I got to say those overnight boating trips with fishing and foraging is probably the best time an outdoor enthusiast can have. For me at least. You can cook your catch, you can night fish, have good sleep, and when you are ready to go home, you pull the anker and hit that throttle. Only thing that has to play along is the wind really.
Gosh, I continue to appreciate what a treasure this channel is. Handling the gear solo and keeping the experience authentic is impressive. There are plenty of glitzy channels out there, which I'm happy to ignore. You keep it real, and your excellent videography makes the simplicity all the more appealing. I hope your hard work can be appreciated by the channel growing and thriving. You deserve it. Thanks again for taking us along.
In my younger days i used to be like this shooting fishing diving on exmoor devon when i was on days off , bringing home lobster scallops and venison for my family. Now i'm old and i'm living my life vicariously through this lad. thanks so much Ollie.
Great video I’m very jealous of your dinner I’m in Auckland hospital recovering after 2 life saving surgeries and my dinner did not look that good thanks for helping kill the time
Hey my bro your videos always make me homesick😮😢😅 Just got myself a COBB the other week after watching dozens of your 'Product Testing Sessions' 🎉 those dudes need to hook you up as an embassador🤗 Keep up the Primo Mahi 😊😊😊
They do hook me up and I have a link I put in the descriptions for you to get a discount and I get a small kickback I hoped you used it!? They are awesome grills though bro! I love them. Thanks so much for the support too bro! really appreciate that!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit aww nah i didn't know, didn't think to look🤦🏻♂️😅😅 oh well glad they look after ya anyway😅😅😅 Sorry bro my bad, will check next time🤗
So awesome mate. New Zealand looks like a dream place to live at, and your lifestyle hunting and fishing there is what I see as the ideal way of life and what I am working towards achieving.
The presence of mind to change up your strategy was a really good take away for me here. Great video again mate. Your mates must love the constant kaimoana deliveries!
Yeah mate, I've got a quote in front of my desk at home which reads ''Don't keep doing the same things and expect different results'' Applies to a lot of things in life.
Ol, you seriously are a king, living like a king, eating kingy. I could taste that poke bowl you made. That king fish was massive! Leaking plenty on you as you were trying to lift it up for the shot 😂 Your set up is perfect bro. Everything you use is fit for purpose, built to purpose, no stuffing around, just humble and straight at it! Chur bro! Thanks again for another wicked video from an Aussie in london! 🎉 that kingy! Ffs bro, what an absolute mammoth!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit I enjoy everything you do, anyone to be able to go dive with you will learn so much in such a short time. My ears are screwed and damaged so I can’t go deep anymore, but would be honoured to wing man it on your trips any day. I was wondering though, do you ever camp up on any islands, or you want to stay clear of rangers?
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit that and you got me on the Koheru - for me im 98% rod fishing so much harder to get them onboard as they have soft lips and fight hard and are also line shy. But a challenge and worth the work.
After all your years in and in the water you've never caught a fish in spawn? Tried your mayo and crumb combo, very good! Always inspirational, thank you Ollie.
I haven't had much luck on Kingfish in years past as I was unable to access offshore islands where they are still caught through winter. Hard to come by them in the inshore reefs over the winter months. Now with a bigger boat a different story!
I love watching these fresh fish cook ups, reminds me of your earlier videos where you used to make wraps after a long day's spearfishing. Always makes me hungry. 😄
This is my second vid of you and i am glad i found this channel. Always nice seeing hidden gems. Wish you the best. Also that king fish is insane it didnt look that big until you brought it up to the surface 🤯
High Mark Premium Dark Soy Sauce is my favourite! Grew up drinking it 😅 Love the vids man! Living the kiwi dream and we get to experience it through your awesome narration ❤
Yeah, I think the knockers are a bit captured by the branding. The Premium Dark So is way less salty to taste than Kikoman in a side by side test. I used to go with Kikoman until I did a trip to a part of NZ where I realised I'd left my soy back at home and the local 4 Square only had cheaper brands, and I thought 'hang on, this has a milder, nicer flavour'.
Yeah I agree, I’ll have to compare the ingredients list or what not side by side. I grew up on the ‘cheap’ stuff then actually got gifted a bottle of ‘high end’ Japanese sushi soy sauce and I thought it was crap. I guess as long as the cheap stuff isn’t made in way that it’s worse for your health then who gives a shit!
Another great video Ollie, after a decade of diving I still won't trust a roller gun over an old-school double band, it also might be time to consider a double flopper spear mate. Cheers
Have never had issues until these last two seasons where I have tried to be a hero and going for brain/stone shots. all years up until these last two, I used to shoot kingies just behind pec fin and never lost a single fish. Double floppers very overkill for nz in my opinion. def less room for error with traditional setup!
Best spearfishing content on TH-cam bro. Just lucky for me that the backdrop is home, which is the other side of the world these days. Finally get the tent now. Shots of the tent up in the past from the drone mean you needed to have half of the tent down to fly the drone. I kept wondering if you were just putting a tarp over legs to deal with the dew/rain etc. Guessing that was the Aldermans eh. Are they still rahui/protected for going ashore?
Yeah mate, tent stays half erect until even after sunset. Nice to lie down and look at the stars etc winding down before sleep and close the last piece. I believe the Aldermen's is still no stepping foot ashore. Doubt that will ever change
We don't get anything like kingfish around my island (Jersey) but it is all relative so I think we can all relate in some way or another. Your advice at the end struck a chord. I am getting in as often as the tides (very big) and weather permits hunting bass and bream. We can't take lobsters or crays diving over here but we can take crabs. Your videos are inspirational. Keep up the good work.
Very thrilling and heartwarming video. I do some spear fishing myself. But nothing compared to yours. I'm from the island know as the isle of spice. GRENADA. I hope some day I can be as good as you are, and also own a boat to do the same. Keep up the great job and keep safe. 🙏🏾
Yo nice job ollie great video and that was an epic battle with the kingi. Also the cook up looks delicious and i know i have said this in other video comments but keep up the great videos as its awesome to be out there in the ocean and to see what nz offers
I'm just amazed at the beauty of New Zealand. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. Have you ever thought about doing some rock climbing in that area. I'm sure Alex Hannold would love to do some climbing there.
Love that you’re on the anti canola wagon, that shits poison. The only decent one I’ve found is primal kitchen mayo (suitably named 😂) it’s made with avocado oil and is meant to be great, they also have heaps of aoilis. They sell it in Australia so I’m sure you guys can get it too! Thanks for the content, always get me fired up for diving!
I'll be sure to show my aussies mates tomorrow at mahi bro(brisbane) they envy our abundance of kingfish (haku) especially hearing all my yarns🙄 back in my day living in Coromandel, Keep it up brother may Tangaroa keep you safe
I’m not sold on the rollers. I know the kingy getting off doesn’t prove a thing either way but I have a 105 with a reverse mech and double 14mm bands stretched to 360% with a 7mm shaft and I string fish that I swear I have no business stringing all the time.
Nice job well done. I just wonder what kind of leading line you use pn your speargun, I think it's not monofilament. Can you please give a little bit about your line setup. Thanks
Ollie, get yourself a Exped MegaMat and ditch the inflatable mattress. Much more space efficient and easier setup since it's self inflating AND you'll sleep as good or better as in your regular bed.
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Haha yeah can't really blame ya, you NZies are very far away from pretty much everywhere. But yeah it's a swiss based company, and their quality is top notch, and a lot of the European and US outdoor crowd swears by it. I have a megamat 10 duo LW (long-width) that I brought along when relocating to AU, and all my mates are jealous 😂
Ollie, I apologize if this question is indelicate, but on your Senator boat, where is the loo? Love watching your cook and camping content. How far was this site from where you dock your boat? ❤
Another great video Ollie. Kingfish sperm is correct, i think they call it milt. Did you get hammereed by mozzies there? I have had fierce attacks there
Nice work letting that snap swim by!!!! Do you work these days? It’s along way out to where you were, just wondering if you need to be back or have time to do what ever?
I got to say those overnight boating trips with fishing and foraging is probably the best time an outdoor enthusiast can have. For me at least. You can cook your catch, you can night fish, have good sleep, and when you are ready to go home, you pull the anker and hit that throttle. Only thing that has to play along is the wind really.
Gosh, I continue to appreciate what a treasure this channel is. Handling the gear solo and keeping the experience authentic is impressive. There are plenty of glitzy channels out there, which I'm happy to ignore. You keep it real, and your excellent videography makes the simplicity all the more appealing. I hope your hard work can be appreciated by the channel growing and thriving. You deserve it. Thanks again for taking us along.
Thanks for the kind comment!
In my younger days i used to be like this shooting fishing diving on exmoor devon when i was on days off , bringing home lobster scallops and venison for my family. Now i'm old and i'm living my life vicariously through this lad. thanks so much Ollie.
Glad to hear you were living it up when you could! Cheers for stopping by
Here's to the old guard 😂
Used to spearfishing in my younger days. Now I'm 73 yrs and love watching videos about fishing from my bedroom.
Great video I’m very jealous of your dinner I’m in Auckland hospital recovering after 2 life saving surgeries and my dinner did not look that good thanks for helping kill the time
Hope your recovery is fast mate
Get well soon mate.
Get well soon bud. It can eat you up seeing other people out and about doing things you love but before you know it you’ll be out there again 🤙🏽
Praying for a speedy recovery mate
Wishing you a speedy recovery from across the ditch..
King fish spoogin on your boat is good luck 😅
Milk for your morning coffee Ollie 😋☕️
😂
bit of binder for the breadcrumb
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit😳You might be on to something there Ollie new catch & cook vid coming soon!!! 🤯😂
Fry it in butter and smear it over a steak 🤤🤤🤤
Unreal lifestyle mate congrats on being able to put it up on the screen for us to share. So good 🙌🏽
No problem 👍
Man that was a donkey King, getting me stoked for my New Zealand trip this summer 🤙
nice bro good luck!
Epic adventure! Bummer about the first but huge second Kingfish bro! Had me at the edge of my seat! Persistence pays off 💪🙏
Hey my bro your videos always make me homesick😮😢😅
Just got myself a COBB the other week after watching dozens of your 'Product Testing Sessions' 🎉 those dudes need to hook you up as an embassador🤗
Keep up the Primo Mahi 😊😊😊
They do hook me up and I have a link I put in the descriptions for you to get a discount and I get a small kickback I hoped you used it!? They are awesome grills though bro! I love them. Thanks so much for the support too bro! really appreciate that!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit aww nah i didn't know, didn't think to look🤦🏻♂️😅😅
oh well glad they look after ya anyway😅😅😅
Sorry bro my bad, will check next time🤗
Absolutely wonderful mate, boat, camping and all, greetings from PNG 🇵🇬, keep em coming 👍
So awesome mate. New Zealand looks like a dream place to live at, and your lifestyle hunting and fishing there is what I see as the ideal way of life and what I am working towards achieving.
good stuff mate
Monster of a Kingfish. You definitely earned that one. 👍👍
Ataahua ❤💛💚
Good to have good keen young'ns.
Keep up the good entertainment from the far north.
Thanks!
Insane boats, such an amazing build quality. And sleek as functional design. Bloody legend
Yeah mate great boat!
The presence of mind to change up your strategy was a really good take away for me here. Great video again mate. Your mates must love the constant kaimoana deliveries!
Yeah mate, I've got a quote in front of my desk at home which reads ''Don't keep doing the same things and expect different results'' Applies to a lot of things in life.
What a f**kin GC, ripper, bloody legend, make sure you subscribe, gotta get this man to 100k!!
Thanks mate!
What a great experience Ollie.
Ol, you seriously are a king, living like a king, eating kingy. I could taste that poke bowl you made. That king fish was massive! Leaking plenty on you as you were trying to lift it up for the shot 😂
Your set up is perfect bro. Everything you use is fit for purpose, built to purpose, no stuffing around, just humble and straight at it! Chur bro! Thanks again for another wicked video from an Aussie in london! 🎉 that kingy! Ffs bro, what an absolute mammoth!
Cheers for the feedback bro! Glad you are enjoying the vids!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit I enjoy everything you do, anyone to be able to go dive with you will learn so much in such a short time. My ears are screwed and damaged so I can’t go deep anymore, but would be honoured to wing man it on your trips any day.
I was wondering though, do you ever camp up on any islands, or you want to stay clear of rangers?
Nice vid mate as always.. good to finally get a big dog.
Love the mayo trick now my go to.
Yeah mate have converted a fair few people!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit that and you got me on the Koheru - for me im 98% rod fishing so much harder to get them onboard as they have soft lips and fight hard and are also line shy. But a challenge and worth the work.
After all your years in and in the water you've never caught a fish in spawn?
Tried your mayo and crumb combo, very good!
Always inspirational, thank you Ollie.
I haven't had much luck on Kingfish in years past as I was unable to access offshore islands where they are still caught through winter. Hard to come by them in the inshore reefs over the winter months. Now with a bigger boat a different story!
It’s a big mail king well done Ollie
Amazing country,stunning video,outstanding channel! great work Ollie!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing video Ollie!
Thanks!
This is called “Live in the dreams “ I love it, it’s a healthy life!
Got to try my best!
I love watching these fresh fish cook ups, reminds me of your earlier videos where you used to make wraps after a long day's spearfishing.
Always makes me hungry. 😄
Another Donkey Ollie.. big congratulations. You've been killing it lately bruv! nice work
Always a good day when you upload !
Really helps kill time when sat in a boring airport !
Thanks!
Intense moments at the end of the fight!! Had me holding my breath!
Yep nearly lost it!
This is my second vid of you and i am glad i found this channel. Always nice seeing hidden gems. Wish you the best. Also that king fish is insane it didnt look that big until you brought it up to the surface 🤯
Awesome adventure ❤
High Mark Premium Dark Soy Sauce is my favourite! Grew up drinking it 😅
Love the vids man! Living the kiwi dream and we get to experience it through your awesome narration ❤
Yeah, I think the knockers are a bit captured by the branding. The Premium Dark So is way less salty to taste than Kikoman in a side by side test. I used to go with Kikoman until I did a trip to a part of NZ where I realised I'd left my soy back at home and the local 4 Square only had cheaper brands, and I thought 'hang on, this has a milder, nicer flavour'.
Yeah I agree, I’ll have to compare the ingredients list or what not side by side. I grew up on the ‘cheap’ stuff then actually got gifted a bottle of ‘high end’ Japanese sushi soy sauce and I thought it was crap. I guess as long as the cheap stuff isn’t made in way that it’s worse for your health then who gives a shit!
what a beast kinggie, dream fish for all kinds cooking methods
Yea!! Open the phone and there is a NEW vid from Ollie...!!
Another great video Ollie, after a decade of diving I still won't trust a roller gun over an old-school double band, it also might be time to consider a double flopper spear mate.
Cheers
Have never had issues until these last two seasons where I have tried to be a hero and going for brain/stone shots. all years up until these last two, I used to shoot kingies just behind pec fin and never lost a single fish. Double floppers very overkill for nz in my opinion. def less room for error with traditional setup!
Unreal vid as usual Ollie, what an absolute HOG of a Kingi! Well in!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That kingi is what I would call ' a big bugger' 😊😊Tasty. Nice work Ollie
Definitely a Big Bugger!
Love watching your vids,so cool,that kingie was epic 👌
Thanks!
Best video Olli ❤🎉! Great stuff , love the whole narration and all the footage a really good piece 😁😊😝
Thanks Cuzzy!
Awesome videos! love the cooking aspect on board. Which gives way to my suggestion to have a cutting board
Best spearfishing content on TH-cam bro. Just lucky for me that the backdrop is home, which is the other side of the world these days. Finally get the tent now. Shots of the tent up in the past from the drone mean you needed to have half of the tent down to fly the drone. I kept wondering if you were just putting a tarp over legs to deal with the dew/rain etc. Guessing that was the Aldermans eh. Are they still rahui/protected for going ashore?
Yeah mate, tent stays half erect until even after sunset. Nice to lie down and look at the stars etc winding down before sleep and close the last piece. I believe the Aldermen's is still no stepping foot ashore. Doubt that will ever change
We don't get anything like kingfish around my island (Jersey) but it is all relative so I think we can all relate in some way or another. Your advice at the end struck a chord. I am getting in as often as the tides (very big) and weather permits hunting bass and bream. We can't take lobsters or crays diving over here but we can take crabs. Your videos are inspirational. Keep up the good work.
Everywhere has it's own quirks and species etc just need to embrace what you got becuase it's still better than what most have!
That Poke bowl was amazing, it’s must be very delicious!
It really is!
Awesome content as always bro.
And yes that tent is cool.
Love everything
Much appreciated
u played H O R S E 🤣 most awesome visual work/underwater scenes per usual - thx for sharing mate
Thank you 👍
Awesome stuff! I’ve used mustard as a binder for paddlefish here in the states, works great. I’ll have to try the mayonnaise!
Love it brother
mate!! you have the life.. currently flooding where I live in Aus.. cant wait for big KIngs and some good Vis! 🤤
Another awesome video. Every time you are battling a fish we are there with u 😂. My catches are smaller but i swear just as much when they shake loose
Whoaaa, that's a lot of fish
wow nice place and nice fish..
Very thrilling and heartwarming video. I do some spear fishing myself. But nothing compared to yours. I'm from the island know as the isle of spice. GRENADA. I hope some day I can be as good as you are, and also own a boat to do the same. Keep up the great job and keep safe. 🙏🏾
Yo nice job ollie great video and that was an epic battle with the kingi. Also the cook up looks delicious and i know i have said this in other video comments but keep up the great videos as its awesome to be out there in the ocean and to see what nz offers
Thanks for the comment mate. Plenty more to come
Nice kingy m8t your at a spectacular place I've been there many times and most kiwis will never get to see it.
Yep, and looking like recreational fisherman might soon be unable to get a feed there so making the most of it while I can
Another ripper Ollie.
Really nice vid , eggs then panko is the way I normally cook fish, watching from perths demersal ban 😭
Awesome video, as always.... great footage!!
cheers!
Congrats on the big fish, epic video mate! 🙌
Cheers mate!
Another awesome video as always 🙏🏽
Appreciate that!
Your videos are top class brother your editing is off tap keep it up !!
Cheers mate!
Well done Ollie, that fish is insane!! A whale!
Living the dream 👍
Excellent mission mate well done and well deserved fish ☝️
Cheers mate. We will get out for a mission soon bro
I'm just amazed at the beauty of New Zealand. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us. Have you ever thought about doing some rock climbing in that area. I'm sure Alex Hannold would love to do some climbing there.
Not my thing but SOme good climbing around NZ thats for sure
Gee you’ve got a nice setup there now mate compared to when I first started watching you a few years back
Yeah man def upgraded big time. Still love that little irb though will go for a misson on it soon i think
Awesome Ollie bro ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Male fish juice is called Milt
Epic alright Bro mean Mission Loved it
Cheers!
Love that you’re on the anti canola wagon, that shits poison. The only decent one I’ve found is primal kitchen mayo (suitably named 😂) it’s made with avocado oil and is meant to be great, they also have heaps of aoilis. They sell it in Australia so I’m sure you guys can get it too!
Thanks for the content, always get me fired up for diving!
And the Undivided Food Co mayonnaise only uses olive oil 😊
Sour soup(Sinigang) with the head and tail of kingfish is the best. 😋
Yep, fish head soup is great!
I'll be sure to show my aussies mates tomorrow at mahi bro(brisbane) they envy our abundance of kingfish (haku) especially hearing all my yarns🙄 back in my day living in Coromandel, Keep it up brother may Tangaroa keep you safe
Cheers bro!
100% Man milk dripping down your arm when lifting the Kingy.
Nice spot 👍
Legend
What a life .
That's a male kingfisher getting ready to start spawning in spring which is only 1 month away.
Ahwelll
Another stonker brother! Well done!
Cheers mate
wow big fish 😱🙏🇲🇨
Woooow noce adventures sir god job guy ♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👍👍
Looks like your big kingfish had a happy ending. Bet your glad you asked for the deck wash now.
haha yeah mate, would have been a nasty mess otherwise
Alhamdulillah rezeki sahabat... mantap dapat kayangan
I’m not sold on the rollers. I know the kingy getting off doesn’t prove a thing either way but I have a 105 with a reverse mech and double 14mm bands stretched to 360% with a 7mm shaft and I string fish that I swear I have no business stringing all the time.
Soo good 👌 love the vids. Monster kingy 🤙
Cheers!
Rad episode bro how good
Thanks mate
Lugar lindo e pescaria top,tmj
Thanks!
Awesome Ollie nice king
massive sunscreen dispenser!
haha yep
those bloody long spined sea urchins are everywhere now
Yep seen them all over
Nice job well done. I just wonder what kind of leading line you use pn your speargun, I think it's not monofilament. Can you please give a little bit about your line setup. Thanks
Wow!
How much joy would it be if you cast this size with casting fishing
I envy you.
It's a little smaller than the record word I caught ^^ 150cm~~~~
Ollie, get yourself a Exped MegaMat and ditch the inflatable mattress. Much more space efficient and easier setup since it's self inflating AND you'll sleep as good or better as in your regular bed.
Cheers will look them up! Never heard of them
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Haha yeah can't really blame ya, you NZies are very far away from pretty much everywhere. But yeah it's a swiss based company, and their quality is top notch, and a lot of the European and US outdoor crowd swears by it. I have a megamat 10 duo LW (long-width) that I brought along when relocating to AU, and all my mates are jealous 😂
Ollie, I apologize if this question is indelicate, but on your Senator boat, where is the loo? Love watching your cook and camping content. How far was this site from where you dock your boat? ❤
Nice 👍
Another great video Ollie. Kingfish sperm is correct, i think they call it milt.
Did you get hammereed by mozzies there? I have had fierce attacks there
Just saw the muzzle part...commented too soon haha
Was ready to get munched, looks like they aren't there in winter thank god!
Best foods mayo!
Your tent looks very veey cool. How did you make it? Ok comes with setup. I was just prompted. Lol. Nice catch.
Yeah, The Boat manufacturer (senator boats) custom made it for me. One of a kind
Nice work letting that snap swim by!!!! Do you work these days? It’s along way out to where you were, just wondering if you need to be back or have time to do what ever?
Yeah, Slowly changing my ways haha. Mostly TH-cam etc for work so very flexible with my time now
Canola oil free mayonnaise by Undivided Food Co is a good option!! It uses olive oil only 🎉
Epic footage. What rob allen gun are you using in this? 🤙🏼
Cheers! Carbon 120cm with twin 14mm bands/7mm shaft with RA reel. great setup!