Spearfishing by Dan Silveira

[JGsharky]

Open-sea-spearfishing @ FACEBOOK

[panos4p]

240p we meet again!

[alandalus1]

wow

[awlyons2]

You have some great videos Dan. I noticed you have reflectors on your fins. Is there a special purpose for this?

[freedivingdan]

@awlyons2 , reflective stickers on my fins are to attract predators. Hopefully only big fish, but sometimes sharks also. ;-)

[Januszcisienski1970]

3:00 -

who plays this music?

[freedivingdan]

@Januszcisienski1970 , the song at 3:00 is by a band called "311"

[freedivingdan]

KingFishGuy,

I am not sure about your finicky taste buds, by my mouth says YUM to all the fish except the first jack which had some type of funky growth on it. That is why I speared it. I did not want the other fish to get infected by it when it dies and gets eaten. If you count the number of fish taken in this video it does not amount to much considering the thousands of dollars I spent to catch them. And finally as a side note - Catch and Release is not always successful. I CATCH WHAT I EAT!

[KingFishGuy]

half those fish have poor eating quality.. why kill it you bastards? catch and release it with a hook and line, way to go man youre pushing overfishing

[TheMadSpearo]

What an awesome video! Some really great fish in there too...congrats!

[flevolaan4]

how can he breath so long under water

[mcduley]

pirates of the caribbean!!

[hiqad27]

wew

[acordmasters]

awesome videos, Dan! I envy you. Watch my castnet fishing videos, too!

[freedivingdan]

c0rew, The blood can attract sharks, but the areas we dive do not have high numbers of sharks, so we are not concerned about it. When I dive around sharks, I am quick to get the fish into the boat and I always have a safety diver with a loaded speargun nearby for safety while I am landing the fish.

[freedivingdan]

Syllablerox, coming across bill fish while spearfishing is not that common. I have only seen 3 sailfish in my life and that was the first one. I wanted to try eating it. The meat was a bit tough but I found it very tasty.

[c0rew]

@freedivingdan does the blood atract sharks? :p

[syllablerox]

great job on those fish but y did u shoot that sail fish im  a rod and real fisher men

[sublimestylee024]

no its ""Eulogy" by tool

[pinggolets]

nice video....yummy tuna

[p00phead17]

nice

[freedivingdan]

"Forty six and two" by Tool

[helinick81]

What is the name of first tune?

Great job fellas. We have nothing like this in Greece nor r we capable :-) Top!!!!!

[Ditlevsen82]

Just caught me a 7 pound trout in a put´n´take lake yesterday. But this looks fun too :-) Great video.

[bertyw8111]

Great Video. Just wondering why they were shooting rooster fish. They taste like shit. They are too pretty to shoot . Tuna good, rooster bad.

[freedivingdan]

Considering that the Rooster fish was close to a world record, I had no qualms about shooting it. In fact the mexicans that took me out prepared the fish in a type of soup called "Bondigas" and it was GREAT!!! I would shoot one again if they could re-create the recipe. You should try it some time.

[jbpendergrast]

This is a great video. Good job guys, keep them coming.

[erickmtb]

* Excellent fishing, good catch parts, the only thing wrong was a bad shot that gave the needle, he began to swim in different directions and quickly, a threat to who was taking video and clear fisherman ..! ! In the end, managed to get, or they run away ..?? sub concienia fishing with ..!!

[rps13sr]

is spearfishing an easier way to fish? i mean jump in spear it and get on boat to pull it up

[pablowall]

haha, thats the theory, but in practice its alot more physically exurting, and a bit more dangerous, you have to practice holding your breath, you have to stalk the fish, you have to know good fishing areas, and u got to watch out for sharks, but its great fun, but i wouldent say easier, its different

[rps13sr]

lets take the dangers of shark away. you can use a tank right. i'm not talking about how its supposed to be done and this and that is cheating which is not. i just want the most effiecient way of getting a fish onto the boat.

[pablowall]

line fishing is probably more efficient, you can go line fishing all day, but its much more difficult to go spearfishing all day, the major difference being that spearfishermen dont leave loads of nylong wrapped arround the environment, and spearfishermen also select what they want to harvest

[rps13sr]

i c. can you explain what exactly is line fishing. is that when you have hooks on a rope connected to the boat that can use a motor to reel them?

[pablowall]

by line fishing i mean with a fishing rod, yeah hooks, bait, sinkers etc.. there are 2 main kinds, trawling where the bait is towed by the boat, and bottom fishing where u stay put. you dont use a motor to reel them in, you can in the case of deep sea bottom fishing because that is way too much line to reel in, would take hours. but apart from that you use manpower

[rps13sr]

wow. thanks for all that info. so much air has been cleared up around me. i see boats called trawlers everywhere and never knew the reason why its called that. but guess thats my fauly for not looking that up. im just mesmorised by all the tuna fishing and being on a boat. i see some videos of the boats that they using hands to pull the line up. thats the main purpose of the trawler boats i guess.

[SeanCasey1974]

@rps13sr Trawlers are actually just dragging big nets behind their boats to catch EVERYTHING. Very destructive, but most fish you eat in shops etc are caught by trawlers.

TROLLING is where you drag lures behind the boat to target certain species.

[gnarcore88]

definetly not,, mad skills involved

[jamoe238]

that is awesome, how close do these fish actually have to get for you to be able to spear them?

[freedivingdan]

10-20 feet for most of the shots. Only one was over 20ft.

[Keezn]

do you guys use a shark shield now days just wondering?

[craigonci]

great tuna . looked like that saily was thinking about speaing one of you guys. ha ha.very good vid!

[ki0kukAge]

mad zen. good luck to you and your team this year at the worlds....show em' how we get liquided out, yO!!!

[lagunabeachlife]

superb job bro, though you are too scary with the knife 1:54 just don't miss.

what part of California was this in? general I'm not asking spot if you don't mind saying?

[freedivingdan]

I do not stab fish like that any more. I finally missed and ended up with 6 stitches in my arm. The video was not filmed in California. These fish do not live here, we were in Mexico.

[freedivingdan]

Beautiful Disaster by 311

[Burningforyourlife]

2:44 what song is that?

[CondemnedPatriot]

its 311

[pirouko]

Magnifique video ! Ca fait rever ...

[trinigordo44]

More sailfish die because of Hook and Line fisherman than because of spearing. Releasing a fish from H&L doesn't mean 0% mortality.

So relax, sit back, and enjoy watching an extremely difficult achievement by an obviously talented diver.

Fishing and Spearfishing are kindred spirits, there is zero reason for hostility towards our sport. We do the same thing, using different methods.

Spearfishing also maintains the lowest bycatch of any fishing method. We too are conscience of the fisheries.

[Jamesisshit]

Fucking oath bro, many seem to think its barbaric and cruel but I see little difference in comparison with H&L, except the fact we choose what we kill (most of the time)

[spity28]

wuts the 2nd music man?

5/5

[Apathy91]

311

Beautiful disaster

[yaab80]

هدا شراطه ههههههههههههه

[thisisgonnasuck]

wouldn't you be kinda scared of sharks, i mean the fish is like lossing a shit load of blood

[caymanracer]

i agree thisisgonnasuck the thought of sharks would have to cross my mine more than once with all that blood but those guys are pros

[flowpk]

no need to be scared of going spearfishing dude, start off on shallow reefs with smaller fish then work your way up to the big fish and deep waters. a good way to practice holding your breathe is at a local swimming pool or so. duck dive with fins and a mask on and see how far you can go.

good luck mate! im waiting for summer to come around so i can get back into it myself!

[vinisub]

WOH!

Beautiful Fishes!!

[G1unior]

this is my dream to do spearfishing bt i am scaring

[Highgradeeverday]

come on dude.. Jaws is fake.. Sharks are overhyped

[cali2400]

That is my dream. I would love to spear tuna. But i'm confined to inshore reefs or as far as i can go in my kayak in miami FL. Awsome!!!

[gigapak28]

i havent tryed spearfishing but my diving teacher speared a huge tuna bigger than a normal human being when he was diving its illigal to do so but it dragged him for 60 mins and then blead to death :)

[dyehardpballer]

This is an awesome video. Me and my Father are going soon. I just got me wetsuit as did he. I cannot wait to go. Nice pirates of the Caribbean music, it suits the video =]

[johndeeremudder]

thats how he busted me about my license i got a $300 fine there strict in fl my friend got his boat impounded for this yhe got it back from court lucky nice vid though

[freedivingdan]

Some diving locations require every diver to use a "diver down" flag, but that usually is unrelated to having a fishing license.

[johndeeremudder]

thats what im talking about if your spearfishing you will need a license i got stop because i left my diving flag at the shore lol

[johndeeremudder]

you need a fishing license for freediving

[freedivingdan]

No, you do not need a fishing license to freedive, but you will need one in most places if you want to catch fish.

[techrick1210]

that saily gave you the run around! We just nailed a 150lbs marlin and it gave us the same teatment!

great bro

[j29vidz]

where did u get the sick cammmmoo

[mailboy22]

are roosters unusual to spear

[freedivingdan]

It depends on the location and time of year. They are fairly common, but are rare to see over 40 pounds. Their meat has a stronger flavor then most fish.

[idkilltosleeep]

when you spear a big fish like that, wouldnt he pull you as he trys to swim away?

[freedivingdan]

If the shot is not perfect, the fish will always swim away. The bigger the fish the harder they swim. That is why we use a break away system so the shaft line is connected to buoys at the surface which help put resistance on the fish. We then hold on for the ride and pull them in.

[letsmusic]

sweet vid and fish, but wouldnt sharks be atracted to the blood?

[freedivingdan]

Sometimes sharks are attracted, but I try to stay in areas that have less sharks. If they want the fish I simply let them have it.

[trinigordo44]

2nd tune is 311 - Beautiful Disaster

Awesome video Dan

[freedivingdan]

Yes, the second song is by 311 - Beautiful Disaster.

[madwheels96]

NICE WHERE IS THAT

[KeiWarrior01]

siekkkk!really good vid,whats the 2nd tune called dan? epic work again

[freedivingdan]

The second song is "Beautiful Disaster" by 311

[pescasub12]

hey Dan silver it´s a great video i like your video the big fish it´s a spectacular .

[VAROrarotonga]

awesome yellowfin!

[getawayFK]

beautiful video

[ruckalee]

coincidence... I love spearfishing and im also crasy about TOOL... Cool vid

[rombiealmabrava]

bad ass!!!!! good job!

[dstick1]

Sweet As! Quality fish mate, envious! Keep up the good work and having fun, cheers for sharing

[pipsqueak87]

wow thats crazy that you pole speared a sailfish!!

[eluckforever]

Catching tuna is hard work, but very satisfying when you hit pay-dirt. Thanks for sharing the excitment of the hunt! Loved the "pirate' music at the end of hte vid.

[SereneApnea]

awesome.

[PoloBenz123]

Sweet video, Dan!!

[shred1]

Gotta love the TooL! Great Video.