Spearfishing Yellowtail Kingfish in Auckland's Hauraki gulf. Fillet + Cook up. Living from the Ocean 

Thanks mate. It was a shit shot but landed it thankfully!

Hey Leon, You should find Goat fish on any of the weedlines around the island where is meets the sand. If on lowtide, should be plenty of weedlines in that depth for you to target

thanks @@olliecraig-primalpursuit

Absolutely Trev, Always something to see/try/learn out on the water! Cheers for the comment and watching as usual! Ollie.

Thanks bro 😎

Cheers mate

Interesting! First I’ve seen

Thanks for watching!

Cheer mate. Yep great sport

Cheers Reuben! Yeah mate simple is best with seafood

Cheers Ivan, sure was!

Haha agree with you there mate

Cheers Matthew, yeah pretty slick machine

Cheers David, Will try do more of that!

Good to hear mate! Cheers for the comment

Oh nice! Long time since i've been up those ways, hoping to get back up there this summer!

Cheers Liam ! 🤙

No worries mate

Glad you enjoyed it. mate

Any time!

Good to hear Jonathan!

Thanks Rob 🤙

Yeah bro, need to be a lot closer to fish than people think. most of all my shots are probably 2-3 m max which doesnt sound like a lot but underwater is reasonable. Especially with Kingies Need to get fairly close and have decent power in the gun setup. Really want to dive WHite Island this summer, never been out there

Nice man, Yeah super easy recipe and super tasty

Thank you 👍

Cheers Konrad 🤙

Haha yeah Afro coming along nicely 😂

Cheers Drew, yep always good!

Cheers John

Awesome Cheers!

Haha we hunted bro, must have been close. I know people do well around there

No worries Ben, cheers for the feedback

Cheers, Yeah not sure if trumpeter? the stripes were jet black and bright vivid yellow, looked tropical not like a trumpeter from pics I can find online..not sure

Yeah I thought about that but it’s not a trumpeter, seen them once or twice over the years not sure what they are

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit It looks like a 'Stripey'. Not supposed to exist in NZ but their scattered up and down the coast of Aus, pacific islands and Asia. I reckon one hitched a ride over haha.

Cheers bro!

The best aye bro!

:) Yep god day out

Cheers Richie!

I thought it might be but it's not..

Yep since found it! Cheers mate. I also had a giggle after finding the name.. haha

Hey Craig, glad to help. I actually have never shot one on a traditional setup. My first speargun I had setup straight away with a reel so have never tried another way.. I myself, have never liked the idea of my gun getting dragged over a reef down below. The shooting line on a reel is of course thinner than a float line on terms of grabbing holding onto but other than that if the reel is good quality and re spooled every few months so that the line isn’t tangled then I don’t see what the big fuss about reels is danger wise. I’ve said it before, and still think that most crappy float lines people use are more of a danger than having a reel gun as so easy to tangle up etc when diving.

Not sure mate, not my boat. Guess no harm in protecting a motor from the sun while out on water.

Does the job!

chur

I believe it may have been a Mado!

Haha thats no good! Won't use that again then!

Not a Trumpeter, too far north for them. It's one of the 'Stripey" fish species

Yo Sam!

Yeah bro best knot haha

Have the same issue bro, eating dairy products really clogs up your air way system behind your nose and ears. It’s all connected after all, same reason why people say not to eat dairy when you have a cold/runny nose. Not having clogged up, sticky airways Helped me quite a bit with my poor equalise. Plenty of guys can eat dairy all day long and still equalise properly but it can help a shitload if you’re a blocked up a bit

Hey Shanen, A lot of info online ( more than I can right into a comment) but as other comment dairy and diet can have big impact. Hold nose at home and practice clearing ears (making that pop feeling) do this on surface before diving then every few meters as you go down as pressure builds. Some people just have problems which you might need to go get checked out at doctors to see if you have nay ear canal issues etc.

hey mate learn Frenzel! I have had a year long struggle with equalisation and then frenzel solved most of my issues. It takes a minute to learn but it is a much better technique. Number of instructionals online will help you

Oh yeah could be a go!

Still like my roller but that gun I’m using was my first ever gun. Super simple and never failed me

I agree they are awesome

Shit, didn't think they were up here around Auckland.

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit they always seem to pop up in weird places these days, been seeing more and more every year down here in the south iland, if you ever get a chance to get one on spear try your best to get it in the head saves a lot of meat waste due to brushing

@@thomasbrown1688 cheers mate. If they were indeed a young trumpeter, they were tiny so don’t think I’ll be shooting any unless I do a trip down south

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit for sure legal size is 35cm off the top of my head down most places here, if you ever down more than happy to point yea towards some spots iv found em and tarakihi

Hey mate coldest around Auckland in winter is 14-15 degrees. 5mm open cell wetsuit is fine

Wellington gets down to 12 degrees at times in Winter. 5mm is sweet or half a 7mm will keep you warm all winter.

@@youngguns4086 Thanks guys

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Thanks Ollie, looking at a Bare 7/8mm Ultra Velocity semi-dry

@@peterthermocline geeze that’s going to be warm! If you do come over here you can pick up a comfy 5mm open cel suit for around $300nzd

Cheers Liam

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit on your next video would you be able to like name some of the fish just for me and maybe other to know when out diving. Thanks Liam

@@liamhodgson3612 yeah mate will try do that for ya

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit thanks

Hey mate you could consider a second hand suit but even new suits are pretty cheap these days. As long as the suit is using 39 grade Yamamoto neoprene and better you should be right. Get fitted in a suit which is slightly big for you then you should get a few seasons out of it if still growing

Ring the local spearfishing shops and ask them what price they have for a 5mm 2 piece suit to fit you then go from there

@Ollie Craig I did that but the cheapest they had was a $410 mares illusion set. Looking at probably buying a wettie reef wetsuit instead online, as it’s only $300. Do you reckon I take the mares or the wettie?

@@antonibaminaboni377 get the cheaper suit if still growing. Once you stop growing then look at getting something more expensive. Main thing is getting a good fit

Shallow mate maybe 5m?

Yeah mate, I've had it smoked too it's fantastic!

Never seen a white myself before while in NZ waters. They are all around NZ coasts but yet to see one. Just shitloads of Bronze Whalers

Yeah maybe 🤔 think it will help me find more crays!?

I’m not sure, I’ve never heard of someone eating them. Wouldn’t be worth your time because they are so small

Amberjacks are a different fish. What Americans call yellowtail we call kingfish

Haha must be talking about the other two on the boat!

Hey mate, I had a Rob Allen Roller anchor when I was using a widow maker roller head (used to be able to buy these seperately, not sure if still can). Currently only have the one roller gun which is all factory RA. I still just love my traditional setup so prefer mostly to use that and have a roller as backup. It's what I learnt on for years and never had any issues so it's hard to change over to roller, even though they are great

@@olliecraig-primalpursuit thanks for the reply mate, I'll get myself a Rob Allen anchor. Keep up the good work!