Spearfishing with massive Bass shoals in North Wales

Spearfishing off Anglesey, North Wales, with vast shoals of Bass. Dived off a series of remote reefs that are teeming with Sea Bass (Spigola for the Italians, Lubina for the Spaniards!) and shot two of 5-6lb
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UK Spearfishing is underrated, with huge numbers of fish in shallow water, North Wales is one of the least fished areas in the UK south of Scotland, and has plenty of Bass, Pollock, Mullet, Plaice and Flounder

[@Adam-Minka-Dink]

'Mutant Pollock' made me 😂 thanks for sharing.

[@paulyiasemides]

Anglesey is great for shore fishing too. biggest Bass I ever caught was under the Lifeboat House in Tenby that was 9-10lbs absolute monster. Best I've ever had

[@HomeSickAlienJayman]

Shore fisherman here, must say its very interesting to see the fish in there natural environment like that, often wondered, very eye opening. Impressive free diving skills too. subbed.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@HomeSickAlienJayman glad you enjoyed it! Definitely helps with shore tactics seeing how fish behave underwater, especially the differences in how the bass are moving at different tide states

[@kelloekayaker]

nice video Jack, id love to have a go at this type of fishing but my old lungs wouldnt take it,😆. P.S. take no notice of the fish police.😏

[@Mikejolly2807]

Awesome stuff mate. Perfect sized bass for the table that. Whats your preferred way to cook a bass like that ?

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@Mikejolly2807 smaller fish I think are best grilled/baked whole, bigger fish cut into thin steaks and pan fried, lots of spices :) Used to date a Jamaican girl and her mum was an amazing cook, did so many good fish recipes

[@andrewreed2104]

Brilliant Jack!! Keep up the good work 👏

[@charlesneilson1518]

Always wanted to do this. Great vid and commentary. Subbed

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@charlesneilson1518 It’s an amazing sport!

[@kotechfilms9130]

Love these videos dude!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@kotechfilms9130 thank you! Hope you enjoy the next one as well

[@KTMSparky]

What is your dive setup and mask etc? What thickness wetsuit? 👍 brilliant vid

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@KTMSparky wear an 8mm wetsuit as I get cold fast, most guys in Wales wear a 7/5mm Mask I don’t think matters much for shallow diving, most important thing is the correct weighting

[@KTMSparky]

​@@jackmetcalfe8542 awesome mate need to look into this looks good fun.

[@albertomartignani9970]

Well done, Jack. Congrats for selectivity. After Cornwall, I' ll spent my summer holidays in Anglesey this year !

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@albertomartignani9970 it’s good, just shot an 8lb bass this evening, vis often poor but there’s loads of big fish

[@albertomartignani9970]

Glad to learn it ! I' ll be in Holyhead since August 8th to 20th ! Even my area in Italy is good for bass (you can watch some of my videos...)

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@albertomartignani9970 heard Spearfishing in the Mediterranean is quite hard with not many fish?

[@albertomartignani9970]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 It depends by the area but, yes, in general less fish than in Atlantic, unless you have a boat, you live in a good area like Corsica or Sardinia and are able to dive very deep...

[@LousOutdoorOdyssey]

Great content Jack! Absolutely need to get myself to Anglesey before the season is up.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@LousOutdoorOdyssey underrated area, getting decent vis is hard, but there is some great hunting

[@williamharris9529]

Go go Jack! Very proud of you, nephew!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@williamharris9529 Thank you! We will have to get another fly fishing day planned soon

[@garyclements2178]

That’s a cracking Bass mate 👍🏽

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@garyclements2178 people were complaining about one I shot in another video saying it was too big haha

[@garyclements2178]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 never too big mate, they must have been jealous mate 🤙🏽

[@Madmicksoutdooractivities]

Fantastic this like. Great to see spear fishing over here. Keep them coming and I've just subbed

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@Madmicksoutdooractivities good to hear you enjoyed it!

[@Johnny-fq9lf]

Fellow spearo here. Love your videos!

[@georgebailey4463]

Loving this new content mate. Good pointers cheers

[@nicknixon2859]

Awesome video!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@nicknixon2859 thank you!

[@johntaylor3448]

As a bass fishermen, I respect the selectivity of responsible spearos and the skill involved. I did have a couple of spearos (foreign) drop in just in front of where I was fishing which is out of order. But I suspect most are responsible like Jack.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@johntaylor3448 the marks I’m at have almost never seen line anglers, who all seem to fish off piers casting onto barren sand There’s a few quite professional looking guys in boats hitting the reefs but not many!

[@xl250mon5]

Wow loads of Bass,I dont dive just use a rod.your videos help me to see what kind of terrain they hang out on.How many are you allowed to keep?keep the videos coming realy enjoyable 👌

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@xl250mon5 can keep 2 fish of 42cm or larger. They really prefer the kelp, but most line anglers cast off piers onto barren ground, anyone who floatfished livebaits off a boat would catch so many

[@mattwright2964]

Should we not be preserving bass, a species that has been under threat. With rod and line we can at least return the fish. I appreciate you may be allowed to take fish but that doesn't mean you should be. I am certainly not in principle against taking fish for the pot by the way.

[@mattwright2964]

Should we not be preserving bass, a species that has been under threat. With rod and line we can at least return the fish. I appreciate you may be allowed to take fish but that doesn't mean you should be. I am certainly not in principle against taking fish for the pot by the way.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@mattwright2964 that is definitely a valid point. I think both line fishing and Spearfishing take so much skill that recreational anglers will never catch enough to threaten populations As we all know the issue is commercial fishing, the most wasteful food production industry ever developed

[@mattwright2964]

​@@jackmetcalfe8542 thanks, while I agree in part that we have limited impact, I rarely take fish nowadays especially bass and obviously salmon. I fish rod and line. I would take pollack and very occasionally trout. I'm not against commercial fishing of viable stocks if its small scale local inshore fishing but large scale commercial fishing is an abomination.

[@mohamedmalek3020]

Good one Jack 👍

[@Chronically_Outdoors]

Love it mate, top notch. Got a new sub from me.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@Chronically_Outdoors Thanks! Hope you enjoy the next video

[@neilrobins3329]

Perfectly sized bass 😂

[@cammuir2454]

Some choice spots there Jack!

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@cammuir2454 and plenty of B roll to put people onto the wrong marks when they try to copy me 😂

[@bv3bv334]

If the adage that the bigger fish produce more eggs is true, then yes, that fish is far too big.

[@mtadave6702]

Maye there's tons of bass around, more than enough around the uk coast right now. Different story with the cod though, and it's not like your trawling the seas is it! Ex trawlrman and shore angler here, crack on bud cos your vids are educational for anglers, and those nay sayers are probably noobs and ain't worth the air time.

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@mtadave6702 😂 100%, Anglesey is full of people who whinge about everything all the time, stuck in the 1980’s when there were no Bass left

[@mtadave6702]

😂 ye that bass was WWWAAAYYYY oversized, very naughty indeed 😂

[@Roy-z2b]

Horrible to watch..most bass fishermen catch and release..typical English muppet

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@Roy-z2b Are you Welsh?

[@Roy-z2b]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 no Irish..look that's how I feel about it.over here all serious bass men use single hooks and catch and release.its much more rewarding than shooting a fish in a barrel..shouldn't hav called you muppet sorry

[@jackmetcalfe8542]

@@Roy-z2b I would suggest speaking to people online in the same way as you would to their face Nobody ever speaks to me like that in person, yet online it’s common Debate and different points of view are always welcome, and I appreciate many line anglers choose to not take fish to eat I’ll be in Ireland in a couple of weeks so you’re going to really hate on that video 😂 😂 😂

[@Roy-z2b]

@@jackmetcalfe8542 thought you were english ill speak to them like that forever..look me up ill say it to your face big man.lol round here we very protective of our fish as european boats detroyed our fishing

[@DavidCooke-wf9ck]

Killing not fishing.