Spearfishing California -Trophy Halibut

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  • Spearfishing the california reef for Sheepshead, calico bass, halibut, as well as filming sharks and more!! Please like and subscribe as well as follow me on Instagram!!!
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  • @Speenard
    @Speenard 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As an older gentleman once told me, "If you kill it, you better eat it." Much respect man, I'm excited to start doing this myself.

    • @t3hnaku
      @t3hnaku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      true but I really don't want to be called a cannibal

  • @LuisGonzalez-nl6gr
    @LuisGonzalez-nl6gr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice Video. I started spearfishing about 3 years ago, i first got the idea after watching one of these videos (not yours specifically but similar high quality) I thought it looked like the most incredible thing to do. this summer i completed my first 45 Meter dive at just 15 years old. I have nothing but thanks, and respect for videos like these. They help get more people interested in the sport. Thank you.

  • @matthewphelps7786
    @matthewphelps7786 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    It's smart to show the names of the fish

  • @soccball991
    @soccball991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've watched this video a countless number of times so amazing I would love to see more and I can tell how much you love the fish even though you're soearfishing while admiring the fish you can and can't kill and how much you know about them!

  • @tylerreed9353
    @tylerreed9353 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for naming them, super helpful for new spearos

  • @troublemaker1547
    @troublemaker1547 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO THIS SONG IT REMINDS ME OF FAST AND FURIOUS

    • @ShaglusZ
      @ShaglusZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      programming....

  • @jbkirsch6973
    @jbkirsch6973 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this vid!!!! And the music!!

  • @JTesoro21
    @JTesoro21 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, nice shots, awesome song!

  • @Opaleye
    @Opaleye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Great video and great fish! I hope i can swim in the water like that!

  • @GatherYourNuts
    @GatherYourNuts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid! I liked how you identified the fish!

  • @tedclayton6913
    @tedclayton6913 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video man, love the song to. I would like to try spear fishing some day. looks like fun.

  • @skyym3629
    @skyym3629 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I speared a halibut about 30 years ago in Carlsbad while freediving. It was in the lagoon area where the old nuclear plant used to be and the water was always warmer than the surrounding water because they would use that lagoon to flush the nuclear reactor with to keep the temp down. This in turn warmed the quite a few degrees more and the marine life would just swarm to this area.
    The halibut I speared was about the same size as this one, but I didn't have a camera to take a picture of it, unfortunately. We didn't have cell phones with cameras on them at that point in time, but I wish I would of at least had one of those disposable one-time-use cameras they used to sell in that time period. I missed out big time because I only have a tale to tell without proof. I sure did have a great day and I will always remember that until I exhale my last breath in this physical realm.
    God bless

  • @derekbenson7533
    @derekbenson7533 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yewww sick video Kodiak

  • @nickolasfowler100
    @nickolasfowler100 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This song brings back memories

    • @BlueCrayon2197
      @BlueCrayon2197 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the first song called?

    • @JKOOLDK
      @JKOOLDK 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +dylan stovall my life be like

    • @maurogabarro7045
      @maurogabarro7045 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nickolas Fowler I

    • @aleksk318
      @aleksk318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tik Tok T_T

  • @VIDEOZAL
    @VIDEOZAL 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can already taste it in my mouth... ))
    Nice catch... jealous... ;)

  • @MrHesselhof
    @MrHesselhof 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video - i enjoyed it alot :-)

  • @OfficeofthePacific
    @OfficeofthePacific 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I'm not into spearfishing myself, but I do however like to watch you guys kickass when doing it. I do the rod & reel style. TH-cam is so fun to post videos. Thanks for sharing!

    • @OfficeofthePacific
      @OfficeofthePacific 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @damiansdroid haha. Copy. I didn't know there music 😂🤣😝 I always have it off for dive video

  • @lindsayjl0204
    @lindsayjl0204 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video great song keep living life man God bless

  • @MrDestinytips
    @MrDestinytips 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're a great shot man!

  • @veepimsaev9420
    @veepimsaev9420 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those fish are not free, the time, gear, and experience to find and get them is priceless, people who spend their lives near the water have never even stuck their heads underneath have no idea what they are missing. When people know you can get fresh fish and lobster like that, they all become very nice to you all of sudden. You can either pay for the near rotten fish at the market or get it on your grill or pan before the sunset. By the way, that is a nice hole, not too many of those fish were spooked or darted off as soon as you came in range. As long as you know bottom structure, known reefs with sand and thick kelp, there will be fish. I do miss being able to park and kick out a few hundred yards to get on a spot, life, work, location, and family makes these trips very rare. Keep up the videos, very entertaining and memorable.

  • @TheZippy86286
    @TheZippy86286 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice music choice and vid keep it up

  • @beardedmafiaspearfishing
    @beardedmafiaspearfishing ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! ✌🏻

  • @verona1pirate
    @verona1pirate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome last picture with that fish really awesome!

  • @veronicabaluyot232
    @veronicabaluyot232 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love the music very nice catch

  • @MaoriAussie
    @MaoriAussie 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bloody awesome Video.

  • @spettacularman3808
    @spettacularman3808 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good job man. God music big fish

  • @FranckJULIENspearfishing
    @FranckJULIENspearfishing 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look like a great place for spearfishing ! Would be nice to discover it. Keep the good work and go safe !
    Franck.

  • @whitemale6497
    @whitemale6497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video. Just watching this makes me think White shark 😳

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      I haven't been diving in California since 2016, but i hear white sharks are becoming much much more common

  • @ddecamello
    @ddecamello 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video man! Appreciate you including the fish names, I'm trying to learn to ID fish. Subscribed.

  • @devindarwin9878
    @devindarwin9878 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That song takes me back.

  • @AlecK361
    @AlecK361 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video man!!

  • @jasonthompson3522
    @jasonthompson3522 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    wicked nice vids! great shots, the stone shot at the beginning was really nice.

  • @biblicaltheologyexegesisan9024
    @biblicaltheologyexegesisan9024 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now that was action packed
    thanks for sharing

  • @TheFishingDoctorsAdventures
    @TheFishingDoctorsAdventures 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sweet videos, I subscribed! Keep them coming.

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasnt posting for a long while, just getting the channel restarted. Unfortunately living away from the ocean so will be more outdoor adventure focused, with some trips to the ocean and freshwater spearfishing

  • @ramilfilm7678
    @ramilfilm7678 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!

  • @cannabis_culture518
    @cannabis_culture518 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dig the video bro! Ive fished the Caribbean since I was a kid, but man am I looking forward to fishin cali waters one day... awesome abundance of fish to catch ... Safe fishin brah....

  • @brett9382
    @brett9382 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you get out to the kelp beds? do you have a kayak that you tie off on the kelp or just swim out to the kelp?

  • @tastyface657
    @tastyface657 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    very well put together

  • @joshuataylor4467
    @joshuataylor4467 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What part of the California Coast? I'm in Laguna Beach. Looks like
    similar environment.

  • @joshlarck2742
    @joshlarck2742 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video

  • @dimosrizios3719
    @dimosrizios3719 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing vid ;)

  • @ghettosuperstar2able
    @ghettosuperstar2able 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am from Barbados now living in England I miss diving and I want to get back in the water cant wait to get back to what i love. I cant wait to get My 75cm thunder bolt and my Seac Twin fire back in the water great video bro

  • @tedschu6772
    @tedschu6772 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    DUDE your the boss!!!!!! post more vids!!!!!!!!!

  • @davidrogne3441
    @davidrogne3441 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    still one of my very favorite spearfishing vids! Love the song =)

  • @xxierenxx6374
    @xxierenxx6374 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice video the music is in a little jump ur where what happens like u killed the fish then the beat dropped !!! Respect for ur work bro subscribed!:)

  • @alohaappliancerepair9507
    @alohaappliancerepair9507 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting.

  • @doziba1004
    @doziba1004 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cooooooooool!!!!!
    Interesting!!

  • @WyomingOutofDoors
    @WyomingOutofDoors 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video friend , was just checking out your great channel and i joined up

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you, haven't posted in years, but starting again now, but with a focus on outdoor adventure in general

  • @MissPerversium
    @MissPerversium 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Lol i thought it says "Dumb Ass" at 00:58

    • @ryderbodzer3827
      @ryderbodzer3827 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same I was like yep I'm subscribing to this guy😂

  • @budalmancingbm9480
    @budalmancingbm9480 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing bro

  • @mathieucouillard6225
    @mathieucouillard6225 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid man

  • @ninojabbes3044
    @ninojabbes3044 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid, I am a jersey-east coast diver, be more than happy to team up one day in your waters,keep me posted ...great job spearo

  • @italiansta11i0n
    @italiansta11i0n 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if you don't mind me asking what depths are you seeing most of the larger species at? It seems few and far between to see that many larger fish where I am going. Might be my spot also...

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you will learn what spots are good for what fish and at what times the more you dive, however you are right they are few and far between. This video is actually compiled of 2-3 dives I believe! more time in the water will mean more opportunities at the larger trophy fish!!

  • @1totheright
    @1totheright 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yea man, haters gonna hate but I say great video. Beautiful life and looks like your living it to the fullest. Always wanted to do this. Dove for abalone once, it was cool. Thanks for sharing. Maybe I'll see you on the Cali north coast one day.

  • @crabber59
    @crabber59 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice Fish!! Perfect sz. halibut. friend of mind landed a 85lb last year in Port Townsend, Wa. but it had some worms so he ending up with about 30-40lbs. of fish.

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, this is a california halibut though as apposed to a pacific, these dont get bigger than 60 lbs max!!

  • @Dvmstr1
    @Dvmstr1 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you using a gopro? And if you are where exactly are you putting it whole filming .
    thank you

  • @alexsfishingvlogs1057
    @alexsfishingvlogs1057 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid 👍

  • @bjovers1
    @bjovers1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    badass! :)

  • @andrewforbes5949
    @andrewforbes5949 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great vid, we call Halibut Flounder in Australia. Never seen one that big. Agree with keeping locations to yourself too. :) thanks for sharing

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Halibut are actually separate from flounder but very closely related along with some other species of flat fish. The pacific halibut can even reach 500 pounds but most flatfish are smaller within the 1-15 pound range!

    • @rstash1
      @rstash1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The kelp beds along Santa Cruz are full of halibut, white sea bass, ling cod, and all sorts of rock fish. No divers, for some odd reason. We catch 20# halibut in the surf and 35# white sea bass in the kelp.

    • @vdorio4
      @vdorio4 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ron Stash A lot of sharks in that area

    • @Chief_Mende
      @Chief_Mende 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rstash1 hey man I'm in santa Cruz and I'm looking to get into this to scope out terrain. And see what's around, any tips?

  • @islanduni
    @islanduni 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crazy to turn around and see a 16' sevengill an arm reach away! They get big Kodiak,,,nice flatti bro

  • @lucky9lives4me
    @lucky9lives4me 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I spearfish in San Diego in 1993. A 39 pound halibut 29 corbina and an 11lb spider crab

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      Would love to have gotten a halibut that big, I haven't dived California since 2016 now

  • @lancetaylor5692
    @lancetaylor5692 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice halibut!

  • @rainbowgnarwhale7570
    @rainbowgnarwhale7570 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro that hali at the end there was a beast

  • @SportLeichtRensport
    @SportLeichtRensport 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! What kind of mount do you use for your GoPro?

  • @leonardoponce8405
    @leonardoponce8405 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maestro.

  • @REpowerplay
    @REpowerplay 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    That shark was amazing

  • @deuceduffield5069
    @deuceduffield5069 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MORE

  • @nikezeuzs2297
    @nikezeuzs2297 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where at and when's the best time to head out there? Tide? Temperature? Season?

  • @dakotamungall3546
    @dakotamungall3546 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice shots

  • @duanescot
    @duanescot 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen sheepshead show up in Monterey over the last decade or so, but dam are they cagey, haven't been able to spear one yet, are they good eating?

  • @Kai-jg7qk
    @Kai-jg7qk 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAte this is good graphics and content nice

  • @Pekin_duck
    @Pekin_duck ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Newbrunswick Canada has probably the best halibut

  • @sqhunter65
    @sqhunter65 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice i would love to do that, looks really fun

  • @John_Reyes06
    @John_Reyes06 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man the music really suits ur video. I wish I could swim so I can go spear fishing with my uncle but when I was 6 I was trying to learn how swim but I nearly drawn since then I was scared to get into deep waters :(

  • @ninetysdude6212
    @ninetysdude6212 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesooome added to Favorites of course excellent choice of music 👌👌👌 what's the name of the speargun by the way? Kinda like it

  • @JtotheOtotheStotheH
    @JtotheOtotheStotheH 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    haha I like the "door mat" for the CA halibut instead of the "barn door" pacific

  • @PhilippeVirgili
    @PhilippeVirgili 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Captures in the kelp!

  • @sophiemartinez7595
    @sophiemartinez7595 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    So epic

  • @Spearheads
    @Spearheads 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video! Keep it up! Is the vis always that good there?

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Spearheads I wish it was, normal vis is closer to 15-20ft vis. We only get a handful of days that break past 35ft a year on the coast, at the islands you can expect a low of 40ft and high ov 70 to even 100 sometimes though!! Love ur guys' vids, sick to see ur watching mine!

  • @iLOVEdirtRIDERS
    @iLOVEdirtRIDERS 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! I definitely enjoyed watching, Have you had any close calls with whites?

  • @AppalachianRocks
    @AppalachianRocks หลายเดือนก่อน

    The seven gill with a tag is extra points!

  • @scottblank7018
    @scottblank7018 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I get it, but I don't shoot them, not in California. I fished rod and reel for 50 years, I recently began taking spearfishing on as another pursuit. The biggest difference between sportfishing and spearfishing (besides being in another environment) is the ability to select your catch. Calicos are very good eating, I used to keep them along with everyone else, until I found out more about their reproduction traits. I'm not trying to be a dick, just passing along a little bit of information, please don't take it as a personal attack. Lol

    • @EsteySpeaks
      @EsteySpeaks 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thats why theres dfg regulations of a minimum size limit of 14"...

  • @TheCoralSniper
    @TheCoralSniper 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video man! Would love to spear a halibut one day!

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      one of my favorite fish to spear and eat in California!!

  • @angrygrandpabehindacancer6342
    @angrygrandpabehindacancer6342 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice vid man . Just started spearfishing myself are there any methods to holding my breath like you do?

  • @CoachKevin
    @CoachKevin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude this video is sick!!! Spearfishing is hella badass- ever do it in the sf bay by TI?

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      Years ago i speared the Carmel area, as well as a couple hours north of sf Bay. Never in the bay or very close though

  • @charissedurand4159
    @charissedurand4159 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! you've got lots of fish to eat there.

  • @joshuaejackson
    @joshuaejackson 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    The remix is nice

  • @Chrissurf
    @Chrissurf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's crazy how different calico grow...I nabbed one 22" 7.2 lbs......

  • @chriswoo2271
    @chriswoo2271 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is awesome, how do you hold your GoPro and gun at the same time while hunting?

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      When I was spearfishing I would use a head mount, and when just freediving then I had it mounted in a stick

  • @MattNicassio
    @MattNicassio 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where in Cali is this? Off the mailland cost? Channel Islands? Any specific beach/county?

  • @leif707
    @leif707 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice shootin bro!!!

  • @antonioaguilar3257
    @antonioaguilar3257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    did anyone get response to where in California coast this was taken? thanx!

  • @I_am_the_scout_here
    @I_am_the_scout_here 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    good huntin!

  • @allancrow134
    @allancrow134 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I noticed you have a magenta filter on your camera...they actually worked pretty good. :)

  • @lassehamannchristensen2756
    @lassehamannchristensen2756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    awesome video, what camera equipment are you using?

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  ปีที่แล้ว

      This was on a go pro 3 black edition

  • @mikeepps761
    @mikeepps761 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid man...have you ever ran into a great white before while diving ?

  • @x3la335
    @x3la335 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Nice vid man. How long can you hold your breath?

    • @KodiakThunder
      @KodiakThunder  8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      +x3La my max is around 4 min, but I dont normally try to dive longer than a minute or 2

    • @x3la335
      @x3la335 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Kodiak Morasky nice

    • @frennysaldana1893
      @frennysaldana1893 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is really cool man . I start my first class of freediving this coming week

    • @sebijoaca8537
      @sebijoaca8537 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nice

    • @bibbabibba1975
      @bibbabibba1975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look up freediving techniques

  • @user-fd7wl4cw8s
    @user-fd7wl4cw8s 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice weapons

  • @csthundercat
    @csthundercat 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome......

  • @jeremyvanginneken
    @jeremyvanginneken 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Do you us a filter for your camera?