Catch and Cook CRAYFISH - (Freediving and beach fire)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2020
- Catch and cook Crayfish on the beach. We go on a Kayak Adventure on a new stretch of coastline in New Zealand loaded up with spearguns and gear to catch a feed from the ocean. We encounter dirty water, find some Crayfish (Lobster) and cook one up on an open fire on a beach on a remote rugged coastline. We go beach combing and find all sorts of things! NZ gathering!
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if you put a flat large beach rock on top of flames it will heat up like a BBQ plate
Beautiful Lang’s beach home sweet home
Mussels, then crays, great coastal views and outdoor cooking. Keep them coming.
Cheers Sean, will do!
If you liked that please like and subscribe and hit the little notification bell so you stay notified of new content! I am uploading weekly! Cheers. Also, apologies for the bad quality. Currently TH-cam is decreasing video quality greatly due to their servers not being able to handle the huge overload on the system! ONE LAST THING- If you know the spot then no need to post the place name in the comments! I will delete your comment to respect the local divers in the area. Cheers
Was this by Waipo/ Langs beach?
@@matthewthekiwispearo9800 Yep, up those ways
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Gosh looked so familiar i use to drive up there often late 70's mid 80's early wee hours on a sunday i would take off, only building was one concrete toliet and other end of beach was a commercial fisherman, hardly any houses..so built up now. I walked down beach and use to swim off first point...even back then it was never huge numbers of crays...but i could always grab 2 or 3 to bring back. Nice spot if going solo as i often did. I found ffter a good northerly following by a southwesterly which slowed down you could get some real nice Visabilty provided it hadnt rain for a bit.
@@Titannz213 I would have loved to cruise around the country in the 70's checking out the coastline! Yeha I'm sure there is some vis there with the right conditions.. Anyway was a nice bit of coast to explore!
I love watching your videos when I'm in bed all snuggled up n cozy ..getting to see the scenery of our beautiful country while your putting in the hard work hunting and gathering like a real kiwi bloke.. 😊
Thanks) glad you are enjoying them!
I have found over my years of spearing how environmentally conscious spearos r, like u cleaning the beaches etc, I can't count how many times I've come back from spearing with a bags full of discarded plastic and abandonned netting choking the reefs, good on u 2 do the same for our poor taken for granted reefs.....
Thanks mate, yeah everyone needs to do their part. Will help out a lot even if it seems quote overwhelming at times.
Simply love all your videos. Great job 😍
Waaaaaawoooooooo....Super Awesome!!
Cheers Steven
You got me at “that’s disgusting” lol hey from Dargaville bro
Haha cheers mate!
Every time I watch ur vidz, weka digitals vidz and Clay tall stories vidz i get hungry as f#*k lol
Haha I feel ya!
Awesome ollie bro, good work on keeping our beaches beautiful by cleaning up after others, I'd like to hope they didnt leave it there intentionally. Awesome day out bro
Cheers Paul, seems like a never ending battle mostly but got chip in!
That was epic brother. The old 'Kfc aey, kentucky fried cray' lol. I think most of us could learn a lot from what you do by just taking time out and enjoy the fruits of our labour. Awesome footage of the coastline as well. Keep them coming brother ;).
Cheers mate love the feedback again. I agree, I need to do more of that myself, instead of drive, drive, dive, drive home, fillet clean sleep..even though I love it can seem like work sometimes, need to juts sit back and chill when out there sometimes!
i like your kayak. nice
I do too
Best stuff for getting a fire going is all the fluffy leaf you find at the base of the toitoi bushes super flammable!
Will remember that for the next one!
I agree when u said 🔥"doesn't get much better"🔥...awesome m8 keep up the good work and content👍
Cheers Duane! Who doesn't love fire!?
Bro I keep doing you stuff man I’m just a beginner diver myself and watching your vids always give me inspiration
Good to hear mate. Cheers
Awesome vid as usual! Can't get much fresher than that! loved it. Cheers
Thanks Phil glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome Ollie you inspire me bro. True ambassador for the NZ outdoors,
Cheers Sharney!
Nice bro, your videos are always cool to watch !! 🤙🏾 gotta love solo diving !! 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Thanks Bro! Love a solo dive! Thanks for the feedback
Sick vid yet again!! Thanks for the help today👍
Easy bro
love it broo keep up the great content that looked so yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love what you do, keep it up
Cheers mate
Awesome episode!
Cheers Tyrone!
Awesome man love your vidz perfect watch for inspiration my dive buddy moved to Australia so tryna get my young fulla keen hes into fishing but still a bit shakey on diving when he watches these vidz hell be hungry cheers man
Thanks mate. He will come round! Great sport!
Awesome buddas!!! That's how we roll!!! OUT THERE DOING IT!?! Kiwi stylez!!!
Yeah bro!
Mean video bro! love the content, keep it up.
Cheers Blaine! Will do!
Cool vid Ollie. Loving the kayak spearfishing. I bought a kayak 3 weeks ago but we’ve had horrible conditions and now 4m swells on east coast Aus this weekend so haven’t been able to get out for a dive with the kayak.
Looking forward to your next vid. Stay safe
Cheers Nick! Yeah it's been pretty bad lately. Hopefully you can get out soon!
Hey Ollie loving your videos. Learning lots about spearfishing techniques from you. Just wondering what drone you are using? Keep up the good work. Cheers, Vaughan
Just found your channel, and I'm currently binge watching all your videos to get a virtual taste of some kai moana 😂😭
Haha I feel ya! can't wait to get back out into the ocean once the weather clears up and lockdown lifts!!
Kia Ora bro for sharing your day.🤙
That's the best way to eat your koura👍,,
So hungry now 😋
Thsnks so much for the feedback!
Cheers again Ollie, from someone who wishes they could dive.
Awesome vlog Ollie 👍🏽
Thanks Rob 🙏
Chur brutha Ollie awesome vidz🤙
Thanks Dean!
Epic video bro. You dont even know how hungry it made me watching you eat that cray hahaha
Haha cheers bro. It was a bloody good cray!
That's on brother, this the second video of yrs i seen now and yr the man 🔥🔥🔥 keep us update for some more videos. Oh and don't forget that cold beer next time lol 😆
Haha cheers mate. Hit the subscribe and click the notification bell you will get notified when new content comes out! Otherwise plenty of my other videos to check through in the meantime! I try to upload once a week. Will def remember the beer next time 😁
Done brother, and hey stop teasing with those yummy kais man 😔😅🤣🔥👌🏿
Hi I love your vids keep them up
Thanks!
Another great episode. Stunning vis compared to what we have in the Hawkes Bay at present 😂 Up in the big city next month and looking forward to some winter diving along the northern coast. Will look out for the green beast. 👍
Awesome mate! Goodluck out there!
I’ll be sure to cook a cray on an open fire with my next catch (beach side). Chea bro nice vid
Def try it out! Seriously great tasting!
Love the Red Bands cameo.
Love chucking my boots on with some big warm socks after a winter dive!
Awesome miss the days of diving used to dive almost every day of the week and surf the mouth of the kaipara huge creamy mussel and massage rock oysters we used to dive off a ledge to get massive oysters
That's epic man, great when you cna find some. Big fat wild oysters in North Island
Soon will be going back to the kaipara will go diving for some at pouto point where I used to live over 25 year ago 10lb snapper straight off the rocks school of snapper upto 20lb straight of the point 10 Metre drop off the ledge was epic days surfing farming bike riding horse riding the farmers😂 they didn't mind long as you can ride them.
@@loveiskey7833 sounds awesome bro. Will have to dive Kaipara one day. Especially if there are still some good Snapper around!
Awesome video again Ollie! Any tips for solo diving? I've been wanting to do it for awhile but too scared haha 😂
Thanks mate. It's not for everyone but I love it. What are you scared of?
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit I guess I'm worried that if I black out or get bitten by a shark no one will be around to help
@@EthanYeo1 It's true, If you blackout there is no one there, that's why I never push myself even close to my limits, carry extra knives etc etc. Most divers are never actually there when diving with buddies to watch them go up and down EVERY time they dive down anyway. It's a risk, but I feel I minimise the risk as much as I can. If it doesn't feel right for you then don't do it. Get trained up doing a course by a reputable company and know how to read your body signals etc.
Great vid. Just around the corner from where you ate your cray are some good ledges for rock fishing and little island outcrop type thing you cant walk further around the coast beyond there, in this area I used to do really well fishing off the rocks, including snapper over 20lbs.
Nice, yes I saw some good snapper about. Managed a few nice ones-will see in part 2 which will go up this week
Good work bro👍🏾
Cheers bro
Another great video 🤙
Cheers Mitchell! Hope you're getting into some diving yourself!
Yeah I’ve just got a new 5mm open cell wetsuit from Wettie so I’ve been out spearing some Kahawai and a few snapper. Need to get into the crayfish now
Love ur vidz bro! Subscribed✅
Cheers bro 🙏
Another great video Ollie looking forward to your next one. Im from Australia just south of Sydney the water vis is crap here at the moment to.
Thanks Chris! Yeah mate it's terrible at the moment but can get really clear in the middle of winter. Does it do the same in Aus? Or bad right though winter?
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit It gets better in winter here as well its usually the best time to dive in my area
NZ crays taste better than ones from Queensland....for sure!
Yep, what I keep hearing from all over!
You can make a bit bigger fire and lay some Sea weed or kelp down cover it in keep an cook it that way. Steams it
Good idea!
Nice bro 🤙🏼 really enjoying these catch and cook vids. How’s the yak treating you so far . Keep up the good mahi 🙏🏽
Thanks mate, So am I, its a nice change to just be out in the environment and enjoy the catch vs hurrying back home! Will be doing more of this! The Kayak is great, really happy with my purchase, so much room for diving out of and is great for those longer distances, just need to get my kayak fitness back up to where it was!!
Nice brother Ollie! Would love to come and have a sneaky dive with you one day!! Love your videos bro...
Cheers Wayne!
Been there once before not for a dive but for a piss up haha definitely next time will jump in
Haha awesome, mean little spot aye.
All lobsters taste different even here in Canada, from the east coast, maybe try it as sashimi its brillant, when l catch them in Cuba always have some raw..good job dude
Sure will have to try raw next time! Never tried it!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Cut like u would for sashimi, dip in soy sauce n wasabi.
Like your attitude dude....even gathers others rubbish awesome
Cheers mate
Hen and Chicks ... Sail Rock... Whangarei Heads .... I bloody love this country !! Wish I was still living in Whangarei. Cheers Ollie another great one bro.... Hey you all set for the weekend? Bring it on !! I'll be just up from Kai Iwi lakes going after paradise ducks...
All the best bro.... stay safe with the 12 gauge......
Did you get in touch with the little barrier contact ? That should be a ripper !!
Cheers Jason! Yeah mate got plenty of ammo and the mai mai is ready! Can't wait to blast some ducks!
Sounds good bro! Go d luck out there!
Commented at the start, you are brave.
Hi Ollie - now I want to bye a Viking Kayak after watching your videos.
Loving your channel.
Would you say you evolution is better for diving than the preload?
The best for diving off is the pro fish 440 which I have. Heaps of storage and good stable platform.
Nice vid and cook up bro
Cheers for the feedback bro
ive had a feed at that exact spot too. in winter theres often a big group of seals resident there. nice to see the trusty opinel knife
Awesome mate. Yeah, cool little spot. Glad the seals weren't there, I'm more afraid of them than sharks, they are so unpredictable!
yep Opinel rules
Makes my Brunswick Sardines look Average, that's spring water , style ! Great vid
Hahaha. Thanks!
That was brilliant tumeke
Thanks!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit your welcome.
Nice one Ollie , you got no idea how much I was drooling over that cray . We still in lockdown in Uk and yes your quite right Nz Crays taste way better than European crays or lobsters as the med ones are a bit bland Been away from Nz 20yrs now living in uk but after showing some of your vids to the wife she thinks it be good time to move back .Maybe it is 😋Cheers Ollie
Haha it was a good cray! Cheers Mark
Bro, you should try Pohutakawa wood or even the green leaves for smokey flava.
NZ coastline usually has these trees everywhere round the shoreline.
Good vids too bro 🤙maybe a bit more up the coastline drone footage??
Cheers bro, will give it a try!
Nice video again Ollie. I've subscribed. What drone are you using?
Thanks mate. Dji mavic mini. TH-cam decreased quality of this vid because servers are over loaded and I found out this week I've only been filming in 1080 instead of 2.7k haha so next vid should be MUCH better quality..
Great vid mate, question though, what do you do with your kayak when you dive? Don't see you drop any lines or anything?
Just stay connected to the kayak from gun bro
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit fair enough, keep the vids coming mate 👍🏻
You and your bananas bro your such a stirer lol
what size anchor do you use? ive just bought a kayak dont know which size i need. ive got a prowler 15
I think I've got a 1 or 1.5kg anchor. Most people just use a 750g
How do you keep your kayak close by when diving? Doesn't seem like you use an anchor. Also, looking at getting a Viking 400 or 440 for fishing and diving, does the front storage really help? Trying to decide if that is worth the extra 40cm
Hey Cameron, I usually just keep connected to my gun, especially if diving quite far away form base for safety reasons, otherwise just anchor in an area I'm working/or tie off to some bull kelp. I would highly reccommend the 440 over 400 for diving off, the storage up front is very useful. The extra 40cm will help a lot over long distances for sea chop and speed.
great video, is it difficult to go on a kayak from the water? just wondering
Thanks! I guess it depends on the person..? I find it quite easy!
Nice video , I’m in to my diving
Just want to say crayfish is very nice raw itself or with soy sauce
I've heard a few people eat it raw! I will have to try it out soon, I'm sure it would be delicious as with most fish when eaten raw!
Any vids on whitianga or whangamata lol ? Solid solo missions !iv watched all kerry flowerz vids cause thats where im from and the bro ra . Your vids started to pop up and love it bro tumeke as for all your missions. Im workn at getting a yakka azwell so its good to learn of your wrongs lol
Awesome mate. Yeah yaks are awesome. Have done a bit of diving around whitianga, and haven't dived Whangamata.. Maybe down the line bro, if I can get more time away from work haha
@@olliecraig-primalpursuitchur kuzzy il be waiting for the down the line dives from yah haha . Bro is there any advice on the yakka buzz ? Beside tieing everything off? Lol only asking cause it looks like you just started of azwell?
@@kristinaleef5504 that's basically it bro lash everything down. You will pay for what you get, but I used to dive off a piece of shit kayak but still scored mean fish, it just means you can travel longer distances much easier. Longer the kayak the easier to travel longer distances mine is 4.4m but just get anything and you will have a blast
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit lol yeah i saw your other yakka and still had a solid dive . Nah tumeke bro keep it going 🤙
awesome video Ollie , buy you some rock shoes mate , cover twice the distance twice as fast , now subscribed
Awesome, thanks mate
The New England lobsters are a pain to eat and gets so messy cleaning the wall in my Kitchen.. my humble opinion. I have a video about it. Take Care from New England!
Great vids. Where is this?
Thanks mate. Northland
11:00 am in Indonesia
Fantastic
Bro, you’ll have to take me on an excursion so I can judge your X-rays myself, I promise to give you an honest appraisal 🙃
Haha sounds legit 😅
Ollie Craig - Reef Hunter Love your mahi have subscribed love kai moana
Too much. Cheers mate
Chur bro mean vid I was the one u seen on your way back diving that day
Cheers bro. How did you guys get on in the end? Good feed?
How come you don't where eny gear from wettie. Also great video
Cheers mate. Just personal preference.
Brilliant Ollie, love you channel and dive footage. Does having a Samba ever bother you when you are alone?
Hey Jeff thanks mate. No I never think about black out or samba at all when I'm diving alone. I'm done plenty of homework/course/years of diving experience. I never dive deep when solo, never come even close to pushing to my limit, pretty much rarely diving past 10m really( as in most places in NZ you don't really need to! If I'm feeling tired etc I juts call it a day. I may not seem to take it to seriously in my vids but I do think about my safety and make the right calls if I'm not feeling up to it etc.
You remind me of harmonious Ra
Y pu
Nice vid bra, but no need to show where it is.
Only those that been there know this place I think bro..... Ollie will delete the comments that that are direct to it ..... Hey bro , u related to the man up the bluff ? Maunganui ? He a good mate of mine for decades , I'll be blasting with him this weekend . Can't wait...lol
Anyways take care brother...
Algud yeh cuzzy Shane Colonel gadafi we used to call him haven't seen him for years he's a hardcase tell him his Leigh cuzzies say chur
@@peterthepakeha2799
Yeah he still called that by the old schoolers ! Small world bro.....
I will pass on for sure ...
Take care
Tell him cuzzy brian is still slayn the boars I'll get up there an see the old boy chur