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Thanks Aaron for sharing your shark behaviour knowledge. Like any other predator out there kinda predictable until you meet the one that does not behave true to type ( and you’re in deep trouble). I remember we shat our pants encountering a shot-fish stealing shark in the Red Sea.
I find your videos are far better than National Geographic, you don't stage videos and simply show what is happening, which is very realistic. Nat Geo is big budget, and so they can afford big production costs, what they can't afford is to come away without a product, so if they are doing a show on a shark feeding frenzy they will create a frenzy, find a likely area chum it like crazy and eventually they get their movie. Thanks a lot for the video.
@@comfortablynumb9342that could be possible that the ones we get are a sub-species but they look identical and are the same as what the Australians refer to as "Mangrove Jacks". The scientific name for the fish we get is Lutjanus argentimaculatus. Here in South Africa they call them Rock Salmon / River Snapper / River Roman
Aaron love watching you and your other half on the water. You've opened up a whole new world to people that never experienced that. I live right down the street from you and love what you do and teach people. You're old school which is what makes you cool. Thank you for your insight and your videos.
The shark content and info was worthy of a video by itself but then you add those BOSS sized Mangs. They would be fun on a 4000 series rod and reel. Great video Aaron.
Sharks don't really bother me. I grew up surfing in Florida and seen plenty of them. They have never messed with me. It's the gators that I worry about. They are a top tier ambush predator! Gators don't mistake you for something else when they attack like a shark does. They see you as a meal. Nice mangrove! I'm so jealous of how big they are down there in the Keys. Close to getting two-fer on that one shot! Great content Aaron!
Great video Aaron! Man, you got into some big ones here. Love the shots of the schools coming in to ‘check’ you out. I know you deal with sharks all the time, I’d be ecstatic that they were sparse. Lol. Thanks for sharing!!!
@@KeyWestWaterman I had such a couple weeks at work that I wasn’t really able to watch any YTs videos, but when I saw your post, I had to. Lol. Thanks for keeping it real.
Hi Aaron, I'm a big fan of your channel, I am from the island of JAMAICA. I really enjoy the footage really nice videos . I wish for you all the best on your next adventure.
Just back from a weekend at walkers and grand… I totally agree with your assessments! The injured fish is the attractant… and we saw plenty of reef sharks! Thanks so much for sharing as usual, amazing stuff. And hello to my old friend James🤙🏼 keep it up
Thank you for your insight and thank you for sharing your experience with us. The size of those mangoes was nuts! Another beautiful video! Take care and stay safe.
As a Capt that has bled and collared tons of tuna on the boat , I’ve always found blood makes them curious but vibration ( death shakes ) closes the deal . But , there can alway be an exception to the norm .
Geez those are some big mangos! I’ve never seen them school like that midwater next to permit! I’ve never had an issue bleeding fish and having sharks get too close. If anything I’d be more weary of cudas. With that said, the sharks, in Miami at least, sometimes let you fish sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they could care less and sometimes you don’t even have to shoot fish and they’re already harassing. My buddy had a bull grab a hold of his arm a few years back in 30ft while bleeding a fish. I try to read how they’re behaving first then make decisions based off that! Awesome video! 🤙
Great Video as always! I'm not much of a diver, but have learned so much from you. Especially in keeping the fish fresh. I have a question though about prepping the filet's of the fish. If you don't have a way to rinse the fish with salt water, do you just not rinse the fish and bag with paper towels? Do you rinse/wash the fish with fresh water before cooking? I filet my fish at home and don't have the salt water option to rinse.
rinsing with fresh water isn't a huge deal, I just recommend if you have to, do it right before cooking, and make sure its cool fresh water. if you don't have the option you can just pat dry with a paper tower after cleaning.
Great episode Aaron, the limited diving and spearfishing I've done off Vancouver Island sharks presented themselves only once and that was just off the Sooke Marina in about 60ft of water while looking for Lingcod, we had a small school of Dogfish come in and pester us for about 1/2 an hour. They would bite at our fins, charge at your face and then veer off at the last second, but too small to be of a concern. Then as suddenly as they had shown up, they were gone and we didn't see them again all day. Now, had we shot a fish and it was struggling as we brought it up, I'm sure those Dogfish would have been on that fish like ugly on an ape. I read somewhere that Dogfish are extremely tasty, had we known that we may have had a very different day of spearfishing!! Thanks for the video, take care and I'm looking forward to the next episode!! - Dave
Found some pretty water this day! Great video! Love seeing those APs have only seen one in person and pics/video will never do them justice Unreal colors to them. Man i miss diving :-/
@@KeyWestWaterman thanks for the comment man. It’s great that you interact with us so much! Our offshore season is just getting going in the northeast i wish work let me get out more. But I’ll get a few weeks in the canyons this summer and fall. Missed my trip to marathon this year with changes at work. Hopefully next spring!
Awesome video. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge, and helping to ease the fear of sharks so maybe more people will feel a little safer, and enjoy diving more. Very nicely done. All the best from Alaska.
Being in a landlocked state with very little ocean experience those fish look deceptively small while swimming around, I’m always surprised when you finally pull them out and they are huge! Love the videos man, keep it up!
Great video. Very informative. They say there are no mangrove snapper here in S.C., other than offshore. But I caught a small one last year here. Beautiful fish.
that’s been the largest mangrovian I’ve ever seen! To see a school of them was remarkable, thanks so much for sharing with us! Looking forward to viewing your next show- hoping you film another trip in the mangroves soon!
I would agree 100% I have stoned a yellowfin and it released and bled a ton and sharks did not even react . 30 min later I shot a 65lber and didn't stone it it kind of vibrated on the spear doing the tuna dance and before I could even get a grip on the float line there were at least 6 silkys taxing the crap out of me. I did get the spear back with some nice groves dug into the shaft.did you notice those two snapper had different color eyes. One had yellow eyes and the other had black
I love how you are genuinely concerned about the well-being of the fish and feel bad about injuring fish...some other RU-vidrs drive me crazy because they keep the fish out of water for a couple of minutes to take pictures, etc before releasing them. They are suffocating, and especially after fighting (line caught) they are "out of breath".
Great video once again... if you take any video requests, I would love to see you making a video searching and catching Spanish lobsters. I find them more challenging since they are smaller and are better hiding than the spiny lobster and being quite honest, I think they taste way better. You did one a while ago catching them at night.
Aaron, thanks again for the play by play and all the consistent safety and your focus on respect for the water and our surroundings. There are three people that I have the utmost respect for: You, Daniel Mann, and the late Dejan Sverko. You have helped me become a better, safer and more consistent spearfisherman. Keep it coming!!
Love that you made a sort of “follow up” video on this, you’ve made videos addressing this same issue before and specifically addressed how to deal with the sharks when they are around (once you “claim ownership” of the fish close to your boy the sharks sort of recognise the fish isn’t available). This video goes further and just gives more footage to witness how it all goes down. The only caveat I’d say is, sometimes in the keys and we’ve had this happen many times, you get these pesky sharks that just won’t leave you alone while you have the fish on you. I think this video clarifies that the fish must be killed, brained and bled, as opposed to holding onto a constantly struggling fish the whole time which just keeps giving off distress signals. Am I correct?
has been highly requested! and yea thats safe to say. as I alway say multiple times, there are exceptions to all these "guidelines" some sharks just like humans can become desperate and may be much more aggressive when it comes to getting a meal. thats why its important to never let your guard down even though you get accustomed to diving with sharks.
Sharks ears pick up Hf vibrations and their lateral lines pick up Lf vibration. Their sense of smell is fantastic also. Pardon the analogy but in human terms they hear the fart before they smell it. Sound is the interpretation of the vibration they feel. As they come in range of the source of the vibration to investigate, the olfactory kicks in. Visually if another predator has the kill, they have to decide if the approach is worth the damage from an altercation with another predator. Some will assume the risk so you have to be calm and clear headed to take appropriate actions. Thanks Aaron for clearing up the mystery of sharks.
Aron* after seeing your technic I don’t feel like a beginner. Thank you!! Question how do you tie the dinema to the shaft? You said earlier a bow knot. I went to knot U and the only bow knot they show is for sneakers. Can you show your knot on setting up your spear gun??? :-)
Great video as usual! Ever try for a double kill when there are fish in a tight school like those big snappers? That would be cool to see. Chum might help. Anyway thanks for sharing your adventure.
Do you prefer a two band gun over three? Do you ever do any "target practice" to improve your accuracy? Do you Frensel equalize? Thanks for the videos, I've learned a lot from watching you!
Always lookin forward to @keywestwaterman videos! Never disappoint either! Always real and honest with awesome footage and knowledge! Start a school so you can teach me!😂 keep them amazing videos coming Dibs!❤
F.W.C. has been doing a wonderful job with combatting poaching as well as maintaining suitable size limits. I have noticed a great increase in mangrove snapper size catches since they increased the 8" mangrove size limit to the 10" a few years ago. I personally believe all snapper should be at least 12" inshore or offshore. The shark population is healthy if you ask anyone, the larger ones are migrating north it seems once they are strong enough. They still seem quite prevalent in the keys come wintertime.
Love the video brother, just moved to Orlando for school ab a year ago but started watching your videos and became obsessed with spear fishing. Have you ever heard of the rumpons they use in Indonesia for structure in deep blue water? I would love to see what it could do for the key’s ecosystem and maybe make some tuna more accessible for spear-fishermen. Anyways keep up the good work brother, I’m living vicariously through you and hopefully someday soon I can snag my own 10lb mangrove or mutton 👍
Another epic video Aaron, great to see you have good days and bad with the sharks, i know you have the odd great white down your way and hope you never bump into one, but here in NSW Australia they're getting more common, something that's always on your mind , I've taken too wearing a shark banz strap just in case. Be safe.
Hey Aaron! Do you gut your fish in the water ?? Why or why not ? I always feel I have to scale and gut my fish too in the water. Thanks for the awesome/useful info on this episode!
Those snapper were just beautiful man,size,color,just great fish, so sorry, still chapped about my local fish market Aaron,of which I'm SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF!!!
Is the boat drifting here? No anchor, right? And no one in the boat driving? Just cycling divers and awareness? Thanks! Love the explainer / full camera roll videos. We're all learning!
Thanks for sharing. I think different area will be different behavior. In Melbourne or Sydney, the shark will bite your whole bunch of fish on the float line, it is very common. it happened to me when I was bleeding a fish. I bought a shark shield device, but never use, worry it will scare the fish away.
27 inch Mangrove........lol, I'm excited to get two that measure that combined. Because of that mirky level can you tell us what made those spots so full of life? Was there a bunch of rocks or coral heads on the bottom?
Love watching your content. Keep up the good work. What microphone do you use for voiceover? I just started my outdoor RU-vid channel (I do a lot of spearfishing as well) and it’s obvious the built in microphone on my computer isn’t gonna cut it. Thanks in advance.
