Yesterday on forgotten weapons: lets look at this old rifle. Today on forgotten weapons: Lets shoot some fish. I love the unexpected videos, keep them comming. I also want to try lionfish now.
Seriously. He might be Forgotten Weapons, but he's a great enough host that he's interesting to watch branch out. At some point, he's going to have done all the guns; but I hope he always does content like this.
These things are a hunters dream. They taste good, they are ridiculously easy to hunt and the environmentalists are practically begging you to catch as many as you can whenever you want.
I'm an ecosystem management technologist and tons of the work we do involves hunters, they are one of the most valuable sources of info and funding. Here in Ontario Ducks Unlimited does lots of wetland preservation and restoration, environmentalists and hunters have a lot more in common than people think.
@@corey3606 Absolutely, proper hunters (as in those who follow follow rules/regulations, not ol' cousin ricky taking a rifle and a six-pack into the woods) are almost always the ones to spearhead conservation efforts. It's a well loved hobby, and a good way to put food on the table, hunters are often the ones who appreciate mother nature and her gifts the most. Of course they're the ones most interested in keeping her in condition of being able to continue giving.
“I’m here at the French Ministry of Culture with Jaques Cousteau’s spear gun.” In all seriousness I appreciate Ian seeking out invasive species for hunting. Now let’s get him to go after the Asian Carp.
@@alexsis1778 There are some carp/pike deboning tools out there that help, but usually the best way is to fry em up with salt and pepper, then hand parse the bones from the meat and serve as fish chunks with butter, lemon and dill (from a pike fishing perspective anyways), great with a garden/ceaser salad.
@@iskandartaib some of the ant species really like the tadpoles, and I think that some communities of crows and other birds have worked out that they can flip the toads over and eat the insides, leaving the skin and all the poison sacks.
Quite the contrary. A bearded man (goatee+mustache) wearing a ponytail, safari hat, and a hawaiian shirt while drinking saki in a sushi bar. That image looks so natural honestly. EDIT: I meant *Ebonian Spec Ops Camo shirt
I can't be the only one to see the title and expect Ian had somehow gotten ahold of one of those top secret Russian underwater spear AKs and went fish hunting.
HK P11 would be awesome. Maybe they have one in the Grey Room? Edit: Disregard, just watched the end of the video. Ian sadly doesn't know anybody with a functional P11. Probably because that gun has to be shipped back to HK for reloading...
@@treintaceroseis4763 there is some company from Florida (go figure) that makes modified Glock barrels that allow you to safely and accurately shoot underwater, it's quite interesting.
@@rhubarbpie2027 There's also a guy that made an attachment that *isn't* a suppressor, when it's not in the water, but significantly reduces the concussion of the gunshot, when you *ARE* underwater, specifically for hunting lionfish
Honestly, it’s incredibly humanizing to watch Ian struggle with filleting the fish. Not everyone is gonna get everything first time, and practice and struggle are part of everyone’s learning process
I must have caught and eaten thousands of fish, N still suck at filleting. about the only time I bother is for ceviche, or if they are to big to fit in the oven or BBQ (unfortunately I don't have that problem often). not only is it heaps easier to do them whole, but I personally think the head n eyes really adds to the flavour, but then, I really like fishy flavoured fish. I like the idea of Lionfish toothpicks.
Expecting a follow-up covering underwater weapons like harpoon guns & aquatic rifles. Also, you should totally have titled the cutting & cleaning of the fish as "disassembly".
Even better would be to see him then explain it all and then reassemble it again showing the working action pieces.... "So this tendon pulls on this spine here at the same time as this muscle flexes the poison sac and that's how the poison spine works. Thanks guys for tuning in...."
@@Halinspark there should be seagrass there. There isn’t, probably because the poor water quality. Pensacola and Apalachicola Bays are in serious need of some TLC.
Pensacola native here. Thanks for coming here and doing something wholesome and beneficial. I hate tourists that sit on the beach all day and leave their cigarette butts and beer cans in the sand.
Ian, I can't overstate how impressed and appreciative I am of the ecological advocacy in this video. It was very informative, very interesting, and very entertaining! Thank you for your work!
@@MBkufel i remember seeing something a couple years ago about someone who modified a glock to work underwater and he just swam around shooting lionfish with regular bullets.
As someone who's terrible at visualizing the size or weight of things, especially food, I think the whole "how many fish tacos can this make" is a perfect and dare I say, effective means of measuring fish size!
Hey Ian! I worked with Salmon nearly every day at one of my old jobs. What they mean by "ride the backbone" is that you can feel the ridges of it's Spine as you horizontally cut. You get as close as physically possible to the spine with your filet knife. It also makes it easier to cut through with one slice, instead of a sawing motion. I recommend looking into how to use a knife like chefs do. It can really help just with your daily cooking life. Also, if you are looking into trying foods as a series, I'd be totally down to watch that!
It does my Florida boy heart good to see Ian mercing lionfish. Unfortunately they are most common 200+ feet down doing the real bad business. There are some super neat spearfishing drones doing wild stuff, though.
I had a wreck that I would go to a while back that sat about 200 feet down in the water column just on the Edge of a drop off. A Big ol’ sailboat. We used to go down just under it and spear as many lionfish as we could hit, even with us pulling up maybe 150 (at max) a trip between the two of us. The population never seemed to end. I will say selling to some of the restaurants down in Islamorada did make a decent amount of cash.
@@corey3606 They have few natural predators, not none. Moray Eels, large Groupers, Bluespotted Cornetfish and several shark species have all been observed preying on Lionfish. Problem of course is that many of these natural predators have seen their numbers decline greatly due to over fishing. Also it is not entirely clear how often these predators prey on Lionfish. The important point to note however, is that in areas they are native Lionfish populations are, or at least were, controlled. Logically this indicates that there is in fact predation pressure upon them as natural fry mortality is not enough on its own to explain how their populations are controlled in those areas. Mortality of Fry is universally very high in all spawning fish after all. So yes, they do have predators, what we do not know however is how often the named predators prey on Lionfish and which of them would be most responsible for controlling Lionfish numbers assuming a healthy ecosystem. Got to love Marine Biology, so much we have yet to find out! Assuming of course the current Oceanic Ecosystems last long enough for us to answer all these as yet unanswered questions. Thirty years in the Science (Marine Ecologist) is leaving me rather less than hopeful however!
@@alganhar1 do you know if there have been toxicology tests done to see if the species observed eating them are in fact immune to the toxin? Many of the species you named are large and predatory enough that they very well might eat one lionfish each per lifetime, and regret the act...
I've been watching this channel for years, and I assumed that it was just because of the subject matter. But more recently, I've been reminded that Ian himself is central to the whole thing: he makes information accessible and presents it in an engaging way. I have extremely limited interest in outdoor pursuits in general, much less diving or hunting, but I was keen to watch this because I was interested to see the Forgotten Weapons take on it. What a delightful treat!
I sort-of knew about this before, but showing the entire process of catching them, fileting, then cooking makes me want to vacation to Florida and eat some. Next time I'm there I'll definitely find a restaurant serving it and eat some.
That zookeeper is a neat idea! Keeping yourself safe from lionfish after spearing it has always been challenging when I've done it before. Also, lionfish are super tasty!
Try puffer fish. If you want fat free bacon there's nothing closer to it than that. Small serving sizes and expensive, but so worth it. Just once, you won't regret it.
@@Darren_Xero I know, which is why I mentioned it being expensive (monetarily, not in a mortal way). I've had it made by a professional chef and stand by it being delicious.
"They always look bigger underwater" - Yup, 33% bigger.. which is why it's hard to aim at a certain distance .. you think you're 18 inches away.. but you're 12 instead (yes, hand and pole are 33% bigger + gap in water is 33% bigger is a 66% difference, not 50% of 18" vs 12" but your brain attempts to auto correct) It takes training to be able to guess size and distance correctly underwater.. that only comes with experience.
I lived most of my life in Pensacola. When my grandmother died we sprinkled her ashes over one of the artificial reefs. Glad to see Ian enjoys the place. Love the shirt in the second half.
Ten years ago, a few 7th grade students of mine were doing a research project in science class focusing on Lionfish as an invasive species. It’s awesome to see that these hunters have actually put a dent in the problem! I love these videos Ian, keep em coming!
yeah, it really is amazing to see how much of a dent people can put into invasive species in bonaire they've exterminated the lionfish population at depths above 100 feet
A lot of divers are also helping to train sea creatures to safely eat the lion fish as well. They show fish like groupers, sharks, moray eels, and barracuda how to eat them whiteout getting poked by the barbs so they will help cull them too.
I'll definitely watch any hunting content you put out! Even if it's basically the same process, no 2 hunts are ever exactly the same. Bring on as many field to table videos as you can make!
Watching Ian talking to the audience while removing air tanks from the trunk of a car gave me some strong Mr. Rogers vibes. I could imagine him putting on a sweater and replacing his shoes with a pair of slippers.
I find these perspectives very interesting, I wouldn’t mind seeing more of these hunting videos in the future, regardless of how repetitive they seem. I would even subscribe to a dedicated hunting channel if they get popular enough.
Currently in Crete for the summer, I can't stop seeing them under rocks while spearfishing. This species is definitely a pain in the ass in terms of ecological balance of an ecosystem...
Starlings are also an invasive species. I've got a cookbook published by the USDA back during the depression. Recipe for Starling Pot Pie is pretty good. (Takes a lot of birds to make a pie, it is better to have one group bag the birds, while the other cleans them.)
Hey Ian, there is a special adapter for Glock handguns meant specifically for hunting lionfish. You can find videos online of people shooting fish underwater with them. Perhaps it's worth a review?
Absolutely love these videos. Great education on how hunting can be very beneficial for the environment. Would love to see more videos like it in the future.
Thank you for this. It brought back a lot of good memories. I was a little surprised you didn't mention that one of the neatest things about Lionfish is that, yes, they are tasty, but they don't taste like any other fish I've eaten. I have friends that really don't like the taste of fish but love lionfish.
As a recreational diver, I found this video very cool. I dive in Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Exhaust bubbles scare most species of fish up here so it’s either snorkeling or diving using rebreathers.
This was a really interesting look into something I had no idea about and absolutely must try. Thanks again for bringing us consistantly great content.
@Max William Lauf Yeah, that wouldn't be so funny for the driver. A decent-sized iguana will defend itself rather well if provoked and can be difficult to keep confined, as a lot of would-be pet owners find out. Sadly, that's probably how they became an invasive species in Florida.
As a native Floridian I thank you for doing your bit to help cull the population of this species. Florida has had a major problem in the past 20-30 years of invasive species taking root when exotic pets are randomly discarded by disinterested owners.
Been waiting for this since you said in a Q&A that you were learning to dive. Kudos especially on picking a target where hunting it helps rather than hurts the environment.
@@itsyurmumm8458 Tank driving license... I bet he's Helicopter and speed boat operator, and, of course, License to Kill. Maybe he will deny some or all of the above, but we know better, don't we?
I did a reef restoration project in Fiji several years back. I got my rescue diver certs then, and thoroughly enjoyed everything I did for that village. This looks like amazing fun as well.
@@trulyinfamous I would imagine not, considering that they were made to shoot underwater, it would kinda suck to hurt your special ops guys by concussion from their own gun.
Would cleaning actually be more "field stripping"? This reminds me of when I first went spearfishing....I loved it, it was more like hunting than fishing....I have not bothered much with hook and reel since.
Absolutely loved the video Ian! Looks like you had a whole lot of fun filming too! Can't wait to see future field to table and underwater videos too. Great work!
Now do Asian carp, and "Swamp rat" in Louisiana. They pay you $6 a tail bounty. Also when I saw that shark.... I would have walked on water to get out of there.
With most sharks the one you can see is never the problem. The only real exception is the Zambezi or Bull Shark, those things *can* be dangerous. Even worse they can tolerate a huge salinity range so you can find the damned things well upriver! Generally though sharks will avoid you for the most part. Even Great Whites can be dived with safely so long as you know what you are doing and you respect the warning signs they give off if you are invading their personal space. Great Whites tend to be ambush hunters, if it dives then *thats* the time to get out of the water :).
I did a whole lot worse, when filleting my first fish in my culinary class, Ian. What I cut off that fish was my meal for the day, so I didn't get to eat very much, that day.
This was a cool, fun vid sir. Been a fan since back in the day. But I want to make a special thank you here. Those spherical concrete reef balls? My FATHER is part of one them. A final resting place option in Florida is to have your cremains mixed with concrete and formed into a reef ball. He Chose this, as he felt that after all the years he'd taken fish from THEIR home, it was only fair to give some fish a new one!! My old man was a Navy Man, Sailor, and Fisherman, as well as the man my Brother and I inherited a love and respect for Fire arms and History from. It was......good..... to see what his final resting place might look like, though he's off Tampa. Thank you for that.....
Ian, this is fantastic. You have your craft mastered when it comes to informative and fun to watch videos. Please keep these side videos coming! We love to watch them and see what you're up to when you're not out finding the worlds most obscure weapons. Keep up the great work sir.
@@clamum9648 it's just easier with a heavy tank on your back and it doesn't feel like the ocean just slapped you in the face, you let the tank take the slap instead.
At first glance, I couldn't believe this was a Forgotten Weapons video. Thought it was about fishing (which it is, but 'forgotten weaponized'). anyways, great to see an Arizona desert boy meeting the sea.
I love this. Did it solo diving in Curacao with similar gear. The collect bucket needs to have a one way lip on it so you extract the fish without getting stung
This is great content and a great change up for the channel. I was surprised to hear it was 100', it felt shallower but now I'm much more terrified of frogman Ian. When's the "Ian forages for mushrooms yet somehow Carl decided to wear colonial dress" episode?
This reminds me of my presentation for my high school biology class. Had to do a topic on invasive species how and why they occur and if there is a solution, in this case putting it on the menu. It was a lot of fun watching this and remember it.
Ian doing side quests in order to unlock next weapons
Hahahaha good one
Next episode, Ian kills giant spiders in a farmer's basement to rescue his dog that's gone missing.
@@bdwilcox giant enemy spider
Unfortunately the drop rate on spider fangs is only like 3%
The quest to unlock the APS underwater assault rifle has begun
Yesterday on forgotten weapons: lets look at this old rifle.
Today on forgotten weapons: Lets shoot some fish.
I love the unexpected videos, keep them comming. I also want to try lionfish now.
Its very good.
Must not upvote...308 ^^
and the day before yesterday it was a video about grapes
Seriously. He might be Forgotten Weapons, but he's a great enough host that he's interesting to watch branch out. At some point, he's going to have done all the guns; but I hope he always does content like this.
And tomorrow on Forgotten Weapons: underwater weapons of the SEALs
These things are a hunters dream. They taste good, they are ridiculously easy to hunt and the environmentalists are practically begging you to catch as many as you can whenever you want.
I'm an ecosystem management technologist and tons of the work we do involves hunters, they are one of the most valuable sources of info and funding. Here in Ontario Ducks Unlimited does lots of wetland preservation and restoration, environmentalists and hunters have a lot more in common than people think.
@@corey3606 Absolutely, proper hunters (as in those who follow follow rules/regulations, not ol' cousin ricky taking a rifle and a six-pack into the woods) are almost always the ones to spearhead conservation efforts. It's a well loved hobby, and a good way to put food on the table, hunters are often the ones who appreciate mother nature and her gifts the most. Of course they're the ones most interested in keeping her in condition of being able to continue giving.
Ideally everyone should be an environmentalist
Yup. The exact opposite of most hunting trips. Which are usually miserable unless you get something.
The question I always have is how easy are they to clean! They look pretty easy which is a huge plus.
“I’m here at the French Ministry of Culture with Jaques Cousteau’s spear gun.”
In all seriousness I appreciate Ian seeking out invasive species for hunting. Now let’s get him to go after the Asian Carp.
@mowgli2071 The meat is good but like all carp they tend to have small bones in the filets so they're not as easy to eat as some fish.
@@alexsis1778 There are some carp/pike deboning tools out there that help, but usually the best way is to fry em up with salt and pepper, then hand parse the bones from the meat and serve as fish chunks with butter, lemon and dill (from a pike fishing perspective anyways), great with a garden/ceaser salad.
Go to Australia for the cane toads (?)
@@williamchamberlain2263 Can you even eat those? Snakes die from eating them.. 😂
@@iskandartaib some of the ant species really like the tadpoles, and I think that some communities of crows and other birds have worked out that they can flip the toads over and eat the insides, leaving the skin and all the poison sacks.
Ian eating sushi and drinking sake, he looks very comfortably out of his element.
Well, there's that heritage - his dad's Japanese rifles collection and book.
Zachery - I thought Ian was going to hurl after swallowing that distasteful shot.
Quite the contrary. A bearded man (goatee+mustache) wearing a ponytail, safari hat, and a hawaiian shirt while drinking saki in a sushi bar. That image looks so natural honestly.
EDIT: I meant *Ebonian Spec Ops Camo shirt
We all know the type 38 carbine is epic, so Ian can't dislike japanese too much
I can't be the only one to see the title and expect Ian had somehow gotten ahold of one of those top secret Russian underwater spear AKs and went fish hunting.
I had a few seconds of child-like excitement until reality set in
Forgotten Weapons 2031: Today we test fire the cannon that the USSR designed to put onto their satellites.
Same here!!!!
Or at least the HK P11 underwater 4-barrelled pistol.
Don't forget the Russian underwater pistol as well as the American equivalent.
Next up: History and disassembly of the APS assault rifle
Then: firing the APS Assault rifle at lionfish
HK P11 would be awesome. Maybe they have one in the Grey Room? Edit: Disregard, just watched the end of the video. Ian sadly doesn't know anybody with a functional P11. Probably because that gun has to be shipped back to HK for reloading...
@@JainZar1 maybe the Soviet SPP-1?
That's exactly what I thought of. Underwater Firearms hunting Lionfish would be sweet.
Like shooting (lion) fish in a barrel!-
Next: Ian goes lionfishing underwaterwith a Roth-Steyr pistol.
@@joseffrolik8799 Subterranean Kentucky Ballistics
P08 underwater lionfish shooting?
@@treintaceroseis4763 there is some company from Florida (go figure) that makes modified Glock barrels that allow you to safely and accurately shoot underwater, it's quite interesting.
@@rhubarbpie2027 There's also a guy that made an attachment that *isn't* a suppressor, when it's not in the water, but significantly reduces the concussion of the gunshot, when you *ARE* underwater, specifically for hunting lionfish
Or that strange Soviet Spetnaz issue underwater dart firing pistol.
Honestly, it’s incredibly humanizing to watch Ian struggle with filleting the fish. Not everyone is gonna get everything first time, and practice and struggle are part of everyone’s learning process
Pretty fast learner, though. Good at absorbing info, and has good dexterity from all that disassembly & reassembly of old firearms.
@@con6lex I wouldn't want to reassemble a lion fish, though...
Well (Gun) Jesus only has to get it right once to feed the multitude of people with just one lionfish!
I must have caught and eaten thousands of fish, N still suck at filleting. about the only time I bother is for ceviche, or if they are to big to fit in the oven or BBQ (unfortunately I don't have that problem often). not only is it heaps easier to do them whole, but I personally think the head n eyes really adds to the flavour, but then, I really like fishy flavoured fish.
I like the idea of Lionfish toothpicks.
Note to self: if you have to get into a fight with Ian, hope it's a knife fight. Especially if you're a fish.
"a rubber powered fishing spear"
*JoergSprave is typing...*
That's literally what he makes most of his slingshots out of
velcome to dee slingshot channoe
HA HA HA HA HA !!
let me show you it’s features.
HAHAHAHAHaaaaaa, good one, mate!:-D
Expecting a follow-up covering underwater weapons like harpoon guns & aquatic rifles.
Also, you should totally have titled the cutting & cleaning of the fish as "disassembly".
Imagine him going hunting with that cheese grater of a Russian underwater LMG
He did do the Greener Harpoon Gun (the type used in the movie Jaws) if youre interested.
I'd love to get my hands on one of those underwater firing AK's.
Even better would be to see him then explain it all and then reassemble it again showing the working action pieces.... "So this tendon pulls on this spine here at the same time as this muscle flexes the poison sac and that's how the poison spine works. Thanks guys for tuning in...."
Damn. That's good. Wish I thought of it.
Ian, the gun dude from Arizona, admits he doesn't do any fishing. IMAGINE THAT!
On the next episode he'll admit he can't snowboard either :D
@@wojciechbieniek4029 Indeed
@@wojciechbieniek4029 Someone needs to get Ian some Rossignols to go shoot some biathlon rifles.
You are going to be shocked to find out we have lakes and fish here in Arizona 😀
@@Mediocrity_In_Action Lies. ;)
Two points. First, tacos is the best measurement of fish mass. Second, trust Ian to go diving in a desert.
But he isn't anywhere near a desert?
@@Halinspark remember how he described the bay?
@@Halinspark there should be seagrass there. There isn’t, probably because the poor water quality. Pensacola and Apalachicola Bays are in serious need of some TLC.
An important note about Ian's shirt here, the birds are kingfishers. A bird that hunts fish by spearing them with there beaks while diving.
I really love his sense of fashion, It has a deeper meaning.
Pensacola native here. Thanks for coming here and doing something wholesome and beneficial. I hate tourists that sit on the beach all day and leave their cigarette butts and beer cans in the sand.
preach, beaches by me are full of em lol
"And you know, the good thing is, you've done a good thing just by killing it."
another great line for my Forgotten Weapon's out of context collection
@@karlgoodman9194 Violence is always an answer. It's not often the best answer, but sometimes it is.
Gun Jesus Tells the Parable of Century Arms
@@noanswer1864 Violence isn't the answer
It's a question
The answer is yes
I was hoping ian would use this opportunity to demonstrate the aps underwater assault rifle
Same
Lionfish hunt speedrun any amount
I was also thinking that
Ian, I can't overstate how impressed and appreciative I am of the ecological advocacy in this video. It was very informative, very interesting, and very entertaining! Thank you for your work!
Ian is pretty used to scuba diving after multiple attempts to sneak into France to continue trying their weapons
Very cool! I need to do this!
Hell yeah Mark!
Please do
As we speak he's figuring out how to build one of those underwater ak's that the Russians designed for spetnaz.
I can 100% see you develop a firearm especially for that purpose.
@@MBkufel i remember seeing something a couple years ago about someone who modified a glock to work underwater and he just swam around shooting lionfish with regular bullets.
I love how they gauge fish size in the amount of tacos you can make from it
It's becoming a de facto standard for most invasive fish.
Funny how groups of fishermen decided the best application was fish tacos.
As someone who's terrible at visualizing the size or weight of things, especially food, I think the whole "how many fish tacos can this make" is a perfect and dare I say, effective means of measuring fish size!
"How many tacos?"
Asking the important questions.
Just setting up the old excuse, “I lost all my guns in a boating accident”!
Lol
I believe it should be repurposed to I lost my guns I a
lion fish hunting sessions
:DDD
If you can scuba dive, it's no longer clear how "lost" they would be.
Or rather, "invasive lionfish raided and looted all my armories".
Props to the camera operator/editing for keeping that boat footage stable
Gimbal
LOL I was thinking at the start "damn that must've been hard to keep steady" haha
Hey Ian! I worked with Salmon nearly every day at one of my old jobs.
What they mean by "ride the backbone" is that you can feel the ridges of it's Spine as you horizontally cut. You get as close as physically possible to the spine with your filet knife. It also makes it easier to cut through with one slice, instead of a sawing motion.
I recommend looking into how to use a knife like chefs do. It can really help just with your daily cooking life.
Also, if you are looking into trying foods as a series, I'd be totally down to watch that!
He's making a run at being the most interesting man alive.
Fully convinced Ian could make a full, interesting episode on a rock club or a pointy stick and I would watch every second. Love the passion my man!
Drachinifel (Naval Historiographer on TH-cam) has done Ugg Guide to Floaty Log
So we've done land, and sea; what birds are going to be on the next farm-to-table? Next on Forgotten weapons, Cassowary safari with a Spas12
Emus with a macine gun.
Duck hunt with a duckbill?
Just like Far Cry 3
“Clever Girl…”
Today on Forgotten Weapons, Ian WINS the emu war.
It does my Florida boy heart good to see Ian mercing lionfish. Unfortunately they are most common 200+ feet down doing the real bad business. There are some super neat spearfishing drones doing wild stuff, though.
Drones? Any suggestions for where to read more about that? It sounds quite interesting.
I had a wreck that I would go to a while back that sat about 200 feet down in the water column just on the Edge of a drop off. A Big ol’ sailboat. We used to go down just under it and spear as many lionfish as we could hit, even with us pulling up maybe 150 (at max) a trip between the two of us. The population never seemed to end. I will say selling to some of the restaurants down in Islamorada did make a decent amount of cash.
-You can't save the environment by shooting stuff!
Ian: -Hold my fishing spear
Having no natural predators really wreaks havoc on your fight or flight instinct.
I love how the lionfish are so fearless they let you get within inches before getting utterly shitmixed.
I mean if you were covered in venomous spines and had no natural predators you'd be pretty cocky too.
@@corey3606 They have few natural predators, not none. Moray Eels, large Groupers, Bluespotted Cornetfish and several shark species have all been observed preying on Lionfish. Problem of course is that many of these natural predators have seen their numbers decline greatly due to over fishing. Also it is not entirely clear how often these predators prey on Lionfish.
The important point to note however, is that in areas they are native Lionfish populations are, or at least were, controlled. Logically this indicates that there is in fact predation pressure upon them as natural fry mortality is not enough on its own to explain how their populations are controlled in those areas. Mortality of Fry is universally very high in all spawning fish after all.
So yes, they do have predators, what we do not know however is how often the named predators prey on Lionfish and which of them would be most responsible for controlling Lionfish numbers assuming a healthy ecosystem. Got to love Marine Biology, so much we have yet to find out! Assuming of course the current Oceanic Ecosystems last long enough for us to answer all these as yet unanswered questions. Thirty years in the Science (Marine Ecologist) is leaving me rather less than hopeful however!
@@alganhar1 do you know if there have been toxicology tests done to see if the species observed eating them are in fact immune to the toxin? Many of the species you named are large and predatory enough that they very well might eat one lionfish each per lifetime, and regret the act...
@@corey3606 right I'd be so cocky I would go stab everything I saw out of spite.
I've never heard the term shitmixed before. This is a very educational video.
Ian's run out of guns to review, now he's doing a work experience day, shame he wasn't tempted to walk on water though
He is gun jesus he has the ability to walk on guns.
Breathing underwater isn't cool enough?
‘Tis walked in recently fired hot lead with ease’
I've been watching this channel for years, and I assumed that it was just because of the subject matter. But more recently, I've been reminded that Ian himself is central to the whole thing: he makes information accessible and presents it in an engaging way.
I have extremely limited interest in outdoor pursuits in general, much less diving or hunting, but I was keen to watch this because I was interested to see the Forgotten Weapons take on it. What a delightful treat!
"Haven't done any fishing at all"
You're telling me Ian hasn't gone down and caught the Sonoran Desert King Salmon when they run in the fall?
I would have at least expected him to catch some sand eels.
I sort-of knew about this before, but showing the entire process of catching them, fileting, then cooking makes me want to vacation to Florida and eat some.
Next time I'm there I'll definitely find a restaurant serving it and eat some.
That zookeeper is a neat idea! Keeping yourself safe from lionfish after spearing it has always been challenging when I've done it before. Also, lionfish are super tasty!
as a former zookeeper, i was tremendously confused at first :'D
Try puffer fish. If you want fat free bacon there's nothing closer to it than that. Small serving sizes and expensive, but so worth it. Just once, you won't regret it.
@@timtheskeptic1147 Puffer fish poison kills people.
@@timtheskeptic1147 bruh, puffer fish could kill you if it's not prepared & cooked properly by a certified chef
@@Darren_Xero I know, which is why I mentioned it being expensive (monetarily, not in a mortal way). I've had it made by a professional chef and stand by it being delicious.
"They always look bigger underwater" - Yup, 33% bigger.. which is why it's hard to aim at a certain distance .. you think you're 18 inches away.. but you're 12 instead (yes, hand and pole are 33% bigger + gap in water is 33% bigger is a 66% difference, not 50% of 18" vs 12" but your brain attempts to auto correct)
It takes training to be able to guess size and distance correctly underwater.. that only comes with experience.
That only happens if you have a pair of goggles filled with air.
That's why I insist women only watch me undress underwater.
Imagine a fish on land. What would it think?
Yeah like him 6 inch's underwater, but only 4 on land.
@@SerielThriller : Depends on the temperature of the water.
I lived most of my life in Pensacola. When my grandmother died we sprinkled her ashes over one of the artificial reefs. Glad to see Ian enjoys the place. Love the shirt in the second half.
Clicked for the title and thumbnail. Never saw who made the video. Random Ian shows up. Mix of confusion and immense joy ensued!
If there's one thing we have to recognize Ian for, besides his knowledge on guns, is he never misses a beat and is always to the point.
Ten years ago, a few 7th grade students of mine were doing a research project in science class focusing on Lionfish as an invasive species. It’s awesome to see that these hunters have actually put a dent in the problem! I love these videos Ian, keep em coming!
yeah, it really is amazing to see how much of a dent people can put into invasive species
in bonaire they've exterminated the lionfish population at depths above 100 feet
A lot of divers are also helping to train sea creatures to safely eat the lion fish as well. They show fish like groupers, sharks, moray eels, and barracuda how to eat them whiteout getting poked by the barbs so they will help cull them too.
@@proofostrich9061 oh groupers just swallow the lionfish whole cause they can shrug off the toxin on account of being absolutely massive
@@22beesjustvibin67 Yeah, but barracuda and eels have to be more careful I’m pretty sure.
@@22beesjustvibin67 that’s badass
I’m from Tampa and it’s so great seeing Ian come to Florida, to help spread more awareness of the Lion fish problem
There was a group of divers in the Pinellas County area that used to shoot Lionfish with modified Glocks.
@@John.VanSwearingen yeah I remember reading and hearing about that
I'll definitely watch any hunting content you put out! Even if it's basically the same process, no 2 hunts are ever exactly the same. Bring on as many field to table videos as you can make!
I'm not that into hunting, but if it's an invasive species like lionfish or pigs, kill 'em all.
Watching Ian talking to the audience while removing air tanks from the trunk of a car gave me some strong Mr. Rogers vibes. I could imagine him putting on a sweater and replacing his shoes with a pair of slippers.
I find these perspectives very interesting, I wouldn’t mind seeing more of these hunting videos in the future, regardless of how repetitive they seem. I would even subscribe to a dedicated hunting channel if they get popular enough.
There's a few general Florida-based fishing/hunting channels that do lionfish and iguana, they won't be hard to find.
Seek One and Meateater are both fantastic
Currently in Crete for the summer, I can't stop seeing them under rocks while spearfishing. This species is definitely a pain in the ass in terms of ecological balance of an ecosystem...
Yeah we also have them in turkey’s shore and they are clearly pain in the ass. We need to protect sealife from these bastards
I hope you are enjoying crete!
Well, The video showed you how to clean and cook one, get eating!
These farm to table videos are extremely satisfying for some reason. Looking forward to
More of them.
Between these things and invasive wild boars there are plenty of helpful things for people to hunt.
Thats facts
Nutria too
Don't forget invasive Carp.
But moose and venison are so tasty...
Starlings are also an invasive species. I've got a cookbook published by the USDA back during the depression. Recipe for Starling Pot Pie is pretty good. (Takes a lot of birds to make a pie, it is better to have one group bag the birds, while the other cleans them.)
Hey Ian, there is a special adapter for Glock handguns meant specifically for hunting lionfish. You can find videos online of people shooting fish underwater with them. Perhaps it's worth a review?
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Their website is down, I don't think they're making them anymore.
I’m really impressed with the Hawaiian sling. Really elegant little tool.
< This spear has the means to end this hideous fish in a definitive and elegant manner.>
Absolutely love these videos. Great education on how hunting can be very beneficial for the environment. Would love to see more videos like it in the future.
I love it. 5 of my favorite things in 1 video, scuba, shooting stuff, removing invasive species, fishing, and eating.
Thank you for this. It brought back a lot of good memories. I was a little surprised you didn't mention that one of the neatest things about Lionfish is that, yes, they are tasty, but they don't taste like any other fish I've eaten. I have friends that really don't like the taste of fish but love lionfish.
Spear fishing is one of the most exhilarating experiences I've had. So much fun. Love the vid
As a recreational diver, I found this video very cool. I dive in Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Exhaust bubbles scare most species of fish up here so it’s either snorkeling or diving using rebreathers.
This was a really interesting look into something I had no idea about and absolutely must try.
Thanks again for bringing us consistantly great content.
"Shoots, eats, and leaves".
Now we need a recipe that combines lionfish with iguana, another invasive species in Florida.
if you know where any Japanese honeysuckle is you could probably use that [also be sure to pull it up by the roots and burn it]
I think some cultures in Latin America eat iguana, and apparently some Floridians do after being encouraged to hunt them.
@Max William Lauf Yeah, that wouldn't be so funny for the driver. A decent-sized iguana will defend itself rather well if provoked and can be difficult to keep confined, as a lot of would-be pet owners find out. Sadly, that's probably how they became an invasive species in Florida.
Half expected Ian to hit the sea surface like its a floor, stand up and go "Oh, forgot about that"..or was that for cosmoline?
Thats why he has to fall backwards into the water as the divers do
You went out with my old crew right after I moved. I hope you had a great time in Pcola, it’s a great town.
As a native Floridian I thank you for doing your bit to help cull the population of this species. Florida has had a major problem in the past 20-30 years of invasive species taking root when exotic pets are randomly discarded by disinterested owners.
Been waiting for this since you said in a Q&A that you were learning to dive. Kudos especially on picking a target where hunting it helps rather than hurts the environment.
He could convert some of these seawater into fine wine to accompany the fish, but he's not a show-off...
This is making me smile in a time of despair. Thank you Ian.
Love these random videos where Ian is just having a good time, glad our views can help bring him as much joy as his videos bring us
So cutie seeing Ian outside of his natural environment
Where did Ian learn scuba? I'm convinced he was a secret agent more everyday
Gun Jesus, check. Hunter of Hogs, check. Scuba Diver, check. Eviscerator of Lionfish, check. Interesting portfolio for sure.
@@itsyurmumm8458 Tank driving license... I bet he's Helicopter and speed boat operator, and, of course, License to Kill.
Maybe he will deny some or all of the above, but we know better, don't we?
@@romgl4513 Definitely. Gun Jesus seems to be a fitting name.
Also 100ft it's also not your first tourist diver class
I think he mentioned in one of the q&a videos that its one of his main non-gun related hobbies
Thanks for making this video and promoting lion fish hunting! Those things are a scourge on many reefs worldwide.
These surprises are always welcome. Good to see Ian doing more environmental work, while having a good time. Awesome stuff as always.
I did a reef restoration project in Fiji several years back. I got my rescue diver certs then, and thoroughly enjoyed everything I did for that village. This looks like amazing fun as well.
Ian is so cute stepping out of his comfort zone for us
Wait, so Ian went lion fish hunting, and he didn’t go get the underwater Glock made for this task? I am a disappoint.
The sovjet underwater AK would be the tool of choice
Wouldn't the concussion from the blast be particularly painful underwater?
@@trulyinfamous I would imagine not, considering that they were made to shoot underwater, it would kinda suck to hurt your special ops guys by concussion from their own gun.
@@blizzcustoms2632 something tells me the Russians would be like, "meh is not great, not terrible"
@@blakelowrey9620 yeah, sounds about right there.
Would cleaning actually be more "field stripping"? This reminds me of when I first went spearfishing....I loved it, it was more like hunting than fishing....I have not bothered much with hook and reel since.
Absolutely loved the video Ian! Looks like you had a whole lot of fun filming too! Can't wait to see future field to table and underwater videos too. Great work!
Nice to see you're in my home state, helping to clean up the waters and keeping our fishing good
What an incredible life. Travelling the world experiencing and learning so many cool things.
Now do Asian carp, and "Swamp rat" in Louisiana. They pay you $6 a tail bounty.
Also when I saw that shark.... I would have walked on water to get out of there.
That shark woulda just left you alone. Come close to investigate, maybe, but it'd only bite if extremely hungry or you looked like prey.
Sometimes we feed the lions to the sharks, there just our little helpers
With most sharks the one you can see is never the problem. The only real exception is the Zambezi or Bull Shark, those things *can* be dangerous. Even worse they can tolerate a huge salinity range so you can find the damned things well upriver!
Generally though sharks will avoid you for the most part. Even Great Whites can be dived with safely so long as you know what you are doing and you respect the warning signs they give off if you are invading their personal space. Great Whites tend to be ambush hunters, if it dives then *thats* the time to get out of the water :).
I did a whole lot worse, when filleting my first fish in my culinary class, Ian. What I cut off that fish was my meal for the day, so I didn't get to eat very much, that day.
This would be a great video to show that not-silenced-but-quiter-underwater thing a few dudes fitted to their glocks to cap lion fish.
Yes, this is actually what I was hoping to see. Glad to see an invasive species being hunted any way though.
This was a cool, fun vid sir. Been a fan since back in the day. But I want to make a special thank you here. Those spherical concrete reef balls? My FATHER is part of one them. A final resting place option in Florida is to have your cremains mixed with concrete and formed into a reef ball. He Chose this, as he felt that after all the years he'd taken fish from THEIR home, it was only fair to give some fish a new one!! My old man was a Navy Man, Sailor, and Fisherman, as well as the man my Brother and I inherited a love and respect for Fire arms and History from. It was......good..... to see what his final resting place might look like, though he's off Tampa. Thank you for that.....
Ian, this is fantastic.
You have your craft mastered when it comes to informative and fun to watch videos. Please keep these side videos coming! We love to watch them and see what you're up to when you're not out finding the worlds most obscure weapons. Keep up the great work sir.
Why do scuba divers lean back when they dive into the water?
Because if they lean forward they will fall into the boat!
i'm stealing that one, XD
I get that joke but I've wondered why they go backwards instead of forwards. Is it so they don't knock their goggles off hitting the water forwards?
@@clamum9648 it's just easier with a heavy tank on your back and it doesn't feel like the ocean just slapped you in the face, you let the tank take the slap instead.
@@TheGreg6466 Ahhh yeah makes sense
This was extremely enjoyable, Ian! Thank you so much for bringing this to us. I'm hungry for a fish dinner tonight now.
At first glance, I couldn't believe this was a Forgotten Weapons video. Thought it was about fishing (which it is, but 'forgotten weaponized').
anyways, great to see an Arizona desert boy meeting the sea.
I'm glad that you're taking part to reduce an ecological problem.
This is so cool. Very professionally done. All divers and spear fishers will appreciate this
Ian working on his role for the next Bond movie where he recreates Thunderball
The way the guy was swinging the speargun around, I thought Ian was going to end up as a Bond villain with an eye patch.
He just has to go back down there to kill lionfish with the weird russian underwater AK prototype thing
I love this. Did it solo diving in Curacao with similar gear. The collect bucket needs to have a one way lip on it so you extract the fish without getting stung
This is great content and a great change up for the channel. I was surprised to hear it was 100', it felt shallower but now I'm much more terrified of frogman Ian. When's the "Ian forages for mushrooms yet somehow Carl decided to wear colonial dress" episode?
Really fun to watch. Makes me want to move to Florida again
Ian channels Tony Bourdain. What a huge treat to watch this video!!!
On our next episode, Ian tests the effectiveness of various French rifles against lion fish under a few mm of water
So i get to swim, shoot things and still eat it after? That sounds neat
And with absolutely no ethical concerns and/or pushback.
@@shwah8299 Sometimes violence really is the right answer.
Neat! I'm in the middle of scuba certs and I want to go do this soon.
I appreciate you taking your time to help address the problem of invasive lion fish in the Caribbean, this was a wonderful video and please do more
WHAT!? I didn't know FW would talk about another topic I'm passionate about; invasive species. AWESOME!
Sweet. Last channel I expected to see spearfishing and diving
Ian having enough oxygen to wipe out a city block in the back of his car
@Nombre Apellido , yes, it's just compressed air. Compressed oxygen can even be poisonous.
"Is that a four-taco fish?" Fantastic unit of measure! What a cool excursion, I have yet to even go hog-hunting!
Anything but metric as any god fearing American is.
I can´t believe you can get this good content for free! Thank you Ian, time and time again!
This reminds me of my presentation for my high school biology class. Had to do a topic on invasive species how and why they occur and if there is a solution, in this case putting it on the menu. It was a lot of fun watching this and remember it.