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@@PNWSamson hey man love your channel, I was wondering what town is the best home base on the island for accessing good spearfishing spots? So far, I've concluded campbell river might be the best. Is that true?
I'm a divert down in Seattle and I love love, love your videos and have followed you for a couple years! Keep up the amazing work and thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us!
I love your approach to sustainable harvesting. I think if people were more conscious like this, the oceans around Vancouver island would be a lot healthier.
I appreciate that man! Yeah, it's sad to see places getting treated with little to no respect. I'll be honest, I've come a long way over the years. Jumping into the ocean and seeing the environments first hand has really helped drive my passion for sustainability.
Like 45, I'm late...but let's watch...be right back, after the watch Darn I should visit the aquarium! Lol Great Great video Chris. It's amazing the little things we have, that pick our spirits up hey? I wish healing for your family, especially your daughter. I remember when you guys got ill. Prayers for health my friend
Thanks man! If you're in Vancouver, come say whatsup! Be nice to meet you one day. And totally, the little things go unnoticed until they're right in front of my mask. It's crazy what's out there and what I've yet to encounter.
Awesome video. A selp? and a sea angle two creatures in the PNW I wasn't aware, thanks for the education. Your right initially the first PS crab didn't look that big, but back your kitchen that was a big boy. Congrats on the aquarium invite!
Yeah man, that one Clayton found was huge. They get so big, it seems like such a waste to take a Dungeness size one home. Let them grow, produce some offspring, and then take them home after a few life cycles. It's absolutely absurd that the DFO doesn't implement a size restriction. Such complete nonsense. It's spelt Salp, they are such weird creatures. Same with the sea angles! Super beautiful though. And thanks, come say hi if you're free! The talk should be fun but the booth day is what I'm really looking forward too! Both will be exciting.
Thanks man! I did that dive up the arm last winter during the snow storm, that was magical. The same guy keeps inviting me back up, I need to find some time!
Hey, I live in Vancouver, I would like to start diving and learn of the diversity surrounding. What we need to start? What are the cost of doing it? And what license do you need to for fishing? Cheers
Hey man! Being a diver is somewhat challenging in Vancouver. The expensive part is taking the ferry over to Vancouver Island all the time. It's a good time though, I used to load a vehicle up and we'd do day trips all the time. To get geared up, you're looking at $1000-$2000 depending on the equipment. If you respect the gear you can get years of solid use from it though. I'd recommend checking out my educational playlist which covers pretty much everything you need to know to dive locally. Also swing by divingsports in Vancouver on main street, they'll have everything you need and are great people.
hey man love your channel, I was wondering what town is the best home base on the island for accessing good spearfishing spots? So far, I've concluded campbell river might be the best. Is that true?
Vancouver Island! Out of respect to the environment and fellow harvesters, I try and be discreet around the places I visit. I fear my footage is already too revealing. It's an internal struggle I deal with every time I post a video. Sorry! 😬
@@PNWSamsonIt is appreciated! Same as camping spots and fishing spots. If you want to know where they are, you have to put in the work to find them yourself. Once you achieve such an accomplishment you will immediately understand why you shouldn’t just give them up to be overrun. To divulge is to destroy. My pet peeve is TH-camrs who give up the spots for Patreon money…
@@HalcyonGuitars Yeah man, the most exciting and rewarding days I've had are the ones where I discover a new spot. It doesn't hit the same when someone leads you right to it. People selling locations on Patreon? Never knew that was a thing... Crazy.
Please stop showing/telling people where you are! It’s people like you showing the beauty that we have here which in turn draws more people which in turn destroys the beauty that we have here. It’s great that you take people on adventures via TH-cam but you don’t need to tell them where you are. I was born in comox and have lived on the island for 49 years, am a commercial diver by trade, commercial fishermen, sports fishermen, hunter, generally an outdoor enthusiast. It really sucks when I go these places that are special gems that one would be able to enjoy in solitude or maybe with a couple of other people but now when I arrive there is a bus load of people there strewn about, beating down the bush, leaving their garbage everywhere, disrespecting the nature the beauty, all because they saw this wicked awesome spot on a video and decided they want to go there too. I’m not saying you are disrespectful or leave garbage around, etc. I’m just saying the more you tell the less awesome these spots become. Just think about it 🤷🏼♂️. Oh and one more thing, “sustainable seafood harvesting”? Do you have any idea how old that Box crab is? How long they take to grow that large and mature? Bro, do some research! 🤦♂️ Eat red rock crab or dungies, those are sustainable crabs.
@@dumpbear0 Sorry, you lost me at "I'm a commercial fisherman." No offense, but you are the last person who should be preaching about sustainability. One of the main reasons the ocean is so f$@cked is because of over fishing. Not to mention the millions of tons of lost plastic fishing gear that enters our marine environment on a yearly basis. Hell, just the other day another humpback whale was entangled in a fish net off our coast. Puget sound king crabs are open for harvesting. Daily limit of one with a possession limit of two. There is no commercial opening (thank god as they would be gone in no time), they rarely come up to dive able depths and they don't enter recreational fishing traps. If you want to get angry about something, email the DFO and ask them to implement a minimum size restriction, an annual limit and show sex identification on their website like I've been doing every year for the last 5. Currently they have none of the above... I'm pretty discreet about the locations I visit. I don't share locations with strangers and I delete comments when people spot drop. Our marine environment is beautiful, as you are well aware, and the more people who explore it will understand why it's so important to protect it. I know this first hand. Ocean lovers are not the ones going around leaving garbage... We go around and clean up garbage. Virtually every dive I go on in cleaning up fishing line and lures. I had a guy comment that he caught a Puget sound king crab while jigging, it was entangled in fishing line... I bet you won't stop angling will you? Like it or not, Vancouver Island is a beautiful world class destination. I hope you don't travel abroad, I'm sure some people in Mexico feel the same way you do.
Thank you for watching! If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future content. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts or any questions you might have-I'd love to hear from you. Share the video with your friends, and check out the links in the description for more ways to stay connected. Your support means a lot!
Great weekend, and thanks for all that driving!!!
Yeah dude for sure! Exciting for the next one. In fact, I can't wait!! 😬😬
this is why i love living on the island
Me too, so amazing!
@@PNWSamson hey man love your channel, I was wondering what town is the best home base on the island for accessing good spearfishing spots? So far, I've concluded campbell river might be the best. Is that true?
these videos deserve more views
Happy you think so man! My topic is pretty niche. It's all a labor of love though so all good!
I'm a divert down in Seattle and I love love, love your videos and have followed you for a couple years! Keep up the amazing work and thank you for sharing your adventures with all of us!
Amazing, thanks so much man! It's comments like this that keep me going. Really means a lot, cheers!
I love your approach to sustainable harvesting. I think if people were more conscious like this, the oceans around Vancouver island would be a lot healthier.
I appreciate that man! Yeah, it's sad to see places getting treated with little to no respect. I'll be honest, I've come a long way over the years. Jumping into the ocean and seeing the environments first hand has really helped drive my passion for sustainability.
Right on man, that looked like a really fun time with everyone and I always appreciate your videos.
We missed you man! And thanks, I appreciate that bro!
I would love to join you guys sometime on a trip like this whoa!!!
Hell yeah man, I'll let you know! Sorry, I should have sent the invite for day one.
Oh man your videos are #legendary #EPIC #RESPECT #BRITISHCOLUMBIA #BEUTIFUL #LEGENDS #UNDERTHESEA #FREEDIVE
Thanks Shane! I really appreciate the comments. You're the man!
I'll live through you man. keep em comin!
Haha thanks brother. Will do!
Going out crab diving tomorrow perfect timing thank you!
Nice dude good luck! And no worries!
great to dive with you again bro! loved the vid
Likewise man, and cheers! Appreciate that.
finally another new episode!🎉
I feel the same way haha. Damn cold and obligations!!
Like 45, I'm late...but let's watch...be right back, after the watch
Darn I should visit the aquarium! Lol
Great Great video Chris. It's amazing the little things we have, that pick our spirits up hey?
I wish healing for your family, especially your daughter. I remember when you guys got ill. Prayers for health my friend
Thanks man! If you're in Vancouver, come say whatsup! Be nice to meet you one day. And totally, the little things go unnoticed until they're right in front of my mask. It's crazy what's out there and what I've yet to encounter.
Thank you.
My pleasure! Cheers
Just found your channel! love it , Free diving the coast Epic .
Thanks Robert! Welcome. Our coast is amazing, hard to beat it!
Awesome video. A selp? and a sea angle two creatures in the PNW I wasn't aware, thanks for the education. Your right initially the first PS crab didn't look that big, but back your kitchen that was a big boy. Congrats on the aquarium invite!
Yeah man, that one Clayton found was huge. They get so big, it seems like such a waste to take a Dungeness size one home. Let them grow, produce some offspring, and then take them home after a few life cycles. It's absolutely absurd that the DFO doesn't implement a size restriction. Such complete nonsense. It's spelt Salp, they are such weird creatures. Same with the sea angles! Super beautiful though. And thanks, come say hi if you're free! The talk should be fun but the booth day is what I'm really looking forward too! Both will be exciting.
Totally agree with you about shells being fair game (legally). I haven't come across any yet, I must not be looking hard enough
Yeah, depends on where you dive. Super beautiful but yeah, collect wisely I suppose!
Great videos. You got my sub. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks Jacob! I have a few in the works. Trying to find the time is the hard part aha.
i would love to see more dives in indian arm! great videos!
Thanks man! I did that dive up the arm last winter during the snow storm, that was magical. The same guy keeps inviting me back up, I need to find some time!
Hey, I live in Vancouver, I would like to start diving and learn of the diversity surrounding. What we need to start? What are the cost of doing it? And what license do you need to for fishing? Cheers
Hey man! Being a diver is somewhat challenging in Vancouver. The expensive part is taking the ferry over to Vancouver Island all the time. It's a good time though, I used to load a vehicle up and we'd do day trips all the time. To get geared up, you're looking at $1000-$2000 depending on the equipment. If you respect the gear you can get years of solid use from it though. I'd recommend checking out my educational playlist which covers pretty much everything you need to know to dive locally. Also swing by divingsports in Vancouver on main street, they'll have everything you need and are great people.
When are you back to point roberts? Id love to join your dive ir simply watch from shore.
Good question! Probably within the week or so. Feel free to join! spearosamson@gmail.com hit me up!
hey man love your channel, I was wondering what town is the best home base on the island for accessing good spearfishing spots? So far, I've concluded campbell river might be the best. Is that true?
Where is this, it’s so beautiful. ❤
Vancouver Island! Out of respect to the environment and fellow harvesters, I try and be discreet around the places I visit. I fear my footage is already too revealing. It's an internal struggle I deal with every time I post a video. Sorry! 😬
@@PNWSamsonIt is appreciated! Same as camping spots and fishing spots. If you want to know where they are, you have to put in the work to find them yourself. Once you achieve such an accomplishment you will immediately understand why you shouldn’t just give them up to be overrun. To divulge is to destroy. My pet peeve is TH-camrs who give up the spots for Patreon money…
@@HalcyonGuitars Yeah man, the most exciting and rewarding days I've had are the ones where I discover a new spot. It doesn't hit the same when someone leads you right to it. People selling locations on Patreon? Never knew that was a thing... Crazy.
@@PNWSamson Yeah, for only 30$ a month you can buy my GPS history…
Please stop showing/telling people where you are! It’s people like you showing the beauty that we have here which in turn draws more people which in turn destroys the beauty that we have here. It’s great that you take people on adventures via TH-cam but you don’t need to tell them where you are. I was born in comox and have lived on the island for 49 years, am a commercial diver by trade, commercial fishermen, sports fishermen, hunter, generally an outdoor enthusiast. It really sucks when I go these places that are special gems that one would be able to enjoy in solitude or maybe with a couple of other people but now when I arrive there is a bus load of people there strewn about, beating down the bush, leaving their garbage everywhere, disrespecting the nature the beauty, all because they saw this wicked awesome spot on a video and decided they want to go there too. I’m not saying you are disrespectful or leave garbage around, etc. I’m just saying the more you tell the less awesome these spots become. Just think about it 🤷🏼♂️. Oh and one more thing, “sustainable seafood harvesting”? Do you have any idea how old that Box crab is? How long they take to grow that large and mature? Bro, do some research! 🤦♂️ Eat red rock crab or dungies, those are sustainable crabs.
@@dumpbear0 Sorry, you lost me at "I'm a commercial fisherman." No offense, but you are the last person who should be preaching about sustainability. One of the main reasons the ocean is so f$@cked is because of over fishing. Not to mention the millions of tons of lost plastic fishing gear that enters our marine environment on a yearly basis. Hell, just the other day another humpback whale was entangled in a fish net off our coast. Puget sound king crabs are open for harvesting. Daily limit of one with a possession limit of two. There is no commercial opening (thank god as they would be gone in no time), they rarely come up to dive able depths and they don't enter recreational fishing traps. If you want to get angry about something, email the DFO and ask them to implement a minimum size restriction, an annual limit and show sex identification on their website like I've been doing every year for the last 5. Currently they have none of the above... I'm pretty discreet about the locations I visit. I don't share locations with strangers and I delete comments when people spot drop. Our marine environment is beautiful, as you are well aware, and the more people who explore it will understand why it's so important to protect it. I know this first hand. Ocean lovers are not the ones going around leaving garbage... We go around and clean up garbage. Virtually every dive I go on in cleaning up fishing line and lures. I had a guy comment that he caught a Puget sound king crab while jigging, it was entangled in fishing line... I bet you won't stop angling will you? Like it or not, Vancouver Island is a beautiful world class destination. I hope you don't travel abroad, I'm sure some people in Mexico feel the same way you do.