I know Im asking randomly but does someone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost the password. I love any tips you can offer me.
@Curtis Landon I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
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.
ridiculously awesome! when he got next to it in the water i was like. thats a big puppy. much props. im not a poser. i could only wish i could get enough courage to do that atleast once. and yes, i would not waste, i eat and share. that electric cord stuns em eh! nice! wondering why it didnt shoot away after the hit. i wish i could swim like that. even if i didnt catch anything that must of been exciting.
Haha, Reading the comments is almost as entertaining as watching the video. HIPPIES VS HUNTERS!!! I am both so can say spear fishing is not the problem commercial fishing is!!! Don't think you hippies got a clue on this one!!! Sick Shoot!! Sick Video!!! Sick Tunes!!! P.s. also cracked me up how many people have no idea what they are talking about in the comments. Especially whoever came up with an electric spear gun in water!!! Nice!!!!
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.
#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🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🐟🐟🐟
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
+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.
You are confusing different types of tuna. Perhaps you are talking about canned tuna. Big eye, albacore, skip jack, etc. are not in the same price range as yellow fin and blue fin tuna. And Blue fin tuna is way more expensive than yellow fin. A large fatty Southern Blue Fin tuna is worth tens of thousands of dollars on the market, but please don't eat them, they are highly endangered.
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.
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!
@ 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.
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.
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
it should be a crime to kill such a big beautiful animal, {i spearfish as-well} but killing such a majestic creature like this one is morally wrong, there already being over fished by the thousand of commercial fishing boats in japan and china.
Save the Bluefin tuna from imminent extinction! Save all marine life! We cannot blame anyone but ourselves the consumers. Eat less seafood or only Buy seafood with a MCS label. We are overexploiting our ocean's precious resources.sign the petition for marine reserves on the greenpeace website! Everyone can change the world ,including YOU! Thumbs up to keep this at the top
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.
'lucky' first shot that leaves the fish almost dead. If not, you'd never have landed this fish unless u use more 'not sportive' elements in the fight. Spectacular , congratulations. But I reather leave them live.
That may be the case Mr TheHarloo, but not every one can afford to buy a lobster or a 1 carat diamond or even gold but people manage without them OK. did you know if all the world stopped fishing for 1 year the whole sea would replenish its self 10 times over then we can all have plenty of seafood for all.. but the way where going it's got to stop mate one day there will be no fish for anyone of us.
I am one of those " homo greenys save the world type" but I also practice spearfishing. Everything I catch I eat it, if i'm not gonna eat it, I don't shoot. We have to show to the people that we are the best fishers out there ( we select the biggest fish always and a legal species)... net fishing is the problem, not us. They take all species no matter the size.. the net doesn't distinguish : \ Sorry for my english. V_V A really good video!!
@fattommy16 I'm the idiot?! My point is that bluefin tuna are overfished and that people need to stop taking the larger predators in our ocean. Just like the buffalo and many species in Africa, the tuna, marlin and sharks are being hunted to endangerment. It is not unreasonable or idiotic at all to disapprove of videos showing people killing large red list animals. It's not that I don't like all spearfishing; I abhor spearfishing some of the largest, most amazing creatures in our ocean.
@pmtad significant number of dead threatened fish per year. 90% of big fish have already been fished out of the ocean (natgeo). And yet marlin, grouper and tuna are all on the list of many spear fishermen, as proven by numerous youtube videos. One mature bluefin tuna can produce over 3 million eggs. Every big fish counts toward the recovery of the overfished stocks. If spear fishermen considered sustainable fishing, there would be more, larger fish and a healthier stock.
@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..
@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...
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.
@scoliva I look this stuff up on youtube so I can make people aware that the actions these people took damaged the environment. I support catch and release fishermen who at least attempt to have fun and be environmentally conscious. Deny it or not what this person did was damaging to the environment. Killing that animal should not be considered an accomplishment, it should be seen as an ignorant activity that deprives future generations of these amazing fish...
@scoliva I think the only rubbish on this webpage are the dumb comments and the video itself. Recreational fishing in New Zealand is sustainable for the most part. However, there is only one stock of bluefin tuna in the pacific, so it does not matter if New Zealand is sustainable, other countries overfish the one stock and the tuna suffers. There is nothing sustainable about the overfishing of the bluefin tuna.
@TheConormac1 I don't know where you're from and what rubbish information they feed you over there. But here in New Zealand, we have a huge fishing culture -over 30% of the population take part in recreational fishing. The understanding and appreciation we have for our most precious resource gives us the right to catch a fish when we want to. New Zealand's West Coast has more bluefin tuna than it does people.So if you don't like killing fish, then don't look it up youtube sicko.
@scoliva The practice of spearfishing, among other fishing methods, threatens the bluefin tuna. People should not be shooting an animal that has been overfished for 40 years and reduced to a third of its 1970 population. With 90% of big fish removed from the ocean, it is the responsibility of spearfishermen (among others) to stop the killing of top predators. This video is a testament to the lack of motivation among fishermen to change that behavior of killing.
@Jake73B 90% of all big fishes have been removed from the ocean. The Atlantic Bluefin is critically endangered and the Pacific Bluefin is threatened. All over the Mediterranean, fishermen are losing jobs because of the declining market. The vast majority of scientists agree that a temporary ban on tuna is necessary for the stocks to recover, but Japan and small countries prevent essential legislation to be passed.
Please explain to us how a bluefin is a "threatened animal"?? Sorry I do not understand as there is a ton of them here off our coast in the Fall/Winter? I wish they were threatened! They are nothing but swimming vacuum cleaners eating everything in sight. not a croaker left on the beach after they pass through. Sir that is an awesome video! @38 I hope to get into spearfishing this yr - though I do not expect to try anything such as this - maybe a mahi or something easy. Good Job J
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?
@cjwuna I agree with you 100% There needs to be a season so they can't fish when the Tuna are breeding. And the Long Lining needs to be outlawed all together. They kill Seals,Turtles, and anything else on there lines. None of the big tuna species will be left to spear or catch on a rod. Hope something is done about both of these un-ethical practices!! Anyone that jumps overboard and snags a fish with a spear has my respect. I'm all for the havesting of fish, But there needs to be monitored.
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
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
@LiveLife2thefunnest I do not agree, in fact, it is the other way round.Current scientific insights show that the result of a strong focus on big sized fish, leads to genetic changes towards smaller individuals that mature earlier in order for the species to survive. The trend as visible from the last 4 decades is that fish remains smaller and the maximal catch (msy) without overfishing the population, is declining. So the trend is smaller and less fish, its a lose-lose situation unfortunately.
@gnarcore88 responsibility starts with yourself, so your just as guilty as commercial fishers if you go fish for bluefin tuna this way because are you conserving the species by fishing on it? Weird reasoning. This spearfishing is very negative as there is a focus on blue fin tuna of bigger size. It is scientifically proven that fish of big size are vital for survival of species because they produce relatively more offspring ánd of higher quality.
"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)
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.
2 years ago i worked such as diver in tuna fish company. in end of the summer normaly we start killing tunas inside of the cages. we used the kind of weapon like a gun but it can work underwater, whatever .. we hit the fish's head with this gun and there is a big damage (nearly4-5 cm hole) 2 time used the gun some times 3 time but the fish didnt dead max 2-3 min. later fish was crazy!! on ure vide when you hit the fish, it wsnt move anywhere i suprised ..
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.
I always had problem explaining spearfishing to people who don't see the whole picture. Yes, it is obvious thing - we kill fish with spear. But how much fish can one man catch? Average few kilos or maybe one or two big ones. Now compare that to trawler ships and line fishing etc - it is a mere fraction. Those guys clean the ocean. Yes we are selective, and it is a tough thing to do. One risk his life and is in water - there fish is at home.
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.
WoW, now that is a nice Blue Fin Tuna.... I would love to try that someday but I would be afraid that a big fish like that would take me for a deep swim. I wonder how many spear fisherman have died doing that and had a big fish pull them down and drown them? That had to make for some great fresh tuna steaks...
Anybody that says that spearfishing is not a suitable method for fishing is an idiot , commercial " net " fishing is to blame period .....there were 100,000 of people spear fishing this eco-system for thousands of years ..... with no problem ... If you wanna help the planet stop buying destructive consumer goods and grow your own food ....
@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 The bluefin tuna is a threatened (destined to be endangered without immediate action) species that is attacked by many fronts. The killing of a large bluefin tuna was undeniably unsustainable. If he was spearfishing a sustainable stock of fish, I would have little problem with the video. There is no point on lying; there is no way to sustainably fish bluefin tuna.
There is zero “BY CATCH” when using a speargun to obtain fish. “BY CATCH” is a term used by biologists and conservation organizations to describe the accidental killing of non targeted species such as other fish, sea turtles and dolphins, ect. For example, the netting of tuna often captures and kills other marine species such as turtles and dolphins in the process.
f you think it is wrong for an individual to use a speargun to take fish from the ocean for the purpose of consumption with zero negative impact to the environment, while in full compliance with state and federal game laws, please review the following scientifically proven and indisputable facts.True spear fishermen and spear fisherwomen take only fish that they eat.
i love fishing. but this is crap. ultimate fail. how can you bait the water to draw the tuna into range. where is the class. fly fishing, deep sea sportfishing, that is real man on man. 1 on 1 action. a fight. this is overrated bull. so the guy held his breath for 30 seconds, and pressed a button. somebody give this guy a medal.
Look, if you are a vegetarian and you believe that we do not have the right to kill animals for food, I can respect your position- although then one might wonder why one would waste time with spearfishers, when factory farming of animals is the nr1 culprit. If you are not, then your comment is totally and utterly irrational.
Ah! Thats interesting, maybe it depends on where they were shot. If they ruin with the stress, i expect if you spear them in the body, that must be worth less than if you kill them outright through the brain. But maybe the Japanese are very particular about the method of catching the fish and wont take it anyway. Cheers for the info mate
I don't know anything about spear fishing so Do such big fish really swim so close to the surface, or did you have to drop chum constantly to lure it to the surface? Does it not swim away when it sees divers in the water? How many guys were on the boat? or was there a second boat? (it looked like 5 guys during the video)
that's ok little fella you will soon lose your sadness when you taste one of those great Bluefin stakes, that's why they were created, for our consumption and enjoyment, try tuna fishing or any other type of fishing and you will find your sadness melting away into a great big OH HELL YES! Lol.
My family know the guy that speared this fish. He does respect the ocean and these fish, he said he wouldn't kill another one, he did it for the challenge. You idiots that whine on videos like this need to realize its commercial fishing that depletes fish stocks, not recreational fishes and spearers.
@barnns11 HAH - "burn in a grease fire!" if you knew my line of work you would get a good laugh also. I love it! good job, keep up the good work!, Soon you will graduate out of third grade. WOW ~ and just think when you grow up you will make intelligible comments. Man that will be so cool!
@richardturner01 thats true bluefins are endangered but if these guys didnt kill it the trawler would have got him so in my mind i would rather have the little guy score a fish that he will really appreciate rather than having another tuna be caught just for money for some sushi corporation
Why didn't they bleed it? Or maybe they did off camera. If not, it's a huge waste. But these guys seem like they know what they are doing. Amazing shot. Sure makes my 5 pound blackfish with my Mares snubnose look like a joke. I did get a five-pound lobster this summer, by hand without a tank, of course.
@skykerjack whats it worth to the fishermen 10k ,15k??? intrested to see your mathmatics to get to 140k, did you factor in tosser yanks on wall street paying a thousand bucks for a steak? id prefer to eat it with my friends and family, just like paua and crays... cant really put a price on that.
Lol america only got invovled in WWII becuase pearl harbour got bombed by the japanese The Iraq war and Afghanistan war are americas war so technically we are ur allies, u asked US for help. And look at how great that war is going btw soo many weapons of mass destruction -.-
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.
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.
You all think this is a massive fish! Wat a load of crap, he's killed a baby! thats why i hate Spearfisherman, they spear a 300kg fish and think their doing the world a favour, iv seen pictures of these 700kg!! they us to get to a 1000Kg before the liners fished em out. =(
hahaha! "how do you get one eaten" well TomVoorham, i dont freeze fresh fish and i dont buy fish. so even a 20kg fish gets shared with my neighbours, family and friends. i dont know anyone that eats fish that would knock back a free slab of SBT.
He did it for the challenge? So it's challenging for a human, "the highest form of life", to set up kills of other creatures that won't stand a fair chance? How about he get in the water and wrestle with a shark if he really wants a challenge.
Congratulation on your catch! I am agree with you, spear fising is the most suitable method for fishing because you are only catching selected fish. Commercial trawler are the biggest problem because they are take all kind of species and sizes.
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
wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/smart_fishing/sustainable_fisheries/bluefin_tuna/ Let me just say I do spearfish and I love the sport but I think we do have a responsibility to target species that arent on the endagered list. Just a thought.
@DeathNeedsTime ive never been blue water spearing but id like to see them do it in even shallow water with shallow water species, nothing compared to blue water but it still involves skill, i'd kill to have a blue water experience
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.
You missunderstood my message....I was been sarcastic to those people who hates our sport, and yes, I just came back from Panama beach after 4 full days of spearfishing. Congratulation about your 100kg stripie.
@scoliva ... If he fished animals sustainably, I have no problem. However, he did not and should be castigated for his actions. I am a fisherman myself and can fish sustainably, so can he.
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
@TheConormac1 A guy swims down 50 or 60 feet into a ball-shrinkingly cold Tasman Sea and shoots a spear through a 282kg fish. Hardly an efficient method for eradicating a species.
