, and any videos of you, make my neighbors calling the police :) Thanks in advance, and please, continue, that's really enjoyable :)

[@AkselOrstavik]

Hey, and thanks for the feedback! I've never given it any thought, but had some sound issues on this video. Just published a new one, is that better in terms of police calls?;) Yeah I've seen on videos from GB that much of the terrain is similar, and guess Brittany is the same. While we may have some big fish, you guys certainly have more variety in shootable species!

[@mariusengelsen7194]

Utrolig bra kanal. Som relativt fersk undervannsjeger er det masse inspirasjon og lærdom av å se videoene :) Hvordan holder du ved like ferdighetene til å holde pusten, når du ikke skal dykke på en stund? (For min del blir det nok mindre dykking om vinteren, enn resten av året). Jeg merker jo at f.eks. ski-formen er dårlig på begynnelsen av vintersesongen, og «holde-pusten-formen» blir vel tilsvarende dårlig når man ikke gjør dette på en stund? Vil helst unngå å miste det som har blitt opparbeidet :)

[@AkselOrstavik]

Takk! Beste er å dykke jevnt (vinteren er utrolig fint altså), men jo mer du har holdt på jo mer «sitter» dykkeformen. Går an å gjøre O2 og CO2-tabeller på land, men personlig erfaring er at det har lite effekt når man er ny, kontra det å finne roen osvosv. Driver også med undervannsrugby, det gjør susen!

[@martinhelseth5436]

Gode minner! Gleder meg til neste tur :)

[@AkselOrstavik]

Ja det var noen fine dager, så ser absolutt frem til neste gang!:)

[@isaacheimbach1089]

Is it possible you caught that halibut in 2017 near the harbor on the 31st of July 2017? We might have met that day on a sailboat in bodø harbor :D Would be a super funny coincidence

[@AkselOrstavik]

Hehe thats right! Some solid memory there😁

[@cygoulden8045]

👍👍👌

[@kookvision9295]

Finding the audio hard to hear brother

[@AkselOrstavik]

New setup and new video out now, was it better this time?;)